At the request of the Carmarthen professional, Darren Griffiths - son of the great Terry of snooker fame - we brought our golf day forward a week. What a mistake, as the rain lashed down unmercifully all day.

In monsoon-like conditions, fit only for mad dogs and the most ardent of KGS golfers, Steve 'Eleanor' Rigby 'reigned' supreme. However, those who turned up, thank you very much - enjoyed the day and the wonderful meal we devoured after play concluded.

There were two champagne moments during the day. All will be revealed, so read on.

Start time was scheduled for 10 am, so we assembled in the clubhouse prior to this to enjoy bacon rolls and coffee before venturing out, and for 'Shreck' to make the teams draw. Due to lack of support and communication (please phone if you can't make it) there were three teams of three and one team of four ready to face the fairways.

Leading the way were John 'Sniffer' James, Mike 'Hammy' Hamilton and Rob 'The Beast' Cottle. Their round would best be described as xxxxxx awful!

Following them were Darrell 'Scrooge' Jones, Wyn 'No Butter' Hopkins and Barry 'Chippy' Wood. Now for champagne moment number one. Barry and Wyn shared a buggy and on the way down to the third green, Barry, who was driving, touched the brake pedal, lost control and amid strains of 'Waltzing Matilda' pirouetted down towards the green, until suddenly the buggy straightened itself and continued its journey backwards, yes backwards! Luckily, the only injury was pride.

Both passenger and driver remarked that a change of underwear was necessary; this was echoed by Darrell, but for another reason altogether!

After this shock, normal service was resumed and a reasonable round ensued.

Third trio off were Steve 'Araf" Jones, Steve 'Eleanor' Rigby and Rick 'Megane' Lewis. Solid golf was played by them, which secured them the team prize.

Last out was a fourball of Mark 'Shreck' Wood, Glyn 'Daloo' Jones, Steve 'Oddname' Micklethwait and Ed 'USDA' Pritchard. Here comes champagne moment number two. Climbing up to the third tee, Mark lost his footing and fell down on his shoulder. If pride was hurt in the first incident, it certainly was on this occasion as Mark lay prone covered in mud. Needless to say, the other players in his team were hysterical at his tantrums!

For the rest of his round - not a good one - he whinged about his injury. He is now known, not as 'Shreck', but as 'Shreckess'!

After a hot shower and vigorous towel down, we gathered in the clubhouse eagerly awaiting our meal, and what a superb one it was, as the clean plates indicated.

Back at the bar, Mark thanked the hardy few who braved the weather and supported 'our' society. He also thanked Carmarthen for hosting the day and the caterers for the 'fantastic' food they placed before us. We then had the raffle, followed by the presentation of the prizes.

1. Steve Rigby 33 pts (back nine); 2. Darrell Jones 33; 3. Barry Wood 31.

Wooden spoon - Mike Hamilton; high handicap - Steve Jones; OAP - Darrell Jones.

Nearest pin - Mark Wood; longest drive - Steve Rigby.

Team - Steve Jones, Steve Rigby and Rick Lewis. Twos - John James.

Next month's venue has not yet been decided - watch this space. The date, however, will be Wednesday, October 14. Please contact either Mark or Barry whether you are or are not available at least a week prior to the day. This is very important for the organisers as the host clubs need numbers etc. in order to do us a good deal. See you next month.

CHIPPY