DON'T you just love the British weather?

This week, I had been hoping to regale you with the story of my latest battle against my brother-in-law, but the weather had other ideas.

We were due to play on Friday afternoon, giving me the chance to level our annual battle, but it became clear pretty early in the week that we may not get out on the course.

When Friday arrived, I threw open the curtains hoping that the forecasters had got it all wrong. They hadn't. It was a truly horrible day and we took the sensible decision to knock golf on the head pretty early on, rescheduling for this week.

The forecast is much more favourable, so fingers crossed, I'll be able to let you know how I get on in next week's column.

With the football season about to get back into full swing, next week's Tee Time will be the final such page of the summer.

I hope you have enjoyed it, and I also hope you have enjoyed reading this column, but I have to warn you that next week's tale of shanks, duffs and general misfortune may well be the last I write.

The reason? Well, I'm pleased to announce that my wife and I are expecting our first child in December.

It's great news for us and we are really excited. However, it's not such good news for the golf clubs of the Surrey/Hampshire borders, who have been only too happy to accept part of my limited disposable income over the last few years.

I'm told that babies are not cheap to run. I'm also told that they take up quite a lot of your time.

A hobby that costs £20-£30 a time and takes at least four hours doesn't really fit in with family life. I'll not be selling my clubs and will get out on the course where possible, but I don't imagine I'll have enough material to continue with a weekly column.

Golf clubs are often criticised for failing to cater to the needs of people in the situation I now find myself, but I'm not sure there's a lot they can do.

I don't feel like I've really had a round unless I play 18 holes, so less time-consuming formats don't really do it for me, while I'm not sure prices can come down much more.

If you look hard enough, it's nearly always possible to play somewhere for around £20, which is a fair price for four hours of entertainment. I'll just be needing that £20 for other things.