There were red faces at ship demolition specialist Ed McIlvaney’s annual EBM/Sean Hadfield Memorial golf day, but that was down to the weather rather than the players’ performance.
In fact, almost half of the 37 golfers taking part achieved scores of at least 30 points.
After a cloudy start, the sun burst through and by the time everyone returned to the 19th hole at Benton Hall Golf & Country Club in Witham, Essex, cold beers were the order of the day.