Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League

200 Bowlers: Tui, Tue, Kran & Yeow.

First place Snow Bowler and second place Canada faced off this week and Snow Bowler came out on top winning all four points. Tue Pettae bowled a good 566 series which included a 223 game for Canada and Wade Meyers had a 509 for Snow Bowler.

Last place VFW Post 9876 looked like a real contender this week with all three bowlers bowling 500 or over and they won all four points from the USMC team. Duanjai bowled a 517 series, Ooy Pluemkamon a 511 and Captain Tui Amphanon bowled a 225 game and 500 series. USMC dropped down from fourth to fifth place after the loss.

Café Kronborg also looked very good as they took all four points from Bavaria. Captain Kran Nielsen led Kronborg with games of 200, 208 and 213 for a league high 621 series and Rich Murphy bowled a 539.

Brother D only managed to win one point from Green Tree but they still moved up from fifth to fourth place. Tukata Thompson was best in this match with a 514 series.
Yeow bowling as a Pacer had a 202 game.

Russell family takes over top flight

PSC golf from The Outback Golf Bar

Mike Quill (left) and ‘Raji’ - winners at Khao Kheow on Friday.

Monday, June 20, Burapha A & B – Stableford

Twenty-seven golfers went to Burapha today and even playing under our new pilot handicap system there were only a few people who beat their handicap.

We played A and B off the blue markers and it played long, but there was no rain and it never threatened but the cloud cover kept the temperature down to a comfortable level. Get used to seeing three columns in our results tables for the time being; these will show the player’s “Playing Handicap” for that particular course and tee as calculated from the tables and his “Handicap Index” as held on the computer by the Outback, or if playing with us from the PSC (not already on our system), that held on the PSC USGA handicap system.

It certainly was a day out for the Russell family as Lumpy took first prize in Div A with 37 points, his nephew, J B Russell (35pts), was third, and Lumpy’s lovely wife Noodle was fourth with 34. Only Steve Mann’s 35 points for second place prevented a Russell whitewash.

Div B was headed by Greg Hill’s 39 points, for which he received an immediate cut to h’cap 18.4 with Pete Stonebridge taking second with the same score; back in third place was Bill Peach on 38.

I know if you have access to a computer you will be reading this John Lawton so I will take this opportunity to wish you a speedy recovery from all at the Outback.

There were two ‘2’s from John Player on the 6th and Ivan Plunkett on the 12th.

Div A (0-16)

1st Lumpy Russell (15/Hi12) 37pts

2nd Steve Mann (13/Hi9.9) 35pts

3rd Joe Russell (6) 35pts

4th Nual Russell (13/Hi12.8) 34pts

Div B (17+)

1st Greg Hill (24/Hi19.6) 39pts

2nd Peter Stonebridge (18/Hi14.7) 39pts

3rd William Peach (24/Hi19.3) 38pts

4th Andrew Makara (31/Hi25.6) 35pts

Tuesday, June 21, Pattaya C.C. – Stableford

Seventeen Outbackers here today, which is another excellent turnout for the time of year. The course was in reasonable condition with two or three of the greens a little worse than that, maybe contributing to the lack of ‘2’s. As there were none, we ended up with two divisions and using the Handicap Index correctly as intended by the USGA, in conjunction with the Playing Handicap tables, there was very little difference, on this relatively straightforward course.

Div A went to the General, on count-back over Mark Kembrey, both on 36 points, with Kiwi John in third three back and Div B was won by Terry Marney, also on count-back, with 38 points over Don Everett. Dave Earthrowl in third with 37 points, who was going like a racehorse with four to play and should have won at a canter suddenly completely lost his concentration, three putting on the fifteenth and wiping 16 and 17 before parring the last.

Div A (0–18)

1st Jack Moseley (15/Hi15.1) 36pts

2nd Mark Kembrey (18/Hi17.7) 36pts

3rd John Low (12/Hi12.2) 33pts

Div B (19+)

1st Terry Marney (28/Hi27) 38pts

2nd Don Everett (23/Hi22.5) 38pts

3rd David Earthrowl (20/Hi19.9) 37pts

Wednesday, June 22, Royal Lakeside – Stableford

Some 29 Outbackers, including a large group of our Aussie friends here on holiday and enjoying Pattaya, took the hour long journey to the recently re-opened Royal Lakeside. After being closed for some 8 months we wondered just what we would find!

Well firstly the ‘White House’ has become the ‘Light Brown House’ with a new look Pro-shop and main reception hall, although some finishing work is still going on both inside and in the area on the outside leading out to the course. The locker rooms have also been completely re-furbished to a very high standard, including new showers.

Out on the course every hole has been changed but the basic layout has remained unaltered!

Previously, as many of you know, this was always a pleasant but short course with wide open fairways, inviting many to score well. These have been tightened by the presence of ‘waste bunkers’ newly planted with the now familiar reddish-brown coloured long grass, seen extensively at Siam Plantation and Phoenix. Unfortunately, not properly marked as such on the score card or on the course and the caddies just called them bunkers but said it was a free drop if amongst the grass. A little bit vague and really most of these areas should all be GUR for the time being until maturity, as some of the lies were very unfair!

The original waterways and streams running round and through the course have been extensively enlarged and cleaned out, bringing water hazards much more into play.

The greens have all been changed from the ordinary flat of the past into tricky undulating ones, which were very hard and fast making it hard to keep the ball on the green, with “Siam like” run off areas, leading to more than one’s fair share of three putts; hopefully these will soften up in the next few months.

For those of us who have known this course for a number of years; at present it is not in the pristine condition that we used to expect; the drinks stop at the start, although rarely open has now disappeared entirely but there are signs of a new one being built further out on the course but at present the first drinks stop doesn’t appear until after the par 3 sixth, far too long to go without water, so be warned.

The weather was overcast keeping it comfortable, and apart from us and our friends from The Caddyshack – the course was empty. But to sum up, it’s only been open again for three weeks and they’ve done an amazing amount of work in a short space of time; so maybe the signs are good for the future, that remains to be seen.

This course was never previously properly rated and the rating currently held at the PSC needs to be altered forthwith, since none of us had any experience of the changes, the Outback decided to play the course with the rating as the par for the course (72) with a standard slope of 113 for both the red and white tees.

Capt’ Bob has always had a liking for this course which showed clearly again today, as he took the honours in Div A, with the day’s top score of 39 points. Gary Hogg (38pts) was closely behind in second and Lloyd Shuttleworth beat Steve Mann into third, both on 36.

Div B didn’t fare so well, as surprisingly, a mere 32 points was enough to win; Rick Forrest beat Don Everett both with that score and there was a pile up of another four players right behind, all on 31. General Jack was one of them, who was going well to the seventh but a run of five wipes knocked back his chances of a good round. In the end it was Nigel Cannon who was declared third ahead of Len Hardingham in fourth.

There were just two ‘2’s from John Low and Lloyd Shuttleworth.

Div A (0-14)

1st Bob Philp (9) 39pts

2nd Gary Hogg (8) 37pts

3rd Lloyd Shuttleworth (6) 36pts

4th Steve Mann (10) 36pts

Div B (15+)

1st Rick Forrest (21) 32pts

2nd Don Everett (22) 32pts

3rd Nigel Cannon (22) 31pts

4th Len Hardingham (20) 31pts

Friday, June 24, Khao Kheow - Stableford

Thirty-three intrepid Outbackers converged on Khao Kheow today and you better believe it, the course won yet again. Playing A and B loops it was the perfect weather for golf, no rain with just a little cloud cover made for great golf, so no real excuses.

A couple of three-balls out first and away we went no hold ups and a good pace of play. There were some horror stories to be heard from some of us, even the Capt’ got his butt kicked out there today making only 7 points on the back nine; Dion, the big Kiwi only had 9 so there had to be something out there that wasn’t conducive to really good golf for some of us, maybe it’s “L.O.F.T” disease we’ve got.

According to the scores fed into the computer on a hole by hole basis, the course actually played one shot tougher than par with only Mike Quill playing better than handicap with an excellent 37 points off his 21 handicap to win Div B. John Stafford, making the most of three extra shots, got second with 35 and Sid Ottaway grabbed third with 32.

Raji remained steady for his 36 points, winning Div A, with visitors, Geoff Christie (35pts) and Gary Hogg (34pts) filling the minor places.

There were three ‘2’s from Jon Goddard, Raji and Geoff Christie.

Back at the Outback during presentation, Capt’ Bob outlined the changes to our playing schedules starting in about six weeks time. Khao Kheow moves to Mondays, starting 8th August; Burapha goes to Wednesdays starting 10th August and the newcomer on the block, Green Valley comes in on Fridays starting 5th August. Pattaya C.C. will remain in its ever popular, Tuesday slot.

Div A (0-14)

1st Amarjit Banwaitt (7/hi6.6) 36pts

2nd Geoff Christie (5/hi5.1) 35pts

3rd Gary Hogg (7/hi7.3) 34pts

4th Lloyd Shuttleworth (6/hi6.1) 32pts

Div B (15+)

1st Mike Quill (21) 37pts

2nd John Stafford (24/hi20.7) 35pts

3rd Sid Ottaway (27/hi23.1) 32pts

4th Sugar Ray Handford (20/hi17.8) 31pts

Blacky & Buckers take the honours

PSC golf from the Café Kronborg

Thursday’s B flight winner Andrew Krawiec, left, ‘The Admiral’ Dave Richardson, center, and A Flight winner Stu Rifkin.

Peter Blackburn
& The Drut

Monday, June 20, Khao Kheow A & B – Stableford

Playing at Khao Kheow is always a well anticipated occasion and a healthy field of 17 golfers were signed up and raring to go. We welcomed back veteran Hugh O’Donnell from his Spanish holiday and Mike (Hunter) Gosden who was playing his first game for 3 weeks after a slow recovery from an injured wrist.

Our regular driver, Boon gave us a bit of a scare when he didn’t show up at the required time but an adequate replacement appeared with the news that the “Boonmobile” was not fit for work so was replaced. With a full bus (the others drove themselves there – including the “North Shore Mafia”) we departed the Kronny right on time at 0815hrs and in just 38 minutes we arrived at Khao Kheow Golf Course. There were a few vehicles in the car park but after a very brief wait we managed to send our first group away 35 minutes ahead of schedule at 0925hrs.

A few showers during the journey to the course were not enough to make us anticipate anything but a fine day and sure enough, the weather was super as was the golf course as usual. With no hold ups in front of us we played at a steady pace and with a couple of stops for refreshments we completed our round in the good time of four hours and thirty minutes.

Being chopped once more by the PSC Handicap system on the weekend did not deter yours truly (PB) who ended up winning the A Flight with 37 points, 2 points ahead of Andre Van Dyk in second place. The consistent Mike Allidi finished third with 34 points and Mike Gosden won third spot on a count-back from Niels Hansen, both having 31 points.

The ex PSC Treasurer Graham Buckingham scored a fine 38 points (21 points on A9) to win the B Flight, 5 points clear of Daryl Evans in second place. There was a three way count-back for third and fourth spots with Hugh O’Donnell edging out The Admiral and Ken Bernek, all on 32 points with Ken being the unlucky one.

A Flight (0-15)

1st Peter Blackburn (12) 37pts

2nd Andre Van Dyk (15) 35pts

3rd Mike Allidi (1) 34pts

4th Mike Gosden (10) 31pts

B Flight (16+)

1st Graham Buckingham (23) 38pts

2nd Daryl Evans (19) 33pts

3rd Hugh O’Donnell (20) 32pts

4th Dave Richardson (22) 32pts

Long Putt: Ken Bernek

The Compass Cap was well won by Henry Wong and Deefa the Dog was as hungry as ever and collected many donations for charity from those present.

Thursday, June 23, Greenwood –Stableford

Thirteen golfers departed the Cafe’ Kronborg at 0815 hours and arrived fifty five minutes later ready for the day’s activities. The weather was ideal for golf with a light breeze assisting the combatants to complete the round in four hours and twenty minutes. The course was in good condition and the greens putted truly.

Graham Buckingham was a notable absentee due to participating in a Scrabble tournament in Bangkok in an effort to improve his ranking as the number 62 player in the world.

The Danish dynamo Jan Lovgreen was as confused as a Hereford bull on a strip of Astro turf, as recent form indicated his long game was immaculate however his short game was akin to an arthritic octogenarian with an advanced stage of St. Vitus Dance.

We welcomed Andrew Krawiec from Poland via Sydney, Nigel Perry from England and Dick Brainbridge from Eritrea Africa.

In the A flight Stu Rifkin (Michaela’s dad) handed in a solid thirty seven points to stand atop the podium whilst Ken Bernek played steadily for thirty five points and Jan Lovgreen rounded it out with thirty three points.

In the B flight Andrew Krawiec finished atop with thirty eight points, ‘Jumping’ Joe Vanderwegan handed in thirty six points and The Admiral Dave Richardson was third on thirty two points.

A Flight (0–20)

1st Stu Rifkin (16) 37pts

2nd Ken Bernek (17) 35pts

3rd Jan Lovgreen (20) 33pts

B Flight (21+)

1st Andrew Krawiec (22) 38pts

2nd Joe Vanderwegan (22) 36pts

3rd Dave Richardson (22) 32pts

The long putt on B9 went to Joe Vanderwegan and Nigel Perry, despite scoring five for three down the first, claimed the coveted Compass Cap which is awarded to the golfer who makes most use of the course.

Deefa the dog as usual was the happy recipient of donations to assist a worthy cause in Pattaya and all who contributed are thanked.

The scribe’s recovery continues

Phoenix Tuesday/Friday Golf Group

Tuesday’s top three pose for a photo with the Relax Bar staff.

Mike Gerrard

Friday, June 17 we had just the two groups. I say just the two groups but we were almost the only two groups at Phoenix, as their policies of high green fees and no rain check has been followed by a mass exodus of guests from such a lovely golf course.

Winner on the day was yours truly with 37 points, which is about average for this course with a course rating of only 71. A close second was the other man in form Clive Robinson with 36 and Ted Oreton claimed third spot with 35 points.

On to Tuesday, June 21, and as described by the headline and shown in the photo it was that daring duo of the scribe along with the dashing John Stafford who were the top two on the day.

Yours truly, who’s shoulder injury has finally gone away (that’s what is called tempting fate), and with the head cold finally dispersed came back to sizzling form again with a superbly scrambled 40 points. This cannot go on much longer with my handicap cut by four shots over the last three weeks.

In second place was John Stafford with a fine 39 points (he should have come joint first with 40 points after checking his card). However we don’t DQ players in our group, merely adjust.

Then it was the ever Mr. consistent Clive Robinson with 38 points to claim third place - another fine round of golf from Clive, shooting a gross 76.

It’s time some of the other players knocked both Clive and myself of the pedestal. I am sure they will.

Near pins went to Clive Robinson, John Stafford (2) and newcomer Adam Wathen.

The lucky draw prizes donated by our hosts The Relax Bar went to John Bartley (again), Bob Neylon, back after a long holiday in Ireland and England (the silly bugger brought the rain back with him), and another new comer Derek Young.

The popularity of the group is such that we are growing at a rapid rate. We will soon have to consider setting a maximum number of players. We like to pamper only five groups but we always try to fit in last minute calls and so we will go to a maximum of 7 groups (and that’s it!)

Next week sees us fighting for the prestigious Trattoria Italiana voucher once again with a stroke play tournament at 12.00 noon. Official handicaps are required for qualification into this event. Non official handicaps can play for technical prizes only.

For more information regarding golf (every Tuesday and Friday) and sea fishing, call me on 087 091 7565.

Don Everett catches a big one

IPGC golf from The Haven

Monday, June 20, Plutaluang - Stableford

CSS 72

1st Rodney Hayes (9) 34pts

2nd Paul Hartley (18) 33pts

3rd Rod Crosswell (14) 33pts

4th Yoshitaka Iketami (19) 32pts

With many courses seemingly oblivious to the extreme down turn of golfers during this exceptional low season and charging, in some cases, even more than the prices for the recent high season, it is good to find that not all of the managements have been seduced by the glib talk of others and are prepared to offer a reasonable price to local golfers.

Don Everett.

Plutaluang are one of those managements and allied to the great condition of the four nines, with continual ongoing maintenance, the North course being at present closed, it is to be hoped that all the local groups start to vote with their feet to avert the almost certain steep rises in green fees that will be the result of continued support for those courses that are taking the high road approach.

Having regard for the condition of the South and West courses it was somewhat surprising to find that the scores were not better, although the length may have been the important feature of the day’s rounds.

Rodney Hayes.

Rodney Hayes, never claiming to be the longest off the tee, but deadly from around and on the greens as his handicap will attest to, did just enough to squeeze into top spot.

Paul Hartley, maybe one of the longest off the tee but even he would admit not quite so good around the greens, and he took second by winning the count-back over third placed Rod Crosswell by a margin of 10 to 8 on the last six after they had both tied on 15 for the back nine.

Yoshitaka Iketami took his first placing out of The Haven for some considerable time just one more behind in fourth spot.

There were no 2’s in either division.

Before presenting the prizes Stephen Beard, just returned from three weeks in Europe, welcomed back Tom McCarthy, Len Hardingham and Peter Evans after which he received one for himself from the frenzied throng. There was also a huge vote of thanks and round of applause for Trevor Schirmer who stood in during the Doc’s absence.

Wednesday, June 22, Wangjuntr Lowlands - Stableford

CSS 72

1st Rodney Hayes (9) 34pts

2nd Roar Berger (25) 34pts

3rd Mark Armstrong (25) 31pts

4th Trevor Schirmer (13) 31pts

Travelling some seventy five minutes on the new road system to the secluded Wangjuntr course to find that the day’s event had been re-scheduled to the Lowland course as opposed to the preferred Highland layout, was still very worthwhile as the weather was fine and dry with a little wind to cool the temperature to a very comfortable level, and being almost empty except for the competition entries, with there being just one other three ball on the course, it was like playing one’s own private golf course.

Once again Rodney Hayes took the top step of the podium, although he had to resort to winning the count-back after tying with Roar Berger at two above handicap for the 18, they then both tied at 16 over the inward half, and had to be finally separated on the last three with Rodney taking 7 and Roar 3 after they had again tied the back six at 11 apiece.

Mark Armstrong slipped into third place also winning a count-back over Trevor Schirmer with a better 19 to 16. Trevor had to settle for winning the longest drive prize, which turned out to be virtually worthless, as his total return for his day’s efforts

Following a couple of dry runs, the second division’s 2’s were won by Rod Howett and the first division was cleaned out by Rodney Hayes with a twenty foot chip in.

Prior to the prize giving there was a welcome back for Kaneo Watanabe.

Friday, June 24, Greenwood - Stableford

CSS 71

1st Don Everett (23) 42pts

2nd Shuichi Kodaka (16) 39pts

3rd Roar Berger (25) 37pts

4th Trevor Schirmer (13) 34pts

For the third time in the week the group visited a golf course in top condition, which allied to the competitive pricing added greatly to the day’s pleasure, as the management and staff were obviously pleased to have the business and showed it with their good service and appreciation.

For once Rodney Hayes was strangely not in contention as he slipped way down the field, missing out on the chance to bag a very rare triple for the week, leaving the way clear for other players who had been previously struggling to keep up with the pace.

The day belonged totally to Don Everett, who equaled his lifetime best score to take the top prize by three clear with a magical display of patience and finesse, no doubt assisted by a few lessons from the “Thought Doctor’ taken during some teach-ins in the bar.

The news will be well received back at the Gosnells Golf Club in Perth, Australia, where the members have been awaiting the reduction of his handicap with great interest. They will now not be disappointed as Don’s handicap has now been reduced to three less than when he arrived in Pattaya at the beginning of June.

Shuichi Kodaka took second place after badly misjudging when and how hard to throw the anchor as he slipped back to three behind after finishing the last two holes with a single point on each after he had scored 16 points over the first six of the inward half.

Also missing out in third place was the evergreen Roar Berger who had a streak of 26 points over a nine hole span, only to end up with a rather weak 0-0-1 finish on the last three holes, to leave him trailing by two from his fellow anchor man Shuichi.

Trevor Schirmer was once again amongst the mentions although this time a fair way behind.

Surprisingly, with such good scores on the day, there were no 2’s in either division.

Prior to the prize presentations there was a farewell for Roar Berger who was returning to Norway for the summer and Paul Hartley returning to work for a few weeks.

Note: .As from the 1st of July the Haven group will depart Soi 13 at the earlier time of 9 a.m. until further notice. If you would like to play with The Haven group you can contact mobile 084782 4582 or call in to the hotel at 185 Soi 13 between Beach Road and 2nd Road. All transportation to the course is arranged and you do not need to sign up prior to the day, but you should be there by 8.30 on Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays and 9.00 a.m. on Sundays on the days you wish to play. A schedule of courses to be played can be found on our web site at www.thehaven-hotel.com.

Sala’s maiden PGS win

IPGC Pattaya Golf Society at Rabbi’s Elephant Bar

The Pattaya Golf Society travelled to Greenwood on Wednesday, 22nd June, to play a stableford competition over the A and B nines on a course which was empty. Such is the current a low season profile of Eastern Seaboard golf.

The course was in excellent condition and from the furthest white tees was a daunting challenge. The competition saw Stuart Thompson take third place with 33 points in an effort to regain his former form and Haruyuki Kato take second with 35 points to show he is now playing to his handicap after a few rounds getting there. The winner was Alex Sala, an old friend of the group, but one who does not always enjoy the results he deserves, but on this occasion his strikes were true and he recorded his best finish with the PGS.

The only birdie ‘2’ was recorded by Haruyuki and the Booby Bevy went to Bryan Barrell for his low score finish.

Good golfing friends and an empty course, and as someone said on the first tee, “Another fine day in Paradise”.

Nile in full flow

The Pattaya Golf Society visited Crystal Bay on Friday, 24th June to play a stableford competition on a day originally earmarked for the group’s monthly charity day. Though the format had been changed because of the moderate field the charity element still featured highly in the golfers’ minds as they set out on the C and A nines which were in excellent condition.

Technicals in the form of Near Pins were sponsored by Larry Slattery and Len Jones and the signature par threes on both nines were selected. On C7 Chris Smith took the prize whilst on A8 Len Jones took his own sponsored prize and immediately donated it to the Fr. Ray Foundation Outreach Centre which is the chosen charity of the group this year.

In the competition proper a revitalised Mr Len took third place with 34 points, scratching the final hole in spectacular fashion, whilst the group’s “Player of the Week”, Haruyuki Kato took second with 37 points. The winner was Nile Sheehan and his forty points was due in much part to his excellent putting which saw him thrive on the 9.5 stimped greens.

At the presentation it was revealed that the day had raised the fine total of two thousand baht for the street kids in the Outreach Centre bringing the amount raised so far this year to almost seventy thousand. The generosity of the PGS golfers continues to impress even in the most stringent of times. Well done everyone and a big “thank-you” from Khun Phennipa and the kids on Soi Thepprasit.

Duthie and Line double up in Korat

PSC golf from The Fairway Golf Society

The great group of golfers who went on the tour of Korat pose for a photo.

Monday, June 20, Pleasant Valley - Stableford

Some very good golf played today, especially by the first three as Dave Done took the honours with his second sub-par round in a month with 38 points. Second place was decided on 20-16 count-back between Ken Meek and Brian Maddox and the near pin winners were all in the first three also with Brian nabbing two and Dave and Ken sharing the others..

1st Dave Done (19) 38pts

2nd Ken Meek (24) 36pts

3rd Brian Maddox (21) 36pts

Friday, June 25,
The Emerald - Stableford

Not so many out today with most of our players away on tour, but the ones that stayed behind played really well as you can see by the scores. Near pins went to Scott Dobbins (2), Ken Meek and Richard Hurley.

1st Ken Meek (24) 43pts

2nd Bryan Maddox (20) 39pts

3rd Mark Sline (28) 38pts

Fairways Korat golf tour – Wednesday, June 22, Bonanza G.C. - Stableford

After the three hour journey to get here we found that we had the course to ourselves and the weather was ideal for golf. Some of us old timers found it tough after sitting in the bus all that time as the joints had ceased up but we marched on as old soldiers do.

The ‘2’s pot was taken by John Coetzee (2) and Shane Ruddle. Other first day results were as follows:

1st Richard Line (10) 37pts

2nd John Coetzee (17) 35pts

3rd Rob Davis (17) 31pts

Thursday, June 23, Panorama G.C. - Stableford

It was only a short 45 min trip to the course, with many people still suffering from hangovers from the night before.

Shane the bus driver eagled the first hole and birdied the last three but still only scored 34 points, but he also had the only ‘2’.

Our Irish navigator Brinny Christie it seemed did not know his left hand from his right and managed to get us lost so the return journey took two and a half hours. But to everybody’s amusement we thanked him for the sightseeing tour.

A Flight

1st Richard Line (10) 37pts

2nd Mike Gold (17) 35pts

3rd Shane Ruddle (0) 34pts

B Flight

1st Tony Duthie (19) 32pts

2nd Peter Klaus (19) 31pts

3rd George Hayes (21) 29pts

Friday, June 24, Korat Country Club - Stableford

There was a bit of an altercation while we were waiting to tee-off on the first as one of an Australian four-ball finishing on the eighteenth hooked his ball right into the heart of us and never shouted four or came to retrieve his ball and apologise. Anyway it all soon calmed down and we got away in very blustery conditions. It was also very nice that a few of the local residents joined us for the day.

There were no ‘2’s today and the winners were as follows:

A Flight

1st Michael Wicke (10) 36pts

2nd Shane Ruddle (0) 34pts

3rd Richard Line (10) 33pts

B Flight

1st Rob Davis (17) 36pts

2nd Peter Klaus (21) 33pts

3rd George Wilson (18) 31pts

Saturday, June 25, Kabinburi G.C. - Stableford

On a last minute decision we decided to stop off at Kabinburi on our way back and have one final round. We were all so pleased we did as the course was in magnificent condition and the green fee was only 600 baht after 1pm, which for a Saturday was fantastic value.

There was only one ‘2’ won again by Shane but no one minded as he got the drinks in yet again.

A Flight

1st Brad Dippie (8) 32pts

2nd Richard Line (10) 31pts

3rd Shane Ruddle (0) 30pts

B Flight

1st Tony Duthie (19) 32pts

2nd Rob Davis (17) 30pts

3rd Frank Riley (15) 29pts

Everybody from the Fairways would like to thank Brinny Christie and his charming wife Kael for the hospitality they afforded us during our stay.

Note: The Fairways Driving Range is situated at the top of Pattaya Klang on Sukhumvit Road and the society plays every Sun/Mon/Wed & Fri. Anyone wishing to play with us can call into the club house and put their names down on the lists provided or call Scott on. 083 389 2379. Transport provided if required.

Low numbers but quality golf

Golf from the Travellers Rest

Barry Hooper

The numbers may be down at this time of the year but the quality of the golf at the TRGG remains just as high as always. 38’s and 37’s were the numbers needed to take the honours this week on two of the outings. The first trip of the week was won with a 38 from Andrew Rich on Tuesday at Plutaluang, however the low entry meant that only one division of play was held.

Ted Senior, left, and Rob Herald, right, Saturday’s top two at Emerald.

A 37 from Fergus Brennan for the A Flight and a 38 for David Rudderham for B Flight took the honours at Phoenix on Thursday, June 23.

David had previously taken second on the Tuesday at Plutaluang and is a new visitor with the TRGG from Australia and I must admit a new name to me. But he can sure play golf judging by his results.

Emerald on Saturday the 25th was a change to the course originally planned (Greenwood) because they offered the TRGG a much better weekend deal than many of its competitors. That’s refreshing to see.

The weather held good but a fair speed wind was around for some of the day making for tricky conditions at times and seriously had to be taken into account when preparing for each shot. As any golfer who has played Emerald will know, good course management is essential here as you can end up with some very difficult ball positions either above or below your feet.

However, that being said, Ted Senior managed to keep it together and came home with the win at 34 points to beat Rob Herald by three back at 31, who himself had to wait for a count-back decision for second place over Fergus Brennan who had only produced 15 on the back whereas Rob had produced 19.

Tuesday, June 20, Plutaluang N&W - Stableford

1st Andrew Rich (21) 38pts

2nd David Rudderham (14) 35pts

3rd Tewin Lamthong (11) 32pts

Thursday, June 23, Phoenix Lakes & Ocean - Stableford

A Flight

1st Fergus Brennan (11) 37pts

2nd Roger Wilkinson (11) 35pts

3rd Chris Playforth (11) 35pts

B Flight

1st David Rudderham (14) 38pts

2nd Bob Cannon (24) 35pts

3rd Tom McCarthy (20) 34pts

Saturday, June 25, The Emerald – Stableford

1st Ted Senior (12) 34pts

2nd Rob Herald (18) 31pts

3rd Fergus Brennan (11) 31pts

4th Bob Cannon (24) 28pts

Note: If you want any further or fuller information about the golf outings played by the TRGG from the Travellers Rest Hotel, please contact the hotel manager Tewin Lamthong on 086 056 7019 or call in to the Travellers Rest in Soi LK Metro, Pattaya and look at the notice board or visit their website at www.trgg.biz.

Thompson triumphs with level par round

PSC golf from The Three Sisters Bar

Wednesday winner Bill Thompson, left, with runner up Larry Emerson.

Wednesday, June 22 was another great day for golfing with a nice breeze and great cloud cover and Pattaya Country Club’s fairways and greens were in good shape.

We had just a short field today as several of the regulars were down for repair. Coming back to Caddy Shack II, the count of the cards began and Bill Thompson was declared the winner with 36 points, followed in second place by Larry Emerson with a 35.

Sus Ige took care of the snacks and dogs department while Herbie was taken back to the hospital for further repair work.

Mikael and Maliporn top the charts on charity day

Jomtien Golf with the IPGC

Monday, June 20, Pattaya C.C. – Stableford

There are many of our players who have returned to their home countries for a break and with 3 games in three days this week there was only one division out today.

Pattaya Country Club was almost deserted apart from a couple of groups in front of us and the conditions are still acceptable here for this time of the year in the opinion of most of our players.

The ladies who played in Noi’s charity golf day pose for a group photo.

With his first place on the podium position for a long time, the Frenchman Jean Morel scored 36 points to win the day while in form Mikael Andersson, playing off 10, was second three points behind and Tony Thorne took third with 32.

There were two birdies on the 5th hole today in both divisions and with three rollovers in each division Tony Thorne and Jean Morel won the max.

Tuesday, June 21, Pattaya C.C. – Stableford

It was Noi Emmerson’s charity day for the Pattaya Redemptorist School for the Blind and we had 12 ladies out and 32 men in a three divisional stableford competition. There were two and three technical prizes on every hole sponsored by Fairways Driving Range, Honda, Thai Nippon Steel, Mr and Mrs Bryan Neal and Torstein from the El Paso Restaurant.

After the heavy rain here the previous night we adopted the ‘pick, clean and place’ through the green ruling which applied to the rough as well.

There were two 44’s in today and with one of them, including 23 on the front nine, Mikael Andersson won division 1 ahead of Piere Bietry in second with 38.

The Burapha caddy in form at the moment and waiting to be cut took out the ladies division with 44 points, well done Kung Maliporn. Jang Walker was second with 40 points.

Not keeping up with the other divisions, Terry Tucker won division 2 with 41 points, with Torstein beating Ron Gillet on a 21 /19 back nine count-back for second after they both came in with 38 points.

It was back to Noi’s restaruant in Soi 10 near Second Road for the presentation and free buffet for all golfers and partners. A great day was had by all, many thanks to the sponsors and to Noi herself.

Wednesday, June 22, Eastern Star - Stableford

A late cancellation at Green Valley for obvious reasons, and there were 15 players wanting to play at Eastern Star for the reduced green fee. We had two divisions out today and the same old name won division 1 yet again with 35 points, well done Mikael. Darryl Blair was in second with 32 and Chris Voller took third on 29.

The organiser won division 2 with a meager 33 points while Joe Kubon beat ‘count-back Bernie’ 16/13 after they both finished with 30.

There was a rollover in the ‘2’s in division 1 to our normal Monday and Wednesday games but in division 2 Bernie Sinclair birdied the third to take the pot.

Friday, June 24, Eastern Star - Stableford

After a few late cancellations there were only 19 out today on our regular Friday game here. Most of thought the greens at Eastern Star were in a slightly better condition the previous week but they are still working to improve them.

It was a very pleasant day here with a cool breeze coming off the coast and the best score of the day was in division 2 with Joe Kubon winning with 36 points. Playing off 19 and 77 years old and still walking the course every week, Brian Blackford came in second on 34, while the organiser was third after beating Peter Grant and Jim Lane on count-back after they all scored 30 points.

Paul Butler topped division 1 with 35 points, Bill Bertram was second with 30 and Andy Baber took third one point behind.

In the ‘2’s there are now three rollovers in division 1 and four in division 2 to next Friday.

Another two names disappear this week back to the UK for four and eight weeks - bon voyage to Joe Kubon and Harry Riley.

Stan & Jeff get skinned at Pattana

PSC golf from Mulligans Lakeside

Tuesday, June 21, The Emerald - Stableford

First to Tuesday though where we went to Emerald, a bit short on numbers again with players away, cars being fixed and even guys turning up to another course. Put that one down to a communication breakdown, so no harm done.

Ray Spence (16) & and Graham Hiskett (13) had to be separated by count-back, with Ray getting the nod 17 to 13. Obviously the form players on the day, this pair shared the near pins also.

Thursday, June 23, Pattaya C.C. - Skins

Thursday we journeyed to Pattana where we were directed to the B & C layout, arguably the most intimidating 1st tee in the area, B1. Short numbers today so we decided on a skins format where the good shot may be rewarded, unless someone else bobs up on the same hole with a shot.

Frans Olgers (19) led the way home with 8 skins, just ahead of Joel Flor (19) with 6, while Jeff Wylie (6) with 3 & Stan Rees (25) with 1, propped up the field. It was good fun though, made all the better by the course being in such good nick.

Note: Mulligans Lakeside plays golf on Tuesday & Thursday, with presentation at the course Tuesday & Mulligans Lakeside hosting on Thursdays. Call 089 094 1841 for scheduling or enquiries. Hope to see you there, cheers & good golfing!

Orr gets the gold at Lakeside

PSC golf from The Caddyshack

Wednesday, June 22,
Royal Lakeside - Stableford

1st Brian Orr 37pts

2nd James Savage 36pts

3rd Damian Trant 35pts

Brian Orr, right, strolls to victory at Royal Lakeside

Brian Orr was first out of the blocks last week to claim a win at Royal Lakeside on Wednesday with a one under par 37 points. Brian edged James Savage into second spot by one point while Damian Trant took third a further point back.

Friday, June 24,
Green Valley - Stableford

1st David Zlatarich 37pts

2nd Derek Mower 35pts

3rd James Savage 33pts

David Zlatarich came through to win on Friday with a score of 37 points to finish ahead of Derek Mower and James Savage, the latter appearing on the podium for the second time this week.

It’s so simple for Simon

PSC golf from Lewiinski’s

Sunday, June 19,
St Andrews - Stableford

A Flight

1st Simon Spalding (1) 37pts

2nd Yui Bietry (10) 36pts

B Flight

1st Peter Henshaw (17) 35pts

2nd Pierre Bietry (15) 35pts

Near Pins: Gabriel Enright (2), Alain Bellec, Colin Sansom.

Colin the Golf Manager, left, congratulates Simon Spalding following his excellent win at St. Andrews.

Old friend Simon Spalding, who plays his golf out of the Eastwood golf club in Melbourne Australia, was a sight for sore eyes, at least that is until he spoilt the warm welcome by coming in with the only score better than par for the top flight and match honours. Simon’s 37 points was one better than the very consistent Yui Bietry.

Peter ‘Don O’Corleone’ Henshaw continued his way to the pay window, a two time top spot finish in as many games, gaining a count-back victory over Yui’s other half Pierre as they both settled for silver.

Don Lehmer, Chaten Patel, Jez Lees, Pierre Bietry and Adam Oyston shared the ‘2’s pot.

Tuesday, June 21, Khao Kheow - Stableford

1st Peter Hynard (14) 37pts

2nd Eddy Beilby (15) 32pts

It was off to the fine display of Khao Kheow for the mid week fixture, and it was Peter the right honorable Hynard who awoke (well his golf never sleeps) to throw 37 points at the yellow tees and A Flight.

To say that Eddy the Eagle was gob smacked to find his 32 point haul took the silver would be an understatement. Colin the donkey and Jan the quite one were a shot back and received exactly what they expected - nothing.

No 2’s so it’s a rollover on Wednesday.

Wednesday, June 22, Bangpra - Stableford

1st Terry Mangan (10) 34pts

2nd Nelly Stoor (18) 34pts

3rd Jim Bell (17) 32pts

On a day that turned out to be a non counting day it was the scourge of Co. Wicklow and Walking Street, Terry Mangan, who bettered Nelly Stoor with a more favorable distributed 34 points. This left the newly arrived Aussi Jim Bell to pick up the bronze two shots back.

‘The donkey’ Peter Henshaw and Jimmy Day were just one point of the podium steps.

Mike the welsh wizard picked up a healthy rollover 2’s pot.

Friday, June 24,
The Emerald - Stableford

A Flight

1st Eddy Beilby (15) 39pts

2nd Terry Mangan (10) 39pts

B Flight

1st Ed Delaney (29) 37pts

2nd Peter Henshaw (17) 33pts

The last day of the week is usually held on one of the local courses when possible to avoid Friday Sukhumvit traffic. So it was off to the very popular Emerald, but this does not mean that some of the lads get back any quicker for some unknown reason!

Eddy’ the Eagle’ always fairs well here and today was no exception as he was one of only two players to better par. Eddy’s very creditable top score of 37 points gave him the senior flight and match honors. Co. Wicklow man Terry “you know who” carded a very useful even par round for the silver.

Dropping down to the junior flight saw an all Irish affair as Ed Delaney showed all his experience to post the only other day’s subpar round to take the flight with a solid 37 points. Peter ‘Don O’Corleone’ Henshaw with a favorable count-back over Kevin Selms rounded out the flight.

No 2s were recorded so a rollover to Sunday.

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.

Morris mauls Greenwood with 41-pointer

PSC golf from Tropical Bert’s

Friday top three pose for a photo with one of Bert’s finest.

Derek Brook

Tuesday, June 21, Greenwood – Stableford

It is still quiet here in town with few golfers around, however we continue to put out close to our normal numbers.

This day the test was to be Greenwood A & B Nines and as usual the weather was wet. The covers were on the golf bags as we teed off and rain was threatened, but apart from a little drizzle the threat did not actually materialize, so we happily drove around and played a very pleasant game in great conditions, although towards the end it did get a bit humid.

The course was a bit damp but we were able to use carts and all in all it was a great day of golf. The fairways being so wet they were a bit long as it was obviously difficult to cut, but the greens were quite good and putted well. The course has been used often in the past season and it is in need of a rest but the rain will bring it back to top condition.

Round over we drove back to Bert’s, and I noticed that there was a major accident on the way back when a truck and trailer overturned. Indeed it must have been major as Mashi woke me up to see it. Really hard work this golf is!

So to the results, and we had some good scores. The winner with 41 points was Ted Morris (nice to see Ted back in the winner’s circle after a recent serious illness). We had a count-back on 39 points for second that saw Graham Buckingham in second and Andre Van Dyk in third. We also had a count-back for fourth that saw Mike O’Brien in fourth with 37 points and Dick Warberg just missing out.

Near pins went to John Binns, Mashi Kaneta and Neil Shaw.

Friday, June 24, The Emerald – Stableford

An early morning start at the Emerald, well early for us, saw a round where the covers did not go on the golf bags and we could use carts on the fairways. Mind, all was not roses as the ground was still a bit wet and behind us the course was pretty full with many groups playing on a Friday.

Soon to the first tee it was straight away and with the grass a bit wet you had to get a good drive in. The wind was strong most of the way around which was good as when it dropped the humidity could really be felt. Mind, in a cart you made your own breeze.

So quite tough conditions with the grass a little long and unfortunately the greens on the back undergoing repair. Still we battled around and soon were in the changing room and a nice hot or cold shower as was your wish. Then out to enjoy what is probably one of the cheapest, and still really good, restaurants at any golf course. Maybe it is being open that adds a bit of difference.

Back at Bert’s it was time to enjoy Fridays fish and chips and then onto the presentation. The same faces seem to be in every presentation of late, so I thought we would include Bert and Pu’s ‘Pocket Rocket’ waitress in the photo. We had a count-back for the winner on 37 points that saw Darryl Evans in first and Dick Warberg in second. In third we had a new face with Jerry Garcia coming in with 32 points.

Near pins were won by Daryl Evans, Derek Brook and Andre Van Dyk. T.T.F.N.

Geoff ends his trip in style with win at Emerald

The Backyard Golf Society

Friday’s winner Geoff, center, celebrates his win with the staff at the Blue Sky Bar.

It was another Friday, June 24, and another trip to Emerald Golf Course for the weekly outing of the Backyard Golf Society. With the Chairman and his boy turning up (for the first time in 3 weeks!), even though it looked as if the course would be busy, we got off on time and a nice steady round meant that we were back in the club house by 13:00.

As can be gathered from the headline, Geoff came in first with 37 points and Neville took second with 36, which could have been completely different if he hadn’t picked his ball up on the 4th hole.

‘Broken Wing’ took the nearest the pin prize with the skin results as follows: Neville (8), Terry with 2 rollovers from the week before (7), Geoff (3) and Dangle (2).

Finally we wish Geoff and his misses a safe trip to the UK and welcome Alan B back with all of us looking forward to celebrating his birthday with him next week.

St. Andrews School holds inaugural Invitational Golf Tournament 2011

The teachers enjoy a great day on the golf course.

Jeff LaMantia

The inaugural St. Andrews International School, Invitational Golf Tournament was held in May at Green Valley Golf Course. There were just short of seventy students, teachers, parents and friends, out to enjoy the day of friendly golf. The event’s main sponsor was The Holiday Inn Pattaya, who donated some amazing prizes and the organization of the event was brilliantly assisted by the professionals from the Green Valley Golf Centre.

St Andrews students Jason and Ty were crowned champions at 9 under par.

The 2-man scramble format leant itself to all different styles of golfers (the good, the bad and the ugly) and proved to be loads of fun for all participants. There were some amazing performances and many lasting memories.

After the golf, all the players enjoyed a social evening, with great food and even the odd karaoke performance to round off the evening.

Overall the event was heavily dominated by some very talented St Andrews’ students who managed to take both the net and gross prizes. As a result the teachers have vowed to give them even more homework to cut down on their time to practice their golf!

The event will be repeated next academic year and anybody interested in joining in the fun should contact the St Andrews PE department. The school would like to thank all who made this, such a great day.

Net Awards

1st None (Toby & Ms Jo Park)

2nd Fathers 2B (Shane Gielty & Rob King)

3rd Marshmallows (Tee & Jay)

Gross Awards

1st Kerrzy-101 (Jason & Ty Kerr)

2nd Two Big J’s (Jason Williams & Jeff LaMantia)

3rd None (Chayanit & Sopon)

St Andrews School hits the medal trail in Taiwan

The St Andrews School team in Taipei.

Amanda McCloskey

At the end of last month, St. Andrews International School took 32 lucky students to the FOBISSEA (Federation of British International Schools in South East Asia) Primary Games in Taipei, Taiwan. This is the first time that the FOBISSEA Primary Games have taken place in Taiwan, and the Taipei European School did a fantastic job of hosting the event.

Mattia is delighted with his collection of swimming medals.

The Primary Games is a sporting tournament involving a swimming gala, athletics competition, tee-ball tournament and a football tournament. Each school brings 6 teams, 3 boys and 3 girls in each team, aged from 9-U11. Although the event is competitive, and at a high standard, it is often referred to as the ‘friendly games’ as there is an emphasis on sportsmanship, fair play and enjoying competing.

The students had been training hard for the event in all 4 disciplines involving swimming training before school, athletics, tee-ball, football and fitness training. Each student had to compete in every event. St. Andrews are very proud with their student’s achievements, as every single student received at least one medal, with some students receiving 12 medals!

Bam wins gold again.

The games opened with the swimming gala where the St. Andrews students performed superbly in the pool, and most of the relay teams finished in a medal position. The Y5 girl’s team came in gold position by nearly a length which is a fantastic achievement (thanks to Mr. LaMantia for the early morning training).

After a tiring morning in the pool, the students spent the afternoon at the Taipei Stadium playing Tee-ball (which is a variation of baseball and played in mixed teams). The St. Andrews Y4 & Y6 team both finished in the bronze position.

The second day of activities saw the athletics competition. Every student competed in running, throwing or jumping events. The day started with a fantastic 600m run by St. Andrews Caleb Truscott who took an early lead and held it for the entire race, with a winning smile, as he came in at the gold medal position. The day continued with a run of medals for St. Andrews; the Y6 boys relay team finished the day with the silver medal so they could all return to the hotel with smiles on their faces.

Caleb leads from start to finish in the 600m race.

The final day of the competition involved the football tournament. The St. Andrews teams have all worked hard this year in training for this event and were delighted that 4 of the teams came in a medal position; and a special mention to the Y6 girls team who took the gold medal with no losses - a fantastic finish to a superb tournament.

A special thank you goes to the coaches for all of their tremendous work in making this an enjoyable and successful tournament; namely Mr. Minor, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Harrison & Mr. Cary.

Mountain bikers descend on Chonburi for cross country challenge

Former Minister for Sports and Tourism, Sonthaya Khunplome, center, presents trophies to one of the winning teams.

Theerarak Suthathiwong

Bike riders from all over the country attended the 1st mountain bike “Tanlom Cross Country” race staged at a specially laid out mountain bike course next to the Muang Sub-District Administrative offices in Chonburi on June 19.

Young mountain bike riders take part in the 1st “Tanlom Cross Country” race.

Sonthaya Khunplome (Former Minister for Sports and Tourism, and President of the Chonburi Sports Association) chaired the opening of the race which was held in honor of His Majesty the King’s 84th anniversary. The Bike Club for Health of Luang Por Pool were principal organizers of the event, which they hoped would promote the use of bicycles as a more environmentally friendly mode of transport as well as being good for one’s health.

The income generated from this year’s competition will go towards supporting the Tanlom School building renovation project. This race drew mountain bike riders from all over the Kingdom to participate, including 12 Asian and Thai champions.

Route finalized for Pattaya Marathon 2011

The annual Pattaya City Marathon will take place this year on Sunday, July 17.

Phasakorn Channgam

The 18th edition of the Pattaya Asian Marathon will take place on Sunday morning, July 17, from around 4.20 a.m. onwards with a start/finish point in front of the Central Festival Pattaya Beach Plaza.

Pattaya City in collaboration with TAT and the Athletic Association of Thailand under Royal patronage will organize the race and have put some 700 police officers on standby to facilitate traffic control and provide security for athletes and spectators.

Thousands of athletes are once again expected to descend on the city to take part in this annual event which has a new route planned for this year. At a meeting held at Pattaya City Hall on June 23, organizers unveiled the plans for this year’s race and provided an outline of the course the athletes will take around the city.

The marathon runners will set off from Central Beach up to North Road and then onto Sukhumvit highway heading towards Sattahip. Just after Ban Amphur they will make a u-turn and return to the start/finish point via Jomtien beach, covering just over 42km in total. The wheelchair athletes will follow the same course as the able bodied runners.

The half marathon meanwhile will follow the same route initially but will cut back into town via Soi Watboon while the quarter marathon will head up Central Road to Sukhumvit and return to the finish line via South Pattaya Road.

For more information or to find out how to register as a race entrant, call 038-253-127-9 (office hours) or go to http://www.pattaya-marathon.net

Pattaya United appoint new head coach

Chalermwut Sangapol a.k.a. ‘Coach Nui’ holds a club scarf as he is introduced to the Pattaya United fans and media at a press conference held June 22 at the Nongprue district sport field.

Ariyawat Nuamsawat

Pattaya United FC have announced the appointment of Chalermwut Sangapol to be their new head coach for the remainder of the 2011 Thai Premier League season.

‘Coach Nui’ as he is affectionately known was introduced to the media at a press conference held at the Nongprue district sport field on Wednesday, June 22. Sangapol was previously coach of the Thailand national U19 football team.

Following a disappointing opening half of the season, United’s former coach Jatuporn Pramolban felt compelled to tender his resignation which left the club frantically searching around for a suitable replacement during the mid-season break.

United have dropped to 14th position in the Premier League standings following a run of poor results but ‘Coach Nui’ is confident he can turn the club’s fortunes around and help propel the team up the league table, although he cautioned there would be no quick fixes and only a tremendous work ethic from everyone involved in the club would suffice.

During the press conference, which was chaired my Pattaya city mayor and club chief advisor, Ittiphol Khunplome, it was revealed that United youth players Pirapat Pongsen, Wasan Charam, and Adisak Harnthet were recently selected for the national U19 team which was vindication of the youth policies being introduced at the club.

United are opening up their academy this month to screen for further outstanding young prospects aged between 16 and 18 years who they can retain for further coaching with an eye on grooming them for the first team. The final selection round is scheduled to take place on July 9 and 10 at the Nongprue football field.

In the meantime the first team squad will return to league action under the watchful eye of their new coach on Saturday July 2, with an away fixture at high flying Bangkok Glass FC.

Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League

Russell family takes over top flight

Blacky & Buckers take the honours

The scribe’s recovery continues

Don Everett catches a big one

Sala’s maiden PGS win

Duthie and Line double up in Korat

Low numbers but quality golf

Thompson triumphs with level par round

Mikael and Maliporn top the charts on charity day

Stan & Jeff get skinned at Pattana

Orr gets the gold at Lakeside

It’s so simple for Simon

Morris mauls Greenwood with 41-pointer

Geoff ends his trip in style with win at Emerald

St. Andrews School holds inaugural Invitational Golf Tournament 2011

St Andrews School hits the medal trail in Taiwan

Mountain bikers descend on Chonburi for cross country challenge

Route finalized for Pattaya Marathon 2011

Pattaya United appoint new head coach