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Crumpton Oaks Cider
Monday Pool League
Results & Standings Feb. 10 (week 3)
| Division 1 |
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
+/- |
BP |
Pts. |
| The Butchers Arms |
3 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
9 |
| Shoot Pool |
3 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
| Sweethearts Bar |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
| Legends Pool |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
| Shoot Pool ‘B’ |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
| Nicky’s Bar |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Links Bar |
2 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
| Pook’s Bar |
3 |
1 |
2 |
-4 |
0 |
3 |
| Acorn Pub |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-10 |
0 |
0 |
| Offshore Bar |
3 |
0 |
3 |
-12 |
0 |
0 |
| Results: Links Bar 8 v 10 Legends Pool,
Nicky’s Bar 10 v 5 Acorn Pub, Offshore Bar 6 v 10 Sweethearts Bar,
Pook’s Bar 10 v 4 Shoot Pool ‘B’, Shoot Pool 5 v 10 The Butchers Arms |
| Division 2 |
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
+/- |
BP |
Pts. |
| The Caddyshack |
3 |
3 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
9 |
| Cheers Bar |
3 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
9 |
| Anzac Sports Bar |
3 |
1 |
2 |
-4 |
1 |
4 |
| Rest Stop |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
| I-Rovers |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Team Pulled Out |
3 |
1 |
2 |
-5 |
0 |
3 |
| Classroom |
3 |
1 |
2 |
-8 |
0 |
3 |
| Dean’s Bar |
2 |
1 |
1 |
-8 |
0 |
3 |
| No Team |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| The Ranch |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-13 |
0 |
0 |
| Results: Classroom 5 v 10 Cheers Bar,
Dean’s Bar 2 v 10 The Caddyshack, I-Rovers H-W No Team, Rest Stop 10 v 3
The Ranch, Team Pulled Out A-W ANZAC Sports Bar |
Crumpton Cider Tuesday Darts League
Results & Standings Feb. 11 (week 11)
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
B/legs |
Pts. |
| I-Rovers |
11 |
8 |
3 |
10 |
16 |
| Yates Bar |
11 |
8 |
3 |
8 |
16 |
| Londoner |
10 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
16 |
| Crazy Eddies |
11 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
16 |
| Mee Chew Sports Bar |
11 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
16 |
| Jantha Coffee House |
11 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
12 |
| Nervous Wreck |
10 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
| Shoot Pool A |
11 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
| Scandalic |
11 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
10 |
| Shoot Pool B |
11 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
| Legends Sports Bar |
11 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
| Mai’s Bar |
11 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
8 |
| Buffalo Jack’s |
11 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
| W. Tankies |
11 |
0 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
| Results: Crazy Eddies (8-1)-(1-0) v Shoot
Pool B, Jantha Coffee House (11-1)-(1-0) v W. Tankies, Mai’s Bar
(3-0)-(9-1) v I-Rovers, Scandalic (7-0)-(5-1) v Buffalo Jack’s, Shoot
Pool A (4-0)-(8-1) v Legends Pool & Sports Bar, Yates Bar (6-1)-(4-0) v
Mee Chew Sports Bar |
Legends Wednesday
9-Ball Pool League
Results & Standings Feb. 12 (week 6)
| Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
+/- |
Pts. |
| Easy R-Con Bar |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
30 |
14 |
| George & Dragon |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
13 |
| Legends Pool |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
18 |
12 |
| Pook’s Bar |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
18 |
12 |
| Links Bar |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
18 |
10 |
| Crazy Eddie’s |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
-4 |
9 |
| Classroom |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-12 |
4 |
| Queen Vic |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
-16 |
4 |
| Buffalo Jacks |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
-22 |
3 |
| FCUK |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
-44 |
0 |
| Results: Classroom 9 v 11 George & Dragon,
Legends Pool 15 v 5 Buffalo Jacks, Pook’s Bar 14 v 6 Links Bar, Queen
Vic 7 v 13 Easy R-Con Bar |
Asia Back Packer’s Monday Darts Super League
Results & Standings Feb. 10
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
B/L |
Pts. |
| Load Out |
11 |
9 |
2 |
62 |
37 |
9 |
18 |
| Jantha Coffee |
11 |
8 |
3 |
55 |
44 |
5 |
16 |
| I-Rovers ‘A’ |
11 |
7 |
4 |
58 |
40 |
9 |
14 |
| Legends |
9 |
6 |
3 |
51 |
29 |
4 |
12 |
| Dang’s |
9 |
6 |
3 |
51 |
30 |
7 |
12 |
| Double Top |
10 |
3 |
7 |
42 |
47 |
3 |
6 |
| W. Tankies |
8 |
1 |
7 |
24 |
48 |
1 |
2 |
| I-Rovers ‘B’ |
11 |
0 |
11 |
15 |
83 |
1 |
0 |
| Results: Jantha Coffee (5-0) (4-1) v
Dang’s, Load Out (9-1) (0-0) v I-Rovers ‘B’, I-Rovers ‘A’ (7-1) (2-0) v
Double Top |
I-Rovers Thursday Darts League
Results & Standings Feb. 6
| Division 1 |
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
B/L |
Pts. |
| I-Rovers ‘A’ |
12 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
73 |
54 |
17 |
| Londoner |
12 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
71 |
58 |
16 |
| Rising Sun |
11 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
69 |
45 |
14 |
| Jantha Coffee |
12 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
64 |
65 |
12 |
| Shoot Pool |
11 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
61 |
60 |
11 |
| The Clinic |
12 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
58 |
71 |
11 |
| Nervous Wreck |
11 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
53 |
66 |
7 |
| Buffalo Jack’s |
11 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
48 |
78 |
4 |
| Results: Jantha Coffee 5 v 5 Nervous
Wreck, Londoner 10 v 3 Shoot Pool, The Clinic 8 v 7 Buffalo Jack’s,
I-Rovers ‘A’ 3 v 7 Rising Sun |
| Division 2 |
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
B/L |
Pts. |
| Crazy Eddie’s |
12 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
81 |
46 |
20 |
| Mai’s Bar |
11 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
56 |
38 |
14 |
| Ta’s Bar |
11 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
71 |
64 |
14 |
| Wombat Bar |
12 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
56 |
57 |
12 |
| Scandalic |
12 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
57 |
65 |
11 |
| The Swan |
12 |
5 |
0 |
7 |
49 |
56 |
10 |
| I-Rovers ‘Casuals’ |
10 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
42 |
49 |
7 |
| W. Tankies |
12 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
45 |
82 |
4 |
| Results: Crazy Eddie’s 7 v 6 Wombat Bar,
Mai’s Bar 9 v 4 Ta’s Bar, Scandalic 6 v 4 W. Tankies, The Swan 3 v 6
I-Rovers ‘Casuals’ |
Double Top Sports
Bar Tuesday Darts League
Results & Standings Feb. 11
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
B/L |
Pts. |
| Lucky Time |
4 |
4 |
0 |
25 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
| Chill Bar |
4 |
3 |
1 |
27 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
| Load Out |
4 |
3 |
1 |
26 |
10 |
2 |
6 |
| Sidahla |
4 |
3 |
1 |
21 |
15 |
1 |
6 |
| Double Dutch |
4 |
1 |
3 |
13 |
23 |
3 |
2 |
| Cockerooney’s |
4 |
1 |
3 |
13 |
23 |
2 |
2 |
| Double Top |
4 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
26 |
1 |
2 |
| BB Bar |
4 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
| Results: Chill Bar (8-1) (1-0) v BB Bar,
Cockerooney’s (2-0) (7-1) v Load Out, Double Top (1-0) (8-1) v Sidahla,
Lucky Time (9-1) (0-0) v Double Dutch |
Buffalo Jack’s Wednesday Premier Darts League
Results & Standings Feb. 12 (week 10)
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
Bonus |
Diff. |
Pts. |
| Mee Chew Sports Bar |
10 |
9 |
1 |
8 |
44 |
18 |
| Legends Sports Bar |
10 |
7 |
3 |
8 |
52 |
14 |
| Yates Bar |
10 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
26 |
14 |
| I-Rovers A |
10 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
24 |
14 |
| W. Tankies |
10 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
24 |
14 |
| Mai’s Bar |
10 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
-4 |
10 |
| Jantha Coffee House |
10 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
-8 |
10 |
| Clinic |
10 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
-46 |
2 |
| I-Rovers B |
10 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
-52 |
2 |
| Buffalo Jack’s |
10 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
-60 |
2 |
| Results: Buffalo Jack’s (1-0)-(8-1) v
I-Rovers A, Clinic (1-0)-(8-1) v Yates Bar, I-Rovers B (0-0)-(9-1) v
Legends Pool & Sports Bar, Mee Chew Sports Bar (4-0)-(5-1) v Jantha
Coffee House, W. Tankies (4-0)-(5-1) v Mai’s Bar |
Double Top Sports Bar Thursday Darts League
Results & Standings Feb. 13
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
B/L |
Pts. |
| Chill Bar |
12 |
12 |
0 |
80 |
16 |
11 |
24 |
| Load Out |
11 |
10 |
1 |
77 |
18 |
11 |
20 |
| PJ’s Bar |
13 |
10 |
3 |
74 |
31 |
10 |
20 |
| Double Top ‘A’ |
13 |
9 |
4 |
74 |
35 |
8 |
18 |
| CS Coffee |
13 |
7 |
6 |
55 |
50 |
7 |
14 |
| Moonies |
12 |
5 |
7 |
42 |
58 |
7 |
10 |
| Double Top ‘B’ |
13 |
4 |
9 |
32 |
73 |
4 |
8 |
| BoonSong Bar |
11 |
3 |
8 |
24 |
59 |
3 |
6 |
| Bye |
13 |
2 |
11 |
20 |
73 |
1 |
4 |
| Bye |
13 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
65 |
0 |
0 |
| Results: Bye A-W CS Coffee, Chill Bar H-W
Bye, Double Top ‘A’ (6-0) (3-1) v Load Out, PJ’s Bar (8-1) (1-0) v
Double Top ‘B’ |
Buffalo Jack’s Friday Darts League
Results & Standings Feb. 7
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
B/L |
Pts. |
| The Rising Sun |
12 |
12 |
0 |
99 |
40 |
6 |
24 |
| Londoner |
12 |
8 |
4 |
103 |
60 |
9 |
16 |
| Mee Chew Bar |
12 |
8 |
4 |
86 |
60 |
9 |
16 |
| Yates’ Bar |
12 |
8 |
4 |
77 |
53 |
6 |
16 |
| i-Rovers |
12 |
8 |
4 |
68 |
53 |
6 |
16 |
| The Nervous Wreck |
11 |
7 |
4 |
65 |
52 |
6 |
14 |
| Cheers Bar |
12 |
6 |
6 |
56 |
74 |
6 |
12 |
| Captain Morgan’s |
12 |
4 |
8 |
52 |
75 |
6 |
8 |
| Buffalo Jack’s |
12 |
4 |
8 |
53 |
80 |
3 |
8 |
| W. Tankies |
11 |
2 |
9 |
47 |
72 |
5 |
4 |
| The Clinic |
12 |
2 |
10 |
46 |
79 |
6 |
4 |
| Palmer’s Bar |
12 |
2 |
10 |
33 |
87 |
3 |
4 |
| Results: Captain Morgan’s (4-1) (6-0) v
The Rising Sun, Londoner (9-0) (4-1) v Buffalo Jack’s, Mee Chew Bar
(10-1) (0-0) v Palmer’s Bar, The Clinic (4-0) (6-1) v Cheers Bar,
I-Rovers (6-1) (5-0) v Yates’ Bar |
Toddy & Patrick too good at Navy
PSC Golf from The Growling Swan
Martin Todd, JC Lhoste & Patrick
Poussier.
Peter Blackburn
Monday, Feb. 10, Plutaluang E & S – Stableford
With the colder weather well and truly behind us
it was shaping up to be a hot one as we met at The Growling Swan in
readiness for our departure to Plutaluang for our first outing of the week.
A late inclusion saw a field of 20 on the starting sheet and we headed off
South down Sukhumvit in 2 mini vans 5 minutes ahead of schedule at 8.25 am,
arriving at the golf course 45 minutes later. It was reasonably busy as it
usually is on a Monday and we were allocated the East & South nines,
starting on E1 and managed to get our first group away 17 minutes after our
scheduled 9.28 am tee time.
With no groups immediately in front of us we were able to set a fairly good
pace as we enjoyed the excellent condition of the course with the greens
being very well prepared & maintained and considerably quicker than we have
been used to in the past on these 2 nines. The weather did indeed turn out
to be hot so plenty of water was consumed and as we slowed down somewhat on
the back nine our round turned out to be a little slow taking four hours &
forty minutes.
Masa Tojo & Rita Zoebelli.
The first nine was probably quicker with
less time spent on the greens (four birdies for Martin Todd) but he did let
us down on the second nine with just the one birdie. It was a very enjoyable
round, particularly watching Toddy exercise his skills while the other three
of us enjoyed the walk.
It was of course Martin “Toddy” Todd who finished on top in Division A with
38 points although just 1 point ahead of Mike Allidi whose 74 gross got him
into second place. With 2 golfers on 32 points a count back was required to
determine third spot and it was Colm Mullen (17 point back nine) who got the
honours from Ebrahim (16 point back nine).
It was extremely tight in B Division with four golfers on that very popular
score of 32 points and the count back saw Patrick Poussier (18 point back
nine) finish first from Nolan “No-one” Wise (16 point back nine) in second
place and Alan “Colonel” Sanders (15 point back nine) finished third. The
one to miss out was Max “Corsets” Bracegirdle (14 point back nine).
Division A (0-20)
1st Martin Todd (8) 38pts
2nd Mike Allidi (3) 37pts
3rd Colm Mullen (18) 32pts
Division B (17+)
1st Patrick Poussier (23) 32pts
2nd Nolan Wise (36) 32pts
3rd Alan Sanders (26) 32pts
Near Pins: E2 – Martin Todd, E5 – Colm Mullen, S4 – Duangjai Tusagad
Long Putts: E9 – Ebrahim, S9 – Max Bracegirdle
Thursday, Feb. 13, Pleasant Valley – 2
Person Scramble/Stroke
It was time for our once a month novelty
competition and this time it was Ambrose Pairs (2 person Scramble) with a
random draw, pairing a low handicapper with a high one with the names being
drawn out of a hat. After several late withdrawals and additions we luckily
ended up with an ideal field of 28 (7 groups of four) and Pleasant Valley
was the venue for the event.
As all were on time we left the GS 5 minutes early at 8.25 am and after a
very good run exiting Pattaya and up number 7 we arrived at the course 40
minutes later to find a fair bit of activity there. We did the draw and
after a few moans & groans (good natured of course) after discovering
partners we headed to the first tee where there were a few groups ahead of
us but we managed to send our first group away 5 minutes later than our
scheduled 10.00 am time.
The weather was quite hot with plenty of crowd cover and a bit of wind (not
Peter Grey this time) and the golf course was in great shape with the
fairways lush and the greens, although a touch slow were very well kept.
The views on this course are spectacular and to be honest when some people
speak negatively about this course I just shake my head! It is terrific
value for money and that was the opinion of most on the day. The going was
quite slow at first but did quicken up somewhat and even with a 10 minute
drink stop after the 15th green we managed to complete the round in four
hours & twenty minutes. Everyone enjoyed the format and there were some good
results with the winning pair having an outstanding round.
With an excellent score of net 60.75 it was Rita Zoebelli and Masa Tojo who
finished on top, with Colm Mullen & Russell Calcutt in second place on net
62.5. In third spot came Martin “Toddy” Todd & Max “Corsets” Bracegirdle
with net 63.75 and Alain “Inspector Clouseau” Taddei and Gerd Riedler
finished in fourth place on net 64.25. Roy “Plums” Dayton & Steve Reeves
completed the podium with a net 64.5, finishing in fifth place.
1st Rita Zoebelli (25) & Masa Tojo (12) net 60.75
2nd Colm Mullen (18) & Russell Calcutt (36) net 62.5
3rd Martin Todd (8) & Max Bracegirdle (25) net 63.75
4th Alain Taddei (19) & Gerd Riedler (8) net 64.25
5th Roy Dayton (23) & Steve Reeves (11) net 64.5
Near Pins: 5th – J C Lhoste, 8th – Don Richardson, 13th – Don Richardson,
17th – Max Bracegirdle
Long Putts: 9th – Steve Reeves, 18th – Gus Walker
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].
We also play bowls out of the Growling Swan every Wednesday and Sunday. All
are welcome and for anyone that is interested the transport leaves The
Growling Swan at 10.00am on each of those mornings. For more information
please contact Paul Rennison on 0843 454 005.
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Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League
200 Bowlers: Lek, Ooy, David &
Jang.
With only four weeks remaining in this league
the fight for first place is getting fiercer every week. First place Canada lost
three points to Brother D last week while second place Tea Party lost three
points to third place Café Kronborg.
Brother D took three points from Canada behind Antero Ronkainen’s 562 series and
David Shaw’s 558 series, which included a 223 game. Lek Reaper was best for
Canada with a 222 game and 571 series.
Café Kronborg won three points from Tea Party with Ooy Pluemkamon leading
Kronborg with a 213 game and 553 series.
Green Tree is still in fourth place but after winning all four points from
Indiana is now only two and a half points behind first place Canada. Jang Shaw
led Green Tree with a 204 game and 553 series.
Bavaria and VFW Post 9876 split their match with each team winning two points.
| Results & Standings Feb. 14
(week 26) |
| Pos. |
Team |
Score |
Standings |
| 1 |
Canada |
1-3 |
57.0 - 47.0 |
| 2 |
Tea Party |
1-3 |
56.5 - 47.5 |
| 3 |
Café Kronborg |
3-1 |
55.0 - 49.0 |
| 4 |
Green Tree |
4 - 0 |
54.5 - 49.5 |
| 5 |
Brother D |
3-1 |
52.0 - 52.0 |
| 6 |
VFW Post 9876 |
2-2 |
51.0 - 53.0 |
| 7 |
Indiana |
0 - 4 |
46.5 - 57.5 |
| 8 |
Bavaria |
2-2 |
43.5 - 60.5 |
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Little leads the way at Burapha
PSC golf from The Outback Golf Bar
Jimmy Little, after a good day at
Burapha.
Monday, Feb. 10, Burapha - Stableford
Burapha still remains a little out of favour as 21 Outbackers played the A
and B loops, this time from the white tees. As usual the course was in top
condition and the weather is starting to warm up.
Jimmy Little continued his current purple patch to record a great 41pts, the
best score of the day to win Div B comfortably from Chris Smart (33) and Tim
Knight (32).
Geoff Stimpson, who clearly likes this course, was again the winner of the
top division with 37pts, beating Peter Nixon on c/ b and John Cunningham was
third with 31.
Jimmy Little had the only ‘2’ of the day (B8) to scoop the pool.
Div A (0-19)
1st Geoff Stimpson (8) 37pts
2nd Peter Nixon (13) 37pts
3rd John Cunningham (7) 36pts
Div B (20+)
1st Jimmy Little (20) 41pts
2nd Chris Smart (28) 33pts
3rd Tim Knight (23) 32pts
Wednesday, Feb 12, The Emerald - Stableford
Welcome back to the Irish group, Vinny and friends,
which boosted the numbers here at the Emerald to 25. The course was reported
to be fairly good condition which produced some very solid scoring in the
low to mid thirties but nothing outrageous, as it (the Emerald) remains
relatively difficult to score on.
(From left): Tom Parker, Martin
Kingswood and Kerry Beck.
The best score of the day, 37pts, won the
two divisions; Peter Ennis taking Div A and Andy Makara, Div B. Peter
Eriksen and Mick Leighton shared the other podium places in A, both on 36pts
and John Stafford and Geoff Doody did likewise in B, also each with 36.
There were two ‘2’s from Stephen Mann (5th) and Peter Erikson (15th).
Div A (0-18)
1st Peter Ennis (13) 37pts
2nd Peter Erikson (6) 36pts
3rd Mick Leighton (16) 36pts
Div B (19+)
1st Andy Makara (28) 37pts
2nd John Stafford (19) 36pts
3rd Geoff Doody (25) 36pts
Friday, Feb. 14, Green Valley - Stableford
With one late scratching and one no show we had 34
Outbackers playing at the popular Green Valley course; a very good field,
considering it was a National Holiday - The Buddhist Sangha Day, which is
known here as Makha Bucha and is observed in Thailand on the Full Moon of
the third lunar month, whereas in most other parts of Asia it is observed
about a month later.
With lots of run on the course and a cool day there was bound to be some
good scoring as eight of the players played to handicap or better. The day’s
best score was 40pts from Martin (I’m back!!) Kingswood who, after a series
of injuries in recent weeks, returned to win the top division from Pete
Stonebridge (39), Kerry Beck (38) and the ever present, Bob Finley with 37.
Geoff Doody followed up his third place at Emerald on Wednesday to win Div B
with 38pts from a two-way tie between Tom Parker and Andy Makara (who
unusually walked the whole course) both with 37, which couldn’t be split on
c/b with identical back nines right down to the last hole that looked like
this:- back 9 (22pts), last 6 (16pts), last 3 (8pts) and last hole (2pts).
Fourth and fifth were playing partners, John Stafford and David Davies, both
on 35pts.
There was only one ‘2’ from Dave Stockman on the 4th.
Div A (0-16)
1st Martin Kingswood (14) 40pts
2nd Pete Stonebridge (15) 39pts
3rd Kerry Beck (12) 38pts
4th Bob Finley (15) 37pts
5th Jim Brackett (9) 36pts
Div B (17+)
1st Geoff Doody (25) 38pts
2nd Tom Parker (19) 37pts
3rd Andy Makara (28) 37pts
4th John Stafford (19) 35pts
5th David Davies (24) 35pts
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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Plain sailing
for Joel at Navy
PSC Golf from Siam Country Resort
Tuesday, Feb. 11,
Khao Kheow - Stableford
On Tuesday we visited Khao Kheow, with the A & B combination as our test
of the day. Personally I consider this to be the best combo, but having
said that, the C loop has its attractions too. The weather was perfect
for good golf, with the course in very good condition, perhaps the best
I have seen for 2 years or so.
Leading the way today was Jeff Wylie (7) with a score of 36 points,
while in second spot was Paddy Devereux (22) with 32. Near pins were
spread around between Bob, Tom & Willem.
Thursday, Feb. 13,
Plutaluang - Stableford
Headliner Joel Flor (23) had an outstanding front 9 of 23 points on the
East course at Plutaluang before finishing on the South with 15, for a
solid, and by far the best score of the day (38 for the arithmetically
challenged).
Joel Flor.
The course was in decent nick, although it is getting a bit dry & hard
on the fairways, while the greens are being left on the slow side to
avoid stressing them from the heavy foot traffic. Second spot went to
Jim Federspiel (18) with a modest 33 points, one ahead of Bob Edwards
who stood on the 17th tee with 32 points, but marked time with 2 wipes.
Bob made up for that by cleaning up with 3 near pins while winner Joel
got the other.
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 (>60s) 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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The Haven wins the Finn Haven Trophy
IPGC golf from The Haven
Allan Hanlon and Graham Johnson.
Monday, Feb. 10, Crystal Bay C & A –
Stableford
CSS 72
Division 1 (0-17)
1st Alan Hanlon (13) 35pts
2nd Bruce Kusyk (12) 34pts
3rd Russell Exley (8) 34pts
4th Walter O’Keefe (15) 34pts
5th Mick Alleyne (8) 34pts
Division 2 (18+)
1st Terry Hodgkiss (23) 40pts
2nd Konrad Klama (24) 32pts
3rd Brian Lewis (21) 32pts
4th Patrick Scullion (21) 32pts
5th Shuichi Kodaka (19) 32pts
Markku Tynell could not continue with his run of Monday successes as he
slumped to one of his worst returns for some time, which left the door wide
open for Terry Hodgkiss to march through, which he did in style winning the
second division by eight clear after an excellent round without a blob in
sight. Added to six three-pointers it gave him his best net score return for
a year and equaled his previous personal best. This result will see Terry’s
handicap down to its lowest ever for the following week’s competitions.
Terry Hodgkiss and Tony Frost.
The reset of the division podium
placements had to be decide by a count back, which was won by Konrad Klama
with a best of 15, with Brian Lewis in third with 14, Patrick Scullion in
fourth on 13 and Shuichi Kodaka a disappointed fifth after he had gone out
over the front nine in three under handicap.
The first division was a much closer affair with Alan Hanlon once again
coming out on top with a solid one over return that could have been so much
better but for a couple of errant drives which resulted in zero scores.
Second place went to a four-way count back that the inform Bruce Kusyk won
with a best 18 as he was ruing the zero-pointer on the ninth to close out
what was otherwise a very good front half.
Russell Exley, playing one of his occasional rounds, showed that he will be
a force to be reckoned with if he starts to play more frequently once again
as he took third place with 16 and a tidy card showing no double bogeys.
Walter O’Keefe took fourth with 13 and Mick Alleyne fifth with a lowly 12
after he had high hopes following his opening nine.
There were no 2’s in either division.
Wednesday, Feb. 12, Greenwood A & B - Stableford
CSS 73
Division 1 (0-8)
1st Pekka Palmu (5) 33pts
2nd Phil Mitchell (6) 30pts
3rd Jukka Saarenpaa (4) 29pts
Division 2 (9-16)
1st Tony Foster (9) 38pts
2nd Craig Elliott 13) 37pts
3rd Graham Johnson (9) 35pts
Division 3 (17+)
1st Don Everett (19) 34pts
2nd Shuichi Kodaka (18) 33pts
3rd Danny Greer (24) 32pts
Ladies Division
1st Leena Copu (19) 34pts
2ndPaula Juutilainen (18) 27pts
With an enlarged field needing three divisions and a preponderance of low
handicaps, the first division was cut at 8 and below and Pekka Palmu won it
with a less than sparkling three over as all the low markers struggled with
the greens, which were rather too uneven to allow for confidence in the
stroke. Phil Mitchell placed second and Jukka Saarenpaa came third.
The second division returned the best scores with Tony Foster leading them
in at two-under handicap with Craig Elliott second just a shot behind and
Graham Johnson in third another stroke back.
The third division was headed by Don Everett, with Shuichi Kodaka in second
place and Danny Greer in third, closing out a second clean sweep of a
division by The Haven team.
The ladies division, which consisted of all Finnish ladies, was easily taken
by Leena Copu ahead of Paula Juutilainen as the rest of the division found
the going just too difficult.
Pekka Palmu added to his day by slotting in the only 2 in the first division
whilst Danny Greer made it a very happy return by clearing out the
multi-rollover in the second division with the only one.
The day’s results were also counting towards the inaugural Finn Haven Trophy
played between the Finnish contingent that had been organised by Rainer
Helling over the last six weeks and who normally played with the Haven
group, but this year they were treated as a separate part of the Haven
course bookings to cut down on congestion. This final day was the last
chance to join together as in previous years.
With the best 10 scores to count, The Haven took the magnificent cut glass
trophy with a better 328 points to 284.
Friday, Feb. 14, Pattavia – Stableford
CSS 74
1st Graham Johnson (9) 34pts
2nd Fred Smith (25) 32pts
3rd Steven Downes (7) 32pts
4th Tony Foster (9) 30pts
5th John Carlin (16) 29pts
After two big fields it was a much quieter day with just one division as
this venue continues to prove to be too difficult a task on the greens,
which are very close to being unplayable. The green-keeper could do with
either letting them grow a little longer than the glass sheet present
versions or water them heavily, which would go a long way to preventing many
putts from being the shot before the second or third chip. It was therefore
not surprising that the CSS for the day went out to 74.
Graham Johnson handled the course the best with a two-over handicap return
which included a marvelous birdie ‘2’ on the 230 yard par three seventh
hole, but two doubles spoiled what was otherwise an excellent round in the
conditions.
Fred Smith rode his luck on the greens and avoided the trouble a couple of
times with chip-ins to take second place after winning a close count back on
the last three holes with a better 6 to 5, after tying the nine at 13 apiece
and the last six at level 8s to leave Steven Downes in third spot.
Tony Foster took fourth another two behind and John Carlin fifth one more
back.
There was little surprise when it was learned that there were no 2’s in the
second division but Graham Johnson underlined his credentials by getting the
only one in the first division on a day when there was unusually a bigger
prize in that division than the second.
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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McGuigan magic repeated
The Pattaya Golf Society (IPGC) at Rabbi’s Elephant Bar
The new Pattaya Golf Society week
began at Royal Lakeside on Monday, 10th February when another seasonal
large field assembled to play a stableford competition on a full course
which was beautifully presented with lush fairways and very consistent
and quick greens. The cut was set at seventeen and under and scores were
again high on a course which traditionally allows a golfer on top of his
game to score well.
In the top flight an incredible three-way tie saw Vic Woolton and Ray
Banks join Chris Smith at the top of the leaderboard with 38 points
each, with Chris’s round being the best gross of the day, 72 shots. In
the second flight Henry Mah and Dave Plaiter shared third place with 29
points, a country mile behind second placed Phil “PJ” Mitchell’s 37
points. The flight winner was Michael McGuigan, currently on fire, with
41 points, following a similar score at Green Valley a week previously.
For Big Mike CONGU’s ESR axe looms large!
Chris Smith had the honour of three birdie ‘2’s, a group record, whilst
Ray Banks recorded an excellent eagle 2 on the second and increased his
share of the ‘2’s pot with another fine effort on the fifteenth.
The Booby Bevy went to Keith Melbourne, returning after a two year
absence with the day’s low score of fifteen points. Finally Larry
Slattery took Rabbi’s non winners’ bonus beer at the end of another fine
day with the PGS.
Edwards finds form
On Wednesday, 12th February the Pattaya Golf Society visited Eastern
Star to play a stablefod competition on the tough course which was in
good condition, even though fairways were very hard and dry and the
greens a touch slow and inconsistent. A fine day and a fresh breeze kept
the golfers company and in step with visits during the last few years
scores were no better than average.
The single flight saw the day’s “manager”, David Thomas, make his mark
for the first time since his return before Christmas with a third placed
score of 32 points. Alan Flynn and Michael McGuigan shared second place
with 34 points each, leaving Murray Edwards as the day’s winner with 36
points.
Murray, Alan, Chris Smith, “Banjo” Bannister, Mike Earley and Steve
Evans all shared the ‘2’s pot and Larry Slattery continued to find the
legendary luck of the Irish with another non-winners’ free beer courtesy
of Rabbi.
The Booby Bevy went to Keith Melbourne after he survived an embarrassing
sartorial challenge by luckily borrowing a belt to replace the errant
zipper and safety pin. It was that sort of day at Eastern Star, really,
a day to make amends when very little went right.
Rowson returns
On Friday, 14th February the Pattaya Golf Society visited Mountain
Shadow to play a stableford competition on the challenging course which
was reasonably well prepared, except for the bunkers and with tasty and
quick greens. A humid day saw the play interrupted by some drizzle but
generally it went off well.
In the single flight three golfers shared second place with “Banjo”
Bannister, Mike Earley and Henry Mah divvying up the spoils with 31
points each. The winner was the newly returned Ian Rowson, the adopted
Aussie whose 35 points showed the man will be the one to beat over the
next couple of weeks.
The ‘2’s pot was shared by Alan Flynn and Syd Harrison, the latter
chipping in from all of forty yards on the eighth.
The Booby Bevy went to Mike Earley by way of consolation after a rules
ruling may have cost him second place on his own and Rabbi’s
non-winners’ beer draw was won by Michael McGuigan on the eve of his
departure for a cold and damp Scotland. You’ll miss us when you’ve gone
Big Mike!
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Warberg finds gold at Treasure Hill
PSC golf from Tropical Bert’s
Dick Warberg (right) and
Mark West.
Derek Brook
Tuesday, Feb. 11, Crystal Bay – Stableford
Arriving at the first tee we found out we were
to play the B & C Nines, and we actually got away on time. For many
years this was my favourite course, it used to be in pristine condition,
however the years have not been kind to it, it would be interesting to
see how it was on this day.
As we walked down the opening hole the first thing I noticed was that
the ball had mud on it and looking around you could see they had been
watering the fairway, and so it proved all the way around, but we did
play the ball as it lay. The second thing was that the greens were very
poor. They now have growths of various coloured grass on them and seem
to bounce a lot. Some of the grass is quite fast to putt over and the
darker greens were really slow. It was a bit of a nightmare on them and
the players were not happy bunnies.
Tuesday winners with one of
Bert’s finest.
The rest of the round was much as one
could expect at Crystal Bay, with a strong wind. You always get to play
a reasonable game on this course as in most respects it is fairly
forgiving, so players always feel they are having a good day, of course
except for the greens.
In the A Flight, 0 to 18, the winner was Peter Platt with 38 points
ahead of Tom Herrington in second with 36 points on count back over
Mashi Kaneta in third. It may be noted that Tom Herrington at long last
actually won a count back, has the world stopped turning? In fourth was
Mark West with 35 points.
In the B Flight the winner was Henry Wong with a great 40 points, I see
him moving into the A Flight soon. In second was Carole Kubicki with 38
and we then had a count back on 34 points that saw Graham Buckingham in
third, George King in fourth and Don Carmody just losing out.
One interesting result was in the long putt competition on the last
hole, when Richard Kubicki was holding pole position and seemingly could
not be beaten, until that is Gus Dickie arrived and sank a monster!
Near Pins: Brian Gabe, Peter Platt, John Hackett, Tom Cotton
Long Putts: Peter Platt, Gus Dickie
Thursday, Feb. 13, Treasure Hill – Stableford
This is one of the courses that continues to
get better and conversely also seems to get harder every time we play
there. On this day as we went down the first we noticed that the area in
front of the green was under repair and wondered if this was a warning
of things to come, but from then on the round was a pleasure. The
fairways were really good, the rough really tough and the greens were
running at a good speed; it would be interesting to see from the scores
how the players had handled a day out on this tough but fair course.
The restaurant and facilities here have always been a bit basic but
plenty good enough when you just need a shower and a bite to eat for the
trip back.
Back at Bert’s it was soon time for the results and the winner on the
day with a great round and 40 points was that old ‘Warhorse’ Dick
Warberg. Nice to see him back on form! In second was Mark West with 37
points, one ahead of Don Carmody in third. Taking fourth spot was Graham
Buckingham with 34 points ahead of a count back on 32 points that saw
Andre Van Dyk in fifth and Joseph Buckhagen in sixth. T.T.F.N.
Near Pins: Mark West, Bob Britton, Dave Cooper
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Smith shows sublime form at Riverside
PSC golf Bunker Boys @ The Ranch
Neil Griffin (right)
celebrates a rare win with Skinny Newton on the 1st tee at Greenwood.
Monday, Feb. 10, Bangpakong
Riverside – Stableford
Only 19 players turned up for the visit to Bangpakong, which was just
enough to make two divisions. The numbers were a little disappointing as
this is the best conditioned of all the courses we play; the new
facilities are first class and at THB 900 green fee, excellent value for
money. It is the longest distance we travel but it’s an easy run
straight up 7 and then the motorway taking an hour door to door.
The weather was excellent but temperatures were the highest we’ve
encountered this year with very little breeze to cool the combatants.
Lush fairways and very true medium paced greens saw a lot of very good
scores. The big hitting guys really found it to their liking playing off
the, just short of 6700 yard, white tees.
Paul Smith shot the lights out with a 3-under par gross 69 for 43points,
including 2 eagles, an OB and hitting the water, and only just beating
Mark Stanley’s 42pts. Perennial winner Colin Greig had to settle for
third with 40pts.
In B section Mike Corner had back to back wins with a fine 41pts,
closely followed by a resurgent Raleigh Gosney with 37, and Neil Griffin
sliding into third with 35.
Altogether a third of the field bettered 36 points. The par 3’s here are
tough and all four near pins went to the A division.
A Flight
1st Paul Smith (4) 43pts
2nd Mark Stanley (9) 42pts
3rd Colin Greig (8) 40pts
B Flight
1st Mike Corner (21) 41pts
2nd Raleigh Gosney (18) 37pts
3rd Neil Griffin (26) 35pts
Near Pins: Paul Smith, Phil Moore, Colin Greig and Clive Bruce.
Wednesday, Feb. 12, Greenwood – Stableford
Twenty-two golfers assembled for the 55 minute
journey to the furthest course up the 331. Temperatures were on the high
side with some cloud cover for respite and a strong wind at times aiding
the body cooling process.
We were allocated B and C courses playing off the 3599 yard white tees.
Another society was ahead of us and play was slow for the first nine
holes, taking 2½ hours, before speeding up on the back nine and a very
good paced 2 hours.
The course is in some serious need of rain with a lot of very dry
patches on the fairways giving an enormous amount of run. Unfortunately
this advantage was negated by the very tight lies and with greens hard
and fast, players struggled to stop the ball on the dance floor.
Players from B flight adapted better to the conditions with Neil Griffin
scoring a creditable 38 points to record his first win since mid
November. Jack Robertson was close on his heels with 37 points and Mike
Corner, after a 2 shot handicap cut, a point further back.
In A flight there were only two players to shoot to handicap with Geoff
Parker pipping Colin Greig on count back, both with 36 points. Back in
the distance a 4-way count back on 31 points saw Dave Ashman take third
spot.
Same old faces for nearest the pins with the exception of PJ Redmond,
who topped his ball off the tee and headed right. On reaching the green
he had somehow trickled on and as every other golfer missed, a bemused
PJ gratefully accepted the prize.
A Flight
1st Geoff Parker (14) 36pts
2nd Colin Greig (7) 36pts
3rd Dave Ashman (14) 31pts
B Flight
1st Neil Griffin (26) 38pts
2nd Jack Robertson (26) 37pts
3rd Mike Corner (19) 36pts
Near Pins: Colin Greig, Geoff Parker, Paul Smith and PJ Redmond
Friday, Feb. 14, Crystal Bay C & A - Stableford
So ended a confusing week for our fixtures
organiser; we were double booked Monday, not booked Wednesday and had
Friday’s booking cancelled on Thursday afternoon. Despite that he
organised a round on each day.
We arrived at Crystal Bay being warned it was heavily booked and would
be slow but despite several 5-balls being in front of us we got round in
4 hours 15 minutes, considerably better than most rounds of late.
The weather was overcast and it finally produced our first rain of the
year with some light showers late on the back nine. The course remained
the same, bumpy greens because of the different grasses and no
maintenance on the bunkers, a pity as this is a good layout with
excellent staff and caddies.
Keith Norman won comfortably with 38pts from Bruce Gladden on 35 who
edged out Tony Robbins for second place.
1st Keith Norman (13) 38pts
2nd Bruce Gladden (12) 35pts
Near Pins: Barry Murnin, Mike Corner, Tony Robbins and Colin Greig.
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 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays and meet at The Ranch at 9 a.m. for breakfast and
transportation. 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.
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JP takes the plaudits on Captain’s Day
PSC golf from Lewiinski’s Golf Society
Christy Knight (left)
presents the Captain’s winning trophy to JP Maffray.
Sunday, Feb. 9, Green Valley -
Stableford
A Flight
1st JP Maffray (12) 38pts
2nd John Nalty (12) 36pts
3rd Mike Allidi (3) 36pts
4th Ed Wyckoff (11) 36pts
5th Connie Walsh (11) 35pts
B Flight
1st Terry Mangan (15) 36pts
2nd Brian Wilkinson (15) 35pts
3rd Chris Martin (14) 35pts
4th Tom Byrne (15) 33pts
5th Pierre Bietry (17) 33pts
C Flight
1st Barry Tregurtha (19) 38pts
2nd Tom Gorey (19) 37pts
3rd Colm Mullen (18) 35pts
4th Eddy Beilby (18) 34pts
5th Nick Shaw (19) 34pts
D Flight
1st Aiden Murray (23) 38pts
2nd Jim Elphick (21) 35pts
3rd John Hartigan (22) 35pts
4th Ulrik Sinding (33) 34pts
5th Joe Tynan (29) 32pts
Near Pins: No 4 Peter LeNoury, No 9 Alistair Gall, No 12 Jim
Elphick, No 16 Connie Walsh
A field of 93 players teed it up for Christy Knight’s Captain’s Day, so
it was all to play for including a Mercedes KLS car for anyone lucky
enough to sink a hole in one on the short par-three twelfth hole. Once
again the conditions proved to be a little harder than most of the
players would have wished, although the condition of the course could
not be faulted, with the greens playing fast and true.
Three players were co-men of the match with A Flight’s JP Maffray
emerging the match winner in the resulting count back. JP received the
magnificent lead crystal glass engraved trophy.
John Nalty, Mike Allidi and Ed Wyckoff were all tied on even par rounds
and the first count back of the day (and there was many) dictated that
they ascend the podium in that order. Irishman Connie Walsh edged Peter
‘the right honourable’ LeNoury on count back for fifth spot.
D Flight provided the overall runner-up in the shape of Aiden Murray and
his 38 points. Jim Elphick and John Hartigan were separated by count
back, both three shots adrift of Aiden with Jim holding the silver.
Ulrik Sindling filled the fourth place as smoking Joe Tynan rounded out
the flight.
The third overall spot was to be filled by C Flight’s Barry Tregurtha
with his 38 points. Barry was followed by Irishman Tom Gory a stroke
back, while Colm Mullen was a further stroke back from Tom. Eddy ‘the
Eagle’ Beilby edged Nick Shaw for the fourth spot as his back nine was
more favourably dispersed.
Terry Mangan was the main benefactor in B Flight with a steady even par
round. Terry was one clear of a pair of players tied a shot back, namely
Brian ‘the unbalanced’ Wilkinson and Chris Martin. Chris conceded the
count back as long as Brian did not tell him about his game (and thank
your lucky stars). Time to replace the batteries in the calculator as it
was out again as three vied on 33 pts but the luck of the Irish held
sway for Tom Byrne as he got the fourth spot.
Nobody got to drive the car home but there were five 2’s from Ed
Wyckoff, Chaten Patel, Ben Durham, Tom Byrne and Bruce Walters.
Back at Lewiinski’s and after the presentation, incoming Captain Christy
Knight thanked everyone who took part, the Lewiinski’s staff for all
their hard work, the outgoing Captain for turning up, and the scribe for
his fine write-ups (his words not mine).
Brad and Nong raised 12,300 baht on the par 12th par three ‘hit the
green comp’ and an anonymous donor doubled that amount before it was
added to the 20,000 kindly donated by the Pattaya Sports Club, making a
total of 42,300 baht for the Baan Jing Jai orphanage.
Monday, Feb. 10, Khao Kheow B & C - Stableford
A Flight
1st Peter Ennis (13) 39pts
2nd Peter Kelly (12) 38pts
3rd Bruce Anderson (10) 38pts
B Flight
1st Eddy Beilby (18) 40pts
2nd Jim Lanzo (19) 37pts
3rd Brian Wilkinson (15) 36pts
C Flight
1st Tom Morrisroe (24) 38pts
2nd Jorn Finnerup (26) 37pts
3rd Fergus O’Brian (23) 33pts
Eddy ‘the Eagle’ Beilby was the story of the day as he was perched on
the top step of the B Flight podium with a excellent man of the match 40
points. Eddy was one clear of A Flight’s top man Peter Ennis who had a
rock solid 39 points. The ‘Eagle’ was followed up the podium steps by
the steady Jim Lanzo on 37 points and Brian ‘the unbalanced’ Wilkinson
closed the flight with a even par round.
Peter Ennis was closely followed up the podium steps by the duo of Peter
Kelly and Bruce Anderson, the resulting count back handing Peter the
silver.
Tom Morison took the honours in C Flight with a steady 38 pts; Tom was
one stroke clear of Jorn Finnerup and six clear of Fergus O’Brian.
The 2’s were shared between Peter Ennis, Peter Kelly, Vincent Connelan,
Derek Winless and Eamon Doyle.
Tuesday, Feb. 11, Burapha A & B - Stableford
A Flight
1st Mitchell Delatraz (6) 40pts
2nd Eric Gobert (4) 36pts
3rd Connie Walsh (11) 36pts
4th Dominic Downey (12) 36pts
B Flight
1st Freddy Starbeck (16) 39pts
2nd Jim Lanzo (19) 36pts
3rd Terry Mangan (15) 36pts
4th Michael Stafford (20) 36pts
C Flight
1st John Hartigan (22) 40pts
2nd Barry Oats (22) 39pts
3rd Jim Elphick (21) 36pts
4th Tom Morrisroe (24) 36pts
John ‘the Irish rover’ Hartigan and Michael Delatraz were co-men of the
match as they posted joint best 40 points scores. John was followed in
the junior flight by Barry Oats a single stroke back. Jimmy ‘two shots’
Elphick made his second visit to the pay window in as many games but
needed a count back decision over Tom Morrisroe who took the fourth
place due to the large turnout, this was Tom’s second pay window visit
as well.
Michael was chased home in the senior flight by a trio of players all
with even par rounds, Eric Gobert, Connie Walsh and Dominic Downey, and
the following count back dictated that they climb the podium steps in
that order.
Top man in the middle flight was Freddy’ the quite one’ Startreck who
was also trailed in by a group of three players on even par rounds, Jim
Lanzo, the irrepressible Terry ‘pork chop’ Mangan and Michael Stafford
who ascended the podium steps in that order.
Michael Delatraz, Pat Duane, Maurice Roberts, Mike Pearson and John
Heaney shared the 2’s pot.
Wednesday, Feb. 12, Green Valley - Stableford
A Flight
1st Thierry Petrement (13) 44pts
2nd Eric Gobert (4) 36pts
3rd John Nalty (12) 36pts
B Flight
1st Paul Robinson (16) 41pts
2nd Peter Henshaw (17) 38pts
3rd Tony Dolphin (18) 35pts
C Flight
1st Jorn Finnerup (26) 36pts
2nd Tom Morrisoe (24) 35pts
3rd Paul Gibson (28) 31pts
Thierry Petrement, everybody’s nice guy, dazzled most of the field with
his man of the man of the match and A Flight winning spectacular 44
points. The only man near to him was B Flight’s Paul Robinson with 41
points.
Thierry was followed up the podium steps by Eric Gobert who bettered
John Nalty’s even par round on count back. John was not to disappointed
as he split a very healthy 2’s pot with Jim Lanzo.
Peter ‘the silver surfer’ Henshaw took the silver in B Flight three
shots in arrears of Paul Robinson while Tony Dolphin rounded out the
flight a further three shots back.
Irishman Jorn Finnerup made it two pay window visits this week as he sat
atop the C Flight with a steady even par round. Jorn was one clear of
Tom Morrisroe who the pay master knows by name after he made it three
pay window visits in the week. Paul Gibson closed the flight with 31
points.
Thursday, Feb. 13, Crystal Bay B & C -
Stableford
A Flight
1st Derek Winless (9) 40pts
2nd Max Scott (5) 34pts
3rd Maurice Roberts (14) 33pts
B Flight
1st Tom Gorey (19) 40pts
2nd Paul Robinson (16) 39pts
3rd Charles Cunningham (17) 38pts
C Flight
1st Aiden Murray (23) 37pts
2nd Brad Robins (21) 36pts
3rd Michel Scaglione (24) 36pts
It was the Co. Wexford man Tom Gorey along with Derek Winless who vied
for the man of the match award, both with 40 points each. Derek in A
Flight was six clear of Aussie star Max Scott, although Max did have a
half share of an excellent ‘2’s pot. Max was a further shot clear of
Maurice Roberts and Pat ‘the Irish rover’ Hanafin. Maurice counted up
better on the inward nine to capture the bronze as the luck of the Irish
deserted Pat.
Tom’s 40 points in B Flight was followed by Paul Robinson a shot back
and Charles Cunningham a further stroke off the pace.
Aiden Murray was the man to catch in C Flight and for the golfer of the
month as his purple patch continues with 37 rock solid points. Aiden was
a shot clear of Brad Robins and Michel Scaglione. Alas for Michel his
acumen on the course did not transfer to the scorecard as Brad had the
better of the count back.
Billy Briton was the player who got to share the 2’s pot with Max.
Friday, Feb. 14,
Silky Oak -
Stableford
A Flight
1st Mike Allidi (3) 38pts
2nd Dominic Downey (12) 37pts
3rd Derek Winless (9) 36pts
B Flight
1st Gerry Roche (20) 34pts
2nd Colin Davis (18) 32pts
3rd Terry Mangan (15) 31pts
C Flight
1st Fergus O’Brien (23) 34pts
2nd Silvano Pizzato (23) 33pts
3rd Tom Morrisroe (24) 31pts
Although Fridays at Silky Oak can be a traffic challenge, the risk is
always worth it to play a most enjoyable layout. The good sized outing
was split into our usual three flights and the venue choice suited Mike
Allidi and a flight mate Dominic Downey as they were the only players to
better their handicaps. Derek Winless reversed his surname and made it a
second podium visit in as many games.
It was a case of the donkey between two shamrocks in B Flight as Gerry
Roche and Terry ‘pork chop’ Mangan sandwiched the GM.
It was the irrepressible Fergus Brian who was the main benefactor in C
Flight with a steady 34 points while Silvano Pizzato (try saying that
ten times holding your tongue) came home a shot adrift for the silver.
There is a groove in the tiles from were Tom Morrisroe sits in
Lewiinski’s to the pay window as he made his forth visit of the week.
Eight players shared the 2’s pot
Note: Lewiinski’s is situated on Pattaya land Soi 1, Beach Rd Soi13/13
near Walking Street. Anyone wishing to play with us just pop in and add
your name to the list or call Colin on 089 826 0764. Transport is
provided.
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Williams & Kelly shoot the lights out
IPGC golf from The Tara Court Golf Group
Michael Williams and Declan Kelly.
Sunday, Feb. 9, St. Andrews -
Stableford
We were at St Andrews today for a pleasant change and even better we
were there at Green Valley prices as they moved us over to accommodate
Lewiinski’s for their Captain’s Day.
As usual it was a pleasure to play this course with it’s beautiful
fairways and fast greens. While it can actually be a very difficult
layout, some of our players today made it look very easy with fantastic
scores. Michael Williams had the best of the day with 45 points to win
the B Flight and was closely followed by Declan Kelly who had 43 and was
the winner of the A Flight.
Teddy Lodge was second in A Flight with 35 points and third was Barney
Sheedy with 34. Second in B Flight was Frank Bradley with 36 and third
was Brendan Roddy with 34.
Unfortunately we had to say goodbye to Teddy Lodge as this was his last
game for this trip, he will be missed very much as he had been checking
all the score cards and doing the presentation for us for the past few
months.
A Flight
1st Declan Kelly (15) 43pts
2nd Teddy Lodge (11) 35pts
3rd Barney Sheedy (10) 34pts
B Flight
1st Michael Williams (20) 45pts
2nd Frank Bradley (18) 36pts
3rd Brendan Roddy (24) 34pts
2’s: Barney Sheedy and John Fetherston
Tuesday, Feb. 11, Pattana & Thursday, Feb. 13, Burapha
This week we didn’t have our usual competitions but instead
joined up with Solar Golf who operate out of The Tara Court and who run
the annual Tara Court Cup. This a two-day competition takes place on
different courses and our thanks to Callum and Stuart from Solar Golf
for their excellent organisation and for two very good days golf.
The Cup was won by Johan Collins with a combined score of 78 points and
two of our regular players, Tony Pike and Robert Hanson, came in second
and third with 72 and 71 points respectively.
We will all be looking forward to playing in it again next year and
reclaiming the Cup for one of our regular players. Thanks goes to the
management of The Tara Court for their sponsorship and the beautiful
meal for the presentation.
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
and he will book you in.
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A re-Peter for LeNoury as Moraghan cans an ‘Ace’
PSC golf from The Golf Club
Barry Murnin, Ray Powell,
Peter LeNoury, Bob Mulholland and Sonny Crawford.
Steve Ellison
Monday, Feb. 10, Green Valley (white tees) –
Stableford
A Flight
1st Peter LeNoury (10) 41pts
2nd Bob Mulholland (8) 39pts
3rd Sonny Crawford (9) 39pts
4th Chaten Patel (13) 39pts
B Flight
1st Barry Tregurtha (19) 38pts
2nd Ray Powell (16) 35pts
3rd Barry Murnin (17) 34pts
4th Geoff Doody (25) 34pts
We have been chock-a-block these last few weeks and it has not died out
yet. 36 golfers of all handicaps joined us on Monday for our regular
visit to Green Valley. Despite thousands of rounds here, the course is
still in really good shape. The cool weather still prevails in the
evenings, but it is warming up in the daytime on the golf courses now.
Ray Powell, Mark Wood, Kevin
“Ace” Moraghan, and John Emmerson.
He won here the previous week with a
38 and won it again today, but this time with a stunning 41. I am
beginning to think Peter LeNoury likes this course! Peter plays golf
every day…and I mean every day. Except for the fact that last month he
cracked a few ribs (but not at our BBQ night) and had to take a few days
off, Peter is always up for a game. Well played mate, especially off
your new 10 handicap.
Brad Sproxton was kind enough to fill in for Cap’t. Phil while on
holiday, so as guest manager he decided to employ 2 flights and the
count back system for today’s comp. The dreaded countback can be cruel
to some, but not for Bob Mulholland as his 22 Stableford points on the
back put him at the top of a trio of 39’s. Bob will be reading this from
back in Scotland as he had to return to work. See you next time pal!
Another departure was also on the flight list as Sonny Crawford was
winging his way back to his base in Korea for a few months. Sonny shot a
great 21 on the back, which would usually be good enough. Also at 39 but
just 18 on the backside was our pal Chaten Patel who couldn’t quite
match his brilliant 9 holes on the front side.
In the B Flight (15 handicap and above) it was all Barry Tregurtha as
‘Bazza’ finished a full 3 points ahead of the rest. The Sultan of Soi
Dao continued his fine form that started with last month’s Mulberry
Ryder Cup. Ray Powell was in the frame again with a 35 and Barry “Good”
Murnin tied with Geoff Doody on 34 to finish off the podium placings.
Wednesday, Feb. 12, St. Andrews (white tees) –
Stableford
1st Ray Powell (16) 40pts
2nd Mark Wood (9) 39pts
T3rd Kevin Moraghan (15) 38pts
T3rd John Emmerson (15) 38pts
There was only one big story of the day here, as Kevin Moraghan took
only one swing with a 6-iron that flew 177 yards on the 3rd hole at St.
Andrews for a hole-in one! It’s not his first though - young Kevin was
only 7 years old when he had his first ace, so it has been a bit of a
wait for ace number 2!
The beauty of that 3rd hole is that it is all downhill so you can track
it the whole way. Screams were heard as far away as Silky Oaks, so I am
told. Way to go Kevin! Remember, this is the number 1 handicap hole here
at St. Andrews, so this is a great feat. Being the generous guy that he
is, Kevin rang the bell not once, but twice, and those screams of joy
from the lads here were also heard as far away as Silky Oaks.
Kevin’s regular playing partner John Emmerson ended up with a 38 on the
day for a same-same score off the same-same handicap as the lads split
the booty for joint third. Next up the ladder was me old mate Mark Wood
as he carded a 39 for a great round of golf at this challenging track.
But today nobody could match the affable Englishman Ray Powell who had a
heck of a round with a whopping 40 points to end up top of the heap! Ray
looks to be one to watch for the Monthly Medal for sure. Ray had a
perfectly consistent game today with 20 points on the front and 20 on
the back.
Thursday, Feb. 13, Bangpakong (yellow tees) –
Stableford
1st Yuzru Yamasaki (19) 40pts
2nd Rod Stevens (23) 40pts
3rd Reg Glass (15) 39pts
It was a howling wind that greeted us at Bangpakong, as if the course
weren’t tough enough already. The layout was in fine shape for the most
part, but had a few patches of brown due to the lack of water as most
course are experiencing these days. This is a great course and is always
a popular venue, even if it is another 15 minutes drive it is worth it.
Sometimes, but not often enough, everything just seems to go right on
the golf course. There is neither rhyme nor reason to it; it must be in
the stars. It was that kind of day for our Canadian buddy Rod Stevens as
he shot the best round of golf in ages and proudly posted a massive 40
points on the card. Visiting Yuzru Yamasaki also ended up with a fine
score of 40 so congrats to these 2 guys who actually tamed Bangpakong.
Reg ‘have another” Glass brought in a fine 39 that would have been a
winner on another day’s outing, but better luck next time Reg.
Thanks to all who joined us for another great week of golf in paradise!
Note: The Golf Club is located on Soi LK Metro. 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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Cleaver the standout at Greenwood
Travellers Rest Golf Group
Andy Rich
It was good to see an increase in the turnout this week after
the gradual decline of the last couple of weeks. It would appear that
the terrible weather in the USA and Europe has had a side effect of
persuading a number of golfers to head off to warmer climes in Thailand.
Jim Cleaver.
With the increased competition it also
meant that two divisions were needed most days and it was also good to
see different names appearing on the top of each leader board as the
prizes were shared around.
Monday, Feb. 10, Greenwood - Stableford
On Monday it was off to the ever-popular Greenwood
(A and B courses) and with no rain for more than a month now the
fairways were looking a little bare and it was more like playing links
golf, with the ball running on a considerable distance and the greens
very fast. Maybe that would explain why only one golfer played to his
handicap.
Division 1’s Jim Cleaver was that man, taking a well-earned rest from
nappy changing. I should clarify that I meant changing his new son’s
nappies and not his own, he is not that old yet. Alan Thomas, a man in
form, was second and Neil Bramley was third.
In Division 2 it was gentleman Jack Macnamara who took the honours by
just pipping Jim Cooper on count back, with Reg Glass close behind in
third.
Div. 1 (0-12)
1st Jim Cleaver (9) 36pts
2nd Alan Thomas (5) 35pts
3rd Neil Bramley (10) 33pts
Div. 2 (13+)
1st Jack Macnamara (17) 34 pts
2nd Jim Cooper (14) 34 pts
3rd Reg Glass (15) 33pts
Tuesday, Feb. 11, Green Valley - Stableford
Tuesday it was back to Green Valley with just one
division. Alan Thomas once again proved that cream rises to the top as
he showed the rest the way home with a very creditable 38pts. Ken Brehm,
despite a cut to his handicap, came through into second place and my
cribbage partner Derek Thorogood took third.
Tewin ‘Poopay’ Lamthong.
1st Alan Thomas (5) 38pts
2nd Ken Brehm (15) 36pts
3rd Derek Thorogood (16) 36pts
Thursday, Feb. 13, The Emerald - Stableford
On Thursday the largest field of the week headed
off to Emerald to keep up the green theme going. In Division 1 Martin
Cooper took the green blazer, with Trevor Nash second and disgruntled
Man U fan Ben Durham in third. Don’t worry Ben you are not alone, I keep
running into disgruntled Man U fans I am happy to tell you.
In Division 2 it was good to see the ladies get into the act after a
long absence. Tewin Poopay Lamthong took off her nurse’s uniform after
nursing other half Fergus Brennan back to health and stormed off with
first prize, with Mod Chaviraksa looking a new woman in second. Jim
Cooper trooped in third.
Div.1 (0-11)
1st Martin Cooper (4) 38pts
2nd Trevor Nash (11) 36pts
3rd Ben Durham (10) 33pts
Div.2 (12+)
1st Tewin Poopay Lamthong (12) 35pts
2nd Mod Chaviraksa (12) 34pts
3rd Jim Cooper (14) 32pts
Saturday, Feb. 15, Crystal Bay - Stableford
The week’s competitions drew to a close on
Saturday at Crystal Bay (B and C courses). In Division 1, Irishman Niall
Cronin held off the ever-sprightly Larry Simpson but only on count back,
with Ed Brubaker in third.
In Division 2, master of the curving golf ball Tim Dalton proved too
good for the rest but only just. It took another count back to separate
him from Derek Thorogood in second and John Baxter snuck into third.
Div.1 (0-14)
1st Niall Cronin (12) 38pts
2nd Larry Simpson (9) 38pts
3rd Ed Brubaker (14) 36pts
Div.2 (15+)
1st Tim Dalton (19) 38pts
2nd Derek Thorogood (16) 38pts
3rd John Baxter (15) 36pts
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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Golden Orr romps to
victory at Green Valley
PSC golf from The Caddyshack
Monday, Feb. 10, Green Valley - Stableford
We have all been eagerly awaiting Brian’s first win of the year
so that we can share his very manly locker room pose. Brian stormed to
victory with 42 points today, a score which was only 2 short of his
waist size.
Screaming eagle Phil Cawse.
A Flight
1st Brian Orr (17) 42pts
2nd Paul Walia (15) 38pts
3rd Roger Rush (17) 37pts
B Flight
1st Tony Baker (24) 35pts
2nd Patrick Browne (25) 35pts
3rd Bruce Tolit (20) 35pts
Wednesday, Feb. 12, Greenwood – Stableford
Wednesday was the away game at Greenwood and despite some
early confusion with starting times things went smoothly. Scoring was
below average which allowed Phil Cawse to scream to the first victory of
his trip and help pay for his new vehicle.
1st Phil Cawse (16) 34pts
2nd Emmet White (13) 33pts
3rd Bruce Tollit (20) 33pts
4th Brian Orr(17) 31pts
Friday, Feb. 14, Green Valley - Stableford
Friday’s game was back at Green Valley and a large crowd
showed up to participate, with Ed Horrocks taking the top spot with a
score of 40 points and 12 Heinekens.
1st Ed Horrocks (19) 40pts
2nd Jack Butler (16) 39pts
3rd Robert Marsh (27) 37pts
4th Vincent Smyth (13) 36pts
5th Brian Orr (17) 36pts
6th Roger Rush (17) 35pts
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 records back to back wins
Jomtien golf with the IPGC
(L to R): Howard Stanley,
Randy Flello and Matti Pihlajisto.
Monday, Feb. 10, Pattavia –
Stableford
Nine groups tee off on time today in 2 flights and the best score was
returned in division 2 by Burnie Sinclair, winning with 38 points. After
scoring 23 points on the front nine Jim Ferris only managed 12 on the
back to take second place and Cliff Elliott beat Rudi Schaefer 18/13 on
the back nine for third after they both came in with 31’s.
There were four 33’s returned in division 1 and with count backs of
18/17/16/14, Jarmo Sulavori claimed top spot ahead of Don Head, Nik
Evans and Pete Sumner in second, third and fourth respectively.
Near pins went to Don Head, Ken, Wichai Tananusorn, Jim Ferris, Randy
Flello and Mauri Friman.
Wichai birdied the 7th to scoop the rollover ‘2’s pot in division 1 and
Jim Ferris did the same in division 2 with a birdie on the 4th.
Wednesday, Feb. 12, The Emerald - Stableford
Another good turnout today and three divisions
with the cut coming at 6-16, 17-20 and 21+. The best score of the day
came in division 1 from Wichai Tananusorn, who won with 36 points ahead
of Don Head in second with 34 and Dennis Scougal took third with 33.
In his last game with us before
returning to China, Bob Poole topped division 2 standings with 34 points
and Howard Stanley was second on 32, beating Matti Pihlajisto on a 19/16
back nine count back.
Randy Flello with 33 points won division 3, beating Burnie Sinclair by
two points, and Magne Gunnarson beat Jim Connelly and Joe Kubon on a
10/8/7 back six count back for third after they all came in on 30
points.
Near pins were claimed by Don Head (2), Bryan Rought, Wichai Tananusorn,
Miss Nut, Finn Olsen (2) and Matti Pihlajisto.
Chris Voller and Wichai both birdied the 7th and Wichai also the 15th to
share the ‘2’s pot in division 1 and Jim Connelly and Finn Olsen did
likewise in division 3. It was an amazing ‘2’ for Jim, scoring it on the
first hole here with his second shot with a five wood from about 160
yards out.
Friday, Feb. 14, Eastern Star - Stableford
The largest turnout of the week here today with
11groups going out and in division 1 (5-15) in the frame again was
Wichai Tananusorn who won with 36 points. Bill Bertram was second one
point behind Wichai and playing off 6 now Ron Miller took third with 34.
Barry Stirling beat Walter Weber 18/16 on the back nine in division 2 to
claim top spot after they both came in with 36 points each and Harry
Vincenzi edged Frank Kelly on count back for third as they both scored
34 points. In division 3 (20+) Ray Gott beat Tony Holehouse 18/16 on
another count back to take first place after they both shot 32 points
and in third place was John McGarry with 29.
Near pins went to Ron Miller (2), Mike Pearson, Frank Kelly, Ray Gott,
Matti Pihlajisto and Harry Vincenzi.
Barry Stirling birdied the signature thirteenth hole to take the ‘2s pot
in division 1 and Frank Kelly and Kevin shared the purse in division 2,
both getting ‘2’s on the 13th as well.
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Kubicki strikes twice
PSC golf from The Cafe Kronborg
Richard Kubicki (left) with
Dave Richardson and Gordon Clegg.
Monday, Feb. 10, Khao Kheow –
Stableford
A Flight (0-21)
1st Richard Kubicki (14) 45pts
2nd Kristin Helgason (18) 41pts
3rd Mashi Kaneta (15) 37pts
4th Elias Magnusson (21) 37pts
B Flight (22+)
1st Gordon Clegg (28) 43pts
2nd Jack Robertson (26) 43pts
3rd Steen Habersaat (28) 40pts
4th Hugh O’Donnell (33) 39pts
Near Pins: A3 Peter Hammond, A5 Peter Bygballe, B3 Steen
Habersaat, B8 Mike Winfield
Long Putts: A9 Jacky Wan, B9 Jack Robertson
The course at Khao Kheow was in fine condition today and it continues to
improve every month. It was rather busy so we had a slowish round of 4
hours and 40 minutes. Back in the clubhouse welcomes went out to Jacky
Wan from Hong Kong and Kenneth Madsen from Denmark and a goodbye to Hugh
O’Donnell.
We had two flights today and Richard Kubicki ran away with the A Flight
with an amazing 45 points. Kristin Helgason came second with a fine 41
points and Mashi Kaneta was third on a count back from Elias Magnusson,
both on 37’s.
Gordon Clegg topped the B Flight on a count back from Jack Robertson,
both returning very fine 43-point scores, and Steen Habersaat took third
with 40 ahead of 83-years young Hugh O’Donnell in fourth.
Thursday, Feb. 13, Pattavia - Stableford
A Flight (0-20)
1st Richard Kubicki (14) 34pts
2nd Henning Olsen (17) 34pts
3rd Tate Akifumi (15) 31pts
4th John Ostrum (19) 30pts
B Flight (21+)
1st Sirrka Pulkkonen (26) 36pts
2nd Jan Lovgreen (22) 35pts
3rd Kurt Sandgaard (30) 32pts
4th Gordon Clegg (28) 31pts
Near Pins: #4 Jan Lovgreen, #13 Mike Winfield, #17 Kurt
Sandgaard.
Long Putts: #9 John Ostrum, #18 Mike Winfield.
Pattavia was in good condition with slower greens this month and the
clubhouse is on the verge of opening. There was nobody in front of us
all day and we got around in 4 hours and 10 minutes.
Two flights today with the cut at handicap 20 and Richard Kubicki kept
up his winning streak with a count back win in the A Flight over Henning
Olsen, both on 34 points. Tate Akifumi came third with 31 points and
John Ostrum was one further back in fourth.
Sirkka Pulkkonen had the best score of the day to take the B Flight with
36 points ahead of Jan Lovgreen in second, Kurt Sandgaard third and
Gordon Clegg completed the podium in fourth on a count back over Peter
Hammond.
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Locke wins on a slow day
at Plutaluang
PSC golf from The Billabong Golf Bar
Monday, Feb. 10, Silky Oak -
Stableford
Silky Oak was our venue for golf today and the course was in grand
condition although the greens were a bit tricky. We played from the
white markers so as not to make it too hard for the older golfers to get
over the numerous water carries, which are quite long on some holes.
With two different tee times, owing to the course being busy, it was up
to Cottee and Eng to run the show from the 7.20 first tee time, then
George Barrie looked after the other three groups teeing off at 8.25. My
thanks to you both for doing such a great job!
The scores were quite good with John Locke taking third spot on 34
points ahead of Noddy Moyle in fourth on count back. Second place went
to Liz Collier with 35 points and coming in first was Neil Carter with
36.
There was only one ‘2’ today, coming from Noddy Moyle.
Friday, Feb. 14, Plutaluang - Stableford
A very slow but enjoyable day out at
Plutaluang golf course today with the five groups taking five and a bit
hours to get around, but nobody was complaining at the watering holes.
Rosco hadn’t played this course for a number of years and was surprised
at the condition. We played West and North, which in my opinion are two
of the best trials of golf around the area and it reflected in the
scoring with two thirds of the field scoring under 29 points.
Fourth place today went to John Player and the three above him were
knotted together on 34 points. The subsequent count back saw John Locke
take first place ahead of Chaten Patel and Noddy Moyle in that order.
There were two ‘2’s today, coming from Paul Greenaway and Bill Marsden.
Note: If you are looking for a game, give Bob a call on 082 204 3411 or
call into the bar at Mabprachan Lake and put your name on the sign-up
sheet.
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The Phoenix Rises
Since last November 1st when the new
owners of Phoenix (what is now known as Phoenix Gold Golf and Country
Club) implemented a new price structure for both guests and members, the
attendance at the course has diminished dramatically. Many members who
preferred to walk decided not to bow to the demand of having to pay for
a cart, as well as an annual subscription fee on top of a ‘play as you
go’ maintenance fee remaining in place.
Now some 3 months down the line quite a few members have conceded to the
new price structure and paid the annual fee, along with the other fees
and are now back playing at the course of their choice. I say of their
choice simply because many members are still boycotting the club but
playing at other courses, not out of preference but because of financial
reasons. No doubt some will disagree with this statement but basically
that’s all it comes down to.
There is hope that there will be some concessions by the management
(some have already been put in place), however this is 2014 and things
have changed from when we were getting top class conditions for very
little. Financial changes (for the worse) are inevitable as time goes
by. Sounds like a cue for a song!
There are many ideas and much speculation with regard to what may happen
but at the end of the day only the new owners and management (maybe)
know exactly what their agenda for the future is.
Some changes have taken place regarding the course over the last six
months, including a complete overall of the Ocean course where many
bunkers have been changed or removed, but with many new ones being
introduced. Many of the big bushes have been removed and also many trees
so as to thin them out a little and allow the sun to get through to the
ground, which in turn promoted better growth of grass.
Luckily when all this work was being carried out the greens were not
included within any maintenance work and are still superb in all
aspects. However, much of the other work carried out has not had enough
time to settle in and the general condition of the Ocean course is still
a little below its best. Putting far too much sand in the bunkers has
proved to be disastrous with little or no chance of playing normal
bunker shots (especially the longer handicapper). In conclusion,
regarding the Ocean course it is still by far the best nine holes
(visually) with many splendid views and a good variation of layout.
The Mountain and Lake courses were not touched during the low season and
they too have problems with areas off the fairways with little growth of
grass in between the trees. Some tree felling is now taking place to
remedy this problem and eventually this problem should be eradicated.
Sadly the greens on both of these courses have deteriorated
significantly, and whilst we are in the middle of what is called the
high season, renovation work has been carried out on the greens with
much hollow tyning and sanding, which has been quite annoying when you
consider that the greens of Phoenix have always been some of the best in
the area for many years. However it looks like this is coming to an end
and the greens should now receive the benefit of this work and improve
dramatically. Rain is required though as the course is very dry off
fairways at present.
So, for what used to be a frustrating time of the year with too many
tourists causing major delays at every drinks hut we now have the beauty
and comfort of getting round the course in approx 3 to 4 hours maximum,
depending on the size of the group playing. Even if you are a two-ball
it seems the etiquette is better and four & five ball groups are
standing to one side to let smaller groups play through.
To this end it seems that with a little help and some common sense from
the owners and management of Phoenix, playing conditions should improve
for the future.
It is noticeable that many members are now creeping back and succumbing
to the fees demanded purely because this is where they wish to play.
Some representatives from all major members groups are now evident at
the course but in fairness in a minority of numbers.
As some of you may be aware, I formed the Phoenix Members Golf Society
group some five years ago but over the last 3 months this society has
now disbanded over the problematic issues caused by the new ownership of
the course. At present only a small amount of the original society are
interested in playing at Phoenix and we would very much like to increase
these numbers to about 8 to 12 in number maximum. This will ensure very
little in the way of logistical problems, with a quicker time scale to
complete any game.
No group name will be adopted and we are just looking for the right
people with the right attitude to the game to join in, for what may be
“a decision on the day as to the format of play.”
Obviously it would seem that members will be the majority of people
interested in this idea but non-members will be welcome, bearing in mind
the visitors fees that exist. These are 2,500 baht green fee, Monday to
Friday (3,000 baht weekends), 600 baht for a compulsorily cart (one
person only) and 350 baht caddy fee.
As members we can offer a discount of 30% off the green fees (only) by
signing you in as a member’s guest. This reduces the midweek fee to
1,750 baht plus the other charges.
If anyone is interested please contact me on 087 091 7565 or email,
mikegerrard1944 @gmail.com.
At present we are playing every Monday and Friday, at around midday, but
with the introduction of new names, new ideas can be adopted and
everything is negotiable and changeable.
Mike Gerrard.
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Old heads guide PCC to victory in a nail-biting finish
Pattaya Cricket Club’s
John Spiers (right) bowls one of the tense final few overs against
Indorama at the Thai Polo Club, Sunday, Feb. 16.
It required the experienced players of
Pattaya Cricket Club at the death to ensure the club recorded its 3rd
straight league victory against Indorama last Sunday and remain top of
the Bangkok Cricket League.
On an unusually overcast and breezy morning at the Thai Polo Ground, PCC
were asked to bat first and the new opening partnership of Dan (17) and
Venky began positively. It was Venky in particular who took advantage of
the fielding restrictions against some surprisingly quick bowling as he
regularly cleared the infield with a fluent 45.
Indorama’s Dhiraj (right)
hits out on his way to a brilliant 102.
At drinks after 13 overs PCC were 77
for 1 and well set for an aggressive last 12 over onslaught. John Spiers
(31) and the club captain Simon Philbrook (44) did not disappoint with
another telling partnership of 79 to maintain the momentum.
Despite Salman managing to pull a groin whilst gently ambling a single,
Dave Callick (13no), who thankfully had arrived at the right ground,
just, and Thomas Manoj (9no) saw PCC post an impressive 182/4. It was an
excellent batting display that the increasing crowd of spectators
enjoyed and they expressed their appreciation by ordering rounds of beer
at a speed akin to the game’s run rate.
After a short break and an unseasonal 5 minute shower the PCC opening
bowlers, in the absence of Salman who had now self-diagnosed his injury
as a 3rd degree groin muscle tear, Thomas and Hamza started with an
immaculate line and length spell and they reduced Indorama to 35/4 from
8 overs.
It seemed an improbable position from
which Indorama could challenge the target but Dhiraj (102) had other
ideas. In a beautifully timed innings he single-handedly grabbed the
game by the scruff of the neck and the impetus slowly but surely swung
away from PCC. With just 40 runs required from the final 5 overs and
still 5 wickets in hand it seemed Indorama would pull off an unlikely
victory.
The captain called on the old heads of Thomas and John Spiers who
returned to the attack and bowled perhaps the game changing overs.
Thomas conceded only 1 run in the 21st over and John removed Dhiraj in
the 22nd for what would normally have been a match winning century.
The game was still in the balance with 16 needed from the final over to
be bowled by Andy Emery and despite 8 runs from the first three
deliveries his old head remained on his shoulders as he closed the
innings out (175/8) for a nail biting 7 run victory.
It was a terrific and unpredictable game of cricket that kept PCC on top
of the league and well placed for a final play-off berth at the end of
the season.
The bar was duly restocked for the exuberant spectators and elated
players who celebrated the fraught victory well into the now sunny
afternoon.
PCC travel this weekend to Chiang Mai for the annual weekend of cricket
with Chiang Mai CC, Lanna CC and Phuket CC at the famous Gymkhana
Cricket Ground, to be followed the next weekend with a double-header of
the British Club on Saturday 1st March and Siam CC in a league game on
Sunday 2nd, both at home at the Thai Polo Ground.
PCC would like to express their gratitude to Pattaya Sports Club for
their invaluable support.
For anyone interested in all matters related to PCC, please refer to the
club website www. pattayacricketclub.com or visit the Facebook page for
more details. The club has an open door policy and welcomes any like
minded cricket enthusiasts of any age or ability.
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Jet skis, speedboats race in Jomtien
Sonthaya Kunplome,
Minister of Culture, with Pol. Col. Suphachai Phuikaewkhum,
superintendent of Pattaya station, sound air-horns to release the boats
at the starting line.
Jetsada Homklin
Speedboats and jet skis made waves in Jomtien Beach as marine racers
vied for thousands of baht in prizes at the Pattaya Water Sports
Festival.
Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome handed out trophies to winners of the five
jet-ski races and two speedboat contests Feb. 9 at the Surf Kitchen
restaurant.
Sponsored by the Jet Ski Club of Pattaya, the Feb. 8-9 competition
featured professional and amateur racers competing for prizes and to
stimulate Pattaya tourism.
Jet ski races included the Yamaha Pla-O 650cc, Yamaha XL, Yamaha Pla-O
650cc two-seater, Yamaha Pla-O plus banana boat 710cc, and the Pro
Stroke 1,600cc jet ski. Boats competed in the standard 400-horsepower
and two-cylinder 400-horsepower open.
Jet-skis line up on the
Jomtien shoreline, ready to do battle in the Feb. 8-9 competition.
First-place finishers in all but the two-cylinder
speedboat race won 10,000 baht each. The boat race’s top prize was
20,000 baht.
In order, winners in the Yamaha Pla-O 650cc race were Wattana Phumthong
of the Champ Boat Team, Vichai Sonthiraksa of the Champ Boat Team and
Rachan Aaramwong of Son Service.
In the Yamaha XL race, Kriangsak Thongkhao of Tod Room Rental placed
first, Vichai came second, and Chalerm Bunmee of Wattananukit was third.
The Yamaha Pla-O 650cc two-seater category was won by Wattana Phumthong,
with Somporn Khunjeng from the Mart Team and Rachan Aaramwong completing
the podium.
The top three in the standard speedboat race were Kriangsak, Kittipong
and Nattawut who finished in that order.
The big two-cylinder race saw Wattana Phumthong take first place,
Prasert Jansroi of Hollywood Car Care came second and Sombut Hengleng
placed third.
The Yamaha Pla-O plus banana boat race’s top three finishers were
Vichai, Wattana and Rachan.
In the Pro Stroke 1,600cc race, Somporn took first place ahead of Somiat
Bunnukul in second and Watchara Kritjandee from Surf Kitchen third.
Speedboats contest for
honours out on the ocean.
Itthiphol Kunplome, mayor of
Pattaya city, presents trophies to the winners.
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Golf stars contest LPGA crown in Pattaya
Enjoy some top
LPGA golf action at Siam Country Club ‘Old Course’ this weekend.
The world’s top women golfers are in town this
weekend to contest the 1.5 million dollar 2014 Honda LPGA Thailand golf
tournament taking place at Siam Country Club ‘Old Course’ from Feb.
20-23.
Star names taking part include defending champion Inbee Park, Suzann
Pettersen, and Stacy Lewis, Ai Miyazato, the 2010 winner; Paula Creamer;
Jessica Korda, who is the latest Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic
champion; New Zealand teenage sensation Lydia Ko, and top-performing
Thai professionals Moriya Jutanugarn and Pornanong Phatlum.
Inbee Park said she was expecting another competitive week as she sets
about defending her title, with 17 of the world’s top-20 players in
action and says her strength on the greens will have to show.
“Siam Country Club has very tough greens so putting will be key,” said
the 25-year old South Korean. “It’s also a tough second-shot golf
course. It needs different types of shots around the greens so some
creativity will come into play.”
With no halfway tournament cut, all the big names will be in action over
the weekend and tickets can be bought at the course at the following
prices: 300 baht for Thursday & Friday, 400 baht for Saturday and 500
baht for Sunday. A 4-day pass can be bought for 800 baht. Spectators who
are 18 years old or under and 60 years or over can gain free admission
to the event.
For more information, visit website at
www.lpgathailand.com or
www.hondalpgathailand2014.com.
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