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Pattaya Sports Club Golf
Having recovered from the Boxing Day tourney at
Plutaluang and the medal round at Sriracha on 27 December, with a field
limited to 70 players, the Pattaya Sports Club golfers invaded Khao Kheow on
30 December for a Stableford round in a mood of regained sobriety. Always
hospitable to the P.S.C., the powers that be retained their reduced fees
even though it was a public holiday.
Twelve members played to better than their handicap. Herbie Ishinga played
the game of his life to win A flight with a massive 43 points. Johan
Reynison, a regular from Iceland, was second on 39 points. Doug Douglas
placed third with 39 points, while Peter Coombes came fourth with 38.
B flight winner on 39 points was Oliver Schneider. Chris Van Vliet from
Holland was second with 38 points. Old time member John Moore was third on
38 points.
Terry Maquire won two nearest the pins and Lars Horberg and Anders Bengstrom
also obliged on the others. Fair maid Marion Metcalf won long putt on the
9th and Anders reappeared as a winner with long putt on 18. Garry from Oman
took the long drive.
Alec introduced 8 new members and wished everyone a happy golfing New Year.
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Beer Put starts season undefeated
Beer Put has made it through the first two games of the
season undefeated in the Pattaya Thursday Night Pool League. As the league
took two weeks off for the holidays, Beer Put went into the break with a 1
point lead over Finland and Austria Garage. Sports Corner, who won last
season’s championship, sit another point back in fourth position.
Results from week 2: Beer Put defeated Penthouse I 7 to 5 at home. Austria
Garage jumped up into a second place tie with a 10 to 2 beating of Festival
on the road. Finland kept pace with an 8 to 4 win over Penthouse II, also
away. Sports Corner squeaked by Toi’s Place 7 to 5 at home.
Sunday Quiz League
“From which country do Moselle wines come?” “What would a
Japanese tourist mean if you bumped into him at the races and he said
‘Fuku’?”
The last Sunday Quiz of 1996 ended on a high note with appeals galore. Sir
Robert Walpole appeared to have been born in the wrong century, whilst
hippophobia got mixed up with hippopotamus. Not even the Guinness Book of
Records could quite settle the debate about whether the Airedale is the
world’s largest terrier.
Cheers Bar maintained their lead of recent weeks, but are now threatened by
Palmer’s who have jumped two places to lie in second position. Hard behind
them are Pleasure Dome and Mick’s Place, both of which have reputations of
putting on enormous spurts.
Fans should note that the Wednesday Quiz closed for the
Christmas and New Year’s Day celebrations, but reopened on January 8. The
race for the top dog position there is between Fawlty Towers and Bob’s.
The answer to the above questions are “Germany” and “Good Luck”.
The public is invited to join the fun every Sunday and Wednesday nights.
Interested parties need only show up at 8:30 p.m. at the venues listed in
the Sports Roundup column of Pattaya Mail.
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Splinter Golf Group
Friday, 3 Jan.1997
The course was in good shape at the Great Lakes Country Club and the
scores reflected this. Visitor Stuart Macfarlane, presently working in
Hanoi, stole the day, just missing shooting par on the back nine by 1 stroke
but going on to win the A flight with 42 Stableford points off his 12
handicap.
Norman Brooks finished runner up in the A flight with 38 points. Bill
Thompson beat out Mike Riley on a count back to finish third with 36 points.
In B flight, Arthur Bailey just lost out on a count back to Larson for first
place, both with 37 points. Harvey Witherill claimed third place with 36
points. Colin Morgan came in fourth with 34 points.
The Complementary green fees kindly donated by Great Lakes were given to the
four nearest to the pin winners. Brian Ewen won on #5, Jim (The Bizz) Aspin
on hole #7, Colin Morgan on hole #12 and Larson, with which must have been
the shot of the day, on #17. His fellow players all thought they were going
to get a free drink, but the ball stopped just 3 inches from the hole.
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Improve your Bridge
by Barrie Kenyon
A useful axiom in bridge is never to double a slam if you think it
will go one down. There are several reasons. By doubling, you alert the
declarer that he has a real problem, thus encouraging him to look for a less
obvious line of play which he might have missed otherwise. Secondly, a
double raises the tension at the table and, since there are two defenders,
there are increased opportunities for you and your partner to go wrong.
Finally, a double gives the declarer or his partner the chance of escaping
into a safer contract. So the rule of thumb is to double a slam if you are
reasonably confident the contract is going at least two off and that the
enemy can’t crawl away into a safer hole.
Bidding a slam can also be hazardous. It is often said that you and your
partner need thirty three high card points to try a slam, although
distributional values can play havoc with this generalization. Most players
choose to learn the lessons the hard way by losing at the bridge table, but
occasional sessions with a home computer or even the Internet are also
highly instructional. Since there is a large element of luck in bridge,
practice won’t make perfect but it will improve your confidence.
When going for a slam, you usually want to find out how many aces and kings
your partnership holds. Leaving aside cue bids and complex conventions,
there are two ways still in common use. One is called Gerber. A bid of Four
Clubs requires your partner to say how many aces he holds and a later bid of
Five Clubs asks for kings. Most bridge players know this sequence and it is
not explained further here. The trouble with Gerber is its ambiguity.
You hold:
Spades: Ace, King, Queen, 6
Hearts: Queen, 9, 8, 7, 6
Diamonds: King, Queen, Jack
Clubs: Queen
Your partner opens One Club, you reply Two Hearts (your longest suit) and
partner now says Four Clubs. Is he asking you for your Ace count in the
Gerber convention or is he showing a weakish hand with a long string of
clubs? Unless you have physic powers, or are cheating, it is well nigh
impossible to know what to do next. The best that can be said is that your
partner was silly to call Four Clubs. Assuming you had agreed to play Gerber
at the start of the session, he should not have put you in an impossible
position. Next week, we will look at more sensible ways of reaching the
elusive slam contract.
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Earn your wings!
Patrick from Patrick’s Belgian Bar in the Central Arcade
off Second Road has put together a paratrooper’s dream jump outing. Earn
your official jump wings with the Royal Thai Marine Recon Bn. and the Royal
Thai Navy Seals with a water jump on Wednesday, January 15, 1997, and a land
jump on Friday, January 17, 1997.
One of the most experienced paratroopers in the area, Patrick has assembled
a jump itinerary to be proud of. The event kicks off with a briefing at 8:00
p.m. Monday, January 13, 1997, at Patrick’s Belgian Restaurant. On Tuesday,
January 14, there will be an all day refreshment ground training with lunch
included.
The water jump into the Gulf of Siam from an F27, all static line, will take
place on Wednesday, January 15 (shorts and T-shirt included).
After a day for rest, the fun will resume on Friday, January 17, with a
ground jump (static line with free-fall from F27).
The festivities will wrap up with a party and awards ceremony at Patrick’s
Belgian Restaurant and Pub on Saturday, January 18, beginning at 8:00 p.m.,
and will include a buffet and brunch.
Important points to remember: The price will be 4500 baht, which includes
ground training, 2 jumps, transportation, lunch packet, certification,
wings, buffet, brunch for the party, and the T-shirt for the water jump.
Payment must be made before January 5, 1997 (at Patrick’s Belgian Restaurant
and Pub).
Those who want to jump must be qualified with at least 1 static line jump,
and for those who wish to do the free-fall jump must have a minimum of 20
hand-deploy jumps. Certificates or logbooks are recommended.
There will be a form to fill in stating that the Royal Thai Marines will not
be held responsible for any accident during the jumps.
The parachutes to be used during the jumps (static) are MC 1-B.
For further information, contact Patrick, tel. & fax: 038-720 300. Please
contact after 7:00 p.m.
If you like to parachute, this is an event that can’t be missed!
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Mickey Mouse Darts League
Palmer’s won their first match of the season, while Beer
Put remained on a roll in the ever popular Friday Night Mickey Mouse Darts
League.
Despite shooting a week high 11 under tens, Palmer’s Bar stepped up to the
fore and defeated Rising Sun in week 5 of the league. Rising Sun did,
however, gain a bit of revenge by winning the beer leg for their fourth of
the season.
Beer Put, meanwhile, remained undefeated and gained a two game advantage at
the top of the standings. Beer Put handed Cheers their second loss in a row,
but lost the beer leg to their visitors.
In week 5’s final match, Mick’s Place kept pace in the race for second with
a match and beer leg victory over Pleasure Dome at home.
Nervous Dave from Rising Sun still maintains the lead for the league’s
highest checkout, a 103 he achieved against Mick’s Place in week three.
Attention all
fishermen
The 1996 Grand Champion Deep Sea Fishing Tournament
will take place on January 25 and 26, 1997, the fishing section of the
Pattaya Sports Club has announced. Organized and sponsored by the PSC,
the tournament will by a fun filled, competitive two day and one night
affair.
Rules for the tournament are as follows: Each team captain will pay an
entrance fee of 600 baht to the Pattaya Sports Club. The entrance fee
must be paid by 12 noon, January 24. Included with the entrance fee must
be a listing of the name of the boat or the boat’s captain, and
fishermen on board. Each team will be responsible for hiring their own
boat. There will be no limit on persons or tackle on board. Boats and
crew may not leave shore before 5:00 a.m., Saturday, January 25.
Weigh-in for trophies will be at the Fishing Lodge, Bang Saray, or the
Marine Bar Pier, Pattaya. Weigh in will be at 5 p.m. Sunday, January 26.
The Pattaya Sports Club will award individual trophies for: 1) First
Place: the biggest fish (by weight), 2) Second Place: the second biggest
fish (by weight), and 3) First Place Plaque for boat captain with the
most fish caught by weight. Only one trophy will be awarded per
individual.
To register for the tournament, please contact Carl Engel, Pattaya
Sports Club Fishing Chairman, tel: 410 228, fax: 426 121. Registration
and entrance fee can be left at the Shamrock Bar, Soi Pattayaland 2, or
Atlantis Cafe, Soi 15.
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