Its always a good social occasion when you play a scamble the tension is not quite as intense as a singles tournament, and this proved to be the case at Mountain Shadow for the Pattaya Sports Club .

With a start time of 10:30 it allowed the organizers an extra half hour in bed and due to the format even a chance to have some breakfast before the competitors arrived.  Well that’s partly correct but two competitors did in fact beat the organizers by a mere 30 seconds thinking that the game started at 9:00am . Where do people read this information it said 10:30 on all the flyers!!! And the start sheet!!! And the Web Page of PSC!!!

Anyway that aside the day went very well and the course was in magnificent condition and very tidy.

The greens on the day were quick, undulating and about 11 on the stimp meter.  With the constant threat of trees catching a wayward shot you had to be wary when taking your shots. On the Par 3’s the pin positions were testing and on a couple shots under hit found the ever present water hazard. The weather was humid and quite warm but the threat of the thunder did not actually produce any rain until very late in the day and I think I am right in saying only one team finished the 18th in the rain.

Looking at the start sheet there were many teams who on paper could have done well but tales of woe were soon to be the order of the day as the scores came into Tim on the desk.

For the first time ever I think the scores were recorded in quick time and we actually waited for the last team to have a shower before the presentation.

Nigel our MC introduced the Chairman Tony Oakes and the presentation got under way. The Chairman  thanked all his team who had made helped on the day and also Mountain Shadow’s management on providing an excellent course and professional staff who were very efficient and professional. Nigel then took over again and the prizes and lucky draw took place.