Paul Molyneux
Meet Sandbasher with a little help from Surples
PLAYER PROFILE
Name Paul Molyneux
Born in Leigh
Date of Birth 16/03/1862
Age Owder than dirt
Wife AKA “the Boss”
Job window cleaner
Has been playing golf on & off for 25yr
Joined Society in 94 till 2001, then 2003-04 rejoined March 2011
Current Handicap is 12
Honours
Sandbashing champ 1994 – to date
Player of the Year 1996
Captains Trophy 1995, 1997 & 2011
Presidents Shield 1996, 1997 & 1999
Redbridge Trophy 1995 &2013
C McClean Trophy 2011
Howard Wadsworth Trophy 2001
Paul & Carole Trophy 2013
Summer Matchplay 1997 & 2000
Summer League Div 2 2000 & 2011
Treasurer’s Shield (mini major) 2012
Winter Matchplay 1996 & 2001
Best Gross Score 74 St Michaels Widnes 12/08/01
Worst Gross Score 104 Boysnope 27/03/11
Ambition in Golf is get handicap down as low as poss
Best Course Played with Society is Pleasington or Conwy
Worst Course Played with society is Hart Common when it 1st opened, 5 fields with 18 flags in it
Best Course on Sunday Rota is Walmersley
Worst on Sunday Rota is Garstang (bland)
What’s in your bag? 2 packs of cigs & a lighter coz Hartle & Lomax never have enough
Driver is Taylormade R11s
Fairway Woods Titleist 3 & 5
Irons are Titleist AP2 4-pw Wilson gap wedge & Cleveland 56 wedge
Putter is a Nike method
Which golf ball do you prefer using? Callaway
Favourite Food is anything not foreign as long as there’s no veg or cheese involved
Favourite Drink is Guinness
Favourite Film is 300
Favourite Bands are Bay City Rollers, Kate Bush, Susan Boyle, AC/DC, Anthrax, The Last Vegas, Slash,
Favourite Album is Appetite For Destruction Guns n Roses
Is your wife/girlfriend interested in your golf? no
Favourite club in your bag? Putter
Worst club in your bag ? Any of em on a bad day
Stableford or Medal ? Medal it’s not as forgiving
Society nickname? Ming the merciless/hopeless/relegated (delete as appropriate) Sandbasher, Marry Poppins, Dwarf Features & others
Courses i’d like to see on Sunday rota are 10 different ones
Courses i’d like to see on a major Hillside, Birkdale & Royal Lytham or similar
Who would you most like to play a 4 ball with? Darren Clarke, Graeme McDowell (great golfers & like a ittle drink) & Stu Surples (so am not worst golfer & i’ll need a lift home)
Have you won the bog seat? Nope not yet
Can you remember why
Last edited: 05/07/2021
