The 18th edition of the eagerly awaited annual Pattaya Sports Club Charity Classic Tournament was held on 21 March 2014 at the Burapha Golf Resort. This event takes weeks of planning and preparation and the Golf Chairman, Joe Mooneyham, worked very hard to make this a most successful event which, judging by the comments of those playing, he succeeded big time.
The competition was a 2-person scramble with prizes on every hole and also for the top 10 pairs. 2 days after the official announcement the list was full and Joe had to increase the field from 144 players to 160 and yet there was still a waiting list.
Tournament winners Merle Humphreys & Colin Smith with PSC Golf Chairman Joe Mooneyham (left).
In addition to awards on every hole there was also a raffle with many prizes which included green fees for 4 people from the EGA golf courses, golf clubs from Pattaya City Golf including a Taylor Made SLDR Driver, a Taylor Made Burner Driver from Mick Beresford, 2-ball Putter from Eddie Bielby, 2 bottles of Johnnie Walker from Tara Pattana International School, 1 dozen Titleist Pro V1x golf balls from Kyle Roadley and a 60/40 split for the final raffle ticket drawn. Another great supporter of this event was Chris Balzli of Sinto Shirts who provided 150 shirts free of charge.
The big cash raffle winner with PSC President Tony Oakes (right).
Singha Corp came through again with tremendous support for this event and provided Sanvo Sports energy drinks to everyone prior to teeing off as well as providing golf bags and shoes to the winners, plus shirts and umbrellas to the other top 10 winners. They also furnished free drinks during the presentation, which as you might guess proved to be very popular with everyone. The presentation was held at the Burapha Clubhouse and was accompanied by a tremendous buffet.
Third place went to Steve Mulberry & Nigel Flanagan.
Mike, the General Manger of Burapha, presented the C & D course in pristine condition and as President of the EGA also helped to make this a most outstanding event. In near perfect golfing weather, the overall scores were very good.
Joe thanked all who participated in today’s tournament with a special thanks to the support of all the sponsors who included the Platinum sponsors Singha, EGA and Sinto Shirts and the Gold sponsors Jackalope and Pattaya City Golf.
Sponsors banners adorn the first tee.
Individual hole sponsors of the tournament were: The Golf Club; The Player’s Lounge; Classroom Hotel & Bar; Billabong Golf Bar; Casa Pascal; YWCA; Lewiinski’s Golf & Restaurant Bar; Jesters Care for Kids; TQ Master’s; Thomas Cotton; Walter Baechli; Café Kronborg Golfers; Growling Swan; Phyathai Sriracha Hospital; Pattaya Wine Lover’s; Take It Easy Car & Bike Rental; Andy Butterworth; Tara Pattana International School; Joe Kyle; The Perfume House; Ron Robertson; Growling Swan.
Great caddies always add to the fun of the day.
Joe also thanked Tony Oakes, William Macey, Jim Bryan and Noi Emmerson for their support in putting out the banners and helping with the presentation. Also a very big thanks to our PSC staff and especially Mai, who Joe said he could not have pulled this off without her help!
The winners of the tournament were the duo of Merle Humphreys & Colin Smith with a net score of 61.8 off their 6.2 Handicap. In second spot came Bob Newell and Simon Philbrook (3.2) with a net 62.8, ahead of third placed Steve Mulberry & Nigel Flanagan (4.6) on net 64.4. Fourth place went to Robert Morris and Max Scott (3.8), net 65.2 and fifth to Matt Doyle and Kevin McEntee (3.6), net 65.4.
Runners-up – Bob Newell and Simon Philbrook.
The remaining five prizes were won in respective order by Dannie Larsen & Mike Chitwood (10.4), net 65.6; Anders Pedersen & Hans Collett (4.4), net 65.6; Pentti Lauronen & Reijo Heiskanen (6.6), net 66.4; Jens Jensson & Hrafnhildur Oskarsdottir (6.6), net 66.4; and Jim Bryan & Keith Etherington (4.6), net 66.4.
Hole prize winner’s were Willem Lasonder, Colin Smith, Christian Boysen, Andre Van Dyk, Duangden Butpanya, Ken Price, Yuza, Peter Gullberg, Jim Elphick, Werner Swartz, Mike Chitwood, Christy Knight, John Jack Robertson, Orn, Max Scott, Tom Breslin, John Angelillo, Peter Gullberg and Suphattra Dulkys.
Beauty on parade at the prize presentation ceremony.
Following the presentation to the many winners, it was time for the raffle with 23 prizes being available. A total of 38,600 baht was raised from this raffle and then Joe gave everyone who had not won a prize a voucher for the Breakfast & Lunch Buffet at Casa Pascal Restaurant.
Joe then again thanked everyone and announced that 600,000 baht was raised for charity from this wonderful Pattaya Sports Club tournament. A fantastic result and every baht will be donated to the benefit of those in need so a big ‘Thank You’ for all those that took part and contributed.
