This month's golf news and features

Albert wins in Pattaya

Albert Quick was the outright winner on our gentleman's trip to the resort with scores of 32,38 and 40 pts on successive days. This retired Merseyside policeman, started the event badly by being robbed the night before departure, when his hotel room was broken into and his credit cards, passport, cash and other personal items were taken. But alls well that ends well. Only one out of 44 didn't make it back, he stayed on for an extra 6 days of intensive golf lessons, but we can report that it made not the slightest difference to his usual 20 points.
It is not true that Albert Quick and Martin Swift were reprimanded for slow play.
TAXI JACK RETURNS
He finally returned and joined us in Pattaya and doesn't look a day older than his 75 years.
International Golf
Our two resident professional golfers continue their personal fight to be highest on the Asian P.G.A order of merit, after winning the SK Telecom Open in South Korea in May Simon Yates has leap frogged over Greg Hanarahn and now has an advantage of about $U.S. 50.000, Simon $U.S.210.000 and Greg $U.S. 160.000 (approx). Their tour resumes in August and continues until December approximately 10 more tournaments, so plenty of opportunities for changes
Recent Results
18th June at Lake View 30 players, only 15 completed their rounds because of heavy rain. 'A' Group winner was Johnny Walker with 67 net off a 4 hcp. B grp winner was Terry Burge 38 pts.
22nd June at Palm Hills 25 players one group
1st Bill Evans 39 pts, 34 hcp. 2nd Jon 37 pts 13 hcp. 3rd Tip 34 pts 16 hcp.
25th June at Lake View 30 players.
'A' Group 0-18 hcp 1st Barry Moore 65 net 8 hcp. 2nd Laurence Garrett 67 net 14 hcp. 'B' Group 19-36 hcp. 1st Neung 41 net 28 hcp. 2nd Claes Borgwall 33 net 25 hcp.
29th June at Springfield 40 players. 'A' Group 1st Tomas Palsson 67 net 17 hcp., 2nd Sam Sheriff 69 net 16 hcp. 'B' Group 1st David Hoy 36 pts 36 hcp. 2nd Neung 34 pts, 24 hcp
2nd July at Palm Hills 30 players one group. 1st David Buchan 41 pts. 24 hcp. 2nd Laurence Garrett 41 pts. 13 hcp. 3rd Jo Sims (guest) 39 pts. 9 hcp.
5th July at Mountain Shadow Golf Club, Pattaya. 43 players Best pair Aggregate stableford. 1st Arnold / Albert Quick 61 pts.
Best individual. G.I. Joe 39 pts.
6th July at Laem Chabang. 42 players.
Best pair. 1st Kevin Milke / Glen Walker 72 pts. Best individual. 1st Mick Wittering 39pts.
7th July at Burapha. 37 players Best pair. 1st Robert Lamirit / Jim Lynch 77 pts. Best individual. 1st Robert Lamirit 41 pts.
Overall 3 days aggregate stableford 43 entrants. 1st Albert Quick 110 pts. hcp 10 32,38+40. 2nd Robert Laminit 105 pts. hcp 10, 27,37+41, 3rd Mick Wittering 104 pts. hcp 7 32,39+33
13th July at Lake View. 28 players one group.
1st Bill Battell 40 pts.18 hcp. 2nd Mike Zimmerman 35 pts. 12 hcp. 3rd Peter Tyoeman 35 pts. 26 hcp.
16th July at Spring Field. 31 players. 'A' group 1st Mike Zimmerman 69 net. 11 hcp. 2nd Tomas Passon 70 net.16 hcp.
'B' group 1st Monta, 35 pts. 24 hcp. 2nd Wolfgang 33 pts. 23 hcp.

FIXTURES FOR AUGUST.
Tuesday 3rd. Lake View
Friday 6th Palm Hills
Monday 9th Panurangsi (Ratchaburi Military Course)
Tuesday 10th Royal Ratchaburi
Friday 13th Lake View
Tuesday 17th Spring Field
Friday 20th Palm Hills
Tuesday 24th T.B.A
Friday 27th Lake View
Tuesday 31st Spring Field

FORTHCOMING EVENTS. 2 days 1 night trip to Ratchaburi, Monday 9th August Panurangsi
Monday stay one night at Golden City hotel
Tuesday 10th Royal Ratchaburi
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
2004 match play championship (cup and plate)
Preliminary rounds late October, final early December.
2004 stroke play championship
36 holes over 2 rounds early December.
2004 Charity Scramble and Dinner
Tuesday 21st December at Palm Hills and Dusit respectively

OPEN LETTER TO THE HUA HIN GOLF SOCIETY MEMBERS

THE Chairman for Life of the Hamilton Accies FC Hong Kong branch has generously provided a number of golfing ‘truths’ which he assumes will provide cerebral nourishment for those members trudging aimlessly around the local courses.

1. If you really want to get better at golf, go back and take it up at a much earlier age.
2. The game of golf is 90% mental and 10% mental.
3. Since bad shots come in groups of three, a fourth bad shot is actually the beginning of the next group of three.
4. Any change works for a maximum of three holes and a minimum of not at all
5. No matter how bad you are playing, it is always possible to play worse.
6. Never try to keep more than 300 separate thoughts in your mind during your swing.
7. When your shot has to carry over a water hazard, you can either hit one more club or two more balls.
8. If you're afraid a full shot might reach the green while the foursome ahead of you is still putting out, you have two options: you can immediately shank a lay-up, or you can wait until the green is clear and top a ball halfway there.
9. The less skilled the player is, the more likely he is to share his ideas about the golf swing.
10. The inevitable result of any golf lesson is the
instant elimination of the one critical unconscious motion that allowed you to compensate for all your errors.
11. Everyone replaces his divot after a perfect
approach shot.
12. It's surprisingly easy to hole a 50-foot putt when you are lying 10.
13. It's not a gimme if you're still away.
14. The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree.
15. You can hit a 2-acre fairway 10% of the time, and a 2-inch branch 90% of the time.
16. Every time a golfer makes a birdie, he must
subsequently make two triple bogeys to restore the fundamental equilibrium of the universe.
17. To calculate the speed of a player's downswing, multiply the speed of his back swing by his handicap.
Example: back swing 30 mph, handicap 20, downswing 600 mph.
18. There are two things you can learn by stopping your back swing at the top and checking the position of your hands: how many hands you have, and which one is wearing the glove.
19. A ball you can see in the rough from 50 yards away is not yours.
20. Don't buy a putter until you've had a chance to throw it.

The Hua Hin Golf Players Club

Latest results from the 19th, 20th and 21st tournaments on the new "GPC's Tour". The only way to keep your game sharp is to play competitive golf, and it's also the most fun, rewarding, nervous, exhilarating and frustrating way to play this game. What more can you ask for?!
Palm Hills: Tuesday the 1 of June.
Place Name Score
1 Ji Wook Kim 72
1 Park Kyong Youl 72
3 Sorasak 74
4 Jorgen Persson 75
4 Greg Hanrahan (APGA Player) (73+2) 75
4 Jaruk Thananuphan 75
4 Bin 75
Springfield: Tuesday the 8 of June.
Place Name Score
1 Simon Yates (APGA Player) (64+2) 66
2 Jorgen Persson 71
2 Somchai "Noi" 71
4 Sorasak 72
No shot of the day; Just a big applaud for Simon, shooting an 8 under par 64, hitting 17 greens in regulation. Great round Simon!!!
Lake View: Tuesday the 29 of June.
Place Name Score
1 Simon Yates (APGA Player) (66+2) 68
2 Shinichi Goma 72
2 Somchai "Noi" 72
4 Jorgen Persson 74
5 Chatchai Tabprasit 78
This was the end of our first season, a big thanks to every one who played. Special thanks to all the courses that let us use their facilities.
The Hua Hin Golf Players Club is a self founding and non profitable club. The purpose of this club is to organize tournaments for Professional golfers and single figure handicap amateurs. The tournaments will be played on golf course around the Hua Hin/Cha-Am area.
For 2004/2005 season "The Hua Hin Golf Players Club" is proud present the "SAGA tailor" as its main sponsor. The 2004/2005 season will be running under the name: "The SAGA TAILOR Tour"

All players will play of scratch. There will be no play off's. In case of a tie for any position the money will be shared. The tournaments are played from the back tees.
Exception: Seniors (55 years and older) one tee box up.
Ladies from the men's tee box.
Senior Girls (50 years and older) from the red tee boxes.
Founding Members can give special exceptions.
The Tour will be running an Order of Merit based on a point system, top 15 players in each tournament gets OoM points. Top 10 on the OoM in the end of the season will receive bonus money. Tournaments with 5 players or less will not give any OoM points.
Every player has to join "The SAGA Tailor Tour" before playing his or hers first tournament. This money will go towards the order of merits purse and administration costs. The year runs from July the 1 to June the 30.
Guest member: 100 Baht (Max 1 tournament)
Year member: 200 Baht.
All play is governed by USGA and R&A's Rules of Golf. If there is any doubt regarding the rules of golf during the round, play an alternative ball and report to tournament organizers after the round. It's every player's responsibility to act as referees. If you see a breach of the rules of golf you are required to report this to the tournament organizers so proper action can be taken. A rules committee of 3 players will be nominated to handle any questions or situations regarding the rules of golf.
Entry Fee: 500 Baht. Greenfee: Will change due to venue, amounts to be confirmed. Registration: 1 hour before first start.
The draw: Open draw to be announced 30 minutes before first start. The tournaments will be played in groups of 3 and/or 4 players. Prize giving: 30 minutes after the last group has returned their score cards.

Rule by Rule

Rule 9. Information as to strokes taken

What it's About: Says that in match play a player must not give wrong information as to The number of strokes taken

In match play, the way you play a hole may depend on the way your opponent is playing it. Should you lay up, or go for the green? Lag a 30-footer, or try to hole it? The answers often depend on the score your opponent seems likely to make.

That's why Rule 9 gives you the right to ascertain from your opponent the number of strokes he has taken during play of a hole, as well as after completion of a hole. If a player gives wrong information about the number of strokes taken during play of a hole and does not correct his mistake before his opponent has played his next stroke, he is hit with a loss-of-hole penalty. He is penalized for such wrong information on the hole just completed if it affects the opponent's understanding of the match.

There is no corresponding penalty for giving wrong information in stroke play. Why not? In stroke play, a player can be playing against more than 100 other players at a given time, so the Rules wisely make no pretense that a player is entitled to know how everyone stands during a round. With so many unknown factors, a player needs to grind it out on his own and then see how he did compared to others after he has returned his scorecard.

It's a good idea for a player in stroke play who incurs a penalty to tell his marker right away to ensure that the correct score will be recorded for the hole, but the player is under no obligation to do so. If a player tells a fellow-competitor in stroke play the wrong score during or after a hole, there is no penalty -- the important part is that the player ultimately returns a correct scorecard.

Match play is different because the player's sole opponent is playing with him. We should note that there is no penalty for giving incorrect information on matters other than strokes taken (the location of a hole on the green, a ruling, etc.). However, if a player knowingly gives wrong information as to, say, a certain Rules procedure, he can be disqualified under Rule 33-7 for an action so contrary to the spirit of the game.

A player is deemed to have given wrong information if he incurs a penalty and does not inform his opponent as soon as practicable, except when proceeding, in full view of his opponent, under a Rule involving a penalty. An example of a violation is if a player's ball moves after address and he does not tell his opponent of that penalty stroke. An important aspect of this part of the Rule is that the wrong-information penalty applies even if the player didn't know he committed a violation.

Rule 9-2 enjoys a close relationship with Rule 2-5 on claims in match play. A player may make a late claim of a penalty committed by his opponent only if it is based on facts previously unknown to him and he had been given wrong information. Since not informing an opponent of a penalty is deemed to be giving wrong information, a late claim is allowed if a player unknowingly commits a penalty that is only discovered sometime later.

DECISIONS, DECISIONS

Giving wrong information is not a penalty in stroke play, even in a sudden-death playoff, as the unfortunate Player A involved in Decision 9-3/1 finds out. In this Decision, Player B has completed a sudden-death hole in five strokes. Player A, who has a putt for a five, asks Player B's score for the hole, and Player B incorrectly states that he has holed out in four strokes. Player A picks up his ball without marking its position, thinking he has lost. Player B then corrects his mistake. Player B incurs no penalty since the playoff is conducted at stroke play. Player A is penalized one stroke under Rule 20-1 for lifting his ball at rest without marking its position. Since this leaves him with a putt for a six, he loses the playoff. If this were a match play competition, Player B would be penalized for giving wrong information. However, since he had already holed out for no worse than a half, he wouldn't lose the hole; instead, the hole would be halved under Rule 2-2.

For the complete Rules of Golf and Decisions on the Rules, visit the USGA's site.

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