Another excellent piece from Tim Stillman here:

https://arseblog.com/2025/10/the-flowers-in-the-dustbin/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky

Wow!

I played the Senior Medal on Thursday and hacked it round in 91 off the yellow tees for a net79 getting 12 shots. I hit quite a lot of decent shots but completely topped one, duffed a couple more and fluffed a couple of chips for good measure. Mistakes that I don't usually make. I was so down after the round I almost took my name down for today's Saturday Medal off the big boys' white tees but thought better of it as the forecast was so good and there was no footie to watch thanks to the interlull.

I'm glad I didn't as I played much better today and shot a steady 42/42/84 gross and getting 15 shots off the whites now, returned a respectable net 69.

Looking forward to welcoming the lads back on Monday with the weather set fair again and the stags being rutty.

Last 4 outings...

98
97
98
103.

Can't do anything right.


How long are you liable to be laid up Kev?

6-8 week recovery Tom  😢

I thought for a moment you were referring to Tom's golf   

I enjoyed reading this:

https://redstory.substack.com/p/if-i-speak?r=9ggqg&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true

I hope you're on the mend Kev.

Turned out nice again 

Kev, we need an update please.

I hacked it round in 91 off the white tees today for a dismal 30 stabbos. On the bright side I just lost my best card of the 8 counting towards my handicap - a 78 off the yellows last August* - consequentially my handicap will now start leaping up towards something a little more realistic than the current 12.5.

It's The Autumn Meeting on Saturday 4BBB Stabbo

*thin and belated I know.

Good job he's ambidextrous.

Today was the Saturday Medal Finals at WPGC the course was set up equally difficult with fast greens and tricky pins.

I actually played pretty well apart from a couple of holes which were absolute disasters - not what I usually do. Playing from the white tees and getting 14 shots I went out in 42 despite a horrendous 4putt seven on the 360yd 6th hole! I came back in a lacklustre 45 which included another horrendous seven on the long par4 14th. I then failed to get relatively easy up-and-downs from just short of both 16 and 18 so bogeyed both.

All in all I shot 87/14/net 73 but it really could have been a lot better and I'm encouraged by that.

Splendid stuff Uncle Ralph.

Hopefully we can have another knock round Royal Wollaton before winter sets in. 

It would be great to have another game when you get back Tony.

October will be interesting for you guys with the stags being active.

That looks nasty Kev. Is it an insect bite?

Today was the Saturday Medal Finals at WPGC the course was set up equally difficult with fast greens and tricky pins.

I actually played pretty well apart from a couple of holes which were absolute disasters - not what I usually do. Playing from the white tees and getting 14 shots I went out in 42 despite a horrendous 4putt seven on the 360yd 6th hole! I came back in a lacklustre 45 which included another horrendous seven on the long par4 14th. I then failed to get relatively easy up-and-downs from just short of both 16 and 18 so bogeyed both.

All in all I shot 87/14/net 73 but it really could have been a lot better and I'm encouraged by that.

Value pie for dinner again 

The Ryder Cup opening foursomes session.

Halved matches are statistically more likely in foursomes than in 4ball betterball format, so I reckon the bookies offering 7/1 the draw across the board for today's foursomes matches may have it slightly in the value-seeker's favour.

I suggest a small stakes yankee.

It was indeed a lovely day for it and pretty much ideal scoring conditions, but the golfing gods aided by the greenkeepers  had other ideas..

Probably because it was The Medal Finals which means  trophies for each division winner and the winners' names on the board in the clubhouse in gold leaf, the greens had been ironed and double cut. Not only that but quite a few of the pins were tucked only a few yards from the corners/edges, so it was tricky.

Anyway including 3-putting four times I managed to shoot a mediocre 88/11/net 77, which would probably equate to 30 stabbos.

I am a glutton for punishment though and will be back for the Saturday medal at 11.56.