Jim has not played much this year due to unfortunate family circumstances and has not renewed his membership. Jim was one of the first to befriend me when I joined and most of us have enjoyed his company over the years on Wednesdays, playing with his calm, good humoured demeanour and considerable golfing skill. Jim leaves his mark on the Swindle Hall of Fame with 43 and 45 pointer rounds, and reaching this years knockout semi-final. Sincere best wishes for a good outcome for your family Jim.
Turning to the Hall Trophy knockout, organised this year by the aforementioned Munty. It has proven to be a great success with many very close and enjoyable encounters. Personally I have set myself a goal to get past the first round next year for the first time ! The final was no exception with two of our most consistent mid handicappers, Robert Andlaw and Martin Wood, going head to head. It was a see-saw match with both players enjoying leads during the round and they finished all square on the 18th. The play off hole saw Robert take it with a 5. Bad luck Martin and congratulations to Robert who gets the cigar this year , literally !
Finally IT issues ( I hear you groan). I have had to rebuild the Player Entry and Spreadsheet system over the last few days and I apologise for the inconvenience. Please address all letters of complaint to Google Headquarters. You may still be having problems entering your data if you have cached (stored) versions of the form. In this case please go to the website CLICK HERE and select the form again from the top left and all should be well. Please let me know if you still have difficulties.