Getting to be a traditional start to the season for me. With the Blackburns in Turkey at the Olympiad, George Scattergood and I were the only competitors from Holmes Chapel, but amongst the opposition in the Open, I met an old friend who used to play for us – Ray Pearson. He now lives in the North of God’s Own Country and so plays for Bob Clark’s team, Penyffordd. I met him in Round 4 – the game can be seen here.