The weather has been picking up here recently, however forces from up above had other ideas for Tuesday 28th February! One minute it was bucketing down, the next it was bright sunshine. It looked like this was going to happen for most of the day, but with the exception of 1 or 2, contrary to common belief, we are not fair weather golfers here in Fuerteventura, 24 players braved the elements and were very glad they did too! Although the outlook was bleak, it was only maybe the first hour where the 3-minute downpours occurred, the rest of the day gradually got better until we ended up getting sunburnt! The wind was the one thing that was consistent on the day, extremely strong winds were coming in from the south-west, from the Atlantic, an unusual direction for the island.
  Although an unusual wind direction, it did help on some holes as the prevailing wind normally makes some par 4’s almost impossible to for us mortals to reach in 2. The only difficulty was club selection and getting the ball to stop with the wind behind. Even on the greens a delicate touch was all that was needed on down wind putt.

The elements didn't dampen our spirits, if anything you couldn't help but laugh at us mad dogs and Englishmen leaning into the wind walking down the fairway! Annie Streams regularly looked like Mary Poppins when her umbrella was up! Surprisingly, although lower than normal, the scores were not too bad, with a tie for 3rd with 32 points from new member Vincent Price and Terry Blood, what a pair! In 2nd place was Irishman Dermott Haughian with 33 points playing off a 9 handicap, but the winner of the day, getting cut a shot to 17, was yours truly with 36! My putting saved me mostly, at the start of the round, I couldn't hit a ball to save my life! Nearest the pins were won by Coops on the 7th and Kevin Parker on the 15th. The sweepstake was won by Di Raeside who didn't even know she'd picked me in the sweep! Di also won the guest prize of the day with 32 points off a 20 handicap, a good day for her. Not surprisingly, no one got a 2 on the day, though Coops says he was only centimetres away on one hole. This means that it's a rollover for our Captains Cup day on the 14th March in honour of this years' captain, Rob Hughes from our adopted clubhouse, the Kings Arms in Caleta. He has lots of extra things lined up for the golf in the day as well as a few surprises for the evening presentation.

  If you want to join us as a member or guest for this or any future events, or if you would like any further information about the society, please contact:

President: Derek Mac on (0034) 646 672888
or myself on (0034) 620 161360
or drop me an email

Alternatively check out our website for details & dates.

Hope to see you soon,

Dave Brown (Society Secretary)