PSC golf from The Golf Club
Monday, Feb. 4, Green Valley (white tees) – Stableford
1st Dave Mather (8) 39pts
2nd Martin Kingswood (13) 38pts
3rd Phil Smedley (13) 36pts
4th Peter Le Noury (10) 36pts
It was going to turn out to be a sad day here at The Golf Club as today proved to be the last round for ‘Gentleman’ George Bishop. George passed away just 12 hours after finishing his game at Green Valley and went out as he would have wanted it. George was well loved here and his presence will be sorely missed. Our deepest sympathy goes out to Linda and Gogo who have handled this situation with great elegance. Rest in peace my friend.
Wednesday, Feb. 6, The Emerald (white tees) – Stableford
1st Michael Hastie (19) 37pts
2nd Tom Breslin (24) 36pts
3rd Paul Mades (24) 35pts
The Emerald sure has had its ups and downs of late, and now we find the course in acceptable condition for today’s play. This course is great value, so I do understand the financial balance between a budget green fee and the salaries of a fully staffed maintenance crew. It’s a tough balancing act and our PSC rate of 800 baht in the high season is hard to fault.
Michael Hastie and Tom Breslin.
Michael Hastie is still on a roll! Fresh from his January Monthly Medal win and his usual consistent play, Michael is proving to be hard to beat and more power to him! Well played mate. Tom Breslin was right behind with 36 points and Paul Mades, who no longer keeps a penthouse condo in Kabul, brought up the rear with a third place on the podium.
Friday, Feb. 8, Silky Oak (white tees) – Stableford
1st Phil Smedley (13) 41pts
2nd Per Aschan (8) 39pts
3rd Arlen Wardene (25) 38pts
According to their website description, the Silky Oak is an Australian pine tree with leaves of a silvery-grey colour that catch the eye when blowing in the wind. To be honest, I am still surprised when the card has a full signup sheet for this course, but many requests to keep it on the schedule have proven the popularity of this unique golf course.
It is funny how we evaluate a golf course, and when we have a better than average round there, it oddly enough tends to get high marks! It would seem that Silky Oak would fall into the category of a very playable and forgiving golf course. We played a 5,990 yard length track and with the wind factor in play, it was the correct decision. The greens were neither fast nor slow and rolled true and fair.
Arlen Wardene, Per Aschan & Phil Smedley après-golf.
Our fearless Captain, Phil Smedley, shot the best round of the day and had one of his best rounds this year. 41 points was his total and he walked away with the top spot for today’s comp. Visiting us from Sweden, Per Aschan shot a fine 39 and our Monthly Medal winner for December, Arlen Wardene, finished third with a very respectable 38 Stableford points.
Thanks for joining us for another great week of golf in Pattaya, a golfers paradise!
Note: The Golf Club is located on Soi LK Metro. We usually play on Monday, Wednesday and Friday so come join us for a seriously fun day out. Just call 085 434 3377 or see our website www.golfclubpattaya.com and for more information mail us: pattaya4golf@ gmail.com and see updates at www.facebook.com/golfclubpattaya.
