Our seventh golf society day of 2025 took place on Friday, 26th September, at the scenic but challenging Rutland Water Golf Club. Despite it being late September, we were incredibly lucky with the weather. It was cloudy but thankfully dry, providing reasonable conditions for some good golf !!! and allowing all teams to finish before dark.

Attendance & Amusing Incidents
It was a great turnout of 14 players, especially considering it was the Ryder Cup week! We were sorry to note the absence of our current leader, Dave Harrison, who is away in Europe with his racing team.
It was good to welcome back Yim Kong and Steve Walker after lengthy absences this year. Unfortunately, Sean Melia was unable to play with a rather unique injury — a toe injury resulting from a dropped ice cube! We all wish Sean a very speedy recovery as he is heading off on a long holiday in the Far East soon.
Yim Kong almost missed his tee-time, turning up late after trying to catch the start of the Ryder Cup, and had to settle for a cold bacon roll!
Geoff Delany provided some pre-round entertainment. He confessed to considering donating his golf clubs to the dump en route to the course, despairing over his recent form. Thankfully, he decided to give them a stay of execution! Geoff also recounted his recent (brief) experience with a golf simulator: a £10 attempt at playing Bethpage Black that involved more complicated button-pressing than actual swinging. After 8 frustrating shots, he called it a day!
A special mention must go to Colin Humphries, who demonstrated moments of brilliance by scoring an impressive 5 points on the 6th hole with a superb birdie 3. Colin’s day was one of two halves, amassing 21 points going out but only 10 on the back nine.

Results of the Day

A huge congratulations go to Geoff Delany, who put his self-doubt aside to secure a fantastic 1st place with 39 points! Geoff was delighted, noting he was “on the fairway and green all day,” a feat he claimed had “never happened before.”

1st – Geoff Delany on 39 points
2nd – Martin Zebedee on 35 points
3rd – Graham Tooke on 33 points (won on count back from Alan Carpenter and Jon Kelly)

The Nearest the Pin prize on the 4th hole was fiercely contested, with the shots of Richard Cheng, Yim Kong, and Steve Walker all having to be carefully measured. Ultimately, Steve Walker was victorious, taking home a nice bottle of port.

With only two more outings to go, the overall Leaderboard is incredibly tightly packed at the top. The race for the 2025 Champion is wide open!
The top 3 after Rutland Water are:

• Dave Harrison (117 points)
• Trevor Chapman (115 points)
• Andy Izod (109 points)

Next Outing
Our final society day of the year is scheduled for Friday, 24th October 2025, at Woolfox Golf Club.
See you all there!

Report by Richard Cheng.