The Pattaya Golf Society (IPGC) at Rabbi’s Elephant Bar
Excellent Sports Day “vfm”, 99% course vacancy rate, superb course conditions … Silky Oak represents most of what Pattaya’s more discerning golfers are looking for this low season and the Pattaya Golf Society paid its second visit of the season to the course on Monday, 13th May, to play a stableford event.
Once again there was an air of “millionaires’” golf as the groups left the tee on an empty course and focused golfers soon found their game. Sam McLellan posted 36 points for third place, just one behind course debutant Alan Flynn who completed the card with 37 well crafted points for second place. The group’s most consistent golfer of late is Canadian John Chelo and he performed well once again returning 39 points for a well deserved win.
There were no birdie ‘2’s on the tough par threes.
With many favourable post-round comments the group are keenly looking forward to the next visit in June. Sadly, after the “man of the match”, John Chelo has returned to Canada!
Canada Club at Burapha
On Wednesday, 15th May, the Pattaya Golf Society travelled to Burapha to play a stableford competition on the East combination – the C and D nines. The course was in fine condition except for the greens on D which were cored and sanded but good lies abounded on the fairways. The heat continued to be a problem and good scores were hard to come by.
Taking third place with 32 points was Canadian John Chelo, only one point in arrears of Billy Fitzgerald with 33 but the winner was another Canadian, Gordon Everingham, with 34 points.
The ‘2’s pot was shared by Johnny Larsson, Sam McLellan and Ken Grimes and the Booby Bevy found its way into Garry Hookey’s hands for his 13-18 split; ironically performing better on the poorer greens. Golf is full of such imponderables!
