It has been yet another disastrous summer. I had a society event booked for this Sunday gone and it was cancelled due to lack of interest i.e. raining too much. The 2 of us that decided we weren't to be bowed turned up to the course to find it closed anyway. So we had 9 holes around the West course instead and it was nearer to water polo than golf.

Got home and cleaned all the gear and was hit by the depressing thought that that was indeed that and I was now into the 'clean your gear when you get in' mode of winter...in mid-August. I honestly cannot remember having to pitch a ball short of the green to allow for hard ground once this year.

And as for the state of greens with these soft conditions and people not bothering to repair pitchmarks...