𝑭𝑳𝑶𝑶𝑫 𝑭𝑰𝑹𝑺𝑻- 𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑵 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑹𝑨𝑰𝑵

The morning had already heated up by the time our twenty-one golfers arrived at their carts, and then some headed for the driving range.

There was another society teeing off ahead of us, however our first group, a three ball, still got away 13 minutes early.

The pace wasn’t quick, but acceptable, as the first group finished nine holes in a tick over two hours.

It may have been the heat of the day that scores were kept fairly low, as the two nines we played were in very good condition. The fairways well grassed, although there was still the odd wet area, the greens were the usual true running, good paced, Khao Kheow greens.

One thing unique, it seems, to Khao Kheow, is that they have, for a long time, had problems with the tee boxes looking more like rough. It is obviously a local problem.

Karl Flood has had some good recent scores and this time his solid 35 points got him a long awaited win. Karl walks on course a lot and managed to beat the heat as well as the rest of the group.

Newcomer, Frenchman Chris Alanices, playing his second game with us, scored 32 points to take second spot after winning a three way countback at that score.

Paul Anderson had a run of ordinary scores, but has now found some form. He has taken third place, losing a countback against Chris, but winning another countback over Dave McKey, who settled for fourth.

Thierry Petrement scored 31 points to win yet another countback and grab the fifth, and final place.

Two more newcomers, Nick Crossan and Craig Boyd won ‘best nines’