AUGUST 2021
Rio Real Golf 26th August 2021
This week we played Rio Real, although the greens had been recently hollow tined, they were still in great condition and a good test all round with some thick testing rough.
The top 3 scores were all very close and Gary played with the eventual winner who finished in top form with 15 points in the last 5 holes, although at times luck was definitely on his side, Gary had always wondered what them bottom grooves were for on the club.
Results from Rio Real
1st Brian "bottom groove" Rowlands 36pts, playing off 10.5,cut to 9.8
2nd Gary Sparrow 35pts, playing off 10.8,cut to 10.6
3rd Luis Benal 34 pts, playing off 11.5,no change
Nearest pin in 1 hole 6 Luis Benal
Nearest pin in 2 hole 17 Luis Benal
Next week we are at Mijas Los Olivos and will be Sponsored by the very generous Jamie Wilson.
Please contact John Yuill ASAP if you wish to play
This week we played Rio Real, although the greens had been recently hollow tined, they were still in great condition and a good test all round with some thick testing rough.
The top 3 scores were all very close and Gary played with the eventual winner who finished in top form with 15 points in the last 5 holes, although at times luck was definitely on his side, Gary had always wondered what them bottom grooves were for on the club.
Results from Rio Real
1st Brian "bottom groove" Rowlands 36pts, playing off 10.5,cut to 9.8
2nd Gary Sparrow 35pts, playing off 10.8,cut to 10.6
3rd Luis Benal 34 pts, playing off 11.5,no change
Nearest pin in 1 hole 6 Luis Benal
Nearest pin in 2 hole 17 Luis Benal
Next week we are at Mijas Los Olivos and will be Sponsored by the very generous Jamie Wilson.
Please contact John Yuill ASAP if you wish to play
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Cabopino Golf 19th August 2021
This week we played the magnificent but very tricky Cabopino Golf course sponsored by the ageless Ray Critcher.
The course was in great condition as usual and just to try us more they had pushed most of the tees to the very back which made it play even longer but despite this the scores were much better than our last visit there.
Our eventual winner and in fact the top 3 were made up of the 4 ball Gary played with and it went right down to the very last putt of the day, Gary eventually finished 5th it would have been nice to have the top 4 from one group!
One of the many stories that came out back at the Dragon was the nearest the pin winners ball actually took 3 bounces in the water before popping on the green to about 5 feet, its said even the Dambusters missed sometimes, so did Les he didn’t come away with a birdie, he did manage a par!
Results from Cabopino
1st Jamie Wilson 34 pts playing off 1, cut by 0.2 to 0.8
2nd Simon Waby 33pts,playing off 5.7, no change
3rd Bob Sawyer 32 pts, playing off 9.3,now off 9.4
Nearest pin in 1 hole 15, Les Johnson
Nearest pin in 2 hole 4,Jamie Wilson
Guest prize, Jason Kotowski, 29 pts ,playing off 8
Next week we return to Rio Real, if you wish to play please contact John Yuill ASAP
This week we played the magnificent but very tricky Cabopino Golf course sponsored by the ageless Ray Critcher.
The course was in great condition as usual and just to try us more they had pushed most of the tees to the very back which made it play even longer but despite this the scores were much better than our last visit there.
Our eventual winner and in fact the top 3 were made up of the 4 ball Gary played with and it went right down to the very last putt of the day, Gary eventually finished 5th it would have been nice to have the top 4 from one group!
One of the many stories that came out back at the Dragon was the nearest the pin winners ball actually took 3 bounces in the water before popping on the green to about 5 feet, its said even the Dambusters missed sometimes, so did Les he didn’t come away with a birdie, he did manage a par!
Results from Cabopino
1st Jamie Wilson 34 pts playing off 1, cut by 0.2 to 0.8
2nd Simon Waby 33pts,playing off 5.7, no change
3rd Bob Sawyer 32 pts, playing off 9.3,now off 9.4
Nearest pin in 1 hole 15, Les Johnson
Nearest pin in 2 hole 4,Jamie Wilson
Guest prize, Jason Kotowski, 29 pts ,playing off 8
Next week we return to Rio Real, if you wish to play please contact John Yuill ASAP
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Santana Golf 12th August 2021
This week we played our home course Santana , kindly sponsored by the original Fawlty towers duo at the Red dragon Andy and Trish.
The course as we have come to expect was in fantastic condition. The course played quite long with the tees pushed back on quite a few holes and a fair bit of breeze, The normal winning score for Santana is around 40 points this week the best we could manage was 36!
Back at the dragon there plenty of excuses were made especially from last week’s winner, who obviously realised the severity of his handicap cut last week, 22 points not getting anywhere even on a lower scoring day!
A small discussion was had on where the nearest the Pin board should be on the nearest the pin holes if a player holes out in one or two! Some believe it should be the side of the green, but we believe it should be in the hole, Simon Waby’s 12 foot putt was in the middle of the hole so that’s where the pin belongs! .
Our winner today with 36, should have been 40 plus points he had 11 points after 3 holes and then managed to bring himself back to the rest of the field a bit! Well played though Tony!
Results from Santana
1st Tony White 36 pts, playing off 11.6.cut to 10.9
2nd Simon Waby 34 pts, playing off 5.7, no change
3rd Jamie Wilson 31pts, playing off 0.7, no change
Guest prize Dave (The Shank) Errington, 33pts,playing off 12.2
Nearest pin in 1, hole 16 , Tony Anderson
Nearest pin in 2,hole 14, Simon" the Eagle" Waby
Next week we are at Cabopino, so please contact John Yuill ASAP if you wish to play.
There will be an email coming out soon from John Yuill regarding the cancellation of the Ryder cup away trip and also the 2 day alternative one at Mijas and Santana
This week we played our home course Santana , kindly sponsored by the original Fawlty towers duo at the Red dragon Andy and Trish.
The course as we have come to expect was in fantastic condition. The course played quite long with the tees pushed back on quite a few holes and a fair bit of breeze, The normal winning score for Santana is around 40 points this week the best we could manage was 36!
Back at the dragon there plenty of excuses were made especially from last week’s winner, who obviously realised the severity of his handicap cut last week, 22 points not getting anywhere even on a lower scoring day!
A small discussion was had on where the nearest the Pin board should be on the nearest the pin holes if a player holes out in one or two! Some believe it should be the side of the green, but we believe it should be in the hole, Simon Waby’s 12 foot putt was in the middle of the hole so that’s where the pin belongs! .
Our winner today with 36, should have been 40 plus points he had 11 points after 3 holes and then managed to bring himself back to the rest of the field a bit! Well played though Tony!
Results from Santana
1st Tony White 36 pts, playing off 11.6.cut to 10.9
2nd Simon Waby 34 pts, playing off 5.7, no change
3rd Jamie Wilson 31pts, playing off 0.7, no change
Guest prize Dave (The Shank) Errington, 33pts,playing off 12.2
Nearest pin in 1, hole 16 , Tony Anderson
Nearest pin in 2,hole 14, Simon" the Eagle" Waby
Next week we are at Cabopino, so please contact John Yuill ASAP if you wish to play.
There will be an email coming out soon from John Yuill regarding the cancellation of the Ryder cup away trip and also the 2 day alternative one at Mijas and Santana
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Miraflores 5th August 2021
This week we played Miraflores golf, the day was sponsored by Gary Sparrow, the course was I have to say the best condition I have ever seen it and was a credit to the greenkeepers.
The day was sponsored by Gary Sparrow, Gary has a big birthday on Sunday!
It turned out to be a very successful day for 1 member who not happy with just winning, also took 2 of the extra prizes arranged by Gary, the par 3 challenge and 2 Nearest the pin in 2 on hole 10! Gary also had nearest the pin in 3 on the par 5 on the 2nd.3
Colin was happy with his winning haul, not so happy with the nice cut he gets just a few weeks before the Ryder Cup is played.
Result from Miraflores
1st Colin Bryan 40 pts,playing off 19.4 cut to 16.6
2nd Denis Pollock 35 pts, playing off 28 cut to 27.6
3rd Simon Waby 34 pts,playing off 5.7 no handicap change
Guest prize winner Dave " the shank" Errington
Nearest pin in 1 hole 4, Simon Waby
Nearest pin in 2 hole 10, Colin Bryan
Nearest pin in 3 hole 2, Bob Sawyer
Nearest pin in 3 hole 12 , Jamie "bubbles" Wilson
Par 3 challenge, best stableford score for all 5 par 3's , yep you guessed it Colin Bryan.
Although Gary sponsored the day, it was Ray Critcher actual Birthday, he is just a couple of years older than Gary! Many thanks to Trish for the cake and all the staff for putting up with us once again! A great day was had by all!
Next week we are at our home course Santana so if you wish to play please contact John Yuill ASAP.
This week we played Miraflores golf, the day was sponsored by Gary Sparrow, the course was I have to say the best condition I have ever seen it and was a credit to the greenkeepers.
The day was sponsored by Gary Sparrow, Gary has a big birthday on Sunday!
It turned out to be a very successful day for 1 member who not happy with just winning, also took 2 of the extra prizes arranged by Gary, the par 3 challenge and 2 Nearest the pin in 2 on hole 10! Gary also had nearest the pin in 3 on the par 5 on the 2nd.3
Colin was happy with his winning haul, not so happy with the nice cut he gets just a few weeks before the Ryder Cup is played.
Result from Miraflores
1st Colin Bryan 40 pts,playing off 19.4 cut to 16.6
2nd Denis Pollock 35 pts, playing off 28 cut to 27.6
3rd Simon Waby 34 pts,playing off 5.7 no handicap change
Guest prize winner Dave " the shank" Errington
Nearest pin in 1 hole 4, Simon Waby
Nearest pin in 2 hole 10, Colin Bryan
Nearest pin in 3 hole 2, Bob Sawyer
Nearest pin in 3 hole 12 , Jamie "bubbles" Wilson
Par 3 challenge, best stableford score for all 5 par 3's , yep you guessed it Colin Bryan.
Although Gary sponsored the day, it was Ray Critcher actual Birthday, he is just a couple of years older than Gary! Many thanks to Trish for the cake and all the staff for putting up with us once again! A great day was had by all!
Next week we are at our home course Santana so if you wish to play please contact John Yuill ASAP.
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