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PSC helps to mould future badminton champions

Future badminton stars show their skills on court.

William Macey
The YWCA complex is situated next to the Amata Golf Course and has been the hosts to the National Badminton Championships of Thailand for many years, as has the involvement of the Pattaya Sports Club. The hall has 5 badminton courts which is perfect to accommodate 700 children over a 5 day period, all challenging for the right to be called ‘champion’.
We arrived in time to see the semi finals and finals of the boys and girls doubles championships and could only marvel at the standard attained, not only by the older groups, but those as young as 9 years old. The competitiveness, speed, energy and control of the players was amazing. Did I have that much energy when I was their age?

William Macey, Charity Chairman of the PSC, presents medals to the under-16 girls winners.

Thailand has a well deserved reputation in world badminton with a number of male and female players featuring in the world’s top 20 in their respective groups. And who could forget the achievements of Ratchanock Inthanon who became the world’s youngest ever world champion at the age of 18 in 2013 and made her name by winning this particular championship two years in a row when she was 14 and 15 years old before going on to greater things.
Khun Ying, the head of the National Badminton Association of Thailand, was there to present some of the prizes and to congratulate the winners as were representatives of Pattaya Sports Club and recorded by Thai TV and newspapers.
Pattaya Sports Club is well known for its charitable activities but it is worth mentioning the fact that PSC also support sports in all its forms and encourages Thai children to indulge in sport, not for the long-term health benefits, but also as a way to get them to keep to the straight and narrow throughout their lives.

William Macey (right) with Khun Ying (center) and PSC Social Chairman, Nigel Cannon (left).

Young champions and medal winners pose for a group photo.

Lions Clubs square off on sports field

The women’s champions from Lions Club of Pattaya Banglamung celebrate their victory.

Jetsada Homklin
Lions Club members in the Pattaya and Banglamung area jointly celebrated Lions’ Day on Oct. 8 by combining sport games with their charity work.
The sport competitions saw four male teams compete at football while an equal number of ladies’ teams took part in a chairball tournament. Lion Banjong Bantoonprayuk, former president of the Lions Clubs International Region 310C and Lion Worapoj Pongpali, President of District 9 attended the event.
Lions Club International is a non-profit organization whose main objectives are to help out needy and disadvantaged people from all walks of life. It is highly involved in major disaster relief, social welfare and vocational assistance.

Navy sink Dolphins in local derby

Pattaya United and Siam Navy FC are shown in action during their Thai Division 1 fixture at the Navy Stadium in Sattahip, Saturday, Oct 18.

Pattaya United slipped closer to the Division 1 relegation zone last weekend after falling to a 1-0 defeat at promotion chasing Siam Navy in Sattahip on Saturday, Oct. 18.
The hosts took the lead in the 15th minute when Brazilian midfielder Felipe Ferreira burst through the center of the United defence and calmly chipped the ball past the advancing Sangkla and into the United net.
The Dolphins continued to struggle up front and rarely threatened the opposition goal during a disappointing first half performance. They came out with more vigour in the second period but were unlucky when Khana’s shot cannoned off the top of the Navy crossbar and out to safety in the 66th minute.
United thought they had salvaged a point from the game in the last minute of normal time as Cristiano Lopes’ header rebounded off the underside of the bar and crossed the goal line, but the score was ruled out as the Brazilian was flagged for being in an offside position.
Pattaya need to rediscover their scoring touch when they entertain Roi Et at the Nongprue Stadium this coming Saturday. Kick-off is scheduled for 4 p.m.
At the top of the Premier League standings, the season looks set for an exciting conclusion as Chonburi remain just 2 points behind leaders Buriram United with 4 matches left to play. The Sharks rebounded from their midweek loss to Army by defeating Sisaket 2-1 at the Chonburi Stadium and also took advantage of Buriram’s surprising home 2-2 draw with Osotspa. Chonburi’s winning goal came via a 48th minute close range header from midfielder Bavorn Tapla.
The Sharks were due to play away at Osotspa on Wednesday this week and will face Bangkok United in Chonburi this coming Sunday at 7 p.m. Buriram by contrast have an away fixture at Bangkok United followed by a home game against Chainat.

Thai Division 1 Standings – Oct. 19
Team	P	W	D	L	+/-	Pts.
Nakhon Ratchasima	32	19	9	4	29	66
Saraburi	32	15	12	5	16	57
Siam Navy	32	16	8	8	14	56
Bangkok	32	13	14	5	14	53
Chiangmai	32	14	10	8	16	52
Ayutthaya	32	15	6	11	6	51
BBCU	31	13	8	10	3	47
Krabi	32	13	7	12	4	46
Ang Thong	31	10	14	7	13	44
Trat	32	12	7	13	10	43
Phuket	32	11	10	11	-1	43
TTM Lopburi	31	9	13	9	-2	40
Roi Et	32	10	8	14	-2	38
Pattaya United	32	11	5	16	-13	38
Nakhon Pathom	32	7	15	10	-1	36
Phitsanulok	32	8	10	14	-22	34
Khonkaen	31	6	9	16	-20	27
Sriracha	32	0	3	29	-64	3

Over 40 top women’s beach volleyball teams head for Pattaya

Witness world class beach volleyball action at the FIVB Pattaya Thailand Challenger tournament from 5–9 November.

The first edition of the FIVB Pattaya Thailand Challenger women’s international beach volleyball tournament has attracted over 40 entries from 20 countries. It will be the first time in 10 years that Pattaya has hosted an FIVB international beach volleyball event. The tournament will be staged off Pattaya Beach Road, adjacent to Soi 6 from 5–9 November. Admission is free throughout the tournament.
Over 40 teams from 21 countries have entered including; Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovak Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Thailand, Ukraine, USA and Vanuatu. Germany and Italy have both entered 5 teams, whilst the Czech Republic, Japan, Thailand and the USA have entered 4 teams each.
Supporting the main event are a number of activities including a large sponsor activity zone featuring sponsor booths, a beer garden and games and competitions for beach volleyball fans.
The Pattaya Thailand Open is supported by Pattaya City, the Sports Authority of Thailand, the For more information on the tournament, please contact Pentangle Promotions Co., Ltd at Tel: 02-3113414/5 or via the website at www.pentanglepromotions.com.

Golf ace Pornanong hopes to celebrate 25th birthday in style

Thailand’s Pornanong Phatlum (left) is shown receiving the 2013 winner’s trophy from Raynald Aeschlimann, vice president, International Sales Director of Omega, as Mohamed Juma Buamaim, vice chairman and CEO of golf in DUBAi, looks on.

LPGA star Pornanong Phatlum is hoping to cap off her silver jubilee birthday celebrations in style when she returns to defend her title at the 2014 Omega Dubai Ladies Masters at the Emirates Golf Club from December 10 to 13.
The Thai ace, who turns 25 a few days before the event, conjured up a piece of magic on the final hole in 2013, drilling her 54 degree wedge to two feet of the cup for birdie to win the title on her debut in the season-ending Ladies European Tour event.
She believes fond memories of her victory will drive her to the success she needs to emulate the feat of Swedish legend Annika Sorenstam, the only player to have won back-to-back titles since the inception of the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters in 2006.
“This (Omega Dubai Ladies Masters) has the energy of a major on the Ladies European Tour. I really enjoyed playing in Dubai last year, and winning it on my first visit made it even more special,” said Phatlum, who has already crossed the $1 million mark in earnings since joining the LPGA Tour in 2009.
“Of course, it will be great fun to be back in Dubai, a city I like very much, and have an opportunity to win two in a row, but I will try not to think about it too much. They have such a strong field every year and anyone can win at any time,” said the world number 33, who boasts 10 professional wins, including two on the Ladies European Tour.
Mohamed Juma Buamaim, vice chairman and CEO of golf in Dubai, said: “We will be delighted to welcome our champion back. Pornanong’s dramatic rise to the upper echelon of professional golf shows how much Thailand’s investment in developing golf infrastructure is paying off handsomely. With a lot of young and talented golfers emerging in the country, I won’t be surprised if Thailand becomes one of the strongest golfing nations in the near future.”

Pattavia gives up good scores

PSC Golf from Siam Country Resort

Jeff & Jonathan roam the fairway.

Tuesday, Oct. 14, Pattavia - Stableford
Tuesday was a visit to Pattavia, with the course in overall good condition, with fairways rolling out some, and greens rolling truly. The infamous pace of the greens has been tamed, to accommodate a more user friendly situation, but personally I think it’s a pity, as that was the courses main defence. Takes a lot of the course management aspect away from the game here, but it is the same for everybody though, so onward and upward.
Unusual situation with 3 players tied on 37 points at the head of the field, which following count back the results were Jeff Wylie (8) 20, Paddy Devereux (24) 17 and Jonathan Pratt (13) 16. Willem Lasonder (19) was right in the mix at halfway with 19 points, but was unable to keep it going.
Near pins were looking like a clean sweep to Jonathan, however Jeff got the 17th to thwart his bid.
Thursday, Oct. 16, Treasure Hill - Stableford
Thursday’s venue was Treasure Hill, in an attempt to gain some insight for the upcoming PSC Monthly Tournament. To facilitate this, we had players using different tees, and there was some debate as to how best to ensure fairness for all. Jonathan, playing from the white tees, did play well, especially early in the round, and his handicap will fall when he finds a way to keep his form for 18 holes.
Note: Siam Country Resort, Restaurant & Bar is located just off Siam Country Club Rd, after going under the arch past the 7/11, turn right after 50 metres, with the venue on the left another 200 metres along. Golf from here is generally played on Tuesday & Thursday, with the Resort hosting prompt presentations on both days. As a PSC affiliated venue we welcome ALL golfers, including ladies & seniors (>60s) who have opted for the “Silver” tee option. Call 0890941841 for scheduling or enquiries.

Pierre conjures up victory at the Valley

PSC Golf from The Golf Club

Some of the Laem Chabang Crew on the first tee.

Steve Ellison
Monday, Oct. 13, Green Valley (white tees) – Stableford
1st Pierre Bietry (16) 36pts
2nd Andy Makara (28) 35pts
T3rd Thierry Danzas (21) 34pts
T3rd Yui Bietry (8) 34pts
T3rd Wayne Cottrell (12) 34pts
The signup sheet was full once again as our regular Monday venue of Green Valley proves to be so popular. We all love this course but the only thing I still can’t get my head around is the hole numbering. I think this current system is probably working out to be the best and the flow seems to be working just fine now.
The course was in great shape as usual. There have been many improvements to the cart paths over the summer months and when that is all finished, RGV will be perfect.
Scoring was certainly on the sensible side and we had a trio at 34 with Yui, Thierry and Wayne (your August Medal winner) all hitting that number. Regular Andy Makara did well on the day and his 35 was good enough to snatch a sole second. Winner, winner poulet dinner went to our long time friend M. Pierre Bietry, the only golfer to shoot to his handicap! He’s a lucky man to have Yui as both a golf partner and a life partner. Bien joué mon ami!
Wednesday, Oct. 15, Laem Chabang A & C (white tees) – Stableford
1st Phil Smedley (11) 33pts
2nd Walter Baechli (17) 32pts
3rd Ray Powell (15) 32pts
This was a well-anticipated venue as we booked this last day of the summer special over 2 months ago. The weather was near perfect and with the A and C courses on the agenda it was a golf day to look forward to.

Phil Smedley and Ray Powell.

The course was in great condition and the clubhouse is coming along nicely with a date of Dec. 31 for completion. We still had the private hotel rooms to change and shower in, which was a nice change from the jammed up conditions elsewhere.
The first nine seemed to go all so well for just about everyone. The A course was forgiving and calm. And then there was the C course, a much tougher challenge with the heat of the midday sun to cope with also. It was here that many fell to only a few Stableford points on the back and the reason the final scores were probably not our best.
Ray Powell is back! Escaping the depths of an English winter, Ray is back with us for the season. This last week has seen many of our regulars returning to the fold so you will be seeing more familiar faces here soon. Ray had the same score as our colourful buddy Walter Baechli and with 32 points each they shared second place.
Making just one more putt than the other boys, our own Golf Captain Phil Smedley rose to the top with a big red 33 circled at the top of his card. It had been a few weeks since Phil had won and good to see him back in form.
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!

Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League

200 Bowlers: Preecha, Bill, Aht & Tao.

Only two more weeks remaining in this league and four teams are in the running for a trophy. First place Indiana and second place Bavaria both won four points this week and third place Canada dropped down a bit by losing three. Green Bottle has an outside chance of winning the third place trophy but needs some luck.
Preecha, who just returned from a friendly bowling tournament upcountry, led Indiana to a four point win over Brother D with a 590 series and games of 193, 213 and 184. La Montgomery bowled a 524 for Indiana.
Wade Meyers was best for Bavaria with a 513 series to lead his team to a four point win over Balloon. Aht Johansson bowled a 206 game for Balloon.
Green Tree took three points from Canada led by Tao’s 213 game and 529 series. Bill Gibson, who seems to be getting his old form back, bowled a 203 game and 508 series, 628 with handicap, for Green Tree. Tue Pettae bowled a 548 series for Canada.
The next 30 week league will begin in three to four weeks and we would love to have new bowlers join us. You do not need to be a good bowler, just get started and I am sure you will improve. Show up at PS Bowl above TOPS supermarket at 13:30 on Friday and inform La Montgomery that you want to be on a team. Teams are picked by a blind draw.

Results & Standings Oct. 17 (week 28)
Pos.	Team	Score	Standings
1	Indiana	4 – 0	72 – 40
2	Bavaria	4 – 0	68.5 – 43.5
3	Canada	1-3	64 - 48
4	Green Tree	3 – 1	57.5 – 54.5
6	VFW Post 9876	3-1	53 - 59
5	Balloon	0 – 4	51.5 – 60.5
7	Café Kronborg	1 – 3	42.5 – 69.5
8	Brother D	0 - 4	39 - 73

Sports correction

The Singha Amazing Thailand Caddy Championship grows from strength to strength.

In our report on the Singha Amazing Thailand Caddy Championship last week we may have erroneously given the impression that a field of only 29 caddies took part in the tournament finale held at Siam Plantation on Oct. 6. There were in fact 134 caddies who played in the event, with 29 of them coming from other Asian nations including Japan, China, South Korea, Vietnam and Malaysia.
The year-long competition featured 7 regional finals in Thailand alone, with over 150 caddies from around the Kingdom taking part in each qualifying round. This was the fourth year of the Caddy Championship which, with the support of the Tourism Authority of Thailand and Singha Corporation, has witnessed an incredible exponential growth since its debut in 2010/11. The 2015 edition is scheduled to begin in Spring next year.

Pattana - a tough test

Jomtien Golf with the IPGC

Nik Evans & Dennis Scougal.

Monday, Oct. 13, Pattaya C.C. - Stableford
Two divisions out today with a cut of 9-20 in division 1 and 21+ in division 2. Playing his socks off lately, Chris Voller topped division 1 with 37 points, beating Terry Madsen on a 20/19 back nine count back. William Chang took third with 36 after another count back, beating Reijo Heiskanen 19/16.
Tom Novak was the winner in division 2 with 34 points, one ahead of Burnie Sinclair in second while Rod Howett claimed third with 32.
Near pins went to Thomas Naughton, Chris Voller, William Chang and Colin James.
In the ‘2’s, Thomas Naughton birdied the 12th and Colin James the 5th.
Wednesday, Oct. 15, Pattana - Stableford
Our allocated courses today were the C and A nines, which made a change to the last few rounds played here. We were off the yellow tees as quite a few people regard the whites are too tough and still the scores today were low.
Chris Voller won division 1 with 31 points, with Jori in second place on 30 points after beating Lindsay Phillips 11/9 on the back six holes. Heikki topped division 2 with 29 points, and three players came in with 27 points, William Chang beating Ray Hucknall and Miss Nut for second on a 17/15/14 back-nine count back.
Near pins were shared between Nik Evans, Don Head, Terry Madsen, Chris Voller, and Paul Hartley.
Nik Evans and Don Head split the ‘2’s pot in division 1 while in division 2 a rollover ensues to the Emerald on the 27th.
Friday, Oct. 17, Eastern Star - Stableford
This course is still improving throughout, with the exception being a few greens, but you have to expect this at this time of the year.
Gearing up for the Chiang Mai trip the organiser shot 39 points to win division 2, a first for a long time. Joe Kubon came in second three points behind and Paul Hartley was third on 33.
On the podium again, Chris Voller won division 1 with 39 points, Khalifa Nasser was second three points behind on 36 and the Welsh boy Mike Lewis came third on 35, beating Don Head and Pete Sumner on a 19/19/16 back-nine count back.
Near ins were spread around among Mike Lewis, Marty Rock, Dennis Scougal (2), Glyn Evans, Frank Kelly and John H.
Mike Lewis birdied the 3rd in division 1 and Glyn Evans hits a shot eight feet from the pin on the 6th and sank the putt for the only ‘2’ in division 2.
At Siam Cats at the presentation there were warm welcome returns to Edward Bourne, Jim Connelly, Nik Evans and Dennis Scougall.

Two in a row for Purdie

IPGC Pattaya Golf Society at the Elephant Bar

Wednesday’s podium (from left): Jon Batty, Andrew Purdie and Wichai Tananusorn.

The Pattaya Golf Society visited Greenwood on Monday, 13th October to play a stableford competition on the A and C courses and found a course in good condition given the current weather. Preferred lies were the order of the day but it was not necessary to lift and clean after every shot.
A healthy four group field signed in with only four cars in the car park - probably belonging to staff - and an empty course beckoned before tee off time.
As “run” was limited and a strong “two club” wind blew all day scores would be limited and third place was taken by Mr Len with 33 points, Jesper Hansen missing out on a podium place by one point for yet another round! In second was Jon Batty who had recorded thirty points by the fourteenth tee but only managed five more in a disappointing finish. For the second round running Andrew Purdie made his mark with a sub-par round, this time forty points defying logic on the day. It was a “long” player’s day obviously.

Ken Page recorded the ‘perfect shot’ at Mountain Shadow.

Jon Batty recorded the only birdie ‘2’ of the day, on A2, and Keith Melbourne enjoyed the bar’s free beer as the non winner of the day. The Booby Bevy went to Larry Ang for his low score of the day.
The good news is that Greenwood’s special low season rate is continuing until 31st December and the PGS will certainly be back there soon to take advantage of the course’s astute business sense and course management skills.
Purdie’s three-peat
Following a call from Khao Kheow to advise us that they intended coring 18 greens on the day we were scheduled to play, we decided to move our booking to Eastern Star. The fact that Khao Kheow gave us that option was much appreciated. We will reciprocate.
The day stayed fine and warm for our four groups. We decided preferred lies were the order of the day, as large patches of bare ground could be seen on the fairways, especially in front of greens. To be fair, the white GUR markings were in evidence, but they did not cover all patches. The putting surfaces were in the last stages of recovery from recent coring, and still held liberal amounts of sand.
This course always plays tough; a tribute to its length (6575) and the fact that the penalty for straying too far left or right (water and OB) are severe. In short, 36 point normally wins here and that is exactly what Andrew Purdie scored to give him his third win in a row. The big hitting Aussie will soon feel the handicapper’s wrath, which will please him and his playing partners.
Coming a close second was the consistent Jon Batty, and playing partner Wichai Tananusorn, ensured the three-ball completed the podium through his third placing. This same playing group also accounted for the ‘2’s of the day, with Andrew birdying the 13th and Wichai the 17th.
Back at the Elephant Bar, John Tallett drew the lucky beer draw. The booby bevy went to Alan Flynn for the mishap he suffered even before departing for golf; giving him and all of us a reminder never to take security for granted. Luckily very little was lost, so a cheap lesson was provided – a reminder to keep your door locked.
1st Andrew Purdie (11) 36pts
2nd Jon Batty (9) 35pts
3rd Wichai Tananusorn (8) 33pts
Ken’s perfect shot
Friday 17 March saw the Pattaya Golf Society take four groups to Mt. Shadow, to play a stableford competition from the blue tees. The course was well presented, the fairways offered run whilst the putting greens were nearly back to the normal Mt Shadow standard, following recent maintenance. It was good to see the lakes once again full of water.
Play started early as the course appeared to be light on customers. One group didn’t have long to wait until witnessing the day’s highlight - a Hole-in-One on the par-3 eighth. Scot Ken Page holing out with a superbly hit 6-iron which travelled past the hole before spinning back and into the cup! Ken’s caddie had insisted on the choice of club, twice overriding Ken’s preference for a 7-iron. Good value, these caddies.
There were two ‘2’s; amazingly, one on the par-4 tenth, scored by Larry Gibb after holing out from his second shot. The other ‘2’, a more conventional one, came on the 15th by David Thomas. Both these feats, however, counted for nothing as the ‘2’s pot was awarded to Ken Page.
Given the well-presented course and good conditions, scoring was modest. A tight result saw the four podium placegetters split by just two stableford points.
Back at the Elephant Bar, welcomes were made to four new members; Brad Lewis, Paul Herring and Dave Angus-Crouch, all from NSW Australia, and Larry Gibb from Singapore. The lucky beer draw was picked up by newbie, Brad Lewis, whilst the booby bevy went to Keith Melbourne following his “mare” of a round. The presentation was concluded by the awarding of an IPGC Hole-in-One golf bag to Ken Page, who then rang the bell for all the golfers present.
T1st Dave Lehane (15) 34pts
T1st Larry Gibb (23) 34pts
3rd David Thomas (8) 33pts
4th Dave Angus-Crouch (16) 32pts
Congratulations to the winners, but a special mention goes to Ken Page, for executing golf’s perfect shot. Well done, Ken!

Carnage at Eastern Star

Travellers Rest Golf Group

Andy Rich
The weather may have improved this past week but my golf certainly didn’t and neither did it for my three playing partners, it was like watching Nightmare on Elm Street, or should that be Nightmare at Eastern Star?

Mike Sanders - winner at Khao Kheow.
All began fairly quietly except for my opening drive onto the neighbouring fairway, in fact by the sixth hole the caddies were racing ahead to distribute hard hats to any other players in the vicinity. The other three soon descended to my level, one started duck hooking or slicing everything out of bounds or into the water (there is a lot of water at Eastern Star), one couldn’t putt to save his life and four putts became his norm and the other guy who is normally brilliant around the greens started duffing twenty and thirty yard chips three feet ahead of him.
By the end the caddies were calling the Samaritans or the Thai equivalent to rush to the course before a mass suicide took place. Discussing things rationally after the debacle was concluded we all agreed it was the worst golf we had ever played and that somehow we had all managed collectively to upset the golfing gods and that there were dark forces in the area.
Elsewhere everything proceeded as normal.
Monday, Oct. 13, Khao Kheow - Stableford
Monday saw the TRGG head off to play Khao Kheow (C and B courses), never an easy course as the final scores reflected.
Mike Sanders, who has experienced his own golfing nightmares in the distant past, held it all together and marched confidently to the top of the leaderboard with a very conservative 34 points. He was closely followed by big Martin Cooper, who was in turn closely followed home by Tim Dalton (not literally).
1st Mike Sanders (6) 34pts
2nd Martin Cooper (3) 33pts
3rd Tim Dalton (19) 32pts
Wednesday, Oct. 15, Eastern Star - Stableford
On Wednesday you will already have gathered we were playing Eastern Star and as the TRGG golfers headed down the first fairway nobody could have forecast the carnage that would follow. Half the field failed to make it to 30 points and there is something really sad watching grown men cry and wandering round in a complete daze.

Mike Rushant - winner at Treasure Hill.
Some men, of course, are made from sterner stuff. Jim Sykes is one such guy and he took everything the course had to throw at him and held off all challengers to finish top dog. Mike Sanders had another good day and was only beaten to top spot on count back. Big hitting Jim Cleaver made it into third place.
1st Jim Sykes (11) 35pts
2nd Mike Sanders (6) 35pts
3rd Jim Cleaver (9) 33pts
Friday, Oct. 17, Treasure Hill - Stableford
The TRGG rounded off the week on Friday at another tough course, Treasure Hill. Did I say tough, not for recently returned Mike Rushant. Pocket battleship Mike stormed off with first place when he recorded an amazing 41 points. He left all others in his wake and it was only Neil Bramley who posted a more than respectable 37 points who got anywhere near him. David Booth also had a good day finishing third on 35.
1st Mike Rushant (13) 41pts
2nd Neil Bramley (8) 37pts
3rd David Booth (14) 35pts
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.

Ted & Thierry lead the way

PSC Golf from The Growling Swan

Burapha winners.

Monday, Oct. 13, Pleasant Valley – Stableford
It was a fine & sunny Monday morning as we made our way to The Growling Swan to prepare for departure to the Pleasant Valley Golf Course and we had 20 golfers signed up to play.
We welcomed John Davis back from the UK and also Gerd Riedler who has been in Europe for about 5 weeks. Welcomes were also handed out to Pattaya business man Freddy Starbeck and his mate Thierry Petrement and it was time to say goodbye to Martin “Toddy” Todd who is off back to Mandurah in Western Australia.

Thierry Petrement & Ted Morris.
When we arrived at the almost deserted course we all had 650 baht green fee vouchers and checking in was quite speedy and we were ready to send our first fourball away 15 minutes early at 9.45 am. The course was fairly wet with no carts allowed on the fairways so we allowed preferred lies through the greens and we proceeded at a steady pace but found the greens a bit “iffy” and quite slow at times.
The weather was good with no sign of rain but it was as usual hot & humid which slowed us down somewhat and we ended up with a slow round of four hours & forty five minutes but the company was excellent.
Newcomer Thierry Petrement, fresh from his win in Chiang Mai was the winner in A Division with 39 points and with 3 golfers on 37 points a count back was required to determine second & third places. The result was that Mike Allidi (18 point back nine) took second spot from John Pierrel (17 point back nine) in third place with Takeshi Hakozaki (16 point back nine) just missing out.
In B Division it was 2 in a row for veteran Ted Morris who was declared the winner with 41 points. It was very tight for the minor placings with four golfers on 37 points and after the count back second place was awarded to Alain “Inspector Clouseau” Taddei (20 point back nine, 14 points on the last 6 holes & 7 points on the last 3 holes) with Roy “Plums” Dayton (20 point back nine, 14 points on the last 6 holes & 6 points on the last 3 holes) securing third spot. Mark “Westy” West (20 point back nine & 13 points on the last 6 holes) and Duangjai “Kae” Tusagad (16 points on the last 6 holes) unfortunately missed out on a podium placing.
The Growling Swan NAGA Award for the worst score on the day was won by the returning John Davis.
Division A (0-12)
1st Thierry Petrement (12) 39pts
2nd Mike Allidi (2) 37pts
3rd John Pierrel (11) 37pts
Division B (13+)
1st Ted Morris (15) 41pts
2nd Alain Taddei (15) 37pts
3rd Roy Dayton (25) 37pts
Near Pins: 5th – Mike Allidi, 8th – John Pierrel, 13th – Frank Donnelly, 17th – Mark West
Long Putts: 9th – Kevin Waycott, 18th – Mike Allidi
Thursday, Oct. 16, Burapha – Stableford
Playing the A & B nines from the white markers, the starter sent us on our way with a relish not dissimilar to well known entertainer Meatloaf when he has an uninpeded run at the party pie table. The weather was pleasant and the course in good nick.
The greens were quicker than a Sumo wrestler slipping down a mud slide and the short rough, which is usually thicker than mourners at brewer’s wake had been trimmed.
On the sixth tee Bob Akapita said to Mike Gosden, “here’s a bag of onions to go with the tripe your playing” – he was correct.
At presentations Peter Grey welcomed Rudy Regenass from South Africa,Makito Homma from England and Ernie Picken who resides in Melbourne.
Peter Grey also mentioned Peter Blackburn was no longer involved at the Growling Swan, however thanked him for his efforts over the last two years and wished him well in his future endeavours.
The one grade today saw Walter Baechli score a fine 42 points to finish on top. Second place went to Makito Homma on 38, third to Andrew Allen on 37, while Graham Rice, Sal Brizzi, Bob Akapita, John Davis and Ron Gillett filled the minor places in one shot increments.
The NAGA award went to John Parkinson who was heard to comment, “I lurched all over the course like a tramp steamer in the Bay of Biscay during a severe storm”.
1st Walter Baechli (17) 42pts
2nd Makito Homma (17) 38pts
3rd Andrew Allen (32) 37pts
4th Graham Rice (12) 36pts
5th Sal Brizzi (6) 35pts
6th Bob Akapita (16) 34pts
7th John Davis (13) 33pts
8th Ron Gillett (33) 33pts
Near Pins: Ernie Picken A3, Bob Akapita A6, Ron Gillett B3 and Makito Homma on B8.
Long Putts: Andrew Allen A9, Walter Baechli B9.
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 Grey on 086 150 3086.

Habgood prevails at Pleasant Valley

PSC Golf Bunker Boys @ The Ranch

Peter Habgood.

Monday, Oct. 13, Mt. Shadow – Stableford
Four groups of golfers today, and when we arrived at the Mountain Shadow course it appeared to be deserted, with no other golfers in sight anywhere on the course. The weather was bright and sunny and in contrast to the last couple of weeks, there were no rain clouds on the horizon as the first group set off to tackle this challenging layout.
The course was in good condition although several bunkers hadn’t been raked, and the caddies didn’t appear to want to go near them which is a disappointing trend.
The leading four ball quickly opened up a significant gap ahead of the following groups and eventually returned to the clubhouse in exactly three and a half hours after a great round of golf in almost ideal conditions.
As usual at this venue, it was a day when the lower handicappers came to the fore, with Alan Freeman once again taking the top spot, one point clear of Tony Robbins. Peter Allen was the exception to the rule, making his first appearance on the podium in fourth place in what was his eighth game with the Bunker Boys, and he also collected his maiden near pin prize to complete a successful day.
1st Alan Freeman (3) 34pts
2nd Tony Robbins (13) 33pts
3rd John Graham (11) 30pts
4th Peter Allen (36) 29pts
Near Pins: Geoff Parker, Peter Allen and Alan Freeman (2).
Wednesday, Oct. 15, Green Valley – Medal
A surprisingly small turnout of golfers today for our medal competition at the usually popular Green Valley course. When we arrived at the course the car park was busy, but on reaching the first tee we were able to tee off a few minutes early, and throughout the round, the leading group didn’t catch up with any groups ahead of them.
The course was in it’s normally good condition, but the greens had been lightly sanded and were consequently variable in speed.
We welcomed back Ross Schiffke for his first game since his recent marriage, and he celebrated in style by taking first place, beating John Graham on a count back. PJ Redmond was making his debut from the silver tees, and the shorter course distance enabled him to get back into contention for a place on the podium after a long absence.
Previously the Bunker Boys have been reluctant to introduce the possibility of older players playing in competition from the silver tees, but PJ’s success proves the decision to be correct, and provides a genuine opportunity for new (old?) faces to challenge the usual suspects.
Alan Freeman continued his domination of the near pin prizes, taking three on the day, with only Al Collinge preventing him from chalking up another clean sweep.
1st Ross Schiffke (19) net 72
2nd John Graham (11) net 72
3rd P.J. Redmond (23) net 73
Near Pins: Al Collinge and Alan Freeman (3).
Friday, Oct. 17, Pleasant Valley – Stableford
It was another bright, sunny morning, and when we arrived at the course after fighting our way through the ever worsening traffic on the 7 motorway, the clubhouse was quiet.
The first group teed off on schedule but soon caught up with the golfers ahead on the 6th hole. From there on the round was painfully slow as the whole course was held up by a six-ball group who were determined to get their money’s worth, completely oblivious of the stacked up course behind them.
The course was not in its best condition, appearing to have suffered badly from the recent rains, but also from neglect, with several bunkers in very poor condition and the greens slow and bumpy.
Peter Habgood was the only player to play to his handicap on the day to take first place ahead of Tony Robbins and Geoff Parker, both with 31 points, but with Tony taking second place on a count back over the last six holes.
Near pins went to Tore Eliassen and Alan Freeman (2), with the island hole prize being shared between Les Hall and Alan Freeman when we were unable to separate them.
Following the presentation back at The Ranch, Alan Freeman generously rang the bell for his fellow golfers to celebrate the 18.5 near pin prizes that he’s won during his ten game trip (the half was today) – he was departing on Sunday, so now everyone else can look forward to getting back into the frame!
1st Peter Habgood (20) 36pts
2nd Tony Robbins (13) 31pts
3rd Geoff Parker (15) 31pts
Note: The Bunker Boys are a PSC affiliated golf society who play out of The Ranch bar on Pattaya 3rd Road (in front of the fire station, and almost opposite the Buffalo Bar). We play on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, so if you enjoy a fun day out, and a friendly but competitive golf competition why not come and join us.
We meet at The Ranch at 9 a.m. for breakfast and transportation, and new players are always welcome. Contact “Buff” on 086 046 5091 or 080 605 5663 for all enquiries or go to website: www.bunkersociety.com.

Bartlett back in the winner’s circle

PSC Golf from The Billabong Golf Bar

Auke Engelkes with Sakulthip (Thip) and her daughter.

Wednesday, Oct. 15, Green Valley - Stableford
Green Valley, our normal venue for Wednesday, was in great condition and even though the greens had been cored and lightly sanded, they were still as fast as you can get.
There was no rain and it got a bit hot out there in places but it was quite comfortable. The scores were pretty good also with the majority of the field in the 30 plus region. Once again there were no ‘2’s recorded and with a field of 24 players we didn’t hear any stories of the ones that should have been.

Alan Bartlett.

There was a count back on 34 points between Roger Ison and William Macey for fifth place, with William getting the nod with the better back nine. Fourth spot went to Bob Philp with 36 points, third to Jonathan Pratt with 37, beaten once again on a count back by Sakulthip (Thip), and first place went to Auke Engelkes with a fine 40 points.
Friday, Oct. 17, Burapha – Stableford
Burapha was at its best, with greens so fast that you only had to look at the ball and it moved three feet. And apart from one gentleman whom shall remain nameless, every score was a good one. The course was in great condition and it was almost impossible to get anything other than a good lie.
There was an extra large tournament on C and D loops so we were put on A and B and we flowed around in just over three and a half hours. Alan Bartlett managed to get the only ‘2’, they told me it was a forty-foot putt, anyway it doesn’t matter how it got there it must have been a great putt and a big thank you from everyone for the bell ring mate.
Third place went to Rick Culley with 35 points while in second on a count back was Alan Bartlett with 38. Beating him on that count back was his playing partner Brian Maddox, also with 38 points. It was Brian’s best round in a long time, well done mate!
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.

Mike & Kenny set the standard

PSC Golf from Café Kronborg

Mike Winfield (left) with Dave Richardson.

Monday, Oct. 13, Pattaya C.C. - Stableford
1st Mike Winfield (21) 43pts
2nd Niels Hansen (13) 38pts
3rd Dave Richardson (27) 34pts
4th Karl Beter (30) 30pts
Today it was Pattaya Country Club and we teed-off 30 minutes early in sunny and dry conditions with a bit of wind in the later stages of the round. The course was in good shape but all the greens have been cross hatched and sanded, however they putted ok.

Kenny Chung.

Back in the clubhouse after a round of 4 hours and 40 minutes a welcome went out to Bryan Bringloe from the UK and goodbye to Karl Beter, off to Cambodia.
Mike Winfield was the winner with a blistering 43 points, five ahead of Niels Hansen in second while Dave Richardson and Karl Beter completed the podium.
Thursday, Oct. 16, Bangpakong - Stableford
1st Kenny Chung (23) 43pts
2nd Bryan Bringloe (10) 41pts
3rd Takeshi Hakozaki (14) 39pts
The Bangpakong course was in fine condition as always and Kenny Chung took advantage to post a winning 43 points, however he was pushed all the way by Bryan Bringloe who finished second on 41. Takeshi Hakozaki took third a further two back.
Back in the clubhouse after a round of 3 hours and 50 minutes we said goodbye to Takeshi who was heading back to Japan for a couple of weeks.

Mann makes hay in Chiang Mai

PSC Golf from The Outback Golf Bar

From left: Bernie Stafford, Wayne Waywood, Steve Mann & Kim Danboise in Chiang Mai.

Monday, Oct. 13 – Maejo G.C. - Stableford
The nineteen players from Chiang Rai were joined by nine more who flew up today, giving us a full field of 28 for the first round of the 10th Chiang Mai Challenge beginning at Maejo on Monday.
The weather returned to normal, dry and sunny, as we left the hotel at 8.30am for the 25 minute drive to the Maejo course; the caddies were pleased to see us and the course appeared in excellent condition. Generally it was but the greens were very tricky as nobody played better than handicap.

Brendan Cope.

In Div A Aussie visitor, Tony Harrop shared 36pts with Steve Mann, gaining first place on count back, with Wayne Waywood in third (35) and Keith Etherington (32) in fourth.
Bernie Stafford filled the top spot in Div B, also with 36pts, followed home by the big hitting Brendan Cope, who scored 35pts with 5 wipes, Suzi Lawton, also on 35, and Ron Carter, over from the Philippines with B1, on 34.
There were two ‘2’s from Steve Mann (7th) and Keith Etherington
Div A (0-15)
1st Tony Harrop (10) 36pts
2nd Stephen Mann (11) 36pts
3rd Wayne Waywood (15) 35pts
4th Keith Etherington (07) 32pts
Div B (16+)
1st Bernie Stafford (16) 36pts
2nd Brendan Cope (25) 35pts
3rd Suzi Lawton (25) 35pts
4th Ron Carter (27) 34pts
Tuesday, Oct. 14, Alpine Resort - Stableford
We woke up to brilliant weather again and left for the renowned Alpine Resort. The course is a little over 30 minutes away and was remarkably quiet when we arrived. A beautifully presented track but beware, this course has teeth and believe me, it bites; one of our low-markers commented that this was as tough as he has ever played. Just one month ahead of an Asian Tour event, the rough is diabolical and the greens difficult to read; one foot of the fairway and your ball slips away to unseen depths.

Bernie Stafford (left) with Tony Harrop.

So bad was it, that the course rating for the day was 79! That means that our best score of the day, 33pts, attained by Wayne Waywood in Div A, was in fact 4 under par! Kim played very steadily to take second with 31; Mr Consistent on these tours, Steve Mann was third on 30 whilst Keith Buchanan was fourth with 29.
In Div B, 30pts was enough to earn the win, coming from big hitting Brendan Cope with only 12 holes counting having wiped the other six. Anton Rowbottam got the better of Ron Carter on c/b, both with 28 and Suzi (25) was fourth.

Welcome back to John Scarlett (left) and the boys.

The strangest thing about the set-up here is that all the indexes had been changed since last year with two very long par fives being changed to 17 and 18; somewhat dramatically as the Index 18 used to be Index 1 and 17 used to be 4.
There was only one ‘2’ from Eddy Beilby
Div A (0-5)
1st Wayne Waywood (15) 33pts
2nd Kim Danboise (15) 31pts
3rd Stephen Mann (11) 30pts
4th Keith Buchanan (15) 29pts
Div B (16+)
1st Brendan Cope (25) 30pts
2nd Anton Rowbottam (18) 28pts
3rd Ron Carter (27) 28pts
4th Suzi Lawton (25) 25pts
Thursday, Oct. 16, Chiang Mai Highlands – Stableford
The course at Chiang Mai Highlands was presented in great condition in beautiful golfing weather. The caddies came out in line as usual to greet our bus as it arrived and the check-in at the pro-shop was easy, with only 2 of the 28 players opting to walk.
Steve Mann blew the field away with a stunning 46pts (73 off the bat) playing the sort of golf we all know he is capable of. He’s always a good bet on these tours as he seems to focus so well and very little disturbs him. A distant second was Bob Maloney, who had been crook most of the week but played much nearer his best today with 40pts, ahead of Keith Buchanan (39) and Peter LeNoury, who produced his best round this tour, also with 39.
Bernie Stafford like many suffered in the rough at Alpine but bounced back today to score 37pts, enough to win Div B from Ron Carter on count back. Third was Anton Rowbottam (36) and Ed Turner played his best round of the tour to scramble into fourth with 35.
So the overall winner of the 10th Chiang Mai Challenge was Steve Mann (112 pts) from Wayne Waywood (100pts) with Kim Danboise & Ron Carter sharing third place, both with 99.
We shall of course return here again next year when the new nine holes here is expected to be finished as construction is already well underway, as is the much needed extension to the changing rooms and the expansion of the outside restaurant area.
There were six more ‘2’s from Keith Buchanan, Peter LeNoury & Stephen Mann (2nd), Bob Maloney & Barney Clarkson (7th) and Tony Harrop (14th).
Div A (0-15)
1st Stephen Mann (11) 46pts
2nd Bob Maloney (13) 40pts
3rd Keith Buchanan (15) 39pts
4th Peter LeNoury (10) 39pts
Div B (16+)
1st Bernie Stafford (16) 37pts
2nd Ron Carter (27) 37pts
3rd Anton Rowbottam (18) 36pts
4th Ed Turner (21) 35pts
Overall Result
1st Stephen Mann 112pts
2nd Wayne Waywood 100pts
T3rd Kim Danboise 99pts
T3rd Ron Carter 99pts
5th Keith Buchanan 98pts
Monday, Oct. 13, Burapha – Stableford
15 scorecards were returned from the whites on the C & D course at Burapha and welcome back to Noel Taylor.
John Cunningham won Div A with 35pts from Lance Robinson (33) and Bob Finley (32). Div B went to playing partner Peter Stonebridge on the lowly 30pt mark, with one of Lance’s mates, Gordon Etheridge, losing out on c/b and Ivan Plunkett took third on 27.
Gordon Etheridge got the only ‘2’.
Div A (0-14)
1st John Cunningham (06) 35pts
2nd Lance Robinson (13) 33pts
3rd Bob Finley (13) 32pts
Div B (15+)
1st Pete Stonebridge (18) 30 pts
2nd Gordon Etheridge (15) 30 pts
3rd Ivan Plunkett (20) 27 pts
Wednesday, Oct. 15, Laem Chabang - Stableford
We played the C & A loops today and out of the 13 players, 10 cards were returned. Welcome to Mike Stennett and brother Paul and also to Dad.
Lance followed up his second on Monday, going one better with a win here on 36pts from another in the same group, Martin Burbidge with 33. Welcome back to Joachi and Michael Wittmaak, Mike getting into third place with his 31.
There was only one ‘2’ from Lance Robinson.
1st Lance Robinson (13) 36pts
2nd Martin Burbidge (09) 33pts
3rd Michael Wittmaak (22) 31pts
Friday, Oct. 17, Green Valley – Stableford
A good turnout of 28 players or was it 29 played and there was some excellent scoring, particularly from some new faces. Phil Davies won Div A with 39pts off 16, beating Jamie Ross on count back with Tom Gorey and JP Maffray both one adrift on 38.
Gerry Roche won Div B, beating Sugar Ray, also on c/b, both with 38 and Reijo took third with 37pts playing off 20, with Pete Stonebridge (36pts) in fourth.
There were three ‘2’s from Tom Gorey, Sugar Ray Handford (12th) and Phil Davies (16th).
Div A (0-16)
1st Phil Davies (16) 39pts
2nd Jamie Ross (12) 39pts
3rd Tom Gorey (12) 38pts
4th JP Maffray (11) 38pts
Div B (16+)
1st Gerry Roche (20) 38pts
2nd Sugar Ray Handford (18) 38pts
3rd Reijo Heiskanen (20) 37pts
4th Pete Stonebridge (18) 36pts
Note: The Outback Golf Bar is situated about 6km from Sukhumvit Road along Soi Siam Country. Call Jack on 081 578 1956.

Wednesday Darts League

Results & Standings Oct. 15 (week 6)

Team	P	W	L	For	Against.	Pts.
Buffalo Jack’s	6	6	0	37	17	12
W. Tankies	6	5	1	41	13	10
Jantha Coffee	6	4	2	41	13	8
Oscar’s Sports Bar	6	3	3	31	23	6
i-Rovers ‘A’	6	3	3	30	24	6
i-Rovers ‘B’	6	3	3	25	29	6
Yates’ Bar	6	2	4	24	30	4
Bye	6	2	4	15	39	4
Moonies	6	2	4	12	42	4
The Clinic	6	0	6	14	40	0
Results:  Bye (0-0)-(9-1) v i-Rovers ‘B’, Buffalo Jack’s (5-0)-(4-1) v Jantha Coffee, Moonies (6-0)-(3-1) v Oscar’s Sports Bar, The Clinic (2-0)-(7-1) v W. Tankies, i-Rovers ‘A’ (7-0)-(2-1) v Yates’ Bar

Crumpton Oaks Cider Monday Pool League

Standings Oct. 13 (week 10)

Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts.
Legends	9	9	0	38	0	27
Nicky’s Bar	10	8	2	22	0	24
Rest Stop	9	7	2	24	0	21
Links Bar	9	6	3	20	1	19
Sweethearts Bar	9	6	3	12	0	18
Shoot Pool	9	5	4	5	1	16
Dean’s Bar	9	5	4	-1	1	16
Cheers Bar	8	4	4	-10	1	13
Offshore Bar	9	4	5	-7	0	12
Wok ‘n’ Rok	10	3	7	-24	1	10
Classroom	8	2	6	-22	1	7
Mates Bar	10	0	10	-9	0	0
Two Dogs	9	0	9	-48	0	0
Results:  Cheers Bar 10-8 Shoot Pool, Classroom 9-10 Rest Stop, Dean’s Bar 10-6 Offshore Bar, Legends 10-7 Nicky’s Bar, Mates Bar 1-10 Sweethearts Bar, Wok ‘N’ Rok 10-6 Two Dogs

King Factory Friday Night Pool League

Results & Standings Oct. 10 (week 5)

Division 1
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts
Smile Bar	5	5	0	15	0	15
Shoot Pool ‘A’	5	4	1	1	1	13
Legends Pool ‘A’	5	4	1	12	0	12
Legends Pool ‘B’	5	4	1	8	0	12
Offshore Bar	5	2	3	-9	1	7
Team Pulled Out	5	2	3	0	0	6
FCUK Inn	4	1	3	-7	1	4
Tie’s R Us	4	1	3	-7	1	4
Dean’s Bar	5	1	4	-13	1	4
Results:  Legends Pool ‘B’ 9-6 Legends Pool ‘A’, Offshore Bar 9-6 Dean’s Bar, Shoot Pool ‘A’ 8-7 Tie’s R Us, Team Pulled Out A-W Smile Bar
Division 2
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts
Bobby Too	5	5	0	12	0	15
i-Rovers	5	4	1	13	1	13
Ta Bar	4	4	0	14	0	12
2 Dogs	4	3	1	7	1	10
The Queen Vic	5	2	3	-16	0	6
Crazy Eddie’s	3	1	2	11	2	5
Connections	5	1	4	-11	1	4
The Ranch	4	1	3	-19	1	4
Classroom	4	1	3	-11	0	3
Results:  Connections 4-11 Bobby Too, i-Rovers 9-6 The Queen Vic, Ta Bar 13-2 The Ranch

Darkside Tuesday Darts League

Standings Oct. 14 (week 7)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	T/G	Pts.
Chill Bar	6	5	1	37	17	6	10
Double Top	6	5	1	29	25	3	10
Oscars Bar	7	4	3	39	24	4	8
Load Out	7	3	4	37	26	2	6
Double Dutch	6	2	4	17	37	2	4
Moonies	6	0	6	12	42	2	0
Results:  Chill Bar (5-1)-(4-0) v Load Out, Double Dutch (6-0)-(3-1) v Moonies, Oscars Bar (3-0)-(6-1) v Double Top

Links Bar Wednesday 9-Ball Pool League

Results & Standings Oct. 15 (week 18)

Team	P	W	D	L	+/-	Pts.
Legends Pool	15	12	1	2	66	37
Links Bar	15	10	0	5	46	30
Pook’s Bar	16	9	2	5	16	29
Mates Bar	18	9	2	7	-6	29
George & Dragon	14	7	2	5	16	23
Classroom	18	6	2	10	-32	20
Crazy Eddie’s	16	5	3	8	-10	18
FCUK Inn	14	4	5	5	-6	17
Connections	14	4	2	8	-18	14
The Ranch	14	4	2	8	-20	14
Queen Vic	16	4	1	11	-52	13
Results:  Classroom 12-8 Links Bar, Connections 11-9 Queen Vic, Crazy Eddie’s 12-8 Pook’s Bar, FCUK Inn 9-11 The Ranch, Mates Bar 9-11 Legends Pool

Thursday Darts League

Results & Standings Oct. 9 (week 15)

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts.
The Swan	5	5	0	0	37	10	10
Crazy Eddie’s	5	4	1	0	35	12	9
Londoner	5	4	0	1	32	14	8
2DogsBar	5	3	1	1	34	19	7
Don’t Tell Mama’s	5	3	0	2	28	18	6
Ta’s Bar	5	3	0	2	21	23	6
The Clinic	5	3	0	2	27	15	6
i-Rovers ‘A’	5	3	0	2	19	14	6
Buffalo Jack’s	5	2	0	3	16	24	4
i-Rovers ‘Casuals’	5	2	0	3	15	25	4
Naughty Kangaroo	5	1	0	4	9	32	2
W. Tankies	5	1	0	4	9	33	2
Bye	5	0	0	5	0	23	0
Connections	5	0	0	5	0	20	0
Results:  Bye 0-4 v The Clinic, Buffalo Jack’s 4-3 v i-Rovers ‘A’, Connections 0-4 v Naughty Kangaroo, Crazy Eddie’s 6-6 v 2 Dogs Bar, Don’t Tell Mama’s 4-8 v The Swan, Ta’s Bar 2-8 v Londoner, i-Rovers ‘Casuals’ 7-2 v W. Tankies

Tuesday Darts League

Results & Standings Oct. 14 (week 15)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	B/legs	Pts.
Londoner	15	15	0	140	40	12	30
Legends	15	11	4	92	58	7	22
Buffalo Jack’s	15	10	5	94	66	8	20
Yates’ Bar	15	10	5	80	60	11	20
Jantha Coffee	15	10	5	85	73	12	20
The Swan	15	9	6	84	58	13	18
Crazy Eddie’s	15	8	7	84	69	6	16
Nervous Wreck	15	7	8	73	78	7	14
i-Rovers	15	6	9	75	79	7	12
Shoot Pool	15	6	9	64	78	6	12
Bye	15	5	9	36	68	5	10
Scandalic	15	4	11	60	95	6	8
W. Tankies	15	3	12	43	90	2	6
Bye	15	0	14	0	98	0	0
Results:  Bye (0-0)-(7-1) v W. Tankies, Crazy Eddie’s (6-0)-(7-1) v Buffalo Jack’s, Nervous Wreck (6-1)-(5-0) v Legends, Scandalic (2-0)-(8-1) v The Swan, Shoot Pool (7-1)-(0-0) v Bye, Yates’ Bar (6-0)-(8-1)v Jantha Coffee, i-Rovers (6-0)-(13-1) v Londoner

Asia Back Packer’s Monday Darts Super League

Standings Oct. 13 (week 15)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	B/L	Pts.
Load Out	14	12	2	89	33	9	24
Buffalo Jack’s	15	12	3	86	45	10	24
Legends	15	12	3	82	49	11	24
W. Tankies	15	9	6	76	55	9	18
Jantha Coffee	15	8	7	67	64	9	16
Double Top	13	8	5	62	47	8	16
i-Rovers ‘A’	14	5	9	47	75	7	10
Don’t Tell MaMa’s	15	4	11	49	69	4	8
i-Rovers ‘B’	15	2	13	28	98	3	4
Bye	15	1	14	30	81	3	2
Results:  Bye (0-0)-(5-1) v Don’t Tell MaMa’s, Jantha Coffee (5-0)-(4-1) v Buffalo Jack’s, W. Tankies (7-1)-(2-0) v i-Rovers ‘A’, i-Rovers ‘B’ (1-0)-(8-1) v Legends

Pattaya 8-Ball Pool League

Results & Standings Oct. 13 (week 9)

Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Agst	Diff	Points
Smile Bar	9	8	1	95	40	55	25
Phimai Geordie	8	8	0	94	26	68	24
Asian Nomads	9	5	4	62	73	-9	19
Funny Girls	7	5	2	56	49	7	17
San Snack Bar	7	4	3	60	45	15	15
Pom Bar	8	3	5	50	70	-20	14
Crazy Eddie’s	8	3	5	48	72	-24	14
Connections	9	2	7	55	80	-25	13
Doggy Style	9	2	7	48	87	-39	13
Parrot Inn	6	3	3	45	45	0	12
Ta Bar	7	2	5	46	59	-13	11
Results:  Connections 6 v 9 Crazy Eddie’s, Asian Nomads 7 v 8 Pom Bar, Ta Bar P v P San Snack Bar, Phimai Geordie 8 v 7 Smile Bar, Parrot Inn 7 v 8 Doggy Style, Bye v Funny Girl

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Two in a row for Purdie

Carnage at Eastern Star

Ted & Thierry lead the way

Habgood prevails at Pleasant Valley

Bartlett back in the winner’s circle

Mike & Kenny set the standard

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Wednesday Darts League

Crumpton Oaks Cider Monday Pool League

King Factory Friday Night Pool League

Darkside Tuesday Darts League

Links Bar Wednesday 9-Ball Pool League

Thursday Darts League

Tuesday Darts League

Asia Back Packer’s Monday Darts Super League

Pattaya 8-Ball Pool League