Liam Buckley
Gents Captain’s Prize Winner 2009
Name: Liam Buckley
Born: 1970
Occupation: Sales Representative
Handicap: Scr
Position within the Club: Member
Pitcher: JBoss 52degree Wedge
Putter: Progen
Golf Ball: Taylor Made
Joined Collinstown in what year: 1980
Achievements within the game: 3rd Community Games Team. Westmeath advisory sports Award. 1st Leinster Inter Matchplay. 3rd All Ireland Strokeplay. 1st Westmeath Strokeplay. 1st Westmeath Classic.
Best round in practise and in competition: 41 in practise, 42 in competition
Biggest pitch and putt career win to date outside and inside the club: Outside – Leinster Intermediate Matchplay, Inside – Player of the Year.
Favourite course other than Collinstown: Tullamore
Most difficult course you have played: Bruff
Most memorable moments in the game so far: Westmeath Strokeplay victory in Collinstown
Fantasy 18 hole Pitch & Putt course (pick your favourite 1st hole in the country, favourite 2nd etc):
1. Kilbeggan
2. Collinstown
3. Tullamore
4. Collon
5. Royal Meath
6. Cement
7. Tullamore
8. Rochfortbridge
9. Gaeil Colmcille
10. Castletown
11. Collinstown
12. Collinstown
13. Irene
14. Collinstown
15. Collinstown
16. Seapoint
17. Ballymore
18. Larkspur Park
Interests outside of the Game: Dog &Horse Racing. Irish History. Having a few pints with friends.
Personal ambitions for the future in the game: To introduce my children to the sport of pitch and putt.