Gold Canyon 19 September 2013

           All 9 teams were present and accounted for in good time and we even managed to tee-off a little early. The weather was fine and the course fairways were excellent and even though a majority of the greens had been sanded it did not seem to bother anyone if we look at the excellent results on the board.  With nearest the pins on all par 3's they did seem to be difficult to get on and we were advised that the pin positions were in the most difficult zones. That did not seem to bother Christian & Roger on the front nine or Jayjay & "Smiley" on the back nine who all won nearest the pin prizes. The winning teams on the day were: 3rd Place going to the "Aussies" - Graham, Garry, John & Dave with a Gross 73 Net 61(Also tied with Gross 75 Net 61 was Frank's team but they were not in the comp due to qualifying rules: 2nd Place going to "Lost Souls" - Kieran, Len, Keith & Noi with Gross 75 Net 60; and the overall winners on the day were "The Pissheads" - Don, Jeffrey, Jim & Ted with a Gross 71 Net 58.  An honorable mention goes out to Jack's team with the lowest handicap of 8 who equaled the winning teams gross score but were beat out of the prizes on handicap.
              Thanks goes out to Gold Canyon Golf Course for the Special Discounted Rate and to all the committee for organising a great day and to all the participants for making it a successful and enjoyable day all round.

Gold Canyon Monthly Away Game

We will be travelling away to Gold Canyon on the 19th September 2013 for our next monthly away game.

It will be a 4 person Scramble event so organize your teams and forward them by email to your committee or club captains.

Please organize your transport to arrive at the golf course at least half hour before tee-off time of 9am.

Gold Canyon GreenFee/CaddyFee/Walk 600baht 

or GreenFee/CaddyFee/Cart 1000baht each.

SCRAMBLE RULES:

1. Each team will consist of four players. Each team will be given a handicap using the ambrose method.

2. All Players tee-off on each hole.

3. The nominated team captain then selects the best drive and marks the position (within 6 inches) with a tee peg (not nearer the hole). A minimum of three tee shots per player are to be used excluding the par 3 holes. Each players drive is to be marked on the score card.

4. The other players then retrieve their balls.

5. The player whose drive has been chosen does not get to play a second shot. The remaining 3 players play within six inches of the tee peg (not nearer the hole).
Note: Golf balls shall be placed on closely mown areas and dropped if the chosen ball in play is in the rough or a hazard.

6. The above method of play is followed until the green is reached. There are no restrictions after the second shot. All players play third and successive shots until the green is reached.

7. On the green the same method applies.  The ball chosen is marked by a putter head length and players putt from the same spot in turn until the ball is in the hole.
Note: If a player putts to the edge of the hole and then taps it in without giving his team mates a chance to putt then that score counts.

8. The score is the total number of shots from the chosen spots (including the tee shot).
At the end of the round the total for each hole is added together and the team handicap subtracted to give the team net score for the round. The winning team will be the one with the lowest net score.

All other rules of golf apply to the "Ball in Play".  In particular please be aware that the committee has decided to exclude Rule 14.2. Team members are not allowed to position themselves on or close to an extension of the line of play or the line of putt behind the ball for our club scrambles only and subject to the agreement of individual team members.

Green Valley: Thursday 15 August 2013.

There were 30 golfers up at the crack of dawn to make their way to Green Valley for our regular monthly away day.  Most had no trouble finding their way in the dark but there was one who shall remain nameless who had GPS and still managed to by-pass the course. No matter, all were on time for a 7:22 start in an individual stableford competition. The weather held off and the first nine was played in pleasant although humid conditions with cloud cover but by the second nine the cloud had broken up and we copped the full force of the sun and humidity.

 The course was in fine condition especially the greens although after all the recent heavy rains the fairways were a bit wet in parts giving very little or no run.  No excuses though, as young Willie came in with a gross 82 which was a really great score on the day and although not in the comp Frank gifted him one of the new club shirts which were put on sale after the event. The ladies also had a particularly good day as well.
The Winner was Pranee with 39 points. Runners-up were Dao & Inthira with 36 points although Inthira had not played in the past month and therefore was not in the comp. Third place was another tied score with Richard & Christian coming in with 35 points. Christian particularly loved the greens and was putting extremely well on the day.  Most players joined in the buffet at the clubhouse after the event to complete an enjoyable day. Thank You to all concerned.

Green Valley Thurs 15 August 2013

Our Monthly Away Game will be played at Green Valley on the 15th August 2013.

Tee-off will be off both front and back tees at 7:22am. Please be at the course no later than 7am.

It will be an Individual Stableford Event.

Green Fee/Caddy Fee 1150baht each.  Golf Cart 600baht.

A Buffet is available in the club house after the game for 150 baht per person. Western & Thai Food. If you intend to partake in the buffet it would pay to advise your club captain or committee by email so we can advise the caterers in advance especially if it is a popular choice as we would not want the food to run out.  Also remember if you elect to order 'a la carte' from the menu that you have to pay service charge and tax on top of your order choice.

Royal Chiangmai Thurs 18 July 2013

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24 members made the short trip to the Royal Chiang Mai Golf Course for our Monthly Away game in todays "2 Man Best Ball Net Score" format.

 

We started 15 minutes before our scheduled time all from the Tee Box of Hole #1.

 

The weather cooperated by providing us with nice cloud cover throughout the whole competition with only slight drizzle.

 

Royal was in the best shape we have seen it in a while. The fairways are in great shape and the greens (putting on the slow side) were receiving good shots very well. The majority did not loose any Balls, which is always a good sign.

 

As to the Winners of todays event, coming in tied for a second place with a Net Score of 66 were the Teams Peter Hadden (aka Smiley) / Mike Neun and Lennart Larsson / Richard Brown.

The first place went to Allan Gariano / Gary Cooke with a stunning net of 61.

Congratulations to the Winners and Runner up. Well played.

 

The Committee want to thank all participants for their continued support of the Chiang Mai Social Golfers.

Back in the Club house the Service and food were excellent.

Please be advised that for every twosome going to Royal Chiang Mai Golf Course the offer of Baht 1.500 including Caddy and a shared cart will be valid all the way through October 31, 2013.

 

Royal Chiang Mai GC July Away Game

The Monthly Away Game will be held at Royal Chiangmai GC on the 18th July 2013 with an 0830 Tee-off.

The event will be a two ball better ball.

Better ball works this way: The two players on the team each play their own golf ball throughout the round. On each hole, the two team members compare scores, and the lower of their two scores (the better ball, in other words) counts as the team's score. Example: On the first hole Player A scores 5 and Player B scores 4; "4" is the team score for Hole 1.

Green Fee/Caddy Fee/shared Cart: 1500baht.

Gassan Khuntan 13 June 2013

 
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      There were 35 members who made the trek south 60+ kilometers down the track to the beautiful Gassan Khuntan Course for one of our quarterly Scrambles.  All were early to arrive on a beautiful day and keen to get started. With groups going off both front and back tees most had completed their rounds in approx. four hours. Back in the clubhouse there were many sad tales of missed birdie putts as usual but the majority enjoyed their day on the course. Many would rue those missed birdie putts though as when Frank announced the team scores There were 3 teams tied for first place and 3 teams tied for second place.  Only 3 prizes were distributed for nearest the pins and they were won by Frank Schwarz, Prajat Bacchi & David Urlwin.

The winning teams with a net 60 were:
Peter Haddon, John Barrett, John Dalton, Dave Stephens
Rob Lassig, Garry & Jayjay Walker, Peter Brown
Frank & Yui Schwarz, Corky Wood & Ben Faipoung

The runners-up with a net 61 were:
Roger Mack, Tom Berger, Alex Stewart, Dave Cameron
Don Bishop, Ric Cameron, Peter GB, Keith Taylor
Jack Cooper, Lesley Mullen, Yung Beece, Alan Marson

A big thank you to all members who attended the day and to all the committee for organizing the event.