The Bunker Boys!

Friday 25th September 2009

Mountain Shadow

Mountain Shadow

Off to the beautiful Mountain Shadow course today for a stableford competition.

Frank Dante pulled off a double for the week winning with the same number of points as he had on Wednesday.

Hai Sul, playing his final round before heading back East, took second place with Gary Leigh coming in third and JJ Harney scraping into fourth place, each place separated by just a single point each time.

Results:

1st	Frank Dante	13 (hcp)	37 points
2nd	Hai Sul Chung	11 (hcp)	34 points
3rd	Gary Leigh	17 (hcp)	33 points
4th	JJ Harney	11 (hcp)	32 points

Near pin winners - Frank Dante, Ron Ryan, JJ Harney and Geoff Parker.

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Wednesday 23rd September 2009

Pattana

A group of regulars went on a golf tour to Khao Yai for a few days (see results at the end of this report) so the numbers were down a little meaning there was only one flight.

Frank Dante won the Stableford comp one point ahead of Eddie Martin. Sunny Ruthsip who has been away from Thailand for around 18 months took third place and Geoff Hart came in fourth a couple of shots further back.

Results:

1st	Frank Dante	13 (hcp)	37 points
2nd	Eddie Martin	15 (hcp)	36 points
3rd	Sunny Ruthsip	28 (hcp)	34 points
4th	Geoff Hart	18 (hcp)	32 points

Near pin winners - Geordie Hudson, Geoff Parker and Hai Sul Chung took the other two.

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Monday 21st September 2009

Phoenix

Playing a Medal round at Phoenix the cut was set at handicap 15 and it was a couple of long standing regulars who were in the money today.

Tony Robbins had a fantastic round to win the A Flight, coming in with a 10 under par nett 62 to relegate regular “returnee” Gordon Melia in to second place. Gordon had a great round himself to card a score of six under par.

Three people tied in third place JJ, Paul Smith and Frank Dante but Frank took the money winning on a count back.

In the B Flight the scores were a bit more modest and Geoff Parker was a surprise winner shooting a two over par round, one shot ahead of Peter Habgood and PJ. Peter taking runner up spot on a count back.

Results:

A Flight:

1st	Tony Robbins	11 (hcp)	nett 62
2nd	Gordon Melia	14 (hcp)	nett 66
3rd	Frank Dante	13 (hcp)	nett 73

B Flight:

1st	Geoff Parker	17 (hcp)	nett 74
2nd	Peter Habgood	16 (hcp)	nett 75
3rd	PJ Redmond	16 (hcp)	nett 75

Near pin winners - Lee Butler won two and the others two went to Frank Dante and Paul Smith.

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Khao Yai Golf Tour

Some of the Bunker Boy’s teamed up with a few Tropical Bert’s golfer’s to travel to Khao Yai for a friendly competition for two nights and three days this week.

Staying at the Sir James Country Club Resort where there are tennis courts, swimming pools, snooker tables, karaoke at night and many other facilities including golf courses of course! The Sir James Country Club has three nine hole courses while the Royal Hills Golf Resort is an 18 hole course both courses pretty hilly and very challenging.

It was Paul Smith who outshone the others. Paul, playing off 4 handicap won the first days comp on the Sir James course with 40 Stableford points which earned him a two shot cut for the second day.

Playing the same course again the next day, Paul made light of his handicap cut by taking second place with 35 points only just being beaten by Rab McDonald by one point.

Still playing off handicap 2, Paul won the third days comp on the Royal Hills course with a brilliant 37 points to become the Khao Yai Champion.

Results:

1^st Day – Sir James Country Club;

1^st Paul Smith                          (hcp 4) 40 points

2^nd Mashi Kaneta                    (hcp 11) 33 points

3^rd Steve Hamstad                   (hcp 12) 32 points

2^nd Day – Sir James Country Club;

1^st Rab McDonald                   (hcp 10) 36 points

2^nd Paul Smith                         (hcp 2) 35 points

3^rd Alan Sullivan                     (hcp 11) 34 points

3^rd Day – Royal Hills Course

1^st Paul Smith                          (hcp 2) 37 points

2^nd Mashi Kaneta                    (hcp 11) 31 points

3^rd Bruce Gladden            %

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