November Away to Vung Tau, Vietnam, 17^th to 22^nd November 2025

Tourists Left to Right: From Left to Right Colm O’Donovan, Benji Sheehy, Tony Thomas, Stephen Hopcroft, Stan Constantinides,  Matt Hall, Allan Wright, Frank Mackenzie, Paul Geddes (EL Pres), Charles Halford, Andy Bryson, Pietro Martucci, Iain Wise (Moneybags), Brian Stubbs and Peter Dabrowski, Joe Heggie MIA.

EL Pres: Paul Geddes

Moneybags and Scribe: Iain Wise

Fines Master: Frank Mackenzie

Klogs returned to Vung Tau Vietnam after a seven-year absence. Seventeen tourists had signed up sixteen of which met at Saigon airport to catch the bus down to Vung Tau. Those taking the MAS tour flight were frustrated in having to wait for the sole Air Asia traveller – Stan, his flight being delayed and then encountering the extended queues at Vietnam Immigration. The traffic was busy and it was nearly four o’clock when we arrived at our hotel the Muong Thanh in Vung Tau. After reacquainting ourselves with the Vung Tau nightlife it was off to bed to be up bright and early for the next day’s golf.

DAY 1. Sonadezi Duc Chau

Sonadezi Duc Chau is a new addition to the Vung Tau portfolio of golf courses. This Greg Norman design was opened in 2021. The course was in good condition and relatively quiet. The weather was fine when we teed off but a storm and squall came towards the end of the round which meant seeking shelter for nearly an hour whilst the rain passed.

The overseas members were given a special welcome along with guests Andy Bryson and Charles Halford. The tour virgins were identified Brian Stubbs, Tony “Sausage” Thomas and EP.

                        NTP Hole 3                           NTP hole 6                          NTP hole 14

                Charles Halford  7.9m             Iain Wise 14 m                          EP 7.4 m

                                           NTP Hole 17                              Lowest Gross

                                     Colm O’Donovan 4.53m              Matty Hall  90

           3^rd Place Benji Sheehy 82 for 40 points 2^nd Place Brian Stubbs 96 for 40 points.

And, the winner

1st – EL Pres 79 for 44 points.

Day 1 COTD Nominations;

• Stan spilling Tony’ Baileys on the bus, not being able to reach the towels on the top shelf of the locker and more annoyingly delaying the tour bus departure from the airport the previous day.
• Joe for hogging the toilet whilst on the phone to his missus and preventing EL Pres from using the facilities.

Whilst Joe’s crimes were significant Stan really pissed off everyone holding up the bus and was voted the clear winner

The Horse and Jockey Draw to place on the bus back to Vung Tau as below

No	Jockey	Horse
1	Paul Geddes	Peter Dabrowski
2	Iain Wise	EP
3	Allan Wright	Frank Mackenzie
4	Brian Stubbs	Colm O’Donovan
5	Andy Bryson	Allan Wright
6	Stan Constantinides	Matt Hall
7	Peter Dabrowski	Paul Geddes
8	Matt Hall	Stan Constantinides
9	Anthony Thomas	Pietro Martucci
10	Frank MacKenzie	Benji Sheehy
11	Colm O’Donovan	Iain Wise
12	Charles Halford	Andy Bryson
13	Pietro Martucci	Brian Stubbs
14	Benji Sheehy	Joe Heggie
15	Joe Heggie	Stephen Hopcroft
16	Stephen Hopcroft	Charles Halford
17	Partha EP	Tony Thomas

DAY 2 – Bluffs Ho Tram Day 1 of 2 Day Away Championship (Horse & Jockey)

For Day 2 we returned to Bluffs Ho Tram. This Greg Norman design is not typical of South East Asian golf courses. The course is nestled in the sand dunes and made more difficult by the strong wind that we encountered for both days here. The course was busy and play therefore quite slow. The course was in good condition.

NTP’s

                  Hole 2 – Benji Sheehy 13m                 Hole 11 – EP with a fantastic 32 cm

The leader after day 1 of the 2 day Away Championship Allan Wright  with 40 points who received a Bluffs Ho Tram Golf Shirt.

Day 2 COTD Nominations:

• Matt for numerous offences

The winner was unanimous – Matty taking the COTD.

DAY 3 – Bluffs Ho Tram Day 2 of 2 Day Away Championship (Horse & Jockey)

On returning to Bluffs Ho Tram for the continuation of the 2-day Klogs Away Championship we were again met by very strong winds. As is the tradition the players tee off in reverse order, those with the best scores from day 1 teeing off last. As there was a competition also going on we were all moved to the tenth tee. Due to the congested course play was slower than the previous day, the last group finishing an hour later than the previous day.

NTP Dual hole winner Hole 7 – Tony Thomas 4 m, Hole 15 Tony Thomas 18 m

                           1^st Overall Stephen Hopcroft                     2^nd EL Pres 71 points (ocb with better 2nd day score) 

Horse and Jockey Results

14^th Place – Benji & Frank                        1^st Place – Steve & Joe

Day 3 COTD Nominations

• Matt for hitting Moneybags with his ball
• Matt for playing the long par 5 beside the road. Careering his tee shot down the road wiping out a Mercedes and 3 motorbikes, when asked on the green what his score was replied “boggy”.

Matt was voted (unanimously) COTD again.

Tour Dinner Don Quixote Spanish Restaurant

For the tour dinner we adjourned to the Don Quixote Spanish Restaurant just around the corner from the hotel. EL Pres selected a variety of starters and tourists selected their own main courses. What must be a first is the dinner was attended by all the touring party. Winner of the day Stephen treated the group with a couple of bottles of good red wine from the proceedings of his ill-gotten gains.

DAY 4 –Vung Tau Paradise Team Competition 4-man team scramble.

Teams:

1. Paul, Pietro, Charles, Brian
2. Colm, Iain, Frank, Allan
3. Stan, Peter, Andy, Stephen
4. Benji, Joe, Matty, Tony

For day 4 we had a short 20-minute bus ride to Vung Tau Paradise. Here we played the B & C nines. The weather was fine and playing off the white tees we got off on time. The course was in reasonable condition; the small greens were however very slow.

Team 2 – 4^th  Position +14                 Team 3  – 3^rd Position +9

Team 1 – 2^nd Position + 6                                      Team 4 The Winners + 5

Day 4 COTD Nominations:

• Matt. – For abusing Joe on the tee box the incident being recorded by the caddies and widely circulated to all the others caddies during the round.

There being no other serious challenges Matt was voted COTD

 COTT Nominations:

• Stan. – For delaying the bus departure on Day 1
• Matt. – For his numerous antics on days 2,3 & 4

Matt COTT winner

Scores for each day’s play

AWAY DAY 1 TUESDAY 18TH NOV SONADEZI DUC CHAU SCORES
Name	H/Cap	Gross	Points	Position
Paul Geddes	15	79	44	1	cut 8
Benji Sheehy	14	82	40	2 (ocb)	cut 2
Brian Stubbs	28	96	40	3(ocb)	cut 1
Matt Hall	19	90	37	4
Tony Thomas	28	99	37	4
Pratha EP	27	102	33	6
Iain Wise	19	95	32	7
Stephen Hopcroft (G2)	26	102	32	7
Joe Heggie	25	102	31	9
Colm O’Donovan	20	98	30	10
Pietro Martucci	25	104	29	11
Charles Halford (G2)	28	107	29	11
Andy Bryson (G2)	25	105	28	13
Stan Constantinides	20	102	26	14
Allan Wright	28	110	26	14
Frank Mackenzie	28	116	20	16
Peter Dabrowski	25	115	18	17

SCORES FOR 2 DAY AWAY CHAMPIONSHIP BLUFFS HO TRAM
Name	H/Cap	Gross	Points	Gross	Points	Points Total	Position	Comments
Stephen Hopcroft (G2)	25	101	31	92	40	71	1	ocb better 2 nd day score
Paul Geddes	12	86	33	81	38	71	2
Tony Thomas	27	103	31	96	38	69	3
Allan Wright	26	93	40	104	29	69	3
Brian Stubbs	29	106	30	100	36	66	5
Iain Wise	23	99	31	95	35	66	5
Andy Bryson (G2)	24	103	28	94	37	65	7
Pratha EP	23	97	33	99	31	64	7
Colm O’Donovan	20	98	29	97	30	59	9
Stan Constantinides	19	93	33	100	26	59	9
Charles Halford	28	106	29	106	29	58	11
Matt Hall	19	93	33	104	22	55	12
Frank Mackenzie	32	111	28	116	23	51	13
Benji Sheehy	11	91	27	96	22	49	14
Pietro Martucci	21	102	26	108	20	46	15
Peter Dabrowski	21	110	18	104	24	42	16
Joe Heggie	23	130	0	105	25	25	17

Events were concluded with a vote of thanks to EL Pres and Moneybags for arranging a memorable tour.

As always, our sponsors make the prizes possible, Thanks Sigi, for your continued support and donation of KLOGS golf balls. On to the next tour, bye guys.

ROGUES GALLERY

                  Early morning tipple at KLIA                            Breakfast at KLIA

               Boyz on Tour                Stan Arriving Late

    Klogs – Own Sherpa                                Day 2 Flight                              Joe on walkabout

                                    Day 1 Flight                                  Day 4 Flight        Matt abusing Joe