THE SUMMER WATERMELON

17th July 2005

On a beautiful July Sunday afternoon, the Club held the third tournament of 2005, the Summer Watermelon. Start time was due to be 6pm but the loveliness of the late afternoon sunshine meant the lawn was still full of people, so we waited until around 6.45 to get going.

We played leisurely - there were 10 of us all throwing together! - and finished by 8.30 when the park was at its most glorious. Sadly we found that the target tree for the twelfth has now been cut down and we are beginning to wonder if the park authorities are slowly destroying the course from the end backwards! At this rate we will have a two hole course in three years!

Ben W retained his Summer Watermelon he won last year with an excellent round of 40 which put him two shots ahead of the field. Kate R pipped Katie by the same margin to win the Ladies' Watermelon. Congratulations to both of them!

We ended by relaxing on the lawn and taking in the last rays of sunshine on a splendid afternoon, reflecting on some excellent throwing and a fine tourney.

See you all in the Autumn!