๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐….๐๐ก๐๐จ ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฐโฆ๐+๐โฆ๐ ๐ซ๐ข..๐๐ฎ๐ฅ.๐โฆ๐/๐๐จ๐ซ๐
๐๐ข๐ค๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ
The heavy overnight rain and storm in Pattaya eased to a drizzle on this Friday morning as we gathered for our departure to Khao Kheow golf course.
Once on the motorway, there was some drizzle, but seemed to be clearing the further we travelled.
The golf course had only light showers overnight and clear in the morning, so the fairways were firm, with plenty of run, and carts were allowed on course. The weather was heavily overcast and โcoolishโ for our tee off time.
As we started on the second nine, the C course, dark clouds were looming so, fingers crossed, we hoped that the rain would miss the course.
By the time of putting on C2, we were drenched and headed for the nearby hut for shelter, where we found the players of our number two group.
After about 45 minutes, play resumed but under much different circumstances. Group two had decided to โup stakesโ and head for the clubhouse while the remaining two groups carried on.
There were some good first nine scores but, with the fairways now wet and losing that run, and the rough became harder to hit from, scoring slowed considerably.
Only ๐ ๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ต๐ฎ๐บ was able to handle the conditions to have a credible score of 35 points, having almost two even nines.
Mike Firkin had a big score playing this same combination a few days earlier but, in different conditions, big scores werenโt coming. However, he did well with a score of 32 points for second place.
Dave McKey started the week with a good win and has taken third spot here with 30 points.
It was certainly a round of two halves. We started with twelve players, the best number for a couple weeks, but finished with just eight. From a nice dry course to a wet and slow course, it was an interesting, and fun day of golf.
Apart from the troublesome tee boxes, this course is, currently, in very good condition and improving with each visit.
๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐จ ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฐ
1st Place โ Mike Tottenham (16) โ 35 pts
2nd Place โ Mike Firkin (19) – 32 pts
3rd Place โ Dave McKey (20) – 30 pts
๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ก๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ( non winners) โ John Anderson โ 17 pts
๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ก๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ( non winners) – Len Jones โ 16 pts
Photo: Winner, ๐ ๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ต๐ฎ๐บ, with Phil Davies
