๐‹๐ˆ๐๐Š๐’ ๐†๐Ž๐‹๐… ๐’๐Ž๐‚๐ˆ๐„๐“๐˜…๐‹๐š๐ž๐ฆ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐›๐š๐ง๐ โ€ฆ๐€+๐…๐Œ๐จ๐งโ€ฆ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง.๐Ÿ•โ€ฆ.๐’/๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐

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๐‘ณ๐‘ถ๐‘จ๐‘ซ๐‘บ ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ท๐‘ถ๐‘ฐ๐‘ต๐‘ป๐‘บ ๐‘บ๐‘ช๐‘ถ๐‘น๐‘ฌ๐‘ซ ๐’‚๐’• ๐‘ณ๐‘จ๐‘ฌ๐‘ด ๐‘ช๐‘ฏ๐‘จ๐‘ฉ๐‘จ๐‘ต๐‘ฎ

Eighteen golfers made their way up the hill to the first tee on the A course at Laem Chabang. For some, it was a relief that we wouldnโ€™t be playing the C course.
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The first group, a three ball, teed off 20 minutes early with a strong breeze coming from behind. This breeze, at various strengths, kept up all day, making conditions nice for golf.
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Needless to say, the whole golf course was in superb condition with good run on the fairways and greens with some pace.
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There were plenty of points scored on this great course with three scores of 37 points and four scores of 36 points, meaning lots of countbacks.
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One score stood alone at the top.
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Globetrotting bicycle rider, Walter Baechli, was the last to hand in his card and, with a score of 38 points took the honours, his second win with Links in a month, under similar circumstances.
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Paul Anderson was back in form with a terrific score of 37 points and was already the winner of the three countbacks, and clubhouse leader, until Walterโ€™s card came in, then had to settle for second place.
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Keith Etherington, a member at Siam courses, played his first game with Links and did a great job from his #6 handicap to take third spot.
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Bill Copeland, at our most recent game here, scored 37 points and did the same this time, but lost all the countbacks and finished fourth.
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Dave Arataki managed to put two nines together and then won all four countbacks at the 36 points mark, to grab fifth spot.
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Peter Lacey also scored 36 points but missed out. However, he did have 21 points on the back nine, as some consolation.
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๐–๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐‹๐š๐ž๐ฆ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐›๐š๐ง๐ 
1st Place โ€“ Walter Baechli (20) – 38 pts
2nd Place โ€“ Paul Anderson (21) – 37 pts c/back
3rd Place โ€“Keith Etherington (6) โ€“ 37 pts c/back
4th Place – Bill Copeland (11) โ€“ 37 pts
5th Place – Dave Arataki (23) โ€“ 36 c/back x4
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๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ( non winners) โ€“ Paul Durkan โ€“ 18 pts c/back
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๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ( non winners) – Peter Lacey โ€“ 21 pts
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Exactly one year ago, Phil Davies played his last game in Thailand before a dash home to Wales, where he was โ€˜trappedโ€™ until February this year. In that time, he played just two rounds of golf, in Wales, in a reunion of Links players.
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Since arriving back at Links Bar, he has found many an excuse for not having a game. Finally, he โ€˜bit the bulletโ€™ and lined up at Laem Chabang.
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The first tee shot was less than impressive, going hard left and bouncing off the rocks, but in the end, a quite respectable 25 points on his scorecard will make him come back for more. Watch out the winnerโ€™s circle.
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๐‘ท๐’‰๐’๐’•๐’: Winner, ๐™’๐™–๐™ก๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง, is a little camera shy, so here is ๐™‹๐™–๐™ช๐™ก ๐˜ผ๐™ฃ๐™™๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ, in second place.