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South Korea tops PARA Table Tennis Thailand tourney

South Korean players finished first and second in the Team category Class 2.

Jetsada Homklin
South Korea topped 25 other countries in the PARA Table Tennis Thailand tournament for disabled athletes at the National Indoor Sports Arena in Pattaya.
With both individual and team competitions, the Aug. 4-6 tournament saw Japan collect the second-most medals and Thailand tied for third with Ukraine.

Thailand take on Australia in one of the qualifying rounds.

Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome and Rear Adm. Osoth Phawilai, president of the Sports Association for the Disabled of Thailand, opened the tournament, which will help the disabled athletes develop their skills before competing in the SEA Games in South Korea and collect qualification points for the 2016 Paralympics in Brazil.
Participating in the match were Algeria, Australia, Canada, China, Czech, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, and the United States.

A Danish player overcomes his disabilities to demonstrate his skills at table tennis.
In the male singles classes 1-4, winners were Cho Jae Kwan of South Korea, Yezyk Oieksander of Ukraine, Kim Jeong-Seok of South Korea, and Chaiwut Wanchai of Thailand.
In the female Class 3 and Class 4-5 matches, winners were Asayut Dararat of Thailand and Jung Young A of South Korea, respectively.
The male team classes 1-3 were all won by South Korea. Taiwan won Class 4. Thailand placed second in two of the categories.

Asayut Dararat of Thailand (green shirt) won the Female Single category Class 3 title.

United strike late to sink Bangkok

Pattaya United are shown in action against Bangkok FC at the Nongprue Stadium in Pattaya, Sunday, August 10. (Photo/Pattaya United FC)

Pattaya United left it late for a come from behind win over fourth placed Bangkok FC at the Nongprue Stadium in Pattaya last Sunday, August 10.
United fell behind in this Division 1 encounter in the 54th minute to a penalty by Bangkok’s Brazilian forward Valci Junior but the Dolphins hit back 15 minutes later with a penalty of their own, converted by Leo Roberto.
The home team had to wait until deep into injury time to grab the winner, which came courtesy of a 93rd minute strike by second half substitute Patipat Armatantri.
United’s next league fixture is this coming Sunday, August 17, away at struggling Khon Kaen FC. Kick-off is at 6 p.m.

Thai Division 1 Standings – August 10
Team	P	W	D	L	+/-	Pts.
Nakhon Ratchasima	25	15	7	3	23	52
Siam Navy	25	13	8	4	16	47
Saraburi	25	12	10	3	14	46
Ang Thong	25	11	9	5	17	42
Bangkok	25	10	11	4	11	41
Chiangmai	25	11	7	7	9	40
Krabi	25	10	6	9	6	36
BBCU	25	10	6	9	-1	36
Pattaya United	25	11	3	11	-8	36
Ayutthaya	25	10	5	10	-1	35
TTM Lopburi	25	7	13	5	1	34
Roi Et	25	8	7	10	2	31
Phuket	25	8	7	10	-3	31
Trat	25	8	5	12	5	29
Nakhon Pathom	25	4	13	8	-3	25
Phitsanulok	25	6	7	12	-21	25
Khonkaen	25	3	9	13	-20	18
Sriracha	25	0	3	22	-47	3

 

Coco Club hosts national bowls team qualifiers

Thailand’s top bowls players relax after a long day.

Last Saturday, August 9, saw the Kingdom’s top lawn bowls players descend on the Coco Club just outside Pattaya to take part in the playoff trials for the Thailand national team selection for the upcoming Asian Games, to be held later this year.
An entry field saw 6 men and 6 ladies take part but only 5 of each were required so it was a long, tough day of extremely good class bowls. Endurance also played a part with some players suffering from foot and hand cramps - in lawn bowls!
The day started at 9 a.m. with the draw and was followed by 30 matches, with the winner of each being the first to reach 12 points. The shortest game turned out to be 8 ends and the longest 18 ends with a total of 358 ends of bowls at an average of 12 ends per match. By 6 p.m. everyone knew they had had a few games, many of which went down to the wire. In the end it turned out the 5 men from Bangkok took the men’s places on the team and the 5 ladies - all of whom are members at Coco Club - took the ladies’ spots.
All the games were supervised by international referees from Australia, England and Scotland. We wish them well and further training starts very soon.

Gardner gets the gold at Green Valley

Jomtien Golf with the IPGC

(L to R) Lindsay Phillips, Alan Bissell and Bruce Gardner.

Monday, August 4, Green Valley – Stableford
As we teed off today the weather looked very threatening but all six groups went out bang on schedule. Playing off 19, Bruce Gardner came in with 39 points to win division 2 ahead of Bob Poole in second on 37 and in third place was Iain Walsh with 33.
Slightly lower scores in division 1 with the cut at 9-17. Don Head took top spot after beating Chris Voller 14/13 on a back six count back after they both returned scores of 34 points. Terry Madsen came in third on 32 points.
Chris Voller claimed three near pins in division 1 while Bruce Gardner, Curtis Hessler and Bob Poole were all winners in division 2.
Curtis Hessler birdied the 8th and Bob Poole the 12th to share the ‘2’s pot and in division 2 and Chris Voller got the only ‘2’ in division 1.
Back at the presentation at Siam Cats there was a warm welcome return to Bruce Gardner, Chris Reed, Bob Poole, Miss Nut and Don Head.
Wednesday, August 6, Burapha – Stableford
There was a large Singha competition being played here today on the A and B courses so obviously we were allocated the C and D nines.
We teed off 30 minutes ahead of schedule on a course that was in excellent condition and the weather conditions were also perfect. This did not reflect in the scores however as Robert Garrick, playing off 17, was able to win division 1 with just 32 points ahead of Lindsay Phillips and Tony Bless on 31 points, with Lindsay taking the count back verdict 11/10 on the back six.
Jimmy Johnson’s 30 points was enough to win division 2, with Rod Howett in second two points behind and an unheard of 26 points coming in for third place for Alan Bissell.
Near pins went to Lindsay Phillips, Harry Vincenzi, Chris Voller, Paul Hartley and Rodney Howett.
Chris Voller birdied C8 for the only ‘2’ of the day.
Friday, August 8, Eastern Star – Stableford
This course is still improving each week and today there was a perfect cool breeze coming off the coast making it an enjoyable round for everybody. There were seven groups out with the cut in the two divisions at 9-16 and 17+ and the best score returned came in division 1, with Bill Bertram winning with 38 points. Back in form after a few months in the doldrums and now playing off 10, Mikael Andersson took second on 37 points and Karl Flood was third with a meager 36.
Thirty seven points was enough to win division 2 for Joe Kubon while Colin Aspinall came in second one point behind and Frank Kelly was third with 35.
There were some tough tee placements on the par threes today and a strong breeze which meant that only one person managed a near pin in division 1, that being Tony Bless on the 6th, while in division 2 Colin Aspinall, Gary Harrison and Bryan Rought (2) shared the pot.
Colin Aspinall birdied the 17th, Robert Garrick the 6th and Bryan Rought the 17th to share the second division ‘2’s pot while there was a rollover in the top flight.

Aylott & Warren take the plaudits at Chad’s tourney

PSC golf from The Outback Golf Bar

The Outback golfers gather for a group photo following the Barry Chadbourn memorial tournament.

Monday, August 4, Burapha - Stableford
20 players here at Burapha this week on the C & D nines but only eighteen of them played in the comp as Mike and Peter did not have handicaps, not that they let that prevent them from enjoying their day.
Two others who would have enjoyed their day were Tim Knight and Keith Dyson who scored 43 and 41 points respectively to fill the top two places in Div B, well clear of the third placed man, Ken Young on 32.

Tim & Alfie with Wednesday’s NAGA prize – an awful bowl of plastic fruit all the way from Spain.
Div A went to Jim Brackett on 38pts followed home by John Low (36), who beat Bob Finley on count back.
There were two ‘2’s, both on D2 from Russell Hall and Dennis Pelly
Div A (0-15)
Jim Brackett (08) 38pts
John Low (13) 36pts
Bob Finley (13) 36pts
Div B (16+)
Tim Knight (26) 43pts
Keith Dyson (28) 41pts
Ken Young (25) 32pts
Wednesday, August 6, Laem Chabang - Stableford
With a major event at Pattaya Country Club today, three groups played the A & B nines at the lovely Laem Chabang course, which continues to offer great value for money with its reduced green fee during renovations to the clubhouse facilities.
Welcome to Thierry Temime, Jim Dundon and Steve Wood and welcome back also to Mike Omiya.
Kiwi John, who has been in fine form during his annual tour here in Thailand, showed no let up as he won the day with 41pts from travelling companion, Geoff Christie with 37. Thierry took third beating Jim Dundon on count back, both on 32.
There were two ‘2’s from John Low (A2) and Thierry Temime (B5)
1st John Low (13) 41pts
2nd Geoff Christie (05) 37pts
3rd Thierry Temime (26) 32pts
Wednesday, August 6, Pattaya C.C. - Stableford
It was just a year ago (4th August) that Barry Chadbourn aka ‘Chad’ lost his final battle and passed away just four days short of his 71st birthday. Chad was a long standing Outbacker and a member of Pattaya Country Club where he play golf three days a week for the last few years. He was well known by the clubhouse staff and many of the caddies, particularly Wan who was his regular caddy for over four years.
So it was fitting that some 40 of his friends (including one caddy) played today in his memory at Pattaya Country Club. John Lawton – who had been friends with Chad for over 15 years – and General Jack, ably assisted by Pottsy decided that today would be a ‘fun’ day – to which Trudy Chadbourn agreed that is what Chad would have wanted. So it was!
The format was a 2-person scramble (Ambrose for the Aussies!) with placing through the green and drop in hazards, and four near pins donated by Outback
Many began the day with breakfast at the Outback with Trudy and then it was off to PCC where we received the usual warm welcome from the staff and of course the caddies.
On to the first tee where Trudy and Chad’s caddy Wan dispensed beer and rolls kindly donated by Trudy, John, Suzy, Jack and others, to all. After the last group had teed off they continued round the course much to the appreciation of all.
It was then back to the bar for a few drinks and the results with the winning pair being John Aylott and Vic Warren, who both play PCC regularly which proved an advantage today as they came in with fine 63.5! Second were Wayne & Eng Cotterell (63.75) and third, Rosco and Graham Woollett (65).
There was a very special NAGA prize for the pair who came last.
Nigel went on to thank the day’s organisers, particularly Suzy and Tim on behalf of the players and then called for all to raise a glass to ‘Absent Friends’. At the end of the day we all had a good time in memory of our good friend Chad – gone but not forgotten.
1st John Aylott & Vic Warren (8.5) 63.5
2nd Wayne Cotterell & Eng Cotterell (8.25) 63.75
3rd Rosco & Graham Woollett (8) 65
4th Steve Durey & Nial Glover (7.75) 68.25
5th Kerry Beck & Sugar Ray Handford (8.25) 68.75
6th Jack Moseley & Bob Mattes (10.75) 69.25
Friday, August 8, Green Valley - Medal
An excellent turnout of 38 for the August monthly medal played at the usual Friday venue, Green Valley, in very pleasant and cool conditions for a change. For some reason or other, the course played three shots tougher than last week, when the CSR was 69, this week being at level par, 72.
We were joined today by visitors John Leonard and Beau Mete, both of whom featured on the podium, sharing sixth place with 73. Paul Greenaway, who is recovering from a damaged knee and was unusually seen in a cart, proved that he is not too far away from being fit again as he scored a gross 79 (71 net) to share third place with John Fitzgerald and Bruce McAdam.
Jim Brackett, who was scheduled to go out in group three, nearly didn’t get here at all as his good friend, driver and playing companion managed to get lost on the way to the course; not bad for someone who has been playing here for as far back as I can remember. Nevertheless, none of that phased Jim, as he went on to take the Low Gross Medal with 77, beating Rick Evans by one, and with taking second place overall with a net 69.
Dennis Pelly recorded the best round of the day, a net 67 playing off 12 and will surely see his handicap start to come down, with his current vein of form.
There five ‘2’s from Greg Hill (3rd), Dennis Pelly (5th), Paul Greenaway (12th) and Rick Evans & Ken Hole (16th).
1st Dennis Pelly (12) net 67
2nd Jim Brackett (8) net 69
3rd John Fitzgerald (19) net 71
3rd Paul Greenaway (8) net 71
3rd Bruce McAdam (27) net 71
6th John Leonard (19) net 73
6th Beau Mete (22) net 73
Note: The Outback Golf Bar is situated about 6km from Sukhumvit Road along Soi Siam Country. Call Jack on 081 578 1956.

Bridesmaid revisited

Travellers Rest Golf Group

Derek Thorogood in his bridesmaid’s gown.

Andy Rich
Monday, August 4, Plutaluang - Stableford
It’s exactly 100 years since the start of the First World War for the Brits. Life was never quite the same again as the lamps went out all over Europe and many thousands of people would never see them lit again. So on Monday morning it was perhaps a moment to pause for thought and reflect for a while on how different things might have been for so many poor souls and their families. A sobering thought indeed.

Daryl Ottaway - winner at Emerald

Step forward 100 years and the patrons of the TRGG had nothing further going through their minds than the battle about to take place at the Navy Golf Course at Plutaluang (East and South courses). Now last week in my report I spoke about Derek Thorogood complaining that he always seemed to end up as the bridesmaid, always getting pipped at the post for first place. Well this week he could be seen to have a point as he finished second twice and third once. When I caught up with him crying in his beer and asked him for his thoughts he asked me to go forth and I didn’t quite catch the end of his sentence. So I complemented him on his dress (see photo) and left.
Top of the leaderboard at Plutaluang was Charlie Cox who continued his good form of late and finished on 38 points, just beating Derek Thorogood who finished with the same score, on count back. Our marathon man Richard Talbot took third spot with a very commendable 35 points after his recent handicap cut.
1st Charlie Cox (17) 38pts
2nd Derek Thorogood (15) 38pts
3rd Richard Talbot (16) 35pts
Wednesday, August 6, The Emerald - Stableford
On Wednesday it was off to a fairly damp Emerald where they had had quite a downpour the previous evening. It did not prevent some pretty impressive winning scores, with my playing partner Roger Wilkinson showing the rest the way home with a remarkable 39 points. He only just made it to No.1 after a count back, beating Monday’s winner Charlie Cox into second place.
Now our blushing bridesmaid must have thought this was going to be his day when he returned with 38 points but our Derek had to be content with third place.
1st Roger Wilkinson (12) 39pts
2nd Charlie Cox (16) 39pts
3rd Derek Thorogood (14) 38pts
Friday, August 8, Eastern Star - Stableford
The week ended for the TRGG on Friday with a trip over to Eastern Star where Daryl Ottaway rounded off a high scoring week with first place on 38 points. It was tears before bedtime once again for Derek Thorogood who missed out on top spot for the third time this week. Charlie Cox got a mention in dispatches, again finishing in the top three for the third time this week. Well done Charlie and better luck next time Derek.
1st Daryl Ottaway (6) 38pts
2nd Derek Thorogood (14) 34pts
3rd Charlie Cox (15) 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.

There’s no stopping Phil

PSC golf from Lewiinski’s Golf Society

Three time winner Phil Davis and partner.

Sunday, August 3, Green Valley - Stableford
A Flight
1st Dave Hutchinson (0) 41pts
2nd Bob Watson (4) 39pts
3rd Kevin Waycott (8) 36pts
B Flight
1st Phil Davies (19) 41pts
2nd Eddy Beilby (16) 38pts
3rd Nick Shaw (16) 34pts
Near Pins: No 5 Paul V Smith, No 8 Colin Sansom, No 12 Adam Barton, No 16 Connie Walsh
It was scratch player Dave Hutchinson and the red hot Phil Davies vying for the man of the match today. Dave’s 41 point outburst was two clear of A Flight mate Aussie ‘leg end’ Bob Watson and yet three more in front of Kevin Waycott. (It should be noted that Dave’s score was a gross 67 and contained a 2.)
Phil was followed into the barn by Eddy ‘the Eagle’ Beilby with a rock solid 38 points, this left Nick ‘Elvis’ Shaw to close out the flight with 34 points.
Dave Stockman, Kris K, Connie Walsh and Adam Barton shared the 2’s pot with Dave Hutchinson.
Tuesday, August 5, Laem Chabang A & C - Stableford
A Flight
1st Paul Bray (6) 39pts
2nd Tom Gorey (14) 36pts
3rd Paul Hird (14) 36pts
B Flight
1st Phil Davies (19) 35pts
2nd Colin Davis (16) 31pts
3rd Nick Shaw (16) 30pts
Aussie star Paul Bray took A Flight and the man of the match honours with a very impressive 39 points. He was also the only player to better par on the day at Jack’s fabulous creation Laem Chabang.
The two players who followed Paul up the podium steps needed a count back to separate them as both posted solid even par rounds. The luck of the Irish prevailed as Co. Kilkenny man Tom Gory (who learnt all he knows from his pal Christy Good Knight) picked up the silver and the unlucky Paul Hird was awarded the bronze.
The man in red hot form, Welshman Phil Davis, added another flight victory to his already hot winners list as he topped the B Flight with 35 points. The Donkey, who has been out to pasture recently, showed he might be on the road to recovery as he took the silver with 31 points. Nick ‘Elvis’ Shaw rounded out the flight but needed the aid of a count back to render Robin Mangos pennyless at sea level.
Andre Van Dyke, Michael Healy and Lew Szigligeti shared the 2’s pot.
Wednesday, August 6, Treasure Hills - Stableford
A Flight
1st German Odermatt (12) 36pts
2nd John Pierrel (10) 34pts
3rd Jim Brackett (8) 32pts
B Flight
1st Phil Davies (19) 32pts
2nd Eddy Beilby (16) 30pts
3rd Nick Shaw (16) 30pts
Treasure Hills playing off the white tees is always a good test of golf and as the scores showed, no one managed to better par on the day. German Odermatt did manage to play to his handicap to take A Flight and the match honours though. German was two stokes clear of John Pierrel and a further two clear of big Jim Brackett.
Incredibly Phil Davis took charge of B Flight for his third win of the week, clearly a feat of incredible golf. Phil’s 32 points was two clear of a pair of players, count back specialist Nick ‘Elvis’ Shaw and Eddy ‘the Eagle’ Beilby, but this time Nick came up second best in the count back as the ‘Eagle’ took the silver.
Paul Bray and Peter LeNoury split the 2’s pot.
Tuesday, August 5, Banyan C.C. – Stableford
1st William Peach (16) 41pts
2nd Freddy Starbeck (16) 39pts
3rd Peter Terry (20) 37pts
Wednesday, August 6, Black Mountain - Stableford
1st Freddy Starbeck (16) 39pts
2nd Barry Copestake (13) 35pts
3rd Paul V Smith (8) 32pts
As is evident from above, the lads and lasses had a full competitive schedule for the two day journey to Hua Hin and fun was had by all, as the organizer noted.
The first day the venue was Banyan Country Club and the winner was William Peach with a splendid 41 points. Bill was two clear of Freddy ‘the quite one’ Starbeck and a further two clear of Peter Terry.
Black Mountain was the final venue and this suited Freddy Star beck down to the ground as he fired his second 39 points. Barry ‘the Boot’ Copestake took the silver four shots in arrears and Paul V Smith tided up the flight on 32 points. So it was Freddy Starbeck who was the leading baht collector of the week as I am sure he let everyone know.
Friday, August 8, Silky Oak – Stableford
A Flight
1st Kris Kristanjootha (8) 39pts
2nd John Pierrel (10) 39pts
3rd Nick Shaw (16) 39pts
B Flight
1st Peter Terry (20) 39pts
2nd John Ianson (26) 38pts
3rd Jimmy Day (20) 36pts
The day was a celebration of Aussie starlet Bruce Walters 50th birthday and he kindly put on a Lewiinski’s buffet after the presentation.
Four players vied for the man of the match today, with three of them coming from the senior flight as Kris K, John Pierrel and Nick ‘Elvis’ Shaw all returned with excellent 39 point hauls. When the divots had settled it was Kris K who emerged with the flight gold as John took the silver, leaving Nick with his fourth bronze placing this week.
Peter Terry stood on the top of the junior flight podium with his own 39 points. Terry was closely followed up the steps by John Ianson a shot adrift and Irishman Jimmy Day did what the society has been trying to do all week, knocking Phil Davies off the podium as he gained a count back verdict over Phil.
Rod Brown, Paul V Smith and Jimmy Day split the ‘2’s pot. Back at the ranch the presentation went on a little longer than usual and it was just as well there was no golf the next day.
Note: Lewiinski’s is situated on Pattaya land Soi 1, Beach Rd Soi13/13 near Walking Street. Anyone wishing to play with us just pop in and add your name to the list or call Colin on 089 826 0764. Transport is provide.

Scott sublime at Green Valley

PSC golf from the Billabong Golf Bar

Monday, August 4, Eastern Star - Stableford
Eastern Star with greens a bit slow but the course was in great condition. It is always a hard course that takes no prisoners, with water left and out of bounds right on most of the holes, but in saying that it has to be one of the best challenges of golf in this area and we don’t play it often enough.
We only had a small group today and it took a long time to get back to the bar in the thick traffic along the 331. The scores were good with Phil Waite taking top spot with a great 39 points and Mal Farquharson coming in the bridesmaid spot once again with 37. I think you need to catch the bouquet next time mate it might make that little bit of difference.
There were no ‘2’s recorded.
Wednesday, August 6, Green Valley - Stableford
With a lot of the regulars away playing in our old mate Barry Chadbourn’s Memorial tournament, we had a depleted field of only five groups but they were capably looked after by Mal Farquharson and Steven Balfour - thanks for that fellas.
We were joined by Henry O’Brien and his good mate John Needham, along with Max Scott playing with us for the first time and Max had a great day out playing the course in just one over off the bat, a fantastic round indeed.
The girls always give a showing also with Sa and Orn seeming to always be up there in the prizes. It’s good to see as we are now getting six or seven ladies playing here each week.
The course was in grand condition as usual with fast greens and no sign of a bad lie on the fairways. The scores were great as well with Owen Walkley taking fourth place with 34, being beaten on a count back by Jittina Tinpranee (Orn) in third. Coming second was Nichawan Khiaophuang (Sa) with a great 40 points but also losing on a count back to Max Scott with 40 off his five handicap.
There were three ‘2’s today coming from Henry O’Brien, Dave Hutchison, and Bob Finley.
Friday, August 8, Burapha - Stableford
It’s been a long time since we played at Burapha, and what a pleasure it was. We played A and B off the white tees and with six groups it turned out to be a good day out. The course was in fantastic condition and even if the rough is like cotton wool it is still a great course to play and the price is as good a value you will get anywhere, in fact better than anywhere. We will be playing this course on the first and third Fridays each month for the next few months.
Welcome back today to Craig Wheeler from Sydney and also the Kiwi’s John Lowe and Dion Lane, and although Dion didn’t get to town until 1 a.m. he still managed to get into the prizes.
The scores were a mixed bag, which was surprising as playing from the white tees it’s only 6,200 yards. Anyway, the Hong Kong copper Glyn Davies got fourth place with a fine 34 points, Owen Walkley came in third with 37 and taking second on a count back over Owen was Dion Lane with 20 points on the back nine. Taking line honours today with a great three over off the bat was Gary Ritchie playing off his seven handicap and getting 40 points. A great day out mate well done!
There were only two ‘2’s recorded although that should have been three but alas the one that got away was from Gary whose ball moved at address which incurred a shot penalty so the two became a three, hard luck mate. Owen Walkley and Dion lane got the others.
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.

Hal Hart’s highs & lows

IPGC golf from The Haven

Rodney Nabbe & Philip Cass.

Monday, August 4, Mountain Shadow - Stableford
CSS 71
1st Hal Hart (22) 39pts
2nd Alan Heavey (26) 34pts
3rd Rodney Nabbe (11) 34pts
4th Mike Lowe (16) 34pts
5th Allan Raaen (7) 34pts
For once in a very long while the course came off second best, as the CSS for the day moved down to 71, when many of the day’s contenders managed their rounds far better than usual.

Hal Hart experiences the highs and lows of Pattaya.

The best of the day was owned by Hal Hart who made a dramatic return to form to sweep to the top of the leader board once again and win by a five shot margin, leaving the big hitters trailing in his wake. His round included eight 3-pointers and even two blank spaces on the card on his way to equaling his best ever round, finishing with an excellent 21 points under the whip with many of the field breathing down his neck in hot pursuit.
Following the presentations, Hal went out to celebrate his unexpected high along Walking Street and found, deep into the night, an equally unexpected low, after his playing partner paid up for the evening’s entertainment and beyond. What ensued has since become the stuff of legend from Soi Zero to the Bay Shore.
Alan Heavey was the best of the rest as he won a four-way count back for second place with a very strong 22 finish over the inward half, which left pre-game favourite Rodney Nabbe in third after he could cobble together just the standard 18 points.
Mike Lowe belied his age in taking fourth spot when he won over Allan Raaen with a better 5 to 3 on the last three holes after they had tied the nine on 15 each and the six in 9s.
There were no 2’s in either division.
Wednesday, August 6, Green Valley - Stableford
CSS 72
1st Rodney Nabbe (11) 38pts
2nd Kevin Blake (8) 36pts
3rd Mike Lowe (16) 35pts
4th Hal Hart (22) 34pts
5th Russell Gilroy (15) 30pts
6th Don Everett (19) 30pts
After a huge and unexpected influx of golfers, extra buses and cars were needed to transport all the hopefuls to the Green Valley course, which had been missing from the calendar for several months due to overbooking. However, on this occasion the groups were able to tee off more than an hour ahead of their allotted tee time which added greatly to the day’s pleasure of being able to challenge once again one of the more testing eighteens in the area.
Rodney Nabbe confirmed his standing as the pre-match co-favourite along with Hal Hart, as he took yet another win on his current tour of Thailand with a two under handicap round that included two 4-pointers and five 3’s and even including a blob on the seventeenth which was immediately rectified with a gross birdie on the extremely difficult last hole.
That left Kevin Blake, who is still struggling to find his lost form but would appear on this showing to be near to success, in second place just one ahead of birthday boy Mike Lowe in third.
Hal Hart very nearly completed a stunning double considering his activities in-between, and but for what should now be considered an unusual aberration of four blank spaces on his card, when perhaps reminiscing over the week’s previous highs and lows, he could have been on the top step once again but had to settle for fourth spot.
There then came six players on 30 points with Russell Gilroy and Don Everett topping the list with 17 each on the back nine, with Russell taking fifth with a better 14 to 12 on the last six holes.
Kevin Blake cleaned out the rollover pool in the first division 2’s as once again there were none in the second division.
Friday, August 8, Eastern Star - Stableford
CSS 71
1st Philip Cass (20) 31pts
2nd Don Everett (19) 30pts
3rd Alan Heavey (26) 29pts
4th Mike Hill (22) 28pts
5th Rodney Nabbe (11) 28pts
The last day of the week dawned with one too many clouds in the sky, and with one of the longest courses on the schedule to contend with it determined that the scores were the lowest by far, with none making the standard of two over handicap. But with the addition of the Jomtiem group playing here as usual on a Friday, the CSS was actually reduced to 71 for the day.
Philip Cass had the best result of the group, even including three blobs, at five over handicap and ran out the winner by one from Don Everett, who but for an uncharacteristic zero on the last hole would have taken the day.
Alan Heavey made it three Aussies in the top three as he locked up third place with a mind blowing ten going out and nineteen coming home for twenty nine points.
It was left to Mike Hill to stop another complete Aussie rout of the English as he took fourth place ahead of Rodney Nabbe with a better 12 to 10 on the last six after they had tied the nine on 16 apiece.
Rodney Nabbe took a heavily loaded 2’s pot in the first division whilst once again there were no takers in the second division.
Note: If you would like to play with The Haven group, you can contact mobile 094 567 5726 or call in to The Haven Hotel, at 185 Soi 13, between Beach Road and 2nd Road. All transportation to the course is arranged and you do not need to sign up prior to the day, but you should be there by 8.15 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on the days that you wish to play. A schedule of courses to be played can be found on our web site at www.thehaven-hotel.com.

Groves posts Monday best at Pattaya Country Club

PSC golf from The Growling Swan

Craig Duncan, Jim Groves & Alan Sanders.

Peter Blackburn
Monday, August 4, Pattaya C.C. – Stableford
They came out of the woodwork for this one as we had 36 golfers on the starting sheet which reduced by one when we had a late withdrawal in the morning.
There were many welcomes to be handed out which included PSC Social Chairman Nigel Cannon, veteran Hugh O’Donnell back with us again, Aussies Phil Taylor & Lyndon “Teflon” Przbylski, Jason Schembri from Melbourne, Pattaya residents Chris Wilmott (formerly of St. Andrews in Scotland) and Neil Fidele (formerly of Somerset in the UK) and Craig Duncan, Gary Jones and “Aggro” from Perth, Western Australia. It was sadly time to say farewell to Alan Sanders who will shortly be returning to the Gold Coast in Australia.

Gary Monley & Peter Blackburn.

Most of us had not been to Pattaya Country Club for well over two years and we were looking forward to seeing what the outcome of their extensive renovations was. It was refreshing to have such a short journey to a golf course and after making our way through the Pattaya Monday morning traffic we arrived at PCC just 25 minutes later.
The “Boss Lady” was waiting for us to help with our check in and things went very smoothly, enabling us to take our time with preparation before we presented ourselves at the first tee. There was a group teeing off just ahead of us and as we prepared our first four-ball for the start a shower of rain caused us to run for cover but this only lasted a couple of minutes.
It was obvious that much work had been done on the course, particularly with the greens and many changes to the bunkers and the front nine was fairly impressive. The second nine was not as good as the first but is obviously a “work in progress” which will only get better over the next few months. There were the usual people who were not really happy with the course but the majority of us enjoyed it and looked forward to playing it again in the not too distant future.
A Division was won by Craig Duncan with 35 points and with 3 golfers on 34 points the resultant count back saw Kevin “Wayco” Waycott (19 point back nine) finish second from Martin “Toddy” Todd (16 point back nine) in third place and Gerd Riedler (15 point back nine) was fourth.
Jim Groves had the best score of the day and won B Division with 39 points, four points ahead of John Davis in second spot. With 3 players on 31 points another count back was needed which saw Chris Wilmott (18 point back nine) come third from Keith “Kissy” Buchanan (15 point back nine) in fourth place and Ken Hole (13 point back nine) just missed out.
In C Division it was Alan “Colonel” Sanders who finished on top with 35 points and in another count back with 2 golfers on 33 points it was Graham “Grunter” Buckingham (19 point back nine) who finished second from Neil Fidele (18 point back nine) in third place. Another count back to decide fourth place saw Gary Jones (19 point back nine & 15 points on the last 6 holes) just finish ahead of Patrick Poussier (19 point back nine & 14 points on the last 6 holes).
Division A (0-12)
1st Craig Duncan (11) 35pts
2nd Kevin Waycott (11) 34pts
3rd Martin Todd (8) 34pts
4th Gerd Riedler (6) 34pts
Division B (13-19)
1st Jim Groves (14) 39pts
2nd John Davis (15) 35pts
3rd Chris Wilmott (16) 31pts
4th Keith Buchanan (14) 31pts
Division C (20+)
1st Alan Sanders (25) 35pts
2nd Graham Buckingham (21) 33pts
3rd Neil Fidele (24) 33pts
4th Gary Jones (25) 32pts
Near Pins: 5th – Phil Taylor, 7th – Jim Groves, 12th – Gary Jones, 16th – Gerd Riedler
Long Putts: 9th – Jim Groves, 18th – Alan Sanders
The Growling Swan NAGA Award, awarded to the golfer who has the worst score on the day was won by Jayson Schembri
Thursday, August 7, Crystal Bay, C & A – Stableford
Another terrific ‘low season’ field of 34 were signed up to play one of our favourites, Crystal Bay and there were several returnees & newcomers to welcome. These were Vince Romeo from Melbourne, Tiziano Dal Pastro from Italy, Paul Jackson from Melbourne, Alan White plus Russell Hall also from Melbourne. It was also time to say farewell to Niall Stuart who will shortly be off to New Zealand but he assures us that he will be back in a week or so.
When we arrived at the course it appeared to be very quiet. After checking in and preparation we made our way down to see The Starter who informed us that we would be playing the C & A nines in that order. The numbers in the field caused us to have two three-balls so we sensibly sent them away first which meant they got away 8 minutes ahead of our booked time of 10.00 am.
The weather was great although fairly windy which was good as it helped to make playing conditions a little easier although it made some holes rather tough into the wind. The golf course was in very good condition although some of the greens were a touch bumpy which at time set some challenges.
The two three-balls slowly got away from us and we completed a very enjoyable round in four hours & fifteen minutes. The company was excellent, weather was perfect and the course was as usual in top “nick”.
Your writer, Peter “Blacky” Blackburn shook off his very poor recent form and won the A Division with 40 points, which was 4 points better than Takeshi Hakozaki who finished second. With 3 golfers on 35 points a count back was needed to sort out third & fourth and it was Martin “Toddy” Todd (19 point back nine) who got third spot from John Pierrel (18 point back nine) in fourth place with Mike Allidi (17 point back nine) just missing out.
Division B was a close affair with 2 players on 41 points and it was Alan “Woodsy” White (22 point back nine) who was declared the winner from John Davis (19 point back nine) in second place. Graham “Grunter” Buckingham finished third with 33 points and Ernie Picken was fourth on 32 points.
In C Division there was a “bolter” with Gary Monley’s 41 points easily good enough to win from Russell Calcutt, 7 points further back in second place. Yet another count back was required to determine third & fourth with 2 golfers on 33 points and it was Tiziano Dal Pastro (18 point back nine) who got the “chocolates” from Geri “Birdy” Crilly (15 point back nine) in fourth place.
Division A (0-14)
1st Peter Blackburn (11) 40pts
2nd Takeshi Hakozaki (12) 36pts
3rd Martin Todd (8) 35pts
4th John Pierrel (10) 35pts
Division B (15-22)
1st Alan White (18) 41pts
2nd John Davis (15) 41pts
3rd Graham Buckingham (21) 33pts
4th Ernie Picken (21) 32pts
Division C (23+)
1st Gary Monley (33) 41pts
2nd Russell Calcutt (34) 34pts
3rd Tiziano Dal Pastro (24) 33pts
4th Geri Crilly (25) 33pts
Near Pins: A8 – John Davis, C4 – Alan White, C7 – Walter Baechli
Long Putts: A9 – Mike Allidi, C9 – Jayson Schembri
The Growling Swan NAGA Award was won by Growling Swan Mine Host Peter Grey and he accepted the award like the good sport that he is.
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.

Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League

200 Bowlers: Tue, Antero & Somrit.

Café Kronborg won three points from first place Indiana. Somrit led Kronborg with a 209 game and 552 series and Kran Nielsen had a 528 series. Jang Shaw was best for Indiana with a 521 series and Preecha had a 519.
Bavaria, who are on a hot streak, moved up from third to second place after winning all four points from Canada who dropped from second to third. Leo Kretscher led Bavaria with a 506 series. Tue Pettae bowled a 563 series with games of 205, 178 and 180 for Canada.
Antero Ronkainen bowled a 213 game and 559 series to lead Brother D to a three point win over fourth place VFW Post 9876. David Shaw had a 525 series for VFW.
Balloon won three points from Green Tree as both teams had a difficult time on lanes 19 and 20.
Heinz bowling as a Pacer had a 514 series.

Results & Standings August 8 (week 18)
Pos.	Team	Score	Standings
1	Indiana	1 – 3	48 – 24
2	Bavaria	4 – 0	40.5 – 31.5
3	Canada	0 - 4	38 - 34
4	VFW Post 9876	1-3	37 - 35
5	Balloon	3 – 1	35.5 – 36.5
6	Brother D	3-1	31 - 41
7	Green Tree	1 – 3	30.5 – 41.5
8	Café Kronborg	3 – 1	27.5 – 44.5

Trev the Great - again

PSC golf from Siam Country Resort

Trevor Taylor.

Tuesday, August 5,
Pattavia - Stableford
Tuesday was a visit to Pattavia, under clear skies with a light breeze to keep the heat down, and provide a small variable in club calculation.
Trevor Taylor (H/cap 36) brought his son Ben and grandson Tim with him again today, and consequently showed off his skill, with a nice 37 points to lead the way. Next best was Martin Hayes (16), close behind with a solid 36 points after finishing with a good birdie for 4 points.
Near pins went to Paddy on 17, to about 2 feet, converting for a nice 2 for 4 points, while Willem got 2 near pins also.
Thursday, August 7,
Mt. Shadow – Stableford
Mountain Shadow was our venue for Thursday’s game, with the course in good condition throughout and the weather looking after us also.
One of our Qatar visitors, Iam Waddell (20), led the way with a very good 38 points while Martin Hayes (16) edged Jeff Wylie (6) out for second spot on count back 18/16, after both signed for 34 points.
Jeff gained some consolation picking up the only 2 near pins of the day, but some poor putting did not see any conversions, in fact quite the opposite on one occasion.
Note: Siam Country Resort, Restaurant & Bar is located just off Siam Country Club Rd, after going under the arch past the 7/11, turn right after 50 metres, with the venue on the left another 200 metres along. Golf from here is generally played on Tuesday & Thursday, with the Resort hosting prompt presentations on both days. As a PSC affiliated venue we welcome ALL golfers, including ladies & seniors (>60s) who have opted for the “Silver” tee option. Call 089 094 1841 for scheduling or enquiries. Hope to see you there, cheers & good golfing!

LeNoury nails it

PSC golf from The Golf Club

Golfing apostles: Mark Wood, Peter LeNoury & John Emmerson.

Steve Ellison
Monday, August 4, Green Valley (white tees) – Stableford
T1st Peter LeNoury (11) 39pts
T1st John Emmerson (13) 39pts
T2nd Wayne Cotterell (12) 38pts
T2nd Mark Wood (7) 38pts
It was another beautiful day for golf as the weather continued to be unseasonably cool and overcast. It was just about perfect conditions today at Green Valley as 7 groups teed off right on time. They do a great job of management at this course and it always seems to go smoothly here no matter what hiccups the lads throw at Captain Phil.

John Emmerson, Tim Lazecki & Mike Omiya.

It was time for the locals to exact their revenge today and the top spots were reserved for the home crowd. Mark Wood continued his fine form with the shortest backswing in town to tally up 38 points and a tie with Wayne Cotterell. Mark is back to work now for the usual 28 day stint to give the rest of us a chance for the coins.
TGC partner John Emmerson has actually been playing some of his best golf in a long time and also continues to score well enough to tie at the top of the podium. But all credit must go to golfing stalwart Peter LeNoury as this guy plays golf practically every day he is here and I can’t remember the last time he had a day off. Peter has been a long time supporter of TGC and it’s good to see a fellow Jaguar enthusiast out there in top form.
Tuesday, August 5, Siam Waterside (white tees) - Stableford
1st Tim Lazecki (19) 38pts
T2nd John Emmerson (13) 37pts
T2nd Mike Omiya (8) 37pts
This was the first time TGC has played the newest golf course in Pattaya, Siam Waterside. It is a very different course to the 2 famous sisters of Plantation and the Old Course, but there are several holes that will remind you of Plantation as their clubhouse is very visible at a few locations. It is not my favourite of the 3 courses, but maybe in a few years of maturity (the course, that is) I will possibly grow to appreciate it.

The 18th at Pattavia Century from the new clubhouse.

After some initial confusion with the starter, I would suggest to any other groups playing here that your 4-balls are on time and in the correct starting order as getting out to the practice green and 1st tee area is a high security event in itself. Phil was pulling his hair out, and that ain’t easy!
It is an open layout from I.M.G. Design that winds its way around 2 large lakes and is very exposed to the wind. Indeed, we played to a 30 mph steady blast through much of the round.
Condition of the course was superb and the last 3 holes, like the Old Course, provide an exciting finish. From what I understand, the Honda LPGA event will be held here in 2016. The clubhouse is austere, minimalist zen, and a design I am sure that Yohji Yamamoto would approve of.
We had 22 golfers out today and I think a lot of that had to do with the curiosity factor. We paid 2,800 baht for their Sports Day rate which includes green fee, caddy fee and buggy on cart paths only.
To shoot in the mid-30’s here today would be a very good day on the course. As mentioned, the wind was a howlin’ and with all the water and deep trouble about, there was little room for error on a course that would take no prisoners.
The tie for second place went to our visiting buddy Mike Omiya and TGC partner John Emmerson. They got round with 37 points on the card whilst no one else shot to their handicap on the day. The most impressive number though was the 38 turned in by Tim Lazecki. To shoot that well and be playing off 19 is quite an achievement. Well done Timmy, you showed the boys how!
Friday, August 8, Pattavia Century (white tees) – Stableford
1st Chris Smith (8) 34pts
2nd Gary Hooky (15) 31pts
3rd David Ferris (24) 29pts
This must be the most improved golf course of 2014, and in the locker room after the round, all talk was of how impressive this course was. We played here a month ago and it was getting to be good, but now we can say it is a very playable and enjoyable track with some of the trickiest greens in the province.
I had always been under the impression that this was a Nick Faldo golf course, but the new clubhouse literature states it is a Robert McFarland design. Let me research this one for the next time we play here.
It will take you close to 1 hour down the 331 to get to this golf course from Pattaya, and the last 7 clicks are brutal in the pothole department. The new clubhouse is fantastic, has quality lockers and showers, and the food and beverages are all very good and reasonably priced. It’s nice not to be held hostage to high prices at a clubhouse restaurant for once, other courses please take note! Our Friday green fee of 550 baht was a bargain.
On to the scoring, and we had 5 blokes on 28 (I did mention those tricky greens, right?) as 3-putts were the order of the day. Greens were fast and many were of the humped turtleback shape that are hard to hold. Some putts even found themselves running off the green!
Only 2 golfers managed to get more than 30 Stableford points today. David Ferris was nearly there, but his 29 was still good enough for 3rd place. Gary Hooky did very well to “break 30” so Gary, 2nd place is all yours buddy. The primo player for today was Chris Smith playing off an 8 handicap who brought home 34 points to win all those “handsome man vouchers” from Captain Phil and a well deserved victory it was as well.
Thanks to all who joined us for another great week of golf in our Pattaya Paradise.
Note: The Golf Club is located on Soi LK Metro. Just call 085 434 3377 or see our website www.golfclubpattaya .com and for more information mail us: [email protected] and see updates at www.facebook.com/golfclubpattaya... all handicaps welcome!

King Factory Friday Night Pool League

Results & Standings August 8 (week 22)

Premier Division
Team	P	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Shoot Pool	20	15	1	4	68	46
Easy R-Con Bar	16	12	0	4	24	36
Legends Pool	20	10	4	6	-18	34
The Butchers Arms	16	10	2	4	34	32
The Rest Stop	20	10	0	10	-26	30
Links Bar	19	8	1	10	-42	25
Sweethearts Bar	17	5	2	10	-40	17
The Booze Lounge	22	0	0	22	0	0
Results:  Legends Pool H-W The Booze Lounge, Links Bar 5 v 15 The Butchers Arms, Shoot Pool P-P Easy R-Con Bar, Sweethearts Bar 9 v 11 The Rest Stop
Division 1
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts
Tie’s R Us	18	15	3	38	1	46
Smile Bar	18	14	4	58	1	43
Legends Pool ‘A’	18	10	8	22	1	31
Shoot Pool ‘A’	18	9	9	-9	1	28
Pook’s Bar	17	8	9	0	3	27
Offshore Bar	18	8	10	0	2	26
Old Thai Angle	18	7	11	-11	5	26
Dean’s Bar	17	8	9	-8	0	24
Crazy Eddie’s	18	6	12	-41	1	19
Mai’s Bar	18	4	14	-49	1	13
Results:  Legends Pool ‘A’ 10 v 6 Dean’s Bar, Pook’s Bar 3 v 10 Offshore Bar, Shoot Pool ‘A’ 10 v 5 Mai’s Bar, Tie’s R Us 10 v 9 Old Thai Angle
Division 2
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts
Legends Pool ‘B’	17	15	2	71	0	45
FCUK Inn	18	14	4	66	1	43
i-Rovers	18	13	5	57	1	40
The Ranch	17	11	6	19	0	33
Buffalo Jacks	16	6	10	-20	0	18
Connections	16	6	10	-27	0	18
ANZAC Bar	18	5	13	-44	1	16
Bobby Too	15	5	10	-31	0	15
The Queen Vic	15	5	10	-34	0	15
Classroom	18	4	14	-57	1	13
Results:  ANZAC Bar 8 v 10 Classroom, FCUK Inn 10 v 8 Legends Pool ‘B’, i-Rovers 10 v 2 Connections, The Ranch 10 v 8 Bobby Too

Crumpton Cider Tuesday Darts League

Results & Standings July 29 (week 5)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	B/legs	Pts.
Londoner	5	5	0	43	13	5	10
Legends	5	5	0	34	13	3	10
Yates’ Bar	5	4	1	26	17	3	8
i-Rovers	5	3	2	27	18	3	6
Buffalo Jack’s	5	3	2	29	24	2	6
Mai’s Bar	5	3	2	20	17	2	6
Jantha Coffee	5	2	3	25	23	4	4
The Swan	5	2	3	22	22	4	4
Nervous Wreck	4	2	2	19	21	2	4
Crazy Eddie’s	4	2	2	17	24	1	4
Scandalic	5	1	4	19	29	1	2
W. Tankies	5	1	4	14	27	1	2
Shoot Pool	3	0	3	7	19	1	0
Bye	5	0	5	0	35	0	0
Results:  Bye (0-0)-(7-1) v Londoner, Crazy Eddie’s (4-0)-(3-1) v i-Rovers, Jantha Coffee (8-1)-(1-0) v W. Tankies, Scandalic (4-0)-(8-1) v Buffalo Jack’s, The Swan (5-1)-(2-0) v Mai’s Bar, Yates’ Bar (3-0)-(6-1) v Legends

i-Rovers Thursday Darts League

Results & Standings August 7 (week 15)

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts.
Londoner	15	12	1	2	111	53	25
The Swan	15	11	1	3	87	63	23
Rising Sun	15	10	1	4	74	51	21
Crazy Eddie’s	15	10	0	5	80	71	20
i-Rovers ‘A’	15	8	1	6	67	61	17
i-Rovers ‘Casuals’	15	7	0	8	66	75	14
2 Dogs Bar	14	5	0	9	55	72	10
Nervous Wreck	14	4	2	8	64	68	10
The Clinic	15	2	1	12	54	83	5
W. Tankies	15	1	1	13	37	98	3
Results:  2 Dogs Bar 2 v 7 Rising Sun, Londoner 9 v 1 The Clinic, Nervous Wreck 5 v 4 i-Rovers ‘Casuals’, W. Tankies 2 v 10 The Swan, i-Rovers ‘A’ 4 v 3 Crazy Eddie’s

Darkside Tuesday Darts League

Standings August 5 (week 32)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	T/G	Pts.
Oscars Bar	31	27	4	189	66	24	54
Chill Bar	28	22	6	172	68	22	44
Load Out	30	19	11	163	91	18	38
Double Top	30	16	14	124	125	15	32
Sidahla	27	9	18	58	117	5	18
Double Dutch	28	9	19	83	145	13	18
Cockerooney’s	27	8	19	81	122	8	16
BB Bar	27	4	23	35	171	7	8
Results:  BB Bar H-W Sidahla, Chill Bar (3-0)-(6-1) v Load Out, Cockerooney’s A-W Double Dutch, Oscars Bar (4-1)-(5-0) v Double Top

Oscar’s Sports Bar Friday Darts League

Results and Standings August 8 (week 11)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	B/L	Pts.
Londoner	11	10	1	79	29	8	20
Jantha Coffee	11	9	2	68	37	8	18
Yates’ Bar	11	8	3	65	35	6	16
Cheers Bar	11	6	5	43	47	7	12
Nervous Wreck	11	6	5	53	52	7	12
Buffalo Jack’s	11	6	5	53	49	6	12
Scandalic	11	5	6	40	54	4	10
Palmer’s Bar	11	5	6	40	52	3	10
W. Tankies	11	3	8	37	57	5	6
Bye	11	3	8	33	58	3	6
i-Rovers	11	3	8	43	57	3	6
The Clinic	11	2	9	37	64	5	4
Results:  Cheers Bar (6-1)-(3-0) v Palmer’s Bar, Jantha Coffee (6-1)-(4-0) v Nervous Wreck, Londoner (9-1)-(1-0) v The Clinic, W. Tankies (4-1)-(0-0) v Bye, Yates’ Bar (3-1)-(4-0) v Scandalic, i-Rovers (4-0)-(6-1) v Buffalo Jack’s

Darkside Thursday Darts League

Standings August 7 (week 17)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	T/G	Pts.
Chill Bar	17	17	0	125	24	17	34
Oscar’s Sports Bar	17	12	5	91	58	8	24
Load Out	17	11	6	80	69	11	22
Moonies	17	10	7	89	60	11	20
PJ’s Bar	17	9	8	89	60	9	18
CS Coffee	17	4	13	55	94	7	8
Double Top Bar	17	4	13	42	107	5	8
Moonie Blues	17	1	16	13	112	1	2
Results:  Chill Bar (7-1)-(2-0) v Double Top Bar, Load Out (2-1)-(7-0) v PJ’s Bar, Moonie Blues (2-0)-(7-1) v Oscar’s Sports Bar, Moonies (7-1)-(2-0) v CS Coffee

Links Bar Wednesday 9-Ball Pool League

Results & Standings August 6 (week 9)

Team	P	W	D	L	+/-	Pts.
Legends Pool	6	5	1	0	40	16
Mates Bar	9	5	1	3	-6	16
Pook’s Bar	8	4	1	3	8	13
Links Bar	6	4	0	2	18	12
George & Dragon	6	4	0	2	10	12
The Ranch	8	3	2	3	0	11
Connections	7	3	0	4	-2	9
Crazy Eddie’s	8	2	1	5	-4	7
Queen Vic	7	2	1	4	-26	7
FCUK Inn	5	1	2	2	-4	5
Classroom	8	1	1	6	-34	4
Results:  Connections 4 v 16 Legends Pool, Mates Bar 12 v 8 Pook’s Bar, Queen Vic 6 v 14 The Ranch

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Trev the Great - again

LeNoury nails it

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i-Rovers Thursday Darts League

Darkside Tuesday Darts League

Oscar’s Sports Bar Friday Darts League

Darkside Thursday Darts League

Links Bar Wednesday 9-Ball Pool League