Pattaya Golf Society (IPGC) at Rabbi’s Elephant Bar
The Pattaya Golf Society began the final week of November with a trip to Pleasant Valley on Monday, 28th, to play a stableford competition on the tight and testing course where accuracy has to be the watchword on the back nine. The day was fine and the course generally well appointed.
Competition was close and in third place was Ken Page, making his first appearance in the frame with PGS and his 33 points showed the results of a long session on the practice range after a poor showing last time out. In second was Mr Len, his excellent month continuing with another good return of 34 points. The winner, on his return to Pattaya was American golfer Stephen Donahue whose 35 points would have been better if he had not drifted into oblivion for three holes on the front nine.
The only birdie ‘2’ of the day was the effort of Robbie Taylor on the fifth hole and the Booby Bevy went to Jørn Eriksen for his low score of the day. The week had started well at the PGS.
Scot wins on St. Andrew’s Day
Wednesday, 30th November was St Andrew’s Day, a day when all Scots celebrate. On that day the Pattaya Golf Society visited Treasure Hill to play a stableford competition and the field saw the inclusion of a couple of Scots for good measure. The course was in reasonable condition but tee boxes are being renovated at present so the course is not quite as pristine as it usually is.
With the field divided into two flights at nineteen and under the group got underway on time and it very soon became clear that Treasure Hill would live up to its reputation as a tough course to crack.
In the second flight “Player of the Month” Mr Len again had a share of the spoils with his 29 points matching those of Roy Bassett for second place, two behind lady golfer Orawan Meeraka and her splendid 31 points score.
In the top flight Stu Thompson found some vestiges of his former form with a fine 33 points for third. In second place was “Banjo” Bannister again coming good with 36 points. But it was a day for all things Caledonian and Scot Dave Milne treated himself to a 37 point score made in part by his birdie two on the seventeenth which brought him four points.
The Booby Bevy went to Sam McLellan for his lacklustre round and the presentation at Rabbi’s in Soi Buakhao ended with some of the golfers sampling some delightful Isle of Skye malt in deference to the day. Cheers Dave!
