Summary of Events

Day 1 Royal Chiangmai Match Play pairs.
2 matches drawn, Issan won 4 matches, CM won 2 matches.
3 matches went to the last hole.
Nearest the Pins: Rick Layton & Jack Cooper

Day 2 Chiangmai Lamphun Social Scramble.
Winning Team - Scott Lumsden, Rick Layton, Bob Allen, Yung Beece - net 70
Runners-up - Mark Smith, Jim Catterson, Gordon Langtry, Dave Murray - 71
Again nice and close with only 3 strokes seperating the top 6 teams.
Nearest the Pins: Roger Mack & Tim Seitz

Day 3 Lanna Match Play singles.
Chiangmai won 7 matches & Issan won 6 matches.
With the 2 match lead by Issan on the first day this meant they won by 1 match.

However, after a late withdrawal by an Issan player on the night before the last match, the Issan Club insisted that the CM Club have a match by default which was accepted only after it was clear that the competition was a draw and that the Trophy would go back to Issan. This was treated as a grand gesture and was applauded by all.

Overall result - A Draw - even the nearest to the pins were split down the middle.

Highlights:
Shot of the Competition: Jeff Lincoln Lanna 1st hole - 2 metres sideways.
Biggest winning margin in a match: Royal 8 up with 7 to go - Gary Lyon & Roscoe Butler
Best Par Round: Lamphun Scramble 18 pars - Don Hendry, Gregg Gilbert, Craig Morriss & Gordon Bell
Best Individual round under par: Kevin Ward
Best attempted come back: Lanna 7 holes down to lose on last hole - Brendan Tanham
Best chip in for an Eagle but all too late: Lanna Andy Wroe.
Worst Finish: Lanna 4 holes up with 6 to go and lose - Scott Lumsden

Lanna Match Play singles 8 Nov

A perfect day for the final round of the competition. Clear Blue Skies and a slight breeze and the Lanna Course was looking in fine shape. 32 golfers enjoyed the day with 13 matches (one match had to be scratched due to a late withdrawal from the Issan Club) up for grabs and one social group at the tail end. The results are a true testimony to the fairness of the two competing clubs when the home side won 7 matches (local knowledge) and the Issan Club won 6 matches. Once again three matches went to the very last hole. All retired to the watering hole to compare their tales of woe or success.

Lamphun 4 Ball Scramble Wed 7 Nov

Almost perfect conditions with clear skys and a slight breeze made for and enjoyable day on one of the better courses in chiangmai. 35 golfers saw us one short for our nine groups but the Issan boys mostly preferred the course to Royal and were extremely happy to have played it. Close games again so the draw was considered a success although we had to swap Les out of his drawn team as he had a fall the night before and may have done in a rib or two (again). Only three shots seperated the top six teams with the winning team getting a net 70. Birdies were hard to get on the day by all concerned but Don Hendry's team couldn't believe coming in with 18 pars.
Results on the right and photos in the photo album.

Royal Match Play Pairs Tues 6 Nov

Nine groups of four survived the meet and greet at Nr 1 Pub on Monday night and the carry on afterwards to tee off in the Match Play pairs but only 8 groups were in the competition. The course was in great condition and enjoyed by most, although at least one Issan player considered that the fairways were just not flat enough, no complaints about the weather though, almost perfect. The Issan boys were glad that we played off the white tees as they considered it quite long enough. A bit of confusion at the start due to the starter wanting us to go off first and tenth tees early, but all was sorted and away we went. Turns out the match ups were all pretty close with two groups squared and Issan winning the the day in four groups and Chiangmai in two groups and three of those matches went to the last hole. So that makes the Issan Club 2 up on the day with the social day tomorrow and singles match play still to come on Thursday.