At last the much-awaited SOS MatchPlay Final between Phil 'McCloud' McKeague and Greg Bennett was here.
It was to be a battle between the two heavy weights on a bloody cold and blustery winters' day.
Who would be the victor, would 'The Short & Straight' defeat 'The Long & Wayward' we all asked ourselves whilst huddling together to keep warm.
The results to be shared later (for those that don't already know).
There was a little bit of time for those who wanted a little bit of last minute practice.
For the rest of us it was the discussion of tactics for the Ambrose Pairs which hosted some interesting groups.
My group was particularly eclectic and multi-national with a token Aussie (sorry Malcolm no offence meant!), Zer German, Ja Saffer and a Londoner.
Who knew that my magnificent command of the German Language would come in so useful to create a fantastical pairing,,,,
"Das ist gut, haben haussen, ya!"
The golf was indeed poetic at times, and The Hague would've been proud!
Even John Cleese would've had a smile on his face.
Our pairing started beautifully as i cracked open a beer on the 4th hole, with the intention of offering one to Ze German, only to find i had brought my foul swill that was a very old home-brew!
"Dieses Bier ist scheiße, Entschuldigungen und meine Flachmann ist leer, haben haussen!"
Anyway onto the more important things,,,,,,,,,,,,
Ashes Update
What a game at Edgbaston, The Home of Warwickshire cricket in the Heart of England, and what could've so easily have been a two-day Test.
The Aussies suffered on a helpful pitch to the seamers in ideal bowling conditions, as the groundsman came to his senses and provided a wicket to suit all aspects of the game, assuming you had some patience!
Their opening score was woefully short, and eventually cost them the game as England only had to chase down a small total in the four innings on only the 3rd day.
My Man-of-the-Match award goes to Stephen Finn,,,, mainly as i'd just acquired his England Cap which i faithfully wore on Saturday (as I couldn't find my own schoolboy one!)
So that makes it 2-1 in the series with 2 to play.
What will happen at Trent Bridge??????
Ahhh yes,,, i could go on, but this is supposed to be a Golf Blog,,, so on with the golf.
MatchPlay Result
Apparently it was a bit of an opening 'ding-dong' battle as the game ebbed and flowed between the two heavyweights.
Finally Phil took hold of the game and eventually won 4 & 3.
Well done to Phil who picked up his first Trophy for SOS.
And congrats to Greg for making it through to the Finals!
Ambrose Pairs Results
And in winning order, The Coach and Dean 'yes i can fooking putt' Palmer, who also won his first SOS event!
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| Dean 'I can fooking putt' Palmer |
| Gary | Burgess | 63 | ||
| Dean | Palmer | |||
| Kerry | Gardner | 65.75 | ||
| Glen | Pope | |||
| Paul | Gardner | 66.25 | ||
| Roland | Stanger | |||
| Peter | Baird | 67.75 | ||
| Graeme | Powell | |||
| Shelley | Yeo | 68.5 | ||
| Gordon | Nielsen | |||
| Travis | Barnes | 68.75 | ||
| Frances | Longhurst | |||
| Steve | Desantis | 69.5 | ||
| Rob | Gray | |||
| Gim | Ong | 72.5 | ||
| Richard | Yeo | |||
| Ian | Holmes | 74 | ||
| Dave | Williamson | |||
| Charmaine | Stanger | 76 | ||
| Malcolm | Yeo | |||
| Derek | Longhurst | 78 | ||
| Nola | Desantis |
So as you can see from the numbers above there was indeed some quality golf played in what was very trying conditions.
Well done to everyone.
Novelties
NTP3 Richard Y
NTP9 Ian
NTP12 Phil
NTP15 Phil
Looks like we know why Phil won the MatchPlay then,,,, methinks he's being hitting the practice range pretty hard!
Money Hole
From the above you can see that the money hole went off! And lo and behold it went to Phil (again!) who tight-waddly pocketed the massive sum of $103,,,
Charmaine 'Making it Rain' on Phil
Well done Phil! What a round!!!!
So many options as always with Frances trying to put forward a Best Dressed award for Glen whilst also suggesting a Worst Dressed for hubby Derek.
Unfortunately i missed the opportunity to get a photo of Derek, before he changed for the Post Game Presentations.
Or could it be for the Worst Raffle in the World Ever????
Oooops someone forgot the raffle kit,,,, no names mentioned here!
But for me there can be only one winner,,,,, Travis The Pole Dancer
plus for his Adam Goodes award for hitting 3 black-boys in one hole!!
Well done Trav, proud of ya mate
Random Pics
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| Look out for the PhotoBomber |
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| Getting ready |
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| It can only get better Ian |
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| Damn i was good! |
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| RGX is paying off, thanks Patches |
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| Mmmm sausages |
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| The Pres doing her stuff for the rabble |
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| Pre-pole dance |
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| Don't worry i'll get it! |
Xmas in July/August
What a great evening, and many thanks to Vickie and Earle for hosting this cracking event.
Praise and thanks to all those who helped with the food and decorations,,,, and for the BRILLIANT kris kringle presents, presented excellently by our own little Elf Brett!!!
More pictures and stories will follow but i'll leave you all with the mind-worm that is Linzi with condoms, Peter and the Nappy Bags,,,,, and
"Take the Bird!!!!!!!!!!!"
Birthdays
Many happy returns to Graeme for his birthday on Sunday (i think hehehehe),,,
Next Week
This blog has been an absolute epic, and again the Fixtures Book is in the other room, i'm tired and emotional, and to be honest i don't really care as i have to bloody work next week so i won't even be there to enjoy it!
But i think it's a round of the Club Championship...
Good Luck one and all and see ya when i return from our hols in Blighty!!!
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