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. 

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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

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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

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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

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

This entry was posted in Golf Tournament on August 4, 2014 by Wayne Ogonoski.  

Post navigationPattaya Sports Club Donation To Camillian Center    

Jackalope Open Tournament 2015 

Date: Friday August 07th 2015

Location: To Be Announed 

Text by Wayne Ogonoski.

From all of us here at The Camillian Social Center Rayong we send Great Thanks too The Jackalope & Jesters organization for there continued support of our Children over many, many years. 

Great Thanks also to all the payers and all who have taken a part, without you nothing is possible.