PSC Golf from The Growling Swan
Monday, Sept. 10, Khao Kheow – Stableford
1st Phillip Moore (17) 43pts
2nd Martin Kempton (11) 40pts
3rd Steve Younger (15) 40pts
Near Pins: A3 & A5 Gordon Clegg; B3 & B8 Alex Field.
Long Putts: A9 Alex Field, B9 Phillip Moore.
Well it was back to fourteen golfers for our trip to Khao Kheow. It’s a very good course but at times a little too expensive for us.
Playing from the yellow tees we attacked A & B. We were told no carts on course but this lasted only for the front nine. On the back nine the sun had dried out the course and it was back to normal. The course was in top nick as you would expect from these guys.
Everything was better than good which gave the opportunity for some good golf with some great scores. If you didn’t have forty points plus you were not in it. The weather was on our side and golfers on course were few and far between.
With the turn out we had we could only play the one flight, with all the novelties in play.
Maybe we saw a change at the top, Phil Moore (been playing a few weeks with us now) came out with an excellent score of 43 points leaving all and sundry in his wake. Second and third were decided by the countback (these guys were a further 3 points behind the winner). Martin Kempton and Steve Younger ended up with the same amount of points, so off to the countback it was. Steve Younger who has little luck with countbacks did not change his luck leaving Martin finishing in second spot.
Thursday, Sept. 13, King Naga – Stableford.
1st Bernie McCart (33) 43pts
2nd Phil Moore (17) 41pts
3rd Keith Buchanan (14) 39pts
4th Glenn Henriksen (11) 37pts
5th Gordon Clegg (24) 37pts
Near Pins: 5th Denis Steele, 7th Martin Kempton, 12th Keith Buchanan, 16th Glenn Henriksen.
Long Putts: 9th Denis Steele, 18th Gordon Clegg.
Nineteen golfers saddled up today for a trip to King Naga (the old Rayong CC). This course has become quite popular and let’s not kid ourselves here, it’s the price firstly and then little OB and not that much water coming into play, and that adds to the attraction.
The course was in good nick, fairways had been mowed (before the rains came), and there was no sign of the coring of the greens that we experienced the last time we played. We played from the yellow tees and with the weather the way it was, it made for a pleasant day for golf.
We had an incident that occurred on about the 15th hole that is worthy of a mention. As we were teeing off there was an unusual noise coming from off the course. It turned out it was a small dog that had fallen into a creek and was having trouble getting out, and with the water levels rising the dog was finding this even more difficult. Stuart Rifkin, with no regard for his personal safety, dived in and within moments he had the dog by the scruff of the neck as a huge salt water croc lunged at Casa. Rifkin was barely able to get his feet and get out unscathed, if not for the efforts of his playing partners god only knows how this would have ended up. One of the most selfless efforts/acts that one has ever witnessed!
Well back to the golf; nineteen players gave us the one flight only and we did have all the novelties in play.
It was Bernie McCart that got thru the crocodile attack on Casa to take the prize in today’s event. Having played with Bernie, on several occasions, today was by far the best that I had seen Bernie play, 43 points was what he finished with. Second past the post was in a bit of form at present Phil Moore with Keith Buchanan filling third place. Fourth & fifth placing’s had to go the countback with Glenn Henriksen getting the nod over Gordon Clegg.
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