9 hole match play on the way out, not great, my head wasn't there due to some personal stuff, shot +11 over par and lost 2&1.

On the way round I bent down to stroke the greenkeeper's new terrier puppy, and it went for my throat - I just managed to duck back in time, and only suffered a small bleeding scratch on my chin.

On the back 9, I shot a PB +4 over par, partly due to an enormous 25 putt on the last hole that must have broken 8 feet left, and never looked like missing

+15 overall was one more than my personal best, and would have knocked 0.8 off my handicap had anyone been watching.

Hey ho - 4BBB at the weekend, and medal the weekend after - all to play for!