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Stuvik continues European Formula 3 domination
Thai racer Sandy Stuvik stands
atop the podium after winning the Spanish Formula 3 race at the Barcelona
racetrack in Spain, Saturday, November 1.
Thai racer Sandy Stuvik became the 2014 EuroFormula Open
Formula 3 champion one round ago at Italy’s Monza Circuit, but the
integrated Spanish Formula 3 Championship was still undecided, so when
Stuvik flew to pole position for last Saturday’s first race, he was one
point closer to also taking the Spanish title.
In the race, the Thai driver shot off into the lead and immediately started
pulling away from the pursuing Formula 3 cars as he has done so many times
this season. He would remain unchallenged for the entire race and took the
checkered flag 6 seconds ahead of second placed Alex Palou and third placed
Yarin Stern.
With 1 point for pole position, another point for the fastest lap of the
race and 25 points for the race victory Stuvik had a combined 106 points
lead over Palou’s 78 points, which saw the Thai racer also taking the
Spanish Formula 3 Championship.
The qualifying session for Sunday’s second race became tougher for Stuvik,
as he struggled with his tires and could only qualify for 4th starting
position. This broke the Thai driver’s impressive record run of six
consecutive pole positions in the Formula 3 series.
Stuvik again showed the form
that in 2014 has brought him the EuroFormula Open Formula 3 Championship and
the Spanish Formula 3 Championship titles.
The final race of the season became all about strategy,
as the focus shifted towards who would take the second place in the
championship. The battle stood between Poland’s Janosz and Spain’s Palou and
in the end, as Janosz overtook Stuvik for 4th place, he secured the runner
up place in the championship by only 1 point. Thus the Italian RP MotorSport
team took both first and second places in the championship.
Concluding the EuroFormula Open season, Sandy Stuvik with 332 points overall
took a record 10 pole positions and won 11 of the 16 races. As part of the
prize for winning the Formula 3 championship he was invited to conduct a
test in a Renault 3.5 Series car at Aragon’s Motorland Circuit in Spain on
3-4 November.
“This car is the closest to GP2 and I will take this opportunity as
preparation and comparison for the GP2 car, which I will test a little later
in Abu Dhabi after the F1 event there. The WSR 3.5 series car runs a 3.5
liter Renault V8 engine which produces 530 HP and I know from last year’s
test, that this is a challenging car to drive. However, the WSR is together
with GP2 the best platform to reach Formula 1 from, so I am excited for this
test,” said Stuvik.
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Finals of FIVB Beach Volleyball Challenger this weekend
Witness some world-class beach volleyball action
this weekend in central Pattaya.
Pattaya is currently playing host to some of the world’s finest female beach
volleyball players who are competing in the FIVB Beach Volleyball Challenger
tournament from November 5-9.
Players from across the world have congregated in Pattaya to vie for the
US$50,000 in prize money. The action is taking place just off Pattaya Beach
Road adjacent to the Tropicana Hotel and the opranizers are offering free
admission to all spectators throughout the duration of the tournament.
CTH TV, Sports Spirit channel are also providing extensive “live” coverage
of the main draw matches throughout the tournament from 6- 9 November,
including the semi-finals and finals which will be held on Saturday 8
November and Sunday 9 November respectively from 15.30 onwards.
For more information on the tournament, contact Pentangle Promotions Co.,
Ltd at Tel: 02-3113414/5 or via the website at www.pentanglepromotions.com
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FC Planet maintain 100% start to the season
FC Planet line up before
their league fixture against Bangkok FC, Saturday, November 1 in Bangkok.
It was another away day for Bangkok Casuals League
champions FC Planet as they traveled to Bangkok to face Bangkok FC in the
early kick-off last weekend.
Planet were looking to build on their flying start to the season after
winning their first three matches and scoring sixteen goals in doing so.
Bangkok FC were also confident after the previous weekend’s victory against
the Vikings to put them up to fourth spot in the table.
The opening stages were scrappy to say the least with both sides not
creating much and losing possession too cheaply. Midway through the first
period Planet were awarded a penalty for a handball after a good attacking
move by the champions; however Homer was to see his penalty saved and the
score remained blank as Planet continued pushing to take the lead.
The deadlock was broken on thirty minutes as Planet’s man in the middle
McKeown broke down the right flank and delivered the perfect pass for
Maurice who finished hard and low to give Planet a slender lead. Although
being 1-0 to the good, this wasn’t a pretty first half in roasting hot
conditions with some tired legs on the pitch as Planet went into the break
in front.
Manager Homer rolled the dice as Banks replaced Maurice and Gibbons was
shuffled to his usual forward role for the second half. It paid off within
ten minutes as Gibbons stayed onside to be slipped through by McKeown to
beat the oncoming keeper and finish into an empty net to give Planet a bit
of breathing space.
Although they were trailing by two goals, BFC knew they were still in the
game as they began to get their foot on the ball and created a few half
chances that were saved comfortably by keeper Steiner. A BFC goal was coming
though and deservingly so as their frontman fired powerfully into the top
corner to give them a lifeline. This rattled the champions who were looking
unstable and frustrated.
The later stages turned into a dog fight as BFC were knocking on the door
for an equaliser but Planet, who were grinding this one out, fought on to
the finish to take all three points and maintain their 100% start to the
campaign.
FC Planet take on Hanuman Boys in the Cup this coming weekend at Arsenal
Soccer School in Bangkok in another 14:30 kick-off.
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Dolphins lose 7-goal thriller, Chonburi fall short in Premier League bid
Pattaya United’s Aphichet Thongchai (left) and
Phitsanulok FC’s Santiphap Ratniyom (right) challenge for the ball during
their Thai Division 1 fixture at the Central Stadium in Phitsanulok,
Saturday, Nov. 1. ( Photo courtesy Phitsanulok FC)
Pattaya United were unable to end their disappointing
Division 1 campaign on a high note as they found themselves on the wrong end
of a 4-3 scoreline in Phitsanulok last Saturday. Meanwhile, in the Premier
League, Chonburi FC could only draw their final match against TOT on Sunday
as Buriram retained the title.
In their final match of the season, Pattaya were 2 goals down inside 50
minutes at the Central Stadium in Phitsanulok. Juntawong opened the scoring
for the hosts in the 11th minute, latching onto a lofted pass by Akaradech
to head the ball over United goalkeeper Sutprasert and into an empty net,
and the lead was doubled soon after the halftime break as Limkiatsathaporn
powered the ball in from the edge of the area after United failed to clear a
left wing cross.
Any thoughts that United’s players might be going through the motions were
soon dispelled however as first Lopes pulled a goal back on 55 minutes with
a fine header and then just 2 minutes later United leveled the match with a
clever left foot finish from Aphichet Thongchai.
The scores remained tied until the frantic final 5 minutes of the match. In
the 88th minute, Phitsanulok broke forward and Yod sent a superb 25-yard
curling shot past Sutprasert to give the hosts the lead once more. The home
team then effectively sealed the game in the first minute of injury time as
they caught United on the break and Supakorn Naknoi produced a delightful
chip to make the score 4-2.
In a mad final 2 minutes of stoppage time the home team were reduced to 10
men when Akaradech was sent off for a second bookable offence and United
conjured up a consolation goal from Yoon Si-Ho with the final kick of the
game.
The loss left United in 14th place in the league standings and they will
certainly hope to produce better performances next season.
In the Premier League, title chasing Chonburi FC lost top spot with a
midweek draw at Chainat Hornbills while rivals Buriram won 2-0 away at TOT.
It meant that Chonburi had to win their final match last Sunday and hope
that Buriram would slip up against Police United. As it transpired,
Chonburi’s 1-1 draw with TOT proved to be irrelevant as the league leaders
overcame Police 2-1, with Spain’s David Rochela scoring the decisive penalty
for Buriram to tie up their second Premier League crown in row. Chonburi
have now finished as runners-up for 3 of the last 4 seasons and will surely
be looking to go one better next term.
| Thai Division 1 Standings –
Nov. 1 |
| Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
+/- |
Pts. |
| Nakhon Ratchasima |
34 |
19 |
11 |
4 |
29 |
68 |
| Saraburi |
34 |
16 |
13 |
5 |
17 |
61 |
| Siam Navy |
34 |
17 |
9 |
8 |
15 |
60 |
| Bangkok |
34 |
14 |
15 |
5 |
16 |
57 |
| Chiangmai |
34 |
15 |
10 |
9 |
15 |
55 |
| Ayutthaya |
34 |
15 |
6 |
13 |
4 |
51 |
| Trat |
34 |
14 |
7 |
13 |
14 |
49 |
| BBCU |
33 |
13 |
9 |
11 |
2 |
48 |
| Krabi |
34 |
13 |
8 |
13 |
3 |
47 |
| Phuket |
34 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
47 |
| Ang Thong |
33 |
10 |
15 |
8 |
12 |
45 |
| TTM Lopburi |
33 |
10 |
14 |
9 |
-1 |
44 |
| Nakhon Pathom |
34 |
9 |
15 |
10 |
4 |
42 |
| Pattaya United |
34 |
12 |
5 |
17 |
-11 |
41 |
| Roi Et |
34 |
10 |
9 |
15 |
-5 |
39 |
| Phitsanulok |
34 |
9 |
11 |
14 |
-21 |
38 |
| Khonkaen |
33 |
6 |
9 |
18 |
-22 |
27 |
| Sriracha |
34 |
0 |
3 |
31 |
-71 |
3 |
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Pattaya to Phuket by golf cart
Ready for their world record
attempt: Mark Cameron (left) and Graham Haslam (right).
In March 2015 a world first and Guinness World Record
attempt to drive an electric golf cart from Pattaya, on Thailand’s Eastern
Seaboard to Phuket on the West Coast, will take place. Led by Graham Haslam
and Mark Cameron, the world record attempt will raise money for the Thai
children’s education charity Phuket Has Been Good To Us.
The “standard” electric golf cart selected for the record-breaking attempt
will include some modifications, namely solar panels which will help to
increase the power per charge by 20%, giving the cart a range per charge of
approximately 85 kilometers.
The intrepid cart drivers will raise funds by stopping to play some of
Thailand’s most famous golf courses including Banyan and Springfield Royal
CC, both in Hua Hin, Burapha Golf Course, Laem Chabang Golf Course and
Santiburi Samui, considered one of Thailand’s most picturesque courses, with
the final round to be played at Laguna Phuket.
“The journey from Pattaya to Phuket will take approximately 24 days,
travelling 1,200 kilometers through nine provinces,” said Haslam.
“While we expect the journey to be challenging, tiring and fun, the main aim
of the world record attempt is to draw attention to the fantastic work of
the Phuket Has Been Good To Us Foundation and raise money to support their
work further.”
Haslam and Cameron will also be playing Scotland’s famous St Andrews Old
Course during the trip by paying a visit to GolfZone’s golf simulator in
Ekkamai, Bangkok.
During the journey, the world record go-getters will be joined on the golf
courses by Asian Tour professionals such as Berry Henson, pending their
schedules. And should the golf cart start to fall behind schedule,
Phuket-based racing driver Dylan Young may be called in to make up lost
time.
There will be no problem recognising the pair should they be at a golf
course near you as their clothing has been sponsored by GOT shirts and Loud
Mouth golf apparel.
Among others, Fox Sports Asia and Golf Channel Thailand will be airing the
footage of the trip and highlighting the experiences of the journey.
The world record attempt will conclude with a Gala fundraising event at the
Phuket Hard Rock Café where the drive will be recognised by Guinness World
Records as a new world record, and the actual golf cart used on the journey
will be auctioned off to raise further money for the charity.
The money raised from the world record golf cart challenge will enable
Phuket Has Been Good To Us to provide free English lessons to more than
1,000 underprivileged Thai children aged 3 to 18 in three government schools
on Phuket.
For more information on how to sponsor this world record attempt, contact
[email protected].
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Ladyboys make a splash to
raise 1.3 million baht for charity
Event organizer Tony Sales (left) presents the
winning trophy to the Sensations Bar Team.
Paul Strachan
The only ladyboy water volleyball contest in the world took place on
Saturday the 1st of November at the Areca Lodge in central Pattaya. This is
the third consecutive year the event has taken place and despite dark skies
and torrential rains, a loyal turnout of fans and enthusiastic players
resulted in it being the greatest fundraiser yet.
The whole event is the brainchild of Tony Sales, a man who is keen to show
ladyboys (transgenders/transsexuals) in a positive light. “Every strata of
society has good and bad - I am proud of all the teams to demonstrate that
many ladyboys care about their society and, given the chance, can positively
contribute. We have given them that opportunity and they excel,” said Tony.
The venue for the event was the large pool nestled at the rear of Areca
Lodge on Soi Diana and it provided the ideal location and size for the 350
people who attended.
Father Giovanni Contarin from the Camillian Home
(left) gratefully accepts a cheque for 500,000 baht from event organizer
Tony Sales.
Tickets were priced at 1,500 baht which included entrance to the event and
the buffet in the evening; it ‘sold out’ weeks ago and this demonstrates the
outstanding public support for this one-of-a-kind event which has a unique
carnival atmosphere.
Tony stated that despite the atrocious weather he was delighted with the
turnout. In 2012 he hosted the first event hoping to raise 150,000 baht -
the event nearly doubled that amount, then in 2013 it raised 1,000,000 baht
shared between 4 charities. Water4Life (Rotary Club Eastern Seaboard),
Heartt2000, Life Home Trust Project (Phuket) and Camillian Homes.
115 people sponsored the 8 teams, and 4 corporations made significant
contributions - NB Surveys contributed 150,000 for the second year running.
Dr. Jureerat (left) receives a cheque for
500,000 baht on behalf of Dr Philippe Suer (Heartt2000) from Tony Sales.
The raffle and auction consisted of dining vouchers from popular Pattaya
eateries - Beefeater, Sportsman and Yamato restaurants. Many other items
were donated by individuals and by every participating bar.
After last year’s event all the teams were invited to visit each of the 4
beneficiaries and every team actively participated in these visits. They
could see the actual results of their contribution. One visit was to deliver
250 gravity-fed water filters to the mangrove swamp area, near Chantanaburi,
to provide free potable water to 250 families for up to 5 years. This year’s
beneficiaries are the Camillian Home and Heartt2000, Tony Sales explained:
“250,000 baht makes a difference but 500,000 makes a bigger difference.
Camillian is a wonderful place for kids suffering from a variety of
disabilities, and we wanted to make a BIG difference. They are building a
new extension and we hope that our contribution can see that realized on
schedule.”
TJ’s team relax in the pool before one the
qualifying matches.
Tony continued: “Heartt2000 is run by Doctor Philppe Suer who looks after
2000 patients affected with HIV. He has my personal respect as a ‘one man’
humanitarian who invests his own time in helping people with HIV. This
illness is not a killer if treated quickly enough - education is the key.”
The sponsors for the 2014 event were the Areca Lodge, NB Surveys,
LadyBoysPattaya, OzTrail Leisure Products, USVPN, The Beefeater, Sportsman,
Yamato and Pattaya Mail & Pattaya Mail TV.
Cheerleaders get into the spirit of things.
Aside from the charity angle the focus on the day was to have fun, with
teams from 8 bars around Pattaya and Bangkok giving up their time and energy
to show their positive contribution to society. Since May, many of them have
been training hard, honing their skills on the beaches around town in an
effort to be crowned worldwide ladyboy water volleyball champions.
Last year’s winning team, Sensations, had lost 2 of their key players so
TJs, last year’s runners up were keen to take advantage. There were two
‘dark horses’ (Temptations and Check In Bar), competing from Bangkok, and
that left everyone unsure of the outcome.
A fashion parade and water volleyball tournament
go hand in hand.
The Pattaya teams (Baby Boom, Kings Bar, La Bamba, Sensations, Stringfellows
and TJs) were all under pressure to secure a home win.
The Areca Lodge sold drinks and food at competitive prices as the ladyboys
played game after game and after a while as the rounds became more heated
everybody forgot about the rain.
The standard of play has improved vastly over the last few years and the top
5 bars were those that practiced the most - and it showed.
In spite of the torrential rain the matches were all completed on time with
one critical point, in a deciding game between TJs and Baby Boom, seeing a
challenge with the referees actually referring to video footage to confirm
the point and decision.
In the end it was a black and white finish with Sensations in Black and Baby
Boom in white, and yet again Sensations came in first place, earning them
the coveted title of 2014 champions.
The hugely enjoyable day raised 1,300,000 baht and after expenses 500,000
baht was donated to the Camillian Home and another 500,000 baht to
Heartt2000.
More information about this unique and colorful event can be found online at
www.lbwvb.com.
Sensations take on Baby Boom in the tournament
final at Areca Lodge, Saturday, Nov. 1.
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Wancharee bags best of the day 45
October 2014 PAGS Golf Tournament
A Flight winner Barry Wellings
receives a prize putter.
The day started off with some heavy rain as a prelude to
the monthly PAGS tournament on Oct. 29 at Emerald. The course was unplayable
only minutes before the day’s field of 89 keen, but apprehensive players
commenced. This was down from 100+ due to the weather, but still included 8
intrepid ladies,
The weather conditions were not the best, with the rain bucketing down just
as the first few groups were to get away. Following the prolonged downpour,
the decision was made to have preferred lies through the green, to help
avoid the dreaded mud ball.
As with most months, there is generally a standout performer or two on the
day. This month it was hard to split ladies winner Wancharee (H/cap 36) with
her spectacular 45 points, or Barry Wellings (5) the winner in A Flight with
a solid 38 points, also being edged on count back for low gross, as the
clear star of the day title.
Ladies winner Wancharee
(right).
The best score of the day has been noted, but an
honourable mention should also go to ladies runner-up Ning Neal (11) who
posted 43 points, the clear second best score of the day, shooting a fine
gross 76 under the conditions. Ning’s 76 was just 1 shot off the low gross
of the day, which was won by Mike Allidi with 75, on count back over Barry.
C Flight went to Dave Mateer (26) who was a clear winner with an excellent
42 points, getting the better of Sami Sarajarvi (28) with 37, while Doug
Jasper (26) was a further point behind.
Jim Delves (17) got the top spot in B Flight with another excellent 42
points, while Willem Lasonder (19) and Wolfie (16) needed a count back to
separate them after both signed for 38 points; Willem getting the nod for
silver with his 22 points to Wolfie’s 18.
As mentioned previously, it was Barry Wellings (5) leading the way in A
Flight with his solid 38 points, having needed a count back 19/18 to get
over the top of 2-time technical prize winner Mike Sanders (6). Third place
went to Jeff Wylie (8) on 36 points after a count back was required to
separate Jeff from Mike Rushant and Thierry Petrement who had 19, 17 & 15
respectively.
Other 2 time technical winners were Mike Allidi, Ian Bell and Heiki
Viljakainen.
Teeing off in the PAGS October
monthly at Emerald.
It was still threatening rain as Dave and his team were
setting up for the presentation buffet, but fortunately the showers held
off, and everything flowed along smoothly. As always, the Sportsman &
Shenanigans crews did a fantastic job of keeping all the golfers and their
guests gastronomically satisfied. Everyone looks forward to another
successful tournament with the next event at Eastern Star on 26 November.
Contact Shane on 085 945 9689 to ensure your preferred tee time.
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Jimmy tops the week
PSC Golf from Lewiinski’s Golf Society
Golfer of the month Paul Smith (left) with Peter Henshaw.
Sunday, Oct. 26, Green Valley - Stableford
A Flight
1st Bruce Anderson (9) 40pts
2nd Paul Smith (3) 38pts
3rd Pat Regan (12) 36pts
B Flight
1st Gerry Roche (20) 39pts
2nd Lou Szigligeti (22) 38pts
3rd Phil Davies (16) 37pts
Near Pins: No 5 Nick Odnoral, No 8 Jez Lees, No 12 JP Maffray, No 16 Freddy
Starbeck
It was probably the closest a Sunday winner has come to losing the title slot
and that is no slur on this week’s winner Bruce Anderson with a sparkling 40
points winning total. The demon that nearly overshadowed Bruce was an avalanche
of 2’s. There were thirteen of them in all, a circumstance that nearly forced
this scribe to abandon the traditional listing of same. Ascending to
acknowledgement in this prose, the duet of 2’s posted by JP Maffray, Claude
Harder and Peter LeNoury.
 Jimmy
‘two shots’ Elphick.
Bruce’s A Flight winning score was two clear of pay window specialist Paul Smith
and a further two of Irelands Pat Regan.
Stories were abundant in B Flight as well as Gerry ‘the Irish rover’ Roche had
every reason to expect his 39 points to hold up for the win. Aussie Lou
‘walkabout’ Zig zag took the second spot on the podium with a useful 38 points
leaving the Welsh wonder Phil Davies to round out the flight with a solid 37
points.
Tuesday, Oct. 28, Khao Kheow - Stableford
A Flight
1st Connie Walsh (12) 37pts
2nd Dave Palmer (12) 35pts
3rd Rob Still (12) 34pts
B Flight
1st Matt Doyle (14) 36pts
2nd Matt Cronin (16) 32pts
3rd Colin Davis (17) 32pts
C Flight
1st Jim Elphick (25) 42pts
2nd Lou Szigligeti (22) 36pts
3rd David Kirkstuik (18) 32pts
To start the week out right, the society decided to take on the favourite of
many, Khao Kheow.
C Flight seemed to weather the ride slightly better than the A and B Flight
compatriots. Jimmy ‘two shots’ Elphick was the man of the match with a splendid
42 points, six more than C Flight mate Ausie Lou ‘walkabout’ Zigzag, and yet
another four more than David Kirkstuik.
It was nice to see Irishman Matt Doyle, a bit of a stranger to B Flight, top it
out with a steady even par round. Matt was four clear of fellow Irishman Matt
Cronin and Colin ‘the Donkey’ Davis. Matt nipped the Donkey on the inward nine
to hold the silver.
It was the Irish again in A Flight as Connie Walsh, continuing to play
effectively despite an ever-decreasing handicap, stood atop the premier lot with
a solid 37 points, just two points more than Dave Palmer and one more than Rob
Still.
Aiden Murray, Walter Baechli. Jim Elphick and Lou Szigligeti shared the 2’s pot.
Friday, Oct. 31, Silky Oak - Stableford
A Flight
1st Mike Holmes (11) 36pts
2nd Vic Hester (14) 35pts
3rd Adam Burton (13) 33pts
B Flight
1st Aiden Murray (17) 35pts
2nd Colin Davis (17) 33pts
3rd Pierre Bietry (16) 32pts
C Flight
1st Lou Szigligeti (22) 37pts
2nd Eddie Henshaw (26) 34pts
3rd Jim Elphick (25) 33pts
With Wednesday’s game cancelled due to the inclement weather, a very large group
turned out to play Silky Oak on Friday but the weather produced the worst storm
ever seen by this scribe; the rain and lightning was so fierce that most decided
to pack up for the day. Amazingly some managed to complete the fixture.
The lads were led in by Ausie Lou ‘walkabout’ Zigzag with a top of the day 37
points, which topped out C Flight and gave him the man of the match. Irishman
Eddie Henshaw followed Lou up the podium steps with 34 points, leaving the title
boy Jimmy ‘two shots’ Elphick to tidy up flight.
Top spot in A Flight belonged to Mike Holmes with a solid even par round. Mike
was one clear of Vic ‘the inflictor’ Hester and two more from Adam Barton.
The middling flight was the domain of pay window specialist Aiden Murray on 35
points. The ‘Donkey’ picked up the silver with 34 leaving Pierre ‘the magician’
Bietry to close the flight on 33 by way of a count back over William Peach. As
expected, Paul Smith won the golfer of the month award.
Vic Hester, Colin Davis and R Whitworth 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.
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Thai junior claims silver medal at Sailing World Championships
Voravong Rachrattanaruk sails to second place in
the Optimist World Championship 2014 in Argentina, Wednesday, Oct. 30.
(Photo/Matias Capizzano)
On the final day of racing, Oct. 30, in Argentina, Thai
sailor Voravong Rachrattanaruk won silver at the Optimist World Championship
2014, surprising the world as well as himself.
The youngster went onto the water placed sixth with a 20 point spread between
himself and bronze, with silver considered to be out of reach. As Thai national
coach Somkiat Poonpat said before racing started, “He needed to place in the top
three in three races to have a chance of achieving third place.”
With racing delayed due to lack of winds, when the signal to launch finally
came, the hope of having three races gave way to the reality that there would
probably only be one race. Halfway through it, Voravong was in second, but he
lost position and fell to fourth. On return to shore, he was calm and collected,
the Thai team having already impressed the world by taking the Team Racing
championship earlier in the week.
Coach Somkiat casually went to check results, only to find that Voravong’s
fourth place finish lifted him to second overall in the individual racing
results, three of those earlier ahead of him having dropped in the fleet.
Adding to the pride of the Thai team was the fact Suthon Yampinid, who finished
fifth in the final race, ended the regatta in ninth position, and Nopporn
Booncherd moved into 26th overall. For a team that had not participated in the
most prestigious international Optimist regatta in two years, to have three
sailors in the top 15% of the fleet of 207 boats was not only unanticipated but
probably unprecedented.
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Stormy day at Eastern Star
Jomtien Golf with the IPGC
Left to right: Dennis Scougall, Steve Cliff,
Mike Lewis & Pete Sumner.
Monday, Oct. 27, The Emerald – Stableford
This course is still improving gradually every three weeks we are
here and there were quite a few positive comments from most of our players
today.
There were six groups out with the equal cut at 8-17 and 18+ in division 2
and Chris Voller returned the best score of the day to win division 1 with
35 points. There were four players knotted on 32 points and an 18/17/16/14
back-nine count back saw William Chang take second and Mike Lewis third.
Commiserations go to Dennis Scougall and Pete Sumner who missed out.
Tom Novak topped division 2 standings with 33 points, Alan Bissell came
second and Magne Gunnarsson was a further point behind in third place.
Near pins went to Chris Voller (2), William Chang, Neil Gamble, John Hughes
and Mario Semmens.
There were no ‘2’s on the day so a rollover to Burapha on Wednesday.
Wednesday, Oct. 29, Burapha – Stableford
This was our last game here before the high season kicks in. The
course on a few holes was a little sodden but ‘pick, clean and place’ did
not come in to play today.
We were allocated the A and B nines today and playing off 9, Pete Sumner won
division 1 with 38 points. Chris Voller rolled in second on 35 and Mike
Lewis was third on 30.
Steven Cliff took the win in division 2 with 33 points, two ahead of Cliff
Elliot in second while Colin James was third with 29.
Near pins were claimed by Edward Bourne, Paul Renal, Pete Sumner (2), Cliff
Elliot, Colin James (2) and Mario Semmens.
Dennis Scougall birdied A6 and Chris Voller B3 to split the ‘2’s pot in
division 1 while Cliff Elliott birdied B8 to take two rollovers in division
2.
There was a warm welcome return to Cliff and Diana Elliott, John Hughes,
Steven Cliff and Paul Renall.
Friday, Oct. 31, Eastern Star – Stableford
Eight groups out on Friday and we teed off bang on time at 9 a.m.
and as the round progressed the clouds were moving in. By the time the first
group of four reached the 18th tee it was very threatening all around and a
few spots of rain were materializing. It was all downhill from there; the
second group came in a little sodden and then a horrendous storm with
thunder and lightning broke out which lasted for the next 90 minutes and led
to the cancelation of the day’s tournament.
There were a few sad faces back at the clubhouse with one person, no names
mentioned, who had three nearest the pins and two ‘2’s in the round but he
waited almost an hour to continue. Sorry FK!
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Billy Eyles goes wild
PSC Golf from The Golf Club
Billy Eyles, Ken Aihara, John Hutt
and the Great Pumpkin.
Steve Ellison
Monday, Oct. 27, Green Valley (white tees) – Medal
1st Chaten Patel (12) net 68net
2nd Dale Shier (13) net 69 net
3rd Bill Eyles (21) net 70 net
3rd Saito (21) net 70 net
Lots of golf this week as we squeezed in an extra round ahead of the price rises
next week. It’s sad to see the end of bargain golf, but the PSC has got us some
great rates and vouchers for the high season so the pain shouldn’t be too bad.
He had a win up in Kabinburi, and funnily enough that was the round we opted for
Medal play, and he did it again today. Yep, your Monthly Medal winner for
October is none other than Chaten Patel! Smooth swinging Mr. Patel has been in
fine form lately and wins the Antigua TGC golf shirt for his medal win. By the
way, we just got in a big new shipment of our famous shirts, so swing by to
restock while we still have your size and colour.
Our buddy Dale Shier also had a sterling round but just a shot off the mark.
That’s a shame as he could use the dosh for the new baby (It’s a boy by the
way)! Wild Bill Eyles has now become Billy the Hat and we awarded him 3rd place
along with Saito-san, visiting from Japan.
Condition was great, but the last couple of groups caught a bit of rain right at
the end. That’s not a bad result for this time of year.
Tuesday, Oct. 28, Pattavia (white tees) – Stableford
1st Keith Emmerson (11) 40pts
2nd Aki Tate (15) 33pts
3rd Ken Aihara (5) 32pts
It was nice to get back to this terrific golf course and see how it had
developed over the last year. Chang Breweries bought this, the former Century
Chonburi, about 2 years ago and have worked wonders on the improvements. The
fairways are better, the bunkers are actually playable now and the clubhouse may
be modest in size, but very attractive and comfortable. It is an unpretentious
golf course that is a little gem in our links collection here in Pattaya.
Looks like there is another Emmerson in town and Keith took the win today with a
solid 40 points, a great score with these tricky and fast greens. Our Japanese
buddies Aki and Ken had a battle for second, and for once Aki came out on top!
Thursday, Oct. 30, Treasure Hill (white tees) –
Stableford
1st John Hutt (25) 33pts
2nd Bill Eyles (21) 32pts
3rd Ken Aihara (5) 30pts
We hadn’t been here for ages, so we had a full crew out today to take on this
difficult and narrow track. The previous week, we had our road trip to Kabinburi
that was also designed by Yoshikazu Kato so the guys got to play to his design
once again.
The course was a bit rough and the greens showed some wear, but at a rate of
1,050 including buggy it was great value. Sure there are lots of courses in
better shape right now, but this is such a quality layout we had to get it on
the schedule.
Kenny Aihara was on the podium once again and his third place with a 30 tells
you how hard this course is. Billy did very well with 32, but John Hutt had an
obviously great day and a 33 won it for him.
Friday, Oct. 31, Mt. Shadow (white tees) – Stableford
T1st Ken Aihara (5) 37pts
T1st Andy Finland (13) 37pts
3rd Akifume Tate (15) 34pts
Another great track we hadn’t visited in a long time, Mountain Shadow will
always be a great challenge. We had another rain free round of golf so we got
lucky again! The bit of bad luck was hitting loads of traffic coming home which
was probably those Bangkok weekenders on their way into Patts.
It was a heavily influenced Japanese leaderboard as Ken and Aki once again were
at the top. This time it was Kenny who prevailed and a tie with Andy at the 37
point mark got them joint first place. Aki had 34 to get third and that was a
shot better than his performance at Pattavia earlier in the week.
Thanks again to all who joined us this week for some great golf in Pattaya!
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!
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Richardson by a street
PSC Golf from Café Kronborg
Dave Richardson.
Monday, Oct. 27,
Pattavia - Stableford
1st Dave Richardson (27) 37pts
2nd Leif Kirkgaard (17) 32pts
3rd Mike Winfield (21) 29pts
4th Elas Magnusson (19) 28pts
We teed off 20 minutes early under sunny skies and with a nice breeze all
day with nobody in front. The course on the day was in very fine condition
with fair and true greens.
Back in the clubhouse after a 4 hour round, welcomes went out to Knud Axel
Nyen from Denmark and Karl Beter, back from Cambodia.
Dave Richardson was the winner today by a country mile with 37 points. Leif
Kirkgaard came second 5 points behind and the final podium places were
filled by Mike Winfield and Elias Magnusson in that order.
Thursday, Oct. 30,
Greenwood - Stableford
A Flight (0-17)
1st Mashi Kaneta (14) 37pts
2nd Mikito Homma (17) 30pts
3rd Arne Max Pedersen (16) 30pts
4th Leif Kirkgaard (17) 28pts
B Flight (18+)
1st Karl Beter (29) 38pts
2nd Mick O’Connor (20) 31pts
3rd Elias Magnusson (19) 31pts
4th Steen Habersaat (24) 29pts
Another very hot and steamy day on a course in good condition but it the
previous rain had left it saturated and it was like playing on a wet sponge.
Welcomes went out today to Arne Max Pedersen and Lotte Boskov from Denmark,
John and Martha Herr from USA, Mick O’Connor back from the UK and we also
said a goodbye to Mikito Homma.
We had 2 flights today with the cut at handicap 17. Mashi Kaneta was the
winner of the A Flight with 37 points ahead of Mikito Homma in second on a
count back from Arne Max Pedersen. Leif Kirkgaard was fourth with 28 points.
Karl Beter took the B Flight honours with 38 points while Mick O’Connor was
second on a count back from Elias Magnusson, both with 31.
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Final Friday at Tropical Bert’s
PSC Golf from Tropical Golf
Friday winners Mashi Kaneta (2nd left) and Mick
Coghlan (2nd right) pose with three of Tropical Bert’s cheerleaders.
Tuesday, Oct. 28, Mountain Shadow – Stableford
We had a good turnout on Tuesday, so it was soon into cars and a
quick run to Mountain Shadow saw us soon on the first tee. With the rain of
late it was carts on the path only, but as the round progressed we started
going grass wise as we went into the back nine, but were careful where we
went.
 MBMG
Group Golfer of the Month Tom Herrington (right) receives his prize from
Dick Warberg.
The course was still wet but by careful placement and cleaning the ball we
made good progress. As said, the fairways and the rough were still wet, but
probably the main drawback was the slowness of the greens. However, if truth
be known, when these greens are dry they can be really fast, so it is an ill
wind etc.
With no one in front of us we made really good time and with the fine drying
weather the round only got better. Soon finished it was nice to see the new
showers in the rest room. A great improvement and this course is now really
worth a visit. Tough but fair.
Back at Bert’s it was soon time for the results, not forgetting this would
be the last MBMG Group Golfer of the Month in this establishment but will be
carried onto the new location. In the A Flight, 0 to 17, the winner was John
Pierrel with 39 points on count back over Brian Gabe in second. In third was
Mark West with 36 points.
In the B Flight the winner was Tom Herrington with a fine 41 points over
Daryl Evans in second with 40. In third was Graham Buckingham with 37 points
ahead of Don Carmody.
The fine score of 41 points was enough to carry Tom Herrington to his first
win as MBMG Group Golfer of the Month. Well done Tom.
Near Pins: Steve Hamstad, Andre Van Dyk, Mashi, Bill McGarvie
Friday, Oct. 31, Pattaya C.C. – Stableford
It was with mixed emotions the Tropical Bert’s golf group met on
Halloween Friday. It’s always nice to see the usual friendly faces in the
morning, and welcome any new ones. However there was also the knowledge this
was our last rendezvous at this location and with the “Topical Bert’s” name.
Bert is moving to the “Dark Side” and the current location is closing. What
a ride it’s been!
Bert has been hosting golf in various locations for over 10 years, and a
large percentage of golfers in Pattaya have played there at one time or
another. Words cannot express our thanks to Bert and his staff for
accommodating the group with daily “golfer’s special” breakfasts and
dinners. Best of luck to them all!
All is not lost however. The “Tropical Golf Group” is moving en mass to the
BJ Holiday lodge on Soi 3 just down from Beach Rd on the right. This is a
very nice venue, the owners and staff are quite friendly and looking forward
to hosting our twice weekly outings. All are welcome.
So what about the golf? Today was Pattaya Country Club. The clubhouse is
nearing completion, and the short drive and good value make it a worthy
outing. The fairways are nice, but sadly the greens, which a few months ago
we reported to be significantly improved, have regressed to below average
condition. Management is aware of the situation and working to get the
greens fixed up.
Back at Bert’s the final Friday golf winners were Mashi Kaneta (14) taking
A-Flight with 40 points, and Mick Coghlan (24) with the day’s best score
winning B-Flight with a wonderful 41 points.
A Flight
1st Mashi Kaneta (14) 40pts
2nd Walter Baechli (16) 39pts
3rd Andre Van Dyk (17) 38pts
B Flight
1st Mick Coghlan (24) 41pts
2nd Graham Buckingham (22) 37pts
3rd Derek Brook (22) 36pts
Near Pins: Mark West, Peter Blackburn, Andre Van Dyk, Mick Coghlan
Long Putts: Peter Blackburn, Andre Van Dyk
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Featuring Nev the pole-dancer
The Backyard Golf Society
The Backyard lads enjoyed another good day out at
Emerald last Friday, Oct. 31. With so much rain around lately the course
was actually in very good condition with no need for ‘pick-and-place’ as
on some other courses. Unfortunately the wet weather has meant that the
rough has been growing steadily with no possibility to cut it back, but
then again we should not be in the rough, should we!
 Nev
sizes up the dancing pole.
The winner of the main competition on the day was The Impregnator with a
very good score of 39 points. Amazing what a couple of extra shots on the
old handicap will do for your score. The near-pin went to Irish John on the
par 3, 15th green.
The Biss won 8 skins in the first 9 holes, with Mr. Oddie taking the other
one before the turn, The Impregnator won 7 on the back 9 and we have 2
rolled over to next week’s game.
It was welcome back to Second-hand Bob for another silver-selling trip and a
few rounds of golf. Boo and the man were re-united and cooing noises were
reported by the other players in Bob’s group. The Yak somehow lost his caddy
at the 9th hole, but only after she cleverly got him to buy her a drink. No
one is sure what happened to her but off she went.
After a torrential cloud-burst we finally made our way down the road and to
the new Featuring Bar where The Big Apple and Bun carried on the tradition
of discounting the grog for those wearing the group logo. The Impregnator
decided to check out the dancing pole as the accompanying photo shows. Mr.
Quiet has been doing a roaring trade in the football squares with the lasses
actually asking to sign up for a change.
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Mark & Yukio claim the Medals
IPGC Golf from The Haven
Mark Lang, Yukio Kikuchi & Phil Groves.
Monday, Oct. 27, Mt. Shadow (blue tees) -
Stableford
CSS 72
1st Yukio Kikuchi (20) 42pts
2nd John Carlin (19) 39pts
3rd Mike Hill (20) 38pts
4th Phil Groves (11) 34pts
5th Yasuo Suzuki (12) 30pts
With the head cook and bottle washer on legal leave feeding the
fish, or as he terms it, “fishing”, and Trevor surveying the great
expanses of South Australia, it has been left to Hal Hart to run the
administration and Phil Groves to organise the transport for the
golfing activities out of Soi 13. Both have done such a commendable
job that many of regulars are clubbing together to buy bait while
the neighbours curse into their somtam.
The week started under heavy skies at the always difficult Mountain
Shadow course, that had originally been designed to be played by
fifteen handicappers and below, but on this occasion the higher
handicap contenders ruled the day with Yukio Kikuchi leading the way
with a low scoring round that he had only once matched previously in
nine years of golfing in Thailand. He strode in three shots clear of
the field to make it a very good return with the bi-annual “Yahiyuka
Tour”.
John Carlin, also recently returned to the “Land of Smiles”, claimed
second place with his best round for six months and one sure to see
his handicap at last moving in the opposite direction from its
recent course.
Mike Hill, the last of the high trio, took third spot, also with a
return under handicap and four strokes better than his nearest
competitor who was Phil Groves, with tour leader Yasuo Suzuki taking
the last spot on the podium a few more behind him.
There were no 2’s in the first division but, bearing out the old
adage regarding the blind squirrel, Phil Stevenson slid down a
smooth one in the second division but unfortunately Phil Cass also
had one so he was forced to share the huge rollover pot to which the
keeper of the treasure chest had luckily left the keys.
Prior to the presentations there was a welcome for Shyunji Miyazaki
together with welcome backs for Yasuo Suzuki, Kaneo Watanabe, Hideo
Akiyama, Yukio Kikuchi, Shuichi Kodaka, John Carlin and Michel
Desloover.
Wednesday, Oct. 29, Khao Kheow - Stableford
CSS 71
1st Phil Groves (11) 37pts
2nd Davis Ross (10) 34pts
3rd Hal Hart (17) 34pts
4th Keith Emerson (11) 33pts
5th Mike Hill (20) 33pts
Even darker rain clouds filled the skies and accompanied by a heavy
downpour it meant far fewer than the usual number of hopefuls turned
up at The Haven, but sufficient numbers braved the weather for the
always popular Khao Kheow layout where the A and C courses were the
test for the day.
Following the groups arrival the rain relented and a start was made
in a slight drizzle which lasted for just three holes and thereafter
the day remained overcast but dry and almost perfect conditions for
golf.
Phil Groves at last came good, at least winning, but still was
unable to “break eighty” as he has been striving to do since his
return to Pattaya at the beginning of September, but at least this
round will enable him to break the cycle of the upward movement of
his handicap.
David Ross added to the list of returnees that featured this week on
the podium with a solid two over card and which with a better 21 on
the back nine ensured him of second place. Hal Hart continued his
recent good form, that has seen his handicap reduce to its lowest
ever level, but with just 17 on the back nine had to settle for
third.
Keith Emerson, just in on a short break from Japan, took fourth
place after he won a count back with a better 17 to 15 and leave
Mike Hill in fifth place.
Phil Cass had another 2 in the second division and David Ross made
it a happy return when he added to his day’s haul by sharing the
first division rollover pot with Keith Emerson.
Before the prizes were presented there were welcome backs for David
Ross and Keith Emerson.
Friday, Oct. 31, Greenwood – Monthly Medal
CSS 73
Division 1 (0-15)
1st Mark Lang (5) net 73
2nd Peter Skinner (12) net 76
3rd Glen Eldershaw (15) net 77
4th Keith Emerson (11) net 77
Division 2 (16+)
1st Yukio Kikuchi (20) net 69
2nd Mike Hill (20) net 71
3rd John Carlin (19) net 74
4th Hal Hart (17) net 75
Once again the Monthly Medals were held over the testing Greenwood
course where the A & C courses were in play, and even with the
addition of another group playing the courses the CSS for the day
went up to 73 to underline the difficulty of play on the day.
The first division was led in by Mark Lang who has been playing golf
almost every day since his arrival in Pattaya two weeks earlier when
he declared a two shot lower handicap. Although this was not his
best round of the trip it was his first Medal win with the group and
with it he added his name to the list for the Gold and Silvers to be
held in December.
Peter Skinner, whilst not approaching his best golf, still did
enough to lock up second place, leaving Glen Eldershaw to take third
after a count back with Keith Emerson which he won with a better
36.5 to 37.5 over the C course.
The second division was another runaway victory for the in-form
Yukio Kikuchi as he flattened the field with a three under return
that not only earned him a place in the finals, but added to his
previous good rounds in the week and gained him a three shot drop in
handicap, which added to his day’s pleasure.
Mike Hill was unfortunate to find Yukio in such good form as his one
under result would have usually been enough for the win but on this
occasion second place was his lot.
John Carlin took third spot another three behind with Hal Hart
showing well again in fourth.
Peter Skinner had the sole 2 in the first division whilst there were
none in the second division.
Back at The Haven there were welcome backs for Peter Martin, Gary
Brown and Glen Eldershaw together with a farewell for Keith Emerson.
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.
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Banjo’s bounty in the rain
IPGC Pattaya Golf Society at the Elephant Bar
Monday 27 October saw the Pattaya Golf Society take four groups south,
to the Royal Navy’s 36-hole playground in Sattahip. After being
allocated the East and South nines, we realised that we were following a
large group of “foreign” golfers. They were Farang, 28 in number, and
part of a tourist group new to Pattaya. This did not bode well.
The rain that had threatened arrived shortly after tee-off, eased, then
returned with more volume and persistency. This, coupled with the
extremely slow pace of play in front, meant a very, very long round;
well in excess of five hours. Plutaluang, with a 400Bt green-fee,
represents excellent value for money. Today it just didn’t seem so.
There were four ‘2’s, Tony Campbell’s at E2 and three more on the very
scenic E5; Alan Flynn, Mark Lang and Brad Lewis. Four players made the
podium, with two scoring under par. The winning score, an excellent one
especially given the conditions, was recorded by an individual who had
to pull out of golf just three days prior, due to post-surgery pain in
his knee. The rest obviously did wonders – very well played Banjo!
Back at the Elephant Bar we welcomed new member John Needham from WA
Australia, and welcomed back John’s mate Geoff Reynolds, also from WA.
Farewells were made to three departing Aussies from NSW; Brad Evans,
Paul Herring and Dave Angus-Crouch who shouted all the golfers a beer or
two before saying goodbye.
The lucky beer draw was won by Dave Angus-Crouch, whilst newbie John
Needham won the booby bevy as a welcome as well as for the low round of
the day.
1st Richard Bannister (12) 40pts
2nd Tony Campbell (7) 37pts
3rd Mark Lang (5) 35pts
4th Paul Herring (11) 34pts
OK Bangpra, you win ... this time
The Pattaya Golf Society left Pattaya in a downpour on
Wednesday, 29th October and set out for Bangpra to play a stableford
competition on the exquisite course. Every mile up Highway 7 saw the
rain ease and by the time the group arrived at its destination clouds
had cleared leaving a soft golf course under heavily humid skies, but
one which was infinitely playable. However the day would show the hidden
teeth of Bangpra as the course was to prove tougher than anyone
expected.
The leader of the group with eighty to a hundred rounds under his belt
at Bangpra over the years declared it to be in the toughest condition he
had ever encountered, with air as thick as treacle, fairways as soft as
butter and greens as miserable as sin. A fun day lay ahead for the two
flights, cut at fourteen and under.
In the second flight Dave Lehane and Yukio Kikuchi shared second place
with 27 points whilst Hideo Akiyama took the flight with 33 points. In
the top flight Yasuo Suzuki recorded 29 points for third whilst Mark
Lang took second with 30 points. The flight winner was Chris Smith and
he played the round of the day, a magnificent gross 78 giving him 32
points off his two handicap.
Unsurprisingly there were no birdie ‘2’s and the honour of the free
non-winners’ beer went to Tony Campbell whilst Geoff Reynolds took the
Booby Bevy for his record low score. He was just one of a few broken men
returning to the locker room after the round at Bangpra. But the PGS is
made of sterner stuff and we’ll be back. When it’s dry!
Campbell & Jones make light of the gloom
Another downpour, lashings of rain, localised flooding, power
outages, dismal faces. The PGS left all of this on Friday, 31st October
to spend Halloween playing a medal round at Greenwood on the A and C
nines. The sky was heavily overcast for much of the round but the course
was in excellent condition though soft and was thoroughly playable,
although the 6599 yards from the white tees seemed nearer 6900!
Scoring was tough to maintain and the inevitable heavy shower two-thirds
of the way through the round slowed those who were making some headway.
Eventually Murray Edwards showed he had mastered the medal play mindset
with a solid net 75 for third place. Sharing first place were Tony
Campbell and Mr Len with net 72, the former recording the day’s best
gross of 79 whilst the latter was just happy with his strategy of making
the greens in bogey, and making sure the putts were all solid and true.
The only ‘2’ of the day was recorded on C3 by “Banjo” Bannister and the
Booby Bevy was reserved traditionally for Garry Hookey on his return
round. The non-winners draw went to Dave Plaiter, not to mention his
indiscreet choice of his partner’s ball on the sixteenth fairway. In
conditions such as those on the day, golfers need balls to play
Greenwood well, but use your own please Dave.
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Walkley wins deVere monthly award
PSC Golf from The Billabong Golf Bar
Paul Smith and his winning scramble
team.
Monday, Oct. 27, Silky Oak -
Stableford
Pattaya’s best kept secret Silky Oak is a great little
course with few players, millionaire golf at its best. Today we had
5 groups playing the course was in grand condition with the greens
being lightly sanded about a week prior, which made them just right.
Apart from the last group we got in before the storm hit but Mal
Farquharson and his mates from the Baan Tong Tong resort got
absolutely hammered and came in like drowned rats. The visiting
Geralton boys acquitted themselves very well, even playing off their
Aussie handicaps.
Owen Walkley receives the
deVere trophy for October from Brian Chapman.
There were three ‘2’s coming from Steve Compton,
Geoff Handcock and Neil Herd.
Fourth place overall went to Jason Moylan with a good score of 35
points, third was taken by Owen Walkley with 37, second went to Sel
Wegner with 38 and the top spot was occupied by Geralton’s Marl Rossiter
with a great 39 points.
Wednesday, Oct. 29, Green Valley - Stableford
We had a great round of golf today with no rain on us at all.
The fairways were a little damp in places but that was the only
discomfort we had to put up with all the way round. Mind you, it did
rain on the way back to the bar.
We had nine groups playing and today was also our deVere trophy
competition, kindly sponsored by Brian Chapman of the deVere Group. This
comp is a monthly event and by the number of players it seems to be very
popular. Thanks go to Brian for the prizes - it is much appreciated by
all the players.
There were four ‘2’s today coming from J.J. Harney, Gerry Roche, John
Aylott and Ken Grimes.
The Geralton boys enjoy
some libation back at the bar.
The prizes went down to sixth place and the count
backs were plenty. Neil Harvey took sixth with 35 points, edged out of
fifth place on count back by Murray Hart. The nest three places also
featured a count back, this time on 37 points, that saw Gerry Roche as
the runner up, Jim Grieve in third and Ken Grimes fourth. Taking the
deVere trophy on the day was Owen Walkley with a fine 38 points.
Friday, Oct. 31, Plutaluang -
Scramble
The Navy golf course was the place to be, with 16 teams
playing our monthly scramble and all teams having the Courtyard
Cavaliers in their sights.
It was off to an early start in lovely sunshine but that wasn’t to last
long as a very ugly storm came across the course about 1.30 p.m. and we
all dove for cover. There was some talk of the course being unplayable
as the greens and fairways we could see were under water, but after the
rain stopped everyone went out to finish apart from one group.
The winning scores were not as good as usual, I suppose because of the
wet conditions, anyway fourth went to the team of Mal Farquharson, Steve
Compton, Richard Steadman and Joe Mooneyham with a score of 60.6. Third
place went to Team Irish consisting of Tom Gorey, Christy Knight, Phil
Davies and Natt Doyle with 59.8 and second was taken by The Dodgy Boys
of Owen Walkley, Brian Maddox, John Baikie and Willem Lasonder with a
score of 59.3. In first place was the quartet of Paul Smith, Freddy
Starbeck, Morris Robert’s and Thiery Petrement with a great 58.3.
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.
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Rain stops play
PSC Golf from Siam Country Resort
Jeff & Willem.
Tuesday, Oct. 28, Green Valley -
Stableford
Tuesday was a visit to Green Valley, to take advantage of the
last of the low season rates. Mother Nature thought differently though,
and shortened our day a little. We waited out the rain for more than an
hour, played some more before once again relenting, this time for the
duration. Jeff and Willem were leading the way when time was called,
while Jonathan had 2 near pins and Willem 1.
Thursday, Oct. 30, Mt. Shadow - Stableford
Mountain Shadow was Thursday’s venue, with the course in good
condition, despite the recent poor weather. The dams there are full to
the brim, so unlike on some past occasions, there is zero chance of
getting your ball back from in there.
We decided to play a social game today, with players choosing their
preferred tee. Sam Gettinby (24) played well from the whites, which
obviously suited his length, but still had to play the good shots.
We only had 2 representatives at the monthly PAGS tournament at Emerald,
with both featuring in the prizes. Willem getting second in B flight
with 38 points, while Jeff got third in A with 36.
Note: Siam Country Resort, Restaurant & Bar is located just off Siam
Country Club Rd, after going under the arch past the 7/11, turn right
after 50 metres, with the venue on the left another 200 metres along.
Golf from here is generally played on Tuesday & Thursday, with the
Resort hosting prompt presentations on both days. As a PSC affiliated
venue we welcome ALL golfers, including ladies & seniors (>60s) who have
opted for the “Silver” tee option. Call 089 094 1841 for scheduling or
enquiries.
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Parker bags the hat-trick
PSC Golf Bunker Boys @ The Ranch
Monday, Oct. 27, Pattana B & A –
Stableford
Twelve golfers today for our Stableford competition at Pattana,
and after some discussion with the starter we managed to persuade him to let
us play the recently reopened A course, which we haven’t played for almost a
year.
 Geoff
Parker reflects on his third Golfer of the Month title of the year.
The ground was soft and buggies were confined to the cart paths, so we
elected to play winter rules from the shorter yellow tees, but with a course
length of 6,480 yards the track still provides a stern test.
Starting on the B nine is always a tough proposition, but it seems like
every time we play this course we’re forced to start on what is one of the
most daunting opening holes in the area, which once again your scribe
managed to “blob” after attempting an overly ambitious second shot which
inevitably ended up in the water.
Conditions were dry and sunny until clouds began to gather on the inward
nine, but fortunately the storm stayed away and the round was completed in
pleasant conditions.
Geoff Cox was the only player to better his handicap on the day and took
first place two points clear of Tony Robbins, who is continuing to enjoy his
new driver, consistently knocking the ball down the middle of the fairway.
We welcomed back Eddie Kelly today at the start of his annual visit, and he
celebrated by taking one of only two near pin prizes which were claimed on
the day.
1st Geoff Cox (15) 37pts
2nd Tony Robbins (14) 35pts
3rd Les Hall (26) 32pts
Near Pins: Geoff Cox and Eddie Kelly.
Wednesday, Oct. 29, Greenwood A & C – Stableford
Following persistent rain overnight in Pattaya, we awoke to find
heavy grey skies, and the rain began to fall again about one hour before
your scribe would normally head off to The Ranch. It was truly a miserable
morning and 3rd Road began to accumulate huge puddles of water as two
disheveled but determined golfers sat in the bar waiting to see if anyone
else would brave the deluge. Eventually we managed to scrape together a
four-ball and a quick call to the course established that it wasn’t raining
there, so we decided to set off on the long trip up the 331 to see if we
could get a game.
Arriving at the course it was no surprise that there were no other gofers
there, but the weather was sunny, albeit with dark clouds all around. After
a quick cup of coffee, we decided to tee off and the course was in
surprisingly good condition with only occasional soft patches on the
fairways.
The round progressed smoothly for 12 holes, but then the inevitable rain
arrived and we were forced to shelter for 45 minutes, before completing the
final six holes on waterlogged fairways, but the greens remained in good
condition.
Gerry Cooney took the honours one point clear of Geoff Parker and Tony
Robbins who had to be separated on a count back after Tony missed a short
putt on the 18th green – pressure indeed!
After the game our hardy group agreed that the day had been enjoyable and
worthwhile, especially the caddies who were relieved to get a day’s work!
1st Gerry Cooney (13) 32pts
2nd Geoff Parker (15) 31pts
3rd Tony Robbins (14) 31pts
Friday, Oct. 31, Crystal Bay C & A – Stableford
Our final game of the month saw two contenders left in the
competition for the Golfer of the Month title, Geoff Parker leading Tony
Robbins by two points, and as per tradition they were paired together in the
final group.
This was our first visit to the Crystal Bay course for over 3 months because
at that time the greens were in very poor condition, but today the
transformation was remarkable and they were as good as any greens we’ve
played on in recent weeks.
The weather was bright and sunny, but the fairways were soft from recent
downpours, so we elected to play winter rules and set off on the C nine with
no golfers ahead of our leading group. The outward nine was completed in
good time but unfortunately a group jumped in ahead of us on the 10th tee
and slowed the pace down considerably on the inward nine.
Once again a storm rolled in as the first group were playing the 14th hole,
and several less hardy golfers decided to seek the shelter of the clubhouse
but the majority of the field sat out the deluge for 30 minutes and
completed the final holes in very soggy conditions.
Gordon Melia scored 21 points on the outward nine, and although he faltered
a little on the soggy final holes (or was it handicap management?) he was
still able to accumulate the winning score of 38 points. Geoff Parker took
second place with 37 points, and Les Hall claimed his second podium position
of the week in third.
Geoff Parker and Tony Robbins had been neck and neck after 12 holes, but
Tony came to grief in the water on the par four 13th hole and eventually
could only finish in fifth place, which handed Geoff his third monthly title
of the year.
After the round it was a pleasure to have a warm shower in the refurbished
changing rooms, and everyone agreed that we should reinstate what was
formerly one of our favourite courses, back onto the regular schedule.
1st Gordon Melia (17) 38pts
2nd Geoff Parker (15) 37pts
3rd Les Hall (26) 34pts
Near Pins: Keith Norman and Peter Allen (2).
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 and meet at The Ranch at 9 a.m. for breakfast and transportation.
New players are always welcome. Contact “Buff” on 086 046 5091 or 080 605
5663 or check website at: www.bunkersociety.com.
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Brad signs off in style
PSC Golf from The Outback Golf Bar
(From left): Kim Danboise,
Brad Jordison, Greg Hill and Les Easton.
Monday, Oct. 27, Burapha -
Stableford
Eighteen Outbackers played A & B in overcast but pleasant
conditions and it was of no surprise that we were restricted to the cart
paths so we winter rules were applied. Despite no carts on fairways the
course was in great condition as the top scores showed.
Running fifth with 34 points was Kim Danboise, while beating him on
count back was the recently returned Murray Hart. Brad Jordison (36) was
third with Peter Nixon taking runner-up spot on count back to Bob St
Aubin, both on 37.
There were three ‘2’s by Peter Nixon (3rd), Bob Finley (6th) and Vince
Butler (17th).
1st Bob St. Aubin (12) 37pts
2nd Peter Nixon (12) 37pts
3rd Brad Jordison (06) 36pts
4th Murray Hart (12) 34pts
5th Kim Danboise (15) 34pts
Tuesday, Oct. 28, Laem Chabang - Stableford
Our last scheduled visit to Laem Chabang until next year’s
low season, was a very, very wet one, in fact it’s amazing that the boys
got round. The weather scared off a few but a big welcome to the guys
from Sawtell who were in no doubt that they were going to enjoy
themselves, come what may.
Joined by Brad Jordison, it was a very classy field with another Brad
leading the way playing off 3. The winner was Paul Herring (11) with 34
points, beating his mate Dave Angus on c/b with Brad Lewis in third on
32.
We said hello and goodbye to this great group of guys after spending
most of the afternoon apres golf at the Outback with them and look
forward to their return next year.
There were two ‘2’s from Dave Angus and Darren Blaikie.
1st Paul Herring (11) 34pts
2nd Dave Angus (16) 34pts
3rd Brad Lewis (03) 32pts
4th Brad Jordison (06) 32pts
5th Darren Blaikie (07) 29pts
6th Craig Blyth (09) 28pts
Wednesday, Oct. 29, Bangpra - Stableford
Regrettably the poor weather continues to affect the golfing
numbers as conditions on the courses deteriorate still further. Bangpra
was just about playable although Bob St Aubin didn’t think so and Eddy’s
attempt to play with a sore finger didn’t work either, as he had to
withdraw. Les Easton played a completely different course to the
remainder as he romped home with 38 points to win by 10 shots over Greg
Hill on 28 and Kim Danboise third with just 23.
There were no ‘2’s.
1st Les Easton (23) 38pts
2nd Greg Hill (18) 28pts
3rd Kim Danboise (15) 23pts
Friday, Oct. 31, Green Valley - Stableford
This day will be remembered not only as the day that Brad
Jordison, playing his penultimate round of golf before returning to Aus,
shot 39 points to win at Green Valley by four, but also for one of the
fiercest storms ever seen in the Pattaya area, surpassing the one around
the same time last year, which caused thousands of bahts worth of damage
to the Outback’s television systems. The hour and a half long
spectacular thunder and lightning show struck at around 1.30 p.m.,
knocking out the power and turning Siam Country Road into a river as
customers at the bar watched and listened in amazement.
Incredibly, all the groups except one managed to complete their rounds
but were subjected to a hazardous drive back. 25 Outbackers started out
and even after setting apart the players who could not play the
finishing hole, the CSS for the day was three shots tougher than par.
Peter Nixon (35) was second and Kim Danboise (33) was third, even though
he was one of the guys who didn’t play the last. In Div B, the win went
to Greg Hill on 35pts from Les Easton (33) and David Davies (32).
There were two ‘2’s from Geoff Stimpson and Brad Jordison.
Div A (0-17)
1st Brad Jordison (06) 39pts
2nd Peter Nixon (12) 35pts
3rd Kim Danboise (15) 33pts
4th Geoff Stimpson (06) 31pts
Div B (18+)
1st Greg Hill (18) 35pts
2nd Les Easton (23) 33pts
3rd David Davies (24) 32pts
4th Tim Knight (24) 31pts
Note: The Outback Golf Bar is situated about 6km from Sukhumvit
Road along Soi Siam Country. Call Jack on 081 578 1956.
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Bell beats the weather for Pattavia win
Travellers Rest Golf Group
Andy Rich
In a week badly affected by the weather the TRGG only managed to
complete two golf competitions on Monday and Friday. The proposed trip
on Wednesday 29th October to Treasure Hill didn’t even get past the
signing in stage with those who did turn up looking like drowned rats.
The decision was quickly made to abandon the day and stay in the dry,
although by midmorning the sun was back out …typical!
 Ian
Bell - winner at Pattavia Century.
The rainy season in Thailand seems to get later every year and it is to
be hoped that the old wives tale that the rain disappears after Loi
Krathong, which takes place this week, turns out to be true. We shall
see.
Monday, Oct. 27, Plutaluang - Stableford
On Monday the TRGG, for the second week running, set off to
play Plutaluang (North and West courses) and although we started in
sunny weather the umbrellas were soon out and playing conditions became
a lottery, which not too many of the contestants managed to win. Hardy
old stagers came to the fore and shrugged off being soaking wet to
record some pretty good scores.
Mike Rushant, who is small enough and wiry enough to dodge between the
rain drops, came home with a remarkable 37 points. The previous week I
described him as a pocket battleship but this week he became a
destroyer, a destroyer of all his competitors.
Scotsman Neil Bramley and Irishman Fergus Brennan, a couple of old
seadogs who are used to bit of driving rain, fought it out for second
and third place and were only separated after a count back, Neil winning
out this time.
1st Mike Rushant (12) 37pts
2nd Neil Bramley (8) 36pts
3rd Fergus Brennan (13) 36pts
Friday, Oct. 31, Pattavia - Stableford
With Wednesday being a wash out we jump forward to Friday and
a return visit to Pattavia Century. Now I want to start by
congratulating the management and greens staff of this course for its
truly magnificent condition. Having played it in the old days, when
despite having some interesting holes it was always a little scruffy
round the edges, to see it now in such exceptional condition despite the
bad weather it is a big “well done” from all at the TRGG. I can assure
you that you will be seeing a lot more of us in the future.
Again it turned out to being another guy used to bad weather and another
Scotsman, Ian Bell who shone on the day although it took a while before
he got up a head of steam. It was his 23 points on the back nine that
shot him to the top of the leader board.
Aussies can be a load of old jessies when it comes to bad weather so it
was a surprise to see an Aussie snatch second place. Ted Senior, who
still retains a perfect English accent, was that man and being one of
his playing partners I can assure you he handled the odd downpour in a
very professional manner and continued with his “A” game. I managed to
sneak into third place but I am used to having a big dark cloud above my
head when it comes to golf.
1st Ian Bell (7) 38pts
2nd Ted Senior (15) 35pts
3rd Andy Rich (20) 34pts
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.
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McGarvie scores a ‘bullet’
PSC Golf from The Growling Swan
Bill Steinmann, Ebrahim, Mark Henkel and
Peter Grey.
The Drut
Monday, Oct. 27, Greenwood – Stableford
The C & A nines were played in that order with the A side
being used for count backs. The yellow markers at 6193 yards were in
vogue as the back white tees have the course playing longer than highway
one, which circumnavigates the Australian coast line.
 Gary
Monley, Roy Dayton and Martin Kempton.
Prior to tee off one gent commented that his game is to golf what Attila
the Hun’s appreciation was of opera and a big turnaround would be
required for a podium place. Attila apparently never got his head around
opera and nor did the aforementioned gent with respect to his game.
The starter sent us on our way and the leading group charged down the
first like demented water buffaloes in search of a feed. Considering
recent rain the course was in good condition whilst the greens were
quite slow however putted truly.
Welcomes were handed out to John Coetzee from Perth, Western Australia
and Bill McGarvie from Ottawa, Canada.
We said hoo roo to Ernie Picken who was heading back to Melbourne and
Doctor Brian Vale and Wayne Harman returning to Perth.
One grade today saw Ebrahim show the way with a stylish forty one
points. In second place was Bill Steinmann on forty and third was Mark
Henkel handing in thirty nine.
Fourth, fifth and sixth spots respectively went to Roy Dayton, Bill
McGarvie and John Coetzee, while Kae and Alain Taddei rounded out the
podium.
The NAGA was won by Peter Grey who finished with more zeros on his card
than ended up in the Darwin harbour in 1942.
1st Ebrahim (14) 41pts
2nd Bill Steinmann (9) 40pts
3rd Mark Henkel (29) 39pts
4th Roy Dayton (24) 38pts
5th Bill McGarvie (9) 38pts
6th John Coetzee (17) 38pts
7th Kae (18) 34pts
8th Alain Taddei (15) 34pts
Near Pins: Kae A2, John Coetzee A6, The Phantom C3 and Ebrahim C6.
Long Putts: Bill McGarvie A9, Alain Taddei C9.
Thursday, Oct. 30, Bangpra – Stroke/Monthly Mug
Like Argentine ants around the honey pot, a multitude of
golfers gathered in Soi Chaiyapoon dusting off their rods in
anticipation of another day’s enjoyment.
The weather was hot and the course in good condition. Having said that,
the greens if you were above the hole were as friendly as a debt
collector on a cold Melbourne morning and the short rough looked like
Terry Thomas’ moustache on an advanced course of hormone growth.
Considering stroke events, the average golfer and good scores are on the
same wavelength of compatibility as Rottweilers and nervous postmen, it
was no surprise the field struggled.
Welcomes were handed out to Rita Zoebelli, J.C.Lhoste and Eddie Kelly.
Ron Gillett and Fred Dineley were farewelled.
Roy Dayton handed in a gritty net 74 to win the October monthly mug.
Martin Kempton meanwhile was like the guy who ate a plate of prunes, got
a good run for his money and scored net 74 to win A grade. Second and
third were John Davis and Sal Brizzi with net 76s and Stu Rifkin rounded
out the podium one shot further in arrears.
Gary Monley returned a net 77 to win B grade and was as happy as a
termite on Long John Silver’s leg. Second place went to Sandy Leiper on
net 80 Lyndsay Slender and Andrew Allen filled the minor podium spots.
Monthly Mug
1st Roy Dayton net 74
A Flight (0–20)
1st Martin Kempton (13) net 74
2nd John Davis (14) net 76
3rd Sal Brizzi (7) net 76
4th Stu Rifkin (17) net 77
B Flight (21+)
1st Gary Monley (31) net 77
2nd Sandy Leiper (34) net 80
3rd Lyndsay Slender (25) net 81
4th Andrew Allen (31) net 83
Bill McGarvie pulled a six iron out of the holster and with a great shot
won the near pin on the second with an ace. Well done Bill and thanks
for ringing the bell back at the bar. Other near pins went to Gary
Monley, Andrew Allen and John Davis.
Long first putts saw Mike Gosden roll one in on the ninth and Stu Rifkin
on the eighteenth.
The NAGA was won by Alain Taddei who indicated his game was not
dissimilar to the finesse of an orangutan with a Stradivarius. He
received a golf bag as a reward.
Note: The Growling Swan caters for and encourages all golfers
male or female to have a hit at any of our weekly outings. We generally
play Mondays and Thursdays at one of the many fine golf courses in and
around Pattaya. Please contact Peter Grey if you are interested on 0861
503086.
The Growling Swan also caters to the bowls enthusiasts. Bus transport
departs the GS on Wednesdays at 10 AM to play at Cocos on undercover
synthetic greens and on Sundays at the same time for open grass bowling
at The Retreat. Please contact Paul Rennison on 0843 454005 if you wish
to partake. The cost including return bus transport, bowling fees and a
hot lunch is less than 400 baht so great value for a day out.
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Pattaya Sports Club
Bowling League
League winners: (3rd
place) Leo, Ooy, Wade; (2nd place) Lek, Pao, Tue; (1st place) Jang,
Preecha and La.
First place trophy winner Indiana took all four
points from Bavaria in the final week of the league but both teams
struggled on lanes 17 and 18. Canada meanwhile moved past Bavaria into
second place after winning three points from Green Tree, knocking
Bavaria down to third.
Lek Reaper bowled a 590 series, games of 213, 185, 192 and Tue Pettae
rolled a 521 to lead Canada to their three point win over Green Tree.
Balloon moved up from 6th to 5th place after winning three points from
VFW Post 9876 who dropped to 6th. Scoring was not high in this match.
Kran Nielsen bowled a 550 series and a 201 game to lead Café Kronborg to
a three point win over Brother D.
Hannu bowling as a Pacer had a 524 series.
The next 30 week league will begin on 14 November 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 1300 on Friday, 7 November and inform La Montgomery that
you want to be on a team. Teams are picked by a blind draw. For more
information call La on 081 838 4225 after 11:00 am.
| Results & Standings Oct. 31
(week 30) |
| Pos. |
Team |
Score |
Standings |
| 1 |
Indiana |
4 – 0 |
80 – 40 |
| 2 |
Canada |
3-1 |
71 - 49 |
| 3 |
Bavaria |
0 – 4 |
70.5 – 49.5 |
| 4 |
Green Tree |
1 – 3 |
59.5 – 60.5 |
| 5 |
Balloon |
3 – 1 |
54.5 – 65.5 |
| 6 |
VFW Post 9876 |
1-3 |
54 - 66 |
| 7 |
Café Kronborg |
3 – 1 |
48.5 – 71.5 |
| 8 |
Brother D |
1-3 |
42 - 78 |
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Pattaya 8-Ball Pool League
Results & Standings Oct. 27 (week 11)
| Team |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
For |
Agst |
Diff |
Points |
| Smile Bar |
10 |
9 |
1 |
107 |
43 |
64 |
28 |
| Phimai Geordie |
9 |
9 |
0 |
103 |
32 |
71 |
27 |
| Asian Nomads |
10 |
5 |
5 |
71 |
79 |
-8 |
20 |
| Crazy Eddie’s |
10 |
5 |
5 |
65 |
85 |
-20 |
20 |
| San Snack Bar |
9 |
5 |
4 |
78 |
57 |
21 |
19 |
| Funny Girls |
9 |
5 |
4 |
68 |
67 |
1 |
19 |
| Pom Bar |
10 |
4 |
6 |
62 |
88 |
-26 |
18 |
| Doggy Style |
10 |
3 |
7 |
57 |
93 |
-36 |
16 |
| Ta Bar |
9 |
3 |
6 |
64 |
71 |
-7 |
15 |
| Parrot Inn |
8 |
3 |
5 |
51 |
69 |
-18 |
14 |
| Connections |
10 |
1 |
9 |
54 |
96 |
-42 |
12 |
| Results: Asian Nomads 7 v 8 Crazy Eddie’s,
Ta Bar 11 v 4 Connections, Phimai Geordie 11 v 4 Pom Bar, Parrot Inn 3 v
12 San Snack Bar, Bye v Smile Bar, Funny Girl 6 v 9 Doggy Style |
Shoot Pool Thursday Darts League
Results & Standings Oct. 30
| Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
+/- |
BL |
Pts. |
| Ben’s Tattoo Bar |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
6 |
| Nervous Wreck |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Shoot Pool |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-4 |
0 |
2 |
| Scandalic |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-5 |
0 |
2 |
| Bye |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Connections Bar |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
| Results: Ben’s Tattoo Bar 8-3 Nervous
Wreck, Bye A-W Scandalic, Connections Bar 3-5 Shoot Pool |
Darkside Thursday Darts League
Standings Oct. 30 (week 28)
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
T/G |
Pts. |
| Chill Bar |
28 |
28 |
0 |
200 |
40 |
28 |
56 |
| Oscar’s Sports Bar |
27 |
18 |
9 |
143 |
92 |
13 |
36 |
| PJ’s Bar |
28 |
16 |
12 |
139 |
101 |
15 |
32 |
| Moonies |
27 |
15 |
12 |
131 |
104 |
15 |
30 |
| Load Out |
27 |
15 |
12 |
126 |
113 |
14 |
30 |
| CS Coffee |
28 |
11 |
17 |
105 |
139 |
14 |
22 |
| Double Top Bar |
28 |
7 |
21 |
71 |
161 |
7 |
14 |
| Moonie Blues |
27 |
0 |
27 |
23 |
188 |
4 |
0 |
| Results: Chill Bar H-W CS Coffee, Double
Top Bar A-W PJ’s Bar |
Darkside Tuesday Darts League
Standings Oct. 28 (week 9)
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
T/G |
Pts. |
| PJ Pub |
8 |
7 |
1 |
42 |
30 |
5 |
14 |
| Chill Bar |
9 |
7 |
2 |
55 |
26 |
8 |
14 |
| Oscars Bar |
9 |
5 |
4 |
48 |
33 |
5 |
10 |
| Load Out |
8 |
4 |
4 |
44 |
28 |
3 |
8 |
| Double Dutch |
8 |
2 |
6 |
22 |
50 |
2 |
4 |
| Moonies |
8 |
0 |
8 |
14 |
58 |
2 |
0 |
| Results: Double Dutch (3-0)-(6-1) v Oscars
Bar, PJ Pub and Restaurant (5-1)-(4-0) v Chill Bar |
King Factory Friday Night
Pool League
Results & Standings Oct. 31 (week 2)
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
D |
+/- |
Pts |
| Legends Pool |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
6 |
| The Butchers Arms |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
6 |
| Shoot Pool |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| The Rest Stop |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-4 |
3 |
| Links Bar |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-6 |
3 |
| Sweethearts Bar |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-8 |
3 |
| Bye1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Pook’s Bar |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-8 |
0 |
| Results: Links Bar H-W Bye, Pook’s Bar
8-12 The Butchers Arms, Shoot Pool 16-4 Sweethearts Bar, The Rest Stop
8-12 Legends Pool |
Crumpton Oaks Cider
Monday Pool League
Standings Oct. 27 (week 11)
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
+/- |
BP |
Pts. |
| Rest Stop |
11 |
9 |
2 |
33 |
0 |
27 |
| Legends |
11 |
9 |
2 |
30 |
0 |
27 |
| Links Bar |
11 |
8 |
3 |
25 |
1 |
25 |
| Nicky’s Bar |
11 |
8 |
3 |
20 |
0 |
24 |
| Sweethearts Bar |
11 |
8 |
3 |
16 |
0 |
24 |
| Shoot Pool |
11 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
19 |
| Dean’s Bar |
11 |
6 |
5 |
-4 |
1 |
19 |
| Cheers Bar |
10 |
5 |
5 |
-10 |
2 |
17 |
| Offshore Bar |
11 |
5 |
6 |
-6 |
0 |
15 |
| Wok ‘N’ Rok |
11 |
4 |
7 |
-20 |
1 |
13 |
| Classroom |
10 |
2 |
8 |
-26 |
2 |
8 |
| Two Dogs |
11 |
1 |
10 |
-43 |
1 |
4 |
| Mates Bar |
12 |
0 |
12 |
-19 |
0 |
0 |
| Results: Cheers Bar 10-9 Two Dogs,
Classroom 7-10 Sweethearts Bar, Dean’s Bar 10-8 Shoot Pool, Links Bar
10-7 Offshore Bar, Mates Bar 6-10 Wok ‘N’ Rok, Rest Stop 10-6 Legends |
Links Bar Wednesday
9-Ball Pool League
Results & Standings Oct. 29 (week 20)
| Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
+/- |
Pts. |
| Legends Pool |
17 |
14 |
1 |
2 |
84 |
43 |
| Links Bar |
16 |
11 |
0 |
5 |
52 |
33 |
| Pook’s Bar |
18 |
10 |
2 |
6 |
18 |
32 |
| Mates Bar |
20 |
10 |
2 |
8 |
-8 |
32 |
| George & Dragon |
16 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
22 |
26 |
| Classroom |
19 |
7 |
2 |
10 |
-26 |
23 |
| FCUK Inn |
16 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
-6 |
20 |
| Crazy Eddie’s |
16 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
-10 |
18 |
| The Ranch |
16 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
-28 |
17 |
| Connections |
16 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
-32 |
14 |
| Queen Vic |
18 |
4 |
1 |
13 |
-66 |
13 |
| Results: Classroom 13-7 FCUK Inn,
Connections 7-13 Pook’s Bar, George & Dragon 16-4 The Ranch, Mates Bar
7-13 Links Bar, Queen Vic 5-15 Legends Pool |
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