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Aussie Jeff Wylie posts round of the day to win A Flight
PSC 32nd Members Tournament
Friday August 15
Laem Chabang
Stableford
Everyone likes Laem Chabang, after all it is the
prettiest golf course on the Eastern Seaboard, it’s a Jack Nicklaus
designed course and it is so green it could be an import from the Emerald
Isles. How do they get the grass so green? Unfortunately it is also the
costliest around, with only a special price during the ‘Off Season’ on a
Tuesday when most of the regulars play it.
 Results?
We got ‘em all.
So to have a completion there on a Friday, at competition
rates, was certain to be heavily subscribed, and so it proved, even quiet as
the golfing scene is at present, with 106 happy smiling souls turning up to
contest a day on this pristine course and to win some of the super cut glass
prizes.
Booking in these days is easy and efficient due to the
systems designed by “The Friends of Herbie” and now known as “Gerry
and Co” and makes booking in a pleasure so one can get to the tee
unhassled, and on this day the tees were A & B or also known as Mountain
and Lake.
 A
Flight winner Jeff Wylie and PSC Golf Chairman Gerry Carpenter.
As said this course is lush and green, and a pleasure to
play, if not one of the most difficult around, so anyone who hits the ball
straight will be sure to have a good day, but for a golfer with a bit of a
fade this course is ‘Made in Heaven’ as Jack tends to design his courses
for a gentle fade.
We sat back expectantly and waited for the great scores
to arrive, and surprisingly the best scores and the best performance of the
day came in the A flight. This flight I will leave to last as it is always
good to report on a great ‘Gross’ round and this day provided one.
In the Ladies flight we had good scores and the winner
was only decided, as two had the same score, on countback. Both ladies had
43 points but Thongpen Nattaporn won the countback and Saen Jaroenwong had
to be happy with second. Third was Lamud Chaidara win a still fine 39
points.
In the D flight the scores were once again excellent but
for a change they were not the highest in any flight, still there were two
competitors on 40 points and the winner on countback was Rod Perrin ahead of
Dene Mundy. Dene was probably tired out from all this signing in work. In
third place was our ‘Designated Drunk’ Bob Clark, obviously playing
beyond his business card, with 38 points.
In the C flight we had fine scores, with the winner John
Dearden turning in a fine 42 points ahead of the 41 points of Kenny Chung in
second and the 40 points of Mick O’Connor in third.
Surprisingly the B flight had the lowest scores, this is
normally the high flying flight but 39 points was enough to win it for Roly
Piechoki ahead of Robert Deane in second with 37 points and Jimmy Little in
third with 36 points.
Now to the flight of the day in reverse order. In third
place with a fine 39 points was Jerry Cooney. In second place with an
excellent 44 points and usually good enough to walk the A flight was Phil
Taylor. So to the performance of the day and this was put up by the man in
form at the moment Aussie Jeff Wylie. Playing off a handicap of 8, with two
holes to go he was 3 under gross. Then when he realised he needed a par par
finish to shoot a gross 69 he bogied the last two holes. Still a very fine
indeed gross 71 and Jeff posted 45 points for a superb win and certainly the
round of the day and for many competitions past. Pity about the shorts
though. Well done Jeff.
At the presentation well controlled by Alan Pearce, the
Golf Chairman ‘Told the tale’ then stayed on to present the prizes.
A Flight Winner: Jeff Wylie, 45 points; Second: Phil
Taylor, 44 points; Third: Jerry Cooney, 39 points; Last: Kaneta Mashi, 27
points.
B Flight Winner: Roly Piechoki, 39 points; Second: Robert
Deane, 37 points; Third: Jimmy Little, 36 points; Last: Serge Straeten, 20
points.
C Flight: Winner: John Dearden, 42 points; Second: Kenny
Chung, 41 points; Third: Mick O’Connor, 40 points; Last: Gordon McKnight,
19 points.
D Flight: Winner: Rod Perrin, 40 points; Second: Dene
Munday, 40 points; Third: Bob Clark, 38 points; Last: Carl Collette, 15
points.
Ladies: Winner: Thongpen Nattaporn, 43 pts; Second: Saen
Jaroenwong, 43 pts; Third: Lamud Chaidara, 39 pts; Last: Usa Chaiyosit, 29
pts.
Long Drive A + B: Ray Seed; C+D: Rob Aughton; Ladies:
Nitza Nunphrom
Near Pin A + B: A2 Terry Phur; A7 Alan Hanlon; B5 Bob
Jess; B8 Roly Piechocki. C + D: A2 Carl Baumann; A7 Kenny Mau; B5 John
Styles; B8 Dave Richardson
Ladies: A2 Saen Jaroenwong; A7 Lamud Chaidara; B5 Nitza
Nunphrom; B8 Rungaree Deane
Long Put: A+ B: A9 George Jackson; B9 Paul Moore. C + D:
A9 Andy Bettany; B9 Dan Sell.
Preparations underway for the World Youth Beach Volleyball Championships
Suchada Tupchai
The World Youth Beach Volleyball Championships will take
place from August 27-31 on the beach in front of the Adriatic Hotel. The
venue is ideal as it can hold over 2,000 spectators and officials. Over 40
teams from around the globe are expected to attend the event and Mayor
Pairat expressed his confidence that Pattaya will go all out to successfully
host this international event.
Pattaya City administration says that preparations to
host this year’s Under 18’s World Beach Volleyball Championships are 80
percent complete. At a meeting last week the mayor announced that the safety
and security for the upcoming event is paramount.
“We must emphasize the importance of safety and
security for this event. The world around us is full of violence and there
are those people who would like to damage the country’s image, making it
unsafe for everyone. We must ensure there are tight security controls at the
venue and at the athletes’ accommodations. This is an opportunity for
Pattaya City to show the world we are capable hosts,” said Mayor Pairat.
Competition begins at 9 a.m. on August 27 and will draw
world-wide sport coverage for the event. “This will promote the sport of
beach volleyball and Pattaya City as a whole, giving the local economy a
boost at the same time,” concluded the mayor.
Celebration for life with exercise and aerobics at Sriracha
Songklod Kaewvisit
In a move to cooperate with the central government’s
policy of promoting physical fitness and a healthy lifestyle, private
enterprise has jumped on the bandwagon to encourage this movement.
Earlier this week regional representatives from Advance
Info Service Plc, which runs Thailand’s GSM mobile network, joined
Sriracha’s mayor in a mass aerobics exercise, during which over 1,000
residents from Sriracha participated.
 This
little toddler proves that exercise is good for people of all ages.
Physical fitness and a healthy lifestyle are the current
buzzwords for the central government as part of their stance on reducing
medical treatment for the population and steering them away from idle
thoughts which may lead them into drug use. The mass aerobics were planned
to coincide with two major events, the first being a celebration of life for
Her Majesty Queen Sirikit’s birthday and the 48th anniversary of Burapha
University.
Dutch fishing trip always a splash
This
week’s fishing trip organized by the Flying Dutchman in Soi Buakow proved
to be very enjoyable for all. Thibault Herbin, Joost Pitstra (owner), Theo
van Gent, Jacques Lucet and Maurice Capbreton had a great haul, landing fish
of all varieties including a spotted eagle ray weighing in at 25 kilos.
PSC Friday Bowling
This week there seemed to be a lot of splits and there
were only two games over 200: Ooy 209, & Kran 234. Only five bowlers
passed the 500 mark scratch. Mio returned from holiday and had the best
series of the day with a 568.
 Jack
& Tar, VFW Post 9876, Shakey Pete’s, and Brother D are in a tie for
first place with Cafe Ole and Nam Tip one game behind. Although overall the
bowling wasn’t as good as usual there were no 4-0 games and everyone
appeared to enjoy it.
New Indoor Bowls League kicks off
Peacock Place Indoor Bowls League has been up and running
for 2 weeks and the results so far are:
Mixed Doubles:
Thaied 12 - Chatkeaw 4; No Sweat 16 - Peacock 5; Peacock
8 - Chatkeaw 7; Chatkeaw 13 - Bakehouse 2; Chatkeaw 20 - Love Nest 4.
 New
teams are welcome to join. See the website www.peacock-place.com, telephone
09 828 6061 or call in at Siam Country Club Road - Mabprachan Lakeside. Soon
under 16’s league starting. Free bowling on Saturday and Sunday morning to
find the new stars.
Helping drinkers feel good
Yet more research highlights the benefits of alcohol
G’day readers, you’ll like this one, a health and
fitness article with proof that a drink can be good for you but before you
go on, read between the lines, ‘moderation’ is the word and alcohol is
just another form of energy. If you don’t regularly burn off the energy
that you consume it will be stored. How much? Just as a sideline a 330 ml
bottle of Heineken is worth 130 Calories which transposes to 8 minutes of
running at a speed of 12.5 kilometers per hour on a flat treadmill. If
running is not your thing then walking at a medium to brisk pace (5 km/hour)
for 29 and a half minutes will burn off the energy in that bottle of beer.
As long ago as the late 1980’s, the men’s waist loss
program Gut Busters, claimed that alcohol (a) is not fattening per se, and
(b) has positive health benefits. Since that time, much research has
supported these postulations.
In the first place, biochemical evidence shows that
although there are three biochemical systems for the metabolism of alcohol,
none result in alcohol being converted to fat. If energy intake is reduced,
particularly through the reduction of fat, alcohol can be enjoyed with good
weight losses.
Alcohol and health
On the second issue, research has now convincingly shown
the health benefits of moderate alcohol consumption, so much so that an
editorial in the January 2003 edition of the prestigious New England Journal
of Medicine discusses the question of whether alcohol use should be standard
medical advice at least for post heart attack patients. This follows from a
large study of over 35,000 health professionals by researchers at Harvard
University which showed that not only is the heart attack risk reduced in
drinkers, but it decreases almost linearly: (a) with the amount of alcohol
consumed (at least up to 50 g/day), (b) with the number of days it is
consumed (regular consumption is healthier than bingeing), (c) irrespective
of whether it is consumed with or without meals, and (d) irrespective of the
type of alcohol drunk.
Wine and blood fats
In more detailed work carried out at Curtin University in
Western Australia, Dr Sebely Pal, has examined the effects of red wine on
aspects of ‘bad cholesterol in women with high cholesterol levels. Unlike
previous studies, which just looked at total cholesterol, Dr Pal has broken
this down into sub-components (Apo B 100; Apo B48), which are known to be
associated with an increased risk of heart disease. Surprisingly, she and
her team have found that non-alcoholic red wine reduces these Apoliproteins
(carriers of bad cholesterol) even more than red wine containing alcohol.
However, the wine containing alcohol is still as effective as some of the
best known cholesterol-lowering drugs in reducing the problem.
With further examining this may be the case, Dr Pal’s
team has extracted some of the chemicals in red wine (known as polyphenols)
that are known to have anti-oxidant properties. In cell cultures in a test
tube, it is these that have the biggest effects on lowering apolipoprotein.
Other forms of alcohol contain different phenols which may explain the
benefits of all kinds. So the glass of wine each day is worth it just for
the blood cleaning and it will cost you 90 calories which, again, will need
a 21 minute walk to ensure you don’t store the excess energy. Excess
energy in the body is stored in the muscles, to a lesser degree in the
liver, both as sugars and anything in excess of the storage capacity of the
muscles and liver will be stored as fats all over the body internally and
externally.
Take home message
The good news out of this all is that overweight
individuals can continue to drink alcohol in moderation and get health as
well as weight loss benefits provided overall energy intake is reduced.
For reference
1. Pal S and others. Red wine polyphenolics increases low
density lipoprotein expression and activity and suppress the secretion of
Apo B100 from human HepG2 cells. Journal of Nutrition, 2003 (in press). 2.
Mukamal KJ and others. Roles of drinking patterns and type of alcohol
consumed in coronary heart disease in men. New England Journal of Medicine,
2003;348(2):109-118.
Khao Kheow rolls over
IPGC Golf from the Haven
Monday August
Burapha West Blue
Stableford
1st: Trevor Schirmer, 38 cb9 19 cb6 12
2nd: Pete Murray, 38 cb9 19 cb6 11
3rd: Mo Bertrand, 36 cb9 19
4th: Peter Emslie, 36 cb9 17
5th: Barrie Sherman, 36 cb9 16
6th: Dave Stockman, 35
Playing from the blue tees over the West Course at
Burapha is always a pleasure at the moment as the fairways and greens are in
such good condition even “Must” cannot fault them.
Trevor Schirmer continued his good run of form to edge
out Shaky Pete on the back six by a point with Mo Bertrand leading the
chasing group of Peter Emslie and Barrie Sherman also by countback over the
last nine holes. Dave Stockman making his last appearance this trip took the
final slot a further shot back.
With a very large field of contenders, it was a surprise
that for the second successive tournament no player managed to get a two to
drop and the pot was carried forward once again.
Prior to the prize giving Richard Livingston, the
resident PGA Professional, welcomed new members Richard Fenton, Fred Land
and Dean Pearce.
Wednesday
August 13
Khao Kheow
Stroke play
1st Division
1st: Chris Davisson, 65
2nd: Graham Davis, 66
3rd: Pete Murray, 67
2nd Division
1st: Barrie Sherman, 64
2nd: Ali Kirkwood, 67
3rd: Frank Sinclair, 68 cb9 33
4th: Peter Emslie, 68 cb9 38.5
For once the usually difficult Khao Kheow layout proved
to be no match for the days competitors as more than half the field played
to their handicap or better to record the lowest scores seen out of The
Haven for some considerable time. On a day when many players achieved a
sixty eight and did not figure in the prizes, it was the low markers that
headed the first division led by Chris Davisson carding a great net 65 off
his 10 handicap. It is not often that one scores a gross 73 and does not
win, but that was the fate of Graham Davis who recorded his best round of
his current visit and only finished second by a stroke from Shaky Pete.
The second division was just as competitive with Barrie
Sherman easily taking the honours from new boy Ali Kirkwood who led Frank
Sinclair and Peter Emslie home by one shot.
The enormous twos pool was eventually won and shared by
four players, Phil Groves, Trevor Schirmer, Joe Mooneyham and Serge Straeten.
Back at The Haven, Richard welcomed new members Phillip
Cass together with uncle John Kirkwood and nephew Ali Kirkwood. He also
welcomed back Malcolm Clare, Roy Thornton and Alan Hanlon.
Friday August 15
Treasure Hill
Stableford
1st: Joe Mooneyham, 34 cb9 20
2nd: Dave Lacey, 34 cb9 19
3rd: Stephen Beard, 34 cb9 18
A long trek up the 331 turned out to be very rewarding as
the fairways and general conditions of the course were excellent, although
some of the greens were a little suspect making the Stableford scores lower
than could have been.
Joe Mooneyham won his first trophy out of The Haven by
the narrowest of margins from Dave Lacey, playing his last tournament due to
his imminent return to the UK to collect a few more drinking buttons for his
next trip.
The “Doc” managed the only two of the day to sweep
the pot two days too late.
Before he presented the trophies, Richard welcomed new
member Anders Eldebrandt.
PSC Golf from the Caf้é Kronborg
Monday August 11
Nobel Place
Stroke Play
Not having played the course for some time, you may
remember last time we booked we were ‘Bumped’ and ended up on a mystery
tour to find another course, we decided to give it another go. So Noble
Place
 Mick
O’Connor
was host to a stroke play competition in two
flights, A flight 0 to 20, B flight 21 upwards, and the course proved a
pleasure to play being in good condition and there was no hitch with booking
in.
The ‘Ever Improving’ Mick O’Connor took the A
flight; yes the A flight, with a net 71 beating John Styles into second on
countback. Third place was also decided on countback with John Desmond
winning on net 72 ahead of Bob Pearce.
Ebrahim
In the B flight Big Pete Galle had the best round of his
life and took the flight with a net 63. Close behind was Hong Kong’s Danny
Au Yeung with a fine net 63. These two were well ahead of the fight for
third which was decided on countback with Kenny Chung, net 73, prevailing
over Doug Dempsey.
Thursday August 14
Khao Kheow
Country Club
Stableford
Not a bad way to spend a Thursday morning chasing a
little white ball around the scenic and tough Khao Kheow. Mind, you have to
be in a good mood and be playing well, or don’t care, because this course
was designed to destroy your mind and when things go wrong they do not stop.
Play well, great course, have an off day and bite your tongue.
 Pete
Galle and his favourite reading, a menu.
On this day we had a few who had a good day and some good
scores were posted. I played with Ebrahim the eventual winner and he had one
of his best days and played very well and came in with 41 points to win the
day. Second was a countback between two players who have been on form of
late, both had 39 points but big Pete Galle won the countback and forced
Derek Brook into third place. Fourth was also a countback with 38 points and
this was won by Jim Flanagan ahead of Danny Au Yeung in fifth with Kenny
Chung just missing out.
Party time for Harry Riley
IPGC Pattaya Golf Society at the Bunker
Once in a while all the planning comes good and
everything happens as it should, making the day enjoyable and memorable, and
such was the case on Monday - Tuesday, August 11 and 12. All the planning by
Harry Riley, Len Jones, Dale Shier and Roy Mitchell, in advance of Harry’s
birthday tournament at Green Valley, bore fruit in the shape of the forty
three happy competitors who tackled the two day eclectic event.
The weather stayed fine and the course was beautifully
prepared, as usual, with lush fairways and lightning fast greens. The first
day saw no surprises as the lower handicapped golfers produced excellent
scores, with Ciano Glavina leading the men’s field with an excellent net
69. In the Ladies’ division it was Saranya Chaiyanont who held sway on net
67.
In an eclectic event the tension is always highest on the
second day as the golfers strive to beat their day one scores and on Tuesday
none did better than Binni Josteinsson, a 27 handicapper, who took sixteen
shots off his first day total to record net 63. Harry Riley had also posted
the same score. This put them in control of the field for most of the day,
and when Bob van Mol and Ciano both posted net 64 the result seemed a
foregone conclusion.
However, lurking on the fairways, was Hakan Widestedt,
the very steady Scandinavian golfer, who stole into the clubhouse and
modestly presented his card with a net 62. He had spoilt Harry’s party by
one shot!
In the Ladies’ division Saranya had also been caught by
Paeng van Mol, both recording net 60, and in third place was Amphiw Rimngam
on 62. Main Technical prize winners were as follows:
Nearest-the-pin: Day One: John King, Amphiw Rimngam, Nora
Haugsjordet and Derek Reaper Day Two: Saranya Chaiyanont, Harry Riley (2)
and Nora Haugsjordet. Longest Drive Monday: Klaus Schackt (Div 1), Duncan
Lee (Div 2) and Nora Haugsjordet. Tuesday: Victor Paeng (Div 1), Alan Jones
(Div 2) and Saranya Chaiyanont. Other technical winners were Noonit Tawapee
and Steve Nowell. Prizes were very generously sponsored by Harry and Dale
Shier. As the evening drew to a close everybody spoke with one voice when
they expressed their delight at the tournament and wished the guest of
honour the happiest of birthdays.
A Whopping Win at Ban
Chang
On Thursday August 14, the Bunker Boys adjourned to
Century Ban Chang for their weekly stableford event. The course held no
surprises and was well presented as the field of twenty three players set
out. The cut was at 18 and under and in division two Gerhardt Schultze’s
long hitting helped him to shoot 36 points, three behind the joint winners,
Duncan McGee and Paul Rose. In division one Jeff Johnson, on leave from
Korea, fired 36 points, three behind Steve Nowell whose return to form
garnered him 39 points. The eventual winner, on forty points, was a shy,
unnamed golfer of Italian stock, formally living in Australia, who has
requested anonymity!
The Bunker Super Sawng award was shared by Jeff Johnson
and Gerhardt Schultze whilst John Preddy, returning after being laid low by
a heavy cold, embarrassed himself with the day’s lowest score to take home
the Bunker Banana Booby.
Bob wins the Monthly Lindborg Medal
IPGC Golf from Lewiinski’s
Sunday August 10
Green Valley -
White Tees
Stroke/Medal
1st Place A Flight: Terry Phur, net 69
2nd Place A Flight: Ian Halfpenny, net 69
3rd Place A Flight: Brian Holden, net 71
Monthly Medal Winner
1st Place B Flight: Bob Lindborg, net 68
2nd Place B Flight: Colin Davis, net 72
3rd Place B Flight: Jim Munns, net 72
Well we haven’t formally changed the name of the
Monthly Medal to the Lindborg Medal, but I don’t know what we are waiting
for. In a dominance unprecedented in the three plus years of the
competition, one player, Bob Lindborg, has won three out of the last four
months. Featuring a swing seldom confused with Tiger’s or Ernie’s, Bob
continues to rise to the occasion on Monthly Medal Sunday.
No one who plays with him questions his 18 handicap as he
nobbles and bobbles the ball up the fairway only to cap it off with a fifty
yard chip for a gimmie (figure of speech) par, or taps in a forty footer or
a fifteen foot comebacker. Much advice was given this scribe as to how to
adjust Bob’s handicap next month. It is this writer’s inclination that a
fellow who plays and records 3-4 competitions per week cannot be cut for his
play in the Medal, but rather it should be a call to arms for the rest of
the lads to play a little better, or at least talk during Bob’s backswing.
The Donkey, summoning his customary guile in count backs,
copped the silver from the Big Easy, who is consistently competitive as his
handicap inches down. On the premier side of the draw, Terry Phur’s
blistering gross 39 on the inward nine set up a count back victory over Ian
Halfpenny, as both were but a stroke off of Lindborg’s medal effort. Brian
Holden, who we will lose to the business world for the next three weeks,
managed to stretch his stingy eight handicap to yield a one below par net 71
and the last paying place in A Flight.
Wednesday
August 13
St. Andrews 2000 - White Tees
Stableford
1st Place: Jim Munns, 35 points
2nd Place: Klaus Schackt, 33 points
Previously a team of wild horses could not get Jim Munns
to this demanding par 74 Desmond Muirhead. I assume all that has now changed
as Jim led the field by two points in taking the laurels. Although his
significant other, An, usually brings home the loot from St Andrews 2000,
Klaus Schackt did the household proud by coming second on the day.
PSC Golf from Bobby Joe’s 60’s Bar
Friday August 15
Sri Racha
International
Golf Club
Stableford
For all concerned at the sudden illness of our Bobby
Joe’s competition organiser, Bob Bender, who took ill and had to go to
hospital after last weeks competition, the problem has been dealt with and
Bob had a Gall Bladder Op and is now hobbling around and will soon be fully
recovered. So we had to have a volunteer stand in to run the day. The gall
of the man.
 Finished
at last.
Day started as normal, minus Bob, breakers then into cars
and off to Sri Racha. Now I have to say that Sri Racha has people who like
to play it and those who hate it. Whatever, the course has a magnificent
clubhouse and a very testing course, it also is excellent value.
So as we stood on the start tee, and stood and stood
waiting to start, what happened to the last car? Still finally we teed off
and hoped the reason they were late was not serious. We found out later it
was a normal reason, they got lost.
 Bobby
presents to Andy Evans.
So to the game and a tough course lead to tough scores
and cometh the hour cometh the man as Andy Evans after an average first
nine, shot 27 points on the back nine to win the competition. Rumour has it
his voice will raise in tone shortly.
Back at the ranch Bobby was cooking up some of his
Burgers, once eaten never forgotten, before we got to the serious matter of
the presentation and a few cold beers.
ResultS:
Winner: Andy Evans
Near Pins: Eddie Blackwell, Rick Sharp, Derek Brook
Long Putt: Frank Pilkington, Tim Holt
Lucky Draw: Jim Munns
3 Sisters golf
For the second week in a row we have had beautiful
weather for our golfing outing. Monday, August 11, was an excellent day
for golfing and the course at Siam was also in excellent shape.
More than 30 golfers were out for the day vying for
the bragging rights and a fight for the cellar. As it turned out, seven
golfers were within 3 strokes of the leader trying to get the lead. Our
Golfing Chairman, Gerry Carpenter, tripped the rest of the field and came
in with 41 points.
 Paul
Kraft (left), holding the bag, with PSC golf chairman and winner of the
day Gerry Carpenter.
Gerry had an excellent day with his driver and his
approach shots stayed on line. With his putter working well, the rest of
the field had a hard time catching him. Following close behind Gerry were
Derek Brook, John Sinclair and Eddie Kristianson, all coming in with 40
points. They all made a run for the lead but just had a hole or two on
which mistakes were made and the game lost.
Just behind the second place runners were Carl Baumann
and Tim Holt with 39 Points each. Carl who retired a short time ago is
coming on strong and should be in the winners position shortly. Tim has
been near the top the last couple of outings and will be at the top again
shortly. Holding up the bottom this week was a stranger to the cellar.
Paul Kraft, normally near the top of the pile, slipped
on the wrong day and made it into the cellar grabbing the bag for the
day. Coming in with 28 points, no one thought it would be the losing
score. Even the geriatrics played well for the day getting 30 or more
points. Following right on Paul’s heels was Herbie Ishinaga with 29
points. Herbie was playing so fast that he flew over the cellar making
sure that Paul would have the honors.
Anyway, next week Monday is another day so we will see
what that day brings.
The “Dream Putters”
celebrate their debut
by Elfi Seitz
A small group of German golfers got together and build
the club “The Dream Putters”, trying to bring more color - speak more
nations - into Pattaya’s golf scene.
Their first golf tournament was held on August 1 to
commemorate the Swiss National Day, since a few members of the club are
Swiss. Another reason was the birthday of two members, Fritz Schanzer and
Turi Nagel.
After the tournament the price giving and the birthday
party was held at the Moon River Pub of the Thai Garden Resort, which
prepared a fantastic buffet and of course live music by their house band.
Winners:
Women: Hedi Pavlopoulus received a cup.
Youths: 16-year old Robie Laugs received a shirt.
Men:
1. Thomas Gippert received a cup and a 1-year
subscription for Pattaya Blatt.
2. Watchara „Mong“ Paphakeeree reveiced a cup.
3. Michael Turner received a cup.
4. Turi Nagel received a cup.
5. Fritz Schanzer received a cup and for the longest drive of the tournament
a special price from Classic-Tailor. .
The Square Ring
by Howie Reed
In 1836 the “wily” Mexicans lured a force of
“Texans” into defending and making a last stand at the Alamo. As history
reflects all those inside were killed including David Crockett and Jim Bowie
(Bowie of the Bowie Knife). In the year of 2003, August 15, it shall be
noted that to WBC Jr. lightweight Champ Sirimongkol Singmanasak was lured to
Austin Texas to defend his title. Bad career move. While Crockett and the
boys at the Alamo only had a bunch of liquored up Mexicans to fight (no back
door was the key here), Singmanasak had a referee who’s Daddy got him the
job (Larry Cole), three judges whose “bread was buttered” by the WBC (A
Mexican organization) and a challenger (Jesus Chavez) who was tougher than a
pole hangers heart.
In the days leading up to his unsuccessful defense
Sirimongkol Singmanassuk (40-2) made all the right moves. Said the proper
things. “I am most definitely looking to look forward to gaining US
exposure. Going to the United States is a must when attempting to gain
worldwide attention. After all, I am a World Champion. Come Friday night US
fans will get to see my abilities. If the opportunity comes, I will most
definitely knock him out. Any way I can get a victory, I will be satisfied.
I have won 23 fights in a row, I am not looking to break that streak.” The
judges scores indicated that it wasn’t a close contest
(117-111,117-111,118-110). That isn’t to say that the now ex champ
didn’t have his moments. Chavez started of fast with his pressing style
attack. In the 3rd and 4th round amid some spirited exchanges Singmanassuk
landed some power shots that shook Chavez who fought back. In the 10th
Simgmanassuk was rocked but hung on to survive the round. In the end the pre
ordained results became reality. Chavez will probably go on now to fight
Eric Morales. Simgmanassuk if he uses this result as a learning tool can
still be a factor on the world stage. After all he had about as much chance
of winning as a Dancer at the Nevada does of appearing with the Rocketts at
Radio City Music Hall.
If on Friday last you were glued to the TV, as you
prepared for your “Sun past the Yardarm” ventured to your favorite
watering hole, you might have seen some pretty good fights on Channel 7. The
live crowd, about 3,000, saw Yoddamrong Singwangcha win in 12 over Rud
“4K” Kevkatche, Pichit Chor Siriwat KO Marvin Gumban in 5 and WBA Super
Featherweight Champ Yodsanan 3K Battery whack out Larry Peonia in 2. 3K’s
fight was non title. Would it have been better if 3K had fought 4K? Just
asking.
The heavyweight division has taken another turn for the
worse. Last week I laid out the “scenario” for the heavyweight division
for the next six months. Had a slight problem. I fell into the Roy Jones Jr.
trap. I actually believe him, stupid farang, when he said that he wanted to
fight “real” heavyweights. He won the title from John Ruiz who is
anything but a real heavyweight. Due to Jones duplicity, or my stupidity,
WBO Champ Corrie Sanders (39-2) will now fight Lemon Brewester (29-2).
Here’s a fight that no one but a corrupt organization (World Boxing
Organization) and a lousy fighter (Brewester) want. The WBO is penalizing
Sanders for have the audacity of beating Wladimir Klitschko (40-2). Corrie
Sanders will get about $500,000 for the fight rather than the multi millions
he would have gotten fighting “Chicken” Jones. Meanwhile Jones fights
Antonio Tarvor. Sanders manager said of Jones, “I will put it on record,
Roy Jones, Jr is a scared little boy. He will fight a slow heavyweight like
a (John) Ruiz but he will never fight a real heavyweight like Corrie
Sanders. Roy Jones Jr. is a chicken and he will not fight Corrie Sanders if
you put 100 million dollars in front of him with a winner take all.” So
instead of prime time at the TQ we get a 3PM opening cast. What a deal.
Good old fun loving Andy “The Foul Pole” Golota is
back and in rare form. He stopped Brian Nix (18-11), as does everybody, in 7
rounds last week. Nix has been KO’d in 3 of his last 4. It was Golota’s
first fight in three years if you call his performance, September 2000,
against Tyson a fight. He seems not to have missed a beat as he was warned
twice for low blows. Way to go Andy. The “looking for a site”
heavyweight championship fight between IBF Champ IBF Chris Byrd (36-2) and
Fres Oquendo (24-1) has landed at the Mohegan Sun Hotel & Casino in
Uncasville, Conn USA. As the schedule calls for it to be shown on KingVision
World Wide, Land of Smiles will probably get the fight on September 21. To
put everything in perspective for either lemon Brewster or Fres Qquebndo to
be “mandatory challengers” is an offensive against nature. How about
them apples?
PH3 Run 1014
15:30, United Hashing coalition form up and sign-up to
participate in Operation Hash Memoriam. Objective, to celebrate the life and
dedicated service of previous Hashers from Bum Boy 93 to Hammer 03 and to
recognize their unconditional love and support to the Hashing community.
16:00, Hash coalition forces prepare for standard land
deployment to the site of embarkation. Are we there yet? Are we there yet?
No name Sandy (3 yrs old) tells me not yet. Great site, no bugs, Terrorist
Threat level - Significant / Force Protection Condition - Bravo+. Our
entrusted Hares Fini, VV, and Tampax give us our marching orders. High risk
assessment checklist completed, Safety briefing complied with, and GPS
present position set. 95 Hashers of short, tall, skinny, fat, fast, slow,
young, and old set off to what appears to be a live Hare with Tampax leading
by example to the start of the trail. The regular Front Running Bastards
(FRB’s) having running superiority take off at high velocity with no
respect for others as they slice through the pack leaving the remaining to
fend for themselves.
Awesome manoeuvre of the Hares to lay a round about loop
engaging the walkers to short-cut and merge with their fellow FRB’s. Not
too hard, not to technical, up and down with great views for those taking
that scenic moment. The FRB’s with no respect for their own safety crushed
the trail within 30 minutes but their actions were not 100% effective. High
speeds on trail with no terrain avoidance system to evade the deadly
strategically located barbed wire caused minimum casualty rates. Suzie gets
sliced in half and receives the Purple Heart for stitches. We want to see
where they put the tetanus shot.
First time Hashers and Visitors no name Sabastian and
Yohanis were seen running hard and body checked me into the grass to get a
tactical advantage. The Hash pack accomplishes mission and no one is added
to the Memoriam list. No one volunteers to be the next one in memorial
posted on the Beer truck. Charlie Manson claims his 9-lives are up already.
Some claim they will be there soon but not yet. Uncle Fester says he’s got
50 more yrs.
18:30, circle formation and after action situation report
is assessed. Today’s GM Red A.-hole respectfully thanks the Visitors for
their unselfish support with some privileged Down/Downs. The raffle is
conducted in an orderly fashion with a Jungle Hashing Kamoy iced to prevent
any thefts of gifts that might be won. RA Sir Airhead gets feedback from the
pack and Hares get both privileged and penalty Down/Downs for trail being
too short but a good trail, trail shorter than Suzie, too long of drive for
a short run, good short run for long drive, possible copy cat run, etc.,
etc. Birthday time, Chicken Nugget and the honorable Uncle Fester celebrate
their young age. Uncle Fester, the self proclaimed fastest oldest hormonic
man on the Hash completes a great accomplishment of 450 runs. True to his
efforts his actions motivate us all and birthday gifts are given for his
achievements in the form of an Ageless Wonder prize, a cheap book on the
Guide to Cheap Bars of Pattaya, Cats a Go-Go VIP for life membership, after
shave and razor kit inside a Travel bag of Cheapness. Other anniversaries
are called in with Velvet Angel, A. Hopper, and Tampax receiving honorable
run mugs. Twenty three Returners are dealt with for the long wait in between
runs for the sake of opinionated personality conflicting political face
saving healing.
Six Virgins not familiar with proper Hash customs and
courtesies are told by the GM to just respond with Ohyauuu. Any Gender
Bender is iced as we can all imagine Hammer rolling in his grave since
Bender’s virgin completes trail wearing glass diamond sexy high heels.
I’ll speak for Hammer for a moment, there are no rules
at the Hash but there are stringent followed through traditions that will be
strictly adhered to. Pattaya Hash has a zero tolerance toward violators of
it’s traditions. Any further heinous violations will bring about a special
New Shoes run in which everyone will have new shoes and those that do not
will bear the brunt of a penalty Down/Down swilling a beverage from the toe
jam infested old shoe you may be wearing.
On On more business to be dealt with. The tactical
precision placement of the ice turns into a muddy swamp but icing continues.
Mobile gets new name of Jail Bird for his undisciplinary actions. RA Chicken
F. explains some British culture for us and reminds all of us to stay home
in Pattaya where it’s cold. Hash s#$@ is voted on and ET (Hash s#$@ for
Life) is relieved and pardoned of this prestige title only by sympathy due
to the fact he has a high probability rate to be dead in two days only to be
added to the Hash Memoriam list non-voluntarily. Miserable C. with his
business savvy pretends like his big toe is broke to impress the woman
unknown to him that the bandage is on his leg and not his toe.
A Down/Down toast to the Hash heroes that make these
evenings happen. A toast to Groupie and past hashers that did so very much
for us so few. Can anyone name the Beer Master who is treated with such
ungratefulness, the stand in GM and RA’s, the Hares, the Haberdashers, and
countless others who do this in the name of enjoyment to make us happy.
Re-deployment phase for the Hash coalition is accomplished expeditiously
with a hazardous waste removal stop on the way to Classroom 2 and its good
chow.
More debauchery for some of us late in the evening in
this Hash town called Pattaya. Today’s trail was in memory for those past
that sacrificed their time and effort to make PH3 what it is today, a fine
group of Hashers lost and unforgiving. We celebrate their life, not their
death and we promise them in their honor to trail it hard to the very end
wherever that may be.
On On
I-Da-Ho
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