Aquella GC My First Ever Visit
I went an hour and half up the coast and off the island.
Aquella is an amazing golf course, clubhouse is lovely, changing rooms really very good. My putting was no so good. Well worth a visit if you are in the area.
Aquella https://www.aquellagolf.com/
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Glad you played this course. I've looked into it on line to see if it's worth playing if I get down to that region of Thailand.
These greens must be very grainy. I don't think you putted poorly, you just didn't get many close putts for birdie. When you did get close, you holed it or came extremely close.
Thats a very armsy swing for you to get such good control…. impressive really. I would never be able to get my tempo right !
Great to see you playing Aquella I am there Tuesday really love the course
It took me 52 years of playing golf to get my hole in one! I thought it was never gonna happen and it was something i never thought about much and then out of nowhere…. boom! 215 yarder as well so not an easy hole. It was a society day so it cost me £68 at the bar but i was beaming from ear to ear for days!!!! Side note, ive got a mate who is not particularly a good golfer and he's had 4 holes in one and a few years back a junior member at my club aged 8yrs old got one. There's no rhyme nor reason to golf is there? Great vid buddy I'm really enjoying your Thailand adventures!
It looks a lovely course, despite the greens being so slow! And two 2's is not to be sneezed at either!!!! Well done! What a delightful caddy Rose was too!!! So, a good day, despite the golf (but I'm sure that you'll play better on round 2!!!).
As for holes in 1, I've had 2, both in competition!!! The first was after playing the game 48 years, and the second 4 years later! So, once you've served your apprentiship for another decade, then the golfing gods might take pity on you!!! Mind you, I've seen plenty of other people make them – 7 in allq – while I've been playing with them!!! So I'll enjoy watching your first sometime!!!!
I could play with Rose there all week long, she looked like lots of fun 😋 and the course look superb too. 😊
Loving this series Simon
I know I can google it, but would be good to know the cost of each course
Aquella is on my bucket list to play, the next time in Phuket.
Course looks more European the video.
I never would of guessed that was Thailand looking at your first (10th) tee.
Glad you're enjoying your round.
Lovely looking course, great 5 iron under the trees, keeps you coming back
Interesting how you walk after hitting the drive on 12. I would be soaking a shot like that in as much as I could. I don't think I have ever seen you hit a triple. Makes me feel so much less inadequate. And I think Rose has witnessed a lot worse than your performance.
Looks one of the best courses that you have played out there
Aquella looks different to most courses you play in Thailand. Almost a European parkland feel to it? It looked stunning. Interesting to see the effort and expense put into the bridges, something you see in America more than the UK in my experience. Will be good to see you play this again.
That looks an incredible course. Reminded me a little of some
British courses. Just with palm trees, sun and sea views. 😂
A happy new year to you Simon. This looked a really nice course and I thought you played well. Not sure I would like the bunker shots especially if the got close to those sleepers. Rose sounded like a really nice caddie. It’s sad that some pathetic golfers take their crap performance out on the caddies. Looking forward to the next video Simon. All the very best 👍🏻🏌🏻♂️⛳️
Hi Simon, Some terrifying holes on this course and lovely looking greens which looked very hard to judge.
The name of the course is the Spanish word for "that" which you would pronounce something like "R-Kay-ya" not that it matters.
Hope you got Rose when you went back. All's well at home after the storms?
All the best!!