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It's St. Patrick's day and the SOS'lers played an Irish Stableford perfect for this occasion. Though wait! Till we dive into action let's fact-check first.
St. Patrick wasn't Irish, but he was born in Wales (Andrea, did you know that??)
He was captured by Irish pirates and enslaved in Ireland......
AND those of us wearing blue today were not that wrong :-)
Have a look here if you are interested in history!
https://theconversation.com/how-the-color-of-st-patricks-day-went-from-blue-to-green-248985
OK, but now let's return to the more serious SOS golf business:
We had a full field of 24 players, although sadly Greg Bennett pulled out so we were 23 players.
Greg, we hope you are ok mate and I'm sure through the blog you will experience the great atmosphere of the day.
BEFORE THE GAME
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| I leave that up to the reader |
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| Andrea's borrowed headdress looks much better on her |
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| than on that sad buggy. |
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| Some are greener than others, but a good effort nonetheless. Sorry Roland, forgot to capture your socks onto the photo |
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| The usual pre-game banter |
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| between captain and president (stand in) |
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| Our treasurer & bookings officer with pre-game paperwork. What would we do without yous? |
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| Blogger & blogger (she thinks it might be German Altweiber, where you cut off ties) |
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| yes, I got those green "pearls" at Red Dot too! |
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| Peter & Maureen |
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| The "GREEN GOBLINS" aka "HILL'S ANGELS" |
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| group 2 " STONED BLARNEYS" |
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| "the stoned ones" called "to order" |
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| the "SHENANIGANS" more of one of them later |
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| the greenest group the "KILL KENNY'S" |
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| Birgit & her green cowboy |
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| our last group "RINGS OF KERRY" Kerry, not sure if you got a ring, but at least you got a photo done |
DURING THE GAME
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| Peter, our very own Scottish-Irish warrior |
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| Mark W on the first tee, more on him later |
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| Yeah Goochy, those gym sessions finally pan out |
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| This crazy mate drove his ball out onto the street..... (hope nothing else was "squeezed") |
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| ... climbed over the fence & pitched it back to the fairway. NEEDLESS to say: He continued to play his provisional ball so no rules were broken |
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| Who's wearing that hat?? |
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| Never ask your fellow players to keep an eye on the drive you try to give everything. Paul B. attempting his 2nd shot. |
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| Shelley somewhere out there... |
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| yep that looks good! Mission fulfilled. |
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| The " Kill Kennys" somewhere |
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| Where is the little bugger..... |
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| oh well, we'll find it! |
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| Quick shot of group 5 (Derek, Glen, Bernie & Roland) |
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| Paul C. shot that one nicely under the green tree, got it out almost perfectly.... |
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| ...to the next tricky situation. |
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| Mark W. had one of the best games of his life he almost PARED, but the small white devil skimmed over the hole. The whole team couldn't believe it. |
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| 2 sad people |
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| 3 sad people |
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| 4 sad people |
AFTER THE GAME
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| Steph and her Irish coffee... 😼 |
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| Garry found a green bag.... |
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| Andrea's only green equipment of the day |
RESULTS:
The winning group took home a bottle of "Tipperary Road",
pour it over your ice-cream and enjoy
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| Well done Hilly! You cracked the GOLDEN HOLE 100$$$$ |
BIRDIES
Glenn 15
Goochy 17 & 18
Hilly 16
Karl 8 & 15
Keith 16
Mark W 4 & 5 & 7 & 15
Popey 10
Shelley 3
NOVELTIES
# 2 Nearest the pin in 1: Lynley
# 4 Ladies LD: Lynley, Maureen
# 7 Nearest the pin in 2: Mark W
# 16 Golden Hole: Mark H
# 17 LD Men & Women : Karl, Mark W.
# 18 Nearest the pin in 3: not put out :-)
RAFFLE
Earle got the main price with #72 and another one with 74
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| Birgit aka "Elton John's sister" got the award for the best costume of the day |
President's address:
- Bernie was welcomed as a guest player and Matt joined us for a drink afterwards.
- We're launching a campaign to attract more players to the club, a big thank you to Derek for composing the flyer. Each member is expected to distribute a few of them.
- Next week: Stableford @ the Old Course
MORE PHOTOS
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| Talking $$ business |
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| collecting fines |
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| and more fines |
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| Hilly counting his GH money |
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| with assistance of Gim |
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| all good? |
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| The Irish-Aussie-NZ crowd |
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| a FF or 2 (french fries = chips in Europe) |
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| Roland collecting money |
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| Raffle time, check your email to know where Puggy put the stuff this week |
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| yep, presidents have to pay fines too! |
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| even twice |
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| a couple of "leftovers" |
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| THE END |
