Last Update: Saturday, July 9, 2011
   
 
The Nineteenth Hole

 

This is the page for all the news, views and golf gossip of the Pattaya Golf Society and around the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand. Whilst we hope everyone will find something appropriate to their game there may the odd irreverent comment or item and we do not wish to offend anyone in any way.

Locker Room News

All members in current membership are now able to access their handicap record including the last 100 entries by logging on to the internet  and entering www.ehandicap.net A box will come up on the screen and they should enter, under Club ID

IPGC
and in the Name box their name as shown on the handicap listings, e.g.

Jones Len
and membership number, e.g.

15B0008

The computer will then show all the scores including the CSS of the day and handicap adjustments.

Dates for your Diaries

The next IPGC Monthly Members' Tournament is planned for Bangpra on Wednesday, 13th July A sign-up sheet is available in the bar now and spaces are sure to be limited as time goes by.

The Champagne Moment

Gordon Everingham has been in the golf doldrums for seemingly ages but his performance at Greenwood on Wednesday blew away all the unpleasant memories of a golfing famine with a feast of 43 points, winning by an emphatic margin of seven points. Phew Gordon, gizza chance!

Those Were the Days

Here we feature events i n the PGS' history. We go back to the same week in the past to relive some of our golfing stories. Were you there I wonder, in 2008?

Boss Back in Business - Just!

On Tuesday, 8th July, the Pattaya Golf Society visited Khao Kheow for a stableford round over the testing C and A nines under brooding skies. A trip there now is "child's play" after many months of arduous driving during the highway reconstruction. They found the course in fine condition and, with the reintroduction of the A nine, playing off the yellow tees would be a daunting task, especially as the wind was up all day. As always the essence of a good round on this track is accuracy as the Bermuda rough can be a brute. Two in-form golfers held the minor placings as Erik Antonnen took third with 30 points and Don Nellis ended his current stay with 31 for second. It was left to the OK Corral's golf gaffer, Len Jones, to find the top of the leaderboard with a steady 32 points for a rare win. David Thomas and Erik Antonnen took the twos pot for their birdie efforts on C3 and A5 respectively and Chris Voller had the distinction of receiving the Booby Bevy for his shabby round, his putting touch having deserted him on the back nine, and failing to record a "two" for the first time in five rounds. Later at the presentation David Thomas received the Society's "Player of the Month" award for June after another series of high quality performances. Khao Kheow had once again been a real challenge and currently is very good value for money.

Current Course Reports

In order to whet your appetite for your round with the PGS we are pleased to offer you up-to-date information on the courses we are playing each week. All information comes from the Thailand Golf Association, warts and all, and the Tourist Authority of Thailand and they endeavour to keep it accurate and up to date.

For those wishing to play at Khao Kheow on Monday here is the the latest golf course condition report:

Greens

Good

Green Speed

Good

Fairways

Good, soft

Tee boxes

Normal

Insects

A few

Latest Khao Kheow review:

" ... The views on this course are great. Greens in good shape. Fairways have some crabgrass creeping in but overall a tough course, have to hit fairways in the middle for flat lies. Rough is thick and difficult to escape particularly if has rained recently. Good value to play as long as management keeps the fees competitive. ."

For those wishing to play at Rayong CC on Friday:

Greens

Good

Green Speed

Medium to slow

Fairways

Hard

Tee boxes

Good

Insects

A few

Latest Rayong CC review

" .. layout is excellent but there are too many dry/rockhard spots. Speed is hard to value. it can be played very fast, but then suddenly - Koreans!"

Drive for Show

Follow these directions to Rayong CC on Friday

Step  One:

Come to Rabbi's by 8:30am, check in and even have some breakfast.

Step Two:

Take a seat in an air-conditioned minibus or private car, and relax whilst being driven safely and leisurely to the course, in approximately 50 minutes.

Easy, na!

This Week's Duffer's Divot goes to...

...Green Valley management

Halfway through low season and Green valley are still insisting on a myopic discount scheme which depends on groups being twenty and above. Get a life! Average golf groups in Pattaya have been running at less than fifteen generally during the last few months. Result? Hardly anyone goes there. Yesterday Mr Len was only the 11th golfer to check in the locker-room when the group arrived to play Silky Oak and a quick squint at the book at 2:30pm revealed that no more than fifty golfers had checked in all day to play a selection of the three courses currently available. A twenty-seven percent drop in green fees in 2010 and even more this year. High Season should see some real action!

Handicaps

Members coming down the handicap list this week are:

Gordon Everingham
Johnny Larsson
Masa Takano
Haru Kato

The current IPGC CONGU list can be seen here

 

Remember...Golf is meant to be Fun...

Remember when golf was this good in Pattaya? Ah, those were the days!

 

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