Bowling and Golf to Support the needy

Pattaya Community Services and the local administration are arranging two upcoming charity events with the Pattaya Lions Club.

The first is a charity golf tournament on August 13th at the Laem Chabang International Golf Course for the HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Cup.

Phatana Chaleurmchat, Pattaya Community Services Chairman and members announce the Charity Bowling Tournament for August 22, 1999.

Proceeds from the tournament will help many of the Lion’s Club’s activities, including their Anti-Drug Program, which provides funds monthly to reform addicts, their Sight First Program, and their program providing educational funds to needy children.

The golf tournament will have eight technical prizes, as well as a hole-in-one contest at the 7th hole for a new Toyota. Many other prizes will also be available for golfers not so skilled.

Anyone interested in entering can do so at the Pattaya Golf Association and at the Greenway Driving Range, or call: (038) 231388, 232038-9, fax: (038) 232084, or the Pattaya Lions Club: (038) 423410, fax: (038) 410311, or Laem Chabang International Country Club: (038) 372273, or the Thai Communications Office located on South Pattaya Road: (038) 425301.

The entry fee of 2,000 baht per person or 10,000 baht per team includes green and caddie fees and the party and prizes after the tournament.

The Pattaya Community Services also announced they will sponsor a Charity Bowling Tournament scheduled for August 22nd at the O.D. Bowl on Pratamnak Road in South Pattaya. Phatana Chaleurmchat, Chairman of Community Services, said the tournament’s purpose is to raise funds to support handicapped and under privileged children in the community, and to support the Drug Addiction Programs.

The Bowling tournament will have 18 trophies awarded to winners from Sonthaya Khunpleum, Minister of Communications and Member of Parliament from Chonburi.

Interested bowlers can enter at Pattaya Community Services or call: (038) 370184-6, or at O.D. Bowl on South Pattaya Road, or call: (038) 423612-4. Entry fee is 1,500 baht per team.

Eddie answers his critics!

Eddie Irvine, now assuming the mantle of Ferrari number 1 following Michael Schumacher’s accident at Silverstone, stunned the racing world by pounding the seemingly unbeatable Mercedes-McLarens at the A1 Ring in Austria last weekend.

After Qualifying, reigning world champion Mika Hakkinen was on pole, with team mate David Coulthard just astern. Irvine was over one second away and no-one was prepared to put any money on him.

With Coulthard giving Hakkinen a helping hand into the shrubbery on turn 2, the race took on a different dimension. Hakkinen slashing through the field from the rear, while Coulthard flogged away out front. However, what the McLaren boys from Woking in the UK were unaware of, was the excellent strategy of the Ferrari team. They kept Irvine out for as long as possible, while Eddie was responding to calls from the pits for fuel efficient driving.

With slicker pit work than the McLarens, Ferrari had Irvine in and out of the pits two seconds quicker. Enough to establish Irvine in the lead.

Despite Irvine’s brakes that were fading in the later stages, Coulthard could not catch the Irishman, who won by 0.3 seconds, the narrowest of margins for some time. Hakkinen followed them home for 3rd.

The World Championship points now stands at Hakkinen 44 points, Irvine 42, Schumacher M 32, Frentzen 29, Coulthard 28.

With the next round being this weekend at Hockenheim in Germany, the Mercedes-McLaren team will be wondering just what they have to do to get away from "Fast Eddie".

Profound Innovations makes a clean sweep in PSC July Deep Sea Fishing Tournament

Blondie Robinson and son Justin Robinson took first and second place in the Pattaya Sports Club July Deep Sea Fishing Tournament held Sunday July 11, 1999.

Two boats were entered in the tournament with eight fishermen aboard. Profound Innovations on Captain Jong’s boat landed five very nice Pompano fish weighing twenty-one kilos, and some smaller fish weighing in at five kilos for a total weight of twenty-six kilos.

Profound Innovations proved tough to beat, as they won the July Pattaya Sports Club deep sea fishing tournament.

The Bull Ring Bar on Captain Dang’s boat landed one nice four kilo Pompano Fish and some smaller fish for the day. Fishermen on board the Bull Ring boat included "Kiwi" Brian Renouf, "RSM" Middy Campell, Jim Crispin, and Richard Roberts.

The next PSC Deep Sea Fishing Tournament is scheduled for Sunday, August 15, 1999. To enter please contact Carl Engel, PSC fishing chairman at phone 410-228, fax 426-121, or e-mail [email protected], or drop by Café Atlantis Soi 15 South Pattaya or SGP Café Soi Yodsak North Pattaya to register and talk about fishing.

Cafe Kronborg wins Pattaya Sports Club Darts

With a total of 17 wins in the 21 weeks of competition, Cafe Kronborg maintained their lead despite strong challenges by Pleasure Dome and Mick’s Place, who until they met last week, had not lost a match in the last round.

Pleasure Dome’s team won that encounter virtually assuring themselves of second place, but unable to catch up with Kronborg.

Kronborg won against the Thistle on the same night and have a win by forfeit for the last game of the season.

The finishing order with 1 match to play: Cafe Kronborg with 32 points and assured of 34, Pleasure Dome with 30 points, Mick’s Place with 28, Thistle with 24, Londoner with 20, SGP with 10, Woodenspooners with 6 points living up to their name and still having fun playing darts.

The next season is scheduled to start on Monday 16th of August. Any enquiries contact Len Banfield 420-432.

National Wind Surfing Club elects new president

The National Wind Surfing Club unanimously elected Admiral Narong Yuttawong, Commander of the Royal Thai Navy Fleet, as the club’s new president.

Outgoing president, Admiral U-Larn Mongkonnawin, had completed his two-year term and wished to step down.

The election took place at the club’s meeting in early July at the Villa Nawin Club in Jomtien Beach. Board members and 50 club members were in attendance.

At the meeting, the club’s 1998 record was also reviewed. Athletes from the club participated in six events in foreign countries, with almost all of them taking front positions in each event. During the 1998 Singapore Open the Thai National Team took second, third and fourth places. The 1998 Tudor Cup, also in Singapore, two of the club athletes, Arunhomrarin and Phanuthad Ruamsap, took first and second places.

Still time to sign up for Las Vegas Open ’99

There’s still plenty of time to sign up for the 1999 Las Vegas Open, always one of the favorite dates on the local golfing calendar.

This year, the 3rd Annual Las Vegas Open will take place at Phoenix Country Club on Friday, August 6th with tee offs beginning at 9:00 a.m. Tee times will be posted in Las Vegas the evening before the event.

Entry fee is 1200 baht, which includes green and caddie fees, commemorative golf shirt, BBQ at Las Vegas after the tournament, and all trophies, prizes and sweep.

Once again, a ton of technical (and other) prizes and trophies will be up for grabs in three separate handicap divisions.

One thing is for sure; come August 6th, a large field will gather for one of the "most fun" events on Pattaya’s golfing calendar.

Last year over 80 golfers teed it up, vying for the 24 technical and an unknown number of "other" prizes. This year is expected to be every bit as fun.

Sign-ups are now being taken at Las Vegas on Soi Post Office, PSC Golf venues throughout town, and with Richard. Sign up now to ensure your spot in the 1999 Las Vegas Open. Further details at Las Vegas, Soi Post Office.

PSC Golf this week

On Sunday 1st August Lewiinski’s start the month with a Stableford competition at Great Lake leaving at 11.00 am. On Monday 2nd August PSC Golf from the Café Kronborg goes to Bangpra for Stableford, while the Splinter Golf Group from the Green Bottle play stroke at Natural Park Resort.

On Tuesday the 3rd Pattaya Golf Society from the Bunker go to Pattaya Country Club for a medal round while Lewiinski’s play stroke at Green Valley.

On Wednesday the 4th the Green Bottle play Stableford at Eastern Star, while Hare House play a medal round at Siam Country Club.

On Thursday 5th August, PSC Golf Café Kronborg goes to Eastern Star to play Stroke, and on the 6th of August the schedule is clear for the annual Las Vegas Open at Phoenix. Sign up early for this.

Please note, Lewiinski’s will in future leave at 11:00 a.m.

The full August Schedule can be seen at the PSC Golf venues, at Delaney’s, in Pattaya Mail and at our Web Site at www.pattayasports.org.

All Square at Natural Park Resort

PSC TAGGS... golf from the Hare House

Wednesday, July 21 - Natural Park Resort (Bogey)

1st: Brian Kelly, All Square
2nd: George Jackson, All Square
3rd: Terry Summers, All Square

The Aussies were AWOL. The Canadians had gone back to work. All the Scandies with any sense were in their home countries enjoying the summer and the Americans were desperately looking for their game. That left the English and they swept the field in the TAGGS Bogey competition at Natural Park Resort on Wednesday, July 21.

Brian Kelly, George Jackson and Terry Summers finished their matches against the course "All Square". On a day when there were "No Carts Allowed" due to the heavy rain the night before, the beautifully conditioned Natural Park Resort wasn’t giving a foot of roll on the fairways. The 6450 yard ‘B’ and ‘C’ layout was playing a lot longer than the yardage book, and these three gentlemen proved that the English game is "Bogey", not Cricket.

Brian Kelly took home the TAGGS Knotted Putter on a count back that incredibly went to the last three holes.

Friday, July 23 - Phoenix Golf and Country Club (Stableford)

1st: Garry Parkinson, 40 points
2nd: Juan Kendall, 39 points
3rd: Dan MacLean, 39 points

The Hare House Gang made the short trip to Phoenix on Friday, July 23, to play their weekly Stableford competition. The rain came in spurts, but the wind howled all day, making conditions tough for the twenty golfers who teed it up.

Atop the international leader board was Australian Garry Parkinson who won his second Stableford competition in a row as he shot a gross 75, off a seven handicap, for 40 points. Garry hits a 3 wood off the tees that launches his shots like a seven degree driver. His shot trajectory is so low that he never uses a wood in the fairway. When you can hit a three iron as long as Garry, you don’t need the woods. On the front nine Mountains Course, Garry had eight pars and one birdie for a gross 35, and a twenty three point start in the competition. He waltzed home on the back nine Oceans Course with 17 points and a one point victory.

In second place from Costa Rica was Juan "You let me sing you a song" Kendall. Señor Kendall plays off 28 and when he wasn’t driving Vic Cross to distraction with his warbling, he was playing pretty good golf. Juan had 23 points on the back nine to cap his 39 point total and take the second spot on the podium from big Dan MacLean who also had 39 points.

There were seven prizes given out in the competition to golfers from six different countries. Back on Soi Post Office, after the day’s golf, a mini UN toasted the winner and near winners, complained about missed putts, and secretly vowed that next week would be their turn on the podium. Newcomers are welcome.

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Updated by Chinnaporn Sangwanlek.