Tuesday The 1st April 2008: Bangpra ( Stableford) This is a fine period of the Year for the golfers who live here, as the 'Visitor's' thin out and all the Golf Courses become available for play at reasonable rates. Mind all is not honey and roses as the temperature is on the rise and is taking its toll on the players. This is a time to be wary and ensure that you take on plenty of fluids as you go around and some electrolyte powder is also advised.

 This is the time to play the great Courses here and the test for Bert's was to be Brangprs, a real Golf Course and one at which one of the better players usually wins at. Incidentally the test for next week is to be Green Valley, then Burapha, then Khao Kheow, then St Andrews and then Phoenix, it doesn't get much better.  

  Early morning in Bert's and one of his fine breakfasts, then a slow bimble down to Bangpra, saw us at the first tee in ample time, and as it was clear off we went. The Course is a little dry, but the sheer quality of the layout makes up for it. This is a quality Course. It is however a Course you have to play well on to win, and on the day quite a few players performed above and beyond their normal level.

 Pride of place goes however to one player, as Mashi won two near pins and one of the near pins could not have been closer as it actually went in the hole for a hole in one. Naturally Mashi was really pleased, in fact so pleased was he that he not only bought all his co-players a drink as is custom, he then rang the bell as well. Well done Mashi.

 So to the results and many players had good rounds. The winner with a really fine 38 points was Derek Brook, ahead of Dick Warberg in second with 37 points. In third was Tom Cotton with 36 points ahead of a three way counback on 33 points that saw Perry McNeely in fourth with Kevin Dunne and Mashi Kenata just losing out.

 T.T.F.N.

Near Pin  Dick Warberg     Mick O'Meara     Mashi (2)    

Long Put   Badger (2)

Mashi celebrates a hole in one