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2002 Match Play Championship. After completing the preliminary 1st and 2nd rounds we have arrived at the last eight out of the original 42 who entered.
The line up is Ulf vs John Millar, Tomas Palsson vs Tomas Eriksson, Berny vs Fritz and Pawn vs Mick Evans.
The quarter finals are to be played by the 25th October, the semi finals by 1st November and the final will be played in November at a course yet to be designated.
Notable surprises so far include the elimination of Larry English by Wolfgang, Luciano beating Roger Smith, Tip winning 2 and 1 against her husband Peter Gouldby, Electric Pete overcoming an in form Mike Zimmerman and last years runner up Per was beaten 5/3 by his compatriot Ulf.
Strok Play Championship 2002. The above competition will be played over two days at Majestic and Lake View on 3rd and 6th December respectively. The accumulated net score from the two rounds will decide this years champion. This year thanks to Khun Wit, who has donated a trophy, we will have a champion off scratch, ie best gross score.
Dinner at the Dusit 17th December. The annual Christmas tournament, dinner and dance in aid of local charities are being held on 17th December at Palm Hills and The Dusit Resort respectively. The entry sheet for the golf competition (2 ball scramble format) and tickets for the evening celebration will be available in Berny's from 1st December, the all in price for the dinner and entertainment is 1,200 Baht per person, drinks are extra and are to be paid direct to hotel staff. Both the golf and the dinner are open to members and their guests.
There will be live music a raffle and the presentation of the trophies to the winners of the three competitions, the 2 ball scramble, the 2002 match play and stroke play events.
Sorry but space doesn't allow for all the latest results except for the latest round of the match play at Lake View on 18th Oct. Ulf beat Per 5-3, John Miller beat Tip on the first extra hole, Tomas Palsson beat Mike Godfrey 3-2, Tomas Eriksson beat Boom on the 2nd extra hole, Berny had a walk over with Jim Lynch, Fritz beat Colin 4-2, Pawn beat Peter Harrison 4-3 and Mike Evans beat Luciano on the 19th hole.

HUA HIN GOLF SOCIETY
NOVEMBER FIXTURES
Fri 1st Lake View tee off 9.36
Tues 5th Hua Hin tee off 9.10
Fri 8th Palm Hills tee off 8.00
Tues 12th Royal Ratchaburi bus 8.00
Fri 15th Majestic tee off 9.12
Tues 19th Milford tee off 9.00
Fri 22nd Springfield tee off 9.20
Tues 26th Sawang bus 8.00
Fri 29th TBN

LOGS FIXTURES FOR NOVEMBER
Date. Venue. Format.
Sunday 3rd. Nov. Milford Stableford
Monday 4th. Nov. Lakeview Stroke
Weds. 6th. Nov. Majestic Creek Stableford
Sunday 10th. Nov. Milford Stableford
Monday 11th. Palm Hills 2 man B.B. Stroke
Weds. 13th. Lakeview Stableford
Sunday 17th. Milford 2 man Scramble
Monday 18th. Royal Hua – Hin Stableford
Weds. 20th. Majestic Creek Stroke
Sunday 24th. Milford Stableford
Monday. 25th. Springfield Stableford
Weds. 27th. Lakeview 2 man B.B Stroke
Sunday 1st. Dec Milford Stableford

Clubmaking

By Mick Wittering
This is the second in the series of question and answers that I have featured in The Asian Golf Monthly magazine
1)What is the major difference a player can expect between a Steel shaft and a Graphite shaft?
Many players incorrectly believe that graphite is more flexible than steel this is a misconception in that steel shafts can be made just as flexible as graphite.
There are 3 major differences between graphite and Steel shafts
* Weight - Graphite shafts are lighter than steel and as a result will allow the player to swing the club with a slightly higher swing speed, and gain extra distance. The lighter weight of graphite is a major advantage with over length clubs, especially the long driving clubs.
Standard steel iron shafts range between 125 -119 gms. With the newer 2000 range of Rifle lite and Dynamic Gold Lite which break the 110-gm. mark. Interestingly enough one of the lightest steel shafts on the market is the Wilson Fat Shaft series. Graphite shafts range in weight from 80-90 gm professional weights, 75-80 light weights to the 60-75gm super-lites and 45-55gm. feather weights. As a general rule of thumb for every 9gms of shaft weight, a club will increase or decrease 1 swing weight point. In other words if you replace your 127gm Dynamic Gold shaft with a 46-gm. Grafalloy Power Lite this would reduce your swing weight by 8.5 points. Which would allow you to extend the club by 1.5" and maintain the same Swingweight at the same time reducing total weight by 79gm. or approx. 20%. The extra length and increased arc combined with the lighter weight will certainly increase distance, but beware can you keep it on the fairway?
* Accuracy - In general terms graphite is not as accurate as steel, this would not effect the 20 handicapper and above but it can be quite important for the lower handicap golfer. Graphite manufacturers produce heavier graphite shafts for the touring pros that have lower torque.
* Vibration dampening - Traditional steel shafts are now offered with vibration dampening however this is one of the major advantages of graphite shafts. If a player suffers from tennis elbow, arthritis, shoulder or joint problems then graphite or some form of vibration dampening can be an advantage, you might note that Greg Norman has been using graphite in his irons since his recent shoulder operation.
For all your golf clubs needs visit Mick in his workshop in the Hua Hin Golf Centre Building in Selakam Road (Opposite the Hilton). Services offered include custom fitting, club repair, re-shafting, re-gripping, loft / lie adjustment and club re-finishing,.
His main line of clubs are from KZG which you can check out at www.kzgolf.com

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