It wasn't just the hot summer sun ­ yes, really ­ that was producing the red faces on the golf course during Appleby Westward's Spar convention in Jersey last weekend. Most of the players admitted to appalling rounds, with one senior executive claiming he could barely hit the ball. But trading director Nigel Taylor must have wished for a problem like that as he lost 16 balls ­ in nine holes. {{COUNTERPOINT }}

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