Hi David,

As you can see, I'm a bit late in replying to this thread. I managed to miss it somehow.

It's not all bad news, when it comes to getting within range of the club captain. Last year, I was playing in an evening 9 hole, fun competition. The captain's 4 ball was the group in front. They were well out of range (300 yds uphill!!!) However, I managed to hit my all time best drive. I've no idea where this monster came from. It felt like I had just swung very easily and my ball would land around the 240-250 yd mark. Imagine my shock, when my playing partners shouted out "Fore". My ball went past the club captain's group.

The good news is that I was given a bottle of champagne, for the longest drive of the evening. The prizegiver? Yes, the cub captain!!