IT
ALL STARTED NOW 22 YEARS AGO!!
A
GROUP OF GOLFERS FROM MY CLUB THE HAARLEMMERMEERSCHE IN THE
NORTH HOLLAND
CAME
UP WITH A GREAT IDEA, THAT WAS TO KEEP PLAYING COMPETITION
GOLF EVERY WEEK ON SATURDAY MORNINGS IN
ALL WEATHERS, THAT'S INCLUDING ALL THE ELEMENTS
RAIN, WIND,
ICE & SNOW.
IF
THE COURSE IS PLAYABLE, THEN WE PLAY , SOMETIMES PLAYING IN
THE VERY COLD DUTCH WEATHER, WITH
WIND
TEMPERATURES OF 7 BELOW ZERO, YES YOU CAN CALL US CRAZY ??? BUT WE
ALL LOVE IT,
A
COVETED GREEN JACKETS IS THE PRIZE FOR THE WINNER OF THE
WINTER SEASON,
JUST
THE SAME AS THE PRO GOLFERS PLAY FOR IN AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. U-S-A
THAT IS WHERE WE GOT THE IDEA FROM.
WE ALSO HAVE A SCORE CHART FOR BIRDIES,
EAGLES, AND THE HOLE IN ONE, AND
WITH ALL THAT INFO IT GIVES EVERY ONE SOME IDEA HOW THE COURSE IS
PLAYING, AND WHAT HOLES ARE HARDEST TO
PLAY
AT
THE END OF THE FIRST 9 HOLES WE PAUSE FOR A FEW MINUTES
FOR HOT CHOCOLATE WITH
RUM ,( VERY
TASTY )
THEN ON
TO THE SECOND NINE HOLES, AS A MATTER OF INTEREST COURSE IS A PAR 73
THEN IT'S BACK TO THE CLUB HOUSE
GET WARM AND TO CONTROL THE SCORE
CARDS,
ITS
JUST A LITTLE WAIT FOR THE SCORES AND RESULTS
TO BE ANNOUNCED
THEN
IT'S CARDS , BILLIARDS, AND A FEW DRINKS .TO FINISH OF A
GREAT DAY
AT
THE END OF EVERY SEASON WE ALL GO AWAY FOR OUR LAST THREE
MATCHES ,
WE
HAVE BEEN TO ENGLAND THREE TIMES, ALSO BEEN TO
GERMANY, TURKEY, BELGIUM AND TUNISIA, BUT THE
LAST FEW YEARS ITS BEEN HELD IN BELEK .TURKEY,
THE LAST
EVENING OF THE TRIP IS WHEN THE GREEN JACKET IS PRESENTED TO
THE WINNER OF THE SEASON
IT'S ALL GOOD FUN, AND NICE TO PLAY WITH SUCH
A GREAT BUNCH OF GUYS.
SO
WHY NOT TAKE A LOOK AT THE PAST FEW YEARS OF GOLF AND SEE
THE PLACES WE PLAYED, PLUS THE GREEN JACKET WINNERS.
JUST
CLICK ON THE ABOVE LINKS TO VIEW
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