John Keppler Cider Pool League

Results & Standings Nov. 22 (week 1)

Team	Pts.	For	Against	Diff.
Outback	3	9	4	5
Rendezvous	3	8	5	3
Barking Frog	3	7	6	1
Brasshouse	3	7	6	1
Panitas	3	7	6	1
Mulligans	0	6	7	-1
Neena	0	6	7	-1
Pats Bar	0	6	7	-1
Lucky Bar	0	5	8	-3
Smarty’s	0	4	9	-5
Results:  Panitas 7 v 6 Neena, Barking 7 v 6 Mulligans, Lucky 5 v 8 Rendezvous, Outback 9 v 4 Smarty’s, Brasshouse 7 v 6 Pats Bar

Pattaya 8-Ball Monday Pool League

Results & Standings Nov. 19 (week 10)

Division 1
Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Agst	Diff.	Pts.
Biggy’z Rest A	10	8	2	87	63	24	26
Shoot Pool B	10	7	3	91	59	32	24
Dean’s Bar	10	6	4	87	63	24	22
San Snack Bar	10	6	4	76	74	2	22
Crazy Eddie’s	10	6	4	75	75	0	22
KiK Bar	10	3	7	63	87	-24	16
Phimai Geordie	10	2	8	70	80	-10	14
Old Thaiangle	10	2	8	51	99	-48	14
Results:  Biggy’z Rest A 6 v 9 KiK Bar, Dean’s Bar 8 v 7 Phimai Geordie, Crazy Eddie’s 4 v 11 Shoot Pool B, San Snack Bar 13 v 2 Old Thaiangle
Division 2
Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Agst	Diff.	Pts.
Shoot Pool A	10	8	2	96	54	42	26
Joy’s Paradise	10	7	3	83	67	16	24
Mee Chew	10	6	4	79	71	8	22
Biggy’z Rest B	10	4	6	77	73	4	18
Buffalo Jack’s	10	4	6	69	81	-12	18
Parrot Inn	10	4	6	68	82	-14	18
Connections	10	4	6	61	89	-28	18
Rising Sun	10	3	7	67	83	-16	16
Results:  Shoot Pool A 9 v 6 Mee Chew, Rising Sun 9 v 6 Joy’s Paradise, Connections 8 v 7 Biggy’z Rest B, Parrot Inn 6 v 9 Buffalo Jack’s

British Bar Snacks Friday Pool League

Results & Standings Nov. 16 (week 10)

Division 1
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts
TJ’s Bar	10	9	1	41	0	27
The Butchers Arms	10	7	3	19	0	21
Pook’s Bar	10	5	5	5	2	17
Sweethearts Bar	8	5	3	12	1	16
Shoot Pool	7	5	2	18	0	15
Nicky’s Bar	10	4	6	-11	1	13
Crazy Eddie’s	9	3	6	-11	1	10
Links Bar	8	2	6	-12	0	6
FCUK Inn	10	1	9	-61	0	3
Results:  Crazy Eddie’s 9 v 10 FCUK Inn, TJ’s Bar 10 v 4 Links Bar, Sweethearts 9 v 10 Pook’s Bar, Butchers 10 v 4 Nicky’s Bar
Division 2
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts
Biggyz Rest	9	9	0	50	0	27
The Irish Rovers	9	7	2	20	1	22
Offshore Bar	10	6	4	12	1	19
Old Thai Angle	10	6	4	6	1	19
Mata Bar	10	5	5	4	1	16
Mai’s Bar	10	4	6	-12	1	13
The Queen Vic	10	3	7	-19	1	10
The Stag’s Head	9	2	7	-28	0	6
The Ranch	9	1	8	-33	1	4
Results:  Biggyz Rest 10 v 4 Mai’s Bar, The Ranch 10 v 9 Offshore Bar, Queen Vic 8 v 10 Old Thai Angle, Stag’s Head 7 v 10 Mata Bar
Division 3
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts
Dean’s Bar	10	8	2	36	1	25
Tie’s R Us	10	7	3	23	2	23
Hotties	10	7	3	18	0	21
Easy R-Con Bar	9	6	3	18	0	18
Punch & Judy	8	4	4	6	0	12
Rabbi’s Elephant	10	3	7	-25	1	10
Connections	10	3	7	-29	0	9
Buffalo Jacks	9	2	7	-23	2	8
Jolie Bar	8	2	6	-24	1	7
Results:  Buffalo Jacks 6 v 10 Connections, Rabbi’s 10 v 8 Easy R-Con, Punch & Judy 2 v 10 Hotties, Tie’s R Us 10 v 9 Dean’s Bar

Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League

200 Bowlers: Tui and Brand.

Next week is the final week of the present league and Brother D, VFW Post 9876, Green Tree and Bavaria will be fighting for the three team trophies. Brother D and VFW will be playing for first and second place. This past week Brother D gained a point over second place VFW after winning all four points from Mitt in 2012 while VFW Post 9876 won three points from Green Tree. Bavaria is now tied for third place with Green Tree after they won all four points from Café Kronborg. Bavaria and Green Tree will be playing for third place.
Tue Pettae bowled a 504 series, well below her handicap, and Wade Meyers had a 500 series for Brother D. Joe Ferral bowled a 514 series for Mitt in 2012.
Tui Amphanon bowled a 215 game, 519 series, and Ooy Pluemkamon had a 522 series for VFW. Brand bowling as a spare had a great day with games of 205, 184 and 208 for a 597 series.
Antero Ronkainen bowled a 543 series and Lek Reaper had a 511 to lead Canada to a four point win over Indiana. Sorry to report neither team is in the trophy race.

Results & Standings Nov. 23 (week 29)
Pos.	Team	Score	Standings
1	Brother D	4 – 0	69.5 - 46.5
2	VFW Post 9876	3-1	68 - 48
3	Green Tree	1-3	62.5 - 53.5
4	Bavaria	4 - 0	62.5 - 53.5
5	Canada	4 - 0	55 - 61
6	Café Kronborg	0 - 4	52.5 - 63.5
7	Indiana	0 - 4	50.5 - 65.5
8	Mitt in 2012	0 – 4	43.5 - 72.5

Jomtien 8-Ball Pool League

Results & Standings Nov 21 (week 3)

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Bonus	Pts.
Buddy Bar	3	3	0	0	9
Country Road	3	3	0	0	9
Boca Bar	3	2	1	1	7
Shenanigans	3	2	1	1	7
Simple Simon	3	2	1	1	7
Winners Bar	3	2	1	1	7
Woaw’s Bar	3	2	1	1	7
Anzac Bar	3	2	1	0	6
Flying Dolphin	3	1	2	2	5
Take Care Bar	3	1	2	2	5
Windmill Bar	3	1	2	2	5
Lion Pub	3	0	3	3	3
Minny’s Bar	3	0	3	3	3
Wombat Bar	3	0	3	3	3
Results:  Wombat Bar 5 v 10 Country Road, Woaw’s Bar 7 v 8 Take Care Bar, Shenanigans 10 v 5 Flying Dolphin, Windmill Bar 5 v 10 Buddy Bar, Simple Simon 8 v 7 Boca Bar, Winners Bar 9 v 6 Minny’s Bar, Lion Pub 5 v 10 Anzac Bar

Crumpton Oaks Cider Monday Pool League

Results & Standings Nov. 19 (week 12)

Division 1
Team	P	W	L	F	A	+/-	BP	Pts.
The Irish Rovers	12	11	1	117	73	44	0	33
Links Bar	12	11	1	116	88	28	0	33
Sweethearts Bar	11	7	4	98	87	11	1	22
Pook’s Bar	12	7	5	107	98	9	1	22
The Butchers Arms	12	6	6	103	97	6	0	18
Nicky’s Bar	12	3	9	91	108	-17	2	11
Easy R-Con Bar	11	1	10	77	108	-31	2	5
The Caddyshack	10	0	10	50	100	-50	1	1
Results:  Easy R-Con Bar 7 v 10 Sweethearts Bar, Links Bar 10 v 9 Pook’s Bar, Nicky’s Bar 8 v 10 Irish Rovers, Caddyshack 3 v 10 The Butchers
Division 2
Team	P	W	L	F	A	+/-	BP	Pts.
TJ’s Bar	12	10	2	113	72	41	1	31
Hotties	12	9	3	108	66	42	0	27
The Stag’s Head	12	8	4	101	92	9	1	25
Eor’s Bar	12	6	6	93	89	4	2	20
Mai’s Bar	11	6	5	81	90	-9	1	19
Offshore Bar	12	5	7	100	96	4	2	17
Rabbi’s Elephant	11	3	8	68	99	-31	1	10
The Drunken Duck	12	0	12	60	120	-60	0	0
Results:  Eor’s Bar 5 v 10 Hotties, Mai’s Bar 10 v 9 TJ’s Bar, Drunken Duck 5 v 10 Rabbi’s Elephant, The Stag’s Head 9 v 10 Offshore Bar

Nellis turns up the gas

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

The Pattaya Golf Society visited Khao Kheow on Monday, 19th November hoping to find the course in better condition than when they last played there a month ago. It was pleasing to see conditions much improved on the C and B nines with GUR clearly marked and greens which were well up to standard.
So it was then that the field was divided into two flights at sixteen and under, the second flight going off the more comfortable white tees whilst the low handicappers played from the yellow tees.
In the top flight Dave Lehane scored 35 points to take third place whilst Steve Jones and Richard “Banjo” Bannister went head-to-head within their group to finish joint top with forty prodigious points each. “Banjo” recorded the best gross of the day with his 79.
In the second flight Larry Ang put together a consistent round of 36 points for third place whilst Leigh Abbey managed 39 points on his return from Australia to take second place. The winner was Don Nellis, taking a brief timeout from his full time work as an air miles accumulator, and he produced his best ever result with 41 points. He had the added bonus of two birdie ‘2’s on the C course par threes whilst he shared the ‘2’s loot with Alan Flynn (C8) and Larry Ang (B8).
Rabbi’s free beer draw went to Ken Grimes, who generously declined in favour of Mr Len, for whom the Booby Bevy was reserved after the day’s largest split figures.
It was good to see Khao Kheow up for it again and when the dry season eventually arrives it will be a joy to visit there again with the PGS.
Joy for the Jones boys
The Pattaya Golf Society made a long awaited return to Plutaluang on Wednesday, 21st November to play a stableford competition over the West and North Nines, in two flights divided at seventeen and under. The weather was warm and humid and the course was in fair condition with fairways still soft after the recent deluges and greens which were very slow by comparison with others in the area.
In the second flight Pat Murphy and lady golfer Margaret Wilkinson pushed the leaders close but Leigh Abbey managed 28 points on his first visit for his first podium place with the group whilst Mr Len took the top place with a moderate 30 points.
In the top flight Jesper Hansen continued his good form with 32 points for third place whilst “Banjo” Bannister went one better with 33 in second. The best score of the day came from a man in form, Steve Jones. He has never had a week like this one in all his six years of Thailand golf and followed 40 points on Monday with 38 points this time.
Dave Plaiter took the second flight birdie ‘2’ pot with an excellent effort on N6 and the top flight ‘2’s pot was shared by Wichai Tananusorn (N3) and Rick Schramm (N6).
Rabbi’s free beer draw was enjoyed by Yasuo Suzuki on his final appearance before a return to Japan and the Booby Bevy went to Don Nellis for his “hero -to-zero” performance which saw Monday’s winner register a full 20 points less this time. He wasn’t the only one all at sea at the tough Royal Thai Navy course at Plutaluang.
Tip top Talbot
Following a misunderstanding with a booking at Crystal Bay the Pattaya Golf Society rapidly redirected to Greenwood on Friday, 23rd November to play a stableford competition on the A and B nines. The greens are still not right but the course is getting better after a shabby low season.
Sharing third place were Pat Murphy and Larry Ang with 34 points each and Pat recording the day’s only birdie ‘2’ with a chip-in on B5. One point ahead was Neil McIntosh with 35 points, proving he has more than found his feet with the group after joining the group only three months ago. The winner was Brian Talbot who, earlier in the day, had shunned an opportunity to join the PGS representatives in the John Preddy Memorial event being held at Mountain Shadow, preferring to try his hand at Greenwood. Forty-one points seems to prove his choice correct!
The day was splendidly supervised by Rick Schramm in the absence of the usual incumbent and he awarded the Booby Bevy to Khun Wichai for the luckiest shot of the day which gave him a birdie on A9. Well done “Rocketman” and thanks from all the lads.
 

Sim and Yui get in the swing

PSC golf from Lewiinski’s Golf Society

Sunday’s winner Sim Davis with hubby Colin.

Sunday, Nov. 18, Green Valley - Stableford
A Flight
1st John Stewart (8) 37pts
2nd Yui Bietry (11) 36pts
3rd Kris Kritsannajootha (7) 36pts
4th Jan Eriksen (9) 35pts
B Flight
1st Sim Davis (23) 39pts
2nd Colm Mullen (15) 37pts
3rd Steven Montcelli (15) 35pts
4th Dave Driscoll (15) 35pts
Near Pins: No 4 Dave Chalmers; No 9 Patrick Kelly; No 12 John Stewart; No 16 Brian Cooper
She won the Red Flight monthly medal as recently as last Sunday and now Sim Davis has come back and won again! Normally everyone likes to see the victories spread around but this was an instance certainly for those who knew when the society couldn’t have been happier. Certainly condolences to Colm ‘the Right Honorable’ Mullen whose solid 37 points took the B Flight silver - Colm has yet to reach the top podium spot this visit to the Land of Smiles, but surely it must just be just around the corner.
Dave Driscoll, who also appeared in this column last week, was edged to the fourth place via a count back defeat to Steven Montcelli.
John Stewart snuck 37 points into the senior flight stack and came up the winner. He was followed by Pierre ‘the Magicians’ better half Yui who came up a stoke short, but gained the silver via a count back victory over the unlucky Kris K. Jan ‘the quite one’ Erikssen made a bit of noise as he closed the flight.
John Stewart and Jim Bell a brace, Clinton Haslett, Patrick Kelly and Mark Wood shared the 2’s pot.

Colin Davis (left) presents a prize to Sunday A Flight winner John Stewart (center) and his wife.

Monday, Nov. 19, Khao Kheow A&C - Stableford
A Flight
1st Kevin McEntee (8) 37pts
2nd Francis Goyons (8) 36pts
3rd Seamus Lanagan (12) 35pts
B Flight
1st Gerry Rafferty (17) 36pts
2nd Matt Cronin (14) 36pts
3rd Lee Addelly (15) 36pts
C Flight
1st Keith McLachlan (23) 37pts
2nd Liam Farrell (24) 36pts
3rd Jim Elphick (25) 33pts
The Co. Offaly gang left Pattaya to try their luck in the Philippines for a short stay; how they got on is a closely guarded secret. On returning Monday, the ring leader Kevin ‘you know who’ McEntee picked up where he left off by standing atop the flagship flight podium with a co-best of the day 37 points. Kevin’s fine effort barely edged 2nd place finisher Francis Goyons Francis who in turn edged Seamus Lanagan to the bronze; thank goodness Seamus had a 2.
Gerry Rafferty beat his European Union compatriots (they are all compatriots come Ryder Cup time) Matt Cronin and Ian Woosnam’s ex caddy Lee Addelly (no not the caddie that put the extra club in Ian’s bag) in a three-way B Flight count back. Matt Cronin took the silver as Lee settled for the bronze.
Keith McLachlan made himself right at home by being the top man in C Flight on the day and co-man of the match. Keith needed nearly every point to better a fast closing Liam Farrell. Jimmy ‘two shots’ Elphick gratefully accepted the bronze as he closed the flight.
Along with Seamus, Kevin McEntee, Ian Dallas, Bob Fagan and Keith McLachlan helped themselves to a share the 2’s pot.
Wednesday, Nov. 21, Pattana - Stableford
A Flight
1st Seamus Lanagan (12)38 pts
2nd John Bahng (13) 37pts
3rd J-P Gasser (12) 36pts
B Flight
1st Matt Cronin (14) 37pts
2nd Gerry Rafferty (12) 35pts
3rd Nick Odnoral (14) 34pts
C Flight
1st John O’Mahoney (20) 38pts
2nd Christy Knight (20) 37pts
3rd Leon Vorters (22) 34pts
Seamus Lanagan and John O’Mahoney were co-men of the match as they both posted 38 points on the day, in the senior circuit and C Flight respectively; Seamus bettering Monday’s third place finish. Seamus was followed closely up the podium steps by everyone’s favourite, John Bahng. J-P Gasser’s bid for the third place was almost lost, save for a beneficial count back over the unlucky Ger Jones.
Not to be outdone, C Flight had its own 38 points on the card signed by John O’Mahoney. Christy ‘good’ Knight came in a shot shy to fill the flight silver spot. Leon Vorters closed the flight with 34 points.
In B Flight we saw a reversal of fortunes from Monday’s game as Matt Cronin moved up to the top of the podium and Gerry Rafferty slipped down to the second tier. Nick Odnoral rounded out the flight on a count back as Gerry Mernagh was left out as the bridesmaid.
Each flight contained a share of the 2’s pot in Pierre Bietry, Jimmy Day and Mitch Squire.
Friday, Nov. 23, Treasure Hills - Stableford
A Flight
1st James O’Mahoney (7) 37pts
2nd Andy Byrne (8) 35pts
3rd JP Gasser (12) 35pts
B Flight
1st John O’Mahoney (20) 37pts
22d Peter Henshaw (20) 36pts
3rd Dave Norman (17) 36pts
C Flight
1st James Elphick (25) 37pts
2nd Keith McLachlan (23) 34pts
3rd Mick Coghlan (26) 32pts
James O’Mahoney, John O’Mahoney and Jimmy ‘2 shots’ Elphick were all co-men of the match as they won A, B and C Flights respectively, as they all posted 37 points on the very tough Treasure Hills layout. As though one ‘Mick’ on the A Flight podium was not enough, who should attain the second step but the omnipresent Co. Offaly gang member Andy Byrne by way of a count back verdict over the luckless J-P Gasser.
John O’Mahoney made it a handful of Mick’s at the pay window with his B Flight winning 37 points. Peter ‘Don O’corleone’ Henshaw, much like his A Flight mates, edged Dave Norman into the bronze position via a favorable count back.
The Queen finally had a representative on the podium as Jimmy ‘2 shots’ Elphick topped C Flight with his own 37 points. Keith McLachlan was the somewhat distant silver medalist, although his score should be credited with being 2 shots clear of Mick Coghlan and the charismatic Fergus O’Brien. Mick had the better of the count back mathematics.
Peter Kelly, John O’Mahoney and Ken Hole as you would expect with a moniker like that shared the 2’s pot.
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 089 826 0764. Transport is provided.

Let’s head out to Amata Spring

PSC golf from The Golf Club

Jay Burns, Henry O’Brien, and Martin Zimmerman.

Steve Ellison
Joe Mooneyham, our fearless Golf Chairman of the Pattaya Sports Club and Andrew Pitts, Director of Golf Operations at Amata Spring recently dropped by to discuss the upcoming Thailand Golf Championship to be held at Amata Spring on 6th-9th of December. This is going to be a fantastic opportunity for us to see some of the words greatest golfers up close and personal and just an hours’ drive down the road!
There are dozens of us who will be marshals and volunteers for the event, so if you are interested in participating then call Joe as soon as possible. We will provide transportation every day of the tournament so drop by TGC and sign up for this great golfing experience.
If you just want to go down and have a look, there will be Bubba Watson, Lee Westwood, Hunter Mahan, Darren Clarke, Sergio Garcia, John Daly, Schwartzel, Ishikawa, Oosthuizen, Jaidee and the rest so get yer butts down there for a great time. Joe and Andrew dropped off loads of free passes for the event so come on by and pick them up from us, or head on over to the PSC offices on Third Road. Thank you Pattaya Sports Club!
Monday, Nov. 19, Green Valley
(Blue/ White tees) – Stableford
Blue Tees
1st Jay Burns (1) 34pts
White Tees
1st Michael Hastie (18) 37pts
2nd Henry O’Brien (21) 37pts
3rd Martin Zimmerman (16) 34pts
A lot of guys will be happy to read that Jay Burns has now left the building. Damn, this guy is a good golfer and is always a contender, not a pretender. Jay took the top spot from the Blue Tees on the day so notch up another victory on the gunslingers belt once again. Jay, it’s always great to have ya play with us buddy and we hope to see you soon.
For the rest of us mere mortals who play from the White Tees, it was a tie between Michael Hastie and that legendary Scotsman, Henry O’Brien (no relation to O’Bama) for top spot at a credible 37 Stableford points.
Also, many thanks to our Australian mate Michael Hastie for helping us with our new Cisco Systems modem and router so we now have a fast and reliable wifi connection. I owe you a steak or two mate! Our Canadian mate Martin Zimmerman also had a good round with 34 points to round off the table. Martin is here now for several months and is settling in nicely in his new Jomtien abode so hey man, chill out and have another cigar!

Mark “Woody” Sherwood, Peter Hanson, Chaten Patel and the missus in India.

Wednesday, Nov. 21, Silky Oaks (White tees) – Stableford
1st Ken Aihara (5) 39pts
T2nd Michael Hastie (18) 35pts
T2nd Chaten Patel (12) 35pts
Well, it looks like Silky Oaks is becoming a regular new venue for us and the feedback we are getting is very positive. We like dealing with the management at this complex and they are working with us for favourable rates in the high season. I must admit to being skeptical with the whole concept of this layout at first, but the votes are in and Silky Oaks gets top marks.
We said “Ohio-gozai-mas” to Ken-San this morning and a “gambata-ney” later our pal walks off the course with a big 39 circled at the top of his card. That’s enough to win a whole bunch of those TGC Handsome Man Vouchers and to claim another first place finish. Well done Kenny!
But wait, didn’t we see that name of Michael Hastie on the podium just a couple of days back? Here he is again after Monday’s 1st and in the prizes once again in his 2nd. He obviously needs to spend more time helping us with the internet. We can’t forget Chaten, who tied for second, and is pictured with our mate Woody who caddied for Peter Hanson in India a few weeks back. Just shows you what a swell guy Peter Hanson is. Hey Chaten, nice shirt!
Friday, Nov. 23,
The Emerald (White tees) – Stableford
1st Ian Brimble (7) 38pts
2nd Mick Robinson (16) 36pts
3rd Bill Eyles (25) 35pts
4th Pierre Ceres (11) 35pts
Another fun day of golf and off to the Emerald we go! This is not an easy course by any measure, and I was wondering how several new boys would react to this track. The consensus was that all were impressed with the wonderful collection of par 3’s on this layout, but a chunk of money was needed to make it a truly great course. And therein lies the dilemma, getting the balance right so that there are reasonable green fees and a well maintained course.
Not every course will be up to the standards of Siam CC, but that’s a good thing as it will give us some low cost golf on a decent track to test our skills.
Ian Brimble showed the most skill on the day as he turned in his card of 38 hard earned points to win the comp outright. That’s a great score on this tough course mate, well done. And thanks also to Ian for ringing the bell after Phil’s announcement of his victory for drinks all round.
Thanks for joining us for another week of millionaire’s 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: pattaya4golf@ gmail.com  and see updates at www.facebook.com/golfclubpattaya.

Jimmy Little’s big win

PSC golf from The Outback Golf Bar

Monday, Nov. 19, Burapha - Stableford
Not that many Outbackers or any other players at Burapha today, as only the C & D nines were open. The 20 who did play here would have had every reason to have been disappointed with the condition of the course, particularly the C loop, where the greens were only ordinary.

Jimmy Little.

The weather was mostly OK apart from a heavy shower lasting about 10 minutes, which caused a minor disruption to a couple of groups about halfway through the round.
Jimmy Little found himself in elevated company; a group which included two of the three single figure handicappers in the field, namely Steve & Paul and they must have spurred him on to return one of his best rounds in a long time as Jimmy posted the day’s best score (42pts) to comfortably win Div B by a massive 8pts. Second was Pete Stonebridge (34) and third was Steve Milne on 33.
Div A, whilst not attaining high scoring, was more consistent with every player bar one scoring 30pts or more and the surprised winner, Bob St. Aubin, thought he had blown it when previous thoughts of the last three holes on the D loop, confounded him again as he wiped both the 16th & 17th before recovering with a par on the long 18th. So Bob made the win with 36pts from Capt’ Steve on 35 and John Cunningham with 34.
There were six ‘2’s: two on the 5th (C5) from Paul Bourke & Stephen Mann, three on the 11th (D2) from Keith Allen, Kev Reid & Bob St. Aubin and one on the 17th (D8) from Jon Kittilsen.
Div A (0-14)
1st Bob St. Aubin (14) 36pts
2nd Stephen Mann (8) 35pts
3rd John Cunningham (7) 34pts
Div B (15+)
1st Jimmy Little (19) 42pts
2nd Pete Stonebridge (15) 34pts
3rd Steve Milne (15) 33pts

Friday winners (from left): Martin Kingswood, Sugar Ray and Andy Butterworth.

Tuesday, Nov. 20, Khao Kheow - Stableford
With PCC dropped from our regular calendar for the time being, Khao Kheow has taken over the regular Tuesday slot but the course still remains relatively unpopular with only 8 Outbackers trying their luck. Today we started on B and then onto C so everyone had time to warm up before the dreaded first hole on C. I had the pleasure of playing with the Captain today and we were both pulling up weeds on the fairways, very therapeutic while you are waiting for your second shot but neither of us played well. The course is still undergoing work in many areas but the greens were as good as any at the moment, with the Capt’ reckoning as good if not better than Siam Plantation’s and very quick as well..
Welcome to Donovan from Australia playing with us for the first time today and well done to Bob Lindborg for his win today, even if it was only 32pts; Jimmy Little, cut 2 shots for his big win yesterday at Burapha, found himself in second with just 30 and he also had the only ‘2’ on B8.
1st Bob Lindborg (18) 32pts
2nd Jimmy Little (17) 30pts
3rd Bob Finley (16) 29pts
Wednesday, Nov. 21, Greenwood – Stableford
The excellent high season rate prompted 11 Outbackers up the 331 today to play the B & A nines at Greenwood; the course was in good condition on both loops but sadly the greens on A had been sanded which let the course down slightly.
The scoring was not brilliant with Paul Greenaway’s 34pts being enough to secure the win followed home by Eddy Beilby with 33 who beat playing partner, Peter LeNoury on count back.
There were no ‘2’s.
1st Paul Greenaway (7) 34pts
2nd Eddy Beilby (18) 33pts
3rd Peter LeNoury (11) 33pts
Wednesday, Nov. 21, Siam Plantation - Stableford
10 Outbackers came to play the B & C nines at Siam Plantation, which was slightly disappointing bearing in mind the deal that the Outback have on offer. The course was busier than usual and a little damp in places, which was hardly surprising given the regular storms we have been getting.
Dave Coller, who admitted that this was his kind of course, showed his liking for the venue with a very fine 38pts, matched by two members here, Steve Poznanski & Tom Fitzpatrick, but Dave took the honours on count back. In fourth was another Plantation member, Rosco on 36.
There were no ‘2’s.
1st David Coller (24) 38pts
2nd Steve Poznanski (14) 38pts
3rd Tom Fitzpatrick (14) 38pts
4th Rosco Langoulant (14) 36pts
Friday, Nov. 23, Green Valley – Stableford
35 players to Green Valley and the starter let us go early so a perfect start for the day. The day was great for golf, a little overcast with a light breeze and the sun stuck its nose through the clouds a few times just to warm up the day and just to cool us down we had a little sprinkle about halfway round for one hole.
The course was again presented very well, with well manicured fairways, tees and rough, bunkers were all raked and washouts fixed and the greens were flat and true if just a little different pace between the back and front nines. Hopefully the course will maintain its great condition as next week is the Monthly Medal round. The scores reflected the quality of the course and a number of players shot better than handicap.
Welcome back to Jeff Acheson & Maurice Copan and also to Paul Sibley, Mick Benton & Ian Humphrey.
Three Divisions plus the ‘2’s and leading the way with the best score of the day was Martin Kingswood with 43 points off his 14 handicap which won division 2 from Bob Finley on 37 points, who beat Joe Mooneyham on a count back for second.
Division 3 saw a return to form for Sugar Ray Handford as the winner with 36 points off his 18 handicap from Sean Murphy with 35 points, with Terry Phur completing the placings with 32.
Division 1 was won by Andy Butterworth with 38 points; Andy had 38 off the stick on the front nine for 25 points and then dragged the anchor on the back, scoring only 13 points. Dennis Pelly took second place with 37 points and the consistent Paul Greenaway finished third with 35.
There were three ‘2’s to Andy Butterworth and Ed Horrocks on hole 9 and Ian Humphrey on hole 16.
Div A (0-13)
1st Andy Butterworth (13) 38pts
2nd Dennis Pelly (10) 37pts
3rd Paul Greenaway (7) 35pts
Div B (14-16)
1st Martin Kingswood (14) 43pts
2nd Bob Finley (16) 37pts
3rd Joe Mooneyham (15) 37pts
Div C (17+)
1st Sugar Ray Handford (18) 36pts
2nd Sean Murphy (28) 35pts
3rd Terry Phur (20) 32pts
Note: The Outback Golf Bar is situated about 6km from Sukhumvit Road along Soi Siam Country. Call Jack on 087 941 2474.

Richardson top scores at Phoenix

Travellers Rest Golf Group

Andy Rich
All the locals have been telling me that they cannot recall the last time the rainy season went on this long into November and I, who have spent the last seven Novembers in Thailand, can vouch for that. It hasn’t stopped the farangs arriving in their droves though and numbers have shown a marked increase this past week on the golf courses around Pattaya. It does appear, however, that it is the better golfers with their longer drives and more accurate approach shots to the greens that are mastering the conditions far better than the average holiday golfer. As one of the latter category I can also vouch for that.

Dorsey Richardson.
On Monday 19th November the TRGG headed off to Emerald and nearly had to call it a day after playing the first sixteen or seventeen holes when the deluge came down. Their balls were aquaplaning across the greens and shuddering to a halt after the first two or three feet which did tend to completely ruin some good scorecards. One of those longer hitting low handicappers, Ian Bell (7) managed to swim back to the clubhouse with a tremendous 37pts to take first place. Fergus Brennan (10), despite a bad finish in the conditions, rowed back in with 34pts to take second and Robert Bjorkqvist (11) paddled into third place with 33pts.
On Tuesday 20th November it was the turn of Treasure Hills to play host. Always a very tricky test of golf you can feel a real sense of achievement if you can shoot your handicap on this course, never mind when it is wet underfoot and playing long. So take a bow Robbie James (10) and Mike Rushant (12) who finished one and two respectively on 36pts, with Robbie winning on count back. For the second day running Robert Bjorkqvist (11) came in third on 33pts.
Thursday 22nd November saw the largest field of the week head off to Phoenix to play Mountain and Lakes. Unfortunately, and I can’t say exactly who was slowing the whole field down whether it was some of our own members or whether it was those put out ahead of us, but it did turn into a five hour round for those at the back of the field. I was lucky to be paired with two very good golfers and I could see them both lose the will to live the longer the round went on. It is so difficult to keep the momentum going when you are waiting on every shot.
Such was the size of the field that it required two divisions. Division 1 was for up to 13 handicap and Division 2 was 14 handicap and above. Ben Durham (11) took the Division 1 honours with 36pts, John Dean (8) was second on 34 and Hugh Byrne was third, also 34pts. In Division 2, Dorsey Richardson (19) was the best of the bunch with 37pts, Ted Senior (14) came second with 35 and Ken Brehm (20) was third on 32.
After the high scores posted on previous weeks at Phoenix it was a complete mystery why in such a large field no one bettered 37pts when conditions were almost perfect, except for the slow play of course.
Another large field paid our monthly visit to Mountain Shadow on Saturday 24th November. Paul Stanton (14) continued his rich vein of form by taking first place on 36pts, beating Robert Bjorkqvist (12) into second on count back. Poor old Robert always the bridesmaid - better luck next week Robert! Nigel Bennet (13) finished third on 35pts.

Ken & Kae sparkle at Crystal Bay

PSC Golf from The Growling Swan

Pat Kavanagh, Kae & Ken Bernek.

Peter Blackburn
Monday, Nov. 19, Crystal Bay B & A – Stableford
After torrential rain in Pattaya and its surrounds the previous day, we were all a bit worried about our Monday golf but as usual we were worrying over nothing. It was fine but overcast as we assembled at The Growling Swan and even though our numbers were a bit depleted at 22 we were all looking forward to playing another of our favourite golf courses, Crystal Bay.
We handed out hearty welcomes to newcomers Pat Kavanagh from Ireland and Scot Eaton, Vice Captain of Chatswood Golf Club in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
We departed the GS a couple of minutes before our scheduled 8.30 am departure time and finding Highway No. 3 not too busy for a Monday morning we arrived at the course 45 minutes later. There was a fair bit of activity there and after waiting for a couple of Korean groups to tee off we managed to send our first group, a three-ball, away 8 minutes earlier than booked at 9.52 am.
The weather was perfect, not too hot, very little wind and the golf course was in excellent condition. There were not many traces of water on the fairways so maybe the Pattaya downpour of the previous day had not come this far north and playing conditions were super with the greens firm and true and at times a tad slick.
We were playing B nine first and were held up at both par 3’s on that nine but we still managed to get to the half way point in a touch over two hours. Our second nine was A and the Koreans had disappeared so we stepped up the pace somewhat and even with a quick drink stop we were able to complete the full round in just on four hours.
Another very enjoyable round of golf on a great course with good company and for one of my playing partners, Alain “Inspector Clouseau” Taddei, it was a spectacular finish to the round as he put his third shot with an eight iron into the hole on the par 5 A9 for an eagle 3!
We were able to have 2 grades with five podium spots in each. A Grade was for handicaps 0 to 20 & B Grade was for 21 and over. We had nearest the pins on all the par threes and longest first putts on A9 and B9 which were collectively sponsored by The Growling Swan, J J Harney, Takeshi Hakozaki, Jerry Dobbs, Brendan Byrne & Kae. Many thanks to these golfers for their generosity.
A welcome return to form for big Ken “let’s hear it for” Bernek saw him win the A Grade with an excellent 41 points, one point ahead of Irishman J J Harney in second place. On 39 points came the colorful Bjarne Kjaer in third place with Frenchman Michael Catillon fourth on 38 points and newcomer Scot Eaton fifth with 37 points.
Duangjai “Kae” Tusagad won the B Grade with 38 points and Aussie Jerry Dobbs finished second one point further back. With 2 golfers on 36 points a count back was necessary to determine third & fourth places and Wendy Bernek (19 point back nine) just pipped Max “Two Corsets” Bracegirdle (18 point back nine). Another Frenchman, J C Lhoste rounded off the podium, finishing fifth with 35 points.
I also informed the group about the success of Growling Swan golfers at the previous Friday’s PSC Monthly Tournament here at Crystal Bay. Our own Wendy Bernek won the Ladies Flight with Takeshi Hakozaki finishing third in A Flight. Nearest the pin prizes were won by Max Bracegirdle, Peter Blackburn and Takeshi Hakozaki – A very good day for the Swan!
A Flight (0-20)
1st Ken Bernek (14) 41pts
2nd J J Harney (12) 40pts
3rd Bjarne Kjaer (20) 39pts
4th Michael Catillon (18) 38pts
5th Scot Eaton (5) 37pts
B Flight (21+)
1st Duangjai Tusagad (30) 38pts
2nd Jerry Dobbs (24) 37pts
3rd Wendy Bernek (34) 36pts
4th Max Bracegirdle (27) 36pts
5th J C Lhoste (23) 35pts
Near Pins: A5 – Pat Kavanagh; A8 – Stu Rifkin; B4 – Mike Gosden; B6 – Takeshi Hakozaki
Long Putts: A9 – Andre Barril; B9 – Alain Taddei
The Growling Swan NAGA Award, (awarded to the golfer who has the worst score on the day) was won by newcomer Pat Kavanagh on a count back and believe me his score was not that bad. Deefa the Dog was once again present and while being paraded by big Ken he collected many donations to charity for the needy in Pattaya.

Thursday, Nov. 22, Treasure Hill – Stableford
On a fine & sunny Pattaya morning we made our way to The Growling Swan to prepare for the journey to the challenging Treasure Hill Golf Course and a couple of late cancellations due to illness brought our numbers for the day back to a very creditable 30.

J C Lhoste, Ken Cornwall & Mike Gosden.

We welcomed our good friend Walter Baechli back from his cycling tour of northern Thailand and newcomer George Smails from Newcastle, UK. Our numbers were once again boosted by 2 groups of Growling Swan ‘Delinquents” who this time insisted on being together in 1 minivan for reasons best known to themselves. It was time to farewell Lindsay Fry who is returning to New Zealand on the weekend and also Eric “Judge” Black and Paul Simons who will shortly be returning to Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
We departed the GS a couple of minutes early at 8.28 am in 3 full mini vans and after just 50 minutes arrived at the course where it was very quiet. After announcing explanations & instructions for the format of the day, which for the first time included an additional competition of “Divorce Pairs” our first four-ball got away 5 minutes ahead of schedule at 9.55 am.
The weather was terrific and there was no-one in front of us so we proceeded at a very good pace, enjoying the condition of the course along the way. The areas around some of the greens that had received much work were progressing well and the greens themselves were in very good condition. We took just under two hours to complete our front nine and with the weather remaining perfect just had the one drink stop before tackling the “Crocodile Hole” which most of our group managed to score on for a change (except J J) and we finished our round in a little under four hours.
It had been a very enjoyable round (particularly with a group of 4 “stirrers”) and the Divorce Pairs format caused plenty of cursing & finger pointing but it was all good natured. We still played our own individual stableford game but were paired off within our groups, i.e. the first 2 players in the group were a pair and the next 2 also etc. The idea then was after completion of a hole the points of one of the pair was multiplied by the points of their partner. For instance if player 1 has 5 for 2 and their partner, player 2 has 4 for 3 then 2 x 3 being 6 is their team score for that hole.
In addition to the Divorce Pairs (sometimes known as Russian Stableford) competition we were able to have 2 grades, A Grade being for handicaps 0 to 21 and B Grade for golfers with handicaps of 22 and over. We also had nearest the pins on the four par 3’s and longest first putt awards on the 9th & 18th. These were collectively sponsored by The Growling Swan, Bernie McCart, Brendan Byrne, Walter Baechli, Ken Bernek & Tony Olcorn and we thank these golfers for their generosity.
In a tight finish at the top of A Grade with 2 players on 36 points it was Mike “Hunter” Gosden (18 point back nine) who ended up in first place with Alain “Inspector Clouseau” Taddei (17 point back nine) in second spot. Irishman J J Harney was third with 35 points and with 3 golfers on 30 points it was necessary to have a count back to see who was going to miss out. Stu Rifkin (17 point back nine) was fourth and Takeshi Hakozaki (16 point back nine) was fifth with the unlucky one being Brendan “Casper” Byrne (14 point back nine).
J C Lhoste was too good in the B Grade winning with 34 points and with 3 golfers on 33 points another count back was required. In second place was Fred Dineley (18 point back nine) with Paul Simons (17 point back nine) third and Jerry Dobbs (15 point back nine) in fourth spot. In another count back to decide fifth place it was Max “Two Corsets” Bracegirdle (16 point back nine) who edged out Bernie McCart (14 point back nine), both having 30 points. With just 2 golfers able to play to their handicap it was the golf course that once more took the honours on the day.
In the “Divorce Pairs” competition the winners were J C Lhoste & Alain Taddei with a combined score of 74 points and in a count back for second & third places with both pairs having 62 points it was Peter Blackburn & J J Harney (44 point back nine) just beating Mike Gosden & Stu Rifkin (36 point back nine)
A Flight (0-21)
1st Mike Gosden (12) 36pts
2nd Alain Taddei (18) 36pts
3rd JJ Harney (11) 35pts
4th Stu Rifkin (14) 30pts
5th Takeshi Hakozaki (10) 30pts
B Flight (22+)
1st J C Lhoste (23) 34pts
2nd Fred Dineley (29) 33pts
3rd Paul Simons (23) 33pts
4th Jerry Dobbs (24) 33pts
5th Max Bracegirdle (27) 30pts
Divorce Pairs
1st J C Lhoste & Alain Taddei 74pts
2nd Peter Blackburn & J J Harney 62pts
3rd Mike Gosden & Stu Rifkin 62pts
Near Pins: 2nd – Ken Bernek; 6th – Kae; 13th – J J Harney; 17th – Max Bracegirdle
Long Putts: 9th – Ken Cornwall; 18th – Peter Blackburn
The Growling Swan NAGA was won by big Ken Cornwall who took it in very good spirit & insisted on taking the NAGA cap to wear back at the bar for a while.
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].

Plummer wins back to back

Jomtien Golf with the IPGC

Chuck Anderson, Mike Lewis and Rod Howett - winners at Phoenix.

Monday, Nov. 19, Phoenix – Stableford
There were 48 players out today so we had three divisions with the cut at 3-15, 16-20 and 21+ in division three. We were on the Lake and Ocean nines today and teed off 30 minutes ahead of schedule.
The first two groups came in and there was heavy rain for the next thirty minutes with thunder and lightning. One group decided to call it a day but the remaining 11 waited out the storm and finished their round.
Division 1
1st Chuck Anderson 38pts
2nd Wilf Latham 36pts
3rd Raivo Velsberg 35pts
4th Peter Pedder 34pts
Division 2
1st Mike Lewis 38pts
2nd Colin James 36pts
3rd Grant Cadell 34pts
4th Bryan Rought 33pts
Divison 3
1st Rod Howett 32pts
2nd Leo Van der Hague 30pts
3rd Gordon Everingham 29pts
4th Jimmy Johnson 29pts
Near Pins: Paul Butler, Jef Cordeiro, Wilf Latham, Peter Pedder, Kari Aarnio (2) and Colin James.
Three birdies on Ocean 7 for Paul Butler, Wilf Latham and Lindsay Phillips gave them a share of the ‘2’s pot in division 1 and Mauri Friman got the only one in division 2 on the second on the Lakes nine.
Wednesday, Nov. 21, Eastern Star - Stableford
There was a major competition booked here for this Friday so we moved the normal weekly game to Wednesday this week, only to then be told that the comp had been cancelled, so we were playing a normal 2 divisional stableford round on each day with a two-day competition as well.
There were 33 players out with the cut at 3-16 and 17+ and the ‘pick, clean and place’ ruling came into effect as the course was very sodden.
With his best round ever with us, and in form at the moment, Ian Plummer won division 2 with 40 points. John Walsh took second on 36 points and the Welsh boy Mike Lewis beat ‘countback’ Burnie 21/17 on the back nine after they both scored 35 points.
Frank Kelly topped division 1 with 36 points, Pete Sumner was second one point behind and Chris Voller was still in the frame with 31 points, beating Paul Hartley 18/17 on the back nine.
Jef Cordeiro birdied the 17th for the only ‘2’ in division 1 and there was a rollover in division 2 to Friday.
Near Pins: Jef Cordeiro, Frank Kelly (2), Jerry Sweetnam, Eugine Maguire and John Walsh.
Friday, Nov. 23, Eastern Star - Stableford
Standing on the first tee today the course looked a lot drier so we started off with our normal game but after one hole we had to employ ‘pick, clean and place’ as the fairways were very soggy and with many worm casts as well.
Amazingly the first three in division 2 were the same names as of Wednesday; Ian Plummer 38, John Walsh 36 and Mike Lewis 34. Chris Voller won division 1 with 36 points, Lindsay Phillips was second on 34 and Chuck Andersson took third with 33.
Jef Cordeiro and Chris Voller birdied the 3rd to split the ‘2’s pot in division 1 while in division 2 there were two rollovers to the following Friday.
Near Pins: Bill Bertram, Jef Cordeiro, Ted Gardner, Chris Voller, Iain Walsh (2) and John Walsh.
2-Day Comp Winners
Division 1
1st Frank Kelly 67pts
2nd Chris Voller 67pts
3rd Pete Summner 65pts
Division 2
1st Ian Plummer 78pts
2nd John Walsh 72pts
3rd Mike Lewis 69pts
It was Farewell today to Jon Lay who returns to the UK vowing never to return here again. The local club repair man was very sad as he has lost a regular weekly income.

Richardson beats his age by one

PSC golf from Café Kronborg

Monday, Nov. 19, Bangpakong – Stableford
It was off to our favorite - the Bangpakong Riverside course up route 7 for a little bit over an hour. Despite being a sport day, the course was very quiet enabling a 5 minute early tee off under overcast skies with a light breeze, which stiffened as we made the turn. The course is probably the best maintained in the area, not a blade of grass or a grain of sand out of place.
back in the clubhouse after a round of less than 4 hours, welcomes went out to Rita Zoebelli, Kai Aablink from Denmark and Martyn Topham, back for the winter from Canada.
Two flights today with the cut at handicap 19 and 4 assorted pins. Don Richardson won the A Flight with the best score of the day, 44 points. Arne Max Pedersen was second on 41 points, Tore Eliassen third with 38 points and Maurice Herberg took fourth on a count back from Henry Wong, both on 37 points.
Mick O’Connor took the B Flight with 41 points ahead of Jan Lovgreen in second on 40 and Daryl Evans claimed third on count back from Martyn Topham (fourth) and Graham Buckingham (fifth), all with 38 points.
A Flight (0-19)
1st Don Richardson (14) 44pts
2nd Arne Max Pedersen (15) 41pts
3rd Tore Eliassen (14) 38pts
4th Maurice Herberg (13) 37pts
B Flight (20+)
1st Mick O’Connor (23) 41pts
2nd Jan Lovgreen (21) 40pts
3rd Daryl Evans (21) 38pts
4th Martyn Topham (31) 36pts
Near Pins: #4 Arne Max Pedersen; #13 Graham Buckingham.
Long Putts: #9 Arne Max Pedersen; #18 Dave Richardson
Thursday, Nov. 22, Pleasant Valley – Stableford
Back to Pleasant Valley again this week and we teed off 20 minutes early under sunny and humid conditions with a brief shower late in the round. The course on the day was in fine condition but very wet from heavy downpours the afternoon before, making winter rules on the game a necessity.
We made it around in 4 hours and 25 minutes with a slow back nine. Two flights today with the cut at handicap 18 and a young man 75 years young won the A Flight as Don Richardson stormed home with 48 points (gross 74) and 1 year under his age. Ted Morris was second with a very good 44 points, Leif Kirkgaard took third with 42 and Arne Max Pedersen finished fourth on a count back from Chop Daprakhon, both on 40 points.
Joe Vandewegon won the B Flight with 42 points ahead of Tom Cotton second on 41, Graham Buckingham third with 40 and Dave Richardson fourth on 37 points.
A Flight (0-20)
1st Don Richardson (14) 48pts
2nd Ted Morris (16) 44pts
3rd Leif Kirkgaard (16) 42pts
4th Arne Max Pedersen (15) 40pts
B Flight (19+)
1st Joe Vanderwegon (25) 42pts
2nd Tom Cotton (23) 41pts
3rd Graham Buckingham (24) 40pts
4th Dave Richardson (24) 37pts
Near Pins: #8 Jean Claude Coulon; #17 Ted Morris
Long Putts: #9 Tom Cotton; #18 Chop Daprakhon
Note: If you are looking for a game of golf, call Dave on 083 602 2117 or email [email protected].  We are now into the high season so these events fill up fast - sign up early.

The Captain bags a brace

Golf from The Billabong Golf Bar

John Locke and Cap’t Bob.

Monday, Nov. 19, Eastern Star - Stableford
We played Eastern Star for the first time in months and it was in good condition and playing well. We only had two groups today and were away early in good weather but that was to change as we made the turn as the storm coming at us was looking very bad to say the least.
The first group got a bit damp on the tenth green and carried on to the 11th, playing that hole with just a little rain, but the guys behind stopped as it was raining very hard. When we got to the green there was nothing at all and on the 12th the sun was shining but it was still raining like hell on the 10th and 11th. Quite weird really!
It was goodbye today to Steve Compton who is going back to the States for a few months, I think to sharpen up his game as 22 points nearly got the wooden spoon, but not quite as that dubious honour went to Kev Wild with 21 points. The winner was the Capt himself, Bob Philip, with 37 points and coming second was Bob Pearce on 33 points, then John Locke and Mike O’Brian with 31 points.
Wednesday, Nov. 21, Green Valley - Stableford
Playing our regular venue of Green Valley today, which was as usual in great condition, although we still played winter rules, i.e. lift and clean on the fairways. There were four groups with no ‘2’s being recorded today so all the loot went on prizes.
The Aussie boys took the honour’s with Linsay taking first place with 36 points on a count back from Kiwi Bill. Davo took third with 35 points and coming in forth was George Barrie on a count back from Jim Peachy. We had to say goodbye to Jim today as he is going back to Townsville to the heat. Take care mate!
George Barrie’s new golf clubs are doing the trick with George being in the money on two outings. It was stated at the bar that out of our leading group there was only one golfer who hit a par 3, no wonder there were no ‘2’s from that group.
Friday, Nov. 23, Plutaluang - Stableford
It was the Navy at its best on Friday as we played the West and North courses. While the West side is not everyone’s favourite there was nothing wrong with the condition of the course apart from it being a bit sloppy in places, but playing from the white tees it is a long way round.
The worst score of the day came from a good friend of mine who is here on his pilgrimage from the Isle of White - It was a round you would like to forget mate but 14 points total must have been a hard day at the office. George, it’s about time those new club’s lost some of their shine but having just 20 points was a bit too much, you can’t blame them for that score.
The winners today were third place Bob Pearce with 34 points, second was Jeff North with 35 and coming first was the Capt with 36 points.
There were no ‘2’s again today – that must be some sort of a record, three games of golf with 60 something golfers and not a ‘2’ among them.
Note: The Billabong Golf Bar is situated on the Mabprachan Lake on the dark side. Just call in and put your name down on the list or give Bob a call on 082 204 3411. We play Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Freddy flays the field to win John Preddy trophy

PSC golf from the Bunker Boys @ The Ranch

Winning team, Rigsby’s Rogues (Rigsby at the back)

Monday, Nov. 19, Eastern Star – Stableford
An almost full turnout of golfers as 31 players set off for what was to turn out to be an interesting, and at times exciting, round.
The eight groups tee’d off on schedule under bright cloudy skies, but by the time the first groups reached the third hole the rain arrived. Fortunately, it was only necessary to stop for 10 minutes, and the round continued smoothly, until some very threatening dark clouds started to gather on the inward nine. The thunder and lightning was very close by, and although no rain arrived, several of the more sensible groups took shelter for 15 minutes until the storm passed.
One of the cavalier players, who chose to play through the lightning, was heard to comment on how difficult it was to putt when one’s bum is tightly puckered. The simple answer is that you don’t mess around with lightning on a golf course, and what’s the point of taking a chance, when you only have to wait a few minutes to carry on without risk to life or limb.
The round was eventually completed in bright sunshine and the main topic of conversation back at The Ranch was unsurprisingly, tropical storms - and when are they going to stop this year!
A Flight
1st Gerry Cooney (12) 37pts
2nd Paul Smith (5) 34pts
3rd Neil Hurst (12) 34pts
B Flight
1st Paul Edgar (17) 30pts
2nd Les Burns (30) 27pts
3rd Gary Leigh (17) 26pts
Near Pins: Colin Greig, Gerry Cooney, Neil Hurst and Keith Smithson.

Wednesday, Nov. 16, The Emerald – Stableford
A late change of venue was necessary when we were unable to secure the extra tee times we required at Khao Kheow, so we opted to switch to the Emerald course. Our last visit to Emerald was at the end of September, and at that time the course was severely damaged and we’d decided to give it a rest for a while. We’d heard recent reports that the course was recovering, so today was an ideal opportunity to assess the progress made.

Individual winner, Freddy.

Unfortunately we were disappointed to find that the course hasn’t fully recovered, although some of the damaged areas around the greens are starting to improve. The fairways were muddy and soft following recent heavy rains, so conditions were far from ideal. All in all it’s going to be a couple more months at best before the course gets anywhere near back to it’s previous condition, which is sad because most players would rate it as one of their favourite local venues.
Ex-Bunker Boys champion John Hughes rediscovered some form to record the best score of the day, one point ahead of Keith Smithson, and they were the only two golfers to play to their handicap on the day.
A Flight
1st Keith Smithson (2) 36pts
2nd Gerry Cooney (12) 35pts
3rd Paul Smith (5) 34pts
B Flight
1st John Hughes (17) 37pts
2nd Gary Leigh (17) 35pts
3rd Mike Corner (18) 33pts
Near Pins: Geoff Hart, Gerry Cooney, Roger Touhey and Paul Smith.
Friday, Nov. 16 - 7th John Preddy Memorial Charity Tournament
A full field of 72 players assembled at Mountain Shadow to compete in the annual competition for the coveted John Preddy trophy, and to raise funds for the A.T.T.C. charity. We were generously supported by our sponsors, KPK Foods, Indophil Resources, The Ranch, DHL, and the Triangle Bar, so there were some great technical and lucky draw prizes available.
The players were competing in 4-man teams for the individual Stableford competition and a simultaneous team competition (best 3 individual scores on each hole). After the usual last minute cancellations, substitutions, and late arrivals all the teams eventually got away and the course was in good condition and relatively clear, so the only holdups were caused by our own slower teams.
Both the individual and team competitions were keenly contested and some great scores were returned. Even the novelty competition on the 18th hole (nearest the tree) required a winning shot from Thomas Nyborg which ended up touching the tree - and leaving him no second shot!
There was a great turnout for the presentation and free buffet back at The Ranch, and Buff did us proud with a great spread of food, which was almost (but not quite) totally consumed by the hungry golfers. The raffle was a great success (thanks to a great job by Gordon and Marion selling the tickets) and we’ll publish the details of the funds raised for A.T.T.C. in a later report.
Individual Comp
1st Freddy (20) 43pts
2nd Owen Walkeley (10) 40pts
3rd John Hughes (17) 38pts
Team Comp
1st Rigsby’s Rogues (John Hughes, Paul Smith, Keith Smithson, and Mike Lloyd) 123pts
2nd Brian’s Bandits (Brian Maddox, Owen Walkeley, Les Burns and Tom Jones) 121pts
Long Drive: Paul Smith
Long Putt: Nick Caulfield
Near Pins: JJ Harney, Lee Butler, Laurence Harding and Paul Smith.
Nearest the Tree (18th hole): Thomas Nyborg
Booby Prize: Scott Bruehart
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 www.bunker society.com.  

Gaussa & Flor get to grips with Pleasant Valley

PSC golf from Tropical Bert’s

Derek Brook
Tuesday, Nov. 20, Pleasant Valley – Stableford
Well the high season is here and we now tend to play the courses that look after us year round. So off we went to Pleasant Valley. This course is just ‘up the road’ so to speak, next bridge past Khao Kheow, turn right and it is on the left. Simple is it not?
The weather looked set to be fine, as the sky looked good. Now who remembers so much rain in November? The course looked wet when we arrived but we were allowed carts so it was time to find out if it was in decent condition.

Tuesday’s winners with one of ‘Bert’s finest’.

We were away on time, but as it turned out we were following a 5-ball, however they were playing at a fair pace so we weren’t held up. We found the course was a bit soggy in places but all in all it was not bad. As we went along the fairways were in good condition, the rough was not too punishing and the greens, despite the odd problem, were fast and tricky. All in all we had a fine and enjoyable day out on the course.
Back at Bert’s we got into the results. In the A Flight, 0 to 19, the winner was Mike Gaussa with 40 points ahead of Kevin Dunne with 39 points in second and Tony Scamber in third with 38. In the B Flight the winner was Joel Flor with 42 points ahead of Keith Phillips with 41 in second and Colin Faraday in third with 38 points.
Near Pins: Colin Faraday (2), Mick Coghlan, Mike Gaussa
Long Putts: Kevin Dunne, Henry Wong
Friday, Nov. 23, Plutaluang – Stableford
I had a choice here, go to a course I do not particularly like, or stay in bed. Well stay in bed won, and I awaited the return of our brave group who ventured down there to tell me I had made a mistake. I waited in Bert’s with a cold beer, refreshed and relaxed as they returned. The report is based on their comments.
I am told they played the North and West layout, now I much prefer the other 18 holes, if I must play. This 18 holes usually grinds me down and I feel it would be better returned to the wild. It is infested with long leaf grass, however many players swear by this 18 and the N&W combination is used for regional qualifiers. Mind, I felt much better in my decision.
I am told the weather was ‘rain squalls’, all day and the course was wet with no roll. Also the rough was soggy and very hard to get out of. Seemingly the greens were in good condition, except for being a bit slow, and the rain and ground conditions made for a very long round, well over 5 hours. How sad.
All in all not the most successful of days, however they say the worst day on the golf course is better than the best day at work, and being a ‘Goldie Oldie’ these days I can tell you a ‘ lie in’ is better than struggling around a golf course you are not even keen on. For once I was not argued with by a band of windblown and soggy golfers.
So to the results and the winner with 34 points was Andre Van Dyk ahead of Mike Gaussa with 32 points in second. We then had a count back on 31 points that saw Henry O’Brien in third with Mike O’Brien and Daryl Evans just losing out. Then it was hot tea for some while I had a few cold un’s. T.T.F.N.
Near Pins: Mike Gaussa, Joel Flor, Kevin Dunne, Dick Warberg

Phil Groves is consistently good

IPGC golf from The Haven

Monday, Nov. 19, The Emerald - Stableford
CSS 72
1st Garry Barling (7) 36pts
2nd David Ross (9) 34pts
3rd Phil Groves (8) 33pts
4th Dick Heaney (16) 33pts
As the weather gets steadily better so do the winning scores although Monday’s competition at the Emerald suffered near the end with the last two groups getting caught in a huge thunderstorm which was accompanied with great flashes of lightning, causing most of them to head immediately for the safety of the clubhouse. It was unsurprising that all the top finishers were in the earlier groups who had completed their rounds prior to the storm’s onset.

Phil Groves.

Garry Barling, having left Wollongong in bright sunshine, was expecting to play golf in similar conditions here but was fortunate to be in the one of the early groups and so handed in a dry card that proved to be the winner by two with a score of level handicap on both nines, although he did suffer over the last three holes, dropping three to his handicap.
David Ross also fell away badly over the last three holes dropping four shots and giving up a winning position as he also watched the weather closing in on them all and had to settle for second spot.
Phil Groves just did enough in the early part of the back nine to win the count back over Richard Heaney with a better 18 to 16 to claim third and leave Dick in fourth.
There were no 2’ sin the second division but Garry Barling made it a double celebration with the only one in the first division.
Before the presentations were made there were welcome backs for David Ross, Paul Hartley, Daryl Burkett and Garry Barling.

Garry Barling.

Wednesday, Nov. 21, Mountain Shadow - Stableford
CSS 72
1st Alwyne Burley (18) 37pts
2nd Benny Hansen (24) 35pts
3rd Phil Groves (8) 33pts
4th Frank Hughes (17) 32pts
5th Mike Hill (23) 31pts
A very unusual sign-up session at the Haven found the usually efficient Doc somewhat befuddled as he struggled to recover from the previous night’s celebration of Ole Stamnes’ and Roar Berger’s joint 75 Birthday party. The wine had been flowing fairly freely and the Doc had imbibed of perhaps more than his share and seemed to be still in the midst of the session going by his handwriting on the sheet, which was legible only to him. As the bus left he was seen heading back to rest.
With the numbers still well short of those normally expected at the start of high season it was decided to take on the always difficult Mountain Shadow in a singles competition from the blue tees and although it proved to be a stern test of golf, the condition of the course, especially the greens, was such that the majority of the field thoroughly enjoyed the experience even if the scores were a little on the low side for a Stableford event.
Alwyne Burley just got the better of the course, going one under handicap to just edge out Benny Hansen into second place by two after Benny had returned his best score for three months.
Phil Groves, who is doing a splendid job in Trevor Schirmer’s absence looking after the groups, still has enough concentration to be competitive as his second third place on the trot showed when he slipped in two behind Benny and one in front of Frank Hughes in fourth.
Mike Hill, having featured in most of the recent results, is going through a bit of a slump at the moment but hung on in there to take fifth one back from Frank.
Daryl Burkett slipped in the sole 2 in the first division pool while Benny Hansen did the same in the second division.
Prior to the presentations, which the Doc was just about recovered sufficiently enough to handle, there were welcomes for new members Franklin van Diemt and Marcel Damad and also a welcome back for Bill Roycroft.

Alwyn Burley.

Friday, Nov. 23, Khao Kheow B & C (Yellow tees) – Stableford
CSS 72
1st Phil Groves (8) 39pts
2nd Paul Taylor (17) 36pts
3rd Jun Ishihara (11) 36pts
4th Daryl Burkett (14) 35pts
After playing at Khao Kheow recently when there were a few complaints about the state of the course as it was undergoing a fair bit of renovation work, with many areas both marked and unmarked as GUR, it was a pleasure to return and find it back in shape with the greens especially flat and fast. The players all gave it the “thumbs up” for the well worthwhile efforts of the management.
It is pleasing to note that following many entreaties to the course management they have addressed the situation of the island green eighth hole on the B course, where it had previously been marked as a yellow staked water hazard leaving the competitors no alternative to taking three from the tee after a trip to the water. The hole has now been marked as a lateral water hazard, staked red, allowing a drop on the island and speeding up play without needing to take an illegal drop from the drop area, which did not keep the hazard between the player and the flag.
Phil Groves added to his two previous podium finishes in the week with an even better result as he took the top spot with a sparkling three under handicap round that was too good by three for the chasing group.
Paul Taylor may well have thought that an even par round to handicap would be the winning score as the scores normally over the B and C courses are not so good, but he had to settle for second place after winning a count back over Jun Ishihara, returning a better 19 to 16 after Jun had started the front nine well but then dropped three shots to handicap on the first four coming home.
Daryl Burkett had his best round of this trip but it only got him into fourth place a shot further behind.
There were no 2’s in the second division but Garry Barling and Phil Groves shared the first division pot.
Back at The Haven there were welcomes for new members Yoshihiro Gotanda and Hirohiko Tatsumi and also a welcome back to Jun Ishihara.
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 8.15 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on the days that you wish to play. A schedule of courses to be played can be found on our web site at www.thehaven-hotel.com.

Pattaya Sports Club Fishing Report

Dene Mundy
On my behalf, Jeff Doutch met Colin Cave, 6 anglers and accompanying guests and escorted them to Sattahip on Saturday 15th November where they were met by the captain and deck hand and assisted in getting their gear on board for a special charter trip.
The boat departed around 07:30 in calm waters and light winds. I understand from Colin all participants had a most enjoyable day. The captain estimated the group caught approx. 50 kilos of the usual snapper, grouper, yellow tail and pla dang. Two medium sized stingray were also caught but our larger sweetlip cod were on holidays for the day.
I met the boat on return around 18:30 hours and confirmed all were happy with the trip, several mentioning the captain and deck hand took good care of them throughout the day.
On Saturday, 17th November, seven of us, including 2 newcomers Murray Metcalf and companion, met at 07:00 at Sattahip and after much discussion decided to cancel the trip due to increasing winds, bad weather forecasts and knowledge of evacuation of drilling employees in southern waters following heavy storm warnings.
December trips are scheduled for 1, 6, 15 and 20. The trips on the first and fifteenth are fully booked but there are several vacancies on the 6th and 20th Dec.
Trips on 1st and 6th will run by Jeff Doutch 084 352 4664 and Peter Hyland 080 644 6006 during my absence in Australia.
Please contact them for bookings or other information.
Happy Fishing!
 

Hayes holds the aces at Pleasant Valley

PSC Golf from Mulligans Lakeside

Tuesday we made our regular visit to Pleasant Valley, which continues to improve as a golf course generally as they tweak a few holes. Martin Hayes (14), making a return to golf in Thailand after working hard driving a London cab, showed a liking for the improvements, shooting a creditable 41 points. This was more than enough to relegate Jeff Wylie (6) to 2nd spot after he has signed for 37 hard fought points after going the first 5 holes without a par. Near pins were shared around between Jeff, Brian & Martin.

Martin Hayes.
With the high season upon us and in the search for some value for money, we made a return to Plutaluang on Thursday; the East & South loop our allotted combination on the day. Scores did not match Tuesday’s efforts, but it was Jeff Wylie (6) leading the way with 33 points, edging Willem Lasonder (20) in to 2nd after he recorded 32 points, which included 4 wipes. Near pins were secured by Jeff & K.
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!
 

Patrick’s perfect play

Phoenix Members Golf Society

Tuesday’s winners pose with the staff at The Relax Bar.

Mike Gerrard.
We will start with Tuesday 20th Nov. and as we arrived today we were quite worried about the weather. It seems most folk are thinking the same at present. The worst year for rain in this area we can remember.
With carts confined to paths only, we were more than pleased with the condition of the course once we set off. As usual in these conditions we applied the winter rule of ‘lift, clean and place’ on fairways, but it has to be said the ball did not pick up too much mud or dirt all the way round.
We did have the threat of rain a couple of times, but Buddha must smile on our group. Monday and Wednesday were wash outs, whilst Tuesday remained dry.
Our winner today was the little leprechaun Patrick Browne with a fine tally of 38 points. In second place was Peter (Bomber) Harris with 34 points, third was Adriano Reale with 33 and fourth was the other Italian, Sergio Volpi, with 31 points. I think this was the first time Adriano managed to finish on the podium. Well done!
Near pins were won by Dick, Eamon Murtagh (2), and Jim Neilson.
Our lucky draw winners (prizes donated by our hosts, The Relax Bar) were Ken Collons, Mike Gerrard, Joris Goetschalkx and Hugh Byrne.
Onto Friday 23rd Nov. and today we welcomed a lovely group of 8, yes 8 Welshmen. Their leader, Salah, had called me from the UK (must not say England. I’ll get beaten up with leeks) and requested that could they possibly join our group. I was overwhelmed to think we had achieved international recognition as a group.
What a great bunch of guys. Not only did they turn up early, they also managed to find their way to The Relax Bar and enjoy a few bevies with us as well. I have to say we drew the line when they suggested that they form a male voice choir and sing for us. We decided that they would have enough male ‘vice’ singing later in the evening.
With quite a lot of funds in the kitty today we went to five places for the major prizes and our winner today, who, again took money off me in match play, was Richard Baldwin who scored a superb 37 points (should have been more). In second was Hugh Byrne with 34 points, third was Bill Hewitt with 33, fourth was one of our Welsh guests Brian Owen with 30 and fifth was his compatriot, Cookie (Burns) with 28 points.
Near pins went to Hugh Byrne, Mike Gerrard & Brian Owen. Lucky draw prizes were awarded to four other players who had not won anything. Sorry cannot remember who, but they got them!
On Friday, 4th January 2013 we are hopefully planning to organise a New Year Drive In (in conjunction with the PSC) with a local charity as the beneficiary. We will be playing at Phoenix from approx 10.30 am and I have provisionally reserved 15 tee times. Entrance fee for this tournament will be 1.000 Baht to include prizes and a superb buffet at The Relax Bar, leaving what is left over to donate to the charity. All green fees, caddy fees and cart fees will be extra on the day.Anyone interested in participating should contact me direct on 087 091 7565 or email mikegerrard@cslox info.com.
As always, anyone who would like to sponsor anything will be welcomed with open arms. There will be free playing (green fee and caddy fee) places for any organisation who would like to sponsor from 5.000 Baht upwards.

Westwood hoping for repeat at 2012 Thailand Golf Championship

Defending champion Lee Westwood of England is hoping to repeat his extraordinary start to last year’s Thailand Golf Championship when he tees up at Amata Spring Country Club in Chonburi next week for the 2012 edition of the Asian Tour’s flagship event.
In 2011, Westwood went bogey-free over the first two days to equal the Asian Tour’s 36-hole scoring record of 20-under par, giving him an unassailable lead of 14 shots at the halfway mark. Westwood looked on course for a magical 59 on day one but eventually signed for a career low 60 after 18 holes.
“Let’s put it this way – I’ll be more than happy if I can emulate my start of last year,” said the current world number four when asked about his chances next week. “In fact I probably played better the second round than I did when scoring 60 in the first. I think I was something like 20 under par for the first two rounds. As for a 59… you never know.”
However, Westwood will face stiff competition for the coveted Thailand Golf Championship title from a host of top-class international golfers including 2011 Masters champion Charl Schwartzel, fellow South African Louis Oosthuizen and this year’s US Masters winner Bubba Watson.
Tickets for spectators cost 300 baht for the first 2 days (Dec. 6-7), 400 baht on Saturday, Dec. 8, and 500 baht on Sunday, Dec. 9. A four day pass costs 800 baht. Children under 16 and seniors over 60 can gain free admission.
In addition the tournament will be shown Live on the Golf Channel and local TV media outlets.
For more information, go to www. thailandgolfchampionship.com.

 

McArdle back on form

IPGC golf from The Links

Tuesday, Nov. 20, Bangpra – Stableford
For the second week running Sunday’s game at Green Valley was washed out, so it was off to Bangpra on Tuesday. With a breakaway group heading up to Laem Chabang, a smaller than normal field chose to tackle an equally good and much more challenging golf course for 2,900 baht less.
The course has generally stood up well to the recent heavy rains, being a little soft underfoot but perfectly playable, however the greens have lost some of their usual bite, with the downhill putts merely scary rather than terrifying.
Despite the slower than usual greens, the course provided the usual tough challenge, with only one player, Garry Barling, shooting his handicap to take first place with 36 points. The ever steady Marty Rock came second on 33 points, one ahead of Jon Batty.
The ‘2’s pot was taken by Jon Batty. There was some debate with playing partner Jon Lay as to whether the birdie putt at the 17th was “2” or “3”, but as Jon L is more familiar with “3” than Jon B, his judgment stands.
1st Garry Barling (7) 36pts
2nd Marty Rock (10) 33pts
3rd Jon Batty (9) 32pts
Thursday, Nov. 22, Phoenix – Stableford
We made the short trip to Phoenix on Thursday, to find the course in excellent condition, apart from the lower end of the Mountain course which was a bit soft underfoot, but despite a no carts on the fairways ruling there was no need for preferred lies.
We were originally allocated Mountain and Lake, but a chaotic start ensued as a number of earlier starters were playing Lake-Mountain, and were coming round to the tee as we were due to tee off. Fortunately the Ocean 9 was free, so we started there, a little later than scheduled, and followed on with the Mountain.
Joe McArdle took the spoils with 37 points, ending a lean year in which he has only shot par on a handful of occasions and has seen his handicap rise from 11 to 14 since January. Hopefully this will start a turnaround in fortunes for the ever popular Irishman. Jon Batty was again in the prizes, his 33 points being good enough for second spot and one ahead of Peter Skinner, who missed a tap in on the 18th but managed to beat Frank McGowan 16-11 on the last 9.
The ‘2’s were shared by Andy Galvin and Mike Korney, the latter of whom is the first to admit he is more accustomed to four-putting than single putting!
1st Joe McArdle (14) 37pts
2nd Jon Batty (9) 33pts
3rd Peter Skinner (10) 32pts
Note: The Links depart from the hotel on Soi Buakhao at 10.30am on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 9.45am for Green Valley every Sunday. Sign up at the hotel or contact Jon on 080 021 1034. A full schedule of courses can be found on the IPGC website.
 

City hold out to share the spoils

Bangkok Casuals Football League

Paul Frain
Pattaya City FC played the league leading Titans at home last weekend and City had the good news that their opponent’s top goal scoring forward was not available at the start. The match was in doubt due to the downpour just before the game but the referee decided that the pitch was good enough to play on.
The Titans started with just ten players but they still took the game to City whose keeper Yongul was soon called into action and made a good save when the Titans broke through the City offside trap.
After fifteen minutes the Titans were brought up to full strength when one of their players arrived late but now it was City’s turn to attack and the Titans keeper had to bring off a smart save to stop Emery’s goal bound curling shot from entering the net.
Chances were being created at both ends of the field; first Dipta wasted a glorious opportunity to give Pattaya the lead but he somehow put his shot high and wide with just the keeper to beat. At the other end, City’s keeper was kept busy in the minutes leading up to half time and had to pull off several fine saves to keep the game goalless at the break.
Yongul was back in the action as the second half got underway and his string of brilliant saves kept Titans from taking the lead. Against the run of play, Pattaya went up the other end of the pitch and made the breakthrough in the 64th minute when a mistake by the Titans’ keeper allowed Jansen to slot the ball home.
The Titians put more pressure on the City goal and won a succession of corners, the last of which finally saw the City keeper beaten as Titan forward Hopkins headed home from close range to make it 1-1. Yongul was kept busy till the end of the game and had to produce more flying saves, but City held out for a well deserved and hard fought point.
The officials for this match were excellent and used their common sense in testing conditions for the players. Pattaya City have no game this coming weekend and will be at home next week in the Cup.
 

Pattaya Monday Quiz League

Results & Standings Nov. 19

		5-Nov		12-Nov		19-Nov		Total	Total
Pos.	Team	Sc.	Pts	Sc.	Pts	Sc.	Pts	Score	Points
1	Palmers	64	5	72	6	64	3	1073	103
2	The Londoner	69	8	74	8	66	4	1038	92
3	Offshore Bar	58	3	70	4	68	6	1042	89
4	The Ranch	70	10	84	10	71	8	1029	86
5	Cheers	65	6	62	3	67	5	1029	81
6	Nervous Wreck	61	4	59	2	73	10	908	50
7	Irish Rovers	55	2	71	5	60	2	956	49
Percentage correct by round this week:
Geog.	Sport	History	Movies	Science	Reading	General	All	Average Team
51.00%	67.30%	63.30%	58.20%	55.10%	79.60%	91.10%	67.00%	Total:  67.0

 

Jet-ski King’s Cup next week

 

World class jet-ski action coming to Pattaya from Dec. 5-9 at Jomtien Beach.

 

The spectacular Jet Ski King’s Cup-World Cup Grand Prix 2012 is coming to town next week with the event hitting the surf off Jomtien Beach from December 5-9.
The Grand Slam event will feature some fantastic racing in all categories, from Novice, Amateur and Pro and will give spectators the chance to view at first hand some of the top racers in the sport, including Chris MacClugage of the USA, England’s James Bushell, South Africa’s Jared Moore and Steven Dauliach of France. Thailand’s top jet-ski racers include past champions Chokuthit Molee and Chaowalit Kuajaroon.
Registration and free practice takes place on Wednesday and Thursday with qualifying on Friday. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 8-9 are the main race days when over US$170,000 in prize money will be up for grabs with awards going to the top three finishers in each class. Among the categories that will be contested at the competition are Pro Ski Open, Pro Sport GP, Pro R/A 800 Open, Pro Freestyle and Pro R/A Open.
The event will also feature a Miss Bikini contest at the weekend and will be broadcast live on ESPN Starsports to more than 300 million viewers in the region.

 

Fish hunters test their skills in Jomtien

Vittaya Yoondorn
Over 200 anglers boarded 60 boats on November 5 to sail off into deep water and take part in the 8th annual Jomtien Fishing Games.

Sarawut Bunma from Pattaya Zeus team shows off the team’s prize catch.

Under the starting gun of Pattaya deputy mayor Ronakit Ekasingh, the assorted armada of craft set out at 5 p.m. with 19 hours of fierce fishing competition ahead of them. The boats had to return to the starting point by midday on the following day in order to avoid being eliminated.
The contest was divided into 5 categories with the awards being decided on total weight of catch and best samples of the different types of fish landed.
The Pattaya Zeus team led by Sarawut Bunma was one of the first to reach the shore and displayed an 18.9kg common snakehead plus other large fish that created quite a buzz amongst the wide-eyed spectators.
Later that evening a party was held to present awards to the winners. Praphan Chaikaew won the scale fish category with a grouper weighing 5kg; Chatree Siewhong was awarded first place in the catfish class with a fish weighing 17.9kg; the total fish weight category winner was Amnaj Chimmanee with a catch of 268 fish; and two special prizes for rare fish went to Khwan Jomtien for a walking catfish and Morakot Sihoya who landed a yellow-pink conger.
Chonburi MP Porames Ngampichet was on hand to present prizes to the winners and congratulated all who took part before officially closing out the Fishing Games for this year.

Foreign tourists marvel at the assortment of different fish on display.

John Keppler Cider Pool League

Pattaya 8-Ball Monday Pool League

British Bar Snacks Friday Pool League

Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League

Jomtien 8-Ball Pool League

Crumpton Oaks Cider Monday Pool League

Nellis turns up the gas

Sim and Yui get in the swing

Let’s head out to Amata Spring

Jimmy Little’s big win

Richardson top scores at Phoenix

Ken & Kae sparkle at Crystal Bay

Plummer wins back to back

Richardson beats his age by one

The Captain bags a brace

Freddy flays the field to win John Preddy trophy

Gaussa & Flor get to grips with Pleasant Valley

Phil Groves is consistently good

Pattaya Sports Club Fishing Report

Hayes holds the aces at Pleasant Valley

Patrick’s perfect play

Westwood hoping for repeat at 2012 Thailand Golf Championship

McArdle back on form

City hold out to share the spoils

Pattaya Monday Quiz League

Jet-ski King’s Cup next week

Fish hunters test their skills in Jomtien