IT
ALL STARTED 20 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 OPEN WE PLAY, SOMETIMES PLAYING IN REALLY
COLD DUTCH WEATHER WITH
WIND
TEMPERATURES OF 7 BELOW ZERO, YES WE ARE CRAZY??? BUT WE LOVE IT,
A
COVETED GREEN JACKETS IS THE PRIZE FOR THE WINNER OF SEASON,
IN AUGUSTA, GEORGIA U-S-A THE PROS PLAY FOR THE SAME
THING, 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
SCORE ON
AT
THE END OF THE FIRST 9 HOLES WE PAUSE FOR HOT CHOCOLATE WITH
RUM ,( VERY
TASTY )
THEN ON
TO THE SECOND NINE HOLES, THE COURSE IS A PAR 73
THEN IT'S BACK TO THE CLUB HOUSE TO CONTROL THE SCORE
CARDS,
ITS
JUST A LITTLE WAIT FOR THE END 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
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