Ludovick strikes again as United defeat Army

Thai Premier League Football 2012 Season

Pattaya United striker Ludovick Takam, front right, fires the ball past Army’s Argentine defender Daniel Blanco during their Thai Premier League football match at the Nongprue Stadium in Pattaya, Saturday, Sept. 8. (Photo/Pattaya United)

Pattaya United continue to climb the Thai Premier League standings after they recorded a 2-1 home victory of Army United at the Nongprue Stadium in Pattaya last Saturday, Sept. 8.

The Dolphins took a first half lead through goal hero Ludovick Takam who played a clever exchange of passes with Korean midfielder Kim Do-Yeon to break through the Army defence before smashing the ball into the roof of the net with an emphatic finish.
Following some sustained pressure at the start of the second half, the visitors managed to draw level thanks to a 20-yard blockbuster strike from Jakkrapong Somboon which gave Narit in the Pattaya goal no chance.

When Pattaya’s Rangsarit Sutthisa was dismissed from the field for foolishly kicking out at an opponent, it seemed that it was going to end in another day of disappointment for Dolphin supporters, however the home team recovered from the setback to force their numerically superior opponents onto the back foot and indeed, it was Pattaya who would go on to get the winning goal, a tap in from Ludovick at the far post to give the striker his second double goal return in 2 matches.

Tempers began to fray in the visitors’ ranks and the sides were evened up when Army’ Pavarit Sansook received his marching orders from the referee late in the game. Pattaya were dominant by this stage though and could have gone on to win by a larger margin were it not for some smart saves by Hembut in the Army goal.

United’s win sees them move up to 11th place in the league standings but with still a game in hand on all their nearest rivals. The Dolphins’ next match is this coming Saturday, Sept. 15, away at Osotspa M150 in Saraburi.

At the top of the table things remain unchanged although Chonburi consolidated their hold on second position after a convincing 4-2 home win over third placed Buriram United.

Team	P	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Muang Thong United	26	19	7	0	33	64
Chonburi	26	16	6	4	24	54
Buriram United	26	12	10	4	20	46
BEC Tero Sasana	26	12	6	8	2	42
Bangkok Glass	26	9	11	6	14	38
Army United	26	9	11	6	2	38
Esan United	26	8	12	6	1	36
Osotspa	26	10	4	12	2	34
TOT	26	7	10	9	-2	31
Chiangrai United	26	7	10	9	-7	31
Pattaya United	25	7	9	9	-4	30
Wuachon United	26	6	12	8	-5	30
Samut Songkhram	26	8	6	12	-7	30
Chainat	26	5	11	10	-15	26
Police United	25	5	9	11	-8	24
Thai Port	26	5	9	12	-18	24
BBCU	26	4	10	12	-15	22
TTM Chiangmai	26	2	11	13	-17	17
Results:  (Sat 08/09) Thai Port 0 - 0 Bangkok Glass; Pattaya United 2 - 1 Army United; BEC Tero Sasana 4 - 2 Chainat; Chonburi 4 - 2 Buriram United; Police United 1 - 0 Osotspa; (Sun 09/09) TTM Chiangmai 0 - 0 Esan United; Samut Songkhram 4 - 0 TOT; Muang Thong United 2 - 0 Wuachon United; Chiangrai United 2 - 0 BBCU

Charity football for Luca Waugh Foundation

Results & Standings August 29 (week 5)

St. Andrews Green Valley is hosting the 3rd annual ‘One Day, One Goal’ charity 5-a-side football tournament on Saturday September 22 in aid of the Luca Waugh Foundation.

Luca Waugh.

Three years ago young Luca Waugh tragically entered a swimming pool by himself and nearly drowned. Luca spent the next five weeks in intensive care and was finally discharged after seven weeks but the prognosis was bleak. Diagnosed with severe Cerebral Palsy, blind and unable to move in any way, Carl and Wendy, his parents, were told the best they could hope for was that Luca might be able to roll onto his stomach and utter approximately seven words.

Unable to accept this, Luca, with the support of his family and friends, began the long process of restoration. It was at this point that Luca’s Foundation was created and funds donated then and since have allowed no stone in Luca’s recovery to be left unturned.

Many therapies both traditional and alternative have been explored and the results of this have been amazing. Sight has been restored and some muscle control regained. Luca sits independently, he commando crawls and pulls himself up to kneel against furniture. The most amazing progress has been cognitive. Luca can talk. Not just a few words, but full sentences and entire nursery rhymes. More incredible still, he is beginning to read. It is hoped that with further speech therapy his pronunciation will continue to improve.

The organizers hope as many people as possible will come along to support the tournament and increase awareness for pool safety and also raise as much money as possible for this incredibly brave young boy’s foundation.

The competition has seen entrants from many international schools in Bangkok and Pattaya and also local teams from the Green Valley area.

The competition starts at 8.30am and finishes at 1pm. There will be food and drink available for purchase. Entrance is free but all donations are gratefully received. All proceeds go to the Luca Waugh Foundation.
For more information, call St. Andrews School on 038 030 701.

Flying Fortt cements lead in Superbike Championship

Ben Fortt poses next to his Honda CBR 1000cc race bike.

Pattaya’s flying teenager Ben Fortt notched up another win in the Thailand SB-2 Superbike Championship last weekend. The sixth round was held Sunday, September 9 at the Nakon Chaise circuit just north of Bangkok, and drew entries from all over Thailand.

Ben, on his Honda CBR 1000cc, qualified in third position on the grid with two very experienced and race ready riders placed in front of him. From the off Fortt managed to advance into second position just on the heels of the Kawasaki ZX1000 in front of him, but also with the Suzuki GSXR 1000 on his back wheel and pushing him all the way.

With great determination on lap six of the ten, Ben out-braked the race leader in a clever and calculated passing maneuver on his inside to hit the front for the first time. The next two laps however he was under relentless pressure from the Kawasaki rider but managed to counter every move and eventually pulled clear to take the victory.

After the race Ben said that he was always confident he had the race pace to secure victory.

“I didn’t want to take him too early, I calculated to pressure him into a mistake which paid off and it was too much for him to get back at me,” said a delighted winner.
This was Fortt’s third win of the season, and together with third and fourth place finishes in earlier rounds it puts him firmly ahead in the championship with just four rounds left.

Final call for Eastern Star Chairman’s Cup qualifying

Winners of the fourth round qualifiers for the Chairman’s Cup receive trophies from Pravit Rossawatsuk, 2nd left, the Asst. GM of Eastern Star Country Club & Resort.

The fourth leg of the Eastern Star Chairman’s Cup was played last weekend, September 8, with a total of 114 golfers entered, 30 of which qualified to take part on the final day of play-offs on October 13 to select the best golfers for the prize trip to Cambodia.

The final qualifying round of the 2012 Eastern Star Chairman’s Cup will take place on Saturday Oct. 6 and places are still available for players wishing to take part. The cost of entry is just 1,500 baht and includes green fee, caddy fee and a prize-giving buffet including free flow drinks. Golfers who pay in advance can enjoy unlimited practice rounds at Eastern Star at a green fee cost of just 500 baht on weekdays and 700 baht at weekends.

For more information call 086 377 6744, 084 883 8280 or email [email protected] or [email protected].

Pattaya 9-Ball Pool League

Results & Standings Sept. 5 (week 13)

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Pts.
Cheers	13	12	1	36
Buddy’s Bar	11	9	2	28
Simple Simon	13	9	4	27
Irish Rover	13	6	7	22
George n Dragon	12	7	5	22
Rioja	13	6	7	22
The Ranch	13	6	7	21
Roxy	13	6	7	20
Queen Vic	13	4	9	19
Hotties	13	4	9	18
Moonshine	13	3	10	11
FCUK	12	4	8	10
Results:  Hotties 4 v 13 Cheers, Simple Simon 13 v 6 FCUK, Rioja 13 v 4 Moonshine, Roxy 13 v 11 Irish Rover, Queen Vic 13 v 11 Buddy’s Bar, The Ranch 13 v 11 George n Dragon

PSC Softball welcomes some new players

Ernie blasts the ball to right field.

Sunday Sept 9th was breezy and mostly cloudy which made for perfect playing conditions for the outstanding turnout of 27 softball players who came to the Thai Polo Club for the weekly Pattaya Sports Club softball games.

Ernie McInerney, after not having played with us for at least a year, got the first game started with some solid hitting to right field for the Sunrise Tacos team.

Husband and wife combo of Gelena and Alex Libin, who just moved to Thailand 3 days before, helped the team along as well as both showed stunning offensive and defensive skills. In Gelena’s first at bat she got a grounder by pro baseball player Adam Sowell at shortstop. Getting a grounder past him is harder than not being able to make a new friend, despite having 2000Bt in your pocket, while taking a late night stroll on Walking St.

Just Burgers had the all-star outfield with Johnny Giuffrida making a few great catches. With 2 outs and the winning run for Sunrise Tacos on 2nd base, David from Spain, made the play of the day, a diving catch on a dead run in foul territory. This gave Just Burgers the win in game one by a score of 14-13.

It took until game two for Just Burgers first baseman Diego Wells to consume enough of what he was referring to as “medicinal drinks” to thin his blood to a level where he could perform. Perform he did with a couple of long balls over the fence in right field (one of them so powerful it cracked one our new composite bats.) Turns out Diego’s medicinal drink when diluted with water, to reduce its combustibility, can be used as rocket fuel.

Sunrise Tacos Dave Dolle was spraying balls in every direction keeping the defense confused on how best to his batting barrage. Jerry “Greased Lightening” Jorgenson added to the Sunrise Tacos team batting onslaught with a game winning triple to left center field. Sunrise Tacos took game two 18-16 to level the series on the day.

Note: PSC Softball is always looking for new players regardless of skill level, experience or time away from the game. We have players of all ages and many countries, who enjoy an afternoon of fun and exercise with a bunch of great guys. We have some spare gloves and everything else you need, so come on out and check us out at the best softball field in Asia.

We play every Sunday at 12 noon at the Thai Polo Club. For more information check out the softball page at the PSC website www.pattayasports.org or call or email John Stockton at 089-932-5433 [email protected].

Diego prepares to slide into 3rd base.

Sodden Soi Dao & more rain

PSC Golf from Mulligans Lakeside

A Monday start for this week on Sept. 3 as we journeyed the nearly 3 hours east, before turning more north to complete our journey at Soi Dao Highlands Golf Course. We had decided on an overnighter for a change, to take advantage of the course availability.

Jonathan ‘California Dreaming’ at Soi Dao.

We teed off on Monday afternoon under cloudy skies, with the course very wet; I would suggest that a private course could well have been closed. We decided on ‘lift, clean & place’ to offset the wet and the lack of run for long game shots.

Owen Walkley (9) played some good golf, especially given the conditions, to sign for 36 points ahead of the ever consistent Jeff Wylie (5) with 33.
Near pins were shared around between Willem, Jeff & Jonathan – the latter converting for a nice birdie 2 on Hole 16.

Tuesday morning saw some improvement in the course conditions, but still very damp so we went with ‘lift, clean & place’ again.
Today it was Jonathan Pratt (18) who edged out Jeff Wylie (5) on count back 20 to 18 after both signed for 35 points.
Near pins today went to Owen and Jonathan, again on #16, and again converting for birdie.

The 2-day aggregate went to Jeff ahead of Owen, closely followed by Jonathan.
Thursday we went to Emerald but had to cancel our game as the rain was persistent and there was no end in sight, pity, but it happens.

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!

Revels enjoys another fine day

The Pattaya Golf Society (IPGC) at Rabbi’s Elephant Bar

On Monday, 3rd September, the Pattaya Golf Society travelled to Crystal Bay to play a stableford competition on the B and A nines which were in fine condition with good fairways and consistent greens. The extra bonus was an almost empty course which lay ahead of the golfers as they teed off in cool, comfortable weather.

With some of the white tees set further back than normal the course was to prove longer than normal but the field acquitted themselves well with Andrew Purdie joining local member Takeshi Hakozaki in second place with a level par 36 points. Firing the best gross of the day, 76, was Seil Revels and he took the win with 37 points. It was another creditable performance by the Society’s lowest regular handicapper.

Takeshi scored the only birdie ‘2’ of the day on A8 and the Booby Bevy went to Darren Locke who played the round with clubs borrowed from the Rabbi and treated them to some shots, the length and accuracy of which they had never seen before.
Crystal Bay had come up trumps again as the PGS started the new month in fine fettle.

Edwards in his element at Green Valley

The Pattaya Golf Society visited Green Valley on Friday, 7th September after a long absence and found a course in excellent condition with well grassed fairways and good, quick greens. The format was stableford and a cloudy day with a strong breeze blowing throughout made for very comfortable playing conditions. Surely it was a day when golfers on top of their game would respond with good scores?

One such golfer was Ken Grimes and his 36 points took third place. Tony Thorne has suffered a slump in form recently through a lack of rounds, after returning from a visit to Australia, but put it all behind him this day with 39 points to take second place. The winner was Dave Edwards, playing at the top of his game on the back nine, who recorded an excellent forty points.

The only birdie ‘2’ was recorded by Mr Len on the fourth whilst the Booby Bevy was awarded in retrospect to Wichai Tananusorn after a couple of very embarrassing moments in the previous competition at Pattana. Details available on request!

Manager’s Mug makes inaugural debut

PSC golf from The Golf Club

Mugs indeed! Darren Allcock, Diego Wells, John McHugh and Phil Smedley.

Steve Ellison
The weekend was chaos once again as Diego was back in town from Burma! Mr. Wells, our former Golf Captain for a week or three (no one is quite sure) and Darren Allcock (Captain for an even shorter duration) relive those bygone days with current Captain Phil Smedley while TGC partner John McHugh looks stunned by the sheer beauty of our new trophy, albeit broken. The trophy was recently acquired by Mr. Wells whilst visiting Silom and the legendary Thaniya (Golfers Heaven) Plaza in Bangkok, and has duly donated this heirloom quality piece to The Golf Club to adorn our humble shelves.

The Crystal Giblet must have lasted for over an hour in pristine condition, and now has earned its chips, gashes and bruises like the rest of us. Here is a monument to golf we can all feel comfortable with! Smedley is now the longest lasting chair over the last 6 months, and quite easily the most winning with his eclectic victory last month.

Notably christened, the trophy will be presented by the Golf Chairman, with great pomp and circumstance, to the winner of the Monthly Medal for his favourite beverage (within reason, of course) so that he may spill it upon his new winners shirt, just to break it in. The Mug may also be used, at the Chairman’s discretion, for other embarrassing situations so long as it runs up the bar tabs.
Thanks Diego, a tradition is born!

Monday, Sept. 3, Green Valley (White tees) – Stableford
1st Keith Warboys (13) 38pts
2nd Mick Beresford (16) 37pts
3rd Claus-Birk Thomsen (13) 37pts
4th Jim Dundon (14) 36pts

Now on to the golf – and it was an abbreviated week as many of the lads were off to Hua Hin for the”Festival of Golf”, as they brand it. Most courses charge 1,000 baht green fee which is great value, but it’s just the getting there that’s the ordeal.

Anyway, as hard to believe as it is, Mr. Keith Warboys was the big winner this week, and I can confirm that this is his second victory this year! What a banner year 2012 has turned out to be, what with the great London Olympics, the upcoming Ryder Cup and now Keith with 2 wins!

I suppose it had to happen sometime, as last time I remember there was a celestial alignment of Saturn and Jupiter with our Earth for his last victory, but this time he did it all on his own. Well played Warboys, ring the bell! It was cigars all around for the après-golf celebrations, so I guess a groin injury can end up being beneficial to one’s game after all!

Right behind on a pair of 37’s were Micky Beresford for second and the recently returned Claus-Birk Thomsen on his first trip with us in a while for third. Jimmy Dundon had a great day shooting a handicap leveling 36 points to get the last spot on the podium.

Thanks for joining us guys, and see you next week for more great golf here at The Golf Club, the Home of Golf in Pattaya.

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.golfclub pattaya.com and for more information mail us: [email protected] and see updates at www.facebook.com/golfclub pattaya.

Brian Libbey’s week

IPGC golf from The Haven

Monday, Sept. 3, Khao Kheow - Stableford
CSS 72
1st Brian Libbey (9) 35pts
2nd Don Everett (22) 33pts
3rd Konrad Klama (25) 31pts
4th John Wood (23) 30pts

Khao Kheow has been getting quite a lot of negative reports lately but when the group from Soi 13 visited on Monday the feedback was mostly good. Even though the course is undergoing serious renovation work in readiness for the coming hoped for high season, all the ground is clearly marked as GUR and with a little astute use of the rules it has a very small, if any, affect on the golf round. But as usual the A and B courses were still quite tough to play.

Brian Libbey.

Brian Libbey had an outstanding week, starting with a win here with a steady round of seventeen out and coming back in eighteen to take a comfortable top spot by two from Don Everett, who had started well but faded over the closing holes.

Konrad Klama did enough to secure third place with a round that had promised much more as he stood on the thirteenth with twenty seven points, but managed just a meager four points from the last six holes.

John Wood, claiming to be have been freed from the shackles of his recent four-ball partnerships with Phil Stevenson, now that he has returned to the north of England to continue with his work in rebuilding the trade union movement in that country, and not having to search for his balls short of the red tees, had a slightly better return, although still some way short of where he would like to be, to finish in fourth place.
There were no ‘2’s in the second division but David Lowe stroked one in to take the first division pot.

Friday, Sept. 7, The Emerald - Stableford
CSS 71
1st Shuichi Kodaka (16) 38pts
2nd Brian Libbey (9) 36pts
3rd Al Keith (5) 34pts
4th Paul Taylor (19) 34pts
5th Lyle Blaw (11) 30pts

With the Wednesday being taken up with the IPGC Monthly Medals where Brian Libbey took third place in the first division, it was back to the standard format of play at the Emerald where there is also a great deal of work being done to the course, especially in front of the greens. Again the areas are all clearly marked as GUR but it would be better if they were roped off to allow for the re-growth to occur without the players tramping over the ground on route to the greens.

As usual the ‘lift and place’ in the fairways local rule was in place which afforded a much more pleasurable round for the competitors.

Shuichi Kodaka continues to enjoy a good run of form and took yet another win with a two under handicap return that will not unduly affect his handicap as the CSS for the day reduced to 71 to underline the playability of the course. Shuichi finished two ahead of Brian Libbey whose level handicap round ensured a third podium placing of the week and gave him a full set of 1,2,3 for the week.

Al Keith always manages to play steadily no matter the course being played and did so once again to take third place by winning the count back over Paul Taylor with a better 19 to 18, even with Paul birdying the par three fifteenth for four points.

Lyle Blaw rounded out the podium with another of those rounds that could have been so much better if he had been able to start a bit quicker after scoring just four points from the first four, he finished well but late.

Brian Libbey scored the lone 2 in the first division whilst Paul Taylor and Shuichi Kodaka shared the second division rollover pool.
Prior to the presentations there was a welcome back for Mike Hill.

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.

Scribe’s double reason to celebrate

Phoenix Members G.O.L.F. Society

Mike Gerrard and Bill Hewitt pose with their hole-in-one plaques.

Mike Gerrard.
Friday, August 31, both Bill Hewitt and myself were awarded our presentation plaques for achieving a hole in one; Bills on Mountain 4 hole (possibly one of the hardest greens to hit at Phoenix let alone get a hole in one), and mine on Ocean 7 (probably the easiest hole to hit and record a hole in one). Both were recorded in the month of July of this year.

For Bill it was his fourth of his career so I suppose it was not so exiting as my own which was my first and only. Never mind, we can now boast having a 1 to a double figure on a golf hole at some stage in a career. The other thing that made mine a little sweater was that I have golf insurance in Thailand and they duly paid me 10,000 baht as a reward. Needless to say a far chunk of that went on the bar after the game. It would have been 15,000 baht if in a major tournament such as a PSC monthly medal.

On to the golf – and on Friday we had a full three groups out – perhaps a sign that people are coming back to Thailand for the oncoming high season? Our winner today was a Kristinn Helgason who, along with Clive Robinson, has been in the wilderness for some time (and it was great to see them back playing with us once again). Kristinn scored a superb 41 points to win by one shot from Bill Hewitt and claiming third place was Mukesh Thakker with 36 points.

We also decided to have a hidden pairs prize and guess what? Kristinn Helgason and Clive Robinson were the winners with a combined score of 75 points. Great fun!

Near pins went to Granville Swanton, Mukesh Thakker & Peter Rawling. The lucky draw prizes (donated by our hosts The Relax Bar) were awarded to Mike Gerrard (free massage), Kevin Joyce (free drink) and Peter Harris (free drink).

Onto Tuesday, September 4, and although the course is now getting into very good shape for the oncoming high season there is still the general puzzlement of some of the management decisions here. We are playing Lake & Ocean course at present and the marshals seem to think it is better for some groups to go out from one nine and others from the other nine. Sad to say the marshals are never around when both sets of players meet half way round which creates squabbles as to who has the honour.

After discussions with the management they agreed to stop this policy. However they went on to send all players from the Ocean course first. This means that everyone who is walking has to walk to the furthest tee box, then have a huge long walk from the Ocean 9th to the Lake 1st, and then a huge long walk from the Lake 9th to the car park and clubhouse. The other way round means that there is minimal walking from the first tee to the 18th green and car park. I am afraid it seems too sensible a solution. Never mind, we still love the place so onto the golf.

Tuesday’s top three with two of the day’s sponsors.

Again we had a bigger than normal turnout and played, once again, the Ocean first and Lake second (when will they learn?) Three players shared the first place with 35 points today and on count back it was yours truly who claimed first place, with Giorgio Baccioli second and Stuart Gordon third.

Normally we would just have joint first place but with Richard Baldwin and his beautiful lady, Ann, donating the sponsor’s prize we had to have a winner. The Ann’s Salon voucher was duly awarded to myself for me to go and have some part of my body pampered. Might have a blue rinse!

Near pin winners were John Bartley, Arthur Busch, Bob Neylon & Richard Baldwin. As usual the lucky draw prizes were donated by our hosts The Relax Bar and they were duly awarded to anyone who did not win anything else on the day. Recipients were Joris Goetshalkx (again), Matt Anderson (nice to see him back with us) and another new guy on holiday, Tom Musial.

For further information regarding Phoenix G.O.L.F Society or sea fishing, contact me (Mike) on 087 091 7565.

‘Hurricane’ Higgins blows the field away

Travellers Rest Golf Group

Andy Rich
The move on Tuesday 4th September to the new TRGG headquarters at the Ned Kelly Bar in Soi Lengkee went off very smoothly thanks to half a dozen volunteers who gave up a day’s golf to lend a hand with the removals.

Ged Higgins, winner at Phoenix with 45 points

The night before we had a farewell get-together at our former home at the Bowling Green and judging by the amount of alcohol consumed that evening I imagine the bar takings increased tenfold for the month. Many a sore head turned up on the Tuesday morning to start the removals but by lunchtime everybody had recovered and the work was complete.

The week had started off in fine style with TRGG visiting the beautiful course at Royal Lakeside which was a first for many of our party, including myself. Playing a new course for the first time can be quite a challenge and so it proved. You will gather from the name of the course that there is a fair amount of water to contend with and take it from me the golf ball manufacturers won’t be going out of business anytime soon.

Fergus Brennan (H/cap 13), who had played the course before, managed to overcome his shanking problem for the second Monday in succession, lost fewer golf balls than most, and came first with a very creditable 35 points. Seems to me Fergus that the answer to your problem is only to play golf on a Monday and leave the rest of the week to everybody else!

Ted Senior was the victor at Crystal Bay

Ged Higgins (19) came in a very close second only losing first place on count back while Michael Maguire (19) was third on 34 points.

On Tuesday 4th September, moving day, the rest of the golfers took on Green Valley and regular winner Seil Revels (4) again proved too good for the rest of the field, finishing in first place on 33 points. Ron Gillett (27) was runner up with 30 points and Ebina Yoshiya came third also on 30 but losing out on count-back.

Thursday 6th September saw a larger field make our regular visit to Phoenix to play the Ocean and Lakes courses. One player had a round to remember when everything came together and his ball kept disappearing down the hole. Ged Higgins (19) was the man for whom everything came up smelling of roses and he returned with 45 points. One minute Ged was smiling walking away with the prize money, next minute he was crying when he found out that his handicap had been cut by four strokes. Easy come easy go Ged!

Fergus Brennan (13) showed that Thursdays are also a non-shanking day as he finished in second with 38 points, which also saw a cut in his handicap. That Welsh wizard Alun Webber, he with the strangest golf stance you will ever see on a golf course, came in third on 34 points. Some unkind person stated his golf stance looks as though he is just about to service a sheep. I make no further comment other than to say that in my opinion Alun is a fine upstanding member of our golfing community.

On Saturday 8th September it was the turn of Crystal Bay (A and B courses) to test the TRGG golfers. Steady Teddy Senior (13) showed the others the way home with 34 points, with Tim Dalton (18) coming second on 33 after beating Michael Maguire on count-back.
Good luck to all you golfing enthusiasts for the coming week!

A ‘Blue Ribbon’ Donkey

PSC golf from Lewiinski’s Golf Society

(L-R) Jan Eriksen, Colin Davis and Jimmy the Captain.

Sunday, Sept. 2, Green Valley - Stableford
A Flight
1st Jan Eriksen (8) 37pts
2nd Yui Bietry (9) 37pts
B Flight
1st Colin Davis (17) 36pts
2nd Peter Henshaw (20) 36pts

Near Pins: No 4 Eddy Beilby; No 9 Yui Bietry; No 16 Max Bracegirdle
Age transcended beauty as Jan ‘the quite one’ Eriksen took the upper flight on a count back as he edged the ‘Junoesque’ Yui Bietry; both Yui and Jan both posted best of the day 37 points scores.

The calculator was out in B Flight as the management pair of Colin ‘the Donkey’ Davis and Peter ‘Don O’Corleone’ Henshaw both ground out even par rounds. It was no surprise to most that the Donkey came out on top - He Haw, He Haw-ways does!
Please spare a thought for Yui’s other half Pierre ‘the Magician’ - his rip the card up trick did not quite go to plan as he could not find all the pieces and had no option but to N.R.
Yui completed her round with a ‘2’, along with Thierry Petrement.

Monday, Sept. 3, Royal Lakeside - Stableford
1st Paul Hack (13) 38pts
2nd John Harney (11) 36pts
3rd Brian Prudden (17) 36pts

Ha! I warned you on Friday that name would come up again. Big hitting Aussie Paul Hack was the only player to better his handicap with a solid 38 points at the tough Royal Lakeside.

Paul was closely followed a couple of strokes back by John Harney who was a count back ahead of Brian Prudden on even par rounds.
A couple of old vets, Jim Elphick and Mike Jeffreys, split the ‘2’s pot.

Wednesday, Sept. 5, Bangpra - Stableford
A Flight
1stJohn Harney (11) 34pts
2nd Eddy Beilby (16) 33pts
3rd Pat Reagan (13) 32pts
B Flight
1st Joe Tynan (31) 37pts
2nd Colin Davis (17) 35pts
3rd Lew Szigligeti (18) 34pts

John Harney, obviously unsatisfied with Monday’s second place, decided to put the pedal down at the Bangpra course designed by the Japan Golf Promotion Co. Ltd. His effort was rewarded with first place in the upper flight. John’s podium mates were Eddy ‘The Eagle’ Beilby and Ireland’s young Pat Regan as they took second and third respectively, although Pat did need the aid of a count back decision over C-B Thomsen.
Irishman Joe ‘Sat-nav’ Tynan signaled that there might be more good times ahead as he was the only player to better par with a rock solid 37 points. That gave him top podium spot in B Flight and man of the match. Colin ‘the Donkey’ was two strokes off the pace, as newly arrived Aussie Lou Zig-Zag tidied up the flight.

Friday, Sept. 7, Treasure Hills - Stableford
A Flight
1st Colin Davis (17) 34pts
2nd Thierry Petrement (10) 34pts
B Flight
1st Lim Reid (27) 30pts
2nd Lou Szigligeti (18) 30pts

Hey where’s ‘Broad more’ Bob? Well before the field could get too smug about keeping Mr. Newell off the podium, it was pointed out that he had to take a week’s rest to let his golf shafts cool down.

So that left ‘the Donkey’ an opportunity to vault atop the podium for the second time in a week and including a second place finish to boot but he did need the aid of a count back to edge Thierry Petrement, as both were tied on best of the day 34 points.
A count back also sorted out B Flight as Jim Reid got the better of the Aussie ‘traffic warden’ Lou Zig-Zag for the top spot.

Brian Prudden was sole heir to the rollover 2’s pot which he split with Marlene.
If you haven’t heard, no doubt you soon will Brian ‘the wireless’ Wilkinson is getting married again - No kidding!

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 089 826 0764. Transport is provided.

Winfield in sparkling for at Crystal Bay

PSC golf from Cafe Kronborg

Monday’s top three (L-R): Dave Neil, Dave Richardson and Mike Winfield.

Monday, Sept. 3, Bangpra – Stableford
It was off to the lovely Bangpra international golf club today where we arrived 43 minutes later, checked in, and were off the empty first tee under partly cloudy skies with a nice breeze and no one in front for the entire round. The course remains one of the best in the area and was like touring a botanical garden and a zoo with abundant monkeys and a couple of good size monitor lizards sighted.

Back in the clubhouse after a quick round of 4 hours and 20 minutes it was welcomes to ‘San Miguel’ Stu Rifkin who was on safari all day, Dave Neal from the UK and his girlfriend Tientong, Ron Grafton and John Coombs from Perth WA.
Dave Richardson was the winner today with 34 points, Mike Winfield came second on 31 and Dave Neal needed a count back to edge Ron Grafton for third after both returned 30 points

1st Dave Richardson (26) 34pts
2nd Mike Winfield (22) 31pts
3rd Dave Neal (22) 30pts
4th Ron Grafton (13) 30pts

Thursday, Sept. 6, Crystal Bay - Stableford
Today it was Crystal Bay A & C loops and after checking in it was off to the first tee (C1) 36 minutes early under sunny skies and a with a good breeze. The course was very tidy but still not as pristine as in the distant past.
We had a quick round of 3 hours and 50 minutes (3-ball) and back in the clubhouse welcomes went to Martin Todd, and John Pierrel, with a goodbye to Hugh O’Donnell going back to Spain and California.
Mike Winfield was the winner today with 40 points, while Tientong Charoerung took second on a count back from Ron Grafton in third, both on 38 points, and Takeshi Hakozaki was fourth with 36.
1st Mike Winfield (22) 40pts
2nd Tientong Charoenrung (20) 38pts
3rd Ron Grafton (13) 38pts
4th Takeshi Hakozaki (11) 36pts
Note: If you are looking for a game of golf with Café Kronborg, call Dave at 083 602 2117 or email at david2309 @hotmail.com.

Richards & Rought rise to the top

Jomtien Golf with the IPGC

Monday, Sept. 3, Phoenix – Stableford
The Ocean course has now been re-opened after eight weeks of renovations and we were allocated this nine plus the Lakes. Six four-balls went out with the cut at 7-16 in division 1 and 17+ in division 2.

Playing off 10 now, the Swansea boy David Richards won division 1 with 41 points, well done Dave. Lindsay Phillips came in second with 34 points and Grenville Hill beat Chris Voller on an 18/17 back nine count back for third after they both returned 33 points each.

Bryan Rought (with no wind-ups in this report) topped division 2 with 38 points, Sid Ottaway was second with 35 and Marty Aronson beat Tony Holehouse on another 18/17 back nine count back after they both came in with scores of 33.

Near pins went to Grenville Hill (2), Dave Richards, Harry Vincenzi, Mark Armstrong, Tony Duthie and Tony Holehouse.

In the ‘2’s comp, Dave Richards birdied the 7th on the Lakes nine and in division 2 there was a rollover to Green Valley on the 10th.

Friday, Sept. 7, Eastern Star - 1-2-3 Stableford
There were 11 groups out today in a 1-2-3 rollover extravaganza with many prizes to be won individually and also for the teams.

After a day of rain here in Jomtien we were not sure what to expect when we arrived at the course and on the way to Baan Chang the skies were threatening over the coast and we were uncertain if we would get a game in at all today. After changing and walking down to the first tee the skies improved slightly but a strong wind, the fiercest we have ever encountered here, was blowing in off the coast and into our faces on the first tee.

Our caddies informed us that there had been heavy rain here the day before but after two holes the first group did not think ‘pick, clean and place’ needed to be implemented so it was a normal round.

The cut today was 6-13 in division 1, 14 -18 in division 2 and 19 plus in division 3 and it was a tough round for all the players. The best score of the day came in from Sid Ottaway, playing off 23, who won division 3 with 36 points. Joe Kubon took second place with 35 and Tony Holehouse was in third just a further point behind.

Mike Missler topped division 1 with 34 points after beating Jeff Codeiro on a 20/16 back nine count back and then Jeff beat Chris Voller on a 5/3 back three count back for the runner-up spot.

Another 34 was the winning score in division 2, this time for Paul Butler who finished one point up on Darryl Blair in second while Harry Vincenzi took third by beating Karl Flood 4/3 on the back three holes after they both came in with 31 points.

Near pins (tee shots) went to Jeff Codeiro, Curtis Hessler, Wilf Latham, Chris Voller and Darryl Blair, the near pins in 2 shots were picked up by Jeff Codeiro, Kari Kuparinen, Tom Novak and Andy Baber, and the near pins in three shots went to Jon Lay, Karl Flood, Darryl Blair and again Andy Baber.

Straight drive awards were claimed by Curtis Hessler and Tony Holehouse while the longest drives were those posted on the 18th hole by Jon Lay and Don Head.

In the team 1-2-3 Stableford competition, 75 points was the winning score for Paul Butler, Curtiss Hessler and Tony Holehouse, in second place came John Batty, Jon Lay and Marty Rock with 73, and taking third place with 72 were Rod Howett, Mike Missler and Lindsay Phillips.

No names mentioned of course for the lowest score of the day which was 56.
We were lucky with the weather today and a good day was enjoyed by all.

Carmody cracks 40-points at Khao Kheow

PSC golf from Tropical Bert’s

Tuesday’s top three.

Derek Brook
Tuesday, Sept. 4, Khao Kheow – Stableford
Our first trip of the month is usually to Khao Kheow and so it was in September. We were relatively light on the ground as several of our regulars were away for a few days enjoying the delights of courses far away. Meanwhile, as we drove up from Pattaya it rained all the way and was pouring down by the time we walked out to the first tee, so we decided to go the short way around, off the white tees and as the test for the day was to be A & C Nines we knew we were in for a tough time.

Max Scott.

The course held up remarkably well under the downpour and we were allowed to use the buggies. Mind, there was not much run of the ball on the fairways. The greens were still quite fast although they varied a lot in speed. All in all it was a pleasant day as in between the rain it was nice and cool.

Back in the Restaurant we had time to catch our breath and as the groups came in quickly it was not long before we were on the road back to Bert’s.

We arrived at Bert’s for the presentation and the winner was declared to be Don Carmody with a fine 40 points. In second place was Brian Parish with 37 points and in third was George King with 36.
Near Pins: George King, Brian Parish

Friday, Sept. 7, Crystal Bay – Stableford
This was just another day on a good golf course at a fine price. So a quick drive down Sukhumwit saw us arrive at Crystal Bay in good time to arrive on the first tee and to see for the first time, for a long time, many golfers. However, we were at the front of the queue and were able to get away on time.

The test for the day was to be the A and C Nines, and with the day cloudy and rain expected it was good to get away on time. Mind, it was expected the going would be slow and so it proved. It was not long before we realised the ground was saturated and when we got to the greens they were spongy and very slow indeed.

The round took a long time however it was finally time for a shower, in cold water, very invigorating, then it was back to Bert’s.

Late back it was soon into the results. The winner with 36 points was Max Scott ahead of David Nicholson in second on 35 points. In third place came Daryl Evans with 34 points and in fourth was Takahashi Hakozaki with 33 on count back over Brian Parish. T.T.F.N.
Near Pins: Dick Warberg, Daryl Evans, Max Scott (2)

Bishop battles through to claim the trophy

PSC golf from The Outback Golf Bar

(From left): Jim Payne, Murray Hart, George Bishop, Keith Allen and Keith Buchanan.

Monday, Sept. 3, Burapha - Stableford

Nineteen players for Burapha on a great day just made for golf. We played the A and D courses which is a little unusual so decided on the white tees for the day. The A course was in great condition, especially the greens as they were fast and true, but the D course greens and surrounds have still not fully recovered from the recent maintenance and don’t look good but the greens are still true although not as fast as A.

Over a third of the field shot par or better, with many others just one or two further back but the day belonged to Barry McIntosh who continued his good form from Hua Hin with a great score of 45 points off his 19 handicap. Barry collected 25 points on the D course - 38 of the stick, well done. Likewise, Kev Waycott has been playing well of late and took second place with 39 points off his 10 handicap.

JingJo, the late Frank O’Neill’s son, left, presents the newly named trophy to George Bishop.

There was a grudge match between the team of Rosco & Bourkie (the Aussies) v Paul Greenaway and Ian Heddle (the Brits) but unfortunately the Aussies wilted under the pressure on the back nine to lose the match with Bourkie only recording 8 points for the nine holes, and Paul commenting that Rosco would have had 40 points if he hadn’t had to carry a rucksack!

There was only one ‘2’ for the day which went to the recently returned Jim Brackett.

1st Barry McIntosh (19) 45pts

2nd Kev Waycott (10) 39pts

3rd Jim Brackett (6) 36pts

Tuesday, Sept. 4, Pattaya C.C. – Stableford

It’s been said officially that the back nine will open on 1st November, there’s still a lot of grass growing to be done but let’s hope they can achieve their target. If the present condition of the front nine greens is anything to go by, then we could all be in for a treat.

12 Outbackers here today and quite how we didn’t get very wet is unknown; there were some serious clouds about, dropping a bit of rain on us around the third hole and then it threatened throughout before raining a little on the same hole on the back nine but not enough to cause any delay.

Pottsy demonstrated what he can do when he puts his mind to it, shooting a fine 42pts to win by four from the Turnip on 38; with the organiser, Chad, taking third with 37.

There were four ‘2’s; from Dennis Persson, Alan Whittingham & two from David Earthrowl.

1st Campbell Potts (17) 42pts

2nd Dennis Persson (20) 38pts

3rd Barry Chadbourn (20) 37pts

Wednesday, Sept. 5, Bangpra – Stableford

There were 10 players due to play today but someone forgot to put his name down to play so we ended up as 11 but no harm done, as we had three tee times booked. We teed off on time following a four-ball and the speed of play could have been quicker but never mind, TIT, and this is Bangpra where you can expect a slow round now and then.

On hole 16 we saw a troop of monkeys playing about but not with our clubs thank goodness and on hole 17 we saw the legendary monitor lizard, boy is he big!

Dennis Pelly spat the dummy out as his other companions were busy talking about soccer on his back-swing and whilst he was putting, however this didn’t deter him from shooting 35 points; but oh, it could have been more if they only talked about golf...

The course was once again in great condition and the greens lived up to their name, slick.

There was only one ‘2’ from Dennis Pelly

1st Dennis Pelly (10) 35pts

2nd Robert Barnes (12) 35pts

3rd Murray Hart (14) 34pts

Wednesday, Sept. 5, Siam Plantation – Stableford

The usual early start again for the 14 players at Siam Plantation and the starters sent the group off ahead of our 8.36 official tee time on a beautiful sunny day with a breeze that got stronger as the day went but kept the temperature down.

The course was in its normal superb condition but the greens on Pineapple (C) seemed a little slower than those on Sugar Cane (A). There is a lot of work being carried out on the rough but it doesn’t affect the course or our play.

Only Captain Stephen beat par with a score of 37 points off his 10 handicap, from Ian Heddle on 35 points off his 5 handicap on a day when Jim Bryan’s game, who has been playing so well recently, totally deserted him.

Welcome back to Ron Dickie and also a special welcome to Mike Padilla who is rarely seen on a golf course these days.

There were two ‘2’s from Rosco & Capt’ Stephen, both on hole C3.

1st Stephen Mann (10) 37pts

2nd Ian Heddle (5) 35pts

3rd John Kendall (21) 33pts

Friday, Sept. 7, Green Valley – Stroke

The 36-hole stroke-play tournament, previously known as The Decanter, now known as the Frank O’Neill Memorial Trophy, got off to a blustery start here at Green Valley on a difficult day for scoring.

This annual two-day event marks the fifth anniversary of the Outback Golf Bar, with the second round to be played at Burapha on Monday; the top half of the field went through to the final 18 holes playing stroke, whilst those who missed the cut (the bottom half) would have their scores converted to stableford and play in the plate tournament. There were also two regular one day comps.

43 players set out today, playing in four divisions, but toiled in the windy conditions, as only Dennis Pelly managed to break par with a net 70 to win Div A. Next best were three 72’s from Ron Dickie (2nd Div A) and Murray Hart who won Div B from Keith Buchanan on count back. Both Div C and Div D were won with 73’s from Denis Steel and Martin O’Neill (last year’s winner), respectively.

There were four near pins; two of which went to Jack Butler (which were subsequently redrawn) and the other two to Dennis Persson and John O’Keefe.

Div A (0-11)

1st Dennis Pelly (10) net 70

2nd Ron Dickie (7) net 72

3rd Ian Heddle (5) net 73

Div B (12–15)

1st Murray Hart (14) net 72

2nd Keith Buchanan (15) net 72

3rd Robert Barnes (12) net 76

Div C (16–18)

1st Denis Steel (16) net 73

2nd John Fitzgerald (17) net 75

3rd Sugar Ray Handford (18) net 76

Div D (19+)

1st Martin O’Neill (28) net 73

2nd George Bishop (19) net 76

3rd David Davies (25) net 77

Monday, Sept. 10, Burapha – Stroke/Stableford

The second day of the Outback’s 36 hole 5th Birthday event was at their (the Outback’s) regular Monday venue, Burapha. 37 players coming through from Friday at Green Valley were to continue their quest for victory with about half the field vying for Frank O’Neill Memorial Trophy playing stroke-play and the other half after the stableford plate win.

Set the A & B nines from the long blue tees it was always going to be a stern test and there were some quite remarkable stories regarding the tales of two nines. Sugar, who started on the back nine, made the turn at 3 under (42) then lost the plot returning in 11 over (57) and perhaps even more remarkable, Jim Payne, who was playing in the plate, went out with 12 stableford points only to return with 24, with 11 of those coming in the last three holes.

Seven more players joined in for the daily event, which was again split into four divisions with the best score of the day coming from George Bishop with 41pts to win Div D by 5 from Jim Payne (36) and Dennis Persson (32).

Keith Allen, the winner in Hua Hin, bounced back to form after a couple of ordinary rounds at Pattaya C.C. last week, with another fine 38pts (now playing off 16) to take Div C by six from John O’Keefe on 32; whilst John Cunningham produced another fine display of golf to score 37pts off his 7 handicap to win Div A by three from Paul Greenaway.

Before moving on to the two day results and the overall winner, we would just like to welcome a couple of Outback newbies who joined us for a hit today, Bill Idagi and Jason Pacey.

So with one or two players arriving back at the bar a little later than planned, General Jack called for the food to be served before proceeding with the presentation, ably assisted by Suzi Lawton, who deserves a special thank-you for her help at the start today.

Murray Hart, who followed his net 72 on Friday at Green Valley with another net 72 today was right in the frame for the re-named trophy with a total of 144, particularly as the first round leader, Dennis Pelly, fell out of contention after a relatively poor 78 today, for his two day total of 148 to end up in fifth; but it was the 2009 winner of this very same tournament, George Bishop who came through with a solid net 67 today, giving him the win with a two round total of 143, to beat Muzza by one.

The stableford plate went to Jim Payne after his remarkable round, ending up a with a two day total of 63 points to win from Dennis Persson and John O’Keefe, both with 62. Those total scores may not look special but remember all the top scorers from Friday went on to play in the medal comp. whereas the leading stableford score which was brought forward was only 30pts.

Finally to today’s near pins; well Jim Payne picked up two of them with other two going to Jim Brackett and George Bishop.

Div A (0-11)

1st John Cunningham (7) 37pts

2nd Paul Greenaway (8) 34pts

3rd Kev Waycott (9) 33pts

Div B (12-15)

1st Murray Hart (14) 36pts

2nd Sel Wegner (12) 35pts

3rd Keith Buchanan (15) 35pts

Div C (16-18)

1st Keith Allen (16) 38pts

2nd John O’Keefe (17) 32pts

3rd Denis Steele (16) 32pts

Div D [19+]

1st George Bishop (19) 41pts

2nd Jim Payne (27) 36pts

3rd Dennis Persson (19) 32pts

Frank O’Neill Trophy (Medal)

1st George Bishop net 143

2nd Murray Hart net 144

3rd Keith Buchanan net 146

The Plate (Stableford)

1st Jim Payne 63pts

2nd Dennis Persson 62pts

3rd John O’Keefe 62pts

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 or call Jack on 087 941 2474.

Kraft shoots 46-pointer but misses out

PSC Blue Moose Golf

Paul Kraft, left, with Oiy St. Laurent, center, and Joe St. Laurent, right.

Monday, Sept. 3, Pattaya C.C. – Stableford
Four groups teed ‘em up at Pattaya Country Club for Monday Golf with the Blue Moose. Included in the players today was Paul Kraft who has not played in three months and because of his lay off he did not want to enter the tournament. As it goes Paul scored 46 points and would have come in first place.

Scores were good as 9 of the 14 golfers had at least 34 points. When the scores were totaled up, Herbie Ishinaga came in third with 37 points after losing out to Joe St. Laurent on count back over the last 6 holes. Joe lost out to his wife Oiy who had 39 points. Oiy learned a quick lesson on how winning means that you pay for drinks.

Wednesday, Sept. 5, Burapha - Stableford

The Blue Moose hackers travelled to Burapha this Wednesday, one of the nicer courses on the rotating schedule. Weather was good with a slight wind to keep the temperature down. The father and son duo of Richard and Anthony joined the Moose golfers once again.

Larry Emerson, left, with Paul Kinmond.

The previous week’s trophy winner, Ciano Glavina, dropped back to 22 points today to once again call into question his stellar performance on trophy day. Larry Emerson meanwhile continued his consistent golf with 35 points to take first place. Paul Kinmond made his first podium visit with 34 points to take second.

Near Pin prize went to Bruce who won 30 % off his bill at the Blue Moose. The golfers returned to the Blue Moose for presentations and the usual provisions provided by the capable staff.

Old clubs just the ticket for Butler

PSC golf Bunker Boys @ The Ranch

Monday, Sept. 3, Bangpra – Stableford
Bangpra is one of the favourite courses for the Bunker Boys, and is currently one of the few courses that we’re playing twice per month. The staff here are always pleasant and welcoming, and the starter is always efficient and on top of his job, so it was no surprise that we teed off promptly on time.

Buff (left) on his debut with the Bunker Boys and fellow new boy Thomas.

The weather today was overcast and the course was in its normal excellent condition, so it was only a question of which golfer could find his putting touch on the difficult greens. On the day, it was no surprise that August Golfer of the Month, Gerry Cooney, came out on top again.

There was a veritable plethora of players on 34 and 33 points, giving Buff his first experience of calculating difficult count backs. Geoff Parker claimed second place edging out Lee Butler, Peter Habgood and the unlucky John Graham on the count back, and the 3 players on 33 points all missed out.
1st Gerry Cooney (14) 36pts
2nd Geoff Parker (14) 34pts
3rd Lee Butler (14) 34pts
4th Peter Habgood (18) 34pts
Near pins: Lee Butler, Paul Smith, William Macey and Geoff Parker.

Wednesday, Sept. 5, Eastern Star – Stableford

Slight chaos as we checked in at the Eastern Star course, with 4 different promotions running simultaneously! Eventually everything was sorted out and we set off under sunny skies, but with a stiff breeze blowing in from the sea. Eastern Star is a tricky course at the best of times, but the breeze made things even more difficult, and a number of golfers were heard bemoaning the number of balls they’d consigned to the watery depths.
The green keeper must have been having a bad day because some of the pin placements were set in the most difficult possible positions, none more so than the par three 13th hole, where it was set at the back left edge of the green, on a 45 degree slope!
Tony Robbins continued his recent run of good form to beat Geoff Parker by a single point, after Geoff carded a double bogey on the 18th. The breeze was probably largely responsible for the fact that only two near pins were hit on the day.

1st Tony Robbins (13) 36pts
2nd Geoff Parker (14) 35pts
3rd Gerry Cooney (14) 33pts
Near pins: Lee Butler and Gerry Cooney
Friday, Sept. 7, Crystal Bay B & C – Stableford

We set off to Sri Racha expecting to find the course waterlogged after heavy rain the previous day and overnight, but in the event it was in surprisingly good shape.
Buff (the boss of The Ranch) was playing his debut game with the Bunker Boys, and led the field away, playing into a stiff but pleasant breeze. The course was busy and consequently the outward nine was slow, but fortunately the pace picked up on the inward nine.

Lee Butler had decided to revert back to using his old set of irons after some inconsistent performances of late (read that as spraying the ball in all directions), and the decision was certainly justified as he romped home with the winning score of 40 points. Gerry Cooney continued his good run of form to take second place ahead of Colin Greig
1st Lee Butler (13) 40pts
2nd Gerry Cooney (16) 38pts
3rd Colin Greig (8) 34pts
Near pins: Gerry Cooney, Paul Smith and Tony Robbins (2).
Note: The Bunker Boys are a PSC affiliated golf society who now play out of The Ranch bar on Pattaya 3rd Road (in front of the fire station, and almost opposite the Buffalo Bar). 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 Ranch at 9 a.m. for breakfast and transportation, and new players are always welcome. Contact Buff on 086 046 5091 or 080 605 5663 for all enquiries. The society is also in the process of resurrecting our website which you can find at http://www.bunkersociety.com.

Pattaya Monday Quiz League

Results & Standings Sept. 3

		20-Aug		27-Aug		3-Sep		Total	Total
Pos.	Team	Sc.	Pts	Sc.	Pts	Sc.	Pts	Score	Points
1	The Londoner	82	10	76	6	90	10	248	26
2	Palmers	80	8	84	8	84	8	248	24
3	Offshore Bar	80	8	88	10	80	5	248	23
4	The Ranch	68	2	72	5	84	8	224	15
5	Cheers	76	5	72	5	78	4	226	14
6	Irish Rovers	76	5	62	3	74	2	212	10
7	Nervous Wreck	70	3	60	2	78	4	208	9
Percentage correct by round this week:
Geog.	Sport	History	Movies	Science	Reading	General	All	Average Team
93.90%	46.90%	79.60%	77.60%	85.70%	93.90%	89.30%	81.10%	Total:  81.1

 

Pierrel shoots gem of a round at Emerald

PSC golf from The Growling Swan

Peter Blackburn

Tuesday, Sept. 4, The Emerald – Stableford

After a late cancellation due to family sickness and one “no show” we were still left with an excellent field of 22 golfers ready to tackle the challenging Emerald Golf Course. It has been quite some time since most of us had played there and after receiving mixed reports about the course I for one was very much looking forward to playing there again.

John Pierrel, Bernie McCart & Stephen Newton.

As we assembled at The Growling Swan we had many new & old faces and welcomes were handed out to John Coombs & Ron Grafton from Mandurah, Western Australia, Dave Neal from the U.K. and his lady Thientong from Laem Chabang, Kevin Smith from Devon in the U.K. and Patrick Bellina from France.

We departed the G.S. right on time at 8.30 am in 2 minivans and under overcast skies completed the journey in the good time of 45 minutes to find the course fairly quiet. After getting ourselves organized and a practice putt or 2 for some we sent our first group away 20 minutes ahead of schedule at 9.40 a.m. and although still overcast there was no real sign of rain and a fairly stiff breeze.

Thientong & John Coombs.

The course was looking very good and we soon found the greens to be in great shape in fact a little too slick at times when putting from above the hole. The areas in front of some of the greens were a touch “ordinary” and caused a few problems when landing the ball short of the mostly elevated greens but other than that the course was fine and is certainly back on our monthly schedule now.

Although threatening at times the rain did stay away and at no stage were the conditions too hot, mainly due to the stiff breeze mentioned earlier. Proceeding at a fairly good pace we completed the round in the fine time of four hours & five minutes which included a drink stop on the second nine.

We were able to have 2 grades with five podium spots in each. A Grade was for handicaps 0 to 16 and B Grade for 17 and over. We had nearest the pins on all the par threes which were sponsored by The Growling Swan, Mike Gosden, Ron Grafton & Max “Two Corsets” Bracegirdle. We also had longest first putts on the 9th & 18th greens which were kindly sponsored by Allan Tranekaer & Paul Quinn.

In the A Grade John Pierrel blitzed the rest of the field and his 42 points was 8 points better than Mike Allidi (19 point back nine) whose 73 off the stick enabled him to secure second spot in a count back from Martin Todd (18 point back nine), both ending up with 36 points. Fourth place went to Mike “Hunter” Gosden with 33 points and J J Harney was fifth with 30 points.

In the B Grade Stephen Newton also won easily with 36 points and in a three way count back on 32 points Kevin Smith (19 point back nine) finished second from Thientong Charoenrung (18 point back nine) and Brian Noguer (16 point back nine) came fourth. Frank Donnelly completed the B Grade podium with 31 points.

A Flight (0-16)

1st John Pierrel (14) 42pts

2nd Mike Allidi (1) 36pts

3rd Martin Todd (8) 36pts

4th Mike Gosden (12) 33pts

5th J J Harney (11) 30pts

B Flight (17+)

1st Stephen Newton (30) 36pts

2nd Kevin Smith (36) 32pts

3rd Thientong Charoenrung (20) 32pts

4th Brian Noguer (22) 32pts

5th Frank Donnelly (21) 31pts

Near Pins: 5th – J J Harney, 7th – Frank Donnelly, 13h – Paul Quinn, 15th – Dave Neal

Long Putts: 9th – Patrick Bellina, 18th – Brian Noguer

The winner of the Compass Cap (awarded to the player with the worst score on the day) was Bernie McCart, much to the relief of myself & Ron Grafton and Bernie as usual received the award in good spirit and wore the cap well into th evening.

Deefa the Dog’s master, Hunter was back from his trip and took him for a walk, collecting many donations to charity from our generous Growling Swan crew in the process. It was then back to The Growling Swan for some cheap priced coldies and lots of fun & laughter.

Friday, 7th September – Rayong C.C. – Stableford

Our normal Thursday game was cancelled due to the inclement weather at Treasure Hill, as was the second course we tried, Rayong Country Club, which was a shame as 29 golfers were signed up to play. Not to be deprived of our second game of golf for the week we booked Rayong Country Club for the next day and prayed that the weather this time would be kind to us. We had 16 keen golfers prepared to play and we assembled at The Growling Swan in readiness and as all turned up early we headed off 10 minutes ahead of schedule at 8.20 am.

We welcomed Marco Beer from Switzerland and Kevin Waycott from Geraldton in Western Australia. It was also good to see veteran Hugh O’Donnell once more having a game with us but sadly it was Bon Voyage to him as he is off to Spain in the next few days.

I rang the course just after 8.00 a.m. and was told that it was in fact raining there but we decided to take the chance anyway. The weather was looking good as we travelled in sunshine and indeed when we arrived at the course 40 minutes later it was fine although there were many rain clouds overhead. There were very few other golfers there so it was surprising to find that there weren’t enough carts to go round as we were promised a special rate for one-to-a-cart so many of us had to double up, which was no big deal anyway.

Our first group got away 30 minutes early at 9.30 a.m. and ‘mark, lift. clean & place’ through the greens was the order of the day as naturally the course was somewhat soggy due to the recent heavy rains, but there were very few fairway puddles and the greens were fine although not up to the standard of most of the other golf courses.

Most of our group were finding the going fairly tough and it seemed obvious that anyone playing to their handicap or thereabouts would feature on the podium at the end of the day and that indeed was the case. We were extremely lucky with the weather throughout the round as there were several rainy squalls but nothing that lasted long enough for us to stop play at any time.

A group in front of us slowed us down in the latter part of our round but we managed to complete the full round in four hours & twenty minutes. In a nutshell it was great to be out there playing golf in less than ideal conditions but we all agreed that it was a good day and although the standard of golf was not the best it was well worth the trip.

We were able to have 2 grades with four podium spots in each. A Grade was for handicaps 0 to 16 and B Grade for 17 and over. We had nearest the pins on all the par threes which were sponsored by The Growling Swan, John Coombs, Dave Neal & Alain Taddei. We also had longest first putts on the 9th & 18th greens which were kindly sponsored by Ron Grafton & John Coombs.

John Coombs won the A Grade with 33 points, 2 points ahead of his good mate Ron Grafton in second place with Kevin Waycott third on 29 points. With 3 players on 28 points a count back was necessary to determine fourth spot and it was Martin Todd (17 point back nine) who prevailed from Ebrahim (16 point back nine) and your writer (10 point back nine).

The winner in B Grade was Thientong Charoenrung with a fine 35 points and another lady, Duanjai Dusadad (Kae) was second with 33 points. Bernie McCart was third with 31 points & Dave Neal fourth on 30 points.

A Flight (0-16)

1st John Coombs (12) 33pts

2nd Ron Grafton (13) 31pts

3rd Kevin Waycott (10) 29pts

4th Martin Todd (8) 28pts

B Flight (17+)

1st Thientong Charoenrung (20) 35pts

2nd Duanjai Dusadad (36) 33pts

3rd Bernie McCart (31) 31pts

4th Dave Neal (22) 30pts

Near Pins: 5th – Peter Blackburn, 7th – Marco Beer, 12th – Martin Todd, 16th – John Coombs

Long Putts: 9th – Ron Grafton, 18th – Roy Dayton

There was no Compass Cap award on the day due to a “technical difficulty” and also Deefa the Dog was not present due to a prior commitment. It was then back to The Growling Swan for plenty of cold ones and a very relaxing evening watching the Hawthorn v Collingwood AFL game.

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 a.m. For bookings or more information please contact Peter on 0806 351 386 or email to [email protected].

British Bar Snacks Friday Pool League

Results & Standings Sept. 7

Division 1
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts
Crazy Eddie’s	3	3	0	19	0	9
The Butchers Arms	3	2	1	3	0	6
TJ’s Bar	3	2	1	1	0	6
Pook’s Bar	3	1	2	3	2	5
Shoot Pool	1	1	0	3	0	3
Sweethearts Bar	1	1	0	1	0	3
Links Bar	3	1	2	-2	0	3
Nicky’s Bar	3	0	3	-14	1	1
FCUK Inn	2	0	2	-14	0	0
Results:  Links Bar 10 v 4 FCUK Inn, Pook’s Bar 10 v 5 TJ’s Bar, Nicky’s Bar 2 v 10 Crazy Eddie’s, Shoot Pool 10 v 7 Butchers
Division 2
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts
Old Thai Angle	3	3	0	11	0	9
Biggyz Rest	2	2	0	8	0	6
Offshore Bar	3	2	1	5	0	6
The Irish Rovers	2	1	1	5	1	4
Mata Bar	3	1	2	-2	1	4
The Queen Vic	2	1	1	-1	0	3
The Stag’s Head	3	1	2	-8	0	3
Mai’s Bar	1	0	1	-1	1	1
The Ranch	3	0	3	-17	0	0
Results:  Mata Bar 10 v 9 Mai’s Bar, Old Thai 10 v 7 Stags Head, Offshore 4 v 10 Biggyz Rest, Irish Rovers 10 v 4 The Ranch
Division 3
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts
Easy R-Con Bar	3	3	0	13	0	9
Tie’s R Us	3	2	1	7	1	7
Dean’s Bar	3	2	1	8	0	6
Hotties	3	2	1	3	0	6
Jolie Bar	1	1	0	1	0	3
Connections	2	1	1	-3	0	3
Rabbi’s Elephant	3	0	3	-12	1	1
Punch & Judy	1	0	1	-2	0	0
Buffalo Jacks	3	0	3	-15	0	0
Results:  Deans Bar 10 v 3 Connections, Hotties 8 v 10 Tie’s R Us, Easy R-Con 10 v 6 Buffalo Jacks, Jolie Bar 10 v 9 Rabbi’s

John Keppler Cider Pool League

Results & Standings Sept. 6 (week 32)

Team	Pts.	For	Against	Diff.
Brasshouse	57	160	77	83
Barking	45	147	95	52
Panitas	36	134	108	26
Lucky	33	113	129	-16
Mulligans	30	111	131	-20
Rendezvous	27	111	131	-20
Pats	18	89	153	-64
NaNa	0	32	73	-41
Results:  Mulligans 7 v 4 NaNa, Rendezvous 6 v 5 Barking, Brasshouse 10 v 1 Pats, Lucky 5 v 6 Panitas

Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League

200 Bowlers: Ooy, Noodle, Tue & Antero.

Ooy Pluemkamon bowled a 548 series which included 203 and 212 games to lead VFW Post 9876 to a four point win over Mitt in 2012. VFW moved up from third to second place.

Tue Pettae bowled a great series with games of 215, 215 and 205 for a 635 series to help Brother D win two points against Canada. Antero Ronkainen had a 561 series with 204 and 211 games and Lek Reaper had a 508 series for Canada.

Café Kronborg took three points from Green Tree and moved up from fourth to third place. Green Tree dropped from second to fourth place. Noodle Russell bowled a 200 game for Green Tree but scores were low on lanes 11 and 12.

In another low scoring match up Indiana won three points from Bavaria. Indiana moved up from sixth to fifth and Bavaria dropped from fifth to sixth. Bavaria bowled without their Captain Leo Kretscher who suffered a stroke recently. Get well soon Leo!

Pos.	Team	Score	Standings
1	Brother D	2-2	44.5 - 27.5
2	VFW Post 9876	4 - 0	40.5 - 31.5
3	Café Kronborg	3-1.	39.5 - 32.5
4	Green Tree	1-3	39 - 33
5	Indiana	3-1	35.5 - 36.5
6	Bavaria	1-3	34 - 38
7	Canada	2-2	29 - 43
8	Mitt in 2012	0 - 4	26 - 46

WKD Tuesday Darts League

Results & Standings Sept. 4 (week 22)

Team	P	W	L	B/L	Pts.
Londoner	22	19	3	16	38
Irish Rover	21	17	4	18	34
Roxy	22	16	6	16	32
Fishing Gallery	22	15	7	14	30
Mee Chew Sports Bar	22	14	8	9	28
Nervous Wreck	22	12	10	14	24
Jantha Coffee House	22	12	10	9	24
Yates Bar	22	11	11	11	22
Mai’s Bar	21	10	11	7	20
Crazy Eddies	22	10	12	12	20
Shoot Pool	22	9	13	7	18
Bernie’s Bar	22	3	19	9	6
W. Tankies	22	3	19	4	6
Buffalo Jacks	22	2	20	7	4
Results:  Buffalo Jacks 4 v 6 Yates Bar, Crazy Eddies 7 v 2 Mai’s Bar, Fishing Gallery 4 v 6 Irish Rover, Londoner 9 v 3 Jantha Coffee House, Mee Chew Sports Bar 5 v 2 Bernie’s Bar, Nervous Wreck 6 v 4 W. Tankies, Roxy 6 v 5 Shoot Pool

Crumpton Oaks Cider Monday Pool League

Finals Standings Sept. 3 (week 3)

Division 1
Team	P	W	L	F	A	+/-	BP	Pts.
The Irish Rovers	3	3	0	30	19	11	0	9
Links Bar	3	3	0	30	22	8	0	9
The Butchers Arms	3	2	1	28	23	5	0	6
Nicky’s Bar	3	1	2	24	26	-2	1	4
Pook’s Bar	3	1	2	26	28	-2	0	3
Easy R-Con Bar	3	1	2	23	28	-5	0	3
Sweethearts Bar	2	0	2	15	20	-5	0	0
The Caddyshack	2	0	2	10	20	-10	0	0
Results:  Links Bar 10 v 7 Easy R-Con Bar, Sweethearts Bar 8 v 10 Pook’s Bar, Butchers Arms 10 v 5 Nicky’s Bar, The Irish Rovers 10 v 4 The Caddyshack
Division 2
Team	P	W	L	F	A	+/-	BP	Pts.
Eor’s Bar	3	3	0	30	10	20	0	9
Hotties	2	2	0	20	8	12	0	6
The Stag’s Head	3	2	1	25	24	1	0	6
TJ’s Bar	3	2	1	24	27	-3	0	6
Offshore Bar	3	1	2	22	25	-3	0	3
The Drunken Duck	2	0	2	14	20	-6	1	1
Mai’s Bar	2	0	2	11	20	-9	0	0
Rabbi’s Elephant	2	0	2	8	20	-12	0	0
Results:  Rabbi’s Elephant 3 v 10 Eor’s Bar, TJ’s Bar 10 v 8 Offshore Bar, The Stag’s Head 1- v 9 Mai’s Bar, Hotties P v P The Drunken Duck

Crumpton Oaks Wednesday Darts League

Results & Standings Sept. 5 (week 6)

Team	P	W	L	B/L	+/-	Pts.
Mee Chew Sports Bar	6	6	0	3	30	12
Irish Rover	6	5	1	6	28	10
Yates Bar	6	3	3	2	2	6
Offshore Bar	6	2	4	3	-8	4
Jantha Coffee House	6	2	4	2	-8	4
W. Tankies	6	0	6	2	-44	0
Results:  Offshore Bar 7 v 2 Jantha Coffee House, W. Tankies 0 v 9 Mee Chew Sports Bar, Yates Bar 4 v 5 Irish Rover

Pattaya Wednesday Quiz League

Results & Standings Sept. 5

Pos.	Team	15-Aug	22-Aug	29-Aug	5-Sep	Total
1	Palmers	3	3	2	3	11
2	Rest Stop	3	3	3	1	10
3	The Londoner	3	3	1	3	10
4	Nervous Wreck	1	1	3	3	8
5	Queen Victoria	3	1	2	1	7
6	Cheers	1	2	3	1	7
7	Offshore	1	1	1	3	6
8	Shagwell Mansion	1	2	1	1	5
Results:  The Londoner 108 v 96 Queen Victoria, Nervous Wreck 104 v 96 Cheers, Rest Stop 102 v 104 Palmers, Shagwell Mansions 100 v 102 Offshore

Ludovick strikes again as United defeat Army

Charity football for Luca Waugh Foundation

Flying Fortt cements lead in Superbike Championship

Final call for Eastern Star Chairman’s Cup qualifying

Pattaya 9-Ball Pool League

PSC Softball welcomes some new players

Sodden Soi Dao & more rain

Revels enjoys another fine day

Manager’s Mug makes inaugural debut

Brian Libbey’s week

Scribe’s double reason to celebrate

‘Hurricane’ Higgins blows the field away

A ‘Blue Ribbon’ Donkey

Winfield in sparkling for at Crystal Bay

Richards & Rought rise to the top

Carmody cracks 40-points at Khao Kheow

Bishop battles through to claim the trophy

Kraft shoots 46-pointer but misses out

Old clubs just the ticket for Butler

Pattaya Monday Quiz League

Pierrel shoots gem of a round at Emerald

British Bar Snacks Friday Pool League

John Keppler Cider Pool League

Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League

WKD Tuesday Darts League

Crumpton Oaks Cider Monday Pool League

Crumpton Oaks Wednesday Darts League

Pattaya Wednesday Quiz League