๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐๐๐ง๐ฌ……….๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎโฆ๐+๐โฆ……๐ ๐ผ๐ป..๐๐๐ด.๐ญ๐ฌ……..๐ฆ/๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ
๐ ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ง โ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ฅโ
Now that Pattana Golf Club is offering the all-in price of 1350 bht at any time, rather than after 11.30 am, as previously, we had a good roll out of nineteen golfers.
The weather today had us fooled. Before departing Links, the sky was blue and the sun shining, and looked as if we were in for a hot day.
However, by the time we stood on the first tee at Pattana, the sky had turned to the, now, familiar dark grey clouds. With nice breezes all day and no rain, it was a comfortable round of golf.
Our first group, a three-ball, got away about 10 minutes before the scheduled time and set a good pace up front.
We played the A+B nines again and found the fairways in beautiful condition which contributed towards some very good scoring. The rough, although not high, was dense and very difficult to play from.
What happened to the โAโ nine greens? At our last visit, we commented on how good they were and that the โBโ nine greens were very patchy.
Now the โB nine seems to be under repair and the โAโ nine greens have gone downhill, with brown areas, some holes, and sanded. What a shame. Letโs hope the greenkeeper can get them back the way we like them, soon.
Huw Phillips has had some good scores recently and, finally, today had his best score and first Green Jacket since we started the โnew normalโ in May.
Huw was almost the last card to come in and before it did, it looked as if Craig Webster had scored another win.
This time he was pipped at the post, with Huw returning a great 41 points, while Craig had another impressive 40 points.
Mike Jeffreys had 40 points last Friday and missed a podium place, but today his solid 38 points got him third spot.
Martin Patch has been getting some coaching, and now, that looks to be paying off as he came in fourth with a credible 37 points.
๐ก๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ป๐: Glen Elsworth (A3), Mike Jeffreys (A8), Tommy Marshall (B3), Wayne Peppernell (B7).
๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง๐
1st Place โ Huw Phillips (14 ) – 41 pts
2nd Place โ Craig Webster (17) – 40 pts
3rd Place โ Mike Jeffreys (19) – 38 pts
4th Place – Martin Patch (16) โ 37 pts
๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ก๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ( non winners) โ Derek Phillips โ 23 pts
๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ก๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ (non winners) โ Steve Moxey – 20 pts
Pattana is always a favourite and everyone looks forward to our next visit when, Iโm sure, the greens will be back to the way we have always known them.
Only Wayne from our group, won something today, but that didnโt matter because we had a lot of fun and a nice day of golf.