What's Next

After the frantic week that was The Open it has been good to calm down for a moment and draw breath for a few minutes. We got a great reception from everyone we talked to, and there seems to be a real appetite for what we are trying to do. Now we are going through a debugging phase in preparation for a beta launch around The Ryder Cup. In the meantime I'm heading off for a couple of days break in Wales. Hoping to play Aberdovey, Borth and Harlech. I've played Borth and Aberdovey before and love them, but Harlech will be a new challenge. Not that I find easy at either Borth or Aberdovey, especially if the wind blows.

As I am writing this I'm also trying to listen to the Test Match and watch the British Ladies Open. We're Melissa Reid fans here, but she had a tough day yesterday. We're hoping she can pull something out of the bag today. Bugger Vaughn out for 17, and we're still 44 behind. Just watching Karen Stubbles coming through at 18 - she had to get up 4.15am to get ready for her round.

Next week we're also setting a bunch of lab rats onto the site to have a look under the bonnet and see what, if anything, we are missing. This beta thing is a fascinating process, but at the same time you do actually want to know that you've got something in the can and finished.

Now throwing it down at Sunningdale. OK, so not Open weather, but I'll stick with the TV today. We were planning an assault on Sunningdale this afternoon, but there's still too much to get sorted before I can disappear to deepest Wales with my sticks.

Alliss jamming on pelmets and monsoons. 'You youngsters won't know what a pelmet is." Thanks Peter.

John