Stuart Read
Joined Society : 2011
Wins :
Other wins : 1 (Golfest Par 3 League Winner 2010)
Current Handicap : 24.7
Current Ranking : Not yet ranked
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
BIRTHPLACE : CARDIFF
HAVE YOU/ARE YOU A MEMBER OF A GOLF CLUB? : Was a junior member of Welshpool, but not since 1987
WHAT ARE YOUR TOP 5 GOLF COURSES YOU’VE EVER PLAYED : Nefyn (fantastic), Rotherham
(great parkland course, long, tough but fair), Welshpool (pure loyalty, plus the views and friendly locals), Langland Bay (some great holes) and the Warwickshire.
WHICH COURSE YOU’VE PLAYED WAS VASTLY OVERATED : Newtown. A flat field with 9 holes in it
WHICH COURSE WOULD YOU LOVE TO PLAY : Augusta ( or Machyns in the dry)
NAME ONE LOCAL COURSE (WE'VE NEVER USED) THAT YOU’D LIKE TO SEE HOST A SOCIETY COMPETITION: no idea - don't know where you have and haven't been. Welshpool isn't too far mind...
WHICH IS YOUR FAVOURITE SOCIETY COMPETITION VENUE : too few to pick from yet. The Warwickshire is the best so far.
WHICH IS YOUR FAVOURITE SOCIETY COMPETITION : anything Stableford!
NAME SOME OF YOUR FAVOURITE GOLFERS : Woosnam, McIlroy, Ballesteros
WHAT/WHEN/WHERE WAS YOUR BEST EVER ROUND : Nett 60 at Aberystwyth to win the 1986 mid Wales Junior Championship.
WHAT DO YOU CLASS AS YOUR BEST EVER SOCIETY PERFORMANCE : 2nd at Porthmadog, 2010 Golfest
WHO DO YOU RATE AS THE SOCIETIES TOUGHEST COMPETITOR : all of them
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A HOLE IN ONE (WHEN AND WHERE) : not even close
WHICH ONE THING ANNOYS YOU MOST ABOUT GOLF : slow play
WHICH FOOTBALL TEAM DO YOUR SUPPORT : the Mighty Bluebirds (Cardiff City)
NAME SOME OF YOUR SPORTING HEROES : Jonathan Davies, JPR Williams, Gareth Edwards (spot
the theme yet...?), Gethin Jenkins
HOBBIES / INTERESTS : two young kids and a full time job - no time for hobbies
FAVOURITE MUSIC/ALBUM’S : AC/DC, Green Day, Stereophonics
WHAT IS/ARE YOUR FAVOURITE FILM/S : Spinal Tap, Star Wars (all 6 but especially 3)
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE TV PROGRAMMES : Gavin & Stacey, Mock the Week, QI, A League of Their Own
APART FROM FAMILY NAME 4 GUESTS YOU'D HAVE TO DINNER AND WHY : Gordon Ramsy (to cook), James Cordon (for a laugh), Freddie Flintoff (stories) and Claudia Schiffer (eye-candy)
HAVE YOU/ARE YOU A MEMBER OF A GOLF CLUB? : Was a junior member of Welshpool, but not since 1987
WHAT ARE YOUR TOP 5 GOLF COURSES YOU’VE EVER PLAYED : Nefyn (fantastic), Rotherham
(great parkland course, long, tough but fair), Welshpool (pure loyalty, plus the views and friendly locals), Langland Bay (some great holes) and the Warwickshire.
WHICH COURSE YOU’VE PLAYED WAS VASTLY OVERATED : Newtown. A flat field with 9 holes in it
WHICH COURSE WOULD YOU LOVE TO PLAY : Augusta ( or Machyns in the dry)
NAME ONE LOCAL COURSE (WE'VE NEVER USED) THAT YOU’D LIKE TO SEE HOST A SOCIETY COMPETITION: no idea - don't know where you have and haven't been. Welshpool isn't too far mind...
WHICH IS YOUR FAVOURITE SOCIETY COMPETITION VENUE : too few to pick from yet. The Warwickshire is the best so far.
WHICH IS YOUR FAVOURITE SOCIETY COMPETITION : anything Stableford!
NAME SOME OF YOUR FAVOURITE GOLFERS : Woosnam, McIlroy, Ballesteros
WHAT/WHEN/WHERE WAS YOUR BEST EVER ROUND : Nett 60 at Aberystwyth to win the 1986 mid Wales Junior Championship.
WHAT DO YOU CLASS AS YOUR BEST EVER SOCIETY PERFORMANCE : 2nd at Porthmadog, 2010 Golfest
WHO DO YOU RATE AS THE SOCIETIES TOUGHEST COMPETITOR : all of them
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A HOLE IN ONE (WHEN AND WHERE) : not even close
WHICH ONE THING ANNOYS YOU MOST ABOUT GOLF : slow play
WHICH FOOTBALL TEAM DO YOUR SUPPORT : the Mighty Bluebirds (Cardiff City)
NAME SOME OF YOUR SPORTING HEROES : Jonathan Davies, JPR Williams, Gareth Edwards (spot
the theme yet...?), Gethin Jenkins
HOBBIES / INTERESTS : two young kids and a full time job - no time for hobbies
FAVOURITE MUSIC/ALBUM’S : AC/DC, Green Day, Stereophonics
WHAT IS/ARE YOUR FAVOURITE FILM/S : Spinal Tap, Star Wars (all 6 but especially 3)
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE TV PROGRAMMES : Gavin & Stacey, Mock the Week, QI, A League of Their Own
APART FROM FAMILY NAME 4 GUESTS YOU'D HAVE TO DINNER AND WHY : Gordon Ramsy (to cook), James Cordon (for a laugh), Freddie Flintoff (stories) and Claudia Schiffer (eye-candy)
| Year | Tournament | Pos | Score | Bir | Par | Bog | DB+ | Rank |
| 2010 | Clwyd Cup | 13th | 28pts | |||||
| 2010 | Nefyn Open | 4th | 35pts | |||||
| 2010 | Porthmadog Classic | 2nd | 34pts | |||||
| 2011 | May Masters | t-5th | 25pts | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | NR |
| 2011 | Langland Bay Bowl | 16th | 21pts | |||||
| 2011 | Machynys Classic | 4th | 27pts | |||||
| 2011 | Monmouth Open | 12th | 22pts | |||||
| 2011 | Stableford Plate | 9th | 22pts | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | NR |
Tournament & Yearly Record
| MM | PS | SP | AC | SC | OP | P | W | RU | T5 | BF | |
| 11 | t-5 | - |
9 |
2 |
0 | 0 | 1 | t-5 | |||
| P | 1 | 0 |
1 |
2 |
0 | 0 |
1 |
t-5 |
|||
| W | 0 | 0 |
0 |
0 | |||||||
| RU | 0 | 0 |
0 |
0 | |||||||
| T5 | 1 | 0 |
0 |
1 | |||||||
| BF | t-5 | - |
9 |
t-5 |