The Jomtien Golf Society
Monday, Oct. 22, Mae Jo G.C. – Stableford
Our annual Giant Panda Tour to Chiang Mai with just over 30 golfers and a few partners but the forecast here until Thursday was very doubtful.
There was no rain as we teed off at Mae Jo but the caddies said it had rained all night so ‘pick clean and place’ was implemented from the first tee.
It was a very soggy course out there today and very surprisingly two 39 points win both divisions. Dave Boran topped division 1 standings, with Mark Cooper in second place, Dennis Scougall was third on 32, Paul Hubbard took fourth with 31 and Kevin Blake beat Peter Skinner on countback to take fifth place after they both scored 27 points.
John Rattray won division 2 ahead of the Irish boy Gerry Cooke in second on33. We then had four 27-pointers fighting for three places and on a 16/14/13/12 countback, Russell Gilroy was third, Bill Kana fourth, John Carlin fifth and Paul Young lost out.
Near pins went to (Div 1) Dave Boran, Darryl Burkett, Shaun McGrady and Dennis Scougall, and (Div 2) Gerry Cooke, Andy Oz, Gil Phillips and John Rattray.
In the ‘2’s, Dennis Scougall birdied the 14th in division 1 and in division two John Rattray the 7th.
Wednesday, Oct. 24, Highlands – Stableford
The course here was even wetter and soggier than of Monday but all eight groups got round with no threatening weather conditions.
Thirty-seven points was the highest score, with Al Griffiths beating Neil Gamble on a 14/12 back six countback to win division 1. They were followed by three players on 35 points and here Bob Poole took third, Peter Skinner was fourth and Kevin Blake fifth after a countback calculation.
John Rattray won division 2 with 35 points despite being cut two shots from Monday. John Carlin beat Bill Kana on a 19/16 back-six countback for second after they both scored 34 pounts and two points further back Paul Young won another countback to take fourth ahead of Tim Knight in fifth and Keith Woolley just losing out.
Near pins were claimed by (Div 1) Darryl Burkett, Al Griffiths, Paul Hubbard and Dennis Scougall, and (Div 2) Gerry Cooke, John Rattray (2) and Chris Ross.
Al Griffiths birdied the 7th and Martin Grimoldby the 2nd and in division 2 Colin James the 2nd as well.
Friday, Oct. 26, North Hill – Stableford
We had never played this course before and with the white tees set at 5890 yards we opted to play from the black tees at 6240 yards. A quick check on the course condition before we teed off and there was no ‘pick clean and place’ for our final round.
Thirty-five points was the highest score of the day with Martin Grimoldby taking the top podium position in division 1. Nik Evans was second on 32 points, Pete Skinner third with 31 and Dennis Scougall fourth on 30. There were three contenders fighting for fifth place and an 18/16/14 countback saw Shaun McGrady take it ahead of Darryl Burkett and Neil Gamble.
Bill Kana won division 2 with 34 points, Keith Woolley was second one point behind, Pat Carty took third with 28, Gerry Cooke fourth with a measly 26 and Tim Knight finished fifth, beating John Rattray 13/8 after they both came in with 25 points.
Near pins went to (Div 1) Nik Evans, Shaun McGrady and Bob Poole, and (Div 2) Larry Ang and John Carlin.
Al Griffiths and Shaun McGrady birdied the 14th in division 1 for the only ‘2’s of the day.
Despite only 25 points in his last round, John Rattray still won the overall Giant Panda Tour with 99 points. Dennis Scougall was second on 96, Bill Kana is third with 95 Dave Boran fourth on 93 and Peter Skinner fifth with 93.
It was a brilliant week had by all, many thanks to Lyn for her planning and organizational skills.
With no reports in last week’s Pattaya Mail, Jomtien Golf would like to congratulate Paul Butler on his hole in one on the 6th at Treasure Hill the week before last.
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