2010 4th Royal Winchester GC

The highlight of the day had to be the hole in one by Nigel Miller on the very difficult par 3 3rd. Nigel's 5 iron was the perfect shot and with the pin placed at the back of the green, Nigel and his playing partners could see the ball roll all the way to the cup. It was the second hole in one of Nigel's career and, having rung the 'Captain's Bell' in the bar afterwards, only cost him £90.As predicted, Jason Laney won the 'longest drive', with Dave Greetham winning the 'nearest the pin in two' on 18 after his wedge spun back to within 5 feet to make a simple birdie. The 'nearest the pin' was won by Jon Steele with his shot into the 11th rolling up to a little over 2 feet from the pin. The less said about the birdie putt the better, eh Stainless!All in all it was a very enjoyable first event at Royal Winchester and our thanks go to the Club, staff and Club Professional, Steven Hunter, for allowing us to play at such a wonderful club. The food and service was excellent, with Simon Straker beating his previous personal best of 4lbs of red meat in one sitting.At the end of the evening Andy Birch was presented with the Spring Cup by Captain, Codge Greetham. Andy now heads to Gatton Manor in June with a slender lead in the 2010 'Order of Merit'.Those members wishing to play at Gatton Manor should contact Andy Heyes on hampshirestragglers@gmail.com.