Golf

At the Kuay Tiaw Yai To restaurant on Samui Island, just under the shelf with all the trophies, you’ll find a surprising hat rack, with caps from Bandon Dunes, the Masters Tournament, and the Old Course at St.

For the past month, I’ve been making an intense study of the grasses in a rather narrow latitude, from 44 to 49°N. There are many grasses at sea level, but I find some really interesting specimens at a higher elevation.

Fred Varcoe interviewed me before he wrote his article for the August 2016 issue of Euro Biz Japan. You can download it here: Know your greens (pdf, 3 MB).

Some things stay the same, and some things change. I’ve made a lot of birdies over the years, and celebrated them all in their own way. Last month in Nebraska was no exception.

Four days. Two continents. Four birdies. Lots of celebrating. {.asset-media-link} {.asset-media-link} {.asset-media-link} A trans-Pacific flight. {.asset-media-link} {.asset-media-link} After that, some popcorn and jet lag. {.asset-media-link}

{.asset-media-link} It’s been mostly work, actually, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t share a few of my accomplishments on the golf course this month. First, at the challenging chipping course at Laem Chabang International Golf and Country Club.

{.asset-media-link} I’ve found the birdie dance photos and the botanizing posts to be a bit blasé, so although there have still been a lot of both, I have not felt any need to document those exploits here.

This was a big month for golf, and I made three birdies in a practice round in Bangkok, before the big tournament in Chonburi. Maybe it was the pressure, maybe it was the street clothes, or perhaps the huge (and loud) galleries — I don’t know.

{.asset-media-link} It was a great month of golf, with just enough birdies to win the right matches, closing out the year with three rounds at three fine courses in Thailand that I hadn’t visited before, and with the exception of a single round early in the month, lots of sunshine.

There is going to be more than the usual amount of golf this month, so I’m breaking the report into two parts. {.asset-media-link} That birdie on a spectacular day in Bangkok makes a fine opening statement for my upcoming matches.