On 2 Sep 2023 the Pattaya CC golf enthusiasts, their buddies, some newbies and gamers from the Our Golf Gang (OGG), ventured onto the Kwan 9-hole golf course in order to raise funds for the PCC net center.
The occasion had actually been arranged by Trevor Moolman and Reds Liddel, with help from Clive Rogerson, Crunch Christie, and Simon Philbrook, and assistance in the type of raffle rewards from the Wilderness Bar and Paddy’s Bar both at Mabprachan Lake. The 35 gamers were arranged into 4-ball matches with 2 rounds on the 9-hole course with nearby the pin competitors at the 2 nd, 5 th and 8 th holes and a Difficulty the Pro throughout the water at the 7 th The Pro was Jamie Sturley who won most, however not all of the obstacles.
The occasion began with a putt-off on the 9 th hole which was won by Andy Rich from OGG and the runner up was Martin Woodall. Afterwards, the gamers shot-gunned to their beginning tees and started to take on the infamously tough course, helped by a number of beers. The majority of the pins are 80 to 200 lawns in length, however it was narrow with lots of trees and bunkers, so gamers needed to be on their metal. The winners of the day were a group of the most skilled gamers with reputable handicaps of 10 or two, particularly Simon Philbrook, Gavin Perfect, John and Mike, who completed 14 under with 2 eagles and 10 birdies. The runners up were a mix group of PCC and OGG gamers, Bob, Animal, Scoie and Woody, who completed with 11 under having actually struck 2 eagles and 7 birdies. Third was another OGG group of Robyn, John G, Ron and Andy with 10 under, all from birdies. Closest the pin winners were Bryan Bowman on the 2 nd, Wan on the 5 th and Gavin Perfect on the 8 th
After the 2 rounds there was lunch at the clubhouse, a reward offering, a raffle and a vote of thanks for the help offered by Kwan Golf and the organisers. Lastly, there was a fines session for penalizing naughty behaviour on the course and the typical things like air-shots, holes-in-one, being extremely high or extremely brief, passing away one’s hair and using outrageous clothing and so on. It was a day of tough golf, and terrific enjoyable among fantastic business. It is hoped that the occasion will be duplicated next year.
