Haggis does it

A ball in the evening and a ball at midday. Absolutely not the same thing, apparently. Therefore, disappointing scores after the great St. Andrew's performance and tasty haggis, teapots and the like. Nevertheless, 16 dogs out in the field and trying to slice off their haedaches. Despite drinking water all night (??) Kim could only just avoid to get Doodooed, which was kindly picked up by Holger (at 15 points) on his first new attempt to join us. Hopefully it will encourage Lilo to come out again too. On the other end of the pack and collecting balls were Gary, Gus and Putu, the latter bringing the LOTP home with just 32 points, however the average will be on 31, so adjustment will be limited this week. Again Pete secured closest to the pin, which was on the 13th this time (second shot closest to the pin on the 'island' hole). Not many were to compete .....
Next week, same time same place. Don't forget to tell Nat & Leo you are coming to the DOGS party on December 7th (or was it 8th?) and to the Medeaux for their farewell (snif)competition and party (December 15th).

A 4-way fight at 21... what?

A 4 way fight at 21 for the produce under the tail between 3 putt Pete, wee Dougie, long time friend of the doodoo Leo and visitor Graham Taggart led to much scrutiny of backward halves until eventually the winner was declared to be 3 putt Pete with the worst inward half. He tried hard to redeem himself by claiming nearest the pin but where Kim allows the trophy to be put on show remains to be seen. At the other end it was equally as tight with another 4 way tie on 32 between Gary, Pascal, Watti & Khor with the eventual order after inward half scrutiny being exactly that with Gary at the top.

Kim will be in touch with the pack with slices and dices but with the CSS being 31 don’t expect too much drama.

Grim Gus grabs doodoo

Despite serious hangovers following a night at the Glitter Ball the numbers on the 1st tee box were impressive. 19 dogs started with one dog appearing for the last 9 holes.... I am assured that his absence from the front 9 was work related and absolutely nothing to do with the very severe hangover he had woken up with !!!!!
The weather has now moved into the pleasant season.... not too hot with a nice breeze to cool things down. The course is in a reasonable state although there is not much run on the ball. It was made more interesting for the men as the tee markers had been moved to different places... some were played very far back whilst others were a bit forward. Sods law... the long holes were further back and the short ones forward !!! However, the results were generally good with the Standard scratch (SS) on Stableford points at 33 .... down from last weeks 35 based on the top 1/3rd of players. This week there was no one in the teens and Gus with his 21 points took the Doodoo trophy home with him. OK was very twitchy on 24 points believing that she was going to have the pleasure of kennelling the beloved thing for the next week. In the balls.... 3 Putt Pete was closest to the pin on the 8th. We had 4 people on 32 points ... Pete who had a blinding front 9 with 22 points but collapsed on the back losing on count back to Pascale for 4th place. In 3rd place was me..... oh dear, do I regret the 6 inch putt I missed on the 12th!!! In second place we had Mal and Leader of the Pack, way out in front was Philippe with 37 points. Well done Philippe, you have a new handicap..... of 26 !! Kim will, as usual, let you all have the other handicap changes.
Next week we will meet at the usual time at Kurmitola. Unfortunately, I will not be able to be there for the start as I have work commitments... anyone who arranges Board meetings on a Saturday should be shot at dawn !!!! Gus has kindly agreed to do the necessary.

Smelling roses... not!

A good turnout again this week with 17 Dogs making it to the 1st tee box despite many having tired and weary legs from the day before playing in the Rover Cup. Dingo Kate has already circulated a note on the Rover Cup. Thanks Kate for organising a great day out ...... enjoy your extremely long leave away from DAC !!!! You may find some of us still here when you return in the middle of next year!!!!

Fortunately, the temperature was pleasant and the playing conditions were good. Although some obviously found it more difficult than others!!! Starting at the rear end,..... (and lets be honest we all have one).... Lissette does not smell of roses !!! With 19 points Lissette has the pleasure of cuddling the Dog Doodoo trophy for the next week. She saved Ian Wright the ignominy of taking it home with his 22 points!!!

Leaping to the head of the pack..... Nearest to the Pin wasn't...... unbelievable as it may seem, not one mongrel managed to hit the green on the 8th !!!! That is a first !! Mike Tarry came close to getting balls for the first time in a couple of years with 33 points .... but that honour was taken away from him by 'moi' with 35 points to come in 3rd. In 2nd place we saw Teb with a great score of 38 points off his 13 handicap.... he is hot for winning one of the numerous competitions that will feature at Kurmitola over the next few months. However, in 1st place [LOTP] we had Wati on 40 points... a brilliant score which rightly deserves recognition by way of a handicap chop !!! Teb also takes a cut !!

Next Saturday we will play Kurmitola at the usual time. Some of us will venture out to Savar on Friday for a game ... if you are interested please let me know. We will aim to tee off at 1 o'clock.

The next DOGS dinner will hosted by Leo and Natthanya at their kennel on Friday 8th December. Please note it in your diaries. Further information will be provided nearer to that date.

ROW jubilant - Euros gubbed!

The Europeans and The Rest assembled at Savar for the annual Rover Cup Challenge 2006. Last minute adjustments to the schedule were amended without acrimony.

It was however necessary for Rob Jones to flee the European camp for a more favourable fun loving, not to mention a better team. Rob's decision was vindicated at the end of the day.

To cut a long story short - we, The Rest, clobbered 'em [the Euros] with a massive 15.5 to 4.5

Congratulations to all who participated to make it a great day [and a great evening]. A collection of game and post-game pictures can be found here soon.

Captain Kate

An....ti.....ci....pa...tion! The Rover Cup!

The event of the year is about to take place: The Rover Cup! The excitement is mounting, clubs are being cleaned and shined, balls are being balanced and marked, ballboys are being instructed (ooohps, no not really), bunker game is being honed, game strategies being pondered and everybody is getting ready for tee-off in the wee hours of Friday morning, November 3rd, 2006.

The team line-ups for now are as follows

ROW:

Lydia, Kate, Khor, Kim S, Putu, Douglas, Natthanya, Ian, Greg, Flemming, OK, Gary

EU:

Teb, Pete, Mike, Pascale, Kim M., Leo, Margaret, Alan, Gus, Rob, Lisette, Philippe

Format will be Greensomes, Individuals, 4-Ball-Best-Ball. Updates will be forthcoming soon. Good game everybody and don't forget to chill the Guinness.