This was IGC's first interclub match of the year played between two old adversaries and good friends. I can give no better tribute than to quote the mail send by the NATO President Roger Fielding after the match

"As most of you will know, the matches against the IGC are always played in a very good spirit and today was no exception. And to add to the spice of things, I should add that we have a few members in the NGC who are also members of the IGC - now that's proper European integration for you.

I ought to say that it was a bit of a strange feeling - standing on the first tee at Rigenee, where Saint Sybil has her Quaich - and not having to take a wee dram of Auchentoschen whisky before hitting the first ball. That was partly because this wasn't the Quaich, but more importantly because the Saint herself was not actually on the course at that time !! I not sure if the reason was just a bad alarm clock [huh], or because she had just returned from Marrakesh via Berlin and a couple of hot spots in the centre of Brussels. Sybil did say that she was held up by Napoleon, on his way to the battle of Waterloo. The old Napoleon story? C'mon Sybil; we've all heard that one before.

The course itself was in superb condition although the greens were a bit too fast [or I was a bit too slow?]. Playing in the on-off-on again rain showers was rather like being in a Christmas pantomime, or back at a military academy, where one changes one's clothes almost every five minutes.

The result? Well, we lost to the better team on the day 16.5 -10.5. All the matches were pretty tight and really could have gone either way if a few putts had been sunk. But that said, all credit to some excellent play from the IGC, for whom Anne Morley had three birdies in a row and Celia Berry 9 pars and a birdie in a terrific round.

Let me just say 'thank you' to Lester Dudfield and Iain Gidman from the IGC for organising a wonderful day and for providing the prizes for the winning pairs.

And if a picture paints a thousand words, then let me also thank Sybil for her 12,000 word essay [Ed the photos] in the form of the attachments.

And finally, finally, remember, when you are in the address and at the high point of your back swing, just stop and look back. There are only two things you should be checking. How many hands are on the club and which one has the glove."
Roger

The IGC team

16.5pts to 10.5pts victors over

The gallant NATO losers

Individual Results

Iain Gidman and Alain Vandeuren bt Rainer Fahs and Alan Klein	"Defectors" Sybil Beaton and Dick Zandee bt Beate Reimann and Nick Webster	Celia Berry and Tont Morley bt Gaby Waugh and Roger Fielding
Anne Morley and Lester Dudfield bt Patricia Fahs and Bert Van Domselaar	Rick Marchand and Peter Riedel bt David Winter and Bill Purdue	Elly Van Domselaar and Dave Morrison bt Peter Frost and Stuart Hurst
David Bowen and Suzanne Lenaerts bt Paul Ballinger and Linda Marchand	Nigel Butler and Alexandre Mmatossian bt Daniel Darius and Christina Rademacher	Rodolphe Matossian and Dawood Jaffer bt Rick Froh and Fritz Rademacher
NATO generously sponsored the spot prizes
Ladies NTP Suzanne Lenaerts	Mens NTP David Bowen
Ladies Longest Drive Beate Reimann	Mens Longest Drive Alexandre Matossian
Scenes from the terrace
The "management team" Lester, Roger, Iain and Rainer	The two captains	Roger introduces the prize giving

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