Monday, April 6th
Plutaluang East & South
1st Colin Greig (16) Net 67
2nd Alan Sullivan (19) Net 70
3rd Michael Brett (16) Net 74
Near pins, Colin Greig, Les Cobban. Uwe Jurgensen & Michael Brett.
Despite there being nobody on the South tees we were forced to wait behind three groups on the East nines before we could tee off, resulting in a slow round.
The course was in good condition, the weather hot and the wind was blowing.
Today’s round was stroke play with a couple of people running up big numbers, I believe eleven was the biggest. No such problems for today’s winner Colin Greig who posted a fine score of net sixty-seven. Second place went to Alan Sullivan who had a steady round of net seventy and two further back Michael Brett brought up the rear with net seventy-four having amassed fifteen strokes on consecutive holes, without those things could have been much different. Near pins were as listed. With more of the better courses now putting in more realistic pricing structures we look forward to a more varied roster in the coming months
Wednesday, April 8th
Bangpra
1st Paul Smith (4) 35 points
2nd Jimmy Carr (22) 30 points
3rd Michael Brett (16) 28 points
Near pins Colin Greig & Paul Smith
What a difference from high season when waiting was the order of the day, today we were able to tee off on time and no queue on the tenth as with so many previous visits.
Conditions were difficult today with oppressive heat and a strong blustery wind blowing, hard to believe both things could be happening at the same time.
The course was in good condition with greens much faster than Monday’s game at Plutaluang, some downhill puts you just had to breathe on them and they were off the green.
A poor day for scoring with only Paul Smith conquering the conditions with thirty-five points off a four handicap. Jimmy Carr took second with thirty points and Michael Brett beat Colin Greig on countback for third. Remarkably only two near pins were taken as listed. In one group three out of four put two balls in the water on the twelfth, the remaining players went into the bunker.
With Songkran fast approaching most locals will be looking for an escape from the madness in Pattaya, the Bunker Boys are going to Kanchanaburi where they hope for a bit more sanity, although if you were a betting man you wouldn’t put money on it.
Back to Hermes on Friday to see if we can produce some better scores on what is a high scoring course.
Friday, April 10th
Hermes
1st Paul Smith (4) 40 points
2nd Colin Greig (15) 39 points
3rd Michael Brett (16) 38 points
Near pins Alan Sullivan, Tim Duffy, & Paul Smith X 2.
A difficult day at Hermes today where the wind was blowing strongly making for lower than normal scores, why we are having so many windy days remains a mystery
The course was in fine condition as usual so no complaints on that score. As usual the caddies were a class above other courses which helped a bit.
In a blistering run of form Paul Smith took first place with forty points, by now he must have an unassailable lead in the golfer of the month race. Colin Greig took second place one stroke back and Michael Brett got the final spot in the winners circle with thirty-eight points. All the near pins were taken as listed.
Despite the lower than normal scoring there were several birdies on the day, even on the most difficult holes, one wonders why that would be so.
One game remains at Navy before we make the trip to Kanchanaburi to get away from Pattaya, however it may not be one of our better ideas as the temperatures there are predicted to be in the mid forties which will really test some people.
Colin Greig, winner at Plutaluang.
Paul Smith, winner at Bangpra & Hermes
