Siam Country Club Pattaya..

As our return flight to KL was at 330 pm, we decided to play at the famed Siam Golf and Country Club, the Old Course, which hosted the 2007 LPGA tournament which saw famous golfers like Sorrenstam, Morgan Pressel, Ai Miyazato etc playing. After all how often does one get to come to Pattaya!

We had a wake up call at 0500 am and left our hotel at 530. We were joined by another RSGC golfer, Mr Peter Eu (whose brother is a golf pro and now manages the Saujana Golf and Country Club) who stayed at the Marriot. The Siam Country Club is only about 20 minutes away from downtown Pattaya.

too early for breakfast...the Club Restaurant

The Siam Golf and Country Club has 2 courses, the 18-hole Old Course and a newer 27-hole Plantation Course which is at another location along the same road. The Old Course was reconstructed 2 years ago by the Japanese Golf designer I. Izumi and is managed by a Japanese company.

First flight 630 am.....pakdokter, Peter Eu, Mr C K Lim

We had booked the first tee-off time i.e. 6.30 am. We teed-off from the white marker which measured about 6700 yards. The LPGA tournament also played from this tee. So, in a way we were testing ourselves against these lady professionals!

Hole No.1 Par 5 dog-leg right 505 yards.....Peter at tee-off

The course, in general, can be described as immmaculately pretty.... The fairways were like carpets and quite wide and friendly. Even the bunkers had fine white sand which reminded me of the beach at Redang Island. In fact, despite the apparent friendliness of the course, it was so cleverly designed that the the bunkers were always there to trap you in mid-fairways and on the approach to the greens.

Good 'sooot'........!

I think I had to play from the bunkers in almost all the holes but managed to get out of them in one attempt. This is indeed a good course for improving your bunker shots!

Bunkers at mid-fairway and bunkers on approach of green..

The greens were cut to a speed slower than Laem Chabang, so it was not so frustating for us as we were able to putt in, some times ,from a good long distance, of course with a bit of guidance from the very good caddies.

Uncle Lim teeing off at the Hole-9 with Clubhouse in background

I returned a score 0f 52/50 which is what my usual score is. So, don't ever imagine of playing against the lady professionals....

bunkers,bunkers, bunkers....

So next trip, to check-out the Plantation Course and to watch the 2009 LPGA which will be at the Old Course.