๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โฆ..๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง๐…๐+๐โฆ..๐๐๐. ๐๐๐.๐โฆ๐/๐๐จ๐ซ๐
๐ญ๐น๐จ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ต๐บ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ณ๐ซ๐บ ๐ผ๐ท ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐พ๐ฐ๐ต๐ซ
As our twenty seven golfers gathered at the first tee on the โAโ course, the wind was howling from behind. Not quite gale force, but it felt like it, and the temperature about 25 degrees C.
Only because the wind did abate slightly during the back nine, were some able to put together some respectable scores.
Francis Goyons and his good buddy, Jean-Pierre Gasser, have become a popular part of Links Golf during the past couple of weeks and, with their low handicaps, have recorded some good scores.
Today, it was Francis Goyon who took on the windy conditions to come out on top with a very good score of 37 points. We have had a run, recently, of first time Green Jacket wearers and Francis became the latest to achieve that.
Peter Kelly gets around and played a rare game with Links. He showed good form to take second place with a handicap equalling score of 36 points, after winning a countback against Tony Browne, who has struck some good recent form.
Three players had 35 points on their cards, so a three way countback ensued.
Glen Elsworth, freshly back from the U.K won his way to fourth place, followed by George Mueller and then Niall Caven, all doing well in the conditions.
One more place to go and that was won by the aforementioned Jean-Pierre Gasser, winning another countback at the 34 points mark, beating Petur Petursson, who then won the consolation โbest front nineโ for non winners.
๐ก๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ป๐: George Mueller (3), Jamie Booterbaugh (8), Mike Tottenham (11), Peter Kelly (16)
๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง๐
๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ โ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ (๐ญ๐ฏ) โ ๐ฏ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐๐
2nd Place โ Peter Kelly (15)- 36 pts c/back
3rd Place – Tony Browne (18) – 36 pts
4th Place – Glen Elsworth (16) – 35 pts c/back
5th Place – George Mueller (16) – 35 pts c/back
6th Place – Niall Caven (24) – 35 pts
7th Place – Jean-Pierre Gasser (10) โ 34 pts c/back
๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ก๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ( non winners) โ Petur Petursson โ 18 pts
๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ก๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ( non winners) – Wayne Peppernell โ 17 pts c/back
The Pattana course is starting to dry out and firm up, although there was the odd mud ball to be found. The rough had been cut back since our previous visit and the greens are still running truly.
With no other groups ahead, our first group, a three ball, finished the round in just over three hours.
Some golf clubs have raised their rates for โhigh seasonโ but maybe more in hope of a โhigh seasonโ than any reality, we shall see.
๐ท๐๐๐๐: Winner, ๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ with Phil Davies presenting
