Day 156 - Sunday, June 5th, 2011

A relatively early reveille of 10.30am saw the quartet of troubadours depart the Westgrove ad stop in nearby Naas for an utterly sumptuous breakfast at Subway. A further 50 minute drive saw us arrive at the Mount Wolseley Hotel and Golf Club, and by 12.40pm we were out on the magnificent course, which earned the accolade of Best Course Played So Far This Year in what is a crowded and hotly-contested category. In the 4Skins Challenge, English Niall ran riot again, netting a profit of €24, whilst I broke even with some good Par 3 hole play, with Danny and Conquer €12 each in arrears. My final score of 120 was not quite as horrendous as usual, but still urgent tuition is required.

Time to check in to the palatial-looking hotel itself, and as part of the ludicrous €52.50 per person bed, breakfast and golf Citydeal, a half bottle of Chilean merlot awaited in each room, which was guzzled with aplomb. A foray downstairs found us in Aaron's Bar, and before long, pints were flowing and dominoes were being played, with Team Trance emerging narrowly victorious once again, before Conquer reigned supreme in the individual event. Somewhere during the six-hour marathon, dinner consisted of soup followed by a passable Thai Red Chicken Curry.

One of the many picturesque Mount Wolseley holes

Domino Guru Conquer surveys his tiles

Contentment : 18 / 25

Excitement :    4 / 10

Memorability : 6 / 15

Overall Score : 56% (9th out of 156)