On Tuesday 14th November, 17 of us had an Away Day at Rye Hill Golf Club near Banbury. This was a first time for an Away Day although a few TOFs had played there many years ago.
Rye Hill is quite a forgiving course in that it has quite wide fairways, so even a slightly wayward shot would still allow you with an opportunity to play your next shot without a penalty.
The front 9 were somewhat up and down, but I thought the back 9 were really interesting to play and gave different challenges, especially the par 3 17th, which was almost a blind shot straight into the low sun. It was a good job this wasn’t NTP.
Dave Bolus was NTP winner. Although only 150 yds, a strong head-wind made club selection really important and only a few TOFs managed to land their ball on the green.
The least number of putts was won by Graham Harding with 28 putts.
Malcolm Peck and Alex (despite his new Hybrid pitching wedge) were both in contention for Most Use of the Course, with 28 points each, but Malcolm won the bottle of wine on countback. This now means that Malcolm has won the best stableford, NTP, least putts and Most Use of the Course this year – what an achievement.
The meal afterwards was a delicious stew made up of slow cooked diced chicken in red wine with potatoes and Mediterranean vegetables. The perfect end to the day.
Next months Away Day is our traditional December visit to Hadden Hill followed by a Christmas dinner. Christmas jumpers are an option, as are the flashing lights worn by several players last year.
