2nd December 2008
Wrexham Juniors ended a very successful season with their annual Dinner and Presentation evening last Friday when over forty boys and girls attended to applaud the prize winners of the last few months including the winners of the Junior Honours Boards events and team competitions.
The guest speaker was senior member Mr. Jack Gittins who interested the juniors with his various stories and recollections. The event has run for the past five years and has gained support each year as more and more of the young members have become involved. Organised by Junior Organiser Mr. Phil Thomas, and assisted by the Junior Welfare Officer Mrs. Mair Williams and Club Professional Paul Williams, the evening proved a success for all concerned.
Janet Lloyd and Jean Jones were again successful in the Ladies’ nine holes competition of last Tuesday when they handed in a card reading 16 points, reflected in weather conditions that were less than perfect. Second came Wendy Roberts and Janet Brand with a similar total but a less good final six holes.
This Tuesday morning presents the problem of heavy rain and overnight frost which is creating a “shall we, shan’t we “ frame of mind for the more sensible ladies who are scheduled to play a further nine holes event.
My office window overlooks the first tee, and already several men have made the ultimate sacrifice and walked in following an eight o’clock start but a nine o’clock downpour of freezing rain. The coffee machine is working overtime as I write.
The Two Ball Texas Scramble scheduled to be played last Saturday morning at Wrexham suffered very badly because of dense fog. Our benchmark is the ability to see the Sycamore tree to the right of the first fairway at a distance of some two hundred and eighty five yards. This should be visible for at least five uninterrupted minutes before we give the go ahead to commence play.
Despite changing the format in our heads as the minutes ticked by, working out play over fifteen holes, then eleven holes and then nine holes, it became painfully obvious that the day was lost and that there would be no play at all.
The weather forecast for the tail end of the week does not appear too rosy and will no doubt affect the visiting societies that will be attending local clubs in the run up to Christmas. Let’s hope that we can get a game before the really bad weather sets in..