In a last minute change agreed by everyone, 8 Members made their way to the Royal Chiang Mai Golf Resort. We had confirmed 2 Tee times for a price of Baht 1.500 including Caddies. Jim Hopkins and Frank Schwarz arrived first and were asked to pay Baht 2.700 for 18 holes including Caddie fee. After a verification with the office we were told that indeed the promotion which was confirmed to us 4 days earlier was canceled. I am sure the office saw the disappointment and anger in our faces and picked up the phone to call the Marketing Director who did advise us of the promotion. And luckily for us the communication was honored and we can proudly say that we are the only ones to have played the course for Baht 1.500 today.
As for the playing, the course was in great shape and it was fun to hit onto the greens and see the Ball stop, additionally had rather straight putts most of the time with true and consistent running greens. It would be great if the office would be as consistent. It would be a hard to beat Golf course in Chiang Mai. Before we started Bart made the suggestion to have the Par 3, 17th hole as a hole to win Baht 50 from each player (additionally to the Baht 100) for the closest to the pin and everyone agreed. This was won by Ian Craig who put his Tee shot at around 15 feet from the pin.
As for the Scoring; In third place (no money) was Paul Hubbard with 36 points, in second place Stuart Leckie with 37 points and in first place Steven Bjorge with a great Score of 39 points. Congratulation to the Winners and a thank you Paul, Jim, Don, Stuart, Ian, Steven and Bart to come out today.
Date: 20.02.14
Tee Time: 08:01 am
Location: Royal Chiang Mai
Format: Stableford
The Green fee incl. Caddy is Baht 1.500, Cart alone Baht 600, Cart shared Baht 500 each.
Today (18.02.14) all players on the list below agreed to change the location to the Royal Chiang Mai Golf Course.
Participants:
Frank Schwarz
Don Bishop
Bart Hendricks
Paul Hubbard
Stuart Leckie
Jim Hopkins
Steve Bjorge
Ian Craig
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