Mangrove Lake

There was heavy overnight rain yesterday but it had all dried up by this morning. It was cloudy, though, and we weren't sure if there was going to be more rain today. There were eventually some patches of blue sky so we decided to book golf for the afternoon at Mangrove Bay where we played on Wednesday.

Today we were joined by 2 men, young compared to us, who were good golfers but as usual quite wayward, one more so than the other. They were good company and needed to be as the pace of play was very slow. Our tee time was 2.15pm and we finished at 6.55pm. There was nearly a bust up as there were a couple of young lads playing in front of us with music blaring from their buggy. The 2 men behind us were cross because of the slow play and there was an altercation between the 2 men behind and the 2 lads. It all ended amicably but the music continued for the rest of the round.



Ben played well today, I don't think I have ever topped so many balls. Possibly I was intimidated by playing with 3 good players. As we were late finishing we picked up a chinese take away on the way home.

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