by Peter Blackburn
Once more we had a terrific field with 38 golfers signed up for the day and this time there were no annoying “no shows” as we assembled at Café Kronborg in readiness for the trip to the challenging Mountain Shadow Golf Course.
We welcomed Gordon Uvanile from Canada, Alan Dornan from New Zealand and [...]
January 31, 2012 | Posted in
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by Tony Duthie
Royal Lakeside
Everybody agreed that it was well worth the journey to play this course as it is in excellent condition and the facilities are first rate. We also virtually had the course to ourselves, which was surprising given it is such good value for money.
Pier Cere carried on with his fine run of [...]
January 31, 2012 | Posted in
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by Paul E. Donahue
Not a large group today, but we could not use the weather as an excuse as golfing conditions at the Pattaya Country Club were ideal. A few started off while it was barely light out. The course was in fairly good condition with some brown spots on a few greens. Coming into [...]
January 30, 2012 | Posted in
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by Geoff Parker
Treasure Hill G.C. Stableford
A field of 16 golfers set off to Treasure Hill to blow away the cobwebs following the New Year celebrations. The course has undergone extensive renovations over the past few months, most of which are now completed, and only one temporary tee was still in operation.
There was a stiff breeze [...]
January 29, 2012 | Posted in
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by Mike Gerrard
I think I am correct in saying that it is the first time Goort (pronounced Hoort) from Holland has won a Tuesday competition. After struggling with his turn on the backswing, he has now corrected it (for a while that is) and is hitting the ball a lot straighter. (It won’t last.)
Sadly the [...]
January 28, 2012 | Posted in
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Ultra Safe AWD With IKEA Design
by John Lindgren
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A cool SUV machine with Swedish DNA labeled XC 90 D5 AWD. Translated: XC Cross Country (the vehicle type), 90 (the model) and D5 (5 cylinder Diesel) and it’s a Volvo.
The known design cues are there from the Volvo sedans and wagons: the egg crate grill, the v-shaped [...]
January 27, 2012 | Posted in
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by Peter Blackburn
Pleasant Valley – Stableford
This was our first outing of 2012 and we had 39 golfers signed up to take on the popular Pleasant Valley. Unfortunately there were two no shows, which cut the field down to 37 but it was still a good start to the year and there was a buzz in [...]
January 27, 2012 | Posted in
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Week 6 Results
January 27, 2012 | Posted in
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Pattaya Askals captured the 13th season open Romy’s Cup in a thrilling finale 84-72 in overtime. Playing at School 7 Sukhumvit Basketball gym, the Bullets Reloaded bombarded the Askals with booming triples in the early going to establish an 8-0 salvo at the start of the 1st quarter. It was the hot hands of Rex#1, [...]
January 12, 2012 | Posted in
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More than 400 members and guests converged on Town-in-Town Hotel where Bob Clark, Pattaya Sports Club vice president, and the executive committee welcomed them to the annual PSC Christmas party.
Tony Oaks, president, thanked Nigel Cannon, social chairman, for putting a great party together, then went on to announce a 50/50 draw would be split between [...]
January 12, 2012 | Posted in
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