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Hua Hin Golf Society

Recent Results

23rd September at Lake View (41 players)

‘A' group 0 – 18 Hcp. 1st Russell Beard 39pts 12 Hcp, 2nd Robert Laminit 38pts 10 Hcp

‘B' group 19 – 36 Hcp.1st Trevor Payntor 36pts 20 Hcp, 2nd Monta 35pts 21 Hcp

27th September at Majestic Creek (38 players)

‘A' group. 1st Bill Battell 67 net 17 Hcp, 2nd Chuan 67 net 9 Hcp

‘B' group.1st Thida 39pts 19 Hcp, 2nd Por Ola (guest) 36pts 26 Hcp

30th September at Palm Hills (33 players,1 group, 0–36 Hcp)

1st Madeline Battell 38pts 36 Hcp, 2nd Peter Tydeman 38pts 13 Hcp, 3rd Berny 37pt 18 Hcp

4th October at Royal Hua Hin (32 players, 1 group)

1st Al Tikannen 38pts 10 Hcp, 2nd Eddie (guest) 35pts 28 Hcp, 3rd Thida 35pts 19 Hcp

7th October at Springfield (39 players)

‘A' group. 1st Laurence Garrett 72 net 9 Hcp, 2nd Al Tikannen 74 net 7 Hcp

‘B' group. 1st Steve Ross 36pts 19 Hcp, 2nd David Baird 33pts 22 Hcp

11th October at Lake View (57 players)

‘A' group. 1st Peter Tydeman 41pts 18 Hcp, 2nd Mike Ford 38pts 11 Hcp, 3rd Don Horton 38pts 18 Hcp

‘B' group. 1st Alan Rawson 32pts 23 Hcp, 2nd Monta 31pts 21 Hcp, 3rd Roger (guest) 31pts 24 Hcp

16th October at Palm Hills (37 players)

‘A' group. 1st Al Tikannen 71 net 9 Hcp, 2nd Robert Laminit 71 net 9 Hcp

‘B' group. 1st Brian Reeve 41pts 19 Hcp, 2nd Trevor Payntor 40pts 20 Hcp

17th October at Royal Ratchaburi (30 players, 1 group)

1st Laurence Garrett 33pts 9 Hcp, 2nd Mike Staples 35pts 10 Hcp, 3rd Clive (guest) 34pts9 Hcp

GOLF SOCIETY – NOVEMBER

FIXTURES

Tue.1st Palm Hills

3rd round Match Play (16)

Fri.4th Panurangsi

Tue.8th Springfield

4th round Match Play (8)

Fri.11th T.B.C

Tue.15th Majestic Creek

Semi Final Match Play

Fri.18th Royal Ratchaburi

Tue.22nd Lake View

1st round Stroke Play

Fri.25th Palm Hills

2nd round Stroke Play

Tue.29th Dragon Hills

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Plate Competition for the 1st round losers of the Match Play will be played as follows;

1st round (32) at Lake View on 28th October

2nd round (16) at Palm Hills on 1st November

3rd round (8) at Springfield on 8th November

Semi Final at Majestic on 15th November

Shield and Plate Finals – date and venue to be decided

Scratchplay 1st round 2nd December at Springfield

2nd round 6th December at Majestic

Christmas Charity Scramble and Dinner

Wed.21st December 2 Ball Scramble at Lake View

Wed.21st December Dinner at the Dusit Resort

Match Play League – Won by Mick Evans and Neung

The final results gave the following table (top five only)

Name Played Won Lost Tied Points

Neung/ Mick Evans 9 5 2 2 17

Barry/ Jill Moore 9 3 1 5 14

Larry English/ Peter Dunne 9 3 1 5 14

Mick Wittering/ Per Eriksson 9 4 3 2 14

Robert Baker/ Mike Zimmerman 9 3 2 4 13

Annual Match Play Knockout Championship

The draw was made on 16th October and some interesting First Round matches were scheduled for 21st October at Springfield , including Barry Moore v Mike Ford and Thida v Chuan

Fit for Golf

The fitness industry changes with every passing year. What was good last year is no longer seen as useful in the present. Fitness professionals are moving towards what is known as functional training. This is exercises that mimic actions that we do in everyday life as well as movements we are designed to do but have lost the capacity to perform. To elaborate on the previous statement, think of movements you do each day from reaching around to get the soap in the shower to lifting your golf clubs out of the back of the car. These are potentials for injury. By reproducing common ranges of movement in a controlled way and adding a little extra resistance the body will strengthen and be less susceptible to injury and more flexible as well.

For the following exercises you will need a piece of rubber similar to a bicycle inner tube. You can also purchase custom made bands that are ideal for this purpose. Firstly tie one end of the band to something immovable about 1 foot or 30 cm higher than your shoulder. Give yourself enough room to swing the arms across the body. Hold the end of the band just above the shoulder and draw it across the body diagonally down towards where your opposite trouser pocket is. Keep a slight bend in the elbow, as this will take the pressure off of the shoulder muscles. Return the end of the band to the starting position and repeat about 12 times. The last repetition should be 3 short of failure. As you move from one side to the other make sure everything moves; shoulders, arms, hips, legs and feet. The second exercise is from the ground to over the shoulder. Tie the band to something around knee height or lower. Start with the hand by the pocket and draw the band diagonally up and over the shoulder, not too high though. Make sure all the muscles are working; shoulders, arms, legs and feet. Work both sides not only the side you swing a golf club on. The idea of this movement is to replicate pulling something like a branch off of a tree. Something our ancestors would have had to do but we don't need to do now.

How will this help my golf you say? The movement from the top is similar to the downswing of a club and from the bottom similar to the backswing and follow through. That apart, the way the body is working will help with balance and keeping your posture right to make the club come into contact with the ball at the right time thus eliminating bad shots.

If these type of exercises appeal to you (and you don't have to be a golfer to improve your functionality) then contact Terry on 01-0096588 or see what is on offer on the www.fit-foregolf.com website.

Golf Sponsorship

JOHN WITHER SPONSORSHIP DEAL UPDATE

The latest sponsor to join the club is Sam Sheriff of Sira Sila Estates. More businesses have promised their support, but have yet to complete their sponsorship forms.

The latest series of events in which John played were the Taiwan Open, Taiwan Masters, Crowne Plaza Open Beijing, and the Bangkok Airways Open, played in Thailand at Koh Samui. Taiwan has been experiencing a number of typhoons in recent weeks, but John made the cut both weeks, finishing 1 under par in the Open, and in the Masters, where only 5 people finished under par, his score was spoilt by a last day 82, due to a severe migraine. He also succeeded in making it through in Beijing , the event being won by another Hua Hin Local – Pryad Marksaeng. And so to Koh Samui – a real brute of a course to walk – just ask any player or caddie! Unfortunately another migraine attack forced John to withdraw at the start of the second day. He now has a week to recover before traveling to India . On the 3rd November the tour comes back to Thailand , to St Andrews Hill (2000) Club in Rayong – not that far from Hua Hin for anyone interested in seeing the pros in action.

Hopefully more good news to follow next month.

Details of all these sponsors can be found on the website WWW.HuaHinHH.com, please visit it. Anyone interested in further details on sponsorship please contact Barry Moore at The Road Hole or by email to barrypm@hotmail.com.

The SAGA TAILOR Tour

Results from the latest “SAGA TAILOR TOUR” tournaments

muang kaew: Monday the 19th september

Place Name Score OoM Prize money

1 asadawut ratanawimol 69 50 24000 Baht

2 udorn duangdecha 72 41.5 16500 Baht

2 pachern prempreeda 72 41.5 16500 Baht

4 yattaporn posantae chairat 73 33.5 11250 Baht

4 chureewattanakul 73 33.5 11250 baht

6 palawat saengsui 74 29 8250 baht

6 nitipong srithong-in 74 29 8250 baht

8 supachet mingmuang 75 22.2 5340 baht

8 poltaya muangphan 75 22.2 5340 baht

8 boonlert choojun 75 22.2 5340 baht

8 sittchon samransuk 75 22.2 5340 baht

8 cheddanai choksuwanlap 75 22.2 5340 baht

13 sutep boonpimuk 76 17 3200 baht

13 reanjod nilkham 76 17 3200 baht

13 jorgen persson 76 17 3200 baht

16 darren robson 77 12.5 2050 baht

16 shinchi goma 77 12.5 2050 baht

16 chittinsee savaha 77 12.5 2050 baht

16 vichai viengnon 77 12.5 2050 baht

16 boonyong jaroenrord 77 12.5 2050 baht

16 pol kemarat 77 12.5 2050 baht

22 nithit niitisunthorn 78 6.5 850 baht

22 blair wilson 78 6.5 850 baht

22 kanchita chuphan 78 6.5 850 baht

22 suvij churnkum 78 6.5 850 baht

22 sabong bandokmai 78 6.5 850 baht

22 wutti anutarachotkul 78 6.5 850 baht

28 pao cheunarom 79 0.8 0 baht

28 thachaphil sriphet 79 0.8 0 baht

28 sompong boonmaan 79 0.8 0 baht

28 kriengkrai yodkaew 79 0.8 0 baht

28 pompetch sarabuddhi 79 0.8 0 baht

28 derek schade 79 0.8 0 baht

28 tepatut senawong 79 0.8 0 baht

28 somchai Srisa-nga 79 0.8 0 baht

36 sodehuen kanyalung 80 0 0 baht

36 sung chul park 80 0 0 baht

36 tinnakorn jansomboon 80 0 0 baht

36 apinai wannapairote 80 0 0 baht

springfield : monday the 3rd of october

Place Name Score Oom prize money

1 ofeigur gudjonsson 71 40 3400 Baht

2 blair wilson 72 34 2100 baht

3 Somchai Saiwong 73 29 1000 baht

4 justin klahan 78 23.5 300 baht

4 tanin nim-oth 78 23.5 300 baht

6 jorgen persson 79 19 0 baht

6 thongchai tima 79 19 0 baht

8 odom poolsawat 80 16 0 baht

9 larry kitt 82 14 0 baht

10 supavit tianboon 83 12 0 baht

mathias lynne

11 schjolberg 84 10 0 baht

12 jakkrit tiensa-and 87 8.5 0 baht

12 eric golbert 87 8.5 0 baht

14 jonny lynne larsen 93 7 0 baht

15 suttiruk songtip 95 6 0 baht

Big thanks to REGAL Thailand Property for being the title sponsor and Muang Kaew Golf Course and their professional staff for making our first Major tournament possible. Consequently SAGA TAILOR TOUR hosted its biggest tournament with 95 players battling it out for 150,000 Baht . The course was in top condition with firm, smooth greens and some difficult pin positions, which with the strong winds was a great challenge for the players.

After 5 events on the 2005/2006 season of “The SAGA TAILOR Tour”

ORDER OF MERIT STANDINGS

Place Name total OoM points

1 Blair wilson 109.8

2 tanin nim-oth 96.8

3 jorgen persson 85

4 Simon yates 80

5 jakkrit tiensa-and 69.8

6 supavit tiansomboon 52.3

7 asadawut ratanawimol 50

8 krisada langwat 44.3

9 udorn duangdecha 41.5

9 pachern prempreeda 41.5

Coming tournaments on the SAGA TAILOR Tour:

Monday 14 nov. Registration 11.00 Venue: royal hua hin

Monday 28 nov. no confirmed Venue: TBA

Monday 19 dec. Registration 11.00 Venue: lake view desert

Hope to see you all at our tournaments. And enjoy your golf!!!

Jorgen Persson, PGA of Sweden , Phone 01-434 6540 Suwit Pahulo, Thai PGA, Phone 01-856 4509

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