Archives for September 2013

On a changable day, Surrey National had to face it's hardest away game to decide the Surrey Hills League.  Performing consistency well throughout the year, it came down to Farleigh 'away'... a team of low very steady handicappers playing on their own turf.  We hadn't played a warm-up and a number of us hadn't played any of the holes.  With that in ...
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An overcast, but very mild Autumn afternoon, saw Surrey National turn out 20 mixed pairs for the Sutton Green Open yesterday.  40-strong, we made up about half or more of the field!  The bemused faces of the non-SN lot at the dinner, faced with half the room being from one club was a sight. A very enjoyable day had by all and we all but cleared ...
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A fantastic result for the Swashbucklers again, this time team Adams (G), Champion (M), Hogben (B) and McNally ("I'll have a Magners ta") win the Captain's Pro challenge with a superb score of net 57.5, pipping team Massey by a smidge.  This year the event was in support of the National Autistic Society and Alzheimer's Society. Team Feasey came in ...
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A group of Swashbucklers headed out for some late Summer sun in September and were lucky with some great weather, nice courses and good golf. Dorado beer went down well, and a few casualties along way but all in all a great break in which we managed to squeeze 5 rounds into 6 days. Below is Adeje Golf Club, looking up the par5 18th... probably ...
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.. but still gaps there and it needs updating! PLAYERS PAGE Its a page which gets updated from time to time with new honours, profiles and content.  The more input from (so-called) mates the better. One such example is the LOVELY picture of a certain Mr Alan Gollop... submitted by Anonymous.  This person also helpfully included some profile ...
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Whilst on a recent tour, Johnny Clements hit the big 6-0. Happy birthday from the whole Swindle BDJ... seen here below at a bar in Las Americas pushing past his bedtime (the bed is actually in the bar). ...
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Whilst I was enjoying a mate's birthday 40th weekend away (or rather a "hangover" weekend), the Swashbucklers turned out some cracking performances to dominate the autumn Stableford on Sunday. 4 out of the top 5 were Swashbucklers, with Alan "Rocky" Saville taking the honours with a very impressive 44. That 2.1 handicap cut is a fantastic result! ...
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