PSC Golf from The Growling Swan
Monday, March 28, Mt. Shadow – Stableford
Twenty punters assembled today looking forward to the challenge ahead. The weather was warm, however a gentle breeze made playing conditions quite pleasant. The greens, as per usual, were tricky and parts of some fairways were drier than an AA meeting.
In the A grade, Alex Field on the first nine took longer to get cranked up than a council road gang however he lifted his game on the flipside, handing in thirty three points to stand atop the podium. Pierre Cere with thirty two and Peter Bailey with twenty nine rounded it out.
Monthly Mug winner Geri Crilly with Peter Bass, Alisha Slender, Bill Steinmann and Mike Gosden.
In the B grade Mike Gosden scored thirty six points, Mr. Consistency John Anderson was on thirty five and John Coetzee mustered thirty four to come in third.
A Flight (0–18)
1st Alex Field (18) 33pts
2nd Pierre Cere (11) 32pts
3rd Peter Bailey (14) 29pts
B Flight (19+)
1st Mike Gosden (20) 36pts
2nd John Anderson (28) 35pts
3rd John Coetzee (21) 34pts
Near Pins: 5th – Kae Dayton, 8th – Keith Buchanan, 15th – Alex Field, 17th – Sandy Leiper
Long Putts: 9th Graeme Preston, 18th John Edwards.
Thursday, March 31, Pattavia – Stableford
Twenty nine golfers turned out to compete for this month’s Monthly Mug. The enthusiasm was high as reports coming back to us suggested that even though there was a shortage of rain in the area, this course was in great shape. I can say that the feedback was a 100% correct – a great course in great shape (if you can handle the greens).
The weather was hot however a light breeze prevailed which kept our playing conditions quite pleasant. I will not go on about it but all that took part today made comments as to how well the course played, although scores did not reflect this.
Bill Steinmann showed Div 1 a clean set of heels having a good day with his 68 net, a birdy tells me that he missed a couple of easy putts early in the day which could have made a big difference. Div 2 was taken out by the coach Mike Gosden, putting 5 strokes between he and second. Then the big story of the day, Geri Crilly with a 65 net taking out not only the division but also this month’s Monthly Mug. He ended up 15 strokes ahead of second.
Monthly Mug
1st Geri Crilly
A Flight
1st Bill Steinmann (13) net 68
2nd Paul Hack (12) net 74
3rd Rod Weekes (14) net 77
B Flight
1st Mike Gosden (20) net 70
2nd Lindsay Slender (21) net 75
3rd Ebrahim (17) net 76
C Flight
1st Geri Crilly (30) net 65
2nd Adrian Waters (25) net 80
3rd Andrew Allen (30) net 80
Near Pins: 4th Bill Steinmann, 7th Adrain Waters, 13th – Ebrahim, 17th – Jim Carlson
Long Putts: 9th John Anderson, 18th Peter Bass.
Note: For some serious golf with a dash of fun, 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 10.00 the same time for open grass bowling at The Retreat. 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.
