๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐๐๐ง๐ฌ……..๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐ดโฆ๐+๐……..๐๐ฟ๐ถ…๐ข๐ฐ๐.๐ฏ๐ฌ……๐ฆ/๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ
๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฉ๐ง๐
When we received a message from Laem Chabang offering the chance for a special price of 1684 bht all-in, how could we refuse?
Unfortunately, that meant that we had to cancel the booking we had at another course.
At such short notice, rounding up some players was difficult as some had other commitments, for golf or otherwise.
However, with three Frenchmen joining us, two of them having played with us a long time ago, we had three groups of four to tackle the A and B combination.
We tempted fate as we stood in the mustering area and, looking skywards, decided that it would not rain.
Three or four brief, passing showers swept across the course, but not enough to cause a stoppage.
Tony Browne has not had the best of luck recently and his handicap has blown out to an unlikely #20. Not only some luck today, but good golf got him 35 points on the scorecard to have a good win.
Whilst donning the Green Jacket later, he commented that it had been a long time since he had last worn it.
The next three placed players had 33 points and needed to be separated by countback.
Roger Emery, one of the French connection, scored 18 points on the back nine to take second place.
Martin Patch took third spot with 14 points, back nine, but that came down to the last six to leave Thierry Petrement in fourth place.
๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด
1st Place โ Tony Browne (20 ) – 35 pts
2nd Place โ Roger Emery (16) – 33 pts c/back
3rd Place โ Martin Patch (15) – 33 pts c/back
4th Place – Thierry Petrement (10) – 33 pts
At our last visit here, the fairways were damp and had almost no run, so we decided to have lift, clean and place again. However, this time there was good run and just the odd โmud ballโ.
The greens are immaculate, as usual, and played truly. The rough here, unlike others at this time, is nothing to worry about, unless you are well off target, as a couple can attest to.
The price offered certainly got our attention, but it may have been a one off. If we are really lucky, we might be offered that again. Meanwhile, it seems that Laem Chabang is keeping the Monday special at 2059 bht, at least for November.
Most courses have not raised prices for โhigh seasonโ and a couple have even lowered theirs.
Expat golfers are happy with that, but we are sure the golf clubs would prefer to have more customers and able to get some more income, as would the caddies.
๐ท๐๐๐๐: Winner, ๐ง๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฒ wearing the coveted Green Jacket
