Country Cup, 29 September 2013

Kwinana Golf Course, 29 September 2013.

(also known as "the day of the worst scores on record". Why? just take a look at the scores below...)

Country Cup

Prize sponsor: Bernie

"Dammit, it's raining!!!" Waking up at 6am was tough enough, the notion of playing under the rain is not really amusing.
Thanks to Peter, I got a lift at 7am at Leederville. During the trip, Peter asks: "Do you have a jacket? the weather forecasts have got worse since last night...". My answer was no. I don't generally check the weather forecasts every minute, I would expect that a forecast of 8 hours earlier would be pretty accurate. How wrong I was!!!
"Maybe I have a spare umbrella for you...". By 7:30am we were already at the golf club, and yes, Peter did have the spare umbrella. Very luckily, because it kept me kind of dry during the game, otherwise I would have been completely soaked in water.

The first thing that I noticed from the tee of #10 was how narrow were the fairways, it's going to be a tough day.
And tough it was. I played my worst game ever. I have to say that rain really puts me off when golfing. I don't mind it so much in many other sports, but golf under the rain... I'd rather wait in the club house...

Ok, scores.

Country Cup

Stableford play

Disqualifications:

The weather man!!!!!!!

Lollies of the day go to:

I could not believe that I escaped the lollies today, unfortunately this time the receiver of the lollies is David, with an ...er... unusual 14 points

Then:

Kerry 14
Kevan 15
Lorenzo 16
Rich 17
Phil 20
Ross 23
Toni 23
Ian 23
Greg 23
Vickie 24
DJ 25
Tony 25
Paul C 25
Steve 26
Peter 26
Paul G 26 (no eagles today, however... :) )
Gim 27
Jill 27
Brett 27
Shelley 28
Mal 28
Bernie 28

3^rd place: 

Captain Earle 30

2nd place:

Gary 32 (dropping 4 strokes in the last 2 holes!)

and the winner is:
for the second day in a row, Lynne 34

Lynne is on fire!!!

Novelties:

NTP #3: Earle
NTP in 3 #7: Tony
Longest Drive #13: Phil
NTP #15: Vickie

Here is our today's photo gallery.

See the umbrellas? This is how we tee'd off! (from #10)

Finally, hamburger time

Look at Paul...then look behind him... is it Earle or a mirror???

Lynne, picking up trophies at the rate of one a day





Club Championship Round 6, 28 September 2013

Old Course, Wembley Golf Complex, 28 September 2013.

(also known as "the day of the Great Disappointment"...for the Docker's fans)

Club Championship Round 6

Prize sponsor: Glen

It was just a small group of us that turned up at Wembley, for 2 reasons:
1. the day after we would play the Country Cup, at Kwinana GC
2. there was the footy grand final, Hawthorn - Dockers
With the wisdom of hindsight, ... all those that stayed at home for reason 2, made a pretty bad decision!

2 pretty extraordinary things happened today:
- Paul G scored an EAGLE on the par 5 #4. Comment from Paul: "I'm surprised that we don't do it more often, it's only 430 meters..."
- I had my best 9 holes ever: 8 pars and 1 double bogey! Unfortunately my back 9 were VERY ordinary - dammit!!! Pathetic excuse: I am actually changing my swing, it worked on the front nine, it obviously did not in the back nine...

Oh, another extraordinary event: Glen did not score 78: it was not raining.




Scores!

Club Championship - Round 6

Stroke play

Disqualifications:

ALL HAWTHORN SUPPORTERS AT WEMBLEY!!!

Lollies of the day go to:

No... I really don't want to say it... damn... ok, ok: Kerry, with a net 85

Then:

Ian 80
Vickie 78
Don 78
Bernie 75
Glen 74, birdie on #11
Dave 74
Lorenzo 72
Paul G 72, unimpressed with his eagle on #4

3^rd place: 

Ross 70

2nd place:

Peter 69

and the winner is:
Lynne 67

67, what a score! Well done!!!

Novelties:

Longest Drive #15: Bernie
NTP 2: Glen
NTP in 4 #4: as said, Paul G, actually IN in 3 with an eagle!

AOB:

- Again... we still have to take the photo of Kerry jumping up and down, hugging and kissing the Spring Cup...

- I have been given back the Easter Cup, with my name eventually spelt correctly
- As of last Friday, we know that Bernie has an HTC


Here is our weekly photo gallery.

I told you that it was just a few of us...

"FERRENTINO", finally!

Sorry - No photo of Lynne, ... she left straight after the game!

Club Championship Round 5, 21 September 2013

Old Course, Wembley Golf Complex, 21 September 2013.

(also known as "the day that the novelties markers didn't make it back home")

Club Championship Round 5

Prize sponsor: Gim

Back to almost normal weather conditions, for a change.
The day opens with a mystery: where are the novelties markers, who has them? Who had them last week? Has Gary ever been involved in this at all?
So, quick thinking...and instead of the usual novelties we had the putting competition.
Highlights of the day:
 - my buggy been hit by a ball on the very first hole... PAUL C, THAT WAS YOU!!! :)
 - for the second week in a row, someone that was not me played my ball... MAL, THAT WAS YOU!!! :) I'm considering explosive balls as a deterrent for future recurrences.
 - Bernie and I had a cultural exchange of colorful expressions to be used after a missed put

Scores!

Club Championship - Round 5

Stroke play

Disqualifications:

None, however I'm getting a little worried that my team mates play my balls...

Lollies of the day go to:

Paul C, with a not so bad 87. Sorry mate! or Sir, rather! :)

Then:

Rod 85
Mal 84
Ross 83
Lorenzo79
Stephanie 78
Earle 77
Colin 76
Kerry 76
Tony 75
Ian 74
Gim 74
Lynne 73
Don 73
Gary 73
Greg 73
Rich 73
Bernie 70
Phil 70
Shelley 70

3^rd place: 

Glen 70 (despite his 78 off the stick...)

2nd place:

Paul G 69

and the winner is:
Peter 68

Go Peter Go!!!

Novelties:

What novelties???

Putting competition:

Won by Paul G, with 25 putts.

AOB:

We still have to take the photo of Kerry jumping up and down, hugging and kissing the Spring Cup...

This weekend we are going to have 2 games:
 - Saturday: Club Championship Round 6
 - Sunday: Country Cup.
 - BRING THE NOVELTIES MARKERS BACK!
Country Cup:
- What about some exotic outfit? (a Dockers jersey is NOT considered exotic)
- I NEED A LIFT!

Here is our weekly photo gallery. 

West Coast Eagles vs Dockers full frontal

Ok, forget what I said in the last 30 seconds, let me repeat from the beginning

This time I reckon I got it right...

Peter, winner of today, awarded by Gim

a man in his natural environment