The amber weather warning over and around Edinburgh did not deter the intrepid East Vets team as they sallied forth to defend the Elise Duncan Trophy, first thing on a very wet and horrible morning. Much emailing had gone on the night before to determine whether the match was still to go on but the general opinion was that the journey would be awful (and it was!) but that Troon Portland "wouldn't be too bad". How wrong could it have been! It was magnificent at Troon. Sun, sun, sun. A soft blue Arran floating in a shimmering sea was a mouthwatering backdrop to the whole game and surely made everyone in both teams feel that much better - even when they lost - after the days of nonstop rain that we have all had recently. No one wanted to leave afterwards especially when they knew that the rain - and what rain - was waiting for them just up the road.
The downside was that the Elise Duncan trophy having been in the possession of the East since 2006 is now sitting in a West trophy cabinet somewhere. East lost by 5 games to 4. but lots of good golf, lots of incredible putting and birdies.
The day started with coffee and bacon rolls and finished after the game, with a lovely prawn salad and cheescake to die fo. And everyone seemed to be smiling so a great day was had by all. An East person who shall remain nameless arrived without golf shoes, another east person seemed to lose the second pair of spectacles in a week but it was only a slip of the memory and found them (the second pair) in a safe place she had forgotten about and a West person forgot to put enough balls in her golf back and had to send out to eBay for more - actually it was the west Captain who was sent back to get them. Not to mention the momentary eclipse when the world went black for a minisecond - a Prestwick plane blotted out the sun. The excitement of the day was almost too much.
Start practising fo next year. We want that trophy back.
Results
Noreen Fenton lost to Alex Glennie 5 and 4
Anne Hanson beat May Hughes i hole
Fiona Hunter beat Helen Faulds 4 and 3
Pamela Williamson lost to Suzanne Cadden 1 hole
Karen Ballantyne lost to Jane Finnie 3 and 2
Sue Penman lost to Janice Paterson 2 and 1
Lesley Johnston beat Pat Hutton 2 and 1
Linda Grieve lost to Jennifer Mack 6 and 5
Ruth Brown beat Anne Robinson 5 and 3
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