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Inaugural Hua Hin - Cha Am Golf Festival

August 3rd - September 8 2002
The Hua Hin Hoteliers Club, the Hua Hin Cha Am Golf Course Association, the Hua Hin-Cha Am Tourist Association and the Tourism Authority of Thailand have linked together to get the region firmly established as the premier golfing resort in Asia with the first golf festival.
Six local golf courses and the area's driving ranges are offering special rates and prizes for golfers of all ages. Juniors will enjoy a 400 Baht green fee which includes the caddy fee. The standard rate at all courses will be 800 Baht (including caddy fee).
DATE TIME COURSE TOURNAMENT
Sept 1 1000 Palm Hills 1st Golf Festival Palm Hills Open
Sept 4 1000 Milford Milford Open
Sept 6 1000 Springfield Heartland Skins Game Qualifying
Sept 7 1000 Springfield Heartland Skins Game
Sept 8 0900 Lake View Hua Hin Golf Tours Long Drive
Sept 8 0900 Lake View Golf Festival Final

The top places in each competition will qualify for the grand final at Lake View on Sept 8th, along with lucky draw entrants picked out of the hat.
If you fancy your chances at any of the above events go along to sign up at the pro shops on the six courses invovled. There are some great prizes to be won. The Marriott Resort and Spa is offering special rates for golfers, Sunday to Thursday 3,800 Baht single and 4,600 Baht Double, Friday and Saturday, 4,300 and 5,100 Baht for single and double, incl buffet breakast.
For more information contact Marriott Resort and Spa on 032 511 881 or any of the above courses.

Golf Festival Winners
Congratulations to New Zealander James who won the Seniors A flight at Majestic Creek (left) and the winners of the Bangkok Golf Spa Open Scramble at Milford (right)

MICK EVANS TIES THE KNOT
Society member and commitee secretary were married in Nakon Sawan on the 18th of August, congratulations and best wishes from all of the society.
After two months we went back to Majestic Creek Golf Club with a better green fee rate. Fairways and greens were in excellent condition, our members have supported the Golf Festival by entering many of their competitions. The Thai national football coach Peter Withe won our tournament at Palm Hills on 9th August.
Recent Results:
19th July - Milford, 1 group 22 players.
1st Han Hackvoort 39 pts, 22 hcp, 2nd Mike Anderson 39 pts, 15 hcp, 3rd Nit 35 pts, 20 hcp
23rd July - Springfield, A group 24 players.
1st Simon Rouse 65 net, 14 hcp, 2nd Larry English 65 net, 8hcp, 3rd Geoffrey (guest) 72 net, 15 hcp
B group 12 players
1st Bee 38 pts, 36 hcp, 2nd Luciano 35 pts, 26 hcp.
26th July - Lakeview, A group 15 players.
1st Simon Rouse 38 pts, 10 hcp, 2nd Mike Anderson 36 pts, 12 hcp
B group 16 players
1st John Stewart 39 pts, 24 hcp, 2nd Alex (guest) 36 pts, 29 hcp
30th July - Palm Hills, A group 18 players.
1st Mike Anderson 68 net, 12 hcp, 2nd Mike Zimmerman 69 net, 11 hcp
B group 23 players
1st Toby 41 pts, 22 hcp, 2nd Lasse 40 pts, 35 hcp, 3rd Tom (guest) 38 pts, 22 hcp
2nd August, Springfield, A group 12 players.
1st Peter Gauldby 69 net, 8 hcp, 2nd Dave McBurney 71 net, 11 hcp
B group 13 players
1st Peter Glynn 73 net, 24 hcp, 2nd Gerry Wright 73 net, 32 hcp
6th August - Majestic Creek, A group 20 players
1st Pawn 41 pts, 13 hcp, 2nd Mike Zimmerman 38 pts, 11 hcp, 3rd Fiona Zimmerman 37 pts, 11 hcp
B group 19 players
1st Alain Derocker 44 pts, 22 hcp, 2nd Han Hackvoort 41 pts, 21 hcp, 3rd Luciano 38 pts, 25 hcp
9th August - Palm Hills, 1 group 15 players
1st Peter Withe (guest) 39 pts, 9 hcp, 2nd Mike Zimmerman 35 pts, 11 hcp
13th August - Springfield, A group 14 players
1st Wit 70 net, 15 hcp, 2nd Ulf 74 net, 5 hcp
B group 1st John McMorris 39 pts, 23 hcp, 2nd Jez Lees (guest) 33 pts, 25 hcp
16th August - Milford, 1 group 19 players
1st John McMorris 38 pts, 20 hcp, 2nd Alain Derocker 35 pts, 19 hcp

September Fixtures
Tuesday 3rd - Lakeview 1st Tee off 9.am
Friday 6th - Majestic 1st Tee off 9.12am
Tuesday 10th - Springfield 1st Tee off 9.am
Friday 13th - Milford 1st Tee off 9.am
Tuesday 17th - Majestic 1st Tee off 8.32am
Friday 20th - Sprinfield 1st Tee off 9.am
Monday - Wednesday 23rd - 25th Away trip to Kanchanaburi
Friday 27th - Springfield 1st Tee off 9.am

Pro Tips - Basic Putting

STANCE: Your stance should normally be the narrowest of any shot that you play. (It's recommended that the outside of your feet be no wider than your hips.) Your stance should also be taken near enough the ball so that you can produce a stroke which is straight back from, and straight through to the hole for putts of nominal length, while not so close as to have a tendency to force the clubhead to the outside of your target line on the backswing. (If they dropped a ball from the bridge of their nose, most good putters would want it to land on their target line.) The feet should be turned open, closed, or square, relative to how those adjustments affect your swing's path, with the right foot primarily responsible for your ability to follow-through correctly. Most, although not all, good players address the ball so that their weight is balanced slightly toward the inside of their left heel.
BALL POSITION: You play your ball somewhere between the center of your stance and the left instep. This allows both the path and the clubhead to square up to the target prior to impact, and it allows any approach angle to level out enough to promote a good follow through. (Sweeping type strokes are probably better positioned left, while a tapping type action might tend to be positioned more toward the center.)
GRIP: The hated word, grip, and the implications it holds for most people. What you want is to lightly "place" your hands on the club in such a way that it's easy for you to swing the clubhead squarely toward the target. For simplicity's sake I'd recommend using a very light version of your normal grip, with the exception that the little finger of your right hand be on the club rather than overlapped, or interlocked. Be sure that in closing your fingers you don't force the club into some angle of lie, of loft, other than its designed one.
STROKE: Your object in all of this is of course to strike the ball with the clubhead so that it rolls surely and truly to the target. This will be best accomplished by accelerating the clubhead through your point of balance (not your hands, elbows, or the grip of the club), and fine tuning the components of your basics until this acceleration occurs down the intended line, with a clubface which is square to it.

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