The annual friendly fixture against Bucks was played at Burnham Beeches. Our team for the day was Lulu Housman, Sylvia Guido, Gemma Allman, Tsuruko Kawabata, Christine Tyler, Veronique Veerkamp, Vanessa Mouton and Liz Kynoch.
Everyone teed off in sunshine with the fairways rolling well, but as the last pair out reached the 6th hole it had started rain, which rapidly turned into hail and the temperature plummeted. As the first three matches out had squeezed into the half way house to shelter and Liz and Vanessa were putting on the 9th there was a loud clap of thunder which cemented the decision to call a halt to the match at the ninth with the score for the foursomes counting as the match score. Middlesex won 2.5 to 1.5 (Lulu & Sylvia halved, Tsuruko & Gemma lost 2 & 1, Christine & Veronique won 4 & 3 and Vanessa & Liz won 5 & 4), Special thanks to Christine Tyler who stepped in on the morning to replace Raffaella who was unwell. Perhaps only in Middlesex, would the replacement player be 60 years older 😂.
Match report by Liz Kynoch, 12th April, 2026.
