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Rising Sun up with the larks
“Who played the title role in the movie The Marathon
Man?” “How many horsemen ride in a polo team?”
In their best match of the season, Rising Sun crashed the sound barrier at
the Wednesday Quiz with an impressive score of 98 out of 120. Close behind
came Cheers with 96, followed by Bob’s Ale House with 94.
For once, the Untouchables at Fawlty Towers bit the dust reaching the
finishing line second to last. With only a handful of matches left in the
current season, the Blue Ribband prize could end up in the show cabinet of
any of the hostelries.
Palmer’s, Shamrock, and Aussie Ken’s all put up strong performances.
Britannia collected the wooden spoon this week after a semi-collapse on the
music round.
Too difficult by far was the question “Which diarist invented the expression
Iron Curtain in February 1945?” And it wasn’t Winston Churchill.
Red noses and blue stockings are very welcome to join any of the bars just
before 8:30 p.m. any Wednesday evening.
Answers to the questions above are; “Dustin Hoffman”, “Four riders”, and
“Dr. Goebbels”.
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Norman Brooks wins
final week of PGS
Norman Brooks readies to blast
off the first tee at Pattaya Country Club (file photo).
Norman Brooks shot an excellent gross 88, net three under
par 69 to win the final week of the current season in the Pattaya Golf
Society. The elegant golfer played a solid round which included 4 natural
pars and a birdie on the par 4, #10 at Pattaya Country Club.
Les finished second for the week with a net two over par 74. Ken Carr, the
former marine from Georgia, made a welcome return to the Pattaya Golf
Society to finish third with a net three over par 75. Peter Johansson,
slowly recuperating from an injury, finished fourth on the day with a net
three over par 75, losing out on count back to Carr. Tony Davis rounded out
the top five with a net four over par 76.
Closest to the pin honors were won by William Rice on #12.
For the next three weeks, the Pattaya Golf Society will be holding its
annual Club Championship series at Pattaya Country Club. Following the three
week tournament, the PGS will hold its Christmas Party on Monday, December
23, at a venue which will be announced later.
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Graham and Mullis’ Birthday Scramble
(L to R) Graham, Mullis,
Barry and Matta,
whoop up their win.
It is fitting that Graham and Mullis were on the winning
team, along with Matta and Barry, for the first annual Graham and Mullis
Birthday Scramble. Played with a “Texas Scramble” type format, the winning
foursome carded a gross 65, net 59.2 at Bang Phra on Monday, November 25th.
42 golfers turned out for the “fun” event, played in cooperation with the
Splinter Golf Group. Almost all of the competitors returned to indulge in a
delicious buffet at the Wild Chicken after the event...
Asked the secret to their success, Graham Snook was quick to respond,
“Mullis’ putting...” Graham continued to say that the course was in
excellent shape, with greens “like glass”.
The foursome of Brian Imrie, Jim, Jody, Jerry and Jean finished second with
a net score of 60.44. Steve Ross, Harry Riley, Ciano, and Arthur Bailey
placed third with a net score of 62.2. Lewis “Woody” Under-wood, Randy
Kenny, Ken Cooke, and Murray Kerr finished fourth with a net team score of
62.5.
Murray Kerr won a free Bungee jump for winning the long drive competition.
Closest to the pin honors were won by Brian Brizzell on #2, Arthur Bailey on
# 8, and Murray Kerr on #’s 11 and 17.
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Improve your Bridge
by Barrie Kenyon
One way of communicating with your partner is to kick him
or her under the table. Another is to carry a gun. These are not recommended
because they lead to a lonely old age.
A better method, in the bidding sequence, is to describe your hand in a
helpful manner. This is where limit bids come in handy. You can’t use them
all the time - bridge is not that easy - but limit bids do give your partner
a fairly clear idea of the value of your hand.
The classic limit bid is to open one no trump. In most systems, this will
mean you have 16-18 high card points, no singleton and not more than one
doubleton. This information now allows your partner to add your notional
hand to the thirteen cards he can see in order to gauge what sort of future
you have.
Another limit bid is to open three in a suit. This pre-emptive bid means you
have seven cards in one suit (not six or eight) and do not have enough
points to open the bidding at the one level. Your partner should not reply
to you unless he himself has an opening hand. If either of you tells lies,
you will sail off into the sunset to meet a force 15 hurricane. The
opponents are likely to double you for penalties.
You can also reply to an opening call by a limit bid. If your partner opens,
say, with one club and you have eleven points with a balanced hand, then
consider saying two no trumps. This tells him that you have 10 to 12 points
without a long suit, and is helpful to him in deciding whether or not to
advance. If you had held a similar hand, but 6 to 9 points, your bid would
have been one no trump.
If your partner opens, say, on heart and you say two or three or four
hearts, these are all limit bids in response. Two hearts is very poor, say 6
points and four trumps, and you are warning your partner not to get excited.
Three hearts is an invitation to game if the opener has above a bare minimum
hand. Four hearts is a game try and not an invitation to a slam.
There are many other limit bids. If you have a regular partner, you should
sit down and make a list of them according to your particular agree-ments. A
bid-ding sequ-ence is about finding a good contract to meet the needs of
twenty six cards. Too many average players con-centrate only on the thirteen
they can see. And that’s how wars start.
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Lindborg and Soderberg take Greensome Foursome title
Matts Lindborg and Mikael Soderberg teamed up to win The Alternative Golf
Society (TAGS) Greensome Foursome tournament on a wet Phoenix Country Club
on Wednesday, November 27. The two carded a net 4 under par 68 in the format
where both players drive, pick the best drive to play from, then alternate
shots for the rest of the hole. Lindborg and Soderberg went out in 41 and
came back in 38 in their round which included 7 pars and 2 birdies.
Stephen Beard and Malcom Clare teamed up to finish second. The two man team
carded a net 70.5 which included two natural pars.
Mullis Rosell and Pats Petersen finished third after carding a net 72.
PGA Pro Richard Livings-ton, organizer of the event for TAGS and the Hare
House Restaurant and Flop House, told Pattaya Mail, “Its a fun format and a
different way to play a game of golf.”
By far the worst putting performance of the day went to Vic Cross and Alan
Rutsky. Their approach was to within 2 1/2 feet of the pin, but it still
took them 3 more putts to get down.
John C.C. Gibson and Ken Cooke received the “hero” golfing duo award for the
day. Seems Ken Cooke arrived home at 5 a.m. the night before the tournament
and had to be physically helped into the car to play his round of golf.
None-theless, the two managed to finish their round.
The Alternate Golf Society meets every Wednesday from the Hare House
Restaurant and Flop House on Soi Post Office. All golfers are welcome,
transportation leaves around 8:30 a.m. This week’s tourney (December 11)
will be The Alternative Golf Society “3 Club” tournament.
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Harold Wiseman tops Can-Am leader board
Harold Wiseman (left)
receives his Championship trophy and round-trip air tickets from Doreen
Hazell, Canadian Airlines International Country Manager for Thailand and
Malaysia and Tournament directors.
Harold Wiseman shot a gross 90, net 68 to become the
overall low net winner in the 1996 Can-Am Classic. The annual tournament,
now sweet 16 years old, was played at Siam Country Club on Saturday,
November 30. Wiseman’s low net score earned him a round trip ticket from
Bangkok to any city in Canada or the United States that is served by
Canadian Airlines, presented by Canadian Airlines International Country
Manager for Thailand and Malaysia, Doreen Hazell.
Other major sponsors for the event included Daren Oh representing Pepsi, and
Hester Chew representing Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Once again a huge turnout of approximately 288 golfers entered this year’s
tournament. Up for grabs, other than the top prize won by Wiseman, were a
host of trophies for technical winners and a large amount of door prizes,
in-cluding television sets, video players, air tickets, hotel
accommodations, and expen-sive liquor.
Aside from all the fun, the annual tournament also has a charitable side,
and this year over 32,000 baht was raised and given to Father Ray Brennan
for the orphanage, blind school, and home for the aged. Part of that amount
was matched by the Can-Am Canada tournament organizers.
As winner of this year’s Can-Am in Pattaya, Wiseman has been invited to go
over to compete in the Can-Am in Canada.
Technical winners: Alistar Macdonald won men’s low gross for the net 78 he
carded, winning the title after count back over Peter Platt. Naree Suriya
earned ladies’ low gross honors for the 87 she carded.
Flight A: Winner; Chris Dettweiller, gross 79, net 70. First runner-up;
Peter Platt, gross 78, net 72. Second runner-up; Dennis Willet, gross 80,
net 72.
Flight B: Winner; Fred Lewis, gross 94, net 72. First runner-up; Doug
Harrison, gross 94, net 73. Second runner-up; M. Johnston, gross 95, net 73.
Flight C: Winner; Malcolm Schaverien, gross 104, net 72. First runner-up;
Les Hebert, gross 100, net 73. Second runner-up; Stephen Ross, gross 104,
net 73.
Flight D: Winner; Harry Riley, gross 110, net 73. First runner-up; Philip
Holesovski, gross 115, net 74. Second runner-up; Peter Galle, gross 111, net
75.
Closest to the flag, hole #1: Paisarn Changjongpradit. Closest to the line,
hole #2: Jim Marshall. Closest to the line, hole #3: Pat Macdonald. Closest
to the pin, hole #4: Arthur Hancock. Ladies’ longest drive, hole #5: Rita
Crawford. Natural Birdie, hole #6: Bill Dawkins. Men’s longest drive, hole
#7: duke Keiser. Closest to the pin, hole #8: Jerry Holman. Longest putt
holed, hole #9: Chris Dettweiller. Closest to the flag, hole #10: Paisarn
Changjongpradit. Men’s longest drive, hole #11: Kim Inglis. Closest to the
pin, hole #12: Rodney Bain. Closest to the line, hole #13: Robert Ward.
Ladies’ longest drive, hole #14: Karen Sigel and Pimtong Saijai. Closest to
the water hazard line, hole #15: Eamon O’Hare. Closest to the pin, hole #16:
Andy Anderson. Closest to the water hazard line, hole #17: Les Walsh.
Longest putt holed, hole #18: Ian McDougall.
The awards were presented after the competition, along with a delicious
buffet, at the Dusit Resort Pattaya. Following the awards presentation, the
Dusit lit up the night sky with a fireworks display.
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Attention all fishermen
The fishing section of the Pattaya Sports Club has
announced they will sponsor their next Deep Sea Fishing competition on
Saturday, December 14, 1996.
Rules for the monthly tournaments are as follows: Each team captain will pay
an entrance fee of 600 baht to the Pattaya Sports Club. The entrance fee
must be paid by 12 noon, December 13. Included with the entrance fee must be
a listing of the name of the boat or the boat’s captain and fishermen on
board. Each team will be responsible for hiring their own boat. There will
be no limit on persons or tackle on board. Boats and crew may not leave
shore before 4:00 a.m., December 14. Weigh-in for trophies will be at the
Fishing Lodge, Bang Saree, or the Marine Bar Pier, Pattaya, no later than
6:00 p.m., Dec. 14.
The Pattaya Sports Club will award individual trophies for 1) First Place:
the biggest fish (by weight), 2) Second Place: the second biggest fish (by
weight), and 3) First Place Plaque for boat captain with the biggest fish.
Only one trophy will be awarded per individual. Please note that sharks,
rays, skates, etc., only qualify 50% of total weight.
To register for the tour-nament, please contact Carl Engel, Pattaya Sports
Club Fishing Chairman, tel: 410 228, fax: 426 121. Regis-tration and
entrance fee can be left at the Shamrock Bar, Soi Pattayaland 2, or Atlantis
Cafe, Soi 15.
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Mickey Mouse Darts underway
The new Mickey Mouse Darts League season is underway,
with a complete early flip-flop in the standings. Although only one match
has been played thus far, the three teams at the bottom of the league at the
end of last season are now at the top of the league. With a long season
ahead of them, it remains to be seen how long these teams will maintain
their lofty view.
Results from week one: Beer Put won the match and the beer leg over last
season’s champions Rising Sun away. Cheers won the match but lost the beer
leg over Mick’s Place away. Pleasure Dome completed the away team sweep of
matches, and won the beer leg while they were at it, over Palmer’s Bar.
Alan from Mick’s Place has jumped out to the early lead in the highest check
out category, a 64 he achieved against Cheers.
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