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HUA HIN GOLF FESTIVAL
Long Drive “TO LONG”!
On August 1st the first competition was held at the Hua Hin Airport for the longest drive, three drives were deemed out of bounds for being too long! Even though straight they went into the sea at the end of the runway.
RYDER CUP SHIELD
The Phuket Expatriate Golf Society were unable to raise a team, so the scheduled match was cancelled, maybe it will be played later in the year.
RECENT RESULTS: 22nd July at Majestic Creek 49 players A group 1st Brian Gidney 68 net 10 hcp, 2nd Tip 72 net 15 hcp, B grp 1st Monta 42 pts, 24 hcp, 2nd Peter Glynn 42 pts 24 hcp.
25th July at Lake View, 30 players A grp 1st Ult 68 net 4 hcp, 2nd Tomas Palsson 71 net 18 hcp, B grp 1st Boom 36 pts, 21 hcp, 2nd Berit Wallengren 35 pts 26 hcp.
29th July at Royal Ratchaburi 25 players one group, 1st Trevor Firth 37pts, 18 hpc, 2nd Toby 36 pts 19 hcp.
31st July at Lake View 30 players A grp 1st Ult 44 pts 4 hcp, 2nd Fritz 40 pts 11 hcp, B grp Ray Kite 42 pts 20 hcp, 2nd Rolf Bergander 36 pts 25 hcp.
5th August at Majestic 33 players A grp 1st Roger Smith 62 net 12 hcp, 2nd Tip 64 net 15 hcp. B grp 1st Boom 44 pts, 21 hcp, 2nd Don Horton 43 pts 19 hcp.
8th Aug at Palm Hills, 36 players A grp 1st Robert Laminit 40 pts 11 hcp, 2nd Trevor Firth 39 pts 18 hcp, B grp 1st Jim Lynch 43 pts 22 hcp, 2nd Monta 39 pts 22 hcp.
12th Aug at Lake View 34 players A grp 1st David Kim 68 net 14 hcp, 2nd 68 net 17 hcp, B grp 1st David Buchan 36 pts 26 hcp, 2nd Bertil 32 pts 22 hcp.
15th August at Sawang Resort, 21 players 1st Berit Wallengren 39 pts 26 hcp, 2nd Tomas Palsson 37 pts 17 hcp.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Annual Match Play
Draw 17th oCTOBER
Preliminary Round 28th October, Final in December

Annual Stoke play Championship 2003 Two rounds 18 holes to be played early December

Annual Charity SCRAMBLE Tournament and
CHRISTMAS Dinner At Palm Hills and the Dusit respectively on
December 19th

FIXTURES FOR
SEPTEMBER

Tues 2nd Sawang Resort
Fri 5th Springfield
Tues 9th Majestic Creek
Fri 12th Milford
Tues 16th Royal Ratchaburi
Fri 19th Lake View
Tues 23rd Royal Hua Hin
Fri 26th Palm Hills
Tues 30th Springfield

For further information call in to Berny’s Inn or ring 032 532 601

Know the rules?

How much do you know about the Rules of Golf? Answer the following five questions Good luck!

1. In the process of playing from within a water hazard, the player's club brushes grass and a small, unattached twig is moved on the backswing. The stroke is completed and the ball comes to rest on the putting green. What, if any, penalty does the player incur in stroke play?

A. No penalty
B. One-stroke penalty
C. Two-stroke penalty
D. A pair of two-stroke penalties

2. In stroke play, a competitor plays a wrong ball out of a bunker, but doesn't realize it is a wrong ball until after he putts it into the hole. What is the ruling?

A. No penalty, must hole out with original ball
B. Two-stroke penalty, must hole out with original ball, strokes with wrong ball don?t count
C. Two-stroke penalty, must hole out with original ball, strokes with wrong ball count
D. Disqualified for holing out with wrong ball

3. On the putting green, a player marks his ball with a coin, lifts the ball, cleans and replaces it, and ensures that the ball is at rest, but leaves the coin in place. As the player walks to the other side of the hole to look at his line of putt, a gust of wind moves the ball two inches closer to the hole. What is the ruling?

A. Ball must be replaced where it was marked
B. Ball must be played from its new location
C. Player has choice to play from either location

4. After declaring his ball unplayable and accepting a one-stroke penalty, the player measures two club-lengths from the ball and drops a new ball. The new ball strikes the ground within two club-lengths (not nearer the hole), but rolls back into the same unplayable lie. What is the ruling?

A. Player re-drops ball without penalty because it rolled into original condition
B. Player must play the ball as it lies or declare it unplayable again, taking another one-stroke penalty
C. Two-stroke penalty for substituting a new ball, can re-drop without further penalty because ball rolled into original condition
D. Two-stroke penalty for substituting a new ball, must play the ball as it lies or declare it unplayable again, taking another one-stroke penalty

5. A player is three down after three holes of a match. Before playing from the fourth tee, he discovers that he has 15 clubs in his bag, breaking the 14-club limit. What is the ruling and the status of the match?

A. Player is 3 down after three holes; loss-of-hole penalty doesn?t apply because he lost the holes anyway
B. Player is 5 down after five holes, maximum penalty of two holes applied on next two holes to be played
C. Player is 5 down after three holes, maximum deduction of two holes applied to status of match
D. Player is disqualified

Question 5.
A player is three down after three holes of a match. Before playing from the fourth tee, he discovers that he has 15 clubs in his bag, breaking the 14-club limit. What is the ruling and the status of the match?
Correct Answer: C. The player would be 5 down after three holes, with a maximum deduction of two holes applied to the status of the match.

New Club for Golfers

The Hua Hin Golf Players Club is a self funding and non profitable club. The purpose of this club is to organise tournaments for professional golfers and single figure handicap amateurs. The tournaments will be played on golf courses around the Hua Hin - Cha Am area every second Tuesday, except for local Thai tournament weeks.
Asian PGA Professionals are encouraged to join, however they will give the other players two shots over 18 holes, otherwise all players will play off scratch. There will be no play off’s. In case of a tie for any position the money will be shared. All players will play from the back tees.
Any player that plays 3 or more events is required to join as a member of the club. Membership is 500 Baht per year. This money will go towards the order of merits purse and administration costs. The year runs from July 1st to June 30th.
All play is governed by USGA’s Rules of Golf. If there are any doubts regarding the rules of golf during the round, play an alternative ball and report to tournament organisers after the round. A rules committee of 3 players will be nominated to handle all questions and situations regarding the rules.
Each player must register 1 or 1 and a half hours before first tee off. The prize giving will be half an hour after the last group has handed in their scorecards.
Schedule 9th Sept Hua Hin TBC, 23rd Sept Lake View TBC, 7th Oct Majestic Creek TBC, 21st Oct Springfield, 4th Nov Palm Hills, 18th Nov Dragon Hills TBC, 2nd Dec Sawang TBC and 16th Dec Lake View (Desert) TBC. TBC = to be confirmed.
For further information please contact Jorgen Persson on 01-434 6540 or Khun Suwit Pahulo on 01-856 4509.

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