Jomtien Golf with the IPGC
Monday, June 19, Pattavia – Stableford
We were off the white tees here as normal today with the equal cut of 7-16 and 19+ in the two divisions.
Alan Bissell returned the best score of the day, winning division 2 with 39 points while David Taylor was second nine points behind and Andy Oz took third place with 30.
In form lately, Paul Butler won division 1 with 38 points and Paul Young placed second after beating Jerry Sweetnam on a 22/18 back-nine count back, both tied on 37 points.
Alan Bissell won the only near pin of the day, coming in division 2 on the 4th hole.
Wednesday, June 21, Plutaluang – Better Ball
An individual stableford competition for two divisions today plus a two-person better ball game with one person from each division.
We were playing the North and West nines off the white tees and with 40 points Jerry Sweetnam recorded the best of the day to win division 1. Paul Butler claimed second after beating Butch Porter 21/19 on the back-nine after they both came in with 37 points.
In division 2, John Doyle beat Rod Howett on a 17/12 back-nine count back for top spot after they both shot 35 points each while the Bristol boy Bob Poole took third on 33.
Near pins went to (Div 1) Mikael Andersson (2) and Jerry Sweetnam (2), and (Div 2) Leo Adam, John Doyle and Frank Grainger.
Mikael Andersson and Paul Butler both birdied the west 8th hole to split the ‘2’s pot in division 1 and Frank Grainger was the only winner in division 2.
In the team better-ball Paul Butler and Frank Grainger came in first with 47 points and in second place one point behind was the duo of Dave Horne and Rod Howett while third place went to Jerry Sweetnam and Alan Bissell on 45 points.
Friday, June 23, Eastern Star – Stableford
Heavy rain here in Jomtien overnight but on arrival here at the course the conditions were not too bad and ‘pick, clean and place’ was not implemented.
There were five groups out with the cut at 7-16 and 18+ and the organizer Glyn Evans, with his best performance for a long time, scuffed his second shot on the stroke index 1 on the par-4 16th to within three feet and sank the putt for a five-pointer. He ended up with the best score of the day, winning division 2 with 40 points. Rod Howett was second on 37 and Bill Peach beat Tony Thorne on a 18/15 count back after they both scored 34 points.
Darryl Ottaway topped division 1 with 34 points, with Dave Thomas second on 31 and Paul Hubbard beat Brian Green on a 20/13 back-nine count back after they both came in with 30 points each.
Near pins were claimed by (Div 1) Brian Green, Paul Hubbard, Darryl Ottaway and Dave Thomas, and (Div 2) Jim Bell and Rod Howett.
Paul Hubbard and Dave Thomas birdied the 17th and Darryl Ottaway the sixth to split the ‘2’s pot in division 1 while in division 2 there are now two rollovers here next Friday.
