Results are consequently thin on the ground so it may be an opportunity to review some facts, rumours and an old yarn. Facts: Sunday July 8 is the date for the next working bee and the PGF Junior golf program.

Participants in both are asked to assemble about 8:30 am. The junior program is working well and we are very fortunate to have professional, Leigh Hunter, taking such a keen interest in promoting golf for the youngsters. Children 5 to 17 are eligible to participate.

Saturday July 28 is the annual Legacy fundraiser and the Braidwood Open is on Sunday 29 July. Although publicity is underway to attract a good field for the Open I believe that if each member contacted one "outoftowner" to join us for one or both events, the days' success would be assured.

Rumour: There is a rumour spreading around town like a Chinese Whisper that some school children have been prevented from playing golf by the golf committee. This rumour was the result of errant "behaviour" during school golf. The rumour is untrue. We are doing all we can to encourage junior golf and we have no intention of banning or restricting children because of one incident.

The following yarn was a favourite of the patriarch. A man who did not take up golf until his mid 50's and played with tremendous enthusiasm. It was a very sad day when we realised somewhere on the fourth fairway that he could no longer play golf. Old age is sometimes like a descending staircase and with each step you lose the ability to do one thing that previously was not a problem. Despite the many steps descended my father maintains his sense of humour.

Generally competition golfers play with the same "group" each week and often they need to come up with some pretty nifty excuses as to why playing golf at 11:42 on Saturday morning is absolutely essential to their mental health. One of the foursome said he never had to find excuses as his wife, like the platypuses, was always keen to have their home alone.