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Misty’s raises 100k for The Camillian Social Center
4th Annual Misty’s Charity Open - 2006
The “Birdy Boys” - Roy
Thornton, Richard Holmes, Barry Traynor and John Emmerson, Champions of the
2006 Misty’s Charity Open
Steve Donovan
A grand field of 120 golfers signed on to enjoy Andy James’ annual fun day
of golf, the great aprés-golf feast and party at Misty’s and to answer the
call for charity. With proceeds from the tourney and the subsequent raffle
and a kick-in of his own, Andy will proudly hand over a check to the
Camillian Social Center, The Relief Center for HIV-Aids, in the amount of
100,000 baht.
 ‘The
Classroom Team” of Kevin Moraghan, Rick Sharp, Joe Mooneyham and Dave Porter
sets out to do battle
The format on the day was the ever-popular 4-man Scramble (or Texas
Scramble, as those outside of Texas call it). It relieves some of the
pressure of the daily comps that the avid Pattaya golfer is usually up
against, allows the casual golfer a chance to put some swings on the ball to
help his team and generally creates a fine aire of camaraderie amongst the
teams and the field.
The gang made it around Burapha’s American Wood and British Link course in a
brisk four hours. The shotgun start meant that everyone was off the course
at the same time, and could shower and change into their tourney-provided
golf jersey, considered by all as one of the tops shirts annually, before
making their way to Misty’s on Soi Pattayaland 2 for a grand spread courtesy
of Palmer’s Restaurant and The Sportsman Restaurant.
A special thanks to General Manager Michael Mesommont and his capable top
man, Egon Nielsen, son of the Kronborg’s Bjarne Nielsen, for the
extraordinary presentation of course and assistance in set-up. Michael’s
organization, from caddies to cart boys, to green-keepers, to clubhouse
staff, etc. all deserved top honors for making the day so enjoyable for all
who participated.
The players were treated to the standard faire of sponsored technical prize
distractions such as Near Pins (The Classroom) and Long Drives
(Shenanigan’s), and nearest the Keg (Misty’s) which were embellished by the
overt generousness of their respective sponsors’ prizes. In what has become
a Misty’s signature, two motorbikes were offered as hole-in-one prizes on
two separate par threes, courtesy of Suzy Wong A-Go-Go - BKK and Playskool
A-Go-Go - BKK. While this is the second year that the prizes have gone
unclaimed, one can count on the odds catching-up eventually.
Handicaps notwithstanding, the seasoned competitors held up better in the
crucible of battle. The three top teams were all made up of golfers who
compete locally 3-4 times a week. The “Four of a Kind” shot a fine 58.3
total for Second Runner-up and were comprised of Adam “New York Slim”
Schoenfeld, Ian “Hay-penny” Halfpenny, Kenny “K4” Kutzing and Jim “I
sometimes play like I have” Puleo.
“The Blobs” put together an exemplary 56.0 total, good enough to win last
year but, regrettably, only good for 1st Runner-up this year. Their big
horse was Simon of Philbrook, but he was helped in no small part by The Good
Roger Koehler, Sugar Ray “I have a Handle” Handford and Irish Colm Mullen.
“The Birdie Boys”, last years 2nd Runners-up lost the services of Glyn
Nicholas, so team captain Roy Thornton MBE sought out an able replacement.
He must have found the right free agent as the addition of Lewiinski’s Golf
Manager, John Emmerson, catapulted the already strong core, comprised
additionally of Richard Holmes and Barry Traynor, to an incredible 55.1 to
end the two-year reign of “Mike and the Mechanics” (who were not far off the
podium at 59.9). It should be noted that the “Birdie Boys” had the lowest
aggregate handicap in the field at 3.9 and sported the only “team jerseys”.
Will we see more of those next year?
Andy would like to acknowledge the participation of teams and supporters
from Solar Golf (two teams), The Full Moon Bar (two teams), Shenanigan’s,
The Classrooom, The Lookout Bar, The Jack Tar Bar, The Pinnacle Resort, The
Sugar Shack and The Traveller’s Rest Golf Society, Baltex and the gang at
Lewiinski’s.
To make this tournament a success for the Camillian Social Center required
funds over and above those generated by the tournament entry cost alone.
Therefore, special thanks to the contributions of Alan Bolton Property
Consultants, The Pattaya Real Estate Company, Morning Cloud, Suzie Wong’s
A-Go-Go - BKK, Sheba’s A-Go-Go - BKK, Playskool A-Go-Go - BKK, Bruno’s, The
Penthouse Hotel, The Classroom, Shenanigan’s and The Shamrock Bar.
While there are many thanks to go around, the event could not have come off
without the home support of Misty’s Manager Tim, the organizational efforts
of John Emmerson, the photography of Steve Ellison and the generosity of the
events host, Andy James. While thanks are being handed out, let’s not forget
the lovely ladies of Misty’s who made a hot day hotter by helping out at
registration, team photos, and post tourney frivolity.
The addition of the Misty’s
girls could make any team look good
Misty’s Charity Open 2006 Results:
Championship Team: - “The Birdie Boys”
Roy Thornton, Richard Holmes, Barry Traynor and John Emmerson – 55.1
1st Runner-up: - “The Blobs”
Simon Philbrook, Roger Koehler, Sugar Ray Handford and Colm Mullen –
56.0
2nd Runner-up: - “Four of a Kind”
Adam Schoenfeld, Ian Halfpenny, Ken Kutzing, and Jim Puleo – 58.3.
Technical Prizes:
Near Pins: (sponsored by The Classroom)
#A-3 Simon Philbrook; #A-6 Kung Pakporn; #B-3 Joe McArdle; #B-8 Rick
Sharp
Long Drives (sponsored by Shennaigan’s)
Division I: Ian Halfpenny; Division II: Steve White
Nearest the Keg (sponsored by Misty’s)
Gordon Swann
Damian’s super round leaves him facing the scalpel
IPGC golf from The Caddy Shack
Tuesday, November 21, Sattahip, Medal
Tuesday was a trip to the Navy golf course at Sattahip for a Medal
competition over the South & East layouts. Due to the John Preddy Memorial
Tournament taking place the following day, the field was somewhat reduced
and they found the going tough in the sweltering conditions.
Coming in third place was Damian Trant with a net 76, one step above him on
the podium was Basil Foley with a net 71, but two shots ahead and recording
the only sub-70 score of the day was our winner Keith Smithson on net 69.
The were no “twos” for the second time in a row and the players looked
forward to a large rollover pot on Friday.
Friday, November 24, The Emerald, Stableford
The Emerald at Ban Chang was chosen to be the venue on Friday for
a Stableford competition on a layout which is currently being prepared for
the Asian Tour Qualifiers. The end result is narrow fairways and difficult
greens which most of the field had problems negotiating.
One who found no problems at all with the conditions was Damian Trant who
tore the course apart on the way to recording an astounding 45 points off
his 20 handicap. Time to get the scalpel out golf committee. A long way back
in second spot came Willy Wilcox on 37 points, closely followed in third by
Keith Smithson who shot a level par 36 points.
The competition for the rolled over “twos” pot was intense and altogether 5
players came into the clubhouse to stake their claim. Well done to Keith
Smithson, Bev Evans, Andy Redman, Willy Wilcox and Lindsay Joshua.
The Nat(ural) takes the ‘Ladies’ by eight
IPGC golf from Lewiinski’s
Sunday, November 19, Green Valley - White Tees, Stableford
A Flight
1st Steve Mulberry (12), 42 points
2nd Darren Smith (9), 40 points
3rd Graham Johnson (5), 39 points
B Flight
1st Ian Halfpenny (18), 41 points
2nd Dave Porter (15), 37 points
3rd Rick Sharp (14), 36 points
C Flight
1st Brian Cooper (24), 39 points
2nd Robbie Bennett (20), 38 points
3rd Sugar Ray Handford (21), 37 points
Ladies Flight
1st Nat Meesuk (18), 40 points
NP’s: #2 Jack Grindvold; #9 Ted Lodge; #12 Peter LeNoury; #16 Joe
Mooneyham
2’s: Steve Mulberry, Daarren Smith, Graham Johnson, Roy Thornton,
Peter LeNoury, Jeff Stephens, Mossy Quaid, Ray Dell, Mike Shrosbree, Brian
Cooper, Trudy Chadbourn
Non-counting 2’s: Joe Mooneyham, Rick Sharp
The ol’ Scribe, hard-over traditionalist that he is, seldom relinquishes the
Title Slot to the gals of the Society but a performance such as Nat’s, last
Sunday certainly can’t be overlooked.
Combining visiting wives and those local gals who are on spousal
scholarships allowed the Society to provide the best looking of the
membership their own Flight. It may be that henceforth the balance of the
gals would like to have their own flight and would prefer to have Nat put in
her own. She lapped the fairer field by eight points with a fine 40-point
effort.
Nat’s handicap will now drop to a fantastic 17, not bad for a young lady
that has only been playing a couple of years and usually only once a week,
at that.
On the more mundane side of things, there were some equally fine
performances and none better that Blackpool Steve’s MoM 42 points. Steve,
like many of his Shack brethren have made incredible moves on their handicap
since supplementing their home games across the way, with a couple a week
with the Society. Steve led two fine golfers across the line in the Premier
Flight, as the 9 handicapped Iowa Hawkeye, “Double D” Darren Smith, had 40
points and Graham Johnson, the GM’s evil twin, gathered 39 points off a
scant 5 handicap.
The Hay-penny took the day’s middle flight with an excellent 41 points. A
couple of old standbys out of the lead foursome, The Valet’s Best Friend and
The Hermit, picked up what Ian left behind/
The “Mini” Cooper topped out the day’s third male flight with 39 points.
That put him a digit ahead of Nice Guy Robbie and yet another in front of
Sugar Ray “I already have a handle” Handford. A curiosity on the day is that
no podium position was decided by a count back.
Monday, November 20, Crystal Bay - White Tees,
Stroke/Medal
A Flight
1st Jan Eriksen (13), net 69
2nd Takeshi Hakosaki (11), net 69
3rd Peter Hynard (9), net 70
4th Kris Kritsanajootha (8), net 70
B Flight
1st Geoff Kubas (24), net 67
2nd Charlie Sheppard (20), net 70
3rd Kurt-Erik Persson (26), net 71
4th Peirre Bietry (22), net 72
2’s: Takeshi, Hakosaki, Charles Sheppard, Adam Schoenfeld
The gang doesn’t look too fondly on a round of Stroke/Medal, considering it
a hard day at the office. But the GM wants them ready for Lewiinski’s Open
in mid-February, so off the good sized field went to count ‘em all at
Crystal Bay, f/k/a Natural Park Resort, f/k/a Panya Resort.
Nobody counted less than Geoff Kubas who had a fine net 67 on his last round
of this visit. That was three in front of Charlie and yet another in front
of the irrepressible Kurt-Erik. Monsieur Pierre edged newcomer Eddie Graham
by a count back to pick up the rare fourth place loot.
The Quiet One edged an old friend who we wish we saw more of, Takeshi-san,
on count back to take the four place A Flight. Peter Hynard and Kris Krits
fought it out for the bigger bag of lucre, with the Brit having the better
of it.
Wednesday, November 22, Mountain Shadow - Blue Tees,
Stableford
A Flight
1st Simon Philbrook (6), 36 points
2nd Julian Clarke (6), 33 points
3rd John Hillier (12), 33 points
B Flight
1st Don Lehmer (13), 32 points
2nd Eddy Beilby (18), 32 points
3rd Dave McFeely (16), 31 points - c/b Lee A and Bruce Milner
C Flight
1st Kurt-Erik Persson (26), 30 points
2nd Adam Schoenfeld (19), 29 points
3rd Brain Cooper (24), 28 points
2’s: Simon Philbrook, Martin Todd, Kenneth Anderson, Dave McFeely,
Robert Sellick, Brian Lee 92)
Big Simon Philbrook, a fine cricketer in his own right on this week prior to
the Ashes tilt, was the only player to match his handicap on the layout that
must be considered the toughest par 72 on the Eastern Seaboard. It was
probably the least attended presentation on record as the remaining eight
pay-slots were all won with 33 points or less. Julian Clarke, on this last
Society comp, of the current visit, edged Nice Guy Johnny on count back in
the top flight to establish the podium order behind Simon of Philbrook.
The Lady’s Man counted back the Man of Leisure in B Flight. Irish Dave
McFeely’s eyes were smiling as he had the better of the count back to grab
the last B Flight loot ahead of the Caddy to the Stars, Lee Adelly, and the
Pied Piper of Oz, Bruce Milner.
Kurt-Erik gathered all the guile and treachery garnered over many years at
this game and brought home C Flight gold ahead of New York Slim and the
“Mini” Cooper.
George Oakley gets 2nd Ace in a week
IPGC golf from The Haven
Monday, November 20, Mountain Shadow,
Pairs Scramble Stroke
1st Roar Berger & Kjell Christiansen, net 61
2nd Colin Taylor & Bob Heath, net 65
3rd Russell Exley & Alan Griffiths, net 66 c/b
4th Peter Skinner & Stuart Bulger, net 66
Having left Pattaya in fine weather, we ran into an enormous downpour that
delayed the start of our competition for almost an hour and a half. Once on
the course, and given the state of the fairways and greens following the
heavy rain, it came as a pleasant surprise to find that the scores were
still quite good
Maybe the most surprising aspect was to find the two highest handicappers in
the form of Roar Berger and Kjell Christiansen at the top of the podium when
playing what is arguably the toughest course in the area. Neither of them
could ever remember having a card, under any format, that did not have a
seven on it and indeed only two sixes and with each player having to take
seven tee shots under medal play, the end result was of the very top order.
Even with Kjell having to take the last two tee shots, one at the testing
17th over 150 yards of water, they still managed a couple of bogeys to
finish four ahead of the chasing pack.
These were led by Colin Taylor and “Captain” Bob Heath with a score that
would have been in the lead on almost any other day after both players
combined exceptionally well.
Russell Exley and Alan Griffiths took third place on count back from Peter
Skinner and Stuart Bulger after the latter pair could not match their
opponent’s strong finish.
Due to the format the “twos” competitions were suspended for the day. Before
presenting the prizes Richard Livingston, the resident PGA teaching
professional, welcomed new members Kinya Akiyama and Shiuchi Kodaka.
Wednesday, November 22, The Emerald, Stableford
Division 1
1st Frank Hughes, 34pts
2nd Dave Howden, 31pts c/b
3rd David Ross, 31pts
Division 2
1st Alan Griffiths, 35pts
2nd Philippe Berra, 33pts c/b
3rd Russell Exley, 33pts
Having booked the course some 2 months previously, it was a surprise to find
that it was to be one of the three to be used in the Asian Tour Qualifying
event and therefore, was being set up for that purpose with the fairways
reduced to narrow strips and the rough allowed to grow to severe lengths.
This is all very well as a testing course for the tour hopefuls but hardly
what the average Pattaya golfer expects or indeed can handle. It was no
surprise to find that the CSS moved out to 75 and the competition
non-counting for increases in handicap.
Only Alan Griffiths in the second division managed to get within the buffer
zone as he easily took the division by two from Philippe Berra and Russell
Exley, with Philippe just getting second on the back six.
Frank Hughes was the only player in the first division to get within two of
his handicap as he won by three, ahead of Dave Howden and David Ross who
were also separated by the count back.
But with the course playing at its hardest, the day belonged to George
Oakley, one of the group from South Herts, who on the 13th, against a fierce
head wind, hit a five wood straight into the cup to record his second
hole-in-one within six days.
On the previous Thursday, George had produced his first ever hole-in-one at
Laem Chabang on B8 off the back Black tees, 194 yards also against a strong
wind, with a three wood into the hole. And as these both occurred on
George’s first trip to Thailand it is certain it will not be long before he
is back taking on some of the other courses to try and repeat his successes.
George put his new found ability down to practice and concentration
following a good night’s sleep and of course not forgetting the Pro V 1
Titleist balls that he always uses.
Friday, November 24, Phoenix - Blue Tees, Monthly Medal
Division 1
1st John Horwath, net 68
2nd Frank Hughes, net 70
3rd Peter Tucker, net 72
Division 2
1st Russell Exley, net 75
2nd Alan Griffiths, net 77
3rd Roar Berger, net 80
After the trials at Emerald, it was good to get back to a normal course, but
Phoenix is now no push over as only 3 players managed to equal or better par
from the blue tees that were about as far back as they could be.
John Horwath whose handicap is sure to be on the downward track after
producing another sub handicap round, his third in four outings, easily took
the first division from Frank Hughes by two shots. Frank meanwhile was
another two ahead of Peter Tucker, who at last is seeing some benefit from
the hours spent on the practice range.
Alan Griffith made a valiant effort to get into the end of year gold and
silver positions in the final medal but was pipped at the post by his good
friend (?), Russell Exley by a couple of strokes. Roar Berger took the final
place with an unlikely but good enough eight over.
There was good news from Europe where Steve Martin the Honary European
Senior Professional qualified for the coming senior tour in fourth place
ahead of 85 other final qualifiers that didn’t make it. We wish him lots of
success to add to his many trophies of the past.
Roar Berger took the only “two” in the second division but there were none
in the first division. Before presenting the prizes Richard welcomed new
member Dominic DiValentine.
The Beautiful Game?
by Riz Taylor
Top two show Premiership’s class
Manchester United’s home fixture against Chelsea on
Sunday contained all that a Premiership match should - two sides doing their
utmost to win the match, some thrilling, end-to-end action, flirtations with
sexy football and, of course, a couple of goals. Even the refereeing was
consistent and unfussy.
If only every game was like that. Though both sides will have left Old
Trafford rueing missed chances to snatch all three points, the 1-1 draw was
a fair result for England’s two best teams and leaves the title race wide
open, which isn’t something that could be said at the same stage last year.
Many neutrals were cheering for a United victory that would seriously dent
Chelsea’s ambitions of a third straight Premiership trophy. Though most of
those neutrals don’t yet seem to have the same hatred of the Blues that they
reserved for United a decade ago, times are changing and you feel that a
United win would have been greeted with more cheers than jeers. Or perhaps
that’s just me.
Whilst it wasn’t a 5-4 thriller the game showed enough quality and
entertainment to provide a decent advertisement for Premiership football in
a week that saw the division take a knock from north of the border. Celtic
manager Gordon Strachan had set tongues wagging by suggesting that there’s
“not that great a difference” between the Premiership and the SPL last week,
and immediately walked the walk by leading his side to a 1-0 victory over
Manchester United in Glasgow days later. Those three points ensured his side
of a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time
since the modern format came into effect.
“We know the SPL is not the same as the English Premiership but there’s not
that great a difference,” said Strachan. “We’d be competitive in the top
half of the Premiership. I think they give themselves too many pats on the
back for being the best league in the world. It’s alright at times, but I’ve
seen some dire games there as well.”
He’s not wrong. Too many of those matches have involved Liverpool this
season, and once again the ‘Reds’ were reliant on Steven Gerrard to get them
out of a spot against Manchester City at Anfield after another uninspiring
performance from his colleagues. How long can Rafa Benitez last as coach on
the back of his 2005 Champions League success if his side continue to
struggle domestically? Liverpool sit well off the pace in ninth.
One place below are Tottenham, whose rampant 3-1 win over Wigan at White
Hart Lane will delight fans but leave them wondering why the side are so
unpredictable from week to week. Whilst Spurs have easily qualified for a
spot in the final 32 of the UEFA Cup they’ve found things increasingly
difficult in the Premiership this season.
Could the demands of European football be taking their toll on Spurs league
form? Blackburn and Newcastle might argue the same point. Whilst both sides
have also marched into the UEFA knockout stages the pair sit in sixteenth
and seventeenth respectively. Newcastle’s season has been particularly
disastrous, although three points from a win over Portsmouth on Saturday did
manage to lift them from the relegation spots. Antoine Sibierski was the
unlikely hero.
Meanwhile Reading continued their stunning start with an away win over
Fulham and Bolton moved third after beating Arsenal by three goals to one,
two of which were scored by former gunner Nicolas Anelka. Fellow high-flyers
Aston Villa could only manage a draw at home to Middlesbrough.
After another round of midweek fixtures the action continues this weekend,
the highlight being the ‘Norf Landon’ derby as Arsenal host Tottenham in the
early match tomorrow. Defeat for Arsenal would be unthinkable if they’re to
make up lost ground on the leaders, whilst Spurs will be chomping at the bit
for a win over their rivals in the first derby to be played at the Gunners’
spanking new Emirates Stadium.
It might have its faults and the odd boring game, but the Premiership still
has much to offer. A genuine title race always helps, of course, and
thankfully it looks like Chelsea will be given a decent run for their money
this time around, however much of it they might have.
A quiet week in East London
After the finalisation of Icelander Eggert Magnusson’s takeover,
West Ham manager Alan Pardew’s jokes that he’ll allow the sprightly
billionaire the opportunity of a kick-around with the squad were short-lived
when the manager was forced to respond to reports of a gambling culture
amongst his players after a story appeared in the News of the World on
Sunday. “I am going to address the situation with gambling, because it is
not the first time it has happened at the club,” he said, offering reporters
odds of 7-2 on him sorting it out by Christmas.
On Thursday defender Anton Ferdinand appeared in court charged with assault,
and then ‘Argie’ striker Carlos Tevez kept the club in the news by storming
out of Upton Park after being substituted by Pardew. “He went home straight
after the game and I’m very disappointed about that,” said the Premiership’s
busiest boss, who, it is reported, is also busily trying to lure pint-sized
winger Shaun Wright-Phillips from Chelsea.
The club are also said to be entering talks on a move to London’s Olympic
Stadium after the 2012 games. And oh, let’s not forget the small matter of a
football match, the Hammers coming through their assorted off-field dramas
to overcome Sheffield United by a goal to nil.
Torquay take a stand
Some fabulous news for the football purist this week arrived from
the hotbed of English football that is the south-west county of Devon.
Despite struggling at the foot of League Two, Torquay United have threatened
their playing staff with dismissal if they con referees to win free kicks
and penalties.
The initiative was introduced by chairman Chris Roberts, who told BBC Sport,
“I want to win football matches but I want to win matches without cheating.””
“Someone said to me, when we were talking during the World Cup, that clubs
can’t do anything about it but I thought, ‘Well, actually they can’,” said
Roberts, who took over at the club in October.
“When I arrived, I had a long chat with the manager, Ian Atkins, and we
thought it was something we could do here so then it was just a question of
when to launch it.
“What we are suggesting may sound draconian but a player has to do the same
thing three times to be dismissed. And we are talking about black and white
incidents - not situations where a player goes down and some say he dived
and some say he didn’t.”
“The older players were very supportive,” he continued. “Some others were
surprised and some are probably still thinking about it. But at the end of
the day, diving is never accidental. If a player decides to fall over and
appeal to the referee, that is a conscious decision which people make.”
Roberts, a new favourite of this column, is hoping other clubs will join the
initiative.
“It’s the moral principle behind it that’s important. I’ve challenged other
clubs to follow suit and I’m keen to hear why they wouldn’t,” he said. “But
I’m not here to be confrontational with other clubs. I’m responsible for the
conduct of Torquay’s players on the pitch and that’s what I’m doing.”
The Captain runs dry at Sri Racha
PSC golf from The Peacock Place
Monday, November 20, Sri Racha, 2-Ball BB
After a hearty breakfast we headed to the Sri Racha golf course for a
2-ball better ball stroke round. The venue is closing on the 1st
December; we thought it was closed already as you couldn’t buy a beer on
the course and that’s no good for this writer.
Eddie and Apple won the A Division with a great score of net 62.
Runner-up (even without the beer) was Capt. Bob and Ken McCarthy with a
net 63. B Division was won by Barry and Trudy Chadbourne with net 69 on
a count back from John and Wendy Khan.
We did get a storm so not all the player’s finished, however one
intrepid golfer even managed a 2 and took the total pot which was quite
large, the man in question being Chris Barnes. There was no free beer so
we enjoyed the beautiful buffet put on by Dao and the girls.
Wednesday, November 22, Noble Place, Stableford
Noble Place, soon to be changed to Greenwood Gold Club was
our midweek venue. We played a single Stableford comp and the A Division
was won by Terry Phur with a fine 36 points and the runner-up was Jack
Mosely on a count back from Mark Joshua, both with 33 points. Brian Webb
took the B Division with a fine 36 points whilst Dave Mawford was runner
up on a count back from my old mate Ken Little, both on 34 points.
There were three 2’s; one each from Terry Phur, Eddie Blackwell and Mark
Joshua and the free beer went to Angus McFarlane for his mighty effort,
just coming back from home to see us all. Welcome back mate!
If you are looking for a game of golf anytime just give Bob a call on
087 941 2474 or call into the Peacock Place on Siam Country Road for a
cold beer and put your name on the sheet.
Andersen’s fairytale at Noble Place
IPGC Pattaya Golf Society at the OK Corral
On Tuesday, 21st November, another large field
represented the Pattaya Golf Society in a medal event at faraway Noble
Place golf club.
The men’s field was divided into two divisions with the cut at eighteen
and under and there was also a Ladies’ division on the day. Indeed in
the ‘fairer division’ the day ended with a three-way tie for top spot
with Mod Churaiska, Sharon Burton and Jill Stanley all posting scores of
net 84.
In the second flight Carl Lovatt, Tony Sanderson and Ray Underwood tied
for third on net 74 whilst the plaudits went to Masashi Iizumi, one of
the OK Corral’s most popular golfers, and his score of 71 represented
his best round for a while. In the top flight Erik Anttonen and John
Howarth shared second place with honourable net 70’s whilst the star of
the day was undoubtedly the ever-smiling Dane, Kenneth Andersen whose
card of gross 72, net 67 was fairytale stuff on this tough track.
Figures of 36 on both nines spoke volumes about his golfing ability and
for his playing group it must have been a wonderful experience.
Kenneth also fired two birdie “twos” to share the large pot with Vince
Hatton, playing his final round before returning home. The Booby Bevy
claims ignored Paul Quodomine’s caddy who had driven his golf cart over
his foot and had thus been summarily dismissed in shame and went instead
to Reg Carlisle for his dismal return after his first round with the
group.
Kiwi flies at Plutaluang
The Pattaya Golf Society took the short trip to the Royal
Thai Navy course at Plutaluang on Thursday to play its weekly Stableford
event. The large field was divided into two flights at 21 and under and
proceeded off the South and East tees simultaneously.
In a competitive second flight Freddy Braun took up the cudgels and
posted a score of 33 points for third place whilst an in-form Ray
Underwood gained his second podium place of the week with an excellent
34 points. The flight winner was Randy Haupt and his round of 37 points
was a good return on the day.
In the top flight Erik Anttonen and John Horwath both reappeared on the
honours list, joining Mike Benton on 36 points for a share of third
place whilst Les Hall continued his winning week with a round of 37
points and second place. The winner, with the best round of the day, was
David Thomas and his score of thirty-nine points was a merit of his
length and accuracy. It also included a near hole-in-one on the East 5th
when his ball came to rest within three inches of the hole and the
ensuing birdie two took a share of the winnings, along with ebullient
Bob Martin whose effort on the same hole marked an equally fine return
to action with the PGS.
Reg Carlisle completed a comically miserable week when he stood on the
first tee and took a shining Callaway driver out of his hired set and
found it was left-handed, as were the rest, and the indignity of a march
back to the clubhouse to hire an appropriate set was more than enough to
bear. Instead the Booby Bevy went to playing partner Ian Hart who scored
twenty points but signed for nineteen. Everyone had enjoyed another fine
day on the golf course.
Brendan shines at the Emerald
PSC golf from Tropical Bert’s
Tuesday, November 21, The Emerald, Stableford
Once again the faithful gathered at Tropical Bert’s for one of his fine
breakfasts, before climbing into transport and nipping down to Bang
Chang.
Stood on the first tee, it was obvious to all that this was going to be
a really hot day, and so it proved and we also had the added problem of
only being able to use the carts on the designated pathways. The course
itself was not in the best of condition, and this is probably due to the
current preparations for the upcoming Asian qualifiers.
Round over, we sat in the open-air restaurant and the cards started to
come in. Quite frankly the scores were awful, with only one person
shooting his handicap, (and he had 7 birdies), and very few of the
others making 30 points.
Back at Bert’s it was a question of a long wait for the players to
return - for some reason it always is when we play at Bang Chang.
Anyway, to the winners and in the A Flight, the player of the day, with
also 3 technical prizes was Brendan McGovern, with Rick Evans in second
place. In the B Flight the winner was Dick Warberg with Brian Blackford
in second.
T.T.F.N.
Near Pin: Derek Brook, Brendan McGovern (3), Mattias Svedborg,
Dick Warberg, Mike Wing
Long Put: Derek Brook, Mark Brenton, Barry Barnes
The ‘Smiling Assassin’ kills ‘em all
PSC golf from The Oohsa Bar
Tuesday, November 24, saw a large group head off to Pattaya Country Club for
what turned out to be a very good day’s golf.
The course itself was in excellent condition and with both fairways and
greens playing true we expected that it would take a good score to win, and
indeed it did. Little did we realize however just how good a score it was
going to be.
Back at the bar we received one scorecard that we had to check and check
again, but there was no doubt as to who had won the day’s honours. Paul
Smylie, winning for the second week in a row, had returned to the clubhouse
with an excellent 45, (yes 45) points playing off his 27 handicap. In second
place was David Charles (20) with 39points on count back over Su Murphy
(37). Keith Hodges (26) wrapped up the podium positions taking fourth place
with 38 points
I think it’s fair to say Paul will be anticipating a cut very soon. Well
played mate!
Near pins were won by Rich Murphy and Colin Cronin with the long putt award
going to Su Murphy, a very long one too. Colin also scored a ‘2’ on one of
the par 3 holes and won a free beer.
Oohsa Bar staff showed their usual good hospitality both before and after
the golf. Boss Malcolm won the killer pool which served as some consolation
for his less than successful day on the golf course.
If you would like to join us for our next outing please call Keith Hodges on
087 916 7171 or drop into Oohsa Bar on Soi Kao Talo for more information.
Transport can be provided and all your food is provided free.
Ray’s Revenge
PSC golf from The Café Kronborg
Thursday, November 23, Pattaya Country
Club, Scramble
This day, for those who do not remember, was always set aside for the Papa
Ray Rogers Thanksgiving Day Scramble competition. Tradition had it that
after the golf, all the players would go back to Ray’s house where we would
be ‘regally’ entertained by Ray and his helpers, notably Bjarne and the good
people of the Cafe Kronborg. When Ray passed away, it was decided by his
family and all his friends to continue the tournament in his memory.
 The
winning team celebrate their success with ‘Emcee Dave’
And so it was that after a fine breakfast at the Café Kronborg, all the
players headed off to Pattaya Country Club for our designated tee off times.
An initially overcast and cool day soon developed some tell tale dark clouds
and before long it was pouring down. We waded through ankle deep lakes of
water, and the greens were awash with the deluge. Indeed at times the greens
were unplayable. This is just the sort of big joke Ray would have
appreciated, and thus the day was nicknamed ‘Rays Revenge’ ... and why not?
Soaked to the skin the players soldiered on and despite the conditions the
scores were not bad at all; on the contrary, there was one absolutely
amazing score and a few more that were pretty good.
Back at the Kronborg all was hustle and bustle as the staff, led by Songkram
laid out the food table with all the normal Turkey Day goodies on it. Then
the ‘wolves’ descended.
Dave meanwhile was sorting out the cards, and getting the presentation
ready. So to the results, and in the face of the rain that had almost washed
out the day, the scores were excellent.
In third place was the team of Warren Holland, Frank Dalton, William Zigler
and Earl Martin with a fine 58.4. In second place came the team of Derek
Brook, Vincent Smyth, Rick Evans and Thomas Johannson, who shot 11 Birdies
for a fine net 57.3. Topping this, with a gross 56, (16 under par), and a
net 52.3 was the winning team of Perry McNeely, Anders Pederson, Hans
Pederson and Magnus Johannson. A score of a lifetime!
T.T.F.N.
Near Pin: Derek Brook, Anders Pederson, Jan Lovgren, Leif Kirkegaard
Long Put: Anders Pederson, Tom Herrington
A close contest at Noble Place
Jomtien Golf with the I.P.G.C.
Noble Place winners Les Hall,
Dave Richards and Ted Morris with the girls from Paweenas.
Monday, November 20, The Emerald,
Stableford
Another full turnout for the ever-improving Emerald course. The numbers have
been increasing over the past two weeks to our maximum of 28. The divisions
were cut at eighteen and below and in Div 2, Les Hall came home first with
33 points, Tony Duthie took second on 32 points with Mark Brenton third on
31points.
In Division 1, Dave Richards took the top spot on 34 points with Ted Morris
taking second on count back over Jeff North, both players tied on 32 points.
There were three 2’s today, shared by Steve Ironside, Ted Morris and Willie
Wilcox and the ‘Ladies Tipple’ was won by John McLoone for walking in after
nine holes with a sore toe.
Wednesday, November 22, Noble Place, Stableford
Another good turnout for the popular Noble Place with the B
course now open again. Also a welcome return to Tom Sathrum, and he was
smiling later as the only winner of the 2’s today.
Les Hall scored a ‘best of the day’ 38 points to take second division with
Graham Farrell beating Miss Nom for the runner-up spot, both shooting 36
points. A greater battle in the premier flight saw two amazing 40 pointers
by Dave Richards and Ted Morris tied for first place and as they could not
be separated on count back, the prize was shared. Andy came in third with 39
points.
The ‘Ladies Tipple’ was awarded to Tony Duthie for his amazing feat of
driving 87km to get to Noble place in the morning and 51km on the return
journey trip, mmmmm.
Jomtien Golf meets at Paweenas in Soi 5, Jomtien Beach Rd. every Monday and
Wednesday at 9.00am for a 10.30 tee off time. Transport and club hire are
available, please sign up in the bar or contact Glyn on 086 837 5464.
Marc Levy wins inaugural John Preddy Memorial Trophy
PSC golf from The Bunker
The first John Preddy Memorial Golf Tournament was held
at Eastern Star Country Club on Wednesday, November 22nd. John was a regular
golfer with The Bunker Bar, in fact he was the Club Secretary, Transport
Manager and he did everything else that had anything to do with golf at The
Bunker, so it was a great loss to us all when he passed away in July this
year. In his memory The John Preddy Memorial Cup will be played for annually
on or around the 23rd November which was John’s birthday.
 Marc
Levy becomnes the first winner of the John Preddy Memorial Trophy
More than sixty golfers turned up from various golf societies to show their
respects for John, which shows just how much respect and admiration many
people in golfing circles had for him and a personal thank you goes out to
you all.
A special thank you also to co-sponsors San Miguel Brewery, The Buffalo Bar,
Eastern Star Country Club and Resort (who had the course in magnificent
condition for the event), Geoff Parker, who is doing a great job since the
loss of John and many other individuals too numerous to mention who helped
and contributed in many ways to make this event happen.
 John
McDonald was the winner of the ‘Longest Drive’ competition
The golf itself was a very enjoyable day. Following brunch in the clubhouse,
the golfers played a Stableford format with two flights with the cut at 18
and under. As well as the main competition, there were a host technical
prizes on offer including a fun prize on the long par three 17th hole, where
a case of San Miguel beer could be won. Another fun competition was held
after the serious stuff for the girls from The Buffalo Bar who helped out
around the course, this was a longest drive competition held on the driving
range and was won by the lovely Tiay who hit the ball 95 yards.
After the golf the players returned to The Bunker Bar for a Buffet before
heading to The Buffalo Bar for the prize giving and further entertainment
and where friends of John paid further tributes to a great man.
More Bunker Results
Monday, November 20, Bang Pakong, Medal
A Flight
1st JJ Harney net 71
2nd Tony Scambler net 72
B Flight
1st Peter Hapgood net 67
2nd Dave Keats net 69
Friday, November 24, Mountain Shadow, Medal
A Flight
1st Steve Bush net 72
2nd William Macey and John Reed net 73
B Flight
1st Geoff Parker net 73
2nd Mick Ramshaw net 74
Derek & Tewin on fire at Plutaluang
PSC golf from the Bowling Green
Gordon Everingham & Barry Hooper
Thursday, November 16, Plutaluang, Stableford
A Flight
1st Derek Eastham (12), 41pts
2nd Stan Everingham (17), 39pts
3rd Thomas Johansson (5), 36pts
B Flight
1st Tewin Lamthong (28), 43pts
2nd Tony Geeland (22), 39pts
3rd Somkid (Mam) Bonseim (39), 37pts
Nearest Pins: Sao Suksawat, John O’Leary, James Chawke, Joe Kubon
2s: Ted Morris.
The Bowling Green group had an advantage this day as we got to have a
practice round on the East-West course before the PSC monthly being held on
Friday. This proved to be a help for some players as they had never played
the course before. The turnout was very high and we all enjoyed the day.
Derek Eastham finally broke out of his slump to come in with a winning score
of 41 pts in the A flight, meanwhile the Thai Tigress, Tewin Lamthong also
came in with a very good 43 pts to win the B flight.
Sunday, November 19, Eastern Star C.C., Stableford
1st Stefan Nordback (31), 44pts
2nd Phil Dwyer (19), 37pts
3rd Tony Oates (12), 36pts c/b
4th Marcus Mattsson (18), 36pts
Nearest Pins: Terry Hopkins, Tony Oates, Stefan Nordback, Derek Eastham
2s: Tony Oates
Today Stefan gave us a lesson on how to score at Eastern Star, he started
the front 9 with a reasonable 14 points but decided to turn on the burners
and scored an incredible 27 points on the back 9. This was one great feat.
Dancing Phil Dwyer was the only other player who managed to break par on the
day with a nice 37 points.
The course was in great condition and we can happily report that we are now
back playing here on our regular Saturday slot.
Tuesday, November 21,
Century Chonburi, Stableford
A Flight
1st Stuart Rogers (10), 33pts
2nd Steve Hamstead (12), 32pts
3rd Mike Wardman (10), 31pts
4th Takeshi Hakozaki (11), 30pts
B Flight
1st John (Jean Yves) Morel (32), 41pts
2nd Bob Short (23), 37pts
3rd Tony Geeland (22), 36pts
4th Somkid (Mam) Bunseim (39), 33pts
Nearest Pins: Takeshi Hakozaki, Mike Wardman, Tony Burnett and Derek Eastham
2’s None
Even with a trip to hospital later in the day, John managed to put aside all
the worries and come in with a great score of 41 pts to take the win. Goes
to show that golf, even though it can be frustrating can also be a source of
relaxation in some cases. The only other player to break par on the day was
Bob Short with a respectable 37pts. The A Flight had a tough day of it with
nobody able to break Par.
The golfers would like to thank Tony, Jean and staff at the Bowling Green
for all the great service we enjoyed this past week and we always look
forward to our return for our dinners and a few brews of some sort.
If any one is interested in golfing with us, we play every Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday and meet at the Bowling Green at 7:45am for breakfast and
transportation. New players are always made to feel welcome. Call Fergus
on086 056 7019 or Bowling Green 038-720742 or send an email to
[email protected].
*NB* The Bowling Green is holding a Christmas dinner with all the trimmings
and free wine but space is limited so book early. Contact the Bowling Green
for more details.
VFW Post 9876 still
hold on to first place
Pattaya Sports Club Friday Bowling League
VFW Post 9876 got a 540 series from Ooy and 521 from Tui to take three
points from Mai’s Thai Restaurant and they remain one point ahead of Café
Kronborg. Barry rolled a 206 game and 532 series for Mai’s Thai Restaurant.
Kran had a 220 game, 581 series to lead her Kronborg team to a three-point
win over Jack & Tar.
 200
Bowlers - Kaew, Berry & Kran
House of the Golden Coin dropped down to third place after they lost three
points to Café Ole. Mio had a 552 series for Golden Coin and Antero a 522
pin count for Café Ole. Rich, bowling as a Pacer, knocked down 538 pins.
Montana and Brother D split their match with each team taking two points.
Maliny had a 540 series, Dang a 509 for Montana and Leo rolled a 563 series
for Brother D. Diamond Shop moved up into the middle of the standings after
winning four points from Shenanigans. Jon had a 211 game, 505 series for
Diamond Shop. Domicil and Three Sisters split their match at 2-2 with Teuvo
knocking down 522 pins for Domicil.
Stephen Snelgrove takes
‘Low Net’ title for November
PSC 64th Members Golf Tournament.
Is that the time 6:30am! Oh well, off to Plutaluang
to organise the 64th PSC Monthly Golf Tournament.
We arrive at the course at 7:30am after picking up members of the
committee on the way and start setting up the reception desk. The start
sheet is full one week before the tournament date with 128 golfers due
to play the course, and the flights were evenly split with the exception
of the ladies so the winner had to be on his metal for the day.
The first player to arrive was at 7:15, believing his tee off time to be
7:30 and not 9:30 so he had a good breakfast and sleep.
The happy winners pose with
their trophies following the presentation
From 8:30 onwards a steady stream of players arrived at the reception
desk to be met by the cheerful trio of Tim Holt, Herbie Scwieterman and
Nigel Cannon and I am glad to report that the number of queries on
handicaps were few and far between.
And so to the day itself, hot and humid with a well-watered course were
the conditions that we all had to endure. Playing the East and South
course, that’s S for South Vincent not W for White tees = West course
(He helped do the cards too!). the Chairman was heard to be shouting
profusely at Vincent and his playing partner Brendan as they set off
(twice) for the West course.
Anyway they eventually led the field away and all went well for the
first 9 holes and the cross over did not delay any players until some
‘locals’ infiltrated the field with a 5-ball and slowed the pace of play
considerably.
So the game over and we all made our way to the sanctuary of the
restaurant to order a meal and a beer. Good idea unless you were a late
starter when the beer consumption overtook the ability of the fridges to
chill the beer - maybe we all should have had a tot of rum!
Vincent, Ray, Tim and Mike set about collating all the results in good
time and Emcee Nigel Cannon called everyone to order and introduced the
new Golf Chairman, Tony Oakes.
Tony thanked everyone for their attendance and hoped they had all had a
good day. He then went on to thank Mike Gerrard the outgoing chairman
for all his hard work over the last few months and said Mike had
resigned for personal reasons.
Tony then informed us of the passing of Don McAllister from Ban Chang
and offered on everyone’s behalf condolences to his family.
He also told us that the current PSC President Gerry Carpenter had
resigned on health grounds and will be sorely missed and he was sure the
newly elected President Dennis Willett would carry on the sterling work.
This appointment was greeted with warm approval.
The Chairman then passed on his thanks to all the Plutaluang staff who
had made the PSC most welcome. All in all a good day with a special
mention to Initra Goransson who won 3 near pins. Well Done Initra. Next
Tournament Noble Place 15th December.
Tournament Results
A Flight
1st Stephen Snelgrove, net 67
2nd Roland Soderberg, net 69
3rd Jeff Wylie, net 72
B Flight
1st Ian Edwards, net 68
2nd Everingham, net 69
3rd Kubicki, Richard, net 71
C Flight
1st Doug Chalkley, 41pts
2nd Colin Cronin, 37pts
3rd Richard Warberg, 37pts
D Flight
1st John Morel, 42pts
2nd David Headington, 38pts
3rd Reiter, Nikolas 38pts
Ladies
1st Pranom Pravarana, 42pts
2nd Tewin Lamthong, 39pts
3rd Somkid Bunseim, 37pts
The Square Ring:
by Howie Reed
Jeeves had wanted to start off this week’s edition of
The Square Ring but he seems to have gone AWOL again, so we’ll plow
ahead without him for the time being.
The ‘Phenomenon Puncher’ from the Philippines, that would be Manny
Pacquiao, is the talk of not only the boxing world but the legal system
as well. After he destroyed Eric Morales in 3 stanza’s 2 weeks ago, Top
Rank boss Bob Arum announced that he had signed Pacquiao to a 4-fight
deal. This came as a big surprise to Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy
Promotions who had signed Pacquiao to a 7-fight deal on September 18th.
In announcing the signing Arum said, “For God’s sake, the kid never even
graduated from grammar school. They may say they love the sport but they
(Golden Boy Promotions) are creeps.”
‘Always take the High Road’ Bob strikes again. Arum also announced that
The Pac Man’s next fight will be sometime next March in a casino owned
by business friend Steve Wynn in Macau.
Golden Boy Promotions have maintained that they have a valid contract
for 7 fights. Last week they filed suit in Los Angeles against Top Rank
for ‘torturous interference’ with what they claim as an “existing, fully
negotiated and executed promotional agreement with Manny Pacquiao.”
Eric Gomez, a VP for Golden Boy stated that Pacquiao’s lawyer
negotiated, reviewed, initialed and signed the agreement together with
the Filipino boxer: “We believe that Manny has been ill advised to enter
into another agreement”, he said to reporters. “We believe further that
Manny’s advisors Michael Koncz and Wakee Salud and his attorney Franklin
Gacal have conspired against Golden Boy and induced Manny to breach his
agreement.”
Gomez disclosed that apart from their lawsuit against Arum, they are
also preparing follow-up lawsuits against Koncz, Salud and Gacal.
The word was that Eric Morales was going to hang’em up, “I’ve had
enough.”
Well not quiet. As if by magic the Tijuana born but living in San Diego
fighter now wants one more title fight. This time at 135lbs against WBC
champ Joel Casamayor. Now you may ask yourself, how does Eric Morales
become the number #1 challenger for the WBC lightweight title when he’s
never fought as a lightweight and has lost 4 of his last 5? “Well”, said
Self. “It’s World Boxing Council magic.”
And now here’s Jeeves - just returned I would imagine from a few hour’s
with O.R. down at the dance recital palace with beverages. I trust he
did his own ‘check bin’ this time and not mine.
“Your Lordship that was all a mistake. O.R. was just having a go at you
with help along the way from Woody. I told them not to but you know
those fun boys. Now to some boxing.
“The on again, off again WBO world championship fight between Scott
Harrison and Nicky Cook is on and ready to go on December 9.
Graciano Rocchigianni the former light heavy champ who either did or did
not get $30 million USD from the WBC is headed back to jail. Early last
week it was announced that he was opening a gym for “troubled youth”.
Now he’s back in the Old Nick for probation violations. Naughty, stupid
boy he is.
“I think you already reported Your Lordship that Vitali Klischko was
going to make a comeback, was in training and that RTL had signed a TV
contract with him.
Mr. Klitschko would like to inform you that this is not true. He
commented: ‘It was a big surprise for me to find out that I’m coming
back and that RTL signed a television deal with me, and that I’m looking
for an apartment in Hamburg, even though I have lived there for ten
years now. Also, to find out that I’ll be training at the Universum Gym
and with Fritz Sdunek is another surprise for me. I think such news
caught them by surprise as well. I truly understand all those boxing
fans that want to see me back in the boxing ring. But due to all my
injuries, my sports career is over. If I can feel the pain from an
injury I can’t be thinking about a comeback. If I want to comeback I
have to be in top form, where I can fight on the level of a true
champion versus another champion. I have to perform even better than in
my last fight. So these rumors are just that - only rumors.’
“He talks funny Your Lordship but I for one couldn’t care less if he
comes back or not. That’s my report.”
Thank you Jeeves. With this being the first of the month there are some
big fights being held in the USA. The first Saturday of any month seems
to be fight night in the U.S.
On the Boardwalk of Atlantic City two of the better-known Latin fighters
will defend their respective welterweight crowns. Most boxing folks rank
them as the number 1 and number 2 on the world. Will they meet someday?
Yes, but it won’t be like the old Judy Collins song “Someday Soon.”
A loss against the other would take off some of the glitter so they
continue to move forward fighting ‘contenders’. Miguel Cotto at 27-0 was
labeled the “next great” but there seems to be something missing. He’s
shown power with 22 KO’s from his 27 wins but he seems just a “click
off”. Carlos Quintana provides the competition who like Cotto is from
Puerto Rico and undefeated at 23-0. This would be a good time for Cotto
to shine.
The other half of the “double dipper” has Antonio Margarito (33-4)
defending his WBO welter crown against Joshua Clottey (29-1). Fighting
as a welterweight isn’t easy with Floyd Mayweather jr. dominating
things. Of course the “best fighter in the world”, Mr. Mayweather jr.
has been ducking Margarito like a farang does yesterday’s Teelock. He
should have little trouble beating Clottey and looking good while doing
it. The danger here is that like many African fighters, Clottery does
like to fight with his head used as a battering ram. His one loss to
Carlos Baldomir, (recently taken to the woodshed by Mayweather jr.),
came about when he got DQ’d for “repeatedly leading with his head.”
The other “big” fight card of the weekend has names but maybe not much
else. Winky “I’m Boring” Wright (50-3-1) gets the top billing as he
faces the one-time great Ike Quartey (37-3-1). Although to give the
devil his due, as Mom use to say, Wright looked ok in drawing with
Jermaine Taylor last time out. Anyone that saw Quartey against Vernon
Forrest in August will know that he’s a shadow of the great fighter he
once was. Not going to be pretty.
After Jeff Lacy (21-1) got pounded by Joe Calzaghe his camp called a
“time out” which was wise. Now 9 months later he gets it on with Vitali
Tsypko (17-1). These two met in 2004 with the bout being declared a “no
contest” due to a cut Tsypko received from an “unintentional” head butt.
The weekend schedule is interesting but nothing earth-shaking.
Jeeves, I believe we have something to celebrate. Our friend “Dapper”
Dave Stewart, the King of the Second Road, got back in the ring last
Saturday with a big win over Ghanaian Kpakpo Allotey. Dave’s now 19-1
and in line for a Commonwealth lightweight title shot. Stewart’s lone
loss came against pal Lee Meager last May in a battle that was nominated
for British ‘fight of the year’. So Jeeves, if you would be kind enough
to fetch us a couple of cold lager’s, a nice cigar and maybe a little
Diana Washington on the music machine, we can call it a day.
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