When the idea of a Tanglwyst Cup in Hungary was proposed some years ago - to a group that hadn�t ventured further east than Great Yarmouth - it�s fair to say it was met with a degree of scepticism. But as the sun set over the Danube, and the trophies were presented, TC23 was logged in the books as one of the finest in it�s 13 year history.

It perhaps didn�t start that way, as the first arrivals into Budapest set foot in the night one accommodation. Memories of 2017 came flooding back and 6 men were forced to sleep with one eye open. But after a day of vineyards, lake swimming, and BBQ�all was forgotten and the teams were ready to do battle.

The up-market Zala Springs provided the opening day venue on a sweltering day. With humidity through the roof and barely an inch of shade, PGA got things underway, led out for by their local talisman, Laffan, who in partnership with Edwards would build an early lead that never be relinquished. It would be a similar story in the back group as the formidable pairing of Mullin and Hoare surged to a 4up lead early in the back 9, eventually running out 3&1 victors. And so, with two losses already in the books, the middle match had quickly become a must-win for UnderCooked. After 14 holes, the pairing of King and Jenkins were on track to deliver the vital point to Captain Cooke only to be reeled in by Robinson and Reeve, with Robinson eventually holing an 8-footer for a 1up win on the 18th.

On both previous occasions that a team had suffered an opening day shutout, that team had found themselves 6-0 down after day 2. But at Royal Balaton GC, UnderCooked dared to believe, with each of Cooke�s pairings finding themselves up during the final 6 hole stretch of their matches. The top 2 games would eventually end up one-a-piece but with UnderCooked�s final paring of Davidson and King 1up and middle of the 18th fairway and PGA�s approach hooking violently towards jungle, Cooke chalked up the 4-2 and began to dream of a final day charge. That was until Reeve�s ball ricocheted off Cooke�s golf buggy � turning a lost ball into a greenside putt, and destroying any remaining shred of composure within Davidson. 4-2 soon became 4.5-1.5 and both sides knew that TC23 was all but over as a contest.

And so it proved. The points were shared on a final day singles at Pannonia GC with Mullin putting the cherry on the cake by recording a second, back-to-back, hattrick and retaining POTY status for another year �the first player to ever do so. But it Hungary that was the real winner, delivering an all-time classic Tanglwyst Cup.