Udon Thani Golf Society

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29TH May 2015 UBOLRAT Dam Results
Another hot day for our regular Friday round at Ubolrat with 6 players at tee off.
Course needs a bit of work as fairways could do with a cut and the greens far too slow(at least that is my story).
Our overall scores were poor which might have reflected on the course conditions, or maybe the extent of the heat.
Tony Jones recovered from a poor start though to have 19 points on the back nine even after only scoring a point on the 17th and 18th holes. His 32 points overall however was enough to win the day from Chuck Mc Morris with 30 points.
Tony also won the Closest to the pin on the 12th par 3 hole narrowly from Peter Hellery.
Other scores were ,Peter Hellery 29,Terry Aston, Trevor Edge & Denni Price 28,

Udon Golf Society Medal Round this coming Monday 1st June at Srithani.
It is a Thai holiday so please be at the course by 7 15am for a 7 30am sharp tee off.

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1st June 2015 Udon Golf Society Medal Round
Once again very hot conditions at Srithani Forest Golf Course this morning as 8 of us teed off for the June Medal Round.
The evidence of a huge tournament was everywhere on the course but no effect on our play. Fairways average and greens on the slow side but fair to all.
Scores were overall excellent considering it was a Medal Round with William Chang 70 Nett winning the day from Rex King 71.
No one from the group managed to hit the greens on the 10th of the 17th par 3 holes.
Overall Scores-William Chang 70,Rex King 71,Peter Hellery 74,
Terry Aston, Bent Knudsen75,Tony Jones 78,Graham Firth 79 and Chuck McCormick 81.
Wednesday for any members who are up for it we will be teeing off at
7 30am at Wing 23 and 8 30am Friday at Ubolrat.

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3rd June 2015 Udon Golf Mid week Round at Wing 23.
Terrific weather this morning at Wing 23 as 8 of us teed off for our mid week Udon Golf Round.
Sports Day so Green/Caddy fees at discounted rates which is a bargain as the course is in ok condition.
Scores- Terry Aston 36,Ari Jylha 33,Tony Jones 32,William Chang & Graham Firth 30,Jerald Sawyer 24,Peter Hellery 22. Guest Jim Leatherland.
Closest to the Pin on the par 3 15th went to Graham Firth.
Friday 8 30am Tee off at Ubolrat Dam is scheduled, be there by 8 15am please for the draw.

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5th June 2015 Ubolrat Dam Friday Competition Results.
Once again extremely hot conditions this morning when we teed off at Ubolrat Dam. The heat no doubt contributed to a few not turning up but regardless it was an ok round with the course in reasonable condition. Greens being worked on though which made it difficult to assess the speed on some of them but it was fair to all.
Results- Ari Jylha won the day on a count back from Terry Aston as both had 35 point rounds. Other scores; Tony Jones 30,Denni Price 29,Chuck Mc Cormick 28,Peter Hellery 26,Graham Firth 25.
Closest to the Pin on the Par 3, 5th hole went to Terry Aston.
Monday Udon Golf Society Round will tee off at 8 am, please be there by 7 45 am for the draw.
Wednesday will most probably be at Wing 23 for a 7 30am Tee Off.
Contact Graham Firth 0885119429 or Peter Hellery 0898752119 to confirm if you're interested in joining them.
Friday will be at Ubolrat for an 8 30am tee off.

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JUNE 2015 IFGG RESULTS.
Our June IFGG round concluded today at Ubolrat Dam following the first day at Singha Pk.
Graham Firth with a first round score of 38 points teed off as favorite but as has been the case in many IFGG rounds the leader has not always gone on to win the overall competition.
Peter Hellery with 34 points yesterday put in a consistent effort today, to score 38 Stable ford points with only Chuck Mc Cormick recording a plus 30 points score from the rest of the group with 34.
Conditions were not easy with high temperature plus high humidity taking its toll on most members.
Scores today were; Peter Hellery 36,Chuck Mc Cormick 34,Denni Price & Rex King 29,
Terry Aston 28,Graham Firth 26,Gordon Caygill 24.
Closest to the Pin on 3 par 3 holes went to Rex King, Chuck Mc Cormick & Denni Price.
Peter Hellery with a Total of 70 points won the June Competition narrowly from
Chuck Mc Cormick 69 in second with Graham Firth in third with 64 points.
Highlight of the 2 day Comp was Chuck Mc Cormicks first ever Hole in One on the Par 3 13th at Singha Pk.
Once again a successful 2 days of Golf and Social interaction for our IFGG Members was achieved.
Udon Golf society round at Srithani this Monday at 8am tee off.

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Hows Graham with the head of blond hair...lol

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Our Pinky is doing very well thanks.

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22nd June 2015 Udon Golf Society Results.
Very warm conditions as usual greeted us as we teed off this morning at Srithani Forest Golf Course. A good roll up in spite of the heat and humid conditions which was pleasing.
With the USGA 4th day in progress from 2am it was certainly a toss up whether to play or watch the exciting conclusion with so many in contention.
In spite of the hot conditions the overall form with a couple of exceptions was excellent with Ari Jylha 41 points, Paul Samme 38 and Tony Jones 37 blitzing the field.
Ari who had 25 points at the half looked early to be heading for a record Stable ford score.
Closest to the Pin on the par 3, 8th hole also went to Ari who had a day to remember on the course.
Wednesday at Victory Pk for any interested a few of us will be teeing off at 8 30am. Feel free to join us if you are up for it as according to those who have played there lately the course is in excellent condition.

Friday our regular Ubolrat Round with an 8 30am tee off.

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24th June 2015 Udon Golf, Victory Pk Round Results.
Fabulous weather today on an equally fabulous Victory Pk Golf Course in Nong Kai as 6 of us teed off early this morning.
Some of us had not played the course for months and were pleasantly surprised at how the course looked. Fair to say the course in its current state is not a poor relative to Singha Pk, in fact it may overall be in better condition and at Sports Day rates less expensive.
Our overall scores reflected this with an extremely tight finish to conclude the 18 hole Stable ford Round.
Peter Hellery though snatched the win with 35 points from Gordon Caygill and Terry Aston on 34,Ian Barrett and Ari Jylha 33, an Tony Jones 32.
Gordon as well as finishing second also won the Closest to the Pin on the Par 3 16th hole.
Friday Ubolrat 8 30am Tee Off for those interested.

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26th June 2015 Udon Golf, Ubolrat Dam, Friday Competition Results.
Perfect weather again as we teed off at 8 30am this morning at Ubolrat. Course in excellent condition and with the fairways cut the course became a touch shorter than usual.
Although only 7 in number due to so many being away it was an enjoyable round with lots of friendly banter.
Chuck Mc Cormick who has been in top form recently looked as though he was in for a size able handicap cut early on the back nine. Some of his low running shots earned him appropriate sledging from the group as he was really doing it so easy.
Chuck finished up winning the day with 36 points although he was disappointed with a blob on the 18th when he it had looked like a 40 point round was imminent.
Terry Aston with 34 finished second with Paul Samme 31 in third, Tony Jones 30 points, Denni Price and Peter Hellery both with 27. Trevor Edge injured completed the round under physical duress with 19.
Chuck Mc Cormick won the Closest to the pin on the par 3- 14th, by an inch completing a most successful day.

Monday at Srithani Forest 8 am tee off for our regular Udon Society Stable ford round.

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29th June 2015 Udon Golf Society Results
Another great day on the Srithani Forest Golf course with the weather much kinder than the previous months. Still darn hot but not as oppressive which certainly makes for an easier round physically.
The fairways are much harder now due to limited watering and the word Rough is certainly an understatement as the weeds/grass on some holes is up to 2 feet in height. Greens though are generally ok.
Ian Barrett with a superb 42 points 19/23 won the day even with 5 one point holes. 2 Birdies though somewhat compensated as well as 7 pars.
Tony Jones finished second with an impressive 39 points, including 8 pars let himself down from a great score by blobbing 2 of the par 5 holes. Jereld Sawyer with 34 points finished 3rd.
Closest to the Pin on the par 3, 3rd hole went to Terry Aston.
Other Scores- Paul Samme & Rex King 33,Terry Aston & Gordon Caygill 32,Peter Hellery 30.
Next Monday 8 am tee off at Srithani will be our July Medal Round.

This Wednesday July 1, for those who are interested to join us it is an 8 30am Tee Off at Victory Pk in Nong Khai.

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1st July 2015 Udon Golf Victory Park Results.
38/40 degrees on the Victory Pk Golf Course today which surprisingly did not feel as hot as when we play Srithani many Mondays at a lower temperature. There was quite a bit of wind around which might have made it feel cooler than it actually was though.
The Course was again in wonderful condition, the greens may have been a touch slow but they were consistent. The Management are now upgrading the rough so there is quite a lot of unmarked GUR that you can legally get relief from.
Jereld Sawyer with a birdie on the 18th snatched a win on count back from Terry Aston who had the same score being 35 points.
Ian Barrett did not produce his 42 point super form of Monday but still had a consistent 32 points with Tony Jones 30 and Gordon Caygill 28 completing the field.
Terry Aston won the Closest to the Pin on the 16th Par 3 hole.
The condition of Victory Pk at this time is in my opinion the best of all the Courses in Isaan. Amazingly there were only a few groups on the course today even though it was Sports Day.
If the Management of the Course were pro active and came up with Specials they would draw far more players from Udon Thani.

This coming Friday 3rd an 8 30am Tee off at Ubolrat for our regular group.

Next Monday 6th July 8am Tee off for our July Medal Round.

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3rd July 2015 Udon Golf, Ubolrat Friday Results.
Hot, hot and hotter today at Ubolrat as we teed off for our regular Friday Round. At times through the round the wind blew in a gush of heat as though someone had just opened a furnace up.
Our overall low scores reflected the effect the heat had on maintaining concentration throughout the round as
Chuck Mc Cormick won the day with only 34 points. Tony Jones with 32 finished in second.
Tony and Chuck also won the two closest to the pin par 3 holes to complete a successful day for them both.
Other Scores; Terry Aston 31,Graham Firth 30,Ian Barrett 27,Paul Samme 25,Denni Price 23,Peter Hellery 19.
Monday 6th 8am tee off at Sri thani for our July Medal Round.

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Udon Golf Society July 2015 Medal Round Results
Another hot humid day at Srithani as 10 of our members teed off for our July Medal Round.
The course had been partially watered but the fairways were still hard and dry and will be the same until the rain finally comes to break the current drought.
The Dams are getting close to the lowest level for years which does not augur well for water supply in Udon.
Ian Barrett who departs this coming Wednesday for 2 months brought his A game to the course as did Graham Firth to tie with 72 net. Ian however winning the Medal Round on count back.
Tony Jones grabbed 3rd spot on count back from Terry Aston, both recording 76 points net.
Other scores were; Gordon Caygill & Jereld Sawyer 79,
Chuck Mc Cormick 80, Ari Jylha 81,Rex King 83,Peter Hellery 84.
Closest to the Pin on the Par 3 hole went to Rex King.

Wednesday 8th Victory Pk 8 30am tee off for any interested.

Friday 10th Ubolrat for 8 30am tee off.

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10th July 2015 Udon Golf Ubolrat Friday Results.
Slightly cooler and less humid conditions at Ubolrat Dam Course this morning.The rain had an effect with the course probably taking some of the run that had been possible the previous week.
A determined Tony Jones recovered from what could have been a disastrous start to record 34 points for the win.Self imposed pressure the last 4 holes threatened to rob him of his chances but he held strong for 6/2 points on the 18th.
Trevor Edge light heartedly suggested Tony had been protecting his handicap the last 4 holes.
Paul Samme 33 points pipped Graham Firth on countback to finish 2nd.
Tony Jones and Trevor Edge won the 2 Closest to the pin par 3 holes, both just narrowly over Paul Samme.
Other Scores; Chuck Mc Cormick 30,Denni Price 29,Trevor Edge 27,Terry Aston & Peter Hellery both disappointing 25 points.

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF TEE OFF TIME
Udon Golf Society Round Monday 13th
8 30am Tee off.

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13th July 2015 Udon Golf Society Results.
Very humid conditions this morning at Srithani as 11 members teed off in our regular Monday Society Stable ford Round.
Rain threatened but fortunately in spite of the dark clouds it held off.
The course needs a good cut but at least with a bit of rain lately the fairways were not as dry.
There were some excellent scores highlighted by Gordon Caygill's
41 points to win the day. Tony Jones also impressive with 39 points to finish second from Chuck Mc Cormick, who grabbed third position on count back from Paul Samme, both on 37 points.
Ari Jylha and Chuck Mc Morris won the two closest to the pin on the par 3 holes.
Other scores; Ari Jylha 36,Peter Hellery & Jereld Sawyer 35,Rex King 32,Graham Firth & Terry Aston 29,Gary Parks 28.
Pleasing to have Gary Parks out playing following his persistent injury, his 28 points after so long out would be heartening for him.
Next Round will be Ubolrat Friday 17th for an 8 30am tee off.
Handicaps- Following lengthy discussion it has been decided to continue as previous with handicap adjustments made on the result of each official round. You may not receive the full spread sheet each time but you will be advised of any change that affects your handicap for your next round of competition.
Terry Aston- Organizer

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17th July 2015 Udon Golf -Ubolrat Friday Results.
Once again humid conditions at Ubolrat this morning as we teed off for our regular Friday round. Ground staff have watered the fairways extensively due to the lack of rain in the area and with no cutting of the grass the course played a touch longer.
Tony Jones embraced his handicap being cut this past week and played to his new hccp to win the day with 36 points. Graham Firth rose to the challenge on the last hole to par it and record 34 points to finish second. Trevor Edge with a sound finish on the last few holes finished third with 33 points..
Closest to the Pin on the 5th and 12th holes went to Trevor Edge and Paul Samme.
Other Scores- Terry Aston 32,Denni Price 31,Paul Samme 29, Peter Hellery 27.

Udon Golf Society this Monday 20th with an 8 30am tee off.

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20th July 2015 Udon Golf Society Results.
According to the UK Members of our Society, this morning's wet conditions at Srithani Golf Forest was normal for them. Light rain fell the first 9 holes then lightly for most of the back nine. The course was soaked but still playable and scores in spite of the conditions were excellent.
Numbers were down, no doubt due to the conditions so 7 members in attendance was probably not too bad.
Ari Jylha with 23 points on the front nine looked set for a huge handicap drop but the Golf Gods (or was it Ari) intervened and assisted in him only totaling 37 points after 18 holes.
Graham Firth 36 and Tony Jones 35 also had great rounds to finish in 2nd and 3rd spots.
Other Scores- Gary Parks (making real progress) 32,Peter Hellery 30 and Terry (I hate wet conditions) Aston had an abysmal 24 points.
July IFGG 2 day competition at Singha Park and Ubolrat this coming Wed/Thursday.

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23rd July 2015 IFGG Results.
A few members struggled this morning following our Singha Round yesterday and our regular post match get together last night.
Not unusual though as our social interaction is as important as the Golf rounds we partake in.
The Ubolrat Course does not rate with Singha Pk and the greens in particular emphasize this. The weather today was more humid than yesterday and distance was affected, although that could have also been a result of the physical state of our guys on the second day.
Rex King not surprisingly came through today with 34 points to win the Stable ford round. Extremely tight competition for the second position with Tony Jones, Gordon Caygill and Denni Price all on 31 points. On Count back Tony finished second with Gordon in third.
Closest to the Pin on the par 3 holes went to Tony Jones and Paul Samme.
Overall Winner of the July 2 day event was narrowly won by 1 point by Rex King with 66 points with Denni Price, Gordon Caygill and Tony Jones all locked together with 65 points.

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27th July 2015 Udon Golf Society Round
Humid and cloudy skies this morning at Srithani but the rain held off during our regular Monday Society Round.
Course played ok after all the rain we have had but now as a result of the break the fairways and rough are badly in need of a cut.
When you can hit the ball as long as Jereld Sawyer though you escape and diversity with the course conditions. His 42 points today was nothing less than spectacular according to those who played in his group.
Gordon Caygill continued his consistent form to card 37 points to come second, Peter Hellery 32 points finished third.
Closest to the Pin on the 2 par 3 holes went to "Lucky Tony Jones" and Gordon Caygill.
Other scores; Chuck Mc Cormick, Terry Aston & Rex King 31,
Graham Firth 30,Gary Parks 28,Tony Jones 26,Per Hansen 22.
Ubolrat this Friday 8 30am Tee Off.

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31st July 2015 Udon Golf/Ubolrat Friday Round
A good roll up this morning at Ubolrat for our regular Friday round.
Per Hansen back from Argentina, Gary Parks from injury and Gene Coffman all made welcome returns.
Rain threatened and but for a light drizzle occasionally it did not have a lot of effect. The course has had quite a bit of rain overnight which certainly resulted in minimum run. Overall though it was a pleasant day on the course.
Paul Samme 35 points won the day from Gene Coffman 34 in second and Denni Price 33 in third position.
Paul Samme and Per Hansen won the two closest to the pin awards on the 12th and 14th holes.
Other Scores; Terry Aston 31,Graham Firth 30,Per Hansen 29,Gary Parks 28,Tony Jones 27 ,Chuck Mc Cormick 24,Peter Hellery 20.
Udon Golf Society August Medal Round this Monday at Srithani.
Please arrive b y 8 15am for the Draw, tee off commences at 8 30am.

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3rd August 2015 Udon Golf Society Medal Round
The weather was extremely kind to our Udon Society members this morning as the forecast of rain and thunderstorms did not eventuate.
With the recent steady rain though that had fallen the course played much longer for us short hitters.
No coincidence then that our longest hitting member Jereld Sawyer came up trumps with 75 points to win the day.
Tony Jones was second on a count back with 76 points over Terry Aston who finished third.
Other Scores; Graham Firth 77,Chuck McCormick 78,Peter Hellery & Rex King 79,Paul Samme 80,Joe McGowan 84, Gary Parks 85.
Jereld also won the only Closest to the Pin on the par 3 8th hole.
Good to have Joe Mc Gowan back for a round and also new member Wayne Benson.
Ubolrat this Friday 8 20am balls in the hat and 8 30am tee off.

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7th August 2015 Udon Golf- Ubolrat Scores.
Although we experienced no rain at Ubolrat this morning the course conditions were among the worst we have experienced for some time. Fairways were in most cases soft and soaked with balls easily plugged. The greens however ok and well prepared for the Tournament to commence on Saturday.
8 of us teed off at 8 30am,fortunately avoiding the Thai golfers who were playing practice rounds.
Tony Jones on the eve of his departure although accused of handicap protecting (lol)won the day with 35 points, closely followed in second by Trevor Edge with 34 points. Terry Aston finished third with 33 points.
Other Scores; Paul Samme 30,Deni Price 26,Peter Hellery 24,Chuck Mc Cormick N/R.
Closest to the Pin on the Par 3 5th went to Denni Price.

Udon Golf Society Stable ford Round this Monday at Srithani Forest Golf Course 8 20 am for draw and 8 30am Tee off.

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10th August 2015 Udon Golf Society Results
Hot humid conditions this morning at Srithani for our weekly Society Round. Course starting to get back to scratch with the fairways being cut for the first time in a week or so due to the amount of rain that had fallen. Greens still in need of some work though to improve their overall consistency.
Numbers down at this stage with quite a few of our members overseas or working off shore which is not unusual for Expats here in Thailand.
Terry Aston 35 points won the day narrowly from Rex King 33 in second and Peter Hellery third with 29 points. Overall though scores were quite low.
Other Scores; Gary Parks 26,Joe Mc Gowan 25,Gordon Caygill 24.

Handicap Adjustments- Gary Parks now playing off 17 (16.5)

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14th August 2015 Ubolrat Results
Excellent conditions at the Ubolrat Golf Course today considering they had a major tournament this past week with 250 plus players.
Our numbers down due to many members being overseas of offshore working. Regardless though it was a pleasurable round with the normal amount of banter.
Scores; Terry Aston 32,Trevor Edge 31,Per Hansen 30,Peter Hellery &Denni Price 22.
Terry Aston won both Closest to the pin on the par 3, 5th and 12th holes.