The Jomtien Golf Society
Monday, Jan. 22, King Naga – Stableford
This was our first visit here for some considerable time and a very reasonable package but be aware, there is a golf cart selection with three various types and three prices.
Thirty-six points was the highest score of the day with Geoff Randall winning division 2 while Barry Stirling was second two points behind and there were three 30-pointers fighting for third place, Bill Kana taking it on count-back over Andrew van de Laan in fourth and Alan Bissell, who lost out altogether.
Barry Richmond beat Jim Connelly on a 18/15 count-back to win division 1 after they both came in with 31 points. Paul Vendergaard was third on 30 points and Paul Young beat Niels Viuff on a 16/13 count-back for fourth after both posted a poor 29 points overall.
Near pins went to (Division 1) Pete Sumner, Niels Viuff and Paul Young, and (Division 2) Jim Connelly (2), Andrew Van De Laan and Barry Stirling.
Jim Connelly birdied the 7th and Barry Stirling the 5th for the only ‘2’s of the day.
Friday, Jan. 26, Eastern Star – 2-Man Scramble
After Wednesday’s washout at Pattaya Country Club, where John Hughes posted a best ever but ultimately non-counting 41 points, we had 16 groups show up on Friday for a two-man scramble, with one player from division 1 (1-16) and one from division2 in each team. Each team also had to have a minimum of seven drives per player and were given a 40% combined handicap allowance.
With two 63 pointers in, Pete Sumner and Alan Bissell won the day on a 29/31 back-nine count-back over Paul Sturgeon and Bill Kana.
Mikael Andersson and Joe Joe Kubon came in third on 63.4, Gerry Dooley and John Kelly took fourth with 65.0 and Dave Horne and Rod Howett were fifth with a score of 65.2.
Individual near pins went to (Div 1) Colin Aspinall, Bob Comartin and Dennis Scougall, and (Div 2) Mike Lewis, Eamon Murtach and Max Wilson (2).
There were plenty of birdie ‘2’s, coming from Pete Sumner and Alan Bissell (17th), Dave Horne and Rod Howett (6th), Dennis Scougall and Mike Lewis (6th), Paul Sturgeon and Bill Kana (3rd), Jerry McCarthy and Max Wilson (3rd) and Steve Harris and Eamon Murtach (17th).
