Travellers Rest Golf Group
I have to start this week with an apology, as apparently in a previous report I described ‘big’ John O’Donoghue, who hails from Newcastle in Australia, as a bus driver when in fact he is a train driver. John seemed most put out when I caught up with him a week or so ago so may I offer my profuse apologies. I must admit I don’t quite understand all the fuss, they both sit in a cab and take people for a ride don’t they?
Monday, Oct. 5, The Emerald – Stableford
On Monday at Emerald ‘big’ John, the Aussie train driver, steamed into the lead and arrived at the station just ahead of the rest of his passengers. In the first carriage back there was an almighty scramble for second place as three finished on the same score and it took a count back before it was possible to determine that Petri Venalainen had taken the runner’s up spot and Ged Higgins had finished third. John was there to punch their tickets at the prize giving.
John O’Donoghue & Seamus Farrell.
1st John O’Donoghue (18) 33pts
2nd Petri Venalainen (10) 32pts
3rd Ged Higgins (21) 32pts
Tuesday, Oct. 6, Phoenix – Stableford
The TRGG headed off once again to Phoenix (Mountain and Ocean) on Tuesday. Last week I was telling you about another big guy, Seamus Farrell, who in his youth could probably have played prop in the Irish rugby team. However, at the moment it is golf that Seamus is excelling at. For the second week running he appeared at the top of the specially reinforced rostrum and walked off with all our money, again.
In second place came Derek Thorogood wh, like a true gentlemen that he is, always finishes second. Back in third came the ever-improving Jon Dean.
1st Seamus Farrell (25) 39pts
2nd Derek Thorogood (14) 37pts
3rd Jon Dean (9) 37pts
Thursday, Oct. 8, Silky Oaks – Stableford
On Thursday the TRGG entered six teams into the Ambrose event at Silky Oaks, which attracted over sixty teams from the Pattaya golf societies. We English are used to these events being called Texas Scrambles so I had to go on the Internet to see where “Ambrose” originated. Apparently it was an American couple Richard and Mary Ambrose who first introduced it to golf in Australia in the 1960’s. Perhaps we should all be grateful their surname wasn’t Hooker. Everybody seemed to enjoy it and it may well become an annual event, well done to the organisers.
We were due to play Eastern Star on Friday but for the first time in 2015 the weather beat us and we had to cancel the event
Good luck to all you golfers for the coming week and if you would like to play a round of golf with the TRGG, please phone Derek Thorogood on 080 673 3118 or pop into the Ned Kelly Bar in Soi Lengkee and add your name to the weekly lists which are posted on the notice board.
