by Peter Blackburn
It was that time of the month again when we get to play a stroke round in competing for the coveted Café Kronborg Monthly Mug. After two disappointing no shows, we were left with 28 starters. Just 28 minutes after leaving Café Kronborg we arrived at the course expecting a fairly lengthy wait. [...]
January 11, 2012 | Posted in
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by Paul Donahue
The weather was great and the course at the Pattaya Country Club was in good shape. Seventeen players teed off to a cool early morning beginning. The play moved well but a couple of singles were on the course and should have at least paired up. Back at Caddy Shack II the cards [...]
January 7, 2012 | Posted in
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by Mike Gerrard
Three days golf to report. We have now included Sunday’s within our weekly program.
We start with a Friday playing Lake and Ocean course. We welcomed a few of the old Brummie boys back from their summer in the U.K.
First place went to Denis Dixon with 38 points; second place went to Ted Oreton [...]
January 7, 2012 | Posted in
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by John Lindgren
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Yes, you’ve seen the tagline in thick glossy magazines and on cable TV. And “Truly Asia” makes me think about the former British colony in the tropics, and I can picture those pale, long-nosed rubber barons and the bearded, fierce-looking Borneo sultans. The head hunters and the orangutan apes.
In the present 21st century, [...]
January 5, 2012 | Posted in
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by Peter Blackburn
Once more we had a good field signed up for the popular but testing Mountain Shadow layout. Most of the 31 golfers assembled at Café Kronborg to complete registration for the day’s competition and to welcome back Volker Buley from Germany and Michelle Sancillo from Italy. As our tee time was rescheduled due [...]
January 5, 2012 | Posted in
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by Tony Duthie
Greenwood
Once again the conditions were ideal for golf–not too hot and a nice cool breeze. We all got round in less than four hours. What more can you ask for? So with a good turnout we had two divisions with four places in each. It took a three way count back to decide [...]
January 5, 2012 | Posted in
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by John Lindgren
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Some say it’s big (as house) but drives like an Italian sports car.
Some say it’s still the best über-luxury SUV since its birth in 1970.
Some say “Intelligent Engineering” or “Go Beyond.” I sayStormin’ down Bangna-Trat Expressway at 200 kph…
The test drive:
There it was a macho-looking piece of machinery. Nine million THB worth of [...]
December 26, 2011 | Posted in
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By Peter Blackburn
Stableford
Thirty six golfers signed in today looking forward to another wonderful cultural experience.
We were allotted the east and south nines from the white tees and the leading group, who do not indulge in the lunatic soup whilst in battle, covered the journey in four hours and forty minutes.
The weather was pleasant and the [...]
December 26, 2011 | Posted in
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By Mike Gerard
Phoenix Tuesday/Friday (Men Only) Group
After quite a long lay off during the summer months, Denis Dixon found his form to snatch first place with 36 points, winning on count back from yours truly, Mike Gerrard, also with 36 points. Third place went to Bill Hewitt with 34 points, and joint fourth were Graham [...]
December 26, 2011 | Posted in
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