Golfer's dilemma at facing future father-in-law

A HUSBAND-to-be is anxious not to drive a wedge between himself and his future father-in-law when they go head-to-head in the final of a golf tournament.

John Hague has been grooming his game for the Grange Golf Club’s match play knock-out competition which has seen members battling for a place in the final since April.

But having secured three victories to reach tomorrow’s final, he now fears that victory could cost him his future wife after a twist of fate saw him pitted against his future father-in-law, Dave Bugdol.

The 28-year-old admitted: “I don’t really want to cross my future father-in-law. It could have a huge bearing on the way the wedding day goes.

“I suspect that work on the speeches will only get underway after the results of the final come in.”

John, a funeral director with Bartholomew and Sons, is due to marry fiancée Jennie Bugdol (26), on September 10.

The couple, of Kimberworth Park, will be married at The Church of the Immaculate Conception, on Herringthorpe Valley Road, before heading to the Grange Golf Club for the reception.

Jennie’s father, Dave Bugdol (55), said: “The last thing I want is for him to beat me so that he has the bragging rights on the wedding day.

“I might be able to use the wedding to unsettle him a bit. I might not let him marry my daughter if he wins, after all.”

Dave, who has a handicap of 17, fears that John’s improving game might see him claim victory, despite his slightly poorer handicap of 18.

And to add insult to injury, Dave was the one who first introduced his future son-in-law to golf eight years ago.

John admitted: “Soon after I started dating Jennie I mentioned to Dave that I fancied taking up golf and he took me for my first round of 18 at Grange Golf Club.

“He introduced me to the game and now it could come back to bite him on the bum.”