Bunker Boys we04/04
Monday 31st March 2014
Treasure Hills G.C. (Stableford)
13 turned up to be greeted with an empty course. It was a fine day that turned out very hot and humid. The course was in excellent condition and extremely good value at ThB800. They are really working hard on this course and it is turning into a real Championship venue. It played like it and the decision to play off the white tees which were well back added to the difficulty. Only Paul Smith handled it well with an excellent gross 75 net 73 for 35 points, aided by birdies on the final three holes, the next best being 29points.
Results :
1st Paul Smith (hcp. 2) 35 pts
2nd Mark Stanley (hcp. 8) 29 pts
3rd Gordon Melia (hcp. 17) 29 pts
Near pins : Paul Smith, Dave Ashman and Gerry Cooney
Wednesday 2nd April 2014
Khao Kheow G.C. (Stableford) B&A
Everybody’s favourite course (well almost) attracted a field of 19 to form the 2 flights of good and aspiring to be good golfers. Continuing the recent trend, we encountered no holdups on arrival and our first 3 ball teed off on time, not catching up with another group until the final hole. Temperatures and humidity are creeping up into the seriously leaking bracket and with very little breeze for respite there were a few participants running out of puff towards the end. Course conditions were good with the greens slower than usual and the fairways still quite hard and in need of some rain. A couple of very light showers passed overhead but not enough to make any difference. The weather definitely took it’s toll with only Tony Robbins with 37 points in A flight and Neil Griffin with 36 points in B flight posting par or better scores. Struggling on the back nine, it was lucky for Neil that he amassed 23 points on the front although unfair calls of applying the brakes could be heard from one of his victim’s in the sixes. A negative mark for the golf club at this time of year is the wheeling out of “trainee” caddies during the school holidays for the same price of experienced personnel.
Results :
A Flight
1st Tony Robbins (hcp. 12) 37 pts
2nd Paul Smith (hcp. 2) 33 pts
3rd Gerry Cooney (hcp. 14) 32 pts
B Flight
1st Neil Griffin (hcp. 24) 36 pts
2nd Kenny Chung (hcp. 25) 34 pts
3rd Tom McDowell (hcp. 21) 30 pts
Near pins : Paul Smith, Geoff Hart x2 and Geoff Parker
Friday 4thApril 2014
Bangpra G.C. ( Stableford )
Bangpra Course in excellent condition (pity people at Mountain Shadow and Crystal Bay don’t drop in and see how to maintain bunkers)
Heavy shower on first two holes then hot and humid with thunder rolling around hills. First two groups got round in well under 4 hours but big delay to next group and they got caught by another heavy shower
Results :
A Flight
1st Gerry Cooney (hcp. 14) 35 pts
2nd Colin Greig (hcp. 6) 33 pts
3rd Geoff Parker (hcp. 15) 31 pts
B Flight
1st Geoff Cox (hcp. 16) 32 pts
2nd Tom McDowell (hcp. 21) 31 pts
3rd Kenny Chung (hcp. 25) 30 pts
Near pins : Keith Allen, Gerry Cooney x2 and Kenny Chung
The Bunker Boys are a PSC affiliated golf society, who now play out of The Ranch bar on Pattaya 3rd Road (in front of the fire station, and almost opposite the Buffalo Bar). We play three times per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, so if you enjoy a fun day out, and a friendly but competitive golf competition why not come and join us. We meet at The Ranch at 9 a.m. for breakfast and transportation, and new players are always welcome. Contact “Buff” on 086 046 5091 or 080 605 5663 for all enquiries. You can find all the news, schedules and results on our website at http://www.bunkersociety.com.