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Sam Sheriff is the 2005 Match Play Champion

On Thursday 17th November he beat Steve Ross 4 and 3 at the Lake View Lay out. In the same group Peter Dunne (hcp 5) beat Jill Moore (hcp 15) 1 up in a thrilling match for the Plate (open to 1st round losers). The course was in excellent condition but the preferred lies were applied on the fairways due to overnight rain.

The stroke play championship (against handicap) will have been played by the publication of this issue and the result will be in January's edition.

Charity Scramble and Christmas Dinner

The date is 21st December and these are at the Lake View and Dusit Resort and Polo Club respectively.

Palm Hills

Unfortunately we could not come to an agreement with their management over tee times and prices, so we have no fixtures there until May 2006.

Recent Results

21st October at Springfield (one group) 0 – 36 hcp 13 players. 1st Paul Frampton 36 pts 20 hcp. 2nd Jim Dale 35 pts 18 hcp. 3rd C. Werner 34 pts 20 hcp

25th October at Majestic Creek (one group) 15 players

1st Mick Evans 37 pts 7 hcp. 2nd Sven (guest) 34 pts 15 hcp

28th October at Lake View (one group) 23 players

1st Karl Westerholm 33 pts 11 hcp. 2nd John Pritlove 35 pts 11 hcp. 3rd David Baird 34 pts 22 hcp

2nd round of Match Play Championship

Winners: Sam Sheriff, Bill Battell, Arnold Ruijs, Mick Evans, Laurence Garrett, Fritz Schroeder, Terry Burge, Mick Wittering, Paul Frampton, Mike Zimmerman, Barry Moore, Tomas Eriksson, Kathleen Herbert, Steve Ross.

Preliminary round Plate. Winner: Peter Dunne

1st November at Lake View (one group) 17 players

1st Monta 39 pts 21 hcp. 2nd Peter Tydeman 38 pts 17 hcp. 3rd round Match Play Shield

Winners: John Pritlove, Bill Battell, Sam Sheriff, Laurence Garrett, Steve Ross.

2nd round Plate

Winners: Peter Dunne, Fred Kroll, Peter Tydeman, Tip Gouldby, Mike Ford, Alan Rawson, Jill Moore, Judith Thomson.

4th November at Panurangsi (one group) 26 players

1st Brian Reeve 39 pts 17 hcp. 2nd Mike Staples 37 pts 9 hcp. 3rd Rene Barnard 36 pts 9 hcp

8th November at Springfield (one group) 26 players

1st Karl Westerholm 35 pts 11 hcp. 2nd Michael Shorlock 34 pts 15 hcp. 3rd Chris Davidson 33 pts 19 hcp

Quarter Finals Match Play Shield

Winners: John Pritlove, Steve Ross, Barry Moore and Sam Sheriff.

Quarter Finals Match Play Plate

Winners: Peter Dunne, Jill Moore, Peter Tydeman and Alan Rawson.

11th November at Lake View 47 players. ‘A' group 1st Peter Dunne 66 net 5 hcp. 2nd Karl Westerholm 67 net 9 hcp. 3rd Dicky Bird 71 net 9 hcp. ‘B' group 1st David Buchan 40 pts 24 hcp. 2nd Rob Prudon 34 pts 24 hcp. 3rd James Barbor 33 pts 23 hcp

15th November at Majestic Creek (one group) 21 players

1st Berit Wallengren 40 pts 27 hcp. 2nd Karl Westerholm 40 pts 9 hcp. 3rd James Barbor 33 pts 23 hcp

Semi Finals Match Play Shield

Sam Sheriff beat John Pritlove 2 up. Steve Ross beat Barry Moore 2 and 1

Semi Finals Match Play Plate

Jill Moore beat Alan Rawson 7 and 5. Peter Dunne beat Peter Tydeman 6 and 4

17th November at Lake View. Final Match Play Shield. Sam Sheriff beat Steve Ross 4 and 3

Final Match Play Plate. Peter Dunne beat Jill Moore 1 up

Fixtures December

Friday 2nd Springfield - Tuesday 6th Majestic Creek - Friday 9th Lake View - Tuesday 13th Panurangsi - Friday 16th TBA - Wednesday 21st Lake View (2 ball Scramble) - Friday 23rd Kaeng Krachan - Tuesday 27th Royal Hua Hin (3 clubs and putter) - Friday 30th Royal Ratchaburi

Forthcoming Events

Friday 2nd December 1st round Scratch Play Championship - Tuesday 6th December 2nd round Scratch Play Championship - Wednesday 21st December - 2 ball Scramble at Lake View followed by Christmas Charity Dinner at the Dusit Resort and Polo Club. Bookings from 1st December at Berny's.

Late January 2006.

Annual General Meeting at Lake View.

Fit for Golf

This is the first part of a two part article on the link between obesity and lower back pain.

In a lot of circles golf is viewed as a leisure sport that requires little or no level of physical fitness to participate. But just think of what is involved when swinging a golf club. The body needs to be able to accelerate and decelerate the club at high speeds as well as moving through different planes i.e. lifting up, bending forward and twisting. To be able to do this there has to be a good level of flexibility and strength present. This is not always the case.

With the lifestyle we lead in the present day the overall level of fitness has decreased but the leisure time has increased. Put the two together and you get dysfunctional bodies taking part in more physically demanding activities leaving the door open for an injury to occur. The major problem with re-born athletes is that they think starting a sport will enhance them physically. The old adage says “Get fit to do the sport not do the sport to get fit”.

With the advent of easier lifestyles the growing spectre of obesity is creeping up on some of us. An obese person can be susceptible to back problems; according to the American Obesity Association lower back pain is in the top ten for ailments linked to obese people. To check to see if you fall into this category complete this simple equation. Measure your height in metres and take your weight in kilograms. Now divide your weight by your height squared. See the example below:

80kg ÷ 1.75m2 (3.0625) = 26.1. This is known as Body Mass Index or BMI.

A BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 is normal. 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight and over 30 is considered obese. An obese person will put more strain on the body, which can lead to injury and or bad golf. As previously mentioned the lower back comes in for a lot of punishment when playing golf in the obese population. When swinging a golf club the force that goes through the spine can be up to eight times that of your body weight. People who are obese or de-conditioned will not be able to follow a swing pattern that is conducive to keeping the body safe from over stressing itself. This will in turn lead to other areas of the body being put under pressure to cater for the original weakness. The vicious circle continues until the body cannot adjust anymore leading to injury and lots of pain.

So what can be done to stop this from, one, occurring and, two, reversing it once it has happened? For the answers to this contact Terry at www.fit-foregolf.com or call 01-0096588.

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