A great Day, ultimately a wash out

Riverside is one of our popular courses, which tests all of the Tee Set community and does not give up a good score easily. This Sunday saw 32 Tee Setters take the short trip down the Jagorawi Toll to test their skills against the tricky Greg Norman layout and enjoy a fun day in team pairs as we tried out a new event format of Russian Stableford.

16 teams were paired up and organized for our 4 hole shot-gun start, kindly organized by the Riverside GM Peng Siong, who also joined us for the day. After an explanation on the scoring rules we all headed out under bright sunny skies to tackle the course.

Amongst the early movers were President Roger Finnie and partner Len Ogembo who scored a birdie and par on a stroke hole which also was their first Russian scoring hole for 12 points. However by the time we made the turn, Lis Wymer, taking style lessons from playing partner, GM Peng Siong, were tearing up the course on the back of Lis’ 43 outward half to register an impressive 45 points.

Sadly for all of us, this is when the heavens opened and we were forced to seek shelter from the “Mother of All Storms” which descended rapidly over the course. With very high winds and laterally driven rain, the course suffered extensive damage as several trees fell across the course and cart paths. This made the course unplayable and so play was abandoned for the day.

 Whist the course maintenance crew cleared the roads of fallen trees so we could go home, we showered and headed to the bar where, in lieu of prizes, we enjoyed a couple of rounds of our sponsors product which happened (!) to be on special for our visit.

Naturally this led to plenty of banter and despite no prize giving, the Tee Set outfits made their customary appearance to the amusement of those who stayed. Best dressed went to Rosie and Arne…

We have been promised a reduced rate for our next visit in lieu of the rain check and details of this will be provided as soon as they are confirmed with Riverside’s management. Naturally the ride home was a little wet but all made it safely back.

Next Up: Imperial Sunday 9th September at 11.55am