Girls on top at Green Valley

PSC golf from the Billabong Golf Bar

ROrn and Eng with Pip, Paul, Peter, Greig, Bob and Barry.

Monday, March 31,
Eastern Star - Stableford
It was a fast round of golf today at Eastern Star today taking just three hours forty minutes. Eastern Star is in good condition but is starting to dry out on the fairways and the greens on this day were inconsistent with some being fast and some dreadfully slow.
As we only had a small field today there were only two places on the podium with second going to Lloyd Shuttleworth on 35 points, and taking top spot was Bob Philp with 39, getting 24 of them on the back nine.
There were two 2s today, one from Lloyd Shuttleworth and the other from our resident ‘2’s specialist Wayne Cotterell.
Wednesday, April 2,
Green Valley – Stableford
With eleven groups playing today including our friends from Royal Fremantle, we got off to an early start and were finished in just over four hours. The greens were as good as any in this area, terrific to say the least and although some of the fairways were a little patchy, overall there could be no complaints.
The ladies swept all before them today as Jittina Tinpranee took first place with a great 41 points and Eng Duangwaw alias Eng Cotterell came in third with 38. The thorn between the roses came in the form of Peter LeNoury who place second on 39. The minor places were filled by Greig Ritchie in fourth, Barry Copestake fifth, Paul Greenaway sixth and Bob Newell seventh, all finishing on 37 points and separated by count back.
There were also four ‘2’s recorded today, coming from JJ Harney, Pip Mangano, Peter LeNoury and Barry Copestake.
Friday, April 4,
The Emerald – Stableford
On Friday we travelled to the Emerald for the first time in many months and apart from the GUR along some of the fairways the course was in great condition. The undulating layout here doesn’t take any prisoners if you happen to be off your game and today was no exception, with the scores being just average and no more.
Count backs were required to separate all top four positions today with Wayne Cotterell taking first place ahead of Doug Douglas in second, both on 35 points, and the new Mrs Cotterell edging Peter LeNoury out of third place with both locked together on 34. Peter got some consolation at he slotted in the only ‘2’ of the day.
Note: The Billabong is situated just off Siam Country Club Road looking straight down Lake Mabprachan. Give Bob a call on 082 204 3411 if you are looking for a game.

Barry bags a hole in one at PAGS monthly

Door 2 Door’s Dez Chalice congratulates Barry Copestake on his hole in one.

The last Wednesday of March rolled around and a good turnout of 115 players arrived for the 3rd PAGS Tournament of 2014 at Crystal Bay, with the B & C combination the chosen layout. The course was the hot topic of conversation (moreover the greens), after the round. For many years Crystal Bay’s greens were amongst the elite in the area but they currently pale in comparison to those days gone by. Still, the course generally was in good condition, with some recent reported wet areas from sprinkler leakages being remedied.

Jeff Cordiero tees off at Crystal Bay.

The undoubted star of the day was Barry Copestake with a Hole in One on the tricky B6. This hole always presents problems when putting, so Barry decided to short circuit that, holing out from 119 yards with a wedge. Barry generously shouted a drink in for all Shenanigans attendees at the conclusion of the prize presentation, courtesy of his prize sponsored by Dez Chalice from Door 2 Door.
Paul McNally (H/cap 3) was the standout golfer as he continued his fine PAGS form with the day’s best low gross score of 72 and second place in the net competition. He also picked up a couple of technical prizes for good measure. The opportunity for technical prizes is an attraction of the PAGS tournaments, with prizes on each hole and several holes offering 2 & 3 prizes across flights, genders & age groups.
Jeff Wylie (8) was this month’s A flight winner with a day’s high of 42 points, ahead of Paul McNally with 39, and Kenneth Soder (8) took third after being edged on a count back on the last 3 holes by Paul while Shaun Merriman on the same score was eliminated at the last 6 hole cut.
B flight (13–18) saw Richard Shutt (H/cap 18) lead the way home with 38 points ahead of JP McCaffery (13) on 37. It was a count back which decided third place after 4 players signed for 36 points, Cavin (18) claiming the prize with a clear 19 on the back 9.
The C flight (19–28) required count backs also for second and third spots after Donald NcGuinnen (24) was the clear winner with 39 points. Terry Hutchinson (19) with 20 on the back 9 got the nod for second over marker Heiki Kivinemi (25) who signed for a back 9 of 19, while Ronny Walfridson was the unlucky player with 18.
The Ladies flight was clear cut with only a small contingent turning out this month. The winner was Yui Bietry (15) scoring a solid 38 points.
The social side of the PAGS tournaments, the prize presentation at Shenanigans Jomtien, continued its high standard as golfers, family & friends got together to support all the prize winners of the day while enjoying the abundance of tucker served up by Dave & his crew.
This month’s tournament will be held at Greenwood on 30th April at a cost of 1,600 baht inclusive of green & caddy fee, competition & BBQ at Shenanigans Jomtien. It will again be popular so early registration with Shane on 085 945 9689 is recommended.

Latham shines at Eastern Star

Jomtien Golf with the IPGC

Kari Kuparinen and Ray Gott.

Monday, March 31, Plutaluang – Stableford
Our normal schedule here at Plutaluang is to play two rounds on the North and West courses and then for a change, swap to the East and South courses as we normally visit here every three weeks. Today was different as upon arrival we are told the West was closed for renovation and we were allocated the South and North nines, which made a different combination for us.
The cut today was made at 6-16 and 17+ and in division 2, playing off a handicap of 19, Tim Hake scored a remarkable 24 points on the front nine and clung on with only 12 on the back to take the win. Bob Poole came in second juts one behind on 35 and in third place on count back was Burnie Sinclair, who edged out Alan Bissell 16/13 on the back nine after they both came in with 31 points each.

Bob Poole with his hole in one golf bag prize from the previous week.

The best score in division 1 was a meager 30 points from Walter Weber, two up on Ron Miller in second with 28 and Dennis Scougall finished in third place with 27.
Near pins went to Mike Chatt, Dannie Larsen, Ron Miller, Dennis Scougall, and John Williams (2).
Tim Hake birdied the fourth on the South course to record the only ‘2’ of the day and scoop the second division rollover pot.
Wednesday, April 2, Wangjuntr - Stableford
Just a one hour and fifteen minute journey from Siam Cats and it is worth the visit here a couple of times a year to play the two courses. Today we were on the Valley course with two divisions out and the cut at 6-17 and 18plus.
Iain Walsh was the star of the day with his division 2 winning 37 points, a full 10 points ahead of Howard Stanley in second.
Ron Miller, playing off 6, topped the division 1 standings with 33 points and Kari Kuparinen, also off 6, placed second with 32.
The course was in good condition but there were some wicked pin placements, including one hole where three players putted clean off the green from 10 feet away and almost ended up in the water hazard below.
Near pins were claimed by Ron Miller (2), Chris Voller, Toi Blair, Bryan Priestley and Howard Stanley.
Kari Kuparinen birdied the 6th and Ron Miller the 13th to split the ‘2’s pot in division 1 while Burnie Sinclair and Howard Stanley did the same in division 2 after both birdied the 17th.
Friday, March 28, Eastern Star - Stableford
Two divisions again today with the cut being almost identical to Wednesday’s game and there were some high scores returned from the 2 flights.
The top score came in the premier division from Wilf Latham, playing off 12, and his 41 points left him two clear of Dennis Scougall in second. Dennis in turn needed a count back to fend off the challenge of Khalifa Nasser, which the former won 19/18 on the back nine. Khalifa was happy with his third place as he had already sunk a hole in one on the third hole earlier in the day.
Ray Gott won division 2 with 37 points, beating Peter Davies 17/14 on a back six count back and Iain Walsh came in third with 36.
Near pins went to Khalifa Nasser, Ron Miller, Dennis Scougal, Tim Hake and Tony Holehouse.
Both division ‘2’s pots were claimed by Khalifa and his hole in one. A quick look at his card today after the round showed he had a 1 for the hole in one, a birdie 2, then a 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Quite spooky!

Smith stays the course at Treasure Hill

PSC golf Bunker Boys @ The Ranch

Monday, March 31, Treasure Hill – Stableford
Thirteen players turned up to be greeted with an empty course. It was a fine day that turned out very hot and humid and the course was in excellent condition and extremely good value at THB800.

Gerry Cooney.

They are really working hard on this course and it is turning into a real championship venue. It played like it today and the decision to play off the white tees, which were well back, added to the difficulty. Only Paul Smith handled it well with an excellent gross 75 (net 73) for 35 points, aided by birdies on the final three holes. The next best score on the day was just 29 points.
1st Paul Smith (2) 35pts
2ndMark Stanley (8) 29pts
3rd Gordon Melia (17) 29pts
Near Pins: Paul Smith, Dave Ashman and Gerry Cooney
Wednesday, April 2, Khao Kheow B & A – Stableford
Everybody’s favourite course (well almost) attracted a field of 19 to form 2 flights of good and aspiring to be good golfers. Continuing the recent trend, we encountered no holdups on arrival and our first 3-ball teed off on time, not catching up with another group until the final hole.
Temperatures and humidity are creeping up into the seriously leaking bracket and with very little breeze for respite today there were a few participants running out of puff towards the end. Course conditions were good with the greens slower than usual and the fairways still quite hard and in need of some rain. A couple of very light showers passed overhead but not enough to make any difference.
The weather definitely took its toll on the field, with only Tony Robbins (37pts) in A flight and Neil Griffin with 36 in B flight posting par or better scores. Struggling on the back nine, it was lucky for Neil that he amassed 23 points on the front although unfair calls of applying the brakes could be heard from one of his victim’s in the sixes.
A negative mark for the golf club at this time of year is the wheeling out of “trainee” caddies during the school holidays for the same price of experienced personnel.
A Flight
1st Tony Robbins (12) 37pts
2nd Paul Smith (2) 33pts
3rd Gerry Cooney (14) 32pts
B Flight
1st Neil Griffin (24) 36pts
2nd Kenny Chung (25) 34pts
3rd Tom McDowell (21) 30pts
Near Pins: Paul Smith, Geoff Hart (2) and Geoff Parker
Friday, April 4, Bangpra – Stableford
The Bangpra course is currently in excellent condition (pity people at Mountain Shadow and Crystal Bay don’t drop in and see how to maintain bunkers). Heavy shower on first two holes then hot and humid with thunder rolling around hills provided some challenging weather conditions. The first two groups got round in well under 4 hours but there were big delays to next group as they got caught by another heavy shower.
A Flight
1st Gerry Cooney (14) 35pts
2nd Colin Greig (6) 33pts
3rd Geoff Parker (15) 31pts
B Flight
1st Geoff Cox (16) 32pts
2nd Tom McDowell (21) 31pts
3rd Kenny Chung (25) 30pts
Near Pins: Keith Allen, Gerry Cooney (2) and Kenny Chung.
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 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 or go to website: www.bunkersociety.com.

Russell Gilroy dominates

IPGC golf from The Haven

Russell Gilroy and Trevor Schirmer.

Monday, March 31, Khao Kheow B & C - Stableford
CSS 73
1st Russell Gilroy (18) 39pts
2nd Markku Tynell (23) 35pts
3rd Bill Shepley (5) 31pts
4th Terry Hodgkiss (22) 30pts
5th Ian Dale (9) 29pts
For once the course did not exact a full penalty on the whole field as for the first time in a few visits a couple of contenders actually made the standard and the CSS for the day only rose by a stroke.
Following his win the previous Friday, when he took his first Monthly Medal, Russell Gilroy continued along the same path to take the day’s competition by four clear after starting out over the front nine five under. Despite having a rush of blood in the middle of the back nine, that saw him drop three points to par, Russell still easily did enough to see himself home.
Markku Tynell ran the winner the closest after he finished strongly at two under handicap for the inward half to finish in second place, four points ahead of Bill Shepley in third.
Terry Hodgkiss did not play to his recent potential but had just done sufficient on the front nine to claim fourth ahead of Ian Dale who had taken five more than Terry going out but nearly caught up over the last four holes.
There were no 2’s in the first division but Markku Tynell had the sole one in the second division to sweep the pool.
The Presentations were back to normal with The Doc doing the honours once again but a little slower and a lot quieter following his return from two weeks away in the hospital. He had a welcome for new member Fran Mootoo together with welcome backs for Ian Dale, Chris Kershaw, Colin Kershaw, Arthur Todd, Philip Voas, John Pearce and Hal Hart.
Wednesday, April 2, Crystal Bay A & C – Stableford
CSS 71
1st Trevor Schirmer (14) 36pts
2nd Takeshi Hakozaki (10) 36pts
3rd Ian Dale (9) 35pts
4th Vincent Gras (16) 33pts
The last time the group played this course it was showing some signs of improvement, but while these have continued over the fairways, drink stops and changing facilities, the greens have regressed to as bad as they have ever been. There needs to be an urgent assessment by the greens-keeper and action taken before it is too late. In the meantime several players are voting with their feet which is a sad situation as the group have tried to support the course with twice monthly reservations but players require a putting surface that gives a semblance of flatness and consistency of pace.
Amazingly the CSS for the day went down, which was a testament to the condition of the rest of the course.
Trevor Schirmer added to the longest drive of the day with his first win in many attempts, much to the delight of the audience at the prize giving. Trevor won a 21 to 18 count back over Takeshi Hakozaki, who could not capitalize on his member’s local knowledge.
Ian Dale fulfilled his undoubted promise with a solid return of one over handicap to take third spot ahead of Vincent Gras, who had left himself just a bit too much to do over the back nine.
There were no ‘2’s in either division which was a fair indication of the state of the greens as the general quality of the golf and golfers of the day were above a normal turnout.
Friday, April 4,
Mountain Shadow - Stableford
CSS 73
1st Russell Gilroy (18) 45pts
2nd John Carlin (16) 33pts
3rd Bruce Kusyk (13) 32pts
4th Al Rolnik (19) 31pts
5th Trevor Schirmer (14) 31pts
At the end of the week’s events it is obvious that the low season has started about three weeks early, no doubt due to the unrest in Bangkok although there is absolutely no reason for travelers to the Pattaya area to be affected, but clearly the situation in Thailand generally is having some effect. On the plus side at least it makes for trouble free golf and no pressure on the way to a good day of sport.
Russell Gilroy took his second win of the week, after missing out on the Wednesday, with a stunning round of golf that saw him start out with 22 points (including no score worse than a bogey) and then followed that with a very tidy back nine of 23 points, which unfortunately included a zero, to finish at nine under. His card included two 4-pointers, seven 3’s, eight 2’s and a blob, only the long par-5 14th round the lake defeated him. Russell’s efforts for the week ensured that his handicap will be reduced by four for the next few outings.
Second place some twelve shots back was filled by returnee John Carlin who played along with Russell and still could be found muttering that it was unbelievable.
Bruce Kusyk slipped into third spot another shot behind John and one ahead of the count back for fourth and fifth, which Al Rolnik won with a better 14 to 13 to consign Trevor Schirmer to the last step of the podium.
One again there were no 2’s in either division but this time it was due to the difficulty of the greens rather than their condition, which was excellent. Amazingly Crystal Bay and Mountain Shadow are controlled by the same group, are next door to each other, and presumably have the benefit of the same greens staff, but the difference between the two set of greens are as chalk and cheese.
Note. If you would like to play with The Haven group, you can contact mobile 094 567 5726 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 8.15 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on the days that you wish to play. A schedule of courses to be played can be found on our web site at www.thehaven-hotel.com.

Tom’s 46’er is no April fools

PSC golf from Lewiinski’s Golf Society

Sunday, March 30, Green Valley – Stableford
A Flight
1st JJ Harney (10) 39pts
2nd Mark Pearson (15) 38pts
3rd Peter LeNoury (11) 35pts
B Flight
1st Barry Copestake (15) 39pts
2nd Peter Henshaw (18) 39pts
3rd Pierre Bietry (18) 37pts
Near Pins: No 4 Mark Robinson, No 9 Paul Shaw, No 12 Ed Wyckoff, No 16 Jim Bell

Tom Gorey.
A stiff wind in very hot and humid conditions led to some very good scoring at the unusually quite Green Valley (perhaps it was because Brian the Wireless was away back home?) JJ Harney and Barry ‘the boot Copestake shared the man of the match honours in A and B Flights respectively with commendable 39-point returns.
JJ Harney was followed up the podium steps by Mark Pearson who was just one stroke adrift while Peter ‘the right honourable’ LeNoury rounded out the flight.
Peter ‘the silver surfer’ Henshaw lifted the B Flight silver and Pierre ‘the magician’ Bietry took home the bronze as they trailed in by one shot increments.
Good friends Barry the boot and Eddy the Eagle shared the 2’s pot.
Monday, March 31, Greenwood C & B - Stableford
A Flight
1st Ian Pickles (13) 35pts
2nd Thierry Petrement (12) 35pts
3rd Eric Gobert (4) 32pts
B Flight
1st Floyd Briney (26) 36pts
2nd Colin Davis (18) 35pts
3rd Martin Childs (18) 35pts
Once again the course and the conditions promised to be a fine day out at Greenwood. Playing off the white tees however turned into a bit of nightmare for most as the scores spiraled out of control with players trying unsuccessfully to manage the tough conditions. It was certainly a green too far for the majority.
Man of the match and top in B Flight was Floyd Briney as he returned an even par round. The Donkey and Martin Childs locked it up at 35 points and only the count back stopped Martin from getting one over the Donkey.

Barry Copestake & JJ Harney.

Ian Pickles and Monsieur Thierry Petrement carded the same score in A Flight but Ian left Thierry only the second spot thanks to the count back. Eric Gobert was three back as he picked up the bronze.
No 2’s were recorded so it is a rollover on Tuesday.
Tuesday, April 1, Bangpra - Stableford
A Flight
1st Terry Mangan (14) 34pts
2nd Nick Shaw (16) 34pts
3rd Freddy Starbeck (12) 31pts
B Flight
1st Mike Jeffreys (18) 40pts
2nd Barry Oats (21) 38pts
3rd Eddy Beilby (18) 34pts
It was off to Bangpra to battle the lightning fast greens and the marauding monkeys. Mike ‘the Welsh wizard’ Jeffreys did it best as his 40 points topped B Flight and the day. Mike was two clear of Barry Oats and four clear of that esteemed gentleman Eddy ‘the Eagle’ Beilby.
In A Flight, Terry ‘pork chop’ Mangan and Nick ‘Elvis’ Shaw were locked on 34 points and were left to the perils of count back as Terry edged Nick for the gold. Freddy ‘the quite one’ Starbeck closed the flight on 31 points.
A Co. Offaly gang man who has been a bit quite this trip slotted home the only 2 of the day to pick up the rollover 2’s pot, a missing persons repot has been issued.
Wednesday, April 2, St. Andrews - Stableford
A Flight
1st Kevin McEntee (7) 40pts
2nd Eric Gobert (4) 39pts
3rd Ed Wyckoff (11) 35pts
B Flight
1st Martin Childs (18) 38pts
2nd Colin Davis (18) 36pts
3rd William Peach (18) 34pts
C Flight
1st John Ianson (26) 29pts
2nd Ulrik Sinding (30) 28pts
3rd Bruce Walters (30) 26pts
The intrepid golfers who took up the challenge of St Andrews, where the advice is that players with handicaps of 18 should practice elsewhere, started out- in awe but generally at or near their handicaps and a slightly springier step into the showers.
Co. Offaly gang boss Kevin ‘you know who’ at last started to show the form that we expect as he took the man of the match honours and top spot in A Flight with a admirable 40 points. Kevin was closely followed up the podium steps by pay window specialist Eric Gobert a shot in arrears.
Last week’s headline boy Ed ‘our man in the White House’ Wyckoff and Ian Pickles went to a count back, both on 35 points, and when the divots had settled there was no room on the podium for Ian.
B Flight was topped out by Martin Childs with a very creditable 38 points, two ahead of the Donkey who seems to cash in here on a regular basis. Sir William Peach esquire tided up the flight with 34 points.
C Flight struggled with the conditions as John Ianson took the top spot on 29 points. Ulrich Sinding took the flight silver a shot back and Bruce Walters plus the Irish pair of Gerry ‘the Irish rover’ Roche and Jimmy ‘good’ Day all returned 26-point hauls. Count back decided it would not be right to separate the two Micks so Bruce got to lift the bronze and Gerry and Jimmy got to share a beer at the bar.
Kevin McEntee, Ed Wyckoff, Thierry Petrement and Matt Doyle shared the 2’s pot.
Friday, April 4,
Crystal Bay B & C - Stableford
A Flight
1st Kevin McEntee (7) 41pts
2nd Takeshi Hakozaki (13) 38pts
3rd Terry Mangan (14) 36pts
B Flight
1st Tom Gorey (15) 46pts
2nd John Feehan (15) 42pts
3rd Nick Shaw (16) 35pts
C Flight
1st Barry Oats (21)35pts
2nd Christy Knight (24) 34pts
3rd Alistair Gall (21) 33pts
It’s not often you shoot 41points and do not even make it into second place at Crystal Bay, but this was the fate of A Flight’s Kevin ‘you know who’ McEntee who had his best competition round this trip and still came up short by five strokes. It must have been even more surprising for fellow Irishman John Feehan who fired a great 42 points and still missed out by four strokes.
They were both upstaged by Co. Wexford man Tom Gorey who shot a fantastic 46 points playing of his old handicap as he was top man on the day and top in B Flight. John Feehan took the flight silver with his 42 points as Nick ‘Elvis’ Shaw closed the flight on 35 points.
As you would expect, Kevin’s 41 was the top in the senior flight and he was three clear of Takeshi Hakozaki, with Terry ‘pork chop’ Mangan rounding out the flight with a steady even par round.
The junior flight found the course a bit of a challenge as Barry Oats took top spot with 35 points. Christy ‘the Knight in shining Amour’ rode off with the silver a shot back as Alistair Gall tided up the flight a further shot in arrears.
Ed Wyckoff was by far the happiest golfer as he rolled in the only 2 of the day.
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.

Willem wows ‘em at Khao Kheow

PSC golf from Siam Country Resort

Jeff Wylie, Willem Lasonder and Neil Harvey.

Tuesday, April 1, Khao Kheow - Stableford
Tuesday was a trip to arguably 1 of the best courses in the area, Khao Kheow, where we played the C & A combination from the yellow tees at a tad over 6300 yards. The course was in good order, a pleasure to play, although under clear skies with only a light breeze it meant hot and humid conditions for the players.
Willem Lasonder (18), who has been in good form of late with his recently acquired new irons, shot a fine 40 points for the win. The scores were of a good standard generally with over half the field equalling or bettering their handicap.
Willem was again too good for Jeff Wylie (8) who scraped in to second spot with 37 points, ahead of Sam, Jonathan & Martin all on 36.
Near pins were spread around between Neil, Jeff & Willem.
Thursday, April 3, Greenwood - Stableford
Greenwood was the venue for Thursday’s game with the C & B nines, at 6600 yards from the white tees, being the test of the day. It was again hot, although a little more breeze than Tuesday kept the humidity down a bit.
The course was in good condition and really it was a great day for golf. Jeff Wylie was able to get the better of Willem Lasonder on this day after he signed for 38 points to Willem’s 35. Willem, the count back king, just got the better of Neil Harvey (19) on count back 20/16.
Only the 1 technical prize was won today, by Willem, so we paid out to third which pleased Neil (& Ploy).
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!

Ang toughs it out at Green Valley

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

Green Valley was the venue for the Pattaya Golf Society on Monday, 31st March as the Soi Buakhao based group finished its high season with a stableford competition.
The course was in good condition but the greens were slower than many could remember. A fresh breeze, tees set back and compacted bunkers all added to the cocktail of skill and luck which is needed to play a course well.
Reinforced by the return of old friends Tony Thorne, Tim Dale and Rabbi, the group set off in one flight and saw Masashi Iizumi draw a successful visit to an end with a fourth place finish with 30 points. Sharing second were Robbie Taylor and Tim Dale with 34 points and Larry Ang was the only player to make par, therefore winning the day with 36 points.
Robbie Taylor shared the ‘2’s pot with Murray Edwards and Billy Hill received the consolation beer on his final round this trip. The Booby Bevy went to “Rabbi” Cohen after his split figures of six and twenty.
The day had begun with the presentation of a hole-in-one certificate to Wichai Tananusorn after his memorable moment at the course two weeks previously and the presentation was again splendidly hosted by Shane and Peter back at the Elephant Bar in Soi Buakhao.
Plaiter again
on track
On Tuesday, 2nd April the Pattaya Golf Society travelled to Pattavia to try the revamped course on a day when it would be empty. So it was except for greens staff trying to extend the area of sanding on the greens. The result was seven heavily sanded greens and eleven in their normal testing state.
The course was otherwise in good condition with green fairways and excellent tee boxes. The bunkers however were of coarse river sand, heavily compressed and from which escape was difficult. The group put on a brave face and did their best.
Sharing third place were Leigh Abbey, Peter Ditz and Ken Grimes, all on 32 points, whilst the winner was one point better. Dave Plaiter had survived a very recent four shot cut in handicap to post the winning score of 33 points.
Robbie Taylor recorded the only birdie ‘2’ on the thirteenth and John Chelo’s day was marked with the Booby Bevy after an uncharacteristic round with a 15-11 split. Finally, the non winner’s consolation beer was drawn in favour of Mr Len but a redraw saw Pat Murphy enjoy the cool beer.
Hopefully greens will be in better order when the group travels to Pattavia next month.
Close call
at Crystal Bay
On Friday, 4th April the Pattaya Golf Society visited Crystal Bay to play a stableford event on the B and C nines, which were in reasonable condition but the unkempt bunkers and bobbly, slow greens detracted from what should have been an otherwise excellent day.
The result was a close contest, with David Thomas firing the best gross of the day in recording 35 points for third place. One point to the better were Leigh Abbey and John Mason on 36 points and for Leigh it closed a very short visit which saw him perform very well in two out of three competitions.
There were no birdie ‘2’s, Larry Ang took the bar’s consolation beer for the non winners and Joe Dourley was rewarded with the Booby Bevy as a farewell gesture from the organiser David Thomas.

JJ & Thientong take the plaudits

PSC golf from The Growling Swan

Peter Blackburn, John Anderson, Lindsay Slender & Tom McMahon.

Peter Blackburn
Monday, March 31, Pattavia – Stableford
We had heard that the new clubhouse at Pattavia was open and functioning so there was a fair amount of interest in the day’s competition and after one “no-show” we were left with a field of 25. The new clubhouse was impressive and the facilities excellent, with a swift check-in and a very impressive locker room, and of course no need for the long walk from the “bag drop” area.

JJ Harney & Thientong Charoenrung.

The course was quiet and for some reason we were asked to start on the tenth tee which was not a problem and we sent our first four-ball away 15 minutes later than our booked 10.00 am tee time. It was hot and humid with not much wind and the course was in quite good shape although there were many bare patches on some fairways and the greens were a bit inconsistent with some of the pin positions possibly the result of the greenkeeper having a “domestic” with his missus earlier in the day!
We proceeded at a fairly good pace and although it was necessary to have a couple of drinks breaks due to the heat we completed our round in four hours & twenty minutes. The round had been very enjoyable with good company on an improving golf course and once they get the greens worked out it will be even better.
The Division A winner was JJ Harney with a fine 39 points and with 2 golfers on 34 points it was necessary to have a count back to decide the remaining 2 places on the podium. The result was that your writer, Peter “Blacky” Blackburn (19 point back nine) finished in second place, with Mike Allidi (17 point back nine) in third spot.
Thientong Charoenrung won Division B with 36 points and in second place was the departing JC Lhoste with 31 while his fellow countryman Patrick Poussier came third with 30.
Division A (0-17)
1st JJ Harney (10) 39pts
2nd Peter Blackburn (12) 34pts
3rd Mike Allidi (3) 34pts
Division B (18+)
1st Thientong Charoenrung (19) 36pts
2nd JC Lhoste (23) 31pts
3rd Patrick Poussier (23) 30pts
Near Pins: 4th – Alain Taddei, 13th – Alain Taddei, 17th – Takeshi Hakozaki
Long Putts: 9th – Mike Gosden, 18th - Patrick Poussier
The Growling Swan NAGA Award for the worst score on the day was won by Harry Wszola in a three-way count back and he accepted the award like the good sport that he is.
Thursday, April 3, Khao Kheow B & C – Stableford
A chance to play at one of our premier golf courses is always very popular and this showed as we had 40 golfers signed up to play at Khao Kheow. Obtaining more tee spots was no problem and we also received a very good green fee rate for the day.
There was no rush as our scheduled start was 10.30 am and we arrived at the course after a 43 minute drive to find it fairly deserted and were told we were to play the B & C nines. As expected we were called to the B1 tee early and our first four-ball hit off 40 minutes ahead of our booked tee time in hot and humid conditions with just a suggestion of a breeze.
I cannot speak too highly about the course as it was in magnificent condition with lush fairways and perfectly maintained greens, which were just a little bit slower than they usually are and it took a few holes to adjust.
We played at a steady pace and the heat & humidity forced us to take a couple of drinks breaks as we completed the full round in four hours & thirty minutes. One always enjoys the day whilst playing well and 34 points was the worst score in our group and we all were full of praise for the venue and of course the company was first class.
Your humble correspondent, Peter “Blacky” Blackburn continued his good form and was the winner in Division A with 41 points, 2 points ahead of Sal Brizzi in second place and Sunni Khanna came third with 37. There were 4 golfers on 36 points vying for fourth spot so a count back was necessary with Frankie “Hollywood” Sharratt (20 point back nine) getting the chocolates from Marc Robinson (18 point back nine), Mashi Kaneta (17 point back nine) and Martin “Toddy” Todd (16 point back nine).
In Division B it was Tom McMahon who was victorious with 40 points, 2 points ahead of Bob Akapita in second place, while third place went to the departing Duangjai “Kae” Tusagad who had 36. With two on 35 points the resultant count back saw Alain “Inspector Clouseau” Taddei (20 point back nine) finish in fourth place from Ken Hole (18 point back nine).
Breaking through for his first win with us was Lindsay Slender who won Division C with 38 points and Jack Robertson came second with 37. Gary Monley was third with 36 points and Andrew “Turtle” Allen scraped on to the podium to finish fourth with 35.
Division A (0-14)
1st Peter Blackburn (12) 41pts
2nd Sal Brizzi (6) 39pts
3rd Sunni Khanna (12) 37pts
4th Frank Sharratt (13) 36pts
Division B (15-23)
1st Tom McMahon (17) 40pts
2nd Bob Akapita (18) 38pts
3rd Duangjai Tusagad (18) 36pts
4th Alain Taddei (16) 35pts
Division C (23+)
1st Lindsay Slender (25) 38pts
2nd Jack Robertson (25) 37pts
3rd Gary Monley (33) 36pts
4th Andrew Allen (32) 35pts
Near Pins: B3 – John Davis, B8 – Bob Akapita, C3 – Lindsay Slender, C8 – Duangjai Tusagad
Long Putts: B9 - Jack Robertson, C9 – Brad Todd
The Growling Swan NAGA Award was won once again by John Anderson in a count back and he wore the cap for quite some time while back at the bar. Andrew then 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 [email protected].
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.

Huel tops scoring charts at Burapha

PSC golf from The Outback Golf Bar

Wednesday Div. B winners Nut, Kim Danboise and Peter Hausberger with Geoff (standing rear).

Monday, March 31, Burapha - Stableford
The first venue for the week was our regular visit to Burapha where we originally elected to play A & B from the blues but for some reason, better known to the caddies or the starter, we ended up on B & D from the whites.
We had 36 players, which included Lance Robinson’s group joining us for the first day of their two week tour. Swedish Jack and Kiwi Glen also joined us and Jack is now playing off 3.

Lance Robinson, Gordon Etheridge, Bob McDowell, John Poulter, Colin Jenkins, Jack Huel, Martin Burbidge & Gary Hallawell.

The course must have played easy, as there were some great scores returned; two 39’s from John Cunningham and Steve Mann, followed home by a 38 (73 gross) from the aforementioned Jack Grindvold. Svenn Lund was having his first game since arriving from Norway the night before but the colder weather there had done little to affect Svenn’s handicap as he won Div B with 37pts, after only 20 minutes warming up on the driving range. Steady Jarod (2nd) was there again with another 36pts so the handicapper won’t be able to get at him - much to the disappointment of Geoff and John.
Peter Nixon and Mark Kembrey were the other two on the Div B podium as they both scored creditable 34’s.

Greg Hirst.
The day’s top score came from one of our Aussie visitors who admitted he had a good day out with a very fine 41pts, but for sure he will have a lot of barracking from the rest of the group to put up with, so well done Jack Huel. Just one point back was Kiwi Glen with 40pts, another very good score and he in turn was four points clear of third placed Bruce McAdam.
There were nine ‘2’s from John Cunningham & Svenn Ole Lund (B3), Gary Hallawell (B8), Jack Grindvold, Tony Pike, John Poulter & Glen Perkinson (D2) and Paul Bourke & Kerry Beck (D8).
Div A (0-10)
1st John Cunningham (7) 39pts
2nd Stephen Mann (10) 39pts
3rd Jack Grindvold (3) 38pts
4th Tony Pike (4) 37pts
Div B (11 - 16)
1st Svenn Ole Lund (13) 37pts
2nd Jarod Braithwaite (16) 36pts
3rd Peter Nixon (11) 34pts
4th Mark Kembrey (16) 34pts
Div C (17+)
1st Jack Huel (20) 41pts
2nd Glen Perkinson (22) 40pts
3rd Bruce McAdam (27) 36pts
4th Greg Hill (18) 35pts
Tuesday, April 1, Laem Chabang - Stableford
29 players for our return to Laem Chabang for the first time in 2014 as this was the first of their series of Sport Days during the low season. The welcome by the staff was great and the caddies were happy to see us as the high season had not been very good because of the troubles in Bangkok.
We played the Mountain and the Ocean courses (or A & B on the card) and both nines were in great condition, with good fairways, greens that were flat and true and just the right speed for us amateurs. Overall it was a great experience and I am certainly looking forward to playing every Tuesday in the low season.
The group was split into two divisions with Ron Dickie taking Div A with an excellent 38pts from Aussie visitor Martin Burbidge on 37 and a newbie to the Outback, the American Ian Pickles on 36. Fourth place was occupied by another of Martin’s travelling companions, Gary Hallawell who beat Steve Mann on c/b.
Two top drawer scores came in Div B from Tony McDonough and Waldo, both with 42’s, and just one point back was another Aussie from the group, Gordon Etheridge, while his mate Colin Jenkins was well back in fourth with 34.
There were two ‘2’s from Jack Huel and Colin Jenkins.
Div A (0-15)
1st Ron Dickie (6) 38pts
2nd Martin Burbidge (7) 37pts
3rd Ian Pickles (13) 36pts
4th Gary Hallawell (12) 35pts
Div B (16+)
1st Tony McDonough (17) 42pts
2nd Stephen Blazsanyik (19) 42pts
3rd Gordon Etheridge (16) 41pts
4th Colin Jenkins (16) 34pts
Wednesday, April 2, Khao Kheow - Stableford
There is something about Khao Kheow which makes a golfer’s best game vanish and with the exception of one player today, Nut – aka Tangphong Phipit, the rest of the 20 strong field once again failed to play to handicap.
Playing B & A from the yellow tees, we were away on time in fairly sultry conditions on a busy course which was generally in good nick. The pace of play wasn’t brilliant but was acceptable and after the exalted showings from our Aussie group at both Burapha and Laem Chabang, it was here at Khao Kheow where they crashed and burned. The best they could offer was the 29pts returned by Colin Jenkins for third place in Div A and although ‘Scrubbs’, who we later identified as Gordon Etheridge, got a ‘2’, there was little else on the card of any value. Gary Hallawell’s card also went astray, probably for the same reasons.
Steve Mann took the honours in Div A with his 34pts while a fast finishing Jack Grindvold, with 38 gross on A, was just one point back in second. Nut recorded the best score of the day, playing extremely well for her 38pts off a handicap of 26 and she and Suzi thoroughly outplayed Jack and visitor from Hua Hin, Peter Hayes. Welcome to you Peter and also to Peter Hausberger from Austria who shot 33pts off a 22 h’cap to take third place in Div B, with Kim Danboise in second on 34.
There was one other ‘2’, from Jack Grindvold.
Div A (0-16)
1st Stephen Mann (10) 34pts
2nd Jack Grindvold (3) 33pts
3rd Colin Jenkins (16) 29pts
Div B (17+)
1st Tangphong Phipit (26) 38pts
2nd Kim Danboise (19) 34pts
3rd Peter Hausberger (22) 33pts
Friday, April 4, St. Andrews - Stableford
There were nine groups today playing at St Andrews due to Green Valley having a competition. The course was only in average condition and this is supposed to be one of the better courses in the area – if our customers had to pay the full rate it most certainly wouldn’t be on their current list of ‘must-plays’ was a comment made by many. The bunkers were like concrete as they had very little sand in them and the greens were very ordinary and didn’t seem to hold their consistency.
I do believe from a source that they are putting in new sand at St Andrews and at Green Valley but we will wait and see what happens but something desperately needs to be done here at St Andrews.
Not that we promote the idea of club throwing but I guess when you can’t get a birdie on the course (state of the greens?), best you try for one in the trees - I heard from a dickie bird that somebody threw a club which landed in a tree and didn’t come down; then to retrieve it he threw his driver as well. Now he’s got two clubs stuck – See, don’t throw clubs, it could be dangerous or just very embarrassing.
The division split was a little uneven with nine in Div A, eleven in Div B and thirteen in Div C, with the best score coming from a newbie with the Outback, Robert Moore with a very fine 40pts to win Div B from the returning Sel Wegner (39) and the resurgent Martin Kingswood (38).
Waldo continued his run of excellent form, winning Div C with 38pts from another man playing well at the moment, Tony McDonough (36) – Tony beat Carl Luke on count back.
The top division went to no stranger to the podium, Paul Bourke on 36, beating Kerry Beck on c/b with Peter Nixon one back on 35.
There were five ‘2’s from Peter Nixon & Barry Copestake (3rd), Jimmy Little (5th) and Paul Bourke & Martin Burbidge (10th).
Div A (0-12)
1st Paul Bourke (10) 36pts
2nd Kerry Beck (11) 36pts
3rd Peter Nixon (11) 35pts
Div B (13-16)
1st Robert Moore (13) 40pts
2nd Sel Wegner (15) 39pts
3rd Martin Kingswood (14) 38pts
Div C (17+)
1st Stephen Blazsanyik (18) 38pts
2nd Tony McDonough (17) 36pts
3rd Carl Luke (17) 36pts
Saturday, April 5, Green Valley - Stableford
It’s pleasing to report a good turnout on Saturday at Green Valley, although the weather did it’s very best to disrupt the field with four players cancelling early in the morning. Of the brave-hearts who played, our Monthly Medal sponsor Greg Hirst of DeVere led the way having scored only 12 points on the front nine before romping in with 22 on the back for a total of 34pts. He beat Aussie visitor Colin Jenkins on count back, with Gary Hallawell five back on 29.
With no ‘2’s the podium places went down to fifth place.
The Saturday golf here at Green Valley is aimed primarily at the guys who work in Thailand, Monday to Friday as well of course to visitors but regular players are always welcome.
1st Greg Hirst (28) 34pts
2nd Colin Jenkins (16) 34pts
3rd Gary Hallawell (12) 29pts
4th Geoff Braithwaite (8) 27pts
5th Martin Burbidge (7) 27pts
Note: The Outback Golf Bar is situated about 6km from Sukhumvit Road along Soi Siam Country. Call Jack on 081 578 1956.

Crumpton Oaks Cider Monday Pool League

Results & Standings March 31 (week 8)

Division 1
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts.
Shoot Pool	7	5	2	17	1	16
The Butchers Arms	7	5	2	16	1	16
Legends Pool	8	5	3	12	1	16
Pook’s Bar	7	4	3	1	0	12
Sweethearts Bar	7	4	3	0	0	12
Shoot Pool ‘B’	8	4	4	-12	0	12
Nicky’s Bar	7	3	4	-6	1	10
Links Bar	5	3	2	7	0	9
Offshore Bar	8	2	6	-14	0	6
Acorn Pub	6	0	6	-21	2	2
Cup Results Round 2:  Legends Pool 10 v 7 Shoot Pool ‘B’, Links Bar 10 v 6 Cheers Bar, Offshore Bar 8 v 10 The Caddyshack, Pook’s Bar 10 v 8 The Ranch, Shoot Pool 10 v 4 Nicky’s Bar, The Butchers Arms 10 v 1 Buffalo Jacks
Division 2
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts.
Cheers Bar	8	8	0	28	0	24
The Caddyshack	7	7	0	33	0	21
Rest Stop	6	4	2	14	0	12
Classroom	8	4	4	-6	0	12
The Ranch	6	4	2	-9	0	12
ANZAC Sports Bar	8	3	5	-16	1	10
Buffalo Jacks	8	2	6	-11	0	6
Dean’s Bar	7	2	5	-13	0	6
i-Rovers	6	2	4	-20	0	6
Team Pulled Out	8	0	8	0	0	0
Cup Results Round 2:  Dean’s Bar 10 v 5 Classroom, Links Bar 10 v 6 Cheers Bar, Offshore Bar 8 v 10 The Caddyshack, Pook’s Bar 10 v 8 The Ranch, Rest Stop 10 v 2 I-Rovers, The Butchers Arms 10 v 1 Buffalo Jacks

Friday Night Pool League

Results & Standings April 4 (week 7)

Premier Division
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts
Shoot Pool	7	4	1	2	18	13
The Butchers Arms	6	4	1	1	18	13
Easy R-Con Bar	4	4	0	0	18	12
The Rest Stop	6	3	0	3	-8	9
Links Bar	6	2	1	3	-8	7
Sweethearts Bar	6	2	0	4	-16	6
The Booze Lounge	4	1	0	3	4	3
Legends Pool	7	0	3	4	-26	3
Results:  Legends Pool 7 v 13 The Rest Stop, Links Bar P-P Easy R-Con Bar, Shoot Pool 14 v 6 Sweethearts Bar, The Booze Lounge A-W The Butchers Arms
Division 1
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts
Smile Bar	6	6	0	33	0	18
Tie’s R Us	5	4	1	16	1	13
Legends Pool ‘A’	6	4	2	15	0	12
Offshore Bar	6	4	2	10	0	12
Pook’s Bar	6	4	2	7	0	12
Dean’s Bar	6	3	3	-6	0	9
Shoot Pool ‘A’	6	2	4	-17	0	6
Old Thai Angle	6	1	5	-11	2	5
Crazy Eddie’s	6	1	5	-25	0	3
Mai’s Bar	5	0	5	-22	0	0
Results:  Crazy Eddie’s 4 v 10 Offshore Bar, Dean’s Bar 10 v 9 Old Thai Angle, Pook’s Bar 10 v 8 Legends Pool ‘A’, Smile Bar 10 v 5 Shoot Pool ‘A’, Tie’s R Us P-P Mai’s Bar
Division 2
Team	P	W	L	+/-	BP	Pts
Legends Pool ‘B’	6	6	0	32	0	18
i-Rovers	5	5	0	29	0	15
FCUK Inn	5	4	1	14	0	12
Anzac Bar	5	3	2	4	0	9
The Ranch	5	2	3	-1	0	6
Buffalo Jacks	6	2	4	-8	0	6
The Queen Vic	5	1	4	-14	0	3
Bobby Too	4	1	3	-15	0	3
Classroom	5	1	4	-18	0	3
Connections	6	1	5	-23	0	3
Results:  Buffalo Jacks 7 v 10 Connections, Legends Pool ‘B’ 10 v 4 Bobby Too, The Queen Vic 7 v 10 Anzac Bar, The Ranch 10 v 4 Classroom

Buffalo Jack’s Wednesday Premier Darts League

Results & Standings April 2 (week 17)

Team	P	W	L	Bonus	Diff.	Pts.
Legends Sports Bar	17	13	4	13	79	26
Mee Chew Sports Bar	17	13	4	12	57	26
i-Rovers A	17	13	4	12	43	26
Yates Bar	17	11	6	9	35	22
W. Tankies	17	10	7	8	13	20
Jantha Coffee House	17	9	8	9	-1	18
Mai’s Bar	17	7	10	9	-19	14
Buffalo Jack’s	17	4	13	6	-69	8
i-Rovers B	17	3	14	6	-63	6
Clinic	17	2	15	1	-75	4
Results:  Buffalo Jack’s (5-1)-(4-0) v Mee Chew Sports Bar, i-Rovers B (2-0)-(7-1) v Jantha Coffee House, Mai’s Bar (6-1)-(3-0) v Clinic, W. Tankies (4-0)-(5-1) v i-Rovers A, Yates Bar (3-0)-(6-1) v Legends Pool & Sports Bar

Pattaya 8-Ball Monday Pool League

Results & Standings March 31 (week 6)

Team	Played	Won	Lost	For	Agst	Diff.	Pts.
Phimai Geordie	6	6	0	66	24	42	18
Smile Bar	6	5	1	59	31	28	16
San Snack Bar	6	4	2	56	34	22	14
Funny Girls 4	6	4	2	47	43	4	14
Crazy Eddie’s	6	3	3	44	46	-2	12
Pom Bar	6	3	3	44	46	-2	12
Ta Bar	6	3	3	35	55	-20	12
Asian Nomads	6	2	4	49	41	8	10
Buffalo Jack’s	6	2	4	36	54	-18	10
Connections	6	2	4	34	56	-22	10
Doggy Style	6	1	5	39	51	-12	8
Parrot Inn	6	1	5	31	59	-2	88
Results:  Funny Girls 7 v 8 Crazy Eddie’s, Connections 3 v 12 San Snack Bar, Phimai Geordie 8 v 7 Smile Bar, Asian Nomads 7 v 8 Ta Bar, Buffalo Jack’s 5 v 10 Pom Bar, Parrot Inn 4 v 11 Doggy Style

Crumpton Cider Tuesday Darts League

Results & Standings April 1 (week 18)

Team	P	W	L	B/legs	Pts.
Londoner	18	15	3	12	30
Yates Bar	18	14	4	14	28
Crazy Eddies	18	12	6	10	24
Mee Chew Sports Bar	18	12	6	8	24
i-Rovers	18	11	7	13	22
Nervous Wreck	18	11	7	12	22
Legends Sports Bar	18	9	9	11	18
Jantha coffee House	18	8	10	8	16
Mai’s Bar	18	8	10	6	16
Shoot Pool A	18	7	11	10	14
Scandalic	18	7	11	5	14
Buffalo Jack’s	18	6	12	7	12
Shoot Pool B	18	5	13	7	10
W. Tankies	18	1	17	4	2
Results:  i-Rovers (6-1)-(1-0) v W. Tankies, Legends Pool & Sports Bar (2-1)-(7-0) v Yates Bar, Londoner (7-1)-(0-0) v Shoot Pool B, Mai’s Bar (6-1)-(1-0) v Scandalic, Mee Chew Sports Bar (7-1)-(9-0) v Buffalo Jack’s, Nervous Wreck (4-1)-(3-0) v Jantha Coffee House, Shoot Pool A (6-0)-(7-1) v Crazy Eddies

Legends Wednesday 9-Ball Pool League

Results & Standings April 2 (week 13)

Team	P	W	D	L	+/-	Pts.
Easy R-con Bar	13	9	3	1	58	30
George & Dragon	13	8	2	3	24	26
Links Bar	12	8	1	3	44	25
Pook’s Bar	12	8	1	3	32	25
Legends Pool	12	7	2	3	30	23
Crazy Eddie’s	12	4	1	7	-36	13
Classroom	12	3	3	6	-20	12
Buffalo Jacks	11	2	2	7	-34	8
Queen Vic	11	1	2	8	-42	5
FCUK	12	1	1	10	-56	4
Results:  Buffalo Jacks 5 v 15 Easy R-Con Bar, Classroom 11 v 9 Crazy Eddie’s, Links Bar 8 v 12 George & Dragon

Wilkin signs off with a win

PSC golf from The Caddyshack

Monday 31st March’s outing was at Green Valley and our departing Scotsman Derek Wilkin (H/cap 20) ended his holiday with a win on 39 points. Turning back the years in second place was Bruce Tollit (20) with 35 points, beating the ever present Ted Gardner (8) on count back.

Derek Wilkin.

Wednesday saw us take a trip to Bangpra, now that high season is over and rates are back to being affordable. The monkeys have obviously been very busy over high season, with lots of little critters about.
The winner was Peter Henderson (18) with 35 points ahead of runner-up Jason Barnett (4) with 33, and Phonsie McGahan (6) was flying the flag for the more mature players, returning 28 points in third.
Friday was another same price switch to St Andrews and we had Jason Barnett (4) taking the top honors with 37 points. Shooting a gross 75 on this course is worth some applause. Behind Jason we had 4 players on 35 points and the count back machine was called into action. After an hour of consideration, Bruce finally figured out that Groot Gelten (19) was second, with Peter Harris (21) in third, Don Hachey (17) in fourth and Phonsie McGahan (6) in fifth.
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

Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League

200 Bowlers: Tao, Noodle, David & Antero.

The new league has got underway with eight teams with three bowlers per team. Last league’s first place winner Café Kronborg got off to a poor start, losing all four points to Green Tree. Green Tree was led by Noodle Russell who bowled a 200 game, 538 series and Tao who had 209 and 218 games for a 575 series. Kran Nielsen bowled a 549 series for Kronborg.
David Shaw bowled a 211 game and 549 series to lead VFW Post 9876 to a three point win over Indiana. Precha had a 502 series for Indiana
Canada and Balloon split their match with each team winning two points. Tue Pettae bowled a 536 series for Canada.
Bavaria and Brother D also halved their match with each team winning two points. Antero Ronkainen bowled a 217 game and 543 series for Brother D.

Results & Standings April 4 (week 1)
Pos.	Team	Score	Standings
1	Green Tree	4 - 0	4 - 0
2	VFW Post 9876	3-1	3-1
3	Canada	2-2	2-2
4	Balloon	2-2	2-2
5	Bavaria	2-2	2-2
6	Brother D	2-2	2-2
7	Indiana	1-3	1 – 3
8	Café Kronborg	0 - 4	0 - 4

Darkside Tuesday Darts League

Standings April 1 (week 11)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	T/G	Pts.
Lucky Time	11	10	1	71	24	9	20
Chill Bar	11	9	2	72	27	9	18
Sidahla	11	8	3	58	37	5	16
Load Out	11	7	4	60	35	6	14
Cockerooney’s	10	3	7	37	53	4	6
Double Dutch	11	3	8	29	62	5	6
Double Top	11	3	8	33	65	3	6
BB Bar	10	0	10	6	63	2	0

Darkside Thursday Darts League

Standings April 3 (week 1)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	T/G	Pts.
Load Out	1	1	0	8	1	1	2
Oscar’s Sports Bar	1	1	0	7	2	0	2
Chill Bar	1	1	0	5	0	1	2
Moonies	1	1	0	5	4	1	2
PJ’s Bar	1	0	1	4	5	0	0
CS Coffee	1	0	1	2	7	1	0
Double Top Bar	1	0	1	1	8	0	0
Bye	1	0	1	0	5	0	0

Asia Back Packer’s Monday Darts Super League

Standings March 31 (week 16)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	B/L	Pts.
Load Out	16	14	2	101	43	13	28
Jantha Coffee	16	12	4	92	52	9	24
i-Rovers ‘A’	16	11	5	92	51	14	22
Legends	16	10	6	92	51	10	20
Double Top	16	8	8	72	71	7	16
W. Tankies	16	3	13	48	96	2	6
i-Rovers ‘B’	16	0	16	23	120	2	0
BYE	4	0	4	0	36	0	0

Buffalo Jack’s Friday Darts League

Standings April 4 (week 19)

Team	P	W	L	F	A	B/L	Pts.
The Rising Sun	19	18	1	147	62	10	36
Londoner	19	14	5	145	88	13	28
Yates’ Bar	19	14	5	122	78	12	28
i-Rovers	19	13	6	104	78	11	26
Mee Chew Bar	19	12	7	124	86	12	24
The Nervous Wreck	19	11	8	103	88	8	22
Cheers Bar	19	8	11	83	112	8	16
Captain Morgan’s	19	7	12	77	117	9	14
Buffalo Jack’s	19	7	12	80	117	7	14
The Clinic	19	4	15	73	114	9	8
Palmer’s Bar	19	4	15	58	128	3	8
W. Tankies	19	2	17	72	120	12	4

Thursday Darts League

Standings April 3 (week 4)

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts.
Londoner	4	4	0	0	28	15	8
The Swan	4	4	0	0	23	12	8
Crazy Eddie’s	4	3	0	1	24	19	6
2 Dogs Bar	4	2	0	2	16	19	4
Rising Sun	4	2	0	2	20	18	4
i-Rovers ‘Casuals’	4	2	0	2	20	26	4
The Clinic	4	1	0	3	18	18	2
W. Tankies	4	1	0	3	11	24	2
i-Rovers ‘A’	4	1	0	3	18	21	2
Nervous Wreck	4	0	0	4	18	24	0

John Kepplers Cider Pool League

Results & Standings April 3

Team	Pts.	For	Against	Diff.
Darkside	33	113	69	44
Panitas/Outback	33	112	70	42
Brasshouse	30	109	73	36
Barking Frog	24	106	76	30
Pats Rest	24	95	87	8
Pats Bar	24	94	88	6
Siam Country	24	82	94	-12
Billabong	18	84	98	-14
Serenity	15	74	102	-28
Ice Star	6	63	119	-56
Happy Day	6	25	27	-2
Lucky Bar	0	71	125	-54
Results:  Ice Star 8 v 5 Brasshouse, Darkside 9 v 4 Happy Day, Billabong 3 v 10 Barking Frog, Pats Rest 6 v 7 Siam Country, Panitas/Outback 9 v 4 Pats Bar, Serenity 8 v 5 Lucky Bar