Udon Golf Ubolrat Results 5th Sept 2014
7 members teed off yesterday at Ubolrat fortunately with the weather not impacting on their round. Preferred lies was required though due to the amount of rain that had fallen over the previous days.
Denni Price back to top form with 36 points just pipped Graham Firth 34 points with Peter Hellery in third spot with 31.
Gary Parks joined the group for the round which was most appreciated.With many of our regulars due back soon we should get a larger field in the coming weeks.

Ubolrat Friday Round Results 12th September 2014
9 happy punters turned up at Ubolrat today. As there had been little rain we played 'ball as it lies'. Results were as follows:
Winner: Denni Price, 33 points
2nd: Graham Firth, 31 points
3rd: Peter Hellery, 30 points
Nearest the pins were won by David Exley and Chuck McCormick.

September IFGG UK Cup Stroke 2 day competition commences tomorrow at Singha Park in Khon Kaen. Unfortunately there is still quite a few members away or injured but with Denni Price back to top form and Rex individual loving the wide open Singha Course competition will be tough.
Second day will be at Ubolrat Dam course on Wednesday where form is generally dependent on who behaves themselves following the first days completed round.

SEPTEMBER 2014 IFGG UK TROPHY STROKE ROUND.
Sept 16
A good roll up of 9 turned up today for our Stroke UK Trophy round at Singha Pk this morning.
The later time slot was accepted well by all members.
It was decided to play the ball as it lay which in hindsight was probably wrong due to the soft fairways. As a result the majority of balls that landed in the fairways had mud on them.
Rain and thunderstorms that had been forecast fortunately did not eventuate.
David Exley won the day narrowly with 71 points net from Tony Jones 72 in second and Rex individual 73 points in 3rd.
Rex individual also won both closest to the pin holes.
We had a Putting competition pre tee off with Chuck McCormick first up destroying the comp with a 70 foot second putt. Fair to say the rest of us were somewhat demoralized after this.
Most enjoyable night out in Khon Kaen with an excellent dinner at Di Dine Restaurant followed by a few drinks (or more for some) at the nearby local bars.
Sept 17 Wednesday at 8am we all gathered at the Blue Bar for an excellent breakfast that I am sure will now be a regular routine as it ensures everyone a good meal and better prepared for the round to follow.
We booked a 9 30am time slot to tee off which again proved to be a wise choice. The course has had quite a bit of work on it especially the fairways and this was much improved from our last round there. The rough still needs work and the greens recently sanded although ok would only rate a 7 for quality.
As has been the case for the past 3 years the second day usually finds quite a few out, and when you add that it was the more difficult Stroke round this is more evident.
Rex individual though handled the course and the wind with ease and won the day with 74 nett from Denni Price on 78 with Terry Aston in 3rd on countback with 82.
Denni Price also won both of the par 3 Closest to the Pin awards.
Overall 2 day winner and recipient of the 2014 IFGG UK Trophy went to Rex individual with 147 points.

Ubolrat Friday Round Results 19th September 2014
Nine of us turned up today at Ubolrat with John Ward making a welcome return albeit to ride in the cart with Deni.
Course and conditions were prefect although a touch hot with us teeing off an hour later than usual at 9 30am.
No need to play anything but Play as it lies with the drier fairways providing more run than any other occasion in the past 4 months.
Jeff Barnes won the day with 32 points with Joe Mc Gowan on 30 points coming in second.
No doubt most of us playing three of the last four days at Singha and Dancoon in our IFGG competition had an effect on the lower scores.
Scotty and Deni won the two closest to the pin holes.
Udon Society Round at Srithani this Monday with tee off time at
9 15am for those interested.

Udon Golf Society Round Results Monday 22nd September 2014

A good roll up of 10 players rolled up today for our new tee off time of 9 15am at Srithani Forest Golf Course.

Light rain fell for the whole round but the course was still in good enough condition for us to play the ball as it lay except if one had mud on it. That however in the 3 ball I played in did not occur.

New members Jerald and Jan Svensen, plus the return of former member Jock Fleming added to our group and we look forward to them continuing with us.

The Lucky Bandit, Tony Jones, the best player on the planet playing off a 22 hccp (lol) won the day with a 22 point front nine followed up with a 15 point back to record 37 points. Jovial Joe Mc Gowan came in second with 33 points followed by Rex individual in 3rd with 32.
This Wednesday we will be at Victory Pk for a 9 15am Sports Day Tee off for those who would like to join us.

Terry Aston

Organizer.

UBOLRAT Dam Udon Golf Friday Results 26th September 2014
A good roll up of 10 teed off early at Ubolrat this morning. The Ryder Cup commencing on TV at 1 30pm forced the earlier start.
Course was very damp under foot due to the amount of rain that had fallen the past few days. This certainly added to the length of some of the holes when there was minimal run.
Graham Firth fresh from his Golf trip to Las Vegas was on fire on the front nine with 23 points and added 14 more on the back nine to win the day with 37 points. Trevor Edge survived a fair amount of sledging to result in his second spot with 34 points while Tony Jones came in third with 33.
Chuck Mc Morris and David Exley won the two closest to the pin holes.
Udon Society Round this Monday at Srithani with a 9 15am tee off.

Udon Golf Society Round Results 30th September 2014
Perfect weather, clear blue skies and the temperature reminding us that summer and really hot weather is not far away this morning.
A good roll up for today’s round with the course in quite good condition, even though the Ground staff had begun sanding the greens following yesterday’s tournament.
Graham Firth in very good touch at the moment won the day with 33 points with Rex individual 31 and Tony Jones 30 points just behind.
Tony and Graham also won the 2 closest to the pin on the par 3 holes.
Next week our Society Round will return to Monday 9 15am tee off.

Ubolrat Friday Udon Golf Results 3rd October 2014
Summer heat will soon be upon us we were reminded this morning as we teed off in our regular Friday round at Ubolrat Dam.
Course was still a touch soft underfoot which added to the humidity level. Most felt the effect of two days on the course and concentration was quite difficult for many to maintain.
We had nine in our group today and welcomed Bent Knudsen after quite a long absence from playing with us.
Preferred Lies was permitted again today but was rarely used, however due to the minimal run of our balls on the fairway it was necessary to be able to tee the ball up occasionally.
Tony Jones with 32 points won the day narrowly from a much improved performance by Peter Hellery who snatched second place from Rex individual both with 31 points on count back.
Bent Knudsen and Terry Aston won the two closest to the par 3 pin holes.
Terrific 2 days of golf an social interaction for those of us who stayed over last night at the Araya Motel after our Texas Scramble round..

Next Udon Society Round this coming Monday 6th October 9 15am tee off at Srithani.

Unfortunately today we learned of the passing in the UK of one of our Golfing buddies and very good friend Richard Feltham. Richard has suffered the effects of cancer and all the treatment the past 2 years. His courage and ability to maintain a positive outlook even when facing the end was admirable.

No one loved their life style here in Thailand more than Richard, he was one of our first members of the Isaan Farang Golf Group and until his illness was a regular at all of our fixtures in Khon Kaen.

Richard was a good man and a great mate to many of us. His friendly approachable style was always there to see and he will be missed by all those who had contact with him.

His legacy to those who knew him is his never say die attitude and his love of mateship.

RIP Richard Feltham,you were much loved and respected.

Udon Golf Society Round at Srithani Golf Course 6th October 2014
Temperature today was milder than of late as we teed off at Srithani this morning.
Only 7 members in attendance, but good to welcome back Bob Strutt who made a return from his recent hip replacement operation.
The course had quite a bit of broken tree boughs an bush strewn across the fairways as a result of the storm last night. A large group of workers however were there early to get the course back in shape.
Rex individual 35 points and Graham Firth our most consistent golfers at this time with 35 and 34 points respectively easily won the days round.
Bob Strutt won the only Closest to the Pin on the par 3 hole.

Small field today at Ubolrat with the New Lucky aka Peter Hellery just pipped Tony Jones for the win with 31 points. Peter aside from his incredible luck lol putted brilliantly to record his second win for the week.
Denni Price won Closest to the Pin.

udonexp123 wrote:Unfortunately today we learned of the passing in the UK of one of our Golfing buddies and very good friend Richard Feltham. Richard has suffered the effects of cancer and all the treatment the past 2 years. His courage and ability to maintain a positive outlook even when facing the end was admirable.

No one loved their life style here in Thailand more than Richard, he was one of our first members of the Isaan Farang Golf Group and until his illness was a regular at all of our fixtures in Khon Kaen.

Richard was a good man and a great mate to many of us. His friendly approachable style was always there to see and he will be missed by all those who had contact with him.

His legacy to those who knew him is his never say die attitude and his love of mateship.

RIP Richard Feltham,you were much loved and respected.

Hi, I have just joined this forum to find out any info about Richard's passing. Does anyone know if Richard was a poster on the TeakDoor forum. We are trying to find out about a member there who has not been heard of for about 2-3 weeks and we are just wondering if he is one and the same. I would appreciate any info, thanks.

Yes Richard was a poster on the forum plus Teak Door.

UDON GOLF SOCIETY ROUND AT SRITHANI 13TH OCTOBER 2014
A good rollup this morning of 8 teed off at Sri Thani Golf Course in perfect conditions this morning.
Weather was fantastic and the fairways much improved. The greens were ok until they cored one of them during our back nine. One assumes they will cut back the rough shortly seeing the heavy rains seem to have ended now.
Tony Jones with 40 points blitzed the field and dropped closer to the handicap level he and the rest of us feel is appropriate for his skill. Graham Firth with 35 points beat Paul Samee on a count back for second place. The scores today overall where the closest for quite some time which suggests that the course condition has improved.
Peter Hellery or Mr Par 3 won both closest to the pin holes.
Next week most of the members will be in Kohn Kaen but we will post later in the week if there will be a Society Round on.

udonexp123 wrote:Yes Richard was a poster on the forum plus Teak Door.

Hi udonexp123, I've tried to find where I can send you a pm but can't find anything on your profile page, maybe I need to have more posts up.
Do you know what Richards username was on TeakDoor? If you would pm me and let me know to confirm who I think Richard was on TD, thank you.

I can answer most things relating to Richard as he was a good friend.

Victory Pk Results 13th October 2014
Fantastic weather and conditions today at Victory Pk for our regular Wednesday Comp.
Fairways and greens excellent,but if one wanted to be super critical it was only the bunkers that perhaps could be regarded as not up to scratch.
Graham Firth aka Mr Consistent had a great round to win the day with 39 points just narrowly from Jerald with 38 points. Graham also won the only Closest to the pin prize for our par 3 hole.
Scores. Graham Firth 39,Jerald 38,Terry Aston 36,Peter Hellery 35,Rex individual 34,Tony Jones 31.

Udon Golf Society round is cancelled for this Monday the 20th October but will resume Monday 27th at Srithani Golf Course with a 9 15am tee off.

October 2014 IFGG Results
Tuesday 21 Ubolrat.
Nine of us teed up on Tuesday which included guest players Jan Svensen and Paul Samee.
Course was in good condition and with the Player of the Year points tight there was a good competitive feel among the group.
Paul Samee with 34 points won the day but closely followed by Peter Hellery, Denni Price and Jan Svensen on 33 points. With Graham Firth and Tony Jones on 31 as well, Wednesdays round promised to be a ripper.
Jan Svensen and Paul Samee won the 2 closest to the pin on the par 3 holes.
Terry Aston for the first time in 2 years snatched the Crazy hat with a measly 20 points from Chuck Mc Cormick which of course ensured Terry got a well-deserved ribbing.
Wednesday 22nd Singha Pk.
Chuck, Terry and Denni teed off first, followed by Graham, Tony and Trevor with the leaders Peter, Paul and Jan in the last group.
The course was in good condition but still far too wet as they always seem to over water the fairways. We played Preferred Lies as a result as mud on one’s ball was almost the situation from each shot.
Scores were high with 4 players in the buffer zone but Peter Hellery 36 points displaying his best form for the year just nipped Trevor Edge also on 36 points on a count back. Graham Firth also gained 3rd spot on a count back with 34 points from Paul Samee.
Terry Aston won the only Closest to the Pin prize on the par 3 hole.
Overall Winner for October went to Peter Hellery with a combined 69 points.
Chuck Mc Cormick snatched the Crazy Hat and Wooden spoon back from a somewhat nervous Terry Aston lol.
As a result the Player of the Year Award is still wide open with most still in the calculation with only our November 2 day Cup Stroke rounds to play.
Kosa Hotel-We tried the Kosa Hotel this trip but was disappointed as the main reason we went there was to be able to have a swim after our round. Getting removed from the pool pre 4 pm was a negative as frankly paying 600 baht more compared to Phantipa is a waste.