We had an eventful day at St.Austell yesterday while Nobby and Reg were happily drinking red wine in front of a roaring log fire in France.

We met at 12.30 in the clubhouse for a pre match drink and play on Albans new "20 Questions" gadget that we were told is never wrong, except on our first two attempts! It may need re-booting Alban?!

Non the worse for drink we went out to get ready. You would expect this from one or two of our more senior GOB's but would you believe that Vera, yes Vera not Josh, had forgotten to bring his clubs! on a golf day! Quick thinking and £20 later Vera was geared up with with a set from Mr Pitts.

Josh, feeling a bit under the weather decided to take half a set of clubs out, then on the tee thought better of it and went back to the car to get them all. After teeing off he then decided to go and get a trolley as they are now too heavy to carry, so off he jogged, there and back as we sauntered up the first fairway - no wonder he was knackered!!

We played our usual format and also had a better ball matchplay; Paul and Vera v Josh and Alban who eventually won on the seventeenth with a birdie from Alban (no it was not lucky?!).

The most exciting part of the day was the skins match. No winner of a skin until the 10th Hole! It was nip and tuck through nine holes with jaws dropping on almost every green from one of us who thought they won them!

The 6th saw Alban putt a 20 footer in for a par when Paul just missed a birdie putt, halved hole; the 7th saw Josh sink a 15 footer for birdie making Paul's 3 foot birdie attempt seem even harder, he got it for another half; Alban hit a wonderful second shot to reach the 8th green in two, left his birdie putt short but got his par with a good 6 footer leaving Paul to chip up and down for his par, hole halved; Alban, Paul and Josh all challenged on the 9th halving the hole.

The 10th was the decider for 11 skins (one added from last week). Josh and Vera shot wide, one either side of the green with Vera in a bunker. Alban put a great shot on the green for one. Paul got to the front bank for one and then chipped to 4 feet; Alban putt past by 5/6 feet and then sank the putt back for a par!!! Paul missed :(((( handing 11 skins to Alban - well done :((((( nobody spoke to him for a while and especially as he went on to pick up another 5 during the remainder of the game. 16 bloody skins!

Luckily for Paul, Alban was now too excited with his booty and dropped a few shots allowing Paul to take the other matches. Josh was cold and tired and Vera, trying to remember how he forgot his clubs, missed them badly. Apart from the odd tantrum we all had a great day - roll on next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!