PSC Golf Bunker Boys @ The Ranch
Monday, March 2, Khao Kheow – Stableford
The course was in perfect nick and there for the taking and, indeed, it was taken. Four of the men standing on the podium had scored 40 points plus!! P.J. Redmond (B flight) had a tremendous 46 points to easily win his division, and Peter Kelly took the winning position in A flight with 43 points. Many of the crew had played to their handicap or better without getting even a mention back at The Ranch. Maybe next time guys!
P.J. Redmond.
This is obviously an appropriate time to mention how P.J. has reprised his game playing off the girly tees. The man has been at the podium almost every round for the last couple weeks and it goes without saying that the Bunker Boys have taken notice of this fine play and he has immediately been cut four strokes for his next outing. Keep at it P. J., you’ll be a single handicap player again soon.
A-Flight
1st Peter Kelly (11) 43pts
2nd Les Cobban (8) 40pts
3rd Neil Hurst (12) 40pts
B-Flight
1st P.J. Redmond (26) 46pts
2nd John Hughes (20) 36pts
3rd David Ashman (18) 36pts
Near Pins: David Ashman, Tim Winder, Gerry Cooney, Bernie Stevens
Wednesday, March 4, Crystal Bay A & C – Medal
14 Bunker Boys braved the Buddhist holiday (holy cow – no refreshments on the 19th hole!) for a round at the slowly deteriorating Crystal Bay G.C. There are really no bunkers here anymore, just clay pits.
As expected, the course was busy but we were off on time and the round progressed at an acceptable pace. Geoff Parker produced his best round in recent memory, taking first place one stoke in front of Geoff Cox. Geoff (Parker)’s score would have been even more impressive if the wheels hadn’t come off on the par-5 15th where a coconut tree refused to give way, pitching Geoff’s ball into the lake for a quadruple bogey. Ouch! What could have been!
There was a three-way tie on net 71 for third place with Gordon Melia sneaking into the show position, leaving Colin Greig and Frank Quinlan empty-handed.
1st Geoff Parker (15) net 67
2nd Geoff Cox (15) net 68
3rd Gordon Melia (16) net 71
Near Pins: Gordon Melia, Geoff Cox (2)
Friday, March 6, Wangjuntr Highland – Stableford
Wangjuntr Golf Park – a wonderful world of golf – is as challenging a golf course as one could hope to find. The spectacular vistas, beautiful greens, and excellent landscaping helps to ease the pain of playing on such a demanding track.
For many of our crew it was their first outing on the 6,300 yard (white tees) Highland course. Don’t be fooled by the distance, there are many issues to be dealt with here – cart path only, walking up and down hills like a mountain goat, water carries, valley carries, blind approach shots, greens the size of football fields, fairways stretching straight uphill from the tee box, bunkers direct from the Sahara, and on and on.
Ian Milne managed to grind out a win after a rough start on the front nine, and taking two shots to get out of the water – splash ball – on the par-5 16th. He kept his focus to par out and win on a count back over Gerry Cooney. Geoff “I’m back” Parker came in third.
1st Ian Milne (14) 35pts
2nd Gerry Cooney (16) 35pts
3rd Geoff Parker (15) 34pts
Near Pins: Jimmy Carr, Colin Greig, Paul Smith, Gez Williams
Note: The Bunker Boys, a PSC affiliated golf society, plays out of The Ranch Bar on Pattaya 3rd road (in front of the fire station, and almost opposite the Buffalo Bar). We play on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and meet at The Ranch at 9am for breakfast and transport. Contact Buff on 0860465091 or 0806055663 for all enquiries or check website: www. bunkersociety.com.
