John Kepplers Cider Pool League

Results & Standings March 20

Team	Pts.	For	Against	Diff.
Darkside	27	96	60	36
Panitas/Outback	27	96	60	36
Brasshouse	27	94	62	32
Pats Rest	24	86	70	16
Barking Frog	21	90	66	24
Pats Bar	21	80	76	4
Billabong	18	78	78	0
Siam Country	18	68	88	-20
Serenity	12	66	90	-24
Ice Star	3	50	106	-56
Happy Day	3	11	15	-4
Lucky Bar	0	63	107	-44
Results:  Ice Star 6 v 7 Billabong, Panitas/Outback 5 v 8 Darkside, Serenity 5 v 8 Brasshouse, Lucky Bar 4 v 9 Barking Frog, Pats Bar 3 v 10 Siam Country

McGuigan makes hay at Green Valley

IPGC golf from The Tara Court Golf

Sunday, March 16,
Green Valley - Stableford
A much more pleasant day in Green Valley today compared to the previous week. We got off well before our allotted tee time and with no one in front of us we got around in less than four hours, which is how golf should be played.

Joe McArdle.

We had one very good score today as Donal McGuigan ran away with it with an excellent forty one points and will be in for a sharp reduction in his handicap. After that the scores were a bit more mundane with Declan Kelly coming second with thirty four followed at one point increments by Joe McArdle and John Beshoff.
1st Donal McGuigan (24) 41pts
2nd Declan Kelly (13) 34pts
3rd Joe McArdle (13) 33pts
4th John Beshoff (14) 32pts
Thursday, March 20,
Silky Oak - Stableford
Silky Oak today for a change and this course seems to be getting better and is currently in excellent condition, both the fairways and the greens. Very few people on the course today so we got around very quickly. It was very hot but as everyone has to take a golf cart here the heat is not so much of a problem.
Joe McArdle took the honors today with thirty eight points followed closely by Shaun Merriman just one back. Charlie Lapsley took third with thirty four points on count back over George Cullen, Frank McGowan and John Beshoff.
We had four ‘2’s today from Frank McGowan (2), Declan Kelly and John Beshoff.
1st Joe McArdle (13) 38pts
2nd Shaun Merriman (10) 37pts
3rd Charlie Lapsley (8) 34pts
Note: The Tara Court Golf Group play every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, leaving O’Gara’s Bar and Restaurant in the Tara Court on Pratamnak Rd. around 10.00 a.m. Sign up either in O’Gara’s or ring Joe on 089 249 1364 and he will book you in.

Rothwell rocks at Khao Kheow

PSC golf from The Golf Club

Steve Ellison
Monday, March 17, Green Valley (white tees) – Stableford
T1st Geoff Doody (22) 39pts
T1st Gary Blackburn (9) 39pts
3rd Roger Newman (17) 36pts
T4th Paul Greenaway (11) 35pts
T4th Mark Venning (11) 35pts
Shameless plug: The April Schedule is up and a couple of interesting things to point out. On Wednesday the 2nd, we are playing Laem Chabang with a 3:30 tee time! Yes, the back 9 will be under the lights so it should be a nice cool round of golf and at 1,950 baht, you won’t get this great Jack Nicklaus track any cheaper. Also, the Songkran trip to Khao Yai is from the 15th-20th so get yer skates on and sign up quick.

Alan Rothwell with John Emmerson and Peter Larsson.

How does he do it? 2 weeks ago he placed third, last week he placed second, and this week he wins it with 39 points! It was a triumphant climb for Geoff Doody as for the last three weeks he has just kept on getting better and better. Gary Blackburn (who won at St. Andrews last week) was also good for an impressive 39 to share the win with Geoff, and Gary has also been playing some great golf lately.
Roger Newman strolled along to a 36 for sole third place today, making it look easy, as Mark Venning and Paul “Take it Easy” Greenaway shared 4th position.
The course played beautifully once again, so it’s no wonder we get a full sign-up sheet every Monday for Green Valley. The weather today was getting hot in the afternoon, so our amazing winter of cool golf days is now officially over! Oh well, it was great while it lasted.
Wednesday, March 19, Khao Kheow (white tees) – Stableford
1st Alan Rothwell (7) 39pts
T2nd Peter Larsson (13) 38pts
T2nd Phil Williams (11) 38pts
It just doesn’t get any better than Khao Kheow these days as the course was turned out in pristine condition for today’s comp.
Finally, Alan Rothwell gets it all together! Alan is one of our better golfers and plays a very consistent game. He didn’t quite find his form last week at Soi Dao but this week it all came together for him. It ain’t easy shooting a 39 off a stingy 7 handicap so he had to earn his points on this difficult course. Well played buddy, bridesmaid no more!
Peter and Phil were both hot on his heels and just a stroke back on 38 to tie for second, which is a whole bunch of great scores on today’s podium.
Friday, March 21, Burapha C & D – 18th PSC Charity Classic
Just a quick note of congratulations to our regulars Steve Mulberry and Nigel Flanagan for getting 3rd place at the PSC Charity Classic on Friday. That is a great result when you have 160 golfers in the field! Also, our gratitude goes to Joe Mooneyham, Khun Mai and the staff at the PSC for all the hard work for this event. The Golf Club was proud to be a hole sponsor out there today, as we look forward to this event which gets better and better every year.
Note: The Golf Club is located on Soi LK Metro. Just call 085 434 3377 or see our website www.golfclubpattaya .com and for more information mail us: pattaya4golf@ gmail.com and see updates at www.facebook.com/golfclubpattaya... all handicaps welcome!

Balfour blitz at Greenwood

Simpson shines at Emerald

PSC golf from The Beaver Bar & Grill

Friday the 14th of March dawned with high humidity and gentle breezes. The golfers all started out to face a possible sweaty day on the links at Emerald. The course was in decent shape while the fairways seemed hard and the ball would bounce and carry some extra distances as a result.
After the golfers completed their rounds they retired back to the Beaver Bar for nourishment and refreshments while the scorecards were checked. Larry Willett won second place on count back with 34 points and Paul Simpson took the top prize as well as nearest to the pin for the day.
The Beaver Bar wishes to thank all those in attendance.

Links Challenge scores again for Jesters Charity Drive

Mike Contoni (left) presents to the winning team members, Joe McArdle, Shaun Merriman and George Cullen.

Urasin Khantaraphan
The fourth annual Links Golf Challenge took place on Tuesday 18th of March at Khao Kheow Country Club, and this year the numbers were down from the 126 of the previous year to just 36 players, playing in teams of four.
The conditions however were ideal and those who took part were able to have an enjoyable and leisurely game without the pressure of having to rush due to a full field of players.
The prize giving took place the same evening at the Links Hotel on Soi Buakow where the players enjoyed a buffet and a few well earned beers and waited to see who would scoop the prizes, which included some golf clubs, bags, shirts and green fees valued at a total of over 76,000 baht.

Tournament runners-up: Declan Kelly, Frank McGowan, John Beshoff and Charlie Lapsey with Mike Contoni (standing rear).

The first place winners for the team tournament were Joe McArdle, Shaun Merriman, Tony Pike and George Cullen with a score of 62 gross, net 56.4. Along with the title they won 4 green fee vouchers for Siam Country Club. The second placed team of Frank McGowan, Declan Kelly, John Beshoff and Charlie Lapsey (net 58.5) won shirts from Fenix Golf and green fees for Khao Kheow, and completing the podium in third was the quartet of Donald McGuigan, George Pearson, Robert Hanson and David Hogan who also won 4 green fees for Khao Kheow.
The day managed to raise a grand total of 91,250 baht which will go straight to the Jesters Care for Kids Charity Drive. This means that around 470,000 baht has been raised by the Links Challenge in the last four years for Jesters.
The organizer and part owner of the Links Hotel, Mike Contoni, stated that times were hard at the moment with tourism being down but pointed out that “If it’s hard for us it’s even harder for those who are supported by Jesters and we (the golfers) want to give back to the community.”

Some great prizes were on offer at this year’s tournament.

Sharpshooter Chur rides into town

Travellers Rest Golf Group

Mike Rushant and Any Rich.

Andy Rich
Monday, March 17, Khao Kheow - Stableford
We started off last week on Monday with St Patrick’s Day, so I was expecting a large turnout of men from the Emerald Isle as for the last couple of months Pattaya has been awash with them. Instead in a field of twenty six golfers just five were Irish so I can only assume that all the rest have returned home to tend to their gardens of Lucky Heather and Four Leaf Clover and to feed their Leprachauns. Still, the ones that were left were full of the old blarney about why they hadn’t won the competition that day at Khao Kheow.
Khao Kheow (B & C) is indeed a tough golf course and most golfers, including myself, struggle to keep a good round going, normally failing miserably. So when I tell you that the winners of the two divisions on the day recorded winning scores of 40 and 42 points respectively, you will probably agree with me that they are both either Superman or complete bandits. Next time I see Mike Rushant and Bill Chur I expect them to be either wearing masks or their underpants outside their shorts.
Mike Rushant won Division 1 by five clear shots from Gerry Fernandez in second place and Terry Worth finished in third. Gerry Fernandez was obviously so shocked at being so far behind the leader he immediately went down with a terrible affliction called shanking. By the end of the week everybody was calling him Ravi (Ravi Shankar) and he was seriously thinking of giving up golf and taking up sitar lessons.
In Division 2 Bill Chur did even better by winning his flight by seven clear shots from Gary Bennett in second and Glen Kananoa in third. Bill was last seen riding off into the sunset on his trusty steed laughing heartily.
Div. 1 (0-14)
1st Mike Rushant (12) 40pts
2nd Gerry Fernandez (12) 35pts
3rd Terry Worth (13) 33pts
Div. 2 (15+)
1st Bill Chur (15) 42pts
2nd Gary Bennett (17) 35pts
3rd Glen Kananoa (15) 33pts
Tuesday, March 18, Green Valley - Stableford
On Tuesday it was off to Green Valley and the Irish contingent was down to three hardy souls who had recovered enough from the shenanigans of the night before to take to the golf course. A few of the other nationalities also failed to show and we were down to just one division on the day.
Bill Chur had a change of mind and decided to turn his horse around, adjusted his stetson and return for another helping of rich pickings back in Pattaya. Despite being docked two shots to his handicap for his remarkable effort the day before at Khao Kheow, he romped off with the first prize yet again leaving the townsfolk mumbling in their beers. Ged Higgins and Jim Cleaver did their best to throw a lasso over Bill and haul him back to the pack but just failed.
1st Bill Chur (13) 37pts
2nd Ged Higgins (19) 36pts
3rd Jim Cleaver (10) 36 pts
Thursday, March 20, Bangpakong - Stableford
Thursday was a trip to one of my favourite courses - Bangpakong. Always in immaculate condition and a little more forgiving than a lot of other golf courses around Pattaya, everybody seems to come away from here feeling good about their game, except of course if your name is Gerry Fernandez.
On the day the best looking man in Pattaya certainly had a good day, yes you guessed it, I won. Playing like I used to many moons ago it all came together and I held off the opposition to walk away with the first prize. Dave Palmer in second and Phil Battah in third made it an extremely tight finish but I managed to keep my nose in front, and so I should, it is large enough.
1st Andy Rich (22) 39pts
2nd Dave Palmer (7) 38pts
3rd Phil Battah (12) 37pts
Saturday, March 22, Eastern Star - Stableford
On Saturday the TRGG brought the week to a close by heading off to Eastern Star, another course that can give you a nasty kick in the butt when all seems to be going well.
Jim Cleaver invited an American mate along called Craig Matthews and he very impolitely took advantage of the TRGG’s renowned hospitality by walking off with first place. The genial giant that is Louis Flanagan at last won something for the Irish by taking second place and my playing partner John Baxter showed some good form to take third.
1st Craig Matthews (15) 36pts
2nd Louis Flanagan (12) 35pts
3rd John Baxter (15) 35pts
Good luck to all you golfers for the coming week and if you would like to play a round of golf with the TRGG, please phone Fergus Brennan on 086 056 7019 or pop into the Ned Kelly Bar in Soi Lengkee and add your name to the weekly lists which are posted on the notice board.

Willem & Jeff quinella the week

PSC golf from Siam Country Resort

Jeff Wylie (left) with Willem Lasonder.

Tuesday, March 18, Greenwood - Stableford
Tuesday was a fine sunny day, with a light breeze blowing just hard enough to keep the heat at bay. Greenwood was our venue with the A & B course being our allocated test, with the fairways and greens being in very good condition, considering the recent dry spell.
Willem Lasonder (19) led the way home with 35 points, after a great back 9, beating Jeff Wylie (8) on count back 22/18. Near pins were spread around between Jonathan, George, Willem & Neil.
Thursday, March 20, Khao Kheow - Stableford
Thursday saw us travel the Hwy 7 north to Khao Kheow, with the C & A loops being our test of the day. The course was in great condition with the fairways well grassed and the greens running smooth, although a little slower than expected.
Jeff Wylie (8) gained some retribution over second placed Willem Lasonder (19), scoring a solid 38 points, to Willem’s 36. Near pins went to Jeff, Martin, and Tom with 2.
Friday saw a contingent from SCR play at Burapha in the PSC Charity Classic. The event was enjoyable, although it was a long day in the sun with the round taking well over 5 hours. Willem won a “C” Flight technical award and thanks go to Joe and his PSC team for providing the opportunity of a good day’s golf.
Note: Siam Country Resort, Restaurant & Bar is located just off Siam Country Club Rd, after going under the arch past the 7/11, turn right after 50 metres, with the venue on the left another 200 metres along. Golf from here is generally played on Tuesday & Thursday, with the Resort hosting prompt presentations on both days.
As a PSC affiliated venue we welcome ALL golfers, including ladies & seniors (>60s) who have opted for the “Silver” tee option. Call 089 094 1841 for scheduling or enquiries. Hope to see you there, cheers & good golfing!

Graham beats the heat and the field

PSC golf Bunker Boys @ The Ranch

Monday, March 17, Mt. Shadow – Stableford
Weather conditions were overcast, windy and very humid, which seemed to sap everybody’s energy except John Graham who had an excellent 37pts. The back nine punished everybody except John who had 20pts on the back nine, with the next best being on 16.
Mashie, the winner in each of his last 3 outings, started off par, birdie, par, bogie, par - 13 points after 5 holes - and whilst he faded on the back nine he still managed second place to be leading the golfer of the month competition.
The course was in good shape except for perennial complaint about the bunkers. Difficult to understand both here and Crystal Bay have put endless hours into mowing all the rough but cannot seem to put effort into the bunkers. Pity, as this is an excellent test of golf.
1st John Graham (11) 37pts
2nd Mashi Kaneta (13) 33pts
3rd Keith Smithson (2) 31pts
4th Dave Ashman (15) 31pts
Near Pins: Tony Robbins, Tony Berry and Keith Smithson
Wednesday, March 19, Silky Oaks - Rainbow Stableford
Our first visit to this course as a society was selected to become a rainbow competition where the golfer must take 6 tee shots each off the red, white (yellow today) and blues in any order they choose.
The format was chosen as golfers needed to clear 200 yards on a couple of the holes off the yellows, which is enough to deter a great portion of our regulars. In addition to these carries there were another 12, mostly over water and with many elevated greens, so the golfers were in for a tough day.
Carts are compulsory here and the 10 minute ride to the first tee showed the necessity. Word of warning to future golfers, there is only one drinks hole after the 4th and you come round again after the 13th so stock up. Another quirk of this course is that 2 fairways are shared and if your caddy doesn’t speak English too well it can be a bit confusing.
Mine host Buff was having a good day until the 4th fairway where a beautiful bunker shot landed 2ft from the pin - unfortunately it was the wrong one! A lot of the greens are not visible from the tee so having to play blind and not knowing any potential problems wasn’t what I would call fun, a subsequent visit should be easier. The course itself is very scenic, well manicured with good fairways and greens, although the latter erred on the slow side.
The combination of carries, and lack of course knowledge inevitably contributed to low scoring from the 14 golfers. Only Colin Greig in first place on 38 points and Peter Hapgood in second, a point behind, managed to master the problems. Even our tame golf pro Keith Smithson could only muster 30 points, partially due to water sneakily placed down a steep bank behind a green.
A fourth course is under construction next to Silky Oaks but the majority of our fraternity are still struggling with numbers 2 and 3.
1st Colin Greig (7) 38pts
2nd Peter Hapgood (20) 37pts
3rd Geoff Hart (23) 31pts
4th Keith Smithson (2) 30pts
Near Pins: Colin Greig, Peter Hapgood and Geoff Parker
Friday, March 21, Pleasant Valley - Stableford
An unpleasant surprise awaited us on arrival at Pleasant Valley as we discovered that our booking had been mysteriously “lost”, but after a short discussion the management agreed to accommodate our five groups, teeing off from the 10th tee.
The course was generally in good shape, but the slow greens took some getting used to, particularly on uphill putts against the grain which required the use of a driver! The round progressed without any holdups, although a thunder storm passed close by, sprinkling us with a few drops of rain which was the first precipitation we’ve experienced on a golf course since early November.
There was no doubt who was the star performer today as Paul Smith returned to the clubhouse with an impressive score of 41 points, equating to a gross score of 70 off his handicap of 3 (soon surely to be reduced to 2!).
Only a single flight today with Keith Smithson (37 points) taking second place ahead of Geoff Parker on a count back, and Mike Lloyd (36) taking the final podium position.
Although Gordon Melia professes not to be a fan of this course, he’s making something of a speciality of the par three 8th hole, taking his second near pin prize in successive games here with yet another of his now infamous skimmer shots.
1st Paul Smith (3) 41pts
2nd Keith Smithson (2) 37pts
3rd Geoff Parker (15) 37pts
4th Mike Lloyd (14) 36pts
Near Pins: Gordon Melia, Geoff Parker, Keith Smithson and Paul Smith
Note: The Bunker Boys is a PSC affiliated golf society that plays out of The Ranch bar on Pattaya 3rd Road (in front of the fire station, and almost opposite the Buffalo Bar). We play on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, meeting 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 or go to website: www. bunkersociety.com.

Andre and the scribe scale the Mountain

PSC golf from Tropical Bert’s

Derek Brook
Tuesday, March 18, Mountain Shadow – Stableford
This course was once the most feared around. Stand on the first tee and you knew you were in for a hard time and I remember taking a large group of golfers here some years ago and they all got beaten out of sight. Indeed, the winning score on that day was just 28 points. Let the wind blow here and you will spend a long time in the trees which seem to swallow the balls up. Best you get out of them as soon as you can, but that can be really difficult!

Andre Van Dyk (left) with Derek Brook.

The real problem in years past though used to be the greens that were really fast and a bit of wind could blow the ball anywhere. Some of them at times were so tricky that a four-putt was really not just a possibility but was the norm. With all this in mind I wondered how the day would pan out with only a mild wind blowing. So it was off the white tees to play safe and let us get underway.
Usually these days when we play this course it is packed, but on this day when we got to the first tee the way ahead was clear and we were away nice and early. In fact it was some time before we spotted the groups ahead. The wind was still a bit blustery but all in all it was a great day out. The greens were still tricky and I suspect they always will be, but the fairways were reasonable and the rough fine except for those trees.
One thing I always do, and only at this course, is sit by the start and have a cold beer from the kiosk. The view over the last few holes and the first few holes is a pleasure and usually a couple of the players stop and spend the time with me. Just a one off but a real pleasure!
Back at Bert’s early it was time to relax before the results. The scores were on the whole good and in the A Flight, 0 to 18, the winner was Andre Van Dyk with a fine 41 points, ahead of Mark west with 38 points on count back over Doug Maiko in third.
In the B Flight the winner with 40 points was your scribe, Derek Brook, while some way back in second was Barry Elphick with 33 on a count back over George King in third. T.T.F.N.
Near Pins: Andre Van Dyk, Doug Maiko, Tom Cotton, Barry Elphick.

Khun Wichai’s big day - another ‘Ace’

The Pattaya Golf Society (IPGC) at the Elephant Bar

The Pattaya Golf Society travelled to Green Valley on Monday, 17th March to play a stableford competition in two divisions with the cut set at seventeen and under. With a course in excellent condition, white tees set well back, a fresh breeze blowing and quick greens the scene was set for something special.
Scores were unspectacular with Murray Edwards recording 34 points for third in the second flight, one behind lady golfer Orawan Meeraka’s second place 35 and a further shot back from the winner Jim Ferris, returning a level par 36 points for the win. In the top flight Rob Lamond joined Peter Ditz and Wichai Tananusorn on 33 points to share the win whilst Peter and Wichai recorded birdie ‘2’s on the fourth hole.
Khun Wichai went one better than that with a quality ace on the twelfth hole to give him his second career hole-in-one. This one was vintage, with a wedge shot landing just behind the pin and dragging back unerringly into the hole. Wonderful Wichai and thanks for the celebratory bell ringing back at the Elephant Bar in Soi Buakhao.
The only disappointment is that his feat will be almost ignored by the Green Valley as he paid his green fee in cash and the hole sponsor would only recognise payment by the company’s credit card. However PGS and IPGC are far more generous with a new inscribed golf bag awaiting the popular Thai golfer. Well done Wichai!
Grimes & greens decisive
For golfers there is nothing quite like having a “new” venue to play and the redeveloped course at Pattavia certainly fits the bill in that respect, especially now the new clubhouse is open and functional. Little wonder then that it was on the schedule for the Pattaya Golf Society on Wednesday, 17th March.
The course itself is in good condition with greens which may be the most difficult to read in the area because of the nature of the grain and the bunkers are also in good condition, were one to stray.
The field was divided into two flights at fourteen and under and in the top flight Rick Schramm, David Thomas and Dave Moriarty all shared second place with 30 points each, three behind the flight winner Takeshi Hakozaki, on 33. In the second flight Larry Slattery was third with 31 points, close on the heels of second placed golfer Dave Plaiter with 32 points. The winner with the best score of the day was Ken Grimes with 34 points.
John Chelo and fellow Canadian Rick Schramm both shared the ‘2’s pot and Jack Robertson took the Booby Bevy for being the only Canuck in the field not to record a birdie.
Kevin Cumming took the Elephant Bar consolation beer as an appropriate yet lucky non-winner and David Thomas, running the day, warmly thanked all who had contributed to the day, including drivers and mine hosts of the Elephant Bar in Soi Buakhao, Peter, Shane and Khun Kob. Pattavia? Yes we’ll certainly have some more of that!
Stern test at
Mountain Shadow
The Pattaya Golf Society ended the week on Friday, 21st March with a visit to Mountain Shadow to play a stableford competition on the testing course. The course was in fine condition with plenty of run on the fairways and greens which lived up to their reputation as tough and grainy.
The field played from blues and whites in two flights, cut at seventeen and under. In the second flight senior Aussie golfer Bryan Brown played solidly again to share second place with Masashi Iizumi on 32 points whilst Peter Allen used his length to shackle the course with 34 points for the win. In the blue flight Greg Gawron and John Chelo shared second place with 33 points but were nosed out by Dave Moriarty, “Mr Consistency” indeed, with 34 points.
Rick Schramm again recorded a birdie ‘2’ on the eighth to share the bonus pot with Peter Allen who also excelled with a fine birdie on the tough seventeenth.
Rod Stevens enjoyed the consolation beer whilst the Booby Bevy went to Syd Harrison as a farewell gesture prior to his departure to the UK for the summer, as another excellent golfing week drew to a close at the Elephant Bar in Soi Buakhao.

Leif lights up the fairways on St. Patrick’s Day

PSC golf from the Café Kronborg

Mike Winfield, Dave Richardson and Leif Kirkgaard.

Monday, March 17, Greenwood A & B - Stableford
A Flight (0-19)
1st Leif Kirkgaard (18) 46pts
2nd Peter Bygballe (19) 43pts
3rd Doug Maiko (17) 38pts
4th Henning Olsen (14) 35pts
B Flight (20+)
1st Mike Winfield (23) 38pts
2nd Steen Habersaat (25) 37pts
3rd Kurt Sandgaard (28) 36pts
4th Kaj Aabling (22) 35pts
Near Pins: A6 Ken Madsen, B2 Steen Habersaat, B5 Doug Maiko
Long Putts: A9 Mike Winfield, B9 Mark Erikson
It was off to play a green course today for St. Patrick’s Day, up the 331 for 55 minutes to Greenwood and we got off on time under sunny skies and with a nice breeze. The course was in fine condition but outside was very dry and there was evidence of many fires, even one towards Pattavia that threatened to overrun us on the B course.

Jan Lovgreen (left) and Mike Allidi (right) with Dave Richardson.

We got around in 4 hours and 40 minutes and back in the clubhouse welcomes went out to Mark Erikson and Benny Andersen and some goodbyes to Kaj Aabling and Peter Bygballe, both going back to Denmark but returning in October.
Two flights today with the cut at handicap 19 and Leif Kirkgaard won the premier division with a superb 46 points to finish three clear of Peter Bygballe in second. Doug Maiko and Henning Olsen were some way back in third and fourth respectively.
Mike Winfield stood atop the B flight with 38 points, one up on Steen Habersaat in second, with Kurt Sandgaard and Kaj Aabling filling the minor podium places.
Thursday, March 20, Pattavia - Stableford
A Flight (0-19)
1st Mike Allidi (3) 36pts
2nd Lotte Boskov (18) 33pts
3rd Leif Kirkgaard (18) 29pts
4th Tate Akifumi (14) 28pts
B Flight (20+)
1st Jan Lovgreen (20) 38pts
2nd Steen Habersaat (25) 31pts
3rd Jan Bogh (20) 31pts
4th Mike Winfield (23) 29pts
Near Pins: Lotte Boskov and Steen Habersaat
Long Putts: Jan Lovgreen and Tate Akifumi.
Pattavia was the game today and the course was in fairly good condition but suffering from a lack of water, however the greens were still very fast. Considering all the putts we had we still managed to make it around in just about 4 hours.
Mike Allidi won the A Flight today with a fine 36 points while Lotte Boskov took second with 33. Leif Kirkgaard was third with 29 and Tate Akifumi placed fourth with 28.
Jan Lovgreen won the B Flight by a mile with 38 points and Steen Habersaat took second on a count back over Jan Bogh in third, both with 31’s. Mike Winfield completed the podium in fourth.

Butler & Gardner combo wins again

PSC golf from The Caddyshack Golf

Phonsie McGahan and Ted Gardner.

Monday 17th March at Green Valley was a good day for Canada when Don Hachey (H/cap 18) edged to a win with 38 points. The runner-up was Paul Walia (15) with 37 points, third place went to Ted Gardner (8) with 36 and fourth to John Knight (22) with 35 points.
Wednesday 19th took us to Plutaluang Navy Course where the tees, greens and bunkers were all in good shape, but when are they going to put in a proper fairway sprinkler system? The only player to better his handicap was Phonsie McGahan (7) who took first place with 38 points. Our Canadian friend Don Hachey played well again and took second with 36 points while Jason Barnett (4) finished third with 35, just ahead of Ted Gardner on 33.
Quite a few of our regulars are heading home before the end of the month and so we decided to bring the 2-man scramble forward one week to Friday 21st, since everyone enjoys this format. Back to back victories went to the team of Jack Butler and Ted Gardner who carded a gross 71 to give a winning 66.4 net score. Close behind with 66.8 was our septuagenarian team of Phonsie McGahan and Bruce Tollitt while third place went to Jason Barnett and Phil Cawse with a net 68 and fourth to Dave Hester and Peter Henderson with a net 69.2.
Near pin prizes went to Les Charles, Don Hachey, Phil Cawse and Leif Petterson.
Note: The Caddyshack is located on Soi 17 off 3rd Road or soi 8 off Thepprasit Road. All golfers are welcome and reservations are taken at 081 865 3104.

Blacky, Silvano & Plums get the chocolates

PSC Golf from The Growling Swan

Silvano Pizzato, Ian Masterson, Peter Blackburn & Roy Dayton.

Peter Blackburn
Monday, March 17, Bangpakong – Stableford
Despite the fact that it was St Patrick’s Day we had 3 Irishmen in the excellent field of 28 and we were all looking forward to re-visiting Bangpakong Riverside after many months absence. Although the numbers were very good I suspect there were still a few who deemed the journey “too far” but as we all found out they were the ones that missed a treat!
We had a very good run through the Pattaya traffic and up number 7 arriving at the golf course just 65 minutes later and the course was not at all busy so we were invited to commence at our convenience. Our first four-ball teed off 10 minutes behind schedule at 10.10 am with the nearest group in front about 2 holes away and poor old Ebrahim appeared to be in a dream world as we had to send Dick to extract him from the practice putting green to take his spot in the first group, hence the delay in teeing off.

Kevin Waycott, John Anderson, Rita Zoebelli & John Davis.

As mentioned earlier, it had been some time since we had played the course and I must say that all the raves about it over the last few weeks were true as it was in magnificent condition with the lush fairways and superb greens.
We continued at a very good pace with the groups ahead never a problem and as it was very hot & humid a 10 minute drinks break before the 12th tee was necessary but regardless of that we managed to complete the full round in the very good time of four hours & five minutes. Great golf course, terrific company – does it get any better than this?
Once again your humble correspondent Peter “Blacky” Blackburn showed some good form and was the Division A winner with 42 points. With two on 41 points a count back was required which resulted in Big Bill Steiman (21 point back nine) taking second spot from Gerd Riedler (20 point back nine) in third place.
In a high scoring day it was Silvano Pizzato who won Division B with the best score of the day, 43 points, and Mark “Westy” West was second with 41. With 2 golfers on 40 points another count back was necessary to decide third place and that went to John Davis (22 point back nine) from an unlucky Duangjai Tusagad (19 point back nine).
In a big form reversal Roy “Plums” Dayton won the C Division with 38 points and in yet another count back with two on 35 points it was Geri Crilly (17 point back nine) who finished second from JC Lhoste (15 point back nine) in third place.
Division A (0-13)
1st Peter Blackburn (13) 42pts
2nd Bill Steinman (10) 41pts
3rd Gerd Riedler (8) 41pts
Division B (14-19)
1st Silvano Pizzato (19) 43pts
2nd Mark West (14) 41pts
3rd John Davis (15) 40pts
Division C (20+)
1st Roy Dayton (24) 38pts
2nd Geri Crill (27) 35pts
3rd JC Lhoste (23) 35pts
Near Pins: 4th – Peter Blackburn, 7th – Ebrahim, 13th – Gerd Riedler, 16th – Gerd Riedler
Long Putts: 9th – Takeshi Hakozaki, 18th – Frank Sharratt
The Growling Swan NAGA Award (awarded to the golfer who has the worst score on the day and discreetly their score is not made public) was won by Ian Masterson who accepted the award like the good sport that he is.
Thursday, March 20, Green Valley – Stableford
Once again there was a very good response to the outing at Green Valley and after a late withdrawal I referred to our waiting list and immediately found a replacement which brought us back to a full field of 32.
We departed the GS a couple of minutes early at 8.28 am and after a short 39 minute drive arrived at the golf course just 39 minutes later to find things reasonably quiet there. After a quick check in we rocked up at the first tee and with a group having hit off a couple of minutes earlier we were invited to commence, which we did and sent our first of eight four-balls away 5 minutes ahead of our booked time of 9.43 am.
The weather was once again hot with a bit of wind and the golf course as usual in terrific shape with the lush fairways and beautifully prepared greens. We did catch up with the golfers ahead a couple of times and had to wait a few minutes but all in all it was not a problem and our full round was completed in four hours & twenty minutes.
Division A was well won by Kevin “Wayco” Waycott with a terrific 42 points which is a great score on this track and with 2 golfers on 35 points a count back was required which resulted in Mashi Kaneta (17 point back nine) taking second spot from Frankie “Hollywood” Sharratt (16 point back nine) in third place. Paul “Hacky” Hack’s 34 points were enough for him to secure fourth place.
In B Division it was the consistent John Davis who was the winner with a fine 37 points with another consistent golfer Mark “Westy” West in second spot. In third place came Thientong Charoenrung with 32 points and fourth place went to Alain “Inspector Clouseau” Taddei who had 31 points.
Another fine score won Division C with Rita Zoebelli scoring 40 points, just 1 point ahead of another of our lady golfers Seesa Phompinmon who finished second. Veteran Jack Robertson came third with 33 points and JC Lhoste was third after scoring 31 points.
Division A (0-13)
1st Kevin Waycott (10) 42pts
2nd Mashi Kaneta (12) 35pts
3rd Frank Sharratt (13) 35pts
4th Paul Hack (13) 34pts
Division B (14-22)
1st John Davis (15) 37pts
2nd Mark West (14) 35pts
3rd Thientong Charoenrung (19) 32pts
4th Alain Taddei (17) 31pts
Division C (23+)
1st Rita Zoebelli (24) 40pts
2nd Seesa Phompinmon (27) 39pts
3rd Jack Robertson (25) 33pts
4th JC Lhoste (23) 31pts
Near Pins: 4th – Don Richardson, 12th – Seesa Phompinmon, 16th – John Davis
Long Putts: 9th - Jack Robertson, 18th – Dave Neal
The Growling Swan NAGA Award was won by John Anderson and JC kindly paraded Deefa the Dog and of course collected many donations for the needy in Pattaya from our generous Growling Swan Golfers.
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 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 petermalcolmblackburn@gmail.com.
We also play bowls out of the Growling Swan every Wednesday and Sunday. Sunday is Lawn Bowls and Wednesday is Indoor Bowls. All are welcome and for anyone that is interested the transport leaves The Growling Swan at 10.00am on each of those mornings. For more information please contact Paul Rennison on 0843 454 005.

Milner bounces back to win Hua Hin title

PSC golf from The Outback Golf Bar

(From left): Greg LeBlanc, Rod Crosswell, Bruce Milner, Keith Buchanan & Steve Mann.

Monday, March 17, Imperial Lake View A & B – Stableford
56 players and friends made the trip for the 3rd Hua Hin H’Cap, organised by the Outback Golf Bar. Many of the guys who travelled up from Aus had been on an Outback Tour before and it was very like an old friends’ reunion and it was great to see the camaraderie amongst all from Pattaya and Aus alike.
The format was the same as ever, three tournament rounds on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday with Wednesday being an optional day for golf. The chosen courses this year:- Round 1 on A & B at Imperial LakeView; Round 2 at the renowned Black Mountain and the Final Round at the fantastic Banyan course.
We had played Imperial for the first time when we came here last August; it’s an old style somewhat colonial style course bearing remarkable similarities in style to Springfield and I would guess from the same era. It was OK in the wet season but regrettably the long dry season this year had turned the course very brown and hard; giving way to very tight baldish lies. The greens were ok but tricky to putt on but overall there were a number of negative comments about the course.

Bruce Milner was the overall winner with 109 points.

It won’t be on the August schedule and there will be a number of others (golf courses) we will try before or if we return here. Their hospitality here however was great and I thank the Manager for everything he did for us.
The scoring was about right in spite of the course comments with the top score being 38pts; two players achieved that – Bob Pearce, winner of Div C and Ed Turner, the runner-up on count back also in Div C.
Greg LeBlanc won the D Division with 37 and Kissy Div A with 36. Div B was a lot closer with four players all tied up on 35pts and it was left again the c/b to sort them all out into order with Tony McDonough heading them from Rod Crosswell, Anton Rowbottam and Barry Copestake with their respective back nines looking like this: 20, 17, 17, 13 and Rod beating Anton on the last six, 12 to 8.
Nigel Cannon kindly sponsored four near pins in honour of his birthday and they were won by Bruce Lamont (4th), Brian Maddox (8th), Tony McDonough (14th) and Tim Knight (17th).
There were three ‘2’s from Jason Gale (8th), Tony McDonough (14th) and Dino Binlusimoen (17th).
Div A (0-14)
1st Keith Buchanan (13) 36pts
2nd Stephen Mann (10) 34pts
3rd Mark Rossiter (12) 34pts
4th Rob Guthrie (10) 32pts
Div B (15-17)
1st Tony McDonough (17) 35pts
2nd Rod Crosswell (15) 35pts
3rd Anton Rowbottam (16) 35pts
4th Barry Copestake (15) 35pts
Div C (18-23)
1st Bob Pearce (22) 38pts
2nd Ed Turner (21) 38pts
3rd Howard Marson (19) 36pts
4th Paul Lavender (18) 34pts
Div D (24+)
1st Greg LeBlanc (24) 37pts
2nd Dino Binlusimoen (24) 34pts
3rd Barney Clarkson (26) 34pts
4th Andy Makara (25) 33pts
Tuesday, March 18, Black Mountain - Stableford
On our previous high season tours to Hua Hin, Black Mountain has been omitted due to the high green fees but what a mistake that was, which this year, by popular demand was corrected. This is a fabulous course and it can truly lay claim to being in the top 100 courses in the world. It was in wonderful condition and is a “must-play” course, when one visits Hua Hin. Perhaps not exactly everyone’s cup of tea but certainly most of our 56 players would love to come back.

Dino chips back to the 18th at Black Mountain.

Check in at the pro-shop went smoothly and we teed off on time, the carts were very reasonably priced also at 600 baht and believe it or not, unlike Pattaya courses, the trend here is to allow walkers!
Bruce Milner was not happy with Imperial Lake View on Monday but he certainly put that behind him and made up for that today, recording the best score of the day (40pts) to win Div A by three from one of last year’s finalists, Murray Hart (37) and the Mann who is always in the shake up and also one of last year’s finalists, Steve, one further back on 36, beating Kissy on count back.
Div B went to the very steady Kim Stokes with a great 39pts from Martin Kingswood (37) and Tony McDonough (36), following up Monday’s excellent round. Fourth place went to Rod Crosswell.
Personally, I don’t think that playing the blue tees contributed to the lower scores in Div C & D but they (the scores) were markedly down with both divisions being won with just 33pts. Greg Hill took the C Div on c/b from another of last year’s finalists, Howard Marson, with Paul Lavender grabbing third on c/b from Bob Pearce, who was slightly disappointed with his 32 but it was just enough to earn him fourth place.
Div D was won again by Greg LeBlanc (33pts) following up his win Monday from one of the new Aussie visitors, Dennis Toal with 31, and Nigel Cannon (30) and welcome back to Geoff Treloar who took the fourth place, also with 30.
There were eight ‘2’s from Murray Hart, Johannes Murken & Tony Aslett (3rd), Keith Buchanan, Greg Hill & Barney Clarkson (8th), and Rob Guthrie & Roger Ellis on the 11th.
Div A (0-14)
1st Bruce Milner (14) 40pts
2nd Murray Hart (14) 37pts
3rd Stephen Mann (10) 36pts
4th Keith Buchanan (13) 36pts
Div B (15-17)
1st Kim Stokes (16) 39pts
2nd Martin Kingswood (15) 37pts
3rd Tony McDonough (17) 36pts
4th Rod Crosswell (15) 34pts
Div C (18-23)
1st Greg Hill (18) 33pts
2nd Howard Marson (19) 33pts
3rd Paul Lavender (18) 32pts
4th Bob Pearce (22) 32pts
Div D (24+)
1st Greg LeBlanc (24) 33pts
2nd Dennis Toal (26) 31pts
3rd Nigel Cannon (27) 30pts
4th Geoff Treloar (28) 30pts
Thursday, March 20, Banyan G.C. – Stableford
After Wednesday’s rest day we had a slightly earlier tee time of 9.30 for the start at Banyan which I have to say was not its usual smooth welcoming operation with the golf bags just being dumped on the floor when we arrived rather than being sorted into carts in an orderly manner.
The course however is another class act - beautiful fairways and massive sloping greens, which were made much harder than usual today as they seemed to lack pace making it very difficult to get the ball to the hole – even when putting downhill or with the grain.
Two of the four par 3’s are particularly tricky – long uphill hits with many taking a driver on the 17th which surprisingly gave up two birdies (to Mark Rossiter and Rod Crosswell). Neil Lavery got the only ‘2’ on the 4th (the first of the long uphill par 3’s) with the other two ‘2’s of the day both coming on the short 2nd hole from Eddy Beilby & Reg Williams.
Rod Crosswell kindly sponsored the near pins with a bottle of whisky going to each of the winners, who were Reg Williams (2nd), Peter Eriksen (4th), Geoff Treloar (15th) and Barney Clarkson (17th).
The course played quite short and as a result the scoring was relatively high with both Suzi and Jack, playing in the first group out, both scoring 40pts each. Jack won his division (Div C), beating Eddy Beilby on c/b and Suzi came second in Div D after Barney Clarkson posted the day’s best score of 43pts to win that division.
Bruce Milner followed up his win at Black Mountain with another here, scoring 39pts and the Div A title from Maurice Copan (38) and Mark Rossiter & Neil Lavery both with 37.
The presentation for the all the days was held at Banyan and General Jack congratulated everybody for turning up on time for their tee times which always contributes to the smooth running of a tournament of this size. He also spoke of the Songkhran tournament which will be staged in Pattaya as the Outback are not going on tour this time – The 3 day tournament is likely to be held at Burapha (Mon 14th April), Khao Kheow or Bangpra (Weds 16th April) and Laem Chabang (Thurs 17th April).
Although Bruce Milner had a poor start after only 30pts at Imperial Lake View, he picked up 79pts at Black Mountain and Banyan to win the overall by two on 109pts from Keith Buchanan on 107. Steve Mann was in equal third with Rod Croswell and Greg LeBlanc, all with 106pts, and Barney’s 43pt final round boosted him from 17th place to a tie for 6th.
Div A (0-14)
1st Bruce Milner (14) 39pts
2nd Maurice Copan (14) 38pts
3rd Mark Rossiter (12) 37pts
4th Neil Lavery (12) 37pts
Div B (15-17)
1st Rosco Langoulant (17) 39pts
2nd Rod Crosswell (15) 37pts
3rd Martin Kingswood (15) 37pts
4th John Lawton (17) 35pts
Div C (18-23)
1st Jack Moseley (20) 40pts
2nd Eddy Beilby (18) 40pts
3rd Ed Turner (21) 35pts
4th Brian Maddox (23) 34pts
Div D (24+)
1st Barney Clarkson (26) 43pts
2nd Suzi Lawton (28) 40pts
3rd Reg Williams (25) 39pts
4th Bruce McAdam (27) 37pts
Note: The Outback Golf Bar is situated about 6km from Sukhumvit Road along Soi Siam Country. Call Jack on 081 578 1956.

Nick ‘Elvis’ Shaw on song

PSC golf from Lewiinski’s Golf Society

Sunday, March 16, Green Valley - Stableford
A Flight
1st Mark Bonner (17) 40pts
2nd Paul Shaw (7) 40pts
3rd Terry Mangan (15) 40pts
B Flight
1st Nick Shaw (19) 44pts
2nd Colin Davis (20) 40pts
3rd Pierre Bietry (18) 37pts
Near Pins: No 4 Freddy Starbeck, No 9 Trevor Gough, No 12 Tom Byrne, No 16 Rune Askdal

Sunday A Flight winner Mark Bonner.

The performances at customer friendly Green Valley foretold it was to be a week of outstanding efforts. Perhaps it was due to the drought finally finding its way to all the golf courses and the firing up of the fairways, or perhaps it is a result of a winnowing of the competitors to the battle hardened residents. In any event, one didn’t have to look far for the “man of the match” as Nick Shaw led the B Flight lad’s home with a spectacular 44 points.
No one deserved to be disappointed more than the Donkey as his 40 point return was only good for the second while Pierre ‘the magician’ Bietry tidied up the flight with a steady 37 points.
In A Flight the action was equally fierce as good mates Mark ‘Taxi’ Bonner, Paul Shaw and Terry ‘pork chop’ Mangan all returned 40 points. The resulting count back saw Mark take a short cut to the top of the podium, Paul got to stand on the next rung down as Terry was left with the bronze.
Tony Glidden, Peter Terry, Peter Henshaw, Trevor Gough and a fantastic Eagle by Freddy Starbeck on the 18th hole shared the 2’s pot.
Monday, March 17, Silky Oak - Stableford
A Flight
1st Kevin McEntee (7) 41pts
2nd Colin Smith (12) 38pts
B Flight
1st Gerry Roche (23) 39pts
2nd Nick Shaw (19) 37pts
It is no surprise when a quality player wins at Silky Oak, as the course always demands the best technique to conjure shots from the very tight fairways into the greens that do not take kindly to shots that are not struck cleanly and crisply. This again proved to be the case as Kevin ‘you know who’ McEntee used a full bag of clubs to squeeze out a splendid 41 points and lead the field by two clear shots and show why he is one of the better proponents of the game.
He was trailed in by two A Flight pals as Colin Smith edged Freddy Starbeck on count back for the silver, both two shots in arrears
B Flight was secured by Irishman Gerry Roche who fired his best round for sometime, a splendid 39 points. Nick Shaw meanwhile followed his stunning Sunday win with a solid 37 points for second.
Terry Mangan slotted home the only ‘2’ of the day.
Tuesday, March 18, Burapha A & B – Stableford
A Flight
1st Freddy Starbeck (13) 40pts
2nd Ian Pickles (14) 38pts
B Flight
1st Nick Shaw (19) 46pts
2nd Jim Elphick (20) 41pts
In an effort to show that Sunday’s 44 points and Monday’s 37 points were no flukes but rather a trend, ‘Nick Elvis’ Shaw threw a magnificent 46 man of the match points at the field. He also went a couple better than that by getting two 2’s. Congrats to the red hat player.
Nick’s 46 overshadowed a fine effort by Jimmy ‘two shots’ Elphick whose 41 points would have won B Flight most other weeks.
In A Flight the inform great Dane, Freddy Starbeck, showed he is still riding a purple patch as he led the lads home with a cracking 40 points. Ian Pickles rounded out the flight with a solid 38 points.
Colin Smith and Erik Gobert shared the 2’s pot with Nick.
Wednesday, March 19, Green Valley - Stableford
A Flight
1st Terry Mangan (15) 36pts
2nd Colin Smith (12) 35pts
3rd Kevin McEntee (7) 31pts
B Flight
1st Mike Jefferys (18) 37pts
2nd Pierre Bietry (18) 35pts
3rd Gerry Roche (23) 33pts
It has its detractors, but St Andrews provides a marvelous test of golf and is always in great condition. The society doesn’t play here often, perhaps not often enough, but a fine field was willing to take on the challenge on Wednesday.
B Flight was led by Mike ‘the Welsh Wizard’ Jefferys with a man of the match 37 points. Mike was two clear of Pierre ‘the magician’ Bietry while Gerry the Irish rover’ Roche rounded out the flight with a count back decision over Christian Boysen to claim the bronze.
Terry ‘Pork chop’ Mangan once again appeared in the winners’ list although he could not match his recent rounds, but even par was good for the top spot in A Flight. Colin Smith made it a second pay window visit a shot back as Kevin ‘you know who’ took the bronze with 31 points.
Peter Henshaw was the sole heir to the 2’s pot.
Thursday, March 20, Mt. Shadow - Stableford
A Flight
1st Matt Cronin (15) 39pts
2nd Kevin McEntee (7) 36pts
3rd Peter Walker (15) 33pts
B Flight
1st Colin Davis (18) 36pts
2nd Derek Briton (29) 31pts
3rd Martin Allard (23) 30pts
Irishman Matt Cronin, no longer an up- and-comer but rather an established force with his 15 handicap, was three clear of fellow ‘Mick’ you know who from Co. Offaly. Kevin’s even par round was a further three clear of Peter Walker in the premier circuit.
The Donkey led the B Flight mob with a solid even par round and Colin was five strokes clear of Derek Briton. Martin Allard closed the flight at the expense of Thierry Danzas as both were tied on 30 points.
No ‘2’s were recorded.
Note: Lewiinski’s is situated on Pattaya land Soi 1, Beach Rd Soi13/13 near 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.

Miller makes it a double

Jomtien Golf with the IPGC

Howard Stanley and Bryan Rought get into the St. Patrick’s Day spirit.

Monday, March 17, Khao Kheow – Stableford
Today was a St. Patrick’s Day game where you had to wear something green for some extra prizes sponsored by one of our players. The A and B courses were selected and the cut was made at 7-16 and 18+.

Jim Connelly.

Playing off 7, Ron Miller won division 1 with 37 points ahead of Chris Potter in second on 35 and Chris Voller took third after edging a count back over Lindsay Phillips, both shooting 34 points each; no one likes to see that.
William Chang is back with us and topped division 2 with 31 points while three people returned scores of 30; John Walsh was second and Burnie Sinclair took third, leaving Darryl Blair out in the cold.
Near pins went to Chris Voller (2), Jim Connelly, Tim Hake, Howard Stanley and Bob Young, while there were no birdie ‘2’s today.
The extra prizes were for the best scores added together on the 1st, 5th and 8th on the front nine and the 2nd, 5th and 8th on the back nine and the winner in his last game with us before his return to the U.S. was Jim Connelly on 16 points, 2 ahead of Darryl Blair and Bob Young in second and third respectively.
Wednesday, March 19, Pattana – Stableford
Playing the A and B nines today we selected the yellow tees as 6,876 off the whites seemed a trifle long for the majority of our players. It was a very warm day here with hardly any breeze at all as we teed off.
On the podium again and winning the premier division with 40 points was Ron Miller, six up on second placed Chris Voller who beat Wilf Latham on a 20/18 back nine count back.
Eiichai Matsumoto won division 2 with 39 points, beating William Chang by two points and with 35 Tim Hake was in third place.
Near pins were taken by Jerry McCarthy, Ron Miller, Lindsay Phillips, Dennis Scougal, Kari Aarnio, William Chang, Tim Hake and Eiichai Matsumoto.
Ron Miller birdied B7 and Chris Voller A8 to split the ‘2’s pot in division 1 and Eiichai was a happy sole winner in division 2.
Friday, March 21, Eastern Star - Pairs multiplier/stableford
One of our fun games courtesy of the rollover kitty, an individual stableford game for two divisions plus a pairs team multiplier with the divisional cut at 1-16 and 17 plus.
Wilf Latham claimed division 1 spoils with 38 points and Dennis Scougall took second on 36 while Ron Miller completed the podium with 34.
There were two 36’s in division 2 and with both players scoring 16 on the back nine Frank Kelly then beat Darryl Blair on a 12/10 back six count back, while Tony Holehouse finished third after beating Roar Berger on count back, both coming on 34 points each.
Near pins went to Ron Miller, Dennis Scougall (2), Iain Walsh (2) and John Walsh.
Harry Vincenzi birdied the 17th to scoop the ‘2’s pot in division 1 while in division 2 there are now four rollovers to Eastern Star next Friday.
Additional near pin technical prizes were awarded today and these went to Mike Chatt & Sid Ottaway on Hole 2; Lindsay Phillips & Darryl Blair on Hole 8; Mikael Andersson & Tom Novak on Hole 11; and Ron Miller & Tim Hake on Hole 18.
In the team multiplier, 70 points won it for Khalifa Nasser and Frank Kelly while in second place with 62 were Dennis Scougal and Tim Hake, beating Darryl Blair and Iain Walsh on count back.

PSC charity golf tourney raises 600-thousand baht for worthy causes

Tournament winners Merle Humphreys & Colin Smith with PSC Golf Chairman Joe Mooneyham (left).

The 18th edition of the eagerly awaited annual Pattaya Sports Club Charity Classic Tournament was held on 21 March 2014 at the Burapha Golf Resort. This event takes weeks of planning and preparation and the Golf Chairman, Joe Mooneyham, worked very hard to make this a most successful event which, judging by the comments of those playing, he succeeded big time.
The competition was a 2-person scramble with prizes on every hole and also for the top 10 pairs. 2 days after the official announcement the list was full and Joe had to increase the field from 144 players to 160 and yet there was still a waiting list.

Runners-up – Bob Newell and Simon Philbrook.

In addition to awards on every hole there was also a raffle with many prizes which included green fees for 4 people from the EGA golf courses, golf clubs from Pattaya City Golf including a Taylor Made SLDR Driver, a Taylor Made Burner Driver from Mick Beresford, 2-ball Putter from Eddie Bielby, 2 bottles of Johnnie Walker from Tara Pattana International School, 1 dozen Titleist Pro V1x golf balls from Kyle Roadley and a 60/40 split for the final raffle ticket drawn. Another great supporter of this event was Chris Balzli of Sinto Shirts who provided 150 shirts free of charge.

Third place went to Steve Mulberry & Nigel Flanagan.

Singha Corp came through again with tremendous support for this event and provided Sanvo Sports energy drinks to everyone prior to teeing off as well as providing golf bags and shoes to the winners, plus shirts and umbrellas to the other top 10 winners. They also furnished free drinks during the presentation, which as you might guess proved to be very popular with everyone. The presentation was held at the Burapha Clubhouse and was accompanied by a tremendous buffet.
Mike, the General Manger of Burapha, presented the C & D course in pristine condition and as President of the EGA also helped to make this a most outstanding event. In near perfect golfing weather, the overall scores were very good.

Sponsors banners adorn the first tee.

Joe thanked all who participated in today’s tournament with a special thanks to the support of all the sponsors who included the Platinum sponsors Singha, EGA and Sinto Shirts and the Gold sponsors Jackalope and Pattaya City Golf.
Individual hole sponsors of the tournament were: The Golf Club; The Player’s Lounge; Classroom Hotel & Bar; Billabong Golf Bar; Casa Pascal; YWCA; Lewiinski’s Golf & Restaurant Bar; Jesters Care for Kids; TQ Master’s; Thomas Cotton; Walter Baechli; Café Kronborg Golfers; Growling Swan; Phyathai Sriracha Hospital; Pattaya Wine Lover’s; Take It Easy Car & Bike Rental; Andy Butterworth; Tara Pattana International School; Joe Kyle; The Perfume House; Ron Robertson; Growling Swan.

Great caddies always add to the fun of the day.

Joe also thanked Tony Oakes, William Macey, Jim Bryan and Noi Emmerson for their support in putting out the banners and helping with the presentation. Also a very big thanks to our PSC staff and especially Mai, who Joe said he could not have pulled this off without her help!
The winners of the tournament were the duo of Merle Humphreys & Colin Smith with a net score of 61.8 off their 6.2 Handicap. In second spot came Bob Newell and Simon Philbrook (3.2) with a net 62.8, ahead of third placed Steve Mulberry & Nigel Flanagan (4.6) on net 64.4. Fourth place went to Robert Morris and Max Scott (3.8), net 65.2 and fifth to Matt Doyle and Kevin McEntee (3.6), net 65.4.
The remaining five prizes were won in respective order by Dannie Larsen & Mike Chitwood (10.4), net 65.6; Anders Pedersen & Hans Collett (4.4), net 65.6; Pentti Lauronen & Reijo Heiskanen (6.6), net 66.4; Jens Jensson & Hrafnhildur Oskarsdottir (6.6), net 66.4; and Jim Bryan & Keith Etherington (4.6), net 66.4.
Hole prize winner’s were Willem Lasonder, Colin Smith, Christian Boysen, Andre Van Dyk, Duangden Butpanya, Ken Price, Yuza, Peter Gullberg, Jim Elphick, Werner Swartz, Mike Chitwood, Christy Knight, John Jack Robertson, Orn, Max Scott, Tom Breslin, John Angelillo, Peter Gullberg and Suphattra Dulkys.

The big cash raffle winner with PSC President Tony Oakes (right).

Following the presentation to the many winners, it was time for the raffle with 23 prizes being available. A total of 38,600 baht was raised from this raffle and then Joe gave everyone who had not won a prize a voucher for the Breakfast & Lunch Buffet at Casa Pascal Restaurant.
Joe then again thanked everyone and announced that 600,000 baht was raised for charity from this wonderful Pattaya Sports Club tournament. A fantastic result and every baht will be donated to the benefit of those in need so a big ‘Thank You’ for all those that took part and contributed.

Beauty on parade at the prize presentation ceremony.

Crumpton Cider Tuesday Darts League

Results & Standings March 18 (week 16)

Team	P	W	L	B/legs	Pts.
Londoner	16	13	3	10	26
Yates Bar	16	12	4	13	24
Mee Chew Sports Bar	16	12	4	7	24
Crazy Eddies	16	11	5	8	22
i-Rovers	16	10	6	12	20
Nervous Wreck	16	9	7	11	18
Legends Sports Bar	16	8	8	9	16
Jantha Coffee House	16	8	8	7	16
Scandalic	16	7	9	5	14
Shoot Pool A	16	6	10	9	12
Mai’s Bar	16	6	10	5	12
Shoot Pool B	16	5	11	7	10
Buffalo Jack’s	16	4	12	6	8
W. Tankies	16	1	15	4	2
Results:  I-Rovers (2-0)-(7-1) v Mee Chew Sports Bar, Legends Pool & Sports Bar (7-1)-(6-0) v Scandalic, Londoner (10-1)-(9-0) v Buffalo Jack’s, Mai’s Bar (4-0)-(5-1) v Crazy Eddies, Nervous Wreck (7-1)-(0-0) v Shoot Pool B, Shoot Pool A (5-0)-(6-1) v W. Tankies, Yates Bar (4-1)-(6-0) v Jantha Coffee House

 

Crumpton Oaks Cider Monday Pool League

Results & Standings March 17 (week 7)

Division 1
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts.
Shoot Pool	7	5	2	17	1	16
Legends Pool	7	5	2	13	0	15
The Butchers Arms	6	4	2	12	1	13
Sweethearts Bar	7	4	3	0	0	12
Nicky’s Bar	6	3	3	-2	1	10
Links Bar	5	3	2	7	0	9
Pook’s Bar	6	3	3	-3	0	9
Shoot Pool ‘B’	7	3	4	-13	0	9
Offshore Bar	7	2	5	-10	0	6
Acorn Pub	6	0	6	-21	2	2
Results:  Legends Pool 10 v 9 Shoot Pool, Offshore Bar 6 v 10 Nicky’s Bar, Shoot Pool ‘B’ 10 v 9 Acorn Pub, Sweethearts Bar 10 v 9 The Butchers Arms
Division 2
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts.
Cheers Bar	7	7	0	28	0	21
The Caddyshack	6	6	0	28	0	18
Classroom	7	4	3	0	0	12
Anzac Sports Bar	7	3	4	-11	1	10
Rest Stop	5	3	2	8	0	9
The Ranch	5	3	2	-12	0	9
Dean’s Bar	6	2	4	-10	0	6
i-Rovers	5	2	3	-18	0	6
Buffalo Jacks	7	1	6	-13	0	3
Team Pulled Out	7	0	7	0	0	0
Results:  Dean’s Bar 10 v 2 Buffalo Jacks, i-Rovers 3 v 10 Classroom, Rest Stop 8 v 10 Cheers Bar, Team Pulled Out A-W ANZAC Sports Bar, The Caddyshack P-P The Ranch

Pattaya 8-Ball Monday Pool League

Results & Standings March 17 (week 4)

Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Agst	Diff.	Pts.
Phimai Geordie	4	4	0	47	13	34	12
Smile Bar	4	4	0	41	19	22	12
Funny Girls 4	4	3	1	30	30	0	10
Asian Nomads	4	2	2	36	24	12	8
San Snack Bar	4	2	2	33	27	6	8
Crazy Eddie’s	4	2	2	32	28	4	8
Connections	3	2	1	20	25	-5	7
Pom Bar	4	1	3	25	35	-10	6
Buffalo Jack’s	4	1	3	23	37	-14	6
Parrot Inn	4	1	3	22	38	-16	6
Ta Bar	3	1	2	15	30	-15	5
Doggy Style	4	0	4	21	39	-18	4
Results:  Funny Girls 8 v 7 San Snack Bar, Crazy Eddie’s 6 v 9 Smile Bar, Connections v Ta Bar, Phimai Geordie 14 v 1 Pom Bar, Asian Nomads 11 v 4 Doggy Style, Buffalo Jack’s 6 v 9 Parrot Inn

Buffalo Jack’s Wednesday Premier Darts League

Results & Standings March 19 (week 15)

Team	P	W	L	Bonus	Diff.	Pts.
Mee Chew Sports Bar	15	12	3	11	49	24
Legends Sports Bar	15	11	4	12	73	22
Yates Bar	15	11	4	9	43	22
i-Rovers A	15	11	4	10	37	22
W. Tankies	15	9	6	8	13	18
Jantha Coffee House	15	8	7	7	-5	16
Mai’s Bar	15	6	9	7	-19	12
i-Rovers B	15	3	12	6	-49	6
Buffalo Jack’s	15	3	12	4	-69	6
Clinic	15	1	14	1	-73	2
Results:  i-Rovers B (3-0)-(6-1) v Buffalo Jack’s, Legends Pool & Sports Bar (8-1)-(1-0) v Clinic, Mai’s Bar (2-0)-(7-1) v i-Rovers A, W. Tankies (3-0)-(6-1) v Mee Chew Sports Bar, Yates Bar (6-1)-(3-0) v Jantha Coffee House

Friday Night Pool League

Results & Standings March 21 (week 5)

Premier Division
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts
Easy R-Con Bar	4	4	0	0	18	12
The Butchers Arms	4	3	0	1	18	9
Shoot Pool	5	2	1	2	4	7
Links Bar	5	2	1	2	-4	7
The Rest Stop	4	2	0	2	-8	6
The Booze Lounge	3	1	0	2	4	3
Sweethearts Bar	4	1	0	3	-12	3
Legends Pool	5	0	2	3	-20	2
Results:  Legends Pool 8 v 12 Easy R-Con Bar, Links Bar 7 v 13 Shoot Pool, The Booze Lounge P-P Sweethearts Bar, The Rest Stop 5 v 15 The Butchers Arms
Division 1
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts
Smile Bar	5	5	0	28	0	15
Tie’s R Us	5	4	1	16	1	13
Legends Pool ‘A’	5	4	1	17	0	12
Pook’s Bar	5	3	2	5	0	9
Offshore Bar	5	3	2	4	0	9
Dean’s Bar	5	2	3	-7	0	6
Shoot Pool ‘A’	5	2	3	-12	0	6
Old Thai Angle	5	1	4	-10	1	4
Crazy Eddie’s	5	1	4	-19	0	3
Mai’s Bar	5	0	5	-22	0	0
Results:  Mai’s Bar 4 v 10 Crazy Eddie’s, Offshore Bar 10 v 4 Dean’s Bar, Old Thai Angle 6 v 10 Legends Pool ‘A’, Pook’s Bar 7 v 10 Smile Bar, Shoot Pool ‘A’ 10 v 9 Tie’s R Us
Division 2
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts
i-Rovers	5	5	0	29	0	15
Legends Pool ‘B’	5	5	0	26	0	15
FCUK Inn	5	4	1	14	0	12
Anzac Bar	4	2	2	1	0	6
Buffalo Jacks	5	2	3	-5	0	6
The Ranch	4	1	3	-7	0	3
Bobby Too	3	1	2	-9	0	3
The Queen Vic	4	1	3	-11	0	3
Classroom	4	1	3	-12	0	3
Connections	5	0	5	-26	0	0
Results:  Anzac Bar 10 v 8 The Ranch, Bobby Too 4 v 10 FCUK Inn, Classroom 4 v 10 Buffalo Jacks, Connections 6 v 10 Legends Pool ‘B’, I-Rovers 10 v 4 The Queen Vic

Legends Wednesday 9-Ball Pool League

Results & Standings March 19 (week 11)

Team	P	W	D	L	+/-	Pts.
Pook’s Bar	11	8	1	2	40	25
Easy R-Con Bar	11	7	3	1	40	24
George & Dragon	11	7	2	2	22	23
Links Bar	10	7	1	2	40	22
Legends Pool	11	6	2	3	28	20
Crazy Eddie’s	10	4	0	6	-34	12
Classroom	10	2	2	6	-22	8
Buffalo Jacks	9	2	1	6	-24	7
Queen Vic	10	1	1	8	-42	4
FCUK	11	1	1	9	-48	4
Results:  Buffalo Jacks 8 v 12 Classroom, FCUK 8 v 12 Legends Pool, Links Bar 12 v 8 Easy R-Con Bar, Pook’s Bar 13 v 7 Crazy Eddie’s, Queen Vic 7 v 13 George & Dragon

Buffalo Jack’s Friday Darts League

Results & Standings March 21 (week 17)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	B/L	Pts.
The Rising Sun	17	17	0	139	53	10	34
Londoner	17	12	5	130	85	11	24
Yates’ Bar	16	11	5	104	68	10	22
i-Rovers	17	11	6	90	76	9	22
The Nervous Wreck	17	11	6	96	77	7	22
Mee Chew Bar	17	10	7	109	83	11	20
Cheers Bar	16	7	9	72	96	8	14
Captain Morgan’s	17	7	10	76	100	9	14
Buffalo Jack’s	17	6	11	69	110	5	12
The Clinic	17	4	13	71	100	8	8
Palmer’s Bar	17	3	14	51	117	3	6
W. Tankies	17	2	15	67	109	10	4
Results:  Mee Chew Bar (4-0) (6-1) v Londoner, Palmer’s Bar (3-0) (7-1) v The Rising Sun, The Nervous Wreck (4-0) (3-1) v Buffalo Jack’s, W. Tankies (1-1) (6-0) v The Clinic, i-Rovers (4-0) (6-1) v Captain Morgan’s

Asia Back Packer’s Monday Darts Super League

Results & Standings March 17 (week 16)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	B/L	Pts.
Load Out	14	12	2	83	43	11	24
Jantha Coffee	14	11	3	79	47	8	22
i-Rovers ‘A’	14	10	4	83	42	13	20
Legends	14	8	6	77	48	8	16
Double Top	13	5	8	52	64	4	10
W. Tankies	14	3	11	44	82	2	6
i-Rovers ‘B’	14	0	14	21	104	2	0
BYE	1	0	1	0	9	0	0
Results:  Double Top (5-1) (4-0) v W. Tankies, Jantha Coffee (8-1) (1-0) v i-Rovers ‘B’, Load Out (7-1) (2-0) v Legends, i-Rovers ‘A’ (9-1) (0-0) v BYE

Double Top Sports Bar Thursday Darts League

Standings March 20 (week 19)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	T/G	Pts.
Load Out	18	17	1	122	24	18	34
Chill Bar	18	16	2	107	31	15	32
PJ’s Bar	18	13	5	100	46	14	26
Double Top ‘A’	18	13	5	97	49	11	26
CS Coffee	18	10	8	75	71	8	20
Moonies	18	8	10	62	84	11	16
Double Top ‘B’	18	5	13	48	98	6	10
BYE	17	3	14	25	88	2	6
BoonSong Bar	16	3	13	24	84	3	6
BYE	17	0	17	0	85	0	0
Results:  CS Coffee (1-0) (8-1) v Load Out, Chill Bar (7-1) (2-0) v PJ’s Bar, Double Top ‘A’ (5-1) (4-0) v Double Top ‘B’, BYE L v W Moonies

Double Top Sports Bar Tuesday Darts League

Results & Standings March 18 (week 9)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	T/G	Pts.
Lucky Time	9	8	1	55	22	8	16
Chill Bar	9	7	2	58	23	7	14
Sidahla	9	7	2	45	32	4	14
Load Out	9	6	3	52	25	5	12
Double Dutch	9	3	6	25	48	5	6
Cockerooney’s	9	3	6	37	44	4	6
Double Top	9	2	7	26	54	2	4
BB Bar	9	0	9	5	55	1	0
Results:  Double Dutch (1-0) (8-1) v Load Out, Double Top (8-0) (0-1) v BB Bar, Lucky Time (4-1) (5-0) v Chill Bar, Sidahla (6-1) (3-0) v Cockerooney’s