City all set for 2014 Marathon weekend

Pattaya mayor Itthiphol Kunplome (standing center) poses with organizers, city officials and sponsors following a July 9 press conference to announce details of this weekend’s King’s Cup Pattaya Marathon.

Urasin Khantaraphan
The streets and sidewalks of Pattaya will be reverberating to the sound of thousands of pattering footsteps early Sunday morning, July 27, as the city gears up to play host to the 23rd edition of the King’s Cup Pattaya Marathon.
Some 10,000 plus participants, including pro-athletes, weekend runners, joggers and walkers are expected to make the start line at this year’s event, making it one of the biggest sporting events in the kingdom that involves public participation.
Both city and TAT officials are hopeful that the marathon will act as a springboard to restore confidence and attract more tourists to the area following the ending of the nationwide military curfew last month. It is anticipated that the race alone could bring in up to 50 million baht in additional tourism revenue for local hotels and restaurants.
As always, the marathon will be accompanied by the usual forms of peripheral entertainment including live music, dancing and market stalls along Beach Road throughout the weekend.
This year’s route for the runners will follow a similar path to the 2013 event. The marathon route (Red on the map) will take the runners and wheelchair athletes north from the start point opposite Central Beach shopping mall on Beach Road out onto Sukhumvit Road before heading towards Sattahip as far as the Wat Khao Cheejan turn-off and then back to Pattaya via Jomtien and Khao Phratamnak.
The half marathon (Yellow) and quarter marathon (Green) will follow a similar route except that runners will turn for home at Soi Wat Boon and the South Pattaya Road respectively before heading back via Jomtien Beach and Pattaya Central Road.
A separate 5km fun run/micro marathon will follow a circuitous route along North Road, Third Road and Central before ending back at the start-finish point.
Start times for the various races are listed as follows: wheelchair racers leave at 3:30 a.m., full-marathon runners at 3:45 a.m., half-marathoners at 5:30 a.m., and quarter marathoners at 6.00 a.m. Participants in the 5km. “fun run” and walk will depart at 6:15 a.m. All races are expected to be over by 9:45 a.m.
Runners in the full race will be segregated by gender and into five age brackets: 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-and-up. In addition to cash prizes and trophies for the first four athletes in each race category, there also will be a 50,000 baht bonus paid to anyone breaking the current Pattaya Marathon record (male 2.19.35) and (female 2.42.41) or 100,000 baht if the Thai national all-comers records are broken, currently (male 2.12.32) and (female 2.21.41).
Registration in Pattaya is open until July 26. Applications are being accepted at the Tourism Promotion Office at Pattaya City Hall, Athletic Association of Thailand offices, nationwide running clubs, schools, government agencies and state enterprises.
Prices for entry into the various races are 2,800 for the full marathon (but only 1,000 baht for Thai nationals), 2,500 baht for the half-race (800 baht for Thais) and 2,000 baht, or if Thai, 500 baht for the quarter marathon. The “fun run” is free.
Online registration can be made at Pattaya-Marathon. net or for more information call 038-251-128 in Pattaya or 02-669-6645 in Bangkok.

Change of date for Pattaya Women’s Tennis Open

Germany’s Sabine Lisicki is shown in action at the 2013 PTT Pattaya Open.

The 2015 PTT Pattaya Open, WTA professional women’s tennis tournament will be held one week later next year from the 08-15 February, as the Fed Cup will be played in the week following the Australian Open. Next year the prize money will remain at US$250,000 with the venue confirmed as the Dusit Thani Hotel, Pattaya.
Tournament Director Geoffrey Rowe said that “the event moving back one week will not make any significant difference to the field for the 2015 PTT Pattaya Open. We are currently looking into player commitment for the tournament and we hope to have most of the key players on our preferred list signed up by the end of the US Open in August.”
The 2015 PTT Pattaya Open, will continue the tradition of being staged at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Pattaya. It is now in its 24th year, and is one of the longest running events on the WTA Tour tennis calendar. The WTA tour is the global leader in women’s professional sport with more than 2,500 players representing 92 nations competing for more than $118, 000,000 in prize money at the WTA’s 54 events and 4 Grand Slams in 33 countries.
The tournament is staged over 8 days of competition, with the 16 draw singles qualifying rounds staged on the first Sunday and Monday. The 32 main draw singles and 16 main draw doubles start on the Monday with the finals staged on the last day of the tournament (Sunday 15 February).
Previous winners of the tournament including Agniezka Radwanska of Poland, Vera Zvonareva of Russia, Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia, Maria Kirilenko of Russia and Ekaterina Makarova of Russia.

Pattaya schools stage mini World Cup to keep kids off drugs

Jetsada Homklin
Students from 14 Pattaya-area schools are running their own local version of the World Cup in the two-week Anti-Drugs Youth Football Tournament.
Playing out at the Pattaya Youth Sports Center through July 30, the tournament hosts teams from Pattaya schools No. 1-10, Aksornthepsit, Aksorn Pattaya, Sutrawast, and Pattaya-Arunothai schools.
Like the just-concluded FIFA World Cup competition, the tournament began July 15 with a group round in which four teams play each other once, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout round, in which tied games are decided by penalty shoot-outs.
City Councilman Phial Arromchuen presided over the July 8 group draw for the two divisions of no more than 16 sides. The first division is for boys ages 14 and under, while the second division was for boys ages 15-16.
The tournament has been organized to encourage Pattaya’s teenagers to better utilize their free time and stay away from drugs, as well as showcase talent that could comprise Pattaya’s team at the next local-organization games.

Double victory for Stuvik at Silverstone

Sandy Stuvik (center) celebrates on the podium after double success at Silverstone.

Thai racing ace Sandy Stuvik dominated the EuroFormula Open round 5 at the British Silverstone Circuit last weekend. With two victories in a row, Stuvik moves up to 188 points in the championship, against second placed contender Alex Palou from Spain with 168.
The victory was hard fought for Stuvik though, as the Italian RP Motorsport Team struggled for pace during Friday’s testing, but by Saturday morning Stuvik was again the man to beat in the rain. For the wet qualifying session the Thai driver held pole position until the very end, when Palou managed to go slightly faster and take the top starting position. In the first race however, Stuvik shot into the lead and pulled away from the following group almost immediately. He would take the checkered flag with an 8 second lead over Palou while Israel’s Yarin Stern finished in third.
For Sunday’s second race, which was run in dry conditions, Stuvik secured a solid pole position, over two tenths ahead of P2 sitter Yarin Stern. As the red lights went out, it was Stern who would make the best start and claimed the lead into the first corner. Stuvik gave chase immediately and mid way through the first lap he was able to overtake the Israeli driver, allowing Palou to get past as well. What followed was a long intense race between Stuvik and Palou, as they would be locked in an intense battle until the last lap. In the end, Thailand’s young driving hope scored his second win of the weekend, with Palou having to settle for second and Stern third.
Stuvik commented after the race: “I was very happy to take my second win for the weekend, with my rear tires fading fast towards the end of the race I knew Alex would be pushing me hard. I am delighted to take two victories with me from the legendary Silverstone Circuit. The next circuit Spa Francorchamps is definitely one of my favorite circuits, but so is Silverstone. I look forward to continuing the championship fight in Belgium.”
The championship now takes a summer break before moving on to Spa Francorchamps in Belgium for the 6th Round from 6-9 September.

Final day shake up at 2014 Phuket Raceweek

Foxy Lady VI led from start to finish to win the IRC Racing I title at their first attempt. (Photo/MarineScene.asia)

It all came down to the final day of the 2014 Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek, held from July 16-20. After the unprecedented abandonment of racing for all classes on the penultimate day, the pressure was on to get a final race (or more) completed, introduce the drop in some classes, and give everyone a fighting final day chance.
The forecast wasn’t looking great and after approximately an hour searching for some breeze, Principal Race Officer Simon James set a startline between Lone and Hei islands and got the fleet underway. An islands course around Hei and Aeo for the Multihull Racing, Cruising, Charter/Bareboat and Classic classes was the order of the day, with a short windward/leeward for the rest.
Coming into the start on port tack, Foxy Lady VI headed off towards Aeo Island while the rest of the fleet took the other side of the course. Early up the leg Blue Note and Fujin tacked to follow Foxy Lady VI while Oi! and Island Fling stuck to their guns. As they rounded the top mark, Oi! and Island Fling had got the better of the first upwind leg while Foxy Lady VI had slipped back and looked to have chosen the wrong side of the course.

Twin Sharks leads Voodoo around the top mark on Day 2 of the Phuket Raceweek. (Photo/MarineScene.asia)

Two laps of the windward/leeward and Oi! took their fifth line honours of the series but couldn’t convert it to a handicap win, having to settle for third in the race and third overall, while Island Fling sailed exceptionally well to win by two minutes on corrected time from a rapidly improving Blue Note.
Having won four from four going into the final day, and although placing fourth in the final race, Foxy Lady VI won IRC Racing I comfortably and at their first attempt. Led by Bill Bremner, they’re the boat in Asia to beat right now with eight consecutive wins on the Asian circuit.
A startline incident added some spice to the proceedings in IRC Racing II on the last day. With lots of non-racing boats on the water and hanging around the startboat, Jessandra II, helmed by Scott Duncanson, had to round one and came into the start at a tight angle and with no rights or options left had to squeeze in between Surf Patrol and the start boat. A three-way collision followed, and with no serious damage, both Surf Patrol and Jessandra II took a penalty turn and continued their racing. No protest was lodged and everything was left on the water.

Jessandra on their way to another win in the IRC Racing II class. (Photo by Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek)

As it turned out, Ray Waldron’s Surf Patrol had their best race of the series and took line honours, converting to second place on corrected time less than one minute behind Jessandra II, of all boats, who’s final day win made it five from five and a class win at their first time of trying.
Throughout the week there had been talk of possible protests in the Cruising class though nothing materialised, and to add further mystery to the murmurings an RAF was recorded for Sail in Asia Pinocchio post-happening, and an IRC rating error was corrected. End result? Sail in Asia Pinocchio came into the final day in second place, not first, and needed a win in the final race and for nearest rival Hedonist to place down the class.
Finishing seven minutes ahead was not enough for Hedonist to win the race and they had to settle for second place by less than two minutes on corrected time, behind race-winner Sail in Asia Pinocchio. However, a second place was enough for Hedonist to secure the class win.
It was a long day on the course for the Charter/Bareboat entries and after a slow start to the series by Venture, they put in a string of wins to lead the class coming into the final day. There was still plenty to play for, however, and the tricky conditions saw Anchalai (Ratana) come into their own and score their first bullet of the series, and with it throw the class wide open. A third place for Little Eva kept them in the running but when the handicaps were calculated, Venture had placed fourth place and with that, Little Eva won the class title by a single point.
In Multihull Racing, the title had come down to two near identical Stealth cats from the local yard of Alan Carwardine, Asia Catamarans Hurricane and Java. Hitting the line perfectly on the final race was the 24-foot corsair Bullet and they thrived in the light airs, stretching out an early lead. The smallest in the fleet was soon overtaken by others including the largest and oldest, Adrenalin, who at 30 years old is almost a classic on the local multihull sailing scene.
Skippered by Mark Horwood, Adrenalin sailed the conditions well and scored their first line honours of the series, but on corrected time had to settle for sixth in the race. Despite being fifth across the line, Bullet had saved their best performance to last, winning the final race of the series with Java in second and Asia Catamarans Hurricane in third. A third was enough for Alan Carwardine and his crew on Hurricane to win the series by two points and claim their first Raceweek win.
Only three boats made it to the startline for the final day of racing in the Firefly class. Twin Sharks had a good lead coming into the day but Advanced Racing Mamba were close on their heels and looking to put in a good finish. However, after having a poor series by Voodoo’s own high standards, they came good in the final race to win convincingly by nearly four minutes. Twin Sharks finished second and with it defended their title and are only the second Firefly to ‘two-peat’ at Phuket Raceweek.
Three Classics made it a day to remember, and a sight to behold, on the final day as they lined up in-sync for the start. After over three hours, the final classic yacht crossed the line and the handicaps were calculated, and it was the gracefully aging schooner Seraph, skippered by Captain Bao, that won the race and with that, the class title.
Full results are available at www.phuketraceweek.com/results.
(Source: Infinity Communications)

Future champions star on local sports day

The pre-tournament parade of athletes.

Derek Franklin
The students at the Redemptorist Vocational School for People with Disabilities held their annual in-house sports competition recently. The students, divided into four colour coded teams, participated in ten different sports; athletics, ta-kraw, table-tennis, wheelchair basketball, two types of volleyball, futsal, boccia, swimming and wheelchair tennis, and all the athletes were hoping to win points for their respective teams.

All out effort in the race to the finish line.

Prior to arriving to study at the school, many students had never taken part in any type of sport or physical activity. Not only does sport keep the students fit and healthy, but it also builds confidence and self esteem and gives them a sense of achievement, and the school has a long tradition of producing champion sportsmen and women.
Many students travelled to Myanmar earlier this year in January to represent Thailand at the South East Asia Para-Games, while the majority of athletes representing Chonburi at the National Games for People with Disabilities in February were from the school.

Wheelchair tennis - not as easy as it looks.

The Asian Para-Games will be taking place in the South Korean city of Incheon later this year, and several students are likely to be selected to represent the Kingdom.
But back in Pattaya, and the competition was fierce amongst the students, but as soon as the final whistle was blown or they crossed the finish line, rivals went back to being friends.
More information can be found at www.fr-ray.org or email [email protected].

A proud athlete holds the winning trophy.

A 2-time winner in the swimming pool.

Ta-kraw, one of Thailand’s most popular sports.

The ladies 100m dash.

Pattana the wet

The Pattaya Golf Society at The Elephant Bar

T1st Erik Anttonen (9) 34pts
T1st Jens Gunarsson (16) 34pts
3rd Markku Tynell (23) 33pts
Monday 14 July saw the Pattaya Golf Society travel up the 331 to Pattana to play a stableford competition. Four groups played the B & C nines from the forward yellow tees, and thank Buddha they did. After three holes the heavens opened, sending the group to the drinks-stop for a wait of some 40 minutes. They ventured out again when the rain eased to a drizzle, but two holes later it returned, in buckets! After a similar wait, the golfers again ventured forth, only to find a Thai four-ball had inserted itself into our field. That wouldn’t have been too bad, except they were clearly beginners. The day had reached its nadir.
Notwithstanding the constant drizzle, and the fact the course was playing as long as a US Open, those golfers who had the mettle to carry on, did so. It should be noted that of the five who didn’t make it to the back nine, four were Aussies, and the fifth, a Welshman, was dependent upon an Aussie for his transport back. Ask yourself!
The lucky beer draw was won by the deserving David Plaiter, whilst the booby bevy went to the one Aussie who had a genuine reason to withdraw – a bad back. Recipient Peter Masters assures us that his ailment has nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that this is his first visit back to Pattaya after an absence of some months. Yeah right.
There were two twos: one on B3, by Graham Davis, and the other on C2, by Larry Slattery. Making the podium with 33 points may appear a modest achievement, but given the conditions encountered, it was anything but. Congratulations go to Markku Tynell for making that score but even more so to Erik Anttonen and Jens Gunarsson who both went one better.
Finally, a nod of appreciation to the Pattana caddies, who performed admirably under the most trying of conditions.
Khao Kheow – a genuine test of golf
1st Larry Slattery (18) 34pts
T2nd David Thomas (10) 32pts
T2nd Murray Edwards (21) 32pts
Just a 40-minute drive from Pattaya’s CBD is Khao Kheow Country Club, a 27-hole layout that features high on the Pattaya Golf Society’s value-for-money index. And so it again proved to a small turnout of three groups on Wednesday 16 July.
Playing a course of this quality for a green-fee of 800 baht is VFM indeed. The notice board stated B and C nines as the order of the day. The same board gave Stimpmeter speeds of 9 on B and 8 on C. Teeing off the yellow tees the well-presented fairways did offer limited run, which on a course of some 6,500 yards was appreciated, especially after some sodden experiences of late.
Overall, the course was in good condition, however those greens were anything but 8 or 9 on the Stimpmeter. Most golfers struggled to bring themselves to hit the ball hard enough for it to get anywhere near the hole, and that included the tiddlers. The greens were OK, just incredibly slow.
Perhaps it was this green-speed factor that accounted for the rather modest scores, as most other factors seemed to be to the golfer’s advantage. Notwithstanding, Khao Kheow has always been a stern test of golf, and today’s encounter proved no exception.
Congratulations to those making the podium, particularly to the consistent and deserving Irishman, Larry Slattery, whose 34 points saw him finish two clear of his nearest rivals, David Thomas and Murray Edwards. Murray also recorded the only ‘2’ of the day on B3.
Today’s lucky beer draw was won, for the second consecutive day, by David Plaiter. The Booby Bevy award meanwhile went to the affable Aussie, Rod Black, whose four rounds since his return have yielded: 2nd, 2nd, withdraw and last. The golfing Gods don’t look favourably upon non-injury related withdrawals.
So, despite the lovely weather, good caddies, and a well presented course, Khao Kheow held on to its reputation of being a hard nut to crack.
Greenwood - an absolute delight
T1st Anders Haglund, (14) 32pts
T1st Murray Edwards (21) 32pts
Despite the relatively modest turnout, the Pattaya Golf Society certainly enjoyed its stableford competition on the C & A nines at Greenwood on 18 July. We arrived under threatening skies, but the day stayed dry, overcast and warm; ideal in fact.
The scoring, however, did not reflect such ideal conditions. Just five points separated first from last. The highest was 32, shared by newcomer Anders Haglund from Sweden and Murray Edwards, and the lowest 27. Whilst the fairways always offered a superb lie, they nonetheless played long. Bunkers were a bit fluffy, but still quite playable. The greens were reasonable to good, still recovering from their recent sanding. Overall, however, the course was a delight.
With a green-fee of 650 baht and caddie-fee of 350 baht giving a total of 1000 baht, Greenwood remains at or near the top of our value-for-money index.

Wayco & Crilly shine at Eastern Star

PSC golf from The Growling Swan

Duangjai Tusagad & Geri Crilly.

Peter Blackburn
Monday, July 14, Eastern Star – Stableford
It was time once more to head south and Eastern Star was the chosen venue with 20 golfers on the starting sheet. It was overcast but fine as we assembled at The Growling Swan and we welcomed Jim Groves from London, Thomas Johansson from Sweden, Kurt Eric Persson and his lady Seesa Phompinmon back with us again and Duangjai Tusagad after a long break from golf.
Today was a designated Thai Public Holiday so we expected the course to be busy but in actual fact this was not the case. After haggling for a short time over the green fee rate we managed to check in and presented ourselves at the first tee to await out starting orders. We had five groups of four and our first four-ball got away 10 minutes ahead of schedule under cloudy skies with not too hot conditions and a threat of rain which fortunately resulted in just a few drops throughout the round.

Graham Buckingham & John Pierrel.

The golf course was in quite good condition although there were many instances of GUR on the fairways and the greens were a bit slow. Our pace was not too bad as there were no groups ahead of us but we did spend some time looking for balls after errant shots and this resulted in a round which took four hours & twenty minutes.
The course was definitely playing tough today as there was only one golfer who played to their handicap or better and that was Kevin “Wayco” Waycott who finished on top of Division A with a fine 37 points. Newcomer Thomas Johansson fired a gross 75, which off his 2 handicap gave him 35 points and enabled him to snare second place while John Pierrel was third with 33 points.
In Division B it was Geri Crilly (18 point back nine) who was declared the winner after a count back as there were 2 players on 34 points, with Alain “Inspector Clouseau” Taddei (17 point back nine) in second place. With 2 golfers on 32 points another count back was required to determine third spot and that resulted in Seesa Phompinmon (19 point back nine) getting the chocolates from Bent Agerbo (17 point back nine).
Division A (0-15)
1st Kevin Waycott (9) 37pts
2nd Thomas Johansson (2) 35pts
3rd John Pierrel (12) 33pts
Division B (16+)
1st Geri Crilly (26) 34pts
2nd Alain Taddei (16) 34pts
3rd Seesa Phompinmon (26) 32pts
Near Pins: 3rd – Kevin Waycott, 6th – Eric Black, 13th – Bill Steinman, 17th – John Davis
Long Putts: 9th – Jim Groves, 18th – John Davis
The Growling Swan NAGA Award (awarded to the golfer who has the worst score on the day) was won by Duangjai Tusagad and she accepted the award like the good sport that she is.
Thursday, July 17, Pattana – 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 that paired a low handicapper with a high one, the names being drawn out of a hat.
We had an awkward number of starters with 25 but Russell Calcutt kindly volunteered to step down as he was “not feeling the best” and those that know Russell will know exactly what that means. The draw was done before we left the bar and there were not too many moans & groans so we were all looking forward to an enjoyable day on a quality golf course, Pattana.
We welcomed Niall Stuart back from working in Laos, first timer John Parkinson, formerly from Manchester but now residing here and it was great to see Graham Buckingham & Tom Cotton back with us once more. It was time to say farewell to Thomas Johansson who will shortly be returning to Sweden.
After a rather long trip to the course, which lasted just under one hour we, we checked in we were told that we would be playing the B & C nines, so without any further delay our first four-ball got away right on our scheduled tee time of 10.00 a.m. The weather was fairly hot with a slight breeze to add some comfort and the course was as usual in great shape with lush fairways and very well maintained greens.
For some reason our round was quite slow, which was surprising as there were no groups ahead of us and we completed our round in four hours & fifty minutes. It had been very enjoyable with excellent company.
The winning pair were John Pierrel & Graham Buckingham with net 64.75, closely followed by Thomas Johansson & John Anderson with net 65 in second place. Coming in third were Bill Steinman & Andrew Allen with a net 66.75 and in fourth spot were Jim Groves & Alan sanders with net 67.25. Gerd Riedler & Geri Crilly occupied fifth place with a net 68.
Near Pins: B3 – Tom Cotton, B7 – Jim Groves, C2 – John Anderson, C7 – Bent Agerbo
Long Putts: B9 – Niall Stuart, C9 – Peter Blackburn
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. Sunday is Lawn Bowls and Wednesday is Indoor Bowls. 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.

Andre heads the field

PSC golf from Café Kronborg

Andre Vandyk.

Monday, July 14,
Bangpra - Stableford
1st Andre Vandyk (16) 33pts
2nd Kenny Chung (23) 30pts
3rd Henry Wong (20) 28pts
The test today was Bangpra, up route 7 in just 40 minutes, a quick check-in and away on schedule, despite the course being busy.
There was an early threat of rain but we only got caught by a few sprinkles on the last three holes. The course was in fine condition but the old girl wasn’t giving anything, as the scores reflect.
The winner today was Andre Vandyk with 33 points, 3 ahead of Kenny Chung in second and a further 2 up on third placed Henry Wong.

Hill lights up Green Valley with 44-pointer

PSC golf from The Billabong Golf Bar

Bob Van Mol with his wife Phaeng, Bob Philp, Mick Williams and Ron line up at the Baan Tong Tong Tournament.

Monday, July 14, The Emerald - Stableford
We got away early for a three hour round at the Emerald and employed ‘pick and place’ on the fairways as it was a bit wet in places. The course, apart from the worm dirt on some of the greens, was in great condition. It threatened rain but stayed away until the eighth green where we got a little shower but stopped as we got to the ninth tee, and from there it was just overcast and cool.
The winner with a fine 37 points was Rosco Langoulant ahead of the steady old fella Brian Maddox in second with 36. There was one birdie ‘2’ on the 13th from Phil Waite.
Wednesday, July 16, Green Valley - Stableford
The scores today were unbelievable on greens that were actually being sanded as we played, not cored just sanded. It was hilarious when your ball hit a rock on the green and stopped dead or bounced sideways. One shot Cottee hit stopped his ball from being a full sand wedge back to the green and the rock it hit was like Buddha Mountain.

Bill, Joe, Woolly and Rosco pose with their caddies at Silky Oak.

With eight groups playing and the weather and course in grand shape it made for a great day out and we managed a four hour round in perfect conditions.
We went down to sixth place on the scorecard and taking that spot was John Player with 38 points, losing out on count back to Gus George and J.P. Maffray who took fifth and fourth spots respectively. Coming in third was Nichawan Khiaophuang (Sa) with a fine 39 points and second place went to Eng Cotterell with 42 points, which would have been enough to win on any other day but Greg Hill had other ideas and took line honours with a fantastic 44 points.
There were only two ‘2’s today, coming from J.P. Maffray and the lovely Eng Cotterell.
Friday, July 18,
Silky Oak - Stableford
Playing the inaugural Baan Tong Tong Tournament today at Silky Oak was a great day out for all concerned, with 12 groups and prizes for everybody.
The course was in good condition apart from the greens, which were in need of a cut but it didn’t matter in the end as three putts in our group were the norm. We were all out there for a laugh and a few beers so what the heck. A special thanks to John Player, Bill Marsden and Rosco for all the help with making the tournament a huge success.

Pin, Orn, Eng and Sa.

The main prize of 2 night’s all inclusive accommodation at the Baan Tong Tong Resort went to Jittina Tinpranee (Orn) with her score of 39 points, second prize (Billabong golf bag) and on the same score went to Sel Wegner, and in third, also with 39 points, was George Barrie who won a dinner for two at the resort. Fourth, fifth and sixth places were taken by John Lowe, Phil Waite, and John Baikie respectively after all three had to be separated by another count back, this time on 37 points.
The prizes went down to eighteenth and then the lucky draw made up for the rest so nobody missed out.
There were ten ‘2’s coming from Alan Beck, Bob Van Mol, Dave Lusha, Jeff North, Mal Farquharson, Paul Greenaway, William Macey Wayne Cotterell and Brian Maddox managed to bag two. Near the pin prizes went to Brian Maddox, Wayne Cotterell, Jeff North and Bob Van Mol.
The NAGA prize went to Chris Gray with a fantastic 17 points total; at least the 1000 baht voucher came as some consolation.
This tournament will be an annual event and if the support is anything to go by it will be a huge success again. Back at the bar finger food was provided for all and the drinks flowed freely and everyone had a grand time.
Note: If you are looking for a game of golf in Pattaya, give Bob a call on 082 204 3411 or call into the bar near Lake Mabprachan and put your name on the list.

Trev shows off for the family

PSC golf from Siam Country Resort

Trevor Taylor and Neil Harvey.

Tuesday, July 15, Eastern Star - Stableford
Eastern Star was the venue for our Tuesday game, with both the weather conditions and the course looking after us. We did have a shower of rain on Hole #13, but it was gone quickly and no delay was required. The course was in good order, with fairways having plenty of run and greens rolling true.
Trevor Taylor (H/cap 36), with his son and grandson visiting, exhibited his golfing talent with a best of the day 34 points. Neil Harvey (19) got the nod over both Jeff Wylie (6) & Paul Davies (30) on count back 18/16/14 for second place after they all signed for 32 points. Jeff had some consolation with a near pin..
Thursday, July 17, Pleasant Valley - Stableford
Thursday saw us travel up the Hwy 7, to the course a lot like to blame for their own poor play, Pleasant Valley from the Blues at about 6300 yards. The course was in good nick, and it would have been hard to find fault with any aspect of its conditioning.
Neil Harvey (19) played all aspects of the game well to sign for a fine 40 points, but was pushed all the way by Martin Hayes (15) who made a nice birdie on 18 for a 4 for 4, to complete his 38 points. Near pins were spread around between Willem, Jeff & Martin.
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 0890941841 for scheduling or enquiries. Hope to see you there, cheers & good golfing!

Voller top scores at Silky Oak

Jomtien Golf with the IPGC

Wednesday, July 16, Silky Oak - Stableford
There were six groups out on Monday at Pattavia but the competition was called off after nine holes due to the torrential rain, a couple of groups continued and finished the round but the rest were given nine hole rain checks.

Glyn Evans – winner
at Eastern Star.

Wednesday we had another six groups out, with the cut set at 10-17 and 18+ in the two divisions. This was our second time here in six weeks and everyone enjoyed the course yet again.
Chris Voller returned the best score of the day, winning division 1 with 39 points, while Tony Bless, now playing off 15, occupied second place with 37. Harry Vincenzi filled the final spot on the podium with 36 points.
Colin Aspinall was the winner in division 2 with 34 points, five ahead of second placed Rod Howett, and the two Welsh boys fought it out for third place, Jimmy Johnson edging Curtis Hessler 14/12 on the back-nine count back after both came in with 28 points each.
Near pins went to Alan Bissell, Paul Butler, Hitoshi Takezaki, Chris Voller, Colin Aspinall and Pepo Frick.
Colin Aspinall recorded the only birdie ‘2’ of the day on the 14th hole to scoop the division 2 pool.
Friday, July 18, Eastern Star – Stableford
Six groups out yet again today at Eastern Star, on slightly cloudy day with a cool breeze coming off the coast. There was a 9-15 cut in division 1 and 16+ in division 2 and the organizer Glyn Evans came in with the best score of the day, winning division 2 with 37 points after beating a sad Joe Kubon 20/19 on the back nine. Ken Miller took third with 36 points.
Grenville Hill was the winner in division 1 with 35 points and Karl Flood placed second after beating Chris Voller 14/10 on the back six holes, both scoring 34 points in total.
Tony Bless birdied the 17th to win the division 1 rollover ‘2’s pot.
Near pins were claimed by Tony Bless, Paul Butler (2), Wilf Latham, Glyn Evans and Rodney Howett.

Cooney calls the shots

PSC golf Bunker Boys @ The Ranch

Buff (left) with “Mr. Consistency”, a.k.a. Gerry Cooney.

Monday, July 14, Crystal Bay – Stableford
Today we made a return to the Crystal Bay course, which used to be a regular favourite but we haven’t played here since February, due mainly to the poor condition of the greens at that time.
We were allocated to play the C and A nines and teed off on schedule in cool, overcast conditions with no golfers in sight ahead of us. It was soon obvious that quite a lot of work is being done on the bunkers which have been neglected for a very long time, and the fairways were fine, but unfortunately the greens were little improved and still resemble a patchwork quilt of different grasses.
Gerry Cooney wasn’t bothered by the variable speed of the putts and romped home three points clear of Thomas Nyborg in second place.
After the game it was a pleasure to take a shower in the newly refurbished shower room, and it has to be said that things are starting to look up here after several years of neglect.
1st Gerry Cooney (14) 40pts
2nd Thomas Nyborg (20) 37pts
3rd Nguyen Le Dung (18) 36pts
4th Alan Sullivan (11) 34pts
Near Pins: Alan Sullivan, Niall Glover, Steve Durey and Nguyen Le Dung.
Wednesday, July 16, Pattaya C.C. – Stableford
A late change to our schedule took us back to Pattaya C.C., which we last played in January when the course wasn’t in good shape, having been opened too soon following extensive renovation work. However, the change of venue proved popular and nineteen golfers turned up at The Ranch, meaning we were able to have two flights for the first time since mid-April.
The course wasn’t busy and our groups teed off on schedule from the blue tees, in bright sunny conditions with a gentle breeze keeping the temperature at an acceptable level.
The front nine was in reasonable condition although it’s fair to say the fairways need a few more weeks (and some rain) in order to grow in fully, and the greens were slow and tricky to read. The back nine however hasn’t matured quite so well, and the fairways were bare in places with several large areas still heavily sanded, which we decided to play as GUR.
Steve Durey and Andy Brady were the only two players in the competition who had played this course over the last few months, and their experience proved invaluable with them recording the best two scores of the day, taking first and second places respectively in the B Flight.
“Mr Reliable”, Gerry Cooney continued his winning run to take first place in the A Flight ahead of Paul Smith, with John Graham coming home in third place.
The general consensus in post-match discussions was that the visit had been well worthwhile, especially with the 500 baht green fee rate, and your scribe for one would have no qualms about restoring the course to our regular schedule as it is sure to continue improving over the coming months.
A Flight
1st Gerry Cooney (13) 35pts
2nd Paul Smith (3) 33pts
3rd John Graham (10) 33pts
B Flight
1st Steve Durey (22) 37pts
2nd Andy Brady (17) 36pts
3rd Thomas Nyborg (20) 35pts
Near Pins: Gerry Cooney, Steve Durey and Paul Smith (2).
Friday, July 18, Pattavia – Stableford
A smaller group of golfers today for our competition at the Pattavia course, which is now part of our regular schedule and offers good value for money. The sky was overcast and the temperature pleasantly cool as we teed off slightly ahead of our scheduled time, with an apparently empty course ahead of us.
We were informed by the caddies that the greens had been allowed to grow a little in order to slow them down, but it was soon obvious that they were only slower on uphill putts, and anything downhill was still treacherous. The course was in good shape and work is still going on to repair some of the bare areas off the fairways, so the course is well worth visiting despite the tortuous drive down the entrance road.
Colin Greig rediscovered some of his previous good form and produced the best performance on the day, coming home one point clear of Tony Robbins and Paul Smith who had to be separated on a count back.
The new clubhouse is stylish and comfortable but your scribe made his first visit to the air-conditioned restaurant and I’ve never seen so many flies in a single enclosed area, certainly not conducive to enjoying a meal, and surely it can’t be too difficult for the management to solve that problem.
1st Colin Greig (7) 35pts
2nd Tony Robbins (13) 34pts
3rd Paul Smith (3) 34pts
Near Pins: Paul Smith, Dave Anon, and Colin Greig (2).
Note: The Bunker Boys are a PSC affiliated golf society, who now play out of The Ranch bar on Pattaya 3rd Road (in front of the fire station, and almost opposite the Buffalo Bar). We play 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 or go to website: www.bunkersociety.com.

Buchanan departs with victory at Burapha

PSC golf from the Outback Golf Bar

(From left): Eddy Beilby with Bruce McAdam and Stefan Hoge.

Monday, July 14, Burapha - Stableford
Seven groups played the A and B nines from the blue tees on a day that started off hot and muggy until the rain came and cooled things down on the back nine. In addition, overnight rain had made the course wet so we played ‘lift clean and place’.
Dave Buchanan signed off his last round with a level par 36pts to win Div A as we welcomed back Bobby Driggs from Japan, Colin Goon from Aus and John Low, Geoff Christie and Mark Humphrey all from New Zealand. Bob Finley was second with 35pts, from Peter Nixon and Bobby Driggs who headed a five-way count back on 32pts that left Dennis Pelly, Colin Goon and Steve Mann all just knocking on the door.
Div B was also won with 36pts by Jimmy Little, from John O’Keefe (34) with Ken Young third, beating Stephen Blazsanyik on c/b after both finished with 33pts each.
Pete Stonebridge (A3) and Bob Finley (B3) had the only ‘2’s.
Div A (0-16)
1st Dave Buchanan (0) 36pts
2nd Bob Finley (13) 35pts
3rd Peter Nixon (11) 32pts
4th Bobby Driggs (14) 32pts
Div B (17+)
1st Jimmy Little (18) 36pts
2nd John O’Keefe (19) 34pts
3rd Ken Young (26) 33pts
4th Stephen Blazsanyik (19) 33pts
Wednesday, July 16, Thai Country Club - Stableford
Four groups made their way up the motorway to play the magnificent Thai Country Club but unfortunately the recent rain in the area had made the already poor roads near the course, atrocious. A shock absorber and spring shop would make a fortune!
We had a disappointing number of players plus some spoiled cards for our third visit of four here. We reverted to the white tees with ‘lift, clean and place’ in action and together with the greens running beautifully, the scores were red hot.
A special welcome to the IPGC lads, Martin, Mike and John, not forgetting Kerry Rothman who has returned for another short break, even if you did have to go back for your shoes.
Eddy Beilby won the day with a great 40pts, beating Geoff Christie on c/b, and another c/b was also needed to separate third and fourth with Mike Missler getting the nod over John Pegrum, both on 38pts. Fifth place was occupied by Mark Humphrey on 36pts.
There were no ‘2’s.
1st Eddy Beilby (16) 40pts
2nd Geoff Christie (05) 40pts
3rd Mike Missler (09) 38pts
4th John Pegrum (13) 38pts
5th Mark Humphrey (22) 36pts
Friday, July 18, Green Valley - Stableford
Today was overcast, but no rain and a wee bit of sunshine. 20 players turned up to tackle the regular Green Valley course and a welcome to Lars from Norway and his wife, Mildred, from the Philippines who are in Thailand for a week’s holiday. Coincidentally, Lars bumped into one of the Outback’s colleagues in the golf shop on third road on Thursday and just happened to say he was looking for a game. Well there you go – and we hoped you enjoyed the Outback experience.
Surprisingly, even after the heavy rain on Thursday, we were still allowed to drive on the fairways so it shows how good their drainage system is. Some of the greens were still a little bit bumpy after the recent coring and dressing but his didn’t slow down some of our fellow players and Lars was one of them, as he sank his putts from everywhere on the front nine to score 21 points. Unfortunately for him, it didn’t continue.
Jimmy Little followed his win in Div B on Monday at Burapha with another win here, but this time in Div A with 38pts. Second was Rick Evans (36) and Dennis Pelly third on 35; whilst Div B went to Bruce McAdam who recorded the day’s top score of 42, beating Stefan Hoge by one, with Bob Mattes a couple more back on 39. Regretfully, my 37 wasn’t quite good enough.
There were five ‘2’s from Rick Evans & Suzi (8th) and Kerry Beck, Stefan Hoge and a second from Rick Evans (12th).
Div A (0-17)
1st Jimmy Little (18) 38pts
2nd Rick Evans (04) 36pts
3rd Dennis Pelly (13) 35pts
Div B (18+)
1st Bruce McAdam (26) 42pts
2nd Stefan Hoge (19) 41pts
3rd Bob Mattes (22) 39pts
Note: The Outback Golf Bar is situated about 6km from Sukhumvit Road along Soi Siam Country. Call Jack on 081 578 1956.

Claus clicks into gear

PSC golf from The Golf Club

Some of the gang at Laem Chabang.

Steve Ellison
Monday, July 14, Green Valley (white tees) – Stableford
1st Claus Birk-Thompson (14) 41pts
2nd Mark Wood (8) 39pts
3rd John Hutt (28) 38pts
First off, let’s welcome back our long lost TGC partner Adam Schoenfeld to the fold. Adam had a hiatus from golf and is now back with a vengeance. He played on Friday and after a shakey front nine he rebounded back with a respectable 13 points on the back. As a golfer, he’s a great poker player.
Beanz Meanz Heinz and Mondayz meanz Green Valley for us, so Route 36 took us 30 minutes up the road to our weekly venue. We had a good low season turnout of 20 golfers and enjoyed some lovely weather, with a gentle breeze to keep us cool.

Nick Handscombe.
Today we saw our winner break the magic 40 number by one shot. Claus Birk-Thompson pulled off a great round of golf to better his handicap by 5 and win all the handsome man vouchers. Just behind and with a very respectable 39 points was TGC regular Mark Wood. Markie just got off the plane from a 28-day rig cycle in Oz so well played to him for a great first round on his land legs. Gentleman golfer John Hutt found his way with a solid 38 points to put him on the podium at last!
Wednesday, July 16, Khao Kheow B & C (yellow tees) – Stableford
T1st Nick Handscombe (12) 37pts
T1st Andy Makara (23) 37pts
3rd Phil Smedley (9) 34pts
When asked about Khao Kheow, you can only describe this track as one of the best courses in Pattaya. This is a Pete Dye design and if you stay out of the rough you can score well here. It was another beautiful day here in Chonburi as a light overcast helped keep the temperature down nicely.
Working our way up the ladder, we see TGC Golf Captain Phil Smedley once again on the rostrum and this time his 34 points was enough for third place. Andy Makara has shown himself to be a very consistent golfer of late and Andy tied with Nicky Handscombe for first place honours. Nicky himself also just got back to town for a few weeks getaway and I am sure he is glad to be back if he keeps playing like this!
Friday, July 18, Laem Chabang B & C (white tees) – Stableford
1st Brad Sproxton (12) 39pts
2nd Thierry Danzas (23) 39pts
3rd Lasse Pettersen (24) 38pts
What a lovely golf course Jack Nicklaus has designed for us! It was with great pleasure that today we introduced several first-timers to this course, and all had rave reviews about it. Laem Chabang is currently running a summer special with a promo rate of 1,000 baht weekday green fee as they are completely remodeling the clubhouse facilities. We had a temporary locker room and the showers are down the hall in one of their hotel rooms, so very little inconvenience for us there.

Thierry Danzas & Brad Sproxton with Lasse Pettersen.
Big Lasse Pettersen plays off 24 but still managed to turn in an equally big 38 on the top of his scorecard for third spot. Chef to the stars Thierry Danzas and our old pal from Red Deer, Alberta, Brad Sproxton, tied it all with 39 Stableford points to share the win on today’s card. Thanks to all who joined us this week for some great golf in Amazing Thailand.
Note: The Golf Club is located on Soi LK Metro. Just call 085 434 3377 or see our website www.golfclub pattaya.com and for more information mail us: [email protected] and see updates at www.facebook.com/golfclub pattaya... all handicaps welcome!

Watson and Cotton find the treasure

PSC golf from Tropical Bert’s

Tuesday’s top three.

Tuesday, July 15, Green Valley – Stableford
This course always has a good turnout and this week was no exception. Of late we have been experiencing a very quiet period, but it was nice to see numbers back to normal.
It was looking decidedly rainy as we teed off on the first but it (the rain) held off until we made the turn for home and then the clouds opened. We took shelter for 45 minutes but were soon on our way again and completed the round. Through all this the course played quite well, even if the greens were a bit slow due to the rain. We got changed, thankful for the hot showers and had a quick bite to eat before starting on the journey back.

Max Scott, Bob Watson, Don Carmody and Tom Cotton with one of Bert’s finest.

Back at Bert’s it was soon time for the results, with a decidedly high scoring group of winners. Taking first place was Brian Parish with 41 points, a good round on a wet day. In second was Max Scott with 40 points and in third was the other Aussie single handicapper, Bob Watson, with 39. We then had a count back on 36 points that saw Ted Morris in fourth and Dave Nicholson just losing out.
Near Pins: Dave Nicholson (2), Ted Morris, Steve Hamstad
Friday, July 18, Treasure Hill - Stableford
Tropical Bert’s gang headed out to Treasure Hill on Friday. We hadn’t played here in a while (so many courses - so little time) and all were pleasantly surprised on many fronts. The weather was just perfect with cloud cover but no hint of rain, cooler temps, and a steady breeze, and all agreed the golf course was in excellent condition. Treasure Hill is a tough but interesting layout and you better hit straight because the bunkers are well placed (or poorly depending on your view) to catch any wayward shot. This is a very scenic course as well, so overall a good day.
There were enough players to have two groups, and when the results were tallied it was clear that Treasure Hill is more than just a pretty face, you better know how to hit the ball. In the A Flight Bob Watson (H/cap 7) again made his return well known by taking first place with 36 points on count back over his partner in crime Max Scott (6). Third place went to Brian Parrish (13) with a respectable 35 points. These three names in various order are often seen in the winners’ circle lately.
The B Flight scores were somewhat lower, attesting to Treasure’s Hill’s trickery. First place in this flight went to Tom Cotton (23) who earned 34 points. Then Dick Warberg (19) edged out the recently returned Don Carmody (23), both with 30 points.
Near Pins: Cy Tang (2), Landis Brooks, Bob Watson

Crumpton Oaks Cider Monday Pool League

Results & Standings July 14 (week 19)

Division 1
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts.
Shoot Pool	15	13	2	52	1	40
The Butchers Arms	17	12	5	35	2	38
Legends Pool	17	11	6	18	3	36
Nicky’s Bar	16	10	6	3	1	31
Links Bar	18	9	9	-6	2	29
Pook’s Bar	17	9	8	-3	1	28
Shoot Pool ‘B’	17	9	8	-29	0	27
Sweethearts Bar	16	7	9	-18	4	25
Offshore Bar	17	4	13	-52	2	14
Acorn Pub	18	0	18	0	0	0
Results:  Pook’s Bar 10 v 2 Links Bar
Division 2
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts.
Rest Stop	17	15	2	58	0	45
The Caddyshack	17	14	3	55	1	43
Cheers Bar	17	13	4	29	1	40
The Ranch	16	11	5	-8	0	33
ANZAC Sports Bar	18	9	9	-7	2	29
Dean’s Bar	17	8	9	-10	1	25
Classroom	17	7	10	-27	2	23
Buffalo Jacks	18	5	13	-42	0	15
i-Rovers	15	3	12	-48	2	11
Team Pulled Out	18	0	18	0	0	0

Pattaya 8-Ball Monday Pool League

Results & Standings July 14 (week 20)

Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Agst	Diff.	Pts.
Phimai Geordie	20	18	2	208	92	116	56
Smile Bar	19	17	2	185	100	85	53
San Snack Bar	20	16	4	196	99	97	52
Ta Bar	20	12	8	138	162	-24	44
Crazy Eddie’s	20	11	9	151	149	2	42
Funny Girls 4	18	10	8	133	132	1	37
Pom Bar	20	8	12	140	160	-20	36
Connections	19	6	13	117	168	-51	31
Parrot Inn	20	5	15	115	185	-70	30
Asian Nomads	19	5	14	128	157	-29	29
Doggy Style	20	4	16	127	173	-46	28
Mates Bar	17	4	13	97	158	-61	25
Results:  Funny Girls 10 v 5 Pom Bar, Doggy Style 5 v 10 Ta Bar, Parrot Inn 4 v 11 Smile Bar, Mates Bar 5 v 10 San Snack Bar, Asian Nomads 8 v 7 Crazy Eddie’s, Phimai Geordie 12 v 3 Connections

Crumpton Cider Tuesday Darts League

Results & Standings July 15 (week 3)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	B/legs	Pts.
Londoner	3	3	0	27	10	3	6
Legends	3	3	0	19	7	1	6
Mai’s Bar	3	3	0	16	6	2	6
Yates’ Bar	3	3	0	18	9	2	6
i-Rovers	3	2	1	18	12	2	4
Nervous Wreck	3	2	1	16	12	2	4
Scandalic	3	1	2	12	12	1	2
The Swan	3	1	2	13	14	3	2
W. Tankies	3	1	2	11	14	1	2
Buffalo Jack’s	3	1	2	14	20	0	2
Crazy Eddie’s	3	1	2	13	21	1	2
Jantha Coffee	3	0	3	11	18	2	0
Shoot Pool	3	0	3	7	19	1	0
Bye	3	0	3	0	21	0	0
Results:  Bye (0-0)-(7-1) v Legends, Crazy Eddie’s (5-0)-(8-1) v Londoner, Jantha Coffee (3-1)-(6-0) v Mai’s Bar, Nervous Wreck (6-1)-(4-0) v Buffalo Jack’s, Scandalic (6-1)-(3-0) v W. Tankies, Yates’ Bar (5-0)-(4-1) v The Swan, i-Rovers (6-1)-(3-0) v Shoot Pool

King Factory Friday Night Pool League

Results & Standings July 18 (week 19)

Premier Division
Team	P	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Shoot Pool	18	13	1	4	54	40
Easy R-Con Bar	14	12	0	2	32	36
The Rest Stop	17	9	0	8	-20	27
Legends Pool	17	7	4	6	-26	25
The Butchers Arms	13	7	2	4	24	23
Links Bar	15	6	1	8	-36	19
Sweethearts Bar	13	4	2	7	-28	14
The Booze Lounge	19	0	0	19	0	0
Results:  Easy R-Con Bar H-W The Booze Lounge, Shoot Pool 11 v 9 The Rest Stop, The Butchers Arms 8 v 12 Legends Pool
Division 1
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts
Smile Bar	16	13	3	58	1	40
Tie’s R Us	15	12	3	32	1	37
Legends Pool ‘A’	14	8	6	18	1	25
Pook’s Bar	15	7	8	4	3	24
Dean’s Bar	14	7	7	-9	0	21
Old Thai Angle	15	6	9	-14	3	21
Offshore Bar	15	6	9	-7	2	20
Shoot Pool ‘A’	15	6	9	-20	1	19
Crazy Eddie’s	16	5	11	-38	1	16
Mai’s Bar	13	4	9	-24	1	13
Results:  Legends Pool ‘A’ 4 v 10 Pook’s Bar, Mai’s Bar 9 v 10 Tie’s R Us, Offshore Bar 4 v 10 Crazy Eddie’s, Old Thai Angle 10 v 4 Dean’s Bar, Shoot Pool ‘A’ 3 v 10 Smile Bar
Division 2
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts
Legends Pool ‘B’	14	13	1	67	0	39
FCUK Inn	15	12	3	57	1	37
i-Rovers	15	11	4	43	1	34
The Ranch	14	8	6	13	0	24
Buffalo Jacks	14	6	8	-5	0	18
ANZAC Bar	15	5	10	-26	1	16
Connections	13	5	8	-23	0	15
Classroom	16	4	12	-46	1	13
The Queen Vic	12	3	9	-39	0	9
Bobby Too	12	3	9	-41	0	9
Results:  Bobby Too P-P Legends Pool ‘B’, Classroom 3 v 10 The Ranch, I-Rovers 6 v 10 FCUK Inn

Links Bar Wednesday 9-Ball Pool League

Results & Standings July 16 (week 6)

Team	P	W	D	L	+/-	Pts.
Easy R-con Bar	5	4	1	0	42	13
Mates Bar	6	4	1	1	2	13
Links Bar	5	3	1	1	12	10
Pook’s Bar	6	3	1	2	-4	10
George & Dragon	5	3	0	2	6	9
Legends Pool	4	2	1	1	10	7
Crazy Eddie’s	6	2	1	3	6	7
Connections	5	2	0	3	-12	6
FCUK Inn	4	1	1	2	-4	4
Queen Vic	4	1	1	2	-12	4
The Ranch	6	1	1	4	-20	4
Classroom	6	0	1	5	-26	1
Results:  Connections 9 v 11 Mates Bar, Legends Pool 15 v 5 Classroom, Links Bar 12 v 8 FCUK Inn, Pook’s Bar 11 v 9 George & Dragon, Queen Vic 6 v 14 Crazy Eddie’s, The Ranch 5 v 15 Easy R-Con Bar

Oscar’s Sports Bar Wednesday Darts League

Results & Standings July 16 (week 12)

Team	P	W	L	Bonus	Diff.	Pts.
Buffalo Jack’s	12	11	1	81	27	22
Legends Sports Bar	12	11	1	79	29	22
Oscar’s MC Sports Bar	12	11	1	78	30	22
W. Tankies	12	7	5	63	45	14
i-Rovers ‘A’	12	6	6	57	51	12
Mai’s Bar	11	4	7	35	64	8
The Clinic	12	4	8	32	76	8
Jantha Coffee	12	2	10	35	73	4
i-Rovers ‘B’	11	2	9	33	66	4
Yates’ Bar	12	1	11	38	70	2
Results:  Buffalo Jack’s (8-1)-(1-0) v Mai’s Bar, Jantha Coffee (0-0)-(9-1) v Oscar’s MC Sports Bar, The Clinic (5-0)-(4-1) v Yates’ Bar, W. Tankies (8-1)-(1-0) v i-Rovers ‘A’, i-Rovers ‘B’ (3-0)-(6-1) v Legends Sports Bar

Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League

200 Bowlers: Christian, Ooy, David & Preecha.

First place Indiana won three points from second place VFW Post 9876 and are now 11 and one half points ahead of VFW. La Montgomery bowled a 565 series with games of 180, 191 and 194 and Preecha had a 203 game and 548 series for Indiana. David Shaw led VFW with a 213 game and 546 series.
Balloon took three points from third place Canada. Bowling was not great on lanes 23 and 24.
Ooy Pluemkamon bowled a 206 game and 531 series to lead Bavaria to a three point win over Brother D.
Green Tree, led by Tao’s 544 series, won all four points from Café Kronborg. Sadly Kran Nielsen, Café Kronborg, had to drop out on the game due to leg problems.
Christian bowling as a Pacer had a 212 game and 501 series and Roy also a Pacer had a 508 series.

Results & Standings July 18 (week 15)
Pos.	Team	Score	Standings
1	Indiana	3 – 1	44.5 – 15.5
2	VFW Post 9876	1-3	33 - 27
3	Canada	1-3	32 - 28
4	Bavaria	3 – 1	29.5 – 30.5
5	Balloon	3-1	29 - 31
6	Brother D	1-3	25 - 35
7	Green Tree	4 – 0	25.5 – 34.5
8	Café Kronborg	0 – 4	21.5 – 38.5

 

Asia Back Packer’s Monday Darts Super League

Standings July 14 (week 2)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	B/L	Pts.
Load Out	2	2	0	11	7	2	4
Mai’s Bar	2	1	1	10	8	1	2
W. Tankies	1	1	0	9	2	1	2
i-Rovers ‘A’	2	1	1	9	5	1	2
Buffalo Jack’s	2	1	1	8	10	1	2
Double Top	1	1	0	5	0	1	2
Jantha Coffee	1	0	1	3	6	0	0
i-Rovers ‘B’	1	0	1	2	9	0	0
Legends	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bye	2	0	2	0	10	0	0
Results:  Bye (0-0)-(5-1) v i-Rovers ‘A’, Load Out (6-1)-(3-0) v Buffalo Jack’s, Mai’s Bar (6-1)-(3-0) v Jantha Coffee, i-Rovers ‘B’ (2-0)-(9-1) v W. Tankies

i-Rovers Thursday Darts League

Results & Standings July 17 (week 13)

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts.
Londoner	13	10	1	2	93	49	21
Crazy Eddie’s	13	10	0	3	74	58	20
The Swan	13	9	1	3	71	58	19
Rising Sun	13	8	1	4	60	46	17
i-Rovers ‘A’	13	7	1	5	60	52	15
i-Rovers Casuals	13	7	0	6	59	63	14
2 Dogs Bar	12	4	0	8	47	62	8
Nervous Wreck	12	2	2	8	53	63	6
The Clinic	13	2	1	10	52	68	5
W. Tankies	13	1	1	11	32	82	3
Results:  2 Dogs Bar 3 v 6 i-Rovers Casuals, Londoner 9 v 1 The Swan, Nervous Wreck 3 v 7 Crazy Eddie’s, Rising Sun 5 v 4 The Clinic, i-Rovers ‘A’ 6 v 1 W. Tankies

Darkside Tuesday Darts League

Standings July 15 (week 29)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	T/G	Pts.
Oscars Bar	28	25	3	170	58	21	50
Chill Bar	26	21	5	161	61	21	42
Load Out	27	18	9	152	75	17	36
Double Top	27	13	14	108	114	14	26
Double Dutch	26	9	17	78	132	12	18
Sidahla	27	9	18	58	117	5	18
Cockerooney’s	27	8	19	81	122	8	16
BB Bar	26	4	22	34	163	7	8
Results:  BB Bar (0-0)-(9-1) v Oscars Bar, Chill Bar (9-1)-(0-0) v Double Dutch, Load Out (5-1)-(4-0) v Double Top, Sidahla A-W Double Dutch

Darkside Thursday Darts League

Standings July 17 (week 14)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	T/G	Pts.
Chill Bar	12	12	0	85	19	12	24
Load Out	14	10	4	67	55	9	20
Oscar’s Sports Bar	14	9	5	74	48	6	18
Moonies	13	8	5	74	39	10	16
PJ’s Bar	14	7	7	72	50	7	14
CS Coffee	13	4	9	46	67	6	8
Double Top Bar	14	3	11	31	91	4	6
Moonie Blues	14	1	13	9	89	1	2
Results:  Double Top Bar (2-0)-(7-1) v PJ’s Bar, Moonie Blues (0-0)-(9-1) v Load Out, Moonies (4-1)-(5-0) v Oscar’s Sports Bar

City all set for 2014 Marathon weekend

Change of date for Pattaya Women’s Tennis Open

Pattaya schools stage mini World Cup to keep kids off drugs

Double victory for Stuvik at Silverstone

Final day shake up at 2014 Phuket Raceweek

Bangkok Ultra Trail next weekend

Alvarsson dominates at Bangpra

Barry’s borrowed putter wins him the medal

Future champions star on local sports day

Pattana the wet

Wayco & Crilly shine at Eastern Star

Andre heads the field

Hill lights up Green Valley with 44-pointer

Trev shows off for the family

Voller top scores at Silky Oak

Cooney calls the shots

Buchanan departs with victory at Burapha

Claus clicks into gear

Watson and Cotton find the treasure

Crumpton Oaks Cider Monday Pool League

Pattaya 8-Ball Monday Pool League

Crumpton Cider Tuesday Darts League

King Factory Friday Night Pool League

Links Bar Wednesday 9-Ball Pool League

Oscar’s Sports Bar Wednesday Darts League

Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League

Asia Back Packer’s Monday Darts Super League

i-Rovers Thursday Darts League

Darkside Tuesday Darts League

Darkside Thursday Darts League