The sun shone, the beer was chilled, the lunch wonderful and the golf was as good as it gets on a glorious day at Walton Heath!
The PGS players witnessed the glorious course beginning to be transformed to host the AIG British Ladies Open in August, with workers erecting a tent village in sweltering conditions.
But the hottest thing on the course was Neil Darbyshire, whose 37 points claimed the Reg Hinder Memorial Trophy and Division 2! He was followed home in his division by Phil Johnston, with 35 points and Colin Hancock, a further two back.
Steve Lewis took the Division 1 title with a one-under-his-handicap round and garnered 35 Stableford points. That was three ahead of Oliver McCormack in second place, and five more than Bruce McKellar, who took the division’s third spot on count back.
In the Foursomes Jim Murray and Hugo Tudor were the team to beat – 34 points landed them their prize, with Colin Hancock, AKA Mr Consistency (for once) and Tony Smith just one point behind and needing count back to put them ahead of the pairing of Tome Crone and Russell Field.
Neil’s impressive tally of 37 points was matched by Nick Moody, a guest of Nev Appleton, who he is morally obligated to share his winning wine with (according to Nev)