Category: Activities
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Buriram Golf Society Matchplay Final
A prolonged period of elimination brought our two finalists toe to toe or tee to tee, to battle it out for the coveted Buriram Golf Society Matchplay Cup. Martin Moyle & Peter Thripp had fought their way through the ranks of hopefuls to stand tall on the first tee on the morning of Friday, 7th…
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Buriram Marathon, “Time To Start Training”
The Buriram Marathon has been set for Sunday February 12th 2017. This great fun event will set off from the Chang International Circuit. There are various distance options that you can enter ie. the full 42.195 kilometres or you can go for 21.1K, 10K or 5.5K. The runners will gather at the circuit from 3…
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Europe Claim Surprise Victory In Buriram Golf Society “Ryder Cup”
Despite taking a 3-1 lead from the doubles into Friday’s singles, Europe were still considered to be the underdogs. However, they turned the form book upside down to claim victory in the singles with a resounding 6-2 scoreline to leave the final score Europe 9 Rest of the World 3. An hour into the singles,…
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Europe Lead In Buriram Golf Society “Ryder Cup” !
Europe have taken an early lead in their match against the Rest of the World in the Buriram Golf Society Ryder Cup. They won three of the four doubles matches for a 3-1 lead going into Friday’s eight singles matches. They need a further three and a half points to claim victory in the inaugural…
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Buriram Golf Society’s Version Of The Ryder Cup – Draw
The much anticipated Buriram Golf Society “Ryder Cup” will take place next week with the pairs competition taking place on Tuesday. This will be four ball – better ball format and the singles will be played on Friday. Both will be match play, not stroke play. The official Ryder Cup between Europe and the USA…
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Golf Away Tour Presentation At Paddy’s Irish Bar, The Clubhouse
Following their usual Friday morning game at the Buriram Golf Course, the local society members gathered at Paddy’s Irish Bar and Outback Grill for the presentation to the winner. The “Buriram Times” reported on the event last week when the society traveled to Khao Yai for the two- day tournament, with the second day played…
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Buriram Golf Society Tour To Khao Yai
Khao Yai Golf Tour 5th and 6th September 2016. A band of ten enthusiastic golfers, some with their partners, who added greatly to the atmosphere and kept us in check, drove the 250 km from Buriram to Khao Yai Valley in a pleasant three hours to be delighted that the Tour Manager had chosen such…
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Ariya Jutanugarn Becomes First Thai To Win A Major
Ariya Jutanugarn became the first Thai of either sex to win a major when she won The Women’s British Open at Woburn yesterday. She held off the challenge of South Korea’s Mirim Lee to win by 3 shots at 16 under par. Ariya led Lee by 2 shots going into the final round and quickly…
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Olympic Size Pool In Buriram?
The Rio Olympics start a week tomorrow but did you know Buriram swimming pool is allegedly of Olympic proportions? According to management staff, the pool is apparently 50 meters long. Therefore as big as a standard Olympic pool. Built way back in 1991 the pool is now a full twenty three years old. Although the…
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Magnus Makes It A Sweden Double In The Claret Jug
Following Henrik Stenson’s outstanding win at The Open, Magnus Sundgren made it a Swedish double in the Buriram Golf Society’s Claret Jug competition. As reported earlier, it was a two round stableford competition, played at the Khao Kadong Golf Course at the army base in Buriram. Magnus was trailing first-round leader Rod Young by 5…