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Thai bowlers lead the nation to gold
Pattaya hosts the 7th World Youth Ten Pin Bowling Championships
The opening of the 7th World Youth Ten Pin Bowling Championships at the
P.S. Bowl, Pattaya was honored by the presence of HRH Princess Ubolratana
accompanied by her three loving children, on August 4th. Pol. Gen. Pornsak
Durongkhavibul, president of Thai Bowling Association, Chadej Insawang,
Chonburi governor, and Pairat Suthithamrongsawat, Pattaya City mayor did
the honors at the opening ceremony.
HRH Princess
Ubolratana accompanied by her three children graciously presided over the
opening ceremony of this world class bowling tournament
There were 191 participants from 29 nations competing
for 10 gold medals. Categories were divided into single, double, team and
master categories.
The Thai team sent in 8 bowlers, two of whom having
experience from the 14th Asian Games. The Thais were really on a roll and
showed their mettle, as 2 out of 8 made it to the championship finals.
Ankana Nedvijit, 12, won the girls’ singles category
and was beside herself with delight. She said she felt she was bowling
well, but the high score of 244 was a surprise even to her.
 American
Shonnon Pluhowsky (left) and Wu Siu Hong (right) from Hong Kong won gold
medals in the girls and boys’ masters categories.
Yanapol Lapapornrat won the boys’ singles and
all-event categories.
Ankana is studying in Grade 7 at Rachavinit Bangkaew,
Bangkok. Although Ankana developed an interest in bowling only a year ago
she was listed in the 14th Asian Games national team. Her second trial
here in Pattaya won her the gold medal.
Yanapol Larp-aparat, 19, achieved two gold medals by
scoring 1369 in male singles and 3863 points in all events. Both Thai
bowlers were trained by Kim Eui Young from Korea, and were used to the
P.S. Bowling lanes.
The silver and bronze medal for girls’ singles went
to Taipei and the U.S.A. respectively.
 Twelve-year-old
Ankana Nedvijit (left) rolled a 244 en route to winning the girls’
singles category and bringing Thailand the first gold medal of the event.
Yanapol Larp-aparat (right), 19, achieved two gold medals for winning the
boys’ singles and all-event categories.
Donna Adams and Ann Smith from England won the gold
medal in the female doubles category; runners-up were the Korean and
Sweden teams.
In the female team category, Ann smith, Zara Glover and
Lisa John from England won first position, followed by teams from the
U.S.A. and Korea.
In the all-events category Malin Glendert from Sweden
took the gold metal, the silver went to Hojung Kim from Korea, and Donna
Adams from England won the bronze.
In the Female Master Category, Shonnon Pluhowsky from
America won the gold medal, followed by Kim Ho Jung and Hong Soo Yeon from
Korea winning the silver and bronze.
The gold medal in the male singles category went to
Yannapol Larp-aparat from Thailand, followed by Jarrod Lean from
Australia, and Wu Siu Hong from Hong Kong.
In the male doubles category, Wonlak Son and Hoyoon Kim
from Korea walked away with the gold medals. Runners-up were Chris Klerk
and Matt Gilman from the U.S.A. and Young Kim and Kowoon Kim from Korea.
In the male team category, the Swedish team won first
place, followed by teams from Australia and Korea.
In the male all-events, Yannapol from Thailand won his
second gold medal, followed by Osku Palermaa from the Philippines and
Jason Walsh from Australia.
The gold medal of masters category went to Wu Siu Hong
from Hong Kong, the silver medal went to Kowoon Kim from Korea and the
bronze medal went to Martin Larsen from Sweden.
Special prizes were given to Shonnon Pluhowsky from the
U.S.A. and Wu Siu Hong from Hong Kong in honor of achieving Girls Step
Ladder Champion and Boys Step Ladder Champion respectively.
The Thai team also received a trophy for coming first
in the overall score, followed by teams from England and Sweden.
Pol. Gen. Pornsak presented the prizes to all the
winners at the dinner party in Pattaya Park Hotel, Jomtien.
Wind 1, windsurfers 1 last weekend on Jomtien Beach
2nd weekend of DTAC Windsurfing Championships
by Daisy Vogt
There’s an old saying, “You win some, you lose
some and some get rained out.” Last weekend that could have been
slightly changed and applied to the windsurfers at Jomtien Beach -
“You win some, you lose some, and sometimes there’s no wind,” as
the first day of racing the wind didn’t cooperate and the windsurfers
were beached.
Winners
of the second race weekend of the DTAC Windsurfing Championships sailed
off Jomtien Beach display their trophies at the awards presentation
night at Nang Nual Restaurant in Jomtien after the event.
Nevertheless, August 10th and 11th were two bright
days in the eyes of all windsurfers from the Eastern Seaboard because it
was the second race weekend of the DTAC Windsurfing Championships.
In total there are four championships; surfers get
points according to their placement in each event. The fourth
championship will be the Final, and a huge party and amazing prizes will
be distributed to the winners of each class. DTAC organized this so that
the competitors have a constant goal when training for competition, and
to increase the competitive spirit among the young surfers.
In total the competitors are divided in 8 classes
depending on equipment use and age. For “Mistral”, also called
“One Design” (the official board used in the Olympics), there are 5
classes divided by age - beginner, under 13, under 17, under 20, and
over 20. However, the over 20 class generally consists of the Thai
National Team, who uses the races as a practice for their ‘real’
competitions.
Then there is the “Formula” or “Funboard”
class, whose boards and sails are bigger than the “One Design” and
who need stronger wind to windsurf. The surfers of these 3 classes are
divided by ability: Professionals, Amateurs/Beginners and Women.
During this weekend of competition a total of 44
windsurfers joined in the races and it was a beautiful view off Jomtien
Beach on Sunday when everybody was on the water, surfing the courses and
enjoying the wind. Saturday had been a quiet day, since most of the day
was spent sitting on the beach, listening to the bands DTAC had
sponsored to perform, and waiting for wind, which just did not appear
all day long. Only one special race took place after the opening
ceremony, where everybody was put on the water at the same time and
raced around a boat and back to the beach. The first placers of this
race received instant 1000 baht prize money and were very happy for
their first piece of luck in the races.
Sunday early evening saw a dinner at Nang Nual
Restaurant in Jomtien where officials handed out trophies to the 1st,
2nd, and 3rd placers in each class. Officials included the head of the
Windsurfing Association Pattaya, Vitthaya Khunpluem, and Mayor Pairat
Suthithamrongsawat. DTAC sponsored a beautiful dinner where athletes,
officials and the national team sat together and enjoyed the fun and the
friendship of each other.
The next DTAC Windsurfing Championships will take
place in October and all athletes will be training hard before then to
assure that they keep their current standing in the race before the big
final in November or December.
Final Standings for the races were as follows.
Beginner:
1. Songkram Singsat
Under 13:
1. Newmit Sinnoy
2. Nivat Panputdee
3. Wirawit Ketutong
Under 17:
1. Eak Boonsawat
2. Nawin Sinsat
3. Anucha Jantaluang
Under 20:
1. Pratat Sangngern
2. Jattrapong Jaengsok
3. Channan Prakeaw
Over 20:
1. Aran Homraruen
2. Paputat Ruamtat
3. Suhaimee Muhamatkasen
Formula Professional:
1. Deecha Hommanee
2. Tira Sutpumkaew
3. Roong Jareunsuk
Formula Amateurs:
1. Tirapong Watibutruang
2. Porwit Chaykontri
3. Acun Hommanee
Formula Women:
1. Daisy Vogt
2. Jintana Latikul
3. Portiwa Ponsatarut
Fifth Tibhar table tennis tournament stunning success
One hundred eighty five avid table tennis players battled
it out for supremacy in the 5th Tibhar Table tennis tournament last weekend
on the 5th Floor of Mike Shopping Mall. A large number of players from
Bangkok took advantage of the long weekend to play in the monthly tournament
and made it huge success.
Winners
display their trophies after the 5th Tibhar Table tennis tournament last
weekend on the 5th Floor of Mike Shopping Mall.
The men’s competition singles competition drew
particular interest from spectators as Thailand’s number 8 ranked player
Roungsak of Mike-Tibhar defeated the country’s number 6 player from
Bangkok, Sarang in the finals.
Thomas Kunzlemann, tournament organizer said, “The
organization has become more streamlined and things are running a lot
smoother. This latest competition is good preparation for the major
tournament due to be held in December in which players from around Thailand
and the world will compete for cash prizes. This can only be possible
through sponsorship, which is currently being sought.”
The next tournament is scheduled for September 7 and 8.
For more details and information on the next competition or training classes
contact training coach Thomas at telephone 038 775 312 or email: tkjaava@hotmail
.com
Results:
Boys 10s Singles:
Winner: Surachet (Mike-Tibhar)
R/up: Anushot (Mike-Tibhar)
Boys 10s Doubles
Winners: Surachet - Anushot (Mike-Tibhar)
R/up: Marud-Varapat - Assumption College Sriracha (ACS)
Boys 14 Singles
Winner: Apivich (Mike-Tibhar)
R/up: Pachara (ACS)
Boys 14s Doubles
Winners: Apichart-Apivich (Mike-Tibhar)
R/up: Surashet-Pachara (Mike-Tibhar)
Boys 18s Singles
Winner: Kobcha (Rayong)
R/up: Apivich (Mike-Tibhar)
Boys 18s Doubles
Winners: Chaiyaphum-Patarawut (Bangkok)
R/up: Kobchai-Komkai (Rayong)
Men’s Open Singles
Winner: Roungsak (Mike-Tibhar)
R/up Sarang (Bangkok)
Men’s Open Doubles
Winners: Roungsak-Kobchai (Mike-Tibhar)
R/up: Shalumachai-Tatsanee (Bangkok)
Men’s Over 40 Singles
Winner: Meta (Bangkok)
R/up: Vishair (Bangkok)
Men’s Over 40 Doubles
Winners: Matha- Somyot (Bangkok)
R/up: Vishair - Pisit (Bangkok)
After 1 year in new office,PSC partnership with charity stronger than ever
On the 18th of August 2001, the Pattaya Sports Club
officially moved into its new Administration Building off Third Road.
Positive response to this move has been overwhelming, as memberships have
grown at a much improved rate in the past year. The PSC attributes this
growth to the more efficient member services, easy parking, and convenient
location. Additionally, new applicants no longer have to wait 24 hours to
get their PSC Membership Card as all cards are now issued within minutes.
The success of Pattaya Sports Club’s new home has exceeded all
expectations, and on the 18th of August 2002, the Pattaya Sports Club
Administration Building will be celebrating its one year anniversary, or
its first birthday, if you will. The executive committee of the PSC would
like to take this opportunity to thank all PSC members and the community
for their continued support and dedication.
The 2002 - 2003 Pattaya Sports Club Executive Committee
had their second meeting this past Tuesday, 6th of August. Bernie Tuppin,
Charity chairman, presented several projects for approval. The executive
committee voted unanimously on the following:
1. 25,000 baht to purchase bed linens for the Camillian
AIDS Centre. The Camillian AIDS Centre is an organization run by Father
Giovanni Contarin. They care exclusively for HIV infected patients of
varying ages. They offer free counselling for outpatients and free
inpatient care, accommodating more than 60 patients. They have
approximately 10 volunteer workers who care for the patients, but they,
themselves are infected with HIV.
2. 10,000 baht to purchase Pedonk equipment for the
Huey Pong Boys Home in Rayong. The Huey Pong Boys Home is run by the
Ministry of Social Welfare. It houses, clothes, and feeds orphans,
abandoned children, and vagrant children from dysfunctional families,
ranging from 5 - 17 years of age. The home supplies the life skills and
education needed to return these children to the community.
3. 150,000 baht for a traction machine for the Ban
Chang Community Hospital. The Pattaya Sports Club has had a long-standing
relationship with the Ban Chang Hospital. Every month, Bjarne Nielsen, PSC
registrar, delivers powdered milk for the AIDS babies there, and he also
delivers large amounts of rice, eggs, cooking oil, and many other
necessities. Over a year ago, the traction machine at the hospital stopped
working and hospital administrators say that they are in desperate need of
replacing it as it eases the pain of many elderly patients, patients who
are undergoing physical therapy, and patients who suffer from arthritis
and other painful ailments. The equipment was ordered immediately, and
will be delivered to the hospital in approximately 45 days.
4. 56,200 baht for chicken and chicken feed for the
Banglamung Boys Home. Follow up from last month: The Banglamung Boys Home
is also run by the Ministry of Social Welfare and is identical in practice
to the Huey Pong Boys Home in Rayong. It currently cares for the needs of
160 children. The Banglamung Boys Home required funding for the purchase
and maintenance of 100 laying chickens. Last month, the executive
committee approved a 2 year commitment to this project, totalling 56,200
baht. After approval, Bernie Tuppin, charity chairman, went with them to
purchase 100 young chicks, ensured that they were vaccinated, and
purchased growth feed for the first two months. Bernie will be personally
overseeing the purchase of chicken feed every two months for the next two
years. It is expected that the sale of eggs from these 100 chickens will
eventually support the purchase of the feed required, as well as pay the
boys who look after the birds a small salary of 100 baht per month. This
programme is considered ideal for the Pattaya Sports Club as it allows for
direct purchase of materials; it gives the children a sense of well being,
as well as teaching them self-sufficiency.
If you should know of a charitable organization or a
worthy cause that requires financial assistance or support of any kind,
please contact the Pattaya Sports Club at (038) 361-167 or email: psca@lox
info.co.th
A change in standard procedure should also be noted.
Starting on the September PSC Member’s Tournament, the PSC golf
committee will no longer be collecting a 200 baht refundable deposit, as
this causes many unnecessary complications. Members will, however, be
required to pay a 100 baht entry fee which will go towards tournament
administration, i.e. golf cart for a course marshal. For more information,
please contact Herbie Ishinaga, PSC golf chairman.
Dumas dominate in Shenanigans August Combined Pairs
by Mike Franklin
Rich and Jampa Dumas combined individual high
Stableford scores to finish way in front in the Shenanigans August
Combined Pairs competition at Plutaluang’s S & E courses. Jampa’s
outstanding 49 points was boosted by Rich’s more modest 39 to produce a
total of 88 points and the winners’ spot on the podium. Runners-up were
Bill Hurd and Phil Groves with a combined 73 points.
 Rich
& Jampa Dumas (center) scored a combined 88 Stableford points to win
this month’s Shenanigans Combined Pairs golf outing at Plutaluang. Mike
Franklin (right) and Beautiful (left) offer their congratulations.
The South and East courses always provide a challenge
and increasing familiarity with the layout provides the knowledge
necessary for good course management and good scores.
Near pins were claimed by Phil Groves, Amphiw Rimngam,
Usa Chaiyusit, and Jason Payne who also sank the longest first putt on
South nine. Im Woodruffe claimed her usual technical prize by having the
long putt on East nine.
The course was presented to its usual high standard and
the navy managed the weather with some early light rain followed by an
overcast and pleasantly breezy day.
Plenty of shenanigans back at Shenanigans for pasta
night with speculation as to which mystery pairs will be drawn at the next
visit to Plutaluang South and East on Tuesday August 20th.
Results:
Winners: Rich & Jampa Dumas, 88 Stableford points
Runners-up: Bill Hurd & Phil Groves, 73 points
Near pins: S. 4 Phil Groves, S. 7 Jason Payne, E. 2
Amphiw Rimngam and E. 5 Usa Chaiyusit
Long putts: S. 9 Jason Payne and E. 9 Im Woodruffe
Not lonely at the top
Pattaya Sports Club Friday Bowling League
After week 14 of the Pattaya Sports Club Friday
Bowling League it is not lonely at the top. Due to Winchester Club’s
self-destruction the past three weeks there are five teams which could tie
or pass them next week.
 Over
200 bowlers this week were: Samrak 201, Ken 202, Jon 203, and Mio
Mio is back and the Golden Coin is moving up, as
expected, and are now in second place with a 3-1 win over Nice & and
Sleazy. VFW Post 9876 beat Winchester Club 3-1 and took over sole
possession of third place.
Shakey Pete’s and Cafe Ole split 2-2 and are tied for
fourth place. Cafe Kronborg beat Three Sisters 3-1.
Mio stretches out their lead
Cafe Kronborg Monday Bowling League
Mio’s team remains on top of the Cafe Kronborg Monday
Bowling League through 15 weeks of fun, and actually stretched their lead
by defeating La’s team 3-1. Mio, who’s finally back after touring the
globe, returned in form and helped her team’s cause with a 515 series.
Otto also almost broke the 500-barrier, knocking down a total of 495 pins
this week.
 Tue
(left) rolled a 225 this week and Suraphan (right) had a good first week,
rolling a 202.
Second place Tue’s team kept pace, earning a hard
fought 3-1 win over Jeed’s team. Tue led the way, rolling a 225 string
and 563 series, the best of the week. Jeed’s team, meanwhile, once
challengers for the top spot, have now lost 3 straight series.
Bill’s team leapfrogged over Kran’s team into third
place with a 4-0 win. Both teams were bowling without two of their
regulars - Kran’s team without Lada and Bill’s team without Bill, as
both are on holiday. However, Nual and Udom represented Bill’s team
well, and Udom’s 530 proved to be too much for Kran’s team.
 New
member to the league Suraphan had a good first week, bowling a 202 string.
The league enjoyed some good scores this week and
managed a good showing of 17 bowlers during the summer holiday period.
Peter Dare wins two on the trot
P.S.C. Golf From The Cafe Kronborg
Monday 5 - Plutaluang
Royal Thai Naval Golf Course (Stableford)
The Plutaluang Royal Naval Course’s South and East
layouts were host to a Stableford competition in two flights: A flight 0
to 18 and B flight 19 and above. The course yielded some good scores and
as usual was in good condition. The course services are amongst the
cheapest and best in the area.
The A flight had a three way count back with the first
three all on 34 points. Winner was Aussie Pete Dare, his mate Mick Knight
was second and Ebrahim was third.
Once again the B flight was won by ‘Slammin’ John
Swanson, this time with 40 points. Second on 37 points was ‘Gentleman’
Barry Kerr with Logger Jerry Winn third on 36 points.
Thursday August 8 -
Natural Park Resort (Stableford)
As I sat outside the Kronborg in my car on Thursday
morning with the rain drumming on the roof of the car and not wanting to
run across the road and get soaked to the skin, I saw my treat for the
week going out of the window. However, we golfers are a tough lot and with
the road slowly beginning to flood I dashed across the road to be met with
many others of seemingly similar mental instability such as I.
 Peter
Dare - winner A flight Monday and Thursday
Not withstanding the dreadful conditions it was
unanimously decided to brave the floods and indeed with the Admiral with
us what did we have to fear with a local flood? Needless to say we made
the trip down to Natural Park Resort with some trepidation, but as the
golfing Gods would have it as we travelled down Sukhumvit it gradually
dried up and when we reached the course lo and behold we could even use
carts. Lucky us.
Natural Park was as usual in fine condition, and we all
set forth in good humour to set some good scores, but as the golfing Gods
give so they take, so for some strange reason practically the whole field
played some really mediocre golf. Maybe they were so relieved to be
playing they forgot to score. It was with complete disbelief that some of
the ‘winners’ were told they were in the shake up.
It’s an old adage that quality will out, so it was
nice to see that first and second in the A flight 0 to 18 were the two
lowest handicappers with Peter (Dan) Dare a 3 handicapper winning with 35
points, his friend Mick Knight, a 5 handicapper, second on 32 points and
our own Ian Edwards third, and rightfully amazed, on 30 points but beating
David Evans on count back. Second time in the week that Peter beat Mick
into second place, pity Mick’s name isn’t Dan as ‘Dan Dare beats
Desperate Dan twice’ would have been a great headline.
In the B flight, 19 upwards, our star of the day shone
out, with Eddie Rudkin being the only golfer of the day to break net par
when he shot 37 points to win. Second on 33 points was the shy and
retiring ‘Gentleman’ Barry Kerr who shot 33 points, and third was Alan
Pearce with 32 points.
The low scores of the second and third in each flight
reminded us all that you only have to win the test on the day, and that
one shot that you threw away may have lost a place.
Near pins: B4 Wayne Koch, B6 Dave Richardson, C4 Derek
Brook and C7 Peter Dare.
George Meigh leads the way
IPGC Pattaya Golf Society at the Bunker
Treasure Hill Golf course may only be
six years old but it has already established its reputation as one of the
most difficult courses in the region to master. It played generous host
once again to the Bunker Boys on Tuesday, 6th August, when the large group
met there to challenge for the Bunker’s weekly stroke play competition.
The field was divided into two groups with the cut being at eighteen and
under.
In division one the Bunker’s most in-form player,
Alexander Allan, once again dominated with his net 75, a country mile
ahead of Harry Riley, on net 81 and the returning Dale Shier who fired net
83.
Division two saw the best scores of the day with steady
George Meigh setting the pace with his net 72, which was just good enough
to keep the chasing Duncan Lee (73) and Bryn Jones (77) at bay.
There were no two’s and so the Super Sawng award was
kept aside until the next round.
As always, at Treasure Hill, there were a number of
candidates for the Bunker Banana Booby but never tell Mr Loy beforehand
how you intend to play the course! David Johnson made this mistake and his
gross 113 served as a timely reminder to the others to exercise
discretion. It pays to be discrete at Treasure Hill.
Rookie McNichol tops at Green Valley
Green Valley is one of the most well presented courses
in the area and one which is always very popular with the Bunker Boys.
Once again they turned out in force on Friday, 9th August to pit their
wits against Peter Thompson’s tough creation.
There were two divisions as usual, with the cut at
nineteen and under and in division one the Icelandic Samurai, Kerry
Jonsson played some disciplined golf for sixteen holes to win with 35
Stableford points. This was just one ahead of Chia-Lung “Charlie”
Chen, with smiling Harry Riley shooting 33 points to take third place.
In division two Bunker rookie, Brian McNichol fired the
day’s only par round to secure the win with 36 points, a long way ahead
of runners-up Len Jones and Bill Cook, somewhat at sea with their 28’s.
For the second round in succession there were no
two’s but another award - the Bunker Banana Booby - was certainly
presented. Mr. Loy, on the morning after his birthday celebration, chose
to stay in bed and he was an early candidate but when Neil Cameron left a
three-foot putt, for a birdie two, half the distance away there could only
be one winner!
Results of the two man better ball team event at
Banprakong Riverside Course on Thursday, 8th August, saw Alan Cole and
Saranya Chaiyanont withstand the challenges from Mr. Loy and Len Jones and
Andy Spence and Brian McNichol to win the very enjoyable competition on
this immaculately presented course. Thursday is always “fun day” at
the Bunker.
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The wind blows up the TAGGS skirts
IPGC TAGS golf from The Haven
Monday August 5 Green
Valley (Stableford)
1st: Peter Hall, 36 cb 18
2nd: Jimmy Little, 36 cb 16
3rd: Phil Groves, 35
4th: Richard Lyne, 34
5th: Brian Kelly, 33 cb 19
6th: Graham Davis, 33 cb 16
The large field found the strong winds made for a very
difficult day’s golf and not surprisingly nobody managed to break their
handicap. Peter played very solidly with 18 points on both 9’s to take
the honours on his last competition before returning to Japan.
Jimmy and Phil, playing in the same 4 ball ran him very
close but both faltered over the back 9. Both Richard and Graham played
steady whilst Brian finished strong after a poor start, brought on by the
trials of organisation. Ray Matti & Mike Davies shared the 2’s.
Prior to the prize giving, Richard welcomed back Mike
& Ning Morris, whilst saying farewell to Peter Hall and the big
hitting Dan Boserio.
Wednesday August 7
Burapha West Course (Bogey)
1st: Phil Groves, 2 up cb 2up
2nd: Mike Morris, 2 up cb 2down
3rd: Mo Bertrand, 1 up
4th: Jimmy Little, 2 down
Another large field from the Haven and they found the
strong winds and deep rough encountered off the blue tees just too much
for most of them. At the end of a difficult day it turned out to be a
battle of the 9 handicappers, Phil & Mike, with Phil finishing the
stronger. Mike should have been coasting to a win when 6 up with 4 holes
to play, but tiredness set in and the course beat him on all of the last 4
holes. The 17th & 18th proving to be a complete nightmare for
everyone. Mo Bertrand, playing steadily all day, was the only other player
to beat “par” and Jimmy rounded out the podium places with what turned
out to be a very creditable 2 down.
Not surprisingly, in the windy conditions the 2’s
pool was not won.
Prior to the prize giving, Richard welcomed new members
Bob Ziirsen from Denmark, Klaus Lukarsch & Christian Blatt from
Beijing. He was also delighted to welcome back Bill Hurd from Eastern
Star.
Friday August 9 Phoenix
(Monthly Medal)
Ladies
1st: Srinuan Feaungoi, 67
2nd: Oradee Kaesavane, 69
Gentlemen 2nd Division
1st: Glyn Nicholas, 73
2nd: Serge Straeten, 76 cb9 35ฅ
3rd: Mo Bertrand, 76 cb9 38.5
Gentlemen 1st Division
1st: Graham Davis, 70
2nd: Phil Groves, 73
3rd: Stephen Beard, 76 cb9 39.5
4th: Klaus Schackt, 76 cb9 40
5th: Arthur Hancock, 76 cb9 40.5
Whilst the Ladies played off the red tees on the
Mountain and Ocean courses, the Gentlemen’s divisions were a completely
different kettle of fish off the blue tees, especially as the wind blew in
heavy gusts all through the round.
Oradee, at last returning to the kind of form that saw
her handicap plummet, had to take second best to Srinuan, who carded an
excellent 5 under and secured
her first Medal and ensured her appearance in the Gold and Silvers to be
held at the end of the year.
In the gentlemen’s second division, Glynn led by
three clear shots and never looked like being overtaken by either Serge or
Mo, although Serge made a gallant attempt by shooting six better on the
back nine, but had left himself too much to do over the closing holes.
At last Graham managed to get to the top of the pile in
the 1st division, having been placed second or on the podium in 4 out of
the last five competitions. He scored a very creditable gross 76 in spite
of the conditions, which he said were “nothing new to a Scotsman and
sorted the men from the boys and girls”. No doubt a vital necessity in a
country where both sexes wear skirts.
Phil, taking his third placing of the week and the
“Doc”, who struggled to get back to reality after his purdah in the UK
where transexulism is now legal but thank god not compulsory, trailed him
home.
Once again the wind proved too difficult on the par
threes and the day did not produce a single two therefore leaving a double
carry over for the next outing at Century Ban Chan.
Back at The Haven, Richard welcomed back the “Doc”
to a chorus of bring back “The Bogey Man”, who did a fantastic job in
his absence, and a farewell to Glynn Nicholas who returns to England to do
his stint on the treadmill.
IPGC members can now check their updated handicaps on
line at www.ipgolf club.com every Sunday.
Earle the Pearl Kershaw surges to the front
PSC Three Sister’s Golf
With a good turn out on Monday and the weather
cooperating again, Earle the Pearl Kershaw surged to the front of the
pack. Earle, playing beside his partner Kevin Mitch, showed the rest of
the field that he too can make it to the top, shooting 41 points in the
process.
 Earl
Kershaw won the bragging rites at SCC Monday Aug 5. Rollie came in holding
the bag again until Bob Davis came in late and took it away from him!
Following close on Earle’s heels was former winner
Gordon McKnight. Gordon tried to pass Earle but could not quite pull it
off as he stopped one short at 40 points.
Just behind Gordon was his playing companion Chris John
with 39 points, followed by Gerry Carpenter with 38. Competition was hot
and heavy but the Pearl rose to the top.
 Bob
Davis managed to snatch the bag away from Rollie - better late than never.
Vying for the bag holder of the week was none other
than Rollie Weese. Rollie had 27 points and had his picture taken along
with Earle when along came the last group. A little late, but they came in
with valid scores of 26 legitimate points to snatch the bag away from
Rollie. With a sigh of relief, Rollie passed the bag over to Bob Davis who
had won on count back from Gez Tracy. Both golfers came in with 26 big
points but Bob managed to hold on to the bag in a hard fought battle for
the last position.
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