Spring 2013 - The Road to Recovery

The big boof stick was not required as often, much to shorty mans delight!

Sadly round 2 was on the Lannocks event was a carbon copy of round 1, a pretty much bellow par performance ending up second from bottom in his age group… had the golf bubble burst? Well after a chatter with the management team it seemed he was still interested and as such we persevered. More range balls took a hammering and the 100 yard marker found itself under more frequent attack from the Mini driver. This was noticeable in the family pair's competition (an alternate shot format event) when the short man launched his drive over his the first green by 15 or so yards... A range rethink was required. Once again the competition provided a mixed bag of golf ability (From both players), but more than a few hidden gems were apparent in the mini golfers shot armory. The day ended with team Aaron and Daddy managing a creditable mid table finish, and a much needed chocy bar and bottle of fizzy..

Spring 2013 - Not quite....

Considering the little-fella’s off season activities the lack of practice was a concern for the coaching staff. However a very creditable par 4 bogey at the end of nine holes at Stondon (Mount Pleasant – 9-hole course) beating daddy on that hole to boot, gave us some faith. However a medal winning return to action the following day was not to be. After recording only 16 pts (36 when handicap applied) he finished 10^th. Reaching for the Sir Alex Ferguson book of excuses, we blamed lack of practice and nasty pin positions on some of the greens.. on the positive side however his bunker play was none to shabby and a 4 for 4 bogey on the final hole, courtesy of a ‘members bounce’ from the tee shot left him just of the edge of the green, we felt confident that the happy dance would be seen again soon. Watch this space for round 2!   

Spring 2013 - Ready, Steady, Goa

Back in the swing, shorty man happy with the putt!

After the adventures with space hoppers (and six weeks away from golf related activities) the wee man confessed to missing his weekly golf fix. Thus after a few outing lessons his next swing in anger was due to take place on holiday. Thus with golf clubs packed family Evans headed of to warmer climbs… As previously described family holidays now ‘must’ include beach, pool & golf course.. and in Goa that was nicely achieved, though in order to avoid the heat golf had to tee of either 07:30 or 17:00. We tried playing at 10:30 one day and nearly melted… Shorty mans Highlight shot was on the third day when he realized he could clear the pond on the first hole from the tee and almost reach the green… times one happy dance!

The wee man somewhat happy that his drive in the 1st was better than daddy's (ie not in the bunker at the back...)

Winter 2013 – DISASTER!!

When you were a kid, there was always that one toy your parents hated wasn't there, whether it be the tatty old teddy you took everywhere with you, the Thomas the tank engine that learn how to fly, the football that repeatedly  ruined next doors hydrangea etc etc… in the short mans case we have the curse of the bouncy hopper. Though to be honest the broadly grinning evil face on the front of thing should give away the heart of darkness lurking within that bloated air filled belly. One bounce to far and whoops there’s a fractured collar bone! An incident which put paid to any golf for nearly two months. Though on the flip side, the weathers been a little to rough for a game round our way so he’s not been missing out that much.. Now with only a week left before the competition season starts and a (hopefully) healed collar bone we wait to see what he’s got up his (thermal) sleeve…Well win or lose we hope he does his best, has fun and finds time to come out with a few more words of ‘Short man’ wisdom…

Christmas – New Year 2012… Chilly but still playing

The shocking thing about the south of England is that the weather can actually remain good enough for golf even when the rest of the country is covered in that funny white cold stuff, which falls from the sky and sends the place into chaos. Any how, the Wee man managed two quite remarkable rounds during this particular period, the first being on the Par 3 course.. It’s His first time out  since the ‘Sniffy nose day slump.’ When asked if he would do better he nodded and gave the usual “Of course I will daddy” before making good the threat and scoring a useful 50pts on the competition system which equates to a not to shabby score of 42 in real terms. This included a cheeky Birdie 2 on the short 7^th. Not content with that, he took on the front 9 on the ‘Big’ course and carded a quite amazing 60 off the reds! Looks like uncle’s George and Pete best polish up their game! 

Winter 2012 – Awards Night…

It’s all a bit of a buzz at the Evans household as the clan prepare to descend on the end of season awards night, with none of us really knowing what to expect. Upon arrival the mayhem begins almost immediately, Mini-me’s eye light up as he notices balloons on the table, crackers and a job load of party poppers. Plus these dozens of other kids also enjoying the mayhem. mind you some of those ‘kids’ were definitely  not in the junior section...(Daddy included). After a festive feed, the Wee man, along with all the other medal & trophy recipients, happily got his little mitts on the Order of merit trophy. As is customary, the last word on proceedings went to the little guy, who never being on to undervalue himself, told mummy and daddy (With a cheeky-yet-serious expression) “I very proud of me.”

The cheeky chappie armed with trophy and medals..

Later Autumn 2012 - League round up....

Despite his slow start in the world of competitive golf the wee man  puts in a pretty good shift for his first season. Despite missing out on a first place in any of the competitions his relatively stead display (Marred only by a sniffy nose day on his last match in darkest November) earned him three medals 2 Silver and 1 bronze and much to the coaching teams surprise, he sneaked the number one spot on the leagues order of merit for his age group. Well done the Wee man.

Thus this seasons results were as follows

DATE	H’cap	Pts	Pos
25th March	27	47	4th
6th May	27	41	8th
20th May	27	44	9th
10th June	27	45	5th
8th July	27	47	2nd
15th August	26	47	4th
7th October	26	49	3rd
11th November	24	49	2nd
25th November	20	41	11th

Time to book a table at this years awards dinner then! (Though we’ll be leaving the George Pig shirt behind this time me thinks…)