| Journal: TWUK | Section: |
| Title: | Issue Date: 01/05/00 |
| Author: | Page Number: 70 |
| Copyright: Other |
A golf day that left all but teetotallers well below par
We all know drink driving is a perilous activity but at this year’s inaugural – and possibly final, given the state of the golf course afterwards – travel Alternative Golf Day, participants were actively encouraged to sit swigging in their buggies.At the Marriot Hotel and Country Club in Manchester, golfers were whacking balls off their tees with tipsy abandon. Millington Travel’s Nigel Armitage had to be rescued from a gentleman’s toilet after having a bit too much to drink. Players with low alcohol levels were taken to the Cosmos punishment cart to glug vodka Red Bulls. Much to the delight of the golfers, punishment was administered by Pussy Galore and Miss Whiplash – Jackie May, from Cosmos, dressed up as catwoman and Vicky Bevan, from Avro, wielding S&Mparaphernalia.
Shamefully, employees of this august publication were involved as well. Travel Weekly’s own Paul Gibson couldn’t remember having half a bottle of Tabasco sauce poured down his throat.
Only nine stragglers managed to tumble into the Ritz nightclub for the Dance Like Your Dad competition. The coach broke down on the way to the curry house meaning that Steve Endacott had to rush into Pizza Hut. Oh yeah, they did get to play some golf as well. Ian Scott from Club Travel 2000 triumphed in the event, reaching a score of 285. But it’s safe to say they won’t be invited back again.