Golf in Pattaya: Emerson returns to nick the medal

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Lewiinski’s Golf Society

Sunday, Nov. 12, Green Valley – Monthly Medal

A Flight

1st John Emmerson (12) net 68

2nd Peter LeNoury (15) net 69

3rd Jim Bell (19) net 71

B Flight

1st Nick Shaw (21) net 70

2nd Gerry Roche (24) net 71

3rd Jez Lees (22) net 71

Nick Shaw.
Nick Shaw.

Twenty-seven golfers including some from Colin’s Golf Bar signed up to play our traditional Sunday bash at Green Valley.  The course was in fine shape and the weather was extremely pleasant.  Two flights were required with three places in each.

It was just like old times as former golf manager John Emmerson made a rare visit and stole the medal for November 2016 with a man of the match net 68.  John received a bottle of Jameson’s Irish whiskey, a non-transferable invite to play in the year end gold medal and his name will be etched on the Lewiinski’s wall of shame.



The man on form, Peter ‘the right honorable’ LeNoury came up one stroke short to lift the flight silver while the bronze step on the podium was decided on a count back as two players were tied on net 71; Jimmy ‘AK-47’ Bell edging out big Kevin Hamilton with a more evenly distributed inner nine.

B Flight was the domain of Nick ‘Elvis’ Shaw with a solid net70 and the calculator was out again to separate Gerry ‘the Irish rover’ Roche and Jez ‘the principle’ Lees, both with a net 71 but Gerry got the nod for the silver.

Monday, Nov. 14, Treasure Hill – Stableford

A Flight

1st Justin Fowlis (12) 41pts

2nd Sugar Robinson (8) 33pts

3rd Mark Wood (8) 32pts

B Flight

1st Tip Briney (24) 35pts

2nd Brendon Doyle (20) 30pts

3rd Terry Southworth (20) 30pts

C Flight

1st Laurie Dixon (35) 41pts

2nd Torden Lindgarrd (30) 33pts

3rd Marcus Earp (28) 32pts

Near Pins: Nigel Harrison, Justin Fowlis

Long Putts: Paul West, Neil Cameron

A high season crowd headed north up Route 331 to Treasure Hill – one of the toughest courses on the Eastern Seaboard, as the day’s scores would indicate.  The course was in good condition and the weather was fine.

Only one player beat his handicap as Laurie Dixon put on a master-class, lashing the course with a fantastic 41 points to take the top spot in C Flight and the man of the match honours.  His card contained twenty points on the front nine and twenty one on the back that had two no scores.  Laurie was seven strokes clear of flight mate Torden Lindgarrd, and a further stroke clear of Marcus Earp.



Liverpool’s Justin Fowlis took the top spot in A Flight with a sound even par round to go with his near pin.  The minor flight places were filled by two of Aberdeen’s favourite lads, Sugar Robinson and Mark Wood on 33 and 32 points respectively.

Ireland’s Tip Briney stood atop the B Flight podium with a steady35 points and was five clear of Brendon Doyle who needed the aid of a count back to edged Terry Southworth 17-14.

Wednesday, Nov. 16, Pattana B & C – Stableford

A Flight

1st Kevin McEntee (11) 42pts

2nd Reg McKay (16) 40pts

3rd Sugar Robinson (9) 38pts

B Flight

1st Geoff Bracegirdle (18) 42pts

2nd Gerry Cooney (20) 42pts

3rd Paddy Jordan (24) 39pts

We were greeted by great weather at Pattana and the course was in perfect condition.  It seemed that there were more 40+’s today than you might find in an augmentation clinic.  And of course it is the scribe’s job to keep you abreast of such observations.  But enough of the quips or one senses that the scribe is only humoring himself.

There were three players who shared the man of the match honours.  A Flight’s Kevin ‘the Co. Offaly gang leader’ McEntee with a great 42 points was followed up the podium steps by two of Scotland’s finest, Reg McKay with a solid 40 points and his good mate Sugar Robinson on 38.



Two players went to a count back in B Flight, Geoff Bracegirdle and Irishman Gerry Cooney both with 42 points when the mud had settled it was Geoff’s back nine that held out for the top spot, leaving Paddy Jordan to close the flight.

Friday, Nov. 18, Silky Oak – Stableford

A Flight

1st John Harrison (10) 41pts

2nd John Heffernan (10) 39pts

3rd Justin Fowlis (12) 38pts

B Flight

1st Colin Davis (20) 38pts

2nd Garry Emmitt (21) 38pts

3rd Tony Power (20) 37pts

C Flight

1st Gordon Nelson (29) 44pts

2nd Alan Blake (21) 41pts

3rd Tim Lazeris (22) 39pts

There were 27 players fronted for today’s outing to Silky Oak. The weather was fine, the greens were a bit bumpy and slow but the course itself was ok.

The scores were very good today and the man of the match came out of C Flight in the shape of Gordon Nelson who sailed round to card a magnificent 44 points.  Gordon was three stokes clear of second placed Alan Burke while Tim Lazeris closed the flight with a solid 38 points.

John Harrison stood atop of the A Flight podium with a rock solid 41 points, John Heffernan took the silver two shots in arrears and Liverpool’s Justin Fowlis closed the flight on 38 points.



Colin ‘the Donkey’ Davis was top man in B Flight as he beat Garry Emmitt on a count back by the slimmest of margins (18-17).  Tony Power closed the flight with a steady 37 points.