19 October 2013

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Mae Jo: Tuesday 15 October 2013

Stuart & Jack, Frank & Tom, Joop & Harry

             It appears that the rainy season is over now and the cool season is approaching rapidly – we enjoyed beautiful weather under sunshine with a light breeze. We had a good turnout with 22 members in a 2-person scramble format, while Iain Craig, his son William, and Lennart Larsson played with us outside the competition.            The format called for at least 6 drives from each player followed by both players hitting the remaining shots, selecting the best shot for the team; handicaps were 25% of the combined individual handicaps for each 2-person team.

            We had a tie for third place at net 68 between Craig Morris &Yung Beece and Jack Cooper & Stuart Macfarlane, won by the latter team on a countback. The Dutch team of Harry Nieuwland and Joop Schillemans had a good day, coming in at 65 net to take second place. The big winners were Frank Schwarz and Tom Berger with a net 64 on the day’s low gross score of 70 – great teamwork!        Thanks to everyone for coming out to compete in our first 2-person scramble, which was enjoyed by all our members.
        Please remember to notify Frank or Jim of your teams for next Tuesday’s 2-person 6-6-6 competition: 6 holes alternate shots, 6 holes best ball, and 6 holes scramble on 22 October.
 

Lanna: Monday 14 October 2013

David, Prajat (Bung), Lester

             Much to our surprise a small group of seventeen members and one guest came out for a pre-tournament game of stableford. We were happy to host Maejo Captain Jim who came to check  out the course. Some good news from the Lanna management after JJ Walker successfully negotiated with the ranking General for a 600 baht green fee/caddy fee for next Monday the first day of the Annual.
            Lester Twigden took first place honours with 36 points closely followed by Prajat Bacchi with 35 points. David Stephens chased the front runners down to the wire and earned third place with 34 points.
See Y'all next Monday.

Mae Jo: Friday 11 October 2013

            We were blessed by a beautiful day with early morning fog followed by sunshine with a light pleasant breeze on the second 9 holes. Players included 21 members, and our new member William Craig (Iain’s son) putting in his first scorecard. The format was individual Stableford competition.
            Following on his great performance last Tuesday, Steve Metcalf continued his good form by earning 33 points to take third place. Tom Berger continued his consistent good golf by earning 34 points to take second place. Finally, despite a dismal start with his head in a tizzy, Captain Jim Hopkins managed to bring in 36 points due to a strong finish to take first place.

Tom, Jim, Steve

           He requests that all players report to the Captain and register not later than 7 a.m. to relieve his blood pressure prior to tee-off. We have several members (you know who you are) who consistently show up after the 7 a.m. registration deadline. This causes a certain amount of chaos in making the pairings during the final ten minutes prior to the first groups’ teeing-off – when some threesomes become foursomes, etc. As we go forward into the high season, the effect of late show-ups will be magnified upon all of our members, and we need to avoid significant re-pairings after 7 a.m. Thanks to everyone who played today for keeping up the pace – we managed to finish in about four hours.
           Today, Mae Jo starters informed Captain Jim Hopkins that it is most likely that they will not allow us to tee-off simultaneously from No. 1 and No. 10 in the future (high season). This is related to complaints from our members who completed rapid rounds after teeing-off on No. 10, and who then came around too fast – coming around to No. 1 expecting to tee-off immediately, while the starters have booked tee-times on No. 1 prior to that for other groups of their customers. We clarified that, while the global principle is that groups coming around to tee-off on No. 10 have priority, the opposite does not apply. This means that groups coming around after starting on No. 10 do NOT have priority to tee-off on No. 1, because the course has already booked and received green fees and caddy fees for many tour groups based upon their tee-off time on hole No. 1 throughout the high season. Please understand this phenomenon as we enter the high season. It looks like it will result in our 6-7 booked groups teeing-off on No. 1 throughout the high season. The result will most likely be that Frank’s first group will be having a late brunch and waiting for the rest of us to join them for lunch.
           Next Tuesday we will play a 2-person Scramble. If anyone has not yet notified Frank of your team composition, please do so as soon as possible.
Have a nice week-end!

Mae Jo: Tuesday 8 October 2013

         We had a good turnout with 20 members, our newest member Graham Adams (fifth scorecard), and a guest, Greg. We enjoyed beautiful weather under sunshine with a light breeze. The day's format was Stableford Nassau.


Steve, Stuart, Jim

         Steve Metcalf recently returned from Indonesia to join us again and was in great form on the front 9 to win with 22 points – he also won all 4 caddy holes in his group; well done Steve!. On the back 9, we had 4 players scoring 18 points – on the countback, Jim Hopkins won with a bogie-par finish.

         The big story of the day was the brilliant performance by Stuart Duncan with 45 points to capture the overall 18 hole competition. Actually, he had the most points on both the front 9 and the back 9! This follows his win last Friday with 35 points. In addition to winning the overall stableford, he received a handicap reduction of 5 strokes for his amazing performance. It is always great to see our members improving their games.
         Thanks to everyone for coming out to compete and for the camaraderie afterwards that made it an enjoyable day for all of us!
         Please remember to notify Frank or Jim of your teams for next Tuesday’s 2-person scramble, if you have not already done so. It should be a fun event.

Lanna: Monday 7 October 2013

Paul, John, Noi, Pranee, Garry

     Winter is on the way and the snowbirds are moving South. There was a sighting of Mark Morris at Lanna at the 19th hole and Mike Ackland literally stepped of the plane into his golf shoes and shot a gross 90 in a jet lag fog. Welcome back guys. Nineteen members and three guests turned out for the monthly stroke competition and the honours were captured by the Ladies Division. Continuing her success without husband Keith in attendance Noi Taylor shot a net 67 for a first place win and topped second place winner Pranee Buckley by one stroke.  Honourable mention goes to the Men, Garry Walker, John Dalton, and Paul Coppens who managed a three way tie at net 71.
    Next week will be the last Monday before the first game of the Annual Tournament the following week and a chance to check out the conditions. See you there.