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Pattaya Sports Club Bowling League
200 Bowlers: Tui, Ralph, Nok &
Noodle.
Indiana won two points from Canada and they remain in
first place but only two points in front of second place Bavaria. Bill
Gibson bowled a 505 game as a Pacer which is the best pin count he has had
in a long time. Well done Bill!
Antero Ronkainen bowled a 514 series to lead Bavaria into
second place with a three point win over Caf้ Kronborg.
Green Tree fell from second to third place after losing
three points to VFW Post 9876. Ooy Pluemkamon led VFW with a 532 series and
Tui Amphanon bowled a 220 game and 521. Noodle Russell had a 205 game for
Green Tree.
Brother D got back on the winning track as they won three
points from Tea Party. Ralph bowled a 211 game and 521 series for Brother D.
Nok Kennedy, bowling as a Pacer, had a 203 game and 540 series.
Peter’s master class
PSC golf from Lewiinski’s Golf Society
Sunday’s winner
Peter Lenoury.
Sunday, November 6, Green Valley - Stableford
A Flight
1st Peter Lenoury (10) 45pts
2nd Bob Newell (7) 38pts
3rd Steve Mulberry (10) 37pts
B Flight
1st Barry Tregurtha (20) 41pts
2nd Ed Delaney (25) 39pts
3rd Mike Craighead (22) 38pts
Near Pins: No 4 Barry Tregurtha; No 9 Peter Henshaw;
No 12 Nick O’Donnell; No 16 Claude Harder
Well you didn’t have to wait long for the title guy’s
story to emerge: Peter ‘The Right Honorable’ Lenoury was man of the match
with 45 blistering points. It should be noted that such a points total by
Peter belies a gross 73 at the society’s home course. He did this remarkable
feat picking up two near pins on the way.
Peter’s 45 points overshadowed the fine effort of every
body’s favorite ‘Broad more’ Bob. Blackpool’s Steve, always a welcome
addition to the society ranks, was a further shot back from Bob for the
bronze.
Barry the book Tregurtha, who plies his golf at the
always tough Siam Country Club, hence his highest ever recorded handicap,
cruised to the junior top spot with a rock solid 41 points. Barry’s effort
was two strokes clear of the always in contention Irishman Ed Delaney.
When Mike ‘The Mechanic’ Craighead, Colin ‘the Donkey’
Davis and Peter Wallace walked off the course they were happy, but that
changed to sadness when the junior flight was announced, and it got even
tougher for the Donkey and Peter as they got to watch the presentation
sitting on a bar stool.
Along with Peter’s brace, further 2’s were added by
‘Broad More’ Bob, Claude Harder and Francis Goyons.
Back at Lewiinski’s and after the presentation, Peter
kindly rang the bell to celebrate his fine day.
Monday, November 7, Crystal Bay - Stableford
A Flight
1st Brian Dunbar (13) 39pts
2nd Kevin Mcentee (7) 36pts
B Flight
1st Mike Jeffreys (18) 35pts
2nd Colm Mullen (15) 35pts
It didn’t seem possible that it was the 7th
of November already but that is what the golf schedule said, and it is about
that time of the year that Ireland’s Colm Mullen takes one off his vacations
to join the gang, so welcome back Colm.
Anyway, he joined us in time to take on the tough Crystal
Bay where Brian Dunbar took the top rung in the flagship flight as he was
also the only player to break par. Kevin Mcentee the infamous (Offaly Gang
leader) has taken awhile to adjust this trip but he finally managed to put
in a podium finish as his even par round was good for the silver.
It was a standoff in the junior flight as Mike the Welsh
‘Wizard’ faced up to Ireland’s Colm’ The silent assassin’ Mullen and Mike
cast a spell over Colum who, ever the gracious one, yielded to Mike to
accept the silver.
Colm did however claim a ‘2’ as a wee bit of compensation
along with Mike Holmes (no relation to John) and the Donkey.
Wednesday,
November 9,
Bangpra - Stableford
A Flight
1st Gary Green (10) 37pts
2nd Peter LeNoury (10) 37pts
3rd J P Grasser (10) 35pts
B Flight
1st Reg McKay (13) 39pts
2nd Brian Dunbar (13) 36pts
3rd Colin Davis (15) 36pts
C Flight
1st Billy Herterich (20) 37pts
2nd Christy Knight (21) 36pts
3rd Joe Tynan (28) 35pts
Scotland’s very own Buckie boot boy Reg McKay was not the
biggest guy in the field by any stretch of the imagination this Wednesday at
Bangpra, but he was certainly the best. His 39 points was three clear of the
tandem of Brian Dunbar and Colin ‘the Donkey’ in B Flight as Brian’s more
favorable inward nine relegated the Donkey to the bronze.
Moving up to the senior flight saw Sunday’s hero in a
count back with Gary Green for the senior flight gold, with the scales
tipping in Gary’s favour. A triumvirate of players was in contention to fill
the last flight spot; J P Grasser, Thierry Petrement and J P Maffrey but it
was the latter who came out of the count back on top to fill the flight.
The junior flight was all wrapped up by Billy Herterich
with a solid 37 points. Billy was closely followed in by two of Ireland’s
favorite boys in Christy ‘Good’ Knight and Joe ‘Sat nav’ Tynan, stringed out
behind Billy in one shot digit increments.
Trevor Loftus and Co. Dublin’s new lord mayor Colm Mullen
split a very healthy 2’s pot.
Note: Lewiinski’s is situated on Pattaya Land Soi 1, Beach Road Soi
13/3 near to Walking Street. Anyone wishing to play with us just pop in and
add your name to the list or call Colin on 089 826 0764. Transport is
provided.
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Parker doubles up
for the week
PSC golf from The Bunker Bar
Geoff Parker (left) with JJ
Harney - first and second at Crystal Bay on Friday.
Monday, November 7,
Emerald - Stableford
Best round of the day was played by Mario Benavidez who
won the B flight by two points ahead of Geoff Hart and Reg Smart.
Geoff Parker’s starting to find a bit of form since
returning from Cambodia, the cut was set at handicap 19 and Geoff won the A
Flight with 36 points. Dave Ashman was second two points behind and Sean
Murphy took third place a further point back.
A Flight
1st Geoff Parker (17) 36pts
2nd Dave Ashman (12) 34pts
3rd Sean Murphy (15) 33pts
B Flight
1st Mario Benavidez (27) 37pts
2nd Geoff Hart (24) 35pts
3rd Reg Smart (23) 31pts
Near Pins: Lee Butler, Mario, Geoff Parker, Dave
Ashman
Wednesday,
November 9,
Mountain Shadow - Stableford
Sean Murphy had another good round winning the A Flight
on a count back from Geoff Cox and Phil Moore took third place also on a
count back from Geoff Parker.
Count backs were needed in the B flight too where Jack
Gayer edged out Jack Robertson to win and Peter Habgood did the same to Joe
Vanderwegan to take third place.
A Flight
1st Sean Murphy (15) 36pts
2nd Geoff Cox (14) 36pts
3rd Phil Moore (12) 32pts
B Flight
1st Jack Gayer (19) 35pts
2nd Jack Robertson (25) 35pts
3rd Peter Habgood (19) 33pts
Near Pins: Jack Gayer, Geoff Parker, Geoff Cox,
Marion Melia.
Friday, November 11,
Crystal Bay - Stableford)
The cut was set at handicap 17 and there were no count
backs required in the A or B flights today. Geoff Parker came good again
winning the A flight with 37 points and grabbing a couple of near pins as
well! JJ Harney had a happy return to the fold taking runner up spot ahead
of Mike Lloyd who came third with 35 points.
Last month’s golfer of the month Peter Habgood took the B
flight, beating Geoff Hart by a single point who, in turn, beat Mike Corner
by the same margin.
A Flight
1st Geoff Parker (17) 37pts
2nd JJ Harney (12) 36pts
3rd Mike Lloyd (12) 35pts
B Flight
1st Peter Habgood (19) 33pts
2nd Geoff Hart (24) 32pts
3rd Mike Corner (22) 31pts
Near Pins: JJ Harney, Reg Smart, Geoff Parker (2).
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Laong fires blistering back nine at Pattaya Country Club
PSC golf from The Outback Golf Bar
A happy Suzi Lawton after her fantastic 41
points at Khao Kheow.
Monday,November 7,
Khao Kheow - Stableford
There wasn’t a report filed by anyone about the course
today but what seemed over the weekend as though it was going to be a very
low turnout changed into a full house, although only 21 played on the
tournament as the Irish guys, who were due to joins us, arrived late and
played in their own competition.
So it was A & B from the yellows and it does look as
though the Outbackers are gradually learning how to play this course as Suzi
topped the day, after a lean spell of some weeks, with an excellent 41
points, to take Div A by six from the consistent Graham Johnson on 35.
Andy Makara also turned on a bit of form to win Div B
with 38 points, losing one shot to handicap in the process and he was two
clear of two guys on 36, Chris Thompson and Steve Plant.
In the race to the end of the month in the Big Mango
Properties sponsored best 6 cards tournament, Dennis Pelly (99pts) opened up
a clear lead of 13 points over Owen Walkley (86pts), they being the only two
players to have entered all three counting tournaments so far; with Greg
Hill back in third on 69.
Finally, there was an incident involving the marking of a
scorecard. All players are reminded that it is the players responsibility
see ensure that his or her card has been marked correctly at the end of the
round before it is handed in to the tournament organisers. Don’t give your
marker a hard time if the score is wrong in your opinion but you failed to
sign or check your card just because you’re in a hurry to leave the course!
There was only one ‘2’ from Dennis Pelly on hole 17.
Some of the visiting 17 Irish
lads relax at the Outback Golf Bar.
Div A (0-15)
1st Suzi Lawton (15/Hi16.8) 41pts
2nd Graham Johnson (8/Hi7.3) 35pts
3rd Paul Pedelty (16/Hi14.5) 34pts
4th Dennis Pelly (12/Hi10.8) 34pts
Div B (16+)
1st Andy Makara (30/Hi27.5) 38pts
2nd Chris Thompson (26/Hi23.6)
36pts
3rd Steve Plant (18/Hi13.3) 36pts
4th Paul Rogers (22/Hi20.5) 32pts
Tuesday,
November 8,
Pattaya C.C. - Stableford
It was another good turnout here at Pattaya Country Club
with 26 Outbackers playing in two divisions.
The course was in good condition and as usual our
organiser for the day, Chad, got us all away in fine fashion, even though he
didn’t quite believe it himself when it was down to the last two groups and
he had 8 players left! If you’d seen him the day before trying to get the
groups sorted, with Capt’ Bob having about three Kens playing and Irish
Sean, and then a couple more no shows in the morning, it really was quite
remarkable that it all worked out OK. Well done mate!
It was nice to see Frank O’Neill in the bar on Tuesday
morning, there to support his good lady, Laong who looks after him so well.
He must have inspired her that morning as she returned one of her best
scores ever (42pts), which contained one the most remarkable back nines seen
on any scorecard. Going out in a modest 16 points, Laong opened up the back
nine with three 4 pointers in a row, birdieing the 10th
and the 12th and not content with that she collected
another 4 points on hole 15, to romp home with a total on the back nine of
26!
Poor John White must have wondered what hit him, as he
scored a great 41 points, in stark contrast to last week’s effort, but it
was only enough to earn him second place, however it did move him up the
DeVere Monthly Eclectic leader-board. Chad also scored well today to take
third with 37.
General Jack (35pts), followed last week’s win with
another one this week, staying under the handicap radar both times as he
beat Billy Fitzgerald who was going great guns on the front nine (22pts)
only to struggle on the back with only 13. Perhaps the departure of John
Cogan, who had to go home to take care of one of his kids after 8 holes
having already scored 18 points at that point, disrupted Billy’s obvious
comfort zone.
There were only two ‘2’s from Geoff Williams on hole 7
and Laong on hole 12.
Div A (0-17)
1st Jack Moseley (14/Hi14.9) 35pts
2nd Billy Fitzgerald (12/Hi13)
35pts
3rd Dennis Persson (14/Hi15.7)
32pts
4th Geoff Doody (17/Hi17.9) 31pts
Div B (18+)
1st Laong Gatepratum (27/Hi25.6)
42pts
2nd John White (27/Hi27.2) 41pts
3rd Barry Chadbourn (18/Hi19) 37pts
4th Nigel Cannon (21/Hi21.6) 33pts
Wednesday,
November 9,
Burapha - Stableford
With 48 players it takes a little bit of time to get
everyone away, but we got there in the end. It was a great day for golf just
a nice breeze and not too hot and there was a new “Boo Hoo” cup challenge
today between John and Suzi Lawton against Bob Philp and Neil Lavery, which
was won on the 18th by a shot from Suzi:- 100 yards to go and she hits it to
6 inches.
The Capt was playing under a handicap today with his
first two shots off the 1st tee going out of bounds - a great start to the
day.
John Lawton managed to get Neil a bit under the weather
and by the time we turned it was anybody’s “Boo Hoo” cup, but the beer took
over from about hole number 13 and that was the end of us.
As for the rest of the scores, they were not too bad but
nobody got the better of the course as the best score in was 38 points from
one of the Irish lads visiting us for the second year; hope you enjoyed your
day fellas.
John Cunningham topped Div A with 35 points, just pipping
one of the Irish boys, James O’Mahony, on count back with Jim Brackett and
Owen Walkley following them in just one shot back, both with 34.
Gerry Mernagh (Irish) won Div B with 38 ahead of Les
Easton (37) with Pete Stonebridge a distant third on 31.
Our regular players dominated Div C with the win going to
Greg Hill (36) and Bob Lindborg (33) and Barry McIntosh also with 33, taking
the minor places. We also had a D division today and that was won by another
of the Irish, Mr J Braithwaite, with 37.
The course continues to be in magnificent condition with
the greens fast and true and with run now on the fairways.
Note: The “Boo Hoo” is a little fun matchplay challenge
started last year and this year it will run until just after Christmas and
will serve as a charity fundraiser. So if you fancy throwing down the
gauntlet for a match against your mates you’re welcome to have a go, with
the losers contributing to the fund of course.
There were only three ‘2’s from Owen Walkely on hole C5,
Dennis Pelly (hole C8) and Tom Fitzpatrick (hole D8).
Div A (0-11)
1st John Cunningham (7/Hi6.8) 35pts
2nd James O’Mahony (6) 35pts
3rd Jim Brackett (5/Hi5.1) 34pts
4th Owen Walkley (9/Hi9.3) 34pts
Div B (12-17)
1st Gerry Mernagh (17/Hi16.5) 38pts
2nd Les Easton (15/Hi14.3) 37pts
3rd Pete Stonebridge (15/Hi15)
31pts
4th Gary Lunn (12) 29pts
Div C (18-22)
1st Greg Hill (21/Hi19.9) 36pts
2nd Bob Lindborg (19/Hi18.8) 33pts
3rd Barry McIntosh (18/Hi17.5)
33pts
4th Bill Bennett (19/Hi18) 31pts
Div D (23+)
1st J Braithwaite (23/Hi22) 37pts
2nd Steve Giles (25/Hi24.1) 34pts
3rd Chris Thompson (25/Hi23.7)
33pts
4th Pat Connolly (23/Hi22) 33pts
Friday, November 11, Green
Valley - Stableford
Our Irish friends from Wednesday, never made it, which
was probably just as well as we would have been overbooked by a few on an
already busy course, leaving us with a good sized field of 30, plus a couple
or so.
Suzi ran the comp as Capt’ Bob had jobs to do and the
General was up country enjoying the delights of Loy Kratong (Thurs 10th
Nov) in Surin for a change instead of at the packed beaches in Pattaya &
Jomtien.
Jan Eriksen led the way in Div A, with the day’s top
score of 38, from Steve Plant and Murray Hart both on 37. Div B went to a
surprise winner, John Lawton (35pts) who’s back to work in Nigeria this
weekend, with Andy Makara and Paul Rogers filling the second and third spots
with 34 apiece.
There were two ‘2’s on hole 12, one from Dennis Pelly and
the other from Chris Thompson.
Div A (0-16)
1st Jan Eriksen (14/Hi14.1) 38pts
2nd Steve Plant (13/Hi13.3) 37pts
3rd Murray Hart (13/Hi13.2) 37pts
4th Dennis Pelly (10/Hi10.9) 36pts
Div B (17+)
1st John Lawton (20/Hi19.4) 35pts
2nd Andy Makara (27/Hi26.5) 34pts
3rd Paul Rogers (21/Hi20.5) 34pts
4th Roger Pickering (26/Hi25.1)
32pts
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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The Ashes – a distant memory
IPGC golf from The Haven
Frank Dunstan with The Ashes.
Sunday, November 6, Green Valley - Stableford
CSS 71
1st Mark Armstrong (22) 40pts
2nd Peter Skinner (9) 40pts
3rd Joe Peters (18) 40pts
4th Peter Masters (8) 38pts
5th Charlie Sheppard (17) 37pts
The course at Green Valley is almost back to its former
state with the fairways offering a good roll and the greens receptive, which
all adds up to a good opportunity for the participants of the competition to
score well and get the handicap down.
Three certainly did that with Mark Armstrong holding on
well over the back nine to win the three-way count back with a better 24,
which left Peter Skinner in second place after he returned 22 on the nine
and 15 on the last six leaving Joe Peters in third as he could only put
together 14 over the back six.
Mark Armstrong.
Peter Masters slipped in another Sunday net under par
round to signal a possible future drop in his handicap and Charlie Sheppard
returned his best score for a little while, also under handicap, but with
such good results having been returned above him, he had to settle for fifth
spot.
The 2’s were shared between Peter Masters, Joe Peters and
Gary Olliffe.
Monday, November 7, Pattaya C.C. - Stableford
CSS 72
1st Peter Skinner (9) 37pts
2nd Joe Niisato (16) 37pts
3rd Alan Pilkington (9) 37pts
4th Mike Spear (22) 35pts
5th Rod Howett (24) 35pts
Pattaya Country Club has changed quite a bit over the
last few weeks to become one of the favourite courses on the schedule as the
fairways and greens continue to provide an excellent basis for golfing
enjoyment, and even though the surrounding areas are sometimes a bit on the
untidy side, a good day out can always be relied on by the players.
Peter Skinner.
Peter Skinner lost no time in making up for missing out
on the previous outing with yet another under handicap round, but this time
recording a better back nine than the other two in the count back and
succeeding with 21 to take the top step of the podium, as Joe Niisato
settled for second with 18 points and Alan Pilkington third place with 16.
Mike Spear made a big splash with his best return for
some considerable time, in fact in over a year, to take fourth spot and was
left ruing a very slow start that saw him open the first half with just 13
but finished strongly with 22 on the back as Rod Howett, after a good start,
struggled to keep up the momentum with just 16 over the inward half.
Peter Skinner had the lone 2 in the first division while
Paul Simpson had the same to claim the second division pool.
Before presenting the prizes The Doc welcomed back Peter
Skinner and Paul Simpson.
Wednesday,
November 9,
Khao Kheow - Stableford
CSS72
1st Frank Hughes (17) 36pts
2nd Dick Heaney (17) 34pts
3rd Brendan O’Driscoll (13) 34pts
4th Lyle Blaw (12) 34pts
5th Shuichi Kodaka (16) 33pts
The course has had some poor reports of late but although
not quite as good as had been recently reported, it was still a great
improvement of the rather soggy presentation of other recent visits as the
scores from the yellow tees indicated, with the CSS remaining at 72 for the
first time in a while.
Frank Hughes took care of business with a solid level
handicap round to take a two shot win ahead of a group of three fighting it
out over second place. These were led by Dick Heaney whose 19 on the back
nine was sufficient to ensure his place in front of Brendan O’Driscoll, who
finally took third after a mammoth count back over Lyle Blaw that saw him
win on the last two with a better 4 to 3 after they had halved the nine on
17 the six on 12 and the three on 5.
Shuichi Kodaka slipped into fifth with a steady if
unspectacular three over return.
In keeping with the difficulty of the course there were
no 2’s in either division.
Back at The Haven there was a welcome for new member
Brendan O’Driscoll and a welcome back for Al Rolnik.
Friday, November 11, The Emerald - Stableford
CSS 71
1st Graham Johnson (7) 38pts
2nd Bubbles Davies (17) 37pts
3rd Brendan O’Driscoll (13) 35pts
4th Russell Exley (7) 35pts
5th Rod Howett (24) 35pts
A good turnout for the always popular Emerald at Ban
Chang enjoyed a course that, whilst not at its best, was very playable which
was borne out by the CSS for the day reducing to 71 as many of the day’s
hopefuls returned cards that were around their handicap level or better.
Graham Johnson finished the day on top with a very
creditable two under that just edged out the visiting Bubbles Davies who had
hoped that his best round since 2008 would get him to the top of the pecking
order. Sadly it was not to be, as he missed out by a single point, so he
contented himself with being best drinker in the bar after the results were
declared.
Brendan O’Driscoll made it two podium places on the trot
with yet another third place, winning the three-way count back this time
with a better 19 to 17 ahead of Russell Exley, who was in turn better than
Rod Howett who could only muster 15 after a very bright start.
Once again there were no 2’s in the first division but
Don Everett made a happy return day with the only one in the second division
which swept the rollover pot.
Prior to the presentation of the prizes there were
welcome backs for Dave Howden, Don Everett, Wayne Waywood, Bubbles Davies
and Frijof Kayser. As usual there was what is now a ritual showing of the
replica Ashes Trophy to the returning members from Oz together with the
offer to join with Frank Dunstan in having their picture taken holding the
treasured item which, and in the light of the recent result against SA, it
might be a long time before the opportunity might occur again with the real
thing.
Note: The Haven group now departs Soi 13 at the
earlier time of 9 am until further notice. If you would like to play with
the 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 9.00am 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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The Baan Jing Jai
Christmas Santa Scramble
Friday 2nd December 2011
At Pattana Golf Club
2000 baht Entry Fee
Teams of 4, Max 5 System
12.5% of combined handicaps
2 Divisions split at 50% of the entries
2 team prizes in each division
18 Individual Technical Prizes
Free entry to 50/50 Lucky Draw
All proceeds from the day will go towards purchasing every
one of the 80 children at the home a Christmas Present of their dreams with
excess funds being directed to the Baan Jing Jai New Home Fund
Superb Buffet, Presentations at The Haven
Lucky Draw at 7pm
Sign up at : The Haven (Stephen), Pattaya Golf
Society (Len), Jomtiem Golf (Glyn),
The Links (Russell), Donovan’s (Steve), Norwegian Seaman’s Church (Hansi)
Murphy back on top
PSC golf from the Three Sisters Bar
Dale Murphy (left) with
runner-up Kevin Worl.
Wednesday, November 9 could not have been a better day to
play golf at Pattaya Country Club: the sun hid itself enough to make it not
too hot and there was a wonderful light breeze.
A party of five teed off but they were overtaken by a
fast foursome led by Herbie Ishinaga. Another quintet took off immediately
after for a total of 14 players out today.
Drifting back the Caddy Shack II the cards were tallied
and no stranger to the top spot Dale Murphy headed the listings with 36
points. Kevin Worl and Bill Thompson tied at 33 but Kevin took second on the
count back. Sliding in behind the leaders were Ciano (31), Paul K. & Larry
M. (30) and the balance we won’t talk about.
Herbie again provided snacks along with the long dogs and
pressed ham as sandwich material.
Rock rolls to victory at Eastern Star
Jomtien Golf with the IPGC
Marty Rock (center) after
scoring 44 points poses with Ket and Popeye at Siam Cats.
Monday,
November 7,
Green Valley – Stableford
This was our first visit here for some considerable
time for various reasons and we returned with eleven groups out today.
We teed off over the water on the first and after all
the rain we have had recently we were amazed how much run the ball was
getting on a slightly uphill fairway.
There were three men’s divisions today with the cut
at 4-12, 13-19 and 20 plus and 39 points was the best score in winning
division 2 for Neville Scurrell. Andy Baber took second with 37 and
Dennis Scougal was third after beating Mike Lewis and Bryan Rought on an
18/15/13 back-nine count back.
The Swedish boy Mikael Andersson topped division 1
with 38 points, beating the Finish boy Kari Kuparinen by one shot and
the Estonian lad Raivo Velsberg was third on 33 after beating Sassa on a
17/16 count back.
Ian Hart won division 3 with 35 points, beating Terry
Redding on a 7/6 back three count back and in third place was Burnie
Sinclair with 34.
Near pins went to Martin McAteer, Sassa, Raivo
Velsberg, Chris Voller, Jim Connolly, Mike Lewis and Bo Singleton.
In the ‘2’s there was one rollover in division 1 and
Sassa was the only winner with a birdie on the 16th.
Andy Baber birdied the 12th to claim the rollover pot in division 2.
Wednesday,
November 9,
The Emerald – Stableford
After Monday’s game we expected similar conditions
here but in places it was still a little spongy but with carts allowed
on the fairway there was no ‘lift clean and place’ today.
There were 36 out today so three divisions with the
cut at 4-12, 13-20 and 21+.
Tony Thorne returned with 42 points to win division
1, beating Chris Voller who finished with 39 for second and in third
place was Marty Rock on 37.
Count back Burnie’s 39 points proved to be unbeatable
in division 2 as he finished ahead of Martin McAteer by one point and
Mike Missler came in third after beating Mike Lewis on a 14/12 back six
count back, both on 35 points.
Bryan Priestley’s 38 points won division 3 with Paul
Chabot in second place with 36 and Leo in third place on 33.
Near pins went to Reijo (2), Sami, Tony Thorne, Bernd
Floethner, Yom Novak and Ponti while ‘2’ were recorded by Peter Pedder,
Raivo Velsberg, Sami, Tony Thorne, Chris Voller and William Chang.
It was the Oz boy Terry Redding’s 65th birthday today
so we met at the En Zed bar near the market here in Jomtien where all
the drinks were provided by the birthday boy, and a few nibbles were
hosted by the bar as well. Many thanks to Terry from all of us at
Jomtien Golf!
Friday, November 11,
Eastern Star - Stableford
One week on and the course had improved considerably;
the eighth hole, which had been a quagmire for many weeks, had
completely dried out and surprised many people and while there were
still a few sodden areas around the course the majority of players were
all pleased.
It was pleasant conditions all round today and we had
6 ladies and 38 men out in three divisions with the cut at 4-14, 15-18
and 19 plus.
Playing off an 11 handicap Marty Rock had a two over
par gross score on the front nine and a gross 38 on the back nine to
come in and win division 1 with a remarkable 44 points. Bill Bertram was
second on 35 and Mikael Andersson took third one point behind Bill. A
great round Marty and well done!
The Irish boy Cully Monks was back in the headlines
again after winning division 2 with 38 points, Mike Missler was three
points behind and Jim Connolly claimed third with 34 after beating Andy
Baber on a 21/17 back nine count back.
Another 38 points won Bryan Priestley podium position
in division 3with Jim Lane second on 35 and Brian Blackford beat John
Helm for third on an 18/16 back nine count back after they both scored
33 points.
Miss Nut captured the ladies division with 35 points,
beating Anothai Van Zeeland on a 21/16 back nine count back. A good
return for Miss Nut!
Near pins went to Josie Monks, Nut Ponvipa, Anothai
Van Zeeland, Arthur Hancock, Olli, Sassa, Timo, Eric Reginiussen (2) and
Reijo.
In the ‘2’s there were two rollovers in the Eastern
Star pot and Sassa had a birdie on the 17th, his second this week, to
share the purse with Don Head who birdies the 6th hole. Reijo got a ‘2’
on the 3rd for the only win in division 2.
Our 5th annual Club
Championship gets under way next week with two 18 hole rounds at Eastern
Star on Wednesday and Friday, an individual four divisional game each
day and an overall competition over the two days.
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Walia leads the way
at Green Valley
PSC golf from The Caddyshack
Monday, November 7,
Plutaluang – Stableford
1st Dave Strang 36pts
2nd Brian Orr 34pts
Dave Strang was the only player to equal par on Monday
and he topped the listings two points ahead of Brian Orr who finished
second.
Wednesday, November 9,
Green Valley – Stableford
A Flight
1st Paul Walia 38pts
2nd Ted Gardner 36pts
B Flight
1st Les Charles 37pts
2nd Mick O’Meara 36pts
2’s: Ted Gardner, Bruce Tollitt
Two divisions at Green Valley on Wednesday with Paul
Walia heading the premier flight on 38 points, two up on Ted Gardner. Les
Charles battled to 37 points for victory by one over Mick O’Meara in the
second tier.
Friday, November 11,
Mountain Shadow - Stableford
1st Phonsie McGanah 34pts
2nd Ted Gardner 32pts
3rd Paul Walia 30pts
2’s: Ramsay Smith, Ian Covill
Back to one flight on Friday and players struggled at the
tough Mountain Shadow course with the top score being only 34 points,
recorded by Phonsie McGanah. Ted Gardner and Paul Walia took the minor
podium places two and four points behind respectively.
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‘Mighty Joe’ mauls the field
PSC golf from The Golf Club
This week’s winners, your
correspondent Bob Newell (left) and Joe Mooneyham.
Bob Newell
Monday, Nov. 7, Green
Valley - Stableford
1st Joe Mooneyham (16) 47pts
2nd Rick Harris (8) 40pts
3rd Martin Zimmerman (16) 38pts
Joe ‘bionic’ Mooneyham - what’s a little heart surgery,
replacement knees or all and sundry bits of minor surgery got to do with it
anyway? When you can knock that ball around like our ‘6 million baht man’
did on Monday at Green Valley then the answer is ‘not a whole lot’.
Forty seven points is, I think, the highest individual
score I have ever had to report, thank the Lord it was the PSC golf chairman
himself who scored it. Imagine the dilemma I’d have been in if a first time
visitor, say, had come in with it, there would have been uproar!
It just goes to show that maybe sometimes we could have
been a bit tough on people who have done just that and there is a game like
that inside all of us, even if it is buried quite a bit deeper for some.
Spare a thought for the mere mortals then on Joe’s day.
There were a multitude of scores in the mid 30’s, with the solid and
consistent striking of Jimmy Brackett pulling 36 points and, after his
brilliant performance of the previous day, Peter LeNoury notched 37.
However, these scores weren’t good enough for the money places.
Martin ‘I think I can get to 12’ Zimmerman grabbed third
with another fine effort and 38 (keep it up mate and I think you’ll get
there too). A rare visit from Rick Harris proved fruitful for him, with a
very fine 40 pointer off his 8 handicap. But head and shoulders, along with
hips, knees and feet, above the rest, stood ‘Mighty Joe’ Mooneyham. Well
done Joe!
Just a quick note on the course: I’m happy to report that
Green Valley seems to be on the mend. Although the greens have some way to
go the overall condition seems to improve week by week. Let’s hope it
continues.
Wednesday,
November 9,
Crystal Bay - Stableford
1st Bob Newell (7) 39pts
2nd John Pierrel (12) 37pts
As reported the last time we played here, I’m staggered
that people still don’t seem to have woken up to the fact that Crystal Bay
is back to its best and an absolute gem to play. It is without doubt one of
the prettiest courses around, it’s not a difficult course to walk, it
doesn’t beat you up and, today, at 700 baht green fee, what’s not to like
about it?
Maybe I should just keep quiet and keep enjoying the
millionaire’s golf out there! One other factor that drew broad smiles from
players today was ‘run-on-the-ball’ After what seems like months of seeing a
good looking shot just splat into the ground (or even come backwards at
times) it was a real joy to see that thing bounce and run.
With our small, but none the less, happy bunch, playing
in lovely conditions, with a nice cooling breeze it was a little surprising
not to see better scores. An improvement on the last time it has to be said
but we’re still a long way from being ‘straight A’ students, Tommy.
John Pierrel’s form has dipped of late but he came
roaring back to get the second of only two places today and he looked a much
more relieved player handing in his 37 point scorecard. Unfortunately for
him, the guy he handed it to, er….me, had just carded a 39 to complete a
very good run of form over the last 2 weeks.
Friday sees us playing and supporting the very worthy
Royal British Legion Poppy Day game at Khao Kheow so it’s another
abbreviated write-up for this week. Unless of course some of the Golf Club
boys do well, then I may just have to scribble something down quickly. As
they say in all the best papers - ‘watch this space’.
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Battle of the sexes at Mountain Shadow
PSC golf from The Fairways Golf Society
The ladies & gents teams line
up at Mountain Shadow.
Monday,
November 7,
The Emerald – Stableford
Just when we thought the rainy season had finally ended
we got caught out half way round the course when the heavens opened up yet
again. Although it did not last very long, some of us got thoroughly soaked
through. It did not seem to affect most of the players however as the golf
was of a very high standard with several scores under par.
Bryan Neal once again took the honours with 40 points and
it was nice to see John Coetzee come in second with a good score 38 as he
has been struggling as of late.
Near pins went to Scott Dobbins, John Coetzee, Ning Neal
and Pier Cere.
1st Bryan Neal (19) 40pts
2nd John Coetzee (19) 38pts
3rd Scott Dobbins (0) 37pts
4th Andy Crabb (22) 37pts
Playing
captains Noi Emerson & Tony Duthie.
Wednesday,
November 9,
Greenwood – Stableford
We had a full house today so three divisions - and
thankfully not a drop of rain in sight!
Surely the handicapper will catch up soon with Bryan Neal
as once again he excelled in the B flight with 40 points. But today this was
not good enough to win as he was eclipsed by Eric Reginilsson with 41.
We had near pins today for the Ladies and Gents and the
respective winners were Koong, Ning, Yui & Yusa (Ladies) and Bryan Neal, Bob
Moore & Barry Wellings (Men).
A Flight
1st Richard Hurley (6) 35pts
2nd Pier Cere (12) 34pts
3rd Shane Ruddle (2) 34pts
B Flight
1st Eric Reginilsson (20) 41pts
2nd Bryan Neal (19) 40pts
3rd Bob Moore (17) 36pts
Ladies
1st Yui Bietry (9) 38pts
2nd May Mitchel (20) 34pts
3rd Nut (26) 34pts
4th Yusa (26) 34pts
Friday, November 11,
Mountain Shadow - Stableford
We had not played this course for quite some time so it
was decided to give it another go and everyone seemed happy with the
decision.
That man Bryan Neal took the honours once again with 39
points; there seems to be no stopping him at the moment. Second place turned
out to be a real battle with John Coetzee, just edging out Pier Cere on a
back nine count 21-16 after they both came in with 37 points.
Pier also had two near pins while Alan Pilkington had one
and nobody managed to get on the green on the other par three. Only one
division today with sixteen players so four places.
1st Bryan Neal (19) 39pts
2nd John Coetzee (19) 37pts
3rd Pier Cere (12) 37pts
4th Alan Pilkington (8) 33pts
Also this week we had a match-play tournament between the
Fairway gentlemen and ladies. This turned out to be a huge success with
everybody thoroughly enjoying the fierce competition. It was a real battle
with both teams determined not to lose.
When the men lost the first three matches recorded it did
not look good for them, but somehow they battled back to win by the
narrowest of margins 5 to 4 and it was really exciting as three of the
matches went to the last hole.
The individual match results were as follows: Tony
Duthie.(cpt) lost 1 down to Noi Emerson.(cpt); Shane Ruddle lost 3 & 2 to
Yui Bietry; Don Head lost 2 & 1 to Mam; Pier Cere won 4 & 2 over Ning Neal;
Frank Riley lost 1 down to Koong; Bryan Neal won 5 & 4 over Yusa; Eric
Reginilsson won 3 & 2 over Nut; Bob Moore won 4 & 3 Sang; John Coetzee won 1
up over May Mitchell.
An excellent time was had by one and all back at the
Fairways club house and everyone was talking about when we will have the
return match and what the outcome will be next time.
Note: The Fairways Driving Range and Golf Society is
situated at the top of Pattaya Klang on Sukhumvit Road and plays every
Sun/Mon/Wed & Friday. 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 084
389 2379. Transport provided if required.
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Parish puts on a show
at Pleasant Valley
PSC golf from Tropical Bert’s
Tuesday’s winners with ‘The
Boss’ and one of Bert’s finest.
Derek Brook
Tuesday, November 8,
Pleasant Valley – Stableford
Just another day in paradise when fortunately for we here
in Pattaya there was no rain and the sun beat down. On this day we had a
very good turnout and it seems that the ‘High Season’ regulars are starting
to trickle in.
We were soon on the road to Pleasant Valley and it was
noticed that the roads were rather fuller than normal, and we were aware
that the return journey would be very slow when we drove back to Pattaya.
However we soon arrived and were quickly booked in and ready to go onto the
first tee. That was when we were told we were off the tenth instead, so
around the corner we went to tee-off into a strong wind. I seem to remember
that this time of the year tends to be windy, and one thing you can be sure
of on this golf course is that the wind is always into your face, or so it
seems.
Starting on the back nine we were soon underway and found
the rough really difficult and with the wind blowing we were in it quite
often. The fairways were if anything quite dry, and with the rain of late,
quite surprising. The greens however were in good condition and the ball ran
smoothly. One of the things that was fed back to me at the end was that some
of the golfers contributed with the water levels in the ponds by depositing
their ball there. Indeed a couple of mine ended up in a watery grave.
Round over we were soon into the excellent changing
facilities and the showers here are first rate. Then we had a quick bite in
the fine restaurant where the prices are well within the area of reasonable
before it was into the cars for the journey back. This proved pretty much as
expected, packed roads and as we reached Pattaya traffic was blocked back.
Still, eventually we reached Bert’s.
It was not long before the golfers were tucking into
Bert’s golfer’s special and partaking of ‘Happy Hour’ and then to find out
the winners.
In the A Flight, 0 to 19, the winner was Brian Parrish
with 41 points ahead of Frank Pilkington in second with 36 points and Tony
Berry in third with 35 points. In the B Flight, the winner was Barry Oats
with 39 points ahead of Jim Ferris in second with 36 points and Henry Wong
in third with 34 points. It was then time to help Bert out in Happy Hour.
T.T.F.N.
Near Pins: Mike Gaussa, Laurie Garrett (2), Daryl
Evans
Long Putts: Alan Sullivan, Barry Oats
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Tony C shows the way
PSC Golf from Mulligans Lakeside
Dave, Les Easton, Tony
Chetland & Wendy Chetland.
Tuesday, November 8,
Rayong C.C. - Stableford
Tuesday was a visit to Rayong Country Club to take
advantage of the lower prices, now that “High Season” is here, not
necessarily golfers, but it is November.
Two flights again today with the cut at 19+, although it
was the higher flight players who shone the brightest. In first spot was Mam
(29) with a sparkling 40 points, ahead of Dom (19) with 39, while Tony
Chetland (19) got the bronze spot with 32.
In the lower flight a count back to the last 6 holes was
needed before Jim Federspiel (18) edged Jeff Wylie (5) 14/11 after both
signed for 32 points, with Liam (14) picking up third with 30 on count back
over Geoff & Mike.
Near Pins were won by Mam, Gordon, Kat & Tony C.
Thursday, November 10,
Greenwood - Stableford
Greenwood was to be our venue for Thursday and A & B was
our allotted combination. The course was in good condition, with greens
running nicely while still holding the well hit shot.
Tony Chetland (19) led the way with 36 points, ahead of
Les Easton (14) 34, with Jeff (5) getting third with 33 on count back over
Wendy Chetland (31) 14/13.
Wendy made some amends by getting a near pin with Dave &
Les, while Banglamung Boys Home was the beneficiary of one being un-won.
Note: Mulligans Lakeside plays golf on Tuesday &
Thursday. Call 089 094 1841 for scheduling or enquiries. Hope to see you
there, cheers & good golfing!
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Bruce & Browne take the honours
Phoenix Tuesday/Friday Golf Group
Tuesday’s winners pose with
the staff at The Relax Bar.
Mike Gerrard
Tuesday,
November 8,
Phoenix - Stableford
Well into the high season now and with the threat of
storms gone we experienced a full house today on the Mountain and Lake
course, which is now getting back to its best after a very poor run of about
4 months of inferior conditions. At last we could say with confidence “no
winter rules in place today.” Strange really when you think about it, it is
now winter - best time of the year here.
Today, with so many players, we divided the field into
two flights with the split coming at 17 handicap.
In A flight our winner was Albert Bruce with 39 points,
with yours truly (Mike Gerrard) in second place with 38 points and John
Stafford in third with 34.
The B flight was won by Patrick Browne with 36 points,
with Bob Neylon claiming second with 34 to push Derek Bannerman into third
(on count back) also with 34.
The winner of the KPK Food Services voucher went to
Patrick Browne (shown in the photo with his impish grin) with the KPK hat
going to Albert Bruce as a consolation because he has not played enough
times to qualify for the voucher. (Sadly I am not allowed to claim it
either).
We did place out 4 near pin markers, and unfortunately
they were not returned by the last group, so we put the prizes into the
lucky draw. This meant 7 lucky draw prizes much to the delight of the
players who had not already won something. (Another little rule in our group
- any major winners or near pin winners do not get entered into the lucky
draw).
Our hosts The Relax Bar (owner Ung and staff with their
menu advert in photo) always donate two of the lucky draw prizes each week
and along with the other 5 it did not leave many players without some sort
of reward. Indeed everyone that returns to the presentation gets the first
drink free out of the days takings, costed at a preferential rate by the bar
owners.
Next week we have our new sponsor, Nemo’s Music Lounge
donating the 500 baht voucher for the best score and we will play a straight
stableford.
We start at 12.00 noon every Tuesday and Friday and
anyone wishing to join us, please contact me on 087 091 7565 to find out if
there is space available. It is preferred by the group that anyone wishing
to play should be reasonably proficient and hold a current official
handicap.
Our fishing section is also very busy now with the next two trips full.
The next available dates are the 10th and 24th of December, and thereafter
the second and fourth Saturday of the month.
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Boss’s day just got better
IPGC Pattaya Golf Society at Rabbi’s Elephant Bar
Monday, 7th November dawned bright as the members of the Pattaya Golf
Society gathered at Rabbi’s in Soi Buakhao to make the short journey to Khao
Kheow to play a stableford competition over the B and C nines. The course
showed signs of improvement on the previous month but it is still a long way
off being in its best condition. Fairways are still soft and slow and greens
may be picking up a bit now.
In the first ranking competition for the Society’s
“Player of the Month” title there was a three-way tie for second place as
Wichai Tananusorn, Tony Thorne and Jesper Hansen all managed to collect 34
points but they were outdone by organiser Mr Len, with 35. The day had begun
badly for him with three drop-outs before departure, including one driver,
but he still managed to keep enough composure to make a fist of things.
Tony Thorne recorded the day’s only birdie ‘2’ and the
Booby Bevy went to Jim Ferris who performed poorly after coming down five
shots in two weeks. A reality check for Jim, indeed, on the testing track at
Khao Kheow.
A good day at Greenwood
An empty car park, an empty course, two tees and the
great company of friends, that was Greenwood on Wednesday, 9th November as
the club welcomed the Pattaya Golf Society when the Soi Buakhao based group
called to play a stableford event over the A and B nines.
The joy of the day was enhanced by a jaw-dropping
discount for the two flights cut at eighteen and under. For some the golf
was even better!
In the top flight Joe Niisato, now safely relocated from
soggy Bangkok, celebrated with 37 points for third place whilst Ken Grimes
and David Milne shared the win with 39 points each. For Ken it was his first
sub-par round with the PGS and for David it was his first taste of
competition golf and the handicapper will be at work immediately!
In the second flight Jean Morel hardly saw life off the
fairways as he totalled 34 points for third, just one behind Chris Walsh who
again impressed on the front nine. The winner with the best score of the day
was Aussie Gary Bolger and his forty points represented his best effort with
the PGS.
There were no birdie ‘2’s and the Booby Bevy went to
Brian Shaw for his 19-12 split. Pity poor Pat Murphy who had the same split
but is here for longer that Brian and will surely pick up the free beer
before stocks finally run out!
Back in Soi Buakhao it was Rabbi’s birthday and the party
celebration went on long into the night, especially for those who had
enjoyed a great day out at Greenwood.
Former soldier marches to
glory
The Pattaya Golf Society decided to go “cheap and
cheerful” with a stableford competition at Century Chonburi on Friday, 11th
November. The course was in reasonable condition with good fairways and
medium quick greens and a local competition rule applied to the bunkers,
therefore the day was to represent absolute “vfm”.
Good scores abounded and sharing second place were
Haruyuki Kato, with the best gross of the day, 79, and Jesper Hansen, a
revelation on this trip. Both returned 37 points, just edging out Bryan
Barrell with his best ever PGS performance of 36.
Fittingly, Remembrance Day was the occasion when former
serviceman Dave Wilkinson produced his best ever display with PGS, a
staggering 43 points which saw him reach thirty-six after just thirteen
holes. He now becomes the fifth PGS member to reach that score this year and
it was a proud moment for the Englishman and his wife Margaret, also in the
field.
Birdie ‘2’s were recorded by Haru Kato (two), Pete Seward
and Jesper Hansen and the Booby Bevy went to Garry Hookey who took up the
role of caddy for two holes on the back nine as a golf cart expired and no
immediate replacement could be found. He finished his final round this trip
with an eagle three on the final hole as a reward.
As a final word Century Chonburi on a weekday has to
represent one of the better deals around.
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Buses come along in twos
Travellers Rest Golf Group
Tim Dalton.
Monday, Nov. 7,
Crystal Bay – Stableford
Div 1
1st Fergus Brennan (12) 39pts
2nd Jeff Bunn (09) 39pts
3rd Tony Giddon (12) 37pts
4th Paul Stanton (13) 35pts
Div 2
1st Jim McNeill (16) 39pts
2nd Richard Moore (20) 36pts
3rd Frank Hughes (17) 35pts
4th Jimmy Wolfe (17) 34pts
Well the headline was certainly the case for Fergus
Brennan with a drought of almost 3 months without a win, but with a few
tweaks to his R11 driver Fergus came storming back with two very impressive
victories.
But what a difference a week makes, well 5 days to be
more precise. On Monday Fergus stormed to the top of the leaderboard at
Crystal Bay with a very impressive 39 points; then just 5 days later at the
same course struggled to a very disappointing 25 points. So keep tweaking
the driver Fergus, I’m sure normal service will be resumed as form is
temporary, class is permanent.
It was good to see so many players on Monday at Crystal
Bay where we played the C & B courses, with a very high standard of golf in
both divisions. The highlight of Fergus’s victory was a very robust 22
points on the back 9, with Jim McNeil winning div 2 with an equally
impressive 39 points, with a back 9 of 21.
Tuesday, Nov. 8,
Khao Kheow - Stableford
1st Phil Battah (14) 37pts
2nd Ian Bell (6) 35pts
3rd Mike Sanders (5) 35pts
4th Arnold Jones (15) 35pts
5th Jeff Bunn (09) 34pts
Our good friend and popular member Neil Bromley very
kindly put up a bottle of wine for the nearest to the pin for our visit to
the fabulous Khao Kheow course, and this was won by Jim McNeil, whose shot
to the green in the first 4-ball was never bettered. Maybe the excitement of
the win got to him as he missed a seemingly unmissable putt for his 2,
however I’m sure a couple of glasses later he’d forgotten all about it.
With 17 players there was just the one division with Phil
Battah being victorious with a good score of 37 points.
Thursday, Nov. 10,
Phoenix – Stableford
Div 1
1st Fergus Brennan (11) 40pts
2nd Mod Chaviraksa (12) 38pts
3rd Brian Dunbar (12) 37pts
Div 2
1st Richard Moore (20) 36pts
2nd Phill Battah (14) 36pts
3rd Arnold Jones (15) 35pts
Thursday saw an impressive turnout of 25 golfers go to
our regular venue of Phoenix. The course is now really starting to look good
and the hard work of the greenkeepers is starting to pay dividends.
Again with a very impressive 40 points Fergus was once
again victorious in Div 1, with Richard Moore recording a 36 to take the
spoils in Div 2.
Saturday, Nov. 12,
Crystal Bay - Stableford
Div 1
1st Jon Dean (11) 40pts
2nd Larry Simpson (11) 38pts
3rd Jeff Bunn (09) 36pts
Div 2
1st Phill Battah (14) 40pts
2nd Simon Tapster (16) 37pts
3rd Frank Hughes (17) 35pts
Our second visit of the week to Crystal Bay on Saturday
saw us take on a course with some very tricky pin positions - well that’s my
excuse for a pretty dismal 26! We once again had 2 divisions with Jon Dean
winning Div 1 with 40 points and Phil Battah shooting the same score to win
Div 2.
Special mention must surely go to Richard Moore, who, on
I think maybe the 5th green missed a fairly easy putt
and in frustration hit the ground with his putter and in doing so the head
sheared clean off. The rest of his round he used his recovery iron to putt
out and still scored an impressive 32 points.
My golfer of the week was a tough decision this week,
with 2 double winners both with impressive scores, but I think Fergus has
just edged it and it is good to see him on the winner’s podium once more.
Note: For more information visit our website www.trgg.biz
or call 038 422 525. You can find us on Moo10 Soi Dianne LK Metro where a
warm welcome will be given to golfers and non golfers alike.
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Niels & Bo on top at the Mountain
PSC golf from the Café Kronborg
Bo Cardwell, Dave Richardson
& Niels Hansen.
Peter Blackburn
Monday,
November 7,
Mountain Shadow – Stableford
As predicted a week ago we were about to see an increase
in numbers and sure enough it was necessary to obtain two more tee spots at
Mountain Shadow for today’s competition. In actual fact we had a couple of
golfers on the “reserve” list so it was very disappointing to have one
golfer not show on the morning without prior notification, thus depriving
someone of a spot in the field.
About two thirds of the field of 31 assembled at Caf้
Kronborg on yet another beautiful Pattaya morning and it was great to see
some old faces back with us again. We welcomed back Susanne & Svend Gaarde
from Denmark, Peter Hammond from the U.K., Ulf Larsson from Sweden, Don
Richardson from Northern Ireland, Ernst Hansen from Denmark and Gordon Clegg
on R & R from his job in Saudi Arabia.
After leaving the Kronny right on time at 0815 hrs we
arrived at the course 43 minutes later to find that it was in great shape
with the greens as slick as ever and putting from above the hole on most
greens was not the preferred option, as confirmed by Mike Gosden, myself and
no doubt many others. The great weather continued throughout the day and
even after a couple of drink stops it was a four hour and fifteen minute
round.
Scoring was easy for a few and difficult for many on this
testing layout and a count back to determine the winner of A Flight saw
Niels Hansen (22 point back nine) victorious over Ken “let’s hear it for”
Bernek (20 point back nine), both having 40 points. Dr Paul Cardwell
finished third with a fine 39 points with Don Richardson fourth on 36 points
and Ted Morris in fifth place with 34 points.
Bo “Mum to be” Cardwell easily won the B Flight with a
terrific 42 points with Kjeld Ravn 5 points further back in second spot.
Graham Buckingham was third with 36 points and a three way count back for
fourth & fifth saw Jan Lovgreen (16 point back nine) come out ahead of Ulla
Ravn (15 point back nine). All three had 32 points and Gordon Clegg (13
point back nine) was the one who just missed out.
A Flight (0-19)
1st Niels Hansen (15) 40pts
2nd Ken Bernek (16) 40pts
3rd Paul Cardwell (14) 39pts
4th Don Richardson (11) 36pts
5th Ted Morris (14) 34pts
B Flight (20+)
1st Bo Cardwell (40) 42pts
2nd Kjeld Ravn (23) 37pts
3rd Graham Buckingham (24) 36pts
4th Jan Lovgreen (22) 32pts
5th Ulla Ravn (35) 32pts
Near Pins: 5th Ted Morris; 8th Dick Braimbridge;
15th Martyn Topham; 17th Jean
Claude L’Hoste
Long Putts: 9th Bo Cardwell;
18th Niels Hansen
The Compass Cap was well won by Svend Gaarde and Deefa
the Dog was present to collect lots of donations to charity from the Kronny
Crew.
Thursday, Nov. 10, Crystal
Bay A & B – Stableford
Once more we had very close to a full field as there were
31 golfers signed up for today’s competition at the beautiful Crystal Bay
course. Unfortunately there was a late cancellation due to sickness, however
Caf้ Kronborg was very busy as we assembled for the day’s golf. We were
happy to welcome Andre & Annie Barril from France, Maurice Herbergs from
Holland and Finn Klarkson & Arne Fuglholt from Denmark.
Heading off down Highway 3 in four mini vans we
encountered some fairly heavy traffic at first but soon made up time and
arrived at the Resort 45 minutes later. It was reasonably busy and there was
a short wait but we managed to get our first group away 30 minutes early at
0930 hrs. Once more the weather was terrific although very hot at times and
we found the course in great shape with very well prepared greens. There
were patches of water in a few spots on the fairways but all in all a great
golf course in excellent nick.
The groups in front of us did not slow us up at all and
we completed the front nine (B) in just over two hours. After a much needed
10 minute drink break at the half way mark we proceeded on A nine and
completed the full round in the good time of four hours & twenty minutes.
There were some fairly good scores on the day,
particularly in the A Flight which was won by last start winner Niels Hansen
with 38 points. A count back was necessary to decide second & third places
with Don Richardson (21 point back nine) edging out Mike Winfield (18 point
back nine), both having 37 points. Your writer made a welcome return to the
podium and finished fourth with 36 points and the returning Takeshi Hakozaki
got fifth spot with 34 points.
Thirty six points was good enough for Bent Moeller to win
the B Flight and in another count back to determine second and third Kjeld
Ravn (19 point back nine) beat Jan Lovgreen (17 point back nine), both
finishing with 34 points. J C L’Hoste took out fourth spot with 32 points
while a three way count back to decide fifth saw Ulla Ravn (18 point back
nine) finish ahead of Finn Klarkson (16 point back nine) and Annie Barrie
(14 point back nine), all on 30 points.
A Flight (0-21)
1st Niels Hansen (15) 38pts
2nd Don Richardson (11) 37pts
3rd Mike Winfield (20) 37pts
4th Peter Blackburn (11) 36pts
5th Takeshi Hakozaki (14) 34pts
B Flight (22+)
1st Bent Moeller (28) 36pts
2nd Kjeld Ravn (23) 34pts
3rd Jan Lovgreen (22) 34pts
4th J C L’Hoste (24) 32pts
5th Ulla Ravn (35) 30pts
Near Pins: A5 Don Richardson; A8 Brian Gabe; B4
Mike Winfield; B6 Takeshi Hakozaki
Long Putts: A9 Alan Ewing; B9 Leif Kirkgaard
The Compass Cap was well won by Dick Braimbridge for his first ever Caf้
Kronborg trophy and Deefa the Dog was present to collect lots of donations
to charity from the Kronny Crew.
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Champagne and Bloody Mary’s
go down well at Emerald
The Backyard Golf Society
Birthday boy
Dannie celebrates with the staff at Emerald.
After no write-ups for a few weeks it was good to see a
quality turnout at the Backyard Golf Society’s round at Emerald Golf Course
last Friday, November 11. With even the Chairman turning up and also being
Dannie’s birthday everyone knew at 08:30 it was going to be a good day out.
Thirteen players, of which eleven were in all
competitions, meant we required an extra tee time but as per usual the staff
at the course accommodated us with no problems. With birthday boy Dannie and
his buddies in the last group at least no one in front could be distracted
by the corks flying out of the champagne bottles (the caddies were convinced
they were large bottles of Spy Wine Cooler)!
On to the golf and the close competition resulted in Tony
D beating Martin on count back with both having a very respectable 38
points. Bob G won nearest the pin and the skin results were as follows: Andy
Oz (6), Martin (6), Neville (2), Tony D (1) and (3) rollovers for next week.
Thanks go to Candy and staff at Emerald Golf Course for
supplying a birthday cake for Dannie even though everyone is pretty sure Oz
had to put his hand in his pocket! As per usual it was down road afterwards
where Yok put on a good party at Kisses Bar of which there should have been
photos but the cameraman forgot his batteries.
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Kiteboarding joins King’s Cup Regatta for first time
The exciting sport of
kiteboarding will make its debut appearance at this year’s Phuket King’s Cup
Regatta. (Photo/Duncan Worthington)
The Kiteboard Tour Asia (KTA) will host an
invitation-only event at this year’s King’s Cup to celebrate 25 years of the
legendary sailing regatta. The Phuket King’s Cup recognise the developing
nature of the sport; kiteboarding is an exciting and popular new sailing
discipline which is regulated by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF)
and is being considered as a future Olympic sport.
Thai kiteboarding star,
Narapichit “Yo” Pudla, two-time Asian champion. (Photo/Duncan Worthington)
As many as 20 riders are expected to take part in this
exhibition event, and the roster will comprise a mix of talented Asian
kiteboarders and international pro riders from the World Tour, notably,
Narapichit ‘Yo’ Pudla, two-time Asia champion from Thailand, and Aya Oshima,
two-time Asia Freestyle/ Race champion and two-time Japanese Freestyle
champion will head this exciting demonstration event.
An international ensemble also features Ken Nacor,
Philippines champion and Asia number 2; Beijing Olympics silver medalist
(windsurfing), Ho Chi Ho; Turkish KTA champion and Turkish Freestyle
champion Taner Aykurt; and Kathryn Bogwardt, 2010 and 2011 KTA Ladies
champion.
The sport already has a strong following in parts of
Thailand with Hua Hin playing host to the international tour for the last
two seasons and Pranburi the Thailand stop on the Kiteboard Tour Asia.
Willy Kerr, KTA Tour Director, said, ‘This year’s Phuket
King’s Cup Regatta will feature a thrilling KTA Race event which will be a
unique addition to the Phuket King’s Cup. There is a growing interest in the
sport across much of South East Asia, and we’re very excited to be able to
bring this spectacle to people who may not be familiar with the stylish,
cool fun of the professional kiteboarding scene.’
Kevin Whitcraft, President of the Phuket King’s Cup
Regatta Organising Committee, said, ‘We’re delighted to welcome an
exhibition event by Kiteboard Tour Asia at this year’s Phuket King’s Cup.
This is a bold step for us in terms of broadening the Regatta, and we hope
this new element will have very strong appeal to kiteboarding enthusiasts
and a younger sailing audience. Kiteboarding continues to grow in popularity
in Asia, and Thailand in particular offers an accessible and exciting
opportunity for anyone who wishes to see pro kiteboarding events.’
The Phuket King’s Cup Regatta is now in its quarter
centenary year, after first sailing in 1987 to celebrate His Majesty the
King of Thailand’s 60th birthday. With the Royal Patronage of His Majesty
the King, the Regatta is organised by the Phuket King’s Cup Regatta
Organising Committee under the auspices of the Royal Varuna Yacht Club, in
conjunction with the Yacht Racing Association of Thailand, the Royal Thai
Navy and the Province of Phuket.
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2nd annual Poppy Golf Day tournament blooms ever brighter
Team winners with Keith
Phillip the prize sponsor.
Derek Brook
Friday, November 11, Khao Kheow –
2-Ball Better Ball Stableford
As all good ideas, the idea for a Poppy Golf Day came
about over a beer in Tropical Bert’s and thus we had the Inaugural Poppy Day
Golf in 2010. The day proved such a success that the next year was discussed
and then we realised that 2011 was not only the 90th birthday of the Royal
British Legion, but also would be Poppy Golf on 11 November 2011, i.e. we
could play on 11/11/11/11/11/11. That is 11 seconds past the 11th minute of
the 11th hour - well you get the idea, and thus was formed the way ahead for
2011.
It was also decided that we would have Poppy Day golf
tournaments in Pattaya, Korat, Chiang Mai and Bangkok all at the same time.
Three went ahead but I am sure all realise that Bangkok in the present
climate was unable to play, but will be having their day belatedly on the
5th of February 2012 and it promises to be a cracker of an event.
The third placed team accept
their prizes from Max.
The team got busy and Graham MacDonald, President of The
Royal British Legion Thailand, was given the (easy!) job of organising major
sponsorship, and after a long haul the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) came on
board as title sponsors and Royal London 360 and MBMG also agreed to be
major sponsors. Now we had lift-off and could get things going.
The scribe then got things underway and Khao Kheow was
selected as the course and Khun Surapol was contacted and we arranged to
‘Buy The Course’, so we could have a Shotgun Start on 11 November at, yes
you guessed, 11/11 etc. Then it rained and rained and rained, most of the
courses here were awash and Khao Kheow was severely hit. We went up there
several times and a month before we played the competition the course was
not in good condition. However Khun Surapol said that give it a dry week and
the course would be fine.
The days went on and as the 11th approached it was
obvious we were going to have a full house, and as we got to Khao Kheow
early on the morning of the competition, the course was in fine shape and
the weather was great and the numbers were what we wished them to be. Max
was there even earlier putting out the sponsor banners and then at the desk
booking in the players, helped by Matt and Dot. The day was well in swing as
the players turned up, all 145 of them, and then we were off.
The Chairman, Derek Brook
(center) presents special medals from The Royal British Legion to tournament
winners Les Charles & Barry Oats.
With 2 groups of players on all the tees it was nice to
see that the pace of play was very good and it was not till we met the par
3’s that we had some back up. This was soon overcome however. The Course was
in good condition but you could see that in places the heavy rains had taken
their toll, however the fairways were fine and the greens were fast and
tricky with a fair bit of ‘rough trouble’.
The island green was the most backed up, however we had
the special on this hole and it was a Cameron Special Golf Bag, Thanks to
Mark Cameron. Past this hole over and it was into the hot shower and a
relaxation before we hit the traffic on the way back in our effort to reach
Amari’s Tavern by The Sea where the evening function was to take place.
On arriving at the venue it was very obvious that this
year nearly all the players had gone back there as it was very full and we
were bursting at the seams. The buffet was laid out and the players and
guests were tucking in. We had 165 officially but I suspect there were one
or two more. I thank the Amari for their kindness and their sponsorship of
the night. The food was also the finest quality and was well received by
all.
The strongest team at Khao
Kheow.
Before we get into the results it is only right to thank
our Sponsors as without them we could not hold such a prestigious
tournament. First to Royal Bank of Scotland who were our title sponsors, to
Royal London 360 and MBMG our major sponsors, also to Top Cat, guess who?,
and to Pattaya Reality who gave generously. We also thank Khao Kheow Country
Club, Cameron Golf, The Amari, Tesco Lotus, HSBC, Boots and many others who
also gave unselfishly. Thank you all and if I missed you please accept my
apologies. However I must mention Colin Davis of Lewinski’s who always
supports us with their golfers.
A very special thanks also to our V.I.P.’s who also
attended. First to Major General Winai, 14 Military Circuit Commander, and
to Major Surin who both played in my four-ball, and made the round a
pleasure, and later joined us at the Amari. To David Kneeshaw and Steve Noon
from Royal London 360 and of course ‘Top Cat’ himself.
Scorers busy at work.
The prizes looked fine and particularly the trophies
,sponsored by ‘The Sons of the Andrew’ alias George, Roy and Kevin. Thanks
to all the prize sponsors and in particular Keith who was the first prize
sponsor. Then it was into the presentation where the Chairman, yours truly,
and the President, Graham MacDonald, said a few words and thanked the
sponsors.
So to the team prizes and we start with the strongest
team, and that was Kevin Wild and Jack Robertson and they won The Standard
Bearers Prize presented by Richard Holmes. The other results were as
follows:
The runners-up with George and
Roy ‘The Sons of Andrew’.
1st Les Charles & Barry Oats 52pts
2nd Kanaka Serm & Chop Daprakorn
48pts
3rd Derek Brook & Tom Cotton 47pts
4th Patrick Brown & Graham Hisket
46pts
5th Joe Benesin & Jean-Claude
Coulon 45pts
6th Peter Ranvert & Lasse Laks
45pts
Long Putts: Al Laurie, Allan Tranekear
Near Pins: Peter Lenory, John Bartley, Mike
Gaussa, Lasse Laks, David Kneeshaw, Dan Meijer, Lester
With the presentation over we watched a very fine
Powerpoint presentation on The Royal British Legion and the Remembrance
observance that was produced by Bert Elson, and held the attention of the
audience until it came to an end. Silence reigned and that is hard in these
circumstances. A very fine and moving presentation.
We finished the evening with the raffle by Reg and Dot and then we could
relax in the knowledge that we had had a fine day and hopefully reached our
aims. Until next year - T.T.F.N.
The VIP group on the tee.
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Pattaya Cricket Club
dominates Siam C.C.
Pattaya Cricket Club and Siam
C.C. players pose for a group photo at the Horseshoe Point ground in
Pattaya, Saturday, November 12.
Pattaya Cricket Club continued their impressive start to
the season with a dominant display against Siam C.C. last weekend at
Horseshoe Point.
Saturday saw Siam C.C. win the toss and elect to bat in a
35 over game but the PCC bowlers immediately intimidated the batsmen with
fast and hostile opening spells from Jack and Usman. Siam C.C. opener Brett
Taylor realized as soon as the second ball of the day crashed into his
helmet and lifted him off his feet how quick and accurate the opening
bowlers of PCC were.
Nadeem (5) soon departed caught at short leg and Brett
(13) followed fending a rising delivery off the glove to the keeper. A
double bowling change saw wickets fall at alarming regularity as SCC were
reduced to 51 for 7. Jock Tuluk’s experience saw him steady the innings
before running out of partners to finish with a well constructed 40 and SCC
were all out for 116.
Sodhi was the pick of the bowlers for the second week
running with figures of 1/14 from 7 overs and Andy Emery and Debdas each
collected 3 wickets a piece.
The total was never going to be enough despite PCC
reversing the batting order and Yasir being out first ball. Earl Brown made
the most of his promotion in the order to craft a patient 20 from 49 balls.
It took him 24 balls to open his account, 2 of which were defended off his
sun burnt head, the result of which only improved his northern ginger
appearance. Sunny increased the tempo with a rapid 55 not out which included
the biggest six ever seen at the ground and PCC eventually won by 6 wickets
in a little more than 21 overs.
Sunday’s T20 game was the turn of the PCC batsmen to show
off their skills and no SCC bowler was spared in the onslaught. Bindu (49),
Jack (50 ret.) and Usman (51 ret.) all scored at alarming rates and ably
supported by the batsmen at the other end PCC posted a total of 245 for 5.
This time PCC reversed the bowling order and Earl Brown,
sporting two eggs on his head, once again jumped at the opportunity by clean
bowling Phil Bond first ball of the innings. It went somewhat downhill from
there and he now responds to the description of team ‘all rounder’, but all
players know that is made in reference to his shape rather than ability.
Don’t tell EB.
Carl Taylor (27) and Mike Hoolihan (39 no) ensured a
spirited attempt to chase an improbable victory target but SCC lost by a
mere 121 runs.
The result capped an end to another highly successful
weekend of cricket after which the PCC captain Simon Philbrook commented,
“it is wonderful just having to turn up and set the field and then watch as
the boys annihilate the opposition”.
PCC Thoroughbreds (over 45’s) play the British Club of
Bangkok this Sunday at Horseshoe Point starting at 11 a.m. and all are
welcome for what promises to be a very social friendly game of cricket.
For more details regarding PCC please see our website at
www.pattayacricketclub.com.
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