GOLF NEWS
Hua Hin Golf Society
Charity: Our latest project at an orphanage in Pranburi has now been completed. Mercy House Khao Noi is a small privately run school for children between the ages of 5 and 14 who have no homes. Their latest addition is a 14 month old baby who was left outside their gate with it's papers. We invested 360,000 baht in building a new block of six classrooms, which will be used as a special skills learning area, such as sewing, computer and carpentry etc.
In the near future we will be treating all the children to an outing at a cinema and possibly Swensons in Hua Hin. There will be room on the bus for a limited number of members who would like to assist us in this day out for the kids.
Match Play league: Sam Sherriff and Berny won the above by one point from last year's winners Mick Evans and Neung Chueanil with a creditable record of Played 9 Won 7 Tied 2 and Lost none.
Annual Match Play: The first, second and third rounds have been completed. Results in next month's issue.
Recent results: 19th September - Springfield. 33 Entrants One Group (0 - 36 hcp). 1st Tomas Eriksson 35 pts 10 hcp, 2nd Kevin Donaldson 32 pts 4 hcp.
22nd September - Kaeng Krachan. 16 Entrants One Group (0 - 36 hcp). 1st Kevin Donaldson 38 pts 5 hcp, 2nd Peter Tydeman 36 pts 19 hcp. 26th September - Lake View 47 Entrants. Group 'A' (0 - 18 hcp) 1st Soloman 67 net 12 hcp, 2nd Trevor Paynter 68 net 16 hcp. Group 'B' (19 - 36 hcp) 1st Alain de Rockor 37 pts 20 hcp, 2nd Jim Lynch 36 pts 20 hcp.
28th September - Springfield. 36 Entrants One Group (0 - 36 hcp). 1st Bryan McLeod 39 pts 12 hcp, 2nd Bob Stiller 38 pts 12 hcp, 3rd Chris Davidson 36 pts 19 hcp.
3rd October - Majestic Creek. 33 Entrants. Group 'A' Strokeplay 20 Entrants (0-16 hcp). 1st Noi (g) 68 net 12 hcp. 2nd Robert Laminit 70 net 8 hcp. Group 'B' Stableford 13 Entrants (17-36 hcp). 1st Berny Morgan 38 points 17 hcp. 2nd Brian McDermott (g) 35 points 22 hcp.
5th October - Lake View. 32 Entrants (8 Teams - 4 Ball Texas Scramble). 1st David Rawlings / Doug East / Deborah Rawlings / Larry English 55.5 net 7.5 hcp. 2nd Scott / Peter / Rod / Tony 58.5 net 6.5 hcp.
10th October - Royal Hua Hin. 21 Entrants One Group Only - Stableford. 1st Monta 34 points 18 hcp. 2nd Doug Miller 34 points 13 hcp
13th October - Palm Hills. 39 Entrants + 1 Outside of the Competition.Group 'A' Strokeplay 24 Entrants (0-18 hcp). 1st Terry Burge 71 net 18 hcp. 2nd Doug East 74 net 15 hcp. Group 'B' Stableford 15 Entrants (19-36 hcp). 1st Thongmee Martok 34 points 24 hcp. 2nd Jodie Wileman 33 points 36 hcp.
17th October - Lake View. 1st Round Annual Match Play 36 Entrants 18 Matches. Winners, Scott, Fred Kroll, Alan Rawson, Peter Gouldby, Peter Tydeman, Brian Herbert, Peter Dunne, Jill Moore, Ulf (w/o), Arnold, Usko, Bjorn, Robert Baker, Terry Burge, Bo Ojerhem (w/o). These will join 14 others who received byes into the second round. 21 Entrants One Group Only - Stableford.1st Adrian Ball 39 points 14 hcp. 2nd Kari Matti 36 points 13 hcp.
20th October - Springfield. 38 Entrants. Group 'A' Strokeplay 26 (0-17 hcp). 1st Adrian Ball 67 net 12 hcp. 2nd Mick Evans 69 net 9 hcp. 3rd Lawrence Garrett 70 net 6 hcp. Group 'B' Stableford 12 (18-36 hcp). 1st Rod Gretton 34 points 24 hcp. 2nd Boom Schroeder 32 points 18 hcp.
Fixtures for October
Friday 3rd Palm Hills, Tuesday 7th Lake View, Friday 10th Springfield, Tuesday 14th Majestic Creek, Friday 17th Sawang, Tuesday 21st Royal Hua Hin, Friday 24th Kaeng Krachan, Tuesday 28th Lake View
Forthcoming Events
Annual Match Play Competition
7th November 4th Round Shield, 3rd Round Plate at Lake View, 14th November Semi-Finals Shield and Plate at Majestic
Date and Venue for the two Finals to be finalised but will be by the 21st at the latest.
Annual Stroke Play (hcp)
Tuesday 28th November 1st Round at Lake View, Wednesday 6th December 2nd Round at Majestic
Annual Stroke Play (Scratch)
Friday 8th December 1st Round at Springfield, Tuesday 12th December @nd Round at Kaeng Krachan
Annual Christmas Charity Tournament and Dinner
Tuesday 19th December at Lake View and the Dusit Resort respectively
3 Clubs + Putter Competition
Tuesday 26th December at Royal Hua Hin
Annual General Meeting
26th January 2007 at Lake View.
Fit for Golf
A question many golfers ask is 'which weight training exercises should I do to help my golf?' Ask yourself this; do you need big muscles to play golf? Only if you have to carry a heavy bag! With caddies to drag your clubs about when playing in Thailand there is no need for a huge frame, not for golf anyway. But that is not to say working muscles should be stopped entirely. Away from the golf course the body works better when the muscles are toned. A great way to develop muscle strength and also benefit the way you play golf is to bring in balancing exercises while training. Try the following.
To overload the muscles use dumbbells, 2kgs roughly, or a couple of bags of sugar that weigh the same. This exercise works the front of the arm and shoulder. While standing, start with the arm by the side and with the elbow slightly bent. Bend the elbow keeping the top part of the arm still by the side. Once the elbow is fully bent then proceed to push the hand over the head. Keep the hand slightly in front of the midline of the body. Stand side on to a mirror to check. Hand position is important when performing this movement. While the arm is by the side have the palm of the hand facing downwards. Turn the wrist outwards as you bend the elbow then inwards as the hands lifts above the head. Reverse the process to get back to the starting position. Always keep the body straight, don't lean over as you lift the arm. Try this about 10 to 15 times. That was the easy part. To make it more useful for golf stand on one leg for 15 repetitions and after a rest stand on the other leg for 15. If you really want to test your balance perform single arm while standing on one leg. Swap arms and legs to cover all the variables.
This exercise is only for those of you with good balance already. The position to test and to work in is a bit like a skier would adopt. Knees bent, leaning forward and back straight. To make sure it is safe hold onto a wall and test to see if you can stand without shaking. If you can't take the hands off of the wall without falling over then don't try it. If you can't hold this without discomfort then leave it. If the balance is good then continue. When all is well start with the arm pointing to the ground, dumbbell in hand if required. Focus on lifting the elbow up but don't bring the hand forward. The shoulder blades should move to the centre of the back. Don't shrug the shoulders. The only thing moving is the arm and shoulder blade. As above try it on one leg and change the hands and feet to cover all the angles.
For better balance and ultimately golf contact Terry on 01-0096588 or peruse the website www.fit-foregolf.com
Butterfly Rock Golf Club
Six months gone, and this new golf club goes from strength to strength. Back in April when we met and formed, it was thought by many that we would not succeed, but there is plenty of room in Hua Hin for 2 or even more golf organization, and that has been proved, we gave the golfers a choice and they have taken it.
In April at our organization meeting, we assessed that if we catered for residents and long term visitors only, we would possibly get about 60 members in the first year. So we made that figure our target for membership. We have almost achieved that in 6 months, and are very pleased with the progress, basically the membership is full, just a few places left, and from now on it will be a waiting list, and membership offered in sequence to the next applicant.
Talking to our members, I asked them why they came to us, generally the answer was that they liked the variety of formats we use, and it was a more intimate group. My thanks go to Steve Ross, and Paul Frampton, in their help in organizing the Golf Club,
We hope the Golf Club continues along its present path of providing established golfers with a vehicle for their enjoyment, and for those new golfers of whom we have quite a few, we are happy that we have been able to help you achieve your handicap and that we have educated you in some of the aspect of golf and its etiquette.
The first Matchplay competition commences in November, and it will be played for the J&B Putter, hopefully we will add to this competition next year with a club championship, and we have already had offers of 6 trophies to be played for annually, probably one every 2 months. These trophies have been presented by members, and we have given the donators the choice of format they should be played for, and the name of the competition. Our first trip away is on 24/25 and 26th October, and we will be going to Kanchanaburi, staying at Nichigo and playing there twice, with a game en-route at Royal Ratchburi. In the future it is hoped to have a home and away fixture with our friends from Pattaya, played on a Ryder Cup basis.
FIXTURE: 1st November- Palm Hills. 8th November- Sawang 15th November- Lake View. 22nd November- Kraen Krachen. 29th November- Majestic. 6th December- Palm Hills
RESULTS: 20th Sept. Palm Hills- Stableford. 1st. Brian Reeve, 39 points. Nearest Pin 8th Craig Morgan. 2nd. Craig Morgan 36 point. 3rd. Brent O'Bell 35 points. 27th Sept. Springfield- Bogey
1st. Phil Simons +2 Nearest Pin 6th Steve Ross
1st. = Mike Lord +2 Nearest Pin 14th Robert Brembel
3rd. Steve Ross +1. 3rd = Brent O'Bell +1. 4th October - Lake View 4 Ball Better Ball. 1st. Kevin Dwyer and Larry English 46 points. 2nd Phil Simons and Mike Lord 44 points. 3rd.Peter Dunne and Craig Morgan 42 points.
2s competition which had rolled over for 5 weeks was won by Peter Dunne.
11th October - Kraen Krachan - Stableford. 1st. Mike Lord 43 points. 2nd. Klaus Kristensen 34 points. 3rd. Peter Angus 33 points
The SAGA TAILOR Tour
New this season are two separate flights parallel to the main event. The "Seniors" and "Juniors" will have there own order of merit (OoM). To qualify for the "Seniors", men must be 55 years young or will be 55 during 2006, ladies 50 years young. For the "Juniors": 20 years old or younger.
The latest results
25-Sep Lake View Desert
Place Name Score OoM Baht
1 Kenny Walker 69 40 2650
2 Ashleigh Wilton 72 31.5 1725
2 Varapoj Malangpoothong 72 31.5 1725
4 Samnieng Nim-Oth 75 25 1000
9-Oct Palm Hills
Place Name Score OoM Baht
1 Jorgen Persson 71 40 2650
2 Somchai Saiwong 73 34 1950
3 "Jet" Supupramai 74 29 1500
4 Kenny Walker 75 25 1000
OoM Standings, Top 10
Place Name OoM Points
1 Varapoj Malangpoothong 198.3
2 Jorgen Persson 196.8
3 Somchai Saiwong 189.5
4 Simon Yates 157
5 Tanin Nim-Oat 142.3
6 Odom Poolsawat 129.1
7 Kenny Walker 127
8 Ashleigh Wilton 108.5
9 Jakkrit Tiensa-And 104.3
10 Supavit Tainsomboon 70.3
J:r OoM Standings
Place Name OoM Points
1 Ashleigh Wilton 54
2 Jakkrit Tiensa-And 51
3 Varavutt Chotikapanich 10
3 Chirapat "Jaa" Jao-Javanil 10
Senior OoM Standings
Place Name OoM Points
1 Larry Kitt 44
2 Michael Wilton 20
3 Larry English 10
4 Tommy Bjornsson 7
Tournaments coming up:
Monday 6 Nov 10th STT Tournament 11.00 Keang Krachan
Monday 20 Nov The Dusit Resort Open 11.00 Royal Hua Hin
Monday 4 Dec 12th STT Tournament 11.00 Springfield
To stay updated visit our web-site: www.golfhuahin.net
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
Black Mountain
Black mountain golf-nearing completion. The question that many have been asking in Hua Hin is " when is black mountain golf going to open?" The answer is - soon, but not until the golf course is ready.
The construction began 9 months ago and at present the fairway grassing is almost complete. The greens have been grassed for a few months already and have a beautiful surface of ???? bermuda grass. The fairways have been grassed with seashore paspalum. This is the first time this type of grass has been used in the Hua Hin area, and it gives a wonderful playing surface as well as a beautiful colour.
A computer controlled irrigation system, which is connected to a weather station, has been installed, to allow the fairways to be watered ???? and with just the right amount of water. This will produce fairways that are healthy and firm, rather that having dry and wet areas. No expense has been spared in the efforts to maintain the golf course to the very highest standards - even as far as having an underlay in the bunkers to hold the sand in place during heavy rainstorms.
The project leader is Gavan Wilson. He is in charge of building and maintaining the golf course. Gavan has worked in Thailand for 15 years and is one of the most highly respected golf course superintendants in Thailand.
The goal of black mountain golf is to ultimately be the best golf course in Asia. The intention is to hold many professional tournaments and try to attract some of the best golfers in the world. The golf course will be capable of providing a test for the top professionals but also be playable for the average golfers. The course architect, Phill Ryan, has made very clever use of the natural beauty of the site and the natural terrain. Features of the course are the rock faces set in to the mountains and the natural creeks that run trough the course. All the large rocks, found on site, have been used in the construction and as features on the golf course. Every consideration has been taken to make the course as visually stunning as possible. The location of the clubhouse was chosen to give a panoramic view over the whole course as well as positioning the 1st and 10th tees and 9th and 18th greens directly in front of the clubhouse.
When the golf course opens - everybody will be welcome to use the facilities which will include driving range and practise area, restaurants, pro shops and of course golf course.
As soon as more information becomes available we will keep you informed.
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