GOLF NEWS
Hua Hin Golf Society
Hua Hin Golf Society After the AGM the new committee made the following appointments: Chairman: Mick Evans Vice Chairman: Kevin Milkecongratulations to them both. Congratulations to Pailin and Mike Humphries, who got married on the 18th January 2008 The ‘Lovers Awa y Trip’ This year we will be arranging a trip back to Chiang Mai. 27th April till 1st May. Costings are being worked out now and the application list will be on the Societies Notice Boar soon. Members will be given priority. We are considering playing 3 golf courses in the area, Royal Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Highlands and Mae Jo. Patta ya Trip (Gentlemen Only) 29th June till 3rd July. Golf courses being considered are: Siam Country + Laemchabang and Siam (New Course). The application list will be on the Societies Notice Board in due course. Members will be given priority, as there will be a limit of 56 Golfers.
Autumn Trip September (no date has been set as yet). The application list will be on the Societies Notice Board in due course. Members again will be given priority. Summer Pairs: Middle of May till September. The application list will be on the Societies Notice Board in due course. Toby’s Memorial Trophy July 22nd 2 ball better ball stableford competition Matchplay: First/Preliminary Round 17th
October Strokeplay: 28th November & 2nd December Scratchplay: Open to Category 1 & 2 players (handicap 12 & under) 9th & 12th December Recent Results 19th February – Kaeng Krachan (50 Entrants)
A Group. Stableford
1st Mick Evans 36 points 10 hcp. 2nd Berny
Morgan 35 points 18 hcp. 3rd Terry Burge
34 points 17 hcp. 4th Usko 34 points 10 hcp.
B Group. Stableford
1st Douang (g) 36 points 36 hcp. 2nd Ulla
34 points 19 hcp. 3rd Geoff Yarrow 33
points 21 hcp. 4th Martin Swift 32 points
22 hcp.
15th February - Majestic Creek (54
Entrants)
A Group. Strokeplay
1st Erkki 66 net 17 hcp. 2nd Paul Sandal
68 net 18 hcp. 3rd Tim Browne 68 net 13
hcp. 4th Don Horton 69 net 15 hcp.
B Group. Stableford
1st Ken Thompson 40 points 30 hcp. 2nd
Hans Rouppe 40 points 29 hcp. 3rd Kurre
(g) 39 points 23 hcp. 4th Paul Moran 37
points 24 hcp..
12th February - Royal Ratchaburi (51
Entrants)
A Group. Stableford
1st Gunti (g) 37 points 7 hcp. 2nd Enzo (g)
35 points 10 hcp. 3rd Markku (g) 35 points
12 hcp. 4th Colin Devonshire 33 points 10
hcp.
B Group. Stableford
1st Leif Bjurman (g) 34 points 19 hcp. 2nd
Douang (g) 33 points 36 hcp. 3rd hunnu (g)
33 points 20 hcp. 4th Kurre (g) 33 points
23 hcp..
8th February - Lake View (77 Entrants)
A Group. Stableford
1st Colin Devonshire 43 points 15 hcp. 2nd
Mike Wilson (g) 39 points 15 hcp. 3rd Berny
Morgan 38 points 18 hcp. 4th Mick Evans
36 points 10 hcp.
B Group. Stableford
1st Jim Dale 41 points 19 hcp. 2nd
Fred Kroll 40 points 20 hcp. 3rd Steve
Aristodemou 39 points 19 hcp. 4th Martin
Swift 38 points 22 hcp..
5th February - Black Mountain (64
Entrants)
A Group. Stableford
1st Daryl Kilburn (g) 37 points 15 hcp. 2nd
John Rouhiala 35 points 14 hcp. 3rd Mick
Evans 34 points 10 hcp. 4th Herbie 33
points 12 hcp.
B Group. Stableford
1st Jim Lynch 38 points 21 hcp. 2nd Andy
Bayes 37 points 25 hcp. 3rd Kim Toovey (g)
35 points 20 hcp. 4th Fred Kroll 34 points
20 hcp..
1st February - Panurangsi (Ratchaburi
Military Course) (31 Entrants) - Stableford
Competition. One Group (0 - 36 hcp)
1st Nigel Chatfield 41 points 18 hcp. 2nd
Robert Wood 37 points 16 hcp. 3rd Erkki
37 points 17 hcp. 4th Bob Hilling 36 points
15 hcp.
29th January 2008 – Springfield (59
Entrants)
A Group. Stableford
1st Russell Beard 42 points 7 hcp. 2nd S.
Bailey (g) 39 points 8 hcp. 3rd Billy Porter
37 points 12 hcp. 4th Dicky Bird 36 points
10 hcp.
B Group. Stableford
1st Winfried 36 points 34 hcp. 2nd Jim Dale
35 points 19 hcp. 3rd Vivienne Chatfield (g)
35 points 19 hcp. 4th Peter Wyler (g) 20
hcp & Paul Moran 24 hcp. 34 points.
25th January 2008 - Sawang Resort (54
Entrants)
A Group. Stableford
1st Berny Morgan 39 points 18 hcp. 2nd
Paul Sandal 38 points 18 hcp. 3rd Usko 36
points 10 hcp. 4th Richard Deyner 35 points
14 hcp.
B Group. Stableford
1st Vivienne Chatfield (g) 42 points 23 hcp.
2nd James Barber 37 points 22 hcp. 3rd
Jens (g) 33 points 23 hcp.
22nd January - 2 Ball Better Ball
Stableford - Lake View (64 Entrants - 32
Teams)
1st Steve Aristodemou & Mike Pritchard
46 Points. 2nd Ooi & Graeme Pearson 44
Points. 3rd Billy Porter & Ulf Sparvman 44
Points. 4th Alan Rawson & John Anstee 43
points.
Fixtures for MARCH 2008
Tuesday 4th Panurangsi
Friday 7th Black Mountain
Tuesday 11th Lake View
Friday 14th T.B.A.
Tuesday 18th Kaeng Krachan
Friday 21st Majestic Creek
Tuesday 25th Springfield
Friday 28th T.B.A.
For updated information visit our
website: www.huahingolfsociety.com
Contact us by email:
huahingolfsociety@hotmail.com
Captain: Berny Morgan
Treasurer: Kevin Milke
Secretary: Mike Humprey
Handicap Secretary: Trevor Firth Charity Committee: Robert Baker, Mick
Evans & Trevor Fiirth Berny Morgan and Peter Gouldby joinMartin Furzer as Honorary Members,
Fit for Golf
Fit For Golf Having good balance while hitting a golf shot is paramount to a successful outcome. If the body can’t stay in position then the clubface could be at any angle when it strikes the ball. As most of us know it will mean more intrepid journeys into the undergrowth. Strengthening the body while performing dynamic movements promotes better stability and more control over each shot. The following exercises are best performed with a Tornado ball. But as there doesn’t seem to be any in Thailand then a tennis ball, or something of a similar size, in a shopping bag will suffice. You need a wall to stand with your back to and enough space to swing the ball out in front. Step about 1 metre away from
the wall holding the bag with both hands. The bag must be quite strong, maybe put two or three together, as if it splits the ball will end up in the next county! Position the body with a neutral spine and draw the belly button into the spine. Bend the knees slightly and keep the shoulders from lifting. Swing the ball to one side and as it bounces off the wall swing it to the other side. Use the whole body when changing sides. The hips and shoulders should move at the same time. Aim to hit the wall twenty times each side. If you want to carry on for more then so be it. Now change the range of movement and start with the ball striking the wall level with the knee and over the opposite shoulder. This diagonal motion is more like a golf swing. Make sure the back stays in neutral and the legs are slightly bent. As the last exercise repeat each side twenty times or until the arms are tired. It is very important that the movement is controlled. Don’t try to swing too fast. Start slow and increase the pace. As mentioned
before, always keep the back strong by engaging the inner abdominal muscles. If you are getting out of breath or feel any discomfort then stop immediately. It is advisable to first strengthen the core muscles before embarking on this type of programme. In that case see the earlier fitforegolf articles for improved muscle tone. These exercises and many others can be experienced easily by contacting www.fit-foregolf.com or calling Terry on 081-009 6588
Butterfly Rock Golf Club
The past month has been one of much change. Firstly Vice Captain David had an offer that meant a move, and consequently resigned his position. This left us with a problem as the time limit for AGM proposal submission had passed and we now had no natural successor to Mike Ford (Captain). This was made even more a problem because Mike had already informed the committee of his intention not to seek re-election as Captain or committee, and was not going to change that decision. This meant that the club had no proposals for either Captain or Vice Captain. At aninformal meeting of the remaining committee it was decided that in the interim period the club would run without either of the positions being filled. This meant that there were 2 positions that needed to be filled on the committee. The other change is that Kevin Dwyer will now be handicap secretary. The AGM was held at Sailom Hotel on Sunday 10th Feb with a fairly good
attendance. The Captain Mike gave his report for the past 2 years, the time that the club had been in existence. He summarized all that had happened during the initial 2 years and the progress made. In it he emphasized that there was a need for a natural progression on committee from member to Vice Captain to Captain in line with the Club rules, and hoped that the new committee would address this problem. Paul Williams and Robin Heath were elected to the committee. After the official AGM completed an open forum was held where members asked many questions and hopefully got their replies. One major change this month is that the Monday roll up at Lake View has now been changed to a qualifying event. The event will still be run on similar lines, in high season members will have to log in by internet and the 4 balls will be drawn by computer, in low season it will be a matter of turning up 1 hour before tee off time and the 4 balls will be drawn at the golf club. We will still play skins, but each player must return a completed score card, consequently 1 player
in each group will keep an additional card for skins only. Instead of front 9, back 9 and overall, the winners will be 1 to 3 or 1 to 4depending on number of entries.
Thanks go to Kevin, who has had a beautiful trophy cabinet made and sited in Limelight, all our trophies are now displayed there, and this will be followed by honours boards for all our trophy events. BRGC Results
January 16th Lake View (Medal)
1st Mike Lord (15) net 68, 2nd Gez Tracey
(10) net 71, 3rd Fred Kroll (20) net 72
23rd January Fort Dahnarrat (2 personHigh/Low scramble)
1st Kieth Exelby and Guy Bach, 2nd Peter
Fitzpatrick and Derek Lyndsay, 3rd BrianMcLeod and John Barber
30th January Black Mountain (Stableford)
1st. Kevin Dwyer (16) 36 points, 2nd Nid
Byrne (24) 35 points, 3rd Bill Henderson (7)34 points
6th February Palm Hills (Medal) 1st Pat Curran (27) Net 65, 2nd Kevin
Dwyer (15) Net 72, 3rd Keith Exelby Net 72 Fixtures for March
5th Palm Hills (team of 3 – 3 tees)(enter in 3’s) 1100
12th Lake View C&D (stableford) 1200
19th Sawang Resort (Medal) 1100
26th Black Mountain (Stableford) 1000
THE SAGA TAILOR TOUR
The 5th season - 16 February 2008.
New for this season is that we will be running a separate Seniors flight parallel to
the main event. The Senior flight will have its own order of merit (OoM). To qualify for thesenior flight you have to be 50 years young or going to be 50 during 2007.
21-Jan D ragon Hill
Place Name Score OoM B aht
1 Simon Yates 71 40 3100
2 Jorgen Persson 72 31.5 2000
2 Kenn y Walker 72 31.5 2000
4 H ampus Linden 73 25 1300
5 Simon Forsslund 74 22 1100
21-Jan D ragon Hill “Seniors Flight”
Place Name Score OoM B aht
1 D ave Allgaier 79 10 1100
2 L arry Kitt 80 7 800
04-Feb L ake View (C+D)
Place Name Score OoM B aht
1 Pe r Johanson 70 40 3350
2 T. Puaktes 74 29.3 1920
2 Simon Forsslund 74 29.3 1920
2 M arten Milling 74 29.3 1920
5 Kenn y Walker 75 21 600
5 Ro bin Eriksson 75 21 600
4-Feb L ake View (C+D) “Seniors Flight”
Place Name Score OoM B aht
1 Jeff Chapin 78 10 1000
2 Suwit Pahulo 79 7 700
3 D ave Allgaier 83 5 500
Order of Merit 5th Season
Place Name OoM Points 1 Ken y Walker 426.5
2 Suwit Pahulo 315.5
3 Jorgen Persson 246
4 Jeff Chapin 195.3
5 M arten Milling 183.8
6 John MacKenzie 174.5
7 Shinichi Goma 154.3
8 Simon Yates 149
9 Supavit Tainsomboon 143.5
10 C. Longbotto m 113.5
SENIORS Order of Merit 2nd season (2007/2008)
Place Name OoM Points
1 Suwit Pahulo 116
2 Jeff Chapin 72
3 L arry Kitt 56
4 D ave Allgaier 25
5 Choompol Cham Chemn 20
6 Chris Woo llams 17
6 Ro ger Donaldson 17
8 Jonathan Davis 14
9 Ro ddy Watkins 10
Tournaments coming up:
Start of the 5th season of the SAGA TAILOR Tour
Mon, 3 Mar 17th STT Tournament
11.00 B lack Mountain
Mon, 17 Mar 18th STT Tournament
11.00 L ake View (A+B)
Mon, 31 Mar 19th STT Tournament
11.00 P alm Hills
To stay updated visit our web-site:
www.golfhuahin.net
Hope to see you all at our tournaments.
Jorgen Persson Suwit Pahulo
PGA of Sweden Thai PGA
081-434 6540 081-856 4509
Putter competition Winner
Sven Ingermarson (tourist) Sven is from Sweden and has generously said that he wants to donate the putter to the Hua Hin Golf Society children charity. I was playing at Palm Hills and the day started like any other ordinary round of golf, until the third hole. After finishing up the hole I reached down to retrieve my ball from the cup when I heard a rip. The seam of my pants split wide open. This wasn’t so bad, besides the ribbing from my fellow players, (who I had only just met), about the need to diet. I thought I would finish the front nine and run in and change and that would be the end of it. WRONG.. I hit the next tee shot into the woods and proceeded to look for it. Just my luck the rip in my pants caught onto a branch and turned the rip into a tear. Now it was hard to conceal my predicament. The fabric was flapping in unison to the flag on the green. And what made matters worse was that we were playing in front of four young Thai women. The moral of the story is... if you rip your pants... hit it in the fairway. Runner Up – Peter Peter from the UK, who wishes his surname to be kept secret. Before my golfing holiday to Thailand I was in search of a new driver to cure my slice. No matter which top make driver I tried, I would still slice the ball dramatically. Well I found a website that had a “cure-all” slice stopping driver. I decided to purchase the components and build the club myself (saved a whopping 15 quid). At the range I absolutely crushed the ball and it was relatively straight! But none of my friends were there to see it. (They were all packing ready for our holiday). When I got home I called every one of them up to brag about the length of my drives and how I was no longer slicing the ball. I couldn’t wait to hit it on my first round at Springfield. After much grandstanding and hoopla (I’ll admit I was a prat about it!) I “unveiled” my self-built driver. I teed the ball up nice and high and after waiting for the green to clear (they are still laughing about that too), I swung that club as hard as I could and WHAM!.........the club head came clean off the shaft and ended up about 100 feet behind the first tee in a golf cart, narrowly missing another golfer! I think the Thai heat loosened the glue! If you listen very carefully you can still hear all of my friends and about 20 onlookers still laughing, and the golfer I almost hit is still cursing! P.S. I still slice like a maniac! 2nd runner up - David Keep A vicar, a doctor and an engineer were waiting one morning for a particularly slow group of golfers ahead of them on the tee. The engineer fumed, “What’s wrong with this group ahead? We must have beenwaiting for 15 minutes!”
The vicar said, “Hey, here comes the greens keeper. Let’s have a word with him. “Hello George. What is wrong with that group ahead of us? They’re rather slow aren’t they?” The green keeper replied, “Oh, yes, that’s a group of blind fire fighters. They lost their sight saving our clubhouse from a fire last year, so we always let them play for free anytime.” The group was silent for a moment. The vicar said, “That’s so sad I think I will say a special prayer for them tonight.” The doctor said, “Good idea. And I’m going to contact my ophthalmologist friend and see if there’s anything he can do for them.” The engineer said.
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