Hawley’s Hole Voted The Best!

Mr Richard Hawley's Hole has been voted the Lola’s Favourite Memory.

With an impressive 73% of the vote, as nominated by his peers, there is little doubt that the efforts made by the King of Ginge on the opening day of this year’s Lola will forever have a place in the hearts of all those who witnessed it.

Lola 2007 - 1st Hole of 1st Round at The Players Golf Club, Bristol:

Par 4 360yds.

Having watched playing partners Kitten & Wallace hit shots down the middle, a tentative Hawley stepped onto the 1st tee of his home course and prepared for his opening shot.

Without being disastrous, the shot, a nasty chuff, veered to the right a little, landing 100yds away behind a small pond that neither Kitten nor Wallace had noticed before.

Requiring a good 2nd strike to get close to the green the flame-haired Bristolian took an over generous divot and knobbed his ball into the small pond.

An unfortunate repetition of his 2nd shot saw the ball plop into the centre of rings still dissipating across the water’s surface.

Dropping a ball to play his 6th shot, the normally unflappable Hawley was getting noticeably flushed (even from 250yds away by the green where Kitten & Wallace were now viewing the unwinding drama).

A perfect replica of his previous two strokes sent increasing waves over the now turbulent waters of the small pond.

Double figures looming and the small pond resembling the Atlantic, our intrepid golfer stuck another one in the drink and stuck his head in his golf bag to rummage for balls/weep.

Giving it his all, the Mighty Hawley cracked his 10th (and best shot for quite some time), out across the water and just inches from terra firma. An angered voice could be heard by those on the green, but the words were indecipherable.

Then, much to the relief of Kitten & Wallace (whose stomach muscles were now getting really quite hurty) an ugly ball eventually came trundling up the fairway.

A few minutes later.... a stunned, burbling and slightly deranged looking former champion announced that he’d used up almost his entire +16 handicap on one hole.

A record breaking 12 over par ‘16’ on the 1st.

Footnote: Hawley went on to steady the ship over the next couple of rounds, until finishing in disastrous fashion and claiming the Wooden Spoon by one stroke on the final hole, with his final putt.

Well done Sir and thanks for the Memories.

How the voting went:

Hawley’s Hole 2007: 73%
Drink Drive Tree 2002: 13%
Cam Shitting 2004: 6%
Webbie Practice Knob 2000: 6%