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Dear All
Great day had by all. Quite a bit of pain and suffering but all in a great cause. Fanastic total raised so far with a few more quid to come. A massive thank you to all who have given so generously. Still time to give if you wish either via the website www.justgiving.com/stewartpratt or just drop me an e-mail.
The story of the day !!
2.00am Pratty up and thinking it is Christmas morning ! Unaware of what was really to come.
3.15am Scrambled Eggs, Bacon and Bloody Marys at my house for Tom and Rob the 2 other musketeers.
4.10am Ist tee. Captain of Girton, David Upchurch turned up to see us off. Fantastic gesture.
Result
1st= Tom Pratt 38 points
1st=Rob Ward 38 points
3rd Stewart Pratt 35 points
5 bits for Tom 3 bits for Rob 1 for me. Tom close to a hole in one on the 8th, picture attached.
7.03am Straight into Round 2, no pains yet !
Result
1st Stewart 36 points
2nd Tom 34 points
3rd Rob 30 points
Rob's early form out the window ! Finished 10.30am
2nd breakfast and Guiness for energy !
12.30pm Start of Round 3. Joined by James Stratton and Andy Chapman. Heavens opened for about an hour. All a bit tired and gloomy but spirits raised by chappy cracking us up all the way round ! Boy that man can talk !!
Result
1st Tom 39 points
2nd Chappy 32 points
3rd= Pratty 31 points
3rd=Wardy 31 points
5th James 29 points
Finish 4.15pm
Guiness and lager break. 3 musketeers feeling it a bit. Chappy and James did not know what all the fuss was about, they felt great !!!
Picture of us in the bar following round 3 attached.
James had to go, was great to have him with us. Plays golf just like his dad did !!
Round 4 Start 5.40pm
Joined by Brian Rogers. You think chappy can talk, you should hear Brian!! 3 musketeers exhaustion compounded by these 2. Great banter !!
Result
1st Chappy 35 points (the cream finally rose to the top !!)
2nd Rob 33 points
3rd Pratty 31 points
4th Tom 28 points
5th Fish 25 points
Finished 9.10pm, again greeted by the skipper David Upchurch on the 18th Green. Beautiful weather to finish. The old boy was looking down on us.
I would like to thank Tom and Rob for doing all 4 rounds with me. I had to do it but they proved what stupid great buddy's they are.
Thanks to James for coming along. Was great to have a Stratton there, and thanks to his brother Richard who I know would have loved to be there but as we know now lives in the States. Had a nice phone call from him after round 3.
Thanks to chappy and fish for taking the pain away over the last 2 rounds with their double act !!
Thanks to Girton, captain and members for treating us so well on the day.
Thanks to all my friends and family in particular the regulars in the Crown and Pipes Fenstanton for their fabulous generosity,who have contributed to the causes
My rambling is now over, the knee has just about recovered and am so gald I did it. if you think it all sounds pretty easy give it a go !!
Thanks again
Stewart
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On Thursday 16th June 2011 I am doing a "golfathon" ! 4 rounds in a day with my son Tom, at my club, Girton Golf Club.
Tee times 4.30am, 8.30am, 1pm and 5pm approx !
In 2010 my dear friend Bob Stratton passed away after a year's battle with cancer.
I was very close to Bob in the 80's and early 90's. We stayed in touch and thankfully renewed our friendship over his last year. I had a great week with Bob in Spain last June. The picture shown was on his boat with him serving me food and booze. A good day !!!
The main purpose of the day is for me to remember Bob, his family and his many friends. Some of whom I have become reaquainted with after many years. Hopefully I can also raise a few quid for a couple of charities..
Firstly The Arthur Rank Hospice in Cambridge who looked after Bob so well in his final days. Arthur Rank's web-site is www.arhc.org.uk
Secondly Build Aid, Bob's own charity that he co-founded in 2005 following the 2004 South East Asian Tsunami.
Like many of us, I was unaware of how much work Bob did with this charity. Build Aid web site is www.buildaid.org.uk
I hope my friends and family will donate as much as they can for my sponsored golf challenge for these 2 great causes.
If you would like to join me and Tom for any of the 4 rounds please e-mail me on stewartrpratt@yahoo.co,uk
