CREATED FOR GOLFERS BY GOLFERS
The Outback Golf Bar was created by two golfers who have lived and played golf in this area of Thailand for a number of years, and realised there was something missing.
We're based on the Siam Country Club road about twenty minutes from the beaches and infamous delights of Pattaya. Amid lush green palms and eucalyptus groves, and within half an hour of a dozen or more fine courses, we are the ideal base for golf.
New schedules planned for the Outback.
It's not possible to please all the people all the time but here at the Outback we try to listen to what our customers want and with that in mind, we plan to make some dramatic changes to our playing schedule in 2012
Mondays will take on two venues, both Burapha and Kheow Khao, these tournaments will both remain singles stableford events for the timebeing.
Tuesdays will remain at Pattaya C C but we shall introduce an alternate at the start of the low season.
Wednesdays & Thursdays will be a variety of different courses, including those we haven't visited for some years now, Navy, Century Chonburi, and Rayong C C. The format on these days will also be different; every second week there will be two hidden pairs draw competition [Weds & Thurs]; each player will draw a number at the start of his regular singles round and will be paired with an unknown player holding the same number. Back at the bar the computer will work out the better ball score for each pairing and at presentation Capt' Bob will announce the pairings and the winners will collect the added prize money for each event from one of our sponsors. This will happen over the next two months [ie for 8 events] the third and fourth will take place at the Navy and Emerald on 1st & 2nd of Feb this week. After the two months is up there will be an additional bonus prize for the best better balll score.
One Wednesday or Thursday each month we will bring back the away day coach trip to Royal Lakeside, Bang Prakong, Kiarti Tharnee and other interesting courses such as Lotus Valley, The Royal and Cascati.
Fridays will remain unchanged at Green Valley for the time-being.
Hopefully, you will support these ideas which we think will regenerate some more interesting golf.
Note: Greg Hirst from DeVere Financial Group, our existing sponsor of the Pattaya C C Eclectic will continue next month and Big Mango Properties are expected to sponsor another type of format in January after the difficulties in administering the November best 6 cards idea.
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The Outback has recently acquired a second minibus, a Toyota Granvia, which is a very comfortable six or seven seater. This will compliment the existing larger ten seater minibus which is to resprayed and have new logos and there are also plans to install new seats, with armrests and seat belts in time for the next high season.
We will continue to have a central pickup point in town which will be at Mike's Shopping Mall on Second road. The bus will normally be there around 7.30am and will depart for the bar at 7.45am. Groups of three persons or more can still arrange to be collected from your hotel :- Mon, Tues, Weds & Fridays.
Tues 7th - Pattaya C C - 9am
Weds 8th Feb - Phoenix - 10am - Capt' Bob's Birthday Bash - FULL
Thurs 9th Feb - Eastern Star - 10am
Fri 10th Feb - Green Valley - 10am
The Outback's latest member of staff
Gordon's record is 13
Harry & Geoff wait out the rain with the caddies at Pattaya C C
Outback staff model new shirt range -
The main body of the shirts is white and features six different colours:- green, red, royal blue, yellow, orange and turquoise. Price:- 700 Baht per shirt, three for 1800 Baht or the complete set of six for 3400 Baht.
Recent events have prompted a rethink on our 'pick up in Pattaya' policy. All too many times our driver has been running around trying to find a particular hotel or having found it, the person we are due to collect is either late or still in bed. Whilst we know that is an occupational hazard, it can be unfair un the passengers who have already been picked up or are still due to be picked up.
Your handicap card, shows your last 20 scores; the 10 marked with an asterisk are your counting scores. The score on the top left corner is your most recent and in the bottom right corner, your oldest.
Each time a score is submitted, the oldest one drops off. If there is a lower score without an asterisk, it will be on an easier rated course, that is why it is non- counting, to work out the exact differential, study the example below.
After a meeting of PSC venue heads on Sat 7th May, the use of "Drop Zones" on all courses was unanimously approved with immediate effect. The PSC handicap committee met on Sat 14th May to ratify the amendment and to discuss and approve other minor changes, which are published below.
We would welcome input from players who have knowledge of the local courses where special local rules may apply but have not been covered properly by the course's own local rules. Any ideas or suggestions for consideration please see Joe Mooneyham [PSC Golf Chairman] or Brad Sproxton [at The Golf Club] , or Suzi Lawton or Jack Moseley [both at the Outback], all members of the PSC handicap committee.
Golf with the Outback in 2011 – Promoting Golf in Thailand
A total of 5842 [- 863 from 2010] rounds of golf were played out of the Outback Golf Bar during 2011 consisting of 1723 [- 372] in the first quarter, 1308 [- 35] in the second, 1339 [-279] in the third and 1472 [- 213] in the last, generating around 12.5m Baht [down from 14m in 2010] for the Thai Golfing Industry.
- The last three columns are the effective course rating for a 5, 15 and 25 handicapper - list revised 27th May 2010 - Pleasant Valley added & Emerald & Pattana reviewed.
