PSC Golf from The Golf Club
Monday, August 8, Green Valley (white tees) – Stableford
T1st Dave Ferris (20) 38pts
T1st Pat Ryan (15) 38pts
T3rd Peter LeNoury (13) 35pts
T3rd Jered Sawyer (7) 35pts
T3rd Andy Makara (25) 35pts
Pardon the absence from last week’s column as I was hit with carpel tunnel syndrome and the right arm was out of commission for some 10 days. On the mend now thanks to some aggressive massage so we carry on! It has been just great weather for golf as overcast skies and a fairly low level of humidity has made our courses very enjoyable. Some days we found a good strong breeze that only added to the pleasure.
Green Valley was again in great condition, but only two players bettered their handicap today. Maybe it was that wind keeping the scoring in check as three golfers were stuck on the 35 point mark for third place. Locals Peter LeNoury and Andy Makara ended up in the three-way with visiting single-handicapper Jered Sawyer.
Pat Ryan is over from Ireland and visiting us for a few weeks and found his stride straight away. Not only did Pat shoot well, but he also won the Caddy Smile near pin as well. Our regular Dave Ferris has been turning in some strong scores of late and it’s no surprise he did so well here today. No birdies, nothing special, just a solid 18 front and 20 back took Dave to the podium pinnacle this time.
Thursday, August 11, Burapha (white tees) – Stableford
1st Gary Emmett (19) 42pts
2nd Gary Billingham (26) 40pts
3rd Dave Ferris (20) 39pts
Moans and groans from the returning golfers today as heavily cored and sanded greens were on the C and D circuits here at Burapha. Yes, I requested to play this loop as last time here we played A and B. It would have been nice to know the maintenance schedule so we could have played a pristine A and B, or is that too much to ask? NO, I don’t thinks so as last week I received an email from the perfect Lotus Valley alerting me to their schedule of coring and sanding for early October. It can be done! Siam lets us know when they are working on their courses so please take note, not just for Burapha but all courses should post or inform the PSC so we can make adjustments.
As rough as the conditions were, some good scores were posted today. Dave Ferris won with a 38 on Monday and today shot a 39 for third place, and continued his good run.
Visiting us for the first time from Dundee, Joe Duncan won the Caddy Smile near pin and is now just getting used to the weather and grasses we have over here.
A couple of Aussie Garys were next up the ladder and Mr. Billingham’s 40 points won sole second while Mr. Emmett topped the table with his 42 for the win. These blokes have been playing with us for years, but we also have had loads of new Aussie and Kiwi lads join up with us, escaping from the winter down under. They sure have helped our low season, so thanks gents!
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