Burapa Today. Played with A.M.

[HILLY 9]

Played Burapa today with the missus and bad attitudes prevailed everywhere. It may be that the 3 day weekend holiday for Chulalonghorn day had worn the staff out but what the hell that is what they are paid for methinks.

 

Arrived at 9.30am for a 10am Tee time but by the time you have changed and walked the half mile to pay desk you need half an hour to get to the starter desk anyway.

 

You get your caddie in the car park and it was not until we had got them that I realised that A.M. had the same lazy bitch that Lobin had last time we played there two weeks ago but by then it was to late to ask for a replacement and on the first the silly bitch parked the buggy in front of A.M. blocking her shot altogether. I politely asked her to move the fucking thing which grudgingly she did but basically she had not got a clue. Through the round she got almost every score of A.M.'s wrong and on more than one occasion expected A.M. to walk back to the cart for a club change.

 

However mine was pretty good and on the 8th gave the other silly bitch a talking to after which she improved a little.

 

The greens are fairly good and so are the fairways but the semi rough is fucking lethal with that horrible long grass that grabs your clubs. Many drives to the fairways are over 160 yards also but yours truly went around with a single ball and was happy with his score.

 

One problem was that it had rained lat night and a big sign says so Carts on the fairways please keep to the Part. I pointed out the grammatical error to the starter in my bestest Thai who said he would put the sign away until next year. :frustrated

 

However having landed in the trees on the wrong side of the fairway on the 3rd I decided I did not fancy walking 200 yards to the ball from the Cart Part which freaked my caddie out and I explained that the rough was very dry so I would do what I wanted. She muttered something about getting cut and I agreed that it was about time that I managed such a thing as I drove over the rough to my ball.

 

On the fourth a Thai guy arrived in his buggy with a big sign saying that he was the boss and expecting a rocket I was most surprised and delighted to be told that the fairways were now open for traffic so did huge wheelies in the mud everywhere from then on.

 

The game went fairly well and our Pattaya Pro's (Harold and Neville) also joined us for a couple of holes as they had been teaching earlier on and knew we were on the course. The morning was drizzly and for a change it was not hot so with the weather starting to cool down you Ride Her cup guys are going to have some fun.

 

Around the course there were many activities for the staff including fruit picking, where even a shout of four before you played your best ball to hit them failed to get a reaction, and fucking great big diggers that ignored the players and thundered on regardless of pitches or puts. We even encountered a pair of Thais having a snogging session on the 14th which is most unusual but maybe this is the mating season.

 

Back in the changing rooms I have to say that they were dirty and not of a usual Thai standard. No staff on the ladies or gents desks and it is, help yourselves to keys and towels, and do you own check in's and out's.

 

So it was off to the restaurant for a bite to eat but the flys had got there first in huge numbers (as others will confirm this is the most fly infested course in LOS especially when it rains and they seek shelter in your buggy) and we did not fancy sharing us or our meals with them so after a coffee and a quick coke we departed Pty. Our driver took A.M. home and I went to Jade bar to arrange Kev's room for next week. Honest that was the reason.

 

Green fee price alone with Pty Sports Club card was 1600 Baht each with 2 buggies but there are better courses with better staff and amenities although not a bad day out IMHO.

[hwells 6]

Hilly you are spot on with the summary of Burapha it has headed down hill since the change of management there & they got rid of the very able & pleasent Charlie. The other thing that reallly pisses me off is when the courses make you take a cart & then dont let you drive it on the fairway. Fair enough if the fairways are wet stop the madatory use of carts for that day. As you said there is nothing worse than being on one side of the fairway & your ball on the other. Do you noitice that all the holes you hit to the right the path is on the left , golf is a game of oposites i suppose. good luck with your golf game & I guess as long as your are enjoying the day out is the main thing.