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Pattaya all set for weekend sporting fiesta

The Top of the Gulf Regatta takes place at Ocean Marina Yacht Club in Na Jomtien from May 2-5.

A great four days of sport in the form of sailing and rugby are lined-up in Pattaya this weekend with 2 major sporting events scheduled to take place.
Starting on Friday, May 2 and continuing through to Monday, May 5, the 10th anniversary Top of the Gulf (TOG) Regatta will be held off Ocean Marina Yacht Club in Na Jomtien featuring top sailors from around the world who will be in Pattaya to compete in Asia’s largest multi-class sailing event.
Somewhere in excess of 250 boats and more than 600 sailors from over 30 countries will be battling it out in keelboats, multihulls, dinghies, beach catamarans and windsurfs. The event also features the prestigious Coronation Cup and the Thailand Optimist National Championships.

The Chris Kays Memorial 10’s rugby tournament will be held at Horseshoe Point Resort from May 3-4.

The Top of the Gulf is the only regatta in Thailand to be operated from a marina and Ocean Marina Yacht Club, South East Asia’s largest marina and home of the regatta since the beginning, provides an ideal in-water and onshore base for the event with great viewing spots for spectators. For more details on this year’s 10th anniversary regatta, turn to page 55.
Running simultaneously to the regatta on Saturday and Sunday, May 3-4, will be the fourteenth staging of the Pattaya 10’s Rugby Tournament, which is now known as the Chris Kays Memorial Tournament to perpetuate the memory of the former Pattaya Panthers captain, who was tragically killed in the Bali bombing in October 2002.
The rugby festival will, as in past years, be held at the grounds of the beautiful Horseshoe Point Resort in east Pattaya and will feature an open men’s 10’s tournament with 16 local and international teams taking part, and a junior division (under-16’s), which is now in its fifth year.
The action will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday and concludes around 6 p.m. Sunday in what should be a memorable weekend of both on and off field entertaining. Note that the Kingdom Property U-16’s tournament will be played from 16:00 to 19:00 on Saturday evening and will conclude between 08:00 and 10:00 on Sunday morning. For more details, check website: www.pattayapanthers.com.

Local cricketers complete league season unbeaten

Hamza receives his man of the match award from club captain Simon Philbrook.

Pattaya Cricket Club, affiliated with Pattaya Sports Club, finished the league season in convincing fashion with a 6 wicket victory over the Thai National Ladies team last weekend and maintained their unbeaten league record.
On a very hot and humid Sunday morning at the national cricket ground in Bangkok, PCC won the toss and elected to bowl first on a grass wicket that appeared severely underprepared. And so it transpired as the PCC bowlers conceded only 15 runs from the first 8 overs. Wickets fell regularly as the inconsistent bounce and lateral movement proved too much for the batsmen.
A couple of wickets a piece for Akhil (2/8) and Hamza (2/3) ripped the heart out of the batting line up but Andy Emery (3/1), sporting his brand new bowling boots, was the pick of the bowlers. The ladies were finally all out for 52 in the sixteenth over, their score generously boosted by an overdose of wides (22), courtesy of the part time bowlers (Venky).
With only a modest total to chase and despite the vagaries of the pitch, captain Simon Philbrook elected to reverse the batting order. It soon became apparent why Usman, Akhil and Bobby Young are normally nine, ten and jack when the score labored to 5 for 3. It was left to Hamza (21no) and Venky (27) to steady the ship and bring a semblance of order to the proceedings as PCC cantered to a 6 wicket victory with 11 overs remaining.
PCC’s final match of the season is the Grand Final versus Indorama on 11th May, the venue is yet to be decided. Details will appear on the club website www. pattayacricketclub.com and on the Facebook page.

United back on winning track

Pattaya United’s Brazilian forward Andre Araujo (10) celebrates with team mates after scoring against Khon Kaen FC at the Nongprue Stadium in Pattaya, Sunday, April 27. (Photo courtesy Pattaya United FC)

Pattaya United secured a valuable 2-1 home victory over struggling Khon Kaen FC at the Nongprue Stadium in Pattaya last Sunday to move up to 11th position in the Thai Division 1 standings after nine games. Having won four of their last five matches, United currently have 12 points, 8 behind league leaders Ang Thong FC.
United are due to take a long trip this coming Sunday to face Chaingmai FC but before that they were scheduled for an away match on April 30 against near neighbours Sriracha, who racked up their first point of the season last weekend with a 0-0 draw in Lopburi against TTM.
Elsewhere in Division 1, Sattahip based Thai Navy’s push for a promotion spot suffered a hiccup as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Nakhon Ratchasima.
In the Premier League, Chonburi FC found themselves on the wrong end of a 2-0 scoreline at Buriram United and have now slipped to fifth place in the league standings, six points behind leaders Muang Thong United.

Indoor lawn bowls at the Coco Club

The winter bowling leagues ended last month after 14 weeks and 42 games and Thanom and Ian won the Wednesday edition by 5 points from the chasing teams of Lek and Sue on 60 points, who just held off Bank and Margaret on 59 for second spot.
Friday’s champions were more convincing with a win for Lek, Thanom and Yuppa on 59 points from the previous season’s winners Nok, On and Thong, who were 7 points behind but again they just held off Ken, Harvey and Ian by one point for second place.
The new leagues started on April 23 with an additional Sunday pairs tournament, which still has a couple of spare places.
The new league also saw the first of a new competition - mixed triples – featuring 2 men and 1 lady in a team which produced some great bowling on the first weekend and included the best 23 Thai bowlers and 7 farangs who dared to take them on.
In division A our local hero Bank beat Vinai 15-6 and looked to be on a roll but then he lost to Yung 13-3 and Tan 10-6. Yung was on a high after winning 2 from 2 but then he lost to Vinai 7-4 and the league was wide open but it was Vinai, Num and Pukky who took it on shot difference to go into the final from Tan, Sukom and Sue, who went on to the contest the Plate.
Divison B was a little different with Ing coming out on fire with a 17-1 victory over Somchai, but then lost to Bus 14-4. Ian was slowly accumulating shots, winning 2 and losing 2, and then just when the league appeared decided, the team of Jenny, Ken and Mick came up with a dramatic 9-6 victory over Ing which left 3 teams on 4 points and let Ian, Harvey and Thanom slip in on bowl difference behind Bus, Go and Nok, who won all their 4 games.
So the 3rd and 4th place play off was nip and tuck with Team Ian taking it 8-7 from Team Tan. The final was even closer and after 10 ends the score was 10-10 and an extra end was needed with even more drama. Team Vinai took the jack to within a foot of the ditch which left everyone scrambling on rink 1 with no-one able to ditch it and only 3 bowls from 18 remained on the rink at the end. So it was Team Vinai 11-10 for the first Mixed Triples title and 7,500 baht. Team Bus came in second for 6000 baht, Team Ian third (4500 baht), and Team Tan fourth (3000 baht).
A new bi-monthly pairs competition called the Kanchanakaphan Cup starts in June and plays through August, October and December with prizes each week and an accumulated points league. Anyone interested in taking part, contact Sue on 087 135 8357.

Ocean Marina to host 10th anniversary Top of the Gulf Regatta

Captain Bundit Kongyai, Chief of Yacht Racing Association of Thailand (standing back row 4th left), Supatra Angkavinijwong, Deputy Managing Director of Ocean Property Co., Ltd. (back row centre), and William Gasson, Chairman of Top of the Gulf Regatta 2014 (back row 3rd right) are ready to welcome sailors to the 10th anniversary Top of the Gulf Regatta.

Ocean Marina Yacht Club, South East Asia’s largest marina, is all set to host the 10th anniversary Top of the Gulf Regatta from 1st to 5th May 2014. Located in Na Jomtien, Ocean Marina Yacht Club is the hub of sailing in the region and home of the award-winning Top of the Gulf Regatta since its inception in 2005.
The marina has long promoted sailing in the Gulf of Thailand and surrounds, hosting regular club regattas, youth sailing programmes, national and regional championships.
“Ocean Marina Yacht Club is the perfect venue for a multi-class regatta such as Top of the Gulf,” said William Gasson, Chairman of the regatta organising committee.
“The marina has played an important role in the development of sailing in the region and has been instrumental in making the Top of the Gulf Regatta the largest sailing event of its kind in Asia today,” he added.
In recognition of the Regatta’s success and cementing its position on the international sailing calendar, Top of the Gulf Regatta was recently voted ‘Asian Regatta of the Year’ at the 2014 Asian Marine & Boating Awards.
“We’re honoured to have won this award. There’s no doubt that having such a great venue and unwavering support from Ocean Marina has played a huge part in the Regatta’s success,” added Mr. Gasson.
Staking its claim as the largest marina in South East Asia, Ocean Marina has undergone an ambitious recent expansion, plan increasing the number of berths from 200 in mid-2011 to 330 today, with ongoing development to increase the dry storage area as well as adding another 48 berths by July 2014.
According to Supatra Angkavinijwong, Deputy Managing Director of Ocean Property Co., Ltd., Ocean Marina Yacht Club has grown over the years in tandem with the industry’s growth.
“We have seen a trend in recent years of more Thais buying yachts. This, together with the growth in the number of visiting yachts from overseas, has seen the Gulf of Thailand become a key yachting hub in South East Asia, and our current expansion is in response to this demand and in anticipation of further growth,” said Supatra.
As sailing in the region grows and the 2014 Top of the Gulf Regatta opens its doors, Ocean Marina Yacht Club will be full to the seams this weekend, having welcomed an influx of international boats coming to race in the Regatta from Japan, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and elsewhere in Thailand.
The Top of the Gulf Regatta expects to welcome a near record fleet of 250 boats and over 600 sailors. The twelve classes include this year the RS:One Asian Windsurfing Championships, being held in Thailand for the first time, and over 30 national team sailors from Asian countries will be competing for the Asian crown.
For more information, visit www.topofthegulfregatta.com.

Hansen brightens up poor Green Valley

The Pattaya Golf Society (IPGC) at the Elephant Bar

With Songkran over for another year the Pattaya Golf Society resumed normal duties with visit to Green Valley on Monday, 21st April to play a stabeford competition.
A long time empty first tee gave a clue to the course condition which was reasonable except for greens which, in the opinion of an experienced Green Valley golfer, were in the worst condition he could remember. Unevenly cut, some spiked, unevenly sanded, variable in pace. you name it, Green Valley had it!
The single flight began the round on the stroke one hole - how quaint - and then followed the original layout for the next seventeen holes and scores were not impressive. Brian Talbot and Dave Edwards shared third place with 33 points and Erik Anttonen took second with a very solid 35 points. The winner was Jesper Hansen and his level par round was one of the rare highlights of the day.
Gerner Lykke and Dave Edwards shared the ‘2’s pot with their efforts on the fifth and sixteenth respectively and the Booby Bevy later went to Kerry Jonsson who was en route from Reykjavik to Birmingham but decided to call in on his golf mates for a few rounds!
Chris Smith impresses at Bangpra
Bangpra was the venue for the Pattaya Golf Society on Wednesday, 23rd April, when a large field turned out to play a stableford event on the popular course. The course was in excellent condition and the greens were only a modicum slower than normal but many white tees were back at their fullest extent so a fine contest was in store for both flights which were divided at thirteen and under.
In the first flight Alan Flynn and Brian Talbot shared second place with 31 points whilst Chris Smith produced a round of high quality for a gross figure of 78 giving him 32 points.
In the second flight cores were slightly better with Jesper Hansen and Brian Shaw sharing third place with 32 points, Dave Lehane coming in from the wilderness with 34 points for second and John Chelo taking the fight with 35 points.
Chris Smith took the ‘2’s pot after a consummate birdie on the second hole and the Booby Bevy went to Mr Len for an abject round of mistimed shots and “iffy” putting on greens he normally adores! However the day will be remembered for the quality of Chris Smith’s round not the errors of others!
Anttonen,
all rhythm off blues
The Pattaya Golf Society ended the week with a visit to Pleasant Valley on Friday, 25th April. The course is always well irrigated and it was no surprise to find soft fairways and the decision to go from the blue tees may have been the cause for some poor returns, especially as the wind was also up for the day.
A full Thai turnout at the same time meant the PGS had to start on the tenth tee which was not the best idea the club have ever had. The tough and tight nine needs to be played when joints are supple and minds are receptive to strategy and certainly not at the start of the round.
In third place was Alan Flynn with 34 points and only one point ahead was Brian Talbot, so consistent yet again. The winner was no surprise with Erik Anttonen striking the ball so well at present and his 38 points also included a birdie ‘2’ on the seventeenth as well as representing the best gross of the day.
The bar’s non-winners ice cool “freebie” went to Gerner Lykke on the eve of his return to Denmark and the Booby Bevy went to Larry Ang for the lowest nine hole score of the day.

Selwood signs off in style

PSC golf from Tropical Bert’s

John Hackett (right) and Derek Brook (left) with one of Bert’s finest.

Derek Brook
Tuesday, April 22, Crystal Bay – Stableford
With half the Tropical Bert’s golfers still not back from escaping the joy of being soaked in Pattaya the previous week, it was a relatively small group that went down to Crystal Bay to try and get the golf swing going after a week’s break.
A quick book in saw us on the first tee with the test for the day to be the C & A Nines. The C layout, in my opinion, tends to be the hardest so to get away on this nine into a strong wind set the day up to be a struggle. Still, after not playing for the best part of a fortnight it was a pleasure to get out on the course. That was until the ball started to go where it wanted, as it usually does in a strong wind.
The course on the day was in quite good condition as recent rain had softened it quite a bit, so it was possible to get a good strike on the fairways and the rough was not too bad, with it being dry for some time. The big no here was the greens that have all sorts of different grasses on them. Some places on the greens are a totally different colour and some allow the ball to run while others are like velcro. Still, I suppose it is the same for all.
Round over it was back to the clubhouse and into the showers. Here the good news was that many of the showers had been worked on so could be classed as refurbished! This was a fine day out and well enjoyed by all the players.
The winner on the day was John Hackett with 39 points ahead of your scribe, Derek Brook, in second with 38. In third we had a three way count back on 34 points that saw Dick Warberg in third, Takeshi Hakozaki fourth and Dave Cooper just losing out.
Near Pins: Takeshi, Max Scott (2), Barry Oates
Friday, April 25, Greenwood – Stableford
With many of our regulars participating in ANZAC Memorial Day activities at Kanchanaburi, it was a small but enthusiastic group that met at Tropical Bert’s on Friday.
Following a quick check in at the course at a pleasingly low season rate, the first group was off C-1 on time, with the nines on the day being C and B. The Course not crowded so all were looking forward to a reasonably quick round and it went as anticipated for a while but then the lightning started and the ensuing thunder storm sent the players to find cover. However, being used to golf in ‘The Tropics’, the group waited it out, gave the course a chance to dry out a little and then continued, albeit an hour later than expected, and all a bit damp.
Round over it was into a quick shower and then into cars for the quick trip back to Bert’s. As the scorecards were collected and reviewed it became clear that the rain had not hampered the group’s ability to play and score well.
Congratulations today went to Carl Selwood on his final day of golf before heading home; Carl took first place with a fine 43 points. He was followed by Andre Van Dyk who continued his recent fine form with 39 points and second place. Brian Parish then beat out John Hackett, both also showing good form recently, for third with 37 points.
Thanks to Andre and Brian Gabe for stepping up and organising the day as the normal suspects were busy elsewhere. T.T.F.N.

Tim Hake departs in winning fashion

Jomtien Golf with the IPGC

Tim Hake, Chris Voller and Kari Kuparinen.

Monday, April 21, Pattana – Stableford
There were only two divisions out today with the cut at 6-12 in division 1 and 19+ in division 2. The A course was still closed today and we started on everyone’s favourite opening hole, the first on the B course.
Kari Kuparinen, playing off 5, returned the best score of the day, winning division 1 with 34 points to finish three ahead of Chris Voller in second. Guy Russell topped the division 2 scoring with 33 points and Chris Slota claimed second on 29.
Iain Speirs birdied C2 and Chris Voller B7 to split the ‘2’s pot in division 1 while in division 2 two there was a rollover to Wednesday.
Wednesday, April 23, Pattaya C.C. - Stableford
We managed to tee off 10 minutes ahead of schedule today but after nine holes there were a few moans that the course was in a very hard condition and that balls were running through the greens on every hole.
In division 2, Burnie Sinclair beat Chris Slota 19/17 on count back to take the win, both finishing with 38 points each. In his last game with us for a while, Tim Hake topped division 1 with 34 points and Chris Voller took second with 33.
Andy Crabb birdied the 7th for the only ’2’ of the day and sole possession of the division 1 pot.
Friday, April 23, Eastern Star - Stablefordd
Our largest turnout of the week with seven groups out and the cut set at 5-15 in division 1 and 17+ in division 2.
The best score returned today came in division 2 from Tony Bliss, playing off 18 and shooting a fine 38 points. Frank Kelly was second with 36 and Iain Walsh took third on 35.
Keith Woolley was the winner in division 1 with 37 points, one ahead of Jon Batty in second and Mark Stanley placed third with 35.
Near pins went to Terry Madsen, Marty Rock, Chris Voller, Ray Gott and Walter Weber.
Bill Bertram and Keith Wooley split the division 1 ‘2’s kitty while in division 2 a double rollover ensues to next Friday.
The fairways and tees here at Eastern Star were the best we have seen for a long time but unfortunately the greens were very coarse and slow. The management later assured us that improvement work on the greens will take place now the low season has started.

Nyborg on top at Lakeside

PSC golf Bunker Boys @ The Ranch

Roger Mitchell (right) - winner
of the KPK voucher at Eastern Star.

Monday, April 21, Royal Lakeside – Stableford
A welcome return to normality today following the craziness of Pattaya Songkran, but it was only a small group of golfers that turned out for the visit to Royal Lakeside.
An uneventful trip up the Chonburi by-pass saw us arrive at the course in under an hour, and a pleasant surprise awaited us when there were no other golfers to be seen. We tee’d off at our leisure and throughout the round we didn’t see another golfer on the course, either ahead or behind us – millionaire’s golf indeed.
The weather was hot but a steady breeze kept conditions bearable, and the only downside to the day was that the greens were a little bumpy, being in the process of recovering from recent coring.
Lakeside is a challenging course off the blue tees (6,653 yards) and not many golfers manage to play better than their handicap here. Today though, Thomas Nyborg was the exception, shooting 38 points (admittedly off a very dodgy handicap!) to take the overall win, with Colin Greig taking second place, one point clear of Tore Eliassen.
Steve Durey was playing only his third game since a long layoff following a knee operation, and he’s still struggling to regain his previous form, but did manage to win two near pin prizes.
1st Thomas Nyborg (27) 38pts
2nd Colin Greig (6) 36pts
3rd Tore Eliassen (18) 35pts
Near Pins: Colin Greig, Gerry Cooney and Steve Durey (2).
Wednesday, April 23, Burapha B & D – Stableford
Fourteen golfers today for our first visit of the year to Burapha, which only comes onto our schedule when the low season rates kick in. We were allocated to play the unusual combination of the B and D nines which were the courses used for the Singha Open tournament held here the previous week.
We set off with some trepidation, knowing from previous experience that the rough is set up to be penal when professional tournaments are held here, but in all fairness it wasn’t as severe as we expected, although the course still proved to be a tough test.
The round progressed smoothly until a storm rolled in as the final group reached the ninth hole, but the rain cleared within 20 minutes and after a brief refreshment break, the remainder of the round was completed in bright sunshine.
Geoff Parker and Peter Habgood were the only players to play to their handicap on the day and finished level on 36 points, but Peter took the overall honours on the count back (18 points on the back nine).
Ken Young managed to claim his first near pin prize of the year after successfully managing to find his way to the course - unlike the previous week, when he drove to the Navy course only to find everyone else was playing at Pattana!
Only three near pins were claimed, by Geoff Parker and Gerry Cooney along with Ken.
1st Peter Habgood (21) 36pts
2nd Geoff Parker (15) 36pts
3rd Geoff Cox (16) 34pts
Friday, April 25, Eastern Star – Stableford
This was our first visit to the Eastern Star course since October last year, when the management brought in a voucher system for the high season which didn’t suit our and probably most other local societies’ needs.
Although the car park was quite busy, they must have been early starters, and our first group teed off at their leisure with only a two-ball in sight ahead of them.
The course was generally in good shape but the greens have always been a problem here, and today they were even slower and more inconsistent than ever. Nevertheless our return visit was enjoyed by most players, none more so then Roger Mitchell who picked up his second win of the month. Today’s win brings him into contention for the April Golfer of the Month award, with two games remaining.
Gerry Cooney who is also a contender (and probably the favourite) took second place ahead of Peter Habgood.
At the presentation back at The Ranch, Roger Mitchell was presented with the KPK Foods voucher, and had to request directions to find this popular farang food shop, which he’d never heard of before!
Only two near pin prizes were claimed, by Roger Mitchell and Thomas Nyborg, both of whom picked up their first NP prizes of the year.
1st Roger Mitchell (25) 37pts
2nd Gerry Cooney (13) 35pts
3rd Peter Habgood (21) 34pts
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, so if you enjoy a fun day out, and a friendly but competitive golf competition why not come and join us.
We meet at The Ranch at 9 a.m. for breakfast and transportation, and new players are always welcome. Contact “Buff” on 086 046 5091 or 080 605 5663 for all enquiries. You can find all the news, schedules and results on our website at www. bunkersociety.com.

Rosco & Lumpy take out inaugural Diggers Cup

PSC golf from the Billabong Golf Bar

George and Linda Barrie with Kiwi Bill.

Monday, April 21, Eastern Star - Stableford
Eastern Star was the order of the day and we were off to an early start on a deserted golf course. Everyone made it apart from Willie was still having a cup of coffee while the rest of the boys were teeing off as it was advertised as a 10.05 tee off. Sorry Willie.
The course was in great condition apart from the greens which were very slow. We have to thank George Barrie for looking after the golfers today, thanks for a job well done mate.

Rosco and Lumpy with the Diggers Cup.

The scores were quite good with a count back on 37 points for first, second and third. Bill Rogers with 20 points on the back nine got third, second went to Owen Walkley with 21 and Chopper took first place with 22.
Tom Hand recorded the only “2’ of the day.
Wednesday, April 23, Green Valley - Stableford
Green Valley provided another challenge once again with its new (and very wrong) layout. There were also a few grumbles about the greens being cored and sanded but this has to be done and there will be no course that won’t be undertaking similar remedial work during the low season. Apart from that the course was in great condition and a pleasure to play.
We got away to an early start and all got in before any rain came. There was some thunder in the distance and some rain on the way back to the bar but that was it.
The greens can’t have been that bad today as the scores were all in the upper 30s bracket. There was a count back on 35 points for fifth place between Auke and Brian Maddox, with Auke getting the nod due to a better back nine. Fourth place went to John Anderson with 36 points, third to Steve Kilner with 37 and in second was Eng Cotterell with a fine 38 points. Coming out on top today was Owen Walkley with a great 40-point haul.
JJ Harney managed to get the only ‘2’ of the day and in his inimitable way claimed he paid twice so should get double the prize money. Good try mate but no luck.
Friday, April 25, Silky Oak – 2-person scramble
The Billabong played the inaugural Diggers Cup today at Silky Oak to commemorate ANZAC Day. The morning started with a dawn service at 5.30 a.m., compliments of Lumpy and Noodle at their house, with the traditional playing of the last post and George Barrie reciting the ode to the remembrance of the men and women who sacrificed so much. After the service it was into the traditional rum and milk and a sausage sizzle.
This will be an annual tournament and will always take place on ANZAC Day regardless of what day of the week that falls.
We had ten groups out today and we teed off promptly with no major hold-ups. It was decided by mutual consent that because we had a few drinks prior to the game, we should play off the whites today, which made things a bit easier.
Third place went to Kiwi Bill Marsden and George Barrie with a score of net 66.8. In second was the duo of Paul Greenaway and Paul Bourke with a net 66, but taking the top prize and bragging rights for the year was the team of Lumpy Russell and Rosco Langloulant on a great score of 62.6 and winning by a quite a margin. It must be noted that Scotty Qua and his playing partner Bob Philp could not get a putt to fall but Lumpy and Rosco were knocking them in from anywhere and everywhere. A great round of golf fellas and the bragging rights are all yours!
Note: The Billabong golf club 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.

Horrocks storms home with 45-pointer

PSC golf from The Caddyshack

Ed Horrocks fired a superb 45 points at Green Valley.

Songkran is finally over for another year and things got back to normal on Monday, April 21 was at Green Valley where our winner was Mel Davis (H/cap 16) with 40 points. Phil Cawse (16) was 3 shots back on 37 points to edge out Ted Gardner (9) with 36.

Rick Culley (right) took the win at Burapha.
Two days later on Wednesday we had a trip to Burapha where the rates are back to being affordable again after the high season. This course is always in great shape and taking full advantage of the conditions was Rick Culley (15) who surprised himself with 39 points. We had 2 players locked on 38 points and Peter Henderson (16) took the count back for second spot from Ben Findon.
Friday it was back home to Green Valley and everything finally went right for Ed Horrocks (23) who romped home with 45 points. A dejected Phil Cawse (16) thought his 42 points was good enough but he will have to try harder next time. Third place went to a familiar face in the form of Ted Gardner (9) who finished another 3 shots back with 39 points.
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.

Papa Ray memorial golf tourney next week

The annual Papa Ray Rogers memorial golf tournament will be held this year on Thursday, May 8 at the Plutaluang Golf Course (West & North).
Entry cost is 500 baht per player which includes all the prizes and après golf food buffet back at the house. All entrants will also receive a commemorative Papa-san umbrella.
Sign-up sheets are available at the Café Kronborg bar and restaurant on Soi Dianna Inn or for more information call Dave on 083 602 2117.

 

‘Michelle’ strikes gold

The Backyard Golf Society

After several weeks without sufficient numbers to have a competition, it was a very hot and tiring day for the Backyard Golfers at Emerald last Friday. The recent hot weather has left the course very dry with numerous areas requiring rain, or at least watering urgently.
The winner this week and having ‘her’ last game before heading to Old Blighty was ‘Michelle’ Chatt with 37 points. The near-pin award also went to Michelle. The skins were hard to come by with Golden Trowel’s Boyfriend winning the most with 7, followed by Jimmy 2-Stone with 5, 4 to Andy “The Deadliest Catch” Crabb and singles to Dan ‘The Diet Whiskey Man’ and Michelle Chatt.
Down the road then for the traditional post-game beverage consumption session where Michelle was a no-show but she did provide the funds to buy a round with the day’s big win. Our un-regulated custom of the winner buying a round thus continues even if the winner decided not to attend. Apparently getting a re-entry visa trumps a few coldies….something very strange indeed.
Several players were away over the Songkran dry period and we are likely to see low numbers for the next few months too as players disperse to various areas of the globe. With the weather so hot it’s probably not a bad time to be away, but we cannot complain about that, better than the cold for sure.

Beck’s back nine blitz earns victory at Green Valley

PSC golf from The Outback Golf Bar

(From left): Frank Connor, Elsabe, Barry McIntosh, Alex Graham & Kim Danboise.

Monday, April 21, Burapha - Stableford
A small field of 19 Outbackers played the nearly empty B and D nines, this time both from the white tees which resulted in better scores than previously.
The greens were as good as they have been for some time, although the rough on both nines remains brutal and needs mowing. Not that this seemed to worry the straight-hitting Bruce Mcadam, who won Div B with 37pts to beat regular West Aussie visitor, Shane Crane with 36 and Bob Lindborg 35.
In Div A, John Cunningham recorded the day’s best score of 39pts to win from Geoff Stimpson (38) and Mark Kembrey (37).
Finally, welcome back to Alex Graham and Roy Barrell.
There were five ‘2’s from Alex Graham, Peter Nixon & John Cunningham (D2) and John Cunningham & Geoff Stimpson (D8).
Div A (0-16)
1st John Cunningham (6) 39pts
2nd Geoff Stimpson (10) 38pts
3rd Mark Kembrey (16) 37pts
Div B (17+)
1st Bruce McAdam (25) 37pts
2nd Shane Crane (21) 36pts
3rd Bob Lindborg (21) 35pts
Tuesday, April 22, Laem Chabang – Stableford
As the ‘B’ nine remains closed, we found ourselves once again on the C and A loops, starting on C. With just three groups, we were away a little earlier than the official post time and the round played at a reasonable pace.
Barry Copestake came out the traps very fast to score a fantastic 24pts on the tricky front nine before faltering a little on the back to win comfortably with 39pts. He was four up on the flying Scot, Alex Graham, who tucked another tidy round under his belt of 35 to follow his 36pts at Burapha, and beating playing partner Chopper on count back.
Sugar Ray got the only ‘2’ on A2.
1st Barry Copestake (15) 39pts
2nd Alex Graham (9) 35pts
3rd Kerry Rothman (12) 35pts
Wednesday, April 23, Bangpra - Stableford
Four full groups at a reasonably quiet, yet beautiful Bangpra today in muggy conditions, making for a very hot sweltering day.
There’s nothing easy about this course; it’s long, with plenty of trouble about if one errs from the fairways and although the greens have been made a little easier as they have allowed the grass to grow a little, they are by no means a pushover.
Alex, who took the win with another solid round to score 35pts, said “I struck the ball really well and should have scored more but I couldn’t get my short irons to hold the greens”, but otherwise he was very satisfied and enjoyed the course.
Sel Wegner found himself in second place with 32 and also picked up the prize for the only ‘2’, whilst one of our Perth visitors, Frank, took third on 31. Kim Danboise (also 31) and Barry McIntosh (30) filled the remaining two podium places.
The monkeys put on a display not seen here for a long time, many carrying young, whilst the others were charging around like lunatics and very funny to watch climbing a tree to about 12 feet before leaping off into the nearby lake fully spreadeagled and landing with a belly flop.
For the second time this week, there was only ‘2’, this time from Sel Wegner on the 8th.
1st Alex Graham (9) 35pts
2nd Sel Wegner (15) 32pts
3rd Frank Connor (16) 31pts
4th Kim Danboise (20) 31pts
5th Barry McIntosh (20) 30pts
Friday, April 25, Green Valley - Stableford
25 Outbackers at Green Valley today, quite a few less than usual but it was Anzac Day and some guys were paying tribute to this special day.
I have just looked up last year’s records and Green Valley sanded and cored the greens this time last year, resulting in the course being in below average condition with many of the fairways burnt and with parts of the rough looking like the Sahara Desert.
It was very disappointing to many of the regulars, as Green Valley usually maintains a high standard but although the greens had a few lumps and bumps the scores didn’t reflect this.
Kerry Beck’s round started with 1pt, 1pt, wipe, 1pt and then on the back nine he shot a gross 34, ending up with 41pts, the day’s top score and winning Div A - well done Mr Beck. Martin Kingswood, hot from his golf in Hua Hin, put another good round together to score 38pts for second and welcome to Matt Badman, playing with us for the first time today, who also had 38, losing out on count back. The very consistent Alex Graham finished his week’s golf with another 36 for fourth.
Barry McIntosh’s chip-in on the 18th, gave him a five-pointer, elevating him to first place in Div B with 39pts to beat Andy Makara on c/b and with Suzi’s game still improving whilst John is away, she took third with 38 and Waldo fourth, heading a three-way c/b on 35.
Walter Pinichi got the only ‘2’ on the 12th.
Div A 0-15)
1st Kerry Beck (11) 41pts
2nd Martin Kingswood (13) 38pts
3rd Matt Badman (11) 38pts
4th Alex Graham (9) 36pts
Div B (16+)
1st Barry McIntosh (20) 39pts
2nd Andy Makara (26) 39pts
3rd Suzi Lawton (25) 38pts
4th Stephen Blazsanyik (16) 35pts
Note: On Monday 5th May, Jack will be hosting his 2 person Birthday scramble/ambrose at Burapha, tee time as usual at 9.30am. The Outback Golf Bar is situated about 6km from Sukhumvit Road along Soi Siam Country. Call Jack on 081 578 1956.

Sam & Trev shine at Pleasant Valley

PSC golf from Siam Country Resort

Neil toasts Trevor Taylor.

Tuesday, April 22, Pleasant Valley - Stableford
Tuesday saw us visit Pleasant Valley, where if golfers have a bad day they find it easy to blame the course. The course was in good order, and Sam Gettinby (H/cap 23) found it very much to his liking, shooting a fine 41 points.
Trevor Taylor (36) recently returned from an extended absence, continued his improved play and could be considered unlucky as his 40 points would normally be plenty to show the way. He was however well pleased with his 2nd spot, and topped it off with a near pin, along with Jonathan who got 2.
Thursday, April 24, Treasure Hill - Stableford
A long awaited return to Treasure Hill on this Thursday, where the course is significantly longer than Tuesday’s venue, with the course in fine condition.
Jonathan Pratt (11) had an awesome back 9 of 20 points, (with 2 wipes), to sign for a solid 35 points, edging Jeff Wylie (6) into 2nd spot.
It was good to see the return of some of our regular English holiday makers, Iain & Chris, but missed old mates Lol & Keith who didn’t make the trip this year.
The near pins were spread around between Jonathan, Iain & Jeff.
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!

Fred Dineley wins Anzac Day Medal

PSC golf from The Growling Swan

Fred Dineley, Gerd Riedler, Rita Zoebelli & Paul Moloney.

Peter Blackburn
Monday, April 21, Greenwood – Stableford
After a week off from Pattaya golf at The Growling Swan we were all keen to resume activities although for some of us we were probably all “golfed out” after a terrific week in the Kanchanaburi area.
We had 20 golfers signed up Monday but after a “no show” we were left with 19 and we assembled at the bar in readiness for our trip to the Greenwood Golf Course. We were happy to welcome Dick Braimbridge’s partner, Wan, who was playing with us for the first time, and also the return of Gerd Riedler & Karl Lang.
There were hardly any other golfers at Greenwood when we arrived so we knew it was to be a day of “millionaires golf” and we headed off to the C1 tee after being told we would be playing C & B nines, in that order.

Graham Buckingham, Dave Neal & Mike Allidi.

It was very hot with not much breeze as our first four-ball teed off 5 minutes behind schedule at 10.05 am and we proceeded at a fair pace on a course which was in very good “nick” with lush fairways and greens that at times were rock hard but true.
The lack of patronage caused them to not open a couple of drink stops so I for one struggled to the C7 tee before being able to quench my thirst but we managed to soldier on, completing the round in four hours and twenty minutes. It had been a very enjoyable day with all four of us playing some steady golf and the company was excellent.
Mike Allidi once again showed the way with a terrific 70 gross to win the A Division with 41 points. With 2 golfers on 39 points a count back was required which resulted in “Big” Bill Steinman (21 back nine) taking second place from Sal Brizzi (20 point back nine) in third spot.
Division B winner was Graham “Grunter” Buckingham (last year’s Kanchanaburi overall winner but this year well down the field) with 37 points, three points clear of Thientong Charoenrung in second place and Alain “Inspector Clouseau” Taddei was third with 33 points.
The Growling Swan NAGA Award (awarded to the golfer who has the worst score on the day) was won by Dave Neal
Division A (0-14)
1st Mike Allidi (3) 41pts
2nd Bill Steinman (10) 39pts
3rd Sal Brizzi (6) 39pts
Division B (15+)
1st Graham Buckingham (22) 37pts
2nd Thientong Charoenrung (18) 34pts
3rd Alain Taddei (15) 33pts
Near Pins: B5 – Mike Allidi; C6 – Martin Todd
Long Putts: B9 – John Davis; C9 – Frankie Sharratt
Friday, April 25, Mountain Shadow – Stableford
ANZAC Day – 25th April – is probably Australia’s most important national occasion. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.
Two years ago at The Growling Swan we held the inaugural Anzac Day Tournament so naturally the tradition must continue. Many of the 31 starters assembled at The Growling Swan at 0700 hrs for a short Memorial Service where “The Ode” was delivered, the Last Post was played and we all observed a minute’s silence to pay tribute to those brave men and women. It was then time to partake of the traditional rum & milk (just in shot glasses) and then wait for the ones that could not make the early service and we welcomed back Geri Crilly from Australia and Paul Marshall from Brisbane.
After a 42 minute drive we arrived at the course and our first group, a three-ball, teed off 10 minutes early at 9.50 am in very hot conditions with very little wind and although there was a Thai 5-ball directly in front of us we proceeded at a steady pace for the early part of the round.
The golf course was in fine condition with very well maintained greens but whilst playing off the blue tees it was apparent that there would not be too many really good scores and that indeed turned out to be the case.
It was necessary to rest & drink a couple of times due to the heat and towards the end we were slowed down by the group in front who were also “suffering”. We managed to finish a very enjoyable round on this important day for Australia in four hours & fifteen minutes.
The winner of the Anzac Day Medal, for the second year in a row was Fred Dineley with a terrific 39 points. In Division A the winner was Gerd Riedler (18 point back nine) with 34 points on a count back from Ebrahim (16 point back nine) and Mike Gosden was third on 32 points. In fourth place came Phil Taylor with 31 points & Sal Brizzi was fifth with 30 points.
Rita Zoebelli continued her fine form and won Division B with 37 points and Gary Monley came second on 33, 4 points ahead of Graham “Grunter” Buckingham in third. With 3 golfers scoring 28 points another count back was needed which saw Lindsay Slender (16 point back nine) finish fourth from Andrew “Turtle” Allen (15 point back nine) in fifth spot and Ken Hole (14 point back nine) just missed out.
Anzac Day Trophy
1st Fred Dineley (24) 39pts
Division A (0-18)
1st Gerd Riedler (7) 34pts
2nd Ebrahim (14) 34pts
3rd Mike Gosden (10) 32pts
4th Phil Taylor (15) 31pts
5th Sal Brizzi (6) 30pts
Division B (19+)
1st Rita Zoebelli (23) 37pts
2nd Gary Monley (33) 33pts
3rd Graham Buckingham (22) 29pts
4th Lindsay Slender (24) 28pts
5th Andrew Allen (32) 28pts
Near Pins: 5th– Ebrahim, 8th – Graham Buckingham, 15th – Bill Steinman, 17th – Gerd Riedler
Long Putts: 9th – Ian Masterson, 18th – Bill Steinman
Long Drives: Kevin Waycott, Lindsay Slender
The Growling Swan NAGA Cap was won on a count back by Paul “Muncha” Moloney who accepted the cap in good spirit, even though he had declared himself the winner of the Anzac Day Medal 24 hours earlier – it may be better not to make those kind of predictions in the future Muncha!
It was then back to The Growling Swan where presentations were conducted and there was a large crowd there enjoying the excellent facilities and celebrating this important day in the Australian Calendar. We thanked Growling Swan Mine Host for sponsoring the day and also providing the delicious meal which was enjoyed by all.
Note: Growling Swan Golf, the home of friendly golf in Pattaya welcomes golfers of any persuasion – low & high handicappers alike, female golfers and beginners. We generally play Mondays & Thursdays, meeting at The Growling Swan (formerly The Bunker Bar) in Soi Chaiyapoon at 8.00 am with transport departing at 8.30 am. For bookings or more information please contact Peter on 0806 351 386 or email to [email protected].

JP and Peter share the week

PSC golf from Lewiinski’s Golf Society

Sunday, April 20, Green Valley - Stableford
A Flight
1st JP Maffray (14) 41pts
2nd Lawrie McBride (15) 40pts
3rd Ian Pickles (12) 38pts
B Flight
1st Peter Henshaw (18) 45pts
2nd John Ianson (27) 43pts
3rd Ulrik Sinding (28) 39pts
With the hot and humid conditions, and the difficult greens which have recently been cored and sanded, it was surprising that the scoring was of a very high standard. It was also surprising that the competitors managed to find the correct tee from the last green that they played due to the alterations to the course layout that have even the members as confused as the head bottle washer, who is reputed to be the architect (sic) of the changes.

Sunday winners - Peter Henshaw (left) with JP Maffray.

Peter ‘the silver surfer’ Henshaw led home the B Flight with an outstanding 45 points and secured the man of the match honours. Peter was two clear of John Ianson and a further four shots clear of Denmark’s Ulrik Sinding.
JP Maffray, who did not realize how difficult the course was playing but had the benefit of having the head bottle washer’s sister as his caddy, won the senior flight with a faultless 41 points ahead of Lawrie McBride by a shot. Ian Pickles rounded out the flight with an impressive 38 points.
JP Maffray was also the sole heir to a very healthy 2’s pot.
Tuesday, April 22, Bangpra B & D - Stableford
1st Peter Godfrey (16) 41pts
2nd Nick Shaw (15) 39pts
3rd Freddy Starbeck (13) 37pts
It being the low season a tidy but passionate group took on the David Graham –Gary Panks designed Burapha B & C layouts and the scores were superb.
Nick ‘Elvis’ Shaw had to be happy with his 39 points, that is until Peter Godfrey entered the club house and presented his outstanding 41 points. Freddy ‘the quite one’ Starbeck tided up the flight and shared the 2’s pot with Peter Moon.
Wednesday, April 23, Green Valley - Stableford
A Flight
1st Bob Patterson (11) 42pts
2nd JP Maffray (14) 40pts
3rd Nick Shaw (15) 37pts
B Flight
1st Pat Regan (17) 38pts
2nd Colin Davis (17) 37pts
3rd Peter Henshaw (17) 36pts
Bob ‘the Senator tea party Wisconsin’ Patterson, who we do not get to see a lot of these days, was a sight for sore eyes today, or at least he was until he put a 42 point A Flight winning and man of the match lashing on the field.
Bob’s score made JP Maffray’s 40 points look kind of ordinary but it did gain JP the second spot on the podium. Nick ‘Elvis’ Shaw made his second pay window appearance of the week as he rounded out the flight.
Irishman Pat Regan (no relation to Ronald) led B Flight into the barn with a very useful 38 points. The Donkey, who has been out to pasture recently, returned to form as he lifted the silver a stroke back and closing the flight was Peter ‘the silver surfer’ as he added to Sunday’s demolition. Peter puts his recent form down to the black stuff, and plenty of it!
Nick Shaw, Ian Pickles and Geoff Pratt shared the 2’s pot.
Friday, April 25, Mt. Shadow - Stableford
A Flight
1st JP Maffray (14) 39pts
2nd Takeshi Hakozaki (13) 38pts
3rd Ian Pickles (12) 33pts
B Flight
1st Christian Boysen (18) 39pts
2nd Jim Bell (19) 33pts
3rd Peter Shaw (28) 31pts
A fair sized crowd for any season turned out to take on the beautiful Mountain Shadow course and for many it was a little too tough to handle.
JP Maffray and Christian Boysen handled it best; JP led A Flight with a flight winning 39 points that made him co-man of the match this was also his second win this week and his third pay window visit. JP was closely followed up the podium steps by Takeshi Hakozaki who was one stroke off the pace. Ian Pickles ‘added a bit of spice’ as he closed the flight with 33 points.
B Flight’s Christian Boysen was the other man of the match with his 39 points. Christian was six clear of second placed Jimmy ‘A-K 47’ Bell. Peter Shaw was surprised as anyone to find himself in third place with 31 points.
The top two in B Flight, Christian Boysen and Jim Bell, 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.

Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League

200 bowler Kran Nielsen.

After a week-long water throwing break, the new bowling season resumed last Friday. Green Tree remains in first place although they lost three points to VFW Post 9876. Bowling was not that good for either team as they might have been rusty from the water festival.
Nok Ostbo bowled a 505 series to help her Balloon team to a two-two draw against Brother D.
Canada bowled very well as they won three points from Café Kronborg. Pao Orawan bowled a 520 series and Tue Pettae had a 550 for Canada. Kran Nielsen led Café Kronborg and all other bowlers in the league with games of 217, 191 and 214 for a 622 series.
Ooy Pluemkamon bowled a 515 series to lead Bavaria to a two and one half point win over Indiana. Preecha had a 512 series for Indiana.

Results & Standings April 25 (week 3)
Pos.	Team	Score	Standings
1	Green Tree	1-3	8-4
2	VFW Post 9876	3-1	8-4
3	Canada	3-1	7-5
4	Brother D	2-2	7-5
5	Balloon	2-2	6-6
6	Bavaria	2.5 – 1.5	5.5 – 6.5
7	Indiana	1.5 – 2.5	4.5 – 7.5
8	Café Kronborg	1-3	2-10

Crumpton Oaks Cider Monday Pool League

Results & Standings April 21 (week 9)

Division 1
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts.
The Butchers Arms	8	6	2	16	1	19
Shoot Pool	7	5	2	17	1	16
Legends Pool	8	5	3	12	1	16
Pook’s Bar	8	5	3	2	0	15
Shoot Pool ‘B’	9	5	4	-11	0	15
Sweethearts Bar	7	4	3	0	0	12
Links Bar	6	3	3	6	1	10
Nicky’s Bar	7	3	4	-6	1	10
Offshore Bar	9	2	7	-15	1	7
Acorn Pub	7	0	7	-21	2	2
Results:  Legends Pool P-P Sweethearts Bar, Pook’s Bar 10 v 9 Offshore Bar, Shoot Pool P-P Nicky’s Bar, Shoot Pool ‘B’ 10 v 9 Links Bar, The Butchers Arms H-W Acorn Pub
Division 2
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts.
The Caddyshack	8	8	0	38	0	24
Cheers Bar	9	8	1	23	0	24
Rest Stop	7	5	2	16	0	15
Classroom	9	5	4	-6	0	15
The Ranch	7	5	2	-7	0	15
ANZAC Sports Bar	9	3	6	-18	1	10
Dean’s Bar	9	3	6	-12	0	9
Buffalo Jacks	8	2	6	-11	0	6
i-Rovers	7	2	5	-23	0	6
Team Pulled Out	9	0	9	0	0	0
Results:  i-Rovers 7 v 10 Dean’s Bar, Team Pulled Out A-W Classroom, The Caddyshack 10 v 5 Cheers Bar, The Ranch 10 v 8 ANZAC Sports Bar

Friday Night Pool League

Results & Standings April 25 (week 9)

Premier Division
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts
Shoot Pool	8	5	1	2	24	16
The Butchers Arms	8	5	1	2	16	16
The Rest Stop	8	5	0	3	-2	15
Easy R-Con Bar	4	4	0	0	18	12
Links Bar	7	3	1	3	-6	10
Sweethearts Bar	8	2	0	6	-24	6
Legends Pool	9	1	3	5	-30	6
The Booze Lounge	6	1	0	5	4	3
Results:  Links Bar 11 v 9 The Butchers Arms, Shoot Pool P-P Easy R-Con Bar, The Booze Lounge A-W Legends Pool, The Rest Stop 11 v 9 Sweethearts Bar
Division 1
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts
Tie’s R Us	7	6	1	19	1	19
Smile Bar	8	6	2	25	0	18
Legends Pool ‘A’	8	5	3	16	0	15
Offshore Bar	7	4	3	9	1	13
Pook’s Bar	7	4	3	6	1	13
Shoot Pool ‘A’	8	4	4	-8	0	12
Old Thai Angle	8	2	6	-8	3	9
Dean’s Bar	7	3	4	-10	0	9
Crazy Eddie’s	8	2	6	-28	0	6
Mai’s Bar	6	1	5	-21	0	3
Results:  Crazy Eddie’s 10 v 9 Pook’s Bar, Dean’s Bar 6 v 10 Shoot Pool ‘A’, Legends Pool ‘A’ 10 v 4 Smile Bar, Mai’s Bar 10 v 9 Old Thai Angle, Tie’s R Us 10 v 9 Offshore Bar
Division 2
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts
Legends Pool ‘B’	8	8	0	42	0	24
FCUK Inn	8	6	2	25	0	18
i-Rovers	8	6	2	22	0	18
Buffalo Jacks	8	4	4	1	0	12
The Ranch	7	3	4	4	0	9
ANZAC Bar	7	3	4	-7	0	9
Connections	8	3	5	-17	0	9
Bobby Too	6	2	4	-19	0	6
Classroom	7	1	6	-23	1	4
The Queen Vic	7	1	6	-28	0	3
Results:  Buffalo Jacks 10 v 6 i-Rovers, Classroom 9 v 10 Bobby Too, FCUK Inn 10 v 3 The Queen Vic, Legends Pool ‘B’ 10 v 7 ANZAC Bar, The Ranch 8 v 10 Connections

Darkside Thursday Darts League

Standings April 24 (week 3)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	T/G	Pts.
Load Out	3	3	0	18	9	2	6
Oscar’s Sports Bar	3	2	1	16	7	2	4
PJ’s Bar	3	2	1	15	12	1	4
Chill Bar	2	2	0	10	4	2	4
Moonies	3	1	2	16	11	2	2
Double Top Bar	2	1	1	6	8	1	2
CS Coffee	3	0	3	6	21	1	0
Bye	3	0	3	0	15	0	0
Results:  Bye (0-0)-(5-1) v Oscar’s Sports Bar, Load Out (5-1)-(4-0) v PJ’s Bar, Moonies (8-1)-(1-0) v CS Coffee

 

Darkside Tuesday Darts League

Standings April 22 (week 13)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	T/G	Pts.
Lucky Time	13	12	1	86	27	10	24
Chill Bar	13	11	2	86	31	11	22
Sidahla	11	8	3	58	37	5	16
Load Out	13	8	5	69	44	6	16
Cockerooney’s	11	3	8	41	58	5	6
Double Dutch	12	3	9	30	70	5	6
Double Top	12	3	9	35	72	4	6
BB Bar	11	0	11	6	72	2	0
Results:  Chill Bar(5-1)-(4-0) v Load Out, Lucky Time (7-0)-(2-1) v Double Top

Crumpton Cider Tuesday Darts League

Results & Standings April 22 (week 20)

Team	P	W	L	B/legs	Pts.
Londoner	20	17	3	14	34
Yates Bar	20	15	5	15	30
Mee Chew Sports Bar	20	14	6	10	28
i-Rovers	20	12	8	14	24
Nervous Wreck	20	12	8	13	24
Crazy Eddies	20	13	7	11	26
Legends Sports Bar	20	10	10	12	20
Jantha Coffee House	20	9	11	9	18
Mai’s Bar	20	10	10	8	20
Shoot Pool A	20	8	12	11	16
Scandalic	20	7	13	5	14
Buffalo Jack’s	20	7	13	8	14
Shoot Pool B	20	5	15	7	10
W. Tankies	20	1	19	4	2
Results:  Buffalo Jack’s (8-1)-(5-0) v W. Tankies, i-Rovers (5-0)-(6-1) v Crazy Eddies, Legends Pool & Sports Bar (3-0)-(7-1) v Mai’s Bar, Londoner (8-1)-(5-0) v Jantha Coffee House, Mee Chew Sports Bar (7-1)-(0-0) v Shoot Pool B, Nervous Wreck (5-0)-(6-1) v Yates Bar, Shoot Pool A (6-1)-(5-0) v Scandalic

Legends Wednesday 9-Ball Pool League

Results & Standings April 23 (week 15)

Team	P	W	D	L	+/-	Pts.
Easy R-con Bar	15	11	3	1	74	36
Pook’s Bar	15	10	2	3	48	32
Links Bar	14	9	2	3	48	29
Legends Pool	15	9	2	4	38	29
George & Dragon	15	9	2	4	22	29
Crazy Eddie’s	14	5	1	8	-28	16
Classroom	14	3	3	8	-32	12
FCUK	15	3	1	11	-64	10
Buffalo Jacks	13	2	2	9	-40	8
Queen Vic	14	1	2	11	-66	5
Results:  Buffalo Jacks 8 v 12 Legends Pool, Easy R-Con Bar 13 v 7 Queen Vic, FCUK 11 v 9 Crazy Eddie’s, George & Dragon 11 v 9 Classroom, Links Bar 10 v 10 Pook’s Bar

Pattaya 8-Ball Monday Pool League

Results & Standings April 21 (week 8)

Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Agst	Diff.	Pts.
Phimai Geordie	8	8	0	88	32	56	24
Smile Bar	8	7	1	81	39	42	22
San Snack Bar	8	5	3	71	49	22	18
Funny Girls 4	8	5	3	64	56	8	18
Ta Bar	8	5	3	53	67	-14	18
Crazy Eddie’s	8	4	4	56	64	-8	16
Pom Bar	7	4	3	53	52	1	15
Asian Nomads	8	2	6	55	65	-10	12
Buffalo Jack’s	8	2	6	48	72	-24	12
Connections	8	2	6	45	75	-30	12
Doggy Style	7	2	5	48	57	-9	11
Parrot Inn	8	1	7	43	77	-34	10
Results:  Funny Girls 11 v 4 Connections, Phimai Geordie 11 v 4 Crazy Eddie’s, Asian Nomads 4 v 11 San Snack Bar, Buffalo Jack’s 6 v 9 Smile Bar, Parrot Inn 6 v 9 Ta Bar, Doggy Style p v p Pom Bar

Thursday Darts League

Standings April 24 (week 5)

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts.
The Swan	5	5	0	0	31	17	10
Crazy Eddie’s	5	4	0	1	30	22	8
Londoner	5	4	0	1	33	23	8
Rising Sun	5	3	0	2	26	21	6
i-Rovers Casuals	5	3	0	2	24	29	6
2 Dogs Bar	5	2	0	3	19	23	4
i-Rovers ‘A’	5	2	0	3	23	23	4
The Clinic	5	1	0	4	21	24	2
W. Tankies	5	1	0	4	13	29	2
Nervous Wreck	5	0	0	5	21	30	0
Results:  Crazy Eddie’s 6 v 3 Nervous Wreck, The Clinic 3 v 6 Rising Sun, The Swan 8 v 5 Londoner, W. Tankies 2 v 5 i-Rovers ‘A’, i-Rovers Casuals 4 v 3 2 Dogs Bar

Buffalo Jack’s Friday Darts League

Standings April 25 (week 21)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	B/L	Pts.
The Rising Sun	21	20	1	159	70	12	40
Londoner	21	16	5	158	96	15	32
Yates’ Bar	21	15	6	131	85	13	30
i-Rovers	21	14	7	115	83	11	28
Mee Chew Bar	21	13	8	133	97	12	26
The Nervous Wreck	21	13	8	114	97	10	26
Cheers Bar	21	8	13	91	122	9	16
Captain Morgan’s	21	7	14	84	128	9	14
Buffalo Jack’s	21	7	14	86	131	8	14
The Clinic	21	5	16	82	124	10	10
W. Tankies	21	4	17	84	130	14	8
Palmer’s Bar	21	4	17	64	138	4	8
Results:  Captain Morgan’s (3-0)-(6-1) v The Clinic, Londoner (6-1)-(5-0) v Cheers Bar, Mee Chew Bar (5-0)-(8-1) v The Rising Sun, The Nervous Wreck (6-1)-(5-0) v Yates’ Bar, W. Tankies (6-1)-(5-1) v Palmer’s Bar, i-Rovers (8-0)-(1-1) v Buffalo Jack’s

Asia Back Packer’s Monday Darts Super League

Standings April 21 (week 18)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	B/L	Pts.
Load Out	18	15	3	107	55	13	30
i-Rovers ‘A’	18	13	5	107	54	16	26
Jantha Coffee	18	13	5	101	61	10	26
Legends	17	11	6	101	51	11	22
Double Top	17	8	9	76	76	8	16
W. Tankies	18	4	14	59	103	3	8
i-Rovers ‘B’	18	1	17	32	129	3	2
Bye	6	0	6	0	54	0	0
Results:  Jantha Coffee (7-1)-(2-0) v W. Tankies, Load Out (1-0)-(8-1) v i-Rovers ‘A’, i-Rovers ‘B’ (9-1)-(0-0) v Bye

Pattaya all set for weekend sporting fiesta

Local cricketers complete league season unbeaten

United back on winning track

Indoor lawn bowls at the Coco Club

Ocean Marina to host 10th anniversary Top of the Gulf Regatta

Mountain bikers hit the trail in Pattaya

Stuvik confirms another season in Formula 3

Mark & Markku take the medals

Hansen brightens up poor Green Valley

Selwood signs off in style

Tim Hake departs in winning fashion

Nyborg on top at Lakeside

Rosco & Lumpy take out inaugural Diggers Cup

Horrocks storms home with 45-pointer

Papa Ray memorial golf tourney next week

‘Michelle’ strikes gold

Beck’s back nine blitz earns victory at Green Valley

Sam & Trev shine at Pleasant Valley

Fred Dineley wins Anzac Day Medal

JP and Peter share the week

Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League

Crumpton Oaks Cider Monday Pool League

Friday Night Pool League

Darkside Thursday Darts League

Darkside Tuesday Darts League

Crumpton Cider Tuesday Darts League

Legends Wednesday 9-Ball Pool League

Pattaya 8-Ball Monday Pool League

Thursday Darts League

Buffalo Jack’s Friday Darts League

Asia Back Packer’s Monday Darts Super League