Jomtien golf with the IPGC
Monday, April 1, Sunrise Lagoon – Stableford
Not one person in our group had ever heard of this course until it was mentioned to us a month ago, so we thought we’d give a go. It is a one and a half hour journey from Siam Cats up the 331 and then onto the 304 before you reach this two year-old course.
Green fee and the caddy fee came to 850 baht, so not too bad, and there is a reasonable clubhouse with a very good changing room. The course is very flat but there are a lot of water hazards to avoid, with lakes on every hole on the front nine and four more on the back.
The cut today was 5-18 and 19+ in division 2 and we selected the white tees with a 6759 yardage. The best score of the day came in division 1 as Ted Morris won with 39 points. The telephone box entrepreneur Dennis Scougal took second place with 35 and Kari Kuparinen was third with 33.
Lee Casey topped division 2 with 34 points and Adrian Shelley beat Glyn Evans on a 13/11 back nine count back for the runner-up spot after they both came in with 30 points.
Near pins went to Don Head (2), Ted Morris (2), Tim Hake (2) and Burnie Sinclair.
Don Head and Ted Morris shared the ‘2’s in division 1 while no one was successful in division 2.
It was certainly a different course today, which made a change for everyone and some of the comments afterwards ranged from, “A great front nine layout” and “The greens were good” to “Not impressed, very flat and a bit boring” and “I would love to come back here in one year’s time.”
At the end of the day I think this will be included in our agenda like Wangjuntr, i.e. once or twice a year.
Wednesday, April 3, Plutaluang – Stableford
There were seven groups out today on the West and North courses and the cut was 5-16 in division 1 and 17+ in division 2.
38 points was enough to win division 2 for Walter Weber, beating Reijo Heiskaiven on a 19/18 back nine count back, and eight points behind those two Kari Aarnio beat Tony Holehouse on a 14/13 count back to finish third.
Alan Maxwell won division 1 with 34 points after beating Billy Fitzgerald 11/10 on the back 6 and Chris Voller edged Anders Pedersen 18/17 for third after they came in with 33 points.
Near pins were claimed by Kari Kuparinen, Andy Mills, Jean Morel, Anders Pedersen, Kari Aarnio, Reijo Heiskaiven, Eiicchi Matsumoto and Tom Novak.
Kari Kuparinen birdied the third on the west course to take the division one ‘2’s pot while there was yet another rollover in division 2.
Friday, April 5,Eastern Star – Stableford
There were many good remarks after the round today, not just members but others regarding the major improvements to the 13th and 18th greens and the overall condition of the rest of the course.
We had another seven groups out and playing off 13, Wilf Latham hit his best round for a long time to win division 1 with 42 points. Karl Flood came in second eight points behind and Chris Voller was third with 33.
Iain Walsh’s 34 points won division 2, with the Irish boy Cully Monks in second place one point behind and Don Head taking third after beating Walter Weber 21/19 on count back, both on 32 points.
Near pins went to Karl Flood, Tony Kay and Wilf Latham (2).
Ted Gardner birdied the sixth and today’s wonder boy Wilf Latham get ‘2’s on the 3rd and 13th to split the pot in division 1. Walter Weber was the only winner in division 2 with his birdie on the 17th.
