On a cloudy warm October day
Nineteen golfers went out to play
All were keen with clubs at the ready
But who would falter, who would be steady?

Woolfox was the course today
The first a surprise – a new Par 3 to play
A lake in the front – that’s just mean!
Some balls made a splash, never to be seen

Other balls were hit both fast and slow
Some hit high, some hit low
Some would play well, some would have luck
Some would think ‘YES’, some would think ‘f***’

Geoff D’s trolley was left to run free
Straight into a bunker – oh deary me!
Alan thought he’d hit the drive of the day
But the ball hit a marker and came back to stay

Now down in the sand Richard Cheng found his way
‘Help, I’m stuck in a bunker’ he yelled in dismay
The more that he struggled, his frustration was clear
But gave up in the end and just said ‘Oh Dear’

Trevor’s drive went long, but where did it go?
His partners smiled – ‘that field, don’t you know’
But to his credit and just with a sigh
He sank a 40’ putt and raised two fingers high

Whoever chose the Nearest the Pin
Decided to make it difficult to win
Balls soared and sliced, one even spun
Yet none found the green, not a single one!

To celebrate his 90 years
Roy gave a prize amid loud cheers
With two great shots Graham declared
‘The bottles mine and not to be shared!’

Our man from Waitrose came to deliver
And gave every appearance of being a winner
With 43 points Martin headed the field
His joy at the prize was barely concealed

Thanks to Les for another great day
We’re ever grateful for the chance to play
Now it’s off to the Supper to reveal this year’s winner
Good company, good fun and hopefully a good dinner.

Report by David West.

From the Woolfox website “Thank you to @diverutland for retrieving our lake balls and to everyone who has entered our competition.

We are pleased to announce the winner of 100 lake balls is: Dougie Morton! We’ll be in touch to arrange your prize soon!

Dougie guessed 4350 and the total amount of balls collected was 4096!”

“This week Dive Rutland visited us to retrieve golf balls from the lake on the 1st. Two divers spent the day exploring the bottom of the lake, discovering more than just weeds and frogspawn…. Has anyone lost a club? We are running a competition to guess the total amount of balls collected from the first dive.” 

Winner receives 100 golf balls! To enter – see the Woolfox website.

Chris in Registan Square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.