Jomtien Golf with the IPGC
Monday, Feb. 23, Greenwood – Stableford
Surprisingly for this time of the year the B course was shut for renovation so we started on the C with the A to follow. Nine groups were out with the divisional cut at 6-15, 16-20 and 21+ in division 3.
Amazingly there were only two scores above 31 points and Martin Grimoldby, playing off 6, won division 1 with 38 points, eight ahead of Dennis Scougall in second on 30 and Edward Bourn was third after beating Terry Madsen and Barney Sheedy on a back-nine count back after they all returned scores of 29 points.
(L-R) Bruce Gardner, Kit Parkington and Pete Sumner.
Miss Nut, as always playing off the white tees, topped division 2 with 31 points, beating Harry Vincenzi on count back and Matti Huomo was third with 30 points.
Mike Fitzgerald was the winner in division 3 on 33 points ahead of Cliff Elliott in second and Roar Berger took third with 30.
Near pins went to (Div 1) Martin Grimboldy (2), Terry Madsen and Dennis Scougall, and (Div 2) Mike Fitzgerald and Don Head.
Martin birdied B3 for the only ‘2’ of the day.
Wednesday, Feb. 25, Crystal Bay – Stableford
We were playing the C and A courses today off the white tees with the cut in the two divisions at 8-17 and 18+.
Just returned from down under, Bruce Gardner, playing off a handicap of 20, won division 2 with 40 points, one ahead of Cliff Elliott in second while Paul Hartley took third with 34.
Kit Parkington headed division 1 with 38 points, one up on second placed Pete Sumner and in third place Chris Voller beat the Teddy Bear on count back after they both came in with 36 points each.
Near pins were claimed by (Div 1) Terry Madsen (2) and Paul Sturgeon, and (Div 2) William Chang, Jim Connelly, Mike Fitzgerald and Magne Gunnarson.
Kit Parkington birdied A8 and William Chang C7 for the only ‘2’s of the day.
Friday, Feb. 27, Eastern Star – Stableford
Twelve groups out today and we teed off 15 minutes ahead of our normal 9.15am slot. The cut today was identical to Monday’s in the three divisions and playing off a 8 handicap, Pete Sumner came in on the front nine with 22 and 18 on the back to win division 1 with 40 points. Chris Voller took second one point back with 39 and Wilf Latham was third on 37.
Iain Walsh was the winner in division 2 with 38 points and Frank Kelly was second two points behind with Don Head taking third with 32 (Miss Nut was sobbing after her 31 points today).
John Kelly topped the podium in division 3 with an even par 36 while Mike Fitzgerald finished second one point behind and Lars Svensson was third on 31.
Near pins went to (Div 1) Bill Bertram, Gerry Dooley, Marten Soudemark and Pete Sumner, and (Div 2) Bruce Gardner, Magne Gunnarson and Paul Hartley.
Bill Bertram birdied the 17th while Gerry Dooley and Don Head did the same on the 3rd to split the ‘2’s pot in division 1 and there were none recorded in division 2.
