PSC Golf from The Growling Swan
Monday, Nov. 30, Mt. Shadow – Stableford
We had 34 eager golfers waiting to take on Mountain Shadow and the 3 buses were filled with some optimistic golfing enthusiasts.
Playing from the blue tees the scores were not too bad, with the one outstanding score being that of the day’s winner, John Davis, who showed a clean pair of heels to the rest of the field.
(L to R) Fritz Webber, John Davis and John Coetzee.
The tee boxes on the course were in very bad condition and markers appeared not to have been moved for some considerable time, something that could be rectified with very little effort.
Div. 1
1st. John Davis (13) 42pts
2nd Pierre Cere (11) 36pts
3rd Ebrahim (17) 31pts
Div. 2
1st John Coetzee (20) 34pts
2nd Alex Field (20) 33pts
3rd Keith Buchanan (18) 33pts
Div. 3
1st Fritz Webber (25) 37pts
2nd Sandy Leiper (31) 34pts
3rd Geri Crilly (25) 32pts
Near Pins: Roy Dayton (Hole 5), JJ Harney (7), Max Bracegirdle (15), John Davis (17)
Long Putts: Sandy Leiper (9), Keith Buchanan (18)
Thursday, Dec. 3, Crystal Bay – Stableford
Thirty-two golfers with extreme optimism headed out last Thursday for the Growling Swan’s venture to Crystal Bay. The weather was sultry and muggy for our 8 groups and we played C and A nines in that order (A nine was used for the count-backs). The course was in good nick but struggled against some power hitters off the yellow tees.
(L to R) Sandy Leiper, George Wilson & Stu Rifkin.
Stuart Rifkin blitzed 25 points on the back nine to eke out a win alongside George Wilson and Sandy Leiper in their respective grades. Sandy obviously enjoys this course, being a past winner. Other bouquet performances came from Don Richardson, Alex Field and Frank Riley, whilst JJ Harney and Max Bracegirdle were delighted with their placings.
It was great to see Allain Taddai back playing golf after his extended layoff. Welcome back Papa!
A Flight (0–16)
1st Stuart Rifkin (16) 41pts
2nd Don Richardson (14) 38pts
3rd JJ Harney (11) 38pts
B Flight (17–21)
1st George Wilson (21) 41pts
2nd Alex Field (20) 40pts
3rd Frank Riley (18) 40pts
C Flight (22+)
1st Sandy Leiper (31) 38pts
2nd JC LHoste (29) 37pts
3rd Max Bracegirdle (25) 34pts
Near Pins: C4 Kevin Waycott, C7 George Wilson, A5 Mashi Kaneta, A8 Takeshi
Long Putts: C9 Sal Brizzi, A9 Don Richardson
All at The Growling Swan would like to wish His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the great long life and good health on the occasion of his birthday on Dec. 5, the longest reigning monarch in the world today.
Note: The GS is a friendly golf outlet and welcomes golfers of all persuasions. We generally play on Mondays and Thursdays at any one of the fine courses around Pattaya. Please contact Peter Grey for bookings or any information on 0861 503086.
The Growling Swan also caters to the bowls enthusiasts. Bus transport departs the GS on Wednesdays at 10 AM to play at Cocos on undercover synthetic greens and on Sundays at the same time for open grass bowling at The Retreat. Please contact Paul Rennison on 0843 454005 if you wish to partake. The cost including return bus transport, bowling fees and a hot lunch is less than 400 baht so great value for a day out.
