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PSC Sea-Fishing Reports

Dave, an occasional visitor from UK, with some of his catch.

Saturday 16th Feb provided ideal conditions for sea-fishing; overcast with a slight breeze and only a little swell. It also turned out to be another barracuda bonanza, with 8 participants catching 32 of these lovely fish between them. Everybody caught a few, with Phil and Adrian getting 5 each. Phil also caught a small “Grey”, a few

Nat holds up one of the plentiful barracuda.

snapper, and many grouper and decent sized pla daeng, so he and Nat went home well pleased with their day’s sport, as did everyone else.Given the news of such plentiful barracuda, it was 8 very optimistic fishermen who set out on Tuesday 26th, but although the fish were still around, they weren’t biting as eagerly as 10 days previously, and two or three of us didn’t catch any of them. Nevertheless, a few came aboard and most of us went on to catch a decent quantity of very good-size snapper, as well as a couple of our favourite grey sweetlip cod.

John H was the most successful of the day, with a bag of around 15 kilos

There are still a few places on our scheduled trips for March, on Tuesday 12th, Saturday 16th and Tuesday 19th, after which the boat is out for its annual lay-up for a couple of weeks. Bookings can be made via www.pattayasports.org/  or phone John O’Neill on 085 391 7045.


British Bar Snacks Friday Pool League

Results & Standings March 1 (week 3)

Division 1
Team P W L +/- BP Pts
Biggyz Rest ‘A’ 3 2 1 6 0 6
Shoot Pool 2 2 0 6 0 6
Sweethearts Bar 2 2 0 6 0 6
Pook’s Bar 2 1 1 2 0 3
Nicky’s Bar 3 1 2 -3 0 3
Links Bar 2 1 1 -3 0 3
Butchers Arms 1 0 1 -2 0 0
Legends Pool 1 0 1 -3 0 0
Mata Bar 2 0 2 -9 0 0
Results:  Links Bar 10 v 8 Pook’s Bar, Mata Bar 5 v 10 Biggyz Rest ‘A’, Nicky’s Bar 10 v 8 The Butchers Arms
Division 2
Team P W L +/- BP Pts
Easy R-Con Bar 3 3 0 13 0 9
Crazy Eddie’s 3 2 1 6 0 6
Tie’s R Us 3 2 1 2 0 6
Mai’s Bar 3 1 2 0 1 4
Old Thai Angle 2 1 1 0 0 3
Irish Rovers 2 1 1 -2 0 3
FCUK Inn 3 1 2 -5 0 3
Offshore Bar 1 0 1 -4 0 0
Dean’s Bar 2 0 2 -10 0 0
Results:  Easy R-Con Bar 10 v 5 Dean’s Bar, FCUK Inn 6 v 10 Crazy Eddie’s, Mai’s Bar 7 v 10 Tie’s R Us
Division 3
Team P W L +/- BP Pts
Smile Bar 3 3 0 20 0 9
Wet Bar 3 2 1 3 0 6
Queen Vic 1 1 0 3 0 3
Biggy’z Rest ‘B’ 2 1 1 -1 0 3
Stag’s Head 2 1 1 -2 0 3
Rabbi’s Elephant 3 1 2 -5 0 3
The Ranch 1 0 1 -3 0 0
Buffalo Jacks 1 0 1 -6 0 0
Connections 2 0 2 -9 0 0
Results:  Biggy’z Rest ‘B’ 10 v 8 Wet Bar, Rabbi’s Elephant 3 v 10 Smile Bar


Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League

Results & Standings Feb. 22 (week 9)

200 Bowlers: Kran, David, Ooy & Aht.

Jack Tar took three points from first place Café Kronborg with Ooy Pluemkamon leading the way with a 200 game and 526 series. Kran Nielsen was best for Kronborg with a 213 game and 572 series.
David Shaw bowled games of 189, 203 and 220 for a 612 series to lead second place Canada to a three point win over Brother D.
VFW Post 9876 won all four points from Bavaria and moved from fifth to third place. Aht Johansson bowled a 209 game for VFW and Jang Shaw bowled a 504 series for Bavaria.
Indiana won three points from the Blind team but fell from third to fourth place. Antero Ronkainen bowled a 533 series for Indiana.
Green Tree and Semper FI split their match with each team winning two points. Joe Ferral bowled a 507 series for Semper FI.

Results & Standings Feb. 22 (week 9)
Pos. Team Score Standings
1 Café Kronborg 1-3 25.5 - 10.5
2 Canada  3-1 22 - 14
3 VFW Post 9876 4 - 0 22 - 14
4 Indiana 3-1 21 – 15
5 Semper FI 2 – 2 20 - 16
6 Jack Tar 3-1 17.5 - 18.5
7 Green Tree 2-2 16.5 - 19.5
8 Bavaria  0 - 4 13.5 - 22.5
9 Brother D 1-3 13 - 23
10 Blind 1-3 9-27


Pattaya 9-Ball Pool League

Results & Standings Feb. 22 (week 2)

Team Played Won Lost Draw Pts.
Cheers 10 10 0 0 20
Party Girls 10 8 2 0 16
George n Dragon 10 7 3 0 14
Buddy’s Bar 10 6 4 0 12
Legends Pool 10 4 4 2 10
Wet Bar 10 4 5 1 9
FCUK 10 4 5 1 9
The Ranch 9 3 5 1 7
Queen Vic 10 3 7 0 6
Irish Rover 9 3 6 0 6
Simple Simon 8 1 5 2 4
Rioja 10 1 9 0 2
Results:  Wet Bar 8 v 12 George n Dragon, Legends Pool 11 v 9 FCUK, Irish Rover 13 v 7 Rioja, Simple Simon P v P The Ranch, Cheers 13 v 7 Buddy’s Bar, Queen Vic 9 v 11 Party Girls


WKD Tuesday Darts League

Results & Standings Feb. 26 (week 18)

Team P W L B/legs Pts.
Irish Rovers 18 18 0 14 36
Crazy Eddies 18 13 5 12 26
Mee Chew Sports Bar 18 13 5 8 26
Biggy’z Rest 18 11 7 13 22
Nervous Wreck 18 11 7 7 22
Yates Bar 18 10 8 12 20
Londoner 18 10 8 11 20
Shoot Pool 18 9 9 8 18
VIP House Bar 18 7 11 7 14
Mai’s Bar 18 7 11 6 14
Jantha Coffee House 18 6 12 7 12
Mai Roo Bar 18 5 13 9 10
Cum on Inn 18 4 14 6 8
W. Tankies 18 2 16 7 4
Results:  Crazy Eddies 6 v 4 Yates Bar, Irish Rovers 11 v 5 Biggy’z Rest, Jantha Coffee House 6 v 3 Cum on Inn, Londoner 10 v 3 W. Tankies, Mai’s Bar 6 v 4 Shoot Pool, Mai Roo Bar 0 v 7 VIP House Bar, Mee Chew Sports Bar 6 v 7 Nervous Wreck


Crumpton Oaks Dry Cider Wednesday Darts League

Results & Standings Feb. 27 (week 9)

Team P W L Diff. Pts.
Legends Sports Bar 9 8 1 31 16
Irish Rovers 9 7 2 31 14
Yates Bar 9 7 2 29 14
W. Tankies 9 5 4 5 10
Mee Chew Sports Bar 9 4 5 13 8
Jantha Coffee House 9 4 5 3 8
Mai’s Bar 9 1 8 -31 2
Results:  Jantha Coffee House 7 v 2 Irish Rovers, Mai’s Bar 1 v 8 Yates Bar, Legends Sports Bar 6 v 3 Mee Chew Sports Bar, W. Tankies 9 v 0 Bye


Top flight misery at Monthly Medals

IPGC golf from The Haven

Monday, Feb. 25, The Emerald - Stableford
CSS 72
Division 1 (0-19)
1st Alwyne Burley (16) 39pts
2nd Phil Groves (7) 36pts
3rd Trevor Schirmer (18) 36pts
4th Graham Johnson (8) 35pts
Division 2 (20+)
1st Seppo Sadeharju (26) 38pts
2nd Hal Hart (24) 37pts
3rd Torild Lossius (33) 36pts
4th Markku Tynell (26) 34pts

Alwyn Burley.
With the high season still in full swing it was off to the Emerald with enough hopefuls to require two divisions, although as expected the lower handicaps did not relish the conditions where ‘lift and place’ in the fairways is a required local rule to make up for the general condition of the fairways. The cut came at an unusually high 20 and above for the second division.
With some of the other underfunded courses also suffering from a shortage of good green-keeping knowledge and application, it would no doubt benefit a few of them if they banded together to employ a real expert who could direct and control the use of available equipment and staff to improve the overall presentation of the courses for the benefit of all. This would surely lead to an improvement the number of green fees taken up each day.

Mike Korney.
In the first division Alwyne Burley, now seemingly free of the commercial worries of the recent past and playing with a new found freedom, once again ensured a further reduction in handicap to what is now something like four shots lower since joining the club just over a year previously. He recorded a three under handicap return to see off the challenges of Phil Groves and Trevor Schirmer, who had to be separated by a count back. Phil won the count back with a better 13 to 11 after they had tied the nine at 19 apiece. Graham Johnson slipped into fourth spot whilst making his last appearance with the group before returning to the UK for his summer break.
The second division was dominated by Seppo Sadeharju, having a rare day in the sun, with a two under return that just edged out Hal Hart into second place. Hal had been practicing his winner’s speech throughout the minibus trip back to the presentation only to be disappointed by Seppo’s late return to the scorer’s table. Torild Lossius finished with a solid level handicap round for third as Markku Tynell, who obviously learned a lot from watching the recent ladies Honda tournament, even to the extent of dropping thee shots on the final hole, ended the day in fourth spot at two over handicap.
Neville Duncan swept the first division ‘2’s pool with one each on the 13th and 15th holes and strange but true Alwyne Burley duplicated the feat in the second division on the same two holes.
Before the presentations were made there were welcome backs for Andy Pedlar, Mark Ward, John Hayes, James Hawley, Peter MacKenzie, Neville Duncan, Frank Dunstan and the ATM on a special charity run down from Udon Thani in the form of Trevor Edge. There were also fond farewells for Oili and Rainer Helling returning to Finland after wintering in the sun.
Wednesday, Feb. 25, Pattana C & A - Monthly Medals
Division 1 (0–15)
CSS 76 NC (white tees)
1st Neville Duncan (10) net 79
2nd Gerald Decio (15) net 81
3rd James Hawley (0) net 81
4th Peter Skinner (9) net 81
Division 2 (16+)
CSS 72 (yellow tees)

1st Mike Korney (20) net 68
2nd Trevor Schirmer (18) net 70
3rd Al Rolnik (19) net 76
4th Johnny Clements (24) net 78

Neville Duncan.
With the group unable to get reserved tee times at an early enough time at Phoenix for the number of players wanting to compete in the monthly medals, due to leaving the booking too late, the month’s medals were contested over the equally challenging Pattana C and A courses starting on the long and tough C nine.
Both courses were in top condition and it was the length and wind conditions that did for the first division over the par 73 layout that measured 6700 plus yards on the day with the wind over the closing holes directly into the player’s faces. With no player getting within the required “two of handicap”, the CSS for that division went out to 76 and became non-counting to boot.

Rod Crosswell.
The most successful player in the first division was disappointed to return a net six over but was surprised to find that it was enough to win by two, thus ensuring a first medal for Neville Duncan to carry back to Sydney and add to the trophy cabinet. Gerald Decio won a three-way count back for second place with a 39.5 back nine as James Hawley placed third after a gross 41 (net 41) and Peter Skinner took fourth after being six strokes better over the A course than the C, but as count backs are always over the back nine on the card no matter in which order they are played, he had to be content with an honourable mention instead of second spot.
The second division, played from the shorter yellow tees measuring slightly over 6300 yards, fared far better in the scoring with Mike Korney winning his first ever medal with an excellent four under return that pushed Trevor Schirmer down to second. Trevor must have thought that his two under would be good for the win on the day but was unlucky to find Mike in such fine form. Al Rolnik’s three over was a solid performance, given the weather conditions, and enough to take third ahead of Johnny Clements in fourth.
With the course off the whites playing so hard it was surprising that there were any 2’s at all but in fact there were three shared by Jim Slattery, Gerald Decio and Phil Groves whilst Andy Pedlar slipped in the lone one in the second division to sweep the pool.
Prior to the presentations there were welcome backs for Gerald Decio and Erik Donnestad who many will remember from the 1970 World Cup of Golf when he represented Norway in what was then a four player team event.
Friday, March 1, Phoenix (Mountain & Lakes) - Stableford
CSS 75
Division 1 (0-18)
1st Rod Crosswell (14) 37pts
2nd Alan Hanlon (13) 33pts
3rd Trevor Schirmer (18) 30pts
4th Shuichi Kodaka (15) 29pts
Division 2 (19+)
1st Torild Lossius (33) 38pts
2nd Don Everett (22) 35pts
3rd Terry Hodgkiss (23) 34pts
4th Trevor Edge (19) 33pts
At last a new month and back onto Phoenix where it was once again a joy to play on one of the area’s best conditioned and maintained courses. With the wind being a major factor only one player managed to meet the criteria set for the par 72 Mountain and Lakes courses and the CSS moved out by three to 75, although the day remained counting for handicap adjustments.
The first division was led in, by half a street, by Rod Crosswell to be the only counting player to equal or better par with a one under return, being his best for over six months. Alan Hanlon took second place comfortably three ahead of the in-form Trevor Schirmer who in turn was one in front of Shuichi Kodaka in fourth spot.
Playing in her last competition prior to returning to Norway, Torild Lossius added to her day’s prizes by taking the second division’s top place by three clear after a very nice round following her third place earlier in the week. Don Everett’s one over handicap round was good for second place with fellow club mate Terry Hodgkiss in third a shot back. Trevor Edge’s three over handicap round, which earned him fourth place, was his swan-song before returning to the arid wastelands of the North Thailand with his pockets unusually jingling after a very lucrative few rounds with his old army chums and a couple of dupes from Hertfordshire.
Torild Lossius and Trevor Edge shared the second division 2’s pool whilst James Hawley and Neville Duncan did the same in the first division.
Back at The Haven there were welcome backs for Danny Greer and Rod Crosswell.
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.


Cooper a cut above at Crystal Bay

Travellers Rest Golf Group

Thai Premier League 2013 Standings
Team P W D L F A +/- Pts.
TOT 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
Pattaya United 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
Muang Thong United 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
Police United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
Songkhla United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
BEC Tero Sasana 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
Chonburi 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
*Top 7 teams shown only*
Results:  BEC Tero Sasana 2 - 2 Chonburi, Osotspa 0 - 0 Ratchaburi, Samut Songkhram 0 - 2 Pattaya United, Muang Thong United 2 - 1 Army United, Police United 1 - 0 Bangkok United, Buriram United 1 - 1 Suphanburi, Songkhla United 1 - 0 Bangkok Glass, Esan United 0 - 0 Chainat, Chiangrai United 1 - 3 TOT


Gaussa gets the nod

PSC golf from Tropical Bert’s

Dick Warberg (right) presents the MBMG Group Golfer of the Month award to Mike Gaussa.

Derek Brook
Tuesday, Feb. 26, Royal Lakeside – Stableford
This is a day you try to get a lift with a friend, as it is the most distant course we play on a regular basis. However, we do have a brave few who actually like the drive, they are checked regularly for insanity. Normally the drive to a course is not too bad but this trip does get a bit busy as we drive both ways at peak hours.
Still the drive there was not too bad and we were soon changed and on the first tee on time. However it was packed, it is difficult for the course not to let certain players jump in, so being ever inventive it was not hard to get the starter to let us tee off on the tenth.

Tuesday’s top four back at Bert’s.

We got away sometime near normal time and the course was in its usual fine condition, however there was a residue of sanding on the greens that really should have slowed them down. It seems however that they were still really fast and tricky. Since the rework the course seems to have got much tougher and on a day such as this, when it was very windy, the scores would be low.
We will not talk about the drive back, suffice to say the passengers in the car, scribe included, noticed the trip seemed very quick. Probably because most were asleep, however the driver was fine, I am glad to say. So we got back to Tropical Bert’s in good time.
So to the results and on this day we also had the MBMG Group Gofer of The Month award to hand out, and the day’s results would have a big impact on the outcome. The winner on the day was Mashi Kaneta with 37 points on count back over Mike Gaussa in second. We then had a count back on 36 points that saw Mark West in third, John Hackett in fourth and Graham Buckingham just missing out.
So to the MBMG Group Golfer of the Month, and it was a tight finish, however by coming second on the final day we saw Mike Gaussa just ahead. Well done Mike. T.T.F.N.
Near Pins: Brian Gabe, Doug Maiko, James Ferris, Mike Gaussa
Long Putts: John Hackett


A long and winding road to Treasure Hill

PSC golf from The Billabong Golf Bar

Wednesday, Feb. 27, Green Valley - Stableford
Our normal trip down the 36 to Green Valley and only a small field today as there were some cancellations - one being Capt Bob who got knocked off his bike by a dog on his way home Tuesday night, but not to worry the bit of bark will grow back soon.

Ives Philibert (left) with Stan Stoker.

Thanks to outpourings of sympathy from Arab - his starting comment was, “Been doing some renovations?” and his big brother Lumpy said, “Hi Rudolph, how did you get skin off your nose with that fat gut?” Thanks guys - it all adds to the fun here at the Billabong Golf Club.
Now down to golf and the course was as usual in grand condition except for a few holes where they had watered them and it was like putting through a lake. Thanks very much to Stan Stoker for looking after the golfers today - much appreciated mate.
Coming in forth was Bob Finley with 31 points, beaten on a count back by Ives Philibert, also on 31. In second was Martin Kingswood, just back from a safari in Africa with Suzi and John Lawton, with 35 points and first was Stan Stoker on 36.
Again there were no ‘2’s.
Friday, March 1, Treasure Hill - Stableford
What started out as 3 four-balls ended up as three 3-balls with Gary Hogg, Wayne Cotterell, and their passenger (whom shall remain nameless) getting slightly bushed on the way to Treasure Hill. When I was called the boys were passing a large power station, which in living here for 10 years I have never seen before on the 331.
After much assurance that they were definitely on the 331, I said a good idea would be to pull into a service station and ask the attendant. All was silent for about 10 minutes. I called back and yes, they were on the way just passing a big store called Makro. I said you should have kept going, you would have been in Soi Dao soon and had a really good day out!
Anyway the lads playing were looked after by Greig Ritchie - many thanks mate! It was a 4 hour round but alas some played from the yellow and the other’s played from the white tees. One ‘2’ was recorded by Chris Dodd and he also won the day with 41 points. I might add that he got his ‘2’ on the second hole from 213 yards out - a great effort just to get the ball on the green! Coming in second was Willie Dunlop with 36 points.
Note: If you would like game with some friendly golfers, come and join us at the Billabong Golf Club. We are located just off Siam Country Road before you go under the arch to Siam Old Course. Turn left and we are 200 yards on your right or call Bob on 082 204 3411.


Kae captures Growling Swan Monthly Mug

PSC Golf from The Growling Swan

Mike Gosden, Peter Grey, Duangjai Tusagad & Roy Dayton.

Peter Blackburn
Tuesday, Feb. 26, Mt. Shadow - Stableford
With it being a Thai Public Holiday on the Monday we opted for the Tuesday and found out on Monday afternoon that there had been a mistake with our booking so instead of playing at Crystal Bay we were booked in at Mountain Shadow. No dramas for us as it is another of our favorite courses and it didn’t worry any of the 22 golfers that were signed up for the day.
We were happy to welcome Adrian Schmidt from Perth in Western Australia, Bob King from Somerset in the UK, Danny Williams from Wales and Dave MacNamara & Julian Fitzgerald from Ireland.
Departing the GS right on time at 8.15 am we arrived at the course just 43 minutes later to find it fairly deserted which enabled our first group, a three-ball to tee off 18 minutes ahead of schedule at 9.42 am. This really is a great time of year for golf as the weather was perfect, not too hot with a gentle breeze and as usual the course was looking terrific with lush fairways and well prepared greens which were fairly quick at times.
The two-ball in front of us quickly disappeared and we breezed through the front nine in one hour & fifty two minutes which included a drink stop after the sixth green. Our good pace continued on the back nine and although it become fairly hot when the breeze practically disappeared our full round was completed in the excellent time of three hours & forty eight minutes. An extremely enjoyable day on a great course with fine company.

Frank Donnelly, Duangjai Tusagad & Peter Blackburn.

We were able to have 2 grades with four podium spots in each. A Grade was for handicaps 0 to 17 and B Grade for 18 and over. We had nearest the pins on all the par threes and longest first putts on the 9th & 18th greens.
It was a very close contest in the A Grade with just one point separating the four placegetters and with 2 golfers on 36 points it was your writer, Peter Blackburn (21 point back nine) who took top spot on a count back from Ebrahim (18 point back nine) in second place. One point further back there were another two on the same score which saw the count back giving third place to veteran Don Richardson (18 point back nine & 11 points on the last 6 holes) from Frank (Paco) Waterhouse (18 point back nine & 10 points on the last 6 holes) in fourth place.
It was once again Duangjai “Kae” Tusagad (22 point back nine) who won the B Grade with 37 points in a count back from JC Lhoste (20 point back nine) and I’m sure one of Kae’s biggest fans, JJ, back in Ireland, will be delighted as he is following her progress intently. In third place came Kae’s partner Roy “Plums” Dayton with 35 points and one point back in fourth place was Pierre Dardenne.
A Flight (0-17)
1st Peter Blackburn (10) 36pts
2nd Ebrahim (17) 36pts
3rd Don Richardson (12) 35pts
4th Frank Waterhouse (14) 35pts
B Flight (18+)
1st Duangjai Tusagad (26) 37pts
2nd J C Lhoste (23) 37pts
3rd Roy Dayton (23) 35pts
4th Pierre Dardenne (25) 34pts
Near Pins: 5th – Sandy Leiper, 8th – Alain Taddei, 15th – Takeshi Hakozaki
Long Putts: 9th – Roy Dayton, 18th – Ed Stewart
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 narrowly won by Frank Donnelly who accepted the cap in fine spirit.
Thursday, Feb. 28, The Emerald – Monthly Mug/Stroke
It was that time of the month again when we get to play for the ever-popular Growling Swan Monthly Mug and after originally having a full field of 32 it was reduced to 29 with a late scratching due to sickness and a couple who just didn’t bother showing up.
We were happy to welcome Tony Olcorn returning from Brisbane, Australia, Nolan Wise from Tasmania and Harry “HTH” Wszola from Queensland, Australia. It was unfortunately time to say farewell to Frank Waterhouse who in the next few hours was off back to the North East of England after a few months here in Pattaya. There was of course a strong showing from Peter Grey & his Growling Swan delinquents who were not at all deterred by the thought of a stroke round at the challenging Emerald Golf Course.
We had been allocated a later than usual tee time so it meant a “sleep in” for most and we managed to depart the GS right on time at 9.00 am and proceeded south, reaching the golf course 52 minutes later after encountering fairly busy traffic along the way. Not surprisingly, although arriving almost one hour before our 10.48 am tee time we were invited to tee off practically straight away and our first four-ball teed off 21 minutes ahead of schedule.
The weather was fine but hot with very little wind and the course was in very good shape so there were no excuses apart from the toughness of the venue. We proceeded at a good pace although a couple of drink stops were necessary as it became increasingly hotter and we completed our full round in the reasonable time of four hours & twenty five minutes.
As the scores came in afterwards it was obvious most had struggled with this stroke event with the exception of one golfer who stood out from the rest of us.
In addition to the Monthly Mug Winner we were able to have 2 grades with five podium spots in each. A Grade was for handicaps 0 to 18 and B Grade for 19 and over. We had nearest the pins on all the par threes and longest first putts on the 9th & 18th greens.
It was a no contest as far as the Mug winner was concerned and continuing her fine form, albeit with a rapidly reducing handicap it was Duangjai “Kae” Tusagad who won the coveted trophy with a fine net 69.
Coming first in A Grade on a count back with 2 golfers on net 75 it was Mike “Hunter” Gosden (net 37 back nine) who nudged the departing Frank “Paco” Waterhouse (net 40 back nine) into second place. In third place was Paul Hack with net 76 and another count back was required to determine fourth & fifth resulting in Ken Blinco (net 37 back nine) just ahead of Alain “Inspector Clouseau” Taddei (net 40 back nine) with both having net 78’s.
In the B Grade it was Roy “Plums” Dayton who was the winner with a net 75 followed by Graham “Grunter” Buckingam in second spot with net 76. In third place came Geri Crilly with net 81 followed by Patrick Poussier in fourth place. In a count back for fifth it was J C Lhoste net 39 back nine) who edged out Tony “Spaggoni” Olcorn (net 48 back nine) with both on net 84.
Monthly Mug
1st Duangjai “Kae” Tusagad (26) net 69
A Flight (0-18)
1st Mike Gosden (12) net 75
2nd Frank Waterhouse (14) net 75
3rd Paul Hack (12) net 76
4th Ken Blinco (16) net 78
5th Alain Taddei (16) net 78
B Flight (19+)
1st Roy Dayton (23) net 75
2nd Graham Buckingham (26) net 76
3rd Geri Crilly (27) net 81
4th Patrick Poussier (20) net 82
5th J C Lhoste (23) net 84
Near Pins: 5th – Mike Gosden, 7th – Mike Allidi, 13th – Mike Allidi, 15th – Duangjai Tusagad
Long Putts: 9th – Duangjai Tusagad, 18th – Pat Smith
The Growling Swan NAGA Award was easily won by Nolan Wise who accepted the cap in fine spirit and wore the cap well into the night. Just out of hospital a couple of days ago after a back operation we were happy to see big Ken Bernek pay us a visit back at The Growling Swan for presentations and he kindly paraded Deefa the Dog who collected many donations for the needy in Pattaya from our ever generous Growling Swan crew, including fines for intestinal indiscretions from Peter Grey & Adrian Schmidt.
I thanked Mine Host Peter Grey (once again deliriously happy at not winning the NAGA) for sponsoring the Monthly Mug and also providing a delicious chicken supper. It was another great day, very well supported and we look forward to next month’s “Mug Day” at Greenwood.
Note: Growling Swan Golf, the home of friendly golf in Pattaya 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]


Stubbs starts off the month in winning style

PSC golf from the Beaver Bar & Grill

Geoff Stubbs (center) poses with staff at the Beaver Bar & Grill.

We had 12 hardy souls to venture out to Emerald Golf Club last Friday to start out the month of March, hoping we would not encounter any of our high season visitors. The weather was quite nice with a slight breeze and the course was in good shape.
After the rounds of golf, all returned to the Beaver Bar for lunch and a few cold refreshments. Closest to the pin was awarded to Dennis Willett and the top prize with 39 points went to Geoff Stubbs.
We hope to see many more players here with us every Friday.


Grindvold takes Gross honours at Pattana

Pattaya Amateur Golf Series - February

The second event of the PAGS series took place on the 27th February at Pattana Golf Club & Resort and was another fantastic day. 97 players took part on this challenging golf course and it seemed like the course had won with very few players breaking their handicap. However, as the day went on some better scores started to roll in as the wind dropped but still the best of the day was just 39 points.


Gross Winner Jack Grindvold (right) accepts his prize.

We played the more popular A-B courses and Shaun Merirman managed to get an eagle 4 on the par 6 to claim nearest in 4. Other notable spot winners were Paddy Somers near pin on the 8th where the ball was heading for the water but skimmed off to end up the closest and Ae Sutton who drained a monster putt on 17 to claim the longest putt.
We had a lot of new low handicapped golfer join us this month, which I hope is due to the Gross Order of Merit that we have introduced but none of them could get close to a very solid round by regular participant, Jack Grindvold, who shot 75 Gross.
In flight C we had a popular first time winner in Nick Creasey who has played in the PAGS every month since the start of the series. This was clearly Nick’s day as he made lots of putts for a great score of 36 points to take the C Flight. Steve Donahue just crept into flight B with his 11 handicap to claim this flight and flight A went to a newcomer, Andre Olsen
Low Gross
1st Jack Grindvold, Gross 75
A Flight (0-10)
1st Andre Olsen (7) 38pts
2nd Peter Werder (6) 37pts
3rd Jon Batty (9) 36pts
B Flight (11-18)
1st Stephen Donahue (11) 39pts
2nd Paal Sprerre (18) 38pts
3rd Trevor Nash (11) 37pts
C Flight (19+)
1st Nick Creasey (28) 37pts
2nd Jim Federspiel (19) 36pts
3rd Chris Wilmott (28) 35pts
Technical Awards
Nearest the Pin:
Yusu Suzuki Jack Grindvold
Nearest the Pin (High/Low): Postis, Francis Goyons, Paddy Somers, Jack Grindvold
Nearest in 2: Jim Federspiel, Steve Murray, Paal Sperre, Bruno Kleinadam, Shaun Merriman, Pierre Cere, Peter Werder
Nearest in 3: Trevor Nash, Bill Wilkinson
Nearest in 4: Shaun Merriman
Long Putt: Erik Reginiussen, Ae Sutton
Long Drives: Allan Pilkington, Bob Watson (2), Ning Neal, Jeff Wylie
Note: The next event is at Eastern Star on the 27th March. To enter please contact Shane on 085 945 9689

C Flight winner Nick Creasey (left) with Nick ‘the Pizza’ (center) and Andy Robinson.

Stu & Ae Sutton with Paul AZ and Paul Gator.


Magnusson makes hay

PSC golf from Café Kronborg

Leif Kirkgaard and Dave Richardson.

Tuesday, Feb. 26, Plutaluang - Stableford
It was off to the Thai Navy Plutaluang golf course today - 40 minutes en-route, a quick check-in by the ever friendly reception staff and off to see the starter where we found out that our booked nines (west and north) had a Faldo youth competition. Instead we went to the E1 tee and were accommodated in a timely fashion.
We teed off about 10 minutes late under very sunny skies and a cooling breeze. The course was in great condition with the usual slowish greens.
Back in the clubhouse after a quick round of 4 hours and 25 minutes welcomes went out to Henrik Aagaard and Soren Gottschaick, both from Denmark, and goodbyes were said to Susanne and Svend Gaarde, back Denmark.
Two flights today with the cut at handicap 19 and Leif Kirkgaard took the A flight with 33 points. Kjeld Ravn was second on 30 points, Soren Gottschaick third with 28 points and Lotte Boskov fourth a further point back.
Dave Richardson won the B flight with 34 points, Susanne Gaarde was second with 30 points and Mike Winfield and Jesper Rasmussen completed the podium.
A Flight (0-19)
1st Leif Kirkgaard (17) 33pts
2nd Kjeld Ravn (17) 30pts
3rd Soren Gottschaick (12) 28pts
4th Lotte Boskov (17) 27pts
B Flight (20+)
1st Dave Richardson (24) 34pts
2nd Susanne Gaarde (25) 30pts
3rd Mike Winfield (21) 29pts
4th Jesper Rasmussen (20) 27pts

Elias Magnusson, Dave Richardson and Jesper Rasmussen.

Thursday, Feb. 28, Treasure Hill – Stableford
Treasure Hill was the game today and we got off the first tee 5 minutes early under partly cloudy skies and hot conditions. We were behind many groups of Thai golfers who were playing in 5 or 6-balls but fortunately they were all using carts. The course on the day was in fine condition.
Back in the clubhouse after a round of 5 hours (seemed longer), welcomes went out to Chris Chilton, working for the US Navy in Sasebo, Japan, Bent Moeller, back from Denmark, and Toshihara Kamikura from Japan. We also bid farewell to Ulla and Kjeld Ravn, going back to Denmark.
Two flights today with the cut at handicap 19 and a full load of pins. Elias Magnusson won the A flight with a fine 38 points, Mashi Kaneta was second with 36 2 points behind and Richard Kubicki and Lotte Boskov completed the podium.
Jesper Rasmussen won the B flight with 34 points, Jack Robertson came second with 29, while Jan Lovgreen took third on a count back over Mike Winfield and Carole Kubicki, all with 28 points.
A Flight (0-19)
1st Elias Magnusson (19) 38pts
2nd Mashi Kaneta (16) 36pts
3rd Richard Kubicki (13) 33pts
4th Lotte Boskov (17) 31pts
B Flight (20+)
1st Jesper Rasmussen (20) 34pts
2nd Jack Robertson (23) 29pts
3rd Jan Lovgreen (20) 28pts
4th Mike Winfield (21) 28pts
Near Pins: #2 Kjeld Ravn, #6 Don Richardson, #13 Richard Kubicki, #17 Lotte Boskov
Long Putts: #9 Bent Moeller, #18 Carole Kubicki.
Note: If you are looking for a game of golf, call Dave at 083 602 2117 or email [email protected]


Clint’s for the taking

PSC golf from Lewiinski’s Golf Society

Clinton Hazlett (left) with Nam.

Sunday, Feb. 25, Green Valley - The Open (Day 1)
A Flight
1st Clinton Hazlett (12) net 60
2nd Dave Shelton (8) net 69
3rd Garry Blackburne (8) net 70
B Flight
1st Eddy Beilby (18) net 63
2nd Adam Oyston (18) net 71
3rd Dave Driscoll (16) net 74
C Flight
1st Colin Davis (19) net 65
2nd Gary Roche (20) net 67
3rd John Kilohan (20) net 70
Near Pins: No 4 Graham Holmes, No 9 Eddy Beilby, No 12 Thomas Myborg, No 16 Barry Oats.
You can always get a rise out of a Brit or a Yank if you initiate a conversation regarding the proper name for the Major that is hosted annually by the Royal and Ancient. However, there is unanimity that the annual slug fest sponsored by Lewiinski’s and the dream child of the former owner, which is contested over four days, over a seven day period, is simply known as “The Open”. Ok, well maybe not unanimity but be that as it may, 39 players showed to contest an event that continues to grow in popularity.
For those unfamiliar with the format of the event a brief word; all four rounds are played on the tacit home of the society, Green Valley. The first two days are stroke play, with the top fifty per cent and ties going on to days 3 and 4 of stroke play, after a day’s rest. Those that felt the lash of the cut line clean their slate and play a 2-day stableford.
On Day 1, Aussie Clinton Hazlett broke from the gate quickly with a fabulous net 60 and a three stroke lead over Eddy ‘the Eagle’ Beilby’s excellent return. Colin ‘the Donkey Davis’showed he was up to the challenge as he returned a great net 65. Gary Roche net 67 and the favourite of many, Dave Shelton net 69, were followed by previous winner, nice guy Gally Blackburne. But it is not a one day tournament.
Monday, Feb. 25, Khao Kheow C&B - Stableford
A Flight
1st Dave Shelton (8) 35pts
2ndEd Wyckoff (10) 31pts
3rd Peter Hynard (13) 28pts
B Flight
1st Ayoko Pueschi (23) 40pts
2nd Brian Cooper (26) 38pts
3rd Reg McKay (15) 31pts
A relatively modest group due to the running of the Lewiinski’s Open took on the well-conditioned Khao Kheow. Ayoko Pueschi had a sparkling 40 points for person of the match and top spot on the B Flight podium. Brian ‘mini’ Cooper, playing some exciting golf, filled the silver spot with a fine 38 points. Two players were mixed on 31 points and the count back sorted it out favorably for Reg ‘Bionic eye’ McKay while Erwin Haflinger was the hard luck odd man.
Dave Shelton came straight off the podium steps of Sunday’s first round of the Open and stepped right into the klieg lights. His35 points in the senior flight gave him a four point advantage on the day over Ed ‘our man in the white house’ Wyckoff. Peter Hynard gratefully accepted the bronze on 28 points.
Dave Shelton and Brian Cooper split the 2’s pot.
Tuesday, Feb. 26, Green Valley – The Open (Day 2)
A Flight
1st Clinton Hazlett (12) net 70
2nd Thierry Petrement (11) net 70
3rd Ed Wyckoff (10) net 72
B Flight
1st Eddy Beilby (18) net 67
2nd Mark Bonner (14) net 71
3rd Nick Odnoral (17) net 73
C Flight
1st Gerry Roche (20) net 67
2nd Thomas Myborg (20) net 72
3rd Lew Szigligeti (19) net 73
Day 2 and the cream began to rise as Eddy ‘the Eagle’ Beilby followed his 63 with a blistering co-day’s best net 67 for a two day total 130 to move into joint leader on the score board. First day winner Clint Hazlett added a steady net 70 to his first day 60 to keep his share of the lead.
Eddy and Clinton were 4 strokes clear of the ever-improving Gerry Roche. The Donkey kept his hopes alive as he added a net 73 to his first day net 65. Thomas Myborg and Thierry Petrement trailed the Donkey by five shots with Ed ‘our man in the White House and Broad more Bob a further shot in arrears.
Back at Lewiinski’s the main news was that the cut was 145. And so it was that 10 with scores of 145 or less went on to play a day three and day four of medal competition and 30 or more girded their loins for two days of Stableford.
The day’s near pins were shared by Clinton Hazlett, Ed Wyckoff, Bob Newell, Ranay Singh and Nick Odnoral.
Wednesday, Feb. 27, Bangpra - Stableford
A Flight
1st Dave Shelton (8) 38pts
2nd Kevin McEntee (7) 31pts
3rd Mark Watson (6) 31pts
B Flight
1st Pen Caruthers (13) 35pts
2nd Billy Britton (15) 34pts
3rd Matt Cronin (14) 33pts
C Flight
1st Colin Davis (19) 34pts
2nd Thomas Myborg (20) 33pts
3rd Mick Coghlan (20) 29pts
Dave Shelton, one of the more accomplished players to come from the U-S-A, and certainly one of the most consistent golfers in Pattaya over the many years he has played here, was his usual quiet self as he led the monkeys and the gang into the barn. Dave was also the only player to better par with a splendid 38 points. Dave was nonplussed by the 6,495 yards as he left second and third place to Kevin ‘you know who’ (didn’t take long did it ) and Mark Watson as they out pointed Conner Doyle in a three-way count back.
The high handicappers wilted in the heat and humid conditions, as the highest representative of the 13 plus handicappers was C Flight’s the Donkey with 34 points. Thomas Myborg took the silver a shot adrift, as Mick Coghlan closed the flight.
The B Flighters were closely grouped with Pen Caruthers taking pole position with 35 points. Billy Briton and Matt Cronin were stringed out in one stroke single increments.
Dave Shelton and Leslie Cobban split the 2’s pot.
Thursday, Feb. 28, Green Valley – The Open (Day 3)
A Flight
1st Clinton Hazlett (12) net 69
2nd Francis Goyons (9) net 70
3rd Colin Davis (19) net 71
A Flight Plate
1st Pat Regan (12) 36pts
2nd Mikko Mutanen 35pts
3rd Terry Mangan (14) 35pts
B Flight Plate
1st Adam Oyston (18) 42pts
2nd Brian Wilkinson (17) 37pts
3rd Bob Lindborg (22) 35pts
Day 3 - Ah moving day! Like a boxer coming off the ropes, Aussie Clint Hazlett came roaring back and threw a net 69 at it. He turned a joint second day lead onto a massive 12 point advantage just like that. The suddenly human Eddy the Eagle, who was joint leader, had the wheels come off big time but amazingly still left the Eagle in second spot with 201. Irishman Gerry Roche and the Donkey were a distant joint third on 214. All over? You never know!
In the Plate, Adam Oyston led the field on the first day with a resounding 42 points. Adam was five shots clear of Brian ‘the unbalanced’ Wilkinson, and yet another from Irishman Young Pat Regan. Mikko Mutanen, Terry Mangan, Bob Lindborg, Michael Lenihan and Freddy Starbuck’s were all tied on 35 points so it’s all down to next Sunday.
Six 2’s were recorded on the day.
Friday, March 1, Treasure Hill - Stableford
A Flight

1st Kevin McEntee (7) 34pts
2nd Matt Doyle (12) 32pts
3rd Conner Doyle (11) 30pts
B Flight
1st Colin Davis (19) 40pts
2nd Tore Eliassen (16) 34pts
3rd Gebi Kindle (18) 33pts
C Flight
1st Tom Killoran (20) 35pts
2nd Fergus O’Brien (25) 34pts
33 Christy Knight (21) 33pts
Despite some outstanding totals, the story of the day was Irishman Benny O’Conner’s hole-in-one on the par three 6th hole. Congratulations Benny!
In the daily competition the Donkey fashioned a best on the day, an incredible 40 points to top the field by five clear strokes. The Donkey seems to have a soft spot for Treasure Hill as this is where he met and married Sim. Following in B Flight was Tore Eliassen at a distance and he in turn was followed by Gebi Kindle.
A Flight, or you might call it the Co. Offaly Flight, was full of Micks, led by the infamous Offaly gang members Kevin ‘stick erm up’ McEntee and Matt Dillon Doyle (didn’t take them long) on 34 and 32 respectively. Matt’s younger brother Conner Doyle on 30 rounded out the flight.
The Irish boys carried on were their mates left off in C Flight with Tom Killoran claiming the top spot. Friend to us all, Fergus O’Brien, took the silver and Christy ‘Good’ Knight tied up the flight.
Matt Doyle, Colin Davis and Christy Knight were as sick as parrots as Benny scooped the 2’s pot.
And here’s me thinking St. Pat’s Day was on March the 17!
Note: Lewiinski’s is situated on Pattaya Land Soi 1, Beach Road Soi 13/3 near to Walking Street. Anyone wishing to play with us just pop in and add your name to the list or call Colin on 089 826 0764. Transport is provided.


Kit pips Tom for top spot

The Backyard Golf Society

Kit (center rear) poses with the staff at Blue Sky Bar.

It was another pleasantly quick round at Emerald for the Backyard Boys last Friday, March 1. What a relief after the high season debacle that befalls most courses.
Winning the stableford with 38 points was the soon-to depart Kit. Runner-up with 37 points was Tom the Defib Man. Near-pin on this occasion went to The Mummy. Michelle Chatt won the most skins, the first 6 holes were all draws so Michelle’s birdie 2 on the par 3, 7th hole won him all 7. Irish John won 5, Mickey the Yak won 3 and there were singles to Don the Divorcer, Randy the French Canuck and Martyn the Quiet Man.
Off-setting Kit’s departure to ‘Old Blighty’, we should soon see the return of Russell ‘He’s a Victorian’ from the wilds of Cameroon and ‘Foos yer Doos’ Cowe from the Saudi sand-box.
We had our first player off the 70 years and over silver tees today, which may account somewhat for Tom the Defib Man’s 37 points. The rule is there so well done to Tom on taking full advantage.
Golden Trowel’s Boyfriend remains on the injured list, his claims of a sore back gaining him little sympathy with his fellow golfers. It has not affected his ability to speak or down San Miguels in copious amounts. Yaya’s Delight was another casualty last Friday, a combination of a sore knee and a new tirak proving too much to overcome.


Hill warms up for Hua Hin with victory at Green Valley

PSC golf from The Outback Golf Bar

Greenwood podium placers (from the left): Barney, Ploy, Paul, and Laurie.

Monday, Feb. 25, Burapha - Stableford
Forty-nine players went to Burapha to play the A and B courses from the blue markers. The day was hot and humid with a light breeze to start with that disappeared half way through the round and it looks like summer is here to stay, so it’s only going to get hotter from here on.
The course was presented well with all fairways, greens and rough, cut and bunkers raked. The greenkeeper continues to heavily water the course, especially the greens and surrounds which makes for some difficult shots as you have to fly the ball all the way to the green. Some fairways have dried out and you can get some distance with your drives, however, the greens are in great condition and will hold flighted balls and are flat and true to putt on.
Welcome to the TIAC members who joined us today and for the rest of the week, in preparation for their own annual four-day tournament which started Monday (4th March), and also welcome back to some of the Wanneroo boys, namely Kim Scaddan, Terry Fitzgerald and Trevor Oliver.
Four Divisions plus the ‘2’s and the best score of the day was recorded by Tim Knight with 38 points off his 22 handicap, winner of Division C; other good scores were returned by Wayne Cotterell with 37 points to win Div B; Andrew Makara also with 37 points to win Div D and Graham Holmes with 36 points to take Div A.
There were four ‘2’s from Eng (B3), Graham Fletcher (B8), & Graham Holmes got two on A6 & B8.
Div A (0-12)
1st Graham Holmes (6) 36pts
2nd Peter Sapwell (12) 35pts
3rd Geoff Stimpson (7) 33pts
Div B (13-17)
1st Wayne Cotterell (13) 37pts
2nd John O’Keefe (16) 34pts
3rd Stephen Mann (12) 33pts
Div C (18-22)
1st Timothy Knight (22) 38pts
2nd Bob Lindborg (22) 35pts
3rd John Player (19) 31pts
Div D (23+)
1st Andrew Makara (29) 37pts
2nd David Davies (23) 35pts
3rd Sunanta Duangwaw (29) 31pts

Peter Macnoe (left) with the Wanneroo Group.

Tuesday, Feb. 26, Khao Kheow – Stableford
28 players to Khao Kheow to play the C and B courses yet again (6 weeks in a row) and I can tell all players that we will definitely be playing more of the A course and getting more variety in the coming weeks. A lovely summer day with a great breeze which didn’t make the golf course any easier but at least it kept the golfers cool.
The course is in good condition and all fairways, rough and greens had been cut and the course looked a picture. The fairways are a little dry and the new fairways are coming along very well and overall the course just gets better and better. With the dry fairways players were getting a lot more run than normal and certainly helped the longer hitters. The greens are excellent to putt on and are flat, true and fast.
Welcome to Perry See Hoe for his first game with the Outback and also welcome back to Rod Crosswell.
Two Divisions plus the ‘2’s and the best scores were all in Division 1 with Conner Doyle returning the best score of the day with 38 points off his 11 handicap from Graham Holmes with 37 and Rod Crosswell also with 37. Mark Gagliardi was happy to show some form to take fourth place with 36 points.
Div B was won by Sugar with the meagre score of just 34pts.
There were two ‘2’s from Graham Homes (C8) and Steve Davey (B3) – well done Steve!
Div A (0-17)
1st Conner Doyle (11) 38pts
2nd Graham Holmes (6) 37pts
3rd Rod Crosswell (14) 37pts
4th Mark Gagliardi (12) 36pts
Div B (18+)
1st Sugar Ray Handford (17) 34pts
2nd Jock Young (23) 32pts
3rd Graeme Crofts (22) 31pts
4th Terry Fitzgerald (21) 29pts
Wednesday, Feb. 27, Plantation – Stableford
Twenty-seven players to Siam Plantation to play the Pineapple and Sugar Cane courses, thanks to the starter for the switch from the Tapioca course which we have played for the last few weeks. Two groups hit off at 8am and the other five hit off at our normal time of 8.36 and all groups were finished and in the clubhouse by 1pm which is great time around Siam at this time of the year.
The course has been heavily watered and there was not much run on the fairways but the greens were very receptive. What can you really say about the course other than it’s just in great condition and is always presented that way. Interesting to note that some of the bunkers have the same faces as those that cost the Thailand lady her first LPGA win and little ledges can be found on a number of bunkers which would make for unplayable shots, but what do you do to stabilise the faces with the amount of rain and run off that they can get here in Thailand?
Welcome back to Robert Holl joining the rest of his Wanneroo mates and welcome to new Outbacker, Mark Partridge.
Two Divisions plus the ‘2’s and there were a number of good scores returned with the best from Robert Holl with 39 points off his 10 handicap to win Division 1 and Peter Macnoe with 38 points of his 23 handicap to win Division 2. Doug Campbell and Chris Davisson both shot 37 points and Geoff Stimpson 36 points, well done to all.
Only one ‘2’ for the day and that went to Gerry O’Dwyer on Sugar Cane 6.
Div A (0-14)
1st Robert Holl (10) 39pts
2nd Doug Campbell (13) 37pts
3rd Geoff Stimpson (7) 36pts
4th Mark Partridge (9) 35pts
Div B (15+)
1st Peter Macnoe (23) 38pts
2nd Chris Davisson (14) 37pts
3rd Graham Fletcher (23) 35pts
4th John Burns (19) 34pts
Wednesday, Feb. 27, Greenwood – Stableford
An excellent turnout of 23 players here at Greenwood to play the A & C loops, making a total for the day of 50 players, when added to the Siam Plantation guys.
Welcome to the three ladies down from Bangkok, namely Ploy Thongphen, Suparp and Wanta (again) and also welcome back to Bruce Milner, over from the Philippines and warming up for the big tour down to Hua Hin in about 10 days time.
Laurie Rive was also warming up for the TIAC group tournament, so a great start for Laurie to win Div A with 35pts ahead of Paul Bourke, who is playing well at the moment, on 33. Ploy took third playing off 6 with 32.
In Div B the honours were taken by Andy Makara, who is getting his game together and must fancy his chances a bit in Hua Hin; Andy scored 35pts, four clear of Barney Clarkson who is playing in both the aforementioned comps, so good luck to you Barney! Tim Knight kept up his ‘Race2Bkk’ chase with third place, heading a three-way count back on 30.
Ploy Thongphen got the only ‘2’.
Div A (0-17)
1st Laurie Rive (15) 35pts
2nd Paul Bourke (11) 33pts
3rd Ploy Thongphen (6) 32pts
Div B (18+)
1st Andrew Makara (29) 35pts
2nd Barney Clarkson (24) 31pts
3rd Timothy Knight (22) 30pts
Friday, March 1, Green Valley – Stableford
Green Valley maybe a popular course but they have to better address their regulars throughout the year rather than surrender all their carts and caddies to the Koreans, who are only here for a relatively short time. Why not allow sharing and one caddie per cart rather than leave the rest of their customers in disarray, many with no carts and many more with no caddies?
More than half our field of 56 players started without caddies (for which they were charged) and many customers were left stranded down by the clubhouse waiting for carts or looking for their clubs.
When I left, having got all our groups away, I drove out past the accommodation block where many of the Koreans stay, to see at a guess, some 60 to 80 carts all parked up, each with one bag on them and caddies nearby, whilst they were all in having lunch!
The best score of the day was recorded by Greg Hill with an excellent 40pts to win Div C, indicating that he might be just coming right for next week’s big tourney in Hua Hin and another who must fancy his chances will be Paul Bourke, who took the Div A win on 36, with Peter Sapwell and Paul Greenaway both one shot back.
Elsewhere, Joe Mooneyham got his new R1 driver set right, winning Div B with 37pts, a long way clear of the second placed man, a surprised John Stafford on 31, tied with Tom Morris, and Dave Coller won Div D with the same 37.
Believe it or not, there was not one single ‘2’ today.
Div A (0–14)
1st Paul Bourke (11) 36pts
2nd Peter Sapwell (12) 35pts
3rd Paul Greenaway (8) 35pts
4th Selwyn G. Wegner (13) 34pts
5th Martin Kingswood (13) 33pts
Div B (15–18)
1st Joe Mooneyham (16) 37pts
2nd John Stafford (18) 31pts
3rd Tom Morris (17) 31pts
4th Barry McIntosh (17) 29pts
5th Brian Milburn (18) 28pts
Div C (19–22)
1st Greg Hill (20) 40pts
2nd Ken Holman (20) 36pts
3rd Suzi Lawton (19) 35pts
4th Tim Davies (20) 34pts
5th Bob Lindborg (22) 34pts
Div D (23+)
1st David Coller (23) 37pts
2nd Grant Birkett (28) 35pts
3rd David Davies (23) 31pts
4th Ray Verrall (23) 28pts
5th Andrew Makara (29) 28pts
Note: The Outback Golf Bar is situated about 6km from Sukhumvit Road along Soi Siam Country. Call Jack on 081 578 1956. Finally, if you want to get away from Pattaya over Songkhran, log on to the www.outbackgolfbar.com and read about our next tour to Chiang Mai. A smaller scale than usual, no more than 28 players, leaving on 15th April and returning on Sat 20th April, and there are still places available.


Galvin does it in style

IPGC golf from The Tara Court

Sunday, Feb. 24, Mt. Shadow - Stableford
It was another beautiful day for golf, cloudy and not too hot. The group was a bit smaller today as a lot of our friends have gone home, the holidays over for another year. The number of golfers on the course also seemed smaller and for the first time in a long time there was no problem with caddies and we teed off 15 mins before our time and got around in a little over four hours.

Alec Hoare.

Again today nobody managed to play to their handicap, is it the course or are we all just bad golfers? A new winner today as Alec Hoare took the honours with 33pts, beating his playing partner Joe McArdle in to second on a count back. Michael Byrne had his first podium with us, coming in third place with 31pts. Michael comes from the same village and golf club in Ireland as Joe, i.e. Blackrock, Dundalk, so it was good to see the two of them in the prizes. Andy Galvin also had 31 but lost to Michael on the count back and had to settle for fourth.
In the ladies section, Pauline Byrne won for the second week in a row with 32pts and Theresa Connolly was second with 27. Theresa also comes from Dundalk so today three members from the same club were in the prizes.
There were no ‘2’s today so a carry over to Crystal Bay on Tuesday.
Back at O’Gara’s Bar and Resturaunt we said good bye to John and Kathleen Fetherston who were also going back to sunny Ireland this week. John and Kathleen have played in all our outings since we started the group and have had a number of victories with us and will be missed very much.
1st Alec Hoare (18) 33pts
2nd Joe McArdle (15) 33pts
3rd Michael Byrne (20) 31pts
4th Andy Galvin (19) 31pts
Ladies
1st Pauline Byrne (29) 32pts
2nd Theresa Connolly (25) 27pts
Tuesday, Feb. 26, Crystal Bay – Stableford
Crystal Bay was the venue today for yet another enjoyable round of golf. We were supposed to play A and B courses but there were a few 5-balls ahead of us on A which meant that play was slow so when we finished A we changed to C instead of B and had a free run and got round quickly. So overall the round still took just a little over four hours.

Andy Galvin.

The course was in very good condition with the greens reasonably fast.
Andy Galvin had his first win with us and when he decided to do it he did it in style, winning by a clear six points with an excellent forty point total. This was an excellent score on a long course (6,500yds).
On his first visit with us, Donal McGuigan came second with 34pts and on his last visit with us for this holiday was Michael Byrne who came third with 33, beating Joe McArdle on a count back.
Also on his first game with us, Charlie Lapsey got the only ‘2’ for a very good payday as there was a carryover from Sunday.
Back at O’Gara’s, we said good bye to John and Theresa Connolly, Michael and Theresa Byrne and Don and Pauline Byrne all of whom were going back to a very cold Ireland this week.
1st Andy Galvin (19) 40pts
2nd Donal McGuigan (23) 34pts
3rd Michael Byrne (20) 33pts
2’s: Charlie Lapsey
Thursday, Feb. 28, Bangpra - Stableford
A smaller group than usual today at Bangpra as some of our friends went to Laem Chabang. We will be playing at Laem Chabang every Thursday in March as we are lucky to have a few of our friends who are members there and we can get discount on the green fees of up to 40%, which makes it very good value for such a beautiful course. If anyone wants to join us there they are welcome and they will also avail of the discount so feel free to contact us.
For some reason today at Bangpra all the tees were placed back on the tee boxes, well behind the actual markers and some of them on the Blue tee boxes which made it very long, over 6,700yds. However Frank McGowan still managed to play to his handicap and won with 36pts, which was an excellent score on such a long course. The next best was Joe McArdle with 34.
There were no 2’s today.
1st Frank McGowan (16) 36pts
2nd Joe McArdle (15) 34pts
Note: The Tara Court Golf Group plays every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, leaving O’Gara’s Bar and Restaurant in the Tara Court on Pratamnak Rd around 10.00 a.m. Sign up either in O’Gara’s or ring George on 087 540 0844.


Holiday, minus the fun

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

The Pattaya Golf Society began the week on Makha Bucha Day, Monday 25th February, with a visit to Rayong CC to play a stableford competition on the enigmatic course. The golfers were met with no caddies, an increased fee and a scruffy course which now has a cart restriction. “Grin and bear it” was the advice and few were grinning by the end of a long day.
For the record the best scores were posted by Mike Earley (31), Toshihiro Aoki (32) and Dave Moriarty (33). There were no birdie ‘2’s and the Booby Bevy went to Alan Walker for his 21-9 point split. It was altogether a day best forgotten.
Vic puts on a show
Eastern Star had its turn to host the Pattaya Golf Society on Wednesday, 27th February, for a medal round on another enigmatic track. The course was not in good condition with fairways in need of some “TLC” and greens sporting newly turfed areas making accurate putts a challenge.
Scores inevitably reflected course conditions with Larry Slattery and Dave Moriarty sharing third place with net 78. For Larry it could have been much better had it not been for the adventurous embarrassments on the par five hole number eleven. One shot better was Peter Ditz on 77.
The winner with his best performance with the group in more than six years was Vic Barton whose game plan was simple. Long gone was the power and exuberance of youth, to be replaced by canny accuracy off the tee and unnerving precision onto the greens giving him the advantage. He finished with a score of net 67 to become the only PGS golfer to break par on the course in seven visits!
Such is the challenge at Ban Chang’s alternate course these days. There were no birdie ‘2’s and the Booby Bevy went to Tim Davies for his hero-to-zero efforts after a fine performance a few days earlier. Times are tough at Eastern Star with the greens the way they are at present and sadly there is no miracle cure for the once proud course.
Big win for Kiwi Flynn
After playing courses recently which have disappointed in their conditions, the Pattaya Golf Society put all the frustration behind them as the group visited Bangpra on Friday, 1st March, to play a stableford competition. The course was in magnificent condition with wickedly fast greens and a slight discount and an early start gave the golfers in the two flights a great boost.
The cut was set at seventeen and under and in the second flight Pat Murphy, sporting his very “new” knee, showed he is ready to take to the course again with 29 very well crafted points which gave him third place. In second place with his best individual finish in two months was Mr Len with 30 points, another sign, if one were needed, that he is overcoming his physical problems at last. The flight winner, fit and full of it, was Vic Barton who has enjoyed a fine week ending on level par 36 points.
In the top flight third place went to Robbie Taylor with 32 points and second went to Rick Schramm on 35 points with the best gross figures of the day also. The winner, with the best PGS score at Bangpra for a few visits, was Kiwi golfer Alan Flynn, currently sweeping all before him, with a fine 41 points. He also shared the ‘2’s pot with Jim Ferris, birdying the second whilst Jim’s came on the seventeenth.
Rabbi’s free beer draw was won by Dave Plaiter and the Booby Bevy went to Jimmy Cloy after his 15-7 split. Beautiful Bangpra, good golf, and the luxury of Khun Peung’s birthday party back at Rabbi’s ensured the week ended on a high for the PGS.
 


Bartley’s burn up

Phoenix Members Golf Society

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

Mike Gerrard.
The last Tuesday of the month is always our stroke play tournament for the Trattoria Italiana voucher, donated by Giorgio Baccioli. Usually stroke play sorts out most player’s good and bad points, but today John Bartley could only display his better points.
Returning a net score of 62 (Gross 81) enabled John to claim the winner’s prize plus the voucher and he was way ahead of anyone else in the field. Everyone has the right to be famous for 15 minutes, however John’s fame ran into about 2 hours at the Relax Bar after our game. Only one problem with playing so well is that the next game is sure to bring you back to earth with a big band!
In second place with a very modest net 71 was the ever improving Richard Baldwin, third was Sergio Poggi with net 72 and fourth place was claimed by another man in form, Peter Harris, also with net 72.
Near pins went to Ulf Berggren, Mike Gerrard, Trevor Greef & Bob Neylon.
Lucky draw winners today were Ulf Bergstrom, David Lusha & Eamon Murtagh.
We play every Tuesday, Friday & Sunday at Phoenix at approx 11.30 am each day. From April 1, Phoenix green fees for visitors are as follows: Sports Day’s (Tuesday & Thursday) at 800 baht green fee, Monday, Wednesday & Friday members guest rate 1,000 baht green fee. Caddies and carts extra. Weekends, Members guest rate 1,600 baht green fee.


Vincenzi victorious at Phoenix

Jomtien Golf with the IPGC

Monday, Feb. 25, Pattaya C.C. - Stableford
Pattana was on the schedule for today but with no holiday discount we played here at Pattaya Country Club with a negotiated and realistic green fee.

Horst Starchl, Lindsay Phillips, Harry Vincenzi and Jerry McCarthy.

There were 35 players out and 39 points was the best score in the three divisions, coming from Rod Howett in division 3. David Phillips took second spot with 36 points, beating Charlie Charalambous and Randy Flello on a 19/17/14 back nine count back.
Uli Bangerter topped division 1 with 38 points, beating Jerry McCarthy on a 20/18 back nine count back, and Lindsay Phillips was third with 35.
In his last game but one before his return to China and then to Bristol for a short break, Bob Poole was the winner in division 2 with 36 points, one ahead of Rudi Schaefer in second, and the frog, a.k.a. Jean Morel, beat Don Head on a 20/14 back nine count back for third after they both scored 34 points. Miss Nut was not happy at the presentation.
Near pins went to Gerry Cooke, Dave Edwards, Jean Morel, Chris Voller, Mike Fitzgerald, Randy Flello and Matti Pihlajisto.
Chris Voller birdied the 12th to win the division one ‘2’s pot and Mike Fitzgerald did the same in division two with a ‘2’ on the 16th and he was a happy chappy.
It was bon voyage today to Bob Poole back to China, Mike and Herma Fitzgerald back to Holland, and Howard and Jill Stanley back to the UK. We will see you all soon!
Wednesday, Feb. 27, Phoenix - Stableford
There was a field of 56 players out today in a four divisional stableford competition which also included a pairs better-ball contest. It was very warm as we arrived and we teed off bang on schedule at 10 a.m. as 14 groups set out to do battle on the Lakes and Ocean nines.
Harry Vincenzi returned the best score of the day, winning division 2 with 41 points. Barry Stirling took second with 40 points, Jerry McCarthy was in third place on 36 and Dennis Scougal beat Jim Connelley and Rudi Schaefer on a 19/18/16 back nine count back for fourth after they all came in with 35 points.
Mike Fitzgerald was the winner in division 3 with 40 points ahead of Zorro, alias Paul Chabot in second with 35. Magne Gunnarsson was third on 34 and Charlie Charalambous came in fourth place on count back after scoring 32 points.
The lowest winning score was in division 1, with Chris Voller, now playing off 8, winning the division with 38 points. This was followed by three scores on 35 and the resulting count back saw Uli Bangerter in second, Wichai Tanunsorn third and Billy Fitzgerald taking fourth.
In the ladies competition today after a three month spell in France, Pranee Bossett returned and won the ladies division with 38 points. Miss Nut was in second four points behind and Noi Emmerson placed third on 27.
Technical prizes were awarded as follows: Nearest the pin 3 shots (Lake 5) - Noi Emmerson, Marty Rock, Jerry McCarthy and Richard Kings; Nearest the pin 2 shots (Lake 8) - Billy Fitzgerald, Tim Hake; Nearest the pin 2 shots (Ocean 6) - Lindsay Phillips, Dennis Scougal and Mike Fitzgerald; Longest Drive (Ocean 9) - Raivo Velsberg, Bruce Gardner and David Phillips.
Regular near pin prizes went to Horst Starchl, Glenn King, Billy Fitzgerald, Jerry McCarthy, Kern Carr, Mike Fitzgerald and Bryan Rought.
Barry Stirling birdied Ocean 7, as did Harry Vincenzi, and Horst Starchl the 2nd hole on the Lake course to split the ‘2’s pot three ways in division 1.
It was bon voyage today to Glenn and Lyn King, heading back to Oz.
Friday, March 1, Eastern Star - Stableford
This course is slightly improving each week and there were not too many moans today and we all look forward to the planned improvements being made during April. We did suggest to the management that it would be better if they closed the course during Songkran week on the 13th as we will not be playing in this period, but who knows.
37 points was the best score in the two divisions and Ted Gardner was on podium position in division 1, with 6 points after 7 holes and 11 on the front nine, then 22 points on the back nine. Chris Voller came in second with 33 points, beating Pete Sumner by one point.
In the frame yet again, Rod Howett won division two with 35 points, while Iain Walsh was second with 30 after beating Frank Kelly on a 19/15 back nine count back.
Paul Chabot birdied the third hole to scoop the ‘2’s pot in division 2 and a rollover ensues in division 1 to next Friday.
Near pins were won by Mikael Andersson, Ken Blake, Jerry Douley, Frank Kelly and Walter Webber.


Clive’s best ever at Pleasant Valley

PSC Golf from Mulligans Lakeside

Tuesday, Feb. 26, The Emerald - Stableford
First to Tuesday when we had a full field to play The Emerald course, which is currently in good condition. With clear skies and a light breeze some good scores were turned in from the 2 flights, with the cut set at 20+.

Clive Hoseason (center) mobbed by his fans.

Jim Federspiel (19) led the way in the lower handicapped group. The minor placings needed a count back after both Owen Walkley (11) & Neil Harvey (18) recording 36 points. Owen just getting the better of Neil 20 to 19.
The higher handicapped group needed a 3-way count back to separate the players after all signed for 35 points. Leading the way was Joop (32) with a spectacular 22 points on the back 9, while Paul Davies (27) & Phompimon Seesa, aka Mham (28) needed to go to the last 3 holes, with Paul finally getting the nod 6/3.
Near pins were shared around between Owen, Clive, Jeff & Joop.
Thursday, Feb. 28, Pleasant Valley - Stableford
Now to Thursday at Pleasant Valley, with the course looking a picture from the cluhouse balcony. It was a hot day with only a light breeze to relieve the humidity, but good scores were going to be needed to get amongst the prizes.
As the headline suggests, it was Clive Hoseason (23) breaking 90 for the first time ever, to record a strong 42 points. Frank will not be getting his clubs back anytime soon. In second spot with his best 9 holes and round this holiday trip was Bob Edwards (9), ending up with 40 points after 24 (yes 24) on the back 9. This left the in-form Jim Federspiel (19) to pick up the bronze after his 37 points.
Near pins were again spread around with the 3 winners each getting 1, while Willem picked up the remaining prize.
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!


Pattaya to host another major golf event

Pattaya will host the 4th Thai Caddie Championship at Siam Plantation G.C.

Pattaya, the winner of the Golf Destination of the Year 2012 for Asia and Australasia, has won the right to host the 2nd Asia Golf Tourism Convention (AGTC) from 29th April to May 2nd 2013.
Organised by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO), this three day convention will bring together leading golf tour operators, all selling Asia Pacific golf destinations, to meet local golf clubs, hotels, in bound operators and tourist boards.
This is a massive coup for the Eastern Seaboard Golf Management Association (EGA) whose 20 member golf courses cover the region.
With several major Championships including the Honda LPGA Thailand, the Thailand Open and the Singha All Thailand Golf Tour, Pattaya is now recognized globally as a top golf destination.
With championship courses designed by the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Peter Thompson, Gary Player and Pete Dye, the EGA members attracted over 500,000 foreign visitors last year.
Mike Mesommonta, EGA President said, “Although Pattaya is a well-known golfing destination for Asian golfers, with over 80 pre-registered European golf tour operators attending the AGTC 2013, we now have a great opportunity to increase overseas bookings for the next few years.
“We plan to proudly show off our first class golf courses and all the incredible attractions that the region has to offer during and after the convention, and expect to see a massive increase in overseas golfers, especially from Europe in the next few years,” said Mesommonta.
Apart from hosting the leading professionals, the EGA will also host one of the world’s most unique tournaments - the Thai Caddie Championship attracts over 700 Thai caddies to compete, with the final this year being held at the Siam Plantation Golf Course.
As Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand’s top professional recently commented, “Our smiling Thai caddies are definitely the secret weapon to a great round of golf!”



Williams wraps up February title

PSC golf Bunker Boys @ The Ranch

February Golfer of the Month - Gez Williams.

Monday, Feb. 25, Greenwood C & A – Stableford
Many golfers are put off from playing on public holidays, and it’s true that we’ve had bad experiences in the past when playing the cheaper courses, but today on Makha Bucha day we had a reasonable deal from Greenwood and arrived to find the course surprisingly quiet.
We teed off on schedule and with a smaller field of only 16 golfers the four groups were able to set their own pace of play. The course was in fine condition and the weather was mostly overcast with a moderate breeze keeping the temperature down.
A thoroughly enjoyable day was had by all except Colin Greig, who hates this course with a passion due to the long grass around the fringes of greens which forces him to chip rather than using his favourite weapon – the puff from off the green.
Mark West discovered some good form to win the single flight ahead of Peter Platt and Mashi Kaneta, with newcomer Mike Mills, playing his first game under his newly acquired handicap, taking the fourth podium position.
1st Mark West (14) 38pts
2nd Peter Platt (13) 36pts
3rd Mashi Kaneta (15) 34pts
4th Mike Mills (25) 34pts
Near Pins: Peter Platt, Mashi Kaneta, and Neil Hurst.
Wednesday, Feb. 27, The Emerald – Medal
24 golfers today for our visit to the popular Bang Chang course, on a bright and breezy day. Once again the course was surprisingly quiet and we got away on schedule for our second medal round of the month generously sponsored by KPK Foods.
The course is generally in good shape, although the cabbage grass which has now overtaken all the fairways, doesn’t suit everyone. There were no holdups throughout the round and our progress should have been quicker than it actually was which can only be down to the leading groups holding up the rest of the field.
Steve Durey, playing his first game for quite some time with the Bunker Boys, was the best performer on the day, taking the honours in the A Flight. Gordon Melia rediscovered his putting form to win the B Flight, with Reg Smart taking the runners’ up spot ahead of Mike Corner on a count back. Gez Williams took second place overall, comfortably securing the points he needed to win the February Golfer of the Month title.
A Flight
1st Steve Durey (17) net 71
2nd Gez Williams (15) net 73
3rd Tore Eliassen (15) net 74
B Flight
1st Gordon Melia (19) net 74
2nd Reg Smart (31) net 75
3rd Mike Corner (19) net 75
Near Pins: Raleigh Gosney, Mark West Tony Robbins and Jerry Waselenkoff.
Friday, March 1, Mountain Shadow – Stableford
A few new faces today, and we welcomed back John Graham after a prolonged work absence in Gabon – not much golf there.
We’ve played at Mountain Shadow quite a lot recently, mainly because the course is in good condition, offers good value, and always provides a tough test of golf. One thing that is noticeable here is that a number of drain covers around the course have rusted away and are now dangerous hazards, which also gobble up golf balls as Mike Corner found out on the twelfth hole.
The greens are always testing here, but today it was apparent that the green keeper was displaying his sense of humour, by putting the pin positions in some very precarious places. Your scribe was one of those to suffer, missing a two foot birdie putt, and walking off with a bogey on a particularly treacherous par three green.
Colin Greig was the only golfer to play to his handicap to win the A Flight, and Neil Griffin (Pattaya’s only resident Derby County supporter) took the honours in the B Flight.
Raleigh Gosney introduced a new least putts competition which was won jointly by Mike Grasser and Tony Robbins both taking only 31 putts – a fine performance since most other players were complaining of numerous three putts.
A Flight
1st Colin Greig (10) 36pts
2nd Mike Grasser (11) 34pts
3rd Mashi Kaneta (15) 31pts
B Flight
1st Neil Griffin (26) 33pts
2nd Andy Brady (24) 33pts
3rd Jerry Waselenkoff (21) 31pts
Near Pins: Gerry Cooney, Geoff Parker, Mike Grasser and William Macey.
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


Stuvik moves into 3rd in the Euro Formula 3 Winter Series

Sandy Stuvik heads a fleet of chasing cars as he makes a turn at the top of the straight at the Jerez Circuit in Spain, Saturday, March 2.

The second round of the European Formula 3 Open Winter Series was held at the Jerez Circuit in Spain on the 2nd of March and Thai driver Sandy Stuvik continued to build on his 2013 championship aspirations as the young racer consistently ran amongst the five fastest Formula 3 cars during the Friday free practice.
The Formula 3 race was held after the Formula 1 and GP2 series had completed their first season tests at the circuit which is located in the southernmost part of Spain. The track offered pleasant temperatures compared to other snow covered circuits around Europe.
Stuvik was not entirely satisfied with his qualifying session, as he could only manage a 7th starting position on the grid. He put this down to his own on track mistakes and over-confidence in the car’s down force in the cold early morning run. A high speed off into the gravel in the fast sweeping turn eight earlier in the day also lingered on the mind of the Thai.
In the race proper, however, the 17 year old from Rayong did not hold back and moved up 2 positions through turns 1 and 2 after a very good start. An accident in the back of the 23 car field saw the safety car deployed and the field bunched up for a second release on the third lap. After the restart Stuvik closed down on the two deVillota cars running in front as one of them developed an engine problem and on lap 6 after setting the third fastest lap time of the race, he passed and moved into 4th place.
 
17 year old Stuvik will return to Europe in April for the European Formula 3 season.

Pushing hard to catch up to the front runners, Stuvik went wide onto gravel on the exit of turn 10 and dropped back to fifth position. He again gave chase and in the process of trying to regain 4th place he made contact with the car in front and damaged his front wing. From then on he focused on maintaining his position and making sure the wing did not come off and took the checkered flag in a solid fifth place.
With that result the Thai driver is now 3rd in the Winter Series points tally, as he prepares to go back to Thailand and year ending school exams, before the European Formula 3 seasons starts in earnest at Paul Ricard Circuit in France on 26-28 of April.
Sandy Nicholas Stuvik races for the Royal Automobile Association of Thailand and is sponsored by The Pizza Company, Singha Corporation, Dacon Inspection Services and Sports Authority of Thailand.

United open league campaign with 2-0 victory

Jung Ji-Soo celebrates scoring for Pattaya United against Samut Songkhram FC during their opening Thai Premier League match, Saturday, March 2.

Phasakorn Channgam
Pattaya United, the Loma Dolphins, got their Toyota Thai Premier League season off to a perfect start with a confidence boosting 2-0 away win at Samut Songkhram FC on Saturday, March 2.
Captained by Niweat Siriwong, the Dolphins took the game to their opponents from the opening whistle and after coming close on several occasions, they finally took a deserved lead in the 37th minute when Patawee Jiraburanakit latched onto a deflected shot from Anuwat Inyin to head over the Songkhram keeper Lucas Daniel and into the net.
The score remained 1-0 until half-time and after the break the home team came out in more determined mood and laid siege to the Pattaya goal for the first 15 minutes of the second period. United had keeper Kung Bong-Jun to thank for producing a tremendous save to prevent Saengsee from equalizing for the home team and at the other end of the field Pattaya midfielder Sutthisa saw a good effort denied by Daniel.
Entering the last 5 minutes of the match, Songkhram made a final determined effort and they went close when Buaphetch fired the ball into the side netting. United broke quickly on the counter attack and Kamruen’s clever pass found Jung Ji-Soo in space, with the Korean forward able to calmly slot the ball home to secure all 3 points for Pattaya.
United’s next league match is on Sunday, March 10 against Osotspa M-150 at the Nongprue Stadium in Pattaya. Kick-off is scheduled for 6 p.m.
Around the grounds last weekend, there were wins for defending champions Muang Thong United, Police FC, Songkhla United and TOT. Chonburi ‘Sharks’ meanwhile were held to a 2-2 draw away at BEC Tero Sasana.


Coco ladies shine at Lawn Bowls National Singles event

Winners pose with their trophies alongside organizers and officials at the Thailand Lawn Bowls National Singles tournament held at Coco Club Resort, Pattaya, Sunday, March 3.

The Lawn Bowls Association of Thailand held their annual Singles tournament at an indoor venue for the first time on March 2nd and 3rd. The top 28 Thai male and female lawn bowlers were at Coco Club Resort, located just outside Pattaya, to enjoy a friendly but serious weekend of lawn bowling which would normally decide who will represent Thailand for the coming year. Very competitive bowling was seen and after a day and a half of play and with the finals on a 1 hour 20 mins or first to 21 scoreline, there was no time wasting.
The men’s event went generally according to ranking with Bangkok based Ing (Acting Sub Lt. Sakpraset Mitsaha) just outstaying the younger challenge of Num (Tanumsak Kinsorn) by just one bowl (17-16) in the final and Bus (Acting Sub Lt. Aunurek Rotmanee) edging Tan (Chaithai Kanganakparn) 21-18 for the 3rd and 4th place.
Our local hopeful Bank pulled out all the stops in winning all three qualifying rounds but just fell short at the quarter finals stage.
The ladies competition was a different story with the Bangkok representatives being outplayed by the local girls who took all three top spots. Thanom Karnrandee was well focused all the weekend but was just outfought in the semi final by Coco’s own Sue Bryant to set up the final against Lek Pettyfer, who had just overcome Songsin Chou from Bangkok. Thanom went on to win 3rd spot against Songsin 21-15 and Lek was pushed all the way but held on to an early 8–0 lead to resist a run in from a resurgent Sue to win 21-17.
The winners received 20,000 baht, runners up 10,000 baht and play offs 5,000 baht and a cup from the Lawn Bowls Association of Thailand in association with the Coco Club and sponsors Singha.


Pattaya CC has golden time in Chiang Mai

Pattaya Cricket Club recently embarked on their 2nd ever tour – for a Triangular T20 Tournament in Chiang Mai on Feb. 23 & 24. The games involved Chiang Mai, Pattaya and a select XI from Patong in Phuket. Pattaya had a 12 strong army of men, arriving fully prepared for a social tour of cricket and fun!
Chiang Mai and Pattaya kicked off the first game with Chiang Mai electing to bat. The hosts made a flying start on their beautiful Gymkhana ground. The ball was dispatched to the boundary at regular intervals and there was a fair bit of calamity shown by the fielding Pattaya side. That was not helped with their star allrounder Slinky having broken a rib in very suspicious circumstances. Only G.I Joe could take any credit from his all action ground fielding.
The club’s famous motto given by the legendary Slasher Roberts, “It’s only a dropped catch if it touches the hand,” was taken a bit too literally as players seemed to be running the opposite direction of the ball. This resulted in a huge total for the hosts of 237 in 20 overs.
In reply Pattaya made a desperate start when Dan was out for a duck. However, that brought the lethal combination of Jonny G and Captain Phillbrook to the crease. Jonny G was like a whirlwind, smashing some devilish shots all over the park, whereas Simon was much more sensible in his approach. The pair were on target with only 6 overs to go, only for Chiang Mai to bring on Glamorgan Under 19 player Liam to finally take the wicket of Simon (38) who went scarlet in his frustration of letting his wicket fall. Eventually the run chase ended at a very respectable 184, with Jonny G top scoring on 74.
 

Pattaya Cricket Club line up for their match against Chiang Mai.

The following day saw Pattaya play a Patong select XI, who appeared to select very well, bringing in several Premier League players from the Southerners and Parrots. Pattaya won the toss and batted. Dan blazed his way at the top of the innings with form reminiscent of his youth. He dictated to the bowlers from the start and was ruthless to anything that didn’t seem worthy. With useful contributions from several players lower down, Dan’s 85 helped Pattaya to a healthy total of 169.
Pattaya saw an opportunity and opened with Bobby, who managed to sniff out a wicket with the 2nd ball of the game. This was backed up by Holty who managed to pick up a wicket with his ‘mysteron’ ball and thanks to the agility shown by wicketkeeper Jonny G. This pressure increased when Andy was galloping into bowl and it looked like Pattaya might canter to victory. However, Chris had other ideas and started to smash the bowlers all around the ground.
 
 
The Chiang Mai road warriors ready for action.

With the game about to reach its climax, Simon had no other thought than to bring back Bobby, who is famed for his blocking of all finishing strokes. However, his slow poison was not enough this time to stop Patong winning with 5 balls to spare.
Both games were fantastic performances and Pattaya showed brave hearts and courage whilst playing against younger and fitter opposition. It was a great weekend of sport and we will look forward to our next jolly boys outings – wherever that maybe.
A special thanks to Danielle for scoring and Rabbi for umpiring – you both did a wonderful job. There were a few alarming moments when the team’s mascot Patsy was thought to be abducted, but luckily she was found safe and sound after an “all-nighter”
Indian under-25’s defeat Pattaya CC in tense finish
One week after the Chiang Mai trip, the RAW Cricket Club from Goa in India brought their under 25’s XI to Thailand and played Pattaya CC in a 40 over game at Thai Polo Ground in Pattaya on Saturday, March 2.
The game was always going to be a tough match for PCC against a youthful and enthusiastic under-25’s of considerable talent. PCC, were at nearly full strength, with Simon Philbrook as Captain and the Thai national wicketkeeper Sunny as his deputy.
PCC won the toss and elected to bat first on a very warm morning. Debdas perished in the 3rd over as he chipped a catch to mid wicket. Simon joined Sunny and the pair soon knuckled down to the task as they withstood a very hostile new ball attack led by Bala and Abhu. Sunny nearly lost his smile and teeth as a bouncer whistled under his nose at 90 mph and Simon had several bruises around the rib cage but both survived and slowly began to dominate.
 
 
Simon Phillbrook (right) presents a trophy to the captain of the RAW Cricket Club following their match at Thai Polo Club, Saturday, March 2.

At 48 for 1 PCC seemed to be edging the contest until Sunny skied an attempted drive and was caught at cover point for 18. Salman then joined the fray and was immediately in the runs as he took the game to RAW CC. Again PCC seemed to be moving into a strong position at 134 for 2 but Salman was out caught, trying to hit over the infield for 37. That sparked a middle order collapsed that the RAW CC bowlers relished as only Mithu with 17no contributed anything of significance.
Simon eventually fell to a superb catch on the boundary that would have been a maximum but for the tremendous athleticism of Abhu for a hard fought 80. Bala returned to clean up the tail that definitely did not wag. He finished with a hatrick that included long walks for Hamza, Andy and Jerome and figures of 4 for 14 from 7 overs. PCC set a target of 190 to win.
In reply RAW CC were immediately under pressure as Usman gave the opening batsmen a taste of their own medicine and the pressure soon paid off as he clean bowled Siddesh (4), had Abhu lbw (0) and the captain Tushar caught behind (7). RAW were 32 for 3 but the experienced Bala, ably supported by his middle order kept them in the game.
When Thomas had Bala (49) caught and bowled and Usman returned to trap Avdhut lbw (32) the result was very much in the balance at 170 for 6. Debdas continued the squeeze but as regularly as wickets fell runs were being scored. Eventually one run was needed with one wicket remaining and the excellent Abhijit (22 no) fittingly cover drove the ball through the gap to end a marvellous game of cricket.
Men of the match were Simon and Bala who each received mementos for their efforts and RAW CC kindly donated a wonderful trophy to commemorate the first of what is hoped to be one of many PCC v RCC fixtures in the future.
Note: If anyone is interested in playing cricket in Pattaya, we cater for players in the ranges of good, the bad and the ugly – so get in touch with our chairman Simon at [email protected]  and visit our superb new ground at Thai Polo.

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