QQ4

It was a less than promising weather outlook for week 4 of the 2016 Quick Quaich, but, amazingly, we got round dry with the storm clouds keeping their distance.

We had hoped for a good turnout for the final round, but the slightly earlier start was a problem for Ken Black, and Hugh Riches was a late cancellation. Rob Pollard and Jas Bhagrath were playing in the Seniors/Ladies Texas Scramble, so it was just nine who turned up on the first tee - soon to turn in to eight as Ian Dring had to pull out injured after par-ing the first hole.

Scores generally were modest - with one exception - the Maestro was in fine form, shooting a gross 69 for 41 points:

Freeman, Syd	41
Stewart, Ian	32
Simpson, Jack	32
Taylor, Dick	31
Sharp, Ian	31
Meaden, John	31
Dickinson, Chris	30
Gray, Les	27
Dring, Ian	2

Only 3 of us had played in all 4 QQ's - Les, Chris and I - but, unlike the main Quaich, the dropping scores don't have such a big impact, as witnessed by the final table:

Freeman, Syd	111
Dickinson, Chris	107
Taylor, Dick	105
Sharp, Ian	102
Gray, Les	101
Stewart, Ian	101
Dring, Ian	73
Bhagrath, Jas	72
Meaden, John	63
Simpson, Jack	62
Riches, Hugh	61
Grigor, Malcolm	60
Pollard, Rob	59
Page, Ken	42
Black, Ken	35
Corbett, Daniel	23

It was a much more subdued occasion than the slightly riotous main Quaich presentation, but Syd was delighted to receive another BSV 2016 ball:

Syd collected half of the £1 entry fees for this week (Jack owes him £1) and the balance accumulated over the 4 weeks amounted to £20, which was intended to be handed over to the overall winner, who would then buy the drinks, but, with only a paltry 6 of us left in the clubhouse by this time, most of whom were driving, it wasn't worthwhile, so Syd generously donated the £20 to group funds to carry forward to next year.