7th Hole

Swindle Members

 
Scott Browning
Dave Barnes
 
Dave Barnes
Nickname   You would not believe the complimentary ones and the others - I am afraid you might believe
Year of Birth: 1956 1947
Occupation: Director Director
Puttenham Member Since: 2010 2002
Current Handicap: 19 20
Lowest Handicap: 18 18
Swindle Wins: 0 1
Eclectic Wins: 0 0
Knock-out Wins: 0 0
Previous Clubs: Oak Park, Sherfield Oaks Chiddingfold
Interests outside golf: Business Fasting :-Fast cars, fast women and fast food
Favourite hole: tbd The key hole of Kylie's bedroom
Most disliked hole: 18th - last hole should be a par 4! The Kimberley diamond mine __ Why? I do not own it.
 
Bryn Owen
Chris Daniel
 
Chris Daniel
Nickname   Boyo, The Welsh Wizard, Crighton
Year of Birth: 1961 1945
Occupation: Finance DIrector Retired General Manager - Commercial
Puttenham Member Since: 2009 1998
Current Handicap: 18 18
Lowest Handicap: 16 16
Swindle Wins: 0 0
Eclectic Wins: 0 1
Knock-out Wins: 0 2
Previous Clubs: Gosport & Stokes Bay, Leatherhead, Farnham Sands Paxhill Park GC, Cottesmore GC
Interests outside golf: Welsh Rugby & Portsmouth FC Bridge, Travelling, Gardening, Choral Singing, Welsh Rugby Supporter
Favourite hole: 9th - There's always a great bacon roll at the end! 9th - Challenging drive - always hope for a birdie
Most disliked hole: 5th - I'm averaging over 4 on this tough and slighly boring par 3. 11th - Long way, blind shots!
 
Bob Goodfellow
Steve Gray
 
Bob Goodfellow
 
Nickname Freezer  
Year of Birth: 1944 1949
Occupation: Retired Engineer Retired Quality Consultant
Puttenham Member Since: 1986
Current Handicap: 23 25
Lowest Handicap:   14
Swindle Wins: 0 4
Eclectic Wins: 0 0
Knock-out Wins: 0 1
Previous Clubs: Hankley Common, Dunsfold Oaks Park, Carshalton and country member at Sandwell Park , West Bromwich
Interests outside golf:  

Football, not just a Chelsea fan since the money has been available, I even attended the Cup Winners Cup final, and I mean the one in 1971 in Athens!

Greece is the word … for most holidays over the last 20 years, and although Crete has featured on a number of trips, others have include more than half a dozen of the other Greek Islands

Favourite hole:   5th - when this hole was the 8th it was the scene of my one and only ace
Most disliked hole:   12th - “Steve’s” pond has taken more than it’s fair share of my golf balls
 
Nick Hayward
Duncan Jack
 
Nick Hayward
Duncan Jack
Nickname Stacks Flash
Year of Birth: 1954 1947
Occupation: Retired Bank Manager Retired
Puttenham Member Since: 1976 2003
Current Handicap: 12 16
Lowest Handicap: 9 12
Swindle Wins: 0 0
Eclectic Wins: 2 0
Knock-out Wins: 4 1
Previous Clubs: None West Byfleet and Hoebridge
Interests outside golf: Church, Cricket, Bird watching (Ornithology), any other sport Walking, watercolour painting (v badly), photography, restoring an old GT6 (2 years now, but nearly there!)
Favourite hole: 2nd - I feel more relaxed on the tee, its my first shot hole and if I can get on the green in two I feel really good. 13th - I'm a masochist!
Most disliked hole: 8th - It's that second shot! In the summer how do you stop it on the green? 8th - on paper it is so easy, but it ain't!
 
Ken Johnson
Martin Thomas
 
Ken Johnson
Martin Thomas
Nickname    
Year of Birth: 1943 1946
Occupation: Retired Retired (but still consulting, Change Management)
Puttenham Member Since: 1983 2009
Current Handicap: 23 19
Lowest Handicap: 19 17
Swindle Wins: 1 0
Eclectic Wins: 1 0
Knock-out Wins: 1 0
Previous Clubs: None Bogotá Country Club, Colombia: Karen GC, Kenya: Caesarea GC, Israel: Drift GC.
Interests outside golf: Bowls (indoor & outdoor), Snooker, Computer music, Guitar, Cooking, Eating out (& drinking), Travel (mainly holidays) Travel, music, cricket
Favourite hole: 1st - I usually score points because I haven’t lost concentration and I’m not tired. 6th – plenty of challenges and it sometimes goes to plan.
Most disliked hole: 16th - I rarely score points because I’m tired, I’ve lost concentration and I’m fed up with the round and want to go home. 8th – should not be such a challenge, but it never goes to plan 6th.
 
Tony Malyon
Chris Osborne
 
Nickname    
Year of Birth: 1948 1937
Occupation: Retired (Local Government) Retired
Puttenham Member Since: 1981 2002
Current Handicap: 13 14
Lowest Handicap: 11 11
Swindle Wins: 2 0
Eclectic Wins: 1 0
Knock-out Wins: 1 0
Previous Clubs: Southwood Laleham
Interests outside golf: DIY, watercolours (28 handicap!), Red wine General
Favourite hole:

8th - What Puttenham is all about, has changed little, thinking all the way, working your way around the course, watch out there could be a 6/7 or worse waiting for you!

10th

Most disliked hole: 14th - Two poor shots will get you there with a probable par. Two “nearly” good shots can wreck a card. 3rd
 
Colin Price
Colin Reardon
 
Colin Price
Colin Reardon
Nickname Our Col No-toes, stumpy, "fore-right"
Year of Birth: 1959 1953
Occupation: Consulting Actuary Company Director
Puttenham Member Since: 2002 1987
Current Handicap: 21 17
Lowest Handicap: 16

17

Swindle Wins: 1 5
Eclectic Wins: 0 6
Knock-out Wins: 1 0
Previous Clubs: Golf Club-Great Britain’ !, Society member at Farnham Swindon GC
Interests outside golf: Church, Keeping Fit, Most Sports, Most Music Football, bird watching, tennis
Favourite hole:

7th - The chance to steer a mid-iron second shot through the gap and set up an inviting approach shot to a visible and receptive green.

3rd - Such a confidence builder!
Most disliked hole: 8th - The 2nd shot is such a lottery due to the elevated undulating green! 7th - Requires three consecutive good shots. Most unusual for me!
 
Paul Reardon
Richard Riddell
 
Richard Riddell
Nickname  PJ or Ray Several given in my career, but few polite enough to print!
Year of Birth: 1978 1949
Occupation: Sales Director (Business Gifts) Retired Tax Inspector!
Puttenham Member Since: 1994 2003
Current Handicap: 10 17
Lowest Handicap: 9 14
Swindle Wins: 10 0
Eclectic Wins: 3 4
Knock-out Wins: 2 1
Previous Clubs: None Chiddingfold
Interests outside golf: Football, cinema Wining, dining, wining, wining, geology, nuclear physics and bullshitting!
Favourite hole: 3rd - Very good chance for a birdie - makes you feel good early in the round..

16th - I know the pain is nearly over and a pint of IPA draws closer.

Most disliked hole: 13th - Very difficult to get the ball on the fairway off the tee. 13th - One day I will par it!
 
Stuart Saunders
Phil Stevens
 
Stuart Saunders
Phil Stevens
Nickname Sturat PVT
Year of Birth: 1938 1921
Occupation: Research Scientist Retired
Puttenham Member Since: 2001 1961
Current Handicap: 22 28
Lowest Handicap: 22 16
Swindle Wins: 1 0
Eclectic Wins: 0 0
Knock-out Wins: 1 0
Previous Clubs: None None
Interests outside golf: Music, reading, being a good neighbour, gardening (just cutting the grass), sport of all types (Arsenal FC) Fishing, gardening, reading, steam railways
Favourite hole: 10th - once upon a time I got a birdie on this the supposedly most difficult hole (but only from the yellow tee) – not likely to be repeated!! 9th - With a fair wind I've been known to get there in 2. Have occasionally been known to get a birdie.
Most disliked hole: 6th - yet to get a par!! – now I hope you will believe me when I claim a 27 handicap! 7th - The drive over the heather is just too difficult in most conditions. Not a left-hander's hole!
 
Anthony Yates
Andy Harris
 
Nickname Rowdy, Ant  
Year of Birth: 1970  
Occupation: Computer Consultant  
Puttenham Member Since: 2004 2006
Current Handicap: 9 10
Lowest Handicap: 6  
Swindle Wins: 0 0
Eclectic Wins: 1 1
Knock-out Wins: 0 3
Previous Clubs: Flackwell Heath, Slinfold, Wycombe Heights Merrist Wood
Interests outside golf: Mountain biking, five-a-side and changing nappies!  
Favourite hole: 10th - Always tackled with one of Al’s Bacon Rolls inside you!  
Most disliked hole: 9th - Why does my approach always end up in the garden over the back?  
 
Russell Jennings
Richard Taunton
 
Nickname "Out of the Office" Tonto
Year of Birth: 1982 1951
Occupation: Senior Insurance Underwriter Managing Director of PJ Hifi - the only real Hifi shop in Guildford.
Puttenham Member Since: 2010 2000
Current Handicap: 14 19
Lowest Handicap: 13 14
Swindle Wins: 0 0
Eclectic Wins: 0 0
Knock-out Wins: 0 0
Previous Clubs: Burnham-on-Crouch Clandon Regis (Home club)
Interests outside golf: Sailing, Skiing The mighty THFC - since 1962, skiing, music
Favourite hole: 17th - Great hole Jointly :11th, 12th, 13th  - Puttenham's 'Amen Corner'.
Most disliked hole: 5th - Long par 3 I love the challenge of all of them!