Melly wins 2014 King’s Cup Pattaya Marathon to maintain Kenyan supremacy

Runners sprint over the line at 3:45 a.m. for the start of the full marathon race.

Athletes from Kenyan again dominated the King’s Cup Pattaya Marathon, but their pace winning the top six places proved decidedly slower than in previous years.

Kenya’s Alex Melly crosses the finish line in a time of 2.25:32 hours to win the 2014 King’s Cup Pattaya Marathon, Sunday, July 27.

This year’s champion Alex Melly arrived at the finish line with a time of 2.25:32 hours, almost exactly five minutes behind last year’s winning pace set by three-time champion James Kariuki, who did not participate this time.
Bernard Mwenda Muthoni crossed the line second in 2.29:17 hours, Willy Ilipilemol Rotich took third with 2.37:34, Lukas Wambua Muteti came fourth with a time of 2.43:31 and John Kipkorir Rutto placed fifth with 2.55:10. All won cash prizes.
The first non-Kenyan to cross the finish line was Thai runner Saravut Ngamsri – a runner in his 40s – finishing seventh with a time of 2:47:47. He easily won the age 40+ bracket as well.
Henrik Jannborg was the first westerner to finish, crossing the line eighth with a time of 2:52:01.
Kenyan women also continued their dominance of the event, but again at a much-more-leisurely pace. Viola Jepghirahir Kimeli won the King’s Cup with a time of 3.00:15 hours, nearly 18 minutes behind last year’s record-setting time of 2:42:46 posted by Kenyan Rose Chekurui Kosgei.
Kimeli finished 14th overall among the men and women, again showing how slow the 2014 race was. Kosgei’s blistering pace last year still only allowed her to finish 17th overall.
Second place in this year’s women’s group was Tabitha Kibet of Thailand finishing with a time of 3.07:57 hours and in third was Kenyan Cecilia Wangui Warutumo in 3.19:03.
In all, nearly 10,000 runners from 36 countries ran in July 27’s myriad of races. The full marathon attracted 730 participants – 614 men and 84 women – with an average finish time of 4:54:53.19.

Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome sounds the horn to set the athletes on their way.

As usual, Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome, city council members and former MPs were out on Beach Road at 3 a.m. Sunday morning to set the athletes on their way. The IAAF standard event saw the international field bolt off the starting line at Central Festival Pattaya Beach, with wheelchair racers leaving at 3:30 a.m., full-marathon runners at 3:45 a.m. and half-marathoners at 5:30 a.m. Participants in the 5 km. “fun run” and walk departed at 6:15 a.m.
Organizers had offered hefty cash prizes for record breakers, but none of the pervious marks were ever in jeopardy. The best time recorded for a male runner was set in 2007 at 2.19:35. The top female mark was Kosgei’s 2013 time.

Elite runners pound the Pattaya pavements in the early hours of Sunday morning.

In the wheelchair full marathon, Thais took all the top places. Prawat Wahoram won HM the King’s Cup, with second place going to Raewat Tana, third to Sumas Phanalai, fourth to Khajornsak Thummasopon and fifth to Ekachai Janthrathorn.
In the half marathon, other African runners took their turn. Abera Tariku Pemelash of Ethiopia took the top honours with a time of 1:12:15, which also secured the top place in the 20-29 age bracket. Paul Kimani Kiragu, a Kenyan, finished second with 1.12:46 while youngster Tesfay Negash of Ethiopia, who won the 16-19 bracket, came in third at 1:13:54. Nelson Kiptoo of Kenya finished fourth at 1.14:17 and his compatriot Godwin Kipruto took fifth at 1.16:45.

The top five in the wheelchair marathon pose on the podium with their trophies. The race was won by Thailand’s Prawat Wahorom (far right).

The first Thai to cross the finish line in the half-marathon was Thanapol Pattanapolsan, finishing sixth overall with a time of 1.19:03.
Africans didn’t win everything though. A Thai - Nattaya Thanaronnawat - won the women’s half marathon and the 30-39 age bracket with a time of 1.26:15. Suwaree Thanaaeknithiwat finished second at 1.32:33 and Jongkolkanok Kamolcham came in third at 1.49:03.
The quarter marathon showed the Pattaya race’s international appeal, with Desta Fitsun Weldu of Azerbaijan finishing first at 34 minutes and 25 seconds. Enock Kipchirchir Kigen of Kenya finished second at 34:41 and Thai Sanchai Namkhet third at 36:04.
Bunlap Samakkhanontharan, who won the age 14-19 quarter-marathon bracket, nearly placed in the overall race with his time of 38:04.

The race attracted participants from all age brackets as up to 10,000 runners hit the Pattaya streets.

In the women’s quarter marathon, Kenyan Werkilem Shenu Mamecha won first place with a time of 39:27, her fellow compatriot Valentine Jepkemoi Serem took second at 42:50, Thai Sontiya Saywaeo placed third at 45:39 and age 14-19 bracket winner Suphatcha Suwanna of Thailand was fourth at 46:18. Thailand’s Woraphan Nuanlsri finished fifth at 46:41.
In the 5km. “fun run,” Phiripat Boranmun won first, Swiss Duangthip took second and Chominth Thongsiri third. The female winner was Pikul Thonglue ahead of second placed Theemaporn Khamruang and in third place was Ilada Nasikarn.
Full results for the full marathon can be found online at www.pattayamarathon.net.

Thai sailor takes top Asian honors at prestigious ISAF Youth Worlds

Kamolwan Chanyim was the top Asian sailor in the Laser Radial at the ISAF Youth Worlds.
(Photo/Luis Fráguas ISAF Youth Worlds)

Thai national sailing champ Kamolwan Chanyim retained the title of top Asian sailor in her class for the fourth time at the International Sailing Federation’s Youth World Championship 2014 (ISAF Youth Worlds), held in the beautiful sun-drenched town of Tavira, Portugal, from July 12-18.
Competing in the Laser Radial Girls’ fleet, the young Thai athlete, 18, who will sail in the Asian Games in September, had stiff competition this year from Singapore’s Jillian Lee, a very talented young woman who only just missed podium spots in two other major youth regattas earlier this year. Kamolwan entered the final race of the world’s most prestigious youth regatta only two points behind Jillian (the only other Asian in the top 15) and seven points short of a top ten position.

Jirawat Jadklay and Dylan Whitcraft. (Photo/Malee Whitcraft)

Kamolwan’s consistency in the last three races - held in light, medium and higher winds - including a 13th place finish in the last race, did not bump her into the top ten, but it gave her the edge needed to retain the title of top Asian female Laser Radial sailor at the ISAF Youth Worlds for her fourth time since she first participated in 2010 as a 14 year old. She finished 12th overall in the fleet of 47 sailors. Jillian, meanwhile, had a difficult last race and dropped to 16th overall. Among other Asians competing, Yuka Kishi of Japan was 25th overall and Alaiza Belmonte of the Philippines 31st, with sailors from Hong Kong, Malaysia, China, and India following.

“I have improved a lot in the last year,” said Kamolwan, who returned to rejoin the Asian Games sailing team for training in Sattahip. “Now, after racing, I can analyze my performance and know what I need to improve. In Tavira, it was very important to remain alert to wind shifts; to really use the waves on downwind legs; to have confident starts; and to know where the competition is.”
In early July, the young Thai also took part in a seven day Olympic coaching camp under the ISAF Emerging Nations Program (ENP), sponsored by the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation, which will host the first 2016 Olympic qualifier later this year in Santander, Spain. She credited her growth to support from Kingdom Property which has enabled her to enter several high performance international regattas and coaching programs, including the ENP, over the past year. Kingdom Property is developing the Southpoint Pattaya condominium project just around the corner from the country’s top international sailing venue, the Royal Varuna Yacht Club.
Thailand also had a team in the 29er Open Skiff class. Three-time Optimist national sailing team member Jirawat Jadklay teamed up with Dylan Whitcraft of the Royal Varuna Yacht Club in Pattaya to take on competitors from around the world in the fast moving boat class, which is new to Thailand. They finished 28th overall.
The top ranked ISAF Youth Worlds, which is limited to those under 19 years of age as of the end of the year, welcomed a record-breaking 367 athletes from 67 countries this year. Taking the Nations Trophy for the most medals was Spain, which also won the gold in both the Laser Radial Boys and Girls fleets.

Chonburi stages 7th Youth Muay Thai boxing championship

Fighters are shown in action at the Muay Thai Vigo Championship held in Chonburi city, Friday, July 25.

Khomsan Ekachai, Governor of Chonburi, presided over the Muay Thai Vigo Championship on Friday 25 July at a temporary boxing ring erected at the gymnasium of Choburi Provincial Organization in Chonburi city. The competition was completed in one day and featured bouts between 8 fighters from around the world, including one from Thailand, in a 3-rounds marathon Muay Thai event to win the champion’s belt and 300,000 baht prize money, while the runner up took home 200,000 baht.
Along with the marathon round-robin contest, there were also WBC titles on the line in the form of a youth straw-weight match-up between “Knockout CP Freshmart”, the WBC world youth strawweight champion, and “Chris Alfunte”, a challenger from Philippines, and a 10-round youth light-flyweight bout between current WBC youth world champ “Kongfa CP Freshmart” and “Jomthong Sor Songsaeng” from the Rajadamnern Boxing Stadium.
In the former contest, “Knockout CP Freshmart” lived up to his name and defended his title with a TKO of “Chris Alfunte” in the 5th round. Now up to #6 on the WBC rankings, “Knockout” will be hoping to get a world title shot in the not too distant future. The second fight proved to be more of a mismatch as “Kongfa” comprehensively outgunned “Sor Songsaeng” and scored a second round KO.

TAT on board for Hua Hin Cha-am Golf Festival 2014

Banyan Golf Course is one of 10 courses offering special deals on green fees during the Hua Hin/Cha-am Golf Festival 2014.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has joined forces with the Phetchaburi – Prachuap Khiri Khan Golf Course Association and 10 of the leading golf courses in the region to host the Hua Hin/Cha-am Golf Festival 2014 between August and September 2014.
TAT Governor Thawatchai Arunyik said, “The Hua Hin/Cha-am Golf Festival has been held successfully for several years now to promote golf and other sports that tourists can enjoy in Phetchaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan. As the event has become better known by sportsmen and women internationally, it has become much anticipated by local businesses, which enjoy a boost of visitors during what has traditionally been the province’s low season.”
Participating courses include: Imperial Lake View Hotel and Golf Club, Majestic Creek Golf Club and Resort, Palm Hills Golf Resort and Country Club, Kaeng Krachan Country Club and Resort, Royal Hua Hin Golf Course, The Eagle Milford Golf Club, Springfield Village Golf and Spa, Banyan Golf Course, Black Mountain Golf Course, and Sea Pines Golf Course.
During the festival, the 10 participating golf courses will offer special promotions between 1,000 and 1,800 baht per person per round. The prices will vary from course to course.
Golf competitions will take place every Sunday from 3 August – 5 October, 2014. The fee to compete is between 1,600 baht and 2,400 baht per person. Again, this will vary depending on the course.
Anyone interested in joining the Hua Hin/Cha-am Festival 2014 can make advance bookings to pay green fees or to enter the competitive events. This enables them to enter a lucky draw and to win an amazing prize – a Honda Brio Amaze. The lucky winner will be announced on the final day of the festival.
Mr. Thawatchai said, “The lush areas around the towns of Hua Hn and Cha-am boast some of Thailand’s best golf courses, many of which have received international acclaim. So TAT would like to invite both local and international golfers to come and experience golfing holidays during this season when the countryside is at its greenest. They’ll get to enjoy some wonderful golf and can take advantage of the special rates offered by many courses during this festival.”
Further details can be found at www.huahingolffestival.com

Double success for Ken Miller

Jomtien Golf with the IPGC

(Left to right) Harry Vincenzi, Chris Voller and Sid Ottaway

Monday, July 21,
Rayong C.C. – Stableford
This was our first visit here in nine months and there were a few players out today who had never played here before.
It was a 10-15 cut in division 1 today with 18+ in division 2 and playing off 24, Ken Miller came in with 38 points to win division 2, beating Willy Van Heetvelde on a 20/19 back-nine count back while Bryan Priestley took third some seven points behind.
Tony Bless topped division 1 with 36 points, one up on Chris Voller in second and Harry Vincenzi pipped Mikael Andersson for third, 15/14 on the back-nine after they both scored 34 points.
Tony Bless birdied the 5th for the only ‘2’ of the day while near pins went to Tony Bless, Steve Jones, Harry Vincenzi and Ron Miller (2).
Tuesday, July 22,
Green Valley - Stableford
There were 23 out today but as we teed off the heavens opened up and our last group was delayed for 20 minutes at the start.
The clouds were threatening more rain all round but this did not deter Chris Voller who won division 1 with a fine 41 points. Wilf Latham came in second on 34 after beating Tony Bless 19/16 on the back nine.
Ken Miller was the winner in division 2 with 36 points ahead of Willy Van Heetvelde in second, two points behind, and in third place was Sid Ottaway with 33.
Harry Vincenzi birdied the 16th for the only ‘2’ of the day and near pin prizes were shared by Mikael Andersson, Steve Jones (2), Harry Vincenzi, Paul Butler, Robert Garrick, Eiichi Matsumoto and Iain Walsh.
Friday, July 25, Eastern Star - Stableford
It was a nine to fourteen cut in division 1 today as there were many good players out and playing off 11 Bill Bertram topped division 1 with 36 points. Marty Rock trailed in second on 32 and Edward Bourn beat John Batty and Jeff Cargill 18/17/16 on a back-nine count back for third after they all came in with 31 points each.
Frank Kelly won division 2 honours with 35 points ahead of Iain Walsh in second on 32 and the organizer beats Alan Hansen and Sid Ottaway 16/15/15 on count back for third after they all shot 30 points.
Frank Kelly birdies the 6th to record the only ‘2’ of the day and scoop two rollovers in division 2.
The wind played havoc with near pins as Alan Hansen was the only player to claim a prize in division 1 and Frank Kelly (2) and Sid Ottaway did likewise in division 2.
It was bon voyage today to Edward Bourn, back to the Lincolnshire countryside rather than the Charoen optical shop.

Cooney stays on course for monthly award

PSC golf Bunker Boys @ The Ranch

Gerry Cooney leads the way in the Golfer of the Month competition.

Monday, July 21, Pattana B & C – Stableford
Pattana is not everyone’s favourite course and it was only a small group that turned out for our Stableford competition, once again sponsored by KPK Foods. The skies were overcast with a fresh breeze blowing, so some of the longer holes were playing very long indeed (none more so than the infamous par four, B8 hole).
It’s always a daunting start teeing off on the B1 hole with water on both sides, and surely your scribe wasn’t the only person to hit his opening drive straight into the right hand lake, as the breeze was blowing straight across the fairway. The fairways were in good condition but soft due to heavy watering, and the greens were also immaculate but as always very tricky.
It was certainly a day for the longer and straighter hitters, so it was no surprise that Gerry Cooney and Colin Greig were the only players to get anywhere near their handicaps, taking first and second places respectively. It usually takes a bit of luck to make a good round, and Colin Greig produced the shot of the day on the aforementioned 475 yard par four hole (B8), his drive bounding down the cart path and coming to rest just before the water, a mere 140 yards from the green!
Gordon Sutherland was playing the 11th game of his first visit to Pattaya, and although he’s struggled so far, he’s enjoyed every one, so it was great to see him finally make it onto the podium to take 3rd place (even if he failed to come back to the presentation to collect his prize!).
1st Gerry Cooney (13) 35pts
2nd Colin Greig (7) 34pts
3rd Gordon Sutherland (25) 27pts
Near Pins: Geoff Parker and Gerry Cooney.
Wednesday, July 23, Laem Chabang Valley & Lakes – Stableford
The clubhouse at Laem Chabang is currently undergoing renovation work, and the management are consequently offering a reduced green fee rate, which provides the opportunity to play this great course at a reasonable price. The temporary changing rooms and showers are well organized and it’s really no hardship, especially when you have your own private bathroom for a shower (or even relax in the bath tub) after the game.
Not for the first time in recent months there was some controversy over which tees to play from, so we decided that we’d have two separate competitions, one from the blues for those who wanted to play the “proper” course (6,718 yards), and the other from the whites (6,287 yards) for the elder citizens.
The course was in good condition and always provides a stern test, especially when starting on the Valley nine (it should really be called the “water nine”) where one’s round can rapidly be derailed in the abundant water hazards over the first four holes.
The sky was overcast and the temperature relatively cool, so with the course quiet ahead of us, everything was set for a fine day’s golf for the 15 competitors. In the event the scores were slightly disappointing with Tony Robbins carding the best score of the day with 34 points to win the “short flight”. Unsurprisingly, Paul Smith was the best performer from the blue tees finishing three points clear of his good mate Colin Greig. The rest of the scores were uninspiring, but everyone agreed that it had been a great day’s golf on a true championship course.
Blue Tees
1st Paul Smith (4) 33pts
2nd Colin Greig (7) 30pts
White Tees
1st Tony Robbins (14) 34pts
2nd Steve Durey (21) 32pts
Near Pins: Colin Hammond, Geoff Cox, Ken Young and Colin Greig.
Friday, July 27, Greenwood C & A – Stableford
A smaller group of golfers today because several regulars elected to play in the PSC monthly competition being held at Pattana G.C. The sky was overcast with a stiff breeze blowing as we teed off with no other golfers in sight ahead of us on the difficult C nine.
The fairways and greens were in great condition but the wind was causing some problems, and some of the par fours were playing very long - none more so than C9 where the best score recorded by any of the players was a 6.
The round was completed in good time, and John Graham rediscovered some form to take first place three points clear of Geoff Parker who finished ahead of Niall Glover on a count back.
Gerry Cooney’s win on Monday was sufficient to keep him in the lead for the Golfer of the Month title, but there’s a handful of contenders within a couple of points from him, with two games still remaining.
1st John Graham (10) 35pts
2nd Geoff Parker (14) 32pts
3rd Niall Glover (11) 32pts
Near Pins: John Graham.
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 check website: www.bunkersociety.com.

115 support new Golf Chairman’s debut tourney

PSC 134th Monthly Golf Tournament

Low Gross winner Bob Watson (left) with PSC Golf Chairman Mark West.

Report: Nigel Cannon/Photos: Peter Blackburn

Friday, July 25, Pattana Sports & Golf Club
The 134th monthly was the first under the stewardship of newly elected Golf Chairman Mark West and a great success it was. The choice of Pattana - playing the B and C nines - was popular with the 115 players who enjoyed this delightful course which was presented in great condition, and with fine golfing weather and a smooth check-in all was set for a great day.
Unfortunately the management allowed a number of 5-balls in the middle of our competition which made for some delays, but the management later apologized for this error.

Ladies Flight winner Noi Emmerson.
As members arrived they were greeted by Mark, Peter Blackburn, and Nigel Cannon for registration, the three being at the course early to prepare the markers for long drives and near pins. Registration went efficiently with some late withdrawals and additions and it was off to the 1st and 10th tees for the start.
A little over 4 hours later, as the players were returning their cards to Mark, Peter and Nigel, it was clear that the course had played tough for some but not for the low gross winner Bob Watson (H/cap 6) who came in with a great 76 gross.
In ‘A’ Flight, playing medal from the white tees, it was count-back for top spot with both Chris Kerr (5) and Jean Maffray (11) having net 72’s, but with Chris just getting the nod on count back. There was an unusual situation for third place with Dave Stockman (7) and John Pierrel (11) having equal scores on the back 9, 6 and 3 and it went to the 3 hardest holes where Dave had a birdie!

Seniors Flight winner Barry Oats.

In ‘B’ and ‘C’ Flights, playing Stableford from the yellow tees, 40 points from Tim Bradfield (12) and Merie Humphreys (20) saw them win their respective flights.
Phillip Davies (21) with 36 points took ‘D’ Flight, Noi Emmerson (18) with 39 won the Ladies and Barry Oats (20) the Seniors.
The prize presentation and buffet was at Shenanigans in Jomtien where Dave from The Sportsman provided an excellent buffet which, with efficient drink service from the staff, all served to create a pleasant evening.
At presentation time Nigel called order and introduced Golf Chairman Mark West who in turn introduced his golf committee members – Dick Warberg, Peter Blackburn, Andre Vandyk and Gerd Riedier. He then went on to express his appreciation to the day’s players and those who helped out, i.e. Peter, Nigel, Noi and special thanks to the PSC office staff.

C Flight winner Merle Humphreys.

Mark outlined his activities over the past month and announced that Bangpra would be joining the PSC voucher system this month and he was in negotiation with other courses also. He also announced that Shenanigans will be giving a 15% discount on food and drink to PSC members – on production of their membership card.
Nigel then announced the winners and Mark presented the prizes. This was followed by the lucky draw and the 50/50 draw which included four 1000 baht vouchers kindly donated by Shenanigans. The lucky lady who won the 50/50 was Suwanna Kerjale, who is a caddy at Kheow Kheo and who kindly returned half of her winnings to be donated to charity.
So ended another excellent PSC tournament, the next is on Friday 22nd August at Green Valley with presentation at Lewiinski’s – sign up early!

50-50 winner Suwanna Kerjale receives her prize from Mark West.

Long Drive winner in A Flight - Mark Butler.

Vandyk vanquishes the field

PSC golf from Café Kronborg

(From left) Andre Vandyk and Dave Richardson.

Monday, July 21, Greenwood A & C - Stableford
1st Andre Vandyk (16) 41pts
2nd Tom Cotton (23) 39pts
3rd Karl Beter (29) 34pts
4th John Swanson (24) 33pts
Greenwood was the game today, up route 331 for 1 hour and then a quick check-in before teeing off on A1 under overcast skies but hot conditions. The course was in the best shape it has been in recent times and was great value so we will be back.
We got around in about 4 hours, despite some slow groups in front, and back in the clubhouse welcomes went out to Graeme Lomas and Karl Beter.
Andre Vandyk was the winner today for the second week in a row with a fine 41 points. Tom Cotton came second with 39 points, Karl Beter was third with 34, and John Swanson took fourth on count back over Dave Richardson and Daryl Evans.
Thursday, July 24, Crystal Bay A & C - Stabelford
1st Dave Richardson (26) 36pts
2nd Lassie Pettersson (24) 32pts
3rd Karl Beter (29) 29pts
Crystal Bay on Thursday and we teed off A1 approx. 15 mins ahead of schedule into a stiff breeze. The course was in good shape but the greens will need some remedial action soon.
Dave Richardson was the winner today with an even par 36 points, four up on Lassie Pettersson in second while Karl Beter took third with 29.

JP & Lindsay take the plaudits at Navy

PSC golf from The Growling Swan

John Pierrel, Seesa Phompinmon & Lindsay Slender.

Peter Blackburn
Monday, July 21, Plutaluang E & S – Stableford
Plutaluang was the venue for the first event of this particular week and many of us had not played here for quite a while so we were looking forward to the visit. After a late withdrawal the night before we were left with a field of 19 which is still pretty good for the “low season”.
We assembled at The Growling Swan and welcomed Keith “Kissy” Buchanan who was back having a game with us and as all were on time, even Patrick, we departed the GS 5 minutes early a and headed South down Sukhumvit, arriving at the Navy course 44 minutes later. We checked in and at 500 baht green fee this was terrific value and we were informed by the Starter that East & South nines were our designated nines for the day, so off we went to the tee on East 1.
With no-one ahead of us our first group, a three ball hit off ten minutes ahead of schedule and although the three of us were walking we maintained a fairly steady pace. The weather was fine with intermittent sun but it was extremely humid and the course was in good shape with many of the greens being quite quicker than I had remembered on these 2 nines, although several of them had sandy patches on them.

Martin Todd, Niall Stuart, Ken Hole & Alan Sanders.

We breezed round the front in just over 2 hours but when we arrived at the tee on South 1 there was a five-ball just hitting off. After waiting about 15 minutes we played our tee shots and as we walked up the fairway a course Marshall drove up and said something to our caddies & then shot ahead and spoke to the group in front. Shortly after that the five-ball disappeared and we suspect that they had started on the wrong tee and had gone back to the correct one. The “road” was now clear so we continued on and managed to complete the full round in four hours & twenty minutes.
Several golfers took a liking to the course on the day and none more so than John Pierrel who won the A Division with a terrific 42 points. John was one of my playing partners and played some excellent golf shooting a 77 gross. In second place came the 3 handicapper Mike Allidi who shot a gross 73 for his 38 points and Mike “Hunter” Gosden came third with 37 points. Commiserations went to Bob Akapita who scored 36 points but he did win a golf ball for playing to his handicap or better & not finishing on the podium.
Lindsay Slender has been spotted frequently headed up third road with his golf bag over his shoulder and obviously has benefitted from the practice as he scored 40 points and won the B Division. In second place came Patrick Poussier with a fine 39 points and Bent Agerbo was third with 32 points.
The Growling Swan NAGA Award (awarded to the golfer who has the worst score on the day) was won by Seesa Phompinmon.
Division A (0-16)
1st John Pierrel (11) 42pts
2nd Mike Allidi (3) 38pts
3rd Mike Gosden (13) 37pts
Division B (17+)
1st Lindsay Slender (26) 40pts
2nd Patrick Poussier (22) 39pts
3rd Bent Agerbo (20) 32pts
Near Pins: E5 – Mike Gosden, S4 – Keith Buchanan
Long Putts: E9 – John Pierrel, S9 – Geri Crilly
Thursday, July 24, Burapha – Stableford
It was time for our monthly visit to the classy Burapha Golf Course to take advantage of their special Sports Day rate and its popularity showed as we had an excellent field of 28 signed up to play.
As we assembled at The Growling Swan prior to departure there were many welcomes handed out including Paul Sharples back from Oman for some R & R, Glen Henriksen also on a break from his work at Barrow Island off the coast of Western Australia, Andrew Purdie from Brisbane, Neil Skilton from his travels and James Artura from Massachusetts, New York. It was sadly time to bid farewell to Bent Agerbo who was returning to Denmark after his 3 week bi-annual trip to Pattaya.
Everyone was on time so our 2 mini vans departed the GS 3 minutes ahead of schedule and after just 30 minutes we arrived at the golf course to find that it was not overly busy. After a leisurely check in we presented ourselves to the Starter who informed us that we would be playing the A & B nines and would be able to tee off somewhat ahead of schedule.
We were soon called to the A1 tee and our first four-ball got away 16 minutes before our booked tee time. The weather was great, not too hot with a nice breeze and the golf course was in great shape as ever with lush fairways and beautifully prepared greens. There were groups ahead of us but we never really caught them up and our first nine took just one hour and fifty minutes. The good pace continued through the second nine and we completed a very enjoyable round of golf with terrific company in three hours and fifty five minutes.
Martin “Toddy” Todd was the winner in A Division with 35 points, 1 point ahead of the consistent John Pierrel in second place and Neil Skilton finished third with 32 points.
There was some tremendous scoring in B Division with veteran Ken Hole winning on 44 points, just 1 point ahead of Bent Agerbo in second spot and Bob Akapita was third with 34 points.
In Division C it was Alan “Colonel” Sanders who took out first place with a fine 38 points and with 2 golfers on 35 points a count back was required which resulted in Tom “TC” Cotton (17 point back nine) finishing second from Geri Crilly (16 point back nine) in third spot.
The Growling Swan NAGA Award was won by Niall Stuart and he accepted the award like the good sport that he is and wore the red cap for a while in the bar afterwards.
Division A (0-12)
1st Martin Todd (8) 35pts
2nd John Pierrel (11) 34pts
3rd Neil Skilton (7) 32pts
Division B (13-21)
1st Ken Hole (18) 44pts
2nd Bent Agerbo (20) 43pts
3rd Bob Akapita (16) 34pts
Division C (22+)
1st Alan Sanders (26) 38pts
2nd Tom Cotton (23) 35pts
3rd Geri Crilly (26) 35pts
Near Pins: A3 – Bent Agerbo, A6 – Bill Steinman, B3 – Bob Akapita, B8 – James Artura
Long Putts: A9 – Tom Cotton, B9 – Martin Todd
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.

Pelly & Graham pair up for Burapha victory

PSC golf from the Outback Golf Bar

Bob Lindborg with Fon, his caddie and playing partner at Burapha.

Monday, July 21, Burapha – Stableford
Ten teams played a 2-person better-ball stableford event on the C and D loops at Burapha today, being the second of our monthly series of events to encourage caddies to partake; both John O’Keefe and Bob Lindborg partnered their respective caddies, Dang and Fon. They didn’t make the podium but they all thoroughly enjoyed themselves both partnerships finishing with a tally of 37pts.
The team of Dennis Pelly and Alex Graham, which was only put together at the last moment, came out winners with 44pts, from Burapha regulars Jimmy Little and Bob Finley on 43. Recently arrived from New Zealand, Dion Lane teamed with up with good friend and fellow countryman John Low to come third with 42pts, which included four birdies from Dion! In fourth were Sven Lund and Ken Young with 41pts who had never played together before, so well done you two.
1st Dennis Pelly & Alex Graham 44pts
2nd Bob Finley & Jimmy Little 43pts
3rd Dion Lane & John Low 42pts
4th Svenn Lund & Ken Young 41pts
Tuesday, July 22, Khao Kheow - Stableford
We had a turn-out of 7 players today as one of the Kiwi boys didn’t hear his alarm going off so he missed his minibus.
The car park was empty when we arrived and the course seemed very quiet but, and there is always a ‘but’, we ended up following two five-balls and a four-ball so the time to go round was about 4½ hours, a little bit too long in my book but never mind, as what else have you got planned on a golf day.
We played the B and C loops with ‘lift, clean and place’ on the fairways due to heavy rain the previous day, however, the course was generally ok but the greens were very slow and it looked like some of had some kind of disease.
There were no ‘2’s.
1st Suzi Lawton (24) 37pts
2nd Geoff Christie (05) 36pts
Wednesday, July 23, Laem Chabang – Stableford
Four groups played the C and B nines of the renowned Jack Nicklaus local course, Laem Chabang, which just happens to be extremely well priced at the moment whilst renovations to the club house and locker rooms are carried out. This magnificent course is offering golf for 2050 baht all up every weekday until October and the Outback has bookings here nearly every Wednesday.
There were no ‘2’s, so we had two divisions - Tony Garnett had a fantastic 40pts to win Div B from Greg Hill (32) and Tim Knight came third on c/b with 29pts, whilst the top Div was won by Geoff Christie with 35pts on c/b over Peter Nixon, with John Low a close third on 34.
Div A (0–14)
1st Geoff Christie (05) 35pts
2nd Peter Nixon (11) 35pts
3rd John Low (13) 34pts
Div B (15+)
1st Tony Garnett (15) 40pts
2nd Greg Hill (17) 32pts
3rd Tim Knight (26) 29pts
Friday, July 25, Green Valley - Stableford
We travelled to our regular Green Valley Friday venue today with a good turnout of 23 golfers, or was it 22 and a half as one was nearly asleep and certainly not fit for golf after a heavy night out?
We teed off 10 minutes early on a bright sunny day; the greens hadn’t totally recovered from their recent dressing and some of them were a little bit untrue, particularly on the front nine.
As we were waiting to tee off, the starter noticed that a couple of players were not wearing collared shirts and kindly pointed out that all players should be correctly attired and next time they either change or don’t play. Come on guys you wouldn’t forget your etiquette at home so please do not here.
The day’s top score of 40pts came in Div B, recorded by Waldo from Gerry Roche on 37 and Andy Makara edging out Bob Mattes on c/b for third place, both on 35. The scoring in Div A wasn’t quite so good with Svenn’s 36pts being enough to win from Dennis Pelly and John Low, each having 33.
On a final note we have a health warning for you, much to the amusement of many back at the bar, when they heard the story the following day. Please do not take the bar’s Tuk-a-taas home with you, which are currently plastic bracelets often worn by girls, that represent a drink paid for on the day, as this could get you into serious trouble from a loved one, as one of our customers discovered later that night.
There were only two ‘2’s, from Greg Hill (8th) and Svenn Lund (12th).
Please also note that the August Medal has been postponed until Friday 8th.
Div A (0–17)
1st Svenn Ole Lund (13) 36pts
2nd Dennis Pelly (13) 33pts
3rd John Low (13) 33pts
Div B (18+)
1st Stephen Blazsanyik (20) 40pts
2nd Gerry Roche (19) 37pts
3rd Andy Makara (23) 35pts
Note: The Outback Golf Bar is situated about 6km from Sukhumvit Road along Soi Siam Country. Call Jack on 081 578 1956.

Finlay finds his groove at Green Valley

PSC golf from the Billabong Golf Bar

Bob Finley and ‘Orn’ Tinpranee.

Wednesday, July 23, Green Valley - Stableford
A very Green Valley was the place to be today, with high cloud and a little sun it was just great conditions for golf, as long as you have the ability that the scribe lacks that is.
One of our golfers had to withdraw today due to an injury to his arm that was caused by a golf ball hitting it. The ball in question was actually his own as his shot hit a tree and rebounded back at him, and he was somewhat fortunate that it hit his arm and not his face. We hope the pain goes away soon Jim.
The course as usual was in grand condition, and the greens were wonderful. The scores were both good and bad but coming in fifth place was Roger Ison with 37 points, losing out on fourth place on a count back to Auke on the same score. David Lusha took third with 38 points, second went to Jittina Tinpranee (Orn) with a great 40 points, but taking the top spot was Bob Finley with a fantastic 41. A great round of golf mate well done.
There were only three ‘2’s today coming from Peter LeNoury, Eng Cotterell and Owen Walkley.
Friday, July 25, Plutaluang – Team Scramble
What a day out at the Navy, with 13 groups and a two-tee start we were all away by 10 o’clock, but someone in the field lost a few fairways as the last group took 5 hours to get around. But it was a great day out with the scores being divided by only 6 shots overall. This tournament is getting so popular we will have to get a two-tee start every time.

Paul, Geoff, Simon, Paul, Eddy and Dave after the Scramble at Plutaluang.

The defending champions were the first off on the South course full of confidence and bravado, but everyone was out to get their share of glory, and with the Courtyard Cavaliers out to regain their status as the true champions it was going to be a good day out.
Paul Hack brought along two teams to have a go at the prizes but alas they fell short of glory by a mere shot. The team from the Players Lounge - Eddy Beilby, Simon Philbrook, Paul Bourke and Paul Greenaway came third with 59.1 while in second were the defending champions of John Player, Sel Wegner, Wayne Cotterell and his lovely wife Eng with a score of 58.9. But the Courtyard Boys did it again with the help of Botswana Dave Done, the big hitter who hit most of the par fives in two, with a score of 58.2.
A very successful day out and a lot of fun, scrambles are a good way to bring everyone together for a good time out. The next one is on the last Friday of August if you are interested in joining us for a game.
Note: The Billabong 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.

Crystal Bay – nice, but those greens?

The Pattaya Golf Society at The Elephant Bar

1st Anders Haglund (14) 36pts
T2nd Phil Carter (13) 34pts
T2nd Mike Marshall (15) 34pts
Three groups from the Pattaya Golf Society ventured up Highway Three to play Crystal Bay on Monday 21 July. After being allocated C and A nines, the first group got away early on a course far from busy.
The PGS has not had Crystal Bay on its rota for some time, due to the standard of the greens encountered on our last visit. Following some positive feed-back from what we thought were reliable sources, we were keen to get this otherwise popular course back on our schedule. Unfortunately, whilst the fairways and general layout is good, those putting surfaces are still sub-standard.
Perhaps that part-explains why the winning scores, often around 40 points on this course, were today more modest. In second-equal place were two visitors from Australia, Phil Carter and Mike Marshall, both playing their first round with us this trip. In first place, playing in only his second round with the PGS was another newcomer, Anders Haglund, this time from Sweden. It is nice to see our PGS regulars doing all they can to make the recent arrivals feel so welcome!
The lucky beer draw went to Toshihiro Aoki. The Booby Bevy went to Geoff Reynolds following his, to some, dubious explanation of discovering a Thai pro-shop with no balls.
There were two ‘2’s today, C4 – Anders Haglund, and C7 – Erik Anttonen.
A special mention goes to both Phil and Mike, who along with two of their peers, all volunteered shots from their handicap following discussion about recent changes to how Golf Australia (GA) now administers its handicaps.
Other Pattaya golf societies really do need to appraise themselves of the changes brought in by GA in January of this year. Not to do so may see visitors from Australia unwittingly provide an inflated handicap.
Green Valley – A lovely walk in the park.
1st Tom Murphy (20) 42pts
2nd David Thomas (10) 38pts
T3rd Phil Carter (13) 34pts
T3rd Larry Slattery (18) 34pts
T3rd Murray Edwards (21) 34pts
Four groups from the Pattaya Golf Society made the short 40-minute trip down Highway 36, to the Rayong Green Valley turnoff. After paying a green-fee/caddie fee of 1350B (walking), the first of our playing groups were at the starting tee some 20 minutes early. It was only after they had teed off that a four-ball belonging to “Mr Mike” turned up to claim their rightful spot on the tee. The starter had mistakenly believed our first group belonged to Mr Mike. TiT! May pen rai.
Green Valley was in its usual very good condition; the fairways invariably offered a good lie and the bunkers were superbly presented, the compact sand offering the chance to play genuine attacking shots. The greens were perhaps over-watered in that any high approach shot stopped dead in its own significant indentation. This meant that many putting surfaces wore the scars of pitch-mark repair that had left many bald spots. A minor point in the overall context of things – a great course combined with superb weather made for a lovely walk in the park.
Today’s scoring showed just two players under par, one significantly so. This player, Tom Murphy, a visiting Aussie playing with the PGS for the first time, had the sort of round we all dream about. “Yeah right” I hear you doubting Thomas’ intone. But in this case, the player, when registering with the IPGC, had supplied a hard-copy printout of his Golf Australia handicap, complete with details of his last 20 rounds. Tom’s superb winning round was deservedly applauded by all at the presentation.
A warm welcome was extended to new IPGC members, Dianne and the aforementioned Tom Murphy, from Queensland, Australia. It was Dianne who received the day’s Booby Bevy, in part a welcome but also to ensure she didn’t feel left out, given her other half had swept up the day’s big prize.
There were three ‘2’s today; two by Phil Carter on holes 5 and 16, and one by Jon Batty on 12.
A great day’s golf played on an excellent course in superb weather. Can’t get better than this, can it?
Pattavia – best VFM golf in Pattaya
1st Tom Murphy (20) 38pts
2nd Mike Marshall (15) 37pts
3rd Erik Anttonen (9) 36pts
4th Takeshi Hakozaki (9) 33pts
Friday 25 July saw the Pattaya Golf Society take a good turnout of six groups up the 331 to the much-improved Pattavia Century Golf Club. Golfers past would recall the name Century Conburi, Pattavia’s predecessor.
The course, benefiting from significant sponsorship from Chang, has had a facelift that redefines the word facelift. In short, both the course and clubhouse have gone from downright ugly to absolutely stunning. And the current promotion price of 850B green-fee caddie-fee represents the best value-for-money golf deal going.
Whilst the course layout is testing, the real challenge starts on the greens. Many of the day’s pin placements were on slopes where the grain followed the gradient. With grain having such influence on speed of putt, it was not too difficult for a gently-stroked four-footer shaving the hole, to finally come to rest some 15 feet away. In stark contrast, the return putt, uphill and into the grain, had to be hit firmly to have any chance.
Today the Pattaya Golf Society welcomed back old friends; Steve Jones from the UK, and Tim Dale from WA, Australia. It also said farewell to Erik Anttonen, Finland, Willie Barbour, England, and three Aussie visitors from WA; Phil Carter, Mike Marshall and Dick Batson.
Today’s field size warranted four podium places, and with the course playing tough, each one of them deserved their rewards. In-form winner, Tom Murphy, enjoyed his second win in as many starts, whilst Mike Marshall had his best round this trip. PGS regular Erik Anttonen made it three golfers who matched or bettered par; an excellent performance given today’s pin-placements.
There were two ‘2’s, from Erik Anttonen on 4, and Tom Murphy on 17.
Back at the Elephant Bar, the Booby Bevy went to the deserving John O’Sullivan who managed to lose his keys – house and car – meaning he had to organise a break-in to obtain a back-up set. He later discovered where they had gone – to the bottom of his golf bag. Perhaps the Booby Bevy combined with the free meal, which is always provided to the golfers, helped a little.

Good scores hard to come by

Travellers Rest Golf Group

(From left) Laurie Bevan and Andy Rich.

Andy Rich
Don’t ask me why because I don’t know, but all this week’s winning scores were remarkably ordinary. The weather was fine, the courses were all in great condition as usual, and yet no one came close to bettering their handicap. The only good thing was that nobody dominated the leaderboards this week and all the prizes were shared around which pleased most people.
Monday, July 21, Treasure Hill - Stableford
On Monday the TRGG group headed off to Treasure Hill, which most people find to be a very tough golf course and on this day it was no exception. The whole field struggled to get the better of it (the course) and in the end all failed miserably.
Jim Cooper made the best of a bad job and finished in the lead on 31 points, with Daryl Ottaway and Derek Thorogood in close attendance behind.
1st Jim Cooper (14) 31 pts
2nd Daryl Ottaway (5) 30 pts
3rd Derek Thorogood (15) 29 pts
Wednesday, July 23, Greenwood – Stableford
It was off Greenwood (C and A courses) on Wednesday and most players like this place as it is a forgiving course with mostly true greens to putt on. This was not the case on Wednesday however.
The scoring drought continued and it required two 29 handicappers to show the better golfers how to amass enough points to win a competition. Laurie Bevan used all his shots to good effect and came home in the lead on 33 points and was followed in by big Seamus Farrell in second place while Aussie chef Bob Cannon cooked up a round good enough for third place.
1st Laurie Bevan (29) 33pts
2nd Seamus Farrell (29) 31pts
3rd Robert Cannon (19) 30pts
Friday, July 25, Mt. Shadow - Stableford
The TRGG made a welcome return to Mountain Shadow on Friday and I am happy to report that I, your golf correspondent, was more pleased than most as I won. In what turned out to be the closest finish of the week I just about got my large proboscis in front at the end and pipped Derek Thorogood on count back. Charlie Cox was only one shot behind in third place.
1st Andy Rich (20) 34pts
2nd Derek Thorogood (15) 34pts
3rd Charlie Cox (17) 33pts
Good luck to all you golfers for the coming week and if you would like to play a round of golf with the TRGG, please phone Fergus Brennan on 086 056 7019 or pop into the Ned Kelly Bar in Soi Lengkee and add your name to the weekly lists which are posted on the notice board.

Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League

200 Bowlers: Tue, Kran, Tao & Preecha.

Indiana increased their first place lead after winning two and one half points from Balloon. Preecha bowled a 200 game, 539 series, and La Montgomery had a 507 series for Indiana. Aht Johansson bowled a 505 series for Balloon.
Second place VFW Post 9876 bowled against third place Canada and both teams won two points. David Shaw bowled a 551 series for VFW and Tue Pettae had a 223 game and 547 series for Canada. Lek Reaper also bowled a 511 series for Canada.
Bavaria took three points from Green Tree. No bowlers managed to bowl 500 but Tao had a 215 game for Green Tree.
Kran Nielsen bowled a fantastic 683 series with games of 203, 213 and 267 to lead her Café Kronborg team to a three point win over Brother D.

Results & Standings July 25 (week 16)
Pos.	Team	Score	Standings
1	Indiana	2.5 – 1.5	47 – 17
2	VFW Post 9876	2-2	35 - 29
3	Canada	2-2	34 - 30
4	Bavaria	3 – 1	32.5 – 31.5
5	Balloon	1.5 – 2.5	30.5 – 33.5
6	Green Tree	1 – 3	26.5 – 37.5
7	Brother D	1-3	26 - 38
8	Café Kronborg	3 – 1	24.5 – 39.5

Links Bar Wednesday 9-Ball Pool League

Results & Standings July 23 (week 7)

Team	P	W	D	L	+/-	Pts.
Easy R-Con Bar	6	5	1	0	46	16
Mates Bar	7	4	1	2	-2	13
George & Dragon	6	4	0	2	10	12
Legends Pool	5	3	1	1	16	10
Links Bar	6	3	1	2	8	10
Pook’s Bar	7	3	1	3	-6	10
Crazy Eddie’s	7	2	1	4	0	7
Queen Vic	5	2	1	2	-8	7
The Ranch	7	2	1	4	-18	7
Connections	6	2	0	4	-14	6
FCUK Inn	5	1	1	3	-8	4
Classroom	7	1	1	5	-24	4
Results:  Classroom 11 v 9 Pook’s Bar, Connections 9 v 11 The Ranch, Crazy Eddie’s 7 v 13 Legends Pool, FCUK Inn 8 v 12 Easy R-Con Bar, George & Dragon 12 v 8 Links Bar, Mates Bar 8 v 12 Queen Vic

 

Dolly Dalton Jomtien 8-Ball Pool League

Results & Standings - July 24 (week 2)

Team	P	W	L	Bonus	Pts.
Simple Simon	2	2	0	0	6
Winners	2	2	0	0	6
Woaw’s	2	1	1	1	4
Sans Snack	2	1	1	1	4
Country Rd	2	1	1	1	4
Rioja	2	1	1	1	4
Shenanigans	2	1	1	1	4
Windmill	2	1	0	0	3
Joy’s Paradise	2	1	0	0	3
Take Care	2	0	2	2	2
Lion Pub	2	0	2	1	1
Rack Em Up	2	0	1	1	1
Results:  Lion Pub 3 v 12 Country Rd, Rioja 10 v 5 Woaw’s, Sans Snack 6 v 9 Winners, Shenanigans 11 v 4 Windmill, Simple Simon 8 v 7 Take Care

 

Crumpton Oaks Cider Monday Pool League

Standings July 21 (week 19)

Division 1
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts.
Shoot Pool	17	14	3	56	2	44
The Butchers Arms	17	12	5	35	2	38
Legends Pool	18	11	7	17	4	37
Nicky’s Bar	18	11	7	-1	1	34
Links Bar	18	9	9	-6	2	29
Pook’s Bar	17	9	8	-3	1	28
Sweethearts Bar	17	8	9	-17	4	28
Shoot Pool ‘B’	17	9	8	-29	0	27
Offshore Bar	17	4	13	-52	2	14
Acorn Pub	18	0	18	0	0	0
Division 2
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts.
The Caddyshack	18	15	3	57	1	46
Rest Stop	17	15	2	58	0	45
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	18	8	10	-12	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

King Factory Friday Night Pool League

Results & Standings July 25 (week 20)

Premier Division
Team	P	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Shoot Pool	19	14	1	4	62	43
Easy R-Con Bar	15	12	0	3	28	36
Legends Pool	18	8	4	6	20	28
The Rest Stop	18	9	0	9	-26	27
The Butchers Arms	14	8	2	4	24	26
Links Bar	17	7	1	9	-36	22
Sweethearts Bar	15	5	2	8	-32	17
8The Booze Lounge	20	0	0	20	0	0
Results:  Links Bar 12 v 8 Easy R-Con Bar, Shoot Pool 14 v 6 Sweethearts Bar, The Booze Lounge A-W The Butchers Arms, The Rest Stop 7 v 13 Legends Pool
Division 1
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts
Smile Bar	17	13	4	56	1	40
Tie’s R Us	16	13	3	34	1	40
Legends Pool ‘A’	15	8	7	15	1	25
Dean’s Bar	15	8	7	-1	0	24
Pook’s Bar	16	7	9	-4	3	24
Old Thai Angle	16	6	10	-15	4	22
Shoot Pool ‘A’	16	7	9	-17	1	22
Offshore Bar	15	6	9	-7	2	20
Crazy Eddie’s	17	6	11	-37	1	19
Mai’s Bar	13	4	9	-24	1	13
Results:  Crazy Eddie’s 10 v 9 Old Thai Angle, Dean’s Bar 10 v 2 Pook’s Bar, Legends Pool ‘A’ 7 v 10 Shoot Pool ‘A’, Mai’s Bar P-P Offshore Bar, Tie’s R Us 10 v 8 Smile Bar
Division 2
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts
Legends Pool ‘B’	15	14	1	69	0	42
FCUK Inn	16	13	3	66	1	40
i-Rovers	16	11	5	41	1	34
The Ranch	15	9	6	15	0	27
Buffalo Jacks	15	6	9	-12	0	18
Connections	14	6	8	-17	0	18
Anzac Bar	17	5	12	-40	1	16
Classroom	17	4	13	-52	1	13
Bobby Too	13	4	9	-34	0	12
The Queen Vic	14	4	10	-36	0	12
Results:  Buffalo Jacks 3 v 10 Bobby Too, Classroom 4 v 10 Connections, FCUK Inn 10 v 1 ANZAC Bar, i-Rovers 8 v 10 Legends Pool ‘B’, The Ranch 10 v 8 The Queen Vic

Pattaya 8-Ball Monday Pool League

Results & Standings July 21 (week 21)

Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Agst	Diff.	Pts.
Phimai Geordie	21	19	2	221	94	127	59
Smile Bar	20	18	2	196	104	92	56
San Snack Bar	21	17	4	206	104	102	55
Ta Bar	21	13	8	147	168	-21	47
Crazy Eddie’s	20	11	9	150	150	0	42
Funny Girls 4	19	10	9	135	145	-10	38
Pom Bar	21	8	13	146	169	-23	37
Asian Nomads	20	6	14	139	161	-22	32
Connections	20	6	14	122	178	-56	32
Parrot Inn	21	5	16	120	195	-75	31
Doggy Style	21	4	17	131	184	-53	29
Mates Bar	17	4	13	97	158	-61	25
Results:  Phimai Geordie 13 v 2 Funny Girls 4, Connections 5 v 10 Asian Nomads, Crazy Eddie’s v Mates Bar, San Snack Bar 10 v 5 Parrot Inn, Smile Bar 11 v 4 Doggy Style, Ta Bar 9 v 6 Pom Bar

Melly wins 2014 King’s Cup Pattaya Marathon to maintain Kenyan supremacy

Thai sailor takes top Asian honors at prestigious ISAF Youth Worlds

Chonburi stages 7th Youth Muay Thai boxing championship

TAT on board for Hua Hin Cha-am Golf Festival 2014

Double success for Ken Miller

Yves Moultier - a never ending story

Neil maintains hot form

Sullivan & Cochrane set the standard

Cooney stays on course for monthly award

115 support new Golf Chairman’s debut tourney

Vandyk vanquishes the field

JP & Lindsay take the plaudits at Navy

Pelly & Graham pair up for Burapha victory

Finlay finds his groove at Green Valley

Crystal Bay – nice, but those greens?

Good scores hard to come by

Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League

Links Bar Wednesday 9-Ball Pool League

Dolly Dalton Jomtien 8-Ball Pool League

Crumpton Oaks Cider Monday Pool League

King Factory Friday Night Pool League

Pattaya 8-Ball Monday Pool League