Traveller’s Rest Golf Group
Monday, Nov. 26, Pattana – Stableford
Division 1
1st Reg Glass (18) 41pts
2nd Mimi Fujimoto (6) 40pts
3rd Svend Hommel (17) 37pts
Division 2
1st Peter Williamson (21) 39pts
2nd Peter McGinty (23) 36pts
3rd Bart Bingham (19) 35pts
One of the best and most difficult courses in Pattaya would have to be Pattana, it’s a pleasure to play on and it’s in magnificent condition. Taking full advantage of the layout was Peter Williamson who negotiated the course well and romped home in division two to take first place with a commendable 39 points.
In division one it was Reg Glass who had been suffering from jet lag for the last few days but had the ball on a string and absolutely smashed the course with an incredible 41 points
Tuesday, Nov. 27, Green Valley – Stableford
Division 1
1st Ito Akitoshi (11) 38pts
2nd Geoff Pratt (15) 37pts
3rd Mike Rushant (12) 35pts
Division 2
1st Suresh Mehta (19) 36pts
2nd Derek Thorogood (17) 36pts
3rd Reg Glass (17) 35pts
Tuesday and we were once again heading for Green Valley with bus loads of hopefuls itching to get a mention in the roll call. In division two, Derek Thorogood was just pipped for the top spot by Suresh Mehta by virtue of a stronger back nine. In division one there was no need for a countback as Ito Akitoshi posted the best score of the day with 38 points and took the line honours.
Wednesday, Nov. 28, The Emerald – Medal
Division 1
1st Mike Rushant (12) net 69
2nd Dave Palmer (9) net 71
3rd Richard Talbot (15) net 72
Division 2
1st Peter Williamson (16) net 70
2nd Jim Swander (21) net 73
3rd Ged Blairs (28) net 76
Emerald was the venue for the penultimate TRGG-Ferdinand Cup and with only two places left up for grabs the competition was fierce. Wiping out another contender was Mike “The Machine” Rushant who already has a spot in the finals but wanted to eliminate some of the competition. Mike’s 81 of the stick, net 69 certainly did that and whittled the field down in his favour.
In division two Peter Williamson was vying for a spot in the finals but although he won his division with a fine 86, net 70, it wasn’t enough to get him over the line.
Thursday, Nov. 29, Phoenix – Stableford
Division 1
1st Mike Rushant (11) 34pts
2nd Sakai Yasuo (10) 32pts
3rd Seil Peter (04) 31pts
Division 2
1st Jim Swander (21) 38pts
2nd Alain Hefner (15) 33pts
3rd Derek Thorogood (17) 32pts
Our regular Thursday visit to Phoenix and once again we took on the on the Mountain and Lakes courses. With perfect conditions we were expecting some pretty high scores, however with the exception of Jim Swander nobody else shot their handicap. Jim posted a very credible 38 points whilst in division one Mike “The Machine” was very surprised to be awarded first place with a modest 34 points.
Friday, Nov. 30, Burapha – Stableford
Division 1
1st Geoff Pratt (14) 38pts
2nd Alain Hefner (15) 38pts
3rd Mike Rushant (11) 38pts
Division 2
1st Lawrence Lee (23) 45pts
2nd Jim Swander (20) 38pts
3rd Ted Senior (16) 37pts
On Friday we were paying our regular visit to Burapha where Lawrence Lee shot the lights out and posted an unbelievable 45 points to literally smash his division by a massive seven shots. In division one it was a lot closer and required countbacks for all three places before a winner could be determined. Coming out on top was Geoff Pratt whose twenty-two points on the back nine clinched the deal, however it did go down to the last three holes before that became evident.
Saturday, Dec. 1, Greenwood – Stableford
1st Chun Yung-Park (10) 38pts
2nd Terry Smith (03) 37pts
3rd Billy Allan (12) 34pts
We closed the week out at Greenwood where for the first time in ages we only required one division. Coming out in first place was Chun Yong-Park who obviously used his handicap to his advantage and just scraped home, beating Terry Smith by a single shot with a a fine 38 points.
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