The Bunker Boys Golf Society
Monday, June 5, Bangpakong (white tees) – Medal
1st Neil Carter (13) net 68
2nd Les Cobban (9) net 69
3rd Jimmy Carr (16) net 69
Near Pins: Neil Carter, Les Cobban, Colin Greig (2).
It was to be a strange week for the Bunker Boys, teeing off without Geoff Parker away up north on private business. Geoff is our most regular player having chalked up over 150 games with us in the previous 12 months.
The course at Bangpakong was in excellent condition and a THB 800 green fee is great value. The weather was fine but earlier rain and over-zealous sprinkling had left the surface pretty damp and the hot morning sun was sucking the moisture out of the ground, it was like playing in a sauna. After two holes we switched to ‘lift, clean and place’ as the balls were picking up mud. The humidity abated on the back nine but nearby bad weather brought a 30kph wind for the closing holes.
There was no doubting Neil Carter’s desire to win the Golfer of the Month title and he followed up his 41pts on Friday with a fine net 68 to take first place. Les Cobban managed to sink a 35-foot putt from the back of the 18th green to take second place on count back from Jimmy Carr, both with net 69. This managed to push Colin Gregg out of the winners’ circle, much to his chagrin although two near pins did help cheer him up.
Wednesday, June 7, Plutuluang North & West (white tees) – Stableford
1st Alan Sullivan (13) 39pts
2nd Steve Durey (22) 38pts
Near Pins: Neil Carter (2) Colin Greig, Steve Durey.
Overall the course was in good condition although the greens were very slow and bumpy following recent coring. However, this did not deter Alan Sullivan and Steve Durey who liked them and returned scores of 39 and 38 points respectively to take the winning spots.
Neil Carter’s quest for Golfer of the Month suffered a hiccup with a string of double bogeys on the front nine although he finished parring the last two holes and collecting two near pins to maintain the faith.
Friday, June 9, Bangpra (white tees) – Stableford
1st Les Cobban (9) 36pts
2nd Sean Murphy (17) 31pts
3rd Stuart Brown (12) 30pts
Near Pins: Skinny Newton, Les Cobban, Alan Sullivan (2).
One of our favorite courses and getting back close to its usual good condition although the greens are not yet the Bangpra speed we remember.
The course was not busy and the early three-ball had a comfortable round in less than three and a half hours. Our ‘elite’ group of the day (4 lowest handicaps) struggled to keep up and finally had to let our ‘senior’ group (combined age >288) through.
Colin Greig couldn’t handle the slow pace and gave up after 14holes. The rest soldiered on, with Les Cobban having the only good score of the day with 36points followed by Sean Murphy, who was claiming he should be off the silver tees, and finally Stuart Brown.
