United ready and prepared for 2011 kick-off
Home games switched to Chonburi for first half of season
The club
board of directors and sponsors join hands as a show of unity for the
upcoming Thai Premier League season.
Staff reporters
With the start of the 2011 Thai Premier League season
looming large, Pattaya United held a press conference last Friday at the
Central Beach shopping mall to introduce the team’s new players to the fans
and outline the club’s plans and ambitions for the upcoming campaign.
With new main sponsor True Corp. on board, the club has
allocated a budget of 50 million baht to be spent on strengthening the first
team squad and also retaining the services of players who performed well
last season.
The first new faces to be introduced to the fans are
three Japanese players, two of whom already have experience of playing
football in Thailand.
Defender Hiroyuki Yamamoto has been signed from fellow
Thai Premier League outfit TTM Pichit for whom he made 19 appearances last
season. The 31-year old stopper spent most of his earlier career playing in
either his homeland or for S-League team Albirex Niigata in Singapore. He is
expected to bring some much needed experience to the Pattaya back line.
Yamamoto’s compatriot Keisuke Ogawa played at Chiang Rai
FC last season before being snatched up by United after his contract
expired. Ogawa will add some pace on the flanks as an attacking full back
and he has already begun to show his worth with a fine display in the 6-0
pre-season victory over Ubon recently.
The third Japanese import brought in during the close
season is midfielder Kazuya Myodo, the 24 year old having been signed from
Albirex Niigata on a free transfer.
To complete the list of new foreign faces for the new
season, United have also strengthened their attacking options with the
signing of Nigerian forward Ojimi Garbriel Obatola. Known simply as “O.J.”
to his fans, the African striker was voted young player of the year in 2009
while playing for Gombok United in the Singapore S-League. He then went on
to play for Portland Timbers in the United States, where he enjoyed mixed
fortunes, before being enticed to join Pattaya for the 2011 Thai Premier
League season.
Players
from the Pattaya United squad pose for a photo at a press conference held at
Central Beach shopping mall on Friday, Feb. 4.
On the domestic front four new Thai players have joined
the squad; Chompu Sengpo and Pairoj Anantanarong come in from Sisaket FC and
PTT Rayong FC respectively, while goalkeeper Wichan Preedaboon and
midfielder Anuwat Inyin have both been recruited from newly promoted Air
Force United FC.
Pattaya’s new Head Coach, Jatuporn Pramuanban, said that
most of the first team squad had been in full training since December and
the players are as ready as they can be for the new challenge. Jatuporn said
the club had high hopes this year of bettering last year’s sixth placed
finish and would be looking to put in a sustained tilt at the league title.
In his address to the supporters gathered at Central
Beach, Pattaya Mayor Ittiphol Khumplome, in his role as Pattaya United club
Chairman of Advisor, said that despite great efforts, the remedial work on
the Nongprue Stadium to bring it up to Thai Premier League standards was
still some way off completion. As a result, the club has been forced to seek
out temporary new accommodation and will consequently play all its ‘home’
games for the first half of the season at the Stadium of the Institute of
Physical Education in Chonburi, opposite the Sripatum University on
Sukhumvit Road.
The Mayor apologized for the inconvenience this will
cause supporters but the club have said that they will do all they can to
lay on sufficient transportation for fans looking to go to the home matches,
and supporters wishing to attend the game against Bangkok Glass this coming
Saturday should contact the club office on Pattaya 3rd Road by calling 038
414 453 or 038 425 077 for all the latest transport and travel information.
It is hoped that the renovations to the Nongprue Stadium
will be completed in time for the second half of the season.
Don’t forget to check the sports pages of the Pattaya Mail each
week for all the updated news on the Thai Premier League.
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Thai windsurfers win 3 of 7
categories at Singapore Open
Siriporn
Kaeduang-ngam won the Youth Female-RSX category.
Tanachot Anuwan
Thai windsurfers won three of seven categories and
medaled in all but one at the Singapore Open Asian Windsurfing Championship
held last month.
Siriporn Kaeduang-ngam took first in the Female RSX race
group, Nawin Singsart in the the Mistral One Design Overall category and
Krongkaew Sakulfang finished first in the girls Techno 293 bracket.
Four other Thai sailors finished second or third in their
respective categories.
The Jan. 12-16 races saw windsurfers from Hong Kong,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand vie for medals in
seven classifications. Each country sent athletes from their Olympic teams,
Youth Olympic teams, national teams, and other top windsurfers.
The wind proved a challenge for the Thai windsurfers who
are more used to strong breezes. The average wind speed was only 3-5 knots
for the competition and the Hong Kong racers used to slack wind best to take
an early lead. But strong winds of up to 23 knots on the final day saw Thai
riders sail into the lead in many categories.
Final Results:
Male-RSX
1st Cheng Cockfight (HK) 24pts
2nd Lee Tae Hun (Kor) 24pts
3rd Ek Bunsawat (Tha) with 27pts
Female-RSX
1st Chang Wi Kai (HK) 14pts
2nd Chang High man (HK) 15pts
3rd Lo Sin Lam (HK) 18pts
Youth Male-RSX
1st Cheng hun Leng Micheal (HK) 87pts
2nd Tang Wing Ho (HK) 95pts
3rd Nattanon Chui (Tha) 131pts
Youth Female-RSX
1st Siriporn Kaeduang-ngam (Tha) 48pts
2nd Sarocha Phumprai (Tha) 52pts
3rd Audi Yang (Sin) 57pts
Mistral One Design Overall
1st Nawin Singsart (Tha) 12pts
2nd Orca Sulaksana (Ind) 21pts
3rd Astika Oye (Ind) 28pts
Techno 293 Youth Female
1st Krongkaew Sakulfang (Tha) 12pts
2nd Ngan Wai Yan (HK) 19pts
3rd Loxi Ho (HK) 22pts
Techno 293 Youth Male
1st Lee Chun Ting (HK) 19pts
2nd Sirichai Phusiri (Tha) 19pts
3rd Man Ngo Hin (HK) 25pts
Sirichai
Phusiri finished tied first in the Techno 293 Youth Male division.
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Last gasp goal salvages a point for City
MBMG International League Div. 1
Paul Frain
Pattaya City faced French side Les Gaulois at the
Horseshoe Point last weekend in what was only their third home game of the
season, and suffering from a series of injuries to key players, City were
forced to field an under strength side for this fixture.
The French are never to be underestimated and showed
their credentials when they took an early lead in the match; left back
Fungkasorn failed to clear a harmless pass which allowed the French forward
to run onto the ball and gave the City keeper no chance with his shot.
With City behind so early they did not settle and they
struggled to come to terms with the French defence playing the offside trap.
The long balls by City were easily dealt with by the towering centre backs
of Les Gaulois.
City gradually came back into the match and centre
forward Ndjanna put in a great run on the right but his centre was behind
the unmarked Knorr and the chance was gone. Just before half time the home
side came close to equalizing but Voundi’s shot just scraped the bar and
went over.
The Pattaya players knew they had to do something special
in the second period to get a result and they began to use the wings more
and more, which put the French on the back foot but for once City’s final
ball was unusually lacking.
Les Gaulois were still posing a threat at the other end
of the field and City keeper Ananthakul had to pull off a fine diving save
to stop City from falling further behind.
Pattaya’s Dipita saw his shot hit the side netting after
a good passing move and this sparked a spell of pressure from the home side
but time but time again they were unable to work the French keeper.
After Les Gaulois had hit the Pattaya woodwork in a break
away, the referee became the center of attention when he waved away City’s
appeals for a penalty after Knorr appeared to be bustled over in the French
area.
With the clock ticking down Pattaya threw everything at
the Les Gaulois defence and gained their reward when Tshuma’s free-kick was
turned into the Les Gaulois net by the outstretched boot of City’s debut
player Voundi, just as the referee was preparing to blow the final whistle,
to tie the game up at 1-1.
This game proves that there are no easy matches in this
league and City must get their act together if they want to retain the
league title, as they are dropping too many points against the lower teams
at present.
The City Reserves meanwhile are currently enjoying a 2
week hiatus from league action.
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PTT Pattaya Open 2011 gets underway at Dusit Thani Pattaya
Finals to be played this weekend
The
star players of the 2011 PTT Pattaya Open are seen on stage with the
tournament sponsors after the conclusion of Sunday’s press conference held
at the Dusit Thani Pattaya.
This year’s PTT Pattaya Open officially began following a
press conference held last Sunday, 6 February 2011 at the Napalai Convention
Hall of Dusit Thani Pattaya. The event was attended by all the sponsors and
the participating tennis stars such as the tournament’s number one seed Vera
Zvonareva of Russia, number 2 seed Ana Ivanovic of Serbia and number 3 seed
Maria Kirilenko, also from Russia.
Zvonareva is looking to achieve a hat trick and sources
say that she will face stiff competition from past French Open winner Ana
Ivanovic who has recently seen a return to form and climbed up from rank no.
65 to the top 20. Demonstrating the increasing status of this tournament on
the WTA tour, this year’s field also includes top players such as Maria
Kirilenko, Slovakia’s Daniela Hantuchova and China’s Jie Zheng. This year’s
total prize money amounts to US$220,000.
Part of the highlights during the press conference was
the drawing of the singles event and the handing of the symbolic key to
Pattaya City to the defending champion, Vera Zvonareva. In her speech, she
thanked all the sponsors and added that Pattaya was the best destination and
she had been coming to this resort city for many years now.
The weeklong event from 6-13 February has been voted as
Tournament of the Year for 2010 by the WTA tour players who cited reasons
such as the unique experience they had in the resort city of Pattaya and the
relaxed atmosphere as well as the warm hospitality from Dusit Thani Pattaya,
the tournament’s host hotel for 20 years now.
This year, the event program has given the players
another unique opportunity to explore the destination’s attractions with a
boat trip to the nearby Coral Island also known as Koh Larn and other
places. Aside from the boat adventure, the participating players from across
the globe have participated in the coral planting at the resort’s beachfront
and spent time with kids whose sports interests include tennis.
In the first round matches earlier on Monday, Maria
Kirilenko beat Alberta Brianti of Italy in three sets, 6-0, 4-6, 6-2 in a
match that lasted 2 hours, 15 minutes.
Veteran American Jill Craybas also progressed with
victory over former top-ranked junior Noppawan Lertcheewakarn. The
36-year-old Craybas, ranked 97th, won 6-3, 6-3 after a string of unforced
errors from Lertcheewakarn.
Lertcheewakarn, 19, the 2009 junior Wimbledon champion,
said she was “tired and not ready to play” after representing Thailand in
the Fed Cup.
Come tournament finals on Sunday 13 February, the stadium
of Dusit Thani Pattaya will once again be filled with tennis fans that will
be supporting their favourite players. The PTT Pattaya Open has continued to
hold its reputation of bringing in international athletes to the resort city
thereby giving it the recognition as a great destination for world sport
tournaments.
Note: Advance and same day ticket purchases can be made
at the venue daily from 10.00 a.m.. The ticket booth is located adjacent to
the main grandstand.
China’s
Jie Zheng returns the ball during her opening match.
No. 2
seed Ana Ivanovic got off to a good start in her opening match against
Thailand’s Nudnida Luangnam.
Tanaporn
Thongsing of Thailand serves during her qualifying match against Turkey’s
Cagla Buyukakcay on Sunday.
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LPGA stars all set for season opening event in Pattaya
All roads will lead to Siam Country Club Old Course next
week as the world’s top 50 lady professional golfers from the LPGA money
list including Paula Creamer, Michelle Wie, Tseng Yani, Shin Jiyai, Choi Na
Yeon, and the defending champion Ai Miyazato, will all be vying for glory at
the Honda LPGA Thailand 2011, to be played from February 17-20.
Ai
Miyazato will be back to defend her title at next week’s Honda LPGA 2011
being held at Siam County Club Old Course from Feb. 17-20.
The tournament, the first stop on the 2011 LPGA Tour,
will feature a 60-player field comprising of the top 50 players on the LPGA
Money list and 10 sponsors’ invites competing in a 72-hole stroke play with
no cut for the purse prize of US$ 1.45 million.
Atsushi Fujimoto, President of Honda Automobile
(Thailand) Co. Ltd., revealed, “We can expect some thrilling and exciting
play with highly-respected players such as Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr and
Michelle Wie from the USA, world’s No. 1 Jiyai Shin and last year LPGA’s
money winner Na Yeon Choi from South Korea, and defending champion Ai
Miyazato from Japan who have all confirmed to play Honda LPGA Thailand.”
This tournament is also giving young Thai golfers an
opportunity to play with world-class players and raise their standard of
golf. This year, four Thais have been invited by Honda to compete in the
tournament. Among the Thais selected are Pornanong Phatlum, the only Thai
professional player who made the final round of the LPGA qualifying
tournament in Daytona Beach, Florida, held last December, and Ariya
Jutanugarn, currently Thailand’s best female amateur player. Jutanugarn, who
first took part in the Honda LPGA Thailand when she was only 11 years old,
is making her third appearance in the tournament as a sponsor invite,”
Fujimoto added.
To spice up the intensive competition, a Honda Accord 2.0
EL worth 1,280,000 baht will be awarded to the first pro who makes a
hole-in-one on the Par-3, 16th Hole.
Tickets are available at the course and at every
ThaiTicketMajor outlet or logon to www.thaiticketmajor.com. Daily ticket
prices are 200 baht for Thursday and Friday, 300 baht for Saturday, 400 baht
for Sunday, and season tickets good for all four days are only 600 baht.
There is also free admission for ages 18 and below or 60 and over!
Channel 7 will broadcast Day 1 highlights at 00.30 –
01.30 on February 17, Live at 14.00-17.00 on February 18 and at 15.00-17.00
on the weekend, February 19-20.
For more information, please visit www.lpgathailand.com, or
www.hondalpgathailand2011.com.
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Chonburi tops the table at National Disabled Games
Wichit Chatpaisit, the
Governor of Chonburi, summarizes the sports competition results during the
closing ceremony.
Phasakorn Channgam
Chonburi’s disabled athletes did the region proud by
finishing top of the medals table at the recently completed 29th
National Games for People with Disabilities.
Mirroring the National Games, held at the back end of
last year, Chonburi was also the host for the disabled games held from
January 23-27, and the home athletes achieved unparalleled success, winning
106 gold medals, 78 silver and 80 bronze medals for a total of 264 in all.
Coming in second place was the Bangkok Sports
Association, receiving 90 gold medals, 53 silver and 38 bronze medals (a
total of 181), and in third was the Nonthaburi Sports Association team who
garnered 64 gold medals, 57 silver and 42 bronze, for a total of 163 medals.
These three teams were trailed in next by the Pathumthani
Sports Association (63 medals) and the Lopburi Sports Association (56
medals) respectively.
The athletes took part in some 17 different sporting
disciplines and teams from 67 Provincial Sports Associations from all over
the country took part.
The final closing ceremony was held on January 27 at the
National Eastern Region Indoor Stadium in Pattaya and was attended by
Dhiravat Sirivansant (Assistant Minister of Tourism and Sports) who oversaw
the handing over of the Games flag to representatives from Khon Kaen for the
30th edition to be held next year.
Kanokpan Julkasem (Director of the Sports Authority of
Thailand) offered congratulations to all the competing athletes and praised
the Chonburi inhabitants and organizers for doing such a sterling job in
hosting a very successful event.
As well as song and dance routines and a parade of
athletes representing all the competing regions, one particular highlight of
the closing ceremony was a live song without music, “Hua Jai Puk Kan”, led
by Jenjira Suksud (with a fabulous singing voice) from the Karunyawet
Welfare House for People with Disabilities. The flame was slowly
extinguished as the song ended in a fitting way to end a tremendously
successful event for the Chonburi region.
The Khon
Kaen Province representatives join the closing parade as the host of the
30th Games for people with disabilities, to be held next year.
Competitors take part in the shooting event.
The
archery competition was held at the Public Park in front of the National
Eastern Indoor Stadium in Pattaya.
A keenly
contested basketball match.
Chonburi’s Peerapong Bungbok, seated center, celebrates his gold medal
success in the Men’s R1 Air Rifle category.
Blind
Futsal was a new event introduced at these games.
Action
at the games swimming pool.
A runner
heads for the finish line and gold medal glory.
Athletes
take part in the wheelchair sprints.
Jenjira
Suksud sings “Hua Jai Puk Kan” as the games torch is slowly extinguished to
officially close the competition.
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A clean sweep for the PGS
The IPGC Monthly Members’ Tournament
Winners at Treasure Hill:
Alan Griffiths (2nd Div), Howard Jeglum (3rd Div) & Masanori Takano (1st
Div).
Wednesday, Feb. 2, Treasure Hill – Stroke &
Stableford
The first Wednesday in February saw a large field of IPGC
members gather at Treasure Hill for the second IPGC Members’ Tournament of
the year. The course is probably the most well presented in the province at
the moment and the addition of many new palm trees and ornamental bushes
will make the course easier on the eyes, though even tougher in the mind.
With caddies a-plenty and the white tees being used by
the top flight and yellows for the rest, the prospect of some challenging
golf lay in store as the eighty golfers started on time on an otherwise
empty course.
Each monthly member’s tournament provides three winners
in the divisions and one from the ladies, who will go forward to the finals
to compete for the Gold and Silver Medals later in the season. In addition
the tournaments will also be used to determine the IPGC Gentleman Player of
the Year, with between 1 and 15 points to be won in each division every
month, dependant on final positions, which will then be aggregated for the
year to establish the overall winner.
As usual the first division contests a stroke play format
whilst the second, third and Ladies’ division play Stableford.
In the first division the contest threw up a rare result
as regulars from one member group, the PGS in Soi Buakhao, filled all three
top places. Rick Schramm took third place with a fine net 75, a few shots
behind Ray Banks in second on net 72 and Masanori Takano drew deeply on his
course management skills to post an excellent net 71 for the win.
The second division also saw a close contest and the
intervention of the recorder’s ubiquitous abacus separated the two golfers
on 37 points contesting second place, with Ted Lodge emerging as runner-up,
his back nine total of 20 points taking advantage of Vic Hansen’s lapses in
a back nine of 17 points. Winning the flight was Alan Griffiths whose 39
points emerged as the best points score of the day.
The third division was again closely fought at the top
with Paul Chabot in third place with 33 points, John Williams in second with
36 points and Howard Jeglum winning the flight with 37 points.
The Ladies’ winner was Tuijal Taari on 21 points taking a
count-back advantage over Orawan Meeraka with a back nine score of 13 points
to Khun Orawan’s 10.
In the ‘2’s competitions there were thirteen birdies,
including a brace for Alan Hanlon, an amazing effort on the quick and tricky
greens and the winners and the successful near pin golfers are listed below.
After the tournament there was an excellent presentation
buffet at Rabbi’s Elephant Bar in Soi Buakhao. The function and prizes were
sponsored as always by the IPGC, and the PGS coordinator, Mr Len warmly
thanked all those who had worked hard once again to ensure the success of
the competition, especially registrar Glyn Evans, results coordinator
Stephen Beard and the hard working event organiser Russell Exley, for whom
the day had been a resounding success.
Division 1
1st Masanori Takano net 71
2nd Ray Banks net 72
3rd Rick Schramm net 75
Division 2
1st Alan Griffiths 39pts
2nd Ted Lodge 37pts
3rd Vic Hansen 37pts
Division 3
1st Howard Jeglum 37pts
2nd John Williams 36pts
3rd Paul Chabot 33pts
Ladies
1st Tuijal Taari 21pts
2nd
Orawan Meeraka 21pts
2’s: (Div. 1) Masanori Takano, Rob Lamond, Dave
Stockman, Frank Harrington & Ian Bakewell; (Div. 2) Allan Hanlon (two), Erik
Lont, Dave Lehane & Jorma Taari; (Div. 3) Derek Holt, John Mason & Jack
Robertson.
Near Pins: Hole 2 - Paul Smith, Allan Hanlon, Hole 6 - Rob Lamond,
Erik Lont, John Williams, Hole 13 - Dave Stockman, Kevin Townsend, John
Mason, Hole 17 - Yasuo Suzuki, Allan Hanlon, Rod Howett.
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No ‘monkey business’ at Bangpra
PSC golf from The Fairway Golf Society
Monday, Jan. 31,
Bangpra - Stableford
We arrived at Bangpra early today, as requested by
the management as they had so many bookings. They started us of on the
10th tee at our original tee off time.
Wednesday’s winners: Gary Jackson and Keith Allen.
Much to our pleasant surprise there was no monkey
business after nine holes and no hold ups. When we arrived at the 1st
tee we had a clear course in front of us. We also noticed that there
were no monkeys to be seen anywhere. So I asked my caddie where they had
gone and she informed me that it was a monkey Buddha holiday, whatever
that means?
Anyway on to the golf and 32 players today so we had
2 divisions. Alan Griffiths won the A Flight with 37 points and Tony
Duthie, still on a roll, won the B Flight.
The 4 near the pin winners were Miss Mam, Keith
Allen, Lee Butler and Barry Wellings.
A Flight
1st Alan Griffiths (12) 37pts
2nd Miss Mam (15) 32pts
3rd Andy Odell (10) 31pts
B Flight
1st Tony Duthie (21) 37pts
2nd Jan Van Spellen (19) 36pts
3rd Roy Dayton (22) 36pts
Wednesday, Feb. 2, Crystal Bay - Stableford
Another good turn-out of 30 players today so split
into two divisions once again.
The scoring in both divisions was of a very high
standard with a lot of golfers playing to their handicaps and 6 players
below par. So maybe the course was playing a little easier than normal?
The star of the day was Keith Allen, who was cut last
week from 16 to 14.5, but that did not seem to trouble him as he shot
the round of his life to return 43 points.
Near pins went to Pier Cere, Andre Vandyk, Keith
Allen and Brian Lewis.
A Flight
1st Keith Allen (15) 43pts
2nd Brian Lewis (18) 39pts
3rd Andre Vandyk (16) 37pts
B Flight
1st Gary Jackson (28) 39pts
2nd Roy Dayton (22) 39pts
3rd Dick Hobson (24) 36pts
Friday, Feb. 4, Treasure Hills - Stableford
This must be one of the best ‘value for money’
courses to play at the moment as it is in excellent condition. But yet
again the course won on the day with only one player breaking par and
only a handful of players scoring 30 plus points.
Two divisions today with the cut off at 17 and Richie
Neville won the A Flight with 37 points while the still improving
Patrick Engels took the B Flight.
Near pins winners were Richie Neville, Tony Duthie,
Jorma and Ning Neal.
A Flight
1st Richie Neville (11) 37pts
2nd Scott Dobbin (0) 33pts
3rd Pier Cere (11) 29pts
B Flight
1st Patrick Engells (21) 35pts
2nd Harvey Samuels (18) 33pts
3rd
Erich Sielek (20) 31pts
Note: The Fairways Golf Society plays every
Sun, Mon, Wed & Fri. Anyone wishing to play with our group can call in
to the clubhouse and put their name on the lists provided or call Scott
on 084 389 2379.
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Tough going at Treasure Hill
PSC golf from the The Caddy Shack
Monday, Jan. 31, Treasure
Hill – Stableford
A slightly smaller than normal contingent of 14 players
made the long trip to Treasure Hill on Monday to take on this challenging
course off the white tees.
The difficulty of this layout was reflected in the scores
with Ted Gardner being the only one to break 30 points and Dave Bramley
taking top spot in the second division with just 29.
A Flight
1st Ted Gardner (8) 33pts
2nd Phil Cawse (11) 29pts
B Flight
1st Dave Bramley (15) 29pts
2nd Bruce Tollitt (18) 28pts
2’s: Ted Gardner H2, Bernard Channing H6.
Wednesday, Feb. 2, Rayong
C.C. - Stableford
Twenty-two players out today in two flights at Rayong
Country Club and the scores were much better than on Monday, with Paul Walia
returning a best of the day 39 points to capture the A Flight. Trevor
Priestley was the B Flight winner after edging a count-back over Ben Findon.
A Flight
1st Paul Walia (13) 39pts
2nd Brian Orr (14) 38pts
3rd Phonsie McGahan (6) 37pts
B Flight
1st Trevor Priestley (18) 36pts
2nd Ben Findon (18) 36pts
3rd Dave Strang (18) 34pts
2’s: George Way H12, Dave Strang H16
Friday, Feb. 4,Green
Valley - Stableford
A return to the society’s ‘home’ course of Green Valley
on Friday with 23 golfers once more split into two flights.
‘Phonsie’ McGahan demonstrated the consistent form that
he has been showing for some time now to take out the A Flight with 37
points. The same total was also enough for B Flight top honours, this time
going to Ben Findon, who also scored one of the day’s only ‘2’s.
A Flight
1st Alphonsie McGahan (6) 37pts
2nd Rick Culley (12) 35pts
3rd Geoff Couch (11) 35pts
B Flight
1st Ben Findon (18) 37pts
2nd Mick O Meara (23) 35pts
3rd Dave Strang (18) 33pts
2’s: Ben Findon H16, Paul Walia H12.
Note: The Caddy Shack is situated on Soi 8
Threppasit, follow the soi to the well appointed Old English style Bar. We
play golf on Mon/Wed/Fri, and can also arrange golf trips outside these
days. For more information email [email protected].
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Another cracking week at Phoenix
The Phoenix Tuesday/Friday (PSC) Group
Tuesday’s winners (standing rear) with the staff from The Relax Bar.
Mike Gerrard
Someone said to me last Tuesday, “How do you think of all
the subject matter for the write ups?”
My reply was to say that it is not always easy to find
something new to say. So this week I will disperse with all the usual
rubbish and just get on with the results.
On Friday, Jan. 28, we had a full complement of players
but only one was able to break their handicap. After a very dismal few
months playing quite poor golf (including last Tuesday) Stuart Gordon came
back to form to shoot 40 points from the blue tees! It was a good time for a
sharp exit for a couple of weeks whilst he goes walkabout somewhere. It will
be nice to see what his handicap is when he returns.
A not so close second spot went to Chris Coffey with 35
points and amazingly claiming third spot by default, due to others entering
N/R’s, was myself with 30 points. Just goes to show - no matter how bad you
think you are playing you may just be that bit better than the rest!
Onto last Tuesday, Feb. 1, and once again we had a full
complement and a beautiful day. Mountain/Lake course was the challenge, and
strangely the course was not very busy so a very comfortable speed of play
was enjoyed by all.
In the A Flight the joint winners were newcomer Bill (The
chatterbox) Hewitt, who scored 38 points, (and also assisted myself to not
lose any money on the side bets), along with Mike Allidi who scored a superb
gross 73 (38 points). Coming close to them was Hugh Byrne with 36 points to
claim third place.
Scores in the B Flight were not quite so good and the
winner with 34 points was Goort Gelten. In second place with 33 points was
John Bartley, and in third place was Eamon Murtagh with 32 points.
Near pins went to Keith Etherington, Goort Gelten, Barry
Wood and Patrick Browne while the Long Putt award on the 18th went to Eamon
Murtagh.
Again, as every week, our hosts The Relax Bar donated
lucky draw prizes of a free drink and a free massage to go with our own
lucky draw prizes. The winners were myself, Joe Stranks and Bob Neylon.
This week we said a few farewells to some great guys who
unfortunately have to go back to their respective homelands: Graham Ellis,
Keith Etherington and John Maycock all going back to (not so sunny UK) to
continue to bolster the pension funds for us old codgers who have to stay
here and endure this horrible life! Hurry back boys.
To finish with I would just like to inform anyone
interested in joining our little group that you are most welcome as long as
you have a bona fide handicap (we allow maximum 28) and are prepared to join
in with the general format of our game. Non Phoenix members are welcome and
can enjoy a preferential green fee rate of 1,000 baht during the high season
as a guest of the members. We play white tees on Tuesdays and blue tees on
Fridays. Beginners and occasional players would not fit in.
Some members of our group are also enjoying some super fishing trips this
year, with some good catches in and around the islands of Sattahip. Contact
me, Mike Gerrard, on 087 091 7565 for more information.
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Every dog has his day
PSC golf from Tropical Berts
Tuesday’s winners and runners up with one of Bert’s ‘finest’. Keith is the
one with the biggest smile.
Derek Brook
Tuesday, Feb. 1, Greenwood
– Stableford
So off we went to Greenwood, we always like this course
and make sure we go there once a month. These days the trip up there is
quite pleasant, the roads are now well connected and there are many ways
there so that you can go a different way every time. In fact I think we all
went one way and split on the return journey.
Greenwood is in good condition at the moment and the test
for the day was to be the A & B nines. We started on the A nine and straight
away knew the day was going to be really difficult as the wind was blasting
at us. So we went off the ‘less brave’ tees, the yellow, and tried to make
the day much more relaxed.
Onto the course we found it relatively quiet and were
soon on our way. The strong wind caused problems all the way around and the
first three holes were directly into it. The second hole, a par 3, was
really difficult and most players took a wood (one tee back and I reckon
even the best players would need a driver). Still we battled on and in some
places the fairways were protected by the trees and it was quite pleasant.
Speaking of the fairways, they were in good condition and the greens were
fast and tricky. All in all a fine day out in the peace of the countryside.
The restaurant outside is a good place to sit and the
food quite good and well priced. We were soon into cars and on our ways back
to Bert’s .
Everyone has their 10 minutes of fame, so they say, and
as the results came in it became obvious that we had one player who has
played with us for some years and never yet won, in fact in all those years
one second last month was the best result he has ever had, and 32 points the
most points, had had a day to remember. Could he do it this time?
In the A Flight, 0 to 17, the winner with 39 points was
Tony Scamber, with Rob Brown second on 36 points. In third we had a
count-back with 4 players on 35 points, but Brian Parrish had the best back
nine and was thus third.
Now the ‘Every dog has his day’ bit: with his best ever
round with us, by many shots, after years of trying, the winner of the B
Flight with 39 points was Keith Phillips. Mashi was so surprised he double
checked the card for mistakes and finally had to agree he couldn’t find any.
After a stunned silence, all were full of praise for Keith who has stuck at
it for years and finally triumphed.
In second was Dick Warberg with 36 points ahead of a
count-back of 5 players on 34 points that saw jack Robertson in third.
The presentation over, Keith went straight up and ‘Rang
the Bell’ on the basis that he has never had the chance before and he
probably will not again. Mind we are still awaiting the result of the blood
test. Nice one Keith. T.T.F.N.
Near Pins: Rita Zoebelli, Tony Scambler, Brian
Parrish (2).
Long Putt: Ernst Goethe, John Marritt
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Habgood in hot form at Eastern Star
PSC golf from The Bunker Bar
January ‘golfer of the month’ Tom Jones (right)
celebrates with JJ Harney.
Monday, Jan. 31, Khaow
Kheow - Stableford
We arrived at Khaow Kheow to find that the first day of
the Honda LPGA qualifying competition was being held there, but the ladies
had already set off on a different nine. We had no problems or delays and
the field of 30 golfers set off to play the C and A nines at our scheduled
tee time. The pace of the round was slow, however, due to several slow
groups ahead of us.
The condition of the course was good, although the greens
on the inward nine had been prepared for the LPGA competition, and were
considerably faster than those on the outward nine, a fact that tripped up
several unwary golfers. No golfer bettered their handicap on the day and the
best score was carded by Frank Waterhouse (Paco) with 35 points, beating
John Hughes on a count-back to win the B Flight. Peter Kelly took the
honours in the A Flight with 34 points.
Tom Jones had a steady round to hold off potential
challengers and take the ‘Golfer of the Month’ title for the first time
since playing at the Bunker.
A Flight
1st Peter Kelly (9) 34pts
2nd Tony Scambler (9) 32pts
3rd Bill Wilkinson (9) 32pts
B Flight
1st Frank Waterhouse (17) 35pts
2nd John Hughes (16) 35pts
3rd Neil Griffin (28) 33pts
Near Pins: Geoff Cox, Paul Edgar and Paco (2).
Wednesday, Feb. 2, Eastern Star - Stableford
A field of 28 golfers (nice to have no 3-balls for a
change) set off from the Bunker Bar to play Eastern Star. The course was
generally in good condition, although the inconsistent greens have always
been a problem here. The round progressed smoothly and there were no
holdups, which was a pleasant change from the last few weeks.
The star of the day was Peter Habgood, who kept his
temper, and produced his best round for some considerable time, to win the B
Flight on 40 points. Mashi Kaneta also made a welcome return to form to win
the A Flight with 37 points.
A Flight
1st Mashi Kaneta (12) 37pts
2nd Patrick Kelly (3) 34pts
3rd Mark Stanley (11) 33pts
B Flight
1st Peter Habgood (17) 40pts
2nd Frank Waterhouse (17) 37pts
3rd Reg Smart (23) 32pts
Near Pins: Mike Corner, Paul Edgar, Dave Ashman and Mark Stanley.
Friday, Feb. 4, Greenwood - Stableford
On our previous few visits to Greenwood we’ve played the
C nine, which certainly ranks as the toughest course here, but today several
of the higher handicap golfers expressed their relief that we were allocated
to play the B and A courses.
The starters here seem to have a habit of squeezing in
extra groups, and although the course was relatively quiet, we arrived at
the tenth tee to find 3 groups waiting to tee off. Other than that the day
went smoothly, and the course was in its usual good condition.
Ken Young produced the best score of the day with 38
points to record his maiden win (after many games) at the Bunker.
A Flight
1st Tony Robbins (13) 35pts
2nd Patrick Kelly (+2) 35pts
3rd Peter Habgood (17) 32pts
B Flight
1st Ken Young (28) 38pts
2nd Geoff Parker (18) 35pts
3rd Mike Corner (18) 33pts
Near Pins: Barry Murnin, Geoff Cox, Mike Corner, and PJ Redmond
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Berger king tops the week
IPGC golf from The Haven
Sunday, Jan. 30, Silky
Oakes - Stableford
White tees CSS 70
Yellow tees CSS 73
White Flight
1st Roar Berger (26) 40pts
2nd Sean Hallahan (18) 37pts
3rd Frank McGowan (16) 36pts
Yellow Flight
1st Ted Lodge (11) 35pts
2nd Frank Harrington (6) 35pts
3rd
Martin McAteer (14) 35pts
With enough players to field two divisions the
opportunity was taken to play from two different tees to accommodate all
levels of expertise and handicaps, also taking into account the individual
aspirations of the contenders. The two different competitions returned
scores that underlined the differences between the two, with three strokes
variation in the CSS for the day.
Allan
Hanlon.
The Yellow Flight saw Roar Berger stride in three points
ahead of Sean Hallahan in second and a further one in front of Frank McGowan
in third.
The Whites had Ted Lodge taking advantage of his local
knowledge as he just led in a group of four at one over handicap by winning
the resulting count-back with a very good one under handicap back nine.
Frank Harrington saw the winner’s podium, having
struggled everywhere else during the rest of the week, with a solid 18 on
the inward half with Martin McAteer two behind in the count-back in third.
Al
Keith.
Just missing out after a stunning two under par gross
going out, but slipping badly when the clubhouse was in view, was Russell
Goldsworthy who finished on just 14 points through the last nine.
Kevin Hamilton, Frank Harrington and Russell Goldsworthy
shared the ‘2’s off the yellows and John Connolly slipped in the only one
off the whites.
Monday, Jan. 30, Greenwood
- Stableford
CSS 73
1st Allan Hanlon (12) 36pts
2nd Rick Schramm (9) 35pts
3rd Shuichi Kodaka (18) 33pts
4th Benny Hansen (26) 33pts
5th
Russell Exley (7) 33pts
Another chance to play what is currently one of the best
conditioned courses in the area brought out a good number of players but
none could master the very fast but very true greens and the windy
conditions on the day.
Rod
Howett.
Allan Hanlon did the best of the day with a solid level
handicap round that proved to be sufficient to take the top step of the
podium away from Rick Schramm by a single point.
Shuichi Kodaka quickly got back into his Pattaya golf
mode with another round there or thereabouts that got better as it
progressed, culminating in winning the three-way count-back for third with a
better 19 as Benny Hansen in fourth, but winning his first prize out of The
Haven, could scrape together just 14 and Russell Exley subsided to 13 points
after going out in two under handicap and looking like the days winner at
the turn.
There were no 2’s in either division which just went to
underscore the difficulty of the course on the day.
Before making the presentations Stephen Beard welcomed
new members Ian Dawson, Eric Goodman and Frank Harrington and also welcomed
back Brian Talbot and Dave Lehane.
Friday, Feb. 4, The
Emerald - Stableford
CSS 72
Div. 1 (0-17)
1st Al Keith (5) 37pts
2nd Dave Stockman (3) 37pts
3rd Doug Campbell (15) 36pts
4th Brian Libby (9) 36pts
Div. 2 (18+)
1st Rod Howett (25) 38pts
2nd Al Rolnik (23) 34pts
3rd Bill Hurd (19) 34pts
4th Leif
Lossius (29) 34pts
With everyone having played in the previous Wednesday’s
IPGC Monthly Medals, and nobody hardly troubling the scorers that day, all
the players were extremely hopeful of some far better returns for the day at
the usually player friendly Emerald. But for the fourth time in the week it
proved to be all a bit of a struggle to get any sort of round going, either
in the first or second division, with the greens having been recently sanded
and the general conditions difficult to handle.
Rod Howett returned the best result of the day to take
the second division’s top spot with a two under handicap round that was good
enough by four to see off the chasing pack. This was led by Al Rolnik who
won the count-back with a better 20 against Bill Hurd’s 18 in third and Leif
Lossius’s 16 in fourth.
Leif was reckoned to be unlucky as he did not spot that
his handicap had risen a shot and mistakenly played off his old lower
handicap, thus losing a point which would have put him in second place.
The first division was closely contested with Al Keith
just edging out Dave Stockman with a better count-back of 20 to 19 after
Dave had gone round in a pair of gross 37s and Al had a 39/37 split. Good
golf indeed.
Doug Campbell, making a welcome return to Soi 13 golf,
took third place with a better count-back of 20 to 16 over Brian Libby who
played from his new and lower handicap for the first time.
Once again there were no 2’s in either division.
Back at The Haven there were welcomes for new members
Keith Melbourne, Ron Rigden, John Pearce, and welcome backs for Doug
Campbell, Clive Tolley and Yasuo Suzuki.
Note. If you would like to play with The Haven
group you can contact mobile 084782 4582 or call in to the hotel at 185 Soi
13 between Beach Road and 2nd Road. All transportation to the
course is arranged and you do not need to sign up prior to the day, but you
should be there by 8.30 on Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays and Sundays on the
days you wish to play. A schedule of courses to be played can be found on
our web site at www.thehaven-hotel.com.
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An Earley leaderboard at Rayong
IPGC Pattaya Golf Society at Rabbi’s Elephant Bar
The Pattaya Golf Society visited Rayong C.C. on Monday,
31st January to play a stableford competition in two flights with the cut at
sixteen and under.
The course, with its usual hard fairways and slow greens,
did not offer any surprises except perhaps that it was empty and play got
underway twenty minutes before the allotted time. Imagine that at Phoenix or
Green Valley!
Scores were low as usual on the biting course and the
first flight had Wichai Tananusorn in third place with 34 points, just one
behind the joint leaders Vic Hansen and Mike Earley. For Mike it represented
one of his better performances since joining the group a couple of years
ago.
In the second flight Alan Duckett and Gordon Everingham
shared runner-up place with 36 points each whilst Yvonne Earley emulated the
performance of her top flight husband with the best points score of the day,
38 points, for an emphatic win.
Mike took the ‘2’s award for the sole birdie ‘2’ of the
day, on the seventh hole and newly returned Erik Lont received the Booby
Bevy for barely exceeding his handicap with the number of points he scored.
It was a day when family fortunes were enjoyed at Rayong C.C.
Journeyman becomes master
at Greenwood
Another large field of Pattaya Golf Society members took
to Greenwood on Friday, 4th February to play a stableford competition on the
A and B nines in glorious weather and on a course well prepared and full.
The two main flights were cut at fourteen and under and
there was also a ladies flight for good measure. In the latter Noi Emmerson
and Mam Morel shared the win with 35 points each and Mam also had the
pleasure of recording the only birdie ‘2’ of the day, on B5.
In the gentlemen’s top flight Dave Moriarty and Ray Banks
shared second place with 32 points each; Ray playing his final round this
trip in the sure knowledge he had done enough to take the society’s “Player
of the Month” award for January after a string of fine performances. The
flight winner was Brian Talbot, back for another spell on the province’s
golf courses, and his level par 36 points gave him some pleasure after a
tough time at Treasure Hill two days previously.
The second flight saw the best scores of the day with
Canadian Gordon Gilchrist making his debut in the placings with a well
crafted 33 points for third. He was only one point behind Martin Hennessey,
his Irish eyes smiling at making a rare podium appearance, but they were all
a country mile behind Dave Wilkinson who took the win in style amassing 41
points for his best score in years. It all goes to show that nice guys
can win and for every journeyman golfer there lies success just waiting
to appear, usually without notice.
The day was competently stewarded by John Mason but the
pressures of the responsibility eventually got to him and he received the
Booby Bevy for his low score of the day. He was warmly thanked by Mr Len
back at Rabbi’s Elephant Bar and the evening ended with the traditional cool
beers after another splendid day at Greenwood.
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Kub killers strike at Bangpkong
PSC golf from Café Kronborg
San Mig Stu & The Drut
Monday, Jan. 31,
Bangpakong - Stableford
As there was limited information given, I’m not sure
exactly how many starters we had today. It was either 32 or 36. Despite
Bangpakong having lost our tee-off time schedule we managed to hit off a
short time after 9.45 and the first group took 4 hours and 20 minutes off
the yellow (forward) tees.
Monday’s
flight winners: (from left to right) Dave ‘The Admiral’ Richardson, Richard
Kubicki and Mick O’Connor.
Deefa the Dog had a field day in collecting payment from
player’s errant shots as SMS witnessed a number of drives off the first tee
which either did not pass the ladies tee or went into the drainage creek
just in front of it. The only advantage in playing in the last group is that
nobody except your fellow players sees a bad tee shot off the first.
As this reports heading advises, Richard and Carole
Kubicki did themselves proud by both winning in their respective grades.
Richard won A grade with a superb 40 points and Carole tied for outright
first in C grade with 36 points but was relegated to second spot on a
count-back from ‘the Admiral’, who is playing better now that he has
relinquished the stress of organizing the Monday and Thursday Kronborg golf
outings.
Other A grade winners belonged to three Aussies who have
made remarkable recoveries from their Australia Day binge last Wednesday,
which notably contributed to an Oz exodus on last Thursday winners list.
Martin Todd (36) Mike Gosden (34) and Andre Van Dyke (33) took out the other
spots respectively.
B grade was won by the new Kronborg presenter/day
organizer, Mick O’Connor who had a solid 37 points. Elias Magnusson trailed
behind with 33 points for second spot and Bjane Kjaer beat Mike Winfield on
a count-back with 32 points for third.
As mentioned Dave Richardson won C grade with Carole
Kubicki taking out second on a count-back. Third spot was Hugh O’Donnell one
point behind on 35 and Martin Topham came fourth with 33 points.
A Flight (0-16)
1st Richard Kubicki (12) 40pts
2nd Martin Todd (8) 36pts
3rd Mike Gosden (10) 34pts
4th Andre van Dyke (16) 33pts
B Flight (17–22)
1st Mick O’Connor (22) 37pts
2nd Elias Magnusson (17) 33pts
3rd Bjarn Kjaer (21) 32pts
4th Mike Winfield (21) 32pts
C Flight (23+)
1st Dave Richardson (24) 36pts
2nd Carole Kubicki (23) 36pts
3rd Hugh O’Donnell (23) 35pts
4th Martin Topham (31) 33pts
Near Pins: Rob Brown, Mike Gosden, Mike Winfield, Kirsten Hanson.
Long Putts: Ken Bernek, Finn Laskov
Deefa the Dog moved through the throng at presentation
time, collecting from generous winners and losers. I’m not sure what the
tally is from the efforts of this mongrel however he has done a marvelous
job in collecting baht since he wondered into the Drut’s camp. All will be
revealed soon as to who the fortunate recipients are, of monies collected by
Deefa and the Compass Cap.
Speaking of the Compass Cap, fellow Aussie Paul Avery
managed to win the cap with today’s effort. Thanks for the donations Paul
and others who gave generously today.
Thursday, Feb. 3, Khao
Kheow - Stableford
A multitude of golfers congregated at headquarters for
today’s activities and departed the Kronborg at 08.15 hours.
Playing the C and A nines from the white tees the first
group teed off at 09.45 hours and completed the journey in four hours and
thirty minutes. This included a ten minute delay whilst awaiting replacement
transport when the Admiral’s cart pulled a hamstring near the C5 tee.
The weather was superb and the greens quicker than a
producing catholic rabbit. The course was presented in its usual excellent
condition and is one of the best value for money venues in Pattaya.
We welcomed Nigel Perry from England who was delighted
that he didn’t require the mandatory CRC application to get mobile this
morning.
In the A flight Rob Brown continued his consistent form
to hand in a solid forty points and claim first place.
Second spot went to Martin Todd, the man with 20/20
vision, who handed in thirty eight points, whilst Peter Sindberg finished on
thirty seven points to edge out the fast finishing Richard Kubicki on thirty
six.
In the B flight the leader board, which was as crowded as
the Cairo airport, saw Mike Winfield with forty points hold on to win in a
three way count-back from Bjarne Kjaer and Daryl Evans. In fourth place was
Per-Olav Baarli on thirty nine points.
The C flight was a battle only second to that at
Trafalgar and like his English counterpart (Nelson), Dave ‘The Admiral’
Richardson was the winner with thirty seven points and finished in
considerably better health.
A cast of thousands rose as one and tumultuously
applauded Carole Kubicki’s second place thirty six points whilst Hugh
O’Donnell with thirty five points held on for third and relegated the
ubiquitous Graham Buckingham with thirty two points into fourth position.
A Flight 0–15
1st Rob Brown (7) 40pts
2nd Martin Todd (8) 38 points
3rd Peter Sindberg (13) 37pts
4th Richard Kubicki (12) 36pts
B Flight 16–22
1st Mike Winfield (21) 40pts
2nd Bjarne Kjaer (21) 40pts
3rd Daryl Evans (21) 40pts
4th Per-Olav Baarli (16) 39pts
C Flight (23+)
1st Dave Richardson (24) 37pts
2nd Carole Kubicki (23) 36pts
3rd Hugh O’Donnell (23) 35pts
4th
Graham Buckingham (23) 32pts
Featuring in the long putts were Niels Hansen on C9 and
Peter Kelly on A9. Near pins went to Leif Kirkegaard on C3, Martin Todd on
C8, Graham Buckingham on A3 and Nigel Perry on A5.
Deefa the dog was on hand as per usual to accept
donations from the errant amongst us and their donations which were
gratefully accepted will go to the needy in Pattaya. A huge thanks goes to
all those who contribute.
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Murphy gets on a roll to blitz the field
PSC golf from The Three Sisters Bar
Monday, Jan. 24, Bangpra –
Stableford
Wednesday winner Dale Murphy, left, with runner-up Paul Evans.
Dale Murphy had a hot hand at Pattaya Country Club last
Wednesday, Feb. 2. He started off with a par and followed it up with two
more. He also birdied the 7th and followed it up with
another par on the 8th. Needless to say, Dale was the
winner for the day. The only reason he got only 41 points was that he
faltered on the back nine.
Coming in at a distant second was Paul Evans with 35
points. A couple of weeks ago 35 points was the winning score but today it
wasn’t even close. With 35 points coming in second, you can imagine what the
rest of us did.
A nice surprise was that Andy Bettany stopped by to say hello. Andy was
the person that donated the trophy that we now use as our monthly winner’s
trophy. Andy and a few of the golfers had a few drinks to celebrate old
times and told some tall stories.
High scores abound at ‘gang of four’ birthday bash
PSC golf from The Outback Golf Bar
Two of
Monday’s birthday boys,
Capt’ Bob & Neil, flank Friday’s Div. D winner, David Davies
Monday, Jan. 31, Burapha –
Pairs Stableford
Many birthdays have been celebrated at the Outback over
recent years but not normally on the same day! Capt’ Bob and three regular
Outbackers; Lloyd Shuttleworth, Neil Lavery and ‘Gentleman’ George Bishop
came together to have a joint golf competition and party. Within a day, they
all share the same birthday, as do Onsi Lavery (Neil’s wife), Capt’ Bob’s
regular caddy at Burapha, Goy, and later in the day we discovered Robert
McVey as well.
It all started early in the morning when some 40 joined
the ‘birthday boys’ for breakfast at the Outback before leaving for the 30
minute trip to the regular Monday venue - Burapha.
Playing from the ‘whites’ (well it is Bob’s birthday!) it
was off to the two-tee start on A and B for the 68 players. We were away
slightly ahead of time all being away by about 10.30 a.m. to enjoy a
comfortable, just over four hour round, with no interruptions.
The format was a ‘two ball’ better ball together with
near pins and other prizes on offer. The course as is usual was in good
condition with speedy greens.
Back we came into the clubhouse where Capt’ Bob was
sorting the cards to determine the winners, and proceeded with the lucky
draw for ‘free’ green fee vouchers at Burapha. This happens every Monday to
encourage the Outbackers back into the clubhouse for a drink or a meal.
On our return to the Outback the barbie was on, with the
usual burgers, both Thai and farang style, sausages, corn and chicken all
being made available to the returning golfers all courtesy of the ‘four’.
It was then time for the presentation – Nigel as usual
called everyone to order and introduced the ‘four’ and handed over to Capt’
Bob to announce the winners. There were some absolutely amazing scores, with
24 of the 34 teams scoring 40 points or more and 10 of those with 45 points
or more, so even with 45 you weren’t certain to finish on the eight place
podium.
First place went to the unlikely pairing of Raji (6) and
Barry Lewis (30), a team that was put together by Capt’ Bob, neither partner
having ever played together before. The card was carefully scrutinized by
both Bob and Jack and although the method of getting to the massive 51
points was slightly different, the total was verified as correct, what a
fantastic score. Barry did admit afterwards, it was the best he’d ever
played.
Two teams on 47 points, normally enough to win this type
of tournament, took second and third place; namely Paul Greenaway & Bernie
Stafford and Owen Lloyd & John O’Keefe.
Other prizes sponsored by the four included nearest the
pins:- B3 Peter Kehrli, B8 Raji, A3 Rosco, A6 Raji; nearest second shot, B2
Geoff Moodie, B6 (par 5) Capt’ Bob; nearest third shot A7 (par 5) Owen
Walkley and finally best score on the four par 5’s went to Owen Walkley &
Andy Makara with 13 points.
Barry Chadbourn sponsored the shortest drive on A1 (must
use a wood and go past the ladies tee) and that went to Joe Mooney, who was
about a yard shorter than Roy Studd’s.
Nigel wrapped up the formal part of the proceedings by
having all sing ‘Happy Birthday’.
Also courtesy of Bob, Lloyd, Neil and George more food
was brought out, including fisherman’s pie and massaman beef and there would
be a ‘free’ bar for a while.
Joining in this unique day was the hard working PSC Golf
Chairman Joe Mooneyham, who has a hidden talent – he had made an amazing
cake that he presented tonight! Where does he find the time? The
celebrations went on well into the night – another great day out. Thanks you
guys!
There were twelve ‘2’s from Peter Kehrli, Paul Greenaway,
Bob Philp, Lloyd Shuttleworth, Steve Mann, Mark McDonald, Pat Regan, Joe
Mooneyham, Rosco, Barry Lewis, Raji and Tony Garnett.
1st Amarjit Banwaitt & Barry Lewis,
51pts
2nd Paul Greenaway & Bernie Stafford, 47pts
3rd Owen Lloyd & John O’ Keefe, 47pts
4th Chris Thompson & Mark Thomas, 46pts
5th Graham Johnson & Garry George, 46pts
6th Tony Garnett & Sakorn Pramoolchart, 45pts
7th John Cogan & Neil Lavery, 45pts
8th David Davies & Barry McIntosh, 45pts
Tuesday, Feb. 1, Pattaya C.C. - Stableford
Just a little later start today as PCC arranged for an
extra three tee times to accommodate the 35 Outbackers who decided to play
this improving local course. We welcomed a number of new faces both joining
us at the Outback and also at PCC.
With this number, the checking in was still efficient
with Jenny and her staff still finding time to have a chat to anyone
waiting. The refurbishment work is continuing in the locker room which will
enhance the clubhouse facilities when finished and maybe they will then take
down the ‘temporary clubhouse’ sign.
It was a bit slow with so many on the course but the
weather was beautiful with a light breeze, the course was in fine fettle but
the greens just a little slow.
It was one to four in two divisions today and a ‘jackpot
2’!
In the top flight it was count-back time with Alan
Whittingham and Paul Smets both returning 36 points. Alan took the win by 1
point on the back 9. Another count-back was necessary to determine the final
two places as both Murray Hart and Chris Fletcher achieved 34 points but
Murray just edged into third spot by a point.
The best score of the day came in the second division
from Irish newcomer John White with 41 points, with regular Tuesday man,
Geoff Moodie, in second place with 36.
Another newcomer was Mam Persson (no relation to Dennis)
who was in third spot with 35 points. There was a big simile from Mam as she
handed over her place money to husband Ke. The final place went to another
Tuesday regular Dave Spendley with 34.
There was a ‘jackpot 2’ for yet another new Outbacker,
Mike Tukk.
Div A (0-18)
1st Alan Whittingham (17) 36pts
2nd Paul Smets (18) 36pts
3rd Murray Hart (13) 34pts
4th Chris Fletcher (12) 34pts
Div B (19+)
1st John White (28) 41pts
2nd Geoff Moodie (23) 36pts
3rd Mam Persson (32) 35pts
4th
David Spendley (23) 34pts
Thirty eight Outbackers at Greenwood today, due to play
the B and A nines; the only problem was, when we came round to the tenth
hole (A), there were loads of groups waiting to tee off (5 balls at that).
What is it with these courses? This sort of thing is happening everywhere at
the moment. Our front groups needless to say were not happy but for once the
starter came to our rescue; he took the decision to open the other nine (C)
and sent us all over there. Well done mate – you saved the day.
Some good scores in Div A with a pair of 40’s being the
best, newcomer Dave Ferguson edging out the frequent visitor to the podium,
Owen Walkley. Bernie Stafford also did well for his 38, ahead of Jum (35)
and Raji (33).
In Div B the scoring was not quite so good but
nevertheless they did well as another newcomer to the Outback, Mark Dryden,
led the way with his 37 points ahead of John Lawton and David Davies (still
going well) both with 36.
Our thanks today go to Suzi Lawton who ran the day on
behalf of the Outback, glad to hear you kept all the men in order.
There were four ‘2’s from John Lawton, Jack Piercefield,
John White & Owen Walkley.
Div A (0-15)
1st Dave Ferguson (11) 40pts
2nd Owen Walkley (13) 40pts
3rd Bernie Stafford (14) 38pts
4th Jum Karagit (15) 35pts
5th Amarjit Banwaitt (6) 33pts
Div B (16+)
1st Mark Dryden (28) 37pts
2nd John Lawton (19) 36pts
3rd David Davies (25) 36pts
4th Sugar Ray Handford (17) 34pts
5th John White (28) 32pts
Friday, Feb. 4, Khao Kheow - Stableford
You might not know it but Khao Kheow was the venue for
the qualifying for the LPGA tournament coming up at the Siam Old Course on
17th February and it was a privilege to play on part
of the course after the ladies. We started on the C side, where the greens
were somewhat slower than on the A loop, which was one of the nines the
girls played; the greens were quick and everything about this nine was
superb to say the least.
Even though most of the tees were forward it was a great
day out and apart from one player, Barry the bookie with a quite outstanding
score of 42 points, nobody gave the course a seeing to. Other winners
included newcomer Russell Goldsworthy (Div A) with 35 points (73 gross),
although he only just got the better of Graham Johnson on the same score,
Chris Davisson, who took Div B with 36, and surprisingly David Davies, who
won Div D with the modest score of just 32.
It is great to see Pat Regan’s Irish mates back playing
here and they were made very welcome by all. 55 golfers played with an
somewhat earlier start of 9.46 to accommodate the extras and thank you very
much Khao Kheow, it is refreshing to be looked after.
There were six ‘2’s from Barry Wood, Kev Waycock, Vin
Connellan, Barry Tregurtha, Jack Piercefield and Kev Watson, who had a very
special one, an eagle 2 on A1.
Div A (0-11)
1st Russell Goldsworthy (2) 35pts
2nd Graham Johnson (7) 35pts
3rd Bob Philp (9) 33pts
4th Joe Stranks (10) 32pts
Div B (12-14)
1st Chris Davisson (12) 36pts
2nd Tony McDonough (14) 33pts
3rd Jum Karagit (13) 32pts
4th Peter Ennis (12) 32pts
Div C (15-19)
1st Barry Tregurtha (17) 42pts
2nd Reg Glass (16) 36pts
3rd Chris Leack (18) 34pts
4th Kim Stokes (15) 33pts
Div D (20+)
1st David Davies (25) 32pts
2nd Stoll Eberhard (20) 31pts
3rd Greg Hill (25) 29pts
4th Alex
Tregurtha (20) 29pts
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Jomtien golfers hold the edge over Ban Chang rivals
Jomtien Golf with the IPGC
The
match-play teams line up at Eastern Star.
Monday, Jan. 31,
Plutaluang – Stableford.
There were mixed reviews as we arrived today as to the
condition and the selection of the two courses the starters had selected for
our 41 players. The West and North, probably the best test of golf here,
were allocated to us and we tee’d off 15 minutes ahead of schedule.
Considering it looked the busiest environment we have
ever seen here, we were happy to find there were no problems whatsoever
after the transfer from the front nine to the West course for everybody.
Thirty-six points was the best score in all 4 divisions
with Marty Aronson winning division 3. William Chang was in second two
points behind and Daniel Hayem took third on 32.
The Irish boy, Cully Monks, now playing off 18 and still
wearing a mask and has no idea where a bell is in Siam Cats, won division 2
with 35 points. Kari Aarnio, with his last game with us before his return to
Finland for personal reasons (we are all thinking of you Kari), was second
with 32 and Bryan Rought came in third with 31 points.
Mike Combs, playing off 13 and before his return trip to
Hawaii, won division 1 with 34 points, while playing off 8 Pete Sumner came
in second with 32 and Peter Pedder was third with 31.
Herma Fitzgerald took out the ladies division with 26
points with Claude Hayem second one point behind.
Near pins were won by Herma Fitzgerald (2), Mike Conbs,
Andy O’Neill, Tony Thorne (2), Jeff Hamilton and Burnie Sinclair.
In the ‘2’s today Tony Thorne birdied the eighth on the
West course and Jef Hamilton the lighthouse hole to win the first and second
division prizes.
Friday, Feb, 4, Eastern
Star – Match-Play & Stableford
There is now an annual match-play competition between
Siam Cats and the Backyard Golf Society, formerly known as the Ban Chang
Boys based at Mama’s Bar in Ban Chang. There were twelve in each team with
one round here and the other leg at Emerald the following Friday.
The two captains drive off first, Chris Voller for Siam
Cats and Dave Richards for the BY boys and this will be an interesting
competition over the next week.
The best results of the day came in with Chris beating
Dave 5/3, Harry Vincenzi winning 5/4, Dangle for the BY boys triumphing 3/2
and Mike Chatt was five up after eight holes but only won at the end 2/1.
In a very competitive and much enjoyed competition Siam
Cats go to Emerald this Friday with a 7.5 points to 4.5 points lead over the
BY boys. There were smiles all round at Cats later.
There were still 42 out in our normal Friday stableford
competition with three divisions for the men plus the ladies of course. The
cut today was 5-15, 16-19 and 20 + and the best score of the day was in
division 1 with Timo Ahvenainen coming in with 38 points. Alan Griffths beat
his arch rival Alan Pilkington for second place on a 20/17 back nine
count-back after they both came in with 36 points.
Jerry McCarthy’s 37 won division 2, beating Jan Sordal
(alias Sassa) by 4 points and Tom Breslin was third after beating Dennis
Scougal 17/15 on a count-back after they both shot 29 points.
Lee Casey took podium position in division 3 with 36
points, with David Phillips second on 33 and Tony Holehouse third on 32
points.
Toi Blair won the ladies division with 33 points, with
Herma Fitgerald second one point behind. Herma also birdied the 17th
for the only ‘2’ in her division but there were an amazing six in division 1
for Ian Bakewell, Jean Bruneau, Alan Griffiths, Arthur Hancock, Ya Riley and
Dave Wheeler. Jerry McCarthy was smiling with the only birdie in division 2.
Near pins went to Toi Blair, Herma Fitzgerald (2), Ian
Bakewell, Andy Galvin, Alan Griffiths, Harry Riley, Jerry McCarthy, Eugine
Maguire and Errki Pohja.
It was Bon Voyage today to Andy O’Neill who has been with us for nine
weeks, see you soon!
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40’s for Quinn, Hill & Hansen
Golf from the Travellers Rest
Some of
the Thursday winners: Bill Shepley, Greg Hill, Daryl Ottoway, Fergus
Brennan, Bo Benjaminson, Kim Stokes and Tewin Lamthong, and (inset) Tuesday
winners Mick Quinn and Simon Tapster.
Barry Hooper
Monday, Jan. 31, Green
Valley - Stableford
We visited Green Valley on Monday and thirty-five came
out to play so two full divisions. The course was in good condition, as
always of late, and allowed for good golf to prevail, however despite this
the scoring was kept down.
Thirty seven was the highest total and that took both
divisions; Bill Shepley in the first and Rob Herald in the second. A pair of
thirty-fives went to count-back to decide second and third in Div1 and the
honours went to Ito Akitoshi over John Franklin. Second in Div 2 was Andrew
Rich with thirty five and third Arnold Jones with thirty-four.
The payouts went down to fourth and they fell to Tewin
Lamthong and in the first division and Alun Webber in the second after
losing the count-back.
Thomas Knusden Mick Quinn Mike Rushant and Roger
Wilkinson shared the ‘2’s pot.
A Flight
1st Bill Shepley (4) 37pts
2nd Ito Akitoshi (9) 35pts
3rd John Franklin (12) 35pts
4th Tewin Lamthong (12) 34pts
B Flight
1st Rob Herald (18) 37pts
2nd Andrew Rich (21) 35pts
3rd Arnold Jones (15) 34pts
4th Alun Webber (20) 34pts
Tuesday, Feb. 1, Mountain Shadow - Stableford
Mountain Shadow was the venue on Tuesday and only twenty
two played this time, but it was still enough for two divisions.
One of the three forty pointers this week secured first
spot in Div 1 for Mick Quinn. You had to go back six points to find Kevin
Waycott in second, and Brendan Moore rounded out the flight in third.
Low scores took Div 2 as Simon Tapster won with
thirty-three points and there was a count-back fight out for the second spot
between Garry Hookey and Mod Chaviraksa, with Garry just edging it.
Six ‘2’s were recorded today by Andy Redmond, Lewis Thom,
Mick Quinn (x2), Darly Ottaway and Larry Simpson.
A Flight
1st Mick Quinn (9) 40pts
2nd Kevin Waycott (10) 34pts
3rd Brendan Moore (11) 33pts
B Flight
1st Simon Tapster (15) 33pts
2nd Garry Hookey (16) 31pts
3rd Mod Chaviraksa (13) 31pts
Thursday, Feb. 3, Phoenix - Stableford
On Thursday we had another great turnout with forty-one
for our visit to Phoenix to play Mountain & Ocean, so three divisions was
the order of the day.
Thirty eight points was enough to win the premier
division for Ito Akitoshi, one less for Bo Banjaminson in the second tier,
and a great forty points (the second of the week) gave the third division
win to Greg Hill.
A plethora of ‘2’s came from Andy Redmond, Darly Ottaway,
Kim Stokes, Alan McGarvie (x2), Rob Herald and Gary Hookey.
A near pin prize at the seventeenth (a bottle of Shiraz
wine) was donated by Lewis Thom and the lucky recipient was Kim Stokes.
Bill Shepley was obviously very happy with his day and
promptly rang the bell for the very large group that had returned for the
presentation. A very nice gesture Bill.
A Flight
1st Ito Akitoshi (9) 38pts
2nd Bill Shepley (4) 36pts
3rd Daryl Ottaway (9) 35pts
4th Neil Bramley (8) 34pts
B Flight
1st Bo Benjaminson (15) 37pts
2nd Roger Wilkinson (14) 37pts
3rd Fergus Brennan (11) 36pts
4th Tewin Lamthong (12) 34pts
C Flight
1st Greg Hill (28) 40pts
2nd Kim Stokes (17) 37pts
3rd Rick Forrest (19) 33pts
4th Rob Herald (18) 32pts
Saturday, Feb. 5, Greenwood - Stableford
Saturday was another weekend visit to Greenwood to play
on this great course which is being kept in very fine fettle. Tee-off was
not until 11.30, but play always seems to be at a good pace on this course
so no very long rounds ensued. We had forty-four players in attendance this
week, for what I believe is a record turn-out at the TRGG. As usual with
those sorts of numbers we had three divisions on the day.
Div 3 was a win for Jack McNamara with his thirty-eight
points, followed in by Greg Hill and Rob Herald.
Matt MacKay took out the second flight, again with
thirty-eight, and in second was Bo Benjaminson four behind and unable to
repeat his Thursday performance. In third was Ted Senior, also with
thirty-four, but losing out on this occasion on the count-back.
The top division saw our third score of forty for the
week, this time from Vic Hansen, and we had to go three back for second and
Larry Simpson, and a three further back to Bill Shepley in third (he always
seems to be thereabouts in the running of late so a name to watch out for).
Bill also recorded one of a pair of ‘2’s today, the other
coming from Simon Tapster.
A Flight
1st Vic Hansen (11) 40pts
2nd Larry Simpson (10) 37pts
3rd Bill Shepley (4) 34pts
B Flight
1st Matt McKay (12) 38pts
2nd Bo Benjaminson (14) 34pts
3rd Ted Senior (12) 34pts
C Flight
1st Jack McNamara (18) 38pts
2nd Greg Hill (26) 37pts
3rd Rob
Herald (18) 34pts
Note: If you want any further or fuller
information about the golf outings played by the TRGG from the Travellers
Rest Hotel, please contact the hotel manager Tewin Lamthong on 086 056 7019
or just call in to the Travellers Rest in Soi LK Metro, Pattaya and look at
the notice board or visit our website at www.trgg.biz.
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Driscoll celebrates with an ‘Ace’
PSC golf from Lewiinski’s
The
Birthday Boys: Don Lehmer, left, and George Jackson.
Sunday, Jan. 30, Green
Valley – 2-Person Scramble
George ‘one ball’ Jackson’ and Don ‘the ladies man’
Lehmer wanted to combine their birthdays with a golf tournament. There is
nothing unusual about that in Pattaya. Papa Ray Rogers used to do it every
year in May. Bjarne Nielsen does it every year. But George and Don were
looking for a one shot deal as the UK Government is now sending George a
regular payment every month and he wanted to celebrate it in style.
On Sunday, January 30 the Lewiinski’s gang held George
and Don’s birthday bash at the Green Valley Golf Club. The tee times
allocated were soon full as George and Don’s friends and acquaintances teed
it up in a 2-person scramble.
The format was 40 % of the higher handicapper and 60% of
the lower with each player requiring 6 drives. The standard of play was
exceptionally high as one would expect with the course in excellent
condition.
The message was clear - if you are to become 65 or over,
Pattaya is the place to do it! Golf is the way to do it! And your friends,
the Pattaya Sports Club golfers, are the people to do it with! And
Lewiinski’s is the place to cut the cake, or in this case down a few
sherbets. George and Don had one hell of a party.
The winners of the George and Don Scramble were Barry
‘the Boot’ Copestake and Dave Driscoll, with Dave gaining his first ever
hole in one. What a Cinderella finish to a magical day. Together they posted
a unbelievable net 51.8. There would be no way to top this.
In second place was Brent Philip and Chris Leck, they
came in with a net 55. That was just two tenths of a stroke over the third
place pairing of Claude Harder and Alain Belles who finished the day on
55.2. Fourth spot went to Keith McLachlan and Greg Bates with 56.6 who
gained a count-back decision over Steve Ell1son and John McHugh. Barry and
his son Alex concluded the prizes, with a score of 56.8.
With any birthday party there are the birthday presents.
Only in this case the guests were receiving instead of giving as there were
numerous technical prizes and the lucky raffle in aid of the Baan Jing Jai
Kids Home (that raised 20,000 baht) and almost everyone at the party
received a prize.
Sandwiched in between the team awards and the lucky draw
was a moving tribute to George and Don that had evoked tears from the two
old codgers, friends who were laughing so hard they had to prop each other
up.
Technical prizes winners were Vic Hester, Pierre Bietry
(2), Dave Driscol, Ian Rippey, Brent Philip, Peter Hynard, John O’Neil,
Simon Philbrook (2), Mark Wood and Mark Bonner Golf.
Dave
Driscoll rings the bell to celebrate his ‘Ace’ at Green Valley.
The prize for the ‘Best Turned Out’ pair went to Dale
Shier and Mick Beresford.
It is often said by the expat community in Pattaya that
it is impossible to do justice to an explanation of what life here is like.
George and Don’s birthday party was a typical slice of Pattaya life. First
there was an enormous fun day of golf at Green Valley. Then a buffet dinner
at Lewiinski’s that is without doubt one of the best in town, and the
evening was capped off with a cabaret across the road at the Sin Bin
featuring Bobby ‘V’ Newell Reg ‘Kipper’ McKay and ‘Juke box’ Jackson.
That just leaves George and Don to thank Colin, Peter and
Jim, the staff for all their hard work, Bob and Brad for a seamless event,
every one for their kind donations, Green Valley, and a thank you to Big
Frank, Seamus and Jez’s mom and dad. Hope to see you all next year!
Monday, Jan. 31, Treasure
Hill - Stableford
A Flight
1st Pat Hanafin (12) 40pts
2nd Vic Hester (14) 38pts
3rd Tore Eliassen (13) 36pts
B Flight
1st Keith McLachlan (19) 36pts
2nd Sim Davis (28) 33pts
3rd Sean
Soden (21) 33pts
A fair sized group (considering the back to back playing
days) turned out to take on the formidable Treasure Hill.
Irishman Pat Hanafin had a sparkling round of 40 points
for best of the day and top spot on the ladder in the senior flight. Vic
‘the inflictor’ Hester stood on the second rung two shots back, followed by
Tore Eliassen who posted a solid even par round.
In the junior circuit Keith McLachlan held sway with an
even par round, three clear of the ex Treasure Hill caddy Sim Davis as a
count-back elevated her above Sean Soden on the podium.
Vic Hester, Tore Eliassen Steven Doric, Keith McLachlan,
Sim Davis and Sea Soden shared the 2’s pot.
Wednesday, Feb. 2, Bangpra
- Stableford
A Flight
1st Pat Hanafin (12) 39pts
2nd Terry Mangan (11) 37pts
B Flight
1st Pat Culloty (20) 32pts
2nd
Ajit Amin (18) 31pts
A Flight turned out to be a battle between Co. Wicklow’s
Terry Mangan and Co. Cork’s Pat Hanafin. Terry sneaked the last encounter
between these two on a count-back in January last year. This time Pat left
nothing to chance for his second win in as many games, as he put a two shot
gap between them, but it must be said that both Pat and Terry were the only
golfers to better par on the day. Seamus Cotter another Cork man and Gavin
‘Wilko’ Knox both came close with par rounds.
B Flight found the lighting fast greens a nightmare as
the 32 points from the Co. Kerry man Pat Culloty was good for the top spot.
Ajit Amin took the silver as he edged Gerry Hughes by a single stroke.
There were two 2’s today and they belonged to Pat Hanafin
as he capped a fine display of golf.
Friday, Feb. 4,Crystal Bay
- Stableford
A Flight
1st Gavin Knox (11) 38pts
2nd Seamus Cotter (12) 37pts
3rd Barry Power (0) 36pts
B Flight
1st Geoff Kubas (19) 31pts
2nd Ajit Amin (18) 30pts
3rd John
Fogarty (18) 29pts
Gavin ‘Wilko’ Knox, who has darn near paid for his
holiday with his society winnings, capped off his fine play with a best on
the day 38 points in the senior flight. The smile on Seamus’s face gets
bigger every day as his continued fine play gave him the silver a shot back.
Barry Power filled the flight with a count-back victory over the unlucky
Tore Eliassen, both carding even par rounds.
B Flight showed no respect for the course (I assume they
were playing the same course as the senior mob) by having Elvis Kubas
posting 31 points to take the top spot (it was nearly returned to sender).
Ajit Amin was a shot adrift for the silver, and to say that John Fogarty was
gob smacked that his 29 points won him third place would be an
understatement.
Note: Lewiinski’s is situated on Pattaya Land Soi
1, Beach Road Soi 13/3 near to Walking Street. Anyone wishing to play with
us, just pop in and add your name to the list or call Colin on 089 826 0764.
Transport is provided.
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Frans & Allan lead the way
PSC golf from Mulligan’s Lakeside
Allan
Cassin and Bob Edwards, Thursdays form players from Greenwood.
Tuesday, Feb. 1, The
Emerald - Stableford
The start of the second month already, man I’m getting
old, quick. This Tuesday we travelled to The Emerald on another magic golf
day, not too hot, light breeze, now to the golf.
The greens had been lightly sanded and were very quick,
especially from above the hole where the word was “impossible”. Frans Olgers
(21) continued his recent resurgence with a nice 35 points, followed by Joel
Flor (21) and Mike Pledger (19), both with 34 points. Count-back determined
that Joel got second, based on his stronger back nine, 18 to Mike’s 16.
Near pins were picked up by Bob and Allan with 2, while 1
went unclaimed, so again a donation to the Banglamung Boys Home.
Thursday, Feb. 2,
Greenwood - Stableford
This was our second consecutive Thursday at Greenwood,
with this week the A & B combination to be our test.
Tuesday’s winner Frans got off to a hot start with a 4
for 4, but battled from there on. Maintaining some solid scoring over the
day was Allan Cassin (12) who played to his handicap for 36 points, followed
in by Jeff Wylie (6) with 31. The course was in good condition, so it was
disappointing the scores were not better, but it was a nice day for golf.
Near pins proved difficult to achieve with Bob getting 2
on the board while Ken grabbed 1, the other went to the BBH.
Note: Mulligans Lakeside plays golf generally on
Tuesday & Thursday (we sometimes change to accommodate a Thai Holiday).
Presentations are made at the course on Tuesday, with Mulligans Lakeside
hosting the Thursday presentation. For more details on scheduling etc,
please call 0890941841 or 0819358088. Hope to see you there, Cheers & Good
Golfing!
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Pattaya Sports Club
Bowling League
200 Bowlers: Ralph, Leen, Sue & Jan.
The new eight team league got off to a good start with
some good games bowled.
USMC got off to a fast start with Jan Johansson bowling a
212 game; Sue Murphy a 224, 538 series and Joe Ferral bowled a 523 series as
they won three points from Canada.
Brother D won three points from Bavaria with Ralph
leading Brother D with a 570 series which included a 212 game and Leen
bowled a 203 game, 519 series. Dave Dolle was best for Bavaria with a 505
series, 625 with handicap.
Green Tree took three points from Café Kronborg with
Tukata Thompson, Green Tree and Kran Nielsen, Café Kronborg, both bowling a
508 series.
VFW Post 9876 and Snow Bowler tied their match with each
team getting two points. Ooy Pluemkamon bowled a 533 series for VFW and Aht
Johansson had a 523 for Snow Bowler.
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