The Billabong Bar Golf Society
Monday, Nov. 11, The Emerald – Stableford
It was a day to remember today as we played at Emerald. The course was in grand condition with only one or two fairways still having GUR on the them and the greens were fast and true so everyone was happy.
The scores were pretty good also, with ‘Mr. Consistency’ Wayne Cotterell taking out the first prize with 39 points to back up his win the previous Friday when he scored 41 points. Coming in second today was Steve Compton with a fine 36 points and taking third was Gary Hogg with 34. There were no ‘2’s recorded so all the prizes went to the placings.
(Left-right): Steve Compton, Wayne Cotterell and Gary Hogg.
There was a bit of fun on the way back when a little Thai farmer decided to cross three lanes of traffic in his pick-up, much to the consternation of one of our boys who had no place to go apart from the ditch, and that’s no place to visit when are doing the speed this guy usually travels at. Suffice to say his passenger was in a state of shock and it took some time to get the trees and bushes off the Chevy pick-up back at the bar. Fortunately nobody was hurt so no damage done.
Wednesday, Nov. 13, Green Valley – Stableford
We were away a little early today with no hold ups at all and the course was in its usual spectacular condition. With nine groups starting the tee block was a bit chaotic for a while but it all worked out in the end.
We said a warm welcome to Wayne Harman and Doc Vale today, over for a trip from Perth for a couple of weeks of golf. Also playing today was another group of Aussie boys we haven’t seen for a while, Midge Riley’s friends and what a team they were. Last time we saw Davo he won everything but the handicapper must have caught up with him as his 31 points didn’t get anywhere near the prizes.
We were a little lucky as the rain stayed away until we got in but the lads from Lewiinskis weren’t so fortunate, and it was quite a storm.
The scores were quite good which says something about the condition of the course with not too many under 30 points. It was a three-way count back on 35 points for fourth place between Capt Bob, Tip Briney and Paul Bourke, with Paul getting the nod while the Capt took fifth ahead of Tip.
There was another count back for second place on 36 points, with JJ Harney taking it over John Locke in third. The top spot today went to Paul Greenaway with a great 40 points, well done mate!
There were four ‘2’s today, coming from Doc Vale, Wayne Harman, John Locke and Capt Bob.
Friday, Nov. 15, Plutaluang – Stableford
Plutaluang West and North was our venue today and not having played it for some months it seemed such a more difficult course than East and South, however it was in great condition with the greens very fast.
Five groups teed off right on time so there was the usual banter on the first tee, mostly from JJ Harney stirring the boys up. It was good to see Colin Bavington back from the Isle of Wight having a break from being mine host. Dalby and Bryce over from Australia joined us for a hit along with Bob Wighton, having just arrived back from Aus also.
The scores were very good considering we played off the white tees which make the course distance 6,600 yards. Coming in fourth place was Ralph Hymen with 33 points, one behind Capt Bob in third, while second place went to Brian Maddox with 38 points and taking line honours was Gary Hogg with a fine 39 points.
There were three ‘2’s coming from Bill Marsden, John Locke and Brent Dalby.
Note: The Billabong Bar is situated just off Siam Country Club Road looking straight down Lake Mabprachan. Give Bob a call on 082 204 3411.
