Monday Double-in Darts League

Results & Standings Oct. 8

Team	P	W	L	B/L	+/-	Pts.
Taffy’s Bar	9	9	0	5	51	18
Dang’s Bar	9	8	1	6	41	16
Mai Roo Bar	9	4	5	6	-11	8
Load Out Bar	9	3	6	5	1	6
Double Top Bar	9	3	6	2	-17	6
Jantha Coffee House	9	0	9	2	-65	0
Results:  Dang’s Bar 6 v 3 Mai Roo Bar, Jantha Coffee House 1 v 8 Double Top Bar, Load Out Bar 2 v 7 Taffy’s Bar

Crumpton Oaks Cider Monday Pool League

Results & Standings Oct. 8 (week 7)

Division 1
Team	P	W	L	F	A	+/-	BP	Pts.
The Irish Rovers	7	6	1	67	50	17	0	18
Links Bar	7	6	1	66	54	12	0	18
Pook’s Bar	7	5	2	66	56	10	0	15
Sweethearts Bar	6	3	3	54	50	4	1	10
The Butchers Arms	7	3	4	57	59	-2	0	9
Nicky’s Bar	7	2	5	51	63	-12	1	7
Easy R-Con Bar	6	1	5	49	58	-9	2	5
The Caddyshack	5	0	5	30	50	-20	0	0
Results:  Pook’s Bar 10 v 9 Easy R-Con Bar, Sweethearts Bar 9 v 10 Links Bar, The Caddyshack 7 v 10 Nicky’s Bar, Irish Rovers 10 v 6 Butchers Arms
Division 2
Team	P	W	L	F	A	+/-	BP	Pts.
TJ’s Bar	7	6	1	64	44	20	0	18
Eor’s Bar	6	5	1	53	34	19	0	15
The Stag’s Head	7	5	2	56	57	-1	0	15
Hotties	6	4	2	51	33	18	0	12
Offshore Bar	6	1	5	48	55	-7	2	5
Mai’s Bar	5	1	4	29	49	-20	1	4
The Drunken Duck	2	0	2	14	20	-6	1	1
Rabbi’s Elephant	5	0	5	27	50	-23	1	1
Results:  Hotties 10 v 2 Rabbi’s Elephant, Offshore Bar 9 v 10 Mai’s Bar, TJ’s Bar 10 v 1 The Stag’s Head, Drunken Duck P v P Eor’s Bar

Pattaya 8-Ball Monday Pool League

Results & Standings Oct. 8 (week 5)

Division 1
Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Agst	Diff.	Pts.
Biggy’z Rest A	5	5	0	48	27	21	15
Shoot Pool B	5	4	1	47	28	19	13
Crazy Eddie’s	5	3	2	39	36	3	11
Dean’s Bar	5	2	3	40	35	5	9
Phimai Geordie	5	2	3	36	39	-3	9
San Snack Bar	5	2	3	34	41	-7	9
KiK Bar	5	1	4	28	47	-19	7
Old Thaiangle	5	1	4	28	47	-19	7
Results:  Phimai Geordie 6 v 9 Biggy Rest A, Shoot Pool B 7 v 8 KiK Bar, Old Thaiangle 6 v 9 Dean’s Bar, San Snack Bar 6 v 9 Crazy Eddie’s
Division 2
Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Agst	Diff.	Pts.
Shoot Pool A	5	5	0	52	23	29	15
Biggy’z Rest B	5	3	2	41	34	7	11
Joy’s Paradise	5	3	2	41	34	7	11
Mee Chew	5	3	2	39	36	3	11
Parrot Inn	5	2	3	34	41	-7	9
Connections	5	2	3	31	44	-13	9
Rising Sun	5	1	4	32	43	-11	7
Buffalo Jack’s	5	1	4	30	45	-15	7
Results:  Joy’s Paradise 6 v 9 Shoot Pool A, Biggy’z Rest B 6 v 9 Mee Chew, Buffalo Jack’s 9 v 6 Rising Sun, Parrot Inn 10 v 5 Connections

WOW Thursday 501 Darts League

Results & Standings Oct. 4

Team	P	W	L	B/L	+/-	Pts.
Taffy’s Red	6	5	1	4	28	10
PJ’s Pool Bar	6	5	1	3	16	10
Jack Browns	6	2	4	1	-18	4
Taffy’s Blue	6	0	6	2	-26	0
Results:  Jack Browns 4 v 5 Taffy’s Red, Taffy’s Blue 4 v 5 PJ’s Pool Bar

Embroid Pattaya Tuesday Darts League

Results & Standings Oct. 9

Team	P	W	L	B/L	+/-	Pts.
Taffy’s Black	5	4	1	4	17	8
Taffy’s Green	5	3	2	1	5	6
Double Top Bar	5	2	3	1	-5	4
Jack Browns	5	1	4	4	-17	2
Results:  Double Top Bar 6 v 3 Taffy’s Green, Taffy’s Black 4 v 5 Jack Browns

Nick the Pizza 501 Friday Darts League

Results & Standings Oct. 5 (week 2)

Team	P	W	L	B/L	+/-	Pts.
Dang’s Bar	2	2	0	2	14	4
Taffy’s Bar ‘A’	2	2	0	2	12	4
Load Out Bar	2	2	0	1	10	4
Mai Roo Bar	2	1	1	2	2	2
Taffy’s Bar ‘B’	2	1	1	1	-4	2
Biggyz Rest	2	0	2	0	-8	0
Jantha Coffee House	2	0	2	0	-12	0
Buffalo Jacks	2	0	2	0	-14	0
Results:  Buffalo Jacks 0 v 9 Dang’s Bar, Jantha Coffee House 1 v 8 Load Out Bar, Mai Roo Bar 7 v 2 Biggyz Rest, Taffy’s Bar ‘B’ 1 v 8 Taffy’s Bar ‘A’.

PDC Tuesday Darts League

Results & Standings Oct. 2

Team	P	W	L	B/L	Pts.
Londoner	26	23	3	18	46
Irish Rover	26	21	5	22	42
Fishing Gallery	26	19	7	17	38
Roxy	26	18	8	19	36
Mee Chew Sports Bar	26	17	9	11	34
Nervous Wreck	26	15	11	16	30
Crazy Eddies	26	12	14	13	24
Yates Bar	26	12	14	13	24
Jantha Coffee House	26	13	13	10	26
Shoot Pool	26	13	13	9	26
Mai’s Bar	26	10	16	9	20
W. Tankies	26	4	22	6	8
Bernie’s Bar	26	3	23	11	6
Buffalo Jack’s	26	2	24	8	4
Results:  Fishing Gallery 7 v 2 Crazy Eddies, Londoner 10 v 2 Yates Bar, Mee Chew Sports Bar 11 v 1 Buffalo Jack’s, Nervous Wreck 6 v 3 Mai’s Bar, Roxy 5 v 6 Jantha Coffee House, Shoot Pool 7 v 5 Irish Rover, W. Tankies 4 v 3 Bernie’s Bar

San Miguel Thursday Darts League

Results & Standings Oct. 4

Division 1
Team	P	W	L	F	A	B/L	Pts.
Roxy Bar	13	10	3	90	57	6	20
Londoner	13	9	3	75	60	7	18
Rising Sun	13	9	4	76	58	7	18
Irish Rover	13	9	4	104	61	4	18
Mai Roo Bar	13	7	6	69	54	7	14
Crazy Eddies	13	6	7	62	79	12	12
W. Tankies	13	5	8	51	75	6	10
Yates Bar	13	5	8	56	75	6	10
Double Dutch	13	2	11	39	64	4	4
Mai’s Bar	13	2	11	42	81	4	4
Results:  Double Dutch 5 v 6 Mai Roo Bar, Mai’s Bar 2 v 8 Roxy Bar, Rising Sun 5 v 6 Crazy Eddies, W. Tankies 4 v 5 Londoner, Yates Bar 2 v 13 Irish Rover
Division 2
Team	P	W	L	F	A	B/L	Pts.
Don’t Tell Mama	13	13	0	73	24	8	26
Nervous Wreck	13	10	3	60	32	10	20
Jantha Coffee	13	10	3	57	43	7	20
Buffalo Jack’s	13	7	6	58	44	9	14
Shoot Pool	13	7	6	59	48	8	14
The Clinic	13	5	8	42	55	7	10
The Offshore Bar	13	5	8	39	58	6	10
2 Lions Bar	13	5	8	38	43	5	10
Results:  Shoot Pool 4 v 0 Bye, 2 Lions Bar 4 v 0 Bye, Don’t Tell Mama 6 v 3 The Clinic, Jantha Coffee 6 v 5 Buffalo Jack’s, Nervous Wreck 6 v 1 The Offshore Bar

Brad – Sunday’s best

PSC golf from Lewiinski’s Golf Society

Sunday, Oct. 7, Green Valley - Stableford
A Flight
1st Brad Dippie (7) 39pts
2nd Tony Adams (10) 38pts
B Flight
1st Eddy Beilby (18) 36pts
2nd William Hornick (12) 34pts
Near Pins: No 4 Jim Brackett, No 9 Lee Adelly, No 12 Yui Bietry, No 16 Yui Bietry

Brad Dippie, right, with Eddy Beilby.

The storm clouds gathered as the boys and girls made their way to Green Valley, which led to a couple of cancelations, but the expected storm did not materialize.

Aussie Brad Dippie was man of the match with a solid 39 points. Brad needed every one of them as Tony Adams grabbed the flight silver just a stroke off the pace. (Pattaya model) Yui Bietry was a further shot back of a podium place with 37 points.

In B Flight it was Eddy ‘the eagle’ who was perched on the top of the podium with a steady even par round. Eddy put a two point space between himself and a triumvirate of players which included William Hornick, Barry ‘the boot’ Copestake and Mickey ‘nine holes’ Beresford. William took the silver in the resulting count back leaving Barry and Mick satangless at sea level.

Jim Brackett, William Hornick and Yui with a lovely pair shared the 2’s pot.

Tuesday, Oct. 9, Greenwood C&A - Stableford
1st Tony Adams (10) 32pts
2nd Paul Hack 32pts

The Wolveridge and Thomson designed Greenwood seemed to intimidate the society as a very modest group showed up to take it on. The inform pair from down under Tony Adams and Paul Hack shared man of the match honours on this single flight day with a very modest 32 points. Tony edged Paul off the podium thanks to a count back.

Peter Goggin knocked in the only 2 of the day.

Wednesday, Oct. 10, Burapha A&B - Stableford
A Flight
1st Colin Davis (17) 39pts
2nd Barry Copestake (15) 37pts
B Flight
1st Jimmy Day (18) 38pts
2nd Walter Balechi (18) 34pts

The G/M ‘Donkey’ took his bi-weekly sojourn to the David Graham and Gary Panks test with 39 points for the A flight honours and man of the match. The ‘Donkey’ was two clear of Barry ‘the boot’ Copestake. For the second time this week the girl on fire was just a stroke of a podium place.

B Flight was marched home by Jimmy ‘the good captain’ Day whose very creditable 38 points was five clear of (we don’t see enough of him) Walter Balechi. Peter ‘Don Corleone’ Henshaw failed to gain a podium place by a single stroke.

Jimmy made it a day to remember by sinking the only 2 of the day.

Note: Lewiinski’s is situated on Pattaya land Soi 1, Beach Rd Soi13/13 near Walking Street. Anyone wishing to play with us just pop in and add your name to the list or call Colin on 0898260764. Transport is provided.

Pattaya Wednesday Quiz League

Results & Standings Oct. 10

Pos.	Team	B/F	26-Sep	3-Oct	10-Oct	Total
1	Rest Stop	16	3	3	3	25
2	Palmers	15	3	3	3	24
3	The Londoner	14	3	1	3	21
4	Cheers	9	1	3	3	16
5	Queen Victoria	11	3	1	1	16
6	Offshore	12	1	1	1	15
7	Shagwell Mansion	9	1	3	1	14
8	Nervous Wreck	10	1	1	1	13
Results:  Cheers 106 v 78 Shagwell Mansion, The Londoner 94 v 92 Offshore, Nervous Wreck 92 v 100 Palmers, Rest Stop 100 v 92 Queen Victoria

Pattaya Monday Quiz League

Results & Standings Oct. 8

		24-Sep		1-Oct		8-Oct		Total	Total
Pos.	Team	Sc.	Pts	Sc.	Pts	Sc.	Pts	Score	Points
1	Palmers	86	10	78	10	61	4	635	61
2	Offshore Bar	74	4	75	8	73	10	628	58
3	The Londoner	80	6	55	2	68	8	611	53
4	The Ranch	84	8	71	5	66	6	605	48
5	Cheers	78	5	72	6	62	5	606	46
6	Irish Rovers	72	3	68	3	60	3	558	27
7	Nervous Wreck	68	2	71	5	58	2	527	22
Percentage correct by round this week:
Geog.	Sport	History	Movies	Science	Reading	General	All	Average Team
67.30%	55.10%	57.10%	79.60%	69.40%	59.20%	60.70%	64.00%	Total:  64.0

Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League

200 Bowlers: Tue, Ooy & Bill.

First place Brother D got back on the winning track as they won all four points from Bavaria. Tue Pettae led Brother D with games of 174, 180 and 211 for a 565 series.
Ooy Pluemkamon led second place VFW Post 9876 to a four point win over Canada to keep them within five points of Brother D. Ooy bowled a 204 game and 556 series.
Mitt in 2012 won three points from Café Kronborg and Kronborg dropped from third to fourth place. Joe Ferral bowled a 525 series and Bill Gibson had a 202 game for Mitt in 2012. Kran Nielsen bowled a 541 series for Kronborg.
Green Tree moved up from fourth to third place after winning three points from Indiana.

Results & Standings Oct. 12 (week 22)

Pos.	Team	Score	Standings
1	Brother D	4 - 0	57.5 - 34.5
2	VFW Post 9876	4 - 0	52.5 - 39.5
3	Green Tree	3-1	49 - 43
4	Café Kronborg	1-3	48.5 - 43.5
5	Bavaria	0 - 4	43 - 49
6	Canada	0 - 4	40 - 52
7	Indiana	1-3	39.5 - 52.5
8	Mitt in 2012	3-1	38 – 54

Triple Crown at St. Andrew’s

The Pattaya Golf Society (IPGC) at Rabbi’s Elephant Bar

On Wednesday, 10th October the Pattaya Golf Society travelled to St Andrew’s to play a stableford competition on the testing course. With the recent stormy weather the course was soft and yielding and the greens were on the slow side.
A heavy storm held play up after nine holes and it was the group’s misfortune on the restart to be behind a very pedestrian Asian five-ball whose sole intention seemed to be to see it through until darkness fell. The day was therefore destined to be a long one with scores to match.
Three people returned the same winning score, 32 points, and to Ken Grimes, Jim Ferris and Gary Bolger went the plaudits. There were three birdie ‘2’s with Jim Proctor muscling in an improbable chip on the fifth to join Wichai Tananusorn and Larry Slattery’s more conventional efforts on the tenth.
Rabbi’s free beer draw was won by Ray Jackson and the Booby Bevy was held over until the next outing because the “jobsworth” of a marshall who had informed the group that the policy in high season at Green Valley was to “call” all the par threes, was not present in Soi Buakhao. Check your insurance golfers, Green Valley could be a dangerous place during the next few months!
Gruelling golf
at Greenwood
The Pattaya Golf Society ended the week with a visit to Greenwood to play a stableford round on the C and A nines. The recent monsoons have almost swamped the province and Greenwood somehow has survived but with very soft, even squelchy fairways and slow greens. Another long day lay ahead of the group, thankfully swelling each round with returning friends after a very flat low season.
Norwegian golfer Gubbi Innvaer always tries to perform to his best and on this day his third place return of 30 was a credit to his patience and nothing more than just reward for his efforts. Two golfers shared the win with Margaret Wilkinson proudly matching the efforts of Tony Thorne with 31 points, the latter finding some form at last after a couple of torrid months.
Larry Slattery came up with his second successive birdie ‘2’, this time on the long C3 hole, with the Scottish trio of Donnie McKinnon, John and Mark Malpass picking up the Booby Bevy for their plodding efforts on a course completely new to them. Thus another PGS week ended after tough rounds in testing conditions.

Greenaway wins Butterworth B’Day Bash

PSC golf from The Outback Golf Bar

Monday, Oct. 8, Burapha – Stableford

Thirty-two players turned out for Andy Butterworth’s Birthday Bash at Burapha on a rainy, overcast day. Fortunately however, the rain stopped by the time we teed off but the day was still overcast and threatening and some groups got wet over the last few holes.

Monday’s top golfers (from left) John O’Keefe, Paul Greenaway, Andy & his good lady, Paul Bourke, & Dave Edwards.

The course was playable but we still had ‘lift, clean and place’ as there were lots of wet and muddy areas common at this time off the year. The greens were very good and because of the wet fairways we played off the white markers on A & B which made for some good scoring.

The winner of Andy’s Birthday Bash was Paul Greenaway with an excellent 40 points off his 7 handicap. Div A went to his good friend, another Paul, this time Bourke with 38, followed home by Mark McDonald now playing off 2, who shot a very fine gross 73 for his 37pts. Dave Edwards took Div B with 39pts ahead of the birthday boy on 37 and Sugar Ray edged out John O’Keefe on count back, both scoring 39.

Back at the Outback, Andy treated everybody to an excellent spread of food and there were also four near pin prizes, sponsored by Andy, that were won by Steve Mann (A3), Dave Edwards (A6), Bernie Stafford (B3) and Mark McDonald (B8); and apparently at one stage Andy had his name three out of the four near pin markers.

Finally, welcome back to Al Bryce and Chris Sloan getting acclimatised ready for the Chiang Rai/Mai tour which starts on Thurs this week and welcome also to Mili, who was having his first game with the Outback.

Overall
1st Paul Greenaway (7) 40pts
Div A (0-10)
1st Paul Bourke (10) 38pts
2nd Mark McDonald (2) 37pts
3rd Al Bryce (9) 35pts
Div B (11-15)
1st Dave Edwards (11) 39pts
2nd Andy Butterworth (13) 37pts
3rd Marc Small (12) 37pts
Div C (18+)
1st Sugar Ray Handford (18) 39pts
2nd John O’ Keefe (16) 39pts
3rd Greg Hill (17) 38pts
Tuesday, Oct. 9, Pattaya C.C. – Stableford

Eleven Outbackers at Pattaya Country Club, where Dennis Persson (34) pipped the day’s organiser Chad (33) by one, to take the day’s top spot, followed home by Geoff Moodie, who beat K E Persson on count back, both with 32.

We apologise for the curtailed write-up due to the current Chiang Mai/Rai tour commitments.

There were no ‘2’s.
1st Dennis Persson (17) 34pts
2nd Barry Chadbourn (19) 33pts
3rd Geoff Moodie (25) 32pts
4th Kurt Eric Persson (30) 32pts
Tuesday, Oct. 9, Laem Chabang – Stableford

There were 17 playing today at Laem Chabang, playing off the blue tees which played at 6500 yards or thereabouts; probably not a wise decision as the course was wet from the rain we have had in the past week - we also had to endure a couple of squalls during play. However, the thinking behind the ‘blues’ decision was to produce a level playing field compared to the ladies tee. Sorry for any inconvenience caused!

The Sugar Man decided that after he had put his ball in the water on hole A 7 that he would take a drop with a cart right in his line of sight twenty yards in front of him. Yes, you guessed it but, not only did he hit the cart it went straight through the back of it and then kindly bounced out to give him a perfect lie on the fairway and no, it wasn’t his cart. After all that luck he didn’t manage to score.

Kev Watson, after three threatened starts last week, eventually made it to the golf course and bagged the day’s top score of 35pts to win Div A from Capt’ Steve with 34. Suzi, who ran the day, showed that she can play this course, managing to get 33pts which was enough to beat the men struggling from the blues, led by Wayne Waywood.

There were no ‘2’s and welcome to some more players who were heading up to the north of Thailand later in the week for the Outback’s 8th Chiang Mai Challenge; namely Bob Maloney, Wayne Waywood, Ian Jones & Ron DeGroot.

Div A (0-13)
1st Kevin Watson (8) 35pts
2nd Steve Mann (9) 34pts
3rd Kevin Waycott (8) 32pts
Div B (14+)
1st Suzi Lawton (20) 33pts
2nd Wayne Waywood (16) 32pts
3rd Eric Curley (15) 30pts
Wednesday, Oct. 10, Siam Plantation – Stableford

With the General & the Captain away to Chiang Rai this morning, the organisation of Siam Plantation was left in the capable hands of Chad. A few earlier transport hiccups, with the bus trying to be in too many places at once, depleted the field by one or two and another no show, due to a previous good night out, left a field of 8 to play a wet Plantation, with more rain during the round.

There were no ‘2’s
1st Mili Popovic (16) 33pts
2nd Chris Sloan (8) 31pts
3rd Tom Fitzpatrick (12) 30pts
Wednesday, Oct. 10, Pattana – Stableford

Thirteen Outbackers out of the seventeen who had booked to play Pattana today turned up, the other four guys must have got lost en-route.

We teed off on A & B from the yellows some fifteen minutes early and yet again we had the course to ourselves, enabling a well paced round and most of us making it in before a big down pour at the end. Due to the excess of rain in recent weeks, we played pick ‘n’ place “thru the green”. We shall look forward to drier times end of the wet season and we will certainly be going back to enjoy the course and the refurbished restaurant.

We had three ‘2’s today from Suzi Lawton – A3, John O’Keefe – A8 and Paul Bourke – B3.

1st Mark McDonald (2) 36pts
2nd Paul Bourke (10) 35pts
3rd Paul Greenaway (7) 34pts
4th Bernie Stafford (14) 33pts
Friday, Oct. 12, Green Valley – Stableford

Seventeen Outbackers turned out for Green Valley for our regular Friday venue; the numbers down mostly due to the PSC Monthly Competition and the guys who were playing up in Chang Rai/Mai.

I would like to say a big thank you to Paul Greenaway for helping me to set the players off as we teed off slightly earlier than the usual 9:30am and one of the players only turned up just in time to play.

We played through the green, pick, clean and place as they had a fantastic storm the day before so we weren’t sure what the condition of the course would be in. In all fairness to Green Valley it has one of the best drainage systems in place in Pattaya, so it was only in parts where the ground was very wet.

There were two 2’s today and they were both from Paul Greenaway on Hole 12 & 16

1st Suzi Lawton (20) 38pts
2nd John O’keefe (16) 37pts
3rd Paul Greenaway (7) 36pts
4th Martin Kingswood (13) 35pts
5th Michael Padilla (22) 35pts

Note: The Outback Golf Bar is situated about 6km from Sukhumvit Road along Soi Siam Country. All are welcome to come and join us for a beer and a hit. Just call in and put your name down on the list or give Jack a call on 087 941 2474.

‘Tricky’ Nicky rules the week

PSC golf from The Golf Club

Ross Schiffre, Phil Smedley & Nicky Handscombe were the top three on Wednesday.

Steve Ellison

Monday, Oct. 8, Green Valley (White tees) – Stableford
1st Nick Handscombe (12) 38pts
2nd Geoff Doody (22) 35pts
3rd John Emmerson (12) 34pts

Oh, what a strange game we play. Full of ups and downs, insecurities and surprises, golf never fails to keep us entertained in one way or another. It was the turn of our very regular visitor Nicky Handscombe to capture the spoils this week as his 38 points was enough to take the top spot at Green Valley. Nicky gets round Europe and Asia with work and his off time is spent here on our local links and with our pork chops from the grill.

Nick Handscombe doing what everyone at The Golf Club loves most.

The course continues to stay in very good condition, despite all the recent rains. Geoff “Howdy” Doody usually plays with us on a Monday. We don’t see much of him as he resides on that dark side of town where the goblins and trolls live. Nice to see you in the frame Geoff; well played mate! Our own TGC partner John Emmerson brought up the rear with 34 points playing off a 12 handicap.

Even though Pattaya was inundated by flooding over the past 2 weeks, we had no fear here at The Golf Club. As the waters rose on Soi LK Metro, we knew the expert sandbagging abilities of a certain Khun John would certainly keep us in the dry.

Wednesday, Oct. 10, Phoenix (White tees) – Stableford
1st Nick Handscombe (11) 39pts
2nd Phil Smedley (12) 36pts
3rd Ross Schiffre (15) 35pts

Yes, we were here just last week but it was so popular, we decided to come back. Nicky Handscombe was glad we did as he was cut a stroke from his Monday win and, just to show us, he goes out to shoot an even better score of 39 off his 11 handicap! Sure is a fun game sometimes.

Our capitano de golf, Sir Philip of Smedley, had another consistent round and took second with 36 points, with visiting Ross Schiffre scooping third a stroke back. Nick is off for a few weeks, so now we all have half a chance of winning once again. Nice double mate!

For Friday’s golf we had the pleasure of joining Joe and the PSC gang at Pleasant Valley, so please see the write up for the big tournament results. Thanks for joining us for another great week of quality golf here at The Golf Club, the home of golf in Pattaya.

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.

Stephen flies in to snatch victory

PSC golf from Café Kronborg

Monday, Oct. 8, Crystal Bay - Stableford
Crystal Bay B&C layout was the challenge today and after a 45 minute journey there through scattered showers, it seemed that we had to wake the staff up to check-in as we were the first brave souls to show up.
We got off B1 20 minutes early under overcast skies and very wet conditions under foot which made for a slow day. The course on the day was very swampy but the greens were fine.
Back in the clubhouse after a sloshy round of 4 hours and 20 minutes we welcomed back world traveller and BA 777 captain, Stephen Cooper-Reade. Stephen was the winner today with 33 points ahead of Mick O’Connor and Elias Magnusson.
1st Stephen Cooper-Reade (20) 33pts
2nd Mick O’Connor (24) 32pts
3rd Elias Magnusson (21) 31pts
Thursday, Oct. 11, Plutaluang - Stableford
Plutaluang golf course’s East and South loop was the venue for today and we teed-off 35 minutes early under cloudy skies and humid conditions. As we made the turn there were dark skies and distant thunder off towards Utapao air base that finally got us after we walked off the 16th green and we had torrential rain for 40 minutes. So much for dry shoes!
Back in the clubhouse after a 5 hour round it was welcome back to Kevin Dinan and congratulations to out winner for today, Niels Hansen, who led the field home with 37 points.
1st Niels Hansen (14) 37pts
2nd Kevin Dinan (25) 29pts
3rd Elias Magnusson (21) 26pts
4th Mikto Homma (17) 25pts
Note: If you are looking for a game of golf in Pattaya, call Dave at 083 602 2117 or email [email protected]. We also have Bjarne’s birthday competition coming up on Monday 5 November at Plutaluang with prizes and food back at the Cafe Kronborg. Sign-up sheet goes up on Monday 22 October.

Robbins the master of Phoenix

PSC golf Bunker Boys @ The Ranch

Lee Butler launches another ball into orbit.

Monday, Oct. 8, Greenwood C&A – Stableford
The prospects for golf looked gloomy as we had breakfast at The Ranch, with the remnants of tropical storm Gaemi passing over Pattaya, producing grey skies and drizzling rain. Several regulars were deterred by the weather, but a quick call to the course confirmed they were open and the small group of “die-hards” set off to face the worst the weather could offer.
The rain had stopped when we reached the course, and the car park was empty, so it was clear that most locals had also decided there was little chance of playing a full round today. It was buggies allowed only on cart paths, so we elected to play ‘pick, clean and place’ for the fourth game in succession.
The fairways were wet and soggy, but the greens were O.K. and the round progressed smoothly with no other golfers sighted on the course, and only a 10 minute shower of rain as the first group reached the 12th tee.
Geoff Parker coped with the difficult conditions better than anyone else, and managed to play to his handicap to take the top podium position. Geoff Cox was in second place and collected two near pin prizes on the way, to cap a successful day.
Back at The Ranch everyone agreed that the day had been thoroughly enjoyable despite the wet conditions – after all what better way to spend a rainy day in Pattaya?
1st Geoff Parker (13) 36pts
2nd Geoff Cox (15) 34pts
3rd Tony Robbins (12) 33pts
Near Pins: Geoff Parker, and Geoff Cox (2).
Wednesday, Oct. 10, Bangpra – Medal
A complete contrast to Monday morning as our group of 16 golfers set off to Bangpra in bright sunshine and under a dazzling blue sky. On arrival we found that the course was still extremely soggy following the recent rains, and once again, we elected to play ‘pick, clean and place’. This proved to be a good decision because the fairways were completely covered in worm casts, where the blighters had surfaced, presumably to avoid drowning.
The round progressed smoothly until the leading groups were approaching the end of their round and a rogue black cloud appeared, apparently from nowhere. The first two groups managed to complete the 18th hole before the heavens opened, but unfortunately the third and fourth groups had fallen several holes behind when the deluge came. The fairways quickly turned into rivers and the course became unplayable, forcing us to cancel the competition and record our first washout of the year.
Friday, Oct. 12, Phoenix Ocean & Mountain – Stableford
Another bright sunny morning as we set off on the short journey to Phoenix and a pleasant surprise greeted us when we reached the first tee as we found that the ground was dry and firm. The starter set us out on the unusual combination of Ocean and Mountain nines, and all went well until we reached the first hole on the inward nine to find 4 groups waiting to tee off – obviously the starter was having a bad day!
The inward nine was congested and painfully slow, producing our longest round for quite some time and reminding everyone that the start of the high season is not too far away.
The winner on the day was Tony Robbins (who’s becoming a bit of a Phoenix specialist) with an impressive 40 points, two points clear of Lee Butler.
1st Tony Robbins (12) 40pts
2nd Lee Butler (14) 38pts
3rd Paul Smith (3) 31pts
Near Pins: Paul Smith, PJ Redmond and Tony Robbins(2).
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.
The annual John Preddy Charity Golf Tournament will be held on Friday 23rd November 2012, at Mountain Shadow G.C., more details to follow shortly.

Toddy & Bernie too good at Rayong

PSC golf from The Growling Swan

Bernie McCart, Sandy Leiper & Martin Todd.

Peter Blackburn

Monday, Oct. 8, Rayong C.C. – Stableford

After continual rain overnight the expected phone calls arrived, commencing at 7.30 am – “Are we still playing?” was the big question and once again it was necessary to tell our faithful crew that Rayong Country Club was a long way away from Pattaya and could well be “open for business”.

It was still raining when the reassured 17 golfers assembled at The Growling Swan and a quick phone call to the golf course confirmed that all was well. We departed the GS in 2 minivans after a 5 minute delay waiting for a “no show” and after a dry 40 minute journey we arrived at the course which although was wet after much recent heavy rain, was completely playable.

No carts on the fairways naturally so winter rules through the greens applied and our first four-ball teed off 15 minutes ahead of schedule at 9.45 am. The weather was fine with the sun breaking through continually and it was fairly humid with very little wind.

Takeshi Hakozaki & Brad Todd.

The golf course had stood up to the wet weather fairly well although the greens were certainly not as good as they have been recently. With not a soul in front of us we proceeded at a good pace and completed the front nine in just on 2 hours where we stopped for a drink before tackling the back nine.

All went well until we reached the 16th tee and fortunately, even though the drink stand there was not staffed it came in very handy for sheltering from the 20 minute heavy shower. Then it stopped and we continued to find no real adverse effect to the course after the rain and we completed our round in four & a half hours which included the twenty minute delay.

The day’s outing once again proved that regardless of the overnight rain, weather forecast and weather conditions in Pattaya on the morning of golf – we can always be optimistic about golf on the day.

We were able to have 2 grades with four podium spots in each. A Grade was for handicaps 0 to 20 and B Grade for 21 and over. We had nearest the pins on all the par threes which were sponsored by Ken Bernek, Sandy Leiper, Bernie McCart & Dick Braimbridge. There were also rewards for longest first putts on the 9th & 18th greens which were sponsored by Martin Todd & The Mandurah Country Club. Many thanks to these golfers for their generosity.

On a difficult day for golf it was Martin Todd who finished first in A Grade with a steady 35 points and in a count back for second & third on 34 points, Ken “let’s hear it for” Bernek (16 point back nine) edged out Mike “Hunter” Gosden (14 point back nine). Martin Todd’s son Brad once again made an appearance on the podium by finishing fourth with 31 points.

It was terrific to see Bernie McCart having his first win with a fine 37 points in B Grade and Kae came back to a bit of good form by finishing second with 32 points. Max “two corsets” Bracegirdle finished third with 31 points and Frank Donnelly was fourth with 29 points.

A Flight (0-20)
1st Martin Todd (8) 35pts
2nd Ken Bernek (14) 34pts
3rd Mike Gosden (12) 34pts
4th Brad Todd (20) 31pts
B Flight (21+)
1st Bernie McCart (31) 37pts
2nd Duangjai Tusagad (33) 32pts
3rd Max Bracegirdle (27) 31pts
4th Frank Donnelly (21) 29pts
Near Pins: 5th – Martin Todd; 7th – Martin Todd; 16th – Brad Todd
Long Putts: 9th – Mike Gosden; 18th – Ebrahim

The Compass Cap is no more but has been replaced by The Growling Swan NAGA award. This is awarded to the golfer who has the worst score on the day and discreetly their score is not made public. The winner of the inaugural NAGA award on this occasion was Sandy “leaperfrog” Leiper who accepted the trophy in typical fine spirit.

Thursday, October 11, Crystal Bay, A & B – Stableford

After a fine couple of days we were confident of playing some reasonably dry golf although we had heard some reports that Crystal Bay was not draining well and was very wet. This was vindicated as I received a phone call at 8.15 am from the course stating that carts were not allowed at all due to the condition of the course and this information was very much appreciated as it allowed one of our group to not make the journey which reduced our playing group to eighteen.

We welcomed Russell Goldsworthy from my old Golf Club Gosnells in Perth, Western Australia and also Phil Knight from Pattaya, formerly of Victoria, Australia.

We departed the GS right on time at 8.30 am in 2 mini vans and headed off down No.3, arriving at the course 45 minutes later. As expected it was very quiet so with little delay we were invited to commence on B nine so our first group teed off 15 minutes ahead of schedule at 9.45 am.

It was easy to see why there were no carts allowed as the course was indeed fairly saturated but it must be said that as winter rules through the greens were allowed there was always a fairly dry spot to be found enabling the course to be playable without too much trouble and the greens were in very good shape although naturally a little slower than normal. The weather was fine although humid and with plenty of blue skies to be seen above although one sensed that at some stage we were going to get a shower or two.

We completed our first nine in just over two hours and were travelling quite well until with 2 holes to play we needed to take shelter at the hut near the A8 tee as we were subjected to a 25 minute heavy “sun” shower which partially flooded the A7 & A8 greens but when the rain stopped the greens drained very quickly and we were able to continue. We finished our round in the overall time of four and a half hours which included the 25 minute stop for rain.

We were able to have 2 grades with four podium spots in each. A Grade was for handicaps 0 to 14 and B Grade for 15 and over. We had nearest the pins on all the par threes which were sponsored by Ken Bernek, Fiona Crebo, Brendan Byrne & Max Bracegirdle. There were also rewards for longest first putts on the A9 & B9 greens which were sponsored by The Mandurah Country Club. Many thanks to all for their generosity.

Playing on his “home” course it was once again Takeshi Hakozaki who was triumphant and he took out the A Grade with a steady 36 points. With 2 golfers on 34 points a count back was necessary to decide second & third and Mike Allidi (17 point back nine) just edged out Martin Todd (16 point back nine). Your writer managed to scrape into fourth spot with 32 points.

Brad “Toddy Junior” Todd continued his excellent form by winning the B Grade with a fine 38 points and Ebrahim came second with 35 points. Brendan Byrne made it on to the podium for the first time & finished third with 29 points, 1 ahead of Fiona Crebo in fourth place.

A Flight (0-14)
1st Takeshi Hakozaki (11) 36pts
2nd Mike Allidi (2) 34pts
3rd Martin Todd (8) 34pts
4th Peter Blackburn (11) 32pts
B Flight (15+)
1st Brad Todd (20) 38pts
2nd Ebrahim (15) 35pts
3rd Brendan Byrne (17) 29pts
4th Fiona Crebo (22) 28pts
Near Pins: A5 – Martin Todd; A8 – Peter Blackburn; B4 – Takeshi Hakozaki; B6 – Ken Bernek
Long Putts: A9 – Mike Gosden; B9 – Russell Goldsworthy

The winner of the Growling Swan NAGA award on this occasion was newcomer Phil Knight and I would like to say he accepted the award in good spirit but unfortunately I cannot. Back at The Growling Swan afterwards we had a very good crowd, including several of the Growling Swan “Delinquents” who were looking forward to their next outing at Mountain Shadow in a few days time. Plenty of cold, low-priced beer was the order of the day and quite a few of us stayed a bit longer than we had originally planned but it was great fun once more.

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].

Rock revels in tough conditions at Eastern Star

Jomtien Golf with the IPGC

Kari Aarnio, Chuck Anderson and Rod Howett.

Monday, Oct. 8, Pattana – Stableford
We are now in the height of the rainy season and after a deluge overnight here in Jomtien and it still raining heavily in the morning, we had 14 cancellations by phone before our scheduled departure. A quick phone call to the course however confirmed it was open and we set off with still enough in the group to form 2 divisions
We were allocated the B and C courses upon arrival and it was very gloomy in the as we made our way around and by the 14th tee we had a delay of 30 minutes as a storm broke overhead, while one group misunderstood the Marshall’s instructions regarding safety while there is lightning and they returned to the clubhouse.
So with 4 non returns we were down to 1 division in the end and in his last game but one with us before his return trip back to work in China, the Bristol boy, Bob Poole won the day with 36 points. Colin James took second two points behind and Jerry Sweetnam beat Ted Morris on a 19/17 back nine count back for third after they both came in with 33 points.
A birdie ‘2’ in both divisions today from Ted Morris in division 1 and William Chang in division 2 left them happy while the Scottish boy has returned for six months with his toys - welcome back Dennis Scougal (The telephone box will be busy in the next few days!)
Wednesday, Oct. 10, Phoenix - Stableford
We had a booking at Bangpakong today but with the weather situation as it is it may have caused mayhem regarding numbers and transport so we cancelled on Monday afternoon and switched to Phoenix at the last minute.
The forecast was still unpredictable but we managed to get out 6 groups today and at reception we were told we would be playing the Lakes and Ocean nines. However, once we went down to the Marshall’s hut we were switched to the Mountain and Lake course.
The cut today was 8-16 in division 1 and 17 plus in division 2 and Bob Poole won the second tier with 39 points, five ahead of Gordon Everingham in second with Karri Aarnio taking third with 33. Russell Gilroy, playing of 12, topped the premier flight with 37 points, while Sid Cowley was second with 34 after beating Chris Voller on a 19/17 back nine count back, both with scores of 34.
Near pins today went to Gary Ashley, Dennis Scougall, Don Head, Joe Kubon and Jean Morel.
No ‘2’ recorded so a rollover in both divisions to Green Valley on Monday.
Friday, Oct. 12, Eastern Star - Stableford
The same old story all week, heavy overnight rain and a few cancellations in the morning, but we end up with 25 out today in 2 divisions with the cut coming at 16 and below for the top flight. The course was a bit sodden in places but the crazy part is they had let carts onto the fairway the previous day and there were heavy tyre ruts on the approaches to all the greens.
Marty Rock won division 1 with 37 points, a remarkable score in these tough conditions. Nick John took second place five back on 32 after beating Chuck Andersson on a 19/16 back nine count back, while Karl Flood lost out on a podium spot with just 14 on the back nine.
Frank Kelly led division 2 home with 34 points and the ‘darkside’ boy Andy Baber beat Rodney Howett on a 15/13 count back for the runner-up place after they both came in with 29 points.
The first three groups finished their rounds with no rain but the remainder had a 30 minute delay for a passing shower, however all the cards (with the exception of one, no names mentioned) were returned.
Near pins were won today by Mikael Andersson, Grant Cadell, Karl Flood, Jon Lay, Andy Baber, Glyn Evans and Glen King.
Karl Flood birdied the 3rd hole to take the ‘2’s pot in division 1, while Andy Baber, Frank Kelly and Glen King shared the division 2 purse with birdies on the 3rd, 13th and 17th respectively.
The return leg of the 12 a-side matchplay against the Backyard Boys has been postponed until the 23rd November at Emerald owing to the condition of the course and their chance to recruit a few more players after their 8½ - 3½ defeat in the first round.
It’s Chiang Mai next week and everyone is looking forward to the trip.

Monsoon with the monkeys

PSC golf from Tropical Bert’s

Winner Guy Stewart, 2nd left, and runner-up Mashi Kaneta, far right, with two of Bert’s ‘finest’ and a nice pint.

Derek Brook
Tuesday, Oct. 9, Bangpra – Stableford
It never seems to do anything but rain, and every course seems like a quagmire at present, so to go down to Bangpra was a test of belief in the ability of certain courses to drain. Despite it pouring down the night before, or in fact for weeks, we decided to nip down to there and as we set off it was overcast so we feared the worst.
Booked in and off we went –naturally there were no buggies allowed on the fairways and what I expected happened. The place was crawling with monkeys. They were mostly up in the trees but they were out in force and I had to leave the caddy with the cart from the second hole on. Even so they managed to bypass her and got into her bag. I hear they also got into other caddies bags; they look for food as all caddies tend to take some with them.
The ground was wet and soggy and we got as far as the 9th before it started raining, very hard! Eventually it eased, and being brave we managed to get half way down the tenth before it rained again. Another break and we ploughed on with sopping fairways until we arrived on the par-three 12th, then the heavens really opened and the rain came down like stair rods for ages.
At this time we should have packed it in, but as Bangpra have a no green fee back policy we battled on. So bad was the green on twelve that I four putted from 15 feet, water just stopped the ball, and threw valuable points away. But we battled on as did in fact all the other players. The fairways were awash, and the greens very hard to putt on, and the ball just stopped where it landed.
Wet and cold we finished the round and were soon into hot showers, then a quick bite to eat in the restaurant before it was into cars and a quick return to Bert’s, much later than we normally arrive.
We got into the results as soon as we could, and the winner was Guy Stewart on count back from Mashi Kaneta, both with 36 points. In third was Walter Baechli with 34 points ahead of Derek Brook in fourth with 33 points and bringing up the winners rear was Dick Warberg with a hard fought 28 points. The rest got washed away. We then had a couple of ‘cold uns’ and replayed the rain and all said what a fine day it was. No accounting for some people. T.T.F.N.
Near Pins: John Hackett, Barry Oats, Bob Watson, Guy Stewart

Wylie wins at Pleasant Valley

PSC 119th Monthly Golf Tournament

The October monthly winners pose for a group photo.

Report Nigel Cannon/ Photos William Macey
The picturesque Pleasant Valley was the course selected by Golf Chairman Joe Mooneyham to host this month’s tournament on Friday, Oct. 12. The course was in excellent condition considering the number of rainy days we have had of late. It was ‘pick, clean and place’ through the green, with just a sharp shower for about 20 minutes as the first group were finishing – the day was fine.

Yui was a multiple prize winner.

There were 100 members signed up to play but due to some personal problems and navigational concerns, the field was reduced to 96 – which is a good number for October. There were a many new faces today including Lee Aderlly, a professional caddy with the European Tour, and Santa Clause, a.k.a. Rick Bevington who is back getting ready for his Christmas duties.
Joe was joined by Social Chairman - Nigel Cannon – for registration and welcoming all players prior to commencing their rounds. With a couple of ‘local groups’ infiltrating our competition, rounds were about 4½ hours.
As the players came in to hand in their cards, there were many complementary comments thanking PSC for once again coming up with another successful day.

Mark West, left, winner ‘B’ Flight.

With a fine 73 it was Jeff Wylie who won the low gross prize. It was a count back to determine ‘A’ Flight – playing medal from the blue tees – with newcomers Shaun Merriman (10) and Jean Maffray (12) both scoring a net 67 with Shaun just getting the nod.
‘B’ Flight had the best Stableford score of the day with Mark West (17) (another new face) with a great 43 points. 42 points was sufficient to secure ‘C’ Flight by Reijo Heiskanen (18), and in ‘D’ Flight player Michael Coghlan (29) was in top spot with 40 points.
We had 9 ladies today and count back required as both Oil St Laurent (29) and Lakda Onsee (18) had 38 points with Oil in first place.
Pleasant Valley has an excellent restaurant overlooking the 9th and 18th greens and many took the opportunity to partake before making their way to Pattaya and Lewiinski’s. Almost all today’s players – some with partners – came to enjoy the buffet provided by Colin and his staff which was, as usual, simply the best! With such a big number it was appreciated that Marchinelo – who is due to open an Italian restaurant next door – loaned Colin his premises for the evening.
After all were satisfied it was presentation time – Nigel Cannon called order and welcomed all and introduced Golf Chairman Joe Mooneyham. Joe expressed his appreciation to all members playing today and complimented Colin and his staff on another fine spread. He also gave details of an upcoming professional golf tournament at Amata Springs in early December with many top professionals in attendance and volunteers were needed as marshalls. In addition, complementary tickets for all 4 days will be available from PSC golf venues and clubhouse. This, another example of the relationship PSC has with the Eastern Seaboard Golf Association.
Nigel then announced the results and Joe presented the prizes, assisted by PSC President Tony Oakes. This was followed by the lucky draw and finally the 50/50 winner, who for the second time was Phillipe Pruvot and who went home a very happy man.
The next PSC monthly is on Friday 16th November at Crystal Bay – sign-up sheets are in the clubhouse.
Words by Nigel Cannon, Photos’ by William Macey.

Shaun Merriman, right, winner ‘A’ Flight.

Reijo Heiskanen, right, winner ‘C’ Flight.

Ladies winner Oil St Laurent with friend.

Phillipe, left, is all smiles after his 50/50 win.

Welcome back to Rick Bevington, right, a.k.a. Santa Claus.

Ole the only one under par

IPGC golf from The Haven

Monday, Oct. 8, Bangpra - Stableford
CSS 75 NC
1st Wayne Waywood (16) 32pts
2nd Ron De Groot (14) 30pts
3rd Frank Dunstan (26) 26pts

Bangpra provides enough problems without the added difficulty of an extremely wet course, which today offered zero run and made a good recovery from the rough a very dicey prospect. When all added together it made for a day when scoring was at a premium and the best of the day was a four over handicap returned by Wayne Waywood who just held on to win from playing partner Ron De Groot by two points.

Ole Stamnes.

Frank Dunstan led in the rest of a very bedraggled field to take third place six behind.

Without the wetness, the course would have been in tip top condition coming into the high season and it is a pity that the group will not be playing it many times during the coming months as the management have once again switched to split tee times from two tees with the early tee times having to finish teeing off by 8.40 am and the second tee times starting at 11.40 am, making it a gamble that the last tee times in a group of forty players, which is usual during the high season, will be able to finish their rounds if the pace of play is slow after reaching the turn.

It is all a pity as analysis has shown that the maximum numbers of tee times on an eighteen hole course can be achieved by starting from one tee and playing right through the available daylight as there are no later blank spots on the opposite nine when an earlier gap occurs in the starting slots.

There were no 2’s today in the second division but Ron De Groot had one in the first to sweep the pot.

Before the presentations were made there were welcome backs for Bob Maloney, Wayne Waywood and Ron De Groot.

Wednesday, Oct. 10, Pattana A & B (yellow tees) - Stableford
CSS 73
1st Erik Donnestad (4) 35pts
2nd Frank Dunstan (26) 34pts
3rd Trevor Schirmer (17) 32pts

Erik Donnestad.

On a course that was in basically good shape there were however some areas that were almost unplayable due to the amount of water, but with some careful drops from casual water, having first decided where the nearest point lies, a reasonable game could be played.

Erik Donnestad, who some will remember played for Norway in the World Cup of Golf a few years ago, led in the day’s hopefuls with a one over handicap round after a return that included two birdies and nine pars that was just enough to consign Frank Dunstan into second place.

Frank had high hopes of improving on his recent form that has seen his handicap plummet four strokes back at his home course in Sydney, so much so that it now sports a small anchor beside it on the handicap sheet. However, after he had gone out in four under handicap for twenty two points, he sadly slipped into normal mode with just twelve on the inward half.

Trevor Schirmer, who is still struggling with a nagging knee injury, did well in one of his occasional rounds to take third place another two behind. Trevor will be hoping for a full recovery following his proposed trip back to Oz in November where he will be undergoing some surgery to try and rectify the problem.

There were no 2’s in either division and precious few threes either.

Prior to the presentations being made there were welcome backs for Kare Lunde and B.J. Smith.

Friday, Oct. 12, Phoenix Lakes & Ocean (white tees) - Stabelford
CSS 73
1st Ole Stamnes (27) 37pts
2nd Frank Dunstan (26) 36pts
3rd Brian Libbey (9) 35pts
4th Rick Morgan (7) 32pts
5th Erik Donnestad (4) 32pts
6th Shuichi Kodaka (16) 32pts

For the first time in several outings the course of the day was found to be in tip top shape, as is usual at Phoenix where the course seems to drain so much better than most of the other courses in the area. Even golf carts were being allowed on the fairways and although the run on the fairways was not at its longest, a good drive went a lot further than on many of the other courses lately.

Wayne Waywood.

Ole Stamnes has taken good note of his playing partner Erik Donnestad’s style and swing recently and put it to use in formatting his win by a single point after an exceptional back nine that saw him accumulate twenty one points.

Ole’s win was at the expense of the revitalized Frank Dunstan who while he has not matched his handicap while on holiday here in Pattaya, has done enough to encourage him that on his return home to Wakehurst Golf Club he will be looking to remove the anchor from beside his name after another very good nine holes, this time the back half, of twenty points that ensured his third podium placing of the week.

Brian Libbey took third place with a solid one over handicap round, leaving Rick Morgan in fourth after he won a count back over Erik Donnestad and Shuichi Kodaka with a better 17 on the inward half as Erik and Shuichi could muster just 16 with Erik better on the last six by 11 to 9.

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

Back at The Haven there was a welcome for new member Paul Young and welcome backs for Shuichi Kodaka and Rick Morgan.

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.

Murdering Murtagh on the loose

Phoenix Members Golf Society

Tuesday’s winners and Relax Bar staff members pose for a group photo.

Mike Gerrard
I don’t know what this guy did for the 3 to 4 months he was away in Europe (various places) but whatever it was it has certainly improved his game. In the last two weeks or so since he returned he has scored sub handicap scores. Never mind, as we say, “enjoy it while you can” because very soon (especially when your handicap comes down) the bubble will burst.
Today, Oct. 9, Eamon Murtagh scored 40 points to leave the rest of the field way behind with the next best scores coming from Peter Harris on 33 points and John Bartley with the same but having a slightly poorer back nine. Eamon was duly awarded with the KPK Food Services cap as depicted in the photo with one of the lovely staff (Pon) wearing it at the Relax Bar.
With the weather being very inclement over the last week or so the fairways of Phoenix have rarely been seen wetter, thus allowing carts on paths only. This also hinders the shorter hitting players due to there being no run on the fairways. Mind you, a few of our big hitters had trouble scoring as well.
Near pins this day went to Tim Mason (2) and John Bartley. Lucky draw winners (sponsored by our hosts The Relax Bar) were Mike Gerrard (free massage), David Lusha (free drink) and Mukesh Thakker (50 baht).
The previous Friday, Oct. 5, another guy, Gerry Hughes, from the ‘Old Country’ (Ireland) managed to score 38 points to beat Mukesh Thakker (36pts) into second place with yours truly on 35 points to claim third.
Near pins went to Peter Rawling, Mike Gerrard and Bill Hewitt. Lucky draw winners were Paul Taylor, Granville Swanton and Patrick Browne.
I can advise you all that as from the 1st November the high season rates (Monday to Friday) will apply to non Phoenix members. However, within our group any non member can enjoy a special green fee rate of only 1.000 baht (plus caddy 300 baht) as a guest of a member. Carts at Phoenix cost 700 baht for 18 holes and only 350 baht for nine holes and two players can share.
We always encourage new members or guests but please be aware the we limit our field to 6 groups only and we do not allow any handicap to exceed 28. Beginners or non proficient players would not fit in with this group. Neither do we allow ladies to participate in the game but they are very welcome at the presentation at The Relax Bar after the game.
Anyone interested in joining or going sea fishing can call me (Mike) on 087 091 7565.

Cheetham makes winning return

Travellers Rest Golf Group

Andy Rich
The Rainy Season showed no signs of abating for this past week and Monday 8th October got off to a particularly damp start. Still, it takes more than a bit of rain to put off the hardy souls of the TRGG and armed with our brollies and wet weather gear we set off to once again take on the very formidable Bangpra.
Now this course, known as the monkey course (it can make a monkey out of you on the best of days), is difficult enough in the dry but with zero run on the ball and the greens as slippery as ever it was definitely not going to be a day for high scores.
Fergus Brennan (11) led the way home with a valiant 30pts; naturally he did have an advantage being Irish as they are used to playing their golf in the rain. Frank Seaton (10) made it into second place with 29pts and yours truly, Andy Rich (20), slipped into third place with 28.
On Tuesday 9th October Khao Kheow (B and A courses) played host to the TRGG. Again the skies were very threatening but the scoring showed a vast improvement on the previous day and Norman Cheetham (15) swooped back into Thailand from Australia to take first place with 37pts. Ted Senior, who had swooped back in the week before from the land down under, came second on 36pts. I am afraid I don’t know where Bob Chiofalo (22) had swooped in from but he took third spot with 35.
Thursday 11th October saw a smaller field than the previous week head off to Phoenix to play the Mountain and Lakes courses. As a result we were back to just one division so perhaps my forecast last week that we were back into High Season was a little premature.
The ladies in the field showed once again that Phoenix is a very accommodating course with their placement of the Ladies tees (I shall probably get hung, drawn and quartered for that remark but I call it as I see it). The very charming Tewin Poopay Lamthong (11) finished top of the leader board for the second week running with 37pts. Tony Gliddon (10) decided not to let the ladies have it all their own way by finishing second on 35. Another lady, the equally charming Lucky Symons (16) came in third with 34pts (am I forgiven ladies?)
Saturday 13th October rounded off the week with some drier weather and a trip to Crystal Bay to play A and B courses. The scores returned certainly mirrored an improvement in the weather. Jim Sykes (10) showed a marked improvement on his recent scores to take first place with 40pts, with Rick Morgan slipping into second place on 39 and Mike Rushant taking third on 36.

Crumpton Oaks Cider Wednesday Darts League

Results & Standings Oct. 10

Team	P	W	L	B/L	+/-	Pts.
Mee Chew Sports Bar	11	10	1	7	59	20
Irish Rovers	11	8	3	10	35	16
Yates Bar	11	7	4	5	19	14
Biggy’z Rest	11	4	7	6	-7	8
Jantha Coffee House	11	2	9	3	-43	4
W. Tankies	11	2	9	2	-63	4
Results:  Irish Rovers 4 v 5 Yates Bar, Jantha Coffee House 0 v 9 Biggy’z Rest, Mee Chew Sports Bar 9 v 0 W.Tankies

Brian & Clive carve up the spoils

PSC golf from Mulligans Lakeside

Brian & Clive, stars of the show last week.

Tuesday, Oct. 9, Pleasant Valley - Stableford
Tuesday was a re-visit to Pleasant Valley - we had been there recently but with the PSC monthly scheduled for Friday we considered it good planning to familiarize ourselves with the venue.
Despite all the recent rains and the club’s directive to keep carts on the path, we found the course was in reasonable condition, opting to play the ball as it lay. No stories of mud on the ball etc were forthcoming and few casual water drops were required.
Brian Maddox (21) had a return to form this week, edging Clive Hoseason (24) on count back 20/18, after both signed for a creditable 36 points. Near pins were picked up by Bruce, Jeff & Brian.
Thursday, Oct. 11, Greenwood - Stableford
Greenwood was the venue for Thursday’s game, the A & C combination being our test of the day. The course was again in decent condition, so we played the ball as it lay, but kept the carts off the fairways to protect the course.
Clive Hoseason (24) with 33 points gained some revenge over Brian Maddox (21) 32 points, while near pins were also secured by Jeff, Clive & Brian.
Our trip to Pleasant Valley on Tuesday paid off for the Mulligans Lakeside crew at the PSC monthly event on Friday, with Clive maintaining his form to record 39 points for third place in D Flight, while Jeff shot 73 to win the Low Gross and get a near pin on Hole #17.
The course was much wetter on Friday, with ‘lift, clean & place’ being implemented and casual water drops required on several holes.
Note: Mulligans Lakeside plays golf generally on Tuesday & Thursday, with ML hosting prompt presentations on both days. As a PSC affiliated venue we welcome all golfers, including seniors who have opted for the “Silver” tee option. Call 089 094 1841 for scheduling or enquiries. Hope to see you there, cheers & good golfing!

Stuvik aims for the top after improved season

Teams prepare for Race 1 on the starting grid at Spa Francorchamps.

Thai racer Sandy Stuvik confirmed a huge step forward in his racing career by finishing 14th overall in the 2012 Formula Renault Northern European Cup. Stuvik is still one of the youngest racers in the Formula Renault championship and with the improvement from 28th position last season to 14th in this year season, he has given clear indication of how he is maturing as a top level formula racer. Having been regularly racing in the top ten against some of the best young drivers in the world, the Thai driver will be eager to fly the Thai flag on the podium in the coming 2013 season.
The season ending 2 races at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium last weekend eventually became a battle against the rapidly changing weather in the Ardenne mountains. Stuvik started the first race from 20th place after a chaotic half wet, half dry qualifying session and ended the race after 2 safety car sessions and a red flagged race in 16th position.
The second race saw the front of the grid starting on slick tires and the back on wet tires, as the weather was impossible to predict with heavy gray clouds above. Stuvik started from 15th position on slick tires; however seconds before the race went green, the rain started and all the cars on slick tires were quickly relegated down the order. The Thai driver found himself several places down after the first lap and it was only a matter of doing his best to keep the car on the road for the duration of the race. In the end he would finish a distant 23rd place.
Stuvik is already planning his 2013 season, which will start with more testing and training to develop his driving skills to the highest level. The youngster is firmly intent on being the first Thai driver to fly the flag on the formula podiums of Europe since the days of Prince Bira more than 50 years ago.
Sandy Stuvik races for the Royal Automobile Association of Thailand and is sponsored by The Pizza Company, Singha Corporation, Dacon Inspection Services, Bira Circuit and Sports Authority of Thailand.

Sandy Stuvik, left, battles for position in the season ending races in Belgium, Sunday, Oct. 14.

Sandy was stuck on the Race 2 start grid with slick tires, just as the rain began to fall.

Thai teams get main-draw slots in Bangsaen Beach Volleyball tourney

Thailand’s top beach volleyball duo, Radarong and Udomchavee, will be in action at the Bangsaen Beach Volleyball World Tour event from Oct. 23-28.

This year’s season finale of the FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour in Bangsaen, Thailand will feature 3 Thai teams in the main draw after the pairing of Numwong and Hongpak were given a wild card by the Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). They will join the Thai No 1 team of Radarong and Udomchavee and Thai No 2 team of Sannok and Tenpaksee who got automatic places in the main draw as Thailand is the host nation of the tournament
The main draw features 32 teams, with 24 direct entries and 8 qualifiers. A total of 14 countries gained direct acceptance into the main draw including 2 teams each from Brazil, Germany, Italy, Russia, Switzerland and the USA. Countries with one direct acceptance are Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Finland, the Netherlands and Spain.
A total of 35 teams from 19 countries will contest the qualifying rounds of the tournament. Included in the draw will be 2 Thai junior teams, Juajan and Kambut and Kaewjanta and Tangkaeo.
The Bangsaen Thailand Open powered by PTT is played over 6 days of competition from 23-28 October 2012. Matches start from 09.00 daily. Admission is free and in addition to the action on court, there is a large sponsor zone with games, activities and sales outlets.
The semi-finals on Saturday 27 October and finals on Sunday 28 October will be held from 16.00 – 18.00, with a “live” TV broadcast on both days on NBT, T-Sports and SVTV in Thailand and internationally to over 700,000,000 households worldwide.
The Bangsaen Thailand Open powered by PTT is supported by the Sports Authority of Thailand, PTT Public Company Limited, OBJ Chonburi, Saensuk City, the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Thai Beverage Marketing Co., Ltd, TOT Public Company Limited, FBT, Philips Lighting and T.P Link Co., Ltd, Ltd. Umbrella sponsors of the FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour are Swatch, Mikasa and Descente.
For more information on the tournament, please contact Pentangle Promotions Co., Ltd at Tel: 02-3113414/5 or via the website at www. pentanglepromotions.com.

Pattaya Sports Club Fishing Report

The scribe with a “painted sweetlip” cod.

Dene Mundy

Our first trip for this month on Saturday 6th October comprised seven regular members (5 or more trips), after 2 late cancellations due to work commitments and one replacement who was available on short notice.

The trip got off to a good start in overcast skies, slightly choppy waters and gentle breezes and we were soon in our regular fishing spots landing a good variety of fish. Probably not our best days fishing but certainly very pleasant and moderate bag catches of our usual pla-dang, grouper, snapper, yellow tail etc.

Andy, Jason and Wanna with their prize catch.

Dang completely ignored our warnings of the previous trip and easily landed the most fish, beating the male contingent by far. I was lucky and caught the only large fish of the day (3 kilos) which we have now identified as a “painted sweetlip” a variety of cod. I have previously referred to these fish as blue spotted cod. Many thanks to Sommai who provided the glossy pamphlet of “Marine Fish in Thailand” which enabled the identification.

Only 4 of us adjourned to our restaurant for our usual refreshments where we recapped the events of the day.

A full complement of 8 regulars and visitors set out from Khram Marine at 07:00 hours on Thursday 11th October in mirror like waters, clear blue skies and a gentle breeze.

We welcomed back Robert Vlietinck returning from Oz after 6 months dredging in the west coast oil and gas areas. Also, we welcome newcomers Andy Moseley (a Rayong resident) and friend, Jason Owens here on a working (?) holiday. A big welcome also to Khun Wanna (who arranges my insurance policies).

Most had reasonable bag catches for the day with Andy and Sommai easily the champs. Jeff and I had a bad day with only 2 or 3 kilos each which is probably the smallest catch we have had this year. Jeff did win the largest fish competition with a nice four foot shark. This can be good eating after removing head and tail immediately and subsequently “skinning” the fish.

We were late returning (around 19:00 hours) due to the skipper being low on fuel reserves requiring him to conserve usage by reducing speed to 3 knots. He has assured me this will not happen again.

The 8 of us went to our restaurant, exchanged info over a few beers and voted the day as excellent.

I would still like 2 more bookings for our trip on 25 October – call me on 081 862 6279.

Dolphins desperate for win as specter of relegation looms

Thai Premier League Football 2012 Season

Pattaya United’s Ludovick Takam, left, sees his shot on the Bangkok Glass goal go narrowly wide during their Thai Premier League fixture at the Nongprue Stadium in Pattaya, Sunday, Oct. 14. (Photo/Pattaya United)

Pattaya United face a nervous climax to the Thai Premier League season after a goalless draw against Bangkok Glass last weekend left the Eastern Seaboard outfit requiring one more win from their final two fixtures to ensure that top flight football will still be played in the seaside resort city next year.
United failed to break down a stubborn and at times desperate Bangkok Glass defence at the Nongprue Stadium on Sunday despite an all out assault in the second half that saw shots rain down on the visitors’ goal. Several United players were guilty of squandering chances that they would normally be expected to put away and this has been symptomatic of the problem all season of failing to regularly hit the back of the net. (The Dolphins have notched only half the total number of goals of league champions Muang Thong United, despite having played one game more).
United’s final two fixtures are away trips to third placed BEC Tero Sasana on Sunday, Oct. 21 and Samut Songkhram on Oct. 28. Should United lose both those games, they would require Thai Port and Chainat to drop points in their final 2 fixtures in order to maintain their place in Thailand’s top flight.

Thai Premier League Results & Standings (Oct. 14)
 

Team	P	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Muang Thong United	31	23	8	0	39	77
Chonburi	30	19	6	5	30	63
BEC Tero Sasana	32	15	8	9	8	53
Buriram United	32	13	12	7	18	51
Esan United	32	10	14	8	-1	44
Osotspa	31	13	4	14	2	43
Samut Songkhram	32	11	9	12	-4	42
TOT	32	10	12	10	0	42
Bangkok Glass	32	9	14	9	10	41
Wuachon United	31	9	14	8	1	41
Army United	32	9	13	10	-4	40
Chiangrai United	32	9	11	12	-9	38
Police United	32	9	11	12	-3	38
Pattaya United	32	9	10	13	-8	37
Chainat	32	7	12	13	-16	33
Thai Port	32	8	9	15	-14	33
BBCU	31	4	13	14	-20	25
TTM Chiangmai	32	2	12	18	-29	18
Results:  (Sat 13/10) BBCU 1 – 1 Army United; Chonburi 2 – 0 TOT; Police United 1 – 0 Thai Port; (Sun 14/10) Wuachon United 1 – 1 Esan United; Pattaya United 0 – 0 Bangkok Glass; TTM Chiangmai 0 – 1 Samut Songkhram; Osotspa 2 – 1 Buriram United ; Muang Thong United 1 – 0 Chainat; Chiangrai United 0 – 1 BEC Tero Sasana

Monday Double-in Darts League

Crumpton Oaks Cider Monday Pool League

Pattaya 8-Ball Monday Pool League

WOW Thursday 501 Darts League

Embroid Pattaya Tuesday Darts League

Nick the Pizza 501 Friday Darts League

PDC Tuesday Darts League

San Miguel Thursday Darts League

Brad – Sunday’s best

Pattaya Wednesday Quiz League

Pattaya Monday Quiz League

Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League

Triple Crown at St. Andrew’s

Greenaway wins Butterworth B’Day Bash

‘Tricky’ Nicky rules the week

Stephen flies in to snatch victory

Robbins the master of Phoenix

Toddy & Bernie too good at Rayong

Rock revels in tough conditions at Eastern Star

Monsoon with the monkeys

Wylie wins at Pleasant Valley

Ole the only one under par

Murdering Murtagh on the loose

Cheetham makes winning return

Crumpton Oaks Cider Wednesday Darts League

Brian & Clive carve up the spoils

Stuvik aims for the top after improved season

Thai teams get main-draw slots in Bangsaen Beach Volleyball tourney

Pattaya Sports Club Fishing Report

Dolphins desperate for win as specter of relegation looms