Lo Crispin Golf Society - Spring Cup

A good turn out of 35 members (including 3 playing for Handicap) and 1 guest ‘teed it up’ at El Plantio in the Society’s first ‘major’ of the year on 22nd March. The weather was good and the breeze was mostly moderate. The course however was a rather different story. The majority of the fairways were quite threadbare in places. The greens, or most of them were a little lumpy in part and of inconsistent speeds, also the tee boxes were a little scruffy. Nevertheless, most players seemed to enjoy the day, even if they were not so happy with their scores! We returned to the Lo Crispin Tavern, as always, where we were served with a good selection of Tapas and the day’s prizes were distributed.

1st. Place - Steve KIng 33 pts off 18 and winner of the Spring Cup

2nd. Place - Ian Stuart 31 pts. off 15

3rd. Place - Barney Barningham 30 pts off 27 (on count back)

4th. Place - Janet Candlin 30 pts off 41

The Guest Prize, including those members playing for Handicap was won by Bob Dunn with 33 pts off 12

N.T. P. on Par 3s

Hole 7 - Steve King

Hole 9 - Ian Stuart

Hole 14 - Bob Dunn

Hole 18 - Bob Dunn

The 2s Pot which included a double ‘roll over’ was won by Steve Carter, Ian Stuart and Richard Brady, who each collected 27 euros.

The Free Game Draw was won by Peter Marsh.

Finally, our next game, an Individual Stableford competition is at Saurines de la Torre Golf, Roldan, Murcia on 5th. April.

Steve Harrington (Handicap and Membership Secretary).

Abbey Angling

On Tuesday the 21st of March we fished the second round of the Spring series at the El Bosquet complex at Crevillente.23 Anglers turned out on a glorious Spring day and most of the match was fished in complete sunshine.

The match was fished in five sections and pegs a1 to 7 and 26 to 40 were used. Winner on the day making a welcome return from a trip to Vietnam was Nick Bastock. Drawn on the end peg 7 he fished the pole across on maggot for a great weight of 28kg.

In second place was our raider from over the Andalucian border Bob Robinson. Bob fished peg B1 and again caught across on bread or maggots on the pole for 19.60kg.

In third place was yours truly, Ian Brown from the fancied peg 1. After about three and a half hours I had caught 16.74kg of carp and mullet using maggots on the pole across. How did I know that you ask ? well for the last two and half hours I never caught a fish.

Th e other sections were very tight affairs and were won by John Waples 9.50kg , peg 26. Lenny Bolton 13.32kg, peg 32 and Tony Felstead on peg 37 with 8.08kg.

Rods N Reels.

The following day the club should have been fishing the Rio Segura at

Murcia. Due to numerous people being unable to attend this venue the match was switched once again to El Bosquet. It was a very similar day to the day before and great things were expected. For whatever reason the venue did not fish quite as good which is unusual after a day were a load of bait is put in.

Winner on the day was one of our Belgium anglers who I shall refer to as Max.Drawn on peg 4 he caught well on the pole across for most of the day and also caught on what the Belgiums refer to as a wincklepicker, a bomb to uk anglers. He weighed 17.38kg of mainly carp.

In second place was Richard Smith from peg B1. Fishing the pole with maggot or pellet he caught carp with the odd mullet for 15.38kg.

Taking third place was yet another Belgium this time refered to as JP.We only refer to the belgiums as nicknames etc mainly because we cant pronounce or spell the correct ones.Drawn on peg 28, JP caught carp on the pole with maggots for 13,78kg.

The other section winner was Steve Higgins with 10.34kg from peg 17.

Next week we are holding a two day festival at the venue and pegs a1 to 7, 17 to 25 and 26 to 40 have all been reserved. Plaesure anglers can still fish the favoured pegs 8 to 16.

Further details re matches and membership can be found on our website www.abbeyangling.es

Ian Brown

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