The Pattaya Golf Society

(aka "PoGS", Pattaya's original Golf Society)

Welcome to the virtual clubhouse of the Pattaya Golf Society -Pattaya's first formal golf society and the former "Bunker Boys" - based at Rabbi's Elephant Bar, Soi Buakhao, Pattaya,Thailand

"Play the shot that makes the next shot easy "

Tommy Armour

Joy For Jimmy Cloy

"Now where did that one come from?" - Jimmy

On Sunday, 7th March, the Pattaya Golf Society made its final weekend visit of the high season to Rayong CC for a stableford competition. Every week improvements are being made and on this occasion it was discovered that the greens had been shaved leaving some brown bare patches but thankfully the greenkeeper had found some grass on which to site the holes. Putting was not therefore the problem it might have been and for the first time in a long while scores were very good, the average being 30 points per player. The two flights were cut at fifteen and under an in the second flight Masaaki Sugaya took third with 32 points whilst the Rabbi again made second place his own with 34, again losing his touch over the final four holes. The Elephant Bar "boss" is desperate to descend the handicap lists but he must first break par to realise his ambition. The flight winner, with his second consecutive sub-par round, was Mr Len whose 37 points saw a consistency hitherto lacking in his game. In the top flight Tore Eliassen and Bob St Aubin shared third pace with 34 points each whilst Peter Masters shook himself free of the sinister golfer's albatross on his back for the last few months and produced a very welcome 36 points for second place. The best round of the day was recorded by Jimmy Cloy and his comments on achieving 41 points were along the lines of "I don't know how I managed that!" The thirteen handicapper certainly has the tools in his locker and made good use of them on the day. There were no birdie twos, making for a healthy prize fund and the Booby Bevy was held in reserve until the certain candidate appeared at the next presentation. High season at Rayong was successful and the PGS would like to go on record and thank the management and staff for doing all in their power to act as the perfect hosts. Occasionally it went awry but all courses are capable of that. On to Eastern Star on Saturdays from this weekend on.

Wellings and Cooper assault Lakeside

Sub-par rounds galore at the forgiving Bangkok course

After an absence of a few months the Pattaya Golf Society visited Royal Lakeside to play a medal competition on Tuesday, 9th March on the generally forgiving course. After a few weeks labouring on slower greens it was a change to find greens which were not only very consistent and receptive but also deliciously pacey. The fairways were well tended and all round the course was beautifully presented. The large field was divided into two flights at twelve and under, an indication of the quality of the field, and good scores were commonplace by the end of the day. In the second flight there was nothing to choose between Alan Hanlon, Richard Dobson and a returning Tim Lazecki as they all shared top spot with net 68. In the top flight Allan Pilkington fired net 69 for third place whilst Mark Cooper's net 67 could only match the round of Barry Wellings who shot a gross 72, giving him a share of the win after his handicap of five had been deducted. Barry had two birdie twos and joined Mark Cooper, Jimmy Cloy and Steven Lewis in a share of the twos pot. The Booby Bevy went to Masaashi Sugaya after his ten shot attempt to escape a greenside bunker on the fifteenth was followed by three putts. Royal Lakeside Golf Club has certainly taken over the mantle of Phoenix of old where one's game could be revitalised after a round on the forgiving course. The full field average was net 75 on another successful day with the PGS.