News Source (Daily Mail)
Published: Thursday June 25, 2015
As hole in ones go, this wasn't quite what a charity golfer had in mind as he looked to finish off his round in style.
Having had one too many drinks during a 24-hour alcohol-fuelled tournament Dave Sayers found himself in the hilarious predicament of having his head wedged firmly inside a rubbish bin.
The 49-year-old decided to bin his clubs after a disappointing final round at the end of the event at Wolstanton Golf Club in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.But as the clubs wouldn't fit, Mr Sayers went a step further and stuck his head in the bin.
His drunken stunt backfired when he realised he couldn't free himself and was stuck face-down staring at a pile of beer cans – and wasps.
Rather than help, his friends stood laughing as Mr Sayers spent 10 minutes struggling in vain to wrestle his head free.
They eventually took sympathy on the father-of-two and he was rescued to cheers from the crowd after having his head greased in Vaseline.
Mr Sayers, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, told MailOnline: 'I'd had about 12 or 13 cans over about eight hours and was in a bit of a silly mood.
'Throughout the day I'd been throwing my clubs round, because that's what I often end up doing, and a couple of them were bent so at the end I said "right, these are going in the bin".
'But when they wouldn't fit everybody started laughing so I thought, right, I'm going to stick my head in there instead, that'll get a laugh.
'So I shoved my head in the bin. It wouldn't go in at first and then as I gave it a big push and forced it I knew straight away I was in trouble.
I tried to pull it out again but my ears got stuck.
'Well then everybody was in hysterics. I've got my wife and kids there - and my mother - and they're all laughing their heads off at my stupid predicament.'
He added: 'I was stuck like that for about 10 minutes until someone who had been carrying Vaseline to avoid sores during the golf day helped get my head out.
'He rubbed it on my temples and behind my ears and I was able to get one ear out then the rest of my head.
'It did hurt a bit, but I was OK. I had some bruises on my neck but the wasps left me alone, luckily.'
Mr Sayers, who is married to Alison, 45, and has two children Daniel, 17, and Jake, 14, said he had been getting stick for the prank ever since.
He said: 'People have been calling me the "Bin Man" and saying that I'm talking rubbish. Stuff like that. 'People have really took the micky. My wife and kids were pretty embarrassed by it all but all my mates loved it.
'I don't regret doing it as it made people smile. It stank but I'm just glad I didn't get stung.'
During the video one onlooker can be heard saying: 'We've had a hole in one. He was after that Strongbow.'
One friend then says: 'Dave, we've got some Vaseline, just stay in that position.'
The self-employed businessman, who runs an upholstery firm, was taking part in an event to raise £9,000 for Cure Leukaemia and Alzheimer's charity Approach Staffordshire.
It was organised by club captain Dave Grange, whose wife Lorraine was diagnosed with leukaemia more than 10 years ago.
Lorraine, 62, of Kidsgrove Staffordshire, was referred to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham for a successful bone marrow transplant in 2005.
Her cancer returned 12 months later but the day-care co-ordinator for Approach is now in remission.
The 24-hour session, which ran from 6pm on June 4 until 6pm the following day was attended by around 200 spectators. - Daily Mail