PSC Golf Bunker Boys at The Ranch
Monday, April 20, Bangpra – Stableford
The Bunker Boys were treated to an awesome display of wedge and short-iron skills at the beautiful Bangpra Golf Club on Monday. Sweeping the near pins (a very rare occurrence) and scoring 38 stableford points to take first place was Mark Stanley, who needed a wheelbarrow to carry home all the dough. With the ball coming to rest within 15 feet of the cup on all four par-3 greens, Mark’s flat stick wasn’t keeping pace with his short-irons and, unfortunately he wasn’t able to birdie any of the holes — Ouch!
The rest of the crew didn’t do so well as the average stableford score was a mere 29 points. Many were claiming water in their shoes and hangovers due to the recently concluded Songkran festivities.
1st Mark Stanley (9) 38pts
2nd Gerry Cooney (16) 36pts
3rd Colin Greig (9) 34pts
Near Pins: Mark Stanley (4)
Wednesday, April 22, Royal Lakeside (blue tees) – Stableford
Even with three rounds remaining on the schedule, Colin Greig was able to clinch the Golfer of the Month title with his victory today. Posting 56 out of a possible 60 points, the ‘Putter Man’ really put it to the Bunker Boys this month. Way to go Colin!
It had to be the hottest day of the year (pushing mid- 40’s), and at this usually breezy/windy track you couldn’t buy a quiver of refreshing air. The stifling heat was slowing down some of our guys, but having no apparent affect on the course. As usual, it was in good shape, and fun to play.
1st Colin Greig (9) 37pts
2nd Gerry Cooney (16) 36pts
3rd Dave Stockman (6) 35pts
Near Pins: Colin Greig, Gerry Cooney, Dave Stockman, P.J. Redmond
Friday, April 24, The Emerald – Stableford
Emerald is back! Well, more or less. The course is finally beginning to become playable again after months/years of neglect.
Geoff Parker jumped on these improved conditions to record one of his best rounds in recent memory – 41 points. That’s a gross 79 folks. We can’t go overboard in our praise as it was, after all, a Rainbow competition. Regardless, great round Geoff!
The Bunker Boys, overall, had a fine day, averaging a respectable 35 stableford points. Jimmy “anchored putter” Carr was close on Geoff’s heels with one of his better recent outings, posting 39 points and finishing just one stoke in front of Mark, Colin, and Frank, with Mark edging the count back for third.
As an aside, for those of you considering laser surgery to correct your vision, you may want to speak with Tony Robbins before you proceed. He’s hardly been able to break a 100 since he had the operation.
1st Geoff Parker (12) 41pts
2nd Jimmy Carr (19) 39pts
3rd Mark Stanley (10) 38pts
Near Pins: Frank Quinlan, Trevor Priestley, Les Cobban (2).
Note: The Bunker Boys is a PSC affiliated golf society that 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, 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 or got to website: www.bunkersociety.com.
