About a week ago, I was playing golf at a club in Chiang Mai. My drive on the second hole hit a caddie in the forehead. Still conscious, she was taken to a local hospital for X'Rays, and discharged. Bill was 2230 baht. Fortunately she had caddy insurance, so I was not liable. Not all caddies have it. On the day, I gave the caddiemaster 1000 baht to compensate her for possible lost earnings.

Two days later, she was back at work with two black eyes that made her look like a raccoon. She thanked me profusely for the 1000 baht.

I've since taken out golf insurance. I would urge everyone who plays golf in Thailand to do the same. Not expensive, about 1000 baht.

Maybe this post would be better titled “FORE !!”

7 minutes ago, HighPriority said:

Maybe this post would be better titled “FORE !!”

Plus it usually  covers the risk  on a  golf course.

7 minutes ago, HighPriority said:

Maybe this post would be better titled “FORE !!”

The Thai expression is "Bow". The caddies are supposed to shelter behind trees as we hit off, and she didn't. Doesn't matter, I am still liable.

2 minutes ago, Dumbastheycome said:

Plus it usually  covers the risk  on a  golf course.

It doesn't. Hit anything in Thailand, and you are liable.

2 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

The Thai expression is "Bow". The caddies are supposed to shelter behind trees as we hit off, and she didn't. Doesn't matter, I am still liable.

Sounds like you play off the same handicap as I do lol. Just joking. No one allowed on a golf course would be playing as badly as I am. 

I thought the balls usually ended up on the chin with Thai females ????????.....sorry I'll get my coat

I'm still laughing at the fact she looked like a raccoon!
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Poor kid ????

1 minute ago, HighPriority said:

Poor kid ????

In her fifties. I felt really bad about it.

13 minutes ago, The Cobra said:

I thought the balls usually ended up on the chin with Thai females ????????.....sorry I'll get my coat

I'll let you off this time, as I was expecting at least one clown.

10 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

In her fifties. I felt really bad about it.

Did you get a selfie, with Ms. Raccoon eyes behind you?  That would have easily been worth an extra 1000 baht for the pub crawl party favours (picture).  ????

Maybe they should license old golfers to see who cant see well enough to play

think i'd rather pay the extra couple of thousand baht than take out insurance

 

is hitting caddiemasters a common occurance like vehicle accidents?

19 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

I'll let you off this time, as I was expecting at least one clown.

You started it with the racoon quip. When was the last time anyone saw a 5'0" tall racoon with 36b tits?

3 minutes ago, cyril sneer said:

think i'd rather pay the extra couple of thousand baht than take out insurance

 

is hitting caddiemasters a common occurance like vehicle accidents?

Only when the brakes fail... 

????

9 minutes ago, CanuckThai said:

Did you get a selfie, with Ms. Raccoon eyes behind you?  That would have easily been worth an extra 1000 baht for the pub crawl party favours (picture).  ????

My visage is such it tends to ruin cameras.

 

9 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

Maybe they should license old golfers to see who cant see well enough to play

I might have known I could not dodge your presence. Get thee gone, back to gorging Pringles.

For 1,000 I would be looking for my hole in one. ????

Anyone has recommendations for an averagely priced golf course, north of CM city centre, preferably with young girls as caddies as opposed to 50yr old raccoons? Planning to pick up the game again after moving from Bkk recently. 

10 hours ago, cyril sneer said:

think i'd rather pay the extra couple of thousand baht than take out insurance

 

is hitting caddiemasters a common occurance like vehicle accidents?

It would not have been a couple of thousand baht if I had killed her, which was only a matter of an inch or so. I could have been liable for supporting her dependants.

A golf ball is a very small object travelling at speeds between 80 and 120 mph on a full drive. Potentially lethal. I had a friend who was hit on the top of his head by a golf ball. Took him 18 months to walk properly again, and recover control of his bowel and urinary functions.

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OP, can you kindly provide the link for the golf insurance purchase? Thanks in advance 

7 minutes ago, Gweiloman said:

Anyone has recommendations for an averagely priced golf course, north of CM city centre, preferably with young girls as caddies as opposed to 50yr old raccoons? Planning to pick up the game again after moving from Bkk recently. 

They are not all in their fifties. My regular caddie has a very cute butt. Purely accidental I hire her, of course.

Lanna Golf Club is the only one I can think of that's north.

'Fore!' - yes

'Bow!' - yes

 

'Duck!' - 'Where?'   - thud...

 

2 minutes ago, Gweiloman said:

OP, can you kindly provide the link for the golf insurance purchase? Thanks in advance 

I'll have to PM you with that. Be aware the process of photographing ALL your clubs is quite time-consuming. The insurance is good for any course in Thailand you play at, and also covers club/bag theft.

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45 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

Maybe they should license old golfers to see who cant see well enough to play

especially the ones with Russian names

1 minute ago, White Christmas13 said:

especially the ones with Russian names

He doesn't play golf. His loss, there's a whole new world of tail he could chase.

2 hours ago, Lacessit said:

It doesn't. Hit anything in Thailand, and you are liable.

Lucky I  stopped playing  golf ! lol

it'd be a sorry golf day, when ends with the Caddy now on a bigger Handicap 

If "golf" had been included in the title I could have avoided spending 5 minutes of my time on a thread on a subject I have no interest in.