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Brian Kelly wins TAGGS Invitation 2001
123 of Stephen’s closest friends play golf on his birthday
Winners of the TAGGS
Invitation Golf Tournament 2001 (L to R) low gross and Division I winner
Stan Fry, Ladies winner Oradee Kaesavane, Rabbits winner Neil Griffin,
Overall Champion and Division II winner Brian Kelly, and Division III
winner Paolo Spatara. Birthday Boy Stephen Beard opted for a television
interview instead of a newspaper photo.
Brian Kelly carded 43 Stableford points to win the TAGGS
Invitation 2001 played at Phoenix Country Club on December 7. Brian shot the
best round of his life, an 83 off the sticks, to out score a full field of
123 golfers who had turned out to help celebrate IPGC chairman and leader of
TAGGS golf out of the Haven, (Dr) Stephen Beard’s birthday.
Unfortunately, due to a nagging back injury, Stephen wasn’t able to play in
his own tournament, but that didn’t stop him from making sure everyone who
participated had an enjoyable day to remember. Stephen awarded 33 trophies
for scores and technical prizes, then put on a party for the ages back at
the Haven following the event. Lamyai’s Thai/international/seafood buffet
was, as always, the best, and spirits both flowed and soared.
Oradee Kaesavane, whose handicap has been plunging as of late, also scored
43 Stableford points to win the Ladies Division. Oradee shot a scratch 85
off her 20 handicap to edge out Bee Dokphikon by just one Stableford point.
Stan Fry shot a scratch 76 to win both the low gross honors and Division 1.
Stan’s 76 netted him 42 points, narrowly defeating Ray Matti for first
division honors on count back.
Stan and his Classroom Bar also donated a “special” team prize, won by the
fearsome foursome of Mark Gorda, Moe Deverdene, Ray Matti and Bee Dokphikin,
with a best 3 out of 4 score of 125.
Brian Kelly’s winning score was not the only “best of a lifetime” on the
day, as Mo Bertrand also shot the best round of his life, a 94 gross, to
score 41 Stableford points. Unfortunately for Mo, it was only good enough
for second place in Division III, as Paolo Spatara carded 42 points to win
the division.
Neil Griffin shot a 98 to score 41 points, good enough to win the Rabbits
Division.
Also of note, 8 people voluntarily cut their handicaps to a lower figure to
comply with the competition rules existing in Pattaya. There was, however, a
controversy concerning one golfer’s handicap, but the eagle eyes and expert
work of the competition committee got the problem sorted out.
And finally, a big thanks for the hard work of PGA professional Richard
Livingston, Wayne Ogonoski, Mike Franklin, and of course Stephen and his
crew at the Haven, without whom this popular “major” on the golfing calendar
would not be possible.
Results:
Overall Champion
Brian Kelly, 43 points
Low Gross
Stan Fry, 76
Division I
1st: Stan Fry, 42
2nd: Ray Matti, 42
Division II
1st: Brian Kelly, 43
2nd: Stefan Hoge, 42
Division III
1st: Paolo Spatara, 42
2nd: Mo Bertrand, 41
Rabbits
1st: Neil Griffin, 41
2nd: Alan Alexander, 40
Ladies
1st: Oradee Kaesavane, 43
2nd: Bee Dokphikon, 42
Best team: Ray Matti 42, Be Dokphikon 42, Moe Deverdene 41 and Mark Gorda 34
Near pins: M4: 3rd Div Ken Ince, 2nd Div Ebrahim, 1st Div Kevin Taylor. M8:
3rd Div Jon Wood, 2nd Div Terry Summers, 1st Div Mark Campbell. O5: 3rd Div
Danny Greer, 2nd Div Steve Ross, 1st Div Jan Ove Hagman. O7: 3rd Div Danny
Greer, 2nd Div George Meigh, 1st Div Barry Tregurtha.
Long drives: Ladies Oradee Kaesavane, Rabbits Paul Vegas, 3rd Div Dan
Dorothy, 2nd Div Dan McLean, 1st Div Moe Deverdene
Pee Wee Golf off to a good start at Eastern Star
The inaugural Pee Wee Golf Tournament took place at
Eastern Star Resort on Sunday 2nd December. Fifteen young aspiring
golfers, in age divisions Under 8; 8-10 and 11-12 years, played the
front nine holes from specially prepared forward tees, each Pee Wee
three-ball accompanied by an adult to supervise and advise on the Rules
of Golf and Etiquette.
Champions on the day were
Patrick (7), Kraivit S. (9) and Janat S. (11).
Corporate sponsors Cathay Pacific Airways and Shenanigans (The Irish
Pub), with other contributors including Duilios Italian Restaurant and
PGA Professional Glyn Jenkins, supplied the prizes for the Pee Wees and
the Adult Texas Scramble that followed in the afternoon.
The organization of the day was a combined effort between the Garden
International School and Eastern Star Resort, assisted by teaching
professional Glyn Jenkins, and tournament director Mike Franklin.
The weather was perfect and the day concluded with a dinner buffet and
prize giving in the splendid Masters Conference Hall. All Pee Wee
golfers received a Cathay Pacific tee shirt, and the winners of each
division, a Cathay Pacific sports bag, some golf balls and a splendid
trophy donated by the Horsting-Sookmanus Family.
Champions on the day were Patrick (7), Kraivit S. (9) and Janat S. (11),
returning very commendable gross scores of 46, 43 and 39 respectively.
Technical prizes were on offer too. Near pins were claimed by Tim Weng,
and Janat who also won the ’11-12' division long drive. Geme won the
long drive in the ‘8-10’ division and Rutger the longest putt on the
ninth green.
Eleven four-ball teams played the Texas Scramble in the afternoon.
Results were judged on gross scores and three teams tied with a gross
69. The count-back resulted in Paul Horsting’s team being 2nd runner-up;
Terry Wojcickes team runners-up; and the winning team comprising Tony
Takahashi, Atsushi Miccawa, Takeshi Kamoi and Trongyos Wattanavinit.
The stars of the day, and possibly of the future, were definitely the
Pee Wee golfers.
The success of this inaugural day ensured a repeat tournament scheduled
for Friday, 1st February at Eastern Star, the day before the next Khun
Anand Panyarachun Charity Invitational for UNICEF. A larger field of
young golfers is anticipated, provided they are given the day off from
school!
It looks as though the Pee Wees are definitely here to stay, as the
organisers and sponsors thoroughly enjoyed giving these children the
opportunity to graduate from the Eastern Star Driving Range to face the
challenges of a Robert Trent Jones Jnr. golf course!
To finish first, first you have to be Finnish!
Matti Kaikkonen
Jomtien’s newest race driver, Finn Matti Kaikkonen
ended a wonderful first year in motor sport by winning the Concept I
race car series at the Prince Bira Circuit last weekend. Going into the
final round, Thai rookie 21 year old Vichapong and 44 year old rookie
Matti were locked on equal points, but pole position for the Finnish
driver and a faultless drive saw him lead Vichapong home by over 4
seconds to secure the championship.
Finland can now boast ex-world champion Hakkinen, F1 championship
contender Kimi Raikkonen, and Thailand Concept I champion Matti
Kaikkonen.
In the Sport Grand Champion class, the winner on the day was Sant in the
Singha/Caltex sponsored car from Vutikorn in the RPM Motorsport backed
car and Kajonsak in the Biwa/Saha Meng entry; however, the championship
went to Tanavuth Bhirombakdi from the Singha/Caltex Team B, despite
being a non finisher in the race. The teams challenge was won by the
Singha/Caltex Team A.
The Thailand Grand Touring car event was a disaster, with only 6 cars
making it to the grid. Over 25 laps the race cars began to slowly
expire, with 66% of the field non-finishers. The eventual winner in the
race of attrition was Suthipong in the rather battered Toyota MR2 from a
brakeless Chonsawat in the Mitsubishi GTO.
Fitness Tips: Weight lifting techniques under the microscope - Part 8a Effective abdominals
Before commencing any exercise program please consult
your doctor.
Do you spend less than 50% of the abdominal part of your training session
doing crunch sit-ups? Do you perform prone and hip opening abdominal
exercises? If the answer is ‘yes’ to both questions, well done, you are
giving yourself an effective abdominal workout that has a greater chance of
recruiting your deep abdominal muscles, thus providing results. If the
answers to the above questions are ‘no’, you need to carefully reassess the
effectiveness of your abdominal program. Not only that, if you have no idea
what I’m on about then you need to take a serious look at what follows, a
long awaited and greatly anticipated overhaul of abdominal training.
What is wrong with crunch sit-ups?
Crunch sit-ups are a worthwhile addition to an abdominal program,
provided they are performed slowly. A flabby abdominal is a combination of
excessive body fat in the lower abdominal area and low tone as well as
strength in the deep abdominal muscles, in particular the transverse
abdominus and the internal obliques. It is well established that fat around
the abdominal area cannot be mobilised simply by performing abdominal
exercises. That might well come as bad news to some, but fact it is. There
is no such thing as spot reduction of fat, fact again. Fat is mobilised,
evenly, body-wide, with appropriate diet, a balanced exercise programme and
a lifestyle that has plenty of regular physical activity as well as
incidental movement. What is incidental movement? I’m glad you asked, but
I’ll have to address that later.
Rather than placing the emphasis just on isolated muscle action (as the
crunch sit-up does), the shift is now towards exercises that stress the
functional role of the muscle. Let’s take that one step further; in daily
life, how many movements replicate the ab crunch? Only 1 that I can think
of, if you are lying on your back in bed and get straight up from there
rather than rolling out of bed. How many times a day do you do that? Once!
That one functional movement as opposed to the core stabilisers which are
activated whenever the body is in motion or even when standing upright.
For a number of years physiotherapists dealing with back pain and
lumbar-pelvic muscle imbalance have prescribed progressions of abdominal
exercises that emphasise the stabilising role of the deep muscles of the
abdominal group. In particular, these exercises focus upon the active
recruitment of two important abdominal muscles-the transverse abdominus and
the internal obliques.
The third abdominal muscle, the rectus abdominus, is heavily involved in the
motion of trunk flexion, such as when performing crunch sit-ups (or getting
out of bed). This muscle attaches to the pelvis and ribs, so has minimal
contribution to spinal stability. Research has shown that the rectus
abdominus has a high proportion of type-2 muscle fibre (fast twitch - for
high speed response but easy to fatigue and will do so quickly), which is
preferentially recruited over the deep stabilising muscles when either speed
of movement is increased, or additional resistance is added. Hence, when
doing pulses or crunch sit-ups holding a weight, you are not recruiting your
deep abdominal muscles. In contrast, the internal obliques and the
transverse abdominus have primarily type 1 fibres (slow twitch, work at a
slow and steady speed for a long period of time and are difficult to
fatigue). They attach indirectly to the vertebral column via the
thoracolumbar fascia (just some connective tissue), and in co-contraction
with erector spinae (long muscle that runs in 2 parts down along either side
of your spine), these muscles provide background stability to all movement.
Now do you get my drift as to how important a change in ab training is for
most people?
Possibly not, as I’ve thrown in a couple of boring terms of reference there
so let’s look at it this way:
Poor posture, muscle tightness and exercises that emphasise rectus abdominus
(crunch sit-ups) leave many people unable to adequately recruit these
important muscles.
The muscles that control the posture of the trunk take a long time to tire
due to their make up in all of us. So, they should always be exercised very,
very slowly for the sake of their strength improvement and improvement of
your mid section sculpture.
Next week we will continue the series on “effective abdominals”. Until
then...
Carpe Diem
Carl Engel and Peter Guasta show off their catch for the day
PSC Monthly Fishing Competition
On Wednesday December 5, the team left the Sattahip
Pier at 8 a.m. and was at the fishing location near Koh Khram around
9:30 a.m. The day started slow because of the fast moving tides. But
things soon took off and everyone was busy catching fish. Shown in the
photo are two cobia, one 26 lbs. and one 19 lbs., one black barracuda 17
lbs., one pompano, 7 lbs, and a walbeehms sharp nosed shark, 32 lbs.
Fishing out of the Local Fish & Trips Bar, the fishing team of Carl
Engel, Peter Guasta, and Frank Collins enjoyed a beautiful day at sea
and a fine catch of fish to go with it.
The Pattaya Sports Club organizes a fishing tournament each month open
to all who enjoy the sport of deep sea fishing. For more information
contact Frank Collins PSC Fishing chairman by e-mail at
[email protected], or go by one of the PSC fishing venues at the Local
Fish & Trips, J & M Bar, The Bull Ring Bar, all on Soi Yodsak, The
Wonderful Bar on Soi Yamoto, or Cafe Kronborg on Soi Diana Inn and talk
some fishing.
The “Bigun’s” Back
IPGC TAGGS Golf from The Haven
Monday 3rd December - Khao Kheow (Stableford)
1st: Oradee Kaesavane, 43 pts
2nd: Brian Kelly, 35 pts
3rd: Phil Groves, 34 pts cb9 19 pts
4th: Serge Straeten, 34 pts cb9 16 pts
With many members away in the hills, on a well deserved rest from the
rigors of the sun drenched sandy beaches and hectic nightlife of
Pattaya, Oradee took the opportunity to further reduce Klaus’s wallet
and her handicap. Shooting a gross 85 off her 20 handicap, she proved
unbeatable from the red tees whilst the rest of the field struggled off
the yellow tees, which at this course are the ones nearest the blues.
Brian proved to be the best of the rest, playing steadily as usual,
leading Phil and Serge home over the back nine.
Oradee also picked up the twos pool, which included a handsome
carry-over from the previous competition.
Back at The Haven, Richard Livingston the resident PGA professional,
welcomed new members Michael White from the USA, together with Paolo
Spatara and Vince Bianco, both from Australia (obvious from their names
really) and Oh Yoonkyu from Korea.
Wednesday 5th December - Century Ban Chan (Stroke play)
1st: Ronnie Glaister, 69
2nd: Mark Gorda, 70
3rd: Klaus Schackt, 71
Big Ronnie, making a welcome return to his homeland from the wild and
wooly construction sites in the USA, controlled by the almighty trade
unions, found that at least his own hands would do what was expected of
them, as he cruised round the testing Century circuit in three under par
to claim his first victory with the TAGGS. His playing partner on the
day, Mark Gorda, was already counting the winnings after Ronnie started
with three double bogies, but this proved to be short lived, as the
“Bigun” got into his stride. Mark managed to keep in touch right up to
the last hole, only to see his chances disappear down the hole along
with a birdie putt.
For once Klaus manage to keep Oradee under control and carded his best
round for a little while to secure third place on the winner’s rostrum.
Friday saw the TAGGS members all playing in the annual Invitation, the
results of which can be found on the back page of this week’s newspaper.
I hope.
Bob & Sunny Master Khao Kheow
IPGC Pattaya Golf Society at the Bunker
On Tuesday, 4th December, thirty-six Bunker Boys made
the journey to the beautifully challenging course at Khao Kheow, always
voted number one in the Bunker all time favourites list. The
mouth-watering prospect of playing the B Course and its notorious island
hole set up the day perfectly and the two divisions proceeded to battle
it out in medal play.
In division one Geordie exile Bob Lindborg threw off his dismal form of
the previous week to canter to a score of net 68, well ahead of nearest
rivals George Meigh (72) and Wilf Latham (74).
In division two the day’s star performer was Sunny Sander Ruthsip. He
scorched to a net 64, frustrating leading contender Chris John (67) and
the two players tied for third place, John Preddy and Danny Greer (75).
Fireman Danny had taken a voluntary one shot cut before he teed off and
he was later to rue his generosity.
The Island Hole, a simple 130 yard par three, caused havoc amongst the
higher handicappers, with cards being shred, balls being baptised and
reputations falling in tatters. And yet everyone loved the challenge!
Back at the Bunker stories became legends and the player who walked off
the island tee with no balls left in his bag became the main topic of
conversation.
The Bunker Super Sawng award was carried over yet again as no-one
achieved a two on their card and the Bunker Banana Booby went to Michael
White for his expensive purchase of spring rolls. Yes, despite the
angst, the Bunker Boys will be back at Khao Kheow.
Check out more at http://www.thebunkerboys.com
Paul Kraft breaks 80 for first time in 66 years
PSC Three Sisters Golf
Paul Craft (left) swept the
field with a smashing “46” points! Don Ratcliffe (center) came in second
with a measly 43. Heineken Golfer on the right came in last.
On Monday, The Three Sisters Fun Golf took off at Siam
Country Club - and I mean took off!
Paul Kraft Hammered the field into submission with a gross 79 - it is the
best that Paul has shot in his life. It took Paul more than 60 years to
break 80 in golf. How many years Paul, 66? Anyway, Paul shot the game of his
life netting 46 Stableford points. The closest to Paul was Don Ratcliffe who
rejoined the group after a long layoff due to doctor’s orders. Welcome back
Donald but your brilliant 43 will have to wait for another tine to win the
bragging rights. After 5 straight days of golf Paul finally got it right -
let’s see if he stays on track next week.
Following the leaders were Andy Bettany with 38, John Gibson with 37, Vic
Cross with 37 and Ian Edwards with 37. Congratulations guys but it was a
hard day to win. With Paul and Don kicking butt, it was impossible for
anyone to beat them.
At the bottom of the pile, kicking and scratching out a few points was Keith
Jones. Did he have a hangover? Amassing 22 points, Keith was left holding
the bag for the week. Following close behind was Jimmy Little with 23
points, but Jimmy had an excuse, he was hurting badly but managed to finish
his round. Hope you are feeling better next week.
All retired back to caddyshack 2 for the bragging session and a cook out and
a few drinks. The food was supplied by Doug Powell this week. Hope to see
you all next week for the next gathering.
America wins 10th Annual Siam Ryder Cup
The American team, composed mostly of
American golfers living in Pattaya, won the 10th Annual Siam Ryder Cup
golf match on December 2. For the past ten years this has been a group
of “good ‘ole boys” getting together to play some serious golf for fun.
Playing three separate golf courses in three days, using the Ryder Cup
format, the Americans prevailed 17-15.
 American
captains Izzy Freedman and Dennis Willett accept the Ryder Cup from
European captain Steve Harle (center).
On the first day, America won 4 points while the Europeans matched that
with 4. The second day, in two-man, best-ball competition, the Americans
edged the Europeans 5 to 3. The final day, with 16 points available for
the singles competition, saw an even split 8 to 8; giving the Americans
the 17 points that secured the victory.
And speaking of “good ‘ole boys”, Fred Waid would not admit to being 82
years old but his teammates did not believe him. Bob Moberg would not
admit to being 70 but again his teammates are not sure. Both played on
the American team along with six other members who have retired in
Pattaya. This was a match played by some grizzly old veterans against
some youngsters. Blair Wilson, a member of the European team, is only 18
years old but may be a professional golfer some day.
The American captains, Izzy Freedman and Dennis Willett, filled the
Ryder Cup with fine champagne and enjoyed sharing it with their
teammates and toasting the European team. The European team, golfers
from the Bangkok area, were led by captain Steve Harle.
The matches started at the Rayong Green Valley golf course where the
conditions and weather were very good. The second round was played at
Natural Park Resort and the third round was played at Khao Kheow Country
Club.
After the matches were completed, Khun Chuchat, the general manager at
Khao Kheow, barbequed steaks for all of the players while the cold beer
flowed like a river. This was followed by the presentation of the Siam
Ryder Cup trophy and the tasting of the champagne.
The American team players were: Izzy Freedman, Dennis Willett, Gerry
Carpenter, Fred Waid, Ian Warwick, Mike Sinkinson, Jim Montgomery,
Herbie Ishinaga, Paul Kraft, Russell Finch, Steve Donovan, Larry
Willett, Tim McMaster, George Davis, Brent Merron and Bob Moberg.
The European team players were: Steve Harle, Chris Dettwiler, Garry
Burke, Nigel Walker, Malcolm Harris, Malcolm Taylor, Barry Cable, Donal
Coyne, John Charlesworth, Blair Wilson, John Richardson, Tony Cain,
Gerry Healy, John Lanahan, Ian Johnson and Paul Higginbottom.
Once again, as he was boarding the bus back to Bangkok, Steve Harle was
overhead saying, “Wait ‘till next year”.
Hot and trying - the weather, that is
PSC Golf from Cafe Kronborg
A Stableford comp was held at Great Lakes, led from the
front by organiser Derek Brook. He reported that the weather was hot and
trying.
A good turn out was in attendance.
Results were:
A Flight (0-16) Harry Cowling won with 39 points followed by Billy
Crossan (2nd) with 38 and 3rd place Eric Furlund on 33 points.
B Flight was won by Ian Woodruffe (39), Barry Kerr second on 37 and
Norman Brooks 3rd with 32 points.
Near pins were taken by Ebrahim on hole 5, Michael Dige (again) on no.7
Mike Parsons at no. 12 and Barry Kerr at hole 16.
On Thursday, Dec. 6, PSC Golf enjoyed a good turnout for a Stableford
competition at the testing Bangpra course on a beautiful day.
The field was led by the irrepressible K.S.M. Derek Brook.
Results were:
A Flight (0-19) Bill Crossan won with a creditable 39 points, followed
by Aussie John Rewell on 38; 3rd was the just off the plane Rich Montana
on 36 and 4th was Kevin Ward on 36.
B Flight was won by Maralyn Hayes with 39, 2nd was Doug Garysforth on
34, 3rd was Neville Syeward on 32 on count back from Kevin Dinan (4th).
Near pins were Perry Gale on hole 2, Don Richardson on hole 8, John Levy
on hole 12 and Bill Crossan on No.17.
Long putts went to Alan Pearce on No 9 and Doug Garysforth on hole 18
A good day was had by all - prizes were a little different to normal
being of a gift nature as against the usual cash - the gifts were to the
value of the cash.
The Square Ring
by Howie Reed
There are some things in life that a person sees and doesn’t believe.
Then there are things that a person doesn’t see because they will never
happen. When last Thursday (Dec 6) before a Thailand wide TV audience,
the World Boxing Council and its officials took a collective stumble, it
was classic.
First to the normal. The first two bouts of the afternoon matched long,
tall Thais against short squat Filipinos. The results were predictable,
as it was time for Thais to win the Minimum and Jr. Flyweight titles of
the ABC. ABC? That would be the Asian Boxing Council. Both fights went
the distance with unanimous decisions for the Thai. The Pattaya Mail had
both fights 99-91, as did the credible judges. The Thai referees were
great. Whenever the shorter Filipinos would get inside and start to
hammer the taller Thai, the referee would stop the action to warn the
Thai for some imaginary transgression. Great theatre.
 Champion Phongsaklek
(Wonglongkam) Kratingdaengym with Somsak Thepsutin (right), Minister to
the Prime Minister’s Office, and Dr. Jose Sulaiman (left), president of
the WBC.
The main event matched WBC Champion Pongsaklek Wonglongkam (42-2-2,
24KO’s) who was defending for the third time since he won the Flyweight
title in March, against Luis Lazarte (19-4-1, 17KO’s) of Argentina. This
is where things got interesting.
The champion clearly dominated the shorter Latin. Late in the second,
Lazarte was ducking down, off balance, when the champ caught him with a
half a roundhouse left (not to be confused with a full round house
left), knocking him to the canvas. Referee David Chung of Korea started
a count. Lazarte got up, looked at the corner, and the towel came flying
in. Within seconds, the visitors climbed into the ring. Fight stopped.
Why?
First, we all know that a fight can not be stopped by tossing the towel
into the ring. So that was ruled out. But when the cornermen stepped on
the ring apron, that calls for “automatic disqualification.” Remember
this stuff cause it’ll be on the final exam. Most thought the
Argentine’s corner felt that they’d seen enough, we got the money, “The
hell with this.” Not so fast. According to another reporter, that’s not
what happened. Anyone reading this column saw “Moi” on TV in the bright
green shirt at a private table that I had conned the maintaince folks to
add to the ringside setting. Clever Yank … he saw.
“An embarrassed WBC President Dr. Jose Sulaiman promptly reprimanded the
referee for forgetting his world title rules by stopping the contest.”
However, the president was seated on a couch about 150 feet from the
ring and couldn’t have “promptly” done anything but stand up. And
finally, no where in any rules does it say that a fight can’t be stopped
when a fighter’s corner wants it stopped. Remember all the talk about
medical safety? Now there may have been a special, “This fight must go
on for 10 rounds” but it wasn’t made public. The referee for doing his
job, “will never work another world championship fight.” This according
to Dr. Jose. And when Dr. Jose speaks even Dean Whitter listens. At
least he’d better.
The next day, it was reported that the Argentinean trainer of Flyweight
pretender Luis Lazarte’s will be suspended by the Argentinean Boxing
Association according to its president, Oswaldo P. Bisbal. “I am still
in shock of seeing the coach chicken out and throw in the towel.” Must
not take a great deal to shock the president. “It was the consensus of
opinion of many fight experts that the referee had erred.” The best
expert (remember when the Pattaya Mail scored the fights like the
intelligent judges?) thought the referee did his job. The WBC came in
with a bang and went out the same way. Quite a show.
Kaye Forsyth up from Down Under
to win Ladies Open
The second Shenanigans Ladies International Open
enjoyed fine weather at Eastern Star on Friday 30th November and some
excellent scores to match.
True to form, landlord Kim Fletcher, ably assisted by Steve Ryser,
served champagne and freshly baked curry pasties and jumbo sausage rolls
at the turn, enthusiastically received by the ladies.
In a closely fought contest, Australian Kaye Forsyth won a three-way
count-back to become Ladies Champion with a creditable 39 Stableford
points.
Division 1 was won by Nora Haugsjordet also with 39 points. Kim Harbeck
was runner-up, just one point behind.
Mary Anne Hobbs also returned 39 points to win Division II, beating Aree
Arp’s 39 points on count-back.
A third division accommodated three ladies without official handicaps
and they were judged on gross scores. The best score came from Khun
Kawintida with an excellent gross 96, closely followed by Kalaya Peteks’
gross 99.
Near pins were claimed by Helmy de Korver, Usa Chaiyusit had two, and
Joyce Jones had the other. Ingrid Ottenbring and Nora Haugsjordet sank
the longest putts and had the straightest drives, and Mam Trayling
launched the longest drive.
The delicious Carvery was waiting back at Shenanigans followed by the
prize giving and lucky draw emceed by tournament director Mike Franklin.
Kitty Stor kindly supplied OK Fashion vouchers for the long putts, and
‘The Leading Hotels of the World’ organization provided Royal Worcester
China pieces for the division winners.
It was a good day, and rumor has it that the next Shenanigans Ladies
International Open will be in the first half of 2002. Meanwhile, the
ladies are committed to compete in the Shenanigans Ladies Match: Asia
vs. The Rest of the World on Friday January 25th. Entry forms for this
will be available at Shenanigans shortly.
Oradee, Dickie and Granville best in November Seniors & Ladies Open
In excellent weather, the November 29th Diana Golf
Seniors and Ladies Open took place at Pattaya Country Club. Oradee
Kaesavane, continuing in excellent form, won the Ladies trophy with 35
Stableford points, just two better than runner-up Kitty Stor.
For the Seniors, Granville Swanton took the podium with 42 Stableford
points, but the round of the day came from Dickie Barbe with a ‘best
performance ever’ returning 44 points to win the Super Seniors trophy.
Paul Greenslade and John Hurst were runners-up in the Seniors and Super
Seniors respectively.
Near pin prizes went to Oradee, Norman Brooks, Khun Tira and John Hurst,
with long putts being claimed by Kitty ‘OK’ Stor and Arthur Bailey.
The next Stableford outing is on Thursday December 27th at Pattaya
Country Club. Sign-up at the Green Bottle or Diana Group Driving Range.
Updated every Friday
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