A warm welcome greeted the PAGS monthly players upon arrival at Pattana Sports Club, where the day’s challenge was the par 73 A & B combination.
With the course played from the yellow tees and preferred lies through the green, it was expected the scoring would be even across the field. This proved to be correct, with several countbacks required to split the prize winners.
The winner in the Ladies Flight was Pai Noksa (H/cap 23) with a creditable 38 points, to go with her Long Drive on B9 and her 2nd shot approach on A7.
The A Flight for players for 0–12 saw Brad Jordison (9) the winner with 39 points, which was also good enough to win the Low Gross and 2 technical 2nd shot approaches on A4 and B4. The minor placings required a countback, with Andre Coetzee (8) getting the nod over Leif Pettersson (9) 18/15, after both signed for 36 points.
B Flight for handicaps 13–20 was won by Glenn Armistead (18) with a day’s best score of 42 points, ahead of Jim Reilly (16) on 41. Philippe Vos (19) with a back 9 of 21 points edged out Sugar Ray Handford’s 20 points for 3rd place, after both had 38 points.
The C Flight winner for handicaps 21+ was decided after another countback; Kevin Johnson (22) with his 40 points and back 9 of 20 got the top spot on the podium over Richard Kings (27), who managed only 17 points on the back 9. The bronze medal position also required a countback, Don Smalley (21) beating Andy Makara 22/16 after both finished with 37 points.
This month’s honorable mentions go out to Steve Truelove with his 2 long drives and 2nd shot approach on A6. Other 2-time technical winners were Tommy Marshall and Sugar Ray Handford as some consolation for missing out on the countback.
