Jomtien Golf with the IPGC
Monday, Feb. 1, Pattana – Stableford
For a change at Pattana we were playing the C and A nines off the yellow tees at 6350 yards rather than the whites at 6750, which many players find too difficult to play. The cut with eight groups out was 4-16 in the top flight and 17+ in division 2.
Pete Sumner was in a happy mood as he shot 41 points to win division 1 while Teddy Lodge in second beat Peter Erikkson on a back three count back after both scored 38 points each.
Peter Erikkson.
Chris Slota won division 2 with 40 points ahead of Don Head is second on 36 and Willy Van Heetvelde took third after beating Jim Connelly on count back, both tied on 34 points overall.
Near pins went to (Div 1) Peter Erikkson, Ron Miller, Barney Sheedey and Pete Sumner, and (Div 2) Don Head, Curtis Hessler and Rudigier Schaefer.
There were four ‘2’’s today from Peter Erikkson, Pete Sumner, Don Head and Rudiger Schaefer but the highlight was without doubt Peter Erikkson’s as he holed out with his second shot with an eight iron on the par four 4th hole on the C course.
Wednesday, Feb. 3, The Emerald – Stableford
Despite an early start it was still a very slow round today and took almost five hour to complete.
South Africa’s Jerry Sweetnam, playing off 11, won division 1 with 36 points while Paul Butler took second just one point behind. There were three 34’s fighting for third place, with Per Forsberg edging it at the expense of Kit Parkington and Niels Viuff.
Harry Vincenzi topped division 2 standings with 35 points and Geoff Stubbs beat Andy Oz for second place on another count back after both scored 33 points each.
Near pins were claimed by (Div 1) Alex Cameron, Jerry Sweetnam, Niels Viuff and Chris Voller, and (Div 2) Jim Connelly, Paul Hartley and Harry Vincenzi.
There were six ‘2’s today, coming from Paul Butler, Alex Cameron, Niels Viuff, Chris Voller, Curtis Hessler and Gerard Hulsbosh.
Friday, Feb. 5, Eastern Star – Stableford
There were ten groups out today with three divisions and the cut was set at 7-14, 15-21 and 22+. It was a tough test of golf here and this was reflected in the scores in all three divisions.
Pete Sumner.
The best score of the day was the 35 points from Tony Thorne as he won division 2, one up on Bruce Gardner in second place while Paul Hartley took third with 31.
Jerry Sweetnam beat Teddy Lodge on count back to win division 1 after they both scored 33 points overall, and Mikael Andersson was third with 31, edging Arthur Hancock on another count back.
David Taylor shot his best round for many months to win division 3 with 33 points. Roar Berger came in second one point behind David and John McGarry was third with 29.
Near pins went to (Div 1) Mikael Andersson, Bill Bertram, Per Forsberg and Jukka Kangas, and (Div 2) Bruce Gardner, Finn Olsen and Tony Thorne.
Bill Bertram and Jukka Kangas scored the only ‘2’s of the day to share the division 1 pot and there was a double rollover in the second flight.
