Khao Kheow ( Stableford) The Pete Dye designed Khao Kheow A & B Layouts were the Host to Stableford Competition where once again the Course was the ultimate winner. We started out with relatively dry conditions but there was thunder in the area. After about 8 holes however a storm came in and we had to stop for about 40 minutes. After resuming the Course was sopping wet for the rest of the round.

Graham Buckingham was the overall winner with a magnificent 31 points. Yes 31 points. Second was Monte Sykes with 29 points with Henry O'Brien in third with 27 and Bill Plath in fourth on countback over Martyn Topham, both 25 points. Noted the scores are not great, but you only have to score enough points to win, and after rain this Course can be a real Monster.

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003 Graham Buckingham

Thursday The 4th September 2008: Greenwood ( Stableford) All the players like to go to Greenwood. When you have played some of the really hard Courses it is nice to return to reality and play a Course that is not only forgiving, but is a pleasure to play. The Course is in very good condition considering it is classed as one of the lesser Courses, but it is on everyone's list of favourite places to play when you take into count value over all.

After a few weeks of disaster, I quite looked forward to a good day out, and in fact that is how it turned out, with only a misplaced penalty causing the Scribe to be beaten on countback. This Course always helps a long hitter, especially when they can keep it on the short stuff. If I learned anything on this day it was to carry a Rule Book with me.

So after a really enjoyable day the winner was P.S. Basi with 39 points on countback over Derek Brook in second. In third was Monte Sykes, now playing off a handicap of 4, with 37 points and in fourth was Mike Winfield with 36 points.

With the roads now much easier to navigate, the drive there and back were much easier, but beware that Route 7 now has 90 KMPH speed limit signs on it. T.T.F.N.
001 P.S. Basi
002 Derek Brook