Pattaya 9-Ball Pool League

Results & Standings Feb. 14 (week 8)

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Draw	Pts.
Cheers	8	8	0	0	16
Party Girls	8	7	1	0	14
Buddy’s Bar	8	5	3	0	10
George n Dragon	8	5	3	0	10
Wet Bar	8	4	2	1	9
FCUK	8	3	4	1	7
Legends Pool	8	2	4	2	6
Queen Vic	8	3	5	0	6
The Ranch	8	2	5	1	5
Simple Simon	7	1	4	2	4
Irish Rover	7	2	5	0	4
Rioja	8	1	7	0	2
Results:  George n Dragon 7 v 13 Party Girls, Legends Pool 9 v 11 Irish Rover, Queen Vic 11 v 9 The Ranch, FCUK 5 v 15 Buddy’s Bar, Rioja 4 v 16  Simple Simon, Wet Bar 7 v 13 Cheers

Crumpton Oaks Cider Monday Pool League

Results & Standings Feb. 11 (week 4)

Division 1
Team	P	W	L	F	A	+/-	BP	Pts.
Shoot Pool	3	3	0	30	14	16	0	9
Irish Rovers	4	2	2	35	27	8	0	6
Dean’s Bar	3	2	1	25	22	3	0	6
Legends Pool	3	2	1	23	25	-2	0	6
Sweethearts Bar	4	2	2	31	35	-4	0	6
Biggy’z Rest	3	1	2	26	27	-1	1	4
Nicky’s Bar	3	1	2	24	23	1	0	3
Butchers Arms	2	1	1	18	18	0	0	3
Pook’sBar	4	1	3	23	38	-15	0	3
Links Bar	1	0	1	4	10	-6	0	0
Results:  Nicky’s Bar 8 v 10 Legends Pool, Shoot Pool 10 v 4 Pook’s Bar, Butchers Arms 10 v 8 Sweethearts Bar, Irish Rovers 7 v 10 Biggy’z Rest
Division 2
Team	P	W	L	F	A	+/-	BP	Pts.
Easy R-con Bar	4	4	0	40	17	23	0	12
Smile Bar	4	3	1	38	24	14	0	9
Offshore Bar	4	2	2	32	32	0	0	6
Caddyshack	4	2	2	32	33	-1	0	6
Mai’s Bar	4	2	2	31	33	-2	0	6
Wet Bar	4	2	2	31	34	-3	0	6
Eor’s Bar	4	2	2	31	35	-4	0	6
Cheers Bar	4	2	2	31	36	-5	0	6
Stag’s Head	4	1	3	32	35	-3	2	5
Rabbi’s Elephant	4	0	4	21	40	-19	0	0
Results:  Cheers Bar 10 v 8 Offshore Bar, Easy R-con Bar 10 v 3 Mai’s Bar, Caddyshack 10 v 8 Smile Bar, Stag’s Head 10 v 5 Rabbi’s Elephant, Wet Bar 10 v 6 Eor’s Bar

Nick The Pizza - P.C.D.O. Friday 601 Darts League

Standings Feb. 8 (week 4)

Team	P	W	L	B/L	+-	Pts.
Taffy’s Bar ‘A’	4	4	0	3	20	8
Dang’s Bar	4	3	1	2	24	6
Legends Sports Bar	4	2	2	2	6	4
Load Out Bar	4	2	2	2	-4	4
Jantha Coffee House	4	1	3	1	-22	2
Taffy’s Bar ‘B’	4	0	4	2	-24	0

Sportsman Pub Monday Premier League Darts

Team	P	W	L	B/L	+/-	Pts.
Legends Sports Bar	3	3	0	3	15	6
Longshore Taffy’s	3	3	0	2	13	6
Dang’s Bar	3	2	1	2	7	4
Load Out Bar	3	2	1	2	3	4
Irish Rovers	3	2	1	2	1	4
Double Top Bar	3	0	3	1	-5	0
Jantha Coffee House	3	0	3	0	-19	0

Dickie upsets the form book at Plantation

PSC golf from The Outback Golf Bar

Friday winners: Tony McDonough (left) with David Davies.

Monday, Feb. 11, Burapha - Stableford
We had 34 Outback golfers set off to play Burapha A and B courses from the blue markers, which at 6733yds is one of the longer courses we play. The course was heavily booked again but the pace of play was not too bad until we had a hold-up on the last two holes.
The day was just perfect for golf with a light breeze and a clear sunny sky. The course was in great condition and the greens ran fast and true. The fairways had also all been cut and the course looked great. Some of the bunkers again were not in good condition purely because they had not been raked properly but I think I’ve said enough on that subject.
Some of the higher handicappers like to think A and B are a little tough off the blue markers so it was great to see that the best score of the day was from Andy Makara with 40 points off his 31 handicap; he won Div C by six from David Davies.
Before we go on to look at the winners in Div A and Div B, it won’t take long for someone to spot that we have a 13 handicapper in A and another in B. Just to explain, this is the first time we have used the new “on-line” handicap system recently installed by the PSC, in conjunction with the tournament software which can be added to it. So when you ask the computer to divide the 34 players equally over three divisions, it does that quite literally, supposedly using the exact handicap, that is why some people with the same handicap are in different divisions. There is however a small error in the calculation which has since been remedied but today’s results will stand.

Treasure Hill golfers (from left) Sonny Crawford, Sugar Ray Handford, Eddy Beilby and Stefan Hoge.

So the remaining podium finishers are Pat Regan, who took Div B with 39 points off his 13 handicap from John Stafford (18) with 37 & Bob Finley with 36 and Stephen Mann (Div A winner) with 38 points off his 12 handicap, from Peter Ennis (13) with 35 and his Irish compatriot, Vinny Connellan third with 34.
There was only one ‘2’ for the day and that went to Vinny on B8, well done.
Div A (0-13)
1st Stephen Mann (12) 38pts
2nd Peter Ennis (13) 35pts
3rd Vinny Connellan (12) 34pts
Div B (14-18)
1st Patrick Regan (13) 39pts
2nd John Stafford (18) 37pts
3rd Robert Finley (15) 36pts
Div C (19+)
1st Andrew Makara (31) 40pts
2nd David Davies (25) 34pts
3rd Ken Murdock (18) 33pts
Tuesday, Feb. 12, Khao Kheow – Stableford
16 players to Khao Kheow (C & B) for our normal Tuesday outing. A sunny day with no breeze for the first nine but thankfully we had a breeze on the second nine to cool down everybody on the way in.
The course is improving every week and must be the best value of all the courses in Pattaya at present; greens are as good as any locally and they are fast and true - the fairways are improving on a weekly basis and it will be interesting to see what renovations they do to the fairways in the off season. Bunkers are still a worry though as the sand is very soft and the ball tends to plug or have poached egg lies.
The pace of play was very good considering the number of groups on the course and we all finished in just under four hours.
Welcome back to Jeff Acheson, who’s back here on a flying visit and welcome also to Michael Omiya having his first game with the Outback.
Only one division plus the ‘2’s and great to see Peter Eriksson return the best score of the day with 36 points off his 5 handicap from Stephen Mann (12) with 33 points, who beat Bob Lindborg (23) on a count back. Completing the podium in fourth place was Jeff Acheson (7) with 32 points.
There was only one ‘2’ for the day, to Jeff Acheson on C8. Well done Jeff!
1st Peter Eriksen (5) 36pts
2nd Stephen Mann (12) 33pts
3rd Bob Lindborg (23) 33pts
4th Jeffrey Acheson (7) 32pts
Wednesday, Feb. 13, Siam Plantation - Stableford
An extra tee-time enabled a full field of 20 players to enjoy the delights of this wonderful course, which as ever was in its usual pristine condition.
A special welcome to John Emmerson and his group of Brent, Jason & Muffy joining us whilst the Old Course is closed for the ladies event and also to Tim Lazecki, who hasn’t played for sometime through injury.
Ron Dickie came off the back of some recent poor form to shoot a fantastic 41pts and take the win, from the consistent Peter Eriksen with 38pts, playing off 5. Jason Kerr (3) scored his 36pts from the blue tees (his choice) which was another great round.
The next two weeks will be busy here again as the Old Course remains closed, so please sign up early to avoid disappointment.
There were two ‘2’s from Peter Eriksen and Jason Kerr.
1st Ron Dickie (8) 41pts
2nd Peter Eriksen (5) 38pts
3rd Jason Kerr (3) 36pts
Wednesday, Feb. 13, Treasure Hill – Stableford
This course receives many favourable comments and represents good value for money, which today attracted a field of 18. At one stage it seemed as though there may have only been sixteen as the big tree, which was John White’s marker as to where to turn off the 331, had been chopped down and he was well on his way to Greenwood! But he made it in the end.
Off the yellow tees here today to give everybody a chance but still nobody managed to shoot their handicap, with the best effort coming from Dave Coller with 35pts to bag the win. Welcome to Sonny Crawford who joined us today and took second place on 33, and Sugar, Stefan & Eddy filled the rest of the podium finishing with 32, 31, & 30pts respectively.
Sel Wegner had the only ‘2’ on the 6th.
1st David Coller (24) 35pts
2nd Sonny Crawford (9) 33pts
3rd Sugar Ray Handford (17) 32pts
4th Stefan Hoge (16) 31pts
5th Eddy Beilby (18) 30pts
Friday, Feb. 15, Green Valley – Stableford
We had 39 players at Green Valley on Friday on an overcast and hot, humid day. There was no breeze to start with and the smog hung around until late in the morning when it lifted as a result of the heat and a light breeze that came in and cooled the golfers.
The course had been heavily watered, especially the greens and the surrounds and this made the greens very receptive, however they were still great to putt on even if they didn’t look brilliant as a result of all the old pitch marks.
The course was in great condition, fairways were cut and the ball sat up well which helps good ball striking, which was reflected in the scores. There were a number of players who shot there handicap or better and that was in part because of the state of the course and it was just a good day for golf.
38’s across all three divisions was the winning score; Peter LeNoury (Div A), Tony McDonough (Div B) and David Davies in Div C. Otherwise, if you didn’t manage to score at least 35pts you weren’t going to be in the frame, so generally, as said earlier, some very solid all round scoring.
There was only on ‘2’ which was recorded by Sugar Ray.
Div A (0-12)
1st Peter Lenoury (11) 38pts
2nd John Cunningham (7) 37pts
3rd Stephen Mann (12) 37pts
4th Ian Heddle (2) 36pts
Div B (13-16)
1st Anthony McDonough (14) 38pts
2nd Conner Doyle (12) 38pts
3rd Robert Finley (15) 37pts
4th Kevin Hamilton (15) 36pts
Div C (17+)
1st David Davies (25) 38pts
2nd Sugar Ray Handford (17) 36pts
3rd Timothy Knight (22) 35pts
4th John Stafford (18) 35pts
Note: The Outback Golf Bar is situated about 6km from Sukhumvit Road along Soi Siam Country. Call Jack on 081 578 1956.

Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League

Results & Standings Feb. 8 (week 7)

200 bowler Kran Nielsen.

Kran Nielsen had another great day with a 235 game and 577 series to lead her Café Kronborg team to a three point win over Semper FI. Leen Schaap had a 511 series for Kronborg who remain in first place. Semper FI fell from third to fifth place.
Canada remains in second place after splitting their match against Bavaria. David Shaw rolled a 518 series and Lek Reaper had a 501 for Canada.
Indiana moved up to third place after winning three points from Brother D. Antero Ronkainen led Indiana with a 533 series.
VFW Post 9876 advanced two positions to fourth place after winning three points from Jack Tar. Aht Johansson was best for VFW with a 509 series.
Green Tree is shaking out the rust as they took all four points from the Blind team.

Results & Standings Feb. 8 (week 7)
Pos.	Team	Score	Standings
1	Café Kronborg	3-1	20.5 - 7.5
2	Canada	2-2	18-10
3	Indiana	3-1	15 - 13
4	VFW Post 9876	3-1	15 - 13
5	Semper FI	1 – 3	14 - 14
6	Jack Tar	1-3	14 - 14
7	Bavaria	2-2	12.5 - 15.5
8	Brother D	1-3	12-16
9	Green Tree	4 - 0	11-17
10	Blind	0 - 4	8 – 20

Ken & Sandy sail home at Royal Lakeside

Peter Blackburn & The Drut
Monday, Feb. 11, Mt. Shadow –Stableford
Twenty four golfers gathered at the Growling Swan to take on the short but challenging Mountain Shadow course. Hitting from the white markers the starter sent us on our way at 0950 hours and the first group finished in four hours and twenty minutes.

Sandy Leiper, Mike Gosden, Peter Grey & Ken Blinco.

The course was in excellent condition and the greens as usual tested the player’s ability to read them however they putted truly. The weather was cloudy with a cooling breeze on the first nine but it abated on the flipside (the breeze not the weather).
Martin Todd commented that this is his favourite course as the greens slope towards the bar. Graham Buckingham, who always sends us to the lexicon, said to Mike Gosden on the sixteenth tee, “Where are the onions?” Mike asked “Why?” upon which Graham responded, “To go with the tripe you’re playing”. Sadly Graham was correct.
The track is very testing and this was born out by the scores being lower than the nether regions on a sausage dog.
We welcomed Tony Scambler from Pattaya and Per Aschan from Sweden.
In the A grade Scot Eaton with thirty seven points showed the way from Tony Scambler on thirty six. Don Richardson came in third with thirty five points whilst Per Aschan on thirty four rounded out the podium.
In the B grade Kae with thirty six points showed the way from Brad Todd with thirty five. An interesting statistic was that Kae and Brad both had twenty two points on the back nine. In third spot was Ed Stewart on thirty four whilst Jayson Schembri on thirty two finished fourth.
A Flight (0–17)
1st Scot Eaton (5) 37pts
2nd Tony Scambler (8) 36pts
3rd Don Richardson (10) 35pts
4th Per Aschan (8) 34pts
B Flight (18+)
1st Kae (27) 36pts
2nd Brad Todd (18) 35pts
3rd Ed Stewart (18) 34pts
4th Jayson Schembri (18) 32pts
Near pins were won by John Harney on the fifth, Tony Scambler on the eighth, Scot Eaton on the fifteenth and Brad Todd on the seventeenth.
Long first putts saw Ebrahim on the ninth and Per Aschan on the eighteenth, successful.
The NAGA award was won by Frank (Paco) Waterhouse who got away to a slow start, faded and reportedly was in more strife than Brick Bradford and Clutch Cargo combined. Paco indicated he couldn’t pick Michael Jordan out of a room full of pygmies let alone hand in a decent card. We agreed.
Once again the players contributed a few shaekles to Deefa the dog for the needy children of Pattaya and they are thanked for their efforts.
Thursday, Feb. 14, Royal Lakeside - Stableford
After two weeks in Perth, Western Australia it was great to be back in Pattaya and after the 40 degree days over there it was unusual to return to Thailand to a cooler climate. Firstly I must say many thanks to Mike Gosden & Martin Todd for “taking care of business” in my absence, it is much appreciated by all. Also many thanks to The Drut for his very funny write ups.
Everyone was looking forward to our return to Royal Lakeside after several months and we had 29 golfers keen & ready to make the journey. Assembling at The Growling Swan we welcomed Rohan Wright and Ken Blinco back playing with us and a hearty welcome to first timer Steen Borregaard from Denmark. We were sadly saying farewell to our good friend Jayson Schembri who would shortly be returning to Australia after a long stint in Pattaya.
Departing the GS just a tad ahead of schedule at 8.28 am we headed off up No. 7 and arrived at the golf course just 60 minutes later. The course was not very busy so after a few practice putts and other minor acts of preparation we were able to send our first four-ball away right on time at 10.00 am.
The weather was great with a bit of a breeze to cool things down a bit and the golf course was in superb condition with magnificent but very slick greens so it was almost impossible to avoid a three-putt at some stage of your round.
With a Thai four-ball in front of us it was slow at first but they soon got the hang of things and we completed our front nine in the very good time of two hours. A similar pace was maintained on the back nine although we did slow down a bit as the wind dropped and it became fairly hot. We managed to complete our full round in the excellent time of four hours and ten minutes after a very enjoyable round of golf on a great course with excellent company.
It should be mentioned that we played off the white tees which were well forward on most occasions so some very good scores were expected and received.
We were able to have 2 grades with five podium spots in each. A Grade was for handicaps 0 to 17 and B Grade for 18 and over. We had nearest the pins on all the par threes and longest first putts on the 9th & 18th greens.
The winner of A Grade with a fine 41 points was Ken Blinco and the consistent Martin Todd finished second just 2 points further back. In third place was Alain “Inspector Clouseau” Taddei with 38 points, 1 point ahead of Ebrahim who finished fourth and Rohan Wright rounded off the podium on 36 points.
The biggest applause of the day went to Sandy “Leiperfrog” Leiper who won the B Grade with a terrific 40 points and Duangjai “Kae” Tusagad finished second just 1 point behind. Graham “Grunter” Buckingham was third with 37 points and Bjarne “Rainbow” Kjaer came fourth, with Jayson Schembri fifth on 32 points.
A Flight (0-17)
1st Ken Blinco (17) 41pts
2nd Martin Todd (8) 39pts
3rd Alain Taddei (17) 38pts
4th Ebrahim (16) 37pts
5th Rohan Wright (12) 36pts
B Flight (18+)
1st Sandy Leiper (34) 40pts
2nd Duangjai Tusagad (27) 39pts
3rd Graham Buckingham (25) 37pts
4th Bjarne Kjaer (18) 36pts
5th Jayson Schembri (18) 32pts
Near Pins: 3rd – Peter Bye, 6th – Rohan Wright, 12th – Steen Borregaard, 15th – Ernie Picken
Long Putts: 9th – Geri Crilly, 18th – Jayson Schembri
It was also time to announce the inaugural winner of The Growling Swan Golfer of The Month award for January, 2013. Congratulations go to Mike “Hunter” Gosden who won prizes sponsored by The Growling Swan and Vince Romeo. Yours truly, Peter Blackburn finished second and Roy “Plums” Dayton was third.
The award is established by totalling the golfers’ best four stableford rounds of the month.
1st Mike Gosden 145pts
2nd Peter Blackburn 144pts
3rd Roy Dayton 138pts
The Growling Swan NAGA Award, (awarded to the golfer who has the worst score on the day and discreetly their score is not made public) was won by Mine Host, Peter Grey who accepted the award in fine style and wore the NAGA cap for a considerable time at the bar afterwards like the good sport that he is. In the absence of big Ken Bernek it was Toddy who paraded Deefa the Dog and many donations were collected for the needy in Pattaya from our ever generous Growling Swan Crew.
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]. 

Jimmy AK-47 on the rampage

PSC golf from Lewiinski’s Golf Society

Sunday, Feb. 10, Green Valley - Stableford
A Flight
1st Steve Mulberry (9) 41pts
2nd Peter LeNoury (11) 39pts
3rd Bob Newell (7) 38pts
4tht Dave Shelton (8) 37pts
B Flight
1st Vinny Connellan (13) 41pts
2nd Jeff Horsfield (15) 40pts
3rd Brent Gibson (15) 40pts
4th Paul Robinson (14) 38pts
C Flight
1st Jim Bell (16) 42pts
2nd Barry Tregurtha (18) 39pts
3rd Jimmy Day (18) 39pts
4th Colin Davis (18) 36pts
B Flight
1st William Peach (23) 40pts
2nd Barry Elphick (24) 40pts
3rd Sim Davis (24) 33pts
4th Peter Henshaw (20) 33pts
Near Pins: No 4 Pen Caruthers, No 9 Grant Jackson, No 12 Jim Reid, No 16 Pen Caruthers.
Long Drives: (0—10) Barry Power, (11-19) Steve Gibson, (20+) Mike Craighead.
Nearest the Box: No 7 John Beshoff, No 17 Peter LeNoury.

Jimmy ‘Ak-47’ Bell.
It was Captain’s Day, a much anticipated and popular event on the society’s calendar as the amount of players signed up to take part will testify to that. Jez Lees (more commonly know to the regular readers as the Principal) took over from Ireland’s retiring captain, Jimmy Day. Thanks a million for a job well done mate. Jez will no doubt have his work cut out to keep up the good work but if anybody can do it Jez is the man.
On with the show and the day was hot and the humidity was about as high as it can be as the lads and lasses teed off, but this did not hinder the scores as all the flights winners were in the 40’s.
C Flight provided the overall winner as Jimmy ‘Ak-47’ Bell lived up to his moniker and shot a terrific 42 points. Jim’s score was three clear of the trio of Barry ‘no nickname please’ and Jimmy ‘good’ Day or should it be good bye? No matter, it didn’t help Jim in his cont back but it was good for the bronze. The fourth spot went to a four-way count back that included the Donkey, Ken ‘Sergeant’ Blinko’ Gerry Power and John Warren; the Donkey was left holding the calculator.
Bill Peach showed he is getting the hang of this podium thing with a fine D Flight winning 40 points but he needed all his luck in a count back to pip Barry Elphick. Sim ‘card’ Davis, Peter Don ‘O’corleone’ Henshaw and fellow Irishman John Hartigan went to count back all on 33 points - Sim lifted the bronze, Peter nicked the lead as John was left satang less at sea level.

New Captain Jez Lees addresses the faithful.
There was drama galore in B Flight as one point separated the first three places. Vinny Connellan was the top man with a splendid 41 points that in fact turned out to be the overall runner-up on the day, as a count back went in Vinnie’s favour over A Flight’s Steve Mulberry. It could not have been much closer, 20-14-7-5 to 20-14-7-6.Jeff Horsfield and Brent Philip went to the dreaded count back which dictated that they finish in that order. Paul Robinson tidied the flight up with a solid 38 pointsThe pied piper of Blackpool Steve Mulberry stood atop the premier flight podium with his flawless 41 points and as I mentioned earlier, his second overall runners-up spot. Steve was two shots clear of Peter ‘the right honorable’ LeNoury who in turn was one shot better than (no injuries this week) Broad more Bob Newell. Bob was like wise one clear of Dave Shelton.
Special mention for our good pal Mike Craighead who won the long drive in the 20+ division, but when it was mentioned that Mike had played off the Silver tees ‘the Donkey’ had not got the heart to take his prize off him.
Back at the ranch and after the presentation and the Lewiinski’s famous buffet, Jez was officially given the Captain’s role for 2013. Winner on the day Jim Bell thanked everyone for a remarkable day. The good Captain closed the event with a heart rendering speech as he faced up to the task of carrying on where Jimmy left off.
Colin did a great job sorting out the cards and technical prizes made difficult by some idiot who was not in the comp adding stupid names to the markers. Next time you’re passing Lewiinski’s nip in for your prize and a drink - the first one is on me.
George’s near pin event raised 8,400 and the entrance 8,900 to total 17,300. A very generous anonymous donor doubled this figure to 34,600 and the PSC put another 20,000 in the kitty. The grand total raised for the Baan Jang Jai Children’s Orphanage was 54,600. Many thanks from a grateful bunch of kids.
Monday, Feb. 11, Khao Kheow C&B – Stableford
A Flight
1st Paul Robinson (14) 35pts
2nd Dave Shelton (8) 34pts
3rd Pat Hanafin (13) 33pts
B Flight
1st Roland Bangerter (18) 37pts
2nd Tore Eliassen (16) 34pts
3rd Colin Davis (18) 28pts
C Flight
1st Morgens Pederson (24) 35pts
2nd Paula Pederson (20) 33pts
3rd Ayoko Pueschi (22) 33pts
Roland Bangerter, returning from whereever he goes, was the only player to solve the Khao Kheow puzzle and in doing so he took the honours in B Flight and was also man of the match with a solid 37 points. In the far distance was Tore Eliassen three shots back, followed by ‘the Donkey’ as he won his second count back of the week at the expense of Erwin Haflinger and Gerry Roche, all three locked on 28 points.
Morgens Pederson showed his mettle as he netted 35 points in C Flight to clear his better half Paula and Ayako Pueschi, who hails from Japan in the Far East but which is actually south of here. Paula’s back side was adjudged to be more evenly distributed in the following count back.
Paul Robinson is fast becoming the clean-up man as he won his second podium place in the week. Paul was followed up the podium steps by the steady play of Dave Shelton’s 34 points. Pat ‘the big easy’ Hanafin closed the flight a further shot back.
Dave Shelton, Phil Page and Morgens Pedersen shared the 2’s pot.
Wednesday, Feb. 13, St. Andrews - Stableford
A Flight
1st Barry Power (0) 41pts
2nd Steve Gibson (11) 40pts
3rd Dave Shelton (8) 37pts
4th Ed Wyckoff (10) 37pts
B Flight
1st Roland Bangerter (18) 37pts
2nd Pierre Bietry (15) 37pts
3rd Kalle Jaskata (28) 34pts
4th Chris Barrett (14) 34pts
C Flight
1st Per Brandsroed (22) 39pts
2nd William Peach (23) 31pts
3rd Gerry Roche (19) 37pts
4th Brian Cooper (27) 37pts
Barry Power, teaching professional and son of long time member Gerry ‘the Irish rover’, was a pleasant addition to the society’s roster and his fine trade mark play was in evidence. As always, his faultless 41 points in A Flight left Steve Gibson in second place with his own excellent 40 point return.
Good mates Ed ‘our man in the White house’ and Dave Shelton went to a count back to sort out the minor flight places where Dave’s treachery and guile overcame the Senator.
In B Flight, Roland Bangerter carried on where he left off on Monday with a count back winning 37 points over Pierre ‘the magician’ Bietry. The calculator was out again as Kalle Jaskata and Chris Barrett both posted even par rounds, the scales tipping in Kales’ favour.
Per Brandsroed led the C Flight into the barn with a rock solid 39 points closely followed by William Peach a shot adrift. Gerry Roche and Brian ‘mini Copper were tied on 37 points apiece with Gerry emerging holding the bronze in the resulting count back.
Barry Power and Ed Wyckoff split a very healthy 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.

The Mummy’s 6-pointer

The Backyard Golf Society

Winners pose outside The Blue Sky Bar.

Just 7 Backyard golfers made the weekly trip to Emerald last week with several regulars away, ill or incapacitated. The main competition was won by Terry ‘The Mummy’ Cowell with 39 points, including a 6-pointer on the par 4, index 1 12th hole where his approach found the cup. This is certainly the first time any of us have heard of a 6-pointer.
All 7 players today scored over 30 points with Golden Trowel’s Boyfriend scoring 35 for second place. The big winner in the skins was Yaya’s Delight with 7 and also the 3 rollovers from the previous week’s game. ‘The Mummy’ had 6 skins, Golden Trowel’s Boyfriend had 1 and we have 4 rollovers to next week. The near-pin was won by Kit.
Welcome back to Linda’s better half Mickey, back in the Land of Smiles once again.
No major talking points from the round but as the scribe was one of the absentees we expect some juicy points from next week’s game.

Martin the star of the show

PSC Golf from Mulligans Lakeside

PSC winner Martin Hayes, with Mham (inset).

Tuesday, Feb. 12, Wangjuntr - Stableford
It was a busy week with a game at Wangjuntr Valley course to kick it off. No competition here as it was decided better to play from different tees (depending on the challenge players wanted to accept). Some players opted for the very back Gold tees at a smidgen under 7200 yards, while the majority went from the White at a similar little over 6,000 yards. All enjoyed the day, the course & the challenge, with a noteworthy performance from George Gamble (21) who shot a commendable score of 36 points from the Whites.
Thursday, Feb. 14, Mt. Shadow - Stableford
Thursday was back to normal competition with Mountain Shadow the venue from the Blue tees at a modest 6,276 yards. The comp was contested by 2 flights today, with the split at 19+.
The lower flight was won by Jeff Wylie (7) with an outstanding 42 points, followed in by Owen Walkley (11) & Bob Edwards (8) who were separated by count back 17/14 after both signed for 29 points.
The upper flight was a closer battle, with Clive Hoseason (23) getting the nod on count back 18/17 over Jim Federspiel (19) after carding 34 points each. Picking up the bronze was Daniel Oshiro (21) with 30 points.
Near pin prizes were won by Bob, Graham & Jeff with 2.
Friday was the PSC tournament at Plutaluang W & N, and it was ML regular Martin Hayes (12) showing how it should be done, winning the Low Gross with a career best 77. Phompimon Seesa, more commonly known as Mham (28) was happy with second spot in the Ladies after recording 34 points. Technical awards were picked up in C & D flights by Jim Federspiel & Willem Lasonder making it a pretty good day for the ML crew.
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 ladies & 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!

Hannan signs off with a victory

IPGC golf from The Tara Court

Sunday, Feb. 10, Mt. Shadow - Stableford
Back at Mountain Shadow for our usual Sunday visit where again everything went very smoothly. When we arrived half an hour before our tee time there were no caddies available but full marks to the caddie-master as he arranged the golf bags in order of play and as caddies came off the course he put the first four with the first group and so on. We teed off exactly on time and as each group was ready to play he had caddies for them, so no delay for anyone. Very good organisation and full credit to them
Gerry Hannan.

Play also went very well and we got round in four hours and fifteen minutes, which for a course that was so busy was excellent. As we had a large group we decided to give everyone a choice of blue or white tees and have two flights. In the end everyone decided to play off the blue tees, they all fancied themselves as golfers!
The scoring was very good for such a difficult course and Gerry Hannan, on his last game with us for this holiday, came in with 38pts to win from Teddy Lodge on 37. Ted was also playing his last game for this trip and will be missed very much as he had been checking all the score cards and doing the prize giving. Pat Culloty came third with 36pts and John Fetherston took fourth after beating Keith Murphy and Joe Peters on a count back.
In the ladies section Theresa Connolly was a clear winner with an excellent 34pts and Kathleen Fetherston came second with 27.
Both Keith Murphy and Gerry Hannan had a ‘2’ each and as there was a carryover from Thursday, both had a good pay day.
1st Gerry Hannan (11) 38pts
2nd Teddy Lodge (9) 37pts
3rd Pat Culloty (20) 36pts
4th John Fetherston (11) 34pts
5th Keith Murphy (17) 34pts
‘2’s: Keith Murphy and Gerry Hannan

Theresa Connolly.

Tuesday, Feb. 12, Pattana – Stableford
Pattana today for another enjoyable game of golf and although the course was busy we got off five minutes before our allotted time. Everything was going smoothly until we caught up with a Korean ladies five-ball and then it slowed down dramatically, however we still got round in 4hrs 15mins, which is not bad.
We played the A and B courses and the layout was in very good condition with the greens reasonably fast.
As was to be expected on a difficult course, the scoring was not great with only one player playing to his handicap, that being Frank McGowan with 36pts. Terry Kelly, after winning on Sunday, had to settle for second today with 33pts and on his last game with us for this year, Keith Murphy was third, also with 33, while John Fetherston took fourth with 30. Don Byrne beat your scribe on a count back for fifth place with 29pts.
There were three birdie ‘2’s recorded today.
Back in O’Gara’s Bar we said good bye to Keith Murphy, Mark Snow and Peter Murphy, all of whom were going home this week.
1st Frank McGowan (16) 36pts
2nd Terry Kelly (15) 33pts
3rd Keith Murphy (17) 33pts
4th John Fetherston (11) 30pts
5th Don Byrne (12) 29pts
2’s: Theresa Connolly, Peter Murphy, Frank McGowan.
Note: The Tara Court Golf Group plays every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, leaving O’Gara’s Bar and Restaurant in the Tara Court on Pratannak Rd around 10.00 a.m. Sign up either in O’Gara’s or ring George on 087 540 0844 and he will book you in.

Scott shoots low numbers at Eastern Star

Collier’s do battle for domestic honours

The Billabong Golf Bar

Brian Maddox, Dave Collier and Liz Collier.

Monday, Feb. 11, Crystal Bay – Stableford
Crystal Bay was the venue today, playing A and B loop’s we got away a little late as there was a bit of conjecture over what time we were meant to be there, Anyway it was quite a quick round of just over four hours.
It was welcome today to Dave and Liz Collier and their friend David Parnell from the Old Dart, great to see Kev Wild back from work also.
The course was in good condition as usual but sadly the facilities are getting worse. The scores were really good with four players beating handicap and most of the rest of the scores in the 30s. As there were no ‘2’s again today all the loot went in prizes.
Coming in fifth on a count back over Capt. Bob was Dick Mohns with 36 points. Fourth after losing on a count back to Brian Maddox was the old master Bob Pearce with 37 points and it was a battle with the bride for first and second as Dave beat Liz Collier, both scoring 38 points.
Wednesday, Feb. 13, Green Valley - Stableford
It was the usual trip down 36 to Green Valley today. The weather was a bit overcast but no rain and the course looked a bit wet and we were told no carts on the fairways, so winter rules were to apply it was too late to change it after the first two groups had gone out, but it wasn’t really needed.
There were some great scores today with almost every player in the 30 plus bracket and there were seven ‘2’s, obviously the par three’s are easy here! Lloyd Shuttleworth had a day to remember as every bad shot he hit bounced off something and finished up in the middle of the fairway, although he still managed to lose his bet with Capt. Bob and Noodle Russell.
The course was in great condition and we were away early as there were a few no shows. Firstly the ‘2’s pot and Richard Holmes, Kev Wild (his first ever birdie), Larry Woodley, JJ Harney, Stan Stoker, Jim O’Neill and Arch Armstrong split the pot.
In the comp proper, coming in first with 39 points was Dick Mohns ahead of Capt. Bob in second with 38 (24 of them on the back nine) while in third was Jim Bell with 37. Before he left the bar Jim said, “If I’m in the frame give the prize to Father Ray’s box,” thanks Jim. Fourth sport went to Paul Montgomery with 36 points and coming in fifth on a count back over Ives Phillibert was Noodle Russell with 35.

John Locke and Bob Philp.

Friday, Feb. 15, Eastern Star - Stablerford
Eastern Star, what can I say! We were greeted with “You book for Saturday?” - “no sweetheart today”, so after some shuffling around we got off at about 10 minutes later than our booked time. No problems but some of the greens were in were in terrible condition, all sand and patches everywhere that the staff had tried to fix-up as best they could. Anyway the rest of the course was in grand shape.
With 5 groups everything went well and we got around in four hours. There were no ‘2’s once again and Kev Wild was heard to remark, “I get a two at Green Valley Wednesday and so did 6 other players and today none at all. I should have saved it for today.”
After celebrating Fiona’s Greig Ritchie’s daughter’s birthday the previous night at the Hard Rock Hotel it was tough work out there for a few players. Greig Ritchie’s playing partner had to get a taxi back to his hotel after 6 holes, hope you feel better soon Frank.
The scores were not too bad, but John Locke took the honours on a count back over Capt. Bob, both on 38 points, but John’s 24 on the back nine was too good to be beaten. Coming in third place was Dave Payne with 34 points and his mate Davo a.k.a. Michael Davidson was fourth with 33. It was the old master again coming in fifth with 32 points. All in all it was a good day out.
Note: If you would like a game at the Billabong Golf Club turn left just before the arch heading to Siam Country Club Old Course and look for the bar 200 yards on your left, or call Bob on 082 204 3411.

Norman doubles up at Bangpakong

PSC golf Bunker Boys @ The Ranch

40-point man Keith Norman (right) with friend.

Monday, Feb. 11, Greenwood A & B – Stableford
A slightly later tee time than normal, so our group of 26 golfers enjoyed a leisurely breakfast at The Ranch, before heading up the 331 on an overcast but pleasant day. We’d been warned the previous day that there might be a problem with caddies, but when we arrived there was no problem checking in, and we headed off on schedule.
The course was fairly quiet and in good condition with plenty of grass on the fairways and the greens running fast and true, so everything was set for some good scores. In the event 8 golfers played to their handicap or better, but no one could catch Gerry Cooney who romped home with 41 points to win the A Flight in some style. Gez Williams continued his recent good form to win the B flight on a count back ahead of Mike Corner.
A Flight
1st Gerry Cooney (14) 41pts
2nd Tony Berry (10) 39pts
3rd Tony Robbins (12) 38pts
4th Cyril Wallwork (hcp. 14) 38pts
B Flight
1st Gez Williams (17) 36pts
2nd Mike Corner (20) 36pts
3rd Jack Robertson (25) 35pts
4th PJ Redmond (25) 33pts
Near Pins: Cyril Wallwork, Lee Butler, Thomas Nyborg and Tony Robbins.
Wednesday, Feb. 13, Bangpakong – Stableford
An easy run down the 7 motorway today, with the first car arriving 50 minutes after departing from The Ranch, (no prizes for guessing who!) and the others a few minutes later. Once again the course was in excellent condition with near perfect fairways and greens so we elected to play off the white tees, which at almost 6,700 yards is a longer track than we normally play.
The weather was also almost ideal with a cooling breeze so it was a safe bet that someone would shoot an excellent score. It was no surprise then that almost half the field of 21 golfers played to their handicap or better, and even less of a surprise that Keith Norman shot 40 points for his second successive game here. Jack Robertson continued his good run of form to win the B Flight on a count back ahead of Mark West.
Tony Berry and Cyril Wallwork were both playing their last game before departing to the U.K., and couldn’t have had a better day to take back memories of golf in Pattaya before donning the waterproofs and thermals to carry on playing at home.
A Flight
1st Keith Norman (12) 40pts
2nd Tony Robbins (hcp. 12) 36pts
3rd Cyril Wallwork (14) 35pts
B Flight
1st Jack Robertson (25) 39pts
2nd Mark West (18) 39pts
3rd John Hughes (18) 38pts
Near Pins: Bernie Stevens, John Hughes, and Keith Norman (2).
Friday, Feb. 15, Eastern Star – Stableford
A smaller group of golfers today, with a large contingent of regulars playing at the nearby Navy course in the monthly PSC competition. We teed off on schedule and the course was generally in good condition apart from the greens which appeared to have deteriorated even more since our last visit a few weeks ago. The green on the par 3 fourteenth hole now resembles a lunar landscape, and is virtually unplayable.
The poor greens may be one reason for the low scores on the day, but this is always a tricky course, and anyone playing to their handicap here has had a good day. The best performer today was Peter Platt who recovered from an indifferent outward nine to score well on the inward half, and narrowly beat the always steady Gerry Cooney.
Our caddies today left a lot to be desired, and your scribe was one of those to suffer as he played his second shot on the par 5 fourth hole, unfortunately playing the wrong ball, and necessitating the caddy to waddle back 300 yards from her resting place beside the green!
1st Peter Platt (13) 32pts
2nd Gerry Cooney (12) 31pts
3rd Mike Corner (19) 29pts
Near Pins: Peter Habgood and Gerry Cooney (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 www.bunkersociety.com.  

Uli top scores at Phoenix

Jomtien Golf with the IPGC

Monday, Feb. 11, Khao Kheow – Stableford
Upon arrival we were allocated the B and A nines and we had a field of 38 players with three divisions plus the ladies as well.

Jim Connelly.

It was a struggle out there today with some intense heat. 37 points was the best score of the day and this won division 3 for Willy Van Heetvelde. Rod Howett was second with 28 and Jimmy Caffrey took third with 26.
Playing off 13, Mike Chatt scored 36 points to win division 1 while Jan Sordal beat Pete Sumner on a 14/11 back nine count back for second after they both came in with 29 points.

Another 36 won division 2 for Curtis Hessler and Bryan Rought was just one point behind in second. Jim Connelly claimed third spot on 32 points.
Herma Fitzgerald won the ladies division with 29 points.

Pete Sumner.
Near pins went to Kit Parkington, Bryan Rought, Jan Sordal, Chris Voller, Rod Howett and Willy van Heetvelde (2).
Rod Howett birdied B8 and Willy Van Heetvelde A5 to share the second division pot while a rollover ensued to Phoenix in the first division.
Wednesday, Feb. 13, Phoenix – Stableford
We started off on the Ocean course and the Mountain nine was to follow. We had a good turnout today with 46 players and the cut was made at 5-14, 15-19 and 20plus in division 3.
Uli Bangerter won division 2 with 40 points ahead of Howard Stanley in second on 37 and Matti Pihlajisto took third with 35.
Chris Voller topped division 1 with 38 points and Billy Fitzgerald beat Jan Sordal on a 17/16 back-nine count back for second after they both came in with 37 points.
Bob Poole had 38 to win the third division, Burnie Sinclair was second on 35 and Charlie Charalambous placed third with 32 after beating Mike Fitzgerald on count back.

Near pins were claimed by Kevin Blake, Alan Hansen, Chris Voller (2), Tim Hake, Curtis Hessler, Magne Gunnarson and Glenn Martin.

Mike Chatt.

Neville Scurrell and Markku Larros birdid Ocean 8 and 5 to share the division 1 ‘2’s pot and a there was a rollover in division 2 to Pattaya C.C. There was no ladies competition and Miss Chevrolet was devastated after scoring a ‘2’ on the 8th.
Friday, Feb. 15, Eastern Star – Stableford
Our normal regular turnout on a very warm day yet again. There were three people in division 2 with 35 points and a 18/16/15 back nine count back put Joe Kubon in first place, Willy Van Heetvelde second and Darryl Blair third.
Wichai Tanunsorn won division 1 with 33 points, Pete Sumner was second two points behind and Chris Voller beat Wilf Latham on count back for third after they both scored 30.
Near pins went to Frank Kelly, Matti Pihlajisto, Wichai Tanunsorn and Walter Webber.
Pete Sumner and Matti Pihlajisto birdied the 6th in division 1 and there was a rollover in division 2 to the following week Friday.

Bob’s best & not bad for a (T)hakker

Phoenix Members Golf Society

Mukesh Thakker and Bob Neylon pose with the staff at The Relax Bar.

Mike Gerrard
Two flights today, Tuesday 12th Feb., to tackle the Lake/Ocean course. Most players prefer this combination simply because we finish adjacent to the car park and the walkers don’t have far to go to get their clubs to their car. I am sure the caddies prefer this as well. It is some walk from the other 18th holes to the car park. Don’t really matter much for us old codgers who rent a cart for the day.
In ‘A’ flight today Mukesh Thakker (get it, Thakker, hacker. Oh please yourselves missus), scored a superb 40 points (gross 79) to claim first place. In second place was Richard Baldwin, miles away with 34 points with myself claiming third place with a lowly 33 points. Don’t say much for the other (proper golfers).
In ‘B’ Flight Bob Neylon wiped out everybody with a massive 42 points (Gross 86). In his own words, “My best score ever!” In second place with a score of 37 points (sometimes good enough to win) was Joris Goetschalckx, and claiming third place with 35 points was Gerry Hughes.
Near pins went to John Bartley, Joe Miller, Eamon Murtagh & Peter Wathall. With both Joris and John Bartley in the prizes everyone else was delighted because that meant they could not be in the lucky draw. They always win!
So the lucky draw prizes donated by our hosts The Relax Bar were awarded to Adriano Reale, Sergio Poggi, Sergio Volpi and to spoil the Italian white wash, Jim Neilson.
We brought in the animal conservation group this week which meant that Richard Baldwin (who managed to slay a bird and a fish last week) could not go around destroying the wildlife!
Onto Friday, Feb. 15, and being one of my opponents in our match play group today Ulf Berggren not only pillaged the whole field, he took money from me as well. However, I have to
say he played very well to score 39 points and claim the winner’s prize.
In second place was the yoyo man Patrick Browne with 38 points. One week Patrick will score 20 points and the next he will shoot the lights out. Third place was claimed by Ggggranville (The banana man) Swanton with 34 points.
Near pins went to Keith Etherington (2) Granville Swanton & Patrick Browne.
The supposed high season seems to be coming to an early end this year with the course not so busy as years gone by. We are predominantly a Phoenix Members group but we welcome non Phoenix members as our guests and they can enjoy a reduced green fee as our guests. Our main rules are men only and no more than 28 official handicap.
We also run fortnightly scheduled sea fishing trips. So anyone interested, please call me on 087 091 7565.

Svend edges past Jack on count back

PSC golf from Café Kronborg

Svend Gaarde, Dave Richardson and Kjeld Ravn.

Monday. Feb. 11, Bangpakong – stableford
Today it was our favorite - the Bangpakong Riverside course, up the route 7 in just a touch over an hour and we were off the first tee on time under hazy but sunny conditions and a nice breeze to keep us cool. The course on the day was immaculate but was also very busy and it took us a shade under 5 hours to get around.
Two flights today, with the cut at handicap 19, and a whole lot of near pins to fight for.
Brian Gabe won the A Flight with 38 points ahead of Ted Morris in second and Monte Sykes third at one point intervals. Doug Maiko took fourth on a count back from Mike Allidi and Jan Lovgreen, all on 35 points.
Jesper Rasmussen topped the B Flight on a count back over Kurt Sandgaard in second, both with 37 points. Susanne Gaarde was third on another count back, this one over hubby Svend Gaarde, while Elias Magnusson completed the podium in fifth.
A Flight (0-19)
1st Brian Gabe (19) 38pts
2nd Ted Morris (13) 37pts
3rd Monte Sykes (8) 36pts
4th Doug Maiko (14) 35pts
B Flight (20+)
1st Jesper Rasmussen (21) 37pts
2nd Kurt Sandgaard (36) 37pts
3rd Susanne Gaarde (26) 35pts
4th Svend Gaarde (26) 35pts
Near Pins: #4 Jesper Rasmussen, #7 Jan Lovgreen, #13 Mike Allidi, #16 Jorgen Fredricksen
Long Putts: #9 Jesper Rasmussen, #18 Jorgen Fredricksen
Thursday, Feb. 14, Pleasant Valley – Stableford
It was off for a very pleasant day at Pleasant Valley, just 42 minutes en route, an easy check-in and off the first tee on time under sunny and hot conditions. The course was in very good condition with the exception of the bunkers, which looked like all of Thailand had traipsed through them in the last 2 days.
Back in the clubhouse after a steady 4 hours and 15 minutes round welcomes went out to Lotte Boskov and Arne Max Pederson, back from Denmark.
Two flights today with the cut at handicap 19 and a full set of near pins.
Kjeld Ravn took the A Flight on a count back from Lotte Boskov, both with 42 points, while Jan Lovgreen was third on 39 and Richard Kubicki fourth with 38.
Svend Gaarde won the B Flight on a count back over Jack Robertson, both scoring a fine 43 points. Elias Magnusson came in third with a notable 41 points and Kai Aabling was fourth with 40.
A Flight (0-19)
1st Kjeld Ravn (18) 42pts
2nd Lotte Boskov (18) 42pts
3rd Jan Lovgreen (19) 39pts
4th Richard Kubicki (13) 38pts
B Flight (20+)
1st Svend Gaarde (26) 43pts
2nd Jack Robertson (26) 43pts
3rd Elias Magnusson (20) 41pts
4th Kai Aabling (24) 40pts
Near Pins: #5 Kai Aabling, #8 Ty Anderson, #13 Kai Aabling, #17 Dave Richardson
Long Putts: #9 Kai Aabling, #18 Elias Magnusson
Note: If you are looking for a game of golf, call Dave at 083 602 2117 or email [email protected].  We are busy now so sign up early.

Dolphins link up with South Korean football club

 

Pattaya United in action against I’Park at the Nongprue Stadium in Pattaya, Saturday, Feb. 2. (Photo courtesy Pattaya United).
 

Thanachot Anuwan
Pattaya United will exchange professional and youth players with South Korea’s Busan I’Park as part of a cultural exchange between the two football clubs.
At a ceremony before the Pattaya-Busan friendly match at Nongprue Municipal Stadium Feb. 2, Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome and former I’Park Chairman Ahn Byeong-Mo signed an agreement for the four-time Korean League champs to help the Pattaya club with training up-and-coming players. The pact also allows each club to share training facilities.
In the match, I’Park drew with Pattaya United 2-2 in an entertaining contest. The visitors were coming off the back of a successful outing in the recent Chang Chonburi Invitation tournament and they took the lead midway through the first half when midfielder Lee Jong-Won capitalized on a mistake in the United defence to fire the ball into the back of the Dolphins’ net.
United are still in the midst of pre-season training and it took them a while to shake off the ring rust, but they started to come alive as the game wore on and they carved out several scoring opportunities in the lead up to half time.
After the break, United wasted no time in drawing level as Russian forward Rod Dyachenko prodded the ball home from the edge of the Busan penalty area. The Dolphins continued to press and were rewarded with a second goal as Wasan Thanapat scored with a spectacular effort from 20 meters that left the Korean goalkeeper helpless.
United visibly tired towards the end and I’Park scrambled an equalizer when the home team were unable to clear their lines following a hopeful ball into the penalty area and Kim Ik-Hyun bundled the ball into the net.
Pattaya United President Ittipol Kunplome said that the proceeds from this match would be distributed to local charity foundations. Ittipol also commented on the link up with I’Park, saying the agreement would prove invaluable for the Dolphins as I’Park, owned by giant conglomerate Hyundai, has deep resources and experience in training football players.
The new Thai Premier League season gets underway on Saturday, March 2 and United face a difficult opening fixture with an away trip to Samut Songkhram FC.

Pattaya Sports Club Fishing Report

As we had only one Saturday trip booked with Khram Marine this month, we took the opportunity to investigate other boats and locations, and found a boat at Laem Samae San, where 5 of us went on Saturday 2nd Feb. with high hopes. Sadly, we were severely disappointed, because in spite of paying a deposit and agreeing our normal 7 a.m. departure, the boat was not ready and the skipper had gone to “get bait”. Thus it was nearly 8 a.m. before we set out.

 

Jeff with his stingray.

After motoring for some time past the islands off Sattahip, Dene discovered that the bait was a smallish bag of shrimps and made it clear this was not acceptable. The trip then descended into farce as the skipper motored round other boats in the area begging or borrowing some squid. He then sulked for the rest of the day, was persuaded only with reluctance to cut up the bait for us and declined to clean some of the catch at the end of the trip.

 

The squid he did get was pretty ropy, and we all had small catches, Dene doing about the best with around 4 kilos. Jeff caught some interesting variations from the normal pla daeng, snapper and grouper with a Leatherjacket, a Lizard fish and a Stingray (see picture). Needless to say, the tribulations already described plus a highly dangerous scramble to get on and off the boat have dissuaded us from considering this provider for future trips for the Club.
The six members who set out on Tuesday 12th Feb had a much happier day. The barracuda were still running off Koh Khram, and between them the guys hauled in nearly 40. This provided plenty of excitement, and Bill and Jason posed for the camera with some of their catch. For aficionados of the Ban Chang scene, Bill has recently taken over the Kiwi Bar, now renamed B & K.

 

 

Bill and Jason pose with their catch.

Later on, fishing for our normal species was a little slow. Nevertheless, most went home with a decent icebox-full, with Dene, as so often, coming out on top with around 20 kilos.
The two remaining trips in February are fully booked. Trips in March are on Saturday 2nd, Tuesday 12th, Saturday 16th and Tuesday 19th. Contact Pattaya Sports Club or call John O’Neill on 085 391 7045.