North Hill, 30.10.17
4 members today for a stableford event. Terry Yuill came first with 33 – no photo.
Lanna, 30.10.17
10 members today for a stableford event on courses 1 and 2. Again the birdie hole fell on week one, congratulations Doi.
In third place Lester Twigden on 27 points. Second was Yukio Doi with 34 ponts, but todays winner was Allan Gariano on points. Congratulations all, stroke courses 3 and 1 next week .
Lester, Allan and Doi
Mae Jo, 30.10.17
Only 9 players today in very pleasant conditions. In 2nd. on 31 was Adam and our winner on 35 points was Jack. Well done people.
Jack and Adam.
North Hill, 27.10.17
Heavy showers did not deter 12 golfers turning up for today’s Stableford event. There were 11 members and one prospective member, welcome to Ian Murray. One of our members DQ’ed herself when she found she had gone out with one too many clubs in her bag, well done. No rain after the first hole and we ended in sunshine. No takers for the ‘birdie hole’ yet again. The winner today was Lawrence Nahlik with 36 points, second was Peter ‘Smiley’ Haddon with 35 points and third was Brian Heuston with 34 points.
Smiley, Lawrence, Brian
Mae Jo, 27.10.17
A very good roll up today with 24 players turning up for our stableford comp. In 3rd. on 33 points was John in 2nd. on 34 points was Ian and our winner today on 35 points was Ronny. Well done guys. Have a great weekend see you all again on Monday. Go the Kangas !!!
Ian, Ronny and John.
Inthanon, 25.10.17
Five members and 1 guest turned up today. We played under sunny skies and had an enjoyable round. The greens were not in the best of condition having been scarified and lightly sanded. Don Bishop took the honours.
Don Bishop
Mae Jo, 25.10.17
A good roll up today for our comp. 18 members ,1 guest and now a new member totaling 20 players. Welcome Mike to our society, hope you enjoy your golf with us. It was a little wet under foot but all in all a good day for golf. In 3rd. today was Rob on 32 points in 2nd. was Adam on 37 points but our winner today was Ronny with 39 points (74 off the stick) well done guys. Hope to see you all again on Friday.
Ronny, Rob and Adam.
Lanna 1+2, 23.10.17
For the final leg of our 2017 Annual Tournament we had (43) members all arriving on schedule for our 8:20 tee-off time at Lanna. Due to the fact that only (2) of our groups were allowed to tee off of tee box 10 with the remaining (11) groups teeing off tee box 1 resulted in a longer than usual day on the course. Relative to the weather we had a sun shiny day with some cool breezes for most of our round.
The results of our final leg are as follows:
Stableford
- 1st Place Barry Ralston 38 points
- 2nd Place shared by Allan Gariano & Nigel Stubbs 37 Points
- 3rd Place Rene Bacchi 36 Points
- 4th Place Don Bishop 35 Points
Closest to the Pin
- Hole 8 Ronny Peters
- Hole 10 Gerry Brimacombe
Congratulations goes out to today’s winners!
Some of today’s WinnersThe final results of the 2017, complete with awards, will be announced at the Annual party on Saturday evening October 28, 2017 at the Imperial Ping Hotel ( 6:00 PM start time)
Please also be advised that during this party we will be collecting the 2018 annual membership dues!
North Hills, 20.10.17 ( 3rd leg of 2017 Annual Tournament)
For the 3rd leg of our 2017 Annual Tournament we had (38) members traveling to North Hills to fine hone their golfing skills and hopefully be in the running to capture both the Stableford Crown and the Club Championship Low gross trophy. Finally, we had sunny conditions, with little to no prior rain, subsequently not having to implement the “Lift, Clean, and Place rule. Also, as par for North Hills the course was in excellent condition coupled with the extremely courteous and helpful staff. We also would like to take this opportunity to thank the management of North Hills for donating the closest to the pin prizes.
The results of today’s event are as follows:
Stable-Ford
- 1st Place Curtis Nickel 46 Points
- 2nd Place (2-way tie) Roger Mack & Ralph Hamilton 36 Points
- 3rd Place (5 -way tie with 35 points)
- Graham Adams
- Brian Heuston
- Ashley Kim Sing
- Bob Sheldrick
- Jack Kuzina
Nassau
- Front Nine: Craig Morriss 20 points
- Back Nine: Don Bishop 19 points
Closest to the Pin
- Hole 4 John De Jong (16 feet)
- Hole 14 Adam Jackson (5 feet)
Hats off to all of today’s winner’s
1st Place Curtiss
2nd Place tie shared by Roger and Ralph
Leader board after (3) rounds (based on average scores)
Stable-ford Points
Player Avg Points Total Points Rounds Played
Curtis Nickel 41.5 83 2 rounds
Ashley Kim Sing 36.6 110 3 rounds
Graham Adams 36.6 110 3 rounds
Jack Kuzina 36.3 109 3 rounds
Ronny Peters 34.0 102 3 rounds
John De Jong 33.6 101 3 rounds
Barry Ralston 33.0 66 2 rounds
Craig Morriss 32.6 98 3 rounds
Leon Smiler 32.3 97 3 rounds
Gross Score (Club Champion)
Player Gross Score Avg Rounds Played
Ronny Peters 239 79.7 3 rounds
Ken Nalder 252 84.0 3 rounds
Adam Jackson 256 85.3 3 rounds
Graham Adams 256 85.3 3 rounds
Curtis Nickel 170 85.0 2 rounds
Frank Schwarz 176 88.0 2 rounds
Ashley Kim Sing 265 88.3 3 rounds
Yung Beece 272 90.7 3 rounds
Tom Berger 283 94.3 3 rounds
Leon Smiler 285 95.0 3 rounds
Female Division Stableford
Player Points Rounds Played
Dao Beece 83 3 rounds
Prajat Bacchi 61 2 rounds
Noi Taylor 49 2 rounds
Ram Taylor 49 2 rounds
Camilla Dwyer 48 2 rounds
Note: Final totals to be distributed at Annual Party on October 28, 2017
The 4th leg is scheduled for a 8:20 tee- off time at Lanna. Please arrive at least (30) minutes prior to tee off.
At this juncture all our groups will be teeing off hole number One ( subject to change on date of round)
Tee off order will be lowest scores tee off first ( higher scores / points tee off last ).
Inthanon, 18.10.17 (2nd leg of 2017 Annual T
ournament)
We had (42) players all arriving on time under extremely wet conditions to kick off the 2nd leg of our 2017 Annual tournament at Inthanon. It should be noted that approximately 20-30 minutes prior to our 9:00 am scheduled start the rain continued while we all took cover under the driving range cover pondering if the match should be cancelled. At the 9:00 AM start time the rain diminished and we reluctantly proceeded to the assigned tee box and started the match. To all of us surprise and amazement the rain ended after (1) hole of play and we competed the remaining (17) holes of our round under cloudy skies but rain less conditions. In addition, even with the down pour of rain the course held up with no major negative effects on play accept of a few bunkers having water.
Relative to today’s winners we had some high if not record breaking scores for an Annual Tournament match.
The results are as follows:
Stable-ford Results
- 1st place Craig Morriss ( 43 points)
- 2nd place Tom Rowland (42 points)
- 3rd place Kenny Jones (41 points)
- 4th place with (40) points shared by Frank Schwarz, Gerry Brimacombe, Jack Kuzina
Nassau Results
- Front Nine Ronny Peters (21) points
- Back Nine Ashley Kim Sing (21) points
Closest to the Pin:
- Hole 6 Tom Rowland ( 9 feet )
- Hole 16 Adam Jackson (5 feet)
Congratulations goes out to all of today’s winners!
Kenny, Gerry, Craig, Frank, Jack, Tom
Ronny and Ashley
We all look forward to meeting again on Friday October 20 at North Hills for the start of the 3rd leg of the 2017 Annual tournament. Please note the scheduled start time is 8:20 am so please be at the course by 7:50 at the latest.
North Hill, 16.10.17
Brian Heuston was a clear winner today on 38.
Brian
Lanna, 16.10.17
Deep joy as our ten members caught up with a Japanese six ball and a walking five ball extending the round to four and a half hours. the course was considerably drier than last week and hopefully will be even better for the annual tournament.
Leon Smiler took out the birdie hole, unfortunately on week one so no big bananas. in third on 31 points was Barry Ochitwa, second on 35 was Soren Neilson, but today’s big winner was Mark Morris with a great 39 points. congratulations to all.
Barry, Mark and Soren
Mae Jo,16.10.17
13 members for todays stableford comp. in rather pleasant conditions. A tie for 3rdon 32 points was Jim and Adam and our winners today also a tie were Craig and Jack on 33 points. See you all at Internon Wednesday for round 2 of our annual comp.
Jim,Jack,Craig and Adam.
Geoffery Garrett:
With a saddened heart we are reporting that Geoff Garrett has passed away. Geoff was a long time member of the CMSG prior to him returning to New Zealand. Without question Geoff was extremely well liked and was always a pleasure having him play in our golf events. He will be surely missed by all whose life he touched!
We were informed of this sad news by the following e-mail sent out by his son Tom.
Hello
I wish to inform you that Geoffrey Garrett passed away in the comfort of his own home in Tauranga, New Zealand. He passed away on Friday 13thOctober at 03:20 (NZ Time). I am his Son, Tom Garrett and I am leading the way for his funeral arrangement. For some of you, I am unsure of your connection and closeness with him. But I thought that it is best that I at least let you know about this and to also provide you the opportunity to attend his funeral if you wish.
The details of Geoffrey Garrett’s funeral venue will be released on the Bay of Plenty Times on Monday 16th October 2017. However, I will give you a more advanced notice, so please see the detail below.
Kind regards,
Tom Garrett
Royal Chiang Mai, 13.10.17
We had (49) members participating in the 1st leg of the 2017 annual tournament at the Royal Chiang Mai golf course. With everyone showing up on time we had an orderly and on schedule tee-off from both the #1 and #10 tee boxes. Due to the heavy rainfall the course was extremely wet resulting in implementing “Lift, clean, & place” rule.. Relative to the weather the round was played under extremely high temperatures but with no rain. All in all it was an enjoyable day with some cold refreshments afterwords.
The following is a summary of the results:
Closest to the Pin:
- Hole 3 – John De Jong (2 feet from the hole)
- Hole 17 – Joop Schillemans (5 feet from the hole)
Nassau:
- Front Nine: 19 point tie shared by Andy Galwey and Joop Schillemans
- Back Nine: 18 points Jack Kuzina
Stable-Ford Winners:
- 1st place with 38 points – Ashley Kim Sing
- 2nd place with 37 points – Barry Ralston
- 3rd place with 36 points – shared by Graham Adams and John De Jong
A few Photos
13.10.2017 – Stableford Royal CM
Hats off to all of today’s winners and in closing we look forward to seeing all our members at Inthanon on October 18th for the 2nd leg of our Annual tournament.
Mae Jo, 11.10.17
What a top day for golf. A light drizzle to start with after a heavy shower for 6 hardy golfers thank’s to Ric Cameron with a birthday group off number 10 as it was empty. The rain started in on the last 2 holes where 1 player pulled out and the others waited it out to finish with Nigel taking out 1st. with a great 37 and Ric trailing in 2nd on 21. Well done Nigel. See you all at Royal on Friday.
Ric and Nigel.
Mae Jo, 09.10.17
8 members attended today’s Stableford Nassau with overcast conditions for the first half an hour. Then it was a hot, sunny and wet under foot round. Lift, clean and place was the order of the day after much rain yesterday. Scores were a bit average with the back nine being taken out by Barry Ralstone with 18 points, with Stuart Duncan taking the front with 17 points. Jim Hopkins took the overall with 33 points. Well done boys, hope to see a few more on Wednesday with the Lao boys back in town.
Jim, Barry and Stuart.
North Hill, 09.10.17
Don Bishop won today with 34 and Denise Reynolds second with 32. Don had to leave after the game so only a photo of Denise.
Denise
Lanna, 09.10.17
Firtsly the eight members present today want to wish Keith Freeman every good wish and hope he returns to the fold shortly.
The course conditions for a Stableford event on course 1&2 were to say the least very testing with thick rough and a lot of standing water. However, the long standing birdie hole fell at last, to Nigel Stubbs. The Stableford results reflected the course conditions! In second place on 29 points was Allan Gariano. I first place with a totally unimpressive 30 points was Nigel Stubbs.
Stableford on courses 1&2 again next week, and the birdie hole starts again on hole 1, course 2.
Allan and Nigel
North Hill, 06.10.17
There were 17 members present for todays stableford Nassau event on a day which threatened rain but which resulted in over cast to sunny conditions. Random draw resulted in three groups off tee 1 and two groups off tee ten. Lift clean and place on fairways was introduced due to all the recent rains, but to be honest was not required as the course held uo pretty well. All I might add finishing on time. Once again the birdie hole escaped all and sundry but apparently today Leon shaved the hole. The winner today was Jack Cooper with 37 points,, the front nine went to Don Bishop with 22 points and the back nine went to Leon Smiler with 20 points.
Leon, Jack Don.
Mae Jo, 06.10.17
Mud Balls!!! Whilst twelve members were living the high life in Laos, 13 members were slumming it at Mae Jo in today’s Stableford. Bizarrely carts were allowed on fairways in probably the wettest conditions this year, so no lift and clean. Tied for second place were John de Jong and Nigel Stubbs on 33 points. Today’s runaway winner was Stuart Duncan with 38 points. Congratulations.
as Stuart has featured in many photographs of late we took the photo after he had departed! Join us on Monday for Stableford Nassau.
John and Nigel
Stuart’s stand in!
Mae Jo,04.10.17
13 members played stroke today , and we just beat the rain. In 3rd. on net 78 was Gary in 2nd. on net 75 was John and our clear winner was Ronny on net 69. Well done to guys. Happy travels to Gary who heads back to work for 6 months and also our team going to Laos to play our friends in Vienteine.
John and Gary. (Ronny absent)
North Hill, 02.10.17
Only 5 members today with Curtis Nickel being the winner on 31.
Mae Jo, 02.10.17
A good roll up for todays event, 18 members played stableford and the scores were a lot better for a change. In 3rd. on 35 points was Stuart in 2nd on 36 was Frank and todays winner on 39 points was Kuzie (been a long time coming) . The weather still sucks but winter is just around the corner. Hope to see a good roll up on Wednesday as well.
Frank, Kuzie and Stuart.
Lanna, 02.10.17
Another hot and humid day at Lanna saw 10 members struggle around courses 3+1. Too much long grass meant that there were some awful stroke scores. The course crucified some of us including the recently returned Mark Morris so there were no downward handicap adjustments. Tied for second place were Ashley Kim-Sing and Nigel Stubbs with Net 76, but the winner was Leon Smiler with Net 73.
I had to go to the office to confirm the cost of carts for the Annual Tournament – 600 baht I was told. So, if Green Fee (550) + Caddie Fee (300) = 850 baht, then Green Fee + Caddie Fee + Cart = 1450 baht right? WRONG: Green Fee + Caddie Fee + Cart = 1300 baht which is what I thought it usually was anyway. So the cart is 450 baht, right? Apparently not – the cart is still 600 baht but you get a 150 baht discount on your Green Fee. Ah – it is so much clearer now – the only way you would pay 600 baht for a cart would be if you didn’t play golf!!!! Go figure!
Nigel (again), Leon (again), & Ashley