PSC golf with i-Rovers
Tuesday, Oct. 29, The Emerald (white tees) – Stroke
With all the rain we’ve had lately we expected our trip to Emerald to still be a boggy affair but that could not have been any further from the truth as the course was dry and there was actually a lot of run on the fairways.
We welcomed a couple of new lads today, Brian and Rod and also welcomed back Gary Bolger who had been back ‘down under’ for the last 4 weeks or so. The break seemed to have done Gary some good as he took the honours today, while some others, myself included, posted scores not to be proud of. However, it was good to just be out having a hit again and not looking over your shoulder for lightening.
Thursday, Oct. 31, Burapha A & B (white tees) – Stroke
A small group headed out to Burapha on Thursday to find the course in top condition. I love this course, even though I don’t play well here every time. Is it the lush fairways, lightening fast greens, deep rough or is it the long par 4’s? Put it all together and you get a good track and even though it plays long, if you’re playing reasonably you can score really well.
We arrived right on time on a very hot day with no clouds overhead – it was going to be a sun block day for sure. We made our way to the starter and were promptly sent off 5 minutes ahead of schedule.
After watching the two-ball in front of us tee off the first, I thought we were in for a long day but it was not to be. Even though we had to wait at tee box on maybe the last 3 holes, we finished and were back in the clubhouse in 2 hours 50 minutes. Now that’s brilliant I think. We had carts, but a lot of holes it was carts in the rough only so we still had to walk to the ball. Thanks to the groups in front who helped make it a quick and enjoyable day.
Score wise, I think we were all suffering from playing inconsistently over the last 2 months with rain and injury. But a few of us started to hit our straps after a woeful start. The winner today was Paul Blackshaw (H/cap 11) with an 85 gross, closely followed by Gary Bolger.
