Traveller’s Rest Golf Group
Monday, March 11, Pattana – Stableford
Division 1
1st Trevor Oliver (11) 38pts
2nd Jonathan Evans (6) 37pts
3rd Jon Dean (10) 37pts
Division 2
1st Lawrence Lee (14) 37pts
2nd John O’Donoghue (20) 37pts
3rd Jim Galendez (18) 37pts
The course conditions at Pattana are absolutely pristine, the change rooms and showers are first class and the food is always excellent but they really let themselves down today by not advising the players that after the first hole on A course all the other drink stations were closed.
Lack of liquid refreshments didn’t affect today’s winner as Trevor Oliver posted two solid nines on his merry way to 38 points and division one’s first place position. In division two the old war horse Lawrence Lee was once again making an appearance on the winner’s podium with another good round of 37 points.
Tuesday, March 12, Green Valley – Stableford
Division 1
1st Kim Seung-Hwan (14) 35pts
2nd Jacob Cummings (12) 35pts
3rd Bob Hannon (11) 35pts
Division 2
1st Ted Senior (16) 36pts
2nd Nigel Bennett (17) 36pts
3rd David Booth (17) 34pts
There were no massive scores recorded today, in fact with thirty two players in the field the best score at the end of the day was just 36 points and only two people managed to achieve this. In division two “Father” Ted Senior was one of those players and he was pleasantly surprised but very pleased to pick up some extra cash for his retirement fund.
In division one last week all three places were determined on countbacks with 36 points, this week all three places were also determined on countbacks but with 35 points. Emerging on top was Kim Seung-Hwan who’s eighteen points on the back nine earned him the number one spot.
Wednesday, March 13, Khao Kheow – Stableford
Division 1
1st Ian Bell (07) 35pts
2nd Stephen Downs (08) 35pts
3rd Klaus Fast (02) 34pts
Division 2
1st Lawrence Lee (14) 33pts
2nd David Warburton (21) 33pts
3rd Svend Hommel (18) 32pts
Khao Kheow suits the lower handicap players and this was indicative of today’s scores with all three placed players in division one being single figure golfers. It was a close finish to determine the winner but rising to the top was the well groomed and impeccably attired Ian Bell whose better back-nine just managed to keep Stephen Downs at bay.
In division two Lawrence Lee wasn’t hitting the ball long enough to reach any of the hazards and this served him well as he negotiated his way to another victory for the second time this week.
Thursday, March 14, Phoenix Gold – Stableford
Division 1
1st Mimi Fujimoto (06) 34pts
2nd Bob Hannon (13) 34pts
3rd Jacob Cummings (07) 33pts
Division 2
1st Heo Gil-Sik (19) 39pts
2nd Chang Soung-Gueen (14) 38pts
3rd John Baxter (17) 35pts
Phoenix has always been a very popular course with the TRGG members and it has improved so much over the years. Enjoying the conditions and displaying some hidden talent today was Heo Gil-Sik who soared to the top of the leader board in division two with a great score of 39 points, whilst in division one the newly arrived Mimi Fujimoto made a good start to his campaign and took out the number one spot with a very credible 34 points off a six handicap.
Friday, March 15, Burapha – Stableford
Division 1
1st Paul Durkan (8) 44pts
2nd Kim Seung-Kwan (12) 39pts
3rd Klaus Fast (3) 39pts
Division 2
1st Bob Hannon (13) 39pts
2nd Ted Senior (16) 37pts
3rd Chris Lowson (13) 36pts
Thirty-eight players today and Paul Durkan, playing off an eight handicap, parred the course off the stick with a brilliant 44 points. However another player also deserves a mention and that is Klaus Fast, who also parred the course off the stick but he did it off a six handicap. Congratulations to both players.
In division two Bob Hannon took out first place on the leader board with 39 points but obviously didn’t spend the prize money wisely as the following day he could only manage a measly 27 points?
Saturday, March 16, Treasure Hill – Stableford
1st Bennie Moses (36) 41pts
2nd Mike Rushant (21) 37pts
3rd Chang Soung-Gueen (3) 34pts
We finished the week at Treasure Hill where Bennie Moses took out first place with a brilliant 41 points. Mike Rushant came second with 37 points and Chang Soung-Gueen took the third spot.
