bunker n. container for fuel; reinforced underground shelter; sandy hollow forming a hazard on a golf course.
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History of the Society
Last updated: 25 March 2004
2003
The 2003 season is just a few months away from starting and we have the list of dates and venues, and it's great to see a new set of clubs we have not visited as a society. The 2003 AGM was held at the end of 2002 to give the society plenty of time to action any items before the start of the new season. The AGM was a success and it was great to see the people attending it and commiting their time to the society. The Society had a great year in 2002 and we now have a good membership base as well as financial base to continue our gatherings throughout this year and hopefully well into the future. We all look forward to seeing everyone at the first event of the year at Pine Ridge Golf Club on 17th March.
2002
The 2002 season is just about to kick-off and is eagerly anticipated by all the members. Prior to the start of the season, the AGM was held and attended by the "hard core" perennial members. The AGM was a success and all there were pleased to see that we had made a tidy profit from the 2001 season - enough in fact to allow us to book Golf Clubs and pay the deposit for almost all the events we plan to hold this year.
The AGM also saw the strengthening of the society as an ongoing venture by the creation and filling of two extra committee member positions - Secretary (Michael Prevost) and Chairman (Frazer Webb). As well as bringing new blood into the committee it also enables a wider sharing of the responsibilities which will in turn help to ease the burden on the current committee members.
The 2002 season will also see the introduction of proper shields and trophies for each of the winners of the society days, with winners names engraved upon them for posterity.
2001
The beginning of the 2001 season has seen a continued expansion of the membership, with continually more members and guests signing up for the golf days. The aim of the Society is to play 8 events during the March to October time frame, 7 of these being 18 hole half-days, with one event being a 36 hole full-day event (as yet unconfirmed).
2001 also saw the Bunkers Golf Society launch onto the Internet through this website. The aim of this web site is to be a living, breathing vehicle to promote the Society, and to encourage people to become members. Around this site you will find information on the past events, the places we've played at and more, but if you have any ideas or thoughts of how we can improve the society and/or the web site please feel free to contact us.
2000
On a damp April day in 2000, Chris Penfold arranged a rather soggy golf outing at Puttenham Golf Club in Surrey. After drying out, all the attendees decided that it had been such a good day that they should do this sort of thing more often. Chris tried to get things moving but the Society was not properly structured which meant that everything was organised and done on an ad-hoc basis.
Over the course of 2000, as Chris Penfold found that he really didn't have the time to devote to the Society, John Waghorn stepped into the breach and taking the bull by the horns, dragged the Society kicking and screaming through the rest of the 2000 season. With the help of Paul Warren, Chris Turvill, Ian Turvill, Colin Turvill, Paul Donlevy and Michael Prevost, some continuity and organisation was established, and thus Bunkers Golf Society was stabilised into a working operation.
The 2000 season proved a success, blighted only by the odd problem caused by a lack of numbers. The season culminated at Windlesham Golf Club in Surrey where 15 players turned up for 18 holes of golf followed by a meal.
During the end-of-season break, a few of the players decided it was time to setup Bunkers officially and put it on a firm footing .... the committee was thus elected and the rules decided upon:
Ian Turvill (Captain)
Paul Warren (Secretary)
Chris Turvill (Treasurer and Handicap Secretary)
Paul Warren (Secretary)
Chris Turvill (Treasurer and Handicap Secretary)
Many thanks for visiting us, hope you found it interesting and may all your putts go in (except when you're playing against us!) :-)
Kind regards
The Members of Bunkers Golf Society
Page last updated: 25 March 2004
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