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Competition news : the 4-person scramble
Publié le 1er juin 2026
par Pierre

In one of my recent posts, I talked about umpiring and the unique aspect of golf being a self-refereed sport.

In a Stableford or two-ball (…)

Competition news in brief : the overachiever
Publié le 20 mai 2026
par Pierre

Today I’m going to give you another great way to ruin your scorecard. It’s very simple : all you need to do is be a model student.

Does that (…)

Competition news : haro on the referee
Publié le 13 mai 2026
par Pierre

I really like this expression, which literally means ‘to rise up in indignation against someone or something, holding them up to public censure’. (…)

Domestic water supply networks
Publié le 11 mai 2026
par Pierre

Tap water

In Thailand, tap water is not safe to drink. This does not mean that it is unhealthy or full of bacteria. At home, we wash the dishes (…)

Short summary : staff are ‘having fun’
Publié le 4 mai 2026
par Pierre

When I was still living in France, I was a member from 2015 to 2022 at a fairly well-known golf club in the far south of France. I’d rather not (…)

My dentist in Thailand
Publié le 26 avril 2026
par Pierre

When I set off for Asia in 2022, the thing that worried my friends and family the most – who knew no more about Asia than I did – was the medical (…)

A brief history : the occasional miracle
Publié le 22 avril 2026
par Pierre

One of the quotes that strikes me as most apt regarding our sport appears to be by an unknown author. Although it features in numerous (…)

Course overview : the hole-in-one
Publié le 10 avril 2026
par Pierre

The story

Twenty-two years ago, I picked up a golf club for the first time, under rather unusual circumstances that will be the subject of (…)

Road Safety in Thailand and Useful Numbers
Publié le 5 avril 2026
par Pierre

The Thai government has asked police officers to intensify controls and punish more severely. The sums are still not very important but for a Thai (…)

Phitsanulok the forgotten city
Publié le 3 avril 2026
par Pierre

Phitsanulok is a city overlooked by guidebooks and tourist circuits. In a way, that’s a good thing. Yet it’s a city that’s certainly not without (…)