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Windsurf Association of Thailand pinning gold medal hopes on Aran
Ariyawat Nuamsawat
The Windsurf Association of Thailand has announced the names of the three
windsurfers who will be representing Thailand at the Asian Games, to be held
in Qatar between 1 - 20 December. Familiar names amongst the windsurfing
fraternity, Aran Homraruen and Phanuthat Ruamsap will be joined by female
sailor Nopalai Dhansai to form a team that carries great medal hopes for the
Kingdom.
 Aran
Homraruen, nearest camera, will be looking to strike gold for Thailand in
the Asian Games later this year.
Aran, 34, was a gold medalist at the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok and a
silver at the last Asian Games in Bhutan and will compete in the IMCO
Lightweight 70 kg class. Phanuthat meanwhile will compete in the heavyweight
division and Nopalai Dhansai will compete in the open category.
Talking about the chances of success for the team in Doha, Pattana
Bunsawatt, General Secretary of the Windsurf Association of Thailand said
that gold medal hopes lay with Aran, who is determined to do his country
well in what is probably his final Asian Games appearance. Phanuthat and
Nopalai each have a chance of winning at least a bronze medal. The
government is offering incentives to medal winners of 1,000,000, 500,000 and
300,000 baht respectively for gold, silver and bronze. Pattana added that
the weather would also be a major factor.
“The IMCO is an old vessel that Aran is an expert with and I have high hopes
that he will finish his career with a gold. The assistant coach traveled to
Doha in March to check out the conditions, but nobody knows what the
conditions will be like in December. “The seas should not be too rough as
the events are being held in the cove which is good news for the
windsurfers.” Said Pattana.
Asian Festival of
Speed comes to Pattaya
The crème of Asia’s touring car drivers will be on show
at Pattaya’s Bira Circuit this weekend. For full details turn to
Auto Mania
Night owls invited
to Charity Midnight Run
Over 3,000 nocturnal athletes are expected to
take part in this year’s charity midnight run.
What has become an annual institution will once again take place, Saturday,
Oct. 7 on the capital’s city streets at Midnight - The Annual Amari
Watergate Hotel & BMW Group Thailand Charity Midnight Run
It is the only race in Bangkok to be held at Midnight, and offers
competitors a choice of 2 distances - 6k or 12k. The city streets will be
closed and protected by a police and security contingent of about 400
officers, and supported along the route by local residents, and shop owners,
together with the management and staff of the Amari Watergate Hotel. The
atmosphere is tremendous, with over 2,500 runners, both local and foreign.
Everyone who crosses the finishing line will receive a special commemorative
medal. Winners in each category will receive a trophy and Amari Watergate
Hotel will celebrate with all the participants at a cocktail party held
afterwards at Henry J. Bean’s Bar & Grill, at which there will be a raffle
with lots of prizes.
All proceeds from the event will go to charitable causes, firstly “Chalerm
Prakiat HRH Princess Sirindhorn school which supports the education of
children whose parents have very tragically passed away due to HIV infection
and the second beneficiary will be Baan Gerda, the Children’s Village
project which supports HIV-infected orphans in Nongmuang, Lopburi province.
Entry forms can be obtained and purchased at the cost of 300 Bht. and 1,000
Bht, and include a complimentary running shirt as well as entry into the
raffle, with huge of prizes to be won such as round trip air-tickets to
London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Phuket, and Oris watches, golden necklace etc
For more details of the event, please contact the Clark Hatch Fitness Centre
at the Amari Watergate Hotel. Tel. 02 653 9000 ext. 5780 - 2 or Public
Relations Department ext. 5021
The crossed fingers triumph
IPGC golf from The Haven
Monday, August 21, Bangpra, Stableford
1st Sunny Khanna, 43 pts
2nd Trevor Schirmer, 37 pts
3rd Randy Haupt, 36 pts, c/b 17
4th Conny Crawford, 36 pts, c/b 16
A rich vein of form has seen Sunny Khanna reduce his handicap by 3.4 strokes
during the week and the win at Bangpra on Monday was only one of the rounds
that made up the numbers, but it was the lowest net score of them all and
proved good enough to take first prize by a clear six shots.
 From
left to right, Randy Haupt, Tony Barritt, Trevor Schirmer
Trevor Schirmer claimed the first of his two podium positions during the
week, with a very good one under, with Randy Haupt still figuring in the
prizes on count back from Sonny Crawford.
There were no “twos” in either division and the pools were therefore carried
forward.
Before presenting the prizes Richard Livingston, the resident PGA teaching
professional, welcomed new members Bill Hayes and Ben Budnitz and welcomed
back Sunny Khanna and Peter Blok.
Wednesday, August 23, Phoenix Mountain & Ocean, Stable
ford
1st Russell Exley, 39 pts
2nd Ron Bridge, 37 pts
3rd Takeshi Hakozaki, 36 pts, c/b 21
4th Chang Suh, 36 pts, c/b 18
Russell Exley led home a gaggle of Phoenix members, all with lower
handicaps, and can be sure that he is heading their way in the future as his
rounds get better and better following a course of lessons from Richard that
has seen his handicap plummet in the last few weeks.
Ron Bridge made local knowledge count as he took second ahead of Takeshi
Hakozaki and the returning Chang Suh, who were a shot back and needed to be
separated by the countback over the Ocean course.
Once again there were no “twos” in the second division but the first
division was shared between Chang Suh and Ron Bridge with one a piece.
Back at The Haven Richard welcomed back Ron Bridge, Chang Suh, Ian Grout,
Tom Baigent and Tom Sathrum.
Friday, August 25, Eastern Star, Stableford
1st Tony Barritt, 38 pts c/b 18
2nd Randy Haupt, 38 pts c/b 17
3rd Trevor Schirmer, 36 pts
A last minute change of venue required when the original was found to be
hosting a major tournament on the same day, meant another outing at Eastern
Star where the management very kindly helped in rearranging the fixture at
short notice.
After sliding in his first “two” earlier in the week with a very rare one
putt, Tony Barritt went on to record a win with another outstanding putting
round that consisted of only 34 puts, which local pundits and close
observers attribute to his new grip and swing thought which have been the
subject of a previous report in these pages.
Once again the cop turned robber was to be found lurking, or perhaps
loitering would be a more appropriate term, and if it hadn’t been for a zero
pointer on the sixteenth, would have racked another one in the win column.
Trevor Schirmer filled out the last place on the podium with a solid even
par round to wrap up another reasonable week’s golf.
Again none of the second division contenders could manage a “two”, but the
first division produced three: Tony Barritt and Barry Traynor had normal
ones on par threes, but Mikael Andersson struck a wonderful tee shot on the
twelfth, a par four, to within four feet of the flag and then stuck the put
for a very unusual eagle. Unfortunately it was only good enough for a share
of the booty.
Only Good Roger could cash with 27
IPGC golf from Lewiinski’s
Sunday, August 20, Green Valley - White
Tees, Stableford
A Flight:
1st Klaus Schackt, 39 points
2nd Mike Shrosbree, 38 points
3rd John Emmerson, 38 points
B Flight:
1st Ray Dell, 41 points
2nd Dave Porter, 39 points
3rd Bob Lindborg, 39 points
C Flight:
1st Nat Meesuk, 41 points
2nd Emiel Van de Wiele, 38 points
3rd Charles Sheppard, 36 points
Near Pins: #2: Peter Barathy; #12: Fred Theobald; #16: Don Lehmer
2’s: Don Lemhmer, Darren Smith, Roy Thornton,
It was the Nat(ural) and “The Farmer in The” vying for PoM (Person of the
Match). Nat’s 41 points were three clear, in C Flight, of Emile the Night
Visitor and yet another couple in front of “Charlie”. Raymond was two clear
of the tandem of The Valet’s Friend and the Guru of Green Valley. Alas, for
the Guru, his acumen on the course did not transfer to the scorecard as
David had the better of the count back.
The Volkscomputer was one clear of Her Majesty’s Solicitor and the GM. The
GM, citing a possible conflict of interest, yielded the count back to Mike.
The administrative staff wishes to apologize to Simon Kendall for their
failure to include his sponsored Near Pin in the day’s competition. They
will try again next week, and as you will read, failed again.
Tuesday, August 22, Khao Kheow C & A - Yellow or White
Tees, Stableford
Yellow A Flight:
1st Sonny Crawford, 35 points
2nd Norm Robinson, 33 points
3rd John Hillier, 32 points
Yellow B Flight:
1st Mick Folan, 34 points
2nd Bob Lindborg, 32 points
3rd Roger Koehler, 27 points
2’s: Gary Spencer, Jack Spencer, Tommy Murphy
The field showed great bravado stepping back to the Yellow Tees at Khao
Kheow. However, once again bravado proved not enough to conquer Mr. Dye’s
fine layout. But there are still winners and losers and the best round of
the day was understandably found in A Flight in the person of Sonny Boy
Crawford who had a modest 35 points, which was relatively awe-inspiring
given his cohorts’ efforts. Sonny was followed in by Normshore and Nice Guy
John Hillier with 33 points and 32 points, respectively. Mick Folan ruled B
Flight with 34 points, with Bob Lindborg two back at 32. And our title boy
of the week, Good Roger, amassed the lowest paying score in Society history
but copping the B Flight bronze with 27 points!
Wednesday, August 23, Mountain Shadow - Blue Tees,
Stableford
A Flight:
1st Steve Ellison, 32 points
2nd Sunny Khanna, 32 points
B Flight:
1st Harvey Samuel, 34 points
2nd Bruce McAdam, 33 points
2’s: Tom Balska, Bob Lindborg
Seemingly out of the frying pan and into the fire as if the Society hadn’t
been thrashed enough they took off to the tree-lined fairways and undulating
greens of Mountain Shadow. Harvey Samuel was MoM with a modest 34 points,
one clear of his B Flight mate, Aussie Bruce McAdam. The Photographer to the
Stars edged the other Sunny, this one with a “u”, in A Flight.
Friday, August 25, Phoenix M & O -White Tees, Stroke/Medal
A Flight:
1st Sunny Khanna, net 67
2nd John Emmerson, net 70
3rd Sonny Crawford, net 72
B Flight:
1st Frank Pilkington, net 71
2nd Bob Lindborg, net 72
3rd Joe Seabastian, net 72
Red Flight:
1st Mol Thongkiew, net 71
NP: #O7: Sonny Crawford
2’s: Marlene Prudden
The Scribe’s had his greatest dream fulfilled as Sunny with a “u” took A
flight with a net 67 and Sonny with an “o” took third with a net 72.
Illuminated between these two was none other than the GM who had a net 70.
Sonny with an “o”’s bronze came at the count back expense of Jack Mosely and
The Lady’s Man. Frankie the Pilk had a one-stroke edge in B Flight on the
always-in-the-hunt, of late, Bob Lindborg, and Joe NR. Sebastian. While Bob
had the better of the count back, Joe is to be commended now that he has
turned in eight (8) scorecards in a row.
In a Society rarity, the GM was able to break the gals out into their own
Red Flight. The fast improving Mol took her sisters by a couple of strokes.
Acknowledgment should be given to the ravishing Ms. Marlene as she had the
only 2 on the day and swept up a nice bundle.
Brian canes the field
at The Navy
IPGC golf from The Caddy Shack
Friday, August 25, Sattahip, Medal
Friday saw the Caddy Shack golfers take a trip to the Navy course at
Sattahip for a Medal round over the difficult North & South courses.
The day was perfect for golf but only Brian Jacks scored well, shooting
level par, which included a gross 39 on the North course. Way back in
second place was Mr. Loy with a net 85 and the rest of the field were
even worse. There were 2 “twos” recorded by Mark Joshua and Brian Jacks.
Tuesday, September 5, The Caddy Shack will be hosting a 4-man scramble
at Phoenix Golf Course. The starting time will be 11am with tee-off
times listed on the Caddy Shack notice board the day before. Closing
date for entries will be 5pm, September 4.
There will be the usual team winners and technical prizes and the
entrance fee will be 250 baht per player with the green fee and caddy
fee to be paid at the course. Golf carts should be booked individually.
After the golf there will be a live band and buffet at the Caddy Shack
starting at 8pm. San Miguel will be offering a promotion during the
evening. All golfers with their partners, wives or girlfriends are
invited to attend the evening festivities.
Kenny smiling whilst Herb ponders what could have been
PSC golf from The Three Sisters Bar
Tuesday, August 15, Dale Murphy again led the field. For
the second week in a row Dale stood top of the heap with 37 points. It
wasn’t a really good score but it was enough to win the day.
In close second was Sus Ige. Sus trailed by one shot, missing a few
putts to manage 36 points. It was a close run but the missed putts cost
Sus the bragging rights.
Last week, August 22, it was Kenny Mau’s turn at the top. With his
handicap climbing, Kenny was feeling good as he whipped the field. His
41 points was good enough to win the day and all the side bets. Kenny
was grinning from ear to ear as Herb screwed up the last hole to come
home in second place.
Herb, who scored 40 points, really messed up the 18th by taking a nine
with no score. With a great tee shot and looking at an easy par, he
managed to top his next shot and duffed another five before making it to
the green. Needless to say he had smoke coming out of his ears as he
putted out.
The Beautiful Game?: Stadium of Fight?
Riz Taylor
Football really does have the habit of throwing up the most ridiculous,
most unbelievable stories at times. Liverpool’s Champions League victory
in 2005 was one, as was Greece winning the European Championship the
year before that. But it’s not all about lifting trophies; the surprises
come in all shapes and sizes. Seeing tiny Wigan Athletic threaten the
Premiership’s big boys last season was an amazing story, one almost as
unbelievable as the same side then deciding that Emile Heskey was the
man to take them onto greater glories this time around.
For every winner there’s a loser, and last year Sunderland were that
team. Unlike Wigan the Black Cats were unable to make an impact on the
division during 2005/06. Previous tilts at Premiership glory had left
the club up to its neck in debt, and despite manager Mick McCarthy’s
famed abilities to get the best out of his players the club finished
with a just fifteen points - a record Premiership low.
Returning to the second tier of English football was something the club
and its fans were prepared for, but then came the unexpected news that
former crowd favourite Niall Quinn was heading up a consortium to take
over from outgoing chairman Bob Murray.
Many welcomed the Irishman’s arrival as the dawn of a new era, but the
honeymoon period wasn’t to last long. First up came the rather important
business of hiring a manager, but after being disappointed by the
standard of applicants turning up at the Stadium of Light the big
Irishman decided to take the bold step of appointing himself as
temporary boss. Was this really happening?
Four straight league defeats were to come, and as the club looked down
the barrel of League One the urgency of appointing a decent manager
became all too pressing. When Quinn’s men crashed out of the League Cup
to Bury, the side lying last of all professional English clubs at the
foot of League Two, the drama had become a crisis. Under increasing
pressure to appease the fans Quinn announced that a new manager was
waiting in the wings, and a world class one at that.
“To me he is world class, I stand by that - we, Sunderland, are close to
getting a leading figure in world football and we will support him 100
per cent,” he said last week.
On Tuesday it was confirmed that the new manager of Sunderland Football
Club would be none other than Roy Keane. The former Manchester United
captain had ended his playing career earlier in the summer after
realising his body could no longer handle the rigours of the Scottish
Premier League with Celtic, and had spent the summer taking his coaching
badges.
Everyone expected Keane to return to the game as a boss - after all it
was often said that Keane was Alex Ferguson’s manager on the pitch
during United’s glory years - but not quite so quickly, and certainly
not at Sunderland of all venues. The spat between Quinn and Keane during
the preparations for the 2002 World Cup is the stuff of Irish football
folklore. Keane tore into then manager Mick McCarthy shortly before the
tournament and left the squad to return to Ireland. Quinn disapproved of
Keane’s walking away, and at the time there was little love lost between
the pair.
Sharing the same agent appears to have brought the two closer together,
but for Quinn to appoint Keane as his new manager at Sunderland is this
season’s surprise of all surprises.
As for Quinn’s claims that his manager would be “world class,” he was
obviously bending the truth in that statement. There’s no doubting that
Roy Keane was a world class player - his four FA Cups and seven
Premiership titles are a testament to that - but a world class player
doesn’t necessarily make a world class manager. For all his skills on
the pitch his abilities off it are completely untested, but if anyone is
to ready to give Quinn’s underperforming squad an almighty Diadora up
the backside it’s Roy Keane.
Irish goalkeeper Dean Kiely is convinced that the players will
appreciate Keane’s no-nonsense attitude. “Roy was very vocal in the
dressing room and on the pitch, and he is a perfect leader. He commands
respect and has an aura about him. Players will respond to passionate
people. I always react better to a manager who is straightforward and
honest with me, someone who would give you a pat on the back when you’d
done well, but a kick up the backside when you needed it.”
What most worries Sunderland fans is whether Keane will be able to
accept the fact that none of his new squad will ever approach his own
levels of skill and professionalism. Time will tell if this is the man
to drag this famous club up by its bootlaces, but there’s little doubt
that there won’t be any hiding places for anyone unwilling to give
absolutely everything to the cause.
“Most managers don’t really manage at all,” said Keane in his 2003
autobiography. “They pick the team, buy players, dictate tactics,
placate the directors and court the media. Then they get the sack.”
Will Keane go the same way as “most managers” he described in his book,
or will he reach the heights of his tutors Brian Clough or Alex
Ferguson? One thing’s for sure - the man who’ll be rooting for his
success this season more than anyone will be an old enemy in new
chairman Niall Quinn. And who can blame him. After all, would you want
to be the man given the job of sacking Roy Keane if this gamble goes
wrong?
Quinn on Keane:
“How do you measure professionalism? By how much pasta you
eat? Bleep tests? Abstinence? The ability to get on with it no matter
what the circumstances? Walking out on your team before the greatest
games of their lives?
“We all take responsibility for ourselves. Roy left us in Saipan, not
the other way round. And he punished himself more than any of us by not
coming back.”
Keane on Quinn:
“Niall Quinn going on TV and saying that he was shattered
from it [the 2002 World Cup preparations], saying he hadn’t slept. Did
he think it was a walk in the park for me coming back to Ireland, what
my family and kids had to go through?
“He’s sitting on TV pretending to wipe a tear from his eye. He deserves
an Oscar that fella, making out to be Mother Teresa. People don’t know
half of it.”
Sponsorship invited for
Thai-British Friendship Golf
The BCCT would like to invite sponsors for the Special 60th Anniversary
Thai-British Friendship Golf Tournament to be held on Friday, October 13th,
at the Vintage Golf Club at 12.30 pm (shotgun start).
The Thai-British Friendship Golf Tournament is a major event in the BCCT’s
60th Anniversary programme that celebrates Thai-UK Partnership. It is
designed to promote more active participation and interaction between Thai
and expat members of the BCCT, current and potential.
Thai-British Friendship is a pairs tournament with a Thai linking up with a
non-Thai. Thais are encouraged to invite their non-Thai friends and/or
colleagues and vice versa.
There are three sponsorship levels available: Gold (Bt.75,000 + VAT), Silver
(Bt.37,500 + VAT) and Bronze Hole Sponsors (Bt.10,000 + VAT) per hole. As
one of the tournament sponsors, your company will receive recognition prior
to and throughout the entire tournament as well as many other benefits.
In addition, any BCCT member that would like to donate corporate gifts of a
golfing nature, i.e. golf umbrellas, balls, etc. will receive recognition.
On behalf of the BCCT we thank you in advance for your support and look
forward to hearing from you by Monday September 11th when the first
participation notice is scheduled to be sent out.
For full details on the event and the sponsorship packages available please
email Greg Watkins at [email protected]
Joel on top at Phoenix
PSC golf from Tropical Bert’s
Tuesday, August 22, Phoenix, Stableford
Life goes on at Tropical Bert’s as usual and nothing much changes. Some old
friends we keep seeing and some drop off the edge of the world. But Bert’s
famous free breakfast and evening meal continues, and the hungry like to
test it all.
 Tuesday
winner Joel Flor with Sunnee Jeffreys.
On this day we only had a skip and a jump and we were at Phoenix, so a slow
start to the day was experienced, then a bimble down to this fine course.
The test on this occasion was to be The Mountain and Ocean Nines, most
people’s favourites because even if one does not play well, the views are
superb.
Phoenix always seems to be in fine condition, and as time goes by and the
course matures, it becomes more difficult to score well on. Even those who
used to class this as an easy course are now having to change their minds.
It is moderately difficult, and with the wind we experienced on this
particular day, great scores were not expected. Still quite a few did beat
their handicap
After a quick change, the rich went into the restaurant to hand their cards
in, while the rest stopped at a more economical watering hole on the way
back.
Back at Bert’s as the players filtered in, Tim was busy sorting out the
winners, and was quite mortified to find, after shooting his best round for
months, he had lost third place on a count back. And so to the results and
the winner of the day was Joel Flor, with Andy Evans in second and Daryl
Evans in third. Still, Tim raised a grimace and got on with the
presentation.
T.T.F.N
Near Pin: Neal McAllister, Scott Turner, Anders Pederson, Perry
McNeely, Bill Knight (2), Joel Flor, Jake Turner
Long Put: Jake Turner, Andy Evans
Dave strikes it Rich at Treasure Hill
PSC golf from The Oohsa Bar
Tuesday, August 22 saw a small field of thirteen travel
to Treasure Hill for our weekly Stableford competition. As usual when we
visit this testing layout, we play the white tees and to play to your
handicap will generally see you finish in the place-getters. This week was
no exception, with Rich Murphy (21) leading the way home with 35 points,
followed by Jeff Wylie (7) with 33, while Dave Arrowsmith (7) completed the
podium with 30 points.
As the headline alludes to, the technical prizes provided a fine booty for
Dave, who picked up 2 NTPs and the long putt, while host at the Oohsa Bar,
Malcolm Smith secured the other NTP.
Malcolm and his staff provided the cold drinks & fine food upon our return,
much appreciated by all the golfers. For a friendly game, with complimentary
brekky & food before the presentation, you are always welcome at the Oohsa
Bar on Soi Khao Talo, hope to see you there.
The Bill ‘n Gordon show at Sriracha
PSC golf from the Bowling Green
Saturday, August 19, Sri Racha G.C.
Bill and Gordon had a good day on the course between them, Bill Plath
winning the A division with 39 pts and Gordon Everingham taking B Flight
with an unreal 44 pts. (His best game since coming to Pattaya). Sriracha was
in good shape and the greens were running true. The weather made it a fine
day of golf for all.
Flight A
1st Bill Plath (12) 39 pts
2nd Fergus Brennon (11) 38 pts
3rd Mike Withers (16) 37pts, c/back from Jack Moseley)
Flight B
1st Gordon Everingham (27) 44 pts
2nd David Swaine) (36) 40 pts, c/back)
3rd Ian Kidd (31) 40 pts
Closest to the pin: Leonard Hedlund, Bill Plath, and Terry Hopkins & Gordon
Everingham
2’s: Jack Mosely. Well done Jack, some compensation for losing 3rd
place on count back
Tuesday, August 22, The Emerald, Stableford
The Emerald played well and was in good condition. The course
seemed to beat us up pretty well though as no one broke par. Phil Dwyer led
the way to victory with a respectable 34 pts. It was great to see a new face
on the leader board this week with Les Burns getting a good 31 pts off a 36
hdcp. Well-done Les
Results:
1st Phil Dwyer (18) 34 pts
2nd Ged Mason (10) 32 pts
3rd Les Burns (36) 31 pts
Thursday, August 24, Eastern Star, Stableford
Eastern Star was in great shape, we all enjoyed golfing the
course in this condition. Today some good scores were made and Fergus came
within 1 inch of making a Hole in One. Some of us could almost taste the
drinks he would have had to buy. Needless to say he did win a closest to pin
on that hole and the 2s contest.
Results:
1st Fergus Brennan (11) 40 pts
2nd Tewin Lamthong (31) 35 pts, c/back from David Swaine
3rd David Swaine (35) 35 pts
4th Vincent Smyth (10) 34 pts
2’s: only one golfer made a “two” and guess who? Fergus Brennan with
that almost Hole in One
We all enjoyed a great day and back at the Bowling Green, Tony and staff
served up a great dinner and we all relaxed and enjoyed it and a few brews.
I personally think the staff there are the Best.
If any one is interested in golfing with the Bowling Green we play every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. We meet at Bowling Green at 7.45am for
breakfast and transportation, and new players are always made to feel
welcome.
Sunday Quiz League
Final standings last season
The OK Corral brain-boxes congratulate Palmers on
finally breaking the Soi Rungland team’s monopoly on the competition.
Morris and Foster sparkle at The Emerald
Jomtien Golf with the I.P.G.C.
Monday, August 21, Emerald, Stableford
Our first visit in some months to The Emerald, owing to the poor condition
in recent times, there were a few comments afterwards about the gradual
improvement to the course. There were 23 starters today and the two
divisions were split at 18 and under.
All the par threes on this course are rated difficult by our members and it
was not surprising nobody from Division 2 won nearest the pin on the 7th.
Masashi and Paddy Wilson won the white wine and the whisky in Div 1 on the
5th and 13th and Miss Noy chose the red wine for her effort on the 15th.
There were no “twos” recorded today, so the prizes move on to Treasure Hills
next Monday.
Ted Morris and Ricky Smith both came in with 36 points in Div 1, and both
had 17 points on the back nine, but Ted took first prize on the count back
with a 12 to 11 score on the back six. Mr. Masashi’s 33pts,earned him 3rd
place.
‘Brummie Boy’ Ken Foster shot 38 points to win the Div 2 battle, closely
followed by Miss Noy on 36 and Mss Am on 34 points. Les Hall’s 22 pts earned
him yet another ladies tipple, I think he has gone off the beer now. The
Rich Man Poor Man’s free freshly baked pizza meal draw was won by Ben
Findon.
Wednesday, August 23, Eastern Star, Rainbow Stableford
A different format today for a fun game where the men had to
chose six tees from the blue, red and white to play from, and the ladies,
red, yellow and white. Before we left Paweenas Bar that morning there were
hush, hush conversations regarding the different choices of tees people were
playing.
Bev Ewens turned up on the first tee with an A4 printed sheet of facts and
figures relating to the course statistics. The cut was made at 19 and below
and in the second division, Miss Am with her ever-decreasing handicap, (now
at 27), won with 38pts. Bev Ewens came second with 36pts and Ken Foster was
third with 34.
Division 1’s Joop Medze with 34 points came in third in the premier flight,
followed by the ever improving Andy Mills with 35, but Ken Lill’s 37 took
the honours.
There were no nearest the pins or “twos” today. There was no respectable
winner of the ladies tipple either at presentation, but after an hour in the
bar Jeff Cargill asked, “Did anyone pick my clubs up?” There was silence -
they were still at Eastern Star. I am sure Gal his missus wanted a freebie.
Eddie Behrs free pizza meal was won by Paddy Wilson.
The Jomtien Golf Society meets every Monday and Wednesday at Paweenas, Soi
5, Jomtien Beach Road and departs at 9.00am for a 10.30 tee off time.
Transport and club hire are available. Please sign up in the bar or ring
Glyn on 06 837 5464.
No parade but its still Macey’s day at The Bunker
PSC golf from The Bunker
Monday, August 21, Green Valley,
Medal
Monday, and with the ‘Golfer of the Month’ trophy up for grabs, The
Bunker Boy’s played a Stableford competition at Green Valley.
William Macey double winner at Pattaya and Pattana
Mashi Kaneta put himself firmly in the driving seat by winning the A
Flight with 35 points ahead of Peter Habgood and Ken Lill, who tied on
32 points in second place. In the B Flight it was close with a clutch of
players finishing with 29 points; Ray Bloom, Noel O’Brien and Paul
Davies all trailed Clive Hanning who won with just one point more to
take first place on 30 points.
Three near pin prizes went to Mashi Kaneta, Geoff Parker and Clarke
Alexander.
Wednesday, August 23, Pattana Sports Club, Medal
Our mid-week outing saw the Bunker Boys take a trip to
Pattana Sports Club for a change, and this tough course proved to be
just that as none of the players broke par.
In the B Flight Geoff Hart won with a net 77, followed by runner up
Granville Swanton with net 80. In the A Flight John King came runner up
with net 77 behind eventual winner William Macey, who shot a net 75.
Near pin prizes went to Geoff Hart, Mike Withers and two to Clive
Hanning.
Friday, August 25, Pattaya Country Club, Stableford
The second Stableford competition of the week at Pattaya Country Club on
Friday saw William Macey win again in the A Flight with 41 points, ahead
of Geoff Parker, Ray Bloom and Mashi Kaneta, who all scored 37 points.
Mashi picking up points puts him ahead in the ‘Golfer of the Month’
competition.
In the B Flight Jim Wooler and Paul Davies shared the honours to win
with 37 points ahead of George Redgewell, who finished with 36 points.
Near pin prizes were shared between Alan Campbell, John McDonald, Mike
Withers and PJ Redmond.
Nile Sheehan on form
at Pattaya C.C.
PSC golf from The Peacock Place
Monday, August 21, Pattaya C.C.,
Stableford
Another Monday, and after a hearty breakfast we all headed for the
Pattaya Country Club for a Stableford round. The day was fine and very
hot but we did have a little trouble with the greens, as some of them
were being tined as we played. However, the scores weren’t too bad
considering.
The ladies’ winner on the day was Toy Theobald with 34 points, and
runner up was Su Muangmatcha - I wont reveal the score but suffice to
say this lady also got the free drink. Men’s Division A was won by Nile
Sheehan with a great score of 40 points and the runner up was Terry Phur
with 37, great scoring chaps. The men’s Division B was won by Graham
Hiskett on a count back from Harvey Samuel, both on 37 points. The
“twos” pot was shared between Jack, (the “twos” specialist), Mosely and
Mike Withers.
Thursday, August 24, Noble Place, Stableford
Thursday we took off for Noble Place for a ‘Better Ball’
Stableford event. I made the mistake of playing Noble Place last time as
a Medal round and paid the price for a very slow day of golf. However,
this day turned out great and we played A & B for a change.
The day was won by Wayne Farrell and Wendy Khan with a fine 42 points.
There were 3 groups tied on 40 points and the lucky duo of Terry Phur
and Alan Pearce were the winners on a count back. We all adjourned back
to the Peacock for a sumptuous buffet put on by Mine Host Dao and her
lovely staff. All the golfers would like to wish Dao a very Happy
Birthday for Saturday night.
If you are looking for a game with us you are very welcome just call
into the Peacock Place on Soi Siam Country Road and put your name on the
sheet or give Bob a call on 07 941 2474. We meet for breakfast at around
8am.
Ebrahim makes it a double at the Cafe
PSC golf from The Café Kronborg
Monday, August 21, Royal Lakeside,
Stroke
The beautiful Royal Lakeside was host for a Stroke-play competition in
one flight. The course on the day was in it’s usual excellent condition,
and we had nice breezes all day.
The ever present Ebrahim took first with a net 67, ahead of Kevin Dinan
in second with a net 68 and Marty Allred in third with a net 71 on count
back from Alan Ewing in fourth.
Thursday, August 24, Noble Place, Stableford
This is always a favourite day out with any golfing group and
on this day Cafe Kronborg was no exception, with many golfers turning up
at the last minute.
 Ebrahim
was a double winner for the week.
When one considers the distance of the course from Pattaya, it has to be
something special to cause such a reaction, and essentially it is three
nines of really challenging golf holes, at a great price. Mind, on this
day the B Nine was not in the best of condition, the ground staff having
introduced chemicals to burn off some of the bad grass and weeds. The A
Nine was in much better nick.
So early into the Cafe Kronborg, and up the long road to Noble place,
then a quick book-in and all mill about whilst Tim organises the start.
On the course it was pretty windy, but generally the weather, was super.
Even so, some still found it difficult overall and not many great score
were expected.
The restaurant proved a fine place to do the presentation, and in the A
Flight, 0 to 16, the winner, Kevin Callaghan, had by far the best score
of the day with 41 points. In second was Bill Plath with 36 points and
in third was Roger Strine with 34 points.
The players in the B Flight did not fare so well, but a win is a win.
The victor with 34 points was Ebrahim (again), ahead of a count back on
33 points won by Wayne Koch in second and a very surprised Dave
Richardson in third.
T.T.F.N.
Draw for new teams at PS Bowl on Friday, 1 September
Pattaya Sports Club Friday Bowling League
200 bowler’s for the past
week including Monday bowling - Front to back: La, Ooy, Dang, Tui, Leo
(just turned 72 years young) Barry, Jon, Wade, Rich and Teuvo
If you want to start 10 pin bowling and are going to
be in Pattaya for 30 weeks then come on down to PS Bowl on Second Road
close to Big C on Friday, 1 September at 13:30 hours. We will be drawing
bowler’s names to make up 12 to 14 teams, or more if needed. After the
draw we will have another fun bowling day and the new league will start
on 8 September. On Friday, 25 August we had a fun bowling day and the
four winners including handicap were Rich, 636, high series men; Jon,
253, high game men; Aht, 633, high series women and Dang, 221, high game
women.
The Square Ring
by Howie Reed
‘Tiz the first Sunday of the month, which translates
to lots of fights around the world and up your block. One fight that
won’t take place is German-based IBF middleweight champion Arthur
Abraham against mandatory challenger Edison Mirand at the EWE-Arena in
Oldenburg, Germany. The reason? Bad flu. Don’t ever recollect a “good
flu” but that’s just me. Jeeves lately has been struck by the “bottle
flu” and blames it on something he ate.
“Naturally, this not a nice situation for me,” said IBF middleweight
champion Arthur Abraham. “I had felt since Friday that there was an
infection in me, but I thought it wouldn’t get so bad. This morning,
however, it became clear that I won’t be able to fight on Saturday.”
That cancellation doesn’t exactly leave the cupboard bare as there’s
still a couple of really good fights on Sunday, one in “Merry Ole’
England” and then finally James Toney-Samuel Peter in Los Angeles USA.
At the home of the Bolton Wanderers, (who at press time have 4 points
after winning at home 2-0 over the Spurs and drawing on the road at
Fulham), Clinton Woods (39-3-1) and Glenn Johnson (44-10-2) meet for the
third time. If this writer had any ability he would have written, “They
meet in the third leg of a light heavyweight trilogy.” Some things just
aren’t meant to be.
This great indoor facility is next door to the Reebok Stadium which will
be empty with the Wanderers having the week off, before entertaining
Watford. The two boxers met first in 2003, battling to a “very disputed”
draw. “Very disputed” in this case translates to “lousy”, with the local
judge having it for Woods (116-112), one for Johnson (115-113) and a
third official scoring it 114-all. The second time around Johnson won
easily 116-112, 115-113 twice. Take Johnson.
The WBC has decreed that the winner of James “Lights Out” Toney (69-4-2)
and Samuel “The Real” Peter (26-1) will fight the newly crowned WBC
champ, Oleg Maskaev next. That should add a little more spice to this
match that already holds the appeal of a dance palace when the U.S.
Fleet’s in town.
Many remember Burt Sugar as the former editor of Ring Magazine, and if
not for that then for his great sports coat in the Howie Reed mode. “I
think that James Toney is the best American heavyweight around and he’s
not a heavyweight. He has the best skills.” When Mr, Sugar was making
that remark he hadn’t seen Evander Holyfield destroy Jeremy “Master”
Bates in 2 rounds last Saturday night in Dallas ,Texas. Holyfield has
more skills than Toney ever imagined.
“My Lord I don’t like that Mr. Toney. He seems like such a crude person
lacking even the basic social skills. I would like to see Mr. Peter take
him to the woodshed and give him a good hiding.”
Jeeves has got it right about Toney but it’s doubtful that Peter has the
skills necessary to deliver. Beating Toney when he’s on his game is like
trying to corner a “second phase male” after your wallets just been
lifted while strolling down the beach after midnight. Toney’s Achilles
heel is stamina, which along with movement also plagues Peter. Love to
see Peter win as a match between he and Maskaev would be dynamite.
Little “chin wags” are still going on about Maskaev-Rahman. Good guy
referee Jay Nady has come under attack for his “stop holding command”
when in fact there was darn little. The Lord of the Square Ring opined
that maybe Nady was told by ‘someone’ to stop the holding at all cost.
I must have hit a nerve as I got the following e-mail from the WBC’s
Senior, Mauricio Sulaiman: “With all due respect, we think that Jay
Nady’s performance in the Rahman vs. Maskaev fight was sensational and
prevented a fight full of holding, that only makes heavyweight fights
boring and dull. He guided them to perform in one of the best
heavyweight fights in a long time.”
All that may be true, (here comes the “butt monkey”), except that a
referee’s duty is not to “guide a fight” or make it better. A referee’s
job is to enforce the rules. Period. End.
Maybe if all organizations would stop “real holding” then boxing would
regain some of the luster that’s been lost over the years.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission had a chance to do something
meaningful in boxing by tossing the book at Jose Luis Castillo. Instead
they tossed a page. Castillo as you may remember failed to make weight
for his title fight in June against Diego Corrales. The Commission fined
Castillo US$250,000 and suspended his license until January 1, 2007.
BFD.
Very seldom do I agree with Corrales promoter Gary “Gas Bag” Shaw but
this is one of those times: “Have these people ever heard of victim’s
rights?” Shaw said. “This is an outrage.” He’s right, the fine and
suspension was ridiculously low considering that Castillo took the money
for the fight with no intention of making the weight. Why did this
happen? Some will cynically point out that this sets up a mega fight
with Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas next year where everyone will make piles
of money.
Both outgoing Commission chairman Skip Avansino and chairman-elect Tony
Alamo said they were moved by Castillo’s sincerity: “I know it’s
difficult to understand without having been in the room and seeing his
passion and emotion,” Avansino said. What a load of crap.
Jeeves how about the local boxing news?
“Right My Lord: WBC #1 straw, Oleydong Sithsamerchai, (22-0) kept his
WBC youth straw-weight title at the 4th Wing of Royal Thai Airforce in
Nakorn Sawan, Thailand on Wednesday. Filipino Ryan Bito (8-2-1) trailed
throughout, losing 100-89, 100-91, 98-91. This is the Thai’s 16th
defence and sets up a fight next year against Japan-based Thai, Eagle
Kyowa.
“Muangfahlek Kiatvichean, (13-7, 8) won in 10 over Klachana Jockygym,
(1-8) to capture the Thai super-feather title at Rachadamnern Stadium in
Bangkok. Kiatvichean has fought Jockygym 3 times and is 2-1.
“Pornsawan Por Pramook, (16-0, 12 KO’s) won easily over WBE champ, Jun
Arlos (33-19-4). My Lord, what is a WBE champ? I’ve never heard of one.”
Me neither.
“My Lord, you’ve received an-mail from Mr. Brook at the Island Lager Bar
in Katone Beach. Would you like me to read it? It begins, ‘Glad to see
Jeeves has the common sense to order Phuket Island Lager Beer - must be
a good guy to tend his Master so well. Just wanted to let you know that
Phuket Lager Beer has been awarded the Gold Medal at the 45th World Beer
Selection 2006 by Monde Selection (The International Institute for
Quality Selections) held in Prague. Quite a mouthful, but so is the beer
... will have a few to celebrate this evening. Mr. D. Brook.’ That Mr.
Brook must be a fine gentleman.”
“My Lord did you read that Ricky Hatton got mugged in China? I was
reading the Daily Mirror and it said, ‘The Hitman’, who was walking
alone in Shanghai after becoming separated from his friends, was
accosted by a gang of thugs who, after a scuffle, made off with Hatton’s
£4,000 Rolex watch.’”
What is this world coming to Jeeves? An email from Mr. Brook, Ricky
Hatton mugged in Shanghai and you losing your umbrella on Beach Road
walking home from the TQ. It’s a dangerous world Jeeves. Perhaps you
could provide me with a few Island Lagers before you venture out with
your new friends to party the night away.
Spectacular success for scrambling Scandies
IPGC Pattaya Golf Society at the OK Corral
The winning scramble team of
(from 2nd left) Arthur Hancock, Alex Backlund, Thomas Johansson and
Mikael Andersson, with Mr. Len and Mr. Denis
After three months of planning, the big day had
arrived. Tuesday, August 22, the Pattaya Golf Society at the OK Corral
marked the birthday of “golf geezer”, Mr. Len, in fine style with a
4-person team scramble at the exquisite Green Valley course, near Ban
Chang. The turnout almost matched the number of years that Mr. Len has
under his belt and the quality of the golf was of a high standard
indeed. The fun element was still there of course and none more so than
the discovery at check-in that Ricky Smith had forgotten his golf shoes
and had to hire a pair! The club shop offered him only one!
The round progressed incredibly quickly for a scramble and on their
return to the clubhouse four and a half hours later the challenges, the
agonies, the frustrations and the fun of the day were etched on the
faces of the returning “troops”.
For Ricky the day was to end as it had begun when his
team pinned their hopes on his final drive at the last, only to see it
nosedive out of bounds, costing them two shots and an eventual third
place. The team of John Cunningham, Bill Hewitt, Sam Fitsimmons and
Basil Foley took the honours instead with a hard earned score of 61.3,
but a country mile behind the pre-tournament favourites of Sunny Khanna,
Peter Blok, Emiel van der Wiele and Ian Wilson whose second placed score
of 58.8 was a convincing and adept performance for a team put together
at the last moment.
The round of the day was a spectacular effort by Arthur Hancock and the
Scandinavian trio of Mikael Andersson, Thomas Johansson and Alex
Backlund and their run of nine birdies and an eagle from hole 4 to hole
14 killed off the hopes of others in the field. Their gargantuan effort
had given them an unassailable total of 57.4 to win the event in style.
On the day of course there were no losers and the presentation party
back at the OK Corral was the happiest day in Mr. Len’s Pattaya life.
The friends who had sponsored holes on the day, Dale Shier, Harry Riley,
Carl Lovatt and Chris, Tony Kitchen, Ray Underwood and Mr. Denis and the
generosity of Andy Mills and Kris Kritsnajootha all contributed
generously to the celebration and the entire proceeds of the day went to
the Pattaya Orphanage.
Khun Malee and the girls from the OK Corral played their part
wonderfully with a sumptuous buffet and the registry team of Mary Jones
and Avis Hewitt did their usual friendly and efficient job at check-in
and recording. The day had been a thundering success, five dozen smiling
faces showed that at the party. Mr. Len will never forget this
particular birthday!
Near-Pins: # 2 Saranya Chaiyanont, # 9 Andy Mills, # 12 Mikael
Andersson, # 16 Paul Quodomine
Long Drive: Div 1 (0 - 11) Mikael Andersson, Div 2 (12 - 19) Bill
Hewitt, Div 3 (20 - 28) Danny Larsen
Sunny times at Bangpra
It was back to normal for the Pattaya Golf Society on Thursday, August
24, after the hectic start to the week, and the peaceful course at
Bangpra was the choice of venue for the Society’s weekly Stableford
event. It was also the Stableford Order of Merit event for the month.
The golfers were out in force, as was the sun and, of course, the
monkeys, this time even more in evidence! The only cloud on the horizon
was the imminent return to Japan of one of the PGS’s most loyal members,
Masashi Iizumi, and his ever-present smile will be missed around the OK
Corral for the next two months.
The two playing flights were cut at fifteen and under and for three
players high scores were on the menu for the day. In the second flight
Tony Kitchen showed his true merits as he posted a score of 34 points
for third place and it is good to see the personable golfer return to
some semblance of his old form after a couple of substandard shows. Well
ahead in the frame for the group winner were “newbie” Ian Wilson and old
hand Len Jones and their scores of 40 points apiece took the flight in
style. For Len Jones it was a splendid end to the week’s activities.
In the top flight Kris Kritsnajootha’s hard won 34 points took third
place, one behind “Mr. Consistency”, John Cunningham’s 35 but a long way
behind the day’s best score of 41 points posted on his return (as
always!), by Sunny Khanna. How do you do it Sunny? Texan Bob Martin had
very generously sponsored two near-pin prizes and these were won by
Stuart Thompson and David Thomas on holes 8 and 12, whilst the “twos”
competition pot proper was shared by Tom Baigent, John Cunningham and
Stuart Thompson. Peter Blok claimed he had mislaid his card after the
round but eagle eyes spotted his score elsewhere and his paltry 26
points more than merited the Booby Bevy. It had been another sunny day
with the PGS, in all senses of the word.
Sponsored Holes
Longest Holed Putt (Hole 1) Alan Freeman
Thanks to Carl Lovatt, Trent’s Bar, Soi 7
Longest Holed Putt (Hole 18) Bob Philp
Thanks to Ray Underwood, Good Times Bar, Soi 3
Nearest the Pin, off the tee (Hole 6) Ian Wilson
Thanks to Tony Kitchen, The Pick Up Bar, Sai 2/Soi 4
Nearest the Pin, Second Shot (Hole 7) Bob Philp
Thanks to Dale Shier
Nearest the Pin, Third Shot (Hole 14) Mikael Andersson
Thanks to Harry Riley
Mr. Len’s Special Award
Barry Pethig, Joop Medze, Mike Benton, Alan Freeman
Mr. Denis’ Booby Bevy
Denis Smith, Margaret Cunningham, Paul Quodomine, Jang Salar |
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