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Hi Everyone.

Great to be a part of this forum. I am an long term expat living in Cambodia.
The magnificent golf courses here have made me more passionate about golf than i have ever been. 

I joined this forum to keep myself up to date on everything that has to do with this great game and of course to spread the word on golf in this beautiful country

To give you an idea of how beautiful it is here....
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Welcome! It's great having people from all over the world- great pics!!

Take a look under the "How To.." drop down, get a feel for how to do the basics around here, and join in the various discussions.  Oh and post lotsa pics :-D

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Driver: :ping: G30, Irons: :tmade: Burner 2.0, Putter: :cleveland:, Balls: :snell:

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1 hour ago, Sylvester said:

Hi Everyone.

Great to be a part of this forum. I am an long term expat living in Cambodia.
The magnificent golf courses here have made me more passionate about golf than i have ever been. 

I joined this forum to keep myself up to date on everything that has to do with this great game and of course to spread the word on golf in this beautiful country

To give you an idea of how beautiful it is here....
IMG_8297.thumb.JPG.f83303b0456f2996571a5c5a43267a66.JPG

58c2e18223e43_Hole3(7257).thumb.jpg.6fb5f37755336c77df44c2ee0d5c0a6a.jpg

Buddhist_monks_in_front_of_the_Angkor_Wat.thumb.jpg.2aa0cd7706155162066f16090e8b0320.jpg

 

Very nice, what course is this?

-Jerry

Driver: Titleist 913 D3 (9.5 degree) – Aldila RIP 60-2.9-Stiff; Callaway Mini-Driver Kura Kage 60g shaft - 12 degree Hybrids: Callway X2 Hot Pro - 16 degree & 23 degree – Pro-Shaft; Callway X2 Hot – 5H & 6H Irons: Titleist 714 AP2 7 thru AW with S300 Dynamic Gold Wedges: Titleist Vokey GW (54 degree), Callaway MackDaddy PM Grind SW (58 degree) Putter: Ping Cadence TR Ketsch Heavy Balls: Titleist Pro V1x & Snell MyTourBall

"Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots but you have to play the ball where it lies."- Bobby Jones

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1 hour ago, Sylvester said:

Hi Everyone.

Great to be a part of this forum. I am an long term expat living in Cambodia.
The magnificent golf courses here have made me more passionate about golf than i have ever been. 

I joined this forum to keep myself up to date on everything that has to do with this great game and of course to spread the word on golf in this beautiful country

To give you an idea of how beautiful it is here....
IMG_8297.thumb.JPG.f83303b0456f2996571a5c5a43267a66.JPG

58c2e18223e43_Hole3(7257).thumb.jpg.6fb5f37755336c77df44c2ee0d5c0a6a.jpg

Buddhist_monks_in_front_of_the_Angkor_Wat.thumb.jpg.2aa0cd7706155162066f16090e8b0320.jpg

 

Welcome! It's great to have folks from around the world.

12 minutes ago, jsgolfer said:

Very nice, what course is this?

The last photo is Angkor Wat!

Scott

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Welcome from South Carolina.  That is one beautiful golf course!

Gene, Retired Army, photography, aviation and golf enthusiast

Trenton, SC

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Gordon Lakes GC home course

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Thank you all for the warm welcome here.

The first photo is at Phokeethra Country Club in Siem Reap and the second I took at Garden City Golf Club in Phnom Penh. Both courses have the same Thai designer.

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