BB1642 : The BOOTgolf Battle

Thursday 1st December 2016

Its real name is FootGolf but BOOTgolf seems more appropriate to us.

You may recall that two weeks ago, BB1640, we did a recce at the Casterton Golf Club.  

It was very quickly clear that Bryan was significantly the most competent footballer although Mike was a comfortable second, the rest of us left trailing in their wake.

Champion Bryan

Pie and peas (or burger) dissipated any disappointment arising from the morning's achievements (or lack thereof).  Unfortunately, Pete had pulled a muscle and that, coupled with the fact that Robin was unable to join us, meant that a revised format needed to be devised for the afternoon.  

Don

First hole was a longest drive (kick) competition.  Tony's was the longest but it was in the rough.  Bryan's was next but debatable as to whether it was on or off the fairway.  John's was definitely plumb in the middle of the fairway but a touch less far.  Triple winners, it was decreed.

The next seven holes were in a format that is a little difficult to explain so let's just call it a BOOTboys scramble in which, in order to reduce the chance of Bryan winning everything, players were handicapped according to their performance in the morning. 10 were whittled down progressively to 2 on the final tee where Stuart mistakenly played his second shot to the wrong hole.  However, Philip, in true Christmas spirit, allowed him to retake the shot, thereby enabling Stuart to become the 2016 BOOTboys scramble champion.

The final hole was a nearest the pin shoot-out in which Stan outgunned all with his supreme accuracy.

Comitibus: BOOTgolf

Back in the clubhouse prizes were awarded.  I am not sure that Bryan fully appreciated the pink sun visor he received for being the best dressed but at least we will see him in the dark with his main prize- a fluorescent buff!

Stan thought that some of the prizes should have been liniment.  Tony muttered something about going to see his masseuse.

In the evening, tradition was abandoned.  Infusion no longer being in business, we relocated the event to the Strickland Arms.  

So this year they were invited to sit at the same table but at a segregated end (it was a very long table).  However even this degree of emancipation was not sufficient and after the second course, Margaret led the charge to sit amongst the men, turfing me out of my seat and sending me down the far end.  However, I have to concede it was a not-unpleasant experience to join the ladies!

But this emancipation can only go so far.  I don't think the BOOTboys are quite ready yet to become the BOOTpeople!

Don, Thursday 1st December 2016

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