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Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League
200 Bowlers: Tue,
Kran, Leo and Aht.
Tue Pettae bowled a 213 game, 559 series
and Wade Meyers had a 508 series to lead first place Brother D to a four
point sweep over Green Tree.
Bavaria moved up from fourth to second place after
winning all four points from VFW Post 9876. Aht Johansson bowled a 212 game,
517 series and Leo Kretscher had a 215 game, 507 series for Bavaria. Ooy
Pluemkamon bowled a 535 series for VFW.
Kran Nielsen bowled a 213 game and 573 series to lead
Cafô Kronborg to a three point win over Canada. Antero Ronkainen had a 505
series for Canada.
Mitt in 2012 and Indiana split their match with each team
getting two points. Both teams bowled poorly on lanes 9 and 10.
Jack the surprise winner of Birthday Cup
PSC golf from The Outback Golf Bar
Monday, July 9, Burapha -
Stableford
The start of a new week, kicked off with a joint Birthday
Cup (hosted by Peter & Rosco) here at Burapha on the A & B loops; no respite
for the 36 participants, the long blue tees nominated as the tee of the day.
The course was generally in good shape with near perfect greens but the long
tufty areas of grass around some of the green-side bunkers seems a little
harsh on us mere amateurs.
Alex Graham, left, and Adam
Oyston.
At last it was time for the ‘General’ to demonstrate that
he could still play this game called golf and albeit that his handicap has
drifted out to incredible 20, he put a round together today playing to 13 to
score a massive 43pts to comfortably win the day by four and to see his
handicap reduced by 2.
One of the Birthday boys, Pete Stonebridge, had the next
best score (39) to win Div B from Wayne Cotterill (38) and the other
Birthday Boy, Rosco, was runner-up in Div A; scoring 38pts to Barnsey’s 39.
In Div C the average scoring was somewhat lower, maybe some reflection on
the very long holes with some of the blue tee boxes pushed right back but
the winner was course specialist, Bob Lindborg who plotted his way round for
his 34pts, winning from On Lloyd (32) and three more tied up on 30.
Back at the Outback, the co-sponsors provided all the
players with a barbecue as well as special prizes for the four near pins;
vouchers for Peter’s Classroom Bar in Pattayaland 2 and Rosco’s Good
Everything Bar (opp. Soi Honey in 2nd Road) added
three dozen Titleist NXT balls to the mix.
Thanks for day Pete & Rosco and Happy Birthday to you
both!
Overall
1st Jack Moseley (20) 43pts
Div A (0-12)
1st Robert Barnes (12) 38pts
2nd Rosco Langoulant (12) 37pts
Div B (13-19)
1st Pete Stonebridge (15) 39pts
2nd Wayne Cotterell (13) 37pts
Div C (20+)
1st Bob Lindborg (21) 34pts
2nd On Lloyd (27) 32pts
Best Aggregate Scores: Front Nine: 22pts - Adam
Oyston; Back Nine: 23pts - Pete Stonebridge; Par 5’s: 13pts Robert Barnes;
Par 4’s: 25pts - Wayne Cotterell; Par 3’s: 11pts - Suzi Lawton, Jack
Moseley; Most Holes Under Par: 3 - Ian Heddle, Robert Barnes.
Tuesday, July 10, Pattaya C.C. – Stableford
So what’s going on? The General’s out again and tucking
another win under his belt as just eight players competed at PCC today. It
wasn’t a massive score (only 32pts) but a win is a win; Jack beating Jim
Payne on count back.
Rosco & Peter, left, with
Suzi, Bob Lindborg, Barnsey and Jack, the overall winner, relax after
Monday’s round at Burapha.
It was tough playing here today, particularly as many of
us played at Burapha yesterday and one could hardly compare the two courses;
here the ball can get some terrible lies even on the fairways and the greens
are generally on the slow side – except the second.
Finally, welcome back to Eddie O’Neill.
There were a couple of ‘2’s from Nigel Cannon & Geoff
Moodie.
1st Jack Moseley (18) 32pts
2nd Jim Payne (26) 32pts
Tuesday, July 10, Laem Chabang – Stableford
10 Outbackers (only 8 in the comp.) played at Laem
Chabang on Mountain and Valley (A & B) on a day that started with a delay
due to rain and ended in brilliant sunshine. The course itself was in great
condition and has been set up great for the Singha sponsored (ATGT)
Tournament, when the Outback will have a team playing in the Pro-Am on
Wednesday (18th).
We played from the white tees and the markers were all on
the correct ones for a change but it’s still not long at 6100yds. Carts were
not allowed on the fairways and some (fairways) were a little soggy
underfoot so we played ‘lift clean and place’ but most of the fairways were
good and the bunkers were in great condition. The greens were superb, fast
and true.
Pace of play was slow as a five-ball held up the whole
field and even the marshalls were reluctant to move them along as one of the
owners was part of the group.
Steve Mann had his best round in Thailand with 74 gross
for 43 points and only just won the day from Martin Kingswood who had 42
points and continues to be the big improver over the last twelve months.
Martin is now down to a 13 handicap and is playing great golf.
There were three ‘2’s from Steve Mann & Martin Kingswood
(14th hole) and Barnsey (17th).
1st Steve Mann (9) 43pts
2nd Martin Kingswood (14) 42pts
Wednesday, July 11, Siam Plantation – Stableford
This treasure of a course is on the doorstep of the
Outback and it’s a pleasure to play here at the Sport Day rate of 2350 Baht,
which includes your caddie and compulsory cart. One of the best nines in the
area would have to be Sugarcane (A) which we were fortunate to play as our
back nine having started on Tapioca (B).
There was a slight delay at the start as a couple of lads
were held up by the police right outside the course having to wait for the
VIP procession to pass, however the course was not busy and the delay did
not affect any other groups.
If there is one thing that spoils the course, it has to
be the cart path only rule for the carts; so your ball is right over the
other side of the fairway and your caddie comes across with the wrong clubs,
it’s not her fault, she’s doing her best – so you make do with what she’s
brought or do you send her back?
Apart from that, everything is immaculate and I guess
that’s what you pay for and overall it has to be worth it. The Outback is
here every Wednesday (except Weds 29th Aug. on Hua Hin
trip) until the end of the low season, which is September at Plantation,
you’re welcome to join us.
Big Steve Poznanski started the day with a massive drive
which he pulled left into the red grass hazard only about 100 yards from the
hole; unable to find his ball, he took his penalty drop and hit a wedge onto
the green some 50 feet from the hole. He then sank this long curling putt
and walked off with a par and one up in the match. Hmmm.
Steve the wiped the next, parred the third and wiped the
next – but that’s how it is with him. He ended up with 36pts, enough to win
the day from Alex Graham (33pts) and welcome back Alex & Peter, with Suzi in
third on 30.
There were no ‘2’s.
1st Steve Poznanski (15) 36pts
2nd Alex Graham (8) 33pts
3rd Suzi Lawton (17) 30pts
Wednesday, July 11, Treasure Hill – Stabelford
11 golfers travelled to Treasure Hill for the day and the
course was lightly booked but our groups were still held up by a three-ball
that found a lot of trouble around the course.
The course unfortunately was not at its best as some
fairways and greens had not been cut and a couple of greens had just been
sanded. Like a lot of the “B” courses they don’t seem to be able to keep up
a proper maintenance programme and the course suffers and so do the golfers.
The tees have all been upgraded over the last twelve
months and are by far the best part of the course at present; the greens
overall suffered as some were good because they had been cut, some hadn’t
and some were sanded. The course itself is tough, a great test for any
golfer and has some very experienced and good caddies but needs to be better
maintained.
The day was hot to start with and got hotter when the
thunderstorms built up, then got cooler as the clouds came over but luckily
the storms all went around us and we completed our round without getting
wet.
The winner for the day was Adam Oyston with 35 points off
his 16 handicap; Adam had 12 points on the front and 23 on the back which
was great golf and a good recovery. Second was Dale Shier (welcome back) who
had a consistent round that netted 34 points off his 13 handicap and third
was John Player with 33 points.
There were four ‘2’s from Eddie Beilby & Tim Knight (13th)
& Steve Mann & Adam Oyston (17th).
1st Adam Oyston (16) 35pts
2nd Dale Shier (13) 34pts
3rd John Player (20) 33pts
Friday, July 13, Green Valley – Stableford
26 Outbackers here, for the second week of our earlier
9.30 starts. Pete Stonebridge had the best score of the day (39pts) to win
Div A by three from four players all on 36pts; David Dunstan, Robert Barnes,
Joe Mooneyham and Ian Heddle.
Bob Lindborg won Div B with 37pts from another three with
36pts; namely Barry McIntosh, Rob Earle and Adam Oyston.
There were three ‘2’s from David Dunstan, Ian Heddle &
Robert Barnes.
Div A (0-15)
1st Pete Stonebridge (14) 39pts
2nd David Dunstan (5) 36pts
3rd Robert Barnes (12) 36pts
Div B (15+)
1st Bob Lindborg (21) 37pts
2nd Barry McIntosh (21) 36pts
3rd Rob Earle (23) 36pts
Best Aggregate Scores: Front Nine: 21pts - Ian
Heddle, Adam Oyston; Back Nine: 21pts - David Dunstan; Par 5’s: 13pts -
Robert Barnes; Par 4’s: 24pts - Bob Lindborg; Par 3’s: 10pts - Joe
Mooneyham, Adam Oyston, Robert Barnes; Most Holes Under Par: 3 - Robert
Barnes, David Dunstan
Note: The Outback Golf Bar is situated about 6km from
Sukhumvit Road along Soi Siam Country. All are welcome to come and join us
for a beer and a hit. Just call in and put your name down on the list.
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Watson on the warpath at Navy
PSC golf from Tropical Bert’s
Tuesday’s best of the bunch –
the top 2 in each flight.
Derek Brook
Tuesday, July 10, Bangpra – Stableford
Been here a long time has this course, and they still
have those damn monkeys. Of late they have not been around but on this day
they were thick on the ground. As we came up to the green on the 4th a big
male came across and made two mock attacks on the caddies and we had to go
across and defend the girls until it went up a tree muttering away to
itself.
Then later in the round we had a really big troop go all
around us and one of the things that was noticeable was the large number of
very small babies on their mother’s back. Little things they were, the
babies, although the big males seemed quite content. Wonder if that is why
the first big male was so ratty? He was on his own.
Whilst we are on a nature walk, for the first time we saw
more than one of those big lizards. I assume they are monitor lizards, even
water monitor lizards, and we saw the first one on the par five, probably
the 15th, in the water, before the green. That would have made our day,
however as we went up the 16th and approached the green a very large one,
maybe 4 or 5 feet, walked across the fairway behind us and reared up, it
then went back into the small lake between the 16th and 17th.
Friday winners and new face
Ian Smith with two of Bert’s finest.
Having teed off on the 17th a few of us walked over to
the lake and saw two or three small ones, couple of feet long, on the bank
and the big one swam to the small island in the middle. Wonder if they are
hungry as I know one monkey who could do with a swim there. Pity I did not
have my camera.
Anyway, back to the golf. It was a fine day as we teed
off the first, maybe a bit cloudy but all looked fine. As is normal here,
the course was in fine condition, with the fairways nice and green and the
putting areas fast and tricky. The rough was as is normal except for the
wild life, and we pottered on quite well.
We had a bit of a strong breeze but it was not
excessively blustery and the day all in all turned out to be a fine walk in
the ‘Animal Park’. We were soon around, the course being a bit empty, and
were soon into the fine changing rooms and the hot showers. Then up into the
restaurant where most partook in a bit of refreshment and some a bite to
eat, then into transport and back to Bert’s.
Back at Bert’s it was into the presentations. In the A
Flight, 0 to 17, the winner was your scribe, Derek Brook, with 38 points and
coming back to form after a quiet period. Then we had ‘The Aussie Attack’ as
some of our fine Aussie golfers followed in the scribe’s wake; how sad, but
it will not last long! In second was Noel Pittard with 34 points on count
back over Max Scott in third.
In the B Flight we had the best score of the day as Dick
Warberg blew the flight apart with 43 points, nine points ahead of the
second. In second was Henry Wong with 34 points and then George King with 32
points in third.
Near Pins: Max Scott, Bob Watson (2), Dick Warberg
Friday, July 13, Plutaluang – Stableford
It had to be Friday the 13th as on this day we went to my
least favourite course. This place has its supporters, as we were on our way
to play it, but I have to say that as we approach my heart goes into my
boots and I know I am in for being beaten up, and sure enough it usually
happens.
On this day it had poured down on the previous day, and
the course was very wet, so carts were not allowed on the fairways and the
ground was really soggy. They do say ‘a bad day on the golf course is better
than a good day at work’ but I am not sure about that!
Soon off, we drew the West and North, the more ‘rural’ of
the two layouts, but the rest think this is a really testing and fine 18
holes. I did play this 18 holes really well once, and I am reminded of it
every time I play, but even a blind dog can find a bone now and then. On
this day there were no bones for me. Playing well the first few holes, the
deep, soggy, long leaf grass finally got me and most of our three-ball.
Still, it was cool and we had no rain so I suppose we were lucky.
The results showed that the ones who like Plutaluang all
seemed to score well. The winner of the A Flight, 0 to 18, was Alan Sullivan
with 37 points on count back over Bob Watson. Bob, just to rub it in, scored
a gross 73 - that shows the course can be played well! In third with 35
points was Ian Smith.
In the B Flight we had the best score of the day when
Mike O’Brien scored 39 points to win from Dick Warberg with 37 points and
Henry Wong with 33.
It was the n time for a few ‘cold un’s’, and a walk home.
T.T.F.N.
Near Pins: Bob Watson (3), Brian Parish
Long Putts: Noel Pittard, Brian Parish
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‘The Admiral’ sails home in first
PSC golf from the Café Kronborg
Monday, July 9, Crystal
Bay – Stableford
Stableford was the game on Monday and the Crystal Bay B
and C loops were the test. We had an on time departure and a travel time of
45 minutes up Sukumvit to the course. Tee-off came under overcast skies with
a stiff wind out of the south and the sound of thunder to the distant east
for the whole round.
The course on the day, though not its former pristine
self, was in playable condition with bumpy greens from being cored last
month.
Back in the clubhouse after a quick round of 4 hours,
farewells were given to Per Svensen and Jim Carrick.
Dave Richardson had a great day with 40 points to win
ahead of Brian Saaterup in second on 39 and Peter Fagerlund took third on a
count back from Takeshi Hakozaki in fourth, both with 37 points, while Mike
Winfield placed fifth on 35.
1st Dave Richardson (26) 40pts
2nd Brian Saaterup (21) 39pts
3rd Peter Fagerlund (22) 37pts
4th Takeshi Hakozaki (13) 37pts
5th Mike Winfield (23) 35pts
Thursday’s outing to Plutaluang was cancelled before the
players even left the Kronborg, due to the inclement weather conditions on
the day.
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Bernek & Grey prevail at Bangpra
PSC Golf from The Growling Swan
Peter Blackburn
Monday, July 9, Bangpra – Stableford
Another excellent field of 22 golfers were signed up to
play “The Monkey Course” with several of our new players looking forward to
seeing Bangpra for the very first time. With a slightly earlier tee off time
than normal our intention was to depart 15 minutes earlier than our normal
8.15 am time but there is always one who “spoils the party”. Not mentioning
any names but his nickname is “Heineken” and after a quick phone call to him
we managed to depart at 8.22 am.
Peter Grey, Stu Rifkin & Ken
Bernek.
We welcomed Bo Cardwell’s brother Beer with us for the
first time and good to see the return of Paul Avery for a couple of weeks to
sort out some family visa issues before returning to work in Australia.
After a quick 40 minute drive our 2 minivans arrived at
the course where there appeared to be a fair amount of activity, however we
were soon called to the tee and our first group, a three-ball teed off 5
minutes ahead of schedule at 9.37 am. We were originally a four-ball but as
Bucker’s caddy was still at home putting her make-up on when he called her
it was necessary to drop him down the starting order to await her arrival.
The weather was perfect for golf although overcast for
most of the day but it wasn’t too hot and there was very little wind. The
course was looking as good as ever with the greens playing their usual
tricks and three & four putts were in abundance it was reported later.
After reports from another golf outlet that played
Bangpra recently we were expecting to play off the back tees but to my
surprise we were able to play off the white tees all the way round. One
would think that this would make the course a little easier but this was
certainly not the case as the scores will indicate.
Jerry Dobbs & Peter
Blackburn.
We breezed around the front nine in just over 2 hours and
with a quick drink stop on the back nine we managed to complete the round in
four hours & twelve minutes which was very good considering the number of
golfers out there.
Once more we had a number of golfers still without
handicaps (3 of them submitting their 5th & final
card) so we had 2 grades for the day with the second one being for the
non-handicap golfers whose scores were calculated using the Callaway Scoring
System. There were rewards for nearest the pins on the four par threes with
one kindly sponsored by Mike Gosden and longest first putts on the ninth &
eighteenth greens.
Ken Bernek came in with the best score of the day and his
34 points was good enough to take first prize with Don Richardson (16 point
back nine) second on a count back 2 points further back and Neil Skilton (14
point back nine) in third place. Bo Cardwell finished fourth with 31 points
and with 3 golfers on 29 points, fifth place went to your writer (13 point
back nine, 10 points on last 6 holes) with Paul Avery (13 point back nine, 8
points on last 6 holes) and Martin Todd (12 point back nine) just missing
out.
In a breakthrough for his very first win our Growling
Swan Host, Peter Grey took out the Callaway Grade with 33 points, with
newcomer Beer second on 31 points. In a three way count back for third place
on 30 points it was Bernie McCart (58 back nine) who prevailed over Vince
Romeo (64 back nine) and Andrew Allen (65 back nine).
1st Ken Bernek (17) 34pts
2nd Don Richardson (14) 32pts
3rd Neil Skilton (7) 32pts
4th Bo Cardwell (22) 31pts
5th Peter Blackburn (12) 29pts
Callaway Grade
1st Peter Grey 33pts
2nd Beer 31pts
3rd Bernie McCart 30pts
Near Pins: 2nd – Neil Skilton; 8th – Jerry Dobbs;
12th – Bo Cardwell; 17th – Bo Cardwell
Long Putts: 9th – Peter Grey; 18th – Graham
Buckingham.
The winner of the Compass Cap (awarded for the worst
score of the day) was Stu “Heineken” Rifkin and in Hunter’s absence big Ken
“let’s hear it for” Bernek paraded Deefa the Dog who of course collected
many donations to charity from our very generous Growling Swan crew.
Then it was back to The Growling Swan where we celebrated
yet another successful day of golf. Peter Grey was understandably “over the
moon” after his very first win and also delighted that as this was his fifth
card submitted; he will very shortly have an official handicap and he kindly
“rang the bell” in celebration.
Wednesday, July 11, Rayong Country Club – Stableford
In order to take advantage of the excellent Sports Day
rate at Rayong Country Club we decided to play on Wednesday instead of
Thursday on this particular occasion. There were 14 golfers signed up and as
we assembled at The Growling Swan we were happy to welcome new PSC Member
Max Bracegirdle, formerly of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia but now from
Melbourne, Victoria.
Mine host Peter Grey was “chomping at the bit” having
just acquired his official handicap but alas, his “debut” has to wait until
Monday at Crystal Bay due to prior commitments. We headed off from the G.S.
a shade after our normal 8.30 am departure time and arrived at the
practically deserted Rayong C.C. 38 minutes later.
The deal was share cart with caddies for 550 baht each –
great value and quite frankly I was surprised there were not more golfers
taking advantage of this. We were invited to commence as soon as we were
ready and our first group teed off 15 minutes ahead of schedule at 9.45 am.
Once more the weather was overcast but conditions were
quite pleasant with very little wind and with no-one ahead of us we
proceeded at a leisurely but steady pace.
After playing here in April it was very pleasing to see
the improvement in the golf course with very few bare patches on the
fairways and the greens were in good shape although many of them had
residual sand but of course this is a result of continued course
maintenance. The weather was looking ominous on the back nine with plenty of
thunder & lightning in the distance but once more the rain Gods smiled on us
and apart from eleven drops of rain we remained completely dry. It took just
two hours to complete the front nine and with a quick drink stop on the back
we finished the round in a total of four hours & ten minutes.
Due to the smallish field we had just the one grade and
rewards for nearest the pins on all four par threes kindly sponsored by Bo
Cardwell & Ken Bernek. Martin Todd kindly provided golf balls for the
winners of longest first putts on the ninth & eighteenth greens.
Yours truly returned to the winner’s list and won the day
with 38 points, just 1 point ahead of Takeshi Hakozaki in second spot and Bo
Cardwell came third with 35 points. A count back was required to decide
fourth & fifth places with 2 golfers on 34 points. Sandy Leiper (19 point
back nine & 14 points on the last 6 holes) just edged out Martin Todd (19
point back nine & 13 points on the last 6 holes). Takeshi Hakozaki dominated
the novelty awards winning four out of six.
1st Peter Blackburn (12) 38pts
2nd Takeshi Hakozaki (13) 37pts
3rd Bo Cardwell (22) 35pts
4th Sandy Leiper (27) 34pts
5th Martin Todd (7) 34pts
Near Pins: 5th– Takeshi Hakozaki; 7th –Takeshi
Hakozaki; 12th – Ken Bernek; 16th – Martin Todd.
Long Putts: 9th – Takeshi Hakozaki; 18th – Takeshi
Hakozaki
The winner of the Compass Cap (awarded for the worst
score of the day) was once more Jerry Dobbs and in Hunter’s absence big Ken
“let’s hear it for” Bernek paraded Deefa the Dog who of course collected
many donations to charity from our very generous Growling Swan crew.
Back at The Growling Swan afterwards over a few beers the
usual post mortems were carried out but all agreed that even though our
numbers were small the companionship was terrific which resulted in another
very enjoyable day. It was only a couple of beers for most of us on this
occasion as we had to scurry home & don our finest for the Pattaya Sports
Club Summer Party.
Note: Growling Swan Golf welcomes golfers of any persuasion – low & high
handicappers alike, female golfers and beginners. We generally play Mondays
& Thursdays, meeting at The Growling Swan (formerly The Bunker Bar) in Soi
Chaiyapoon at 8.00 am with transport departing at 8.30 am. For bookings or
more information please contact Peter on 0806 351 386 or email to
[email protected].
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Adam takes home the Medal
PSC golf from Lewiinski’s Golf Society
Sunday, July 8, Green
Valley - Monthly Medal
A Flight
1st Chaten Patel (12) net 69
2nd Greg Bates (12) net 71
3rd Ed Wyckoff (9) net 71
B Flight
1st Adam Oyston (16) net 67
2nd Gerry Power (17) net 69
3rd Eddy Beilby (14) net 70
Red Flight
1st Sim Davis net 71
Near Pins No 4 John Low No 9 Eddy Beilby 12 Salvatore
Brizzi No 16 Bob Newell
In an effort to show that last week was not a fluke but
rather a trend, Adam Oyston followed up with a net 67 to take the 2012 July
monthly medal. For his fine effort Adam also received a bottle of Jameson
Scotch whiskey, a cut glass Lewiinski’s engraved whiskey glass, plus an
invitation to the year-end Gold medal. Adam’s name will also go on the
Lewiinski’s wall of shame.
Sunday’s medal winner Adam
Oyston, right, with Colin Davis.
Adams net 67 overshadowed his fellow flight contender
Gerry ‘the Irish rover’ Power and A Flight winner Chaten the ‘rajah’ Patel’s
excellent net 69’s. Eddy ‘the Eagle’ Beilby took the B Flight Bronze while
Greg Bates took the Silver in A Flight followed by Ed ‘our man in the White
House’ Wyckoff.
Sim the society’s first lady Sim Davis was top performer
in the Red Flight with a very good net 71 and so gets to join Adam in the
Gold Medal later in the year.
Back at the presentation Adam cracked open the Jameson’s
and split it with the lads.
Bob Newell and Eddy Beilby split a very healthy 2’s pot.
Monday, July 9, Crystal Bay B&C – Stableford
1st Jim Elphick (23) 38pts
2nd Salvatore Brizzi (6) 35pts
3rd Rod Brown (18) 34pts
It was off to Crystal Bay to tackle the B&C nines and
that was just fine with Jimmy ‘two shots’ Elphick who was man of the match
as he was the only contestant to better his handicap with a fine 38 points.
Jim’s A Flight winning effort was three points clear of
Salvatore ‘the thunder from down under’ Brizzi and yet another up on Rod
Brown, Barbara Cooper, Ed ‘our man in the white house’ Wyckoff and Mike the
‘welsh wonder’ Jeffreys. There was no ‘ladies before gentlemen’ as Rod
filled the podium and he was also the sole recipient of the 2’s pot.
Wednesday, July 11, St. Andrews - Stableford
A Flight
1st Chaten Patel (11) 39pts
2nd J P Maffray (8) 37pts
B Flight
1st Gerry Power (17) 37pts
2nd Nick Odnoral (18) 37pts
St Andrews is another tough track where anything close to
your handicap usually gives you a shout. Today, Chaten the Rajah Patel made
it another win for India as his 39 points were more than enough and so keeps
his purple patch going. Chaten was two clear of Frenchman JP Maffray.
B Flight saw Gerry ‘the Irish rover’ Power and Aussie
Nick Odnoral both card 37 points as the luck of the Irish holed up for the
top spot.
Peter Barathy and Mike Jeffreys split the 2’s pot.
Friday, July 13, Royal Lakeside - Stableford
A Flight
1st Ed Wyckoff (9) 36pts
2nd Connie Walsh (28) 32pts
B Flight
1st Geoff Kubas (21) 39pts
2nd Mike Jeffreys (19) 32pts
The gang took the always intriguing drive up the freeway
to Royal Lakeside. Englishman Geoff ‘Elvis’ Kubas enjoyed the ride back more
than the rest as he was the only player to better par on the day; Geoff
arrived early and the putting practice paid off. Geoff’s 39 points was seven
clear of Mike ‘the welsh wizard’ Jeffreys, after it was noticed that Greg
Bates had mistakenly played off the wrong handicap.
In the big boy’s flight it was Ed ‘our man in the white
house’ who stood atop the podium as he edged Irishman Connie Walsh on cont
back after both submitted even par rounds.
Possible the biggest smile at the presentation belonged
to Ian Wilson as he slotted home the only 2 of the day.
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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Millionaire’s golf at Crystal Bay
PSC Bunker Boys @ The Bowling Green
Monday, July 9, Bangpra –
Stableford
A few comings and goings today as we said farewell to
Eddie Kelly after a successful few weeks, and welcomed back William Macey,
Reg Smart, and Peter Habgood after prolonged absences. There was a good
turnout for what is always one of the most popular courses, but
unfortunately we were out behind another society, so the leading 3-balls had
a slow day.
William Macey tries to
explain to Liab how he’s playing off an 18 handicap.
The skies were heavy all day, and the thunder was all
around, but luckily there were only a few sprinkles of rain throughout the
round. The fairways and greens were in their usual good condition, but some
players complained that the areas around the greens were dry and very hard,
making chipping difficult.
The problem didn’t seem to affect William Macey (not
renowned as Pattaya’s best chipper) as he made a successful return, playing
to his (dodgy?) handicap to come in second place behind Paul Edgar.
1st Paul Edgar (19) 38pts
2nd William Macey (18) 36pts
3rd Dave Ashman (14) 35pts
Near Pins: Dave Ashman, Barry Murnin and Lee Butler
Wednesday, July 11, Burapha A & B – Stableford
A low turnout today for our first visit to Burapha since
last year’s low season. Maybe it was because of the PSC Summer party in the
evening, or maybe because buggies are compulsory here, making it an
expensive day for those who normally walk.
The course was quiet and in great condition, so those
that did play had a great day, and completed the round in 3ฝ hours. The
after game consensus was that the course is well worth the occasional visit
in the low season.
1st John Graham (10) 39pts
2nd Barry Murnin (15) 36pts
3rd Richard Baldotto (25) 34pts
Friday, July 13, Crystal Bay C & A – Stableford
Another good turnout for what many regard as one of the
easier courses on our regular schedule. The course was quiet and in
reasonable condition, with the greens recovering from recent coring.
Millionaire’s golf again today as the round progressed
uninterrupted – it can’t be only the scribe who thinks that this is the best
time of the year to be playing golf in Pattaya, leaving plenty of time for a
few cold ones on the way back to the Bowling Green for the presentation.
Tony Robbins made a welcome return after his recent
hernia operation and almost made it onto the podium, scoring 35 points. Lee
Butler recorded the best score of the day as the top 3 players all played to
their handicaps or better, but there were several players down the order who
probably didn’t agree that this is one of the easier courses.
1st Lee Butler (14) 39pts
2nd William Macey (18) 37pts
3rd Takeshi Hakozaki (12) 36pts
Near Pins: John Graham, Gerry Cooney, Tony Robbins
and Takeshi.
Note: The Bunker Boys are a PSC affiliated golf
society who now play out of the Bowling Green on Soi X-Zyte between Pattaya
3rd Road and Soi Buakhaow. We play three times per
week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, so if you enjoy a fun day out, and
a friendly but competitive golf competition why not come and join us.
We meet at the Bowling Green at 9 a.m. for breakfast and
transportation, and new players with valid handicaps are always welcome. For
more information call Dave on 087 146 9978, email [email protected].
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Funk flays the field
PSC Blue Moose Golf
Monday, July 9,
Pattaya C.C. - Stableford
A fine turnout of Blue Moose golfers showed up on
Monday at Pattaya Country Club, including 3 ladies. The course continues
to be in good shape and the greens were back in normal shape from the
slowness experienced the previous Monday.
Bruce Funk, left and
Dougie Powell.
Conspicuous by their absence was the duo of Larry
Emerson and Rich Murphy, which left Bruce in a Funk, however, he quickly
recovered.
Of the 15 cards submitted (one player establishing a
handicap), 5 players scored better than their handicap. Bruce Funk
topped the field with 42 points to win the A group, followed by Kevin
Worl and his 38 points. The B group was won by Dougie Powell with 39
points with Jim Hern coming in a close second. The previous week’s
winner Herbie Ishinaga with his 40 points and boasting to dominate
Monday golf came in 8th with 33 points.
Thursday, July 12, Green Valley - Stableford
Three groups of Moose golfers teed ‘em up at Green
Valley in the heat of the day at 7:50 a.m. Matt Millar started off just
as hot with 23 points on the front nine. Unlike the weather he cooled
off considerably to finish in second place with 36 points. The only
thing hotter was Bruce Funk who won his second straight outing with a 38
point total. Larry Emerson, recovering from a brief illness and a topped
drive into the water on the opening hole, shot 35 stableford points to
claim third place.
Spot won the near pin and drew a four-topping Blue
Moose pizza for his effort. It was Joe Saint’s turn to be on the Injured
Reserve list after a slight mishap in an unspecified hong nam left him
with four cracked ribs. Partly responsible could have been the honey
flavored litre of Wild Turkey that Matt broke out to go along with the
usual provisions provided by the Blue Moose staff.
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Aussies rule at golf
IPGC golf from The Haven
Monday, July 9, Bangpra -
Stableford
CSS 72
1st Gavin Leong (13) 35pts
2nd Max Allan (13) 35pts
3rd Peter Buckley (17) 31pts
4th Rodney Hayes (14) 30pts
5th Tom McCarthy (20) 28pts
6th Jon Batty (8) 28pts
A very wet week, when the players were very fortunate to
be able to finish every time, began at the always challenging Bangpra where
for once the speed of the greens did not play a part in the lower than usual
scores. But the course conditions provided very little run however which
made what is now a fairly long course following the recent lengthening, an
arduous event.
Gavin Leong.
Gavin Leong won on his first outing in Pattaya for more
than three years with the best of the count back over Max Allan by a margin
of 19 to 17 to become the first winning visitor from Australian in the week
and soon to be followed by two more later in the week. At least for them it
was a week of huge relief to be able to forget about cricket and concentrate
on a serious game for a change.
Peter Buckley wandered in four shots back for third place
after a slow day with Rodney Hayes, who also found it very difficult to
score when almost every second shot to the green is a wood and with not many
shots to play with, in fourth a shot back to make it 1.2.3.4 for the boys
from down under.
Tom McCarthy and Jon Batty saved a few blushes for the
rest of the world as they took fifth and sixth respectively after Tom had
won the count back 16 to 13.
There were no 2’s in the first division but Seppo
Sadeharju slipped one in amidst a huge cheer from his playing partners, to
claim the second division pot.
Before presenting the prizes Stephen Beard welcomed new
member Bill Bainton and also welcomed back Gavin Leong and Russell Gilroy,
Gavin from the most western side and Russell from the furthest eastern side
of Australia.
Wednesday, July 11, Khao Kheow B & C - Stableford
CSS 71
1st Mike Armstrong (15) 34pts
2nd Alwyne Burley (18) 34pts
3rd Gavin Leong (13) 34pts
4th Graham Davis (8) 29pts
5th Peter Buckley (17) 28pts
Another tough course, designed by the fabled Pete Dye,
where the B and now lengthened C courses provided another hard day of
pleasure and where scoring was at a premium. Once again the Aussie boys took
four of the top five places with only Graham Davis getting in near the
middle to prevent a total sweep of the day’s podium.
Mike Armstrong.
Today it was the turn of Mike Armstrong to rise to the
top with an excellent inward nine of 20 points, finishing with a birdie
which was worth four of them, after a fairly quiet start, which was easily
enough to win the three-way count back over Alwyne Burley who had 18 for
second place and Monday’s winner Gavin Leong who faded on the back nine
after a good start with just 16 for third spot.
Graham Davis never quite got the measure of the course or
the greens which again were on the slow side due to the weather again. Peter
Buckley in fifth place had another less than spectacular round but did
enough to beat many others on a difficult day.
There were no 2’s in the second division but Graham Davis
had one ray of sunshine in his day when he knocked one in on the island
green to take the first division rollover pool.
Before the presentations there was a welcome back for
Johnny Clements, the singing sensation of the west end of Essex, who was
unfortunately unable to give his famous rendition of “My Way” or any other
of his extensive repertoire on this occasion.
Friday, July 13, Pattana A & C - Stableford
CSS 72
1st Alwyne Burley (18) 36pts
2nd Graham Davis (8) 35pts
3rd Shuichi Kodaka (16) 35pts
4th Max Allan (13) 32pts
5th John Oswald (11) 31pts
Once again the weather took a hand in the day’s event as
the plan, made the previous day, was that the competition would be played
over the B and C courses with the A course being taken out of commission for
renovation work. This was started with a heavy covering of sand on the
greens only for the rain to descend during the night and completely inundate
the B course, making it totally unplayable. The result was that the A course
had to be brought back into play after starting on the C course, even though
the greens appeared more like a sodden desert.
Alwyne Burley.
In view of the extremely wet fairways following very
heavy overnight rain, it was decide to play from the more forward yellow
tees to give the players some chance of a reasonable day’s golf. In the
event the scores turned out to be the best of the week with the CSS even
going down a shot to 72.
Once again three Aussies were to be found amongst the top
five places with Alwyne Burley, being one of them, taking the top step of
the podium with a level handicap round that owed much to the solid start
which allowed him to take the win, even dropping two shots to handicap on
the last two holes, by the narrowest of margins.
Playing alongside the winner, Graham Davis took second
place whilst ruing a less than sparkling start to the back nine that saw him
drop three shots on the opening three holes and thereafter he was always
struggling to get back on terms with his playing partner and eventually had
to give best by a shot after winning a count back over Shuichi Kodaka with a
better 19 to 16. That left Shuichi in third after a very nice opening half
that could have been even better if he hadn’t followed a great birdie two on
the 8th with a blob on the next.
The podium was rounded out with another couple from down
under with Max Allan, who had an excellent start to the day that saw him
take 20 points from the opening nine holes, closing out fourth place by a
single point from John Oswald as the latter struggled to get back into the
game after not such a good start.
There were no 2’s in the first division but Shuichi
Kodaka had the sole one in the second division to sweep the pool.
Note: If you would like to play with The Haven group, you can contact
mobile 082 219 0965 or call in to The Haven 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 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 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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Shier shines through the rain
PSC golf from The Golf Club
Steve Ellison
Monday, July 9, Green Valley (White tees) – Stableford
1st Dale Shier (13) 39pts
2nd Henry O’ Brien (20) 38pts
3rd Grant Cadell (16) 36pts
Let’s take a moment to review the way a scorecard should
be submitted, shall we? First, your name filled in would be a good start. We
get cards with initials of the scorer and his partner all the time and have
to backtrack by the process of elimination to figure out who it might be.
Fill in your card with your full name (first & last) in block letters, your
current handicap, your PSC number and your score circled at the top of the
card.
A double for Dale Shier.
Also, circle a 2 if there is a 2’s comp. This will ensure
entry in the comp you have paid for, otherwise you may be disqualified.
Right, now on to the golf, or should we call this week
the Dale Shier show? The affable Anglo was on form through the rain as we
were faced with a soggy week of golf. It is unusual for this time of year
(September being the most rainfall) and as I look outside the window at this
writing, it is a beautiful sunny day out there!
Dale finished first, Henry O’Brien was frustrated with
being just one shot behind for second place, and Grant Cadell rounded out
the list for a third with a handicap equaling 36 points.
Thursday, July 12, Phoenix 9-Holes (White tees) –
Stableford
1st Dale Shier (13) 18 points
2nd Henry O’ Brien (20) 16 points
3rd Mark Reynolds ( ) 14 points
The Shier Show continued this week with a double victory
for Khun Dale, and a double 2nd place finish for Henry O’ Brien! This ended
up being a 9-hole comp as the rain continued unabated at Phoenix and all
decided enough was enough.
This is one of the very few times we have been rained out
completely. If you are reading this from afar, Pattaya has a wonderful micro
climate with heavy rain coming in the late afternoon for about 30-45
minutes, then clearing. September and part of October get the most rainfall
and we usually can play on afterwards as the courses here in Pattaya are
sandy based and drain quite well. This week there was a huge tropical storm
over all of SE Asia, so we got the tail end of that one!
Thanks to all who braved the weather and see you for next
week’s comps and romps.
Note: The Golf Club is located on Soi LK Metro. We
play on Monday, Wednesday and Friday so come join us for a seriously fun day
out. Just call 085 434 3377 or see our website www.golfclubpattaya.com and
for more information mail us: [email protected] and see updates at
www.facebook.com/golfclubpattaya.
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Bartley claims the cap
Phoenix Tuesday/Friday Golf Group
Tuesday’s top two,
John Bartley, left, and Mike Gerrard, center, with
the staff at The Relax Bar.
Mike Gerrard
Although we are not experiencing huge numbers at present
we certainly are experiencing superb golfing facilities at Phoenix. I am led
to understand that the company employed a new head green keeper this year
and the improvement is unbelievable. The course is now back to former
glories of 3 to 4 years ago with the fairways and greens in superb
condition.
For the special prize of the KPK Food Services hat this
week on July 10, John Bartley scored a fine 37 points, just nudging yours
truly into second place with 36 points. I don’t mind, I had my 15 minutes of
fame last Friday with my first hole in one at the par 3 Ocean 7th hole.
To make the pain of spending a few baht on drinks for the
boys go away, I went to the insurance company to claim my funds back. Strong
stuff this insurance!
Back to the golf, and both the near pins were awarded to
Richard Baldwin, whilst the lucky draw prizes (donated by our hosts The
Relax Bar) went to Paul Taylor (back after a long absence), Dieter Wenzel
(first time attendance) and Stuart Gordon (as if he wouldn’t win something).
With a free massage voucher from last week, I retreated
into the back room where I dozed off for an hour whilst being relaxed by the
lovely Litha and her soft hands.
For more information regarding golf and sea fishing, call
me (Mike) on 087 091 7565.
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Bramley braves the weather for Phoenix triumph
Travellers Rest Golf Group
Andy Rich
I should like to start this week’s report on behalf of
TRGG by thanking two of the courses we played this past week. Firstly there
was a mix up with the booking at Eastern Star on Monday and it is a pleasure
to report that they handled the whole situation, which could have been a
disaster for those members who had turned up to play, in a most professional
manner and they could not have been more helpful in sorting things out. So
thank you Eastern Star.
Neil Bramley - winner at
Phoenix.
Secondly a special thank you to Greenwood where we are
always made very welcome. It is one of those courses overlooked by some
Pattaya golfing groups because of the travelling distance compared to a
number of other local courses. The course was, as always, in fantastic
condition and our whole group thoroughly enjoyed our visit on Tuesday, July
10, when we appeared to have the course to ourselves.
So getting on with the results and Eastern Star on
Monday, 9 July, saw Bob Watson again prove what an exceptionally good golfer
he is. Still playing off minus one, he took the honours with 32pts from
second placed Ito Akitoshi (8) on 28pts and Jim Cleaver (12) on 27 in third.
Tuesday 10 July on our visit to Greenwood (A and B)
courses saw Jon Lay (8) return with 39pts and first place from Fergus
Brennan (12) in second with 36pts and Jim Cleaver (12) again taking third
for the second day running on 35.
Thursday 12 July was undoubtedly the wettest day of the
week and for most of the day I thought I was back in England where I see
they are enjoying the wettest summer in living memory. Phoenix was the
venue, playing the Mountain and Ocean courses, and considering the
conditions some people managed to keep a grip on their clubs and returned
some very good scores.
Neil Bramley (8) made good use of that dodgy reverse grip
of his and came in with a remarkable 39pts which was easily good enough to
take first place from always steady Ted Senior (13) on 36pts and Mod
Chaviraksa (12) on 35pts in third.
On Saturday 14 July the weather had improved when we paid
a call on Mountain Shadow. Steady Teddy Senior carried on where he left off
at Phoenix and went one better, taking first place with 37pts from David
Brannigan (9) in second on 33 and John Oswald (11) on 32pts in third.
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Triple Crown At Royal Lakeside
IPGC Pattaya Golf Society at Rabbi’s Elephant Bar
Wednesday, 11th July saw the Pattaya Golf Society travel
to the Royal Lakeside golf club to play a stableford competition on the
revamped course, which now poses a much more significant challenge to
golfers with raised and crowned greens, the addition of extra bunkers and
the intrusion of much more water. The condition of the course was excellent
and the weather could not have been better for the field.
With little hope of many sub par rounds, as on previous
visits, Dave Edwards, Mark West and Alan Walker set the standard with 35
points each for a share of the win. Mark and Robbie Taylor recorded birdie
‘2’s on the third and twelfth holes respectively.
Rabbi’s free beer draw was won by Paul McNally and the
Booby Bevy went to Don Nellis for his poor score of the day.
Royal Lakeside remains a quality venue at a reasonable
price and even the drive there becomes less arduous with time. The PGS will
return in September.
Wichai Back at Work
On Friday, 13th July the Pattaya Golf Society travelled
to Greenwood to play a stableford competition on the A and B nines which
were in good condition, even though the fairways and greens were due a cut,
the recent heavy rains having delayed that vital maintenance.
The group were led by Khun Wichai in the absence of Mr
Len who was conducting essential visa business and the extra responsibility
did not affect his game as he posted 38 points to share the win with Masashi
Iizumi, who also came good for the first time this trip. In third place with
37 points was Fred Land.
Wichai completed a fine day with the only birdie ‘2’, on
B2, and the Booby Bevy was awarded to Lynn Snashall, playing his first round
after taking a combination of five unfortunate shots to pass the red tees on
B4.
Rabbi’s free beer draw was drawn in favour of Masa
Takano.
It is good to see Greenwood coming back again after some
recent deterioration of the greens and it shall remain a quality venue in
future PGS schedules.
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Pratt goes equal splits
for win at Emerald
PSC Golf from Mulligans Lakeside
First to Tuesday, July 10, when we travelled to Emerald,
where we were greeted with a near empty course. The front 9 greens are in
very good condition following their recent maintenance, with the back 9 just
being cored the day before, they were a bit of a lottery. Having said that,
they were reasonable and played the same for everybody, so we got on with
it.
Jonathan Pratt.
Jonathan Pratt (18) played consistently 18/18 for 36
points to lead the way home from Clive Hoseason (23) with 34. Clive just
edged Bob Lindborg (20) out of second spot on a count back to the last 6
holes.
Near pins were seured by Jeff with 2, while Jonathan and
Bob got the others.
Thursday, July 12, rolled around with a planned visit to
Pleasant Valley, however the rain was coming down in buckets, so we got to
the overpass, did a u-turn and came home. Bummer!
Note: Mulligans Lakeside plays golf generally on Tuesday
& Thursday, with ML hosting prompt presentations on both days. Call 089 094
1841 for scheduling or enquiries. Hope to see you there, cheers & good
golfing!
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Music and laughter all the way with the PSC
The Pattaya Sports Club Summer Party 2012
Over 400 PSC members and their guests attended the
Town-in-Town Hotel on Wednesday 11th July for the club’s annual summer
party. The first thing they saw in the lobby upon entering was a group of
photos showing some of the various charities that the PSC supports.
Lovely ladies from the PSC
all dressed to kill.
All were welcomed by past Vice President Bobby Clark and
various members of the Executive Committee before they settled down for an
evening of enjoyment, whilst the Town-in-Town band played suitable music.
Social Chairman Nigel Cannon welcomed members and guests
reminding all that this was a party and the opportunity to enjoy the evening
with friends and make new ones.
President Tony Oakes then formally opened the proceedings
and expressed appreciation to Nigel for what was going to be another great
party.
Charity Chairman William Macey they came on stage to
introduce some 30+ children from the Baan Jing Jai Orphanage who sang and
danced to a spell bound audience.
It was the time for more music from the excellent
Town-in-Town band which included 2 delightful ladies in their line-up, and
for all to enjoy the wide selection of the superb buffet as always provided
by this venue.
The amazing magic act.
Then it was cabaret time and PSC always come up with
something different for this item and tonight was no exception! Nigel
introduced a young Thai man called ‘Ball’ who sang in both English and Thai.
This was followed by a magic act featuring a Thai cowboy and cowgirl who had
the audience in total amazement at their exciting act. More singing by Ball
and a lady concluded a most entertaining hour.
Next came raffle time! During the evening 6 ‘Lewiinski’s
Lovelies’ moved amongst the tables to sell tickets for the 17 prizes on
offer.
The raffle went smoothly with ‘Little Bee’ (Jackson)
picking the tickets, Nigel calling the numbers, and the prizes presented by
President Tony and Golf Chairman Joe, with Mike Coleman ensuring they went
in the correct order.
There was a major ‘Door Prize’ drawn by Tony – since
Committee members were barred from this draw the first ticket was excluded
and the lucky winner of a DVD Combo set was Wendy Bernek – thankfully Ken
was there to carry it to the car.
Back to the music with the band who soon had the place
rocking and the dance space full, until Midnight where many were still
enjoying themselves. Nigel closed the evening by thanking the band for their
major contribution to the event.
Speaking later he also expressed his appreciation to the
Town-in-Town Hotel for their friendly and efficient service.
Ladies of all ages are always
welcome.
Children from the Baan Jing
Jai orphanage take to the stage.
Ball starts the cabaret
rolling.
Lucky draw prize winner Ken
Bernek, left, stands with PSC President Tony Oakes, right.
Singing and dancing the night
away.
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All change for Phuket’s favourite regatta
Competition is always fierce
during Phuket Raceweek.
The Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek got underway
Thursday morning in what is forecast to be perfect ‘champagne sailing’
conditions for the entire 4-day regatta.
Raced across seven classes and divisions, Cape Panwa
Hotel Phuket Raceweek incorporates four intense days of yacht racing around
the spectacular islands off Phuket’s southeast coast – and four nights of
superb parties on Cape Panwa Hotel’s beachside lawns.
The regatta’s new home, Cape Panwa Hotel, was abuzz with
activity in the lead up to the event, as the regatta organisers and the
hotel’s team worked together to ensure the onshore side of the regatta kept
up with its reputation as Phuket’s favourite yachting event.
Entries, at 33 yachts, are slightly down on last year –
on a par with this year’s Koh Samui Regatta and the main fleet at the Top of
the Gulf Regatta – a reflection of the global economic scenario.
Yachts racing in Phuket Raceweek include the
never-before-raced, Reichel Pugh design, Aquila RP45, Katsu, which
arrived in Phuket only a few days ago. Built in China by Sino-Eagle, this
45ft yacht is an all-carbon, high tech pure racing machine.
Another first is the super-lightweight catamaran,
Hurricane, launched on Monday and heading straight for the start line.
Coming by road from Pattaya, the smallest yacht in the
fleet, at just 25ft and aptly named Brace! Brace!! Brace!!!, is a
high tech Welbourne 25 sports boat that has raced only one other regatta and
managed a third place on its first time out. They’ll be looking to better
that result and are sure to provide some nail-biting moments for crew and
spectators alike.
A youth sailing team, 91.5 FM-Sunsail Youth Racing,
comprised of Thai youngsters aged between 10-15, from Sunshine Home in
Phuket, will compete for the first time. These youngsters have been learning
to sail and race on small dinghies, but this will be their first time on a
‘big boat’ in an international regatta.
Participants are coming from all four corners of the
globe, including Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Laos,
Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, England, Netherlands, Germany, USA. And
coming from the furthest corner of all is the skipper of the classic yacht,
Idiom, who was flying in from Alaska to take part in the Seraph
Classic Invitational Class, sponsored by the regatta’s oldest ‘lady’, the
106-year old Danish schooner, Seraph.
Check out the next issue of Pattaya Mail for a
full round up of this exciting regatta.
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Fortt takes third place
at Bira Circuit
Pattaya superbike rider Ben
Fortt poses before the start of the Motorcycle Mag race at Bira Circuit
Pattaya last weekend with team boss Rachata Warongon of Panadda racing team,
far left, the mechanic, 2nd left, and brolly girl, right. Fortt managed to
record the fastest lap in qualifying of 1.06.2 but in the race was in 7th
place on the 1st lap and rode a truly determined performance to finish 3rd.
Dolphins shoot down
Air Force in Toyota Cup
Pattaya United are seen in
action against Air Force United in the Toyota Cup, Wednesday, July 11, at
the Thupatemee Stadium in Ragsit. (Photo/Pattaya United)
Pattaya United secured a convincing 3-1 victory over Air
Force United in the Toyota Cup last week at the Thupatemee Stadium in
Ragsit.
The Dolphins took the lead when Premwut Wongdee found
space in the box to nod in a close range header from a corner kick in the
first half, but Pattaya were given a reprieve soon after at the other end of
the pitch as Air Force’s Nigerian midfielder Kouassi Yao Hermann saw his own
header rebound off the Pattaya upright and out to safety.
The visitors were able to double their advantage soon
after the half-time break as Korean playmaker Kim Do-Yeon cut in from the
left flank to fire a fierce shot past the Air Force keeper into the net.
Now with their tails up, the Dolphins piled on the
pressure and shots rained down on the Air Force goal until eventually
Pattaya sealed the game when Wasan Charam broke clear before turning the
ball inside to O. J. Obatola, who made no mistake in steering his shot into
the roof of the net.
With victory secured, Pattaya were guilty of a moment of
complacency in defence as they allowed Air Force’s Tanat Juntaya to receive
the ball unmarked at the far post and he cut inside before unleashing an
unstoppable shot past United keeper Narit to finally give the home
supporters something to cheer about.
Pattaya United were due to take on Chiang Rai United in
the Thai Premier League this past Wednesday, July 18, and will stay in the
north of Thailand for a fixture against bottom club TTM Chiang Mai this
coming weekend.
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Local windsurfers win 2 silver 1 bronze at Asian Beach Games
Pattaya Mayor Ittipol
Kunplome, President of Thailand Windsurf Association, and Sonthaya
Khunplome, President of Chonburi Sports Association, seated center, chair
the welcoming committee for the successful Thai windsurfers, standing rear.
Phasakorn Channgam
A press conference was held on July 3 at the Kura Serf
Restaurant in Jomtien to officially welcome home and congratulate the
successful Thai windsurfing team that garnered 3 medals at the recent Asian
Beach Games held in Hai-yang, China, from June 16-23.
Heading the welcoming committee was Pattaya Mayor Ittipol
Kunplome, who also doubles up as the President of the Thailand Windsurf
Association, along with Sonthaya Khunplome, President of the Chonburi Sports
Association, who presented cash bonuses to the successful young sailors.
Local windsurfing star Aek
Bunsawat will be representing Thailand at the 2012 Summer Olympics in
England.
Nawin Singhsart won the silver medal in Male Big Techno
category in China ahead of compatriot and teammate Nattapong Pothinparat who
took the bronze. Meanwhile, Siriporn Kaewduangngam claimed a well deserved
silver medal in the Female Big Techno category 293 Division.
The two silver medalists were rewarded for their efforts
with cash bonuses of 20,000 baht each while Pothinparat received 15,000 for
his bronze.
The Olympic Games begin in England next weekend with the
windsurfing event taking place in Weymouth, Dorset, on the south coast.
Thailand is sending representatives Aek Bunsawat to compete in RSX Male and
Napalai Thansai in RSX Female divisions with both sailors confident of
putting on a good performance against the world’s best.
Bunsawat, a former student from Garden International
School (GIS), qualified after a fantastic performance at the 2012 RS:X World
Windsurfing Championships in Spain. He finished 57th in the Men’s RS:X after
four races. Both Bunsawat and Thansai departed for England on July 10 to
give them time to acclimatise to the testing wind and sea conditions at the
competition venue.
Siriporn Kaewduangngam, meanwhile, is currently in
Dublin, Ireland taking part in the ISAF Youth World 2012 championships which
are due to end July 21.
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Kenyan champ defends his crown at Pattaya Marathon 2012
On your marks.
Phasakorn Channgam
Lawrence Kiptoo Saina of Kenya successfully retained his
men’s title at the 2012 Pattaya King’s Cup Marathon, held on the streets of
the city early Sunday morning, July 15. The 30-year old Kenyan athlete
completed the demanding 42.195 km course in a time of 02:22:21, just over a
minute down on his winning time from last year. Saina was followed across
the finish line by compatriot Joseph Mwangi Ngare (02:23:18) in second and
Ethiopian Husien Mohamined Teman (02:25:24) who took the bronze position.
In a field once more dominated by East African athletes,
Thailand’s top finisher was youngster Aumnuay Tongmit who crossed the line a
respectable 11th position overall in a time of 02:44:15 to be crowned local
champion and the receiver of the men’s King’s Cup trophy.
Thailand’s top two marathon
finishes, Aumnuay Tongmit and Nathayan Thonronawat with their King’s Cup
trophies.
The women’s marathon also saw the African runners to the
fore with the top 5 places going to either Kenyan or Ethiopian athletes.
Elizabeth Jeruiyot Chemweno was the winner of the event after crossing the
tape in 02.42.44, to finish ahead of her fellow Kenyans Jalquline Kiplimo
(02:44:56) and Magaret Wangui Njuguna (02:47:01).
Thailand’s Nathayan Thonronawat was the first local lady
to complete the course, finishing in 3 hours, 7 minutes, 27 seconds, to join
Aumnuay on the podium and collect a King’s Cup trophy.
There was better news for local athletes in the half
marathon race (21.1km) which saw Thai runners fill the top 20 positions.
First past the post was Jaral Jupao from the men’s 16-19 division who closed
out the race in 1 hour, 11 minutes, 29 seconds to finish over a minute up on
Umyos Kijudom and third placed Yothin Yaprajan.
The women’s half marathon race was won by Sonthiya
Sai-weaw (1:24:00) ahead of Worpan Nuansree (1:27:35) and Kan Khusuwan
(1:34:16). Jupao and Sai-weaw both also received King’s Cup trophies for
their winning efforts.
Pattaya Marathon winner
Lawrence Kiptoo Saina.
Last year’s winner Nathwut Immnum once again triumphed in
the men’s quarter marathon race, winning in a time of 36 minutes 56 seconds,
while the female title went to Berhan Bekele Desta from Ethiopia (45:26).
There were a total of 17 participants in the wheelchair
marathon which was won in a fast time of 1:36:48 by Thailand’s Prawar
Wahoram who will go on to represent the Kingdom at the Paralympics in London
later this year. The runner-up in the event was Raewat Tana in 01:37:51, a
full 6 minutes up on third placed Khajornsak Thumsophon.
Young Thai lady Cholthida Janphet headed the students
3.5km race, completing the course in just over 12 minutes, while the boys
race ended in a photo finish with Phuripat Boramun just getting the nod on
the line.
The 21st Pattaya King’s Cup
Marathon once again saw thousands of athletes take to the streets of Pattaya
at 4 a.m. Sunday morning to not only test themselves in this ultimate
physical and mental challenge but also to enjoy the camaraderie and support
of their fellow runners. Judging by the smiles of joy, relief and pride on
the faces of the finishers, we can safely say that this year’s Pattaya
Marathon can be chalked down once again as a great success.
Women’s champ Elizabeth
Jeruiyot Chemweno receives her trophy from Pattaya Mayor Ittipol Khunplome.
Nathwut Immnum won the quarter
marathon event.
Athletes line up at the start
on Pattaya Beach Road.
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