PSC Golf from The Billabong Golf Bar
Monday, Oct. 6, The Emerald – Stableford
We played The Emerald today, with threatening skies but no rain when we started and the carts were allowed on the fairways so no preferred lies. It was a fast round for the three groups that played but the front runners were teeing off on the 18th when group 2 was teeing off on the 13th – that’s five full holes behind! The idea is you keep up with group in front not keep in front of the group behind.
It also goes to show if you keep up with the field you don’t get wet; the first group were in, showered and had their first beer when the clouds opened up as the rest just got very wet and came in after 16 holes.
We were joined by Mihail and John from the Qatar Golf Club and they managed to have a great day out, with Mihail’s ball stopping one blade of grass short on the 15th for a hole in one.
The scores as you can imagine were not that flash, with Bob Philp and Mihail both scoring 32 points but Bob got the nod with a better back nine. When the skipper wins it’s always a bell ring and today was no exception. The next best score went to Peter Terry with 27 points
There were no ‘2’s.
Wednesday, Oct. 8, Green Valley – Stableford
It was raining cats and dogs when we arrived at Green Valley but it stopped after about 30 minutes and we got off to a little later start than scheduled.
It must be stated that we as golfers must accept responsibility for looking after the golf course and it was wrong for any golfer to let the caddy drive onto the fairways, which were very wet and watery and seeing some of the tire marks left on them was not acceptable at all.
There were some good scores and some ordinary ones but we had a stand out winner today by 9 points. Auke managed to grab 4th place with a score of 36 points, third went to Wayne Cotterell with 37, second to Paul Greenaway with 38, but taking the top spot was Sel Wegner with a fantastic 47 points, a great score indeed.
There was only one ‘2’ recorded, by Paul Sharples.
Friday, Oct. 10, Burapha – Stableford
We changed our venue to Burapha today and when we got there and saw 100 Korean holidaying golfers going out to play we thought we were in for a long day. However, thanks to Rosco’s caddy and her sister we got away 30 minutes early on the C and D loops and had a great day out.
There was no rain but the course was still a little wet in parts but not uncomfortable to walk the fairways.
Taking top spot was Barry Copestake with a fine 38 points while coming in second was Owen Walkley with his best round for a long time. There were no ‘2’s today.
Note: The Billabong is situated just off Siam Country Club Road looking straight down Lake Mabprachan. Give Bob a call on 082 204 3411 if you are looking for a game.
