The Pattaya Golf Society (IPGC) at Rabbi’s Elephant Bar
The Pattaya Golf Society visited Eastern Star on Monday, 13th August to play a stableford competition on the course which has been improving steadily, by all recent accounts. Obviously the weekend holiday had affected its progress as the greens were not as fine as they had been boasted by members a week before and were quite inconsistent. It all presaged a long and tough day at the course which has significantly toughened up over recent years.
Sharing second place were Johnny Larsson from Norway and Seil Revels with 32 points each and the day’s best came from Dave Edwards, again, with a meagre, but hard won, 33 points.
Birdie ‘2’s? Forget it.
The Boss’s free beer was won deservedly by the returning Erik Anttonen, for whom the Booby Bevy was also beckoning, but his blushes were saved by a double zig-zag from greenside bunkers on the ninth and decided the award in favour of Robbie Taylor.
At least ESR got one thing right on the day for the promotional holiday fee had seen many people attend and this has to bode well for future improvements to the track.
Masters shows his class
On Wednesday, 15th August, the Pattaya Golf Society visited Bangpra Golf Club to play a stableford competition on the excellent course which was in fine condition with very quick greens. What a problem these were to cause as golfers found it difficult to get near some of the pins and anything above the hole needed such a soft touch.
Scores were therefore low across the board and Garry Hookey and Robbie Taylor found themselves sharing third place with 26 points each! A country mile head in second place with 32 points was Seil Revels, again posting the best gross of the day, repeating his eighty-one from Monday. The winner was Peter Masters and his 35 points reflected a round of great touch and control.
John O’Sullivan found some consolation in his birdie ‘2’ on the twelfth, the only one of the day and the Booby Bevy went to Garry Hookey for his strange round which saw him score all but two of his points on the front and back fives. Bangpra can certainly teach some harsh lessons.
Masters mark two
The Pattaya Golf Society ended another quality golf week with a visit to Khao Kheow to play a stableford competition over the B and C nines on a course which was still very soft with little run, but with well paced and consistent greens.
Off the yellow tees it was a big “ask” for golfers to shoot good scores but the older hands fared better than most with Joe Niisato, Wichai Tananusorn and Mr Len all sharing second place with 33 points; Joe blowing an excellent chance on the final hole when his drive found the water.
After lessons which have made subtle changes to his swing Peter Masters is getting his golf act together again after a long and frustration time coping with the unwelcome intrusion of the hosel and he produced another fine display recording 35 points for the second successive round to win the day.
There were no birdie ‘2’s and the Boss’s free beer draw was won by Garry Hookey whilst the Booby Bevy went to newest member Sid Elday whose boated of a fine birdie five in an otherwise mediocre round which saw him propping up the field in his first IPGC competition.
So the week ended after excursions to ESR, exquisite Bangpra and a fine Khao Kheow when good golf was put to the test throughout.
