King Power crowned elephant polo champions

King Power receive the King’s Cup trophy from the HM the King of Thailand’s Royal representative, H.E. Privy Councilor, Rear Admiral, Mom Luang Usni Pramoj.

Four days of fun, festivities and competition featuring 50 street elephants and sixteen teams, including Thai supermodels, New Zealand All Black rugby players and the Tiffany Show Pattaya, saw the 2014 King’s Cup Elephant tournament offer up plenty of memorable moments and new champions.
Held from August 28-31 at the VR Sports Club on the outskirts of Bangkok, the second day of the tournament witnessed two thousand local school children attend the event on what has become known as Chang Noi Day (Little Elephant Day). Children from local schools all over Bangkok were invited to get up close with the elephants and learn more about their national animal. A range of educational walks, games and activities all teaching the benefits of elephant conservation were also put on by the organizers.
Day three saw a change of tack and was the cue for fashion as Ladies Day unfolded, or as it is now unofficially known, the ‘new Ascot’ of Bangkok. Ladies from all walks of life dressed to impress with the best attired lady winning a week long holiday at NIYAMA Resort in the Maldives. The day was attended by well known celebrities and socialites such as Sonya Couling, Cindy Bishop and Kathy Kingpayome.
On the field the ladies were also trying their best to impress but the all-female Mercedes Benz team lost out in a thrilling penalty shoot-out to the Louis Roederer Hong Kong Team.
The three days of group matches saw many exciting games and close outcomes but the field was eventually whittled down and the final match on day four placed two stellar teams – Audemars Piguet and King Power Duty Free against each other in yet another closely fought battle for the 13th King’s Cup title. Audemars Piguet featured the talented Kalaan brothers, Uday and Angad, along with Marc Williams, while King Power, captained by Tom Claytor, included in their ranks Nattapong Pratumlee and Satid Wongkraso.
The highly anticipated final was presided over by the King of Thailand’s Royal representative, H.E. Privy Councilor, Rear Admiral, Mom Luang Usni Pramoj.
The match was so close that it went to a penalty shootout and when that did not yield a goal a ‘sudden death’ play-off was required to determine the winners. Up stepped Satid Wongkraso to score the winning shot and become the hero for King Power as they emerged as this year’s worthy champions.
The exciting event was not only about fun and games however – a generous sum of THB 4.5 million was raised for various elephant charity projects bringing the total sum raised to since the tournament’s inception to THB 28.7 million.
(Story/photos courtesy of Anantara Hotels & Resorts)

A thrilling contest between Mercedes-Benz and Louis-Roederer unfolds.

Fashion police hand out tickets for style on Ladies Day.

School children enjoyed the opportunity to get up close with the street elephants.

Local athletes star at Thailand Special Olympics

A cash bonus to go with three gold medals in the swimming event.

Derek Franklin
Recently Pattaya, and the province of Chonburi, were represented for the first time ever at the Special Olympics Thailand.
The Special Olympics were founded in the 1960’s by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, member of the famous Kennedy clan and sister of President John and Senators Robert and Ted Kennedy.
It was over twenty years later in 1987 that Thailand held its first Special Olympics and the competition is now held every two years.
Children from the Father Ray Center for Children with Special Needs traveled up to the province of Nakhon Ratchasima where they joined athletes from one hundred similar organizations for several days of competition.
For many of the children it was their first time away from home, but with almost as many chaperones as athletes, and no parents in sight, it was a week to remember.
Athletes participated in a variety of sports, including athletics, swimming and table tennis, as well as several sports specially adapted to children with special needs and which involve the athlete using their motor skills.
For most athletes, whether they have or do not have a physical or intellectual disability, winning a medal at the Olympics, Paralympics or the Special Olympics is the pinnacle of their training, and a large selection of gold, silver and bronze medals traveled back to Pattaya with a group of very happy athletes.

Proudly showing of the silver medal won in the 100m sprint.

Cerebral palsy did not stop this young boy winning two medals in the athletics.

Winner and runner-up in the high and long jump competitions.

Dolphins flounder on Trat road trip

Pattaya United’s Narakorn Khana (right) comes under pressure from Trat FC’s Sarawut Inpan (left) as he attempts to carry the ball downfield during the first half of their Thai Division 1 league fixture at the Trat Stadium, Sunday, August 31. (Photo/Pattaya United FC)

Pattaya United slipped to their thirteenth defeat of the current Thai Division 1 league campaign when they lost 1-0 away at Trat FC last Sunday, August 31.
On a heavily rain affected pitch both sides struggled to create any clear cut chances and the only goal of the match came in the 56th minute from Trat’s Japanese striker Seiya Sugishita. Despite United pressing late in the game they were unable to pierce a resilient home defence.
The loss leaves the Dolphins still in tenth place in the standings with 6 games remaining. United’s next league fixture is this coming Saturday, September 6, at home against Nakhon Pathom. Kick off for the match is scheduled for 4 p.m.

Thai Division 1 Standings – August 31
Team	P	W	D	L	+/-	Pts.
Nakhon Ratchasima	28	16	8	4	24	56
Siam Navy	28	14	8	6	14	50
Saraburi	28	12	12	4	12	48
Bangkok	28	11	13	4	12	46
Chiangmai	28	12	9	7	11	45
Krabi	28	12	7	9	9	43
Ang Thong	27	10	12	5	16	42
Ayutthaya	28	12	6	10	3	42
BBCU	27	11	7	9	0	40
Pattaya United	28	11	4	13	-10	37
TTM Lopburi	27	8	12	7	-1	36
Roi Et	28	9	8	11	2	35
Trat	28	9	7	12	6	34
Phuket	28	8	9	11	-4	33
Nakhon Pathom	28	6	14	8	-1	32
Phitsanulok	28	6	9	13	-23	27
Khonkaen	27	5	8	14	-18	23
Sriracha	28	0	3	25	-52	3

The highs of low season

PSC golf from The Golf Club

Peter Rogers having a cold one back at TGC.

Steve Ellison
Monday, August 25, Green Valley (white tees) – monthly medal
1st Wayne Cottrell (12) net 79
2nd Geoff Doody (19) net 81
3rd Henry O’Brien (17) net 81
Well, the dark clouds and the threat of rain for the last week finally reared its’ ugly head. We got drenched! The good thing about a Thai dousing and a British one is about 25 degrees - Celsius that is. We usually get round to finish eventually and get rained out only 1 or 2 times a year so we can’t really complain about our near-perfect micro climate here in Pattaya.
Only the first group off managed to finish, but that’s the way it goes sometimes. Wayne Cottrell joins us with his fourball just about every Monday and for his steadfastness becomes our Monthly Medal winner for August. A nice dry Antigua shirt is waiting here for you mate!
Reminder- if you did not see our September schedule, we are off to Kabinburi next week on the 11th and 12th for the road trip, so sign up quickly please.
Wednesday, August 27, Burapha C & D (blue tees) – Stableford
1st Thierry Danzas (21) 29pts
2nd Paul Tudor (0) 28pts
3rd Walter Baechli (16) 27pts
Yes, you read it right, Burapha C & D from the blues turned out to be a tough old slog. It certainly is a different course, as they say, and nobody even got to the 30 point mark on a day of interesting frustrations. Don’t get me wrong, the field was happy to tee off from the blues and welcomed the challenge.
The course was in pretty good shape in spite of the recent weather. On the other side of the road, Laem Chabang was covered by black clouds all day so the luck of the draw gave us the right choice of courses.
The colourful Walter Baechli took third spot today with his 27 point endeavour. Easy going Walter is always fun to play with and keeps a smile on his face and a positive attitude for the whole round. Next up the ladder was GolfAsian’s own Paul Tudor. This guy is a real golfer and plays off scratch, must be nice! Paul turned in 28 points for second.
The winner and handicap-dropper again was Thierry “The French Connection” Danzas whose 29 points was the best we could muster on this brutal course. Thierry is poised to get below a 20 handicap as his game keeps improving and his scoring gets better.
Friday, August 29, Pattavia (white tees) – Stableford
1st Peter Rogers (22) 36pts
2nd Michael Ramirez (22) 33pts
3rd Robbie Taylor (15) 32pts
3rd David Ferris (24) 32pts
News flash - the road is paved! Well, not all of it, but those killer potholes are nearly all gone and by the time you read this, it may all be finished. A big section from the 331 has been completely resurfaced and the improvement is fantastic. Personally, I think the U-turn after the Shell station is the best way in, going through all the fields of Pattavia pineapples, from which the course gets its name.
This golf course just keeps getting better (not any easier though!) and when we played it she was in great shape. It was surprisingly quiet out there today for such a nice golf course that is great value. If you are not aware, the new clubhouse is already open.
We had a small turnout of 3 groups today as we are hopefully coming out of the low season depression. But hey, it’s quality not quantity so off we went at our scheduled 9:30 tee time.
We had Michael Ramirez joining us today and the young Angelino from Bangkok had a very respectable 33 on the card. A shot back was Robbie Taylor and Dave Ferris on 32 to tie for third, must be those tricky greens mate.
Winner on the day was TGC regular Peter Rogers who smoked the field by 3 shots and his 36 took him to the top of the podium. Well done Pete, and thanks to all who joined us at The Golf Club this week for more golf in Amazing Thailand!
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: pattaya4golf @gmail.com and see updates at www.facebook.com/golfclubpattaya... all handicaps welcome!

Freddy Starbeck - golfer of the month

PSC golf from Lewiinski’s Golf Society

Scramble winners Paul Smith & Tom Byrne.

Sunday, August 24, Green Valley - Stableford
A Flight
1st Freddy Starbeck (14) 36pts
2nd Tom Byrne (15) 35pts
B Flight
1st Peter Henshaw (16) 33pts
2nd Jim Bell (16) 32pts
Near Pins: No 5 Bill Peach, No 8 Jim Bell, No 12 Dave Boron, No 16 Bill Peach.
The storm clouds gathered as the lads and lasses set out for our regular Sunday bash at Green Valley. It took about four holes of play before the heavens opened up. Most hoped that everything would work out fine in the end and they were not disappointed as the weather cleared up later in the day, however the rain had left the course in a very soggy state and made it a very long course. This was reflected in the scores that produced only one player at par or better.

Birthday boy Colin Davis celebrates with son Paul.

Freddy Starbeck fired a very creditable even par round to lead A Flight and the field by one clear shot and deservedly took home the honours on the day. Irishman Tom Byrne followed Freddy up the podium steps a shot adrift.
Peter ‘the silver surfer’ Henshaw once again appeared in the B Flight winner’s podium, even though he could not quite match his recent form. Peter’s 33 points was one clear of Jimmy ‘AK-47’ Bell who also picked up a near pin and a ‘2’.
The race for the golfer of the month looked like a two horse race between John Pierrel 45 points and Paul Bray with 40 points.
Big hitting Dave Boran split the 2’s pot with Jim.
Tuesday, August 26, Greenwood A & B - Stableford
1st Bruce Walters (28) 42pts
2nd Freddy Starbeck (14) 38pts
3rd Kevin Rogers (10) 38pts
The lads took on the Peter W. Thomson designed Greenwood and a couple of familiar Aussies; Bruce Walters taking the day with a sparkling 42 points and Kevin Rogers on 38 points placing third. Sitting between them was the smug Freddy Starbeck clutching the silver by way of count back over Kevin.
Freddy drew level with John Pierrel in the race to Ban Chang with just two games left to play. He also got a half share of the ‘2’s pot with John Feehan.
Wednesday, August 27, Burapha A & B – 2-man scramble
1st Paul Smith & Tom Byrne 63.6
2nd Peter Henshaw & Ed Delaney 67.45
3rd Christian Boysen & Nick Shaw 67.68
The day was a celebration of the ‘Donkey’s’ birthday in the form of a scramble, in this case the two person variety, and an Englishman, Paul Smith, and a Irishman, Tom Byrne, combined their considerable talents to lap the field by 3.39 strokes.
The second and third placed teams were separated by just point 0.23 of a stroke; the all Irish combination of Peter ‘the silver surfer’ and Ed Delaney took the runners up spot leaving Christian Boysen and Nick Elvis’ Shaw in third place.
After the presentation, Colin thanked sponsors Bobby and Dipty, Ferdinand Bar, the girls from the Ferdinand Bar, the Phantom Bar, Nick Shaw and Diablo Steak House. Colin laid on the Lewiinski’s famous buffet which was enjoyed by all and a big thanks to Nick Shaw and Jim Reid for their entertainment on the karaoke.
Friday, August 29, Mountain Shadow - Stableford
A Flight
1st Adam Barton (15) 43pts
2nd Colin Davis (15) 39pts
3rd Kevin Rogers (10) 36pts
B Flight
1st Lou Szigligeti (18) 35pts
2nd Jim Reid (25) 31pts
3rd Brian Cooper (25) 30pts
The low handicappers showed their mettle at Mountain Shadow as the only three players to match or better their handicap came from A Flight. Adam Barton was the man of the match with a blistering 43 points, Colin ‘the Donkey’ Davis trotted off with the silver with a very creditable 39 points and Aussie star Kevin Rogers closed the flight on a solid even par round.
The mere mortals in B Flight wilted under the pressure as the 35 points from Lou Zig-zag took the top podium spot. Lou was four clear of the new Pattaya singing sensation Jim Reid while Brian ‘Mini’ Cooper was glad to see any part of the podium with 30 points.
Adam Barton, Colin Davis, Paul Smith and Jim Reid shared the 2’s pot.
Note: Lewiinski’s is situated on Pattaya land Soi 1, Beach Rd Soi13/13 near Walking Street. Anyone wishing to play with us just pop in and add your name to the list or call Colin on 089 826 0764. Transport is provided.

Wonders never cease

The Backyard Golf Society

‘The Quiet Man’ caught handing over a larger than normal gratuity.

Last Friday’s Backyard golf outing at Emerald on August 29 produced a mind-boggling first, something no one has ever seen before or likely to ever see again. In a moment reminiscent of the paparazzi pursuing Lady Di, a sneak photo (well done Bob) was taken of ‘The Quiet Man’ vastly exceeding his normal tip to a caddy and handing over a 500 baht note. If we did not have the evidence no one would believe it but fortunately for ‘Mr. Quiet’ he had earlier found 1,000 baht so he decided he would share his good luck.
In another twist that is sure to lead to complications in the future, the caddy in question was ‘Diet Whiskey’s’ regular (he was unable to play due to some disturbing rumblings in the nether region) so he may be required to hand over the same amount next game!
On to the golf and the winner on the day with 38 points was Irish John, with the same player also taking the only near pin. All bar one player won at least 1 skin with ‘The Biss’ winning 6, Andy (and back for a new season) “The Deadliest Catch” Crabb 5, ‘Second-hand Bob’ (soon to depart back to the stall on Portobello Road) won 3 and there were 2 each to ‘The Quiet Man’ and ‘Irish John’. Only Russell “He’s a Victorian” was skinless but with his new driver going well he is sure to change that soon, especially as he has decided to stick around full-time for the rest of the year.

Phillip and Dabber take the medals

IPGC golf from The Haven

Mike Dabanovich,Phil Cass & Shuichi Kodaka.

Monday, August 25, Greenwood A & B - Stableford
CSS 73
1st Shuichi Kodaka (19) 38pts
2nd Don Everett (19) 33pts
3rd Allan Raaen (7) 33pts
4th Kevin Blake (8) 32pts
5th Mathew Badman (12) 31pts
Another week of extremely competitive golf, that saw the handicaps of many of the players reduced and in some cases by three strokes for the week, started fairly quietly at Greenwood where the B course was once again in play for the first time for a little while, and combined with the A course it made a fairly stern test for the day’s hopefuls.
Best of the day by a considerable margin was Shuichi Kodaka, who had previously been left waiting in the wings on many occasions since his handicap had increased to its current very competitive level. But this was his day as he left the rest of the field trailing in his wake by five shots and more to finish at two under handicap, and with the CSS moving out to 73 it was a very good return even allowing for the excellent condition of the course.
Don Everett took second place after winning a count back over Allan Raaen, scoring a better 18 to 14 after the latter had faded following a solid start to the round, but Don’s application right through to the end made the difference.
Kevin Blake took fourth place after struggling through the inward half but showed signs that a return to the top of the podium and a lowering of handicap cannot be too far in the future.
Mathew Badman started much too slowly to be able to make any impressions on the leaders but did enough over the closing holes to lay claim to the last and fifth spot on the podium.
There were no 2’s in either division.
Before the prize presentations were made there were welcome backs for Phillip Cass, Rick Morgan, and Kevin Blake.
Wednesday, August 27, Khao Kheow B & C - Stableford
CSS 72
1st Phillip Cass (20) 45pts
2nd Shuichi Kodaka (19) 42pts
3rd Don Everett (19) 39pts
4th Jon Yarrow (15) 36pts
5th Trevor Schirmer (14) 33pts
6th Mike Hill (21) 33pts
It has been a very long time since anyone from the group in Soi 13 has played any of the combinations at Khao Kheow at nine under handicap, and with the B and C courses set up at almost 6,500 yards it was even more surprising to find that a usual winning score of three under handicap was only to be found in third place.
But with the wind at its most benign and overcast skies that kept the temperature down, to a tolerable level, and the condition of both nines in tip top shape and even with completely different speeds of greens over the two courses with one nine having missed out on a cut, it was an ideal set up for scoring and ensured that the CSS for the day remained at a level 72.
Phillip Cass was the one to outdo his handicap by nine strokes on his way to returning his best score ever in Pattaya, finishing with two 4-pointers and seven 3-pointers in the process and a truly memorable day.
Shuichi Kodaka, having won on the previous outing must surely having been looking forward to another day in the spotlight, as he returned his card at six under for 42 points only blighted by a couple of 1-pointers on the inward half and having gone out in five under handicap. It was not to be, but his second good score under handicap ensured that he would be reduced two shots for the coming week at least and left him having to settle for just second spot.
Don Everett would also have thought he would be in the running with 39 points but he also was very surprised to find himself back in third with two such excellent scores ahead of him at the scorer’s desk.
Jon Yarrow was playing for the first time in a while and left his two playing partners, who both sported lower handicaps, in the shade, beating them both by gross score on his way to a level round in fourth place.
Trevor Schirmer won a count back over Mike Hill, returning a better 16 to 14 to leave them in fifth and sixth respectively.
Rick Morgan cleared out the rollover ‘2’s pot in the first division while Don Everett did likewise in the second division.
Prior to the presentations there was a welcome for Jon Yarrow who had been away for so long, some six years, he was considered as a new member.
Friday, August 29, Greenwood A & B - Monthly Medals
CSS 72
Division 1 (0–15)
1st Mike Dabanovich (14) net 64
2nd Mathew Badman (12) net 70
3rd Kevin Blake (8) net 70
Division 2 (16+)
1st Phillip Cass (20) net 72
2nd Terry Hodgkiss (23) net 74
3rd Shuichi Kodaka (19) net 74
No it is not a printer’s error, the competition was played at Greenwood for the second time in the week as the group had earlier arrived at Treasure Hill to find that there was a shotgun start scheduled for 12 noon, but remembering the great condition of Greenwood and it being just around the corner, following some quick telephone work the group set off from the first tee just 20 minutes after their scheduled start.
After the fireworks of the previous outing there were high hopes that the Monthly Medals would be keenly fought over, which they duly were in the second division, the Medal going the way of the inform Phillip Cass who finished with a level par round for his second win on the trot. Phillip was two ahead of a count back between Terry Hodgkiss in second and Shuichi Kodaka in third, with the latter not quite able to reproduce the form of his last round over the back nine and losing that count back by 35.5 to 39.5 after again opening up with a two under front nine.
The rest of the first division was completely obliterated by Mike Dabanovich who’s eight under score was the best seen in the division in a Monthly Medal since Karl Holm had the same score in February 2005, and was an even a better result as the final card did not show any score above a five and even surprisingly just two threes for a very tidy card indeed. It was also ten strokes better than his previous Medal win in July.
Mathew Badman just got the better of Kevin Blake after winning a count back for second with a better 35.5 to 36.0.
There were no 2’s in either division for the second time in the week.
Back at The Haven there was a welcome back for Master Chef Mark Armstrong.
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.

Smooth as silk – Brett bags an ‘Ace’

PSC golf from The Billabong Golf Society

Brett (left) collects his surprise hole-in-one prize from Bob Philp.

Monday, August 25, Silky Oak - Stableford
With just three groups playing today we got away to an early start thank goodness as we just got in as it started to pour down. Some groups playing Green Valley only got in 15 holes as the rain was too heavy to even think about playing. The course was in great condition with tricky greens and grand fairways on which you couldn’t get a bad lie anywhere.

Sa and Owie with Brian Chapman.

A couple of drop outs today due to injuries which was quite unfortunate but we will see you next year boys, you missed a great few hours back at the Billabong with a lot of bell rings from Brett Pinnington who managed the feat of getting a hole in one on the sixteenth. He was told there was a surprise back at the bar for him as Doddy put up 10.000 baht for the first hole in one from any player playing at a Billabong golf event. You should have seen his face when Capt Bob presented him with the cash. A hearty congratulations mate from all here and thanks Doddy for the donation.
There were some good scores today with 37 taking third place, the hole in one man took that placing, coming second was Mick Thomas with a fine 38 points and first place went to Rosco with 39.
Wednesday, August 27, Green Valley - Stableford
It must have been the Billabong’s lucky week as we dodged the rain yet again today at Green Valley. We were playing for the deVere trophy, kindly sponsored by Brian Chapman of the deVere group as he does the last Wednesday of each month with the twelve winners playing for the annual trophy at the end of the year.
Today we had a somewhat depleted field but sometimes small is good for we all had a great day out and with only two ladies it was up to Capt Bob and George Barrie to look after them and a pleasure it was, as they came first and second.
Nichawan Khiaophuang (Sa) took the top spot with an amazing 42 points, certainly a great round of golf, while Boribun Bangon (Owie), Sa’s good friend, placed second on a count back over Capt Bob, both on 36 points.
The only ‘2’ of the day came on the eight, also from Owie and it was a great putt curling downhill from about 15 feet.
Friday, August 29, Plutaluang - Stableford
The monthly scramble at Plutaluang East and South, with a two tee start we were all away in record time with five groups off each tee. There was no rain and it didn’t even threaten, but the lake is as low as the scribe has ever seen it.
The course was in good condition but the greens were different on each nine with the South greens being a little faster than East, however we all had to putt on them. There were the usual stories about the putts that got away including my own group. We had 17 goes at birdies and only got five in our team, but as stated we all had the same greens to putt on.
There were three new teams on the podium today, which goes to show the Courtyard Cavaliers are beatable. There were some good scores with less than four shots from first to last place. Third place went to the team from the Players Lounge consisting of Paul Bourke, Bob Newell, Simon Philbrook and Bobby Young with a score of 59.5; second went to Arch Armstrong, Derek Mower, Peter Rooke and Willie Mercer with a score of 59.2; but taking top spot was the team of Ted Gardner, Noi Gardner, Rick Hyatt and Tony Oakes with a great score of 58.5.
Back at the bar it was all about the fun day out everyone had. The support for this monthly event just keeps getting better and glad to see each team having a great day out.
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.

Robbins finishes strong to snare monthly honours

PSC golf Bunker Boys @ The Ranch

Tony Robbins (right) with Thomas Nyborg, Mashi Kaneta and Rab McDonald.

Monday, August 25, Laem Chabang C & A – Stableford
A disappointing turnout of golfers today for our fourth visit in recent months to the championship course at Laem Chabang. Although the course is more expensive than most of the venues we play (mainly due to the compulsory carts) it’s still reasonable value at this time of year, and we don’t have that many opportunities to play here due to the exorbitant high season prices.
The clouds were gathering as we assembled on the first tee, and the first shower of rain wasn’t long in coming, arriving as the leading group reached the first green, but fortunately only lasted 10 minutes before we were able to continue the round. The skies weren’t clearing though, and the next batch of rain arrived as the leading group reached the sixth green and was considerably heavier than the first, accompanied by heavy thunder and lightning.
The fairways and greens quickly became flooded and the storm didn’t seem to be going anywhere soon, so the majority of the field decided to call it a day and take up the offer of a nine hole rain check. Four of the diehards decided to sit it out (after all has anybody got a pressing appointment when they’re out for a day’s golf?) and after a little over an hour the rain had stopped and the course became playable again, allowing them to complete the round, albeit in light persistent drizzle.
This was the first occasion this year that we’ve had the competition washed out, but it still wasn’t a complete disaster and the four golfers that completed the round thoroughly enjoyed it.
Wednesday, August 27, Royal Lakeside – Stableford
Thirteen golfers today for our trip to the Royal Lakeside course which always provides a good test of golf. The fairways were in good condition if a little dry, and the greens were excellent and as always challenging. The weather was bright and sunny with a gentle breeze keeping the temperature at an acceptable level, and we basically had the course to ourselves.
Playing from the blue tees at 6,650 yards, several of the par fours play long here, especially into the breeze so it was no surprise that no player managed to play to his handicap on the day. The best performance of the day was from Colin Greig with 35 points who edged first place from Raleigh Gosney on a count back. Geoff Parker took third place one point behind the leaders, and also edging out the unlucky Steve Durey on a count back.
We welcomed two new players today, Paul Allen and Gerry Keys, and Gerry made an instant impact by securing one of the only three near pin prizes on the day.
Tony Robbins had established a healthy lead in the race for the Golfer of the Month title, but a disappointing performance from him today opened the door to three other contenders heading for the final game on Friday.
1st Colin Greig (7) 35pts
2nd Raleigh Gosney (17) 35pts
3rd Geoff Parker (15) 34pts
Near Pins: Gerry Cooney, Geoff Cox and Gerry Keys.
Friday, August 29, Khaow Keow C & B – Stableford
Today was the day for the deciding game in the contest for the Golfer of the Month title and we were allocated to play the C and B nines at Khaow Keow. The four leading contenders, Tony Robbins, Colin Greig (both on 51 points), Geoff Parker and Raleigh Gosney (a couple of points behind) were playing in the same group, and we teed off in cool conditions under an overcast sky.
The fairways were soft following overnight rain and since carts were confined to paths only, we elected to play “pick clean and place” on closely mown areas.
Geoff Parker made a poor start and Raleigh Gosney was struggling a little, so it was soon obvious that the contest was going to be fought out between the two leading contenders with Colin Greig completing the outward nine with 18 points, closely followed by Tony Robbins carding 17 points. Tony came back strongly on the inward nine and when Colin found the water on the difficult par four 7th hole on the B course, the contest was effectively over, with Tony eventually coming home with a back nine score of 20 points.
Tony’s score of 37 points was enough to secure first place on the day and also take the Golfer of the Month title in style, whilst Colin finished in 4th place losing out to Steve Durey on a count back. Geoff Hart made a welcome return to the podium taking second place spot with 35 points, and Les Burns continued his new found success on the par threes taking yet another near pin prize.
1st Tony Robbins (13) 37pts
2nd Geoff Hart (22) 35pts
3rd Steve Durey (20) 33pts
4th Colin Greig (7) 33pts
Near Pins: Colin Greig, Tony Robbins, Steve Durey and Les Burns.
Note: The Bunker Boys are a PSC affiliated golf society who play on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. 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.

Reed sails to victory at Navy

Jomtien Golf with the IPGC

Lindsay Phillips & Burnie Sinclair.

Monday, August 25, Plutaluang – Stableford
A small contingency were playing in Hua Hin this week so the numbers were down a bit for all our outings here at home.
We normally alternate the four nines at Navy but upon booking a few months ago the management was not sure which nine would be closed, so we left it to our caddies to arrange the courses and upon arrival the East was shut and we were allocated the North and West nines, which everyone was happy about.
Driving towards the course the clouds were looking threatening and after we had played six holes the skies opened with horrendous rain for 15 to 20 minutes. When it had stopped we resumed playing without the need to adopt ‘pick, clean and place.’
The cut today was 10-19 and 20+ in division 2 and still in form Chris Reed topped the second division with 39 points. Bryan Prisetley came in second a whole 12 points behind and in third place (15 points behind) was Burnie Sinclair.
Barney Sheedy won the honours in division 1 with 34 points ahead of Ted Lodge, who took second place on count back over Lindsay Phillips after the both came in with 32 points each.
Mike Chatt and Terry Madsen claimed the near pins in division 1 and Eiichi Matsumoto and Chris Reed cleaned up in division 2.
We said bon voyage to Ted Lodge today, see you soon Ted.
Wednesday, August 27, The Emerald - Stableford
Only one division out today and this was our first visit for a couple of months to Emerald due to the renovation on the course, but it has improved and there were no moans.
Tom Novak, playing off 21, won the day with 38 points, with Chris Reed taking second on 35 and Alan Hansen third with 34.
There we no ‘2’s in either division.
Friday, August 29, Eastern Star - Stableford
There were only six groups out today with the cut at 9-17 and 18+ in the two divisions and playing off 16 Alan Hansen won division 1 with 39 points. Wilf Latham came in second, beating Jeff Cargill 20/16 on a back-nine count back after they both came in with 35 points.
In the second division, 35 points was enough for Tom Novak to win again, with the organizer in second place two points behind and Chris Reed in third on 32.
There were no ‘2’s in the top division but four came in division 2, from Glyn Evans on the 3rd, Chris Reed and Frank Kelly on the 6th and Miss Nut from 6ft away on the 17th.
Near pins went to Mikael Andersson, Jeff Cargill, Wilf Latham, Miss Nut, Glyn Evans, Joe Kubon and Chris Reed.

Emerald – good but no gem

IPGC Pattaya Golf Society at The Elephant Bar

Monday’s top four: Andrew Purdie, Jon Batty, Ken Grimes and David Thomas.

The Pattaya Golf Society ventured south to Ban Chang on Monday 25 August to play the once hugely popular Emerald Golf Course. It was popular for two reasons; location and layout. The layout is as close to a links-type setup as Pattaya offers, whilst the proximity to what many reckon the best 19th hole in golf also has appeal. Poor course maintenance, however, has let this place down in recent years, and it shows.
The broad-leaf grass can give flat lies, making clean ball contact difficult. This coupled with links-type undulating lies makes Emerald a genuine test of golf. What isn’t genuine, in terms of a fair test, are the number of bare patches on fairways. Whether these be close to the green, or mid-fairway, they can and do result in a good shot being penalised with an extremely difficult lie, requiring a clean hit off deadpan (mud) or stony surfaces.
This problem could be reduced by more liberal use of white GUR lines. They are there, but only in the occasional spot, and are fading, fast. Because of this we always insist on preferred lies, but the six-inch leeway is often not enough.

Friday’s winner Craig Thomas with Aki Tate and Gary Bolger.

One other niggle; Emerald’s green-fee-caddie-fee charge to us, in low season, is 1,250 baht. That puts it well above courses such as Greenwood, Mountain Shadow, Treasure Hill, Pattana, Khao Kheow and Bangpra, to name a few. Sorry Emerald, the presentation of your course is not in the same league as those mentioned, yet you charge more?
Our five groups got away on time. There was little traffic on the course, so the early starters enjoyed a fast, uninterrupted pace. As they approached the end of their round, these leading groups felt the first drops of rain. The black sky above, threatening for some time, was about to drop its load. If you think this scribe was in the latter groupings, you would be right.
We sheltered under the dilapidated, wall-less hut at the 14th tee, while the storm vented its anger. We were not going anywhere. By the time it had abated, 40-odd minutes had passed. TiT.
Given the number in the competition (19), it was decided to pay out the first four places. Back at the Elephant Bar the presentation noted the absence of ‘2’s, but commended the podium placers, especially those that equalled or bettered net-par. Whatever the conditions, beating par on this course represents an excellent round of golf.
The lucky beer draw was won by Dane Jesper Hansen, whilst the booby bevvy was given to the departing Joe Miller, in recognition of his imminent departure to Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
1st Jon Batty (10) 39pts
2nd Ken Grimes (17) 38pts
3rd Andrew Purdie (11) 36pts
4th David Thomas (9) 34pts
Captain sets the standard
The Pattaya Golf Society chose Bangpra as the venue for its August monthly medal event on Wednesday, August 27, and found the course in excellent condition with dry fairways giving some welcome “run” and consistent and quick greens. Good and experienced course management have so far defied the recent heavy rains and prepared a track which is better than most in the province at present.
The weather stayed dry, except for a ten minute shower and conditions were perfect for some quality golf. And that’s what we saw. Medal play requires a different “mindset” where golfers play the course and not within the comfort zone of their handicap and golfers who can manage the course accordingly usually score reasonably well.
As it turned out three golfers coped with the challenge, with one going way beyond what was expected. In third place was Monday’s winner Jon Batty (H/cap 10) whose game stuttered on the back nine after a reasonable start to leave him with net 79. Second place saw Mr Len (27), buoyed by a positive verdict from the hospital the day before, defying the odds to record a net 78, his one bad hole being the result of a trainee caddy talking at the crucial point of his downswing. However he still allowed himself a rare smile at his round.
The winner gave a master-class in iron play with approach shots rarely more than a few feet from the hole. Club Captain David Thomas (9) showed all the class of six years ago before his exile in the outback curtailed his golf and his gross 76, net 67, will not be beaten this year in terms of true golfing quality. Superlatives defy this correspondent but nine long months of dedication and practice have deservedly paid off for the Kiwi.
There was one birdie ‘2’, Dave Edwards achieving the feat on the second hole and Gary Bolger won the non-winners’ beer draw.
There is no better backdrop to an excellent round of golf and this is precisely what Bangpra provided for the PGS monthly medal.
Fitting finale for Craig Thomas
The Pattaya Golf Society ended its August golf with a visit to the revamped course at Pattavia which continues to offer splendid value in terms of course presentation and green fee. Fairways are well grassed and cut, bunkers are coarse but well kept and the greens are very consistent but a real challenge to putt on as “grain” plays a major part in the assessment of the line and pace. The staff and the clubhouse offer a warm welcome and the caddies there are unique as on the eighteenth green they “thank” the golfers with a polite “wai”.
What of the golf? Scores were good and an excellent joust took place for the podium places with Japanese golfer Akifumi Tate recording 38 points for third place. Ahead by one was Aussie Gary Bolger whose golf was top quality with the bonus of two birdie ‘2’s, on the fourth and thirteenth holes, and he finished with 39 points. The winner, Craig Thomas, played the best round of his life with forty points on a day when all shots were true and accurate and there was no more fitting a way to draw the line under his current visit.
The bar’s beer bonus went to Larry Ang and the Booby Bevy went to Jesper Hansen who called a two shot penalty on himself when his caddy picked his ball up on the first green, unaware of the local IPGC “one chance” rule for caddy “mistakes”. Interestingly, Gary Bolger also called a penalty on himself on the seventeenth for a double hit, which none of his group noticed. The etiquette and integrity of PGS golfers continues to set high standards. So also did the course at Pattavia.

Scribe sparkles at Crystal Bay

Travellers Rest Golf Group

Neil Bramley - winner at Emerald.

Andy Rich
We all got lucky this week and some more than others. With September fast approaching the skies took on a more threatening face and the thunderstorms were gathering and growling just over the horizon, but somehow us golfers all managed to avoid getting wet. I am sure that over the next few weeks we shall not get so lucky and it will be umbrellas at the ready.
Golfers though are a hardy lot and I should imagine we all get up in the morning looking forward to the new challenge and another chance of playing the best round of the year. Mostly by the end of the day reality has hit home and most golfers are feeling anything from mildly deflated to beaten to a pulp. Still, after a couple of beers we all come back for more.
Monday, August 25, Greenwood - Stableford
Well let me tell you this week some good things happened. On Monday at Greenwood (A and B courses) Jim Cooper started the week off in style by taking over the top spot from Charlie Cox and Derek Thorogood, who for the time being have headed off over the horizon.

Andy Rich - winner at Crystal Bay.

In second place was Fergus Brennan who is still suffering with his eyesight problems. He finds it difficult enough to see the ball on the tee never mind where he has hit it, so I am guessing that his 32 points and second place on Monday must have given him quite a lift. Bob Cannon, showing some good form of late, took third place.
1st Jim Cooper (15) 34pts
2nd Fergus Brennan (13) 32pts
3rd Robert Cannon (20) 31pts
Wednesday, August 27, The Emerald - Stableford
On Wednesday the TRGG headed off to Emerald and two golfers did a very unusual thing. They both came away with a ‘2’ on their scorecard. Nothing unusual there I hear you say but let me explain that this was not on par 3 holes but both of them chipped in with their second shot on par 4 holes.
Those two golfers were Neil Bramley and Jim Cooper who came first and second respectively. German Odermatt couldn’t match that and had to settle for third.
1st Neil Bramley (8) 37pts
2nd Jim Cooper (15) 35pts
3rd German Odermatt (12) 33pts
Friday, August 29, Crystal Bay - Stableford
It was off to Crystal Bay (C and A courses) on Friday. Now I may have mentioned before that Crystal Bay is the only golf course in the world where I have had a hole in one so I look on it as a lucky course for me. Once again it didn’t disappoint and for once I had one of those red letter days that don’t tend to come round that often. I romped home with 39 points, which was good enough for first place.
Bob Cannon had another good day finishing in second and Wednesday’s winner Neil Bramley had to settle for third on the day.
1st Andy Rich (20) 39pts
2nd Robert Cannon (20) 37pts
3rd Neil Bramley (8) 36pts
Good luck to all you golfers for the coming week and if you would like to play a round of golf with the TRGG please phone Fergus Brennan on 086 056 7019 or pop into the Ned Kelly Bar in Soi Lengkee and add your name to the weekly lists which are posted on the notice board.

Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League

200 Bowler: Tui and Preecha.

Indiana got back on the winning track last week taking three points from Brother D. Preecha led Indiana with a 226 game, 565 series and La Montgomery bowled a 533 series. Antero Ronkainen bowled a 522 series for Brother D.
Ooy Pluemkamon bowled a 554 series to lead second place Bavaria to a three point win over Balloon. Aht Johansson bowled a 533 series for Balloon.
Tue Pettae bowled a 531 series to lead third place Canada to a three point win over Green Tree. Tao was best for Green Tree with a 574 series with games of 194, 182 and 198.
VFW Post 9876 won all four points from Café Kronborg led by Tui Amphanon who bowled a 219 game and 543 series and David Shaw who bowled a 540 series.
Pacers: Roy bowled a 548 series, Sue Murphy had a 516 series and Heinz rolled a 506 series.

Results & Standings August 29 (week 21)
Pos.	Team	Score	Standings
1	Indiana	3 – 1	53 – 31
2	Bavaria	3 – 1	48.5 – 35.5
3	Canada	3-1	48 - 36
4	Balloon	1 – 3	43.5 – 40.5
5	VFW Post 9876	4 - 0	42 - 42
6	Green Tree	1 – 3	38.5 – 45.5
7	Brother D	1-3	32 - 52
8	Café Kronborg	0 – 4	30.5 – 53.5

 

 

Fred Dineley wins his second Monthly Mug

PSC golf from The Growling Swan

Mashi Kaneta, Ron Gillett, Fred Dineley & Sandy Leiper.

Peter Blackburn
Monday, August 25, Mountain Shadow – Stableford
It was an overcast Monday morning in Pattaya and our first game of the week was at the challenging Mountain Shadow Golf Course. There were 2 late withdrawals due to illness (genuine) which brought our numbers down to 22 and we assembled at The Growling Swan in readiness for our departure.
We welcomed Simon Niven from Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia and the return of veteran Ted Morris playing with us once again. Fond farewells were handed out to Gerd Riedler and Keith Buchanan.
After arriving at the course and checking in we were told we would be starting off the 10th tee so off we went and our first group, a three-ball, got away 20 minutes ahead of schedule. The skies were threatening above and it wasn’t long before the rain came but not enough to disrupt play and having very little adverse effect on the golf course which was in fine shape. The rain continued for a while but eventually stopped as we continued at a cracking pace and even after a 5 minute break at the half way mark we completed our full round in three hours & forty five minutes.

Stephen Newton, Paul Jackson & Martin Todd.

We had 2 divisions – Division A for handicaps 0 to 14 & Division B for golfers on handicaps of 15 and over with three places in each division. There were also rewards for nearest the pin on the par threes and longest first putts on the 9th & 18th greens.
Martin “Toddy” Todd continued his fine form in winning the A Division with 39 points, 3 points ahead of Mashi Kaneta in second spot and your writer, Peter “Blacky” Blackburn was third with 34.
It was a count back to decide the winner in B Division with 2 golfers on 39 points and that resulted in Stephen Newton (20 point back nine) being declared the winner from Keith “Kissy” Buchanan (17 point back nine) in second place, with Alain “Inspector Clouseau” Taddei finishing third with 33 points.
The Growling Swan NAGA Award, awarded for the worst score on the day, was won by Paul Jackson.
Division A (0-14)
1st Martin Todd (8) 39pts
2nd Mashi Kaneta (14) 36pts
3rd Peter Blackburn (11) 34pts
Division B (15+)
1st Stephen Newton (29) 39pts
2nd Keith Buchanan (15) 39pts
3rd Alain Taddei (16) 33pts
Near Pins: 5th – Bill Steinman, 8th - Ted Morris, 15th – Bill Steinman, 17th – John Davis
Long Putts: 9th – Tiziano Dal Pastro, 18th – Peter Blackburn
Thursday, August 28, Khao Kheow C & B – Stroke/Monthly Mug
It was that time again when we play our one and only stroke round of the month in competing for the Growling Swan Monthly Mug and this month’s challenge was at the popular Khao Kheow Golf Club.
A couple of late withdrawals brought our numbers down a tad but we were still left with an excellent “Low Season” field of 31 golfers ready to compete for the 27th Mug. We welcomed back David “Fletch” Fletcher, here on some R & R from his work in Western Australia and Marco Beer, who is once more visiting from Switzerland. It was also time to say farewell to Tony Campbell who will shortly be returning to the cold of Melbourne, Australia.
We arrived at the course to find things rather quiet as seems to be the norm at most golf courses at the minute. Checking in was a bit slow as we had green fee vouchers and quite rightly the staff insisted on seeing PSC membership cards for those using the vouchers but we were soon reporting to the Starter who informed us that we would be playing the C & B nines in that sequence.
With no-one in sight ahead of us our first group teed off right on time at 10.00 am and with the fairways being a bit wet winter rules were in play. The weather was perfect, not too hot with a slight breeze and the golf course was in very good shape although the greens appeared to be just a little slower than normal.
One of our group who had been involved in a motor cycle accident the previous day unfortunately had to pull out after two holes as he realized that his injured hand was not up to the rigors of playing a game of golf so we were down to a three-ball. We soon caught up to a Thai lady 5-ball group who were extremely loud & rowdy and did not appreciate being asked to please keep it a bit quieter and after they let us through after the second hole on our back nine one of the ladies had plenty to say for herself. A couple of holes later this “lady” came out with a stream of abuse to the caddy of one of our group which left the caddy in tears – absolutely unacceptable on a golf course and JP & myself made a trip to see the Golf Course Manager once our round was completed.
Despite the interruptions ours was a very enjoyable round of golf which took just four hours although our golf was not that “flash”.
In addition to the Monthly Mug award we were able to have 2 divisions with 5 prizes in each division. There were also rewards for nearest the pins all the par threes and longest first putts on the B9 & C9 greens.
Fred Dineley won his second Growling Swan Monthly Mug with a sizzling net 66, just one better than Mashi Kaneta who was declared the winner in A Division, with Thientong Charoenrung finishing second after a net 70. The consistent Martin “Toddy” Todd came third with net 72 and Marco Beer was fourth after scoring a net 73. With 2 golfers on net 74 a count back was required to determine fifth spot and it was Stuart “San Miguel” Rifkin (net 34 back nine) who got the “chocolates” ahead of Takeshi Hakozaki (net 37 back nine).
In Division B the winner was Ron Gillett who complained about the course being too tough for a round of stroke after scoring a net 74 (they walk amongst us), with Gary Monley finishing second with a net 75, one stroke better than Dave Neal who was third with net 76. Geri “Birdy” Crilly came fourth with a net 77 and Patrick Poussier was fifth with a net 79.
The Growling Swan NAGA Award, was won by Sandy “Cindy Lauper” Leiper.
Monthly Mug
1st Fred Dineley (24) net 66
A Division (0-18)
1st Mashi Kaneta (14) net 67
2nd Thientong Charoenrung (18) net 70
3rd Martin Todd (8) net 72
4th Marco Beer (16) net 73
5th Stuart Rifkin (16) net 74
B Division (19+)
1st Ron Gillett (33) net 74
2nd Gary Monley (32) net 75
3rd Dave Neal (25) net 76
4th Geri Crilly (24) net 77
5th Patrick Poussier (21) net 79
Near Pins: B3 – Patrick Poussier, B8 – Marco Beer, C3 – Martin Todd, C8 – Thientong Charoenrung
Long Putts: B9 – Dave Neal, C9 – John Pierrel
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.

Crumpton Oaks Cider Monday Pool League

Standings August 25 (week 3)

Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts.
Legends	3	3	0	17	0	9
Nicky’s Bar	3	3	0	8	0	9
Dean’s Bar	3	2	1	9	0	6
Links Bar	3	2	1	9	0	6
Wok ‘N’ Rok	3	2	1	1	0	6
Rest Stop	2	1	1	6	0	3
Shoot Pool	3	1	2	-2	0	3
Classroom	2	1	1	-2	0	3
Sweethearts Bar	3	1	2	-6	0	3
Asia Backpackers	2	0	2	-9	1	1
Cheers Bar	0	0	0	0	0	0
Offshore Bar	2	0	2	-12	0	0
Two Dogs	3	0	3	-19	0	0
Results:  Classroom P-P Cheers Bar, Dean’s Bar 10-2 Asia Backpackers, Legends 10-5 Wok ‘N’ Rok, Links Bar 10-1 Two Dogs, Nicky’s Bar 10-7 Sweethearts Bar, Offshore Bar 6-10 Shoot Pool

Links Bar Wednesday 9-Ball Pool League

Results & Standings August 27 (week 12)

Team	P	W	D	L	+/-	Pts.
Legends Pool	9	8	1	0	58	25
Links Bar	9	7	0	2	44	21
George & Dragon	10	6	1	3	20	19
Pook’s Bar	11	6	1	4	10	19
Mates Bar	11	6	1	4	-12	19
Crazy Eddie’s	10	3	2	5	-2	11
The Ranch	11	3	2	6	-12	11
FCUK Inn	9	2	4	3	-8	10
Connections	9	3	0	6	-14	9
Classroom	11	2	1	8	-42	7
Queen Vic	10	2	1	7	-42	7
Results:  Crazy Eddie’s 11-9 George & Dragon, Legends Pool 13-7 Pook’s Bar, Mates Bar 13-7 FCUK Inn, Queen Vic 7-13 Links Bar, The Ranch 9-11 Classroom

Asia Back Packer’s Monday Darts Super League

Standings August 25 (week 8)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	B/L	Pts.
Legends	8	7	1	50	22	7	14
Load Out	8	7	1	48	24	5	14
Buffalo Jack’s	8	6	2	43	25	5	12
Double Top	8	5	3	39	25	5	10
W. Tankies	8	4	4	39	33	4	8
Jantha Coffee	8	3	5	33	39	4	6
Don’t Tell MaMa’s	8	3	5	28	31	3	6
i-Rovers ‘A’	8	3	5	24	44	3	6
Mai’sBar	8	1	7	26	46	3	2
i-Rovers ‘B’	8	1	7	13	54	1	2
Results:  Buffalo Jack’s (8-1)-(1-0) v i-Rovers ‘B’, Don’t Tell MaMa’s (4-1)-(5-0) v Legends, Double Top (4-0)-(5-1) v Jantha Coffee, Load Out (7-1)-(2-0) v W. Tankies, i-Rovers ‘A’ (5-0)-(4-1) v Mai’s Bar

Pattaya 8-Ball Monday Pool League

Results & Standings August 25 (week 2)

Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Agst	Diff.	Pts.
Phimai Geordie	2	2	0	24	6	18	6
Parrot Inn	2	2	0	19	11	8	6
Smile Bar	2	2	0	19	11	8	6
Crazy Eddie’s	2	2	0	16	14	2	6
Funny Girl	2	1	1	15	15	0	4
Asian Nomads	2	1	1	11	19	-8	4
Ta Bar	2	0	2	12	18	-6	2
Doggy Style	2	0	2	11	19	-8	2
Connections	2	0	2	10	20	-10	2
San Snack Bar	1	0	1	7	8	-1	1
Pom Bar	1	0	1	6	9	-3	1
Bye	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Results:  Crazy Eddie’s 8 v 7 Ta Bar, Phimai Geordie 14 v 1 Asian Nomads, Parrot Inn 10 v 5 Connections, Bye 0 v 0 Pom Bar, Funny Girl 8 v 7 San Snack Bar, Doggy Style 4 v 11 Smile Bar

Darkside Thursday Darts League

Standings August 28 (week 20)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	T/G	Pts.
Chill Bar	19	19	0	140	27	19	38
Load Out	19	13	6	96	71	13	26
Oscar’s Sports Bar	19	12	7	96	71	8	24
PJ’s Bar	20	11	9	104	72	11	22
Moonies	19	10	9	94	73	11	20
Double Top Bar	20	6	14	58	118	7	12
CS Coffee	18	5	13	63	95	8	10
Moonie Blues	20	1	19	14	138	1	2
Results:  Load Out (9-1)-(0-0) v Moonie Blues, PJ’s Bar (5-1)-(4-0) v Double Top Bar

Thursday Darts League

Results & Standings August 28 (week 18)

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts.
Londoner	18	15	1	2	140	59	31
The Swan	18	14	1	3	107	69	29
Rising Sun	18	12	1	5	90	64	25
Crazy Eddie’s	18	12	0	6	94	83	24
i-Rovers ‘A’	18	8	2	8	76	74	18
i-Rovers ‘Casuals’	18	8	0	10	73	99	16
2 Dogs Bar	18	6	0	12	65	92	12
Nervous Wreck	18	5	2	11	76	86	12
The Clinic	18	4	2	12	66	90	10
W. Tankies	18	1	1	16	43	114	3
Results:  2 Dogs Bar 3-6 The Swan, Londoner 9-1 i-Rovers ‘Casuals’, Nervous Wreck 1-6 Rising Sun, W. Tankies 2-8 Crazy Eddie’s, i-Rovers ‘A’ 3-3 The Clinic

Tuesday Darts League

Results & Standings August 26 (week 8)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	B/legs	Pts.
Londoner	8	8	0	75	19	7	16
Legends	8	8	0	55	23	4	16
i-Rovers	8	5	3	46	26	5	10
Mai’s Bar	8	5	3	35	27	5	10
Yates’ Bar	8	5	3	37	37	6	10
The Swan	8	4	4	38	34	6	8
Crazy Eddie’s	7	4	3	35	32	3	8
Buffalo Jack’s	8	3	5	41	41	3	6
Shoot Pool	6	3	3	27	27	3	6
Jantha Coffee	8	3	5	39	44	6	6
Nervous Wreck	8	3	5	34	45	2	6
Scandalic	7	2	5	25	46	2	4
W. Tankies	8	1	7	18	48	1	2
Bye	8	0	8	0	56	0	0
Results:  Buffalo Jack’s (4-1)-(6-0) v The Swan, Crazy Eddie’s (7-1)-(0-0) v Bye, Legends (8-1)-(1-0) v W. Tankies, Londoner (10-1)-(3-0) v Jantha Coffee, Mai’s Bar (3-1)-(5-0) v Nervous Wreck, Shoot Pool (6-0)-(3-1) v Yates’ Bar, i-Rovers (5-0)-(5-1) v Scandalic

Wednesday Darts League

Results & Standings August 27 (week 18)

Team	P	W	L	For	Against.	Pts.
Buffalo Jack’s	18	17	1	119	43	34
Oscar’s MC Sports Bar	18	16	2	118	44	32
Legends Sports Bar	18	14	4	108	54	28
W. Tankies	18	12	6	98	64	24
i-Rovers ‘A’	18	9	9	84	78	18
Yates’ Bar	18	5	13	67	95	10
Mai’s Bar	18	5	13	48	114	10
Jantha Coffee	18	4	14	64	98	8
i-Rovers ‘B’	18	4	14	62	100	8
The Clinic	18	4	14	42	120	8
Results:  Buffalo Jack’s (9-1)-(0-0) v The Clinic, Mai’s Bar (2-0)-(7-1) v Yates’ Bar, Oscar’s MC Sports Bar (6-1)-(3-0) v Legends Sports Bar, W. Tankies (5-1)-(4-0) v Jantha Coffee, i-Rovers ‘A’ (9-1)-(0-0) v i-Rovers ‘B’

Friday Darts League

Results & Standings August 29

Team	P	W	L	F	A	Pts.
Londoner	14	13	1	101	41	26
Jantha Coffee	14	11	3	83	45	22
Yates’ Bar	14	10	4	82	48	20
Buffalo Jack’s	13	8	5	64	51	16
Nervous Wreck	14	8	6	71	64	16
Cheers Bar	14	7	7	49	59	14
Scandalic	13	6	7	49	66	12
i-Rovers	14	5	9	56	67	10
Palmer’s Bar	14	5	9	51	71	10
The Clinic	14	4	10	51	79	8
W. Tankies	14	3	11	48	77	6
Naughty Kangaroo	14	3	11	33	70	6
Results:  Londoner (8-1)-(4-0) v W. Tankies, Naughty Kangaroo (0-0)-(4-1) v Cheers Bar, Nervous Wreck (6-1)-(4-0) v Palmer’s Bar, The Clinic (6-1)-(3-0) v i-Rovers, Yates’ Bar (6-1)-(3-0) v Jantha Coffee

King Power crowned elephant polo champions

Local athletes star at Thailand Special Olympics

Dolphins flounder on Trat road trip

The highs of low season

Freddy Starbeck - golfer of the month

Stafford sets the standard at 4th Syd LeBron Memorial Putter tourney

Wong takes the win at Khao Kheow

Maiko makes hay to win monthly award

Wonders never cease

Phillip and Dabber take the medals

Smooth as silk – Brett bags an ‘Ace’

Robbins finishes strong to snare monthly honours

Reed sails to victory at Navy

Emerald – good but no gem

Scribe sparkles at Crystal Bay

Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League

Fred Dineley wins his second Monthly Mug

Crumpton Oaks Cider Monday Pool League

Links Bar Wednesday 9-Ball Pool League

Asia Back Packer’s Monday Darts Super League

Pattaya 8-Ball Monday Pool League

Darkside Thursday Darts League

Thursday Darts League

Tuesday Darts League

Wednesday Darts League

Friday Darts League