This is a special day for five good reasons. Firstly, it’s my birthday, 64, and who would have thought I would be gallivanting round the principality at this age, playing 177 golf clubs, walking over 550 miles and driving 32,500 miles in 12 months?

Secondly, Mr. Tony Davies, the professional, was responsible for guiding me on that golf highway 20 years ago, for that I have to thank him.

And lastly, here’s three more very good reasons:

Hope House,          Ty Gobaith      and         Ty Hafan.

When I arrived at 8 am, a welcoming committee was there to greet me Mr. Berwyn Griffiths, Flintshire County Vice Captain, Captain of Old Padeswood, and Tony Davies, club Professional.

Arrangements had been made for an early tee time as there was a Ladies match pre booked for mid morning.

My young caddy for the day was my President, Mr. Fred Roberts, who gave me good advice on the day, being an ex member, as I needed all the help I could get.

The course was in very good condition across the board and the greens where true as I found the line quickly, and all was dropping into the hole. Everything was going well until I came to the 12^th. The group in front allowed me to play through, and as one doesn’t want to hold anyone up. So on the tee I jumped; setting myself up, and seeing that out of bounds on the right over a dividing ditch was a no go area, so, I opted to play a conservative shot down the middle. With a slight wind left to right the ball decides to fade with it, and sure enough it goes out of bounds. Playing three off the tee, the ball again bounces off the fairway and into the same ditch. So now 5 off the tee and with frustration I hit one right down the middle and long, how many times do you say to yourself “If only”. This was going to be an ugly score, and I felt it was going to cost me to lose to the course. It has been a few years since I had a nine, but just goes to show that if you upset your rhythm you can pay dearly for the consequences. Trying to put it aside, a good drive was needed on the next hole to redeem my composure. It did, and a final score of a gross 82, net 69 meant that the course had been beaten.

Conditions:       Overcast and variable winds

Result:              Win against the course

Out:      40
In:        44
Gross:  84
H/Cap: 13
Net:      71
Putts:    14/16= 30
Stableford Pts      20/20= 40

2 Birdies; 8 Pars; 5 Bogeys; 2 D/Bogeys; 1 Other

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