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Anne Kremer wins Volvo Women’s
Open
Last year’s runner up, Luxembourg’s Anne Kremer
beat Russian Tatiana Panova 6-1, 6-4 to win the Volvo Women’s Open
played last week at the Dusit Resort in Pattaya.
“I am really pleased to have won two titles this
year,” Kremer said. She also won a tournament in New Zealand in January.
 Volvo
Women’s Open Champion Anne Kremer (2nd left) and runner up Tatiana
Panova (center) receive their trophies
A large crowd, estimated at over 1,000 attended the
finals and saw a good, hard fought match.
“I was very tired (during the match), but I think she
(Panova) was more tired than me. I think she was a little sick, but after
she took a bathroom break, I think that helped her get her physical
condition back a little.”
Kremer earned US$16,000 for her championship effort,
whilst Panova earned US$8,000 for second place.
Indonesian Yayuk Bazuki and Caroline Vis of the
Netherlands beat Tina Krizan and Katarina Srebotnik from Slovenia 6-3, 6-3
to win the doubles championship.
Thailand’s world #30 Tamarine Tanasugarn beat 1997
French Open Champion Iva Majoli 6-4, 6-3 to reach quarterfinals, but
committed too many unforced errors and lost to unseeded Belarussian
Nadejda Ostrovskaya 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the quarterfinals.
Thailand’s other hopeful, Benjamas Sangaram lost to
Joanette Kruger from South Africa 6-2, 6-3 in the first round.
Now in its 12 consecutive year, the Volvo Women’s
Open has become one of Thailand’s most significant sports events. This
year, the total prize purse was US$110,000, or nearly 5 million baht.
Record turnout and sponsor support for
Diana Gold 2000
On Friday, November 17, the second annual Diana Gold
Charity Golf Tournament, sponsored by Chivas Regal, was held at Eastern
Star Resort, with this year even more gold to be won, with twenty-four
pieces totalling 23.5 baht in weight.
The 10 o’clock shotgun start event fielded 164
players, and would have been embarrassingly turning away golfers had it
not been for the exodus by quite a number of regular players to the Alpine
Golf Club to see Tiger Woods in action. Twenty-one technical prizes were
on offer, each a sponsored one baht gold piece, plus many performance
trophies and prizes to be won too. Along with the one baht gold technical
hole sponsors (listed on page 37), Pattaya Candy gave gold for the charity
draw, several individuals provided another one baht gold for the draw as
well and the IPGC gave a further one baht gold for the Diana Gold
Champion.
 Diana
Gold 2000 Champion Rick Sharp (left) with low gross winner Steve Mascari
Chivas Regal offered a free ‘nip’ of their very
fine whisky to get everyone started in the morning and another nip was
available at the Chivas Regal Charity Hole which raised B.10,000. Chivas
also sponsored the designer shirt.
After a longish round, unavoidable with such a large
turnout, a superb Thai/Western buffet and live band were waiting back at
the Diana Garden Lodge and Driving Range. All the players received three
free charity draw tickets for starters, with more available for purchase
at the prize giving party. Prizes included airline tickets to Singapore
and Phnom Penh, some more gold, a year’s membership at Eastern Star,
weekends and nights with Novotel, Sofitel and Mercure Hotels in Thailand,
Beijing, Saigon and Vientiane, an all-inclusive weekend at Eastern Star
Resort, high value restaurant vouchers and a night in the presidential
suite at the Royal Garden Hotel. All this made possible by the many
technical hole and lucky draw sponsors.
Guests of the players were made very welcome at a small
charge of B.200 for the buffet - and they too had the opportunity to
participate in the charity lucky draw.
There was a big attendance at the prize giving party,
which amazingly was interrupted twice by rain and not exactly helpful to
emcee Mike Franklin, tournament director of the event. However, this did
not prevent a final total of B.135,000 being raised for the Chonburi
Juvenile and Family Court Observation and Protection Center Project, the
president being Sopin Thappajug, CEO of the Diana Group.
The cheque was presented to guest of honour Pratinya
Sootsuan, chief judge of the Chonburi Family and Juvenile Court, by Sopin.
Also in attendance were Niphon Naksompop, director of Thai News Agency
with his group from the Mass Communication Organization of Thailand, and
Peter Malhotra, managing director of Pattaya Mail and president of Pattaya
Sports Club.
Place winners on the day were Mam Trayling in the
Ladies Division; Somphong Sated Division III; Stephen Beard Division II;
and Pravit Saisan Division I. Steve Mascari won the Low Gross with a 76
and Rick Sharp pulled out all the stops to return a Net 65, with an
impressive gross 77 off the stick, to become the Diana Gold 2000 Champion.
A good day was had by all with yet another worthwhile
effort for charity.
Diana Gold 2001 is scheduled for Friday November 16th -
so make a note in the diary!
Diana Gold Champion 2000: Rick Sharp, net 65 (gross 77)
Overall low gross: Steve Mascari, gross 76
Division I (0-16): Winner: Pravit Saisan, net 70 c/b,
runner-up: T. Cox net, 70 c/b, 3rd place: Scott Morrison, net 71
Division II (17-21): Winner: Stephen Beard, net 71,
runner-up: Don Wilson, net 72 c/b, 3rd place: Jim Boyd, net 72 c/b
Division III (22-36): Winner: Sompong Sated, net 70
c/b, runner-up: Arthur Bailey, net 70 c/b, 3rd place: Phil Utting, net 70
c/b
Ladies winner: Mam Trayling, net 71, Ladies runner-up:
Banjob Franklin, net 73, Ladies Consolation: Urai Khongnok, net 77 c/b,
Viv Lill, net 77 c/b
Diana Gold 2000 technical winners & sponsors
Hole #1: nearest to line, Anton Ellender, 1 Bt gold
from Pattaya Sports Club. Hole #2: nearest flag 2nd shot, Magnus Johansson
1 Bt gold from Peri Thai. Hole #3: ladies long drive, Mam Trayling, 1 Bt
gold from Thanthong Gold Shop. Hole #4: nearest pin, Darren Ottaway, 1 Bt
gold from Orchid Trading. Hole #5: longest 1st putt Div. I, Hannu Kemila,
1 Bt gold from Thai Sausage. Hole #6: nearest to line 2nd shot, Johan
Gustausson, 1 Bt gold from K.S. Construction. Hole #7: longest drive Div.
1, Steve Mascari, 1 Bt gold from Tan Food Supply. Hole #8: nearest pin,
Tage Anderson, 1 Bt gold from The Jesters. Hole #9: longest drive Div.
III, Dave Crawford, 1 Bt gold from Hi-class Auto. Hole #9: longest 1st
putt ladies, Viv Lill, 1 Bt gold from Sutlet Group. Hole #10: longest 1st
putt Div II, Dan MacLean, 1 Bt gold from Shenanigans. Hole #10: straight
drive, Graham Rudd, 1 Bt gold from Pattaya Best Food. Hole #11: nearest to
flag, Bo Ryden, 1 Bt gold from Jareon Bakery. Hole #12: nearest pin, Peter
Croves, 1 Bt gold from Classroom. Hole #13: straight drive, Mike Franklin,
1 Bt gold from Supamit Store. Hole #14: nearest pin 2nd shot, Al Spetch, 1
Bt gold from Pomthip. Hole #15: nearest pin, Jeff McLaury, 1 Bt gold from
Tahitian Queen. Hole #16: nearest flag 200 yds., Rodney Nabbe, 1 Bt gold
from UPS Security. Hole #17: nearest line 2nd shot, Andy Spence, 1 Bt gold
from King Seafood. Hole #18: longest drive Div. II, Andy Spence, 1 Bt gold
from The Balcony. Hole #18: longest 1st putt Div. III, Malcolm Clare, 1 Bt
gold from Laundry Shop.
14th Phuket King’s Cup Regatta to open
at Kata Beach
by Peter Cummins
Organized in association with Volvo Car (Thailand)
Limited, the Fourteenth Phuket King’s Cup regatta opens on Sunday,
December 3, with a special sunset ceremony and party at the Kata Beach
Resort, the home of the Regatta since 1998.
The Fourteenth Phuket King’s Cup Regatta will be sailed
over His Majesty the King’s seventy-third birthday week, from the second
to the ninth of December. Each year since the founding in 1987, the regatta
is re-dedicated to honouring the birthday of the Regatta Royal Patron, who
graciously bestows the handsome permanent King’s Cup on the winners.
“Sailing fits very well into our global sponsorship
strategy,” pointed out Karl-Johan Sandersjo, president of principal
sponsor Volvo Car (Thailand), last week. Today the Volvo name is attached to
numerous sporting events globally. Golf, sailing and mountain biking fit
very well with the carmaker’s image - “Volvo for Life.”
 Thai
team aboard “Zephyr” on to first place in the cruising class. Photo
Peter Cummins
Mr Sandesjo noted that “sailing is not new to Volvo”
which has taken over the former Whitbread round-the-world race - one of the
most-gruelling tests of man and machine ever undertaken.
Having started from Southampton on September 23, the
Volvo Ocean Race consists of nine legs over almost one year, finishing in
Kiel, Germany. With 18 “Volvo-60” yachts, representing 11 countries as
diverse as Russia and the Cook Islands, the media coverage of this gripping
event, especially during the fearsome Southern Ocean passage and the Cape
rounding, makes history - right in the world’s living rooms.
Thus the organizers of the Phuket King’s Cup Regatta
are extremely happy to have the Volvo imprimatur adding such prestige to
what is, essentially, the region’s best regatta.
Two major innovations for the 2000 Regatta are that it
will be sailed, in its entirety, offshore and inshore along the Phuket
Coast, for the first time. This year, then, the Regatta’s “blue
riband” event, the Volvo Andaman Sea Race, will no longer sail from Koh
Phi Phi but, rather, will be raced around Koh Racha, the crown jewel in the
beautiful cluster of islands close to Phuket.
A second innovation, according to Andy Dowden, Regatta
vice president of racing, “is the introduction of a new division - the
Premier Cruising Class - to cater to the increasing number of super-yachts
which now ply regional waters”.
This year, a new and exciting regional yacht racing
development, the Asian Yachting Circuit will promote the King’s Cup, along
with other Asian yacht racing events, through extensive worldwide television
coverage. With a target audience in excess of 400 million viewers, the
benefits to the King’s Cup and the Regatta sponsors specifically and
Thailand, generally, will be enormous.
Genesis of a yachting classic
Phuket, through the annual regatta, has become, in
effect, the nautical focus of the restless, itinerant yachtie’s global
village.
When Regatta co-founders, Thai architect and developer
M.L. Tridhosyuth Devakul and international lawyer Christopher J. King met
with other yachting luminaries - Rachot Kanjana-Vanit, Al Chandler and
Adolph Knees in mid-1986 to formulate plans for the regatta, they knew that
this would not be a small venture. All the elements of outstanding success
were there for the asking: the superb maritime ambience of Phuket, the
December offshore north-easterlies, safe anchorages and the potential for a
matchless social milieu.
 Down
wind they go: Phuket King’s Cup Regatta 1999. Photo Peter Cummins
It was most appropriate timing for the “launching” of
the Phuket King’s Cup Regatta for, with his example, encouragement and
Royal Patronage, the Monarch has been the inspiration behind the
rapidly-developing sailing scene in Thailand and, by extension, the Asian
region.
The first Phuket King’s Cup Regatta was inaugurated in
1987 to honour His Majesty the King - himself a gold-medallist dinghy
helmsman in regional Games in 1967 - as a celebration of the Royal
Sailor’s fifth-cycle, sixtieth birthday.
In appreciation of His Majesty, a donation from regatta
proceeds each year is given to support the diverse Royal projects helping
Thai rural workers - projects instituted and closely followed by His
Majesty.
The first regatta, basically like any inaugural event,
served as the catalyst for future events. About 200 sailors from several
countries came to Phuket to join a rare collection of keelboats, many of
which were cajoled into coming to the event, from various anchorages around
Phuket’s hospitable shores - particularly at Ao Chalong. They also came
from neighbouring states Malaysia and Singapore and from Hong Kong.
That first event certainly was the benchmark for logistic
problems. There were three locations, with the keelboat and beach-launched
catamaran fleets sailing out of Nai Harn Bay in Phuket’s far south-western
corner, the site of the then Phuket Yacht Club Hotel and Beach Resort, which
was the regatta headquarters until last year. Further north at Kata Beach
was the Laser fleet and the windsurfing division was a long way further
north at Surin Beach.
But, out of that first, glorious, almost
impossible-to-manage event, evolved the certainty that there would, indeed,
be a Phuket King’s Cup Regatta.
The second regatta in 1988, still grappling with logistic
problems, nevertheless at least centralized them, with the four divisions
all racing off Nai Harn Bay. But, as more craft arrived to take part, it
was, according to one report, “fun sailing at its best, with good winds,
plenty of colour and clear, warm waters.”
The third edition in 1989 saw the exit of windsurfers and
more accent on keelboats, with ocean-going yachts arriving from many points.
The first Andaman Sea Race was inaugurated, with spectacular results for
all: the sailors, the race management team, the spectators and the press and
media corps.
By the fourth regatta in 1990, the news of the superb
sailing, the beauty and the warm, friendly ambience of Phuket had spread far
and wide and a record number of 70 yachts from 15 nations descended on
Phuket. The Lasers were dropped as a class, as keelboats moved to centre
stage, complemented by a big catamaran fleet.
The 1991 fifth event saw a further escalation of entries
and the beach-launched catamarans joined the Andaman Sea Race, Phuket to Koh
Phi Phi - mooted, at the time, as the longest “open boat” race ever held
offshore. As the intrepid sailors headed into an uncompromising
north-easterly, the management team was not all that sure that it was a good
idea and there were many anxious moments as several inexperienced sailors
had to be rescued as darkness fell. One exhausted, totally disoriented Nacra
sailor was reaching - under full power - for India! And, it was even
rumoured, he did not like curry.
Nevertheless, this crossing did not deter such daring
catamariners as Anders Widen who sailed it single-handed in his redoubtable
Topcat and certainly not Singaporean Scott McCook. For Scott, who had just
sailed his Nacra catamaran from Singapore to Phuket via the Malaysian coast,
the Andaman Sea crossing was just “another outing”.
The 1992 regatta was started from Koh Phi Phi where big
fleets had arrived, transiting regattas along the way, and the more than 100
entries for the 1992 sailing placed the Phuket Regatta as the leading event
in an Asian region rapidly embracing marine tourism. The beach-launched
catamarans raced their last Andaman Sea Race that year. Race management
considered the hazards too great to take a chance - Widen and McCook
notwithstanding.
1993 was the watershed. The seventh regatta shattered all
records, with a total of 134 entries, outstripping 1992 by more than 30
craft, ironically, enough, even as the vaunted north-easterly seemed to opt
for a bypass. Un-seasonal storm fronts in the Gulf across the Kra Isthmus
from the Andaman Sea presaged low cloud cover, passive and unreliable winds
and dull grey skies.
The regatta continued to evolve through the eighth and
ninth, as the organizers and race management teams refined the sailing
instructions, based on cumulative experience. The seventh and eighth
regattas had been dogged by poor winds which, particularly in the latter
event, saw frustrated sailors in constant disputation in the jury room - no
doubt to compensate for lack of action on the sea.
The ninth regatta was a return to the “status quo”,
as the north-easterly returned, albeit about half-way through the week.
Nevertheless, the Phuket King’s Cup had stabilized and with a steady fleet
of some hundred keelboats and ocean-going multihulls, another regatta
“milestone” had been established: “Phuket week” had joined the
“big league”, rivalling the long-established Antigua week in the
Caribbean, Cowes week at the Isle of Wight and Australia’s Hamilton Island
week in Queensland.
The tenth regatta coincided with the Golden Jubilee of
His Majesty’s accession to the Thai Throne, becoming the longest-reigning
Monarch in Thai history and special social and nautical events marked this
historic occasion for the Regatta Royal Patron.
The eleventh regatta saw a consolidation of classes,
entries and numbers while the twelfth broke with precedent and moved north
to Kata Beach from Nai Harn Bay. Most welcomed the move, which brought both
the racing and the social action closer to the people. The Kata Beach
Resorts Group welcomed the event to its new home at Kata Beach.
The thirteenth, last year, incorporated a trial start
from Krabi Province which, along with the Koh Phi Phi leg, has been placed
“on hold” for future possibilities.
Volvo, of course, and regatta stalwarts such as hosts
Kata Beach Resort, QBE Insurers, Boonrawd Breweries, Thai Airways and the
Royal Thai Navy all are as much a part of the event as ever. “The House of
Kangaroo,” said CEO John Beard, “was so pleased with its 1999
involvement that it even brought its European partners ‘aboard’ this
year.”
Other co-sponsors include Laguna Phuket, Sunsail, the
Boathouse Wine and Grill, the Phuket Island Resort and supporting sponsors
Neil Pryde, the Tourism Authority of Thailand, the Yacht Haven Marina,
Phuket.com, Don’s Cafe, Thai Marine Leisure, Phuket Water Taxis and
Thavorn Beach Village. Organizing Clubs are the Royal Varuna Yacht Club, the
Phuket Yacht Club and the Yacht Racing Association of Thailand.
The Phuket Magazine, Image Asia and beverage sponsors
Boonrawd, Berlei Jucker and Pepsi will keep thirst at bay.
Among the many sponsors of the racing, the Boathouse Wine
and Grill at Kata Beach, adjacent to the regatta’s home base, the Kata
Group, has the honour of hosting the race on the King’s birthday, the
fifth of December. This is most appropriate, for the designer and owner of
the splendid Boathouse, M.L. Tri Devakul is one of the regatta founders and
has been a loyal and staunch supporter throughout the years since then.
The Boathouse is planning a special event, including an
exclusive exhibition of photos by Peter Cummins of His Majesty sailing
during the 1960s. The evening promises to be a spectacular “son et
lumiere”, a la Phuket!
Regatta presidents have been Christopher J. King (1987,
1988, 1994, 1997), Peter Ole Herning (1990, 1991), William J. Gasson (1992,
1993), Adolph-Antoni Knees (1989, 1995, 1996, 1998) and incumbent Nigel J.
Hardy (1999 - 2000).
Ratjapruk Club defeats PSC Squash
The Ratjapruk Club from Bangkok defeated the Pattaya
Sports Club 6-5 in a squash match played at the Ambassador City Complex on
November 11.
Eddie & Rik of the PSC filed the following report:
Although we lost 5-6 to the Thais from Bangkok we all
had a great time and many of us had not see so many close matches in one
day. This was an important trial case to test the players’ commitment.
It was quite a long time ago since we had a game and the last 2 efforts
were cancelled due lack of interest.
This time, however, we had the luxury of having too
many people on our side. There were also quite a few spectators who read
about the match and were curious enough to skip their happy hour beer for
watching a squash match.
(The PSC) had to donate 2 players to the opposition.
This rearranging worked out well and treated us with close battles. While
everybody was waiting for the titan matches at the top, the match of the
day went to Dean, our proud (late) talent who showed what a real fighting
spirit can do in this claustrophobic room. He was 2-0 down and his
opponent was already feeling comfortable, when he suddenly switched into
higher gear and totally outran his opponent, who couldn’t speak for
quite a while after recovering from his 3-2 loss.
Meanwhile, it became clear that the Ratjapruk’s
number one was wimping out. Maybe we shouldn’t have told them that we
had a secret weapon from Finland (Tommy) waiting for him. To satisfy
Tommy’s appetite we kept feeding this squash monster some used squash
players, but he spit them all out with such ease that he makes this sport
look so easy (for him).
After nobody had any energy left in their bodies, all
went home quiet. Most of us must have suffered from muscle pain for quite
some days.
And then to think that this was only a warm-up for the
game against the British Club on the 9th of December, also at the
Ambassador. We will need even more players and will have to show our true
spirit.
See you all then and thanks to all of you who motivated
us to keep organising events like this.
Regards: the Squash Crew
Pattaya to host Windsurfing World
Championships
In December the world will focus upon Pattaya for the Red
Bull Formula Windsurfing World Championship. The best windsurfers in the
world, from 40 countries, will be there to find out who will be the next
World Champion. 200 men and women will be on the water and the competition
will be fierce.
The event is all about speed. Competitors aim to cross
the start line at pace just as the “start flag” is raised. From there
the competitors must travel round the course as fast as possible turning at
the buoys. With 80 competitors in each race it will be a real spectacle. The
champion will need to time his starts to perfection, maintain good board
speed on the straight lines and turn corners (gybe) at incredible pace - on
each of the racing days. Windsurfing is a sport that can be enjoyed at any
level and these sailors will make it look easy - but the skills they exhibit
take hours of training and considerable talent. It is a joy to watch.
 Phanuthat
“Bo” Ruamsap on his board THA44
The competitors will arrive on December 2 and racing off
Jomtien Beach will follow over the next seven days with the crowning of the
Champion on December 9. The International Board Sailing Association (IBSA)
selected Pattaya because it has all the qualities needed for successful
World Championships. The local tourist infrastructure is excellent, local
organisers have been running large events for years and the local
windsurfing conditions are superb. Pattaya has plenty of natural beauty and
warm water but it is the wind that really counts - during the Northeast
Monsoon the area is blessed with steady winds perfect for such a high class
event. Wind speeds up to 20 knots are expected and this will send
competitors flying over the water at speeds over 30 knots (56 kph). The
action will be fast and furious.
The action takes place off the Pattaya Park Resort and
spectators are welcome to join the festival atmosphere on the beach. The
action does not stay on the water and there will be lots of fun and music on
the beach. Everyone is invited.
Amongst the 200 competitors, a strong Thai team of six
men is expected to do well. The two top Thai stars to watch out for are
Phanuthat Ruamsap (whose sail number is THA 44) and Arun Homraruen (THA 9).
Phanuthat (Bo) Ruamsap is the son of Bamroong Ruamsap, windsurfing World
Champion in the old “wind glider” division in 1973. Bo will be trying
hard to “follow in his father’s wake” but it will not be easy - also
racing in Pattaya is World Number One Kevin Pritchard (US3) from the USA.
Kevin lives and trains in the Hawaiian Islands and he will be pushing hard
for victory in Thailand. Kevin will be hard man to beat.
As befits World Championships, the event will be filmed
for a world wide television audience. A dedicated TV show on the event will
be broadcast on major networks around the world - including Fox in the US,
Australia and New Zealand, STAR in Asia, Sky in the UK, Canal Plus in Europe
and Multipole in South America. It will also be broadcast extensively on UBC
in Thailand.
The Red Bull Formula Windsurfing World Championship is
being managed by the Eastern Windsurfing Club on behalf of the Windsurfing
Association of Thailand and sanctioned by the International Board Sailing
Association (IBSA). The event is presented by Neil Pryde with Official
Supplier Starboard. Official airline is Thai International and official
sponsors are Surf Club and Oakley.
Pleasure Dome takes early lead
Pleasure Dome has edged out and early lead in week 3 of
the Mickey Mouse Darts League. Pleasure Dome remains undefeated and leads
by one game.
In week 3 matches, Pleasure Dome won the match but lost
the beer to Rising Sun, Mick’s Place won the match but also went home
thirsty v Smugglers Rest, Cheers swept match and beer from Devonshire, and
Yorkie won both match and beer from Palmer’s.
Alex from Pleasure Dome leads the league with a 100
out.
This week (Nov 24) sees Mick’s Place v Cheers,
Pleasure Dome v Smugglers Rest, Rising Sun v Yorkie, and Devonshire v
Palmer’s.
|
Won
|
Lost
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B/L
|
U10s
|
Pleasure Dome
Yorkie
Palmer’s
Mick’s Place
Rising Sun
Cheers
Devonshire
Smugglers Rest |
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0 |
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
3 |
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1 |
25
7
23
26
26
15
24
23 |
Country House and Pleasure Dome atop the
PSC Table
After week 17 of the Pattaya Sports Club Darts League,
Country House and Pleasure Dome are tied atop the league table. But by the
time this is printed, however, a winner will be decided, as the two teams
met on November 20 to determine the league champion.
A captain’s meeting is scheduled for November 27 at
the Thistle beginning at 9 p.m. Applications for entry to the league will
be received and any changes to the rules will be discussed.
On Monday, December 4, the presentation party will be
held at the Pleasure Dome.
High out for the season was achieved by Steve Rose of
the Bunker, 156. Id from Country House and Alex from Pleasure Dome each
shot 3 perfect 180s during the season. Steve and Ian from Pleasure Dome
both shot 2 180s, whilst Egon and Klang from Cafe Kronborg, Thong and Nui
from Ding Dong and Alex and Ian from Kennel each shot one 180 during the
season.
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Won
|
Drawn
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Lost
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Points
|
|
Country House
Pleasure Dome
Cafe Kronborg
Ding Dong
Bunker
Mick’s Place
Kennel
Thistle
Londoner |
16
16
13
11
9
7
5
4
3 |
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 |
1
1
4
6
8
10
12
13
14 |
32
32
26
22
18
14
10
8
6 |
Three Sisters powers their way to second
place
Pattaya Sports Club Friday Bowling League
The Three Sisters team continued their climb up the
standings and after winning all four points last week have now won 24
points while only losing 4 during the last 7 weeks. Even with Kran’s 218
game for Cafe Kronborg, the Three Sisters team, behind Captain Peter’s
204 game and good bowling from his team of La, Ow and Jan, still managed a
sweep of the recently improved Kronborg team, and replaced them in second
place.
Lewiinski’s held on to their first place position by
winning four points from a slumping House of the Golden Coin team.
Lewiinski’s once again had great games from Captain Nok with a 223 and
Morn with a 215 game and good games from Somrak and Ken. Nok
(Lewiinski’s) had the high series again with a 571 pin count for three
games.
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Team Standings
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Points
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17 Nov Results
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Lewiinski’s
Three Sisters
Cafe Kronborg
Cafe Ole
TQ 1 Bob
VFW Post 9876
House Of The Golden Coin
Snowman |
46 - 30
42 - 34
40 - 36
37 - 39
36 - 40
36 - 40
35 - 41
32 - 44 |
4 - 0
4 - 0
0 - 4
3 - 1
1 - 3
1 - 3
0 - 4
3 - 1 |
Northern Thai Realty & Insurance joins
PSC in sponsoring December Member’s Open
Bryant Berry of Northern Thai Realty and Jack Levy of
Northern Thai Insurance have joined with the Pattaya Sports Club to
co-sponsor the 3rd PSC Member’s Open at Khao Kheow Golf & Country
Club on December 8th.
Following the tremendous success of the previous two
tournaments, a shotgun start has been initiated next month to allow more
PSC members to participate. As before, there will be four flights, many
technical prizes, and plenty of lucky draws. Tee-off will be at 11:00 and
the event will be a Stableford competition.
Also, as a convenience for PSC members, the sign-up
sheets will be available at Shenanigan’s, the Sugar Shack, Three
Sister’s on Soi Batman, as well as in the PSC office. You must enter
your PSC number and check whether or not you will need transportation on
the day. Entries will be closed at noon on Wednesday the 5th; so don’t
put off signing up until the last minute.
Groupings and hole assignments will be posted in the
same locations as the sign-up sheets. Transportation will be provided for
those golfers checking “yes”, and will leave from the PSC office
Friday morning at 09:15. Registration will be from 09:00 to 10:45 in the
clubhouse lobby.
As in all PSC Member’s Opens, there is no entry fee.
The only requirement is your paid up membership in the Pattaya Sports
Club. They are promoting sports and supporting local charities, now more
than ever. The PSC and Northern Thai Realty & Insurance look forward
to hosting you on December 8th at Khao Kheow.
Mam Trayling continues winning streak
with John Hanley in Shenanigans Aggregate Pairs Competition
Shenanigans Very Friendly Golf Society teed off on
Tuesday November 14 for a Pairs Aggregate competition at ‘Home
Course’, Eastern Star, the course having dried out and the Loy Krathong
festival over. No sign of cooler weather though, as 32 Shenanigans players
played Stableford with prizes going to the two best aggregate pairs.
John Hanley and Mam Trayling, wisely not choosing to
play with jovial husband Ed and playing off a handicap cut to 24 after the
PSC November Open, returned the best aggregate score of 68 points with Mam
contributing 38 of the total. Close behind and runners-up after a 3-way
count-back were Dene Mundy and Gerry Carpenter with 66 points.
Near pins were won by holiday visitor Anton Ellender,
‘Jovial Ed’, Doug Powell and Viv Lill. Long putts were sunk by quiet,
retiring Shenanigans landlord, Kim (those shorts!) Fletcher and Sriripron
Restaurateur Prasaan Boonsiri, all winning complimentary green fees for a
return visit to Eastern Star.
The next outing of Shenanigans Very Friendly Golf
Society is on November 28 for a ‘Mystery’ Aggregate Two Ball
Stableford competition which, by popular request, will also qualify for
handicap review. Sign-up in advance please, at Shenanigans.
Finally, a reminder for anybody playing regularly at
Eastern Star, there are special benefits you can get by joining the
Eastern Star Resort Frequent Golfer Club. The Club card is free on request
at the pro-shop reception and every time you play you earn points for
golf, accessories, meals and lodging. 10 points for every paid round you
play, so the points accumulate quickly. Pick up a leaflet at Eastern Star
or in Shenanigans.
Vic Cross brags this week
Three Sisters Golf
Three Sisters Fun Golf at Siam Country Club met again
on Monday, November 13. Dick Devine and John Moore showed up after a long
layoff due to health reasons and joined the regulars bashing around the
course. John Moore and Don Antonio shared a cart and we figured that the
combined age of that twosome was 160 years. (May we live that long - they
are in better shape than most of us). Don Antonio was still swinging the
club like a man 20 years younger. John Moore looked like he was chopping
wood but he still hit the ball a long way.
Vic Cross won the bragging rights for the week with
Herb Ishinaga and George Davies hot on his heels. Vic scored 41 Stableford
points with Herb and George at 40. Herb won second place on count back.
The scoring was extremely well due to the drying of the
course -fairways and greens were in good shape. Others scored well but
could not touch the front runners.
Bob Jeff and Paul Kraft hit some long drives as usual -
Bob Jeff figured that he hit his drive over 350 yards on the first hole
and Paul went over the green on the 10th on his second shot with his 4
iron. Jerry Lien was hitting it long into the sand traps and into the next
fairways but he could not produce the winning score as he did last week.
Kenny Mau and Jimmy Little went swimming quite a bit
but could not recover the balls that disappeared into the murky waters at
Siam. Bobby Clark has joined our Monday Fun Golf and his game is improving
fast... watch out for Bobby in the future. We are all looking forward to
next week to see who will be the golfer with the bragging rights.
Many winners this week in PSC Golf
Monday 13 November-Treasure Hills
A Stableford competition was held amid strong winds and
sunny skies.
Phillipe Berra won the A flight with 37 points. Conny
Sandberg earned second on count back from Magnus Johanson on 34 points.
Arty Bailey won B flight with 38 points. Agnes Gara
finished second with 36 and Erich Wandaller third on 33.
Near pins were: No.2 Ernst Hansen, No.6 Peter Lassvall,
No.14 Agnes Gara, and No.17 Arthur Bailey.
Long putts: No. 9 Bernie Tuppin, No. 18 P.A. Salzberg
Thursday November 16 at Khao Kheow (Stableford)
The tough layout proved to be a challenge for all as no
golfer managed to shoot to his handicap!
Aidan McMahon won A flight on 34 points, followed by
Serge Stratton 2nd on 33, Paul Avery third with 33, and Svend Berthelson
4th on 31 points.
Near pins were: B3 Paul Avery, B8 Graham Ramsey.
Long first putt on B9: Michael Cochrane
Next week’s venues are: Monday Nov 27 at Noble Place.
Thursday Nov 30 at Pattaya Country Club for the Annual Paparay
Thanksgiving Tournament. This year’s format will be a 4-man scramble
with entry fee of only 200 baht entries close on November 27 at 1700!
Mr Chris finally loses it!
Pattaya Golf Society from the Bunker
On Friday November 10, twenty-four Bunker Boys
travelled to Sri Racha for a medal/Stableford competition. Now that the
wet season has hopefully ended good scores in division two were evident.
Icelander Kerry Jonsson fired a very good 40 points but could only finish
second to Belgium’s Burt “Remy” Guy, who carded a remarkable 41
points. In division one Paul “Houdini” Butler came first on count back
with George Meigh, both scoring net 74. Nearest-the-pins went to Mr Loy,
Houdini, Fireman Danny and “Dog Leg” Peter. The Bunker Boys are having
a collection to buy a road map for Mr Chris who took nearly two hours to
find the course after touring Chonburi, Khao Kheow and the outskirts of
Bangkok. Cheers Chris!
Danny thanks his Mum...again
On Tuesday, November 14, thirty-two Bunker Boys went to
local Phoenix Golf Club for a Stableford competition. It proved to be a
beautiful day for scoring and it was truly reflected by the weather. In
division one Peter “Dog Leg” was once again on the podium with 35
points off his 11 handicap. George Meigh came second with 37, but the
winner, also playing off 11, was Colin Wilkes with a magnificent 39
points. Division two also showed good scores with Icelander Kerry gaining
35, Len Jones showing a welcome return to form with 36 points and Fireman
Danny, hot stuff at the moment, winning with 37 points. Danny is so
pleased with the clubs his mother bought for him that he proceeded to ring
the bell back at the Bunker. Having seen his bill he is now considering
sending his clubs back! Nearest-the-pins went to Bob Jess, Jan Ove Hagman,
“Houdini” and old “Dog Leg” himself.
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