Jomtien Golf with the IPGC
Monday, August 17, Pattana – Stableford
We were allocated the B and C courses today and in the two divisions the cut was made at 9-15 and 17+. It was a very hot day and the lads were very tired and exhausted when they came in after the round.
Chris Slota’s 37 points was the best return of the day, winning division 2 for him ahead of Curtis Hessler in second on 33 and Colin James third with 32.
Chris Voller won division 1 with 35 points, two up on Tony Bless is second while Paul Butler was third with 31.
(L to R) Dave Horne, Arthur Hancock, Mikael Andersson and Harry Vincenzi.
Near pins went to (Div 1) Tony Bless, Dave Horne, Jerry Sweetnam and Chris Voller, and (Div 2) Jim Connelly (2).
Chris Voller birdied C2 to record the only ‘2’ of the day and take the division 1 pot.
Wednesday, August 19, Plutaluang – 1-2-3 Team Stableford
Today we held an individual stableford competition for two divisions plus a team 1-2-3 , where on the first six holes the best score is entered on the team card, the next six holes the two best scores are added together and the last six holes all three scores are added for a final team score.
We were playing the North and West courses today and it was a tough test of golf with very bare and hard fairways and some slick greens, and this was reflected in the majority of scores. Playing off his 13 handicap, Arthur Hancock recorded the best score to win division 1 with 38 points while Mikael Andersson trailed in second on 33 and Dave Horne was third with 31.
Harry Vincenzi was the winner in division 2 with 34 points, Curtis Hessler was second on 29 and Iain Walsh took third after beating Jim Connelly 16/15 on the back nine after they both came in with 28 points in total.
In the team game, Mikael Andersson, Arthur Hancok and Iain Walsh topped the podium with 78 points while in second place came Jim Connelly, Dave Horne and Harry Vincenzi on 71 and in third with 61 points was the trio of Paul Butler, Curtis Hessler and Wilf Latham.
Near pins were claimed by (Div 1) Mikael Andersson (2), Arthur Hancock and Jerry Sweetnam, and (Div 2) Tom Murphy.
Mikael Andersson birdied W8 for the sole ‘2’ of the day.
It was a great day out and we celebrated Jim Conelly’s birthday bash back at Siam Cats with a pig roast and a great evening was had by all.
Friday, August 21, Eastern Star – Stableford
We had to slightly revise our cut in the handicap divisions today, the cut being set at 9-13.7 in division 1 and 13.8+ in division 2, with eight players in each division.
Two 37’s were returned in division 1 with Chris Voller beating Ian Speirs 19/18 on the back nine for top spot and Bill Bertram claimed third on 36 points.
In division 2, Lars was the winner with an even par 36 points ahead of ‘the organizer’ in second on 35 and Miss Nut bounced back to form with 34 points to come in third.
Near pins went to (Div 1) Mikael Andersson, Colin Aspinall, Wilf Latham and Ian Speirs, and (Div 2) Don Head (2) and Lars.
Mikael Andersson birdied the third, Colin Aspinall the sixth and Wilf Latham the seventeenth to share the ‘2’s pot in division 1 while in division 2 Lars was the only winner with a birdie on the third.
