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Holland triumph at 2nd Pattaya International Beach Soccer tournament
Holland celebrate their victory with Deputy Mayor
Wutisak Rermkitkarn.
Ariyawat Nuamsawat
Holland overcame Thailand on a thrilling penalty shootout to win the 2nd
Pattaya International Beach Soccer championships at the Multi Purpose Sports
Field, Jomtien.
The tournament, which included teams from England, Germany, Ireland,
Finland, Bangladesh, Holland, Estonia, Thailand and Team Pattaya, lasted
from 18-23 December and was organized by Pattaya City Hall with a view to
encouraging visitors and tourists to take part in a sporting event against
local players.
With impressive wins over both England and Germany, Holland reached the
final where they faced the defending champions and favourites from Thailand.
The Dutch, who finished third in the inaugural tournament, were determined
to go all the way this time round and stormed into an early lead. A dubious
red card issued to star forward and top scorer Bram u.d. Berg unsettled the
Dutch team, however, and Thailand were able to force their way back into the
game and tie it up at 6 all at the final whistle. A penalty shootout
followed which Holland won with a sudden death goal at 13-12 to send the
Dutch fans delirious.
Estonia surprised many of their rivals to claim the bronze medal after
beating England in a playoff game.
Deputy Mayor Wutisak Rermkitkarn was on hand to present the trophy to the
winners, give medals to all the teams and thank them for their
participation.
Young stars square off at 2nd annual “Golden Gloves” tournament
Ariyawat Nuamsawat
The 2nd annual “Golden Gloves Pattaya” junior boxing tournament was held
December 21-27 at The Thepprasit Boxing Ring. Famous boxing trainer Yodthong
Sriwararak presided over the opening of the competition, which included many
novice boxers from the Chonburi region.
 A young boxer receives a certificate from Pattaya
Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh.
The tournament has been designed to encourage western
style boxing at youth level and provide the children with an opportunity to
develop their skills and have the chance to go on and fight at national or
international level.
The competition for under 17’s was divided into 8 different categories with
the winners as follows: Cottonweight (38kg) Attaphol Vorapornpanich of
Panthong School; Miniweight (40kg) Pholvanich Khiawphan of Chol Rasadorn
Amrung School; Paperweight (42kg) Priyawchan Kittiwongtrakul of Chol
Rasadorn Amrung School; Pinweight (45kg) Chaturong Chansri of Pattaya 6th
School; Light Flyweight (48kg) Cha-inthorn Nakha of Chol Rasadorn Amrung
School; Flyweight (51kg) Wasan Sinsoonthorn of Technology Phak Thawan Ook
School; Bantamweight (54kg) Saichol Niyom from Pattaya 5th School; and
Featherweight (57kg) Piyapat Srikan from Potisamphanpitayakaan School.
The “Golden Gloves” tournament gives young boxers a
chance to develop their skills and move up to a larger stage.
Austar take over at the top
“San Miguel” Lawn Bowls League
Barry Hooper
League Table (Top 4 teams shown)
Division 1
Pos. Team Points Shot Diff.
1st Melgram 6 26
2nd Cunning Stunts 5 7
3rd Hopefuls 4 1
4th Bankers 3 7
Division 2
1st Austar 4 33
2nd Tanjo 4 20
3rd Harvons 4 7
4th Panac 4 5
The bowlers for the third week of matches, December 27, looked well
presented on the green in their brand new “San Miguel” shirts.
Match 1 in the First Division, between the Ying Yangs and the Shoemakers,
saw a win for Ying Yangs by a score of 18-11. The Shoemakers are new players
just in from the UK and whilst they are starting to get to grips with the
local conditions, they have yet to get a win under their belts.
The second match saw the Cunning Stunts achieve a convincing win over Hat
Tricks with a 20-14 score line and in the final game, the Bankers beat the
Roo’s with a score of 21-14.
At the weekend the Hopefuls took on Melgram and it was a tight, no-give away
shots affair with neither team getting a real edge but which Melgram
eventually won 13-10.
The Second Division was held on Friday, December 29 with only 3 out of 5
matches taking place again because three teams failed to show.
Austar secured a convincing 26-8 win over Panac which puts them top of the
league on shot difference. The Harvons v Banita was a close affair all
through with Harvons holding the lead all the way and finally coming out on
top with a 16-12 win.
The Gunners v Golfers match had been arranged and played earlier in the week
due to other commitments by one of the teams. This was another close match
with the Golfers coming out on top with a 15-11 win.
Aran, Aek and Phanutat win Chang Pattaya Windsurfing Cup 2006
(From left) The champions Aek Bunsawat, Phanutat
Ruamsap and Aran Homraruen celebrate their success.
Ariyawat Nuamsawat
The Thailand Windsurf Championships organized by the Windsurf Association of
Thailand, the Pattaya Windsurf Club and the Thai Beverage Marketing Company
Limited was an ongoing event held over four separate weekends last year off
Jomtien Beach. The championships finally reached a climax with the 4th and
last stage which was held between 22 - 24 December 2006
With points from all the previous events being carried forward, it was a
case of all the familiar faces being there at the death to determine the
medal positions. One of Thailand’s top windsurfers, Aek Bunsawat won both
the RS X Open Slalom A and the Formula A titles whilst Asia Games bronze
medallist Aran Homraruen came out on top in the IMCO Lightweight class.
Phanutat Ruamsap took the remaining championship class by heading the IMCO
FV division.
Elsewhere, Indonesian star, Oka Sulaksana showed his class by taking the
IMCO Open title.
| Chang Championship 2006 Results |
Slalom A: Aek Bunsawat
Formula A: Aek Bunsawat
IMCO Lightweight: Aran Homraruen
IMCO FV: Phanutat Ruamsap
(Other results)
Junior Race Board: Ma Ka Him (HK)
Formula B: Prayuth Singsat
Ladies Formula: Nopalai Dhansai
IMCO Youth: Songkram Sinsat
Slalom B Softboard: Thira Sudphumkaew
RS: X Youth: Leung Ho Tsun (HK)
IMCO Open: Oka Sulaksana (INA) |
“Lucky Stars” shine at Eastern Star
The Seventh Annual PGS OK Corral Team Scramble
The winning team: “Lucky Stars”, with Richard
Livingstone (back-left) and Len Jones (right).
Friday, December 29, was the day many PGS golfers had
been looking forward to for months. It was the day of the 7th PGS OK Corral
Annual Team Scramble, being held at Eastern Star Golf Resort in Ban Chang.
The day had dawned very warm and a refreshing breeze helped to cool the 34
teams as they tackled the well prepared course. This year generous
sponsorship had been received from the popular brewers “San Miguel” and
their input was an essential part in keeping entry costs down, thus ensuring
the popularity of the annual event.
The four-player teams represented the various IPGC venues, with one glaring
exception, and the rest of Pattaya’s golfing community were also well in
attendance. The essentially “fun” day was enjoyed by all participants none
more so than one of the host’s representative teams, the “Mixed Bag” of
Aussies Stuart Thompson and Alex Sala, New Zealander David Thomas and
England’s Carl Lovatt. Their length and accuracy helped them to a creditable
total of 60.3 net for third place, after a count back with teams led by Bob
Patterson and Darren Smith.
In second place, less than a shot better, was the “Van Man” outfit, starring
Gareth Gill, Colin Davis, Nick Strasshine and the indomitable George “One
Ball”Jackson. Their score of 58.3 was greeted with warm applause and
unrestricted glee!
The day’s winners were the team of “Lucky Stars” comprised of Jeremy Masse,
Stan Dismuke, Jan Eriksen and Thai lady Nat Meesuk. Their total of 57.4 gave
them a relatively huge victory in Scramble terms and was thoroughly deserved
after a round of eight pars and ten birdies.
The legendary ‘Booby Bevy’ went to the “Sugar Shack Shankers”. Technical
prizes were up for grabs in the form of near-pins, long drives, straightest
drives and accuracy near the beer case and the results of these can be seen
below.
At a packed presentation evening the players heard warm words of thanks for
Mary Jones, Khun Phen and Khun Taen, her reception helpers, Khun Malee and
the girls of the OK Corral who had prepared the sumptuous buffet, generous
sponsors Mike Benton and “San Miguel”, special guest Richard Livingstone and
not least the organisers of the day Len Jones and Denis Smith, whose efforts
over the past four months have again provided Pattaya’s golfers with a
fitting way of ending their year on the course.
Here’s to the next one, again at Eastern Star on Monday, December 31, 2007.
Well done, one and all, and have a Happy Golfing New Year!
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7th Pattaya Golf Society OK
Corral Scramble Results |
Winners “Lucky Stars” (57.4): Jeremy
Masse, Stan Dismuke, Jan Eriksen, Nat Meesuk
2nd “Van Man” (58.3): Gareth Gill, Colin Davis, George
Jackson, Nick Strasshine
3rd “Mixed Bag” (60.3): Stuart Thompson, David Thomas, Alex
Sala, Carl Lovatt
Booby Bevy “Sugar Shack Shankers” (68.8): Lee Adelly, Mark
Sherwood, Peter Barathy, Kevin Taylor
Near Pins: # 3 Barry Traynor: # 6 Peter Hynard; # 13 Gareth
Gill, # 17 Russell Exley
Long Drive (Hole 4): Div 1 (0-14) Mikael Andersson; Div 2
(15-20); Eddy Beilby; Div 3 (21-28) Ian Kidd; Ladies Usa Chaiyosit
Special Prizes, (kindly donated by Mike Benton)
Straightest drive, Hole #16 Gary Doner
Special Prizes, (kindly sponsored by San Miguel)
Nearest the Beer Case, Hole #1 Aki Ahlfors; Hole #10 Stuart Thompson
PGS/OK Corral Special Prize: Ray Underwood, who, when he teed
off, started the 2,500th round played by the Pattaya Golf Society
this year. |
Cranston’s Christmas cracker
IPGC Pattaya Golf Society at the OK Corral
Tuesday, December 26, the Pattaya Golf Society based at the OK Corral in
Soi Rungland enjoyed a traditional Boxing Day with a Medal round over
the North and West nines at the Royal Thai Navy course at Plutaluang.
Full of festive spirits the large group found themselves cut into two
flights (nineteen and under) and under the excellent stewardship of
David Thomas and Paul Quodomine began proceedings on time but behind the
expected local six-ball.
In the top flight things were tight on the lower rung of the podium as
David Thomas, Joop Medze and Emiel van der Wiele all posted scores of
net 73 for a share of third place. In second was the day’s best gross
score of 79, giving Stuart Thompson the runner-up place with a net 73.
The winner was the consistent Andy Parkinson whose custom built clubs
are certainly made-to-measure for his game.
In the second flight Paul Quodomine, whose round should have been
better, tied with the ever-improving Mod Churaiska and took a share of
third place on net 76; both were one back of Carl Lovatt whose net 75
marked his best round for a while. The flight winner was the recently
returned Steve Cranston whose net 71 was the only sub-par round of the
day.
A brace of birdie “twos” gave a share of the pot to David Thomas and
Dave Cadwallader.
Paul Quodomine’s physical condition requires him to wear a built up shoe
and in his rush to go to Plutaluang he picked up a new pair of Nikes
which had not yet been adapted and as a result found his stance
unusually awkward. Denied the relief of carrying a small stone around to
stand on - “improving a stance” - he manfully continued and after the
first four holes he found a suitable adjustment. For his pains he was
rewarded with the legendary ‘Booby Bevy’. Another first at the OK!
It had been another Boxing Day to remember for the Pattaya Golf Society.
Allred hits a ‘purple patch’
PSC golf from The Café Kronborg
Thursday, December 28, Bang Pakong,
Stableford
This is a long drive to this course but after an eventful trip, we were
soon booked in and onto the first tee. We finally got under way 30
minutes late, behind a course full of 6-balls and 2-balls, still, the
weather was superb, the course magnificent and we had time to stop and
smell the flowers.
 Marty Allred shot a superb gross 70 (40 points) for
first place at Bang Pakong. This golf
course at present is in super condition and was a pleasure to play. Indeed,
one of the golfers made his way over to me whilst out on the course to
grumble that he hadn’t found anything to complain about. For an Aussie this
is indeed a compliment. If this venue were closer to Pattaya it would be a
constant on the schedule.
Round over and by the time all the cards were in it was getting on towards
6pm, so a quick presentation was called for.
In the A Flight the winner was Marty Allred with a superb 40 points; When
you realise that Marty is a 2 Handicap golfer you can appreciate what a
great round he shot (gross 70), and I am told he bogied the last two holes.
In second place was Chuck Carrier with 38 points ahead on count back of Guy
Frazer in third. In fourth was Big Paul Hunneker with 37 points.
In the B Flight the winner was Uwe Kessler with 40 points ahead of Siriwan
Walden in second with 39 points and Mike Winfield in third with 37 points.
In fourth was Dick Kerr with 36 points on count back over Cees Bosman.
Have a fine New Year!
T.T.F.N.
Near Pin: Marty Allred, Joop Jasperse, Eric Hansen, Uwe Kessler, Eric Hansen
Long Put: Mike Winfield, Eric Hansen
Kenny kicks butt then packs his bags
PSC golf from The Three Sisters Bar
December 19, Kenny Mau kicked butts before leaving for Hawaii. Enjoying
a good round, Kenny shot 38 points to win the day. Sus and Benda tried
to catch him but Kenny had a good grip and hung on to win by a point:
Happy Holidays in Hawaii, Kenny!
Last week, the end of the month, most of us had done too much partying
over the Christmas Holiday to play well. Only one player beat his
handicap to win the day. That man was Herb Schweiterman, back after a
long absence, who took top honors with 38 points. Paul Kraft and Bob
Benda were a distant second on 34 points. This was our closing
tournament for the year.
In March, when Siam is supposed to reopen, the decision was made long
ago to go back to playing regularly on Mondays. So far, that decision
still holds as many of us have memberships there and holidays covering
the weekend will not matter. We hope to see some of the golfers that
cannot currently play with us on Tuesdays join us again on Mondays at
Siam. Happy New Year to all!
David and Rich knock them out on Boxing Day
PSC golf from The Oohsa Bar
The group A & B winners from Boxing Day’s golf at Plutaluang.
After eating (and drinking) so much on Xmas Day it was no suprise to see one
or two looking a little squeamish as we set off for Plutaluang the next day.
Mind you, we still managed to eat a decent breakfast at the Oohsa Bar and as
the weather was to our liking we were looking forward to walking off some of
the previous day’s excesses.
As we had a fairly large group we played two divisions and some fairly good
scores were recorded. The course at Plutaluang was in excellent condition
and was appreciated by all.
Division A was won by Rich Murphy with a very creditable 37pts playing off
18 with second place going to Paul Griffith, 34 off 12 followed by Roger
Yabsley with 32 off 16.
In the B division, first place went to David Charles with an excellent 40pts
off h/cap 20, followed by Malcolm Smith with 37 off 36 and Mick Moore 36 off
21.
Near pins were won by Nigel Simpson, Malcolm Smith while Jeff Wiley claimed
two. Our organiser, Keith Hodges claimed the longest putt award.
Back at the bar, the killer pool was won by Fred Teronne. We were not sure
who claimed the most beers swallowed award but we think Fred got this too.
Our next trip will be back to Plutaluang on Tues the 9th Jan and if you
would like to join us please call into the Oohsa Bar on Soi Kao Talo or
phone Malcolm on 089 208 5780.
Renee wins men’s Mug and Apple the ladies’ Chalice
Phoenix Members Golf
Sunday, December 24, Phoenix,
Stableford
Only sixteen golfers turned up due to the Scandinavian contingent
celebrating Christmas on Christmas Eve. Apparently most Europeans do, (all
except U.K.) Oh well, we have to be different don’t we.
 Renee & ‘Apple’ were inaugural winners of the men’s
Mug and the ladies’ Chalice.
Playing the Mountain and Ocean on another beautiful
sunny, but cool day, the course proved a little too much for the majority of
the field except the top 3 who, under our superb handicapping system for
Sunday’s golf, found themselves with far more shots than their normal
handicap.
Yours truly finished third with Terry O’Conner coming second with the same
points and our dear friend and visitor to these parts many times a year,
Paul Sharples finishing top.
Paul started playing with us some months ago after a horrific accident to
his hand, thus his Sunday handicap increased by almost two and a half above
his official one. However, his hand is now repairing well and he is starting
to hit the ball almost as good as ever.
This just shows the fun of our domestic handicapping system. You are bound
to win eventually.
Wednesday, December 27, Phoenix, Medal
With a reduced field of only eighteen for the day (15 men and 3 ladies) we
set off at 12.30 pm as usual for our weekly event. Being the last Wednesday
of the month we decided to have a Medal day for both the men and the ladies.
The Mountain and Lakes course was our quest for the day and again what a
test of golf it seems to be at this time of the year. The pin placements on
the greens were in a deadly position and that coupled with the speed at high
levels it proved to be a hard task. We had many reports of 3 and even 4
putting today. How these courses at Phoenix have such a low handicap rating
I will never know.
For the ladies, our winner of the Monthly Chalice was Phanom Jitchana
(Apple) with a net 72. For the men, the Monthly Mug went to our visitor from
Holland, Renee Gregory with a net 70. Resident members Eddie Blackwell &
Mike Gerrard came 2nd and 3rd respectively.
The technical prizes went to Barry James, Mike Gerrard, Paul Sharples and
Renee Gregory.
About Phoenix Members Golf Society
The Phoenix Golf Society holds outings every Wednesday & Sunday at Phoenix
G.C. The two days are run differently to each other, with the Wednesday
group operating off official handicaps and a Stableford competition every
week but with the exception of a monthly mug medal competition the last
Wednesday of the month.
The Sunday group is run on a Stableford competition for 3 Sundays of the
month but with a totally domestic handicap designed by one of our members to
stop anybody winning two weeks on the trot (unless they play out of their
skin). The other Sunday of the month is again a Medal day off official
handicaps.
At the end of March we are planning a major club championship under stroke
play rules and over two weeks (2 Sundays)
Although the Wednesday and Sunday golf days were originally designed for
members of Phoenix Golf Club, we have attracted a good quantity of guests of
members. Guests will be signed in at the applicable rates for the day by the
member who is bringing them but everyone must have official handicaps
All guests are welcome to attend and join in our competitions, but must
first get the member bringing them to check on available spaces by
telephoning myself, Mike Gerrard on 08 7091 7565 or Ron Bridge on 08 1452
5995 for Wednesday golf and Ben Hogstram on 08 6157 5310 or myself for the
Sunday golf.
Tough test at Treasure Hill
Jomtien golf with the I.P.G.C.
Wednesday, December 27, Treasure Hill, Stableford
After a few days break for the Christmas celebrations it was back
to normal for our weekly schedule. There were quite a few last minute
cancellations, probably due to bad heads, but this does not help the
organizers.
So twenty-six players departed for a very dry and bone hard Treasure Hills
course. There were no rollovers from previous games so it was all to play
for in the day’s “twos” competition for each division (Div 1, handicap 1-16
and Div 2, handicap 17-32).
Bill Hewitt’s birdie on the sixteenth hole turned out to be the only one of
the day and had Avis rubbing her hands back at Paweenas at the presentation.
There were no “twos” scored in the lower division so a rollover carries
forward to Burapha.
There were two winners in Division 1 for the nearest the pin bottles; John
McCloone and Paddy Wilson, and only one Div 2 winner, Glyn Evans on the
sixth.
In the Stableford competition, Les Hall’s 27 points was enough to for third
place, Colin Mearns one point better took second spot, but an amazing low
score of 30 points scooped first prize for Glyn Evans. In Division 1, Dave
Richard’s 35 points took the top podium place, Joop Medze three points
behind took second place and two scores of 28 fought for the third place
purse - John McCloone’s greater countback of 17/15 from Ted Morris bought
him a few extra beers.
The ladies tipple was won by Rob Heath for looking for his ball on the third
hole; he thought he had found it and fell into the lake, only to realise it
was not his ball, but his 4 points on the front nine was some comfort to
him.
Jomtien golf meets every Monday and Wednesday at Paweenas Bar, Soi 5,
Jomtien Beach Road at around 9am for a 10.30 tee off time. Club hire and
transport are available, please sign up at the bar or ring Glyn on 086 837
5464.
The Captain nails ‘em on his day off
PSC golf from The Peacock Place
Monday, December 25, Pattaya C.C.
EChristmas in Pattaya is a funny time for us Farangs and when Captain Bob
suggested we should play golf on Christmas Day, at first I thought that we
should have a break, but after considering it, I began to think it wasn’t
such a bad idea after all:
Steve Newell, winner of A flight (left) with Cap’n Bob.
Captain Bob however decided he needed a well earned rest and delegated his
duties for that day to none other than Jack Moseley. Jack felt that
Christmas Day called for something a little more interesting than the run of
the mill Stableford or stroke play competition and set about arranging
something that involved Jokers and Pars. On each nine holes one had to elect
a joker hole where you scored double your points and a par hole where if you
didn’t get a par you deducted 3 points from your score.
Captain Bob, relieved of all pressure for the day, won the event with 47
(yes 47) points followed by Mark Joshua with 45 points and Alan Bishop with
43 points. The group then returned to The Peacock for a few swift halves
before splitting for their respective Christmas lunches.
Wednesday, December 27, The Emerald, Stableford
Wednesday, we had reserved The Emerald Golf Club with our usual six tee
times. Our first tee time was 11.10am so I didn’t get to The Peacock until
9am. When I did finally arrive it was obvious we were going to need a lot
more than the previously arranged slots. Captain Bob was beavering away and
had filled one sheet with names and was half way down the second. “I think
we’ve got 48 today”, he uttered between pen strokes. Bob’s used to pressure
from his previous life as a sheep shearer and quickly set about the task of
forming the four-balls.
We left the Peacock Place and set out for the golf course where at the first
tee the scene was mayhem. Countless caddies, buggies and golfers jostling
and waiting for the starter to call them to the tee. He did a great job and
in the fullness of time we were off. The first half seemed to take an
eternity but we speeded up on the second half but it was long, long day.
We divide the group into three flights, the A flight (0 to 13) being won by
Steve Newell with 36 points in a count-back from Roy Thornton, and third
with 35 points was Captain Bob. I told you he can operate under pressure.
The B flight (14 to 22) was won by Jeff McLaury with 36 point in a
count-back from Paul Lavender, also in a count-back from Phil Smith. The C
flight (23 to 36) was won by Mike Fletcher with 40 points, who has now been
cut to 32HC, with Trudy Chadbourne second on 31 points and Cliff Moran third
with 30 points. The 2’s pot was shared by eight players, too numerous to
mention.
If you’re in the Mabprachan area and fancy a game of golf with some like
minded and friendly people, come and join us at The Peacock Place Hotel and
Restaurant opposite the Mabprachan Reservoir. Our schedule is in The Pattaya
Mail or call us on 087 928 7859.
Australia gold, England silver
IPGC golf from The Haven
Friday, December 22, Phoenix Blue Tees
1st Division
Gold medal - Phil Groves
Silver medal - Alan Howell
2nd Division
Gold medal - B.J. Smith
Silver medal - Russell Exley
Following a year in which all Monthly Medal winners were entered into the
play-offs to find the Gold and Silver winners, the finals were held
concurrently with the Medal event at Phoenix over the Mountain and Ocean
courses.
With the conditions about as difficult as they could possibly be, and using
the blue tees, it was little surprise that generally the scoring was less
than exciting but it still made for a very testing examination in which the
toughest contenders came out on top.
It was also no surprise to find that the two winners of the Gold medals both
hailed from Australia, as they continued their current domination of the old
country’s hopefuls.
Phil Groves took the First Division by a considerable margin from Alan
Howell with a very competitive round, whilst B.J. Smith led the Second
Division from Russell Exley.
With all the contenders playing in the same divisional groups, the hardest
pill to swallow came in the Second Division, where Dave Lee was well ahead
of the eventual winners but finally fell out of contention over the last two
holes; amassing a card destroying 17 shots to finish five off first and
three behind second place.
Wednesday, December 27, Pattaya C.C., Stableford
1st Phil Groves, 39pts
2nd Glynn Nicholas, 38pts
3rd Mark Cooper, 37pts
4th Martin Grimoldby, 34pts - c/b 17
5th Alan Keith, 34pts - c/b 16
6th Tony Quaid, 34pts
Once again it was Phil groves who was to be found at the head of the leader
board. Even though he had not played the course for over a year, he still
stroked it round in three-under to record a gross 74, which was enough to
take his handicap down to its lowest ever level in Thailand at 4.
Glynn Nicholas also found a rare streak of form with an excellent round of
two-under, having benefited from several rounds out with Tony Barritt and
possibly picking up a few tips on the greens. It proved to be enough to keep
the returning Mark Cooper in third place after he put together a very tidy
round.
Alan Keith continued with his steady golf to take fourth place by count back
from Martin Grimoldby and Tony Quaid, the latter having faded somewhat after
a very promising start.
Serge Straeten had the only “two” in the Second Division whilst Phil Groves
continued his domination at The Haven by getting the only one in the First
Division.
Before presenting the prizes, The Doc, standing in for Richard who was still
recovering from an overdose of Christmas cheer, welcomed back Martin
Grimoldby and Mark Cooper. He also (extra warmly) welcomed back Peter Hall,
but this was perhaps due to Peter settling an outstanding bill from January
run up during his last visit.
It’s Ray’s Day at Khao Kheow
PSC golf from Bowling Green
Report and Photo - Barry Hooper
Thursday, December 21, Khao Kheow, Stableford
A Flight
1st Ray Trembath (14) 34pts
2nd Alex Sala (13) 34pts
3rd Ian Covill (19) 33pts
4th Mike Wardman (10) 31pts
B Flight
1st Ian Kidd (30) 36pts
2nd Colin Cronin (25) 35pts
3rd Joel Flor (20) 33pts
4th Patrick Browne (24) 32pts
Near Pins: Ray Trembat, Alex Sala, Harvey Samuel
2’s: Harvey Samuel, Alex Sala, Colin Cronin, Ray Trembath
A new name to the Bowling Green, Ray Trembath made it a day to remember at
Khao Kheow with an “A” flight win (on count back), a ‘near pin’ and a share
of the 2’s pot. Congratulations Ray.
Saturday, December 23, Eastern Star, Stableford
A Flight
1st John Merritt (18) 37pts
2nd Eamon Murtagh (14) 33pts
3rd Harvey Samuel (18) 32pts
4th Veli Laine (8) 31pts
B Flight
1st Carl Lovatt (21) 33pts
2nd Mam Morel (36) 27pts
3rd Ian Kidd (30) 27pts
4th Alan Evans (21) 26pts
Near Pins: Frank Kelly, John Merritt, Patrick Browne, Mam Morel
2’s: Tony Oakes and John Merritt
Conditions were less tricky this week with the very high winds having
abated.
It was nice to see some new faces amongst the entries at this festive time.
Some had success whilst others were not so fortunate but John Merritt and
Carl Lovatt both topped out their respective flights with comprehensive
point wins.
On the return of the players to the Bowling Green it was time to spring a
surprise on the hard working organiser of our outings, Fergus Brennon (a
very camera shy man it appears) but not this time. The players had chipped
in and presented him with a beautiful oil painting of a golfer, (I am told
based on Tiger Woods) as a thank you for his hard work. Richly deserved.
Tuesday, December 26, Century Chonburi, Stableford
A Flight
Mashi Kaneta (14) 37pts
Dave Boran (14) 35pts
Frank Kelly (17) 32pts
B Flight
Tony Geeland (20) 36pts
Tom Herrington (18) 35pts
Colin Cronin (22) 34pts
C flight
Martin Ford (36) 38pts
Kevin Long (28) 36pts
Mam Morel (36) 35pts
Near Pins: Ian McKissack, Tom Herrington, Neil Morris, Gray Fraser
2’s: Mashi Kanita
It was a good turnout of entrants (3 flights) for Boxing Day at Century with
a few undoubtedly sporting the effects of the previous days festivities. But
this did not stop some very good golf being played.
Mashi Keneta made it his day with an “A” flight win, near pin prize and a
share of the 2’s and then came back to the clubhouse and rang the bell for a
good time to be had by all present. Well done Mashi!
As always, the golfers would like to thank Tony, Jean and staff for all the
great food we enjoyed before and after the golf.
If any one is interested in golfing with the Bowling Green we play every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. We meet at Bowling Green at 7:45am for
breakfast and transportation. New players are always made to feel welcome.
Call Fergus on 086 056 7019 or the Bowling Green 038-720742 or send an email
to [email protected].
Saturday winners: (left to right) Ian Kidd, Carl Lovatt, Mam Morel,
Eamon Murtagh, Veli Laine and John Merritt.
Montana takes over at the top
Pattaya Sports Club Friday Bowling League
200 Bowlers - Berry, Kran, Mio, Dang, La, Lance,
Ooy, Konrad & Tien.
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Results & Standngs December
29 (week 17) |
|
Team |
Points |
Standings |
| Montana |
4 - 0 |
42 - 26 |
| Café Kronborg
|
1 - 3 |
41 - 27 |
| Diamond Shop |
3 - 1 |
40 - 28 |
| House of the Golden
Coin |
3 - 1 |
40 - 28 |
| VFW Post 9876
|
1 - 3 |
37 - 31 |
| Mai’s Thai Restaurant |
0 - 4 |
32 - 36 |
| Three Sisters |
3 - 1 |
32 - 36 |
| Café Ole |
1 - 3 |
32 - 36 |
| Jack & Tar
|
3 - 1 |
31 - 37 |
| Brother D |
3 - 1 |
27.5 - 40.5 |
| Shenanigans |
1 - 3 |
27 - 41 |
| Domicil |
1 - 3 |
26.5 - 41.5 |
Montana won all four points from Mai’s Thai
Restaurant and moved into first place ahead of Café Kronborg. Three
Sisters beat Café Kronborg taking three points in that contest. Diamond
Shop took three points from Café Ole and House of the Golden Coin won
three from Shenanigans and they are both tied for third place. Brother D
moved out of last place after they took three points from VFW Post 9876
and Jack & Tar won three from Domicil.
Derek & Hans win year-ender at The Emerald
PSC golf from Tropical Bert’s
Tuesday, December 26, The Emerald,
Stableford
The treat for Boxing Day was to be The Emerald - much improved off late.
So a full list of players gathered at Bert’s and then down to Ban Chang,
where we found the course fairly empty and we were able to get away
swiftly.
Tuesday’s winners: Derek (left) and Hans
Collet.
The weather was superb, with a light wind and cool temperatures, ideal
for a day’s golf. One good thing about the recent professional
tournament here has been the re-marking of the course and all the
hazards being defined. This had been one of the real problems
previously; you were never certain what was a hazard, but this has now
been resolved. The greens are also excellent and very fast.
So a fine day out was had by all, until we returned to the changing
room, where we had to shower with No Water!
Back at Bert’s, Xmas continued, and as the players returned they all
were given an Xmas dinner, courtesy of Bert and Pu - then onto the
presentation.
This being the end of the month, and the year, we had the ‘Alan Bolton
Golfer Of The Month’ award to hand out, which once again went to Dick
Warberg. Dick in fact did not win one competition in December but his
two second places and a third allowed him to scrape in. Well done Dick.
In the day’s competition, the winner of the A Div was Hans Collet with
Mike Gosden in second place and Don Richardson in third. In the B Div,
the winner was Derek Brook with Bill Knight in second and Dick Warberg
in third. This is the first time Derek has ever won in the B Div having
slipped down the handicap list. One shot less on handicap would have
also seen him win the A Div, but age catches up with us all. Or Pattaya
does.
Well hope to see many of you in 2007 and wish you all a prosperous and
Happy New Year.
T.T.F.N.
Near Pins: Andes Pederson, Kevin Dunne, Perry McNeely, Mike Gosden,
Derek Brook, Dick Warberg, Chris Youngman
Long Put: Don Richardson, Mike Gosden.
The Square Ring:
by Howie Reed
As boxing enters a new year, there it is a sure bet
that strange things will occur almost weekly that will defy explanation.
The Square Ring will make the effort to explain but will usually fall
short. So as we enter 2007, just lower your expectations and you should
be happy with the sport of boxing and ‘The Square Ring’.
It was easy to guess that with his managerial problems mounting, Manny
Pacquiao would spend more time with lawyers and promoters than in gyms
with sparing partners. Seems ‘The Square Ring’ was spot on in that
predication.
The super fight out there for Manny is of course Marco Antonio Barrera.
When Manny signed with Golden Boy, who also represents Barrera, that
fight seemed like a done deal. Over the holidays that idea fell apart.
Besides the Top Rank lawsuit, which was then followed by the Golden Boy
lawsuit, stories came out of the Philippines that “manager” Shelly
Finkle could quash any deal. If you don’t know Finkle, he’s the skinny
bald dude in the ring that looks like he’s constantly got the whiff of
durian up his nose.
The WBC had called for a purse bid for that fight on January 12. Just
before the year’s end, they issued the following statement: “The WBC is
currently researching this situation and will continue doing so until
the clarification of the facts for the free negotiations, and will keep
everybody informed after the holidays.”
Translation? It’s the Dolphin roundabout.
For years one of the better boxing commissions in America was the New
York State Athletic Commission. Campaigning in New York is a heavyweight
named Vinny Maddalone with a record of 27-3. On December 15 Maddalone
was matched against Julius Long (14-3). In the 5th round there was an
“unintentional” head butt. Maddalone sustained a severe cut and was
unable to continue. As the fight had reached the point of no return the
judges went to the scorecards. Long was declared the winner with a
unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 48-47).
Just before the New Year, a late Christmas present arrived for their
hometown guy: The New York Commission changed the result to a “no
decision.” Why?
“The loss suffered by fan-favorite heavyweight Vinny Maddalone has been
changed to a no decision by virtue of opponent Julius Long having tested
positive for an, as yet, unknown illegal substance.”
How can you test positive for an “unknown” illegal substance? If you
don’t know what it is, how can it be illegal?
One of the pet peeves of ‘The Square Ring’ are boxers that through a
ranking organization become world champions and then whine about that
same organization.
Oleg Maskaev who had been left by the side of the highway a few years
ago as “road kill”, believed in himself. With the help of the WBC he
resurrected his career and by fighting “title eliminators” he got the
chance to be world champion. He took the opportunity and won. Then he
wanted an optional defense against a stiff, in this case Peter Okhello,
in Russia. He got the match with a WBC sanction. Now Mr. Maskaev has a
mandatory WBC defense coming up against the winner of Sunday’s fight
between Samuel Peter and James Toney. Well maybe not. Maskaev promoter
Dennis Rappaport is said to be in “serious” negotiations for a match
with IBF (I Be Fixin) champ, Wladimir Klitschko.
“The one thing boxing fans are clamoring for is to end the chaos in
boxing and in particular in the heavyweight division,” said Rappaport.
“We’re having an open dialogue and we have an understanding with
Klitschko. We have a tentative date, subject to sanctioning, of April
21st.”
What about the mandatory defense for the WBC?
“We’re requesting from the WBC a short extension,” Rappaport explained.
“What are we asking for, a 90-120 day extension? That’s a small thing to
ask to unify the division.”
Let’s say that the WBC gives Maskaev the “extension” and he loses to
Klitschko, which is a probability, then the WBC is left out in the
noon-day sun without a drop of water. The deal here is that the IBF has
a sorry lot of washed up and ‘never was’ heavyweights in their rankings.
Klitschko could fight them all in one night and still not draw a crowd.
Number #1 is the ever-popular TBA, followed by Ray Austin, Calvin Brock
and Sultan Ibragimov who is truly a great fraud. What boxing fans really
want is an end to “horsefeathers” promoters who care more about a quick
buck then they do their fighters or the sport.
With the heavyweight mess it will be up to Oscar De La Hoya to again
bring some excitement to the sport. His fight on May 5th, (Cinco de
Mayo) in Las Vegas against Floyd Mayweather jr. will be the biggest
fight in a number of years. It may end up being the biggest grossing
fight from a money standpoint in the history of the sport.
One fight that won’t be on the agenda this year is Joe Calzaghe against
Jermain Taylor. Calzaghe will mix it up with Peter Manfredo on April 7
at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. It would seem that
following that, a Taylor fight in September or October would be the
“cat’s meow”. According to Calzaghe that won’t happen.
“Not only is he a terrific middleweight champion, he’s the man who beat
‘the man’ - Bernard Hopkins — TWICE. Perhaps in another year Jermain
will be ready to step up and challenge me and we can have a fight
between two belt holders. I just don’t think it’s fair to push him up to
my level yet. It’s frustrating for me because it would be a big money
fight, but it’s obvious he’s just not ready.”
That may be the only quality big fight out there for Calzaghe as Jeff
Lacy obliviously wants no part of Calzaghe.
Ok, so now you want to know is Sunday morning’s rematch between Samuel
“Every Family Needs One” Peter (27-1) and James “Lights Out “ Toney
(69-5-3) going to be worth watching? Unlike most heavyweight matches the
answer to this one is “YES”.
Toney is still the most skilled boxer lacing ‘em up and plying the trade
today. He is a fighter with a heart almost as big as his stomach, which
has been reportedly downsized for this rematch. He always gives
everything he has which is considerable.
Samuel won the first match and should win this one. He’s getting better
while most of his contemporaries are happy with staying in their niche,
which can be labeled ‘mediocrity’.
Whichever fighter comes out of this with a win will probably be favored
to beat WBC Champ Maskaev. Maybe that’s why Maskaev wants the Klitachko
fight; if he loses, his management figures they still have either Toney
or Peter. Silly boy.
Noi, come in here please.
“Res War Roarchip.”
Noi, have we heard from our man Jeeves? I’m quite worried about him.
It’s been two weeks. If he’d been kidnapped the bandits would be willing
to pay us to take him back by now.
“Old man at door he say, ‘I am Jrevves’. I tell him go away. He rook
like cheap Cralie”
Noi, would you let him in. It is Jeeves and he needs our help. Go now,
well not right now. First a nice cold lager, a cigar and some George
Jones on the sound box. Then go and take care of Jeeves.
The Road to the Super Bowl - Part 1
Howie Reed
The National Football League begins the playoffs with “wild card
weekend”. Eight teams will play first round games for television revenue
and to sell merchandise knowing full well that while a trip to the Super
Bowl is possible, it’s more likely to be improbable. It’s like the
punter that enters the dance emporium at closing time expecting to find
a breakfast companion for the next morning. Ain’t goin to happen.
Last year the Pittsburg Steelers were the exception to the rule as they
won three on the road to make it to the ‘Big Dance’. If you’re looking
for a marquee match up in this opening round, the Colts v the Chiefs is
better than most.
Sunday January 7 at 4:30am: Indianapolis (11-4) v Kansas City
(9-7) wasn’t decided until the 49ers Joe Nedney, from San Jose State,
placed one dead center from 36 yards at 1:56 left in OT to send the
Denver Bronco’s into the off season. The Chiefs, who had been left for
dead, are alive and running on the legs of Larry Johnson (383 for 1,824
yards). If the Colts have a major problem on defense, and they do, it’s
stopping the run. Larry Johnson is the ultimate running back.
Very seldom does a wild card team on the road move on but the Chiefs
have a shot here. They do have to stop the ‘Wondrous One’ Peyton
Manning, which few have been able to do this season. To stop Manning the
Chiefs have to keep the ball.
Regular season Manning threw for 4,115 yards with 29 touchdowns and only
9 interceptions. There is also no better a tandem of receivers in the
NFL than the Colts Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne who between them had
170 catches, 2,532 yards and 20TD’s. Rookie running back from LSU Joesph
Addai hasn’t made Colt fans forget Edgerrin James yet but he’s on his
way. Should be a fun game to watch. Sunday January 7 at 8am:
Seattle (8-7) plays host to the Dallas Cowboys (9-7) and one can only
wonder why? This is not the same Seahawk team that got “jobbed” out of a
Super Bowl win last year. Entering the playoff they’ve lost 3 of 4,
ending with a win against the hapless Tampa Bay Patch Eye’s.
The ‘Squawks’ do have some excuses: QB Matt Hasselbeck and last year’s
league MVP Shaun Alexander have both missed a number of games with
injury. Their receiving corps is below average, all with a case of the
“dropsy’s”. Tight End Jerramy Stevens elicits boo’s for every dropped
pass at home and there’s been a plethora of them.
Dallas fans were over the moon when coach Bill Parcels replaced QB Drew
Bledsoe with Tony Romo. Now they’re singing a different tune as the Romo
has come back to earth. He was horrendous in the final game loss to
Detroit.
The Dallas receiving duo of Terrell Owens and Terry Glenn are a mess.
Owens says, “You got to get the ball to me sooner.” The reply to that
is, “why so you can drop it sooner?” Glenn is a funk because he’s Terry
Glenn.
Running back Marion Barber has emerged as a star and touchdown machine
with 13 this season. Hard to see Dallas winning, Parcells hanging around
for another year or Terrell Owens returning.
Monday January 8 at 1am: New England (11-4) playing host to the
New York Jets (10-6) would not have been on anyone’s drawing board at
the start of the season.
If there’s a feel good story, at least for some, it’s the New York Jets
and the year they’ve had. Picked near the bottom of the NFL, Coach Eric
Mangini has ridden a weak armed QB (Chad Pennington), a couple of
average running backs (Leon Washington and Kevin Barlow) and the
receiving of Laveranues Coles into the playoff’s. The team is better
than the sum of the parts.
Winning in New England may be another matter though. The Pat’s still
have Tom Brady at QB, a tandem of running backs in Cory Dillon and
Laurence “Boney” Maroney plus a receiving corps of still unknowns.
Still, New England does have the home field which didn’t help them when
they lost to the Jets 17-14 on November 12. They won their other meeting
24-17.
Last time New England lost a home playoff game? December 31, 1978 to the
Houston Oilers at Schaefer Stadium.
Monday January 8th at 4:30am: The Philadelphia Eagles (9-6) and
the New York Giants (8-8) don’t like each other. The two cities - only a
short distance apart - breed contempt.
When QB Donavan McNabb went down in week 10, Eagles fans started the
chant of “Wait till next year.” Surprise, in stepped a 6 foot, red
headed Mexican from the mighty San Jose Spartans named Jeff Garcia to
lead them back to the playoffs after a one year absence. The Eagles
assured a playoff spot by winning three in a row on the road to end the
season. They got by Washington (21-19), New York Giants (36-22) and
Dallas on Christmas night 23-7.
Sometimes a team gets to wildcard weekend by being good. That wouldn’t
describe the New York Giants. They were not as ‘bad’ as the rest of the
NFC East. The Giants lost 6 of their last 8 and are a team is disarray.
The Giants split with the Eagles during the regular season but have
little chance here.
Get up to watch the game? Not likely, but heck, if you’re just coming
in, why not?
As is usual these first round games are usually not very competitive.
Why is there interest outside the team’s home area in these games? Well
thanks to the Mafia some 60 years ago something called the “point
spread” was launched upon an unsuspecting sports public. Some call it a
“head start” but in fact it’s an equalizer for betting purposes, should
one engage in that particular pastime.
Early odds have Seattle at -3, while the Eagles and Indianapolis are
favored by 6 points and New England an unheard of 9-point favorite. But
don’t forget the Pat’s lost to the Jets at home.
Answers to last week’s 2006 Sports
Crossword
Across: 1/ Flintoff; 3/ Toyota; 5/ Andy
Murray; 10/ Eight; 11/ Mauresmo; 12/ Robinson; 16/ Woods; 17/ Hoylake;
18/ Reyna; 21/ Green; 23/ Lara; 24/ Dott; 27/ Ford Field; 29/ Bond; 30/
Cardinals; 32/ Nadal; 33/ Fernando; 36/ Luge; 39/ Monty; 40/ Cannavaro;
42/ Lob; 44/ Powell; 46/ Cole; 49/ Boston; 50/ Set; 51/ Zara Phillips;
52/ La Hoya; 53/ Umaga; 55/ Viv; 57/ Left; 61/ Japan; 63/ Ascot; 64/
Hargreaves; 66/ PNE; 68/ Sharapova; 71/ Rustenburg; 73/ Desert; 75/
Cuducini; 76/ Try; 77/ Harrison.
Down: 1/ Field; 2/ France; 3/ Turin; 4/ Thorpe; 5/ Agassi; 6/
Dean; 7/ Run; 8/ Ashes; 9/ China; 13/ Bode Miller; 14/ Collingwood; 15/
Paraguay; 19/ ARod; 20/ Doha; 22/ Zidane; 25/ Spain; 26/ Hayden; 28/
Raul Dravid; 31/ Dons; 34/ Eagles; 35/ Liverpool; 37/ Stenson; 38/
Calzaghe; 41/ Subs; 43/ Bat; 44/ Poll; 45/ Togo; 47/ Ogilvy; 48/
Croatian; 52/ Landis; 54/ Miami Heat; 56/ VJ; 58/ Fletcher; 59/
Steelers; 60/ WACA; 62/ Inter; 65/ Gong; 66/ Paris; 67/ Els; 69/ Hick;
70/ Puck; 72/ Bay; 74/ Tee
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