PSC golf from The Growling Swan
Monday, Dec. 8, Mountain Shadow – Stableford
Despite an early tee time, the core died in the wool saddled up for yet another adventure. The course was in great nick and the greens putted truly.
There was only one welcome handed out today, which may very well turn into a farewell as big Graham Rice threw his shoulder out, forcing him to take an early shower. Good luck Graham, let’s hope it’s not too long till you’re back.
We ran with one division only and the honours went to Fred Cuypers with 35 points, two up on Ebrahim in second while Sandy Leiper completed the podium in third.
Fred Cuypers (left) with Graham Rice.
1st Fred Cuypers (16) 35pts
2nd Ebrahim Al-Ansari (13) 33pts
3rd Sandy Leiper (33) 32pts
Near Pins: Don Richardson, Fred Cuypers.
Long Putts: John Anderson
The Compass Cap was awarded to the aforementioned Graham Rice who unfortunately wasn’t able to complete the course.
Thursday, Dec. 11, Treasure Hill – Stableford
It was a hive of activity in Soi Chaiyapoon as the troops gathered for today’s challenge. Upon arriving at the course the management made us very welcome and the book-in was handled quickly and efficiently by the lady receptionist. The green fee, caddy and cart deal at 1600 baht was great value and we’ll be back next month.
(L-R): Sandy Leiper, Russell Calcutt and Bob Akapita.
A big welcome was handed out to Billy Beers from Northern Ireland and a farewell to Peter Bailey, who is heading back to Australia.
The weather was just perfect with a slight breeze keeping the temperature very pleasant. As usual the track was very testing with the greens a little inconsistent, resulting in the scores being lower than the nether regions on a sausage dog.
A keenly contested battle saw Bob Akapita win A Flight with thirty five points on a count back from Stu Rifkin, with J.J. Harney gaining a podium finish after handing in thirty three points.
Sandy Leiper, who 2 weeks previously had said his game was as stale as a hot cross bun in August, posted thirty three points to win B Flight. Mark Stapleton came home with a wet sail, scoring nineteen points on the flip side to total thirty two and edge out John Anderson on a count back.
A Flight (0–17)
1st Bob Akapita (17) 35pts
2nd Stu Rifkin (17) 35pts
3rd JJ Harney (10) 33pts
B Flight (18+)
1st Sandy Leiper (33) 33pts
2nd Mark Stapleton (20) 32pts
3rd John Anderson (28) 32pts
Near Pins: Sal Brizzi, Peter Bailey, Bill Steinmann (2).
Long Putts: Sal Brizzi, Andrew Allen.
Despite having a bag of high tech equipment that would have put a sizeable hole in the defence budget of a small Pacific nation, Russell Calcutt collected the Compass Cap for the lowest score on the day. Deefa the dog was the happy recipient of many donations for the needy children of Pattaya and the golfers are thanked for their generosity.
Note: The Growling Swan is a friendly PSC Golf outlet and welcomes all lovers of golf to join in and have a fun day out with us. We generally play Mondays and Thursdays with buses mostly departing at 8.30 am. Please contact Peter Grey on 0861 503086 if you are interested in a game.
The Growling Swan also caters to the lawn bowling enthusiasts. Bus transport leaves the Swan at 10.00 am to play at Coco’s under cover synthetic lawn bowls on Sundays and at the Retreat Lawn Bowls grass greens on Wednesdays, also departing at 10.00 am. The cost including bus transport, green fees and hot lunch is approx 300 hundred baht, so great value for a day out. Please contact Paul Rennison on 0843 454005 if you would like to come along.
