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Pattaya Sports Club
Bowling League
200 Bowler: David Shaw.
| Results & Standings Jan. 17
(week 22) |
| Pos. |
Team |
Score |
Standings |
| 1 |
Tea Party |
1-3 |
54.5 - 33.5 |
| 2 |
Canada |
3-1 |
50.0 - 38.0 |
| 3 |
Café Kronborg |
3-1 |
47.0 - 41.0 |
| 4 |
Green Tree |
1-3 |
43.5 - 44.5 |
| 5 |
Brother D |
3-1 |
43.0 - 45.0 |
| 6 |
VFW Post 9876 |
2-2 |
40.0 - 46.0 |
| 7 |
Indiana |
2-2 |
38.5 - 49.5 |
| 8 |
Bavaria |
1-3 |
35.5 - 52.5 |
There was no change in the standings this week but second
place Canada gained several points on first place Tea Party after winning
three points from them. Sue Murphy bowled a 553 series for Canada and Nok
Ostbo had a 510 for Tea Party.
Third place Café Kronborg, led by Kran Nielsen who bowled a 545 series, won
three points from Green Tree. Noodle Russell had a 508 for Green Tree.
Brother D won three points from Bavaria with David Shaw leading Brother D
with a 202 game and 522 series and Antero Ronkainen had a 513. Bavaria had a
very bad day but they did win one point due to their 30 pin handicap
advantage.
Indiana and VFW Post 9876 split their match with each team winning two
points. Tue Pettae had a 519 series for VFW and La Montgomery had a 500 for
Indiana.
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John Kepplers Cider Pool League
Results & Standings Jan. 16 (week 4)
| Team |
Pts. |
For |
Against |
Diff. |
| Brasshouse |
12 |
35 |
17 |
18 |
| Barking frog |
9 |
32 |
20 |
12 |
| Sweet Dream |
9 |
31 |
21 |
10 |
| Darkside |
9 |
30 |
22 |
8 |
| Serenity |
9 |
29 |
23 |
6 |
| Billabong |
6 |
29 |
23 |
6 |
| Pats Rest |
6 |
27 |
25 |
2 |
| Panitas/Outback |
6 |
27 |
25 |
2 |
| Pats Bar |
6 |
22 |
30 |
-8 |
| Lucky bar |
0 |
21 |
31 |
-10 |
| Siam Country Res |
0 |
17 |
35 |
-18 |
| Ice Star |
0 |
12 |
40 |
-28 |
| Results: Brasshouse 9 v 4 Ice Star, Sweet
Dream 9 v 4 Darkside, Barking Frog 4 v 9 Billabong, Siam Country Res 5 v
8 Pats Rest, Pats Bar 3 v 10 Panitas/Outback, Lucky Bar 6 v 7 Serenity |
British Bar Snacks Friday Pool League
Results & Standings Jan. 10 (week 16)
| Division 1 |
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
+/- |
BP |
Pts |
| Shoot Pool ‘A’ |
15 |
12 |
3 |
59 |
2 |
38 |
| Easy R-Con Bar |
15 |
11 |
4 |
30 |
1 |
34 |
| Mata Bar |
16 |
10 |
6 |
15 |
1 |
31 |
| Legends Pool |
16 |
8 |
8 |
-8 |
2 |
26 |
| Acorn Pub |
15 |
7 |
8 |
-17 |
1 |
22 |
| The Butchers Arms |
13 |
7 |
6 |
-8 |
0 |
21 |
| Pook’s Bar |
15 |
7 |
8 |
-10 |
0 |
21 |
| Links Bar |
13 |
5 |
8 |
-13 |
0 |
15 |
| Sweethearts Bar |
16 |
0 |
16 |
-48 |
6 |
6 |
| Results: Pook’s Bar P-P Links Bar, Shoot
Pool ‘A’ 10 v 2 Legends Pool, Sweethearts Bar 4 v 10 Easy R-Con Bar, The
Butchers Arms 9 v 10 Acorn Pub |
| Division 2 |
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
+/- |
BP |
Pts |
| Smile Bar |
16 |
14 |
2 |
50 |
0 |
42 |
| Shoot Pool ‘B’ |
16 |
13 |
3 |
49 |
1 |
40 |
| Dean’s Bar |
15 |
8 |
7 |
17 |
1 |
25 |
| Old Thai Angle |
16 |
8 |
8 |
-7 |
0 |
24 |
| Tie’s R Us |
16 |
7 |
9 |
-12 |
0 |
21 |
| Crazy Eddie’s |
16 |
6 |
10 |
-17 |
3 |
21 |
| Offshore Bar |
16 |
6 |
10 |
-21 |
0 |
18 |
| I-Rovers |
16 |
6 |
10 |
-24 |
0 |
18 |
| FCUK Inn |
15 |
3 |
12 |
-35 |
4 |
13 |
| Results: Old Thai Angle 10 v 5 I-Rovers,
Shoot Pool ‘B’ 10 v 2 FCUK Inn, Smile Bar 7 v 10 Dean’s Bar, Tie’s R Us
10 v 8 Crazy Eddie’s |
| Division 3 |
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
+/- |
BP |
Pts |
| Kilkenny’s Pub |
15 |
13 |
2 |
60 |
0 |
39 |
| The Rest Stop |
16 |
12 |
4 |
43 |
0 |
36 |
| Mai’s Bar |
15 |
12 |
3 |
31 |
0 |
36 |
| The Ranch |
14 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
22 |
| Rabbi’s Elephant |
14 |
7 |
7 |
-4 |
1 |
22 |
| Buffalo Jacks |
16 |
7 |
9 |
-10 |
1 |
22 |
| Wet Bar |
14 |
4 |
10 |
-30 |
1 |
13 |
| The Queen Vic |
16 |
3 |
13 |
-46 |
1 |
10 |
| Connections |
16 |
3 |
13 |
-49 |
1 |
10 |
| Results: Kilkenny’s Pub 9 v 10 Mai’s Bar,
The Ranch 10 v 7 Rabbi’s Elephant, The Rest Stop 10 v 5 Buffalo Jacks,
Wet Bar 6 v 10 Connections |
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Pattaya 8-Ball
Monday Pool League
Results & Standings Jan. 13 (week 19)
| Team |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
For |
Agst |
Diff. |
Pts. |
| Phimai Geordie |
19 |
16 |
3 |
189 |
91 |
98 |
51 |
| Mata Bar |
19 |
15 |
4 |
167 |
118 |
49 |
49 |
| San Snack Bar |
18 |
14 |
4 |
172 |
98 |
74 |
46 |
| The Rest Stop |
19 |
12 |
7 |
165 |
120 |
45 |
43 |
| Shoot Pool |
19 |
12 |
7 |
158 |
122 |
36 |
43 |
| Crazy Eddie’s |
19 |
10 |
9 |
148 |
137 |
11 |
39 |
| Cum On Inn |
19 |
9 |
10 |
131 |
154 |
-23 |
37 |
| Mee Chew |
19 |
8 |
11 |
126 |
159 |
-33 |
35 |
| Buffalo Jack’s |
19 |
6 |
13 |
118 |
162 |
-44 |
30 |
| Rising Sun |
19 |
5 |
14 |
115 |
165 |
-50 |
28 |
| Connections |
17 |
3 |
14 |
89 |
166 |
-77 |
23 |
| Parrot Inn |
18 |
2 |
16 |
92 |
178 |
-86 |
22 |
| Results: The Rest Stop 10 v 5 Crazy
Eddie’s, Mee Chew 6 v 9 Parrot Inn, Mata Bar 11 v 4 Cum On Inn, Buffalo
Jack’s 4 v 11 Phimai Geordie, Shoot Pool 10 ns 0 Rising Sun, Connections
p v p San Snack Bar |
Crumpton Cider Tuesday Darts League
Results & Standings Jan. 14 (week 7)
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
B/legs |
Pts. |
| Londoner |
7 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
| Mee Chew Sports Bar |
7 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
| I-Rovers |
7 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
10 |
| Yates Bar |
7 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
| Crazy Eddies |
7 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
| Nervous Wreck |
7 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
| Jantha Coffee House |
7 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
| Shoot Pool A |
7 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| Buffalo Jack’s |
7 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
| Mai’s Bar |
7 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
| Scandalic |
7 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
| Shoot Pool B |
7 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
| W. Tankies |
7 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
| Legends Sports Bar |
7 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
| Results: Crazy Eddies (7-0)-(5-1) v
I-Rovers, Jantha Coffee House (7-1)-(9-0) v Londoner, Mai’s Bar
(5-1)-(4-0) v Legends Pool & Sports Bar, Scandalic (5-0)-(6-1) v Shoot
Pool A, Shoot Pool B (4-1)-(6-0) v Mee Chew Sports Bar, W. Tankies
(6-0)-(7-1) v Buffalo Jack’s, Yates Bar (9-1)-(3-0) v Nervous Wreck |
Buffalo Jack’s Wednesday Premier Darts League
Results & Standings Jan. 15 (week 6)
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
Bonus |
Diff. |
Pts. |
| Mee Chew Sports Bar |
6 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
24 |
12 |
| I-Rovers A |
6 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
16 |
10 |
| Legends Sports Bar |
6 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
28 |
8 |
| Yates Bar |
6 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
26 |
8 |
| W. Tankies |
5 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
6 |
| Mai’s Bar |
6 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
-2 |
6 |
| Jantha Coffee House |
6 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
-16 |
4 |
| I-Rovers B |
6 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
-26 |
2 |
| Buffalo Jack’s |
5 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
-29 |
2 |
| Clinic |
6 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
-32 |
0 |
| Results: Buffalo Jack’s (5-1)-(4-0) v
I-Rovers B, Clinic (0-0)-(9-1) v Legends Pool & Sports Bar, I-Rovers A
(6-1)-(3-0) v Mai’s Bar, Jantha Coffee House (5-1)-(4-0) v Yates Bar,
Mee Chew Sports Bar (6-1)-(3-0) v W. Tankies |
Legends Wednesday
9-Ball Pool League
Results & Standings Jan. 15 (week 2)
| Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
+/- |
Pts. |
| Links Bar |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
4 |
| Easy R-Con Bar |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
4 |
| George & Dragon |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
| Legends POOL |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
| Pook’s Bar |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Crazy Eddie’s |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-6 |
3 |
| Queen Vic |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Classroom |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Buffalo Jacks |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
| FCUK |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-26 |
0 |
| Results: Buffalo Jacks 9 v 11 Crazy
Eddie’s, Legends Pool 8 v 12 George & Dragon, Links Bar 17 v 3 FCUK,
Pook’s Bar 6 v 14 Easy R-Con Bar |
LeBlanc shoots the lights out at Khao Kheow
PSC golf from The Outback Golf Bar
(From left): Bob Mattes, Mal
Ovens, Chris Thompson and Ian Parry.
Monday, Jan. 13, Burapha - Stableford
A very windy and cool day greeted the 29 Outbackers who played the A and B
course off the blue tees but there were many more players generally this week
and a shortage of caddies, both of which created a much slower than usual round.
Chris Thompson had the day’s best score of 38pts to win Div B from the
consistent Bob Mattes with 37pts playing off 25, having already come down 3
shots since starting to play with the Outback. He will be cut again today and
will find himself off 23 next time he plays! Keep it up Bob, some great golf!
Stephen Blazsanyik (34) and Scott Wilson (32) filled the other two minor places.
Bob Mattes with Eddy Beilby, Sugar
Ray Handford and Peter LeNoury.
Broome visitor, Mal Ovens won Div A with 36pts from last
week’s winner Geoff Stimpson (35) with lefty, Ian Parry on 34 and Peter
Erickson, who is just starting to show some form, with 33. Mal heard about the
Outback from Fidge and Al Bryce (hello guys) and we had his company for a few
games, we look forward to seeing you again on your next visit to Pattaya.
There were only two ‘2’s, both on B3, from Mal Ovens & Bob Lindborg.
Div A (0-18)
1st Mal Ovens (18) 36pts
2nd Geoff Stimpson (9) 35pts
3rd Ian Parry (13) 34pts
4th Peter Erikson (6) 33pts
Div B (19+)
1st Chris Thompson (24) 38pts
2nd Bob Mattes (25) 37pts
3rd Stephen Blazsanyik (19) 34pts
4th Scott Wilson (21) 32pts
Wednesday, Jan. 15, Khao Kheow – Stableford
The condition of this course has come on in leaps and bounds,
certainly underlining that all the maintenance work carried out during the low
season was well worthwhile. 25 players here today to play the best two nines,
the A & B loops from the yellow tees.
Starting on A straight into almost a gale, everybody knew they were in for a
stern test of golf, particularly for the first four holes, with the par 3 third
with the water all the way down the right, ranking as the third toughest of the
day! Second hardest was the very next hole, the par four 4th (Index 1) and
coming as no surprise, the most difficult being the par four 18th (B9).
The Fairplay group.
With so many players on a handicap of 19, it was difficult to
split the field into balanced divisions, so the decision was taken divide the
field into three grades, with two places only in each. Div A found themselves
with the worst scores of the day as Steve Plant’s 30pts was enough to win from
Kym Thompson’s 29.
John Fitzgerald’s last round of his holiday proved to be a winning one, as his
36pts won Div B from John Lawton on 32 but the round of the day by far came from
Greg LeBlanc, who shrugged off the wind all day to record a brilliant 43pts off
his 28 handicap, which included three no score holes! Ed Turner also played very
well for his 38pts to take second and despite Suzi’s two whiffs on the same
hole, her 37pts also deserves a mention.
Again there were only two ‘2’s from Suzi Lawton (B8) & Greg Hill (A5).
Div A (0-16)
1st Steve Plant (13) 30pts
2nd Kym Thompson (14) 29pts
Div B (17-19)
1st John Fitzgerald (19) 36pts
2nd John Lawton (19) 32pts
Div C (20+)
1st Greg LeBlanc (28) 43pts
2nd Ed Turner (21) 38pts
Friday, Jan. 17, Green Valley – Stableford
With a breeze blowing and a slight chill in the air, 50 players
turned out for Green Valley, which included twelve players who were partaking in
“Fairplay’s” inaugural mystery tour. Fairplay are a golfing group from Bangkok,
led by Scott and Graeme, who play every Wednesday at the Thana City course and
are good friends of the Outback. General Jack has said that he intends to
organise a similar mystery tour later in the year, so watch out for the flyer.
We had a slight problem (well, actually quite a big problem) with the lack of
caddies and although those who had pre-booked were mostly OK, many hadn’t and it
was pot luck when and if you actually got one; many of them having already done
one round. However, I don’t really think anyone had to wait too long before a
caddie appeared but it certainly gave me a headache or two sorting out the
start; which was not helped by three Korean groups who didn’t get up for their
designated start time and eventually played in the middle of the Outback field.
Some very consistent scoring today, especially in Div B which Sugar won with a
very fine 41pts. But two back from him, were three players all on 39, namely Bob
Finley, Eddy Beilby and Sel Wegner, who finished in that order after the usual
c/b.
The top score came from Bob Mattes in Div C, who apparently hit some great stuff
off the tee and his 42pts today will see his handicap tumble again to 21, which
is down from 28 when he started playing with the Outback in mid December; 5 of
those lost shots coming this month! CONGU, the preferred system used by the
Outback for visitors and non-PSC players is working well.
A distant second in Div C was John Player with 35pts, who beat runaway
Wednesday’s winner at Khao Kheow, Greg LeBlanc on 34, who had had his handicap
cut by three since then.
The top division went to Peter LeNoury with 37pts four clear of three players
all with 33, Steve Mann, Peter Erikson and Ian Heddle.
Finally, welcome to a couple of newbies to the Outback, Greg Vawdrey and Jon
Adler.
There were four ‘2’s from Greg Vawdrey & Steve Plant (4th) and Stephen Mann &
Bob Finley (12th).
Div A (0-13)
1st Peter LeNoury (11) 37pts
2nd Stephen Mann (10) 33pts
3rd Peter Erikson (6) 33pts
4th Ian Heddle (3) 33pts
Div B (14-18)
1st Sugar Ray Handford (18) 41pts
2nd Bob Finley (16) 39pts
3rd Eddy Beilby (18) 39pts
4th Sel Wegner (15) 39pts
Div C (19+)
1st Bob Mattes (23) 42pts
2nd John Player (19) 35pts
3rd Greg LeBlanc (25) 34pts
4th Bob Lindborg (21) 34pts
Note: The Outback Golf Bar is situated about 6km from Sukhumvit Road
along Soi Siam Country. Call Jack on 081 578 1956.
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Hester holds the aces at Green Valley
PSC golf from The Caddyshack
Monday, Jan. 13,Green Valley - Stableford
1st Dave Hester (12) 41pts
2nd Brian Orr (16) 37pts
3rd Magnus (12) 35pts
4th Peter Henderson (21) 34pts
5 Ed Horroks (20) 34pts
Dave Hester.
Dave Hester fired a super round of 41 points to take the
day’s honours at Green Valley on Monday. Dave was followed up the podium steps
by Brian Orr, Magnus, Peter Henderson and Ed Horroks in that order.
Wednesday, Jan. 15,Eastern Star - Stableford
1st Mark Williams (8) 37pts
2nd Phil Cawse (16) 34pts
3 Ted Gardner (7) 34pts
Wednesday was our away game of the week and we took the trip to Eastern Star. We
arrived in good time before our scheduled booking and were surprised to be told
by the starter that 9 groups had still to tee off before us. After arguments
with the management we managed to cut this down to 4 groups ahead of us. I am
sure we have all experienced this but it does get very annoying.
Mark Williams.
Mark Williams took the day with 37 points, three ahead of
Phil Cawse and Ted Gardner who had to be separated by count back.
Friday, Jan. 17, Green Valley - Stableford
1st Roger Rush (17) 43pts
2 Mel Davis (18) 39pts
3 Mark Williams (8) 39pts
4 Peter Henderson (21) 37pts
5 Ted Gardner (7) 35pts
Roger Rush shot the round of the week on Friday, a magnificent 43 points to take
the win ahead of Mel Davis and Mark Williams, both tied on 39 but with Mel
taking second on count back. Peter Henderson and Ted Gardner completed the
podium.
Note: The Caddyshack is located on Soi 17 off 3rd Road or soi 8 off Thepprasit
Road. All golfers are welcome and reservations are taken at 081 865 3104.
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Wichai’s in the pink
IPGC Pattaya Golf Society at Rabbi’s Elephant Bar
PGS Championship winners
(left-right): Iain Wilson, Dave Plaiter, David Thomas (PGS Captain), John
Chelo and Wichai Tananusorn.
A large field of Pattaya Golf Society
golfers visited Crystal Bay to play a stableford event on Monday, 13th
January and were given the A/B option, only to find the C nine was
substituted after nine holes making changes necessary to the individuals’
score indexes on the cards.
The course was quite presentable but the C nine greens were scruffy and
slower than those on the front, thus making scoring a touch more
unpredictable. However, on a day when chaos was on the cards in Bangkok
serenity ruled at Crystal Bay as the golfers set about their business.
With the cut at seventeen and under the second flight saw Dave Wilkinson
take third place with very solid 33 points whilst the flight win was shared
by John Chelo and the gentle golfing giant Michael McGuigan, both bon 35
points.
In the top flight Dave Cadwallader overcame problems with his shoulder to
post 37 points and share second place with Mike Earley whilst Wichai
Tananusorn set a tremendous pace on the front nine only to see it dissipate
on the back nine greens. He still took the day however with an excellent
effort totalling 39 points.
The ‘2’s pot was shared by Jim Ferris, Larry Slattery, Andrew Purdie and
Mike Earley. Pity Andrew Purdie with 35 points on his final round this trip
as he failed to putt out on a hole on the front nine, thinking he did not
have a shot, only to find the change of track by the starter would have
given him one. One day they’ll get it right. Khun Wichai certainly did!
Smith & Chelo take Championship honours
The Pattaya Golf Society played its Annual Championships on Wednesday and
Friday, 15th and 17th January at two very challenging courses, Green Valley
and Bangpra. A strong breeze was in evidence all week and on both courses
the greens were hard and running at a fast speed. Thus the thirty plus
competitors had their work cut out on both days to make progress in the
event.
As the first day unwound at Green Valley, pre-tournament favourites Chris
Smith and Iain Wilson both left shots on the course and the first day
leaders in the Gross Championship were Wichai Tananusorn (79), and Marc
Jensen and Iain Wilson, both with 81. In the Net Championship second and
third place were held by Wichai and Mike Earley on 71 and 73 respectively
whilst Canadian golfer John Chelo posted net 70 for the halfway lead.
The second day dawned bright and very breezy at Bangpra and with play
getting underway thirty minutes early, more than a few golfers were caught
out with the typical Bangpra greens. Scores were much higher in the
conditions and the best gross figures of the day involved the pairing of
Chris Smith and Iain Wilson with Chris’ 75 just pipping the Scot’s fine
effort of 76.
In the net competition the best score was recorded again by John Chelo with
net 73. This left Chris Smith and Iain Wilson sharing the Gross Champion
title with 157 but as Chris had the better second eighteen on count back, 75
to 76, he was deemed the new PGS Champion. The Net Champion was John Chelo
with an excellent one under 143, with Wichai Tananusorn as runner-up with
145.
It had been one of the best PGS Championships for many a year and all the
golfers are to be congratulated for their efforts on the two tough courses.
Other presentations included the PGS Player of the Year award for 2013 and a
smiling Dave Plaiter accepted the trophy after a fine year which had seen
his handicap fall by seven shots and in which he had been closely challenged
towards the end of the year by former Champion Wichai Tananusorn, who
finished as runner-up.
The excellent presentation party was splendidly hosted by Rabbi and Khun
Peung back in the Elephant Bar in Soi Buakhao, presentations were made by
PGS Captain David Thomas and the winners were duly toasted and bells were
rung. Here’s to the next one!
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Greenaway in the groove
PSC golf from The Billabong Golf Bar
Glyn, Cottee, Tubs, John and Paul
Greenaway.
Monday, Jan. 13, Greenwood - Stableford
Monday saw us go up 331 to Greenwood. We were about 15 minutes late in starting
and it was a very slow day out, playing from the white tees at 6500 yards it
didn’t seem that long with plenty of run on the fairways, but the scores weren’t
that good so maybe it did play the distance.
There were no ‘2’s so the prizes went down to fourth place. It was a big thank
you to Lloyd for running the show today with the Capt out with back troubles
again so thanks mate for your help. Taking fourth place today was Chris Dodd
with 33 points, edged out of third by Phil Waite on count back. Coming in second
was Alan Beck with 35 points and first place went to Owen Walkley with 36
points.
Brian Maddox, Willim Lasonder and Phil
Waite.
Wednesday, Jan. 15, Green Valley - Stableford
Green Valley is our usual venue for Wednesdays and as per
the normal we got away on time on a very hot day. We were joined today by our
Russian friend Always Gobinoff, he kindly said he would go off in a five-ball as
he and his friends were all travelling in carts, although they did lose a hole
on the way around it wasn’t too much of a worry as we all got off the course in
under four and a half hours, which for this time of the year is quite
acceptable.
There was also some fun as the Russian gentleman took off for the bar but left
his good mate Richard Steadman at the golf course. We have all seen a golf bag
left behind but never a golfer and to make matters worse he had left his phone
at the bar on departing for golf.
I suppose you have heard the saying, “I only came to play this course today as
there were a few trees I didn’t hit the last time I was here”. Well my good mate
George Barrie did this with every rock going down the 11th hitting every one on
both sides of the fairway and still managed to bogie the hole. All in all a fun
day was had by all with the banter back at the bar.
The course is in great shape and the greens as usual were very slippery making
three-putting easy. The scores were very good, with Wayne Cotterell, Peter
LeNoury and Glyn Davies taking sixth, fifth and fourth respectively, all on 36
points, John Player garnering third with 37, Mark McDonald second with 38 and
taking line honours today was Paul Greenaway with a great 42 points.
There were three ‘2’s today coming from John Player, Bernie Stafford and Ian
Heddle,
Friday, Jan. 17, Pattavia - Stableford
Pattavia, well what can you say? Since the new management
took over the course has just got better and better, but the greens are just
something else again, some almost unplayable they are so fast. In saying that,
some of the boys played it to their advantage.
Today we welcomed Geoff Stimpson along with his mate John O’Keefe for a game and
it was good to see ‘kick ass’ Kev back doing his thing, playing the last three
holes in par with two shots each hole to shut down the challenge of Capt Bob and
Shutts in one fowl swoop. Good one mate! But there will be another challenge on
another day.
Jim Grieve came in fourth place today with 36 points, one behind Brian Maddox in
third, while Phil Waite lost out on top spot to his good friend Willim Lasonder,
both on 39 points each.
There was only one ‘2’ today coming from Wayne Cotterell.
Note: The Billabong Golf Bar is situated just off Siam Country Club Road looking
straight down Lake Mabprachan. Give Bob a call on 082 204 3411 if you are
looking for a game.
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Hart hauls off the gold at Emerald
PSC golf Bunker Boys @ The Ranch
Geoff Hart (left), KPK
voucher medal winner, with Reg and Peter in jovial mood.
Monday, Jan. 13,
Mt. Shadow – Stableford
The biggest field for this high season of 37 golfers turned up to play this
challenging course. 2 extra tee times were required at short notice but the
management were very accommodating so we loaded up for yet another run along
highway 7.
The course was in good condition with fast greens but a strong wind ensured
it played even harder than normal. Not sure if this was entirely to blame
for the final 5-ball all managing to drown their balls on hole 5, a 127 yard
par 3 BIG island green!
Scores returned were low as suspected with B flight surprisingly putting in
a better performance. Jack Robertson finished top of the shop with 34
points, but only on count back from John Hughes. A 3-way count back on 31
points saw Michael Brett take third place ahead of Dave Keats.
In A flight Stuart Tinkler lost out to John (speedy) Graham on a count back
with 32 points, with Keith Norman and Gerry Cooney taking the minor
placings.
A Flight
1st John Graham (11) 32pts
2nd Stuart Tinkler (15) 32pts
3rd Keith Norman (13) 31pts
4th Gerry Cooney (13) 30pts
B Flight
1st Jack Robertson (27) 34pts
2nd John Hughes (17) 34pts
3rd Michael Brett (19) 31pts
4th Dave Keats (34) 31pts
Near Pins: Keichi Kasami, John Hughes, Barry Murnin and Tim Winder.
Wednesday, Jan. 15, Royal Lakeside – Stableford
A smaller group of twenty-six golfers out today, with
a number of our regular players heading off for a two-game trip to Soi Dao.
The journey down the Chonburi bypass was smooth and we arrived at the course
just under an hour after leaving The Ranch to find the weather conditions
bright and breezy.
The first group tee’d off from the blue tees without delay and although the
course was fairly busy, the round was completed in good time. None of our
members have played better than their handicap in our previous five visits
here, but despite the strong breeze, today was the day that we would end
that hoodoo.
Gerry Cooney was the star performer, recording a great score of 38 points to
win the A Flight two points clear of Keith Norman. The cut was set at 17.1
which put John Hughes (hcp.17.0) into the A Flight for the first time in
recent months, taking third place in the process.
Gordon Melia (hcp. 17.1) played to his handicap to win the B Flight ahead of
Mike Corner and Jack Robertson.
Everyone recognises that the par threes here are tricky, so it was a
surprise that three players from the B Flight claimed near pin prizes with
Tony Berry being the only winner from the A Flight.
A Flight
1st Gerry Cooney (13) 38pts
2nd Keith Norman (12) 36pts
3rd John Hughes (17) 34pts
B Flight
1st Gordon Melia (17.1) 36pts
2nd Mike Corner (21) 34pts
3rd Jack Robertson (27) 33pts
Near Pins: Ian Masterson, Tony Berry, Ken Ellmore and Richard Baldotto.
Friday, Jan. 17,
The Emerald – Medal
We were still missing our scouting party to Soi Dao so
just the 27 golfers headed south for a change to tackle the not long but not
easy Emerald course. On arrival we found the first tee teeming with life and
despair set in when we found out a slow tournament had set off at 8.00am,
followed by the aforementioned society.
Surprisingly our first group teed off only 10mins late but that was as good
as it got as the first 5 holes were agonisingly slow, culminating in 5
groups congregating on the first par three. Speed of play increased after
the bottleneck but at least one of our group retreated to Ban Chang for
sustenance after the ninth, 3 hours later.
The less than ideal condition of the fairways combined with lightning fast
greens didn’t help the general wellbeing. Many golfers several putted greens
but the best performance belonged to John Hughes, who, on a particularly
nasty pin position, managed to 6-putt and get no nearer the hole!
Despite all the obstacles Geoff Hart managed an extremely creditable net 67,
followed in B flight by Reg (silver surfer) Smart on 74 and Neil (get that
lizard off me) Griffin on 76.
Nobody managed to break par in A flight with Tony Robbins coming the closest
on net 75 aided by a couple of chips in off the fairway. Peter Kelly
bettered Jan Ulriksen’s back nine to take second on count back, both carding
net 76.
A Flight
1st Tony Robbins (13) net 75
2nd Peter Kelly (11) net 76
3rd Jan Ulriksen (16) net 76
B Flight
1st Geoff Hart (26) net 67
2nd Reg Smart (27) net 74
3rd Neil Griffin (23) net 76
Near Pins: Tony Robbins, Tony Scrambler, Per Brandsrod and Daryl Whyte.
Note: The Bunker Boys are a PSC affiliated golf society who now play on
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. We meet at The Ranch on Pattaya 3rd Road
(in front of the fire station, and almost opposite the Buffalo Bar). at 9
a.m. and new players are always welcome. Contact “Buff” on 086 046 5091 or
080 605 5663 or go to website:
www.bunkersociety.com.
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Cowboy country for Mulberry Ryder Cup
PSC golf from The Golf Club
Team England with the Rest of the World side on
the final day in full team kit.
Steve Ellison
Khao Yai was the destination for the 2014 edition of the Mulberry Ryder
Cup and 16 golfers from around the world came on board to take on 16 of
England’s finest. Playing at Rancho Charnvee, Panorama, Khao Yai Golf
Course and Lotus Valley, it made for a very memorable 4-day competition.
These road trips are always great fun and like they say, what happens on
the road stays on Facebook.
Notables for this 11th annual event were Mark Stanley and Nick
Handscombe with 3½ wins each and Russell Exley, who had the biggest
winning margin with 10 and 8. The final score was England 24 v R.O.W.
16.
Big thanks to England Captain Jeff Calrow and a gracious losing effort
by R.O.W. Captain Nigel Flanagan and of course our pal Mr. Steve
Mulberry. Cynics may say that this is just an excuse for a drinking
get-a-way, and those cynics may just be right.
England Captain Jeff Calrow with ROW skipper Nigel
Flanagan and host Steve Mulberry.
Also, we will return to Khao Yai for our annual Songkran pilgrimage on
15th -20th of April so see Steve for further details on how to escape
the madness in the cool mountain air!
Monday, Jan. 13, Green Valley (white tees) – Stableford
1st Phil Williams (12) 37pts
2nd Henry O’Brien (22) 36pts
3rd Bob Finley (16) 33pts
3rd Walter Baechli (16) 33pts
Just a bit of chaos at the start, but the Green Valley experience is
still a great one. Near perfect conditions greeted us this morning as
both the golf course and the weather were glorious. Only one golfer
bettered their handicap today and Phil Williams got round with 37
Stableford points to take the top spot.
That legendary Scotsman Henry O’Brien ended just a shot back on 36 while
Cap’t Bob Finley figured all square with the colourful Walter Baechli,
both on 33 points to finish off the leaderboard.
Wednesday, Jan. 15, Plutaluang E & S (white tees) – Stableford
1st Phil Smedley (12) 36pts
2nd Phil Lee (12) 32pts
3rd Sean Hastings (18) 31pts
Ray Powell, Jayson Schembri and Phil Lee, Friday’s
top survivors.
It has been ages since we played Navy so it was good to get back there
at long last. The course was in good shape and a high season green fee
rate of 700 baht put a smile on everyone’s faces. If the weather was
this good all year round I reckon we would have a population of a
million in no time. You hardly build up a sweat these days and the
nights are the coolest in my 15 years here.
Today must have been the Captain’s Day as our one and only Phil Smedley
dominated the competition and was 4 shots ahead of 2nd place. Well done
Smedders!
Friday, Jan. 17, Silky Oaks (yellow tees) - Stableford
1st Phil Lee (12) 30pts
2nd Ray Powell (16) 29pts
3rd Jayson Schembri (19) 28pts
In retrospect, maybe it wasn’t such a good idea to play off the yellow
tees. I mean, 6,500 yards doesn’t sound too bad looking at the
scorecard, but those 200+ yard carries over water and the wind factor
made some of the boys pull out what little hair they have left.
Spectacular par 3 at Khao Yai Golf Club.
We had a former Navy Admiral state he didn’t see that much water in all
his years at sea. As it was, we had to admit several golfers for
psychiatric counseling, such a terrifying experience it was. The
lakeball concession got a big boost, so there was some good news to
report. It turned out to be an expensive round with dozens and dozens of
balls gone and why they can’t make those balls float is beyond me. It
was definitely a reality check!
As you can see, Phil Lee was the best score at 30 Stableford points.
That was as good as we could muster. It was a tough old slog out there
and we are all just happy to survive and it is all over. We promise to
stay to the whites from now on!
Thanks for joining TGC again for another week of golf in paradise. Stay
classy, Pattaya!
Note: The Golf Club is located on Soi LK Metro. We try to schedule
summer “Sports Days”, so come join us for a seriously fun day out. Just
call 085 434 3377 or see our website www. golfclubpattaya.com and for
more information mail us: [email protected] and see updates at
www.facebook.com/golfclubpattaya... all handicaps welcome!
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Tricky greens provide a tough test
PSC golf from Siam Country Resort
Neil Harvey.
Tuesday, Jan. 14,
Pattavia Century - Stableford
Tuesday was a visit to Pattavia, and with clear skies and a light breeze
blowing the conditions were ideal for golf. The course was co-operating
also, as the renovations come to the fore, just so long as you didn’t stray
too far from the fairway. Many of the tees were well forward, however some
tricky pin positions compensated for the lack of length on some of the
holes.
Jeff Wylie (7) had a good day with the putter, to score 41 points, ahead of
Willem Lasonder (21) who signed for 35 points in second, with Gerd Riedler
(9) getting the final podium spot a further point behind.
Near pins were spread around between Willem, Bob, Jeff & Jonathan, with an
apology to Steve.
Thursday, Jan. 16,Pattana - Stableford
Thursday saw us turn off Hwy 331 a little earlier, on
our way to Pattana, with the B & C loops our allotted test. The course was
in good condition throughout, however while Tuesday’s pin placements were
tricky, this day’s were downright treacherous, with the wind blowing a
little harder, the greens a bit quicker, and the gradients a little steeper.
Gerd Riedler (9) played solid golf to lead the field home with 33 points,
ahead of 3 players all on 30. Neil Harvey (17) got second spot ahead of
Willem Lasonder (21) & Jeff (7) after the count back went 15, 14 & 13
respectively on the back 9. Neil hit a pearler into the last hole with his
new hybrid, for a nice par and 3 points.
Near pins went to Steve, Jim & Bob.
Note: Siam Country Resort, Restaurant & Bar is located just off Siam Country
Club Rd, after going under the arch past the 7/11, turn right after 50
metres, with the venue on the left another 200 metres along. Golf from here
is generally played on Tuesday & Thursday, with the Resort 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!
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Newell as good as gold
PSC golf from Lewiinski’s Golf Society
Medal winners - Peter LeNoury
(left) with Bob Newell
Sunday, Jan. 12, Green Valley - Gold &
Monthly Medal
Gold Medal
1st Bob Newell
A Flight
1st Peter LeNoury (11) net 71
2nd Steve Gibson (11) net 71
3rd JP Maffray (11) net 72
B Flight
1st Pierre Bietry (17) net 72
2nd Pat Regan (14) net 72
3rd Laurie McBride (14) net 73
C Flight
1st Don Lehmer (19) net 75
2nd Nick Shaw (19) net 75
3rd Eddy Beilby (18) net 76
Near Pins: No 4 JP Maffray, No 9 Paul Heyworth, No 12 Paul Bray, No 16
Tom Byrne.
The championship of twelve months of medal competition was on the table
this Sunday as the members of the golf society, who had all won first
place in each of the twelve months medal competition of 2013, vied for
what is certainly one of the top two awards of the society’s golf
calendar.
And the winner was Bob ‘the Dark side Destroyer’ Newell whose dedication
of his measly six handicap is obvious, and of course his coronation
attests’ to his ability considering this represented back to back Gold
Medal wins for him. Irishman Tom Byrne gave Bob a good run but
unfortunately flagged a little on the back nine.
The common folk contested the January 2014 intense monthly medal and it
took a net 71 to win, albeit with the help of a count back. Peter ‘the
right honorable’ LeNoury used that mathematical wedge to make his 71
better than Steve Gibson’s, that duet being followed in the premier
flight by JP Maffray a stroke adrift.
In B Flight, Pierre Bietry did likewise to Ireland’s Pat Reagan as both
returned a net 72. Fellow Irishman Laurie McBride and ‘the Wireless’
locked horns a shot back and as the luck of Irish prevailed, Brian was
left speechless.
In C Flight it was Don ‘the ladies man’ Lehmer who edged Nick Shaw on
count back at net 75 apiece for the top spot. Four players fought it out
for the bronze place, Martin Allard, Sterling Pearson, Paul Heyward and
Eddy ‘the eagle’ Beilby, with the Eagle’s inner nine proving the best.
Paul Heyward, Terry Mangan and Steve Gibson shared the 2’s pot.
Monday, Jan. 13, Khao Kheow B & C - Stableford
A Flight
1st Ian Pickles (16) 38pts
2nd Paraic McManus (5) 34pts
3rd Eric Gobert (5) 33pts
B Flight
1st Bruce Berlin (24) 35pts
2nd Mick Coughlan (22) 33pts
3rd Phil Scotton (27) 33pts
Only one player broke par on the day but did it in fine fashion as Ian
Pickles with 38 points took the A Flight top spot and man of the match
honours. Ian was four clear of Paraic McManus. Eric Gobert edged the Co.
Wicklow man Billy Briton on count back to round out the flight honours.
Billy did have some comfort in the shape of one of the days 2’s
Bruce Berlin led B Flight with a steady 35 points as Mick Coughlan
matched Phil Scotton’s 33 points and prevailed on count back, leaving
Phil with the bronze.
Andy Kellaher split the 2’s pot with Billy.
Tuesday, Jan. 14, Burapha A & B - Stableford
A Flight
1st Les Cobban (8) 37pts
2nd Bob Watson (2) 36pts
3rd Eric Gobert (5) 35pts
B Flight
1st Joe Malone (16) 41pts
2nd Colin Davis (16) 39pts
3rd Nick Odnoral (16) 39pts
C Flight
1st Phil Scotton (22) 37pts
2nd Jim Elphick (21) 36pts
3rd Mick Coughlan (22) 35pts
With the society back to about full strength a good sized field took on
the A & B layouts at Burapha. Joe Malone was man of the match on the day
with a splendid 41 points to also top B Flight. The Donkey showed why he
put the well contained Burapha on the playlist as he put a count back
win over Aussie star Nick Odnoral.
In C Flight, Phil Scotton bettered Monday’s third place finish with a
creditable 37 points to stand atop the podium. Jimmy ‘two shots’ Elphick
and Mick Coughlan were strung out in single digit increments, Mick‘s
second visit to the pay desk on the bounce.
In the premier flight, Les Cobban edged Aussie ace Bob Watson by a
painful single point to take top step on the podium. Eric Gobert tidied
up the flight, but one more point adrift.
2’s specialist, Andy Kellaher along with Thierry Petrement, Paul Smith
and Maurice Boboiti shared the 2’s pot.
Wednesday, Jan. 15, Silky Oak – Stableford
A Flight
1st JJ Harney (36) 36pts
2nd Freddy Starbeck (14) 35pts
3rd Paraic McManus (5) 35pts
B Flight
St Mike Jeffrey’s (17) 38pts
2nd Ajit Amin (18) 37pts
3rd Per Brandsroed (20) 36pts
C Flight
1st Phil Scotton (27) 43pts
2nd Bruce Walters (32) 33pts
3rd Christian Boysen (22) 32pts
Silky Oak is always a popular venue and Wednesday’s entry proved the
case once more as so many golfers turned up to play we had three
divisions. Phil Scotton continued his rich vein of form as his C Flight
winning and man of the match score was a tremendous ten points clear of
Aussie star Bruce Walters. A count back joust was staged for third place
as Christian Boysen bettered Jimmy ‘two shots’ Elphick on the back nine.
Mike ‘the Welsh wizard’ Jeffrey’s showed his usual stedy form as his 38
points took the top rung in B Flight. Mike was trailed in one stroke
increments by Ajit Amin and Per Brandsroed in that order.
The big boys’ flight was led by Co. Waterford man JJ Harney with a
steady even par round. A trio of players followed JJ into the barn -
Freddy Starbeck, Paraic McManus and Aussie ace Paul Bray. Freddy
received the silver, Paraic the bronze and Paul a round of applause.
Paraic McManus was the sole heir to a very healthy 2’s pot.
Thursday, Jan. 16, Crystal Bay B & C - Stableford
A Flight
1st John Carlton (15) 39pts
2nd Max Scott (5) 38pts
3rd Maurice Rodoati (15) 36pts
B Flight
1st Thierry Danzas (26) 38pts
2nd Aiden Murray (24) 37pts
3rd Mick Coghlan (22) 36pts
Crystal Bay can rightly boast that it is in the forefront of the local
courses in respect of the quality of the course and the value for money
and attracts a good number of golfers to its 27 holes.
B & C nines were the task at hand for the lads today and John Carlton
led home A Flight with a best on the day 39 points, one stroke clear of
Aussie Max Scott. Maurice Rodoati rounded out the flight after gaining a
count back victory over nice guy Thierry Petrement.
The other Thierry, Mr. Danzas, was the top player in B Flight with 38
points followed by Aiden Murray a shot back, with Mick Coughlan picking
up the bronze a further shot in arrears.
Max Scott, Thierry Danzas, Bruce Berlin and Akioshi Yamamotto shared the
2’s pot.
Friday, Jan. 17, Pattavia Century - Stableford
A Flight
1st Tom McManus (13) 39pts
2nd Ed Wyckoff (11) 38pts
3rd Paul Heyworth (8) 36pts
B Flight
1st Eric Black (16) 40pts
2nd Terry Mangan (14) 37pts
3rd Peter Henshaw (16) 36pts
C Flight
1st Amin Ajit (18) 39pts
2nd Jum Karagit (19) 37pts
3rd Bruce Berlin (24) 36pts
Pattavia Century is now one of the favourite courses of all golfers here
and a visit to it is always an occasion for golfers to join us for a day
out. On the course the heat was very noticeable and the course was still
fairly dry, but the greens were as formidable as ever and it seemed
difficult for most to put a score together. That being said, the podium
flight scores were excellent.
B Flight provided the man of the match as Eric Black returned an
excellent 40 points, mind you he needed every one of them as A Flight
and B Flight winners were just a shot off the pace. A couple of ‘Mick’s’
followed Eric up the podium steps Terry ‘pork chop’ Mangan and Peter
‘the silver surfer’ Henshaw in that order.
In C Flight, Amin Ajit returned a score of 39 points to top the
division. Amin was two clear of the belle of the bar Jum Karagit and a
further shot clear of Bruce Berlin.
Tom McManus was the top man in the senior flight with his 39 points,
closely followed by Ed ‘our man in the White House’ Wyckoff. Paul
Heyworth rounded out the flight with a solid even par round.
Paul also slotted home a ‘2’, along with Dermot Flanagan, Peter Hynard,
Paul Bray and Ajit Amin.
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.
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JJ wins the day
The Backyard Golf Society
JJ (2nd left) celebrates his
win with the staff at Blue Sky Bar.
The weekly Backyard Golf Society game
at Emerald on Jan. 17 was played in ideal golfing conditions; the brisk
wind keeping the temperature down although it did prove to be tricky to
judge on some holes.
Based on reports from the Beaver Bar group, who teed off ahead of us,
the starter sent a group of very late players from the land of Samsung
off on the 10th so that was good to see.
The winner of the stableford competition today was Jimmy ‘2 Stone, his
35 points in the windy conditions being a great score so the balls must
have been dropping in from all angles.
The near-pin prize went to one of the returning French Canadians (in
fact we had 50% of our entire Francophile contingent out today with Don
the Divorcer also playing), Randy the Cage Fighter.
The skins were really well spread with 4 to Dan the Diet Whiskey Man, 3
to Randy the Cage Fighter, 2 each to Jimmy 2 Stone and Secondhand Bob
(whose cute caddy was apparently attired in QPR stripes today??) and
singles to Michelle Chatt (who also won the 4 roll-overs from last
week), Kit the Pom, Irish John and Joe 90 (aka Golden Trowel’s
Boyfriend) and 1 to the roll-over kitty next week.
Passport Control was interviewing for a possible vacancy in the house at
View Talay Villas and missed the golf but he did make it down the road
for a drink with the lads. Blue Sky bar was all abuzz when one of
Apple’s favourite fellas walked in and brought out a rarely seen smile
on the boss’s face.
On a separate issue, congrats to Rod on reaching the grand old age of
70, thus enabling him to play off the silver tees from now on. A great
night was had by all at the Wolfhound Bar for the big bash last week.
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Barney blitzes Pattavia
IPGC golf from The Tara Court Golf Group
Sunday, Jan. 12, Green Valley (white
tees) - Stableford
Our usual visit to Green Valley on Sunday and with not as many Koreans
as normal this year it was possible to get around in a reasonable time
of approx. four and a half hours, which is not too bad for high season.
Donal Lyne.
A large group out so we decided to
have two flights again. After struggling a bit this year since he came
out to Thailand, Donal Lyne topped the A flight with the best score of
the day of 37 points. Jack Behan came in second with 34 after beating
his friend Teddy Lodge into third place on a count back.
Teddy’s younger brother Ger topped the B flight with 34 points and he
has managed to get among the prizes nearly every day he has played with
us, and at the same time get a shot back on his handicap. Well done Ger!
Alec Hoare, who is also having a good spell at the golf, came second,
also on 34 pts, being beaten on a count back by Ger, and Michael
Williams came in third with 33.
Joe McArdle and John Fetherston shared the 2’s with one each.
A Flight
1st Donal Lyne (17) 37pts
2nd Jack Behan (15) 34pts
3rd Teddy Lodge (9) 34pts
B Flight
1st Ger Lodge (19) 34pts
2nd Alec Hoare (18) 34pts
3rd Michael Williams (19) 33pts
Tuesday, Jan. 14, Khao Kheow (yellow tees) -
Stableford
Tuesday saw our first visit to Khao Kheow in a
long time where we played the A and B courses. The course was in very
good condition with fast greens and as usual a pleasure to play.
Evelyn McNamara.
Because of the difficulty of the course only one person managed to beat
their handicap, Evelyn McNamara had an excellent 38 points for the best
score of the day and a win in B flight by three points. Pat Culloty was
second with 33 and once again Ger Lodge featured with 32 points.
In A flight Walter Panichi had an excellent 36 points, which off his 2
handicap was a great score. John Nicholas had four blanks but still
managed to get 34 for second place and Frank McGowan came third with the
same score but being beaten on a count back.
Joe Peters scooped the ‘2’s pot with the only one of the day and a big
pay out.
A Flight
1st Walter Panichi (2) 36pts
2nd John Nicholas (8) 34pts
3rd Frank McGowan (15) 34pts
B Flight
1st Evelyn McNamara (22) 38pts
2nd Pat Culloty (20) 33pts
3rd Ger Lodge (19) 32pts
Thursday, Jan. 16, Pattavia Century - Stableford
This course is probably the best value in the area
at the moment. In excellent condition and at over 6,500-yds and with
lightning fast greens it is a good challenge of golf.
Despite the length of the course and the fast greens, Barney Sheedy
managed to make it look easy with 40 points off his 10 handicap. Barney
also got the only ‘2’ of the day to make it a very good payday for him.
Three of our friends from Australia took up the next three places in A
Flight, Tony Pike in second with 38, John Nicholas in third with 36 and
Walter Panichi in fourth with 34, beating Ted Morris on a count back.
In B Flight the scores weren’t quite so good with the fast greens
catching out most of the higher handicappers. John McKenna was the
winner here with 31 points and Jack Behan was beaten into second on the
count back with the same score. Sean Hallahan was third with 30 and Joe
Peters came fourth with 29.
A Flight
1st Barney Sheedy (10) 40pts
2nd Tony Pike (9) 38pts
3rd John Nicholas (8) 36pts
4th Walter Panichi (2) 34pts
B Flight
1st John McKenna (17) 31pts
2nd Jack Behan (15) 31pts
3rd Sean Hallahan (20) 30pts
4th Joe Peters (23) 29pts
Note: The Tara Court Golf Group play 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 Joe on 089 249
1364.
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Gerd, Ebrahim & Buckers triumph at the Valley
PSC golf from The Growling Swan
Peter Blackburn
Monday, Jan. 13, Pleasant Valley – Stableford
There were 29 of us signed up and ready to play
Pleasant Valley and most of us gathered at The Growling Swan to prepare
for our departure. The weather was glorious although quite windy and the
golf course was fairly busy as we got our first group away 12 minutes
later than our scheduled 9.33 am tee time.
The course was in good condition although the greens were quite slow and
took some getting used to and with the traffic ahead maintaining a good
pace we proceeded quite well and completed our round in four hours &
twenty five minutes. It had been a very enjoyable round with excellent
company on a very picturesque layout.
Craig Wearne & John Davis.
The winner in Division A was once
again Gerd Riedler (17 point back nine) with 38 points on a count back
from Kevin “Wayco” Waycott (15 point back nine) and the consistent Mark
“Westy” West was third with 37 points.
Ebrahim was victorious in Division B with a fine 37 points, 3 points
ahead of Eric “Judge” Black in second spot and Jayson Schembri finished
third on 32 points.
In Division C it was Graham “Grunter” Buckingham who was the winner with
36 points and with 2 golfers on 32 points Nolan “No-one” Wise (20 point
back nine & 17 points on the last 6 holes) won the count back and
finished second from Patrick Poussier (20 point back nine & 13 points on
the last 6 holes) who finished third.
Div. A (0-14)
1st Gerd Riedler (9) 38pts
2nd Kevin Waycott (9) 38pts
3rd Mark West (14) 37pts
Div. B 15-23)
1st Ebrahim (17) 37pts
2nd Eric Black (16) 34pts
3rd Jayson Schembri (19) 32pts
Div. C (24+)
1st Graham Buckingham (24) 36pts
2nd Nolan Wise (36) 32pts
3rd Patrick Poussier (24) 32pts
Near Pins: 5th – Duangjai Tusagad, 8th – Dave Edwards, 13th – Duangjai
Tusagad, 17th – Andy Todd
Long Putts: 9th – Graham Buckingham, 18th – Alan Sanders
Thursday, Jan. 16, Eastern Star – 4-Ball BB
Stableford
It was the day for our “novelty” event of the
month and the competition was a 4-Ball Better-Ball Stableford event with
a “random draw” pairing a low handicap with a high one. The halfway mark
was handicap 25 and the draw was done under intense scrutinisation the
afternoon before at the bar. There were the usual moans & groans when
some people found out who they were partnered with but basically all
went along with the spirit of things and were determined to have a good
day.
We departed the GS right on time at 8.30 am and headed South down
Sukhumvit and after a very good run arrived at the course just 40
minutes later. It was fairly busy but after 15 minutes or so of practice
putting we were able to send our first of eight four balls away 10
minutes ahead of schedule at 9.50 am. We had a fairly slow Thai group in
front of us and had to wait a fair bit but proceeded at a steady pace
and completed the front nine in two hours & fifteen minutes.
The weather was fantastic, not too hot with a gentle breeze and the golf
course was in great shape with the greens being in the best condition I
have seen them in for quite some time. The back nine was a little slower
than the front nine and we managed to complete our full round in four
hours & thirty five minutes.
We and all the others enjoyed this format and gave many of us the chance
to play with golfers we had not played with before. Our group had a very
enjoyable time and played reasonably well whilst enjoying each other’s
company very much.
As it was a four-ball better ball format on the day there was of course
just the one division with six placegetters. There were also rewards for
nearest the pin on the four par 3’s and longest first putts on the 9th &
18th greens plus longest drive awards on the 18th hole for A Division
and B Division..
The winners on the day were John Davis and Craig Wearne with a massive
50 points and in second place came Aaron Shorten and Stephen Newton with
46 points. In third place were Ken Hole and Ian “Bat” Masterson with 44
points and taking fourth was your writer, Peter “Blacky” Blackburn &
Russell Calcutt on 41 points with fifth place going to Duangjai “Kae”
Tusagad and Peter “Pizza” Grey with 39 points.
With 2 teams on 38 points a count back was required which saw Eric
“Judge” Black and Tristan Freeman (19 point back nine, 13 points on the
last 6 holes & 9 points on the last 3 holes) finish in sixth spot with
Mark “Westy” West and Vince Romeo (19 point back nine, 13 points on the
last 6 holes & 7 points on the last 3 holes) just missing out.
1st John Davis (17) & Craig Wearne (36) 50pts
2nd Aaron Shorten (24) & Stephen Newton (28) 46pts
3rd Ken Hole (17) & Ian Masterson (36) 44pts
4th Peter Blackburn (14) & Russell Calcutt (36) 41pts
5th Duangjai Tusagad (20) & Peter Grey (36) 39pts
6th Eric Black (16) & Tristan Freeman (36) 38pts
Near Pins: 3rd – Duangjai Tusagad, 6th - Alain Taddei, 13th – Stu
Rifkin, 17th – Peter Blackburn
Long Putts: 9th – Gary Williams, 18th – Rita Zoebelli
Long Drives: A Division – Stu Rifkin, B Division – Craig Wearne
As it was a team event there was no individual NAGA cap award but a
donation to Deefa was required from the pair with the least attractive
score and they were Tom McMahon and Gary Williams. We are now all
looking forward to the 2-man Texas scramble with a random draw on
Thursday, February 13th at Pleasant Valley.
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 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].
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Mountain Shadow takes no prisoners
Travellers Rest Golf Group
Andy Rich
Monday, Jan. 13, Mountain Shadow - Stableford
Div.1 (0-16)
1st Mike Rushant (11) 37pts
2nd Kevin Smith (12) 37pts
3rd Neil Wilkinson (13) 28pts
Div.2 (17+)
1st Billy Allan (18) 29pts
2nd Jack Macnamara (17) 28pts
3rd Joan Keegan (19) 27pts
Barry Wood
At Travellers Rest there is never a
dull moment and on Monday something quite remarkable happened. On a
beautiful morning over 30 golfers headed off to play Mountain Shadow,
which is never easy but is usually OK if you keep the ball on the
fairway. Looking at the scores at the end of the day only two golfers in
the two divisions managed to better their handicaps, nothing unusual
there I hear you say, but when I tell you the rest never even reached 30
points I would argue that that is unheard of. It was as though there was
a force field around every golf hole and players were three or
four-putting from ridiculously short distances. I should know, I did it
myself!
The two golfers who deserve a mention were ‘Mr. Consistent’ Mike Rushant
and the very steady Kevin Smith, well done guys.
Tuesday, Jan. 14, Green Valley - Stablrford
Div.1 (0-15)
1st Rocky Jones (5) 39pts
2nd Nick Thomas (14) 36pts
3rd Gary Blackbourne (8) 36pts
Div.2 (16+)
1st Peter Poppleton (25) 42pts
2nd Ken Brehm (19) 35pts
3rd Doug Martin (16) 30pts
Peter Poppleton.
On Tuesday it was back to our usual
venue at Green Valley. In Division 2 Peter Poppleton, who endured the
day from hell at Mountain Shadow, somehow regained his composure and
rattled up 42 pts. He is a prodigious hitter off the tee but like most
high handicappers is inconsistent when it comes to the short game, so I
should hazard a guess that it all came together at Green Valley.
In Division 1 Rocky Jones showed that his win last week at the same
venue was no fluke when he did it again this week by shooting 39 pts.
Thursday, Jan. 16, Bangpakong – Stableford
Div.1 (0-14)
1st Barry Wood (12) 36pts
2nd Alan Thomas (5) 36pts
3rd Paddy Murphy (14) 35pts
Div.2 (15+)
1st Peter Poppleton (23) 41pts
2nd Derek Thorogood (17) 40pts
3rd Jim McNeill (15) 36pts
Thursday and it was a welcome return to breezy Bangpakong. Another large
field arrived to find they were permitted to use the me mbers’ locker
room whilst the public one is being renovated. Wow it was fit for a king
and it was enlightening to see how the other half live.
Barry Wood and Peter Poppleton (again) then proceeded to play like kings
and both finished first in their respective divisions.
Saturday, Jan. 18, Crystal Bay - Stableford
1st Billy Ostle (12) 38pts
2nd Barry Wood (12) 37pts
3rd Tim Dalton (19) 37pts
On Saturday it was back to Crystal Bay (C and A courses) and it
obviously suited the top three who all bettered their handicaps. Billy
Ostle came out on top but only just as only two points covered these
leading three.
Good luck to all you golfers for the coming week and if you would like
to play a round of golf with the TRGG, please phone Fergus Brennan on
086 056 7019 or pop into the Ned Kelly Bar in Soi Lengkee and add your
name to the weekly lists which are posted on the notice board.
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One over - the best of a tough week
IPGC golf from The Haven
Monday, Jan. 13, The Emerald -
Stableford
CSS 72
1st Dick Heaney (15) 35pts
2nd John Carlin (15) 34pts
3rd Brian Randall (36) 33pts
4th Terry Hodgkiss (23) 32pts
5th Patrick Scullion (21) 32pts
Allen Raaen.
A very good, enjoyable, but difficult week of golf
started out at the Emerald where the course was found to be in very good
shape, although the greens proved to be the hardest part of the game as
the pin placements had been positioned in all the most hard to get at
spots.
Dick Heaney, who had been out the previous afternoon, evening, and most
of the night celebrating Russell Gilroy’s departure to Australia, almost
unbelievably rose in the morning very late but just in time to catch the
bus and to win the day with a round that was a study in application
under extreme stress.
John Carlin, one of the smarter survivors of the previous day’s
activities, also stayed the course well to finish in second place just
one behind.
Dick Heaney.
Brian Randall took third place with a solid round to
end his golfing sojourn in Pattaya ahead of a count back for fourth,
which Terry Hodgkiss won over Patrick Scullion with a better 12 to 10
over the last six after they had tied the nine at 19 apiece.
There were no 2’s in the second division but John Carlin celebrated
again with the only one in the first.
Prior to the presentations there were welcomes for Michael Devetta and
Mathew Badman together with a welcome back for Jens Gunnarsson. There
was also a farewell for Brian Randall returning to Blighty to put his
feet up for a while.
Wednesday, Jan. 15, Treasure Hill - Stableford
CSS 72
1st Allen Raaen (8) 32pts
2nd Jens Gunnarsson (14) 30pts
3rd Philip Cass (20) 30pts
4th Patrick Scullion (21) 28pts
5th Shuichi Kodaka (18) 28pts
6th Danny Greer (24) 28pts
Paul Young.
If the hopefuls had thought that things might be a
bit easier at Treasure Hill playing from the yellow tees, they were
quickly brought back to reality as the day proved to be even tougher
than the Monday test. Only the good play by some of the Jomtiem group,
who had teed off earlier in the day, saved the round from being
non-counting as the best that The Haven’s group could muster was a four
over handicap return by the winner Allen Raaen. Allen was also the only
player on the day to get round without a blob on his card but too many
singletons meant a less than sparkling final total, although it was good
enough by two for the win.
Jens Gunnarsson meanwhile won a count back over Philip Cass with a
better 17 to 15 to take second. Patrick Scullion also won a count back
for fourth place, a three-way affair with Shuichi Kodaka and Danny
Greer, scoring 15 against 14 and 13 to leave Shuichi in fifth and Danny
in sixth.
With the course playing so hard it was unsurprising that there were no
2’s in the first division but it was also almost unbelievable that that
there were two in the second division, with Mike Hill and Danny Greer
getting one each, although Mike at least had the grace to chip his in
from 30 yards.
Back at The Haven there was a farewell for Adrian Cook after his month
in the sun with dry feet, who was returning to England for something
completely different.
Friday, Jan. 17, Mountain Shadow (blue tees) - Stableford
CSS 72
1st Paul Young (14) 34pts
2nd Shuichi Kodaka (18) 34pts
3rd Allen Raaen (8) 31pts
4th Mark Armstrong (25) 27pts
5th Mike Hill (21) 25pts
With two hard days behind them most of the players were hoping for some
respite, but were sadly disillusioned at the end of their day as they
almost all trooped into the clubhouse bedraggled and, it must be said, a
little dispirited with all but the two leaders far from par.
There was absolutely nothing wrong with the course which was in tip top
condition, with the rough well maintained and the fairways a pleasure to
play off. The difficulty of the day was caused by the greens that were
playing as the pros would love to have them, very fast with not a hint
of a bounce and absolutely true. But the positioning of the holes on
undulating surfaces proved to be just too stern a test for the majority
of the players as the course lived up to its reputation as having been
designed for low handicappers, even though the length is one of the
shortest on the circuit.
Paul Young had to win a count back over Shuichi Kodaka to take his first
win out of Soi 13, which he did with a better 20 to 14 after Shuichi had
started as if he would be setting the course alight, but sadly faded
badly, garnering just four points from the last four holes. Paul steamed
in taking nine from the same four including a magnificent birdie on the
last.
Next best, if it could be termed that, was Allen Raaen’s five over
handicap card to take third spot but at least that was four better than
the next on the podium, Mark Armstrong, with Mike Hill in fifth another
two back. But they were all far and away ahead of the rest of the field
as the greens took a terrible toll.
On this occasion there were no heroics on the par threes and a dearth of
threes, so the scoreboard remained much as England’s, empty, but we had
more fours recorded.
Before the presentations were made there were welcome backs for Graham
and Steven Graham, the advance guard for the ex-Shadows member Brian
Lewis, who is still in England preparing for his one night stand tour at
The Haven featuring his nylon strung fold up Yamaha guitar. There was
also a welcome back for Paul Young.
Later after the day’s cricket match (which England forced the
Australians to win) had ended, the Doc was heard whimpering behind a
closed door in the gents but it was unclear whether the reason was the
cricket, or his woeful second attempt at returning to play golf.
Note: If you would like to play with The Haven group, you can contact
mobile 094 567 5726 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.
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Hansen leads from the front
PSC golf from Café Kronborg
Kaj Aabling and Niels Hansen
with Dave Richardson.
Monday, Jan. 13, Crystal Bay –
Stableford
A Flight (0-20)
1st Niels Hansen (14) 37pts
2nd Steen Habersaat (20) 34pts
3rd Leif Kirkgaard (18) 31pts
4th Richard Kubicki (11) 31pts
B Flight (21+)
1st Kaj Aabling (26) 35pts
2nd Henry Wong (22) 35pts
3rd Carole Kubicki (23) 33pts
4th Elias Magnusson (22) 31pts
Near Pins: Richard Kubicki, Kenny Chung, Steen Habersaat, Niels Hansen
Long Putts: Daryl Evans, Lawrence Lee
Crystal Bay was the game today and after a smooth check-in we were off
A1. The course was in fine condition with the greens a bit bumpy, and it
was also busy but we managed to make it around in 4 hours and 40
minutes.
Two flights today with the cut at handicap 20 and Niels Hansen took the
A Flight honours with the best score of the day - 37 points. Steen
Habersaat came in second with 34 and Leif Kirkgaard was third on a count
back from Richard Kubicki, Lawrence Lee, Brian Gabe and Daryl Evans.
Kaj Aabling won the B Flight on a count back from Henry Wong, both on 35
points each, and Carole Kubicki came third, two points up on fourth
placed Elias Magnusson.
Thursday, Jan. 16, Plutaluang – Stableford
A Flight (0-20)
1st Mashi Kaneta (15) 36pts
2nd Niels Hansen (14) 34pts
3rd Jesper Rasmussen (20) 34pts
4th Leif Kirkgaard (18) 29pts
B Flight (21+)
1st Carole Kubicki (23) 36pts
2nd Jack Robertson (27) 36pts
3rd Elias Magnusson (22) 31pts
4th Peter Hammond (26) 28pts
Near Pins: Kurt Sandgaard, Leif Kirkgaard, Richard Kubicki, Niels Hanson
Long Putts: Kurt Sandgaard, Elias Magnusson
We were off to Plutaluang today to play the East and South courses and
we got off East 1 on time under sunny skies with a light breeze that
stiffened as the round wore on. The course was in fine condition with
some slippery greens to be had on both nines.
It was quite busy so it took us 2 hours and 40 minutes to make the turn,
which was not easy as the path behind south 1 was chock with carts,
golfers on foot and even a lady wheeling a baby carriage. The end came 5
hours and 15 minutes after we started and felt more like 6.
Mashi Kaneta won the A Flight with 36 points ahead of Niels Hansen in
second on a count back from Jesper Rasmussen third. Leif kirkgaard
completed the podium in fourth.
Carole Kubicki topped the B Flight on a count back from Jack Robertson
in second, both on 36 points each. Elias magnusson third and Peter
Hammond fourth filled the minor places.
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Poole pulls out a ‘plum’ at Eastern Star
Jomtien Golf with the IPGC
Monday, Jan. 13, Crystal Bay -
Stableford
Three divisions out today plus the ladies, and Terry Madsen topped
division 1 with 41 points, seven ahead of Chris Voller in second seven
place while Horst Starchl took third, beating Ron Miller on a 18/14 back
nine count back, both on 33 points.
A hole-in-one for Bob Poole.
Jim Connelly was the winner in division 3, scoring
and even par 36 points and finishing one up on Bryan Priestley in second
on 35. Finn Olsen placed third with 34 points.
Division 2 today with the cut at 14-19 featured eleven players and Tim
Hake took the plaudits with 33 points while Bryan Rought was second with
32 and Harry Vincenzi beat Barry Stirling on a 18/13 back-nine count
back for third after they both come in with 31 points each.
Verana Suhr topped the ladies division with 30 points and Alleta was
second with 26.
Near pins went to Lindsay Phillips, Neville Scurrell, Pete Sumner, Chris
Voller, Tim Hake (2) and Bente.
Don Head, Finn Olsen and Bryan Rought all took a share of the ‘2’s pots.
Wednesday, Jan. 15, Treasure Hills - Stableford
There were a few sore heads turning up this morning after a great
evening out the night before at Rodney Howett’s 70th birthday bash at
the Irish Wolfhound in Pratumnak. Many thanks Rod and to Bo as well.
There were three divisions out today with the cut at 6-16, 17-20 and 21+
in division 3. Ger Lodge won division 2 with 37 points, while Curtis
Hessler was second on 36 and Chris Reed third with 34.
Andy Oz claimed top spot in division 3 with 37 points, four ahead of Jim
Connelly in second and Tom Novak was third after beating Cliff Elliot
14/12 on a back nine count back, both on 28 points.
Barney Sheedy won division 1 with 35 points and after 12 points on the
front nine and 21 on the back, Don Head came in second with 33. Barry
Stirling completed the podium in third with 31.
Near pins went to Markku Larros, Ron Miller (2), Harry Vincenzi, Kari
Aarnio, Finn Olsen and Chris Reed.
Ron Miller and Dennis Scougall shared the division one ‘2’s pool while
Eiichi Matsumoto, Andy Oz and Vesa Virtanen did the same in division
two.
Friday, Jan. 17, Eastern Star - Stableford
Playing off 11 Bill Bertram scored 23 points on the front nine
and 20 on the back to win division 1 today with a fine 43 points. Chris
Voller came in second with 40 points and Horst Starchl was third with
36.
In division 2, after scoring a hole in one on the 17th, the Bristol boy
Bob Poole beat Walter Weber 22/19 on the back nine after they both came
home with 39 points each. Tim Hake was three points behind in third.
Joe Kubon topped division 3 standings with 35 points while Tony
Holehouse was second two points behind and Pepo Frick placed third with
31.
Near pins went to Paul Butler, Wilf Latham (2), Bruce Gardner, Frank
Kelly, Bob Poole and Howard Stanley.
Kevin Blake got a ‘2’ on the 3rd and Wilf Latham scored a brace on the
3rd and the 6th but they did not count today as pot went to Bob Poole
for his hole in one. Congratulations Bob!
It was bon voyage to Tim Hake who goes back to Khao Yai and who is
arranging our golfing week there during Songkran. Chris Reed is also
going home to Oz for a break.
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A test too far at Treasure Hill
PSC golf from Tropical Bert’s
John Maycock & Derek Brook with
one of Bert’s finest.
Derek Brook
Tuesday, Jan. 14, Mountain Shadow – Stableford
This Course is normally a hard test and as we went to the first
the wind was behind, so why not play off the blues? Well we did, and the
number of times as we played when I wished we had played off the whites
instead was legion. The wind was howling and behind or in front it was a
problem, with the ball going wildly where it was not supposed to go.
However the wind was not the major problem. The major problem was that
once the ball was on the green you had to keep it there. Get the ball
above the pin and try to stop it on the green with the wind behind could
be next to impossible. To make it even worse the greens were lightning
fast. This was a tough day on a tough course.
After 10 holes I had 12 points and the player I was scoring for had 7.
That may give you some idea how tough it was, mind, the question was how
good, or bad, were the rest of the players doing and surely they were
not as bad as us. After the round, when at least we saved some credence
on the last 8 holes, it was time for a beer to recover.
John Carlton.
Back at Bert’s it was soon time for the results. The
thing I had found as the scores came in was that everyone had had a bad
day. In fact it is a long time since the scores have been this bad as we
usually get someone who beats their handicap. On this day no one had, or
got even close to it; the question was, had my 20 points in the last 8
holes managed to get me in the frame?
In the A Flight, 0 to 18, we had the best score of the day when John
Maycock won with just 33 points. In second was Keichi Kasami with 32
points ahead of Doug Maiko in third with 31 on a count back over Mashi
Kaneta in fourth.
Now to the B Flight, ‘the thoughtful golfers’, where we had a four-way
count back on 32 points fighting it out for the top places, amazing. So
the winner with 21 points on the back nine was your scribe, Derek Brook,
ahead of Rita Zoebeli in second with 20 points on the back nine, Mike
O’Brien in third with 17 and Max Bracegirdle in fourth with 14.
Those missed putts were costly for some and this tells the tale of never
giving up and believe me, miracles do happen!
Near Pins: Richard Kubicky, Buckers, Bischof, Mashi
Long Putts: Mashi, Paul Alford
Friday, Jan. 17, Treasure Hill – Stableford
This is a course with a quick booking-in procedure so we were
soon at the start and the first thing we noticed was that the wind was
quite light and stayed that way all through the round, so for once we
were not wind-blown. This was quite surprising as normally we get a high
wind here at all times. This surely was going to be a good day. Even the
temperature was fine.
Max Bracegirdle.
The course was in great condition and there has been
a great amount of improvement here and they are always working on it,
although to be fair, some of the improvements are put here to make the
course tighter and hence more difficult to play. For example, trees have
been planted in awkward places. For the general knock about golfer they
make the course overly difficult and this layout has always been tough
enough. Mind, that said, this is always a course worth a visit if you
are a masochist.
Back at Bert’s it was time to declare the results and with great weather
and a course in fine condition it was still as I expected, golf course
28, golfers nil. Over the week the results was courses 56, golfers nil.
What a tough week!
In the A Flight the winner was John Carlton with 33 points, ahead of
Brian Gabe in second with 31, while in third was Dick Warberg with 30
ahead of a count back on 29 points that saw Mark West in fourth and Vero
Morgan just missing out.
In the B Flight the winner was Max Bracegirdle with 35 points, while
Nigel Perry took second on 34 and in third was Jack Robertson with 33
with fourth place going to Graham Buckingham on 32 points. T.T.F.N.
Near Pins: Vero Morgan, Andre Van Dyk, Mashi Kaneta, Landis Brooks
Long Putts: John Carlton, Graham Buckingham
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Svetlana Kuznetsova joins PTT Pattaya Open
Two-time Grand Slam champion, Svetlana
Kuznetsova of Russia, who is currently ranked no 20 in the world, has
made a late entry into the US$250,000 PTT Pattaya Open, which is being
held at the Dusit Thani Hotel, Pattaya from 26 January – 2 February.
Former world No.2 Svetlana
Kuznetsova will be making her first appearance at the Pattaya
tournament.
The 28 year old Russia rose as high as
No 2 in the world on the back of Grand Slam titles at the US Open and
Roland Garros and after an injury plagued season in 2012 she returned to
form in 2013 with a semi-final appearance in Moscow and quarter-finals
at the Australian Open and Roland Garros.
Svetlana Kuznetsova is joined in the main draw by a quartet of young
guns who are eager to upset their peers. Heading the group is Thailand’s
Luksika KumKhum. The 20 year old who has risen to no 88 in the world
ranking caused a sensation at the Australian Open knocking out sixth
seed Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic before going down to Germany’s
Mona Barthel in a closely fought three set encounter.
Another 20 year old making waves heading for Pattaya is Spain’s Garbine
Muguraza she has climbed to No 38 in the world after winning the title
in Hobart where she had to come through from the qualifying rounds. She
has continued her hot streak at the Australian Open where at press time
she has reached the 4th round, her latest victim being World No 10
Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.
A third 20 year old making her first appearance in Pattaya is Ajla
Tomljanovic of Croatia who broke into the top 100 last year and has been
impressive so far this year.
Completing the quartet is teenage star 17 year old Donna Vekic of
Croatia who is the youngest player in the top 100 and who has already
made a final appearance in Birmingham last year.
Spain’s rising starlet Garbine
Muguraza serves to Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark during the Australian
Open in Melbourne, Saturday, Jan. 18. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
The 16-draw qualifying competition
will be held on 26 – 27 February with main draw matches commencing on 28
January with play starting from 15.00 daily, except the semi-finals on
Saturday 02 February and the finals on Sunday 03 February, when play
begins at 16.00.
Luksika Kumkhum of Thailand
makes a backhand return to Mona Barthel of Germany during their second
round match at the Australian Open tennis championship, Wednesday, Jan.
15. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Tickets for the PTT Pattaya Open are
on sale at 300, 500, 800 and 1,200 baht. For more information on the
tournament and tickets, please contact the tournament office on-site at
the Dusit Thani Hotel, Pattaya or the website
www.pentanglepromotions.com
or at Thaiticketmajor on 02-262-3456, website
www.thaiticketmajor.com.
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Brass Monkey take down top flight opponents
Bangkok Casuals Football League Div. 1 & 2
Paul Frain
Local Pattaya team Brass Monkey FC were on their travels last weekend
when they played first division The Scams, who are in mid table of the
first division, so a hard match was expected. This was the first match
in this season’s League Cup, with four teams in each group and the top
two of each going through to the knockout stage.
The Scams started out strongly but the Brass defense kept them out and
both teams did not give much quarter early on. Slowly the Brass players
began to find their feet and put together some excellent moves by using
the full width of the pitch, stretching the Scams defense to the limit.
Brass created plenty of chances but it was not until late in the first
half that they were able to take advantage of one of these when
center-forward Matveev found himself in the right place to side foot the
ball home after another sizzling attack.
The goal only increased the confidence of the Brass team and they
continued to create (and spurn) chances until the break, going in at
halftime 1-0 up.
Brass came out for the second half in a similarly determined mood and
applied more pressure on the Scams defense until eventually it cracked
again and Matveev scored from the edge of the box to make it 2-0.
In an effort to score a third and decisive goal the Brass players got
caught too far upfield and the Scams broke away to pull a goal back and
give themselves a foothold in the game. The Pattaya team would not be
denied however and they continued to attack the Scams defense in droves
and the pressure paid off as Dipita pounced on a mistake by the home
team and made no mistake to slot the ball into the net and make it 3-1,
which was the final result in the match.
This was Brass Monkey’s best performance of the season so far as they
created many scoring chances and the winning margin could have been much
greater.
Brass Monkey have no game this coming weekend but next week they are
away to the German All Stars, again in the League Cup.
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Mike & Kitty win lawn bowls pro-am
Mike & Kitty.
The Coco Club at Ban Amphur held
Thailand’s first Pro-Am Indoor Lawn Bowls event on Sunday 19th January
with the help of sponsorship from Siam Winery and Red Bull.\
Eight seasoned players were drawn out of the hat to be paired with 8
newcomers and play took place on a round robin league basis. The first
round was a little tense with the teams settling down with their new
partners but that broke the ice for a fine day of lawn bowls.
The second round saw a new star emerge in the form of Mike from Bangkok,
who having only played about 3 hours of bowls still managed on one end
to get three bowls within 6 inches of the Jack to help in an 11-8 win.
The third round achieved results of a 9-9 draw between Margaret and John
from Bangkok against Bank and Margaret from the UK as well as a 9-8 win
for Mike and Kitty from Bangkok against Kelvin and Muk, which turned out
to be a match winner.
Mike inch perfect with his 3
bowls.
The play off for 3rd and 4th place
produced a 10-10 draw between Kelvin & Muk and Ken & Jenny but rather
than go to sudden death, after 40 ends of bowls it was decided to call
it a day and share the spoils. This left the finalists where Mike and
Kitty - a tax Inspector from Bangkok opposed Ian and Darryl - a former
police inspector from Australia.
It was Kitty (Marlee) who turned out to be the rising star by doing
everything Mike asked, their team racing to a 10-0 start and despite a
resurgence from the opposition they ran out comfortable winners 13-7.
All proceeds from entry fees went to the local school at Mabphukthong.
The teams pose for a group
photo.
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Thais dominate weakened field at Pattaya Windsurfing Championship
Pattaya city advisor Suchart
Khunjeng (right) presents the RS:X Women winner’s trophy to Sarocha
Phumphai.
Warunya Thongrod
Thai sailors virtually swept the board at the Jan. 10-12 Pattaya
International Windsurfing Competition held at Jomtien beach,
capitalizing on a greatly weakened field caused by the withdrawal of
five of seven competing countries due to continuing political protests
in Bangkok.
Only three of 24 trophies went to non-Thais: Ngen Ang from Myanmar who
took third place in the Techno 293 Open, and and Park Jun Soo of South
Korea, who took third in both the Minstral One Design Open and RS:X
Men’s final.
Only 60 athletes from Thailand, Myanmar and South Korea were present
when the Windsurfing Association of Thailand contest closed Jan. 12.
Surfers from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Oman, Singapore and Sri Lanka dropped
out in the days leading up to the three-day meet.
The event proved to be little competition for a Thai team that had hoped
to use the match to prepare for the Youth Olympics in China and ASEAN
Games in South Korea.
Windsurfing champs hold their
trophies aloft following the prize-giving ceremony on Jan. 12 at Jomtien
beach.
The championship was divided into
eight divisions consisting of Beginner, Slalom B, Slalom A, Phantom 295,
Techno 293 Open, Mistral One Design Open, RS:X Women and RS:X Men.
The only real drama developed in the RS:X Women’s race, where Youth
Olympics Games 2010 champ Siriporn Kaewduang-ngam lost by a point to
teammate Sarocha Phumphai.
Windsurfers are seen competing
during the 2014 Pattaya International Windsurfing tournament.
The other overall champions were
Nattasruangthon Khakhay in the beginner’s division, Chantho Dumrongkul
in Slalom B, Watcharapong Janthum in Slalom A, Nawin Singhsat in Phantom
295, Thanthip Suebyubol (Techno 293 Open), Nattapong Photnopparat
(Mistral One Design Open) and Ek Bunsawat (RS:X Men’s).
Thanthip Suebyubol was the
winner of the Techno 293 Open class.
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