PSC Golf from the Pattaya Links Golf Society
Monday, Jan. 14, Burapha C & D – Stableford
A Flight (0-17)
1st Phil Davies (12) 37pts
2nd Colm Lawlor (14) 36pts
3rd Marco Beer (17) 35pts
4th Alan Thomas (7) 34pts
5th Andy Kelleher (10) 34pts
B Flight (18+)
1st Stuart Thompson (18) 38pts
2nd Keith Melbourne (35) 35pts
3rd Phil Scotton (21) 34pts
4th Derek Phillips (19) 33pts
5th Darren Beavers (19) 33pts
The PLGS’s week began with a field of forty golfers attempting to get the better of Burapha C and D nines. The large field was divided into two flights cut at seventeen and under.
In the top flight Andy Kelleher marked his return to the group with a fifth place finish on 34 points, losing out to Alan Thomas in fourth on countback. Marco Beer celebrated his final round this trip with 35 points and third place whilst Colm Lawlor finished runner-up with level par 36 points. After a few lacklustre rounds Mr Phil came back with a bounce and took the win with 37 points.
The second flight was no less exciting with a countback separating Darren Beavers and Derek Phillips for fourth and fifth places with 33 points each. Phil Scotton, new to the group, presented his credentials with 34 points to take third. Keith Melbourne acquitted himself well with a second placed finish on 35 points but the winner, with the best score of the day, was Stu Thompson with an outstanding 38 points for his second successive Green Jacket. It was the group’s second “helping” of Stu in four days and his game certainly has the all the ingredients for success.
The technical prizes were well shared out with near pins going to Dave Cooper (C5), Richard Dobson (C8), Pete Seil (D2) and Alan Thomas (D8).
The longest successful putt on the final hole went to Michael Kaps, showing an immediate improvement on his previous round “wig”.
The best front nine score was that of Kevin LaBar with 20 points. The award for the best back nine went to Steve Eddowes with 18 points.
Wednesday, Jan. 16, Treasure Hill – Stableford
A Flight (0-18)
1st Will Brown (18) 35pts
2nd Colin Service (16) 34pts
3rd Ray Banks (11) 33pts
4th Garry Bright (11) 33pts
5th Ralph McConnell (17) 32pts
B Flight (19+)
1st Kenny Jepson (27) 35pts
2nd Derek Phillips (19) 32pts
3rd Darren Beavers (19) 32pts
4th Avril Wildsmith (27) 31pts
5th Soren Hansen (19) 30pts
On this day Treasure Hill was the big winner with none of our forty golfers able to play to their handicap. The course was in great condition but some of the pin placements made life a little more difficult.
The “A” flight (0-18) saw William Brown taking the win at long odds with an impressive 35 points. Next came consistent Colin Service, who is usually somewhere near the top and 34 points kept him up there. Ray Banks was in the placings again by taking third spot on a countback over Garry Bright, both had 33 points, while Ralph McConnell rounded out the podium with 32 points for fifth.
Kenny Jepson was always an outside chance and, on a tough day at a tough course, he came through with the win in “B” flight (19+) and his 35 points got him another green jacket. Derek Phillips had one of his better games to take second place with 32 points, beating Darren Beavers on countback. Our only lady golfer today, Avril Wildsmith, took fourth place on her first outing with Links, scoring 31 points and leaving returnee Soren Hansen to fill fifth place on countback.
Near pins went to Garry Bright, Steve Eddowes, Kenny Jepson and Tom Herrington.
Friday, Jan. 18, Greenwood A & C, Stableford
A Flight (0-20)
1st Wayne Peppernell (14) 39pts
2nd Ralph McConnell (17) 39pts
3rd Mike Kaps (18) 39pts
4th Zac Carson (4) 38pts
5th Jason Kerr (2) 38pts
B Flight (21+)
1st Greg Thompson (22) 36pts
2nd John Hughes (21) 35pts
3rd Keith Melbourne (35) 32pts
4th Len Jones (32) 32pts
5th Tip Briney (27) 31pts
This course is looking a treat right now with the plenty of water to keep the fairways green. Some areas, perhaps, had a little too much water and were soft, with the ball picking up some mud, but had good run. Great conditions gave us the good scores we might have expected and gave us a thrilling three-way tie in the “A” flight.
Wayne Peppernell has been in excellent form this last couple of weeks and with the more powerful finish held out in a tight countback situation. All three players had fine scores of 39 points, so Ralph McConnell then won his countback against an unlucky Mike Kaps who had his final game this trip. Right behind them were two newcomers to Links, with 38 points each. Zac Carson won the countback from Jason Kerr.
“B” flight was a little more cut and dried with returning Greg Thompson scoring first up with 36 points. John Hughes was right on his tail with 35 points and then came another countback as Keith Melbourne nudged out his mate, Len Jones, just. Both did well for 32 points, and Tip Briney rounded out the podium with 31.
Near pins were claimed by Ralph McConnell, Mike Kaps, Tony Kerry and Jason Kerr.
