tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243328382011-07-15T06:34:01.102+06:00Dhaka Oddball Golf SocietyLPRnoreply@blogger.comBlogger601100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24332838.post-1167557478723666112006-12-30T21:15:00.000+06:002006-12-31T15:33:20.546+06:00

8 Dogs turned up to play on the last game of the year. Kurmitola was soooo quiet !! We were round in 3 hours... can you believe it !!!!The scores were variable ... as always !!! A quick manual adjustment to a couple of handicaps was made before we started and I immediately regretted so doing !!! Lilo started off badly and finished very strongly having been adjusted upwards by 2. Holger also was

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Wishing all Dogs & Friends a relaxing Merry Christmas and a prosperous and healthy New Year 2007. Keep a positive outlook even if the Panni threatens and the ballboys cheat! Best regards from SwitzerlandLars

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The dogs hunt on.... no matter what !!! We had 10 mongrels turn up to play this week.... a surprisingly good turn out for this particular time of year. Our lady Champion graced us with her presence.......... well done Pascale on winning the banglalink Cup this weekend............. The DOGS rule !!!!The weather continues to be very pleasant and the course in good condition but it gets no easier...

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This will be quick note as I am due to go and watch Bangladesh teaching Scotland the art of playing cricket. The English have devoted centuries to trying to achieve this and have, to date, failed miserably !!!Thanks to Philipe and Pascale for a great day on Friday.... the Medeau Golf Day was fun and we all had a very good time at the golf in Savar and the "Apres Golf" which went on until the

LPRnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24332838.post-1167049207243880822006-12-09T22:18:00.000+06:002006-12-25T18:20:07.246+06:00

Firstly let me thank Natthanya and Leo for a really fun night on Friday. It was a lovely evening and the food was wonderful. A great DOGS Dinner. Considering the consumption of 'pooch hooch' it was surprising that as many as 18 mongrels appeared for golf on Saturday !!The course was in good condition... the greens were a little faster than we are used to and the men's tee boxes were placed far

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17 assorted mongrels including one that managed to get weekend leave from jail were present to play on Saturday. The weather is very pleasant at this time of year and the course is in fairly good condition. So why no really big scores ?? I am not sure what the Standard Scratch was yesterday... no doubt Kim will tell us in her note giving the facts and figures but I would guess that it was fairly

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A ball in the evening and a ball at midday. Absolutely not the same thing, apparently. Therefore, disappointing scores after the great St. Andrew's performance and tasty haggis, teapots and the like. Nevertheless, 16 dogs out in the field and trying to slice off their haedaches. Despite drinking water all night (??) Kim could only just avoid to get Doodooed, which was kindly picked up by Holger (

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A 4 way fight at 21 for the produce under the tail between 3 putt Pete, wee Dougie, long time friend of the doodoo Leo and visitor Graham Taggart led to much scrutiny of backward halves until eventually the winner was declared to be 3 putt Pete with the worst inward half. He tried hard to redeem himself by claiming nearest the pin but where Kim allows the trophy to be put on show remains to be

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Despite serious hangovers following a night at the Glitter Ball the numbers on the 1st tee box were impressive. 19 dogs started with one dog appearing for the last 9 holes.... I am assured that his absence from the front 9 was work related and absolutely nothing to do with the very severe hangover he had woken up with !!!!!The weather has now moved into the pleasant season.... not too hot with a

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A good turnout again this week with 17 Dogs making it to the 1st tee box despite many having tired and weary legs from the day before playing in the Rover Cup. Dingo Kate has already circulated a note on the Rover Cup. Thanks Kate for organising a great day out ...... enjoy your extremely long leave away from DAC !!!! You may find some of us still here when you return in the middle of next year!!

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The Europeans and The Rest assembled at Savar for the annual Rover Cup Challenge 2006. Last minute adjustments to the schedule were amended without acrimony.It was however necessary for Rob Jones to flee the European camp for a more favourable fun loving, not to mention a better team. Rob's decision was vindicated at the end of the day.To cut a long story short - we, The Rest, clobbered 'em [

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The event of the year is about to take place: The Rover Cup! The excitement is mounting, clubs are being cleaned and shined, balls are being balanced and marked, ballboys are being instructed (ooohps, no not really), bunker game is being honed, game strategies being pondered and everybody is getting ready for tee-off in the wee hours of Friday morning, November 3rd, 2006.The team line-ups for now

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A fine day met the 12 mutts (including 2 guests & 1 associate stepping up) who assembled for the weekly carnage inflicted by us on Kurmitola. A new record was set by Marcel - one of our guests – by surpassing even the recent brave attempt of Phillipe to claim the lowest recorded score by a competitor in a DOGS round – a score which should stand for a long time to come – a massive 2 Stableford

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It was a stream line pack that left their kennels - as eight dogs were unfortunate enough to not be able to get out of the country. As a substitute hunt they headed for Kumitola and found they had the paddock to themselves.The pack agreed (to keep things a little more varied....) that "nearest-to-the-pin" would be the second shot on hole number eleven - as luck would have it nobody landed on the

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Saturday was a pleasant day for golf and we timed the round perfectly with the rain descending just as the last 4 ball walked off the 18th. The numbers were slightly down this week with 17 mongrels playing. Next week the numbers will be down substantially as it is the start of the Eid week and school half term. However, there will be Dogs golf for those who remain to keep the economy afloat

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Huge turnout yesterday with 22 mongrels showing their enthusiasm for a wee white ball. And we were still missing some of our regular players... you can see why we still have to keep new enthusiastic pups on a waiting list !! The weather was kind to us and the course in good condition generally so a fun day out........ for most !!!Oh before I really get into the story of the golf..... I cant hold

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The sun shone on the chosen few – and by the end of it only a few were chosen. 17 mutts lined up in great expectation with the sun on their back and the great adventure in front of them – and it looks like some very adventurous golf was played going by the scores.Having thought the days of being safe at 20 points were behind us some of the pack decided to give that new truism a bit of a go – as

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Another hot and sweaty one but fortunately it cooled down as the afternoon wore on. Despite torrential rain at the start of the week the course was in remarkably good shape. 17 mongrels took to the course with a couple of the girls looking a bit dodgy for the full 18 holes..... a gruesome injured wing in one case and a Dingo with myxomatosis in the other !! I thought that it only happened to

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19 mongrels, all with brand new handicaps, eagerly awaited the 'off' on the 1st Tee box on Saturday. The new but 'proper' handicapping system was introduced for the first time using a programme obtained by 'the girls' and which has created some interesting handicaps !! These will, of course, be 'normalised' as time goes on and more cards are entered onto the system. In the meantime, we have

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Well Saturday was an interesting day for the dogs with a very large field, given the numbers away, with 20 turning out for our first 4 club s/ford competition in living memory. Barry & Margaret were back along with Bill and even Paul Rodgers who on reading last weeks email, booked his tickets in Houston, got on the plane and made the journey to the scene of his recent Kiss Me Kate episode to take

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Firstly a wee bit of golfing humour: ‘An American turns up at St Andrews and promptly hits his first tee shot out of bounds….turning to the old craggy faced Scottish Caddie he asks…’whats the Scottish for “a Mulligan”? The caddy stares and then replies..”Playing 3, sir”.To Saturday: Conditions were fantastic with pretty much dry skies, a slight breeze, firm fairways and greens in good nick and

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The outlook was grim and Scuba kit was more appropriate than golf attire at the start of the game. It had rained 'cats and dogs' for the previous 12 hours. However, as always, lady luck was on the side of the good guys and the rain stopped at 12 o'clock when 20 mongrels gathered at the 1st tee to squelch their way round the course. In reality and surprisingly, it was not that bad under foot ....

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Firstly, thanks so much to Lars and Madeleine for hosting a great evening in their kennel last night. Not the pizza we had all expected but instead, lovely Thai food which went well with the wine and the fun company. It was a cracking evening. We wish them all the best in their move back to Europe and hope they find some fun new dogs to play with.Moving on to the golf... 18 mongrels turned up of

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To use an old English expression it rained "cats and DOGS" from the early morning through to tee off time and well beyond !!!! By the way, I do not know the background or significance of the expression but it seems appropriate under the circumstances!! 10 mutts braved it and we duly teed off clad in a variety of outfits... I think I should have fined Dingo Kate and Mata Hari for wearing the most

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It was a sad but fun day yesterday. It was sad to say farewell to Heather Culpan and Graham Stubbs who have been staunch supporters of the DOGs since joining. Heather and Mike take on Ghana whilst Graham and Janet move to Samoa. They played their last game with us yesterday and then we said farewell with a customary DOGs dinner at my kennel at which 30 mongrels turned up. It was a cracking night

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A great turn out on both Friday and Saturday. As mentioned in last weeks note there was a gathering of the pack at Savar on Friday where 8 of us turned up to play. The conditions were excellent. The grass is good, well cut and the ball sits up beautifully. The greens are a bit slow but then they always are at Savar. Despite back clouds hanging over Dhaka, the sun shone in Savar with a gentle

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A bright and breezy day made for good playing conditions although the fairways are still rough in places. However given the mowers had been out we went with no preferred lies much to the disgust of one or two mongrels. Play was slightly delayed as we had to throw the balls twice due to the late arrival of one mutt as the reorganisation of the groups would have been more complicated than starting

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The numbers are still holding up !! We had 11 mongrels on the 1st tee box this week despite the gloomy conditions. One new dog, Big Jimmy Crawford retreated to his kennel before the start apparently refusing to get his paws wet !! As it turned out, there was no rain but we have had sufficient over the past few days to ensure that snorkels were a preferred choice of head gear !! It was very wet

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It was a sunny Saturday morning on the first hole at Kurmitola and I was beginning my pre-shot routine, visualising my upcoming shot, when a piercing voice came over the clubhouse loudspeaker. "Would the gentleman on the women's tee back up to the men's tee please!"I could feel every eye on the course looking at me. I was still deep in my routine, seemingly impervious to the interruption. Again

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I thought we would have a lean week this week but amazingly we had 10 hardy mongrels turn up to play. The sun was shining brightly and a lovely breeze was blowing as we threw the balls. But once we teed off that nice breeze disappeared and we were left sweltering !!! It was HOT !!The course was not in particularly great condition !! An army of grass pickers have left the worlds biggest bunkers on

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It is obvious that the monsoon/summer is now here. The numbers playing are dropping rapidly. We had 9 mongrels on the 1st tee box this week and next week there will be even fewer but............. I can assure you, the show will go on !!!It was very humid out on the course but I am told that the temperature was kinder yesterday compared to the previous week. This is reflected by the scores which

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With a return to near normality on the golf course I can only put the low scoring down to rust after a one week lay-off – apart from Pascale who might have had a one day lay off. Before I get to the mediocrity of the many I want to mention a couple of points. With the high turnover in caddies and ballboys at present some of them may not be aware of the quirks of the DOGS. So please let them know

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It is the morning after the night before..... a big thank you to Lisette and Ian for a great Dogs dinner... a fun night, great food and as always wonderful company. The only problem is some of us have to work today and for some peculiar reason I am having a wee problem focusing the mind !!!The golf was a bit of a wash out.... the pack was spread around various locations on the front 9 when the

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A very wet one this week!!! Well, I guess we had all better get used to it because it is here to stay for the next few months. If you haven't got webbed feet now you surely will very soon !!! A little advice from a wise old dog (who coughed???) ....teach the house maid to automatically empty the golf bag every Sunday morning and dry the contents. Open the umbrella and dry it out........ otherwise

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A slightly smaller pack this week with only 16 gathering for the chase. I suspect that one or two mongrels were suffering from the night before and probably in great need of some 'hair of the dog' !! A great night was had by all at Mal and Wiess's kennel.... thanks to them for hosting the Dogs dinner!!!It was a HOT one..... but in general, the scores were good this week particularly amongst the

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18 dogs made their appearance at midday yesterday. We were lucky with the weather following torrential rain over the past 2 days and the course was, under the circumstances, in fairly good condition. We did, however, allow 'preferred lies' in order the resolve the problem of the 'man-made' holes where the 'alien' grass had been pulled up as well as soggy bits etc!!! A lot of comment has made

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An all-time record 25 mongrels mustered in the heat at the 1st tee box (albeit that only 24 balls were thrown.... someone having forgotten to put a bollock in the hat !!). Somehow we managed to get 7 groups off in the allotted time. I am not having a 'whine' but whilst we have such large numbers and a waiting list of people wanting to join, I would ask (politely, of course!!) if people would

LPRnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24332838.post-1146470358810899732006-04-29T22:14:00.000+06:002006-05-01T16:08:55.056+06:00

While a few stray dogs were off to Thailand chasing golf balls …and whatever other tasty morsels they could dig up, 14 brave souls - and some proved to be very brave indeed (and I’m not talking about the colour of Lars shorts either)- set off on a day that was hot, bright and proved to be one of very high drama at Kurmitola. Also worth noting that in the pack were two new faces… Jonde & Grahame.

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We had 15 mutts out to play in the heat on Saturday. For the second week running the Dog doodoo goes to Gus. To be fair, he did make an effort to avoid the 'wee devil' but with 20 points he was a clear winner. Leo, on a steady course of improvement came in with 21 points.Nearest the Pin at the 8th this week was Khor who also managed a very steady 33 points to come in 3rd, losing on count back to

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Another hot and sweaty one...... still, more preferable than pouring rain !! 15 assorted mongrels played a lot of golf. I am not sure why the scoring was so low but with one exception .... (and there is always one !!!!) the pack seemed to be trying their damnedest to be 'doodoo' !! The eventual winner of the beloved 'Dog Doodoo' trophy this week, having put up a brilliant fight, was Gus who

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Hot and sweaty.... the only way to describe the conditions we played in yesterday !! The storms over the past week have raised the humidity level noticeably. The other impact of the storms can be seen in the condition of the course...... the fairways and greens are already getting 'hairy' despite the fact that the course is still dry enough to cut the grass !!We had 16 dogs turn up to play......

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It was a hot one..... and a staggering 19 mongrels turned up to play... foolish some might say but it was after all the 1st of April !!! Sadly, only 18 finished as the heat got to one unfortunate mutt and he staggered off for an early beer. A word of warning.... you must drink a lot of water when playing in these temperatures but be ultra careful buying water on the course. The drinks hut

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Smaller numbers this week as the impact of school holidays and a long weekend for the Independence Day celebrations took its toll on the turn out. We had 13 mongrels playing on a fairly quiet course. In fact it was so quiet that the 3 three balls were round the course in 3 hours despite a group of 4 jumping in front of us on the back 9. The weather is definitely warming up.... we played in

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Hi Pack A large turn out of 23 assorted mongrels appeared at Kurmitola to witness an amazing display of golf by Top Dog... Saint Patrick did what only Rabbi Burns has managed before!!! The legs were numb, the arms spasmodic and the brain convulsive!! I suppose it was a miracle that I got round the course and got any points at all !! BUT I didn't end up with the Dog doodoo.... a very kind

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A great turnout for this weeks meet. A total of 22 mongrels played in lovely conditions... clear sunny day but strong gusty winds which kept the temperature and scores relatively low this week. It is pleasing to note that the speed of play was good and all 6 groupings were round in much less than 4 hours. Well done... lets keep that pace up !!The scores.... well 3 pooches battled hard to play the

LPRnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24332838.post-1142746899485819872006-03-05T11:38:00.000+06:002006-03-19T11:41:39.486+06:00

A happy pack of 20 gathered for the 'off' yesterday with the course in great condition and the weather perfect.... so why was the golf so dismal??? It is a strange game!! Overall the scores were low. The lowest was, for a second week running, our very own 'Curly Whurly' Freeman who battled manfully against all odds to complete the 18 averaging a point a hole and still maintained a smile (I think

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Hi Pack... what a glorious victory !! For those that are confused, Scotland put one over the 'Auld enemy' on the Rugby field yesterday !!!We had a fun trip out to Savar yesterday with 14 mongrels making the effort to go. Once again we were warmly welcomed... yes, it was a bit hot but a breeze kept it pleasant and the course was generally in fine shape!! Mr "Curly Whurly" Freeman was gripping it

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It is definitely warming up... the weather, not my golf !!! Kurmitola is under preparation for the Amateur Championship which will be played later this week. Good luck to those Dogs that intend to participate... hopefully all your fellow competitors will play to the rules as decided by the R&A and not the more flexible unwritten rules determined by local caddies !!! A good turnout again this

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It is starting to warm up but still very pleasant playing conditions. Another couple of weeks and we will experience the 'hot and sweaty soggy shirt syndrome'............. lovely !!!! Nice new shirts are on their way.... so watch this space!!Great turnout again yesterday with a pack of 20 (sounds like cigarettes!!) giving us 5 x 4. I would like to praise everyone for their efforts in getting

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It was the 'morning after the night before'...... and I knew it !! Thanks a heap, Rabbie Burns!!! I must remember next year to stay away from that bottle of Whisky!!! More anon, but I am able to report that body and brain are reasonably synchronized again and recovery is in progress now !!We had 19 dogs start and complete a round of Kurmitola although for at least one dog, it was a struggle...

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Happy Chinese New Year to you all...... it is the Year of the Dog and for you romantics, it is to be a year of great love !! I am looking forward to it !!!!!!A good turn out for Barney's final (so he says!!) Dogs game. We had 18 assorted mongrels baying at the 1st tee box eager to chase the little white ball to all corners of the course. Ian Wright returned to the pack after his absence on leave

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A disappointing turn out for the excursion to Savar with only 8 dogs appearing for the chase. Well done Heather who was the sole lady dog prepared to brave it out in Savar. For those that are less than enthusiastic about the idea of playing Savar, it is recognised that it is a longish course but because it is not crowded we get round faster. We left the Army as planned at 10.30 (45 minutes

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Happy New Year to you and may it bring all you desire and deserve !!!The last outing of the year saw 15 mongrels baying at the 1st tee box and sniffing a wee tot of Scottish anaesthetic to ease the pain. Having said that I think I am in great need of the 'hair of the dog' this morning.... better not to think about it as I gaze out of my office window across hazy Dhaka.... reflects my state of

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Kurmitola Golf Course, an oasis of green and quietness in the madhouse that is Dhaka. A relief to tormented ears, a soothing for sore eyes and quite simply the nicest place you can go to forget about all about "it" - if, and that's a big IF you didn't have to play golf here. Lots of water, trees where you don't want them (like in front of the greens and somehow the fairways never quite seem wide

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Merry Xmas Pack..... I hope Santa was good to you all.Not surprisingly, numbers were down a bit this week. We had 11 dogs barking on the 1st tee box at 11.50 prepared for a cross country chase..... and for many it was more than they bargained for!!! Again with the odd exception, it was a venture into the unknown for many !!There was a far greater battle for the honour of kennelling the Dog

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Another pleasant Saturday on the course with temperatures near perfect.........so why was the golf not ???? We started with 11 Dogs on the tee box.... a smaller number than of recent as many people were away for one reason and another.Unfortunately, one Dog dropped out after playing one hole as his golf reflected his medical condition. Brian Mooney was suffering a bit of fever so after the 1st

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It was great to see such a good turn out on Saturday (we had 23 dogs turned at varying times to tee off !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) despite it being the 'morning after the night before' at St Andrews Ball. The Dogs filled 3 tables and it was a tremendous night full of fun.... and heavy heads the next day !! Thanks to the Dogs for making it so much fun. Top Dog is getting tough... sorry, but it is for

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Another great turnout this week despite it being the morning after the Glitter Ball !! A few 'wild dogs' were noticeable by their absence presumably seeking the 'hair of the dog' to cure their problems. 18 assorted mongrels gathered on the tee box at 12 o'clock..... some a bit later than others which caused some confusion at the start. I would request that you turn up with plenty of time to have

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A great turnout this week after the small numbers of the previous week. 20 mongrels gathered on the 1st Tee box ready for a romp around the course. Some of us who had enjoyed a week of golf on the magnificent courses of Thailand found the conditions a little testing !! It seems that it is a totally dfferent game when in Dhaka.....!!! May be it was the relaxing massages afterwards that made the

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A brief report on the 6 wee doggies left behind in Dhaka while others were playing in Thailand.Gus, Poule, Bob B, Paul Rodgers, myself and a new dog Lars from Switzerland, welcome Lars, and took off in 2 flights in a pleasant dry heat on Saturday morning.Despite a lack of trophies we played as if our lives depended on it. Bob Bieniek showed us the way around with 30 points and was this week's

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