Monday saw us going up to Royal Lakeside to honour the memory of Chris DeLaMare who passed away recently. It was a good turn out on what was one of our favourite courses and also Chris`s.
It was a fantastic day weather wise with a good breeze adding to the difficulty. The course was in excellent condition and although it is a little bit further away, it is well worth the extra travel time. Courtesy of Chris winning vouchers via a Near Pin Challenge sponsored by Royal Lakeside about 6 weeks ago, we got caddy, cart and green fee for 1450 baht.
It was Allan Smith, who partnered Chris in the Ryder Cup Challenge match who raced of to a great start with 25 points on the front 9 which equated to a 2 under par gross. The wheels kind off came off for Allan on the back 9 but he still came in with a very creditable 38 points. Lurking in the back ground however was George Wilson who has been playing some amazing golf recently. George, known affectionately as the Talbot Terrier, also came in with 38 points and pipped Chris on a better back nine. George has given up on Glasgow Rangers and turned his attention to the famous Auchinleck Talbot. Auchinleck in Ayrshire is George`s home town and, fare to say, the junior team that hail from there are a better prospect than the other mob! In third place was Billy Buchanan with 36 followed by Russell Blatchford on 34 who beat Nick Sunderland on a count back. Credit to Nick who arrived 5 minutes before tee time having flown in from Kuala Lumper.
Back at the Snug for the presentation, it was good to welcome Al Sullivan from Bunker Boy`s who joined us. We were treated to a fantastic array of food courtesy of Kesorn and the staff of The Olde Rogues which was much appreciated. Many thanks to all the players, Al, Kesorn, Mark and all the staff for a memorable evening.
On Tuesday, we will have representatives travelling to Bangkok for the funeral of our departed friend. RIP Chris – never forgotten.
RESULTS:
1st Place George Wilson (21) – 38 c/b
2nd Place Allan Smith (10) – 38
3rd Place Billy Buchanan (20) 36
4th Place Russell Blatchford (16) – 34 c/b
Next events:
August 27 Greenwood
August 29 Plutaluang NW
Sept. 1 Pattavia
Sept. 3 Crystal Bay
Sept. 5 Pattaya CC.
PLAYERS ARE REQUESTED, IF POSSIBLE, TO USE THE SIGN-UP SHEETS ON THE LINE GROUP OR, CALL BILLY ON 098-469-6216
