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Dyachenko delivers for ‘Dolphins’

Thai Premier League Football 2012 Season

Pattaya United’s Sergey Dyachenko, left, fires in his side’s winning goal against Esan United at the Tung Burapha Stadium in Ubon Ratchathani, Sunday, Sept. 30. (Photo/Pattaya United)

Pattaya United rebounded from a disappointing 2-0 loss at Insee Police FC last week to take down high-flying Esan United in Ubon Ratchathani at the weekend.
The only goal of the match came in the 82nd minute when Pattaya’s Russian midfielder Sergey Dyachenko struck with a beautiful curling shot from the edge of the penalty area that flew in off the Esan goalkeeper’s left hand post.

Pattaya had to withstand a virtual siege on their goal for the final 10 minutes of the match but they managed to hold out and take three very valuable points from, what on paper at least, appeared to be the harder of their two away fixtures last week.
With just 5 points now separating nine clubs in the mid-table standings it’s still all to play for and United face another ‘six-pointer’ this weekend when they take on TOT on Saturday at the Nongprue Stadium in Pattaya. Kick-off is at 6 p.m.

Thai Premier League Results & Standings (Sept. 30)

Team P W D L +/- Pts

Muang Thong United 28 21 7 0 35 70

Chonburi 27 17 6 4 26 57

Buriram United 29 13 10 6 19 49

BEC Tero Sasana 29 13 7 9 1 46

Esan United 29 9 13 7 1 40

Bangkok Glass 29 9 13 7 13 40

Army United 29 9 11 9 -3 38

TOT 29 9 11 9 0 38

Samut Songkhram 29 10 7 12 -5 37

Osotspa 28 11 4 13 3 37

Pattaya United 29 9 9 11 -4 36

Wuachon United 28 8 12 8 -2 36

Chiangrai United 29 8 11 10 -7 35

Chainat 29 6 12 11 -15 30

Police United 29 6 11 12 -8 29

Thai Port 29 6 9 14 -18 27

BBCU 28 4 11 13 -17 23

TTM Chiangmai 29 2 12 15 -19 18

Results: (Sat. 29/09/12): Thai Port 1 - 2 Samut Songkhram; Osotspa PSTP Chonburi; Buriram United 0 - 1 BEC Tero Sasana; Bangkok Glass 2 - 2 TTM Chiangmai; (Sun. 30/09/12): Chainat 1 - 2 Chiangrai United; Esan United 0 - 1 Pattaya United; Army United 1 - 3 Wuachon United; Police United 1 - 1 TOT.

Pattaya lawn bowlers flying the flag for Thailand

Thong Oomen and Orawan Sodok.

Thailand will be sending a men’s and a ladies team to the World Lawn Bowls Championships in Adelaide, Australia which take place from November 24th - December 9th. Both teams will consist of five bowlers, each of whom will compete against the best bowlers in the world, in two of the singles, pairs, trips or fours events. They will bowl at least 22 games and more if they qualify for the semi-finals.
Both their men’s and ladies teams qualified as a result of their performances over the last two years in international tournaments. As only 24 countries qualified for each it is quite a remarkable achievement, especially bearing in mind that there are less than 60 Thai bowlers in the whole of the country and only four locations where bowling takes place.
Included in the squad are two girls from Pattaya, Thong Oomen and Orawan Sodok, both of whom bowl at the two facilities here, The Retreat and The Coco Club and have regular opportunities to improve their skills by bowling against the various ‘farangs’ from Europe and Australia who live here.

Pattaya Wednesday Quiz League

Results & Standings Sept. 26

Pos. Team B/F 12-Sep 19-Sep 26-Sep Total

1 Rest Stop 10 3 3 3 19

2 Palmers 11 1 3 3 18

3 The Londoner 10 3 1 3 17

4 Queen Victoria 7 1 3 3 14

5 Offshore 6 3 3 1 13

6 Nervous Wreck 8 1 1 1 11

7 Cheers 7 1 1 1 10

8 Shagwell Mansion 5 3 1 1 10

Results: The Londoner 86 v 74 Cheers; Offshore 86 v 96 Rest Stop; Queen Victoria 84 v 66 Nervous Wreck; Shagwell Mansions 68 v 94 Palmers

Pattaya Monday Quiz League

Results & Standings Sept. 24

10-Sep 17-Sep 24-Sep Total Total

Pos. Team Sc. Pts Sc. Pts Sc. Pts Score Points

1 Palmers 82 5 80 8 86 10 496 47

2 The Londoner 86 6 74 5 80 6 488 43

3 Offshore Bar 76 3 82 10 74 4 480 40

4 The Ranch 92 10 68 4 84 8 468 37

5 Cheers 88 8 80 8 78 5 472 35

6 Irish Rovers 78 4 68 4 72 3 430 21

7 Nervous Wreck 74 2 48 2 68 2 398 15

Percentage correct by round this week:

Geog. Sport History Movies Science Reading General All Average Team

91.80% 73.50% 95.90% 75.50% 85.70% 46.90% 73.20% 77.40% Total: 77.4

Gaussa doubles up for the week

PSC golf from Tropical Bert’s

The Scribe, right, presents the MBMG Group Golfer
of the Month award to Joel Flor.

Derek Brook
Tuesday, September 25, Royal Lakeside - Stableford

When you go to this golf course, just once in a while you really have to go with Mashi Kaneta, it is a real experience. We all know how the ‘Mashi Way’ to a golf course is usually exciting, and I have learned short cuts over the years I never thought possible, but this day was different. Somehow we turned off route 7, by mistake I think, and ended on the entrance to the motorway to Bangkok. Somehow he got us off it and we arrived at Royal Lakeside at the same time as the rest, via back roads I could not find again if I tried.

On the way back we went through Chonburi and went shopping at a golf shop the back of beyond and still arrived in plenty of time for me to do the result show. And I got 40 winks, great stuff.

Tuesday’s A & B Flight winners, Mike Gaussa and Andre Van Dyk,
with one of Bert’s finest.

We do not play Royal Lakeside very often, mainly because of the distance, but at 50 minutes or so, lost or not, this is now not a bad trip. Last month we booked it and were ‘Bumped’ at the last minute and moved back to a very late start, so cancelled. So the ‘Management’ gave us a good deal and we arrived with a full field.

With the weather of late, rain and more rain, we had checked whether the course was playable and were told it was if they had no more rain, so it was with no surprise that we learned that carts were allowed on the cart path only. This usually makes for a long day for the ‘Goldies’.

So off we went and soon found why the carts were not allowed on the course, it was soaking wet. Not only that but the ‘mozzies’ were out and the good caddies had some insect repellent to help their players. A quick wipe down with the repellent soon scared the damn things away and only a few players got bitten. Just one of the joys of a game of golf.

The day was tough with very wet fairways, soggy greens and a lot of walking, but we got around. Really tiring these conditions and a few of the ‘Goldies’ were absolutely shattered at the end. Thus a quick ‘kip’ in the car on the way back. A real refresher.
Back at Bert’s a little late it was soon time to declare the results and the A Flight, 0 to 18, was outdone by the B Flight 19 upwards. In the A Flight we had a three-way count back on 34 points that saw Mike Gaussa win with Mark West in second and Dick Warberg in third.

The scores in the B Flight were a bit better with Andre Van Dyk winning with 39 points ahead of a count back on 36 points that saw Joel Flor in second and Tom Cotton in third.

With this being the last Tuesday of the month it was The MBMG Group Golfer of the Month, and with Joel Flor coming second in the B Flight he just beat Brian Parish on count back. Well played Joel!
Near Pins: Mike Gaussa, Tom Cotton, Daryl Evans, Graham Buckingham.

Friday, Sept. 28, Rayong Country Club – Stableford
The plan was to go to Treasure Hill, but with all the rain around we thought it sensible to contact them and see if the course was playable. The information was that at 0800 hrs the rain was heavy and the caddies had not turned up, so the course was closed. So it was a phone around and we were told by Rayong Country Club that the rain was light but no carts were allowed on the course, so off we went.

As are all courses at present, this one was saturated and the bunkers were water-logged, as were the greens, so it was a question of getting around the best we could and trying to enjoy the day. Indeed the Sun even broke through later on although it was very weak.

The drive back was difficult as the roads were packed so we got back to Bert’s a bit late. It was soon time for the weary group to hear the results and find out that the steady player of the last few months, Mike Gaussa, won with 39 points. Sunny Khamra was in second with 35 points and we then had a count back on 34 points that saw Max Matthews in third and Don Carmody in fourth. T.T.F.N.
Near Pins: Don Carmody, Alan Sullivan, Mick Coghlan.

Ebrahim wins Monthly Mug

PSC Golf from The Growling Swan

John Pierrel, Ebrahim, Peter Grey & Alain Taddei

Peter Blackburn

Monday, Sept. 24, Pleasant Valley – Stableford

Another excellent field of 20 golfers was signed up for the trip to the picturesque Pleasant Valley golf course and under overcast skies after very heavy rain overnight we assembled at The Growling Swan.

It was good to welcome back Bob Akapita from Gove in the Northern Territory of Australia; Neil Skilton returning from his 3 week trip to the UK; Walter Baechli after finishing his cycling tour of Ireland & the UK; and Eddie Townsend, formerly from Perth but now residing in Pattaya. It was sadly time to wish bon voyage to Stephen Newton who is returning to work but at the time of writing is not sure where!

Departing in 2 mini-vans right on time at 8.30 am we proceeded up No.7 with many glances upwards at the weather but despite the few pessimists amongst us we were confident of a fine day. After a 38 minute drive we were at the course which was very quiet and just had to wait for one four-ball to tee off before we got our first group away 25 minutes ahead of schedule at 9.35 am.

Apparently the course had been under water the day before so no carts were allowed on the fairways which meant winter rules through the greens were in place. The course was indeed very wet in parts but with relief, completely playable and looking in fine condition although the greens did appear to be fairly slow on the front nine.

After completing our first nine in 2 hours we encountered some very ordinary greens on the back nine which, according to the knowledgeable amongst us was mainly due to the huge amount of recent rain. We battled on however and finished the round in the very good time of four hours and not a drop of rain was sighted on the day. The ‘rain gods’ had smiled on us once again!

We were able to have 2 grades with four podium spots in each. A Grade was for handicaps 0 to 17 and B Grade for 18 and over. We had nearest the pins on all the par threes and longest first putts on the 9th & 18th greens which were collectively sponsored by The Growling Swan, Mike Gosden, Dave Neal, Stephen Newton, Kevin Waycott & Bob Akapita. Many thanks to these guys for their generosity!

The A Grade was won by yours truly with 37 points, 1 point ahead of Neil Skilton (17 point back nine) who beat Ebrahim (15 point back nine) into third place on a count back. Chris Stewart’s fine 74 gross (eagle on the par five 15th using four iron, four iron to a metre) secured him 4th place with 35 points.

The consistent Duangjai Tusagad (Kae) won the B Grade with a fine 38 points and in a count back for second & third on 37 points Stephen Newton (21 point back nine) eased Walter Baechli (19 point back nine) into third spot with Roy Dayton fourth on 35 points.

A Flight (0-17)
1st Peter Blackburn (11) 37pts
2nd Neil Skilton (7) 36pts
3rd Ebrahim (16) 36pts
4th Chris Stewart (1) 35pts
B Flight (18+)
1st Duangjai Tusagad (34) 38pts
2nd Stephen Newton (28) 37pts
3rd Walter Baechli (18) 37pts
4th Roy Dayton (22) 35pts
Near Pins: 5th – Walter Baechli; 8th – Neil Skilton; 13th – Bob Akapita; 17th – Chris Stewart
Long Putts: 9th – Ebrahim; 18th – Walter Baechli

The Compass Cap (awarded for the worst score on the day) was won by Wendy Bernek and was naturally received in good spirit. Deefa the Dog was back and whilst being paraded by his Master, Hunter, several donations to charity were collected from the ever generous Growling Swan Golf crew.

Thursday, Sept. 27, Crystal Bay A & B – Stroke/Monthly Mug

Despite the pessimistic forecasts from the so called Growling Swan meteorological “experts” the previous evening, I and most others were confident of a fine day and a terrific field of 28 assembled at the G.S. in readiness for the fourth Monthly Mug.

We were happy to welcome Neils Hansen & Jan Lovgreen from Denmark who are both here for another seven months. Also Sandy Leiper, who “disappeared” for a couple of weeks and Tom Cotton who is recovering from a delicate surgical procedure. It was also good to see Robbie Pollack from Sydney, Australia having a game with us for the first time. It was sadly time to say farewell to Chris Stewart who will shortly be returning to Mandurah, Western Australia & Bob Akapita who has to return to his work in Gove in the Northern Territory of Australia.

Everyone was on time so we headed off down Sukhumvit in three mini vans right on schedule at 8.30 am and after a fairly good run we arrived at Crystal Bay just 40 minutes later. The golf course had received quite a lot of rain over the last few days so carts were not allowed on the fairways which meant winter rules through the greens were once more in place.

After waiting for a couple of groups coming through from B nine we were able to get our first four-ball away on A nine 10 minutes ahead of our scheduled 10.00 am tee time. The weather was fine but fairly hot & humid with very little wind with the exception of much wind from The Growling Swan “delinquents” group who had recruited Max “Two Corsets” Bracegirdle to lend “support” to Peter Grey in the absence of Fred Dineley, who was not present due to family reasons.

The course was naturally wet in places but drying out quickly although the greens were considerably slower than normal. We proceeded at a very good pace and got through the A nine in right on two hours and this pace was continued through the B nine enabling us to complete the full round in four hours exactly, which for a stroke round is very good for us. A very enjoyable round of golf with great company in our group and of course the weather was fantastic once again.

In addition to the Monthly Mug winner we were able to have 2 grades with five podium spots in each. A Grade was for handicaps 0 to 17 and B Grade for 18 and over. We had nearest the pins on all the par threes and longest first putts on the 9th & 18th greens which were collectively sponsored by The Growling Swan, Mike Gosden, Dave Neal, Stephen Newton, Kevin Waycott & Bob Akapita. Many thanks to all out sponsors!

Wendy Bernek, Kae & Peter Blackburn.

It was fantastic to see Ebrahim have his first win with us and he took out the fourth Growling Swan Monthly Mug with a very fine net 67. The winner of A Grade was the consistent John Pierrel who had a very good net 68 with Mike “Hunter” Gosden in second spot with net 71. Playing on his home course Takeshi Hakozaki finished third with net 73 and in a count back for fourth & fifth your writer (net 35 back nine) just pipped Niels Hansen (net 36 back nine) with both golfers having net 74.

In B Grade it was Alain “Inspector Clouseau” Tassei who finished first with a very good net 69 and in another count back on net 72 it was Dave Neal (net 36 back nine) who finished second from Tom “T.C.” Cotton (net 38 back nine) in third place. Brad Todd’s net 73 was good enough for him to secure fourth place with Roy Dayton fifth on net 74.

Monthly Mug
1st Ebrahim (16) net 67
A Flight (0-17)
1st John Pierrel (11) net 68
2nd Mike Gosden (12) net 71
3rd Takeshi Hakozaki (11) net 73
4th Peter Blackburn (11) net 74
5th Niels Hansen (14) net 74
B Flight (18+)
1st Alain Taddei (18) net 69
2nd Dave Neal (23) net 72
3rd Tom Cotton (22) net 72
4th Brad Todd (22) net 73
5th Roy Dayton (22) net 74
Near Pins: A5 – John Pierrel; A8 – Mike Allidi; B4 – Ken Bernek; B6 – Thientong Charoenrung
Long Putts: A9 – Tom Cotton; B9 – Roy Dayton

Back at The Growling Swan for presentations we thanked Peter Grey for sponsoring this very popular monthly event and also for providing the delicious chicken supper which enabled Geoff Phillips to go without a meal for the next two days.

The Compass Cap (awarded for the worst score on the day) was won by Robbie Pollack who unfortunately left the Growling Swan to go and pick up his lady but failed to return to collect the award. Deefa the Dog was present of course and whilst being paraded by his Master, Hunter several donations to charity were collected from the ever generous Growling Swan Golf crew.

Many of us stayed back and as usual Peter Grey rang the bell later in the evening, obviously delighted at not having to wear the Compass Cap although it was revealed that “Two Corsets” may have had something to do with this. Details are available “offline” to any interested parties. Another great day with many laughs!

Note: Growling Swan Golf welcomes golfers of any persuasion – low & high handicappers alike, female golfers and beginners. We generally play Mondays & Thursdays, meeting at The Growling Swan (formerly The Bunker Bar) in Soi Chaiyapoon at 8.00 am with transport departing at 8.30 am. For bookings or more information please contact Peter on 0806 351 386 or email to [email protected].

Kingdom sponsors Beaver annual charity tournament

The Beaver Invitational has announced that Pattaya property developer Kingdom Property has signed on as title sponsor for one of the country’s most popular golf/beach hockey events.

Nigel Cornick, CEO of Kingdom Property recently met with John Casella, VP of the Thai-Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Michael White, a leading member of the Flying Farangs, to formally announce their support for the event, which will be run on the weekend of November 9-10 in Thailand’s seaside resort of Pattaya to have fun and raise money for charitable causes.

“The association between this event and Kingdom starts with a shared vision of giving back to the community and involving people from every walk of life,” said Nigel Cornick.

The event is a collective effort from the Canadian community, and brings together the Flying Farangs ice-hockey team and the Canadian Embassy.

The Beaver International charity golf tournament will take place at Phoenix Golf Club on Saturday, November 10. Start times will be 6 a.m. and 12 Noon with each field limited to 128 players. The cost to enter is 3,499 baht per player and includes golf goodie bag and dinner reception during the evening presentation at the Tavern by the Sea, Amari Orchid Resort in Pattaya.

For full details, call 02 266 6085-6, email [email protected], or check the website at www.beaverinvitational.com.

Jerry enjoys a ‘sweet’ day at Green Valley

Jomtien Golf with the IPGC

Monday, Sept. 24, Green Valley – Stableford

It is remarkable for this time of the year that we had a field of 41 players out today in three divisions with the equal cuts at 5-15 in division 1, 16- 20 in division 2 and of course 21+ in the third division.

Over the past six years that we have been playing here as Jomtien Golf there have been some remarkable scores returned, with scores of 45, 44 and slightly lower this has been the norm here, and now playing off 17 the South African boy Jerry Sweetnam won today in Division 2 with 44 points. Bryan Rought took second on place 36 and Paul Hartley was third one point behind.

Wilf Latham topped Division 1 with 37 points after beating Kari Kuparinen on a 20/18 back nine count back and Chris Voller, still playing off 8, was third with 35 points.

Ian Plummer, not shopping today with his wife Anne, won Division 3 with 37 points ahead of Bryan Priestley in second three points behind and in third place with 33 points was the China based Bristol boy, Bob Poole.

Near pins went to Jeff Codeiro, Grenville Hill, Ian Spiers (2), Andy Crabb, Ian Hart, Rod Howett and Bryan Priestley.

In the 2’s there was a rollover to Bangpra next Monday in division 1 and Ian Hart and Rod Howett birdied the 12th to split the pot in division 2.

Wednesday, Sept. 26, Eastern Star – Stableford

It was very dark in the distance as we drove down towards the coast and with heavy rain yet again here in Jomtien overnight we wondered if we would be playing today.

It was our second Wednesday trip here in two weeks due to a management competition here at Eastern Star on Friday, which is our normal competition day, and we still had two divisions out with the cut at 8-14 and 16 plus in division 2.

In Division 1 there were four scores returned with 35 points and a back nine count back of 21/19/18/15 saw Marty Rock in first place ahead of Wilf Latham, Mikael Andersson and Iain Usher finishing in that order.

Joe Kubon won Division 2 with 34 points while Paul Hartley took second after beating Harry Vincenzi on a 17/16 back nine count back, both coming in with 33 points.

Near pins went to Arthur Hancock (2), Tony Kay, Jon Lay, Mark Armstrong and Joe Kubon.

In the ‘2’s today, Tony Kay birdied the 6th as well as Wilf Latham and Jon Lay the 3rd to share the Division 1 prize and Mark Armstrong birdied the tough 13th over the water to split the rollover pot with Joe Kubon after the latter sank a three-foot putt on the 17th.

Friday, Sept. 28, The Emerald – Match-play and Stableford

Our annual challenge, a match-play game over two rounds against the Ban Chang based Backyard Boys at Emerald was cancelled fifteen minutes before our first tee-off time due to horrendous rain overnight here and heavy showers all the way down to the course this morning.

We had 12 players in each team and another 16 in an individual stableford competition today, so this is now postponed until next Friday where the first round will commence at Eastern Star, our venue. The following Friday we will be back for the second round here at the Emerald.

As a final note, we have received some positive updates coming in regarding Fred Duffy’s health back in Scotland and we will keep you all posted.

Oddur signs off in style

PSC golf from Café Kronborg

Monday, Sept. 24, Century Chonburi – Stableford

1st Mike Allidi (2) 36pts
2nd Takeshi Hakozaki (11) 36pts
3rd Oddur Olafsson (12) 35pts
4th Mike Winfield (20) 32pts

It was Century Chonburi today, up the 331 in less than an hour with heavy traffic, and off the first tee 15 minutes early with cloudy and humid conditions on the front nine, sunny and hot coming in.

The greens were fine but the course was a bit scruffy with a lot of grass not being cut in the last week. Back in the building that claims to be a clubhouse after a round of 4 hours and 30 minutes we welcomed Elias Magnusson, back from the summer in Iceland, and said goodbye to Daryl Evans back to Australia for a bit.

Mike Allidi was the winner on a count back from Takeshi Hakozaki in second, both on 36 points. Oddur Olafsson took third on 35 points and Mike Winfield was fourth with 32.

Thursday, Sept. 27, Bangpakong – Stableford
1st Oddur Olafsson (12) 40pts
2nd Doug Maiko (16) 39pts
3rd Sunny Khanna (13) 38pts
4th Dave Richardson (26) 38pts

It was Bangpakong Riverside today, up the route 7 for 1 hour and 7 minutes and we were off the first tee 15 minutes early under cloudy and humid conditions. The course on the day was very wet but as always immaculate with some of the best greens around, a real treat to play.

After playing a few holes we discovered a multitude of 5-balls in front for a long round of 5 hours and 20 minutes.

Back in the clubhouse, welcomes went out to Sunny Khanna and John Haddon and a goodbye to Oddur Olafsson back to fishing off Iceland.

Oddur made sure he signed off in style by winning today with 40 points. Doug Maiko took second with 39 points, while Sunny Khanna was third on a count back from Dave Richardson and Elis Magnusson, all on 38 points.

Note: Café Kronborg golfers play every Monday and Thursday. If you are looking for a game, call Dave on 083 602 2117 or email [email protected].

Ryder Cup fever hits TGC

PSC golf from The Golf Club

The Ryder Cup crew at 3:00 a.m. on Sunday night.

Steve Ellison

It was a weekend of late nights as we watched the European team stage one of the greatest comebacks in history to win the 2012 Ryder Cup over the American team. Congratulations to the entire side, as Europe seemed to do the impossible and rack up win upon win to colour the scoreboard a brilliant blue. Thanks to all who joined us for a fascinating and breathtaking tournament.

Monday, Oct. 24, Green Valley (White tees) – Stableford

1st Mike Newbert (14) 38pts
T2nd Mick Beresford (16) 36pts
T2nd John Pierrel (11) 36pts

Rain, rain go away was the lament for many of our golfers this morning, and many did not bother to turn up. As with the previous week, once we got out to the course, everything was fine. Never let the weather dictate your game or use it as an excuse for laziness. The gang had a great day of golf with no rain and relatively dry conditions.

Mike Newbert (the Montauk Mauler) took it all in stride as he destroyed the field and turned up in the clubhouse with 38 points on the card. Micky B. had the same result as the week before and took 2nd with 36 points once again. Our travelling golfer John Pierrel rounded out the top 3 with a tie with Mick on 36 and all was good at Green Valley. The course remains as one of the best in town and is in tip top shape.

Tuesday, Oct. 25, Old Course (White/Blue tees) – Stableford

1st Paul McNally (2) 37pts
2nd Simon Philbrook (7) 37pts
3rd Ernie McInerney (11) 36pts

Membership has its privileges. It was a complete podium sweep for 3 of the members of Siam Old this week as the visitors were left in the proverbial cold. It must have been the members bounce on a few holes as the lads took no prisoners on this final outing for the season to the best course in Pattaya on the last Sports Day of 2012.

Paul (Spike) McNally said it was all in the cleats for his gripping round. I would imagine that when one plays off a 2 handicap, the game is far more enjoyable anyway! Congrats Paul, you are the Champ! Or at least one of them.

Our pal Simon Philbrook from the MBMG Group was also basking in the sunshine as he shared the limelight with Paul in a tie at 37 Stableford points. Ernie Mac finally shot to his potential and finished a shot back on 36. It must be those restful nights up on Pratumnak Hill doing him a world of good.

Friday, Oct. 28, Crystal Bay (White tees) - Monthly Medal

1st Suresh Mehta (16) net 67
2nd Phil Smedley (13) net 68

My how time flies, and yet another Monthly Medal was on the cards, this time at the lovely Crystal Bay. There are 3 nine-hole tracks here and all are very, very good. It was in great shape and once again, there was no rain.

As we left Pattaya with a few souls who knew about weather conditions, the skies cleared and a fine day of nice cool golf was in store for us. Yes, it was a non-stop drizzle at The Golf Club but the course is about 35 miles down the road so anything can happen. As I keep harping on, we rarely get rained out here in Pattaya.

Suresh Mehta is currently visiting from India and is a mate of our pal Chaten Patel. On a whim, he thought he might get out for a round while here, and loh and behold he walks away with his first Monthly Medal shirt for his efforts!

El Capitano, Senor Phil Smedley was just a shot behind and missed out by a hair with his great score of a net 68 for second place. Thanks guys, another great month of golf in Pattaya goes into the record books.

Note: The Golf Club is located on Soi LK Metro. We usually play on Monday, Wednesday and Friday so come join us for a seriously fun day out. Just call 085 434 3377 or see our website www. golfclubpattaya.com and for more information mail us: [email protected] and see updates at www. facebook.com/golfclubpattaya.

Crumpton Oaks Wednesday Darts League

Results & Standings Sept. 19 (week 8)

Team P W L B/L +/- Pts.

Mee Chew Sports Bar 8 8 0 5 42 16

Irish Rovers 8 7 1 8 36 14

Yates Bar 8 4 4 3 4 8

Biggy’z Rest 8 2 6 3 -14 4

Jantha Coffee House 8 2 6 3 -16 4

W. Tankies 8 1 7 2 -52 2

Results: Biggy’z Rest 2 v 7 Mee Chew Sports Bar, Irish Rovers 8 v 1 Jantha Coffee House, Yates Bar 9 v 0 W. Tankies

Damp courses but no lack of endeavour

PSC Golf from Mulligans Lakeside

Tuesday, Sept. 25, Khao Kheow - Stableford
Khao Kheow A & C was the allocated combination for Tuesday and with no carts on the fairway, we followed PSC guidelines and implemented ‘lift, clean & place’. The course was fairly wet and casual water drops to go with the pick and place ruling were pretty much the order of the day.

Dave Edwards.

Jeff Wylie (5) coped best with the conditions to lead the way with a meagre 31 points, followed in by Iain Painter (20) with 27. Co-incidentally the same prize winning scores as the Tuesday before at Treasure Hill.
Near pins were shared between Chris & Dave.

Thursday, Sept. 27, Pleasant Valley - Stableford
Thursday was a visit to Pleasant Valley, where the course was much drier than Tuesday’s venue, but still no carts off the path, so ‘lift, clean & place’ was implemented once again. The fairways were in good condition today, with very few casual water drops required, but the course decision re carts was best as there were several areas which would have been chopped up badly by carts.

Scores were reflective of the better conditions, but again it was Jeff (5) showing how it’s done with 40 points, followed in by Dave Edwards (17) with 36 points.
Near pins were picked up by Jeff (2), Dave & Willem.

Note: Mulligans Lakeside plays golf generally on Tuesday & Thursday, with ML hosting prompt presentations on both days. As a PSC affiliated venue we welcome senior golfers who have opted for the “Silver” tee option. Call 089 094 1841 for scheduling or enquiries. Hope to see you there, cheers & good golfing!

Bangpra reigns after the rain

IPGC Pattaya Golf Society at Rabbi’s Elephant Bar

A pause in the heaviest storm period the monsoon season has dumped on Pattaya so far this year saw the Pattaya Golf Society fulfill their medal fixture at Bangpra on Monday, 24th September under surprisingly clear skies. The course looked as immaculate as ever but the first steps on the fairway saw feet settling in the soft surface, though not enough to give relief from casual water. With very little run nothing but the best connections saw success and as a result the course held all the aces.

Manfully the group stuck to its task and Neil McIntosh held on to post a return of net 81 for second place, just edging out Wichai Tananusorn by two shots. The winner, as so often recently, was Dave Edwards with net 79.

There were no birdie ‘2’s and Rabbi’s free beer draw was won by Norwegian Gubbi Innvaer whilst Bryan Barrell savoured the Booby Bevy yet again for his high scoring round.

One couldn’t blame the field for hoping for better weather next time at Bangpra but October can be pretty grim as well on the Eastern Seaboard golf courses.

Hats off to Larry

On Wednesday, 26th September, the Pattaya Golf Society visited Eastern Star to play a stableford competition as its charity event for the month. In the main the day stayed fine and the course was reasonably turned out but with little run, in common with so many other venues currently.

Returning after ten days from a back spasm and the resultant sciatica an anaesthetized Mr Len showed his relief at being out with the lads again as he returned 31 points for a share of second place with Seil Revels. The winner was Larry Ang, paying only a fleeting visit and his 35 points was an excellent effort on a day when the lower handicappers suffered. None more so than Dave Edwards. In one brief rain spell he relocated his clubs inside the cab of his golf cart and they slipped, accelerating the vehicle into the cart in front. Ouch! An expensive mistake which was later supplemented with the Booby Bevy.

Rabbi’s free beer draw was won by Norwegian visitor Khun Bento. However the real winners on the day were the kids at the Fr Ray Foundation Outreach Center on Soi Thepprasit when once again the generosity of the group saw over 4K raised.

Treasure for Tananusorn

The Pattaya Golf Society ended a tough golfing week with a visit to Treasure Hill on Friday, 28th September. The course was in fine condition and the day stayed dry but the special challenge of the course is always present and scores reflected this.

Sharing third place were Dave Edwards and Bent Saeverud on 29 points, one behind runner up Andrew Purdie, playing the course for the first time. The winner was Wichai Tananusorn with 33 points and it is always good to see a very capable golfer make a good fist of the round at the testing course.

Again there were no birdie ‘2’s and the Booby Bevy was reserved for Ken Grimes for his low score of the day. The round was splendidly marshalled by Dave Edwards in the absence of the sciatic golf geezer. Better times lie ahead no doubt.

Mark’s maths adds up

PSC golf with Lewiinski’s Golf Society

Sunday’s winners Lou Szigligeti, center, and Mark Wood, right, with golf manager Colin Davis.

Sunday, Sept. 16, Green Valley – Stableford

A Flight
1st Mark Wood (10) 37pts
2nd Tony Huxtable (8) 37pts
B Flight
1st Lou Szigligeti (18) 37pts
2nd Barry Copestake (16) 36pts
Near Pins: No 4 Jim Brackett No 9 Barry Copestake No 9 Claude Harder No 16 Peter Henshaw

The man of the match was none other than everybody’s nice guy Mark “Brenton” Wood who out raced a host of 37 points with his award winning and A Flight count back victory over Tony Huxtable and Mike Williamson. The esteemed gentleman Tony edged Mike for the silver, therefore Mike’s trip to the podium was for exercise only.

In B Flight it was a case of who was playing his last round of his holiday. Aussie Lou ‘the thunder from down under’ Szigligeti did as so many before him have done on getaway day, by equaling Marks A Flight 37 points Lou to finish one stroke clear of Gentleman Barry ‘the boot’ Copestake.

What happened to Friday’s PSC B Flight winner Mickey ‘nine holes’ Beresford? Welcome back to the real world Mick.

Mark Wood and Barry Copestake added a 2 to their flight wins along with Nigel Black, Pat Reagan, John Baxter and Claude Harder.

Tuesday, Sept. 25, Greenwood B+C - Stableford
1st Nigel Black (8) 37pts
2nd Jim Bell (17) 35pts
2rd JP Maffray (11) 34pts

The Baan Jing Jai kids enjoy a day at the pool courtesy of Lewiinski’s golfers.

Greenwood can play as tough as any course around and that was certainly in evidence as only one player bettered his handicap. Nigel Black topped out the field with a fine 37 points, closely followed by Aussie Jim ‘no’ Bell on 35 points. JJ Maffray closed the flight a further shot back.

No 2’s so a rollover to Wednesday.

Wednesday, Sept. 19, Burapha B+D - Stableford
1st Billy Briton (17) 44pts
2nd Paul Hack (13) 40pts
3rd Nigel Black (8) 39pts

It was off to Burapha to play the British links and Dunes layouts for the lads and lasses for the always intriguing “what time is our real starting time?” regatta. Irelands’ Billy Briton must have gotten it right as he led the boy’s home with a stunning 44 points for man of the match and a visit to the handicap sectary.

Paul Hack with a rock solid 40 points must have thought he had done enough for a win and most days he would have - but today he just picked the wrong day. Nigel Black tided up the flight with a very respectable 39 points. Amazingly over half the field posted par or better.

The Irish cleaned up the 2’s as Christy Knight and good friend Peter Henshaw split the rollover pot.

Jing Jai swimming pool day

With Friday’s scheduled game at Crystal Bay cancelled due to the weather, Lewiinski’s decided to empty the Jing Jai orphanage donation box and treat the kids to a day at the swimming pool. The donation box receives any unclaimed prizes after a short period, and this coupled with the Lewiinski’s retirees and Alzheimer’s it does not take long to fill the box.

Again the day was very wet and downcast but this did not dampen the kid’s spirits as they had a great time, and they even got to try the famous Lewiinski’s buffet. At the end of the day they went home really happy. A big thanks to all concerned, especially to the Lewiinski’s staff and the golfers.

Note: Lewiinski’s is situated on Pattaya Land Soi 1, Beach Road Soi 13/3 near to Walking Street. Anyone wishing to play with us just pop in and add your name to the list or call Colin on 089 826 0764. Transport is provided.

Gill and Taylor take the medals

IPGC golf from The Haven

Monday, Sept. 24, Bangpra - Stableford
CSS 75 NC
1st Alwyne Burley (18) 33pts
2nd Shuichi Kodaka (16) 32pts
3rd Terry Hodgkiss (23) 26pts

With the recent heavy rain making all the surrounding courses extremely wet and with many potential golfers staying under the covers after a quick look out of the window, both the quantity and quality of the week’s golf played from Soi 13 have been badly affected and another very difficult week of golf started out at the always difficult Bangpra, where the group had played two weeks earlier.

Paul Taylor.

Once again, even with two groups from the IPGC playing the same course, none of the competitors from either competition played within two of their handicaps thus ensuring that the day became non-counting for upward review of handicaps. But the failure of the contenders to meet the standard required could not be laid at the door of the course which was as usual in top condition, apart from the effect that the rain had on the amount of run available. As usual the greens were fast and true although the rain had slowed them to just less than lightning fast.

Alwyne Burley made the best of the conditions and almost made the standard but a couple of blobs and a few one pointers slowed his progress on the way to the top step of the podium. Shuichi Kodaka, making his last appearance prior to returning to Japan for a short time to recharge the batteries, almost made it to the top but he also slipped in a couple of blobs on the back nine and had to settle for second place, with Terry Hodgkiss filling put the last place on the winners list a fair way back.

In line with the level of difficulty that the course was playing it was no surprise to find that there were no 2’s in either division.

Back at The Haven there was a farewell drink for Shuichi Kodaka following the prize presentations.

Wednesday, Sept. 26, Pattana B & C - Stableford
CSS75 NC
1st Phillip Cass (20) 31pts
2nd Terry Hodgkiss (23) 28pts
3rd Trevor Schirmer (17) 27pts

Alwyne Burley.

With the A course still under renovation it was once again the B & C courses to be negotiated. Once the day’s tournament had started it was immediately apparent that it should have been played off the yellow tees instead of the longer whites, as the course offered zero run and played every yard of its measured 6,700 yards and so for the second time in the week the day became non-counting for upward review of handicaps.

Phillip Cass was playing off his new handicap which had been reduced by two shots after carding a two under handicap round on a day when the CSS went up three shots. Today he crawled to the top of the pile with a return that was a lot better than the bare bones of 31 points, as it was good enough by a clear three strokes to finish ahead of next best Terry Hodgkiss and also contained seven three point holes but also unfortunately too many blanks; whereas Terry had as many blanks but fewer 3 pointers.

Trevor Schirmer played for the first time in a while, but is still very tentative about his knee problem so is not able to give it a real go as yet and will probably have to await his return to full fitness before he can challenge for the top again, but did well enough in the conditions to see off a few lower handicappers on the day and take third place.

Once again there were no 2’s in either division.

Before the prize presentations there was a welcome for new member Ross Schiffke from Queensland.

Friday, Sept. 14, Phoenix – Monthly Medals
Division 1 (Blue)
CSS 74
1st Paul Gill (14) net 75
2nd Seil Revels (6) net 76
Division 2 (White)
CSS 72
1st Paul Taylor (19) net 75
2nd Paul Hartley (16) net 76

Following a night when it had rained continuously, at least in Pattaya, and continued right up to and past the leaving hour of 9a.m., by which point several players had decided that a dry day on the outside and possibly a wet one inside was the way to go, there were still a few hardy souls that were vying for the chance to appear in the Gold and Silver finals to be held in December after winning a Monthly Medal out of The Haven.

Phillip Cass.

They were well rewarded as almost as soon as they had left for the course the skies cleared and a very pleasant day was in store without a single drop of rain appearing and playing over the well drained and manicured Mountain and Lake courses.

Paul Taylor is obviously trying to take out all the opposition in the second division for the end of year play-offs, as he claimed his third consecutive medal with a commendable three over handicap on a course that was playing long even though it was in terrific condition considering the amount of water that it had absorbed, but at least the rain had helped to slow the greens down for the higher handicappers.

Paul Hartley almost took his second medal of the year but a six, six finish ended his chances even as his playing partner Paul Taylor took a treble on the last to make it extremely close at the finish.

The first division was also a closely contested affair with new member Paul Gill just getting the top spot with a one over CSS return over the longer blue tee course which was playing every yard of its measured 6,700 yards and Seil Revels nearly getting up to win after covering the back nine in two over gross.

There were no 2’s in the first division but Paul Taylor added to his haul fir the day with the only one in the second division sweeping the pool which included a few roll overs.

Prior to the presentations there were welcomes for Paul Gill and Dave Brannigan together with a farewell for Terry Hodgkiss who is returning to Oz for a couple of months break.

Note. If you would like to play with The Haven group, you can contact mobile 082 219 0965 or call in to The Haven Hotel, at 185 Soi 13, between Beach Road and 2nd Road. All transportation to the course is arranged and you do not need to sign up prior to the day, but you should be there by 8.30 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on the days you wish to play. A schedule of courses to be played can be found on our web site at www.thehaven-hotel.com.

Ovens above – Spot takes monthly honours

PSC golf from The Blue Moose Sports Bar

Paul “Spot” Ovens, left, with Bill Thompson.

Monday, Sept. 24, Pattaya C.C. - Stableford

A somewhat low turnout for Monday golf as the NFL season has started and most regulars stay away to watch Sunday Night Football. Winning was Dale Murphy with a score of 35 points as he continues to work on bringing his handicap down. Bruce beat out Arnold for second on count back of their scores of 33.

Larry, who normally is in the running tore up his card. We did get his score out of him of 25 points. Larry is a regular golfer at the Moose but this was his last round of golf for a while as he will be going back to work for 6 months in northern Alberta, Canada. We wish him the best with the 40 degree below zero weather in the winter!

Wednesday, Sept. 26, Burapha – Stableford

We played Burapha B & D course for the Blue Moose monthly trophy, and the course was in surprisingly good shape considering all of the rain we have had.

We moved fairly quickly until we made the D course where a 5-ball had teed off. It was slower, but not as slow as we expected. We finished the round in 3 hours 30 minutes.

For the second monthly in a row the head Moose (Bill Thompson) came in second. Not only that, but an Australian has won two months in a row. Billy was looking at a par putt of 6 feet and confident he would make it to win on the monster 478 yard par 4 finishing hole. While talking the line over with his caddy, Spot (Paul) Ovens chipped in for a birdie from off the green. Billy did make his putt for 37 points one short of Spot’s 38. Gerd Seidel came in third with 31 points.

Back at the Blue Moose, Herbie Ishinaga provided an experiment with a chicken and coleslaw sub - it was very good.

Melia makes successful return

PSC golf Bunker Boys @ The Ranch

Monday, Sept. 24, Green Valley – Medal

A slight delay as tee’d off behind two other local societies, and a longer round than we’ve become accustomed to recently, but still a pleasant day. The course was in good shape and although we elected to play ‘pick, clean and place’, following overnight rain, it really wasn’t necessary.

Gordon Melia - three second places in his first three games back.

Alan Freeman was the only golfer to play to his (dodgy?) handicap and took the top podium position by two clear shots. We welcomed back Gordon Melia for the start of his annual visit, and he’s obviously been practicing back in the U.K. as he took second place on a count back ahead of Geoff Parker, who after a steady round suffered a disaster on the par 3 sixteenth hole when his ball plugged in an impossible lie in the bunker, resulting in a triple bogey.

1st Alan Freeman (3) net 72
2nd Gordon Melia (17) net 74
3rd Geoff Parker (14) net 74
Near Pins: Colin Greig and Alan Freeman (2).
Wednesday, Sept. 26, The Emerald - Stableford

We arrived at Emerald to find the car park almost deserted and the course eerily quiet - and it didn’t take long to find out why. We last visited Emerald four weeks ago and the approaches to all the greens at that time had suffered severe water damage. Unfortunately things haven’t improved, and in fact have even deteriorated, with the ground staff attempting to re-turf the approaches with some very dodgy turf.

This popular course is now in the worst condition in recent memory, and there seems little chance that it can improve in the near future, so we’ll reluctantly have to take it off the schedule for a month or two.

Predictably, the round progressed quickly and the first four-ball were back in the clubhouse in well under 4 hours, leaving ample time for refreshments in nearby Bang Chang.

New boy Al Collinge managed to cope with the difficult conditions better than most and was the only golfer to better his handicap on the day to take the winner’s prize, also collecting the additional bonus of the second KPK food voucher. Gordon Melia came in second place for the second game in succession ahead of Alan Freeman.

1st Al Collinge (15) 37pts
2nd Gordon Melia (17) 36pts
3rd Alan Freeman (3) 35pts
Near Pins: Alan Freeman, Lee Butler, Gordon Melia and Tony Robbins.
Friday, Sept. 28, Treasure Hill – Stableford

Prospects for the game looked bleak as we had breakfast at The Ranch, with continuous, drizzling rain outside, but a smaller group than normal decided to take the chance and set off to Treasure Hill. The rain continued all the way up the 331, but miraculously stopped as we arrived at the course, and we tee’d off without delay under cool overcast skies.

The weather improved as the round progressed and by the end we were playing in bright sunny conditions - such is the unpredictability of the weather in Amazing Thailand.

The course was damp but in good shape, but there are continuous improvements taking place and today the surrounds of several greens were being re-turfed, but unlike at Emerald there was no major problem. One has to wonder just how good this course is going to be in the future when all the works are eventually completed.

Paul Smith rediscovered his scoring touch to win the honours on the day, beating Gordon Melia on a count back. No doubt Gordon will be suffering nightmares over the weekend after managing to miss an 8 inch putt!

1st Paul Smith (1) 35pts
2nd Gordon Melia (17) 35pts
3rd Dave Ashman (14) 34pts
Near Pins: Dave Ashman, Geoff Parker, Gordon Melia and Paul Smith.

Gerry Cooney won the September Golfer of the Month trophy for the second month running, even though he was absent for the final three games following his departure to the U.K. for further medical treatment on his shoulder – how good is he going to be when he gets that sorted out? I guess we’ll find out when he returns in November.

Note: The Bunker Boys are a PSC affiliated golf society who now play out of The Ranch bar on Pattaya 3rd Road (in front of the fire station, and almost opposite the Buffalo Bar). We play three times per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, so if you enjoy a fun day out, and a friendly but competitive golf competition why not come and join us.

We meet at The Ranch at 9 a.m. for breakfast and transportation, and new players are always welcome. Contact Buff on 086 046 5091 or 080 605 5663 for all enquiries. You can find all the news, schedules and results on our website at http://www.bunkersociety.com.

Coller shoots lifetime best at Plantation

PSC golf from The Outback Golf Bar

(Left-right) Paul Greenaway, Sel Wegner, Tim Knight & JinJo O’Neill.

Monday, Sept. 24, Burapha - Stableford

Thirty-two players on the B & D nines here today on an otherwise quiet course, which led once again to an early start; the General was the organiser for the day and set the field off on the white tees. There had been a couple of cancellations due to the recent heavy rains but apart from inconvenience of the expected ‘cart path only’ ruling, the course was eminently playable.

Two course specialists topped the A & B divisions, Jim Brackett winning the top Div with 38pts and John O’Keefe going one better to take Div B with 39; interestingly enough they also got the only ‘2’s; on the 3rd hole for John and the 17th for Jim.

Aussie visitor, Rick Speyer won Div C with 34pts ahead of one his playing partners, Terry Ellis also on 34 and newcomer Brett, playing with hired clubs, took third with 32. Welcome not only to the rest of the Aussie boys; Kerry Beck, whose card was never found, Steve (brother of Terry) and Bart Hantke but also to Englishman, Ron Dickie (snr).

Div A (0–13)
1st Jim Brackett (5) 38pts
2nd Ron Dickie (7) 35pts
3rd Tom Fitzpatrick (12) 34pts
Div B (14–19)
1st John O’Keefe (17) 39pts
2nd Clinton Kimber (14) 36pts
3rd Tony Schuett (17) 33pts
Div C (20+)
1st Rick Speyer (20) 34pts
2nd Terry Ellis (23) 34pts
3rd Brett Padroth (20) 32pts
Monday, Sept. 24, Khao Kheow – Stableford

The weather contributed to a couple of cancellations and is part of the reason that Khao Kheow remains out of favour for many. Sadly therefore, there was only 6 people playing but we still had fun.

We played A & C off the whites due to all the rain we have had and there being no roll but the course was generally reasonably dry, even though carts were not allowed on the course.

Course A has improved dramatically but Course C let us down as it was pretty shabby in parts and the greens had been cored and were a lot slower that A; but that didn’t stop Muzza (Murry Hart) from shooting a fantastic 40 points (this boy is on fire at the moment).

Suzi got the only ‘2’ on hole 5.
1st Murray Hart (13) 40pts
2nd Dennis Pelly (10) 38pts
3rd Sugar Ray Handford (17) 35pts
Tuesday, Sept. 25, Pattaya C.C. – Stableford

On a damp Tuesday morning there were 15 Outbackers who made their way to the local Pattaya Country Club for the usual 2x 9 competition.

Whilst the course was wet following recent rain it was in fairly good condition other than some fairways had not been cut as the ground was too soft to allow heavy equipment. In particular the bunkers and greens were in great shape; but with carts on paths only, meant pick and place was in operation.

There was a warm welcome to Ian Covill returning to Pattaya following medical treatment in the UK – he was of course with Noy who we have not seen for a while. Muzza aka Murray Hart was getting another game in after his success at Khao Kheow on Monday, before leaving for work later this week.

With 15 players it was one flight – plus ‘2’s. White tees followed by the blues on the back for the men and correspondingly the red and white for the ladies. Two PCC members took first and second with Nigel Cannon (22) taking top spot with 36 points and Geoff Moody (26) with 33; with in third place was the inform Martin O’Neil (28) on 32 points.

Tuesday organiser Chad - aka Barry Chadbourn had the only ‘2’ on the fifth, chipping in from off the green!

The Outback plays at PCC every Tuesday at 09.00. However on Thursday 1st November we shall be there for an extra day to enjoy the opening of the refurbished back 9 making a fine 18 holes.

1st Nigel Cannon (22) 36pts
2nd Geoff Moodie (26) 33pts
3rd Martin O’Neill (28) 32pts
Tuesday, Sept. 25, Laem Chabang – Stableford

A resurgent Laem Chabang followed last week’s five groups, with another three (12 PAX) today, where Kerry Beck, who NR’d yesterday at Burapha, shot to the top of the leaderboard with a fine 38pts, playing off the white tee. Bill Hornick, having his first game back in Thailand for some time, matched his score, only to be beaten on count back and that man again, John O’Keefe, who is really going through a purple patch at the moment, following his win on Monday, took third with 36.

There were three ‘2’s; two from Bill Hornick (B5 & B8) and John O’Keefe (B5).

1st Kerry Beck (8) 38pts
2nd Bill Hornick (12) 38pts
3rd John O’Keefe (16) 36pts
Wednesday, Sept. 26, Siam Plantation – Stableford

A full house of 20 Outbackers turned out for Plantation today to play B & A and a big thank-you to General Jack for starting us off and organising today’s competition even though he didn’t play. We had our regular slot at 8:36 and we teed off just ahead of time.

What can you say about Plantation, fantastic course and the greens were fast compared to last Friday where a lot of Outbackers played in the Pattaya Sports Club Monthly Tournament.

Steve Reece shot his best round of his holiday, scoring 39pts to win from the ever-so consistent, Phil Williams, who has been catching the handicapper’s eye of late, with 36; and Ron Dickie taking third on countback with 34.

Div B went to Dave Coller, who was enjoying only his third round with the Outback; Dave, whose previous rounds have shown no form at all, came out and played the best round of his life with a very fine 42pts and got the only ‘2’ on B7. Tony McDonough was second with 38 and late entry Suzi, who switched to here from Treasure Hill, to balance the numbers, squeezed into third place on 31.

Note: It is now confirmed the Outback have secured a very special deal to play Siam Plantation every week throughout the high season, usually we hope on a Wednesday at around 8.40am. The booking will be for a maximum of five groups on a first come first served basis, please contact Jack for further information.

Div A (0-14)
1st Steve Reece (13) 39pts
2nd Phil Williams (11) 36pts
3rd Ron Dickie (7) 34pts
Div B (15+)
1st David Coller (26) 42pts
2nd Tony McDonough (15) 38pts
3rd Suzi Lawton (17) 31pts
Wednesday, Sept. 26, Treasure Hill – Stableford

With 20 players at Siam Plantation another 12 Outbackers travelled up the 331 to Treasure Hill, starting 30 minutes early and having the course to themselves. From the last time we played in May, the course has greatly improved in condition and should soon be top notch again and a good alternative course to play in the High Season.

Don Lehmer showed some early form ahead of the upcoming Chiang Rai/Mai trip to win the day with 35pts on count back from the Sugarman, also with 35. Muzza, who was having his third start in as many days, had a shocker, managing a score of only19pts, one of his worst ever!

There were no ‘2’s
1st Don Lehmer (21) 35pts
2nd Sugar Ray Handford (17) 35pts
3rd Chaten Patel (11) 33pts
Friday, Sept. 28, Green Valley – Stableford

Waking up in Pattaya on Friday morning, anybody would have thought that the golf would be cancelled, after raining the entire night and still raining hard in the morning. Whilst compiling the start sheet of over 50 players for the monthly medal, I kind of felt this was going to be a complete waste of time; sure enough the phone-calls and text messages started arriving but surprisingly only about 10 players withdrew and upon arrival at the course, the heavy rain had stopped and the course was looking pretty good. So I hastily re-jigged the start sheet as players turned up and postponed the medal until next Friday; ending up with 42 players in four divisions playing stableford.

The winners of each division were Paul Greenaway (Div A) with 38pts, Barry Copestake (Div B) ptswith 39pts, Tim Knight (Div C) with 40pts and JinJo O’Neill (Div D) with 36pts.

There were four ‘2’s from Paul Bourke (4th), Dennis Pelly & Barry Copestake (12th) and Tim Knight (16th).

Div A (0-12)
1st Paul Greenaway (8) 38pts
2nd Paul Bourke (9) 36pts
3rd Phil Williams (11) 36pts
Div B (13-16)
1st Barry Copestake (16) 39pts
2nd John O’Keefe (16) 36pts
3rd Sel Wegner (13) 34pts
Div C (17-20)
1st Tim Knight (17) 40pts
2nd David Day (17) 35pts
3rd Kevin Hamilton (17) 35pts
Div D (21+)
1st Martin O’Neill (28) 36pts
2nd Chris Gee (22) 32pts
3rd Graham Fletcher (23) 29pts

Note: The Outback Golf Bar is situated about 6km from Sukhumvit Road along Soi Siam Country. Call Jack on 087 941 2474.

Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League

200 Bowlers: Pauline, Kran & Ooy (Joe Ferral not shown).

Kran Nielsen bowled a great 693 series with games of 214, 211 and 268 to lead her Café Kronborg team to a three point win over VFW Post 9876. Pauline with Kronborg bowled her best series of the year with games of 178, 189 and 220 for a 587 pin total. Ooy Pluemkamon bowled a 214 game, 534 series and Tui Amphanon had a 500 series for VFW. Kronborg moved back into third place.

Joe Ferral had a great day for Mitt in 2012 with games of 202, 211 and 177 for a 590 series, his best of the year, to lead his team to a three point win over Green Tree. Green Tree dropped down from third to fourth place.

Canada and Bavaria split their match with each team winning two points. Leo Kretscher bowled a 514 series for Bavaria and Antero Ronkainen had a 510 for Canada.

First place Brother D won all four points from an undermanned Indiana team. Brother D had all three of their bowlers and Indiana had one with two blinds. No one bowled well on lanes 7 and 8.

Results & Standings Sept. 28 (week 21)

Pos. Team Score Standings

1 Brother D 4 - 0 53.5 - 30.5

2 VFW Post 9876 1-3 47.5 - 36.5

3 Café Kronborg 3-1 44.5 - 39.5

4 Green Tree 1-3 43 - 41

5 Bavaria 2-2 42 - 42

6 Indiana 0 - 4 38.5 - 45.5

7 Canada 2-2 36 - 48

8 Mitt in 2012 3-1 31 - 53

Monday Double-in Darts League

Results & Standings Sept. 24 (week 7)

Team P W L +/- Pts

Taffy’s Bar 7 7 0 39 14

Dang’s Bar 7 6 1 31 12

Load Out 7 3 4 13 6

Mai Roo 7 3 4 -15 6

Double Top 7 2 5 -17 4

Jantha Coffee 7 0 7 -51 0

Results: Double Top Bar 2 v 7 Dang’s Bar; Jantha Coffee 0 v 9 Load Out Bar; Mai Roo Bar 1 v 8 Taffy’s Bar

John Keppler Cider Pool League

Results & Standings Sept. 27 (week 35)

Team Pts. For Against Diff.

Brasshouse 63 182 88 94

Barking 54 167 108 59

Panitas 36 148 127 21

Lucky 36 129 146 -17

Mulligans 36 128 147 -19

Rendezvous 33 129 146 -17

Pats 24 105 170 -65

NaNa 0 41 97 -56

Results: NaNa 5 v 6 Lucky, Brasshouse 7 v 4 Panitas, Rendezvous 4 v 7 Pats, Mulligans 5 v 6 Barking

Pattaya 9-Ball Pool League

Results & Standings Sept. 26 (week 16)

Team Played Won Lost Pts.

Cheers 16 14 2 43

Buddy’s Bar 15 12 3 38

Simple Simon 16 11 5 33

Irish Rover 15 8 7 28

Queen Vic 16 6 10 26

Rioja 16 7 9 25

The Ranch 15 7 8 25

Roxy 16 7 9 24

George n Dragon 15 7 8 23

Hotties 16 6 10 22

Moonshine 16 5 11 17

FCUK 16 4 12 13

Results: Cheers 13 v 12 The Ranch, Irish Rover 13 v 8 Rioja, FCUK 13 v 11 Roxy, George n Dragon 6 v 13 Moonshine, Buddy’s Bar 13 v 9 Simple Simon, Hotties 5 v 13 Queen Vic.

WKD Tuesday Darts League

Results & Standings Sept. 18 (week 24)

Team P W L B/L Pts.

Londoner 24 21 3 17 42

Irish Rovers 24 20 4 21 40

Roxy 24 18 6 18 36

Fishing Gallery 24 17 7 16 34

Mee Chew Sports Bar 24 15 9 10 30

Nervous Wreck 24 13 11 14 26

Crazy Eddies 24 12 12 12 24

Jantha Coffee House 24 12 12 9 24

Yates Bar 24 11 13 12 22

Shoot Pool 24 11 13 8 22

Mai’s Bar 24 10 14 8 20

Bernie’s Bar 24 3 21 10 6

W. Tankies 24 3 21 5 6

Buffalo Jack’s 24 2 22 8 4

Results: Crazy Eddies 7 v 3 Yates Bar, Fishing Gallery 6 v 1 Mai’s Bar, Londoner 9 v 6 Buffalo Jack’s, Mee Chew Sports Bar 5 v 4 Jantha Coffee House, Nervous Wreck 5 v 7 Irish Rovers, Roxy 8 v 2 Bernie’s Bar, Shoot Pool 4 v 3 W. Tankies

Pattaya 8-Ball Monday Pool League

Results & Standings Sept. 24 (week 3)

Division 1

Team Played Won Lost For Agst Diff. Pts.

Shoot Pool B 3 3 0 30 15 15 9

Biggy’z RestA 3 3 0 29 16 13 9

Crazy Eddie’s 3 2 1 23 22 1 7

San Snack Bar 3 2 1 23 22 1 7

Dean’s Bar 3 1 2 26 19 7 5

Phimai Geordie 3 1 2 22 23 -1 5

Old Thaiangle 3 0 3 14 31 -17 3

KiK Bar 3 0 3 13 32 -19 3

Results: KiK Bar 6 v 9 Biggy’z Rest A, Phimai Geordie 9 v 6 Dean’s Bar, Shoot Pool B 9 v 6 Crazy Eddie’s, Old Thaiangle 6 v 9 San Snack Bar

Division 2

Team Played Won Lost For Agst Diff. Pts.

Shoot Pool A 3 3 0 32 13 19 9

Biggy’z Rest B 3 3 0 30 15 15 9

Mee Chew 3 2 1 26 19 7 7

Joy’s Paradise 3 2 1 24 21 3 7

Parrot Inn 3 1 2 20 25 -5 5

Connections 3 1 2 17 28 -11 5

Rising Sun 3 0 3 16 29 -13 3

Buffalo Jack’s 3 0 3 15 30 -15 3

Results: Mee Chew 3 v 12 Shoot Pool A, Joy’s Paradise 10 v 5 Rising Sun, Biggy’z Rest B 9 v 6 Connections, Buffalo Jack’s 7 v 8 Parrot Inn

Crumpton Oaks Cider Monday Pool League

Results & Standings Sept. 24 (week 5)

Division 1

Team P W L F A +/- BP Pts.

The Irish Rovers 5 5 0 50 34 16 0 15

Links Bar 5 4 1 46 38 8 0 12

Pook’s Bar 5 3 2 46 41 5 0 9

The Butchers Arms 5 3 2 44 39 5 0 9

Sweethearts Bar 4 2 2 35 33 2 0 6

Easy R-Con Bar 5 1 4 40 48 -8 1 4

Nicky’s Bar 5 1 4 35 46 -11 1 4

The Caddyshack 4 0 4 23 40 -17 0 0

Results: Pook’s Bar 10 v 6 Links Bar, Sweethearts Bar 10 v 9 Easy R-Con Bar, Butchers Arms 10 v 6 The Caddyshack, The Irish Rovers10 v 7 Nicky’s Bar

Division 2

Team P W L F A +/- BP Pts.

Eor’s Bar 5 4 1 43 26 17 0 12

TJ’s Bar 5 4 1 44 35 9 0 12

The Stag’s Head 5 4 1 45 42 3 0 12

Hotties 4 3 1 36 21 15 0 9

Offshore Bar 4 1 3 31 35 -4 1 4

The Drunken Duck 2 0 2 14 20 -6 1 1

Rabbi’s Elephant 3 0 3 17 30 -13 1 1

Mai’s Bar 4 0 4 19 40 -21 1 1

Results: Hotties 6 v 10 Eor’s Bar, Offshore Bar 9 v 10 The Stag’s Head, Rabbi’s Elephant P v P Drunken Duck