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Zvonareva successfully
defends Pattaya Open title
Staff reporters and AP
Russia’s Vera Zvonareva successfully defended her
Pattaya Open title last Sunday after beating hometown favorite
Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-4, 6-4 in the final.
The top-seeded Russian collected her 10th career title and
avenged her loss to the Thai in the second round at Wimbledon
two years ago. She also became the first player to win the
singles title two years in a row in the 19-year history of the
event.
 Vera
Zvonareva, right, and Thailand’s Tamarine Tanasugarn, left, hold the
winner’s and runner-up trophies respectively at the conclusion of the
singles final of the 2010 PTT Pattaya Women’s Open held at the Dusit
Thani Pattaya. (Ariyawat Nuamsawat)
Later, in the doubles final, there was something for the local fans to
feel more upbeat about as Tamarine teamed up with Marina Erakovic of New
Zealand to down the Russian pairing of Anna Chakvetadze and Ksenia
Pervak.
Zvonareva, who is on the comeback trail following ankle surgery in 2009,
was in great form all week and only dropped one set throughout the
tournament, in her semi final victory over third seed Yaroslava Shvedova
of Kazakhstan. Her quarter final match-up against Austria’s powerful
left hander Sybille Bammer (a previous winner here in Pattaya) was seen
as a potential ‘banana skin’ on her route to the final, but the 25 year
old from Moscow was simply imperious as she dispatched the current world
no 50 in straight sets, 6-0, 7-6.
 Zvonareva,
above, unleashes a powerful forehand during the opening set. (Photo/
Ariyawat Nuamsawat)
Her semi final match against Shvedova was a closer affair and went to a
deciding set with Zvonareva finally prevailing 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to book her
place in Sunday’s final.
In the other half of the draw, Tamarine Tanasugarn found herself the
sole Thai player left in the tournament after wild cards Noppawan
Lertcheewakarn, Suchanun Viratprasert and Varatchaya Wongteanchai were
all eliminated in the first round.
Despite having the hopes of the home fans resting squarely on her
shoulders, Tamarine’s progress to the final was simply serene and
included a great victory over the number 2 seed, Germany’s Sabine
Lisicki in the second round, and a straight sets demolition of former
world ranked number 5 player, Anna Chakvetadze in the quarter finals.
Tamarine cemented her place in Sunday’s showdown with another emphatic
display in the semi finals against Sesil Karatantcheva, dismissing the
Kazakh player in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0.
 Tamarine
Tanasugarn, right, put up a good fight in her third appearance in the
final of the Pattaya Open. (Photo/Ariyawat Nuamsawat)
In the final itself, played out in searing conditions in front of a
packed crowd at the Dusit Thani tennis center, Zvonareva began by
unleashing a mix of shots to keep her Thai opponent off balance and
jumped to a 3-0 lead. With a 5-2 lead, the Russian had two set points at
15-40 on Tamarine’s serve but missed an easy backhand to lose the first
before the Thai fought off the second with a good serve.
Tamarine held to follow at 3-5 and broke the next game for 4-5 as the
Russian served three double faults. However, instead of seizing the
opportunity, Tamarine sent two successive backhands to the net to drop
the first set in 59 minutes.
Errors again plagued Tamarine in the second set as she was down a break
at 2-4. But Zvonareva handed the break right back, serving a double
fault and hit a backhand wide for the Thai to follow at 3-4.
Despite some disagreement on line calls, the Russian held the crucial
ninth game to take a lead at 5-4 and forced the Thai into errors in the
next game. She closed out the match on the second match point as
Tamarine served a double fault. It was the Thai’s third loss in the
singles final at the Pattaya Open.
Tanasugarn was magnanimous in defeat however and praised her Russian
opponent.
“She played very well and hardly made any unforced errors,” she said. “I
played better in the second set and knew I had to attack to win. I would
have loved to have won for the fans but Vera was too strong.”
For her part Zvonareva commented that she was delighted to have
successfully defended her title. “It was a very close match. Tammy’s
been playing great throughout the tournament and Thailand should be
proud of having such a great player. It has been an incredible week, I
had great support from Russian fans and it was a wonderful atmosphere
with the Thai fans cheering Tamarine. Very tough for me to defend my
title. I hope to come back next year and try again,” said the Russian
star.
Zvonareva picked up US$37,000 (1,258,000 baht) plus 280 points for her
victory while Tamarine received US$19,000 (646,000 baht) plus 200
points.
In the women’s double final, Tamarine and her partner Marina Erakovic
teamed up well and showed some fine net play to beat Russians Anna
Chakvetadze and Ksenia Pervak. The Russians had the better of the
opening exchanges, but once Tanasugarn and Erakovic got into their
stride the match quickly turned in their favour. They overhauled their
opponents to take the first set 7–5 and then walked away with the second
set 6-1 to win the match in a little over one hour. In doing so Tamarine
became the first player to successfully defend the doubles title after
winning it last year with Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan.
The packed crowd at the
Dusit Thani Pattaya stadium enjoy the atmosphere during the final.
(Photo/Dusit Thani Pattaya)
Pattaya United finalizing new youth squad
Ariyawat Nuamsawat
The Pattaya United football team will finish selecting young
players to join its official youth team Feb. 20.
 Pansak
Ketwattha, manager of the Pattaya United, fields questions from the
press about the new youth team set-up as Pattaya Deputy Mayor Wattana
Chantanawaranon looks on.
At a Feb. 12 press conference, Deputy Mayor Wattana Chantanawaranon and
Pansak Ketwattha, manager of Pattaya United, said the new youth team
called for by Asian Football Confederation rules will be finalized at
the Nongprue Municipality field this coming Saturday.
The Thai Premier Youth League will serve as a kind of farm system for
the professional clubs, as well as build the team’s popularity and fan
base, Pansak said. There will be 10 teams with players aged 22 or
younger. Five players from each team can be used as alternates by their
parent clubs.
Pansak said he is focusing on selecting players 20 years old or younger
for the next season, but noted not all will come from within the Pattaya
city limits. He has placed Assistant Coach Wisut Wichaya in charge of
the new squad.
City keep up the pressure on their rivals
MBMG International League 2009/10
Paul Frain
Pattaya City played Sunbelt last weekend with the Pattaya outfit
needing a win to make sure they kept well ahead of the second and third
place teams.
In a slow start to the match it was a full ten minutes before there was a
shot at goal, and it came from a Sunbelt player who forced a good save from
City’s keeper. Pattaya midfielder Patrice Love sent probing balls through
the Sunbelt defense, but the City forwards were seemingly on a different
wavelength and couldn’t get on the end of them. However, the deadlock was
finally broken when City received a free kick and Love sent the ball to
Peter Ndjanna who made no mistake to make it 1-0. City soon doubled their
lead when Emmanual Tshuma took the ball down the wing, exchanged passes with
Patrice Love, and centered for Sunbelt’s centre half to score an own goal to
make it 2-0 to City.
Despite the lead, the Pattaya team were still not showing much urgency and
played out the rest of the half to go in at the break 2-0 up.
After the restart Pattaya City began piling on the pressure and it wasn’t
long before they extended their lead when David Brown’s 35 yard free kick
beat the Sunbelt keeper to make it 3-0. Sunbelt replied soon after with a
goal of their own, following some sloppy play by the City defense, but
Pattaya restored the three goal cushion when winger Emmanual Tshuma scored
from an acute angle to make it 4-1. The icing was put on the cake before the
final whistle when Peter Ndjanna put a great ball through to Craig Banks who
made no mistake to make it 5-1 to City.
Pattaya City are now eight points ahead in the league but second and third
places have games in hand.
Div. 1 Standings (Feb. 13)
Team P W D L F A Pts.
Pattaya City 12 10 1 1 46 14
31
Bulls Head 10 7 2 1 30 16 23
British Club 11 7 2 2 28 18 23
FC Nova concede late goals
After last week’s cup
game defeat, FC Nova wanted to get back on winning track in their league
match against Bangkok United last weekend, who were one place above FC with
a game in hand, so a win was a must.
Both teams played attacking football and it was United who took the lead
midway through the first half, and shortly after a superb diving header made
it 2-0 to the Bangkok team. FC played some neat football, but their forwards
did not take the chances they were offered and went into the break 2-0 down.
Following the restart FC played a lot better and the Bangkok keeper was kept
busy until a free kick by FC’s Lee Homer reduced the arrears to 2-1. Paul
Darbyshire then went close a couple of times as FC took control and were
applying great pressure to the United defense.
Another good run by Darbyshire brought a great save from the United keeper
but chances went begging for FC and tempers began to flare on both sides
with FC having a player sent off.
The extra man enabled Bangkok United to take back the momentum in the game
until they too had a player dismissed to even up the numbers. However the
Bangkok team had by now wrestled the initiative from Nova and scored three
times late in the game to make the final score 5-1. It was a disappointing
result for FC Nova as points are vital at this stage of the season.
Note: If there is anybody who would like t try out for a game with FC Nova,
training is on Tuesday and Thursday nights under lights on Siam Country Club
Road.
Pattaya Cricket Club debut at Horseshoe Point this weekend
Pattaya Cricket Club have their first fixture at Horseshoe Point against The
British Club, Bangkok this weekend. There will be a social 20/20 game on
Saturday 20th February starting at 1 p.m. and a 35 over game on Sunday 21st
February starting at 11 a.m. All are invited to come along to watch and
support.
If you are interested in playing for PCC please send an email to
[email protected] or visit www.pattayacricketclub.com
Final rounds of LPGA Thailand Open this weekend
Come and witness the best of the LPGA this weekend
at Siam Country Club. (Photo/LPGA)
The star studded Honda-PTT LPGA Thailand 2010 Open, being held at Siam Country
Club Old Course, reaches a climax this weekend with the top stars in women’s
golf all vying for a share of the $1.3 million purse.
Golf and sports fans shouldn’t miss this opportunity to view at first hand the
prodigious ability of world number 1 and defending champion Lorena Ochoa, the
big hitting of superstars Michelle Wie and Laura Davies, the colorful Paula
Creamer and many more of the world’s top 50 lady golfers as they showcase their
talents to the Thai public.
Admission can be gained at the course by paying 200 baht at the door on Friday,
300 baht on Saturday, and 400 baht on Sunday. A four-day admission package is
available at 600 baht. Spectators below 18 or over 60 years of age are exempted
from the admission price.
Live coverage of the event can also be viewed on Channel 7 between 2 pm – 5 pm
on February 19 and between 3 pm – 5 pm on February 20-21.
Siriporn qualifies for Youth Olympic Games
Pasakorn Chan-Ngam
Thai junior windsurfer “Nong Dao” aka Siriporn
Kaewduang-Ngam secured automatic qualification to the 2010 Youth
Olympic Games in Singapore later this year with a resounding victory
in the Techno 293 woman’s event at the Asian Windsurfing Festival,
held at the end of last month at the Water Sports Center in Jomtien.
 Pattaya
Mayor Itthipol Kunplome, right, presents the winning plaque to “Nong
Dao” Siriporn Kaewduang-Ngam, the winner in the Techno 293 woman’s
fleet at the Asian Windsurfing Festival, Jan. 23.
Going into the final day of the 10-race competition, Nong Dao, a
Gold medalist from the 1st Asian Youth Games in Singapore last year,
was still chasing one of the final two qualifying places left open.
She wasn’t about to disappoint her fans however and was a
comprehensive winner in the last two races to secure her place on
the flight to Singapore. Nong took overall victory in the class on
21 penalty points, ahead of China’s Lin Hai Xia (30pts) and Hong
Kong’s Man Ka Ket (33pts).
In the men’s competition there was disappointment for Thailand as
both Kitpat Pantawee “Nuk” and Nakaret Wantana failed to finish in
the top two positions and thus will miss out on competing at the
Singapore Games.
In other classes at the Jomtien Windsurfing Festival, Thailand
cleaned up in the Mistral One Design with the top three places going
to local sailors: Nawin Singsart was the overall winner ahead of
Seksan Khunthong and Nattapong Phonopparat. The same home dominance
also occurred in the Race Board Overall class with Ek Bunsawat
placing first ahead of compatriots Panutat Ruamsap and Apichat
Tiptammak.
Sattahip boxers take top honors at 5th Golden Gloves
Saksiri Uraiworn
Amateur boxers from Sattahip all but swept individual and team
honors at the 5th Pattaya Youth Golden Gloves boxing competition, which
wrapped up at Thepprasit Boxing Stadium Feb. 8.
 Young
fighters go toe to toe at the 5th Pattaya Youth Golden Gloves boxing
competition held at the Thepprasit Boxing Stadium.
The “Sattahip A” team took home a trophy and 8,000 baht in prize money as
five of its members took all but three of the individual titles.
The Golden Gloves contest is held each year to choose Chonburi’s
representaives for national boxing programs, as well as give its
participants a diversion from drugs and helps promote the province.
 Deputy
Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh, left, presents the trophy to a representative of the
winning Sattahip A team.
The results by class for the winners were as follows: Cottonweight (under 38
kg.): Nnopasit Towa (Chonburi Sukabot A); Miniweight (under 40 kg.):
Kritsana Srisang (Sattahip A); Paperweight (under 42 kg.): Nattapol Namwan (Srisaket
Physical School); Pinweight (under 45 kg.): Chaiya Ruamthan (Sattahip A);
Light Flyweight (under 48 kg.): Chairat Pirom (Sattahip A); Flyweight (under
51 kg.): A-Non Chanpat (Sattahip A); Bantamweight (under 54 kg.): Ekachai
Prenaram (Srisaket Physical School); Featherweight (under 57 kg.): Prapat
Chanabun (Sattahip A); Lightweight (under 60 kg.) Weerapol Bunpa (Srisaket
Physical School).
Chonburi volleyball team off to a winning start
Deputy Mayor Wattana Chantanawaranon, seated
center, along with Supab Intaraksa (Secretary of the Chonburi Sports
Association), seated left, and Kritsada Puttipipatkachorn (Secretary of
the Chonburi Volleyball League Club), seated right, co-chair a press
conference February 9 at Pattaya City Hall to announce the participation
of the new Chonburi team in the national volleyball league 2010.
Vimorlat Singnikorn
The Chonburi volleyball team “Chalam Chon V.C.” has made a
winning start to the 5th Volleyball Thailand League which is scheduled
to run from January 30 – May 22, 2010.
The newly created team is participating in the male category against 8
teams on a home and away competition system, with Chonburi playing all
their home matches at the Muang Pattaya School 7 Sports field.
Earlier this month the side got off to a successful opening to their
inaugural campaign with moral boosting victories against both Nakhon
Ratchasima and Suphanburi. The Eastern Seaboard outfit features several
present and former national team players on its roster including
Kritsada Somkanae, Nopporn Chantim, Surachai Churat and Sarayut Yutyong,
and is strongly favoured to do well this season.
The next fixture for the Chalam Chon V.C. high flyers is on February 27
against Nontaburi with a tough fixture against Saraburi the following
weekend on March 6. Chonburi will play their final pool game against
Kamphangphet later next month and will hopefully have already qualified
for the knock-out stages by then.
A fair looking leaderboard
PSC golf from The Three Sisters Bar
It seemed like Ladies Day… and it was! Poottida Murphy came slamming in with a
total of 39 points to take the top spot, followed closely by Piranan Phanchai
with a 38.
 Flight
winner Poottida Murphy (left) with runner-up Piranan Phanchai.
A great turn out this 10th of February as 7 groups teed off at Pattaya Country
Club. The course was in fine condition but some of the greens were a bit hard
(or were the putters too strong?) For once the Marshall asked players to speed
it up, unfortunately he was asking the wrong groups, Oh well!
Coming in close behind the ladies were Herbie Ishinaga and Mark Campbell, both
with 37 points. Sus Ige came in fifth with a 36 followed by Bob Benda and Joe
St. Laurent, each with 35 points. From there the cards meandered down to a low
of 24.
As usual Herbie provided chips and stuff plus the ever present hot dogs as well
as a sausage configuration that looked like a meat loaf and was delicious. Lots
of beverages came out of the cooler to be enjoyed by all.
Forty what? Straub & Cogan blitz the field
PSC golf from The Outback Golf Bar
Monday, Feb. 8, Burapha - Stableford
A full field of 56 Outbackers started from a two tees on the
Cypress & Dune nines. Capt’ Bob was once again kind, letting everybody
go from the white tees. Burapha was generally very busy reflecting the
current glut of golfers in the area, however most groups were round in
less than four and a half hours. The greens were slick and the course
elsewhere was in its customary good condition.
 Johnny
Cogan (45pts) and Walt Straub (48pts) having removed their masks.
Large fields enable close grouping of handicaps in the divisions
arguably making for more competitive golf; and today was no exception.
It was quite remarkable the similarity of each division with two players
in each of the four, beating their handicap and the third and fourth
places in A, B & C were all decided with 34 points.
Top scorer was Owen Lloyd, who had the round of his life (44pts)
following his 14 points at Khao Kheow of Friday but nevertheless, as a
visitor, will find his handicap reduced to 11 next time he plays in
Pattaya. Lloyd won Div B by seven from regular Outbacker, Tony Garnett
with 37.
Elsewhere, Capt’ Bob headed Div A with 39 points from Raji on 37 points
and two Irish adversaries back on 34, Vin & Peter. Mark Riggall, on a
quick R & R trip, demonstrated that he hadn’t forgotten how to play the
game, with an excellent 41 points to win Div C from Peter Stonebridge
back on 37.
Bruce McAdam (Div D winner) continued his find form with 39 points,
earning himself another two ladder points and stretching his lead in
that competition, having won last month; Martin O’Neill continues to
improve and took second with 38 from two players back on 36 points, Ed
Delaney & Nev Steward, who returns to Aus imminently.
There were four ‘2’s from Steve Milne, Nick Sidhu, Peter Ennis & Mitch
Black (another player who was having his last game with the Outback, as
he returns to Seattle, coaching golf)
Div A (0-11)
1st Bob Philp (8) 39pts
2nd Amarjit Banwaitt (7) 37pts
3rd Vin Connellan (11) 34pts
4th Peter Ennis (10) 34pts
Div B (12-15)
1st Owen Lloyd (13) 44pts
2nd Tony Garnett (12) 37pts
3rd Chris Davisson (13) 34pts
4th Kim Stoke (13) 34pts
Div C (16-19)
1st Mark Riggall (16) 41pts
2nd Peter Stonebridge (16) 37pts
3rd Bob Lindborg (17) 34pts
4th Colin Oliver (18) 34pts
Div D (20+)
1st Bruce McAdam (21) 39pts
2nd Martin O’Neill (35) 38pts
3rd Eddie Delaney (32) 36pts
4th Neville Steward (20) 36pts
Tuesday, Feb. 9, Pattaya C.C. - Stableford
Another fine Tuesday morning for the 23 Outbackers who made
their way to this local ‘value for money’ course. There were holiday
makers Arthur Brick and Noel Taylor with us today as well as ‘local lad’
Ray Spence and our very own General Jack.
The course was busy but as is the norm we were away at our allotted time
and again as is usual there were no ‘intruders’ at the 10th – well done
PCC.
In England we have a saying ‘every dog has its day’ out here we say
‘every golfer has their day’ and so it was with two of our group,
exceeding their expectations with rounds of 45 and 48 points!
There were no 2’s so it was two divisions with four places in each.
In the top spot in the A Flight was regular Outbacker the long hitting
‘Irish Rogue’ John Cogan (20) with a massive 45 points – including a
birdie on the index 1 hole (14th) worth 5 points and a ‘blob’ on the par
3 16th! Well done John and continue to smile with you new handicap. The
remaining places were taken by three regular Outbackers with ‘local
lass’ Suzi Lawton (18), second on 37 points, ‘The Colonel’ Bob Pearce
(13), third (35pts), and in fourth, despite being the organiser for the
day and taking a few cans on board was ‘Chad’ Barry Chadbourn (18) with
34 points.
In B Flight we had Walt Straub (29) making one of his rare appearances
with us today and no doubt he was pleased he did as he had the ‘round of
his life’ with a gigantic 48 points! and another handicap adjustment.
Some 16 points behind were three players that were the best of us mere
mortals, all with 32 points - John Stafford (21) 2nd, Noel Taylor (22)
3rd, and Nigel Cannon (22) 4th.
Another enjoyable and friendly day; and remember the Outback are here
every Tuesday with a 09.30 tee time.
Div A (0-20)
1st John Cogan (20) 45pts
2nd Suzi Lawton (18) 37pts
3rd Bob Pearce (13) 35pts
4th Barry Chadbourn (18) 34pts
Div B (21+)
1st Walt Straub (29) 48pts
2nd John Stafford (21) 32pts
3rd Noel Taylor (21) 32pts
4th Nigel Cannon (22) 32pts
Wednesday, Feb. 10, The Emerald - Stableford
Top score of the day went to Rosco with 39 points to win Div
B by three from Barry Ennis (36pts), Bob Lindborg (34pts) and Joe
Mooneyham (32pts) making his return at last after a long absence from
the podium. In contrast, Colin Rees’ claim to fame (9pts) was the
longest run of blobs on a scorecard.
Bruce McAdam continued his purple patch, clearly too comfortable off his
handicap of 21, with 37 points to collect another two ladder points and
second place in Div C. His good buddy, B1 (Bruce Milner) did well today,
being one of three players, all with 36 points in Div A. Bruce’s earned
him second place on count back from Owen Lloyd, off his new handicap of
11, and Capt’ Bob, also having a good week.
Other notable scores from the 40 Outbackers that played came from Kev
Waycock (38pts), winner of Div A, David Davies (38pts) winner of Div C,
Sugar Ray (35pts) and Geoff Doody (32pts), returning to the game after a
month or so, skiing in Europe. Welcome back Geoff!
There were five ‘2’s, four of which were the conventional kind, from Kev
Waycott, Raji, Barry Ennis and Eddie Middlewood. The fifth one came on
the par 4 second hole as Mark McDonald fired his tee shot over the trees
to about 8 inches, for his tap in eagle. Great shot Mark!
Div A (0-12)
1st Kev Waycock (9) 38pts
2nd Bruce Milner (13) 36pts
3rd Owen Lloyd (11) 36pts
4th Bob Philp (8) 36pts
Div B (14-17)
1st Rosco Langoulant (15) 39pts
2nd Barry Ennis (16) 36pts
3rd Bob Lindborg (17) 34pts
4th Joe Mooneyham (15) 32pts
Div C (18+)
1st David Davies (25) 38pts
2nd Bruce McAdam (21) 37pts
3rd Sugar Ray Handford (19) 35pts
4th Geoff Doody (18) 32pts
Friday, Feb. 12, Khao Kheow - Stableford
Friday we played Khao Kheow A & B loops; the course, as per
usual, was in great condition and we were off to an early start, all 49
Outbackers. I think this golf course gets harder every time we play it
and that was again reflected in the scores.
There was some doubt about the Sugar Man (Div D winner), as he was seen
washing two balls in the lake on the last hole (B9) but I guess if you
have 40 points from seventeen holes that should do the trick. Just
kidding Sugar that was a great round of golf mate.
We nearly had two ‘holes in one’, both on the island green (B8), one of
our Aussie contingent hit the flag and stopped six inches from the hole
and another of the Irish boys did the same. Good shots fella’s.
The girls did the business again; come on boys, we have taken two shots
off their handicap and they still come home with the bacon. Little Kung
(Second Div D) will have a handicap review after a superb 39 points, and
the Sugar will not be missed either along with Bruce Milner (Div B
winner), they were the only players to break there handicap.
Raji’s looking comfortable on his 7 h’cap, scoring 36 points to win Div
A from Vin Connellan 34 points, whilst George Bishop and Lawrie McBride
filled the minor places in Div B. Jum (36pts) off h’cap 18) took Div C
from another lady in second, Suzi Lawton with 32.
There were six ‘2’ from Raji, Neil Herd, Steve Plant, Neil Lavery, Pat
Regan & Chris Dopp
Div A (0-12)
1st Amarjit Banwaitt (7) 36pts
2nd Vin Connellan (11) 34pts
3rd Peter Ennis (10) 32pts
Div B (13-15)
1st Bruce Milner (13) 37pts
2nd George Bishop (14) 33pts
3rd Lawrie McBride (14) 32pts
Div C (16-18)
1st Jum Karagit (18) 36pts
2nd Suzi Lawton (16) 32pts
3rd Kevin Hamilton (18) 32pts
Div D (19+)
1st Sugar Ray Handford (19) 40
2nd Kung Pimjun (22) 39pts
3rd Mike Quill (20) 33pts
Note: The Outback Golf Bar is situated about 6km from Sukhumvit
Road along Soi Siam Country. All are welcome to come and join us for a
beer and a hit. Just call in and put your name down on the list or for
more information visit www.outbackgolfbar.com.
John ‘big easy’ Hartigan lifts the medal
PSC golf from Lewiinski’s
Sunday, Feb. 7, Green Valley - Medal
A Flight
1st Seamus Cotter (11) net 68
2nd Jack Grindvold (6) net 69
3rd Ian Halfpenny (11) net 70
B Flight
1st John Hartigan (17) net 66
2nd Gabriel Enright (18) net 68
3rd Chaten Patel (14) net 69
Red Flight
1st Mike Craighead (18) net 67
Near Pins: No2 Marc Napier, No9 Jack Grindvold, No12 Bob Linborg,
No16 Bob Paterson.
The monthly medal was brought forward this Sunday to accommodate the
prestigious Captain’s day scheduled for the following week, but no one told
El Terry Purr who returned a modest 30 stableford points, before a pick up
on the seventeenth all but dashed Tel’s hope of reviving his card.
 Monthly
medal winner John Hartigan (left) with the golf manager.
The next part of this report is an automatic transmission – “Captain Seamus
Cotter wins A Flight again” - end of automatic transmission. OK the scribe
is back at the computer; Seamus returned a solid net 68 for the senior
flight glory. Well I must say at least he left the Medal intact. Jack
Grindvold pushed Seamus all the way, coming up just a shot short. Ian ‘Lose
Change’ Halfpenny, no stranger himself to the limelight, rounded out the
flight a further stroke back.
It took a Kerry man to keep Seamus at bay in the junior flight as ‘The big
easy’ John Hartigan posted a flawless net 66 to win the medal and advanced
to the gold medal to be played later in the year. Aussie ‘Good on yer sport’
Gabriel Enright carded a net 68 for second, leaving ‘Fast’ Chaten Patel to
fill the flight. Chaten was left to rue a ‘10’ on the seventeenth that ended
his medal hopes and caused a log-jam to rival that during an M25 rush hour.
Well done Mark Bonner on posting his first ever Eagle, or should that be an
Eaglet as it was posted on the prolific par 5, 14th.
The red flight medal saw Michelle ‘the Mechanic’ win again with a terrific
net 67.
Back at the ranch big John was presented with the medal as Michele was
presented with a flimsy pair of ladies briefs; steady Mike.
Lewiinski’s welcomed new comers Brian and Lyn Comer.
Monday, Feb. 8, Khao Kheow - Stableford
A Flight
1st Pat Regan (11) 34pts
2nd Jeff Horsfield (8) 33pts
B Flight
1st Mark Morris (17) 33pts
2nd Morten Esseth (19) 33pts
On a day that resulted in the PSC handicap committee having the day off as
far as the Lewiinski’s returns were concerned. Co. Dublin’s Pat Regan put
together a best of the day 34 points, for the day’s honours and A Flight
glory. Jeff Horsfield was a shot back for second place
B Flight was even less dramatic as Mark Morris and Morten Esseth posted a
mere 33 points each for a count back decision, which gave Marks inward nine
the edge over Morten.
Jimmy Guidera and Peter Hedenbergh split the ‘2’s pot.
Wednesday, Feb. 10, Crystal Bay - Stableford
A Flight
1st Seamus Cotter (11) 37pts
2nd Jeff Horsfield (8) 37pts
3rd Peter LeNoury (7) 36pts
B Flight
1st Colin Davis (16) 35pts
2nd Mark Morris (17) 34pts
3rd Roland Bangator (21) 33pts
You can’t fault Jeff Horsfield’s 37-point effort, but it wasn’t as favorably
distributed as Seamus ‘the clean up captain’ Cotter’s, so the latter took
pole position for the second time this week. Peter LeNoury filed an even par
round for the third spot.
The Donkey, back at his old pasture, took prime position in the junior
flight with a solid 35 points. Well he haw he haw to do it at his home club.
Mark Morris was a point back for second and third place is as yet to be
settled as Sean Murphy and Roland Bangator tied on 33 points apiece.
A complaint was lodged that Roland was using a thingamajig that supplied too
much information. The offending range finder is to be brought to the golf
manager to examine before a verdict can be given. Hopefully we can sort it
out by Friday.
James Bell and Steve Weller split the ‘2’s pot - Steve’s ‘2’ by the way was
an eagle on the par 4 seventh hole.
Jimmy ‘Houdini’ Bell failed to get a slot on the Australia’s got talent show
as an escape artist. Jimmy got stuck in the shower at Crystal Bay when the
door jammed, and so he missed his audition.
Friday, Feb. 12, Greenwood – Stableford
A Flight
1st Jack Grindvold (6) 36pts
2nd Ed Wyckoff (12) 35pts
3rd Ted Lodge (11) 34pts
B Flight
1st Mark Morris (17) 38pts
2nd Colm Mullen (16) 36pts
3rd Jim Elphick (22) 33pts
Jack Grindvold, who missed the Lou-inskis free draw twice this week, made up
for it today by posting an even par round to take top notch in the senior
flight. Ed Wyckoff came in a shot adrift for second and Ireland’s Ted lodge
was a further shot back for third spot.
B Flight provided the top score of the day as Mark Morris carded a solid 38
points. Irishman Colm ‘I’m in the money’ Mullen was two shots back (a no
score on the sixteenth proving very costly), and by the way I received your
solicitor’s letter this morning thank you very much. ‘Jersey Jim’ Elphick
filled the flight with 33 points.
Jack Grindvold and Michael Goggin split a handy ‘2’s pot.
Note: Lewiinski’s is situated on Pattaya Land Soi 1, Beach Road Soi
13/3 near to Walking Street. Anyone wishing to play with us just pop in, and
add your name to the list or call Colin on 089 826 0764. Transport is
provided.
Brian Gabe back in form
PSC Golf from the Café Kronborg
The Admiral (left) with
Thursday’s winners,
Carole Kubicki, Jesper Rasmussen & Brian Gabe.
Peter Blackburn
Monday, Feb. 8, Treasure Hill – Stableford
Just one short of a full field of forty golfers, welcomes were
handed out today to Barry & Wilma Lemming from England and after paying our
green fees etc. we arrived at the first tee to be told there was no booking
for us. This does not happen when The Admiral pre-organizes our bookings via
the PSC office so it was obviously an error by the golf course people.
However, not to worry as we were invited to tee off the first tee straight
away and as our first group was a three-ball, due to the absence of yours
truly, the Admiral and his two playing partners breezed around the course in
three hours and fifty minutes.
If anyone is thinking it was due to my absence then forget it – I can play
three holes in the same time it takes Marcel Wittwer to play a tee shot! I
must also mention that one of our mini buses got lost both going and
returning to and from Treasure Hill – some counseling from Boon our
transport coordinator required there I fear!
That man Monte Sykes did it again by taking out A Flight by one point from
Richard Kubicki, who beat Mike “Hunter” Gosden on a count back. Doug Maiko
finished one point further back in fourth place.
B Flight was won by Leif Kirkgaard, with Andre van Dyk one point behind in
second place. Stu Rifkin got on the podium once more by finishing third with
Mike Winfield fourth.
The going appeared tough in C Flight with Cilia Bosman’s 32 points enough to
win. A count back saw Martyn Topham finish second ahead of Mike Herridge
with Ulla Ravn in fourth spot.
Unfortunately the Admiral’s poor form continued and he was awarded the
“Compass” award for a new world record sixth consecutive time. Don’t worry
Dave – I’m back next Monday!
A Flight (0-17)
1st Monte Sykes (5) 36pts
2nd Richard Kubicki (12) 35pts
3rd Mike Gosden (8) 35pts
4th Doug Maiko (16) 34pts
B Flight (18-22)
1st Leif Kirkgaard (21) 36pts
2nd Andre Van Dyk (21) 35pts
3rd Stu Rifkin (19) 33pts
4th Mike Winfield (21) 32pts
C Flight (23+)
1st Cilia Bosman (23) 32pts
2nd Martyn Topham (28) 28pts
3rd Mike Herridge (23) 28pts
4th Ulla Ravn (35) 26pts
Near Pins: No2 Mike Winfield, No6 Doug Maiko, No13 Wilma Lemming,
No17 Peter Hammond.
Long Putts: No9 Mike Gosden, No18 Barry Lemming.
Thursday, Feb. 11, Rayong C.C. - Stableford
Once more a very good turnout and 44 golfers departed Café
Kronborg for the trip to Rayong Country Club where our scheduled tee off
time was 1030. Upon arrival there was no delay, in fact our first group teed
off early at 1010 in fine but hot conditions. The improving course was in
good condition although most found the greens a little slow and the first
group managed to complete their round in four hours & 10 minutes.
Brian Gabe returned to the winner’s circle by winning A Flight from Don
Richardson, who beat Monte Sykes on a count back for second place. Paul
Avery finished fourth with Doug Maiko fifth.
Jesper Rasmussen had a great round and easily won the B Flight from Elias
Magnusson in second. Mike Winfield finished third, Per Anders Karlsen was
fourth and Brendan Byrne fifth.
The ladies dominated C Flight and took the first three places with Carole
Kubicki victorious over Cilia Bosman and Susan Gaarde. Walter Schober beat
Eddie Glinsek on a count back for fourth place.
A Flight (0-16)
1st Brian Gabe (16) 37pts
2nd Don Richardson (10) 36pts
3rd Monte Sykes (5) 36pts
4th Paul Avery (11) 35pts
5th Doug Maiko (16) 34pts
B Flight (17-22)
1st Jesper Rasmussen (19) 40pts
2nd Elias Magnusson (17) 37pts
3rd Mike Winfield (21) 35pts
4th Per Anders Karlsen (17) 34pts
5th Brendan Byrne (20) 33pts
C Flight (23+)
1st Carole Kubicki (28) 39pts
2nd Cilia Bosman (23) 36pts
3rd Susan Gaarde (24) 33pts
4th Walter Schoeber (28) 30pts
5th Eddie Glinsek (26) 30pts
Near Pins: No5 Brian Gabe, No7 Mike Winfield, No12 Jesper Rasmussen,
No16 Stu Rifkin.
Long Putts: No9 Elias Magnusson, No18 Richard Kubicki.
A good day for Lay
IPGC Pattaya Golf Society at Rabbi’s Elephant Bar
Rayong Country Club was on the agenda again for the Pattaya
Golf Society on Sunday, February 7, and another large friendly field turned
out to test their skills against Sir Nick’s excellent design. The cut was at
fourteen and under and the group got away on time as always.
The second flight saw the inclusion, some may say relegation, of some
usually top flight golfers and two of these, Wilf Latham and Tore Eliassen,
showed their class by sharing the honours with 36 points each, two ahead of
Ronnie Ramsay.
In the top flight “Mr Consistency” Ray Banks came third with 35 points, one
behind Paul Butler’s second place finish. The winner with the best score of
the day was new member Jon Lay and the Englishman’s 37 points represented
the day’s best gross as well, 77.
The ‘2’s were shared by Jon Lay, Mike Earley and Steve Evans in the top
flight and Tore Eliassen, Wilf Latham and Ronnie Ramsay elsewhere. The Booby
Bevy went to Ed Findlay, still struggling to get to grips with his game
after some weeks of inactivity in Scotland.
It had been another good Sunday at Rayong with a good “Lay” into the
bargain!
PJ’s rare bird
Arguably Khao Kheow is the finest golf challenge in the area and on Tuesday,
February 9 the Pattaya Golf Society visited to play a stableford competition
over the A and B nines with the large field divided into two flights at
fifteen and under. The course was extremely well presented and there were
some pin positions which were challenging to say the least, especially on
A5, the short par three.
The group got away on time following a large group of “holiday” golfers from
another Pattaya venue and a five hour round was in prospect as the tourists
did their best to lengthen the time they would be away from the heat and
bustle of the city.
Scores were at the customary low level for the majority of the field but in
the first flight David Thomas came up with a fine 34 point card to take a
share of second place with Brian Beaupre on the eve of his departure for
Canada. The flight winner was Pete Sumner, his 35 points representing a good
round from the nine-handicapper. Pete, David and Mike Earley all shared the
flight ‘2’s pot for their efforts on A5, B8 and B3 respectively.
In the second flight Vic Barton’s 34 points brought him third place, one
behind the 35 of Larry Slattery. Amazingly the winner, Phil “PJ” Mitchell
amassed the highest PGS winning score there for more than three years, forty
points being a rare bird indeed at Khao Kheow, in anyone’s book. His round
was all about consistency and steady course management and staked an early
claim for the round of the year with ten months still to go. In the second
flight the ‘2’s pot was shared by Jim Ferris and Simon Spinks, both on A5.
The Booby Bevy went to returning member two-handicapper Doug Williams who
found on the first tee that his golf shoes were starting to disintegrate
after a long period without his loving care and by the eighth he was left to
play in the uppers only, with the merest hint of leather between him and the
hallowed ground at Khao Kheow and his round disintegrated similarly
thereafter.
The day had been one to remember for “PJ” but all who were there thoroughly
enjoyed golf at its best at Khao Kheow.
Wins for Talbot & Bone
Green Valley played the perfect host to the Pattaya Golf Society
on Thursday, February 11 when the group played a stableford merit event over
the finely prepared course. The Asian golfers are slowly returning to their
frozen wastes for the rest of the winter and the course is once again a
great venue for high season golf.
The PGS group formed two flights divided at sixteen and under and scores
were very good with the full field average being 32 points plus.
In the competitive second flight Jim Ferris and Jack Robertson shared second
place with 36 points each, three behind new member Alan Bone debuting on the
course on his first visit to the Kingdom.
In the tightly contested top flight Tony Thorne found some semblance of his
true form with an excellent 38 points for third place whilst Ray Banks, so
consistent always, fired 39 points for runner-up place. The flight winner
was Brian Talbot and his 40 point card was a fitting way to close his short
golfing trip this time, but a score like that always brings you back.
The best gross of 75 was achieved by young Czech Republic golfer David
Prohazka, playing off plus two, and the round will add to his experience of
quality golf courses as he seeks to pursue a career in the higher echelons
of the sport.
The top flight ‘2’s pot was shared by Wichai Tananusorn (2) and Paul McNally
(9) whilst sole ownership of the second flight pot went to Yvonne Earley who
also picked up a rare Booby Bevy after some locker-room pranks - allegedly -
with some Korean teenagers hiding certain articles of clothing. Sartorially
correct these PGS members!
After the general mayhem caused by the Korean visitors to the clubs routine
it was good to get back on track at Green Valley.
Testing times at Navy
Jomtien Golf with the IPGC
Monday, February 8, Plutaluang –
Stableford
After a chat with the starter at Plutaluang we were allocated the
North and West courses today, in our opinion the two toughest at this venue.
 ‘Eternal
bridesmaid’ Peter Grant is still awaiting his first win after finishing
second yet again at Eastern Star and Green Valley.
In her first round ever here on this course, and playing off a nine
handicap, Jan Burrows took second place in the ladies competition with 22
points, whilst Else Knudsvik was the winner with 26 points. This was tough a
challenge for the ladies today.
Embarrassed by his winning score of 33 points to win Division 2, Andy Oz
still turned up at the presentation to collect his prize. Alan Bissell beat
his arch rival Andy Crabb on a 19/17 back nine count back for second place
after they both came in with 30 points and ‘count back’ Burnie lost out yet
again on 16 points.
In his last game but one before his departure back to the UK for 3 months,
Pete Sumner won Division 1 with 37 points while Bryan Rought came in second
on 32 points after beating Dennis Scougall on an 18/16 count back.
In the ‘2’s competition, with a rollover from Rayong C.C., a birdie on the
8th on the West course kept Tony Duthie smiling. There were no 2’s in the
second division.
Near pins went to (Div 1) Paul Burrows, Tony Duthie, Tony Duthie and Dennis
Scougall, and (Div 2) Andy Crabb, John Harvey and Barry Rawlinson.
Wednesday, Feb. 10, Green Valley – Stableford
It was an overcast day upon arrival and a cool nine holes before
the clouds dispersed and a very hot back nine was experienced by all.
It is very rare on this course for anyone in our four divisions out today
not to break 36 points. The highest scores of the day however were in the
ladies comp and Division 3 where 35 points was the winning score for Patsad
Ryves, alias Miss Sang, while second place went to Noi Emersson on 31
points. David Phillips took his first ever podium position with us by
winning the third division, also with 35 points. Peter Grant was second two
points behind and in third place and beating ‘the old man’ on a back-six
count back of 10/9 after they both finished with 31 points was Gordon
Everingham.
After his return from Estonia, and now playing off 7, Raivo Velsberg took
out Division 1 with his 34 points while Don Head beat Mr. Kermit for second
on a back 9 count back of 16/15 after they both finished with 33 points.
Wilf Latham, Ron Miller, Bob Poole and Raivo Velsberg split the ‘2’s pot
four ways in Division 1 and there were still no winners in Division 2 or the
Ladies.
Near pins were claimed by (Ladies) Miss Noi, (Div 1) Wilf Latham, Ron Miller
and Raivo Velsberg (x2), and (Div 2) Alan Bissell, Andy Crabb and David
Phillips.
Friday, Feb. 12, Eastern Star – Stableford.
Another strong field turned out at our regular Friday course and
compared with the last couple of weeks there was hardly anybody here. In
fact the first four-ball out went round in three hours forty minutes,
unheard of for this time of the season.
Tony Barritt’s 37 points was unbeatable in Division 1 and Alan Griffiths
beat Pete Sumner for the runner up spot on a back-nine count back of 19/18
after they both finished with 34.
Wilf Latham was the winner in Division 2 with an impressive 39 points while
Jakob Knudsvik beat Tony Duthie, also on a 19/18 count back, after they
finished with 33 points each.
Glyn Evans took top honours in Division 3 with a meagre 31 points while 1
point behind was Peter Grant, who beat David Phillips on a 4/3 back two
count back.
Miss Faa took the Ladies title with 32 points followed by Else Knudsvik on
28 and in third position was Miss Noi with 27.
Mikael Andersson shared the ‘2’s in Division 1 with Alan Griffiths and two
rollovers ensued in Division 2.
Near Pins went to (Ladies) Miss Faa (x2) and Miss Noi, (Div 1) Mikael
Andersson (x2), Paul Burrows and Ron Miller, and (Div 2) Randy Flello (x2)
and Geoff Picken.
Player numbers get higher and higher
Golf from the Travellers Rest
Saturday winners: Laurinn Brinn,
Billy Ostle, Mod Chaviraksa,
Ted Senior, Tewin Lamthong and Jon Lay.
Barry Hooper
The numbers of participating golfers joining us at the TRGG keeps
getting higher and higher every week. I am fully aware that it is ‘high’
season, but these are the best numbers that we have ever had on a regular
basis. I asked many of the new names in our groups just how it was that they
came to join us, it is always nice to know how people find you. Many said it
was by word of mouth and others the website that seems to have come of age
and is working very well in informing possible players.
A note to all players at the TRGG, the courses are getting extremely busy
and our entry numbers are going up and up so it is very important to sign up
early if you want to play a course that you like which is on our February
schedule. (This can be found at www.trgg.biz).
Monday, Feb. 8, Greenwood A&B - Stableford
Div. 1
1st Ted Senior (12) 37pts
2nd R. Freeman (12) 35pts
3rd Steve Carleton (7) 35pts
Div. 2
1st Danny Whelan (14) 41pts
2nd Geoff Beling (17) 34pts
3rd Gerhard Burger (16) 33pts
Div. 3
1st Jack McNamara (21) 37pts
2nd Laurie Bevan (28) 30pts
3rd Kevin Hill (36) 29pts
Monday’s trip was to Greenwood, the course was great and we had a terrific
turnout so three very full divisions.
Jock McNamara took division 3 with a quality thirty-seven points, a full
seven ahead of his nearest rival which was Laurie Bevan at thirty. In third
was Kevin Hill with his twenty- nine.
The second tier saw a win for Danny Whelan with a splendid forty-one points.
Second, and again seven back, was Geoff Beling with thirty-four and in third
was last week’s man of the week Gerhard Burger at thirty-three.
Ted Senior was the lead man in the premier flight with thirty-seven points.
In second was R. Freeman at thirty-five after beating Steve Carlton on the
count back.
There was only the one ‘2’ and that came from Danny Whelan at the second
hole. He picked up a large pot but being the gentleman that we all know he
is he rang the bell for all in attendance at the prize presentation.
Tuesday, Feb. 9, The Emerald – Stableford
Overall Winner
Richard Freeman (12) 41pts
Div. 1
1st Ted Lodge (11) 37pts
2nd Howard Tyler (6) 35pts
3rd Mike Rushant (12) 34pts
Div. 2
1st Mark Reuben (16) 35pts
2nd Neil Allison (17) 33pts
3rd Geoff Beling (17) 32pts
Div. 3
1st Colin Oliver (18) 36pts
2nd Laurie Bevan (29) 32pts
3rd Joe Peters (20) 31pts
Tuesday was a visit to Emerald with over fifty players and once more three
divisions. However, it was not a good start to the day when it was found
that there were just not enough caddies. But it got worse when we reached
the clubhouse to sign in and it also turned out that there were also no
buggies available - and if that was not bad enough there was also a shortage
of lockers.
After haggling with the staff and management some things were resolved and
play eventually got under way. But the irony of the day was when the
management asked the organiser why we were not visiting Emerald as often as
we used to?
On to the golf and Division 3 saw Colin Oliver heading the list with
thirty-six points, followed home by Laurie Bevan at thirty-two and third
spot went to Joe Peters with thirty-one after winning the count back over
Mike Quill.
Mark Reuben took out the second flight with thirty-five points, while behind
him were Neil Allison at thirty-three in second and Geoff Beling taking
third with thirty-two.
Ted Lodge was in the top spot in Division 1 with his thirty-seven point
haul. Second was Howard Tyler at thirty-five and one back in third was Mike
Rushant.
With the numbers being so big it was decided to award an overall winner on
the day and that went to Richard Freeman who, playing off twelve, returned a
great forty-one points. Good game, good game.
Five ‘2’s on the day came from Phil Battah, Gerhard Burger, David Nash, Ted
Senior and Kim Stokes.
Thursday, Feb. 11, Phoenix – Stableford
Overall Winner
Trevor Thorley (14) 39pts
Div. 1
1st Ted Lodge (11) 38pts
2nd Larry Simpson (10) 38pts
3rd Adi Mayer (6) 37pts
Div. 2
1st Gerhard Burger (16) 36pts
2nd Noel Reynolds (15) 35pts
3rd Phil Battah (16) 31pts
Div. 3
1st Kevin Hill (36) 38pts
2nd Laurie Bevan (29) 38pts
3rd Paula Byrne (26) 36pts
Ocean and Mountain at Phoenix was the challenge on and the course was in its
usual excellent condition. We had another massive entry list so three
divisions plus an overall winner.
The third flight saw a win for Kevin Hill with thirty-eight points ahead of
Laurie Bevan on the count back. Paula Byrne was two shots back in third.
Gerhard Burger won Division 2 with an even par thirty-six points (his
handicap change does not seem to be slowing him down). Second was Noel
Reynolds at thirty-five and Phil Battah came third with thirty-one.
In the top division Ted Lodge was there again to record his second
successive win with thirty-eight points ahead of Larry Simpson on count
back. Adi Mayer came in third just one point behind.
The overall winner this time was Trevor Thorley with his thirty-nine
pointer.
Four ‘2’s were recorded by Gerhard Burger, Phil Battah, Trevor Thorley and
Larry Simpson.
Saturday, Feb. 13, Khao Kheow A&B - Stableford
Div. 1
1st Tewin Lamthong (9) 37pts
2nd Mod Chaviraksa (11) 35pts
3rd Jon Lay (8) 30pts
Div. 2
1st Billy Ostle (15) 36pts
2nd Ted Senior (12) 35pts
3rd Kim Stokes (13) 32pts
Div. 3
1st Joe Kowalczyk (17) 35pts
2nd Charlie Cox (17) 34pts
3rd Colin Oliver (18) 32pts
Div. 4
1st Laurinn Brinn (28) 41pts
2nd Paula Byrne (26) 34pts
3rd Kev Hill (35) 29pts
At Khao Kheow on Saturday we were again restricted to an entry of forty
players by the course, but the handicaps posted forced the event to four
full divisions. No rain this week to mess things about and some very good
scores posted.
Visiting lady Laurinn Brinn finished top of Division 4 with the great score
of forty-one points. In second was yet another lady, this time Paula Byrne
with at thirty-four points and in third was Kev Hill with twenty-nine.
Division 3 saw Colin Oliver in third spot with thirty-two, second went to
Charlie Cox with thirty-four, and the winner was Joe Kowalczyk (that name
gives me spelling problems every time) with thirty-five points.
The second division had Billy Ostle on top with an even par thirty-six
points, followed in by Ted Senior at thirty-five and Kim Stokes in third at
thirty-two.
The winner of the premier division was, for the second week in a row, Tewin
Lamthong with her thirty-seven points. Playing off nine seems to be no
problem for her. In second was Mod Chaviraksa with thirty-five points and
third spot went to Jon Lay with thirty.
Only three ‘2’s were recorded, by Ed Brubaker, Tewin Lamthong and Trevor
Thorley.
Note: If you want any further information about the golf outings
played by the TRGG please contact Fergus Brennan on 086 056 7019 or call in
to the Travellers Rest in Soi LK Metro.
Akester’s admiral ability altogether awesome
PSC golf with the Phoenix Tuesday Group
Mike Gerrard
A reasonably quiet day today with many of our regulars going away on
trips etc. so only 3 groups in attendance. But you know what they say. All
good things come in small packages! It was another glorious day with high
temperatures and a fresh breeze.
 Tuesday
winner Ken Akester with one of Noy’s helpers.
Ken Akester was the victor today by way of count back on the last 6 holes.
With only 33 points it shows that when this course is up to top notch it is
no pushover. Edged into second place was the lovable rogue Hugh Byrne, with
3 other players scoring 32 points.
With very little of the spoils left after we had all had our usual first
drink free and awarded the technical prizes, it was only the first two who
were rewarded.
Near pins went to Hugh Byrne, Roger Ison (2) and John Bartley. The lucky
draw went to ‘yours truly’ with the extra free drink from our hosts going to
Colin Cronin.
Note: We are now filling up the tee times for the intended charity bash on
March 30. We still require more players and sponsors for prizes. This is a
plan to help the 75 kids in the local Baan Jing Jai orphanage. They are in
desperate need of new drinking water facilities.
The charity game will be at Phoenix on Tuesday, March 30 starting at
10.34am. A two-ball scramble is the format and both men and ladies can sign
up in any pairing they wish. Men will be allowed a 28 handicap and ladies
36. A 20% of the combined total will be allowed for the Stableford
competition.
Any official handicaps will be accepted: USGA, IPGC CONGU, official
overseas, and any other private society handicap that is based on official
systems and verifiable online.
The entrance fee will be 600 baht on registration and the respective green
fee, caddy fee and cart fee will be payable by the player to Phoenix Golf
Club on the day.
There will be a free buffet at Noy’s Bar (Soi Chaiyapreuk) after the game
where we will hold the presentation. Hopefully there will be a couple of
songs from some of the kids from the orphanage before the presentation of
prizes. Your support is needed (for the kids, not anyone else).
For information regarding this event and our weekly golf contact either Mike
Gerrard on 087 091 7565 or Bob Neylon on 081 916 1853, or Stuart Gordon on
085 630 7402
Warburton wins by a street at Phoenix
PSC golf from The Bunker Bar
Monday, Feb. 8, Green Valley - Stableford
After more problems with the booking times we eventually teed off
around 40 minutes late (high season tourists appear to be given preference
over Pattaya Sports Club members who play all year round!) Obviously the
round was slow with too many golfers on the course but we soldiered on
anyway.
 Gary
Warburton - winner at Phoenix.
Harry Lankoff, who’s just returned from snow covered Canada, enjoyed being
back in the sun by winning the B Flight with 39 points, a point ahead of
in-form Laurence Harding, while Mike Corner brought up the rear with a
steady 35 points.
Paul Smith won the A Flight with the same number of points, John Graham and
Gary Warburton finishing second and third respectively.
A Flight
1st Paul Smith (3) 39pts
2nd John Graham (12) 35pts
3rd Gary Warburton (15) 34pts
B Flight
1st Harry Lankoff (25) 39pts
2nd Lawrence Harding (20) 38pts
3rd Mike Corner (21) 35pts
Near Pins: Harry Lankoff, Alan Harris and Paul Smith (2).
Wednesday, Feb. 10, Treasure Hill - Stableford
A large field turned up for this tough but popular course and
there were some great scores in the A Flight.
With the cut set unusually high at handicap 18, Geoff Hart was disappointed
to find himself in the A Flight, his 36 points would have been enough to win
the B Flight but it was only enough to take second place where he beat Paul
Smith on a count back. John Graham had another good round winning with 38
points.
The B Flight was decided on a count back, Mike Corner just shading it from
Laurence, while PJ did enough to take third spot with 30 points.
A Flight
1st John Graham (12) 38pts
2nd Geoff Hart (18) 36pts
3rd Paul Smith (3) 36pts
B Flight
1st Mike Corner (21) 32pts
2nd Laurence Harding (20) 32pts
3rd PJ Redmond (19) 30pts
Near Pins: Jack Robertson, PJ, and Paul Smith (2).
Friday, Feb. 12, Phoenix - Medal
Phoenix played unusually tough today as the scores reflected, the
only exception being Gary Warburton’s five under par round which won the A
Flight by a five shot margin. (He must have stayed off the beer!) Tony
Scambler had a level par round to take the runner up spot and John Graham
playing his last game for a while finished third.
The same three players who won the money at Treasure Hills shared the spoils
again in the B Flight, PJ winning this time, beating Mike Corner on a count
back and Laurence Harding had to settle for third place.
A Flight
1st Gary Warburton (15) net 67
2nd Tony Scambler (9) net 72
3rd John Graham (12) net 74
B Flight
1st PJ Redmond (19) net 76
2nd Mike Corner (21) net 76
3rd Laurence Harding (20) net 77
Near Pins: Frank Pilkington, ‘Dev’, Laurence and Dave Warburton.
Bridge in Paradise : by Neil Robinson
Last week was a difficult defensive play. Today it is
the turn of declarer. No one was vulnerable and South dealt. This was the
bidding:
South West North East
P P 2C 3C
3H P 4H All pass
Imagine you are sitting South, with the
dummy and hand below. The opening lead was the queen of clubs. You have a
great dummy and 30 HCP between the two hands. How do you make the contract?
S: AK5
H: AQ6
D: AQ754
C: A8
?? ??
S: Q10
H: 98732
D: KJ9
C: J107
At the table the ace of clubs won the
first trick. A low spade was led from dummy to the queen in hand. Declarer
finessed in hearts, with the queen losing to East’s king. East then led the
king of clubs and another club.
West ruffed with the jack, forcing the ace of hearts from dummy. The six of
hearts was led and the trick was won by East’s ten, with West discarding.
East now led a low spade, which dummy was forced to win with the king.
You have already lost three tricks (the king and ten of hearts and the king
of clubs) and cannot afford to lose any more. The situation now is shown
below. What do you lead from dummy?
S: A
H: -
D: AQ754
C: -
?? ??
S: -
H: 987
D: KJ9
C: -
At the table, declarer tried to get to
hand by leading a low diamond to his king. East ruffed and the contract was
down. The correct lead is the ace of spades, which you trump in hand. It
is critically important to get to hand to pull the last trump. You have
plenty of winners in diamonds and do not need the ace of spades, so the
correct play is to trump your winning ace! (If East trumps the spade first,
you simply over ruff.) Now you can pull the last trump with your nine and
claim the rest.
Congratulations if you found the right play. The full deal is shown below:
S: AK5
H: AQ6
D: AQ754
C: A8
S: J943 S: 8762
H: J5 H: K104
D: 108632 D: -
C: Q5 C: K96432
S: Q10
H: 98732
D: KJ9
C: J107
Gardner doubles up
PSC golf from The Caddyshack
Damian Trant
Monday, Feb 8, The Emerald – Stableford
Not everybody’s favourite Emerald was the venue on Monday, but
still over thirty golfers turned out to play. This has to be the only course
in this region in which you can hit fourteen fairways in the round and still
end up with fourteen dodgy lies. It was its usual dry patchy, untidy self
but it’s one of them courses that you either love or hate.
The field was split into two with the better scores easily coming from the
higher handicappers. In A Flight there were quite a few who scored 33 points
but it was Dave Hester who scored the second best back nine, giving him
third place. John O’Flynn scored the best back nine out of everybody on 33
points and this put him in second. Two shots better on 35 points was Ted
‘two handicaps’ Gardner, giving him his first victory for quite awhile.
In B Flight a level par round of 36 points by Dave Strang put him in third
place. One shot better and proving golf lessons do work was Doug Carysforth
with a very impressive 37 points. But just edging it with a very nice 38
points was Keith Johnson. Well done to Keith, always seems to enjoy his day
out at Emerald.
A Flight
1st Ted Gardner 35pts
2nd John O.Flynn 33pts
3rd Dave Hester 33pts
B Flight
1st Keith Johnson 38pts
2nd Doug Carysforth 37pts
3rd Dave Strang 36pts
Wednesday, Feb. 10, Greenwood – Medal
Let it be known that Greenwood is back to its best. After months
of mediocrity it is now playing superbly, perfect fairways and super slick,
beautiful greens. It was also another medal round and this being the second
time we have played this format in the past month, it could be said that
medals are becoming quite a habit at the Caddy Shack.
With the course at its best and conditions perfect for golf it’s not
surprising that with no excuses, the scores were absolutely dreadful. Only
one person in a field of over twenty golfers played to his handicap and
that’s because he’s a ‘crook’ who should be off at least two or three less.
In B Flight a net 79 from Derek Wilkin, that must have seen clubs thrown
everywhere, was surprisingly good enough to take third place. In second
place was the ever improving Derek Mower with a score of net 77, which was
nearly good enough to win. I say nearly because Dave Strang the biggest
‘crook’ in the Caddy Shack when it comes to handicaps, had an off day but
still managed to take first place because of a better back nine.
In A Flight the scores were slightly better, but that wouldn’t have been
difficult would it. Clive Bruce and Mark Williams fought over the scraps of
second and third after both posting net 74’s, with Mark coming out on top
after a back nine count back. Then to the winner, the only person to play to
his handicap and scoring a level par 72 net was the very popular Paul Walia.
A Flight
1st Paul Walia net 72
2nd Mark Williams net 744
3rd Clive Bruce net 74
B Flight
1st Dave Strang net 77
2nd Derek Mower net 77
3rd Derek Wilkin net 79
Friday, Feb. 12, Green Valley - Stableford
With the first ever Caddy Shack ‘golfer of the month’ award
reaching its half stage, the serial podium placers were out in force at
Green Valley.
Before going into this round Dave Strang and Derek Wilkin had quite a lead
on the rest of the field and after their performances today they only
strengthened their places in the race for the award. High scores and good
performances had to be the order of the day but it didn’t really turn out
like that, with the scores mainly disappointing.
In B Flight Dave Strang scored a distinctly average 34 points, which was
good enough for third place. One point better off in second was Dave’s
Speedy playing partner Ramsey ‘the rice man’ Smith, with top spot in B
Flight going to Fridays favourite winner Derek Wilkin. Derek has put some
really impressive displays together this month and it’s just a matter of
time before he gets himself a handicap that his swing deserves.
In A Flight it was a very tight affair with only one point separating the
top three. After Wednesday’s battle for the scraps of second and third
involving Mark Williams and Clive Bruce, it was almost same again. This time
though it was Clive that had the better back nine, reversing the places of
Wednesday. Ted ‘two handicaps’ Gardner was the only golfer on the day to
better his handicap and with his 37 points and this was just about good
enough to give him first place.
A Flight
1st Ted Gardner 37pts
2nd Clive Bruce 36ptss
3rd Mark Williams 36pts
B Flight
1st Derek Wilkin 36pts
2nd Ramsay Smith 35ptss
3rd Dave Strang 34pts
What a week for the scribes
PSC golf from Tropical Bert’s
Tuesday’s top four: Mashi
Kenata, Bill Knight,
Thomas Cotton and Steve Hamstad.
Thomas Cotton & Derek Brook
Tuesday, Feb. 9, Khao Kheow - Stableford
Your correspondent was panting with excitement at the prospect of
playing at Khao Kheow, a course which seems to give so many golfers
problems. The scores are almost always low there and rare it is for somebody
to play to his handicap off the yellow tees. But don’t ask me why, golf is
still a mystery.
We had a good turnout and even Steve Hamstad, who almost always gives KK a
miss, participated. Several of the Welsh bandits didn’t show, which really
was opening the door to the usual bandits. Mashi in particular, was quite
intoxicated with his chances this day and felt he had chosen his playing
partner, our Captain, very well. Alas, Mashi’s luck with the Captain had
finally run out, even though he played well and he finished second in his
flight, because Mashi was up against the only golfer to reach his handicap
this day. He, who shall remain nameless, was treated by Mashi to a cup of
Japanese green tea back at Tropical Bert’s.
Kevin Dunn meanwhile missed a hole-in-one by only 2 inches.
A Flight (0-16)
1st Steve Hamstad 33pts
2nd Mashi Kenata 33pts
3rd Richard Kubicki 31pts
B Flight (17 & up)
1st Thomas Cotton 39pts
2nd Bill Knight 33pts
3rd Don Carmody 30pts
Near Pins: Kevin Dunn, Richard Kubicki, TC
Long Putts: Nigel Perry, Doug Maiko
Friday, Feb. 12, Treasure Hill - Stableford
There we were on the eve of the eve of “The Year of the Tiger”
and wouldn’t you know it, there was a tiger prowling the local hills,
Treasure Hill that is. With a good number of regulars and new-comers signed
up, it looked to be a good turnout. However, with sick calls and reported
injuries, 14 departed Tropical Bert’s for this venue that is becoming a
regular on our booking list.
Check-in was quick and efficient as there were few players at the course and
our groups were off without delay.
The course proved to be in great shape with greens running true, even with a
few tricky pin placements, and not much over watering of the fairways. Bit
too much sand in the bunkers, but then I guess that is why they call them
hazards.
All groups completed their round in about 4 hours which was great and with
scorecards confirmed and submitted, all were soon headed back to Pattaya.
Back at Bert’s the scores were tabulated and the prizes sorted out. It
turned out that the ‘Tiger’, previously noted, was none other than your
writer, Derek Brook, who mastered the course on this day, beating out the
nearest competition by 7 points. Just maybe his handicap will come down a
bit next week?
1st Derek Brook (15) 40pts
2nd Nigel Perry (22) 33pts
3rd Walter Baechli (17) 33pts
Near Pins: Per Andersen, Derek Brook, Don Carmody, Kevin Dunne.
Brian celebrates his 60th in style
IPGC golf from The Haven
Monday, Feb. 8, Pattana A & B -
Stableford
1st Brian Beaupre 42pts
2nd Russell Exley 42pts
3rd Roar Berger 41pts
4th Yasuo Suzuki 41pts
5th Ole Stamnes 36pts
6th Stuart Thompson 36pts
Organising golf in the Pattaya area can sometimes be a little frustrating as
the best efforts are quite often stymied by the various course’s greens
staff. Well this was one of those days, as playing A and B at Pattana, it
was considered that the day’s play should be from the yellow tees with a par
of 73 and a SS of 72, which was where it stayed after the calculation of the
CSS.
In the event, apart from the opening hole, all the yellow tees had been
moved forward to their very shortest positions, allowing the par 5’s to be
easily reached by the lower handicaps with a drive and an 8 iron and the par
6 reduced to a medium length par 5 capable of being reached in two shots.
This all made for some spectacular scoring by a few of the contestants,
especially Brian Beaupre, who was celebrating his sixtieth Birthday, and he
made it a double reason for being memorable with a gross 72 off his five
handicap, which was just about good enough to beat Russell Exley on count
back, 22 to 19. Russell was not too disappointed as he recorded his lifetime
best two over gross, to equal a similar feat of his at St Andrews last year.
Roar Berger also took full advantage of the short length to record his best
score for some time and secure third place with a better count back of 20 to
18, which denied Yasuo Suzuki what he thought would be a bonanza return to
Thailand as he also slipped in a ‘2’ in the round.
Ole Stamnes and Stuart Thompson needed a count back to decide that Ole took
fifth place with an 18 to 17 result in his favour.
Surprisingly, with the course playing so short, there were only two 2’s on
the day, one in the first division dropped in by Yasuo Suzuki, which made up
somewhat for the huge disappointment of scoring 41 points for just fourth
place, and one in the second division by Roland Ellis.
Before presenting the prizes The Doc welcomed new member Roland Ellis and
also welcomed back Frijof and Marianne Kayser, Yasuo Suzuki and Kevin
Townsend.
Wednesday, Feb 10, Bangpra - Stableford
1st Bob Lamond 36pts
2nd Peter Sumner 36pts
3rd Frank Hughes 35pts
4th Barrie Howarth 35pts
5th Chris Knapp 35pts
6th Shuichi Kodaka 34pts
After the easy day out previously, it was back to reality with a jolt at
Bangpra. Although not up to its usual difficulty rating, with the greens
almost slow by their normal standards following the recent wet weather and
the inability of the greens staff to cut them to their normal height, it
still proved to be a serious test although the CSS stayed at 72 for the day.
Bob Lamond had one of his super steady days to take the top honours ahead of
Peter Sumner, as he recorded a better count back of 18 when Peter slumped to
a 15 back nine after a splendid 21 going out.
Frank Hughes led in a group one shot behind them, winning the count back
over the last six with an excellent 14 points to claim third spot as Barrie
Howarth with 13, and Chris Knapp with 12 took fourth and fifth respectively
after they had all played the back nine scoring 17 points each.
Not surprisingly there were no 2’s today as all the par threes tees had been
set at their longest distances.
Back at The Haven Danny Greer was welcomed back from the snow bound northern
hemisphere.
Friday, Feb. 12, Khao Kheow - Stableford
1st Frank Hughes 33pts
2nd Kazuo Takimoto 32pts
3rd Alan Hanlon 31pts
4th Tomoyasu Ishisaki 31pts
A days golf at Khao Kheow off the yellow tees is always a stern test and
this time, following the two earlier outings, a few of the hopefuls were not
quite prepared sufficiently to match the day’s requirements as the CSS
slipped out to 75 and the event became non-counting for upward review. Just
getting around seemed to be an achievement for some!
Indeed Frank Hughes was a very surprised winner as he ambled back to The
Haven to find that he had not only won but had already bought everyone a
drink to celebrate with a score that he thought would have little chance of
securing a prize.
Kazuo Takimoto was also of the same opinion with his four over handicap
return and did not even attend for his drink, much to Frank’s delight. With
Alan Hanlon winning a very unlikely count back by a margin of 10 to 8 over
Tomoyasu Ishisaki, who’s first visit the Soi 13 left him with the impression
that things are a tad easier in Pattaya than back home, as he tied up fourth
place. There were a slew of six more players on 30 points but they will no
doubt be pleased for anonymity even though they were well inside the top 25%
of the day’s results.
In spite of having exactly half of the field in the first division for the
2’s competition, there were none put away so that unusually there will be a
triple roll over to start next weeks events. But there were two 2’s in the
second division, one by Roar Berger and one by Shuichi Kodaka.
Before the presentations Nobutaka Yamaguchi, Tomoyasu Ishisaki and Michael
Oates were welcomed as new members and Allan Duffy was welcomed back. There
was also a farewell to Barrie Howarth returning to Blighty to help with snow
clearing in his local area.
Although, apart from his ‘2’, Shuichi Kodaka did not make the sparks fly on
the course, he certainly made up for it in the changing rooms after
showering, when an excessively lively hairdryer exploded whilst he was
finishing his hair styling, burning two fingers. The management quickly made
amends by escorting him to the hospital of his choice in Pattaya, The
Memorial, and settling the bill for the day and signing for all future
follow up treatment. It would appear that with this instance and last weeks
management response to Derek Holt’s ill health, that at least some of the
courses are taking customer service a little more seriously than in the
past.
Yves blazes a trail at Rayong Country Club
PSC golf from Mulligans Lakeside
Tuesday, Feb. 9, Rayong C.C. -
Stableford
Tuesday saw our group head off to Rayong C.C. to do battle
against the course, the elements, and any other obstacles encountered
throughout the day. Well the elements looked after us, with clear, sunny
skies and a light, maybe 1 club breeze, to keep the effects of the sun down
a bit. The course remains in good condition, despite the recent dry spell,
although some of the fairways are helping with the driving distance stats.
 Tuesday
winners Monte Sykes (left) & Yves Philibert (right) with ML landlord Ray.
To the golf, Yves Philibert (27) made a mockery of the course and his fellow
competitors, recording a fine 44 points to secure first in the B flight (21+
today), to lead the next best score in by 8 points. In second place was Mike
Pledger (22) with a creditable 36 points, while Paul Jefferies (23) with 35
secured the bronze medal position.
The A Flight was a little closer, with Monte Sykes (5) playing some steady
golf to register 36 points, followed home by Terry Phur (17) with 35, while
Jeff Wylie (5) played inconsistently to record 33 points for third spot.
The near pins were shared amongst Jeff, Monte & Paul Jefferies.
Thursday, Feb. 11, Khao Kheow - Stableford
Thursday, and we were up the Highway 7 to pit our skills against
one of the best tests in the area, Khao Kheow, with the A & B combination
(Yellow tees) our challenge today. Again, clear skies were the order of the
day, so no excuses accepted, with just a light breeze blowing across the
fairways.
Two flights again today, with the divisions being 0 -17 & 18+, with the
usual 4 NTPs, to reward those good shots on each of the Par 3s.
No outlandish scores at this venue, with 36 points leading the way in both
flights, although in the B, a count back of the last 3 holes was required
before settling on a victor. That was Mike Pledger (22) who just edged
Stefan Hoge (18) after both went 18 the back 9 & 12 the last 6, with Mike
getting the last 3 holes 9 to 7. The low step on the podium went to Tony
Chetland (18) with a solidly compiled 34 points.
The A Flight required no count backs, with Jeff Wylie (5) scoring 36 points
to lead the way home, closely followed by Romao Cerejo (10) with 35 and
Graham Johnson (6) with 34.
The technical prizes were spread around between Andy, Jeff, Graham and Romao.
All those golfers who enjoy a good day of golf, followed by a great evening
of food & festivities, keep March 17 clear in your calendar, as Mulligans
Lakeside will be hosting a St Patrick’s Day tournament. A day & night not to
miss, with great prizes followed by great entertainment.
Note: Mulligans Lakeside plays golf generally on Tuesday & Thursday
(we sometimes change to accommodate a Thai Holiday). Presentations are made
at the course on Tuesday, with Mulligans Lakeside hosting the Thursday
presentation. For more details on scheduling etc, please call Jeff 089 094
1841 or Ray 081 935 8088. Hope to see you there, Cheers & Good Golfing!
Was this what we had been waiting for?
Sea Fishing with the PSC
Mike Gerrard
Avast ye old see dogs! With the old and new year festivities out of
the way it was almost a full crew (one got lost on the way) on a beautiful
cloudless day at Bangsaray. The boat was ready with live, (and dead) bait.
Mind you at this time of the morning most of the passengers seemed like the
dead bait (especially me).
 Rod
bent nearly double, Colin battles to land the rock fish.
So we cast off a little late, but were soon able to pick up the lost time
with this boat. What a sweet sounding engine (and fast).
Once in the fishing grounds where the big ones are (?) we all soon dosed
off, waiting for the screaming of the reels. And so we slept, and we slept
until it seemed it was not going to be our day. I think the fish were
sleeping as well.
Just as the skipper said let’s move, Colin Wood’s rod bent over in two. For
the next 30 minutes Colin fought like a galley slave to raise the catch. The
odds were on a huge stingray, such was the lack of fight. If you’ve never
caught a large stingray, I will explain. It is like trying to raise a huge
bag of wet cement.
 The
skipper holds up part of Colin’s catch.
Well would you believe it, that’s exactly what it was: a record rock fish.
The photo shows only half of it. As the skipper unattached the hook he threw
as much away as is depicted in the photo. Poor Colin, he was wringing wet
with sweat and totally knackered. But we got the photo.
Sadly the rest of the day ended up fruitless as far as large fish were
concerned, but as always we never come back empty handed. Many fish such as
pladang, snapper and the like were bagged and after being cleaned and gutted
they were transported to their respective freezers. My share had been
promised to the girls who work in the PSC office, and well pleased they were
when they received them on Monday morning.
The best catch of the day went to Mr. J.P. from Finland, about a 2 kilo
snapper.
Such was the pleasantness of the day that all of the passengers were quite
happy to stay till it became dusk before we called it a day. Back on terra
firma we all went our way with plenty of small, good eating fish and many
extra red faces. Not from embarrassment, but the strength of the sun and the
sea air.
The next scheduled trip is on Feb 20 and thereafter every third Saturday of
the month. Contact me (Mike) as soon as you can, the scheduled trips are
almost full with regulars who like to go out every month. Failing that you
can charter the boat any day of the week. Go to our website at
pattayasports.org and click on the “Fishing”. Everything you need to know is
there.
All fees are payable on registration at the PSC clubhouse, in advance.
Failing that for further information, call me on 087 091 7565.
Keep you hooks sharp!
Jack Tar keep leaders in sight
Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League
200 Bowlers: Tue, Antero, Mai
& Nok.
Jack Tar moved from fifth to third place after taking
three points from Indiana. Mai Munsitha led Jack Tar with a 210 game. Café
Ole retained their hold on first place as they took three points from
Brother D. Antero Ronkainen bowled a 588 series which included 211 and 203
games and Ooy Pluemkamon had a 521 series for Café Ole.
USMC remain in second place as they took three points from Green Tree.
Noodle Russell rolled a 533 series for Green Tree. Meanwhile Nok Kennedy
bowled a 236 game and a 589 series to get Sabai Sabai Friday back on the
winning track after a three point win over last place VFW Post 9876.
Canada moved up two places after winning all four points from Bavaria. No
team could have beaten Canada on this day, with Sue Murphy bowling a 564
series, Suphan Prathumthong a 530 and Tue Pettae had a 212 game and 549 pin
total.
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