My Thai Golf-The build up has now officially started.

So November is almost over and we're closing in fast on another Christmas, and beyond that, the big tour.

Our twelve days of competition golf in Hua Hin start in mid-February.
Who will be crowned Champion Golfer and winner of the Thailand Trophy in 2014?

It looks like 26 of us will be giving it our best shot. Here is our schedule;

Monday 17th February-Palm Hills GC for practice day one. A day of friendly challenges.

I guess it will be the usual fashion parade on our first big day together. There's always one!

Tuesday 18th February-For the really keen ones it's a trip to the local driving range.
The rest of us will stay by the pool.

Wednesday 19th February-Second and final practice day at Black Mountain.

Whenever we are waiting to tee off at Black Mountain the buzz amongst the lads is electric.

Thursday 20th February-
Round One of the Thailand Trophy at Banyan. Single Stableford, full handicap.
Winner is the highest aggregate scorer over all four rounds of the competition.

Despite my advice about avoiding the snakes at Banyan Mr. Robinson decided to go looking for one earlier this year.

Friday 21st February-Round Two at Springfield

Springfield's 18th hole has an island green which can be just a little intimidating. A cracking par five to finish.

Saturday 22nd February-Nine hole mini competition on the Par 3 course at Black Mountain for those who can drag themselves away from the pool.

Great fun and a break from the big competition.

Sunday 23rd February- Rest day for most but a few will decide to organise a game.

Monday 24th February-Round Three at Majestic Creek. This is when it all starts getting very tense.

Water does feature in a big way on several holes at Majestic Creek. A few extra balls may be required.

Tuesday 25th February-
Final Thailand Trophy round at Black Mountain. The top four will play together as the final group.
There tends to be a bit of sledging in the coach on route to the course which does spice it all up a bit.
That all stops once the first shot is struck.
There are usually five or six in with a chance of winning and the same number trying to avoid finishing last.

Some of us tend to find that the Black Mountain experience can be very tiring.

Once we are back at the Hotel we have an evening of great food, celebration and prize presentation but before we leave Black Mountain the winners pose for a few photos.

2013-Simon [The winner], Mike [Runner up], JC [Third and also King Rabbit] and Jan [4th]

Wednesday 26th February- A day of recovery and for a few, departure.

Thursday 27th February-Pairs Competition at Royal Hua Hin. Draw for partners.

It's not unusual to get a few spectators at Royal Hua Hin but this lot weren't interested earlier this year. Siesta time!

Friday 28th February-Our final round together is a team competition at Sea Pine, a links course of sorts with the last three holes adjacent to the beach. Super venue which is owned by the Thai Army.

In 2014 this will be the last chance for one of our better players to show off his swing. Nice pose Alan.

Before I go here's some sound advice from our 2011 Thailand Trophy Champion pictured below.

Frosty says;
When you buy a new pair of golf shoes for your holiday always check that you have a left and a right shoe before you leave the shop. Then check again when you are lacing them at home, and it's always worth another look before packing them in your suitcase. [I suppose you've guessed the rest]
Then when you unpack in Thailand you won't find that your brand new pair of £100 golf shoes are both for the same foot.

I should add that 'boy wonder' doesn't usually make silly mistakes like this.
However, having made one major error, he thought it would be a good idea to check that he had brought all his clubs.
No problem there. All 16 of them were safe in his golf bag!

Switched on or what! Our 2011 winner has been likened to a coiled spring! What do you think?

 Information on all the courses we will be playing can be found by putting 'Hua Hin golf courses' in your search engine.
All these courses are within a 25 minute drive of the town centre.