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Pattaya Sports Club
Bowling League
200 Bowlers: Tukata & Tue.
Canada, who have bowled well the first two thirds of the
league, have got back on track as they secured all four points from second
place Brother D. Tue Pettae led Canada with a 219 game and 562 series.
First place Snow Bowler lost three points to Green Tree
but they still are 9.5 points in front of Brother D with only four weeks
remaining in this league. Tukata Thompson led Green Tree with a 207 game and
548 series. Lada Key bowling as a Pacer had a 528 series.
Joe Ferral bowled a 212 game and 544 series to lead the
USMC team to a three point win over Cafe Kronborg.
Fifth place Bavaria continued their winning ways as they
won three points from VFW Post 9876. Ooy Pluemkamon bowled a 533 series for
VFW but it was only enough to get one point.
A trip to the well named Valley
PSC Golf from Mulligans Lakeside
Ray, Clive & Allan at
Mulligans Lakeside.
Tuesday dawned fine & clear following Monday’s rainy day
blues, so it was off to golf, up Hwy 7 to Pleasant Valley. Much maligned by
some, for why really escapes me, as it is, as the name suggests quite a
pleasant course in a very picturesque setting. Anyway, looking at the glass
half full, means less traffic for us to deal with when playing there.
So to the round, it was Skins format again, and Clive now
armed with his brand new official handicap showed glimpses of brilliance
again to pick up 3 skins on the short 17th. Ray (17) led the way with 7
skins, a couple courtesy of a nice birdie 2 on 5, while Jeff grabbed 6,
leaving Allan to score the other 2 after a good par on 9.
Thursday we visited Rayong C.C. where the greens are a
little on the shaggy side, making it difficult to get the ball to the hole.
Having said that, the course is very much playable and represents fair
value, especially to those cart users out there.
Highlights were thin on the ground; however, mention
should be made of Matt Anderson parring all par 3s on the day, showed Jeff
the way, as he averaged a tick under a double bogey, following a mini
disaster on 12.
Mulligans Lakeside plays golf on Tuesday & Thursday, with
presentation at the course Tuesday & ML hosting on Thursdays. Call 089 094
1841 for scheduling or enquiries.
Hope to see you there, cheers & good golfing.
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Bill excels as Burapha bows out
PSC golf from the Outback Golf Bar
Nuan Keddie with her husband (left), Joe
Mooneyham and Capt’ Bob.
Monday, August 1, Burapha
- Stableford
Twenty two Outbackers travelled to Burapha for our last
Monday there, as we switch to Khao Kheow as of next Monday, 8th August, with
Burapha moving to Wednesdays, starting 10th August.
The day started off cold, gloomy and overcast and never
really improved but thankfully the rain held off until the closing couple of
holes. Buggy’s were not allowed on the fairways had received a lot of rain
overnight, but the fairways and rough still looked as if they had been cut
and the course was presented well, apart from the greens on the D nine which
have not fully recovered from there recent coring and sanding.
With 22 players we had 2 divisions and some good scoring
by a number of golfers. Division B was won by Bill Conway (34) with the
day’s top score, a brilliant 41 points, closely followed by Owen Walkely (9)
with 40pts, which won Div A. He (Owen) was 5 points clear of John Cunningham
(8) and Steve Mann (11) both with 35.
The scoring was better in Div B, as Bob Lindborg (19)
took second on 38 from Andy Brady (25) on 37, who has fared well since
starting playing with the Outback, a week or so ago.
There were only two ‘2’s from Steve Durey on hole D2 and
Pete Stonebridge on hole D8.
Div A (0-17)
1st Owen Walkley (9/Hi9.3) 40pts
2nd John Cunningham (8/Hi7.7) 35pts
3rd Steve Mann (11/Hi10.9) 35pts
4th Phil Waite (17/Hi16.5) 33pts
Div B (18+)
1st Bill Conway (34/Hi32) 41pts
2nd Bob Lindborg (19/Hi17.9) 38pts
3rd Andy Brady (25/Hi24) 37pts
4th Barry Lewis (29/Hi27.8) 35
Tuesday, August 2, Pattaya
C.C. - Stableford
Many of the 12 Outbackers at Pattaya C.C. today, played
here yesterday as well, although the scoring was not quite so high.
Yesterday’s winner, Dave Earthrowl romped home by a country mile with 44pts,
whereas today he could only manage 34, although he was playing off a
somewhat lower handicap.
Bernie Stafford (33 yesterday) improved to 36pts, which
was enough to win today, from his playing partner Ian Heddle in second , who
fired 75 gross on Monday and 76 gross today off a 2 handicap, for his 34.
There were three others also with 34pts, sorted out by
count-back; Ian beat Dennis by virtue of his 12pts on the last 6 holes, both
having 19 on the back 9 and Dennis in turn beat Chris Wright, who could only
manage 15 on the back.
The course was Ok’ish with a few poorly raked bunkers
about and some very bumpy greens but they do look set to improve in the next
few weeks. The grass planting work on the bunker slopes is also continuing.
There were three ‘2’s from Bernie Stafford on hole 12 and
two from Ian Heddle, also on hole 12 and another on hole 5.
1st Bernie Stafford (12/Hi12.4) 36pts
2nd Ian Heddle (2/Hi3.6) 34pts
3rd Dennis Persson (17/Hi17.2) 34pts
4th Chris Wright (18/Hi18.1) 34pts
5th David Earthrowl (18/Hi18.1) 34pts
Wednesday, August 3,
Eastern Star – Stableford
Fifteen Outbackers travelled to Eastern Star for the
first time this year on a lovely sunny day. The course has undergone changes
during the last twelve months, mainly the replacement of all greens; which
were clearly young but were still good and will certainly improve as they
get older. The fairways had worm mounds after the recent rain and that
distracted from the course presentation but they generally had a good
coverage of grass and were very playable.
We had the course basically to ourselves and with a three
ball at the front a fast pace was set for all to follow. We played the white
markers at 6500 yards for the boys which made for a tough day especially as
the wind was blowing quite strongly.
The winner of the day was Nuan Keddie in her last game at
the Outback as Nuan is returning to Tasmania. Nuan had 38 points on her 20
handicap, from Stephen Mann with 36 on his 11 handicap; third was the
continually improving Bill Conway with 34 points on his 30 handicap, with
John Fitzgerald fourth on his 16 handicap with 28 points on a count-back
from Greg Hill and Brian Maddox.
There was one ‘2’ to John Fitzgerald.
1st Nuan Keddie (20/Hi19.1) 38pts
2nd Steve Mann (11/Hi10.9) 36pts
3rd Bill Conway (31/Hi29.5) 35pts
Friday, August 5, Green
Valley – Stableford
The Outback Bar has chosen Green Valley as it’s new
Friday venue for the foreseeable future and they couldn’t of done it better.
The course was ours for the day with no hold-ups and the weather was
beautiful. The course was there for the taking, with no wind, great
fairways, tees and rough cut with greens that were true but not as fast as
they could be.
We teed of early and would like to commend all players
for turning up at least half an hour before normal tee off. Even Tony
McDonough was on time even though he lost the van, his bag, his shoes and if
you ask his mates, his brain, but then that’s what happens in Thailand..
28 players were scheduled to play and with some omissions
and additions we ended up with 27. Welcome to Jack Butler, Mike Allidi, Jan
Eriksen, Tony McDonough, Stuart Sutton and May Mitchell having their first
game with the Outback for a while and goodbye to Andy Brady who leaves as
for sunny Scotland.
We had two divisions, 0 to 14 and 15+. Division B was won
by May Mitchell with 40 points on her adjusted handicap of 19. May played
great golf and will only improve. Second was the continually improving Steve
Durey with 39 points on his 20 handicap, third was Kissy Buchanan with 36
points on his 16 handicap and fourth was Andy Brady with 34 points on his 25
handicap.
Division A was won by Jan Eriksen with 37 points on his
14 handicap, from Stephen Mann with 36 points on his 11 handicap, third was
Jack Butler with 35 points on his 13 handicap and fourth was Nigel Flanagan
with 34 points on his 11 handicap.
There were three ‘2’s to Nigel Flanagan on hole 9, with
Andy Brady & John Player on hole 12.
Div A (0-14)
1st Jan Eriksen (14) 37pts
2nd Steve Mann (11/Hi10.9) 36ptss
3rd Jack Butler (13) 35pts
4th Nigel Flanagan (11/Hi11.3) 34pts
Div B (15+)
1st May Mitchell (19/Hi21) 40pts
2nd Steve Durey (20/Hi19.2) 39ptss
3rd Keith Buchanan (16) 36pts
4th Andy Brady (25/Hi23.6) 34pts
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
give Bob a call on 087 941 2474.
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Veterans Ted & Hugh on top at Pleasant Valley
PSC Golf from Mulligans Lakeside
Ted Morris, ‘The Admiral’ &
Hugh O’Donnell.
Peter Blackburn
Monday, 1st August -
Pleasant Valley - Stableford
At 0600 hrs the rain was tumbling down as it had been for
a few hours but I kept telling myself that we rarely have a game cancelled
due to bad weather and today was no exception. Stu called in sick at 0615
hrs due to a case of the Don Bradman’s (the runs) and I received the
familiar wet weather cancellation from another “fine weather golfer” but the
remaining 14 golfers were raring to go.
We welcomed Gary Bingham from Apple Valley, California
and Paul & Bo Cardwell from Pattaya who had not played with us for a while.
Departing the Kronny a little early at 0812 hrs we drove through showers
with overcast skies above and arrived to find an almost empty car park just
43 minutes later. Our first group, a threesome was able to tee off 45
minutes ahead of schedule at 0915 hrs and for some reason were asked to
start on no. 10.
We played most of the first nine in light drizzle, not
enough to warrant even the use of our brollys and although the course was
fairly soggy due to earlier heavy rain it was in great shape and the greens
were terrific. Just two hours for the first nine and although we came to a
screaming halt with just one hole to play we sheltered from the downpour for
10 minutes and then continued in more light drizzle to complete our round in
four hours and ten minutes.
Peter Blackburn, ‘The Admiral’ &
Graham Rice.
Once again we had defied all the pessimists and were able
to finish reasonably dry after a round of golf on a fine course in this
wonderful part of the world.
We had 2 Flights with A Flight for handicaps 0 to 17 and
B Flight for handicaps of 18 & over.
Despite being clipped two shots off his handicap on the
weekend veteran Ted Morris took out the A Flight on a count back from Ken
Bernek, both with 38 points. Yours truly also was clipped a shot but managed
to finish third with 36 points and another Aussie, Mike Gosden was fourth
with 32 points in a three way count back from Paul Cardwell and Walter
Baechli.
A Flight
1st - Ted Morris (16) - 38 points
2nd - Ken Bernek (17) - 38 points
3rd - Peter Blackburn (11) - 36 points
4th - Mike Gosden (11) - 32 points
B Flight
1st - Hugh O’Donnell (23) - 37 points
2nd - Graham Buckingham (22) - 35 points
3rd - Ronnie Ratte (26) - 33 points
4th - Bo Cardwell (40) - 32 points
For the first time that I can remember the Admiral
managed to win the Compass Cap and Hunter once more paraded Deefa the Dog
who collected plenty of donations to charity from the ever generous Kronny
gang.
Thursday, 4th
August - Khao Kheow A & B - Stableford
Stu “HBF” Rifkin cancelled early along with two of his
mates from Gove, N.T., Australia due to various family illnesses and Martin
Todd pulled out the previous evening with an injured side. Rumour has it
that Toddy sustained his injury whilst dispatching a fully clothed Southern
European gentleman into his swimming pool earlier in the day after “words
had been spoken” - Never a dull moment in Pattaya!
Despite this we had eighteen golfers signed up to tackle
the picturesque Khao Kheow layout. We welcomed back Andre Van Dyk, Andrew
Krawiec and Norm Cheetham from Australia, Doug Maiko from Providence, Rhode
Island and newcomer Graham Rice from Gove, N.T., Australia.
Departing the Kronny a tad early at 0813 hrs it took just
43 minutes for the journey to K.K. It was soon apparent that for the first
time in many months we would have to wait until our scheduled tee time as
the course was very busy with various groups booked in before us. This meant
we had a wait of over an hour and I for one had to ask Hunter Gosden where
the practice putting green was as it was a long time since we had time here
to prepare before teeing off.
Nonetheless our first threesome teed off spot on our
scheduled time of 1014 hrs and in glorious weather we commenced what we knew
was going to be a very slow round of golf, something that we had not been
used to of late. The fairways were generally in great shape but some of the
tee boxes were a bit “ordinary” although this did not really detract from
the beauty of the course and the greens were as usual in tip top shape.
Several hold ups made it necessary to partake of quite a few drink stops and
four hours and forty-six minutes later we managed to complete our round, the
slowest for a long time but still a very enjoyable one.
We had 2 Flights, A Flight for 0 to 13 and B Flight for
handicaps of 14 and over and there were rewards for nearest the pins on all
4 par threes.
Continuing his good form and fortune, yours truly managed
to score 38 points and take out the A Flight, 2 points ahead of another
Aussie, Paul Avery in second place. The consistent Mashi Kaneta came third
with 33 points and the returning Doug Maiko finished fourth with 30 points.
First time visitor Graham Rice had a day out and won the B Flight with a
fine 41 points, three points clear of Ken Bernek in second place. Norm
Cheetham from Perth finished third with 37 points and Andre Van Dyk
completed the podium 1 point further back.
A Flight
1st - Peter Blackburn (11) - 38
Points
2nd - Paul Avery (8) - 36 points
3rd - Mashi Kaneta (12) - 33 points
4th - Doug Maiko (13) - 30 points
B Flight
1st - Graham Rice (14) - 41 points
2nd - Ken Bernek (17) - 38 points
3rd - Norm Cheetham (15) - 37
points
4th - Andre Van Dyk (15) - 36
points
Nearest The Pins
A3 - Peter Blackburn
A5 - Doug Maiko
B3 - Andre Van Dyk
B8 - Peter Blackburn
Returning from resting a sore foot, Greenlander managed to win the
Compass Cap yet again and Deefa the Dog and Hunter collected yet more
donations for charity from our Kronny crew.
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Bill Thompson tops 3 sisters
Bill Thompson (left) came first, followed by Dale
Murphy (right) second.
PSC Golf from the Three
Sisters Bar
There is little question that Three Sisters golfers have
a lock on the weather. This 3rd of August was beautiful at the Pattaya
Country Club. The course is in great shape, not so for some of the golfers.
Back at Caddy Shack II the cards were tallied.
No stranger to the top position was Bill Thompson with 35
points. We need to keep him on the Rig. He was followed by Dale Murphy, with
31 points. Following close behind was Richard Hall with 30 points. Once
again Sus managed to provide snacks and hot dogs that everyone enjoyed.
Daniel Willits is best of the week
IPGC Golf from the Haven
Daniel Willits
Monday, August 1, Pattana
B&C - Stableford
CSS 74
1st Peter Masters (11) 36
2nd Graham Davis (8) 35
3rd Jeffrey Bunn (10) 32
4th Magnus Alvarsson (15) 31 cb 14 b6 10
5th Stuart Thompson (10) 31 cb 14 b6 7
Back to Pattana where the new management has taken a far
more enlightened view of the low season following recent representations on
behalf of the regular golfing communities and adjusted the green fees to a
reasonable rate. Hopefully the reappearance of a very widely experienced
manager who has previously spent valuable time with Crystal Bay, Eastern
Star, Black Mountain and Lotus Valley will help in adding a creditable voice
to the meetings of the Eastern Seaboard Golf Clubs to further the interests
of all those involved in golf in the region.
Peter Masters
With the “A” course undergoing a major overhaul, being
closed at least until the beginning of December, “B & C” were the challenges
of the day from the yellow tees, which at this course are the ones further
back.
Peter Masters continued his excellent run of form which
has seen him return six scores out of the last eight under handicap which
has resulted in a two shot reduction in handicap, putting him almost at the
single figure mark, as he takes advantage of the school holidays to get back
to golf.
Graham Davis again played well, although slightly below
handicap, to take second place three shots behind, and being only one of two
to play within two of their handicaps, underlining the difficulty to which
the course was playing as the CSS went out to 74 for the day.
Jeffrey Bunn is becoming one of the usual suspects to add
to the list, again appearing amongst the prize winners, a further three
shots behind Graham.
Yasuo Suzuki
Magnus Alvarsson received a mention on his first
appearance as he won a count back with Stuart Thompson by a margin of 10 to
7 over the last six after they had tied the nine at 14 apiece to take fourth
place and leave Stuart in fifth.
Barry Winton as usual stroked in a 2 in the first
division and Magnus Alvarsson made it a very happy welcome day as he cleared
out the large second division pot.
Before presenting the prizes Stephen Beard welcomed new
member Magnus Alvarsson and welcomed back Peter Masters.
Friday August 5, Pattaya
C.C., - Stableford
CSS 71
1st Daniel Willits (14) 41
2nd Rod Howett (23) 39
3rd Fred Land (12) 36 cb 19
4th Trevor Schirmer (14) 36 cb 18 b6 11 b3 6
5th Jeffrey Bunn (10) 36 cb 18 b6 11 b3 5
Following a hiatus in the week as everyone competed, with
varying levels of success, in the IPGC Monthly Medals on Wednesday, a report
of which may be found on other pages of the Pattaya Mail, it was back
to the standard fare of Stableford at the very conveniently situated Pattaya
Country Club where once again the course was found to be in very good
condition with the greens especially well prepared and playing flat and true
with a fair amount of speed rolled in to them.
Daniel Willits, recently arriving from Sydney and having
sampled several other local golfing groups, finally returned to his first
love in Soi 13 and was immediately rewarded with a win as he stroked in
round in five under par to deny Rod Howett a long awaited win and consigning
him to yet another second place. But it was Rod’s best score for some while
and ensured that his handicap would once again be moving in a downward
direction for the coming week at least.
Fred Land made a return to golf with the IPGC with a
solid level handicap round to claim third place but needed to be better in a
count back with Trevor Schirmer and Jeffrey Bunn, which he was with a return
of 19 over the inward half.
Trevor took 4th place as he garnered 6 points on the last
six, having tied with Jeffrey at 18 and 11 for the back nine and six
respectively leaving Jeffrey in fifth spot.
Al Rolnik and Phil Stevenson shared the second division
2’s pool while Danny Willits had to share with the perennial Barry Winton in
the first division.
Prior to the presentations there were welcome backs for
Sid Ottaway, Danny Willits, Kenny Priddy and Fred Land together with a
farewell for Yasuo Suzuki.
As from the 1st of July the Haven group will depart Soi
13 at the earlier time of 9 am until further notice.
Note. If you would like to play with The Haven
group you can contact mobile 082 219 0965 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.
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Masa struggles least
at Eastern Star
IPGC Pattaya Golf Society
at Rabbi’s Elephant Bar
On Monday, 1st August the Pattaya Golf Society visited
Eastern Star after more than five months during which time repairs and
essential maintenance were carried out and the initial reaction is that the
work has been a success.
The course is in better condition than at any time during
the last year and the new greens keeper has seen an improvement in the
consistency of the greens. Lack of customers has also seen the fairways grow
well. The downside was the weather, which was cool, almost chilly and wet,
making the course play very long with no run.
Making one of his rare visits to Pattaya Michael Sim
showed his weekly rounds with the British Club in Bangkok have consolidated
his game with a consistency off the tee. This helped him to 28 points and
third place.
Playing partner Wichai Tananusorn is still trying to
reignite his game after a month in England and he posted 29 points for
second place.
Japanese golfer Masanori Takano performed better than
most in the conditions to end with 31 points for the win.
There were no birdie twos and the Booby Bevy went to an
out-of-sorts Mr Len. The good news, however, is that Eastern Star is
continuing to improve and will be a welcome venue in high season.
Morel makes a meal of Silky Oak
The excellent promotional deal at Silky Oak attracted the
Pattaya Golf Society to the province’s newest course on Friday, 5th August
to play a Stableford competition on the controversial track. At the moment
golfers either love or loathe its quirkiness but it is rapidly proving a hit
with PGS members, with its lush fairways and extremely consistent greens,
probably the best in the area currently.
Peter Masters had a double cause for celebration as it
was his birthday and he also started the seventeen-thousandth round with PGS
since its reinvention six years ago. Amazingly he also dropped two shots for
the first time in six rounds finishing on 34.
In third place with 36 points each were Masa Takano and
Larry Bland, only one point behind second placed Rob Lamond who had his most
successful round with the PGS this year. It was truly a reward for the
patience of the skilled Australian golfer.
The winner was Jean Morel with 39 points, who is proving
hard to beat on the course. The former chef has all the right ingredients
for the game with accuracy off the tee and a taste for putting.
Rob Lamond and Paul Bartlett shared the twos pot for
their efforts on the par-three seventh and the Booby Bevy went to Peter
Masters by way of celebration for his special day. But every day is special
on the golf course in the Land of Smiles.
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Fred Lands the pot yet again
PSC golf from the Fairways Golf Society
Brian & Ning Neal.
Tuesday, August 2,
Siam Country Club
Although it is a lot more expensive than most of the
courses around here it is well worth the short journey to play here
every once in a while. As usual the course was in pristine condition and
we got of spot on time. Everything was run in military fashion with the
marshals making sure nobody fell too far behind. So we had a nice clear
round that took only 3 & 3/4 hrs instead of the usual 4 to 5 hrs. And we
would have finished even earlier if you did not have to have a
compulsory golf cart and then not be allowed to take it on the fairways.
As so much time is wasted waiting for the caddies to bring you the right
club from the golf paths or sending them back to get another club.
Fred Land with just some
of his many prizes in the last three weeks.
Anyway, on to the golf and yet again that man Fred
Land was the only player to play under par, beating Scott the pro by six
strokes. I just don’t know what’s happening with the handicapper at the
U.S.G.A. as we have put all Fred’s cards in with half a dozen of them
being well under par in the last three weeks. Yet he has only been cut
point one of a shot. We have now took matters into our own hands and
drastically cut him for our own tournaments until the handicapper sorts
it out. And like a true gentleman Fred totally agrees with our decision.
Near pin winners today were: Nicky Clow, Fred Land,
Mark Slinn & Andy Mills. Today we experimented and changed the format to
just one division with five places and this is how it turned out:
1st Fred Land (15) 40pts
2nd Scott Dobbins (0) 34pts
3rd On Soduk (22) 33pts
4th Tony Duthie (21) 32pts
5th Jon Lay (7) 31pts
Thursday, August 4th,
Pleasant valley
Yet another keep it in the family day out with Bryan
Neal for once beating his lovely wife Ning to finish in first place.
Second place was decided on count back with Ryan McGregor losing out to
Ning 19 - 17.
And just to rub salt into the wounds of the other
golfers, Ning had three near pins whilst her hubby took the other one.
So it really was a family day out.
1st Bryan Neal (20) 38pts
2nd Ning Neal (16) 35pts
3rd Ryan McGregor (13) 35pts
Note: The Fairways is situated at the top of
Pattaya Klang on Sukhumvit Road and anyone wishing to play with us can
call into the clubhouse and put their names down on the lists provided,
or Call Scott on 084 389 2379. Breakfast and transport provided if
required.
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Parrish wins
in paradise
PSC Golf from Tropical Bert’s Beach Bar
The winner on the day, Brian
Parrish, with second place Frank Pilkington.
Derek Brook
Tuesday, August 2,
Mountain Shadow - Stableford
Just another day out in paradise; however, with the rain
of the last few days we just hoped the course would be playable and the rain
would hold off. So we met at Bert’s nice and early, then into cars and down
to Mountain Shadow without having to fight our way through the rain.
Arriving we were soon booked in at a great rate then onto
the first tee, where we were actually playing the course the correct way.
And although we were quite a bit early we were able to get straight off. The
only drawback was the strong wind that stopped with us the whole way around
and the dampness in the course that slowed the ball up. Or so the players
thought.
The greens, which in my opinion are the most treacherous
on any course, were a little too green, but by the end of the round there
were very few golfers that felt they had not been beaten up by them. I
cannot remember so many short putts missed or three putted at least.
After being wind blown with a hot sun for over 4 hours,
the one thing we all wanted was to get back and jump into a hot shower then
slip into the restaurant for bite to eat and a nice cool drink. So what did
we get? No power! And, ‘Sorry big accident and no power to come.’
I have been going to play golf here for many years, but
never have I been there with soggy clothes, wet and miserable and not been
able to get a shower. There have been times when the electricity has not
been on, and I have had a cold shower, and why not, but not even a cold
shower.
So we all left and took our various ways back. I went
home, showered and changed, and went back to Bert’s. Mind the sprays were
out for the poor people who did not have a shower at home.
So the winner on the day was Brian Parrish with 39 points
and in second place was Frank Pilkington with 35 points. Walter Baechli was
in third with 33 points.
Near Pins: Frank Pilkington, Steve Compton, Walter
Baechli, and Bill Knight.
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Neville bests Dan M on countback
at Emerald
Neville outside Kisses Bar.
Backyard Golf Society
Bright sunshine greets us on arrival at Emerald Golf
Course for our weekly game with the Backyard Golf Society. We welcomed back
Andy Oz, after an absence of a couple of months, and Dangle who took timeout
from his stressful work schedule!
Ten players this week in all competitions so three groups
set out on time at 8:45 a.m. The round was slowed up somewhat with Bob G and
Andy Oz continuously searching for their balls but we still completed in
under four hours.
Neville won this week, beating Dan M on countback, both
with a total of 33 points. Terry C took the nearest the pin prize and the
society would like to wish him all the best on his trip back to the UK.
Neville also cleaned up in the skins competition with (11) and JJ (3), Andy
M (2), Dan M (2) took the rest.
Down the road afterwards and Andy Oz must be complemented on his time
keeping - maybe the trip to the UK did teach him something about
punctuality!
Henry Carn’t do no Wong
PSC golf from Lewiinski’s
Barry, Colin and Eddy,
Sunday’s runners up.
Sunday, July 31, Green
Valley
A Flight
1st Mark Wood (11) 39 pts
2nd Barry Copestake (15) 39 pts
3rd Eddy Beilby (15) 39 pts
B Flight
1st Mike Craighead (19) 38 pts
2nd Brian Wilkinson (16) 35 pts
3rd John Dearden 9200 33 pts
Near pins: No. 4 Peter Henshaw, No. 9 Jez Lees, No.
12 Mark Wood, No. 16 Bill Brochart.
It seemed a quiet week, although the society turned out
in its usual solid numbers. Perhaps it was just quiet because one ball was
on assignment to Scotland reporting on the four day Strathlene Open.
It took the empanelment of the title slot committee, but
when the dust had settled it was deemed the performance of the week was Mark
Wood’s three way count back victory in the premier Flight, deserving the
klieg lights. (Although this is not always guaranteed.)
Looking up the premier Flight awards podium at Mark was
Barry ‘the Boot’ Copestake and Eddy ‘the Eagle’, the later left satang less.
Skipping down to the junior Flight saw Mike ‘the
mechanic’ Craighead card a very impressive 38 points for the Flight top
spot. Brian Wilkinson was speechless when he found that his 35 points was
good only for the silver. If you believe that you will believe anything.
There is inadequate space here to pass on his shot for shot description of
the round and you should feel blessed that such is the case.
Mark Wood, Yui Bietry and Bill Brochard shared the 2’s
pot.
Tuesday, August 2, Eastern Star
A Flight
1st Gerry Power (18) 41 pts
2nd Henry Wrong (24) 37 pts
3rd Eddy Delaney (25) 35 pts
Jerry ‘the Irish Rover’ Power’s score card looked as
though he had played another and nearer set of tees, like the reds from the
balance of the field, as he was one of only two players to better par on the
day. He did so by five points! The only other player to achieve this fete
was Henry Wong with a solid 37 points. Eddy Delaney rounded out the Flight a
further two shots back.
No 2’s were recorded and will rollover on Wednesday.
Wednesday, August 3, St Andrews
A Flight
1st Henry Wong (24) 37 pts
2nd Greg Bates (12) 37 pts
3rd Colin Davis (14) 35 pts
The week was going to form and the title chosen for this
week was doing swimmingly, until someone had to throw a spanner into it, and
who better than Henry Wong, and his eternal 24 handicap. (Sorry Mark) Henry
had to ride his luck, however, in the following count back that left society
regular Greg Bates holding the silver. The Donkey, never far from the pay
window, filled the Flight and took home a remarkable rollover 2s pot.
Colin’s tee shot on the par three 17th hole hit the bank
on the side of the green, hit a rock on the other side, and came to rest 12
inches from the hole! Say no more.
Friday, August 5, Emerald
A Flight
1st Mike Jeffreys (16) 34 pts
2nd Colin Davis (14) 31 pts
The week concluded with a trip to the favorite of all,
the Emerald. Mike ‘The Welsh Wizard’ needed no tricks as his 34 points top
scored on the day. Colin ‘The Donkey’ Davis, much to the dismay of all, put
a count back schooling over Gerry ‘The Irish Rover’ Power.
No 2’s were recorded so a rollover on Sunday.
Note: Lewiinski’s is situated on Pattaya Land Soi 1, Beach Road Soi
13/3 near to Walking Street. Any one wishing to play with us just pop in,
and add your name to the list. Otherwise, give Colin a ring on 089 826 0764.
Transport is provided.
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Barrett takes it home
PSC Phoenix Tuesday/Friday Golf Group
Relaxing at the Relax Bar
after winning at golf.
Mike Gerrard
If anyone can remember the day before this game (To help
the old Al Zimers in town) it was the Monday 1st August, when not only
Pattaya, but most of Thailand experienced one of the worst days rain in
history.
One would have thought that after a day like that, the
old dreaded lift clean and place rule would have to be implemented. (This is
when a lot of players who have problems hitting balls from ordinary lies
suddenly find that they can almost tee the ball up on a nice tuft of grass
and virtually take a second tee shot from the fairway only…)
Amazing how the scores improve?
However, after a quick inspection the ground seemed to
have drained very well (as it always does at Phoenix) and the preferred lie
rule was not implemented. A few faces dropped, I can tell you.
This proved to be the right decision when after the game
there was not one complaint about mud on the ball.
So, Little (Big hearted) Arthur Barrett (I am old enough
to remember a British superstar of Radio days called the same. Big Hearted
Arthur Askey) recorded a superb 39 points to win on his last game before
going back to Dear old Blighty to earn a few bob.
In joint second place both with 38 points was Stuart
Gordon and Duncan McGee.
Only three near pins won today by Arthur Barrett, Graham
Ellis (nearly a hole in one) and Clive Robinson.
This left us with four lucky draw prizes donated by The
Relax Bar which went to, John Stafford, John Bartley, Graham Richmond and
Chris Coffey.
Next week we play for the prestigious KPK Food Services
Voucher under Stableford rules.
At present the green fees at Phoenix for non members are
900 baht (Sports day) green fee on Tuesdays and 1,000 baht (as a guest of
the members) green fee on a Fridays. So if you would like to join us in the
serious fun of playing golf give me a call on 087 091 7565.
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Masters in a class of his own
The IPGC Monthly Members’ Tournament
Rayong CC, Wednesday, 3rd
August
On Wednesday, 3rd August, a substantial field of IPGC
regulars and returning members gathered at Rayong CC for the first IPGC
Members’ Tournament of the new season. The revamped format of two flights,
the attractive fixed prize fund and the introduction of a lucky draw,
heavily sponsored by IPGC, were new initiatives which were all met with
approval by the members.
Each monthly member’s tournament will provide winners in
both divisions who will go forward to the finals to compete for the Gold and
Silver Medals later in the season. In addition the tournaments will also be
used to determine the IPGC Gentleman Player of the Year, with between 1 and
15 points to be won in each division every month, dependant on final
positions, which will then be aggregated for the year to establish the
overall winner. As usual the first division contests a stroke play format
whilst the second division play Stableford.
In the first division the competition was very close with
a countback deciding the minor placings and Graham Davis’ 37 strokes on the
back nine relegated him to third place with net 73 as Rob Lamond’s one-under
back nine total gave him second place with the same net return.
The flight winner was Pattaya’s most consistent golfer
currently, Peter Masters. His recent last five competition rounds have seen
him equal par once and break par four times. This form continued with scores
of 39 on the front nine and an uncharacteristic 42 on the back, which saw an
unwelcome return by his b๊te noir, “Mr Hosel” which gave him the indignity
of a seven on the seventeenth. Elsewhere in his round the usual accuracy and
touch remained intact.
The second division played Stableford and things were
equally tight again as Ronnie Ramsay took third on countback from Tom
McCarthy with 33 points, Tom having lost his way on the back nine after a
sparkling outward half of 21 points. In second place was the Haven’s Rod
Howett with 34 points whilst the winner was Ted Morris with a splendid 35
point return on the course, with its difficult and recently dressed greens.
In the “twos” competitions there were two birdies for Al
Keith, with one each for the Scottish duo of Peter Duncan and Ronnie Ramsay.
After the tournament the golfers enjoyed an excellent
presentation buffet at Rabbi’s Elephant Bar in Soi Buakhao, the regular golf
base for the PGS. The introduction of the lucky draw gave everyone a share
of the fun of the day. The presentation and prizes were generously sponsored
as always by the IPGC, and “emcee” for the evening, Len Jones warmly thanked
those who had contributed to the success of the day, including the hard
working Peung and her staff at Rabbi’s. The official prize-winners are
listed below but the full list of results can be seen on the excellent
official IPGC website at http://www.ipgc.org
Prize winners
Twos: Al Keith (2), Peter Duncan, Ronnie Ramsay
1st Division (0-14)
1st Peter Masters, gross 81, net 70
2nd Bob Lamond, 79 gross, net 73
(35)
3rd Graham Davis, 81 gross, net 73
(37)
2nd Division (15+)
1st Ted Morris, 35 pts
2nd Rod Howett, 34 pts
3rd Ronnie Ramsay, 33 pts (14 cb)
Tom McCarthy, 33 pts (12 cb)
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Don Bland tames Rayong Green Valley
PSC Golf from The Golf Club Sports Bar & Grill
Don
Bland.
Monday, August 1,
Rayong Green Valley - Stableford
1st Don Bland (4) 41 pts
2nd John Emmerson (9) 39 pts
(cb)
3rd Dan Avon (14) 39 pts
4th Noel Pittard (4) 37 pts
Our regular Monday fixture was populated with 18 of
Pattaya’s finest clubbers, which for low season was a decent turnout.
The skies above were “fontoc boy-boy” as the locals say and by the time
we got to the course it had turned out beautiful. Right now, Green
Valley is in tip-top shape so there should be no excuses for not
shooting well here.
The Australians were out here in full force and being
the tough competitors they are, we were in for a battle royal as Noel,
Don, Steve and resident Sugar Ray were our mates representing the
Southern Hemisphere.
As it turned out, Don Bland was anything but and
turned in his card with a big 41 circled at the top. Well played Don -
and also good luck to you and Noel up in Siam Reap as well.
John Emmerson beat Don Avon on count back with 39 as
Noel Pittard just missed out with his 37, good but not quite enough
Noel!
There is great camaraderie
on a trip like this one to Soi Dao.
Wednesday, August 3,
Phoenix - Stableford
1st Peter Fagerlund (23) 40 pts
2nd Chris Parr (19) 35 pts
3rd Roger Verville (12) 33 pts
It is so nice to hop over to a course in less than 30
minutes and that is one huge benefit of Phoenix. After the recent rains
and wind the course was a little leafy but the greens-keeping staff were
out taking care of the carnage. The heat was a factor today and my
fellow walkers were starting to question the decision to go cartless on
the day. We survived, but next time a buggy would be in order for sure.
Scandie visitor Peter Fagerlund was sensible and took
the cart option and maybe it helped him to score the 40 points to be our
winner on the day. Peter is a big lad and his game should improve
quickly with a few lessons, so watch out!
Chris Parr is a regular visitor to Pattaya from
upcountry and a recent addition to The Golf Club gang and we are glad to
have Chris on board. Chris was kind enough to get in a round of drinks
before heading out to the airport. We quickly headed back to The Golf
Club for our Wednesday Steak Night and a few bevvies, of course.
Friday, August 5,
Treasure Hill - Stableford
1st Steve Grant (9) 35 pts
2nd Henry O’Brien (19) 32 pts
3rd David Shelton (7) 27 pts
After last month’s PSC Monthly Medal here we just had
to come back. Apparently the Saha Group recently bought the course and
we observed a great deal of work being done by several dozen staff.
There are lots of new but mature tree plantings, improved or new cart
paths and decorative features as well being attended to. The only thing
I would attack straight away is the 18th green. Get your approach shot
close to the pin and it won’t be an issue! I am sure this repair is on
their agenda, so be patient, it will be worth the wait.
The course was designed by Yoshikazu Kato who also
designed the legendary Blue Canyon in Phuket and Kabinburi Sport Club
where we will be on our road trip in early September. Treasure Hill is a
great track and if you have not played here you really should put it on
your list.
You can’t make many mistakes on this course and
expect to win, and Steve Grant did little wrong on the day. The greens
proved faster than they looked but not a problem for Mr. Grant.
Someone who shall go unmentioned took a choked down
driver on the 215yd 2nd par 3 and stuck it to 8 feet, then sunk the
birdie putt only to find out we did not have a 2’s comp on the day. No,
it wasn’t Seamless this time, he was up at Soi Dao.
We returned Friday afternoon to The Golf Club in a
mere 40 minutes door-to-door, well worth the trip and good luck to
Treasure Hill in their improvements to this great course.
August 2 - 4, Soi Dao Highlands Road Trip
It was a busy week for The Golf Club as in addition
to our Pattaya schedule, we also ventured out once again to Soi Dao for
the monthly road trip. Teacher Jez was the main instigator for this
outing and had to get another trip in before school starts. It turned
out to be a good idea.
Timing is everything and after loads of rain last
week, the ground was moist and springy but not a drop touched a head on
the trip as the clouds lifted to a beautiful week in the mountains. The
hills were so alive you could almost hear Julie Andrews!
There is great camaraderie on a trip like this and
everyone pitches in with wine and cheese, nibbles for apr่s golf, and a
few litres of quality spirits.
It was so good to see Papa Mikey Craighead back with
us to show Soi Dao rookie Dale Shier the lay of the land on this Dennis
Griffiths (Phoenix, Thai C.C.) designed layout. Soi Dao is a special
place and this trip was very special for Roger Kohler and Bob Newell as
they glided along over the three day tour with some of their best golf
seen recently to demolish the competition. Well played lads!
Tour Tip: Soi Dao Highlands has a low season special
of 2,200 baht for a single golfer that includes 2 days unlimited golf
green fees from check-in and 1 night hotel room with breakfast, a great
deal at a great course.
Thanks to all for participating in this week’s
fixtures, and don’t forget to check us out on facebook/golfclubpattaya
for updates, musings, and scandals in general.
The Golf Club is located on Soi LK Metro, off Soi Buakhao and Soi
Diana junction. We can be reached on 085 434 3377 or pattaya4golf
@gmail.com and our is www.golfclubpattaya.com.
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Crash helmets will be
issued next week
Jomtien Golf with the IPGC
Monday, August 1,
Mountain Shadow - Stableford
The weather is a bit dubious as we head up on the seven
towards Mountain Shadow but as we arrive the clouds disperse slightly and
everyone enjoys a good round of golf in gentle conditions.
There are only two divisions out today and the cut is
7-20 in division 1 and 21 plus in division 2. The French boy, Jean Morel
wins division 1 with 32 points and Peter Seward is second one point behind.
After three weeks off duty from his employment in
Kazakhstan, Tom Novak, playing off 24 wins division 2 with 40 points. Brian
Ferringo is in second place with 24, beating Ian Hart on a 15/11 back nine
countback.
Friday, August 5,
Eastern Star - Stableford
Our busiest day of the week with seven groups out today.
Everybody’s opinion is that the Eastern Star greens are still improving each
week. As we have more than 24 players, nearest the pins come into play. It
is a very hot day here with hardly any breeze whatsoever.
In division 1 today the cut is 7-17 and 18 plus in
division 2 and 34 is the best score recorded in both divisions. Jon Lay wins
division 1 with 34 points. Barry Copestake comes second one point behind and
Bill Bertram is third with 31 points beating Frank McGowan and Tony Thorne
on a 17/16/14 back nine countback.
The organiser takes podium position in division 2 with 34
as well. In second place on 33 and always hitting a different fairway from
where the tee is placed, Mr. Zig Zag alias Cully Monks is second with 33.
Crash helmets will be issued next week to the groups in front of him. Tony
Holehouse is third on 31.
A memorable day for Jon Lay playing off 7 taking three
nearest the pins in division 1 and the only two as well. Glyn Evans and Jim
Lane get rewarded for nearest the pins on the 3rd and 13th while there are
no two’s in the second division.
Shenanigans
Tuesday Quiz
This week’s
winners.
Quiz Teams Total Points
The J-League 80
7 Chinese Brothers 75
3 Non Blondes 71
Knuckleheads 70
The Tinkers 59
Old Lasters 40
Fat Bastards + 1 39
Table No.2 33
Charity football tourney for Pattaya’s children in need
The second charity football tournament to be organised by
the Human Help Network Foundation Thailand will take place on Saturday, 13th
and Sunday, 14th of August.
Once again 20 teams will compete in a two day tournament
to raise funds for Pattaya’s less fortunate children. All the proceeds will
be donated to the Pattaya Orphanage, directly helping children in need.
Members of the Pattaya community are invited to set up or
sponsor a football team and take part in the tournament. It will be two full
days of fun and excitement for all participants, spectators and children.
With the registration fee of THB 20,000 each team makes a
vital contribution to the home and education of children at the Pattaya
Orphanage.
For more information contact Toy on 6638 488956 or email
[email protected]
Teds’ win starts off the week
Sat winners: Liam
Horgan, Richard Moore, Rob Herald, Gary Hookey, and Ted Senior (inset).
Barry Hooper
Golf from the Travellers Rest
Ted Senior was the first winner of the week in what
turned out to be a low scoring affair on our first visit back to Eastern
Star in some time. Richard Talbot was second and Liam Horgan started with a
third spot on his first outing upon returning to Thailand for his regular
annual visit. He also managed to repeat that placing on the following
Saturday at Greenwood.
Tuesday was a visit to Rayong Green Valley, which is not
one of the easiest courses about. But Noel Pittard mastered it for the win
at 36 and was followed in by Richard Talbot at 34 for what was his second
second-place finish in two consecutive days. Arnold Jones was third at 33.
But this was obviously a warm up for Arnold because he
came out on Thursday at Phoenix and took the win with 38. Two up on Joe
Duffy and Fergus Brennan.
The high scorer of the week was Rob Herald at 39 in what
was his best game ever at the TRGG when he visited Greenwood on the
Saturday.
Gary Hookey found himself two back at 37 for second along
with Liam Horgan and Richard Moore.
Count back being used as the determinator.
No real interesting stories again this week. They all
seem to be behaving themselves which is somewhat disturbing and very
unusual.
Monday, August 1,
Eastern Star - Stableford
Ted Senior, 31 pts (12)
Richard Talbot, 30 pts (19)
Liam Horgan, 29 pts (14)
Tuesday, August 2, Rayong Green Valley - Stableford
Noel Pittard, 36 pts (08)
Richard Talbot, 34 pts (19)
Arnold Jones, 33 pts (16)
Thursday, August 4, Phoenix Ocean & Mountain - Stableford
Arnold Jones, 38 pts (16)
Joe Duffy, 36 pts c/b (00)
Fergus Brennan, 36 pts c/b (11)
Frank Tordeur, 35 pts (19)
John Franklin, 34 pts (12)
Saturday, August 6,
Greenwood C & A - Stableford
Rob Herald, 39 pts (18)
Gary Hookey, 37 pts c/b(16)
Liam Horgan, 37 pts c/b (14)
Richard Moore, 37 pts c/b (24)
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
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Chaophya Park Hotel to sponsor Asian Cricket Sixes Tour in October
This year’s Chaophya Park
Hotel Thailand (Bangkok) International Cricket Sixes Tournament 2011 will be
held at the Harrow International School in Bangkok, from Friday, October 21
until Sunday. October 23. Organizers are again working with the Southerners
Cricket Club to bring this excellent tournament to fruition.
Once again the Chaophya Park Hotel in Bangkok us the
Title Sponsor & the Official Hotel Partner for the event in 2011. The hotel
will be giving special room rates for the event. (Contact Chaophya Park
Hotel for details.)
Local team fees have been dropped this year for up to 8
players per team, to 15,000 Thai baht. This includes the tournament
functions, transport to and from the ground each day from the Chaophya Park
Hotel, a tournament shirt, cap and souvenir program, the actual tournament
costs, event trophies and more.
If you cannot arrange a full team but still wish to play,
consider coming, as you might be able to join up with a team for the event.
For further information, contact Michael “Cat” Maher,
Asian Cricket Sixes Tour, www.thailandsixes.com & www.cricketsixes.com.
Mobile tel. +61 40 738 5481.
PS: If you are interested in being a part of the Phuket Cricket Week
2012, 14 to 22 April 2012, please get in touch at cat@cricketsixes .com &
check the web-site www.phuketsixes.com
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Philbrook streak broken
as Paul Daud wins 2011 Jackalope Open
2011 Canadian Jackalope Champion
Paul Daud (right) is handed the perpetual trophy by Dale Drader.
After a week of rain in the Pattaya area, Friday August
5th started with clear skies as 115 golfers made their way to the Khao Kheow
Country Club for the 13th annual Jackalope Open - dedicated to our good
friend Shawn “Hoser” Field.
Registration opened at 10:30 and after checking in most
of the players headed for their favorite spots - the Caesar table for the
Canadian breakfast speciality and the 50-50 table for the much wanted raffle
tickets.
By 11:30 everyone headed out to the golf course ready for
the noon shotgun start. Much anticipation hung in the air as individuals
prepared their minds towards a good round; of course some of the golfers
were thinking when they would see the first beer cart.
At 12:00 the shotgun was fired and the golfers were off,
a true test of golf on the still damp fairways. Many a golfer had their
energy revived at the turn, being treated to delicious sandwiches created
and distributed by the lovely staff of Rich Man Poor Man.
The field moved around A & B courses with not too many
hold ups encountered and after just five hours the first groups arrived back
at the club house.
The golfers were treated to a splendid buffet provided by
the Khao Kheow staff while they waited for their scorecard to be checked and
tabulated.
Hong Prathumtip won the Ladies Division with an
outstanding 43 points.
Mark Gorda - wearing his now world famous Jackalope
jacket (a black one for this year) kicked off with the 50/50 Draw prizes
donated by AKA Traders Company, Allied Pickfords (Thailand), Black Star
Jewellery, Brad Sproxton - The Golf Club, Cafe Kronberg, Dale Drader & Ray
Lepard, Rich Wibrow and Rich Man Poor Man before moving on to the technical
and division awards.
Due to circumstances beyond our control, many of the
technical prize winners were lost but we did manage to save a few.
Long drives were won by Keith Emmerson, Moe Deverdenne,
Hong Prathumtip and Bobby Taylor.
Low gross of 81 for the day was won by Doug Lynch.
Some of the near pins were won by Jimmy Little, Captain
Bob, Bond Phillips, Ty Kerr, Rich Wibrow, John Gibson, Mamo Kerr, Hong
Prathumtip, and Rodney Hayes.
The nearest the keg was won by Dave Stockman.
The Ladies division runner up was Rak Jongruk with 35
points. First place in the Ladies division was won by Hong Prathumtip with
an outstanding 43 points.
In the Rabbits division, Neil Sandilands finished runner
up with 31 points, whilst winning the Rabbits division was Christoph
Rechsteiner with 36 points. Some unbelievable points scored in the Rabbits
division this year.
Division 3 third place was won by Andy Makara with 31
points, second place was won by Rick Moran with 31 points and first place
went to Bond Phillip with 36 points.
Division 2 third place was won by Steve Poznanski with
33, second place went to Norman Cheetmam and first place went to John
Styimest with 37 points.
Jack Levy watches as his lengthy putt tracks towards the
hole.
Division 1 third place went to Tony Robbins with 34
points, second place went to Ty Kerr with 34 points and first place went to
Colin Greig with 37 points.
Low gross of 81 for the day was won by Doug Lynch.
The 2011 Canadian Jackalope Champion is Paul Daud with 38
points.
Following the awards the much anticipated final 50-50
draw prize was picked with the winner receiving half of the total 196,000
baht collected on the day, and that lucking individual was none other than
Simon Philbrook who generously returned 50% back into the charity.
Mark Gorda and Mr. X, in their never ending quest to
generate funds for the tournament, have pledged to donate 2,000 baht for
every birdie and 10,000 baht for every eagle scored on the day. This year’s
tournament recorded 28 birdies and one eagle.
Mike “Dabber” Dabonovich crushes a drive straight down
the middle.
Thanks go to all the staff at Khao Kheow Country Club for
their excellent service provided on the day. We would also like to thank the
following businesses and individuals who either donated their time and staff
or helped to raise an outstanding amount in excess of 400,000 for the 2011
charity fund - AKA Traders, Allied Pickfords (Thailand), Ann & Dale Drader,
Baltex Industries, Barry Evans, Black Star Jewellery, Bobby Taylor, Brent &
Tanya Westendorf, Brent Froh, Cafe Kronberg, Curt Walters, Dale McFadden,
Dan Buchinski, Dave Sloan, Derek Reaper, Donnie Barker, Eddie Kristiansen,
Gary Oxley, Gordon Duncan, Harald Benning, Hull Co. Ltd., Jay McKenzie, JD
Loveladdy, Jesters M.C., Joe Ernst, Kelly Caron, Ken Cooke, Kennedy
Consulting Thailand Ltd., Kevin Blanch, KPK Food Services, Las Vegas Bar,
Little Britain Merchants, Mark Campbell, Mark Gorda, Mark Holcomb, Mark
Mosely, Matt Millar, Michael O’Halloran, Mike Peeters, Mike Sumpter, Mike’s
Mexican Restaurant, Moe Deverdenne, NCS Marine, Neil Sandilands, Pattaya
Mail, Pattaya Sports Club, Randy Whalley, Ray Lepard, Rich Man Poor Man
Guest House, Rich Wibrow, Rick Moran, Rob Elder, Roger Allen, Simon
Emberley, Stephan Hoge, Tahitian Queen, The Beaver Bar, The Blue Parrot, The
Golf Club - Brad Sproxton, The Haven - Steven Beard, The Kerr Family (Jason,
Mamo, Muffy & Ty), The Links - Russell Exley, The Palm Tree Restaurant & Bar
- Glen Fiala, Todd Sherbaniuk, Tom Christman, Malcolm Clair and Wayne
Ogonoski.
We would also like to thank all the individuals who
helped out at the registration and scoring, Eddie’s staff for the sandwich
snacks, the Caesar table “All Star Mixers”, the 50-50 ticket sellers and all
the cart drivers who kept the golfers well stocked with their favorite
“refreshments”.
The Jackalope is not just about golf, it is also about
giving back to the local community. On this 13th year of the Canadian
Jackalope Open we will again be joining with the Jesters Care For Kids to
help provide much needed assistance to the poor or disadvantaged children in
the area.
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