PSC Golf from The Growling Swan
Monday, Sept. 7, Khao Kheow – Stableford
After a presumed bout of ‘indulgence poisoning’ we had one cancellation whilst 15 golfers headed to Khao Kheow, a favourite of many golfers in Pattaya.
We played off the yellow tees on A and B nines and both the weather and the course were perfect and one wonders when the wet season will arrive and spoil these current idyllic conditions for golf.
After an enjoyable round, one really happy camper was Jim Groves. After recently fine tuning his game in Hua Hin, it was like watching the Pros on Golf Channel as Jim shot the lights out with a stunning 41 points to blitz the field. An outstanding score on a great course!
Jim Groves (left) and Graham Rice.
Graham Rice swooped in with 34 points to edge Martin Todd on 33 for second spot whilst the day’s lucky falang, Kevin Waycott, was rewarded with mediocrity to pip a log-jam field in fourth.
1st Jim Groves (13) 41pts
2nd Graham Rice (12) 34pts
3rd Martin Todd (11) 33pts
4th Kevin Waycott (8) 30pts
Near Pins: A3 Mike Gosden, A5 Ebrahim, B3 Kevin Waycott, B8 Peter Bailey
Long Putts: A9 Gerri Crilly, B9 Mark Stapleton
Friday, Sept. 11, Crystal Bay – Stableford
Well it had started raining early in the morning and golfers started to arrive at the bar not knowing whether we would play or not. Andrew made a call and was advised that “There is no rain here”. So 27 of us boarded the buses and headed up the road to Crystal Bay, and while we had rain all the way it did stop as soon as we entered the grounds.
Dave Fletcher (left) with Adrian Schmidt.
Arriving at the course we were informed that due to all the rain that had fallen there were to be no carts on the fairways! It was overcast all day with a cool breeze, which made for a very pleasant day for golf. The course was in good nick as per usual, with the greens playing slow but true. Unfortunately the scores did not reflect this as some of us did not give the scorers any trouble at all.
Adrian Schmidt took the honors in A Grade by one shot from Jim Groves, and on his return Dave Fletcher collected the chockies in the second flight with a 3 point win over Alex Field.
We played from the white tees playing C & A.
A Flight
1st Adrian Schmidt (12) 40pts
2nd Jim Groves (13) 39pts
3rd Martin Todd (11) 35pts
4th Sal Brizzi (6) 35pts
B Flight
1st Dave Fletcher (26) 38pts
2nd Alex Field (19) 35pts
3rd John Anderson (27) 34pts
4th Andrew Allen (31) 33pts
Near Pins: C4 Bob Moffa, C7 Peter Bailey, A5 Jim Groves, A8 Andrew Hills.
Long Putts: C9 Mike Gosden, A9 Jim Groves.
Note: The Growling Swan 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 Sundays at 10 am 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.
