๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐…๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅโฆ๐๐จ๐ง. ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ.๐…๐/๐๐จ๐ซ๐
๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ – ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐
Treasure Hill was at itโs snarliest as our three groups followed another Pattaya Society from the first tee.
The first cut of rough left narrow fairways, which are cut to a good height and a pleasure to play from.
BUT, stray into the next rough and the trouble starts.
This rough is deep and thick and, if you can find the ball inside the five minutes then playing out of that situation, and hoping to get the shot to go in the direction you want, is a 50/50 bet, at best.
Surprisingly, considering we have had a four week lockdown, very little work appears to have been done at this course, apart from the fairways.
My caddie told me that the rough will be cut down and much better in two weeks. Also, many bunkers have green grass growing through the sand, so obviously no maintenance there.
The greens are in very good condition and running truly although slower than we normally find at this course.
All players managed at some stage/s to find themselves and caddies searching that rough resulting in a slower round. As can be seen, scores were very low, even for Treasure Hill.
Bob Paine had his share of the rough but was able to endure, and scramble his way to a top score of 29 points, and became yet another player to don his first Green Jacket at Links Golf.
Paul Anderson has been consistently in the placings and his 27 points got him second spot in this round.
Stan Stewart thought he had scored 28 points until his marker reviewed his maths to find just 26 points, but that still got Stan a third placing.
Even though we had only eleven players, we decided to have the โbest ninesโ again, as an added incentive.
๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ
1st Place โ ๐๐ผ๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ (๐ฎ๐ฎ) – ๐ฎ๐ต ๐ฝ๐๐
2nd Place โ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐น ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป (๐ฎ๐ญ) – ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐๐
3rd Place – ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ (๐ญ๐ฒ) โ ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐๐
๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ก๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ( non winners) โ Petur Petursson โ 13 pts
๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ก๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ( non winners) – Dave Arataki โ 14 pts
The weather today was a very pleasant overcast sky with a nice breeze for most of the round, keeping things comfortable, and no rain.
The course was even more difficult than usual, but all members of all groups agreed that it was an enjoyable day out with friends, even if the standard of golf wasnโt fantastic.
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๐ท๐๐๐๐: Winner, ๐๐ผ๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ, with Phil Davies presenting.
