The Bunker Boys!

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The Outback Bar v The Bunker Bar

Monday October 27th was the date for the most recent round of the MBMG Matchplay League in Pattaya. Good, clean living must have been the reason that the deluge that hit Pattaya on Monday circled Burapha, for not a drop of rain interfered with this match play event.

Other than being very wet in parts, the course was in good condition, at least conditions that turned out to suit The Bunker Boys who went on to win the event by a very convincing 7 matches to 3.

This result puts The Bunker Bar in third place and still with a chance to go on and win the league.

Paul Smith and Gerry Cooney were both two down after the first two holes only to come back with both winning, by 4 and 5 holes respectively. Ron Ryan won 2 & 1 and PJ Redmond had a steady match going on to a comfortable win 6 & 4.

John MacDonald only returning to Pattaya the day before the match, obviously needs time to adjust and lost 3 & 2. His playing partner, Tony Robbins, also lost his match 2 & 1. At this stage we still needed 2 points to win the match but Dave Booton lost his very first match play event making it very close at 4 – 3.

Burapha

Nails were firmly clenched in the teeth as it was a little too close for comfort! Allan Sullivan three down at one point came through with a great win to snatch victory on the last  hole and the ever reliable John Hughes, who could not miss a putt all day won on the 17th with a difficult downhiller from 10 feet. Nerves of steel John! Captain William had one of those good days, beating their Captain Jack by 4 & 2 to wrap up what was in the end a very comfortable 7-3 victory for his team.

Only one game to go and any one of the top three teams can still win the league. The Bunker Boys in third place take on Tony’s Tigers who lie second and league leaders The Caddy Shack play against The Golf Club who are no pushovers. So, if The Golf Club take at least a point off The Caddy Shack and The Bunker see off Tony’s Tigers we could be crowned champions of the first ever MBMG Matchplay League! Fingers crossed for what could not be a more exciting finish to the matchplay season!

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October 30th, 2008 | Tags: bunker bar, golf, Matchplay, mbmg matchplay, pattaya, thailand | Category: Matchplay | Subscribe to comments | Leave a comment | Trackback URL