IOW 2006!! Espionage Gardens

Yes, doesn't it come around quickly?! Time for our 2006 tour of the isle of wight. With our new pink shirts (sponsored by Wightlink) and visors, we headed straight out on saturday morning (picking up pat and baby G en route) and cracked on with some long overdue G.

We started on the Esplanade (Espionage) Gardens course in Shanklin. There were oles a plenty here, and it soon proved to be a closely contested tournament, with newcomer Alice proving a real threat to the regining champ, Cappy Gilmore

We explained to the proprietor that we were on our annual tour, and she kindly gave us a discount. (how could she refuse?!) She then made sure we saw her sweeping the course at every opportunity (trying to get brownie points for maintenance)

Crappy Gilmore gets a twofer on a difficult hole. Maybe this is the turning point....can she take Cappy's crown this year?

Sarnie "I don't do Pink" McMarnie gets up close and personal with the exotic babylons....

Check out the king tides in the background - not a good day for surfing, so we'll stick to the G..

Alice gets stuck in with a snooker shot. Good to see her getting involved!

Don't we look the part?! You'd think we were professionals! (a few spectators made this obvious mistake, although who can blame them?)

Some new terms were invented on this course:

A role of oles: A role (rolay!)

3 oles in a row: ole ole ole.

a ball that rolls back : an asda

G-brief:

Maintenance: 8

Location: 8

Craziness:5

Hospitality:9 (homeless people welcome)

Design:8

bonus points: ongoing maintenance, and interactive spectators applauding our shots

No windmill

total- 40/50

Scores: Helen:61 Alice:57 Pat: 51 Sarn:50! Jen: 49. a very close game!!(poor cappy gilmore)