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Anderson, Alexander, and Seely take top prizes in PSC 20th Members’ Tournament
Friday July 26 Laem Chabang (Stroke)
Either by design or by an act of the Gods the new P.S.C.
Golf Chairman Herbie Ishinaga started his term in office by holding a
tournament at this prestigious course, which was essentially closed during
this busy season for 84 keen P.S.C. golfers, who started from 0900hrs, in
groups of 4 balls every 8 minutes. Groups started on both the Mountain and
Lakes (A & B) courses and were given a free run at getting round as
quickly as possible, on a course well prepared and in excellent condition,
by good control by the officials of Laem Chabang for which PSC is very
grateful.
 PSC
Golf Chairman Herbie Ishinaga (left) presents the winning trophy to A
Flight winner Stefan Anderson.
Stefan Anderson carded a net 67 to earn top honours in
the A Flight, closely followed by David Stockman in second with net 69,
winning on count back over third place Charlie Devlin, also with net 69.
In B Flight, Alan Alexander carded a net 67 to finish
first. Andy Bettany finished second with net 71, winning a count back over
Ian Halfpenny, third, also with net 71.
Mike Seely ran away with the C Flight with his net 64.
H Rehm finished second with net 69, also winning a count back over third
place Erle Kershaw, net 69.
 Mike
Seely shot a net 64 to win the C Flight.
Arriving at the course golfers were met by a very
smooth registration, then into the sumptuous changing rooms, and on to the
first tee in buggies, where they were hit by the wind. Surely it wasn’t
going to rain on Herbie’s parade? Well it didn’t but the wind howled
to start with and many a round was blown off course early on. But later
the wind slowly died and it became a really pleasant day to shoot low
scores.
Meanwhile back at the ranch the early finishers, and
organisers, were frantically chasing the cards as they came in, in order
to get the results as soon as possible and the presentation underway.
Herbie along with his A team which included Alan Stevens, the Admiral and
Dennis Willet, kept all aware of the progress, despite some laggards, and
Herbie requested in future tournaments all players should make every
effort to keep up with play as they could spoil everyone’s day.
So on to the presentation - and here it should be said
that all the prizes are generously presented by sponsors, to mention but a
few: Pattaya Sports Club the main sponsor, The Golf Shop, Tequila Reef,
Green Bottle, Caf้ Kronborg, Gilligans, and finally but not least
Papa Ray.
The presentation, ably carried out by the golf
chairman, was begun with a moment of silence and prayer in memory of a
good friend of many golfers here, Glyn Jenkins, who passed away recently
in Ban Chang.
Herbie then made the presentations to the winners of
the three flights and the technical prizes, all listed separately, before
he got on to the important part of the day, the Lucky Draw, when
practically all who remained went away with a small memento.
This running of large tournaments is not easy and is not only a
learning curve for a new golf chairman but requires great effort by his
band of helpers, so Herbie would like to give his thanks to all who helped
and all who sponsored. Hopefully Herbie is now in full flight; so don’t
forget to get your entry in early for next month’s special tournament at
Siam sponsored by the Horseshoe Point.
Results
A Flight:
1st: Stefan Anderson, net 67
2nd: David Stockman, net 69 on count back
3rd: Charlie Devlin, net 69
B Flight
1st: Alan Alexander, net 67
2nd: Andy Bettany, net 71 on count back
3rd: Ian Halfpenny, net 71
C Flight
1st: Mike Seely, net 64
2nd: H Rehm, net 69 on count back
3rd: Erle Kershaw, net 69
Nearest pins: A2 Stefan Hoge, A7 Kevin Mitch,
B5 Mubarak, and B8 Joe Sebastian.
Longest putts: A9 Terry Pur and B9 Peter Hall.
Longest drive: Dennis Willet.
Ramsays clear winners in Shenanigans July Better Ball
By Mike Franklin
Father and son team, Graham and Alex Ramsay returned 48
Stableford points to become clear winners playing the South and East
courses at Plutaluang in Shenanigans July Pairs Better Ball.
Play of the day came from young Alex making an eagle on
the East course 5 th hole 375
yard par 4, holing out from 170 yards. With honors shared on the
scorecard, it was a fine round and a well deserved win.
There was a count-back for the runners-up and third
place spot, both pairs scoring 43 Stableford points. Steve & Toy Ryser
were runners-up with 16 points on the back six count, with Lamun Hanley
& Amphiw Rimngam in third place scoring 15 points on the back six.
Both had 22 points on the back nine.
 Father
and son team, Graham and Alex Ramsay were clear winners in Shenanigans
July Pairs Better Ball.
Toy added to the Ryser winnings by making the longest
first putt on East nine, and yours truly sank it on South nine.
Near pins were claimed by Ed Trayling, Graham Ramsay
and the ever present near pin specialist Im Woodruffe. The par three 7 th
on the South course proved too difficult for any of the twenty seven
players taking part. The Navy course was in excellent condition as usual
and the weather, overcast and breezy, perfect for golf.
Back at Shenanigans, Mike Franklin presented Alex
Ramsay with a Shenanigans golf cap to acknowledge his eagle on the par
four South #5. Blue drinks were in abundance at the Ladies table and the
usual apr่s-golf party got under way.
Two new faces had joined the day, Ryan Coyle and
Charles Davlin was back in town.
Next outing is on Tuesday August 6 th
for a ‘handicap qualifying’ Pairs Aggregate.
Sign-up, in pairs please, at Shenanigans. For full details of all
results and reports, see our web page at www.shenanigans-pattaya. com
Father and son team,
Graham and Alex Ramsay were clear winners in Shenanigans July Pairs Better
Ball.
Eastern Seaboard Golf Club Association to promote “East Coast Tournament” for low season
Veerachai Somchart
The months of August, September and October are regarded
as the tourism low season in Thailand. Therefore, the Eastern Seaboard Golf
Club Association has implemented a marketing plan called, ‘East Course
Tournament’, that they hope will draw Thai golfers from around the country
to come and play on the more than 17 fine courses in the eastern region.
The association will join with hotels in the region to
promote accommodation and various agencies will set up golf packages with
special prices. The association has also set up contracts with agencies in
the major foreign markets of Taiwan, Korea and other Asian countries.
One of the organizers said, “We need to design standard
prices in order to prevent the large variation of prices that sometimes
appear in golf-related businesses. In the past we did not set standards and
guidelines within the industry. This resulted in some loss of business and
did nothing to improve our reputation as a first-class golf destination.
This will change in the future and we predict it will have a positive effect
on the regional market.”
Director of TAT Region 4, Chanchai Duangjit said, “TAT
together with the Thai Golf Association and the VISA International Co., Ltd
(Thailand), is introducing a promotional campaign called, “Amazing
Thailand Golf Plus Extra Value 2002”, which will run between May and
December this year, with the purpose of promoting tourism in the country,
especially golf sports.”
Chanchai said this will be a good opportunity for golf
course operators to promote their facilities and organize activities for
golfers.
The TAT has divided the region into 6 parts: north,
south, east, northeast, central and the Bangkok area. The selected golf
courses in the eastern region will be in Pattaya, Chonburi, Rayong,
Chantaburi and Chachoensao.
This campaign is a continuation from the ‘Golf Travel
Mart’ organized by the TAT, to encourage foreign golfers to meet with Thai
operators and expand Thailand’s golf market to the world. The campaign
will also promote good courses that are not well known and have yet to be
widely publicized.
The TAT director said, “The ‘Amazing Thailand Golf
Plus Extra Value 2002" campaign will help promote golf in our region
and Pattaya can provide entertainment and comfort to golfers after a long
day on the course.”
In Rayong, St. Andrews Golf is renowned among golfers. In
Chonburi the Laem Chabang International Golf Course is famous. However,
there are many more. The list of fine courses on the eastern seaboard is as
follows:
1. Green Valley, Rayong
2. Bangpakong Riverside, Chacheongsao
3. Lakeside Villa, Chacheongsao
4. Sriracha International Golf Club, Chonburi
5. Natural Park, Chonburi
6. Panya Hill, Chonburi
7. Phoenix Golf and Country Club, Chonburi
8. Lake Hill Valley, Rayong
9. Khao Kheow Country Club, Chonburi
10. Laem Chabang International, Chonburi
11. Burapha, Chonburi
12. Bangpra, Chonburi
13. Siam Country Club, Chonburi
14. Eastern Star, Rayong
15. Pattaya Country Club, Chonburi
16. Saint Andrews, Rayong
Thai women out-lift all comers in weightlifting tournament
Thai men grab lots of bronze
Veerachai Somchart
The Thai Women’s Weightlifting Team emerged
victorious in the 3rd Asian Inter-city Weightlifting Championship held at
Mike Shopping Mall in Pattaya. The Thai ladies took the weight of the
nation upon them to defeat all comers with North Korea coming in 2nd and
India in 3rd place.
The Thai men’s team came in 3rd place after they were
out lifted by the bulkier runners-up Uzbekistan and winners Iran.
In the ladies competition, held from July 14 to 17,
Janphin Kanthation, from Prapa Club, won the 53kg class, lifting a total
weight 180 kilograms both in the snatch and clean & jerk categories.
 The
Thai Women’s Weightlifting Team emerged victorious in the 3rd Asian
Inter-city Weightlifting Championship.
Amporn Klathanong, from the Ban Phai School Club, took
another gold medal in the 63 kilogram class lifting a total of 190
kilograms and Annipa Moontar from Prapa Club in the over 75kg class
brought home another gold medal which gave Thailand a total of three gold
medals for the Asian Inter-City Club Championship.
The 4th Asian Youth Championships were held July 18-21.
Aboulfazl Khouri from Iran took home the gold medal in the men’s 94kg
after lifting a total of 240 kilograms. The silver medal went to
countryman Waheid Yeganeh with his total of 227.5 kilograms, and in third
place earning a bronze medal, was Bunkrit Bupa of Thailand.
In over 94kg men’s category, Hoosein Farzaneh from
Iran took home the gold, followed by Ransilu Jayathilake of Sri Lanka with
silver and Ekapol Sirilai of Thailand with the bronze.
Both the 3rd Asian Inter-City (Club) Weightlifting
Championships and the 4th Asian Youth Boy’s and Girls Weightlifting
Championships were primarily co-organized by the National Weightlifting
Association, Pattaya City and Chonburi Administrations.
As the host city, Pattaya welcomed participants from
over 20 countries including Iran, Singapore, India, North Korea, Myanmar,
Kazakhstan, Vietnam, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Malaysia, China, Sri Lanka,
Bangladesh, Taiwan, Indonesia and Thailand.
Fishing Feast
J&M Bar went out last Friday and had
a superb day of fishing in the area of Ko Pi. Tony Shuttleworth pulled in
a fantastic 23 lb queen fish, which was just the best of some heavyweights
already caught this year. A 17 lb cobia was caught by Jan Anderson and two
pompanos of 12 lbs each were taken by Middy Campbell and Ray Milner.
Additional fish caught included a further 8 queens, 4 yellow jacks a
barracuda and an eagle spotted ray. As is usual for J&M Bar the boat
was skippered by Captain Dang.
Three Sisters defeats Cafe Kronborg in PSC match play
by the K.S.M. Derek Broo
Monday 22nd July (Siam C.C.)
It’s in the nature of the beast for the biggest stags
to clash horns, for the biggest bull elephants to batter at each other and
for all the dominant males in every species to want to prove their place
at the top of the pile. And what does humanity have to offer after eons of
evolution? It has match play golf, in this case Cafe Kronborg v Three
Sisters.
 K.S.M.
Derek Brook presents the coveted Cup to Three Sisters captain, Herbie
Ishinaga.
Now we all know that golf evolved as a head to head
game to allow the olduns to kick the youngun’s butts by way of
handicaps, don’t we? So why not make the best of it and spend countless
hours after recapping the way we did it. Thus evolved this competition,
when it was decided that we could no longer use our clubs to club our
mates so we had better find a different use.
After the stress of this head to head conflict this
competition is the only one I know of where all the competitors return to
the host bar, this time the Kronborg, where mine host Bjarne put on a fine
buffet, and all told tales of valour and heroism in defence of the trophy.
It has to be said here that since its inception the
trophy has remained on the shelf at the Kronborg, but it was apparent at
the pre competition meeting of the captains that Three Sisters really
meant business this time, as Herbie turned up with a list of so many
players that Kronborg had to ‘borrow’ some to play for them and of
course Herbie ‘lent’ them his strongest players. Suffice to say a
start list was agreed on and the battle lines drawn.
The morning started well with the leading four ball
getting away on time, Herbie leading the charge, and the other combatants
following closely behind. But an inkling of the outcome came my way on the
8th hole when I put my tee shot to within a foot of the hole for a
‘gimme’ birdie only to actually lose the hole. Such is golf when fates
conspire to even the score.
So as the two captains sat in the clubhouse at Siam and
watched the scores come in it slowly became apparent that Three Sisters
were to win for the first time, and as Alan Pearce came in a 7 and 5
winner the Kronborg were sunk without sight.
Back in the Kronborg as the Cup was presented to Herbie, captain of the
Three Sisters, by the K.S.M., all competitors echoed the comments of both
captains of what an enjoyable competition it had been and roll on the
next.
| Results |
| Cafe Kronborg |
Result |
Three Sisters |
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Gez Tracy
Phil Sharp
Derek Brook
James Flanagan
Wayne Koch
Bob Benda
Dave Richardson
Ebrahim
Barry Kerr
Mike Riley
Eddie Rudkin
Chris Olsson
Mubarak
Colin Ingledew
Jack Spencer
Gordon McKnight
Paul Donaghue
Result |
Won 2 up over
Lost 3 and 2 to
Lost 2 and 1 to
Lost 3 and 2 to
Won 4 and 3 over
Won 5 and 4 over
Won 2 up over
Won 6 and 5 over
Lost 5 and 3 to
Lost 4 and 3 to
Lost 1 up to
Lost 7 and 5 to
Lost 4 and 2 to
Lost 5 and 4 to
Won 5 and 4 over
Even with
Lost 2 and 1 to
Three Sisters 10 1/2 |
Herbie Ishinaga
Bob Moberg
Paul Kraft
Matt Kirkland
Doug Powell
John Gibson
Bob Clark
Jerry Lien
Ian Edwards
Andy Bettany
Dick Caggiano
Alan Pearce
Charlie Devlin
Kevin Mitch
Joe St Laurent
Earl Kershaw
Paul Shortino
Kronborg 6 1/2 |
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Japanesey
IPGC TAGGS Golf from The Haven
Monday 22nd July 2002
Khao Kheow (Stableford)
Ladies
1st: Lamud Chaidara, 45 points
2nd: Usa Chaiyosit, 39
Gentlemen
1st: Yazuo Suzuki, 36
2nd: Brian Kelly, 34 cb9 18
3rd: Graham Davis, 34 cb9 17
4th: Stephen Beard, 34 cb9 14
Lamud swept away a very competitive ladies division
with an outstanding round of 75 off the stick, which included 4 birdies,
ten pars and three double bogies. A feat that left even the talented Usa
struggling to match.
In the gentlemen’s division the scoring proved to be
not so easy except for Yazuo who did just enough to ensure the win and
kept a little in reserve to ensure that his handicap would not be too
badly affected by adding another trophy to his mantelpiece. The group of
three following, headed by Brian, all had it hand to win but faded over
the back nine.
In addition to playing a lifetime (so far) game, Lamud
swept the twos pool on her own to put the final cap on her day.
Prior to the prize giving Richard Livingston, the
resident PGA professional, welcomed back Peter Hall from Japan and all the
ladies who had returned to brighten the scene.
Wednesday 24th July
Century Ban Chan (Bogey)
Ladies
1st: Oradee Kaesavane, 3 down
2nd: Jenny Anderson, 8 down
Gentlemen
1st: Peter Hall, 5 up
2nd: Brian Kelly, 2 up
3rd: Al Rolnik, all square cb9 1 up
4th: Bob Lindborg, all square cb9 1 down
For the second tournament in a row the field was led
home by a visitor from Japan. Even though the names are fairly dissimilar,
Peter showed that he could also lead the pack a merry dance when push
comes to shove, and easily coasted in at half speed. The only contender
being the ever-present Brian who also managed to take the honours from
“Old Man Par”.
The twos were shared between Mike Davies, Peter Hall,
Brian Kelly and Oradee.
Richard welcomed new members Phil and Jenny Anderson
from New Zealand and Dan Boserio from Australia. Dan proved his power and
underlined why he carries a 3 handicap at home, with his drive and seven
iron to six feet on the par five fourth hole and his drive with a three
wood to the back of the second green. Not bad for your first day out with
The Haven.
Friday 26th July Phoenix
Lakes and Ocean (Stroke play)
1st: Mike Davies, 66
2nd: Al Rolnik, 69 cb9 33.5
3rd: Klaus Schackt, 69 cb9 34
4th: B.J. Smith, 70 cb9 30
5th: Graham Davis, 70 cb9 33
6th: Oradee Kaesavane, 70 cb9 36.5
With both of the Japanese contingent away seeking wider
and greener fields, the way was clear for Mike to take the day’s honours
with another round that decimated the rest of the field. With the tees as
far forward as they could be on the Ocean nine, the course was set up for
the ever improving Mike and enabled him to record his best round over what
must be considered his home territory. Al led home the chasing pack, with
the next four all playing in the same four ball and none thinking they
would reach the podium on a day that was made for scoring low.
The twos pool was shared between John Taylor, Graham
Davis and Derek Reaper.
Before the prize giving commenced Richard announced the
imminent departures of Patrick Scullion and Stephen Beard, the latter for
a undeserved holiday in Old Blighty, undeserved that is according to the
huge round of applause that greeted the news. He also welcomed back Klaus
and Oradee from their European jolly.
Ken and Suzuki drive to the front
IPGC Pattaya Golf Society at the Bunker
The Royal Thai Navy Course at Plutaluang is one which
golfers either love or hate, with its attractive new clubhouse, teasing
expanses of water and frustrating combination of fairway grasses. The
course management must be congratulated for seamlessly integrating three
competitions simultaneously on Tuesday, 23rd July, when, amongst others,
it hosted a large field of Bunker Boys for their weekly stroke play
competition.
Thirty-plus golfers were placed into two flights with
the cut at eighteen and under and the North and West courses provided the
challenge. Division one saw a tense struggle from the start and it took
six consecutive pars at the end of his round to secure the victory for the
ever smiling Japanese golfer, Yasuo Suzuki. His net 71 proved too much for
the chasing group headed by Ciano Glavinia on 73, with Bill Jones and
Alexander Allan on 74.
In division two Ken Ince soon slipped into gear and
cruised to the front firing net 73, just heading John Rehm on 74 and Keith
Saunders on 75.
The Bunker Super Sawng award was shared by Ken Ince,
Alan Jones, Duncan Lee and Alexander Allan, their two’s being the
highlights of their day, whilst lady golfer Saranya Chaiyanont made the
mistake of attending the presentation at the Bunker after a succession of
high scores. You cannot hide from Mr. Loy and his bananas!
New fixture opens with a
song
The Bunker chose Century Ban Chang as the venue for its
newest fixture, Thursday golf. The occasion was also a public holiday
marking the opening of the Buddhist Lent, making local courses popular
with Thai sextets.
A large ensemble, including a quartet of ladies,
travelled to Mr Loy’s favourite course in high spirits and the ladies
competition proved to be particularly tight with Amphiw Rimngam edging it
on net 70 from Usa Chaiyosit, 73, with Lamun Hanley and Lamud Chaidara on
74.
The gentlemen formed one division and saw visiting
Korean golfer Toy Song in tune with his game, firing net 68. Leading the
chorus in second place was Alexander Allan with 69, closely followed by
John Rehm on 70.
Sweden’s Mogens Lindeheim and Toy Song also hit the
high notes with their birdies winning the Bunker Super Sawng award but
out-of-tune Icelander, Brynjolfur “Benny” Josteinsson, failed the
audition and picked up the Bunker Banana Booby for his high gross 121.
It was a successful beginning to the Bunker’s new
venture and in future formats will include team events and more “fun”
golf.
Two share honours at
Chonburi
A smaller than usual group of Bunker Boys travelled to
the homely course at Century Chonburi on Friday, 26th July, for their
weekly Stableford tourney. Numbers were down because of the attraction of
the PSC monthly medal at Laem Chabang but those who took part thoroughly
enjoyed the day.
Australian (spelt I-t-a-l-i-a-n) Ciano Glavinia enjoyed
another good day, sharing the victory with Bunker rookie, Julian Hickery,
both scoring 32 points. In third place was Belgium’s Bob van Mol, only
one point behind.
Sadly the strong wind at the start of the round
prevented any two’s being scored but the highlight of the day was
“Benny” Josteinsson’s smile when he managed to avoid the Bunker
Banana Booby.
The Square Ring
by Howie
Reed
Some idiot using my name wrote last week in this space
that the future of the heavyweight division might be on display last
Sunday Pattaya Time. What a dummy. Hopefully the pristine beaches of
Pattaya weren’t polluted with the televising of either the John
Ruiz-Kirk Johnson heavyweight title bout from the Mandalay Bay in Las
Vegas or the Larry Holmes-Butterbean fiasco.
First things first. John Ruiz (38-4-1) retained his
title WBA when challenger Kirk Johnson (32-1-1) was disqualified for low
blows in round ten. Johnson got docked points in the 1st and the 7th for
the same infraction. Ruiz not only kept his title but should have been
given an Oscar and an Emmy nomination for the way he “writhed in pain”
on the canvas. No one does it better. The end came at 2:17 of the 10th
with Ruiz comfortably ahead on all cards. One judge had it perfect as his
score matched that of the Pattaya Mail’s boxing expert. It was
ugly. How ugly? Ugly as the last dance partner when the fleet makes a stop
in Pattaya. Larry Holmes won but who cares.
In a Pier 9ers down in old N’Awlins heavyweights
Frans “The White Rhino” Botha and Clifford “The Black Rhino”
Etienne fought to a 10 round majority draw. One judge had it 95-93 for
Botha while the other two had it for hometowner Clifford Ettiene. Botha
scored knockdowns in 5 and 6 for 10-8 rounds. Etienne had Botha on the
ropes (figuratively if not literally) and got a knockdown after the bell
that no one heard after the 8th. The rumor here was an Etienne win and a
November match with Mike Tyson was a done deal. Heck a draw’s close
enough. Let’s get it on.
Really big sale at the Mall Shopping Center in Bangkok
last Friday. First former WBA champ, current WBA #4 superbantam Yoddamrong
Sithyodthong (30-1-1) thinks he may have bought himself a rematch with WBA
122-lb king Osamu Sato (26-1-2). Sato took the WBF Crown in May of this
year with a 8th round TKO. Sithyodthong (aka “Damrong Kongsuk”) easily
stopped former WBF title challenger Edward Escriber (17-10-1). Yoddamrong
dropped the Filipino with a right hook in the opening round. Then switched
to a body attack to end it at 2:31 of the second. The visitor’s record
deserves a closer glance if this fight is to be a stepping stone to a
title rematch. Escriber is 17-10-1 overall but 2-9-1 in his last 12. Bad
deal.
Former WBA superfly king and current WBA #7 bantam
Yokthai Sithoar (27-3-1, 17 KOs) dropped Filipino Rodel (Kid) Orais
(reportedly 11-7-1) twice in round 3 and twice in round 4, finally getting
a TKO at 1:50. As with the other visitor from the Philippines, Orais’
record is misleading as he’s on the downward side of a lack luster
career. He’s 4-7 in his last 11. Yokthai is said to be in the running
for a shot at WBA Bantam Champ Johnny Bredahl (52-2). Bad idea.
Bredahl’s record is as good as it looks. He’s only lost twice. Once to
Paulie Ayala (34-1) and once to Wayne “The Pocket Rocket” McCullough
(24-3). McCullough bye-the-bye will be back in action September 14 at the
York Hall in London against TBA. While both Thai’s think they bought
title shots at the Mall, Square Ring would respectfully suggest that what
they bought was wins against two opponents who can’t leave “mists on a
mirror”. How you like them apples?
Stonebridge and Mascari hot all week
IPGC Golf From Lewiinski’s - Orchid
Sunday, July 21 Green
Valley (Stableford)
1st A Flight: Steve Mascari: 40 points
2nd A Flight: Ray Matti: 39 points
1st B Flight: John Wright: 36 points
2nd B Flight: Bob Jess: 35 points
Co-president Steve Mascari continued his superb ball
striking by shooting a gross score of 73 at the always-challenging Peter
Thompson layout. The guy who was in the wrong place at the wrong time was
Ray Matti who had to settle for second despite his excellent gross score
of 78. Rick Sharp and Pete Stonebridge shot two under their respective
handicaps but had little to show for their efforts. To make matters worse,
their four ball competitors were Mascari and Matti who jointly chipped in
from off the green four times.
The B Flight, which often goes high in Stableford
format, was more modest this day than their A Flight colleagues. John “J.J.”
Wright took top honors by playing exactly to his handicap and garnering 36
points. Bob Jess edged out a tightly bunched flight to capture second.
Tuesday - July 23
Laem Chabang (Medal/Stroke)
1st A Flight: Pete Stonebridge: 69 net
2nd A Flight: Ray Matti: 70 net
3rd A Flight: Steve Mascari: 70 net
1st B Flight: Peter Hall: 67 net
2nd B Flight: Dave Porter: 71 net
3rd B Flight: George Jackson: 72 net
The lure of impeccably manicured Laem Chabang and the
favorable Sports Day prices attracted a strong field as always, but that
didn’t prevent Stonebridge and Mascari from finishing on the podium.
However, the man of the match, Peter Hall, came out of B Flight to lead
the entire field with his gross 81, net 67 performance.
Dave Porter, having one of his last games before the
end of his vacation, made it count by taking second in B Flight. Jack
Spencer, who was already depressed about the end of his vacation,
couldn’t match his Hua Hin Tour joint victory. Both Jack and David are
consistent Pattaya visitors and will return in a couple of months to
continue their raid on prizes.
Wednesday - July
24 Treasure Hill
(Medal/Stroke)
No, you are not reading a duplicate article. Steve
Mascari came first again with a gross 74, net 69. In so doing he edged
Steve Donovan, Lewiinski’s-Orchid’s golf manager, who had been listed
in the golf obituaries for the past several months. Stan Fry started to
feel the competitive hunger that had been temporarily whetted by his joint
victory on the Hua Hin Tour and that resulted in a third place finish.
Mike Craighead, who is a friend of Pattaya icon Jim Boyd from the
Philippines, made his second appearance in as many days. Mike is looking
at the possibility of relocating to the area and would be a welcome
addition to the golf scene.
Friday - July 26
Natural Park Hill (Stableford)
The one thing you can count on is that whenever Natural
Park Hill is the venue the scores are going to be over par. The
performance of the field was consistent with that assumption, that is if
you don’t consider Pete Stonebridge as part of the field. Somebody
forgot to tell Pete that this is the toughest course in the area, with the
possible exception of St. Andrews. Despite having his handicap go down by
one stroke this week, he went out and amassed 39 points.
The hard luck story of the day was Steve Mascari (if
you can feel sorry for this week’s two time winner) who was edged out of
the prizes and second place by his co-president Stan Fry. This, despite
having the third best score in the field.
Frank Sinclair and Colin Davis were the benefactors of
a handy cut-off line for B Flight and took first and second respectively
with 31 points each. Two old friends Bill Collis and Greg Schulze, both
now residing in Dhaka, Bangladesh, showed the rust of the layoff but are
determined to get back to form during their regrettably short store.
Third Round of Volvo Klassik Thailand marked by great swings, excellent drive and loads of fun
Volvo Car (Thailand) Ltd, in coordination with two of
its dealers, Hi-Class Auto Ltd., and Nakhon Prathom Motor Ltd., organized
the third preliminary round of the Volvo Klassik Thailand 2002 at the
Natural Park Resort Golf Club, Chonburi Province. The beautiful green golf
course was packed with Volvo car owners and other amateur golfers who
joined the friendly golf tournament.
 Samart
Pan-Phon, managing director of Hi-Class Auto Ltd., presents the A flight
award to winner Supakij Patcharaporn at Natural Park Resort Golf Club.
Four more rounds will be held in collaboration with
Volvo Car (Thailand) Ltd. and its dealers nationwide, at the country’s
finest golf courses. The finals will be held at the Alpine Golf and Sports
Club, on Monday, October 7, 2002, to seek three winners to participate in
an exciting international golf tournament in November at the Almanera Golf
Hotel & Spa in Sotogrande, Spain.
Third preliminary round results:
A Flight: Supakij Patcharaporn, 40 Stableford points
B Flight: Somchai Kaetuwatta, 43 points
Flight: Suteepong Intusutra, 45 points
Nearest to the pins: Thoranit Komutwong (#5), Pong-Athip Ninkosatit (#8),
Kun Yon-An (#13), and Pituk Wutticharenkij (#15).
Longest drive: Suchai Sawattacharoen (#9) and Chun
Chittsonthi (#18)
Bob Benda wins at Century
 On
Thursday July 25, Century Chonburi Golf Club was host for a PSC Golf from
the Cafe Kronborg Stableford competition in one flight. The course was
busy but in good condition. American Bob Benda came in first with 37
points beating Dave Richardson on count back into second place also 37
points. Third was John McHugh with 35 Points and fourth with 34 points was
‘Stone Cold Sober’ Jim Flanagan.
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