With no threat of
rain in the Pattaya area, Friday August
1st started with cloudy skies as 104
golfers made their way to the Burapha
Golf & Resort for the 16th Anniversary
Jackalope Open. Registration opened at
10:00 and after checking in, collecting
their anniversary shirt, Jackalope key
chain and Jackalope beer cooler most of
the players headed for their favorite
spots – the Caesar table for the
Canadian breakfast specialty. Those not
brave enough to tackle a Caesar hunted
down Woody and his band of 50-50 ticket
sellers for the much wanted raffle
tickets. By 11:30 everyone headed out to
the golf course ready for the shotgun
start, much anticipation hung in the air
as individuals prepared their minds
towards a good round; of course some of
the golfers were thinking when they
would see the first “refreshment” cart.
With an unusual
number of “no shows” this year, one
determined player Greg Cummins, who
after been given 3 sets of wrong
directions finally made it to the course
at 1300. He quickly registered and ran
off to join the rest of his team.
At 12:00 the
shotgun was fired and the golfers were
off. The field moved around B & D
courses. While out on the course, the
golfers were treated to the Blue Moose
Sports Bar & Grill pulled pork
sandwiches and a fleet of “refreshment
carts” driven by our hard working
volunteers. With no rain, cool
temperatures and not too many hold ups
encountered, the first groups arrived
back at the club house in less than five
hours. The golfers were treated to a
splendid buffet provided by the Burapha
staff while they waited for their
scorecard to be checked and tabulated by
John Emmerson and his team.
With the stalwart
Mark Gorda and his world famous
Jackalope Jacket out of the country,
Lewis “Woody” Underwood stepped in to
lead off the award presentations. Woody
led off with an introduction of past and
present Jackalope committee members and
an account of the Jester and Jackalope
partnership outlining how we raised over
4,400,000 Baht over the past 6 years and
how we cover the 24/7 care-giving,
physical therapy and anti-retroviral
medication (ARV) for two children Tewid
and Fey living with HIV and severe
disabilities.
Technical Awards
Long Drives
Long drive winners
were: Richard Holt – B5, Danny Larsen –
D6, Danny Williams – B9, Penny Snyder –
Ladies, Neil Sandilands – Rabbits.
Richard Holt
Division 1 - B5Richard Holt Division 1 –
B5 Penny Snyder Ladies - D4Penny Snyder
Ladies – D4 Neil Sandilands Rabbits -
D4Neil Sandilands Rabbits – D4
Technical Awards
Near Pins
Near pins winners
on B3: John Emmerson, Tom Thompson,
Chris Harkins, Nuan Russell, Wade
Oldenberg.
John Emmerson
Division 1John Emmerson Division 1 Tom
Thompson Division 2Tom Thompson Division
2 Chris Harkins Division 3Chris Harkins
Division 3
Nuan Russell
LadiesNuan Russell Ladies Wade Oldenberg
RabbitsWade Oldenberg Rabbits
Near pins winners
on B8: Simon Philbrook, Russell White,
Rodney Russell, Suwanna Kerjaleon, Rob
Kennedy.
Simon Philbrook
Division 1Simon Philbrook Division 1
Russell White Division 2Russell White
Division 2 Rodney Russell Division
3Rodney Russell Division 3
Suwanna Kerjaleon
LadiesSuwanna Kerjaleon Ladies Rob
Kennedy RabbitsRob Kennedy Rabbits
Near pins winners
on D2: Lumpy Russell, Goort Gelten,
Markku Tynell, Tai Kanchana, Joe St.
Laurent.
Lumpy Russell
Division 1Lumpy Russell Division 1 Goort
Gelten Division 2Goort Gelten Division 2
Markku Tynell Division 3Markku Tynell
Division 3
Tai Kanchana
LadiesTai Kanchana Ladies Joe St.
Laurent RabbitsJoe St. Laurent Rabbits
Near pins winners
on D8: Simon Philbrook, Joe Zonca, Bang
Durant.There were no near pin winners on
hole D8: Third Division & Rabbits
Division.
Simon Philbrook
Division 1Simon Philbrook Division 1 Joe
Zonca Division 2Joe Zonca Division 2
Bang Durant LadiesBang Durant Ladies
Division Winners –
Third Place
Third Place Third
Division – Chris Harkins 37 points,
Third Place Second Division – Joe Zonca
39 points, Third Place First Division –
“Not Known At This Time”.
Chris Harkins
Division 3Chris Harkins Division 3 Joe
Zonca Division 3Joe Zonca Division 3
Division Winners –
Runner Up
Runner Up Rabbits
Division – Mark Westendorf 28 points,
Runner Up Ladies Division – Oyjai
Wilanan 33 points, Runner Up Third
Division – Matt Millar 39 points, Runner
Up Second Division – Bill Thompson 39
points, Runner Up First Division – Lumpy
Russell 37 points.
Mark Westendorf
RabbitsMark Westendorf Rabbits Oyjai
Wilanan LadiesOyjai Wilanan Ladies Matt
Millar Division 3Matt Millar Division 3
Bill Thompson
Division 2Bill Thompson Division 2 Lumpy
Russell Division 1Lumpy Russell Division
1
Division Winners –
Winner
Winner Rabbits
Division – Joe St. Laurent 28 points,
Winner Ladies Division – Jeeranan Duncan
36 points, Winner Third Division – Bobby
Taylor 43 points, Winner Second Division
– Capt. Dumrong 43 points, Winner First
Division – John Emmerson 39 points.
t2014_1st -
03t2014_1st - 02Bobby Taylor Division
3Bobby Taylor Division 3
Capt. Dumrong
Division 2Capt. Dumrong Division 2 John
Emmerson Division 1John Emmerson
Division 1
Low Gross
Low gross for the
day was won by Lumpy Russell.
2014 Champion
The 2014 16th
Anniversary Canadian Jackalope Champion
is Rodney Williams with 43 points.
Finally the much
anticipated 50-50 draw prizes were
picked with the winners, Mark Westendorf
and JB receiving half of the total of
242,000.00 Baht collected on the day
thanks to the aggressive ticket selling
by Woody Underwood, Matt Millar and
their whole selling team – both young
and old who sold in excess of 4,500
raffle tickets. Sticky and JB generously
donated a very sizeable amount back into
the charity.
The final prize
awarded for the day was the Jack Levy –
MLG Longest Holed Putt Challenge on hole
D9 with the winner Jeeranan Duncan
receiving Baht 10,000.00 and the
Jackalope Charity receiving Baht
10,000.00. This was the first time this
challenge was held at a Jackalope Open
and we hope it will continue with future
Jackalope Opens. Thanks Jack for
sponsoring this challenge.
Jeeranan &
DaleJeeranan & Dale Jeeranan &
JackJeeranan & Jack
Thanks go to all
the staff at Burapha Golf & Resort for
their excellent service provided on the
day. We would also like to thank the
following businesses and individuals who
either donated their time and staff or
helped to raise an outstanding amount in
excess of 350,000 for the 2014 charity
fund – Ann & Dale Drader, Baltex
Industries, Bill Freeman, Bobby Clark,
Bobby Taylor, Clayton (Elwood) Taylor,
Jacob (Jake) Taylor, Café Kronberg,
Chris Harkins, Jack Levy, Jesters M.C.,
Joe Ernst, Just Burgers & Staff
Children’s Beach Party, Ken Cooke,
Kennedy Consulting Thailand Ltd., Little
Britain Merchants, Malcolm Clare, Mark
Gorda, Matt Millar, Michael O’Halloran,
Neil Sandilands, Nova Group & Jameson’s
The Irish Pub, Pattaya Mail, Pattaya
Sports Club, Paul Ovens, Ray Lepard,
Rich Man Poor Man Guest House, Rich Man
Poor Man Staff collection box, Rich
Wibrow, Sense Of Siam Int., Stephan Hoge,
Tahitian Queen, Tai Kanchana Christmas
shoe sales, The Beaver Bar, The Golf
Club – Brad Sproxton, The Haven – Steven
Beard, The Kerr Family (Jason, Mamo,
Muffy & Ty), The Links – Russell Exley,
Wade Oldenberg, Wayne Ogonoski.
I would also like
to pre-thank a number of individuals who
have pledged support to this year’s
tournament, but due to work or other
commitments were unable to be here:
Donnie Barker, Mike Peters, Rick Moren,
Todd Moren, JD Loveladdy, Lorne Stoley,
The Lion Pup – Simon, Glen Fiala, JD
Crowley, Andy Evans, Rob Kennedy, Kelly
Fecho.
We would also like
to thank all the individuals who helped
out at the registration and scoring, the
Blue Moose staff for the sandwich
snacks, the Caesar table “All Star
Mixers”, the 50-50 ticket sellers, and
all the cart drivers who kept the
golfers well stocked with their favorite
“refreshments”. It is the effort of all
these volunteers that contribute to
making the Jackalope Open one of the
premier tournaments in our area.
The Jackalope is
not just about golf, it is also about
giving back to the local community. On
this 16th year of The Canadian Jackalope
Open we will again be joining with the
Jesters CARE FOR KIDS to help provide
much needed assistance to the poor or
disadvantaged children in the area.
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posted in Golf Tournament on August 4,
2014 by Wayne Ogonoski.
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navigationPattaya Sports Club Donation
To Camillian Center
Jackalope Open
Tournament 2015
Date: Friday August
07th 2015
Location: To Be
Announed
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