Despite Boney trying to derail proceedings with tales of his eagle on the 9th... (2 for 5pts!), Bank Holiday Sunday saw Simon awarded the trophy for 2016.
Very well done Simon... and commiserations M Jaggs Esq. ...
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Archives for August 2016
Match Report: Club Quarter Final 7day Pairs – Loveless/Doran vs Adams/Wheddon
Stap yourselves in, posted on behalf of Mr Graham Loveless
The date was set for Sunday 28th August and myself and Jim Doran were into the Quarter finals of the 7 day men’s pairs. We were playing against fellow Swashbucklers Graham Adams and Club Vice-Captain Mark Wheddon.
Jim had taken a 3 week break from golf (…something about a pregnant ...
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Solid home win against Woldingham by 15pts
Muggy, sticky end-of-summer day today and the threatened rain didn't appear which was good. Two home games to go in this year's Surrey Hills campaign and we were entertaining our 'sister' club Woldingham. Lots of familiar faces in the Woldingham boys, they were all in very good time and raring to go.
Breakfasts sorted, traditional late ...
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Swindle KO 2017 Draw sheet & results
Quick off the mark Lee Feez has meant I've needed to link this page sooner rather than later.
Its not very pretty and its width will make it a problem to view on mobiles but it'll do for time being.
Click the link below to view the page.
This page will be under 'Swindle Competitions' on the main navigation.
May I also add that payment must be ...
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Match Report: Knockout Final 2016
Posted on behalf of
Simon C
Last weekend Scottie Yule and myself fought a great semi final match which I won on the 1st extra hole. My reward was to face the big hitting Matt Jaggs in the final. Matt is always a pleasure to play, so while I knew it was going to be a tough match, I was looking forward to an enjoyable game.
The weather was even ...
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Simon wins Knockout 2016
Mixed bag of weather today - rain, wind and sun. Reasonable Swindle today for a comp weekend, 14 including Matt's mate Tommo.
Not that easy to score especially on the front9 with rain and soggy greens to contend with.
Well, not easy unless you are a certain Matt Strong who smashed the Swindle with a hugely impressive 39pts hoovering up front, ...
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Swindle KO Final on Saturday (tbc) and Ryder Cup Friday
I heard today that a titanic semi final took place yesterday between Simon Christian and Scotty Yule. Both returning 36points, very good back nines and the match went to the first extra hole. Commiserations Scottie and well done Simon. Jaggsy now has his final opponent lined up. So I think the plan is this weekend is the ....
FINAL: Simon C Vs ...
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Summer Swindles and the Addington take Trilogy Cup… @the Add
Questions to be asked, debrief required... how did Surrey National surrender the Trilogy Cup?
Short answer, we didn't have enough on the day... but it was a good day.
Cracking weather for today's annual Trilogy Cup. Started before the Addington joined the Group, the 'Trilogy' Cup is an annual mixed, 'friendly' competition between Committee and ...
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Surrey National take win @home vs Farleigh by 5
A great fixture in the Surrey Hills calendar... we hosted the always-up-for-it Farleigh at home last Saturday.
We're moving ourselves into a good position in the league with a game in hand and two home games coming up. At the risk of being a stuck record... every point counts (it really does here), and of course securing good points at home is a ...
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UPDATED: Pebble Beach Mini-Tour 2016
Added some photos sent over via WhatsApp
Lucky ol Mr Adams is currently off on his US odyssey with Janine, and has "dragged" Brian and Pam along kicking and screaming. Lucky b8ggers all.
Seems to be going well, Graham sent over this cracker in front of some large bunker his drive had found. Mr Chamberlain known to wear a shirt in blizzards has ...
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