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Siam Country Club
The Hong Kong Golf Club
Plantation Course
Birthwhistle Salver (Gross Section) 18 May M C K Wong / Mrs F Hu won the Birthwhistle Salver played over the New Course with 72. Mr & Mrs S Cheng were the runners-up with 76.
Spectacular public access facility opens near Pattaya
Birthwhistle Salver (Nett Section) 18 May A E M Laband / Miss M Laband won the Birthwhistle Salver played over the New Course with 65. M C K Wong / Mrs F Hu were the runners-up with 67 on countback over the last 9 holes from Mr & Mrs M Grimsdick. Monthly Medal (Gross Section) 21 June A J P Taylor won the Monthly Medal Gross Section played over the Composite Course with 73 on countback over the last 9 holes from C Halliday.
Results
Julius Baer Inter-Club League Standings As of 21 June 2008 Premier Division Played HKGC 4 DBGC 2 CWBG&CC 2
Won 4 0 0
Lost 0 2 2
Halved 0 0 0
Points 8 0 0
First Division Played HKGC 6 CWBG&CC 4 SOCC 5 DBGC 3
Won 5 2 1 1
Lost 1 2 4 2
Halved 0 0 0 0
Points 10 4 2 2
Monthly Medal (Nett Section) 21 June P Y Reed won the Monthly Medal Nett Section played over the Composite Course with 67.
David Freeman
Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club Men’s Events
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chmidt-Curley can’t seem to do any wrong in Thailand. Following on from their splendid designs at Amata Spring and Chiang Mai Highlands, the American architectural duo have done it once again with this stunning 27-hole track, a thirty minute drive from the resort town of Pattaya off the Bangkok highway. Unlike its famous sister—Siam Country Club’s Old Course, which hosted last year’s $1.3 million Honda LPGA Thailand event after a complete redesign by the pair—the Plantation Course is somewhat unique in the Land of Smiles: a public facility open to all those with a certified handicap of 36 or less. Available since April, the courses—defined by the Sugar Cane, Tapioca and Pineapple nines—roll across undulating terrain and are characterized by their formidable bunkering and slick, highly contoured greens. Dastardly false fronts and 42
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beautifully sculptured collection areas (not unPinehurst like) make this a true championship test, while the nattily-appointed clubhouse affords panoramic views of the Gulf of Thailand. Conditioning has so far proved exemplary, with the Bermuda Ultradwarf greens routinely running in excess of 11 on the stimpmeter. The courses’ Paspalum fairways, meanwhile, ensure that great lies are the order of the day. Shorter hitters beware: even from the standard white tees the course measures close to 6,900 yards. A stiff test it might be but, our own Kau Sai Chau aside, there can’t be many better public courses on the continent. Amphor Banglamung, Chonburi Yardage: 11,133. Par: 108 (27 holes) Architect: Schmidt-Curley Design Contact: +66/38-909600; www.siamcountryclub.com Cost: 3,530-4,030 Baht (approx HK$820-940), including cart and caddie fees Getting There: 90 minutes from Bangkok International Airport WWW.HKGA.COM
Vilhelm Von Sydow (72) Sibo Yan (74) Tommy Shiu (67 C/B) Mark Harris (67)
Chairman’s Cup 18 May Winner: Runner-up:
SK Tse (43 points) Mike Brown (40 points C/B)
Captain’s Cup 21 June Gross Winner: Gross Runner-up: Nett Winner: Nett Runner-up:
Adrian Leung (75) Sibo Yan (76) Jackson Chu (70) Patrick Tam (71)
Chairman’s Cup 21 June Winner: Runner-up:
Jeremy Tang (33 points) Andrew Nowak (32 points)
Ladies Events May Stableford 21 May Division 1 Winner: Division 1 Runner-up: Division 2 Winner: Division 2 Runner-up:
Lydia Mak (36 points) Diana Ting (32 points) Lily Lau (39 points) Kanako Tankaka (35 points C/B)
Summer Cup 11 June Winner: First Runner-up: Second Runner-up:
Haj Wilcox (34 points) Sunny Kang (31 points C/B) Diana Ting (31 points)
Summer Plate 11 June Winner: First Runner-up: Second Runner-up:
Marsha Ko (34 points) Akiko Harada (33 points C/B) Chikako Yabe (33 points)
June Stableford 18 June Division 2 Winner: Division 2 Runner-up:
Fumiko Kataoka (30 points) Peggy Wong (27 points)
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HKPGA Order of Merit
Leg 2, The Jockey Club KSC Public Golf Course, North Course 27-28 May 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6=
David Freeman Wong Woon-man Derek Fung Lee Man-lok Grant Gibson Dominque Boulet Tang Man-kee 8. Eric Ma 9. Steven Lam (A) 10= Danny Kan Brad Schadewtiz Andrew Good Sung Hang-man
73-67 70-71 74-68 73-70 70-74 68-77 75-70 74-73 72-76 71-79 75-75 76-74 76-74
140 141 142 143 144 145 145 147 148 150 150 150 150
Ladies Division 1. Joann Hardwick 2= Betty Ng Elsa Tang Melody Chan 5. Florence Yuen
77-82 83-80 83-80 83-80 81-86
159 163 163 163 167
Seniors Division 1. Tang Shu-wing 2. Stanley Leung 3= Michael Kan Fred Morales 5. Alex Tang
73-75 78-73 76-80 78-78 81-77
148 151 156 156 158
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Siam swing: muscular bunkering and ornamental water features are the obvious hazards to avoid on the Plantation Course.
Captain’s Cup 18 May Gross Winner: Gross Runner-up: Nett Winner: Nett Runner-up:
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