The RAFGS flag was raised at the club on a beautiful late spring day, with blue skies and a moderate breeze - confusingly for those used to playing the course into the prevailing wind on the back nine, we battled into the wind on the outward nine but had the benefit of the wind at our backs on the way home. Having met our opposition over coffee/tea and bacon rolls, we set out to play the morning round of foursomes for the match over this great links course. Most of the matches were close, going to the 17th or 18th green, though Ian and Charlie found it tough going against the local knowledge and excellent short game of Mark Winter and Mike Logan. Following an excellent two-course lunch, the Club Captain announced the result of the match, which was a 3-2 win for the RAFGS. After lunch, 8 of our players took advantage of the offer of courtesy of the course to play an additional 18 holes.
We look forward to renewing old friendships and making new ones at next year's fixture, which will hopefully be arranged for a date which fits in better with the Society's calendar.
RAFGS team: Nigel Dowdall (Match Organiser), Matt Branowsky, Kevin Conquergood, Andrew Curtis, Alastair Maxwell, Ian Robinson, Si Stevens, Ollie Whyatt, Charlie Hudson, Steven Parry