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THURSDAY 28TH JULY – TREASURE HILL – STABLEFORD As usual we all met at Café Kronborg for our regimental departure at 8.15am The Admiral was there to ensure there were no lagers however he was unable to join us for the day as his ankle problem had resurfaced. Aussie Mike Gosden bravely took the helm for the day and with the aid of a few helpers, including Aussies Martin Todd and Paul Avery, managed to ensure everyone had an enjoyable time and were returned home to the Kronborg safely later in the day. The first group teed off at 10.00am and the weather was perfect with a nice steady breeze of about 6 knots, the temperature about 30 degrees Celsius. (Go weep WA) The course was in tip top condition and further improvement is assured as many tees were under renovation. The 17th par three green was also under repair and a cute temporary green was in use. Although only 105 yards long, the small green looked like a postage stamp from the tee but this did not deter Martin Todd who left the ball 4 inches from the hole! Another Aussie, Alan Sanders (Colonel), had a unique score of 9 points in two holes…Alas, that was his only claim to fame for the day. We welcomed three guests today: Soren Linkuist and Tourbeen Peterson both hailing from Sweden and the Colonel (Alan Sanders) from the Gold Coast in Queensland Australia. A welcome back to Mike Winfield who has returned from his home in the USA and showed he still has some touch. Two flights again today: A Grade...

July 19 Medal Green Valley Brian Wilkinson (14) Net 70  Chicka Smith (15) Net 71  Jeff Calrow (13) Net 72
Henry O’Brien (17) Net 73  Jez Lees (18) Net 73
Monday was our Monthly Medal and we had a great turn out for low season activity. Wilkinson took the day on net 70. The “ quiet one “ from Oz , Chicka ( Bilbo Bagins ) Smith was second. Jeff Calrow third with net 72 and O’Brien beat out Jez Lees for 4th on count back. Bob “ Seamless” Newell was low gross for the day on 83. Wilkinson and Calrow had previous engagements following the golf, therefore they found their “winnings “ taped to the bell.
Jez Lees , Bilbo Bagins ( Standing on the step ) , Henry O'Brien

July 21   Stableford  St.Andrews
Seri Kaosol (16) 39 pts
Henry O’Brien (17) 36 pts
Sugar Ray Handford (18 ) 36 pts
Don Bland (3) 33 pts
We enjoyed another fine day with no rain to speak of. Seri Kaosol took advantage of the conditions and took the frame with 39 pts. He really likes the Loco Balls he got from pal Don! Henry ( The Steady One ) O’Brien was in the frame again with 36 pts. Sugar Ray Handford played under duress claiming on the first tee not to expect too much from “ new clubs”. Apparently he got the proper set! Thanks all. July 23   Stableford  Khao Kheow Mike Gosden (11) 37 pts
Henry O’Brien (17) 36 pts
Nigel Flanagan (18) 36 pts
A smaller group this day out and some descent scoring took place on...

Friday 23rd July  2010
Phoenix

Playing a Medal round at Phoenix Roger Privett, who’s a member there, pulled out all the stops to win, beating Mashi but only after a count back, both players shooting a three under par round! Bruce Gladden kept his nose in front in the golfer of the month competition by taking third place.

Results:

1st Roger Privett            (hcp 16) nett 69
2nd Mashi Kaneta            (hcp 11) nett 69
3rd Bruce Gladden            (hcp 16) nett 71

Near pin winners – Only three par three greens were hit for some reason, prizes going to Mashi, Roger Privett and Tony Robbins.

Wednesday 21st July 2010
Treasure Hill

The two golfers leading the golfer of the month table fought it out today with Gerry Cooney coming out on top to win by two points! Bruce Gladden took second place and Tony Robbins came in third a couple of points further back.
Results:

1st Gerry Cooney            (hcp 11) 36 points
2nd Bruce Gladden            (hcp 16) 34 points
3rd Tony Robbins            (hcp 14) 32 points

Near Pin Winners – Near pin prizes were spread around between Gerry Cooney, Geoff Cox, Colin Greig and Bruce Gladden.

Monday 19th July 2010
Crystal Bay

Crystal Bay was unusually tough today and the scores reflected as much! Eddie Martin had the best round of...

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B Flight 1st Chris Davisson (14) 35 pts 2nd Kathy Doody (19) 35 pts
Near pins No 2 Nick Strasshine No 9 Charles Bennett No12 Ian Grout No16 Gareth Gill. Twos one Before this article reaches its usual pitched tempo, a word about the title might be in order. The scribe couldn’t think of one. And with the readership ratings down I tried...

Friday 16th July  2010
Green Valley

Gerry Cooney’s had a good start to the week winning at Burapha and Khaow Kheow but he was away trying his luck at Treasure Hill in the Pattaya Sports Club Monthly Medal. Roger Privett took advantage and took the honours winning with 38 Stableford points, Eddie Martin was second three points back and Peter Habgood came third a further three points behind.

Results:

1st Bruce Gladden            (hcp 16) nett 70
2nd Reg Smart                (hcp 24) nett 71
3rd Tony Robbins            (hcp 15) nett 73

Near pin winners – Geoff Parker claimed one and Eddie Martin won two with the fourth green not hit.

Wednesday 14th July 2010
Burapha

Playing a Medal round today Gerry Cooney slaughtered the field winning by a massive ten shots with a two under par score on his card!  PJ Redmond claimed second place by way of a count back ahead of Colin Greig in third place.
Results:

1st Gerry Cooney            (hcp 11) nett 70
2nd PJ Redmond            (hcp 18) nett 80
3rd Colin Greig            (hcp 12) nett 80

Near Pin Winners –

Monday 12th July 2010
Khaow Kheow

Playing Stableford the scores were very close today, only one point separating the top three. It took a count back to separate William Macey and Roger Privett, William coming...

Bob Edwards admires the vista at Khao Kheow Golfing Jewels Provide Tests For All Tuesday saw our group make our monthly trip down Ban Chang way, to tackle The Emerald, not the longest course around, but with it's many varied lies, it can provide a decent test.  The course was in overall good condition, with well grassed fairways, not too punishing rough and smooth rolling greens.  Best to come to grips with the conditions today was Jeff Wylie (6) with a handicap matching 36 points, he was followed in by recent in form golfer Ken Hole (14) with 34 points  3rd spot on the podium went to Australian first time visitor to Mulligans LAKESIDE, Craig McKune (20) with 33 points.  Near Pin prizes were picked up by Mark, while Bob snaffled 2, with the other1 providing a donation to the Banglamung Boys Home. Thursday was up Highway 7 to a sterner test, Khao Kheow, with the A & C combination the battleground for the day.  The course was in good nick, as is normally the case, however the greens were a tad slower than normal, while the rough seemed even more punishing than normal.  Khao Kheow is a very fair golf course, with good shots rewarded, while poor play is punished, unfortunately today saw more of the latter.  Bob Edwards (9) played some good golf to record 34 points, easily outpointing Jeff Wylie (6) who struggled to a un distinguished 27 points.  Near Pins were collected on 3 of the 4 holes by Jeff, while the other went unclaimed. Mulligans LAKESIDE plays...

SL3    First Three, with the scribes 'Boss'.

20th July 2010: Greenwood ( Stableford) 

This booking of Courses is fraught with danger. It is quite amazing how someone's favourite Course one month becomes their most disliked the next month and vice versa. On this day the test was to be Greenwood a Course that practically all of our players insist we play at least once a month as it is a favourite, however on this day it was difficult to persuade a couple of players to turn out as they said they never played well at this Course. Guess who they were!!!.
  The drive up there now is really easy, and the drive back is straight into Sukhumwit, it knocks 10 to 15 minutes off the drive. Someone deserves credit for this improvement in the transport and road systems. So we were on the first tee nice and early and were soon off on a practically empty Course.
  The Course was in great shape and was nearly empty, and we played C & A both in great condition. 4 Hours and nobody in sight, not even the group behind, what a great day, unspoilt. So of course playing off the yellow tees I expected someone to come in with a great score, indeed I expected a lot of players with good scores, but not those who didn't like the Course.
  Quick shower and into the cars for the 'Zoom' back. It is amazing how as the roads have improved , players now tend to find going to Courses they once would have considered too far, as a short trip. So we were soon...

What a beautiful day for golf. Warm sun with a light breeze as the Three Sisters Group took to the fairways at the Pattaya Country Club this 21st of July. It is unfortunate that PCC is unable to bring their greens up the the same standards as many of the surrounding courses. Today there were at least 5 aerated and sanded greens, it was like putting in a Sand Trap. Back at Caddy Shack two as the group snacked the cards were tallied. Richard Hall has a wild day coming in with a 42, that may cost Richard a few handicap points. Larry Emerson came in with what might normally have been a winner with 37 points. Arnold van der Graff with a 33 and Matt Miller with a 32 were close behind. Paul D. got his come back shot with a 50' chip onto the 18th that dribbled into the cup."
 
 
Photo: Richard Hall on the left with Larry Emerson on the right.

THURSDAY 22ND JULY – PLUTALUANG GOLF COURSE, STABLEFORD. Today we had 18 golfers signed up to do battle with the South and East courses and as per usual the Admiral had us aboard the buses at 8.15 sharp! An uneventful trip to the course had us ready to tee off a half hour early and we were not disappointed. The first group was away at 9.30 and 4 and a half hours later were ready to shower. Despite heavy rain over the past few days the course played reasonably well and the greens were medium (caddie talk) and true. It is estimated that the reservoir has increased its capacity by 4 feet over the past month. It was pleasing to notice that the course has many areas of maintenance and upgrades happening and in a few months time these effort should be well received by all course participants. We welcomed Harry Wyzola from Cairns Australia who was on his maiden voyage to Pattaya and a warm welcome was also made to Jay Perrin. Nearest pins was kindly donated by Allan Tranekaer who incidentally is in big trouble with Ken Berneck. Apparently Ken asked Allan if it was advisable to hire a cart, as he had not played there before, and Allen said it is a breeze to walk…Allan obviously knew how far it is to walk from greens to tees and poor Ken was totally buggered after his game! Despite the long walk Ken managed to find sufficient energy to achieve 38 points and take out podium spot in B grade. Hugh O’Donnell got rid of the compass cap by taking out...

 


Stuart Rifkin MONDAY 19th JULY – PLEASANT VALLEY – STABLEFORD 14 of us clambered aboard the buses at 8.15 under the watchful eyes of the Admiral (Dave Richardson) and Boon (our illustrious driver) led the way in his new pride and joy bus! We must be paying him too much Dave? It was pleasing to see the Admiral joining us again as his ankle, injury which has kept him away from the game for almost three weeks, has finally healed. It was disturbing to see a motorcycle rider sprawled on the highway after about a half hour into our trek to the course, hopefully the injuries were not life threatening. On the lighter side we had a good laugh as we witnessed, on the return journey, a motorized wheel chair with passenger going hell for leather on the new highway, about 5 minutes out from entering Sukumvit Road … Only in Thailand! PSC vouchers were purchased for today’s game and this made the days outing very affordable. A buggy could be shared for 300 baht each and as rain was predicted many of us took up the offer. The first group teed off about 9.15 and just made the half way mark when the heavens opened up as expected. Most groups managed to get to shelters and perhaps a period of 30 minutes expired before everyone was able to continue with their round. This is one of the good things about playing golf in the wet season in Thailand, the rains come and they soon go! Almost all the courses are playable soon after a heavy deluge as they drain off very quickly...