This month's golf news and features

Hua Hin Golf Society

The Summer Pairs League has now started with 10 teams, and will continue until mid-September. The teams have all played 2 matches and at this very early stage only two pairings remain with 100% record of wins. The Pattaya trip will be going out on 2nd July with 48 players making the journey.

Hole In One

Mike Zimmerman had an ace at Lake View hole no. 17 on Tuesday 14th June.

Recent results

19th May at Royal Hua Hin 26 players. 1st Berny 40 pts 19 hcp, 2nd Monta 36 pts 20 hcp, 3rd Alan Rawson 33 pts 20 hcp.

23rd May at Kaeng Krachan 21 players. 3 Match play games and a Stableford competition, 1st Adrian Leggett 40 pts 11 hcp, 2nd Adrian Tan (guest)34 pts 14 hcp. 26th May at Palm Hills 23 players, 1st Doug Craig 38 pts 15 hcp, 2nd Madeline Battell 37 pts 36 hcp.

30th May at Lake View 52 players. “A” group 0 - 18 hcp Stroke play. 1st David Rawlings 68 net 18 hcp, 2nd Ulf Sparvman 69 net 3 hcp, 3rd Bryan McCleod (Guest) 70 net 14 hcp. “B” group 19 - 36 hcp Stableford, 1st Monta Suwandee 38 points 20 hcp, 2nd Richard Heath 36 points 30 hcp.

2nd June at Springfield 21 players. One group 0 - 36 hcp Stableford, 1st Bryan McCleod (Guest) 37 points 13 hcp

2nd Nit Punanrunda 37 points 20 hcp.

6th June at Majestic Creek 40 players, 4 match play games (Summer League) and a Stableford competition.

1st Laurence Garret 40 points 8 hcp, 2nd Jon Lundgren 38 points 9 hcp, 3rd Boom Schroeder 38 points 19 hcp.

9th June at Royal Hua Hin 33 players. One group, Stableford. 1st Chris Davidson 37 points 20 hcp, 2nd Monta 35 points 19 hcp, 3rd Dave McBurney 34 points 11 hcp, 4th Boom Schroeder 34 points 18 hcp.

13th June at Lake View 52 players. Texas 4 ball Scramble.1st Kevin Milke + Bill Porter + Chris Davidson + Tip Gouldby. 54.4 net 5.6 hcp, 2nd Peter Dunne + Craig Morgan + Doug Craig + Scott Kyle Little. 56.1 net 5.9 hcp, 3rd Sam Sheriff + Robert Baker + Mike Zimmerman + L. Garrett 57.2 net 3.8 hcp.

16th June at Royal Ratchaburi 14 players. One group. Stableford. 1st Roscoe Stewart (G) 36 points 18 hcp, 2nd Scott Kyle Little 31 points 18 hcp.

Fixtures for July

Sunday 2nd Depart for the Annual Pattaya Trip. Bus leaves the Bazaar at 9.00am, Monday 3rd Burapha,Tuesday 4th Laemchabang, Wednesday 5th Phoenix with a Buffet Presentation Meal After Golf, Thursday 6th Return to Hua Hin. Bus leaves The Areca at 11.00am, Wednesday 12th Majestic Creek 4th round match play league, Friday 14th Springfield, Tuesday 18th Palm Hills 4 ball scramble, Friday 21st Kaeng Krachan, Tuesday 25th Lake View 5th round match play, Friday 28th Majestic Creek.

Forthcoming Events

Late August Trip to the Kanchanaburi area, 3 days 2 nights

Middle of October preliminary round of the annual match play championship (individuals). Early December Stroke play championships. Tuesday 19th December 2 ball Texas scramble at Lake View followed by Annual Christmas Charity Dinner at the Dusit Resort.

Fit for Golf

One of the best pieces of equipment around at this time to improve inner muscle (core) strength and balance is the Fit or Swiss Ball. Some of you may not have access to one of these but if you do then try the following exercises and marvel at the improvement it gives you. The basic idea of the ball is that it moves about so the body has to work extra to stop from rolling off of it. Simple idea, but not as simple to execute. There are some advanced ball users who can stand on a ball and hit golf balls. We won't be looking at that in this article, you may be pleased to hear.

These exercises will improve your balance and can be increased in difficulty as you find them getting easier. The idea is to kneel on the ball with initially all fours and then just knees and finally go through a range of movement while kneeling on the ball. To get started you should place the hands on the ball about shoulder width apart. With the knees under the hips place them on the ball also, roll the ball forward until the feet lift off of the ground. Now the important thing is that you place both knees on the ball simultaneously. One at a time will most likely see you roll off one side of the ball. At first some of you will have trouble steadying the ball. It is a bit like the first time you rode a bike. The more you try the easier it becomes. But unlike cycling if you don't keep the work up then you will lose the improved balance and go back to finding it hard to stay on. To keep as near to the middle as you can, which is where you need to stay, just make adjustments with weight shifts. Feel yourself moving left then shift slightly to the right. Falling backwards, then lean forward. Once you have mastered this then try to get onto your knees only. This can be achieved initially by holding on to a solid structure and rolling the knees onto the ball. Keep one hand on the ball, steadying it as you roll onto it. Make sure you have enough room between the ball and the thing you are holding on to so as you don't squash your face up against it! When on the knees try removing some of your fingers from what you are holding on to. Eventually you will be able to kneel without holding on. Lastly you won't need to use anything to hold onto and should be able to roll onto the ball unassisted. Lift your body up so only the knees are on the ball. Now you can mimic your golf swing as you balance.

If you haven't got a ball but would like to try some of these exercises then contact Terry on 01-0096588 or drop an e-mail via the website www.fit-foregolf.com

Butterfly Rock Golf Club

Membership of the club is increasing, and we now have a very friendly group of players who are all enjoying our weekly get togethers. The initial founder membership period has now expired, but membership is still available. If you would like to join from now, you will need to be proposed and seconded by 2 members. Forms available by contacting one of the numbers below. Additional to the Wednesday competitions, we now have a roll up on Mondays at Lake View, balls in the hat 1050, tee off 1100. The list below will tell you what the club can offer you. The website is now 90% running, just a few teething problems to sort out, for information, log into www.butterflyrock.net log into golf and you will see the fixtures. Click on a fixture and it will take you a booking form. You do not have to complete the full form, if it is just you that wants to book, just fill in your details, and we will e-mail you with confirmation details. The order of merit is updated weekly, basically it works like this 5 points for playing 10,8,6,4,2, for 1st to 5th place. We are also now running a 2's competition each week, if no 2's scored then it rolls on to the next week, the pot is getting big.

RESULTS

17th May-Lake View (Better Ball).1st Brian Reeve and Trevor Paynter 39 pts, 2nd Barry Moore and Steve Ross 37 pts, 3rd Mike Ford and Phil Simons 36 pts.

24th May – Springfield (Medal). 1st. Bob Welsh (10) 74 net, 2nd Sven Wermelin (11) 75 net, 3rd. Mike Ford (11) 82 net

31st May – Palm Hills (3 man scramble). 1st. Sven Wermelin, Brian Reeve and George Harrison 69 gross (61.9 net), 2nd Mike Ford, Steve Ross and Howard Lewis 73 gross (64.7 net)

7th June – Royal Ratchburi Stableford. 1st. Mike Lord (19) 35 pts, 2nd Robin Heath (16) 34 pts, 3rd Brian Reeve (16) 33 pts

FIXTURES

5th July Springfield. 12th July Khaen Krachan

19th July Majestic. 26th July Lake View

2nd Aug Royal Ratchburi. 9th Aug Palm Hills

Butterfly Rock Golf Club, 80 Soi Sarawat,

Hua Hin 77110, Thailand

Captain: Mike Ford +66 9227 9653 or +66 32 537014

Vice Captain Steve Ross +66 1863 2156

Secretary: Paul Frampton +66 32 516420 or

+66 9123 2039

Email paul@framptonandco.com

Email: golf@butterflyrock.net

Website: www.butterflyrock.net

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