How low can you go?

A fine day met the 12 mutts (including 2 guests & 1 associate stepping up) who assembled for the weekly carnage inflicted by us on Kurmitola. A new record was set by Marcel - one of our guests – by surpassing even the recent brave attempt of Phillipe to claim the lowest recorded score by a competitor in a DOGS round – a score which should stand for a long time to come – a massive 2 Stableford points. However as a guest he was excluded from the pleasure of the doodoo which was to be presented to the lowest regular DOG.

Having played with Leo and watched him play reasonably well over the back 9 only to see about 5 or 6 putts stop in the 2 – 6 inch zone it was nice to think he was only going to house the trophy as a “guest” of someone else – however Natalya’s 21 was also deemed to be out of play as she was a first time competitor with the DOGS and should also be excluded which meant Leo got reacquainted with his friend [the Doo-doo] as a full partner by clearing up the rear on 24 points (and saving myself on 26).

The rest of the scoring was of a middling level compared to lately with only 5 cards of 30 or above. Coming 3rd on countback was Pascal with 34 – a travesty given she was only 1 over par for the first 6 holes and picking up 3 birdies in the day (only outdone by Dingo Kate’s eagle at the island hole and its celebrations heard as far as the Aussie club). In 2nd place we had Rob Jones with his new R7 driver which he had demonstrated complete mastery of by driving directly into the panni directly in front of him on the first. Leader of the pack – and the master of winning only when the pool of balls is small – was the one and only Teb Marius – completing his day by also picking up the nearest the pin at the 12th.

Rover Cup takes place – riots permitting – at Savar on Friday with everyone meeting at the Army club at 7.30 for onward travel to Savar ensuring everyone who needs a lift is accommodated – please confirm your attendance with Kate.

Stream-lined pack

It was a stream line pack that left their kennels - as eight dogs were unfortunate enough to not be able to get out of the country. As a substitute hunt they headed for Kumitola and found they had the paddock to themselves.

The pack agreed (to keep things a little more varied....) that "nearest-to-the-pin" would be the second shot on hole number eleven - as luck would have it nobody landed on the green in two - all the better as the ball pool was depleted.

In the main event Dingo Greg came with a withering burst to cross the line with 36 points (Leader of the Pack) followed closely by the French Tart (Matahari) on 34 points and Dingo Kate with 29 points on a count back to Philippe and Douglas. The rear end was Leo sniffing the field with 18 points to take home the Doo-doo.

The pack thought it was only fair that all the wuss's that happened to escape before EID should bring back a bone from their holiday kennel's or otherwise be prepared for a fine on their return.

Woof woof

Dingo Kate

Un aigle montant!

Saturday was a pleasant day for golf and we timed the round perfectly with the rain descending just as the last 4 ball walked off the 18th. The numbers were slightly down this week with 17 mongrels playing. Next week the numbers will be down substantially as it is the start of the Eid week and school half term. However, there will be Dogs golf for those who remain to keep the economy afloat whilst the rest of us disappear to boost other nations economies.

The scores this week were generally very good..... with the Standard scratch this week being 35 points !!! Admittedly, the 'system' has now been 'tweaked' to reflect only the top 1/3rd of scores for handicap calculations as opposed to the whole field which we have been using up until now to ensure that the handicaps were a fair reflection of the state of peoples play !!!! The 'proper handicapping' system seems to be working well.

At the tail end we had one very shy dog.... she tried to lose her card but we the sent the 'sniffers' in and retrieved it.... Lissette took up where Gus left off..... 15 points earned her the honour of Doodoo of the week !!! The nearest contender was Rob Jones with 24 points !! At the head of the pack we had loads of mutts with 30+points... 11 to be precise !! Ian Wright was nearest to the pin on the 8th... and was still a good 25 feet from the pin !! In 3rd place we had Pascale on 35 points. Mal Robbins lost on count back for 2nd position on 38 points from Philippe... a very stunned Philippe and Leader of the Pack!!! I need to mention here that Philippe had a magnificent 'eagle' on the 11th where he hit a full blooded 2nd shot into the green and straight into the hole to earn himself 5 points !! Well done, Philippe !!

On the social front.... we have not had a Dogs dinner for while... any volunteers for hosting something in November ??

Once again, we have St Andrews night approaching fast and to celebrate this important occasion the Caledonian Society is hosting its Annual ball. It will be held at the Radisson on 24th November. Last year the Dogs had 2 tables at the event and it was a great night. If you are interested in attending this years ball please would you contact me as soon as possible in order in order that I may book the tables.

Most Scots are happy... one isn't!

Huge turnout yesterday with 22 mongrels showing their enthusiasm for a wee white ball. And we were still missing some of our regular players... you can see why we still have to keep new enthusiastic pups on a waiting list !! The weather was kind to us and the course in good condition generally so a fun day out........ for most !!!

Oh before I really get into the story of the golf..... I cant hold on any longer............. SCOTLAND 1 - FRANCE 0!!!!! Can you believe it !! I reckon Scotland hasn't suffered such a huge collective hangover since Scotland beat France earlier this year in the six nations !!! OH HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN !!!!

Anyway back to the golf. Thanks goodness Scotland won at football... it would have cheered Gus up... the burly Scot had a torrid day.... 5 points on the front nine gained on 2 holes leaving 7 blobbies !!! He faired better on the backside where he doubled that number of points giving a grand total of 15 ..... that earned him the Doodoo fair and square!!! The nearest contender was Leo on 19 points !!

At the other end where the balls are... (something wrong here chaps !!!) Margaret was Nearest the Pin on the 6th. Mike Tarry received a compensatory ball for coming 4th which is the nearest he has come to balls in the last 2 years !!! We had to do something as he had his handicap cut !!!! In 3rd place was Pascale on 34 points. In 2nd place was Graham with 35 points and Leader of the Pack this week was Dingo Kim with a staggering 41 points... Well done Kim. But your handicap has been annihilated !! Mrs Murdoch will send out the new handicap listing shortly.

We will play at Kurmitola next Saturday usual. I look forward to seeing you there. In the meantime, I am off to gloat on the news that SCOTLAND beat France....................... Yeeeeeeessssss !!!!!!