The Welsh win at Siam

There certainly was plenty at Siam Country Club in the PSC Pattaya Golf Society when the Welsh occupied three of the top four places.

A good winner was veteran Colin (no good boyo) Morgan, who is in his 70th year, with a net -1. He seems to get better with age - just like a good wine.

Colin Morgan, on one of his good days.

He was followed by North Welshman George Meigh in second place on count back with +1. George played an excellent round but a 10 on one hole obviously affected his chances.

Third was Asian Explorer Brian Kelly, also with +1. Brian’s efforts were somewhat ruined by his liking for the beach, in this instance many of his shots were played out of Siam’s bunkers.

Fourth was John Hopkins at +3, followed by Kevin Wilson with +4.

A welcome return was made by Francophile Maurice Bertrand who hails from Jersey and who was at least half pleased with the result of the recent World Cup.

Deverdenne, Walsh, and Davlin victorious in TAGGS

PSC TAGGS golf from the Hare House

Wednesday, July 29 - Natural Park Resort Country Club

Pairs Scramble
1st: Moe Deverdenne and Dave Walsh, 76 gross, 65.4 net
2nd: Carl Baumann and Charlie Davlin, 74 gross, 69.0 net
3rd: Patrick Palmer and Bill Thompson, 80 gross, 72.0 net

The Alternative Golf Gentlemen’s Society (TAGGS) traveled up to Natural Park Resort for a Pairs Scramble competition on Wednesday. It was an uncomfortably hot and humid day that took its toll on the teams and their scores as the day wore on. In the end it was a couple of the Hare House’s court "Jesters" who survived the heat and rode over the field like they were on their Harleys. Moe Deverdenne, playing off 17, and Dave Walsh, who has been a 36 handicap for as long as he has played golf, teamed up for an extremely impressive 76 gross and 65.4 net.

The Pairs Scramble format , which averages the team’s handicap and then allows 40 percent, favors the lower handicap golfers. You would expect to see a team like Carl Baumann and Charlie Davlin, whose handicaps average out to 12.5, to be up near the top and indeed they came in second with a 74 gross and a 69 net. But that just makes Moe and Dave’s win all that more noteworthy. Both these guys can crush the ball, but it was their chipping and putting which won this tournament. "It’s the best I’ve shot in a long time," allowed Dave. "Of course I haven’t played for eight months." Moe was gracious in his praise for Dave’s game and gave him plenty of credit for the win.

Rounding out the leader board in third place were Patrick Palmer and Bill Thompson. Patrick, playing off 29, and Bill, who has an eleven handicap, had a fine gross score of 80 which gave them a net even par 72.

Friday, July 31 - Siam Country Club

Stableford
1st: Charlie Davlin, 38 points
2nd: Jimmy Little, 33 points
3rd: Carl Baumann, 33 points

Charlie Davlin blitzed the field at the weekly TAGGS Stableford tournament held at Siam Country Club on Friday, July 31. Playing off eleven, Charlie shot an 81 and took first place with 38 Stableford points. In the same competition, Carl Baumann lost out on second place in a count back with 33 points. This capped a pretty fair week for these two golfers. Carl had won the weekly Stableford competition the week before at Natural Park Hills. And sandwiched in between these two individual wins, was a team second place in the Pairs Scramble held Wednesday at Natural Park Resort.

In second place with 33 points was Hare House regular Jimmy Little who overcame a miserable start and picked up 20 points on the back nine.

Londoner retains narrow lead

After week 7, the Friday Premier Darts League is now halfway through the season and Londoner still holds a narrow lead over Tippy’s.

Billy & Da and the Last Resort are hanging in 3rd and 4th places, still with every chance to challenge the leaders.

The Texan seems to have lost a little bit of form the last couple of weeks, the same as Sports Corner.

The Rose Garden are finding the pace a bit hot at the moment, but the Thistle have got a taste for the beer as they have won two beer legs on the trot, but they still can’t find a way to actually win a match.

League Table

Londoner Tippy’s Billy & Da Last Resort Texxan Inn Sports Corner Rose Garden Thistle

Win 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 0

Beer 6 5 3 4 4 3 1 2

Tons 41 42 38 38 41 56 22 32

Lost 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 7

PCS Golf next week

August is again a busy month with 31 tournaments playing ten of the best courses and those in the best condition.

On Monday the 10th there is a choice of Siam Country Club from Cafe Kronborg, playing Stableford, or Green Valley from the Green Bottle, also Stableford.

On Tuesday the 11th Pattaya Golf Society from J.B. Bar go to Phoenix to play Stableford.

Wednesday August 12th, Noble Place and Pattaya Country Club feature from the Green Bottle and Hare House respectively. Thursday the 13th the chance to play Better Ball at Natural Park Resort with PSC Golf from Cafe Kronborg. The week then finishes well on Friday with the Splinter Golf Group from the Green Bottle providing a second chance to play Natural Park Resort, while TAGGS from Hare House go to Great Lake, both Stableford competitions.

For more details of August fixtures see Pattaya Mail or visit the PSC Golf Web Site at www.pattayasports.org.