The Growling Swan Golf Society
Monday, Nov. 27, Pattavia – Stableford
Div 1
1st Mike Johns (14) 34pts
2nd JJ Harney (13) 33pts
3rd Colm Lawler (14) 33pts
Div 2
1st Alex Field (18) 32pts
2nd George Wilson (21) 32pts
3rd Frank Riley (23) 31pts
Near Pins: 4th Den Steele, 7th George Wilson, 13th Mike Johns, 17th Keith Buchanan.
Long Putts: 9th Rod Weekes, 18th JJ Harney.
The Pattavia course was in great nick as usual except for the greens which had been sanded recently. Two divisions were the order for the day with Div 1 being 0 to 17 and Div 2 being 18 plus.
Div 1 saw Mike Johns beat the field with 34 points, only one clear of second & third which was decided by the count-back system. Winning that and coming in second was JJ Harney, with his playing partner Colm Lawler taking third.
Another count back decided Div 2, with Alex Field getting the nod over George Wilson, both with 32 points. One shot further behind and taking out third place was Frank Riley.
Thursday, Nov. 30, Crystal Bay – Monthly Mug
Div 1 (0–17)
1st Takeshi Hakozaki (12) net 67
2nd John Edwards (14) net 72
3rd Nat (9.4) net 73
4th Bill Steinmann (12) net 74
Div 2 (18+)
1st Rob Cross (27) net 68
2nd Denis Tooth (18) net 70
3rd Alex Field (18) net 70
4th Rudy Regenass (28) net 71
Near Pins: C4 Don Richardson, C7 Mike Johns, B4 Paul Smith, B6 Kevin Waycott
Long Putts: C9 Nat, A9 Steve Younger
Twenty six golfers turned out to take part in the Kevin Grose Memorial Shield and The November Monthly Mug. It was 5 years ago this week that we lost Kevin and as an annual event it is supported very well by the punters at The Growling Swan.
The venue was Crystal Bay and we were not to be disappointed the course, as per usual was in great nick. We played courses C and B from the yellow tees.
Takeshi Hakozaki led Div 1 saw from the outset and his return of net 67 gave him enough to take both the Monthly Mug and Kevin Grose trophy. Second was John Edwards, with Nat and Bill Steinmann filling third and fourth.
Div 2 saw late inclusion Robert Cross win the division with a score of net 68, probably his best game in a while. Denis Tooth and Alex Field had to go to the count-back with Denis getting the nod. Rudy Regenass filled fourth spot.
