Banjo and Vic Tops at Treasure Hill

Thirty Eight golfers were fed and watered at Links Bar before boarding buses and cars headed for the challenging but beautiful Treasure Hill Golf Course.

Even with the Toll stations, the recently upgraded roads now make this trip far less arduous and a good 10 minutes or more quicker.

In hot and humid conditions the first of our 10 groups set off earlier than our scheduled time, and had a clear course ahead, enabling a round of under four hours, without rushing.

We are still amazed at why this course is not overflowing with players. Today we saw the course in magnificent condition, fairways with plenty of grass, greens in tip top order and had some good pace to them, the views spectacular, and thank you again for the fantastic price on offer. 1250 bht and for that you get G/fee, Caddy and Cart and a great golf course.

37 points on this course is a very good score, and today we had two of them.

The “B” flight ( 17 +) saw the veteran campaigner Victor Barton lead the way with his 37 points ahead of Bart Bingham on 36, having another placing. Billy Brown and John Mason had a tussle for third, with Billy winning out. Both recorded 35 points.

Banjo Bannister doesn’t visit us often, but usually makes an impression and his 37 points did impress in taking out “A” flight (0-17)

Four points behind came Pierre Cere who seems to be on the podium here, there, and everywhere currently, but he needed to win a countback to slip into second spot from Simon Niven, in his first game since returning to Pattaya.

Colin Smith filled fourth with 32 points.

Best Front Nine ( non winners)……Larry Gibb……..20 pts

Best Back Nine ( non winners)…….Paul Chesney….19 pts

Four Near Pins and all were claimed:

Pierre Cere (No.2), John Anderson(6), Phil Mitchell ( 13), Mark Efendie (17)

Winner …”A” flight…….”Banjo” Bannister (14)…….37 pts

2^nd Place……………………Pierre Cere (14)………………33 pts c/back

3^rd Place……………………Simon Niven (11)……………..33 pts

4^th Place…………………….Colin Smith (14)………………32 pts

Winner…”B” flight……..Vic Barton (29)………………..37 pts

2^nd Place…………………Bart Bingham (26)……………..36 pts

3^rd Place………………….Billy Brown (18)………………..35 pts c/back

4^th Place………………….John Mason (25)………………..35 pts

After a smooth trip back, results were done and presentations made nice and early.

Phil walked around holding the Green Jacket, but neither Banjo or Vic were present, a very unusual occurrence.

As a bonus for the winner, David Heyes kindly donated a bottle of Fine Scotch tipple, and, with two 37 points, we had to do a countback, with Banjo the lucky recipient.

But, wait, Dave did not forget the wearer of the “wig” and threw in a golf training aid for Don Pavlovic.

And finally, a couple of months late, Phil presented Colin Smith a new Khao Kheow golf bag as winner of the Golfer of the Month for January.

An excellent day out at an Excellent Course.

Main Photo: Colin Smith presented his GOM prize.

Bottom Photo: Don Pavlovic with “wig” and glasses

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