Golf

A golfer recounts winning matches in April at Hawaii’s Challenge at Manele course and Yokohama Country Club, plus a dramatic May victory at the Philippine Navy Golf Club in Manila, where he recovered from four over par through three holes to shoot a 75 and win handily, highlighted by an eagle on the course’s longest hole.

A golfer recounts an undefeated March spanning four courses across Thailand, Hong Kong, Hawaii, and Oregon, highlighting birdies, match play wins, and standout moments including a near hole-in-one at Kau Sai Chau and a 6&4 victory at Koele in 40 mph winds.

A golfer recounts winning two matches in February: a back-nine comeback victory over Nathan Morrissette at Northern Rangsit Golf Club in Thailand, and a come-from-behind win over Chris Chase at Hong Kong Golf Club’s Old Course, clinched with birdies on holes 15 and 16.

A golfer recounts his January rounds in Thailand, including birdies at Bangkok Golf Club, a hole-in-one at Phuket’s Dino Park mini-golf course (though losing to an opponent who aced two holes), and a dominant 8&6 victory at the unique Kantarat Golf Course, which operates between the runways at Don Muang airport under Royal Thai Air Force management.

A golf recap of December rounds played at Spring City Golf and Lake Resort in Kunming, Banyan Golf Club, Springfield Royal Country Club, and Luisita Golf Club, highlighting multiple wins and near-wins that brought the author’s annual match record to approximately nineteen victories against just one defeat.

Golf turf management consultant Micah Wood recounts speaking and leading workshops at the Turf Management Best Practice III conference at Spring City Golf and Lake Resort in Kunming, China, where his photo was incorrectly labeled as “Mirah Woods” on Sina.com, and where he also competed in a golf tournament, winning two nearest-to-pin prizes and finishing in second place.

A turfgrass consultant visited seven golf courses in the Philippines in under a week, competing as a sponsor in the Founders Cup tournament at The Orchard Golf and Country Club—which features both Tifeagle bermudagrass and Sea Isle 2000 seashore paspalum greens—while also touring facilities including Wack Wack, Manila Southwoods, and TAT Filipinas, where sustainability initiatives were showcased to delegates from the East Asian Seas Congress 2009.

A recap of a week of golf in the Philippines covers two tournaments — the Chairman’s Cup at Sherwood Hills and the Founder’s Cup at The Orchard — highlighting five birdies, an undefeated record against playing partners, a near hole-in-one, and plans for upcoming events including next year’s Fil-Am tournament in Baguio.

After going undefeated since April, a golfer recounts a dramatic month that included a come-from-behind birdie victory at Muang Kaew GC in Thailand and a crushing late collapse in Hong Kong that finally ended the winning streak, before recovering spirits in first-class on the flight home.

The Kantarat Golf Course at Bangkok’s Don Muang Airport sits between two active runways, offering a surreal playing experience where golfers share space with landing 747s and taxiing aircraft — made even more striking by a simultaneous U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds airshow overhead.