๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐๐๐ง๐ฌ………๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ผ๐โฆ๐+๐โฆ…..๐๐ฟ๐ถ..๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐.๐ฐโฆ…..๐ฆ/๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ
๐ญ๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐
When the score cards from the early groups came in, it looked to be a low scoring day, but then group number four came in and stopped that thought.
Mike Firkin kept up recent good form to take the win with a big 40 points and another Green Jacket, although he ran away to Hua Hin before the photo op.
Also in that group, Wayne Peppernell and Bill Copeland both recorded good scores of 36 points with Wayne winning the countback to grab second place.
Look at the โbest ninesโ to see how unflattering the rest of the scores.
This course is in very good condition, except for the ongoing saga of the tee boxes, but the greens are the best we have had in a few games, and no sanding today.
The weather started out as fine, then a sprinkle of rain by about three holes in, but not enough to stop play. However, a heavier shower came as we were into the second nine which did stop us for about 15 minutes, and allowed a couple of players time to photograph the two elephants at the side of the course. The rain did not affect the way the course played.
๐ต๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐: Mike Firkin, George Mueller, Ian Pickles
๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ผ๐
1st Place โ Mike Firkin (21 ) โ 40 pts
2nd Place โ Wayne Peppernell (15) – 36 pts
3rd Place โ Bill Copeland (13) – 36 pts
๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ก๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ(non winners) โ Tom Herrington – 15 pts c/back
๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ก๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ (non winners) โ Steve Moxey – 17 pts
Since the resumption of golf after the lockdown we have enjoyed pretty much โmillionairesโ golf with very few, if any, other customers at golf courses, and mostly we were allowed to start earlier, as much as 30 minutes at times.
So, it was not a case of if, but when, we would find ourselves behind other groups and not going early and, as this was a public holiday, there were other groups., Because we have been spoiled, some in our group were not happy about having to wait for earlier bookings to go ahead, and let it be known.
We canโt always have our own way.
