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Selwyn Leightley makes it two
in a row
Angela Engel & her proud Dad
show off their catches of the day.
Selwyn Leightley, this week fishing with the Engel
fishing team, won his second tournament in a row when he landed a 7 kilogram
Queen Fish in the Pattaya Sports Club Deep Sea Fishing competition held on
Friday, November 15, 1996.
The Atlantis Cafe team placed second in the tourney after combining to catch
a 6 kilogram Pompano.
 Selwyn
Leightley with his first place 7 kilogram Queen Fish, caught in the Pattaya
Sports Club Deep Sea Fishing Tournament on Friday, November 15, 1996.
A light turnout due to the rain, election day, and a long weekend, which,
however, didn’t stop the true fishing people. A beautiful day out with 2
boats, five fishermen and two fishing women. In all, 9 large fish (3 to 7
kg.) were landed, along with many smaller fish, totaling 46 kg. in all. 3
Queen Fish, 2 Pompano, 4 small shark and many small snapper made up the
total haul.
Boat #1, sponsored by the Engel Team, included Selwyn Leightley, Carl Engel,
Som Engel and Angela Engel. The foursome landed the winning 7 kilo Queen
Fish, a 5 kilo Queen Fish, a 3 kilo Queen Fish, 8 kilos of small fish and 2
sharks 2 - 3 kilograms.
Boat #2, sponsored by the Atlantis Club Cafe, included Ralf Bernard, Michael
Petroff II, and Edmond Delpal. The trio landed a 6 kilo Pompano, 5 kilo
Pompano, 4 kilos of small fish, and 2 sharks 2 - 3 kilograms. All fish were
caught in the Koh Phai area.
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Smooth sailing in Commodore Cup
Captains and crew set off in
light trailing winds during the 1996 Commodore’s Cup from Royal Varuna Yacht
Club in South Pattaya.
Light trailing winds prevailed as members of the Royal
Varuna Yacht Club set out to compete in the 1996 sailing of the Commodore’s
Cup Regatta. The course, set out by Royal Varuna Commodore Suwan Pooposakul,
took competitors from the RVYC in South Pattaya to an overnight stay in Bang
Saray, then back again over the weekend of November 9 & 10.
Richard Wood from England, sailing a Laser, won both legs of the regatta to
win the mono-hull championship. He was followed closely by Charlie Zbinden,
also in a Laser, for second place. RVYC Commodore, Suwan Pooposakul, not
only managed the race but competed as well, finishing a respectable third.
Benedikt and Suzanne Mertz in their Hobie Cat 16 won the multi-hull division
after compiling a first and fifth place finish in the two legs of the race.
Les Nyerges finished second in his Nacra 16 Square, followed by Morten
Nielsen, also in a Nacra 16 Sq., in third.
Mono-hull results:
1. Richard Wood (Laser)
2. Charlie Zbinden (Laser)
3. Suwan Pooposakul (Laser)
4. Cheerut (Laser)
5. Alex (Laser)
Multi-hull results:
1. Benedikt/Suzanne Merz (HC 16)
2. Les Nyerges (N16 Sq.)
3. Morten Nielsen (N16 Sq.)
4. Monk/Deas (HC 16)
5. Prattley/Gay (HC 16)
6. Herning/Leeman (Nacra 6)
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Can-Am returns
The 16th annual Can-Am Invitational Golf Tournament will
return to Siam Country Club on Saturday, November 30, 1996.
As usual, a huge turnout is expected to compete for the large amount of
prizes up for grabs. The first place winner will receive a round trip ticket
from Bangkok to any city in Canada or the United States that is served by
Canadian Airlines.
A welcoming reception will be held on Friday night before the tournament at
the Dusit Resort in North Pattaya. At the reception, a draw will be held to
determine tee off times for all the competitors.
Players will tee off in two separate “groups”, both in shotgun start format.
The first group will tee off at 6:30 a.m. and the second at noon. Both
groups are asked to arrive at least forty five minutes before their
scheduled tee off time. Players missing their 6:30 a.m. tee off will not be
guaranteed a spot in the afternoon group, due to the shear numbers of
players that turn out for this popular event.
Technical prizes will be awarded for achievements on every hole, including
prizes for long drives, nearest the pins on par threes, closest to the
flags, closest to the lines, closest to the water, longest first putt holed
on #’s 9 and 18, straightest drive, and a birdie hole.
After the competition there will be an awards presentation party and buffet
at the Dusit Resort beginning around 7:30 p.m. At the party, many lucky draw
prizes will be awarded along with the technical prizes.
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Ray Lepard repeats as AGS Medal champion
Ray Lepard shot a net 3 under par 69 and won his second
Alternate Golf Society Medal in a row at Pattaya Country Club on Wednesday,
November 6, 1996. Ray shot a scratch 97 off his 28 handicap to clinch the
title.
Glen “Lassie” Dragland, often parodied on the sports pages of Pattaya Mail,
redeemed himself in fine form by finishing second to Lepard. Playing off a
36 handicap, Lassie actually tied Ray for the medal with a net round of 3
under par 69, but lost the title on count back. Lassie shot a 48 on the
front nine, breaking 50 for nine holes for the first time in his career.
John C.C. Gibson, playing off a 24 handicap, finished third after carding a
net round of 2 under par 70. John put together a scratch 94.
Murray Kerr and Derek Reaper paired up to win the Alternate Golf Society 4
ball better ball medal tournament at Phoenix Country Club on Wednesday,
November 13. Reaper, playing off a 16 handicap, went out in 40 and carded a
scratch 87, net 71. Kerr, playing off a 13 handicap, came back in 40 to
shoot a scratch 83, net 70. The two combined for a team score of 10 under
par 62.
Stephen Beard and Lewis “Woody” Underwood finished second, just one shot
back at net 9 under par 63. The highlight of their round was when Woody shot
a three on a par three, which, with his 36 handicap, gave him a net 1 for
the hole.
Ken Cooke and John Gibson finished third with a team score of net 66.
Organizers of the Alternate Golf Society have revealed that they are
planning a special “3 club & putter” tourney sometime over the Christmas
holidays. Each player will only be allowed to take 3 clubs, of their own
choosing, with them out on the course, plus their putter. Should be an
interesting format.
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Colin Morgan returns to top
Colin Morgan shot a net 3 under par 69 to win the weekly meeting of the
Pattaya Golf Society on Tuesday, November 12 at Pattaya Country Club. Morgan
just missed shooting his age on the hot and humid day in paradise.
Norman Brooks, with his beautiful and consistent ball striking, finished
second with a net round of even par 72. Les finished third, also with a net
72, being relegated to third after a count back. It was the first time Les
had played to his handicap of 36, which earned him a round of applause from
appreciative members.
Tony Davis continued his assault near the top of the leader board after
finishing fourth with a net round of 3 over par 75. George Meigh rounded out
the top five with his net round of 3 over par 75 (lost on count back).
Nearest to the pin honors were won by Colin Morgan on #5 and Roy Mitchell on
#16.
Society note: The Annual General Meeting for the Pattaya Golf Society has
been moved to Saturday, November 11, 1996.
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Rising Sun rises to top of Mickey Mouse Darts
Rising Sun has won the Friday Night Mickey Mouse Darts
League after one of the closest seasons to date.
With only a week to go, Rising Sun gained the advantage by virtue of their
week 9 win over Mick’s Place. The two teams were tied at the top going into
the showdown in the penultimate week of the season.
Entering the final week, three teams had a chance to win the league. Rising
Sun would clinch the title with a victory over Pleasure Dome. If they were
upset by the Dome, Mick’s Place could have won the league with a win over
Cheers, as long as they won the beer leg on the same night. Palmer’s also
still had an outside chance. If both Rising Sun and Mick’s Place lost both
the match and the beer leg against their week 10 opponents, and if Palmer’s
won the match and the beer leg over Beer Put, they would have been in a tie
for first with Rising Sun. Palmer’s held the lead in the third tie breaking
category, under 10s.
As it turned out, only one of the scenarios came to fruition, that being
Rising Sun clinching the title with their week 10 win over Pleasure Dome.
Congratulations to the eagle eyes at Rising Sun.
The end of season awards presentation party and lucky draw darts competition
is being held tonight, November 22, at Palmer’s Bar starting at 8:00 p.m.
Winning awards will be Dave from Pleasure Dome for the league’s highest
check out, 129. Palmer’s for achieving the league’s most under 10s, 75. And
Rising Sun for the league championship.
Results from week 10: Rising Sun won the match and the beer leg over
Pleasure Dome away. Beer Put won the match but lost the beer leg to Palmer’s
at home. Mick’s Place finished in second after winning the match but losing
the beer leg to Cheers at home.
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Cats cause chaos in Wednesday Quiz
“In complete feet, what is the average tail length of a
lion?” “What is the second largest state by area in Australia?”
Half way through the season, Fawlty Towers is still ahead of the pack, but
not by an uncatchable margin. Anything can happen in the next seven weeks.
Although Fawlty won their match against Aussie Ken last week, the impressive
top score of 101 out of 120, or 84%, went to Palmer’s in their locked horns
tussle with Bob’s ale house.
The panic button was pressed in some bars by the question “how many claws
does a normal house cat have?” Along Second Road, luckless moggies scattered
in every direction as expats and holiday makers peered under parked cars and
yelled “pussy pussy” in a vain attempt to examine their extremities. As
usual, Pattaya’s feline population won hands (or rather paws) down.
All bars welcome new players to come and join the fun. Turn up at the bar of
your choice any Wednesday just before 8:30 p.m.
Answers to the above questions are: “Three feet”,
“Queensland”, and “18 claws”.
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Siam World Cup Windsurfing Competition 96
Jomtien will once again play host to the Siam World Cup
windsurfing competition, this year from November 30 through December 5.
Approximately 150 entrants will compete for the Siam World Cup ‘96.
The annual event, fast becoming one of the best on the Asian tour, will be
organised by the Sports Authority of Thailand and the Windsurfing
Association of Thailand (WATH). Some of the world’s best windsurfers are
expected to turn out for the event, possibly including former World
Champions and an Olympic Gold Medalist, to compete for world tour points.
The field could have been bigger, if some logistic problems were solved,
according to Mr. Songsak of WATH. Songsak said one of the main problems was
that contestants from overseas are having trouble getting the plane fare
together to make it to the competition. He said that there were no sponsors
in Pattaya and the city’s budget was not large enough to help those in need.
“This will cause the competition to lose many skilled athletes,” he added.
Mr. Songsak continued that Pattaya’s wind currents and wave patterns make it
an ideal place for wind-surfing. Pattaya is also known as the home of water
sports for Thailand and Asia.
Mr. Songsak concluded by saying that he expects more than 1,500 media people
to arrive from all over the world to cover the event.
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Jack’s cruising while Texxans remain thirsty
Only Tippy’s, Cafe Kronborg, Sports Corner and Britannia,
in that order, are left standing in the way of yet another undefeated season
for the sharp shooters at Jack’s Bar in the Pattaya Sports Club Darts
League. If Jack’s can hold on and defeat all four teams, they will once
again be crowned the undefeated, undisputed champions of Pattaya Sports Club
darts.
From looking at the league table, it appears as though third place Tippy’s
has the best chance of upsetting the champs and putting an end to their
reign. If Jack’s makes it past Tippy’s, and Cafe Kronborg the week after,
their last two games of the season will be against the bottom of the league.
Texxan Inn, meanwhile, has gone beyond the stage of being thirsty. They must
be parched by now. After 14 weeks, they have yet to win a beer leg. With all
the rounds of beer they have bought for their opponents over the course of
the season, one would think the league would design a special trophy for
their dubious achievement. Perhaps a beer mug with a hole in the bottom?
Note: The remaining home games for Tippy’s will be played at Sweet Dream
Bar, located just off the south end of Soi Buakao.
Rod from Sports Corner still holds the highest check out so far this season.
Rod shot a double top, treble top, bull finish for a 150 check.
There has been 2 maximum 180 scores achieved so far. Jack from Jack’s Bar
and Kevin from Rising Sun have managed the feat.
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Improve your Bridge
by Barrie Kenyon
Like Karl Marx, bridge players are always looking for iron laws,
that is strategies they can follow blindly on each and every occasion. But
bridge, like sociology, is not an exact science and there are always going
to be exceptions.
Many players love to tell everyone they meet about their personal rules of
bidding and play. “I never lead from a King,” says one, whilst another
states, “I always lead an Ace to a slam”.
Now these are good rule-of-thumb practices, but a good player will never be
a slave to habit. Before deciding what to do, you try to make use of all the
evidence such as bidding sequence and any free gifts such as hesitation by
the opponents.
There was a bridge player, for instance, who was forever saying during tea
breaks and post mortems of hands, “I always cover an honour with an honour”.
Come what may, and irrespective of circumstances, he would invariably cover
an honour with an honour, assuming he had one of course. He was as confident
of this master plan as was Hitler about winning the war with his secret
weapons in the autumn of 1944.
The day came when I was able to make use of this delusion. I was sitting
South as declarer in a shaky contract of three no trumps. In one suit I held
Ace, 10, 8, 2. The dummy, sitting North, held King, Jack, 9, 4 in the same
suit.
I needed to make four tricks in the suit which, of course, meant finding the
missing Queen. I led the Jack from the dummy. Our friend, who always covered
an honour with an honour, was playing West and contributed a small card.
Obviously, he did not have the Queen! So, I overtook dummy’s Jack with my
own Ace and confidently finessed against East on the way back. I knew East
must have the Queen because West had, in effect, told me he did not have
that all important card.
The lesson of this hand, in defense, is not to behave in an automatic manner
on ever single occasion. After all, look what happened to Communism and the
Third Reich.
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Pigeon Racing
Over 1000 birds from 15 different countries are
either on their way or are already in Chiang Mai, getting ready for
their return trip to the Royal Cliff Beach Resort in South Pattaya via
wing power this weekend in the 5th Asia Pacific Racing Pigeon Conference
International Championship race, scheduled to take place November 21-24,
1996.
Most of the pigeons have been kept in Pattaya for at least nine months
so that they will return to their loft at the conclusion of the race.
The main event is the 1000 kilometer Chiang Mai to Pattaya race. So, if
you happen to see a flock of pigeons racing by this weekend, most likely
they are part of this annual international event.
Volvo Women’s Open Tennis
Kristine Radford from
Australia and Jill Hetherington from Canada had to overcome a game effort
from Nana Miyaki from Japan and Kristin Godridge from Australia to win the
Volvo Women’s Open doubles championship at the Dusit Resort in November
1995.
The final rounds of the 1996 Volvo Women’s Open Tennis
Championship are scheduled for this weekend (November 23 & 24) at the Dusit
Resort in North Pattaya. At press time, the match ups had yet to be set, but
if the past few years are any indication, tennis fans can expect great
tennis to be played.
Many of the world’s best up and coming tennis players have turned out to
compete in the annual event which is fast becoming one of the favorite tier
IV events on the women’s world tour.
Geoffrey Rowe, who is largely responsible for bringing women’s top tennis
professionals to Thailand, is once again the tournament director of
Thailand’s only World Tour Tennis event.
Last year, the tournament’s top seed from Austria, Barbara Paulus, won her
third WTA singles title when she defeated Yi Jing-Qian of China 6-4, 6-3 in
the finals. Since then, Paulus has been making her mark on the WTA tour,
competing in the finals of two recent European events.
This year, Romanian Ruxandra Dragonie, ranked 32 on the Women’s World Tour,
entered the tournament as the top seed, with Wang Shi Ting from Taipei,
ranked 37th on the world tour, the second seed. Florencia Labat from
Argentina, who has made the trip to Thailand before, is seeded third, while
Henrietta Nagyova from Slovakia is seeded fourth. Only one can win the
US$17,000 first prize from the total tournament purse of US$107,500.
Once again, the WTA Volvo Women’s Open is being sanctioned by the Women’s
International Professional Tennis Council, the Women’s Tennis Association,
and the Lawn Tennis Association of Thailand.
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Visiting Swagmen defeat PSC golfers
The visiting hackers from the Swagman in the Philippines
outscored the host Pattaya Sports Club golfers by 41 points in the annual
meeting of the two sides on Monday, November 11, 1996, at Eastern Star
Country Club.
The annual event drew 90 competitors on the fine day, although a bit soggy
underfoot. Khun Niramol of Eastern Star welcomed the group on arrival with a
banner commemorating the event. Eastern Star also closed down the course to
accommodate the com-petition.
After partners were paired, 2 from each team, total Stableford points for
each side were used to determine the result. This included both A and B
flights, plus nearest to the pins on par threes, 2 long putts and long drive
on the 18th.
In the A flight, Darren Ottoway, a 2 handicap player from England, won for
the PSC with a magnificent 39 points. James Hancock, also from PSC, was
second with 36 points. Dennis Handsen saved face for Swagman in the A
flight, coming third with 34 points.
In the B flight, Bill Scornavaco came first with 41 points, Pete Allison
second with 37 points, and Arnie Laybourn third with 36 points, giving
Swagman a clean sweep of the top three.
John Taylor, Darren Ottoway, Lumpy Russell, and Andy Nisbet won closest to
the pin honours on the par threes. Luk Oconner and John Taylor won long
putts on #9 and #18. Big hitter James Hancock won the long drive contest.
Lucky draw prizes donated by the Pattaya Sports Club and the Swagman
included shirts, caps, golf balls, and 8 free green fees given by Eastern
Star. Ken Stevens, president of the Swagman, and Alec Chilcott, chairman of
PSC golf, presented the prizes.
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Papa Ray Rogers Turkey Day Tourney
Papasan Ray Rogers and the Pattaya Sports Club will hold
their annual Thanksgiving Day golf tournament on Thursday, November 28,
1996. The venue will once again be Siam Country Club, with tee offs starting
around 9 a.m. Transportation can be arranged through the Cafe Kronborg, Soi
Diana Inn. Early sign ups are encouraged for this very popular annual event.
Sign up at the Cafe Kronborg.
Papasan Ray Rogers will once again be treating all his friends to a
delicious Thanksgiving dinner at his home following the tournament. All his
friends are welcome to enjoy the feast, whether they are golfers or not.
Following the dinner, the Pattaya Sports Club golf section will present the
awards for the Thanksgiving Day Tournament at Papasan Ray’s house.
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