Fun Golf With Fun Golfers In Pattaya - Tuesdays 8am Breakfast,

[Bob4you 0]

Not many big hearted guys like Mick around, he even shows up when healing from a motorbike injury for Tuesday Fun Golf, hires a buggy, hobbles around and sometimes treats his caddy to join him as he cheers us on from the fringes wanting to play but following Dr's orders for a couple of more weeks.

[Bob4you 0]

Report from group C and pictures of the winners. Group C consisted of Bob, Mini, Canada Ken and a visitor from the US named Harry. He is in the US navy but was exposed to Thailand via Cobra Gold a few years back. He has been to Thailand 3 times but never brought his clubs so opted to come out and "play a round" differently than the other time he came and played around. He as a good golfer admitting only that his best game was 81 and he hit that twice but is usually happy with a 95+-. Well he taught us a few things on Tuesday by winning group C handily. Going into the last hole he was 4 points ahead of second place so was assured of the win. A good sport and vowed to come back next Tuesday to give us a chance to get even.

 

If you want to have fun playing golf come out and join us on Tuesdays and don't take life and the game too seriously.

 

So this week's winners were Steven, Harry and Rabbi.

[derycolin 1]

Another day of fun golf was has by all .......... even by the ones who did not win this week !

[Bob4you 0]

Notice, no golf this Tuesday as it is a holiday and golf rates are B1200 for green fees instead of usual B400. We will play on Thursday this week only and back on Tuesday the following week.

Mahalo.

[bigmick 840]

Now it appears to have stopped rainning you are all invited to come join us for a fun day out

[sessachief 0]

Will there be an opportunity to play over the festive period 23rd Dec to 2nd Jan. I am certain my son in law and I would enjoy such an outing. Clearly we would need to hire all the gear, but I take it that would not be a problem !

[bigmick 840]

you are very welcome to plat with us, ti hire the gear is very easy , please pm hawaii bob and he can help you to hire the gear, he can also help you with transport etc , we look forward to seeing you soon, your very welcome

[fisherman194 702]

As no post for a month is this regular event still on?

[OzzieDaz 0]

I hope it is, its the sort of thing I'd want to be involved in in years to come.

[bigmick 840]

Ozzie And fisherman , sorry for the lack of posts , what with the holidays a few people have been away etc, but yes this is still on every tuesday and you are all welcome to come join us for a fun day out, generally the worst you can play is the better choice but if you want to play with good golfers you can do that also in our group, we have some good players and we have some awfull players but it dont matter one bit, when you want to play just pm me or hawaii bob and well give you more details that you want about transport etc

[Bob4you 0]

Some winners from December that did not get published as I was very busy, my apologies.

 

New topic started "Fun Golf 2009"

 

http://www.pattayatalk.com/forums/index.ph...=12&t=40903

[rabbi 0]

Well we are on the countdown for our monthly BBB Fun Golf Tournament on Friday 30th January.

 

We will be playing Bingo, Bango, Bongo Format. Rules will be posted at bar and handed out on day of tournament.

No handicap or stroke count used only the Bingo, Bango, Bongo scoring.

We will be leaving from Rabbi’s @ 8:45 sharp after breakfast with a tee time of approximately 10:00 am.

We will be playing Plataluang Navy Golf course on a PSC price of β 550 green fee + caddy fee, caddy tip and buggy fee (optional).

Awards, prizes and free finger food at Rabbi’s after. (4:30 pm approx. You must attend presentation to be eligible for a prize

Come have fun and learn how to play Bingo, Bango, Bongo.

 

 

Signup sheets are on the Fun Golf Notice board in Rabbi's Elephant Bar or contact Bob [08 105 15 030] or Rabbi [08 494 13 224]

 

No entry fee, only β 200 voucher purchase required prior to tee off. The voucher can be credited against your bar bill for up to 14 days at Rabbi’s Elephant Bar

Prizes

 

1st β1000*

2nd β 500*

3rd β 250*

[* double if more than 20 players]

 

Hole in 1 β 10,000

Albatross β 5000

Eagle β 1000

Birdie β 100

Chip in β 50

 

Meet for breakfast @ Rabbi’s Elephant Bar,

Soi Buakao @ 8:00 am

or at Plutaluang Navy Golf course @9:30

[rabbi 0]

As our intrepid coordinator “Hawaii Bob” was organising re-entry visas literally hours before he was due to depart for the Philippines 13 enthusiastic Bingo Bongo Bango golf players assembled at Plataluang Navy course to engage in the pre-tournament round of golf on West and North. Unfortunately your scribe was unable to play what with a bad back and an undying devotion to work at his bar but the results were inspiring and it is evident that a lot of effort has been put in by all of them to try and win the Fun Golf Tournament this Friday.

The results were:-

A Team

West North Total 1’s 2’s 3’s

Jim 7 9 16 1st 9 3 4

Skippy 7 5 12 2nd 2 6 4

John 3 3 6 4 2

Tony 7 4 11 3rd 3 3 5

Mick 3 6 9 4 3 2

 

B Team

Oregon Bob 6 13 19 1st 5 5 9

Jomo 4 2 6 4 1 1

John W. 9 7 16 2nd 5 7 4

Tim 6 7 13 3rd 4 5 4

 

C Team

Barb 7 7 14 2nd 7 4 3

Michigan Bob 3 8 11 3rd 4 3 4

Felix 5 4 9 1 5 3

Carmen 12 8 20 1st 6 6 8

 

Don’t forget the Tournament on Friday signup sheets in Rabbis Elephant Bar and it is filling up fast. Transport is available and there are golf clubs for rent at 200 Baht for the day and look at the prizes

1st β1000*

2nd β 500*

3rd β 250*

[* double if more than 20 players]

 

Hole in 1 β 10,000

Albatross β 5000

Eagle β 1000

Birdie β 100

Chip in β 50

 

We are meeting either at Rabbi’s Elephant Bar in Soi Buakhaus at 8 am or at the course of 930 am with presentations at 430 pm back at Rabbi’s.

To be eligible for a prize you must be at the presentation and although there is no entry fee is a 200 Baht voucher payable and available before tee-off that can be redeemed against your bar bin on Friday or within 14 days of the tournament. [they cannot be converted into cash nor is there any cash refund]

 

 

In case there are any doubts about the rules of B-B-B Golf they are printed below

Rules for Bingo Bango Bongo Golf

 

 

Definition: Bingo Bango Bongo is a points-based game that can be played by any number of players, from two up.

In Bingo Bango Bongo, three types of achievements are rewarded with a point. The first player in a group to get his ball on the green gets a point (bingo). The player in the group whose ball is closest to the pin once all balls are on the green gets a point (bango) and the player in the group who is first to hole out gets a point (bongo).

Add up the points at the end of the game, highest points wins.

Bingo Bango Bongo gives weaker players a chance to earn points because what matters is being first at something. For example, all members of the group tee off on a par-4. The player who hit the worst drive (farthest from the hole) plays first, and so has the first shot at winning the bingo point.

So too, with closest to the pin. The best players in the group are likely to be on the green in two (or three on a par-5), while the weakest players might be chipping. The closest-to-the-pin point is only earned once all balls are on the green, so the player who has hacked it up the fairway may be sitting just off the green and chipping - giving that player a great chance to pick up the bango point.

Because of these factors (and because the first person putting will be the one farthest from the hole), strict etiquette must be enforced. The player who is away always plays first.

[rabbi 0]

Fun Golf Tournament 30th of January 2009

 

What a great day was had at Plataluang Navy golf course yesterday!

 

The weather Gods were extremely kind to us and although at one stage in the afternoon it looked as though we might have been in for some rain it did not occur

 

We were blessed with cool breezes and a course in excellent condition given its past record. The renovations on the North course seem to have proved very successful with the exception of North 3 [ the par 3 on to the lighthouse green]. It was the Scribes hope that part of the renovation would have included the removal of the nam between the tee and the green but apparently this was not done and as usual the nam won two more balls from him.

 

After a recess in December it was pleasing to see 18 players roll up and they were split into five flights [ 3 x 4 balls and 2 x 3 balls] teeing off at 9:45 am from North and West simultaneously so that we all arrived back in the clubhouse within minutes of each other and olnly a couple of delays because National insertions of 6 & 5 ball groups. But atway it is Thailand!!

 

The presentations were due to take place at 4:30 pm at Rabbis Elephant Bar in Soi Buakhaus, Pattaya, but with the absence of Hawaii Bob in the Philippines the organisation and calculations was left to the Scribe and the announcements from the podium were delayed until five o’clock few a few embarrassing moments due to his lack of expertise.

 

After the initial announcement of prizes, in reverse order, it was realised after giving out the rewards that the first prize winner was not in attendance and therefore ineligible for the prize. With the speed of Yiddish lightning all the money was collected and recalculation and distribution come up with the following results

 

Bonus prizes were awarded to and for

 

Rick 1 birdie and 1 chip in

 

John W. 1 chip in

 

American Jim 1 birdie

 

As can be seen from the following results the competition was extremely keen and close and congratulations to the seven winners and congratulations also to all those who participated

 

Equal 1st place shared between PGS Tim and Damien

 

Equal 2nd place shared between Ray and Minnesota Bob

 

Equal 3rd place between Tony, Tim and Rick

 

 

 

The Scribe should have been awarded a wooden spoon for getting the lowest score but he blamed his bad back and lack of golf over the past two months and has warned everybody in the Pattaya Fun Golf and the Pattaya Golf Society that he is now back in action and raring to go.

 

Overall a very good day of fun golf under the “Bingo Bongo Bango” rules of golf was had by all with excellent and congenial company both on the course and back at the presentations.

 

Although the tournament has no entry fee and all prizes are sponsored directly by Pattaya Parrots [Hawaii Bob] and Rabbis Elephant Bar it was the intention to introduce a 200 Baht redeemable “Check Bin” voucher but this is being delayed until the next tournament the dates of which will be confirmed shortly but looks like being Friday the 27th of February once again at Plataluang.

 

Don't forget that we play B-B-B every Tuesday from Rabbi's Elephant Bar leaving after having breakfast at 8:30am. Transport & Hire Clubs can be arranged. Sign up sheets are at the bar so come along and enjoy some fun golf with nice people or if you want to play serious golf the Pattaya Golf Society under the direction of IPGC [R&A] also play out of the bar and information & sign up sheets are also available at Rabbi's

 

If you want more details contact Hawaii Bob on 0810515030 or Rabbi 0849413224 or even reply to this posting.

[samfreeland 64]

of corsair it's best to be a 7 hndcp and play a four on competition day. and clean up on prizes.but then we would call you a burglar. lol...

[rabbi 0]

FUN GOLF Tuesday 3rd Feb 2009

This scribe needs to get his priorities sorted out coz he keeps putting golf 2nd so didn't play Fun Golf this week "AGAIN" but I understand a good time was had by all who did.

 

There were 3 teams totalling 11 players and the winners were

 

A Team - Jomo 18 points

B Team - Damiem 23 points corrected to 17 when allowing for team players

C Team - John W 16 points

 

Hawaii Bob has apparently returned to Pattaya after an urgent trip to PI but at this time I have sighted him but am certain he will be available for next Tuesday's outing to Plataluang.

 

If you are wanting some Fun Golf come and play Bingo -Bongo -Bango with us it is Cheap & Fun!!

 

We meet at Rabbi's Elephant Bar at 8am for breakfast on Tuesdays leaving at 8:30am. Transport and Hire Clubs are available. Jjust sign up at the bar or contact Hawaii Bob on 0810515030 or Rabbi 0849413224

[Bob4you 0]

This topic has gotten too long so I started a new one here.

http://www.pattayatalk.com/forums/index.ph...mp;#entry621837