Portmarnock 16 ball tour May 2012
And so, travel arrangements had been made and a rendezvous in the Portmarnock Hotel
arranged for mid morning. John H managed the trip South without running out of diesel,
no doubt aware that Wilfie would drive past him this time if he did !
First impressions were good , weather was fine and a relaxed contingent gathered
on the first tee to play a course no one had experience of. Adrian discussed the
intricacies of his latest driver shaft ( kick point/heal to toe weighting etc ),
Alan Mc Arthur perfected that lazy back swing , JH puzzled how he would avoid the
car pack 400 yards to the right of the tee with his first shot of the day , Noel
was on the phone with Jan and Peter Robson had a concern that there weren’t many
trees or flora to swipe his foot or club at in the unlikely event of an errant shot.
All got away successfully with the two big Bankers ( yes Bankers !!) Kevin and David
playing together. Kevin played very well and it was noted during his round that
he had a great chance of the visitors prize until it was pointed out that he was
actually the President ! Arthur complained that the fairways should have been much
narrower so that everybody would have to play out of the rough and not just him and
“nudger” Lamont proposed a Seniors tee box 100 yards in front of the ladies which
we conceded to although it was noted that he was thru the green at a short par 3
before hitting the ball.
A most pleasant course all in all with young Robson being the winner on the day with
an excellent 39pts which resulted in his emotions being kept in check and minimal
damage only to his clubs and bag during the round.
A pleasant if somewhat predictable final evening although it was positive to note
that Adrian lasted beyond his starter, not falling asleep at the table until well
through his main course .
Good weather again the next day and nothing major to report on the course other than
the car park on the right had been cleared when the local clientele noted JH’s drive
on the first day. When J H was walking to his car after his round a Policeman approached
him and asked him if he had driven off the first tee about 4 hours ago. “yes” answered
JH. Well said the policeman gravely, your golf ball flew onto the main road and hit a
BMW which hit 6 other cars and a fire engine which was unable to reach a fire on
time and the building burned down. Now, what do you intend to do about it ?? JH thought
carefully and replied that he intended to close his stance a little, tighten his
grip and move his right thumb a little to the left !
A fairly quite night and it would be entirely improper to use this forum for detailed
Tour Talk , suffice to say that a new Brian Routledge was identified amongst our
guest contingent with somewhat irregular hours being the norm over both nights !!
Acknowledgements to Wilfie for organising and ongoing thanks to Noel for his tireless
work on the Saturday bookings.
Portmarnock 2012 News