Driving range creatures
Trip Start
May 01, 2002
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Trip End
May 01, 2009
Cha-am,
Thailand
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
hole number 1, 369 yards, par 4: i got in a great drive but was still about 10 yards shy of cowboy. about 150 yards to go and i landed left of the green. 3-on and 2-putt for bogie. the cowboy went over the green on his second shot, and his chip did not make it to the green and then he putted badly being unfamiliar with the fast greens here at palm hills
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. soidog 1, cowboy 0.hole number 2, 456 yards, par 5: there was a vicious wind from left to right and i teed off into the wind over the lake and the wind mercifully blew the blew the ball right into the middle of the fairway. local knowledge. the cowboy ended up in the rough way over to the right of the fairway yielding to me the bigger drive. his swagger diminished somewhat. i hit my 3-wood to about 30 yards from the green and chipped on with a horrible chip. 3-on and 3-putt for bogie. cowboy 4-on and way too many puts for a lot. soidog 2, cowboy 0.
hole number 3, 175 yards, par 3: i landed on the left greenside bunker and my bunker shot hit the ball instead of the sand and the ball took off for the next fairway with the caddies screaming fore! cowboy was over the green and chipped on deftly wo within two feet of the hole for a par. i conceded the hole. the swagger was back. soidog 2, cowboy 1.
hole number 4, 374 yards, par 4: our tees landed right next to each other with about 160 yards to go. he went into the bunker and i missed the bunker to the left and chipped on with a very nice shot. 3-on and 2-putt for bogie. cowboy's bunker shot got him just barely out of the bunker and still not on the green
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. 4-on 2-putt. soidog 3, cowboy 1.hole number 5, 337 yards, par 4: i got in a huge drive to within 70 yards of the green but cowboy was right there about 5 yards ahead of me. i pitched on to within a few feet of the hole and sank my birdie putt. cowboy went over on his pitch and needed two chips to get on and then had a putting disaster on the notoriously curvy and fast palm hills green. soidog 4, cowboy 1.
hole number 6, 356 yards, par 4: amazingly, i had the bigger drive to about 120 yards from the green but pitched short. 3-on and 2-putt for bogie. cowboy went over and once again needed two chips to get on the green for double bogie. soidog 5, cowboy 1.
hole number 7, 499 yards, par 5: cowboy got in a beautiful drive right down the middle and his second shot went right into the water and but his fourth shot was on. tiger-like. and then a great one-putt. par. my tee landed in a bunker from where i hit the best 4-iron out of a bunker i ever hit on my life and then a 9-iron to the green. 3-on and 2-putt for par. soidog 5, cowboy 2.
hole number 8, 141 yards, par 3: i hit too far and to the left but got in a solid chip with my sand wedge from the high grass down the hill. 2-on and 2-putt for bogie. cowboy had a very nice tee that landed about 8 feet from the hole and two-putt for par. soidog 5, cowboy 3.
hole number 9, 377 yards, par 4: i flubbed my drive. it was a grounder but it almost made it to the fairway. the cowboy hit a huge drive to about 130 yards from the green and right in the middle of the fairway. the swagger was back. i hit i think the best 3-wood i ever hit. it must have gone about 220 yards right in front of the green and then a nice little chip and two putts for bogie. cowboy's second shot landed in the left greenside bunker and his bunker shot landed about 20 feet from the hole. 3-on and 3-putt for double bogie. soidog 6, cowboy 3.
khob khun khrup, i said, and then hurried off to the spa for a massage. this spa has a huge massage hall with very high ceilings and there are thin drapes wafting in the breeze. there was eerie massage music playiing, new age i think, and soothing aromas were in the air. i lay flat on my back as she squeezed my feet and did wonderful things to my calves. i was sure i had died and gone to heaven. after the massage they served me apples and tea. i enjoyed that very much and then headed off to the baan isaan restaurant down phetkasem highway to meet some friends for dinner.
we ate bbq fish, bbq beef, shrimp soup, rice, shrimp cakes, ice cream and other stuff and drank lots of beer. we were served by a very pretty and friendly maiden who had a certain sensual way about her. she added a lot to our overall dining experience. and when pencil reads this entry i will wish i had died and gone to heaven in the spa while i still had a chance. (she is a pretty woman, sweetheart, but no one can every replace you. you are unique.)
