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As Terry Griffiths once famously almost said "We're in the final now".

It's been a pretty decent week after a few testing ones but I am wary of getting too carried away..

Played quite a bit lately, had about 5 rounds last week. Got 4th place in my clubs senior open last Monday. Hopefully a good day for the club was a full tee sheet. Usual story 18th blew it out the park got a 5 for an 80 but got me a prize.

Saturday medal wasn't good had no idea where any club face was, putter the lot had an 85.

Sunday was a 2 man scramble played with an old school friend who plays of 24 so didn't expect much other than a good catch up especially after we doubled the first. I blew it OB and thankfully he got it in play but we made a right mess of it. It got better parring the rest till we birdied the 9th which is the toughest hole on the course. Checked the leaderboard and net 63 was winning (par 71) but we got off to a bad start on the back 9 bogeying 2 of the first 4 so thought it was kinda game over and was really encouraging the other pair who were doing a bit better than we were. They were both off about 11 and were getting 7 strokes we were getting 8  Anyway we birdied 3 of the last 5 including a lovely chip in at the last (bogeyed tough par 3 15) for a gross 72 and net 64 which got us 5th and another £50 each. Driver worked great and think it helped having a partner as i was basically telling him (and me) what I was trying to do on a lot of shots and it seemed to focus the mind a lot.

Played this morning and had a 79 which was quite surprising when the guy with the app told me I was on 74 on the 18th but usual hit it into an unplayable and took a drop (my 3rd of the day) and got a 5. Off to Canmore again on Thursday for the senior 4bb. Played there for the first time a couple of weeks ago for the first time. Short course no par 5's five par 3's but holes aren't short and all par 3's on back 9 are 180+ yds and very fast greens. So fancied another go now i know where i'm going so off with another guy at first tee time 7.30 (its in Dunfermline about 30 minutes away) I am meant to be working but should get round well under 3 hours hopefully 

Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the weather, our course has dried out lovely and greens are getting into great nick. A month ago everything was sodden but its looking really nice now so just want to get out there most days unfortunately there is other nonsense like life and work 

 

You're doing well Doobs. I haven't heard one for about 15 years.

Pretty sure I didn't hear one last year, I am guessing my last one was 2 or 3 years ago.  It was in a fairly local nature reserve, but I didn't see it.

We have had a couple of neighbours building in their back gardens.  I was quite surprised how it affected the birds in my garden, but they seem to be recovering after no work for 3 weeks or so.  

though if they fall for that they deserve all the bad luck they get. 

One theory

There is a question as to why the majority of the hosts of brood parasites care for the nestlings of their parasites. Not only do these brood parasites usually differ significantly in size and appearance, but it is also highly probable that they reduce the reproductive success of their hosts. The "mafia hypothesis" proposes that when a brood parasite discovers that its egg has been rejected, it destroys the host's nest and injures or kills the nestlings. The threat of such a response may encourage compliant behavior from the host.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brood_parasitism

You're doing well Doobs. I haven't heard one for about 15 years.

Don't we normally talk about cuckoos at this time of year?  I heard my first one today; bad luck for potential mother birds in the area, though if they fall for that they deserve all the bad luck they get. 

It's a bit scary how many long-term blondes, many of them 20 years here, are struggling with health. We are all growing old together - obv - at at an age when our bodies start to creak & groan with all manner of ailments.

Why I got in front of the curve

Get things moving in your 20s and then nothing to worry about!

Pass on my best wishes too please Vinny.

+1

Dreadful news, but glad he's home and on the mend.

The only thing that might make that black easier to deal with is that it wasn't for the title, a place in the final yes, but not for the world title itself. He seemed to take it well and was very eloquent when interviewed afterwards.

My snooker story is that I was once offered a bribe to lose a match, I turned it down and then played the worst match of my life and lost anyway. Trying to explain to the people I had told about the bribe that I HADN'T taken it after all was difficult as they were all convinced I had taken it as I played so badly.

p.s. this was university halls tournament, I would never claim to be any good, biggest break in practice was 83 and in a match was 50 something and I haven't played for years, but I'd still like to think I would have potted that black

Craziest missed black I can remember since 94.

Need a good holiday after that, I'm sure.