Oirish Stableford

In honour of the upcoming St. Paddys Day celebration we played Oirish Stableford sponsored by our non-Irish 457 Warrior Thomas Reilly.

Bejeesus away an shoite wid ya,,,,,,

Get ready SOS for a long drawn out one this week, as i'm full of blarny and guinness as i try my best to pull this one together,,, without forgetting too many of the highlights from Saturday.

Plus for the next 3 weeks i'll be without my MUSE,,,, Kerry, so i'm making the most of it heheheheheee

Just so you all know i'll be free for meals and drinks, just don't tell Kerry!!!


Before we start, a big Shout Out must go out to Nola, who came 2nd in the Margaret River Open,,,,,,,

though much to the chagrin of Steve, who stated:-

" What's the point of coming 2nd when you only win bloody throws & pillows, when everyone else gets wines & chocs!"

Oh well,,, at least you have the silverware!




As well as sponsoring the round, it would appear from the pic above that Tom is still celebrating the resurrection of his VISA!!!!
Waaahhhaaaay congrats dude, a few of us fully understand the stress that can bring,,, so welcome.

And following on from the welcomes it's great to see our reserved Ze Saffer-Germans back in the fold! 

Good to see ya Roland & Char.


Plus a joyful return to PK & Ciaran

So onwards with a brief taste of some of the outfits that were to behold the joys of Wembley.

Kerry looking resplendent, with Oirish Ted on board,,,, apparently he's like the 'monkey on your back for the golfer' but is supposed to offer kind words and support,,,,

I wonder if it worked?????








Lynne looking awesome as ever. 

The well-travelled Guinness hat is looking as great as ever.

Bah humbug, says Colin, well supported by many of others whose plans are to support it on the day,,,, with wine, women, dancing and song!!!!
I'll be there fella!


Other pics will follow later team, as i'm getting complaints the Blog is getting too long before we get to the results,,,,,,,

Onwards and upwards 






Results
The individual scores were read out too quickly for me, and anyway i wasn't really paying attention so those that played know where you finished hehehehehe

As for the Team Event

The Winners were, with a score of 89 points (on countback)
Colin
Glen
Ciaran
Paul K.

Also on 89 points
Nola
Roland
Peter
Dave

84 points
Rob

Brett
Malcolm
Char


Brett's Eagle on the 6th earns a cheeky $25
WELL DONE BUDDY!



82 points
Shelley
Richard
Stan
Thomas

81 points
Don
Ian
Greg
Lynne

80 points
Paul G
Derek
Frances
Steve

Lollies 80 points
Phil
Kerry
Gordon
Gary

To make it even better, Team Last decided that Phil was to read out the fines as it was unlikely he'd ever be in this position again.

it has to be said the fines were read with a great deal of aplomb!


Novelties
NTP3 -- Don
NTP9 -- Glen
NTP13--Stan
LD17 -- Frances 


And NO THE GOLDEN HOLE DIDN'T GO OFF,,,,, soooo wahhaaayyyy more money for next time!


Fines of the Week
Here we go for some great snippets from last Saturday's Post-Match festivities:-

Frances & Derek-- for becoming First-Time Grandparents

Don-- For being publicly disowned for his incredibly colourful and descriptive language.

Nola to PK-- remarking about the colour of his shirt
"I see you've dressed for the Oirish Stableford,,, if you were Irish that yellow shirt would be green"

Gary to Gordo-- On describing his 'ordinary' round
"Blimey i was hitting that looser than a King's Cross Hooker"

Derek-- after another ball of our team disappeared into a BlackBoy
"Those bloody BlackBoys are eating our balls like Triffids today" 

Gordo-- after hitting one of his drives a bit bush, he finds both of his lost pink balls in the same search. Top spotting!

Ciaran-- after claiming his prize, he was the only one who had an extra $10 squirreled away
"Well dat's de luck of de Oirish"

Paul-- trying to be clever, and pushing his cart to the next tee, only for it to veer off and commit Hari-Kari,,,, 
Maybe it was a sign for things to come.

The Raffle
A special mention has to go out to Ze Stangers as they cleaned out the raffle.

The Committee was NOT happy!
Hehehehehee


Next Week
I can't remember what next weeks game is, as i'm unable to play,,,, but the sponsor is Peter The WeatherMan Baird


AGM
As per normal don't forget the AGM is on the 19th March, so please send you're motions to Shelley!

Venue, as stated by my beautiful wife, Kerry,,,,, is the Swingers Bar

Random Pics

Yellow or Irish Green????

Discussing tactics

The Leprechaun's tie i stole last time!

The back of The Scarlet Pimpernel

Don't forget we're on the same side today dear,,,,,

Looking pensive

Concentration for the man in charge

Team mates

The aftermath of the guinness hat

The Magic Lucky Oirish Prize with the extra tenner

Spending the raffle winnings

Beejesus wid ya, ya fookin idiot Paul

Waiting for the missus

Par Bisque

Sponsored by our resident kiwi Steph.

And so battle commenced on a warm and sultry day for the unofficial "Stiffi Cup".
There was a welcome back to the lovely Steph, but due to an unfortunate badminton injury (a strained calf),,,,

she was unable to play and therefore came along to hobble and present her prize.








The day started better for some than it did for others as certain people were accused of burglary.
Who would do that i hear you ask? 

Brett tried to 'make off' with someone else's clubs that were clearly newer.

Nice try mate,,,,, heheheheheheee







The guy in question, who tracked Brett down looked suitably upset/annoyed/grumpy/
peeved,,,, 

especially when i stuck my phone in his face to get the required pic for the Blog.

Some people are just too bloody miserable!








Big WELCOME BACK shouts go out to Steph, Dave Mandy, Travis and our resident Retailer fresh from his buying trip to Vietnam,,, The Coach!

Great to see you all back!!!!








It also went a little bit "shonky" for El Presidente, as she was seen heading in completely the wrong direction and was last seen heading to the 1st of the Tuart.

Ooooopss,,,,

 And so onwards with the golf,,,,,,,


The Results
Yeh, sorry about this but once again i've lost my list of placings,,, well to be fair, i didn't write them down and forgot to ask anybody esle to send them to me,,,,

so my bad!

The only thing i've got is a pic of me accepting the award on behalf of Donzil Don Beesley who had to shoot off!
I was going to try and photo-shop him in, but then i found out after looking through my photos that i seriously don't have one of him....

For that reason Donzil you will be forever known as the Scarlet Pimpernel (or until i can come up with something bettereererereer)


And yes that is Don next to Kerry!!! -------------------->

But well done mate with a magnificent score of +7








Novelties
As promised/threatened last week when handed the novelties i was true to my word and we had 4 Longest Drives!

Fortunately there were only 2 ladies in the field so the complaints were minimal (boooo hiss i cried! hehehe)

LD1 -- Glen
LD9 -- Phil
LD10-- Dave
LD18-- Stan

And once again the Golden Hole simply accumulated, and didn't go off.
There's always next week peeps!


Fines of the Week
And now for the real reason for the Blog,,, the much loved Fines/Quotes of the Week,,,
Once again there were plenty on offer, and below is just a brief example of the hilarity both on and off the course, in no particular order:-

Ron-- After having a bad day at the office,,,, and consistently being required to play again he was heard to say
"I'm off to visit New Zealand i've had so many Still Ewes!"

Ron-- following on from the above and the bad day, Ron was seen heading deep into the bush, whereby you could hear the swing of a club, then the dull thud of ball on timber, followed by the rustle of grass and leaves,,,,,, another swing of the club, followed by another thud of ball on timber, and another rustle of debris,,,,,, and repeat,,,,,, and then followed the shout from the bush in a Brigadier's tone:-
"Carry on lads!"

Ron & Rita-- not that i'm picking on you, but this was all fair game as the poor pair had to suffer the poor fortune of a broken down cart!

Rita-- it wasn't really a fine for Rita but just to continue the theme for the unlucky twosome (hehehehehe), it was noted that Rita's fantastic tan was mainly due to spending sooooo much time out of the cart looking for Ron's ball.

Brett-- after talking to Stan, was heard to say:-
"He's a very wise man, is his name Confucious?"

Dave-- simply has to fined for his poor use of his shots,,,, after shooting a 9 on one particular hole (and not wanting a minus) choosing to use 5 of his shots????
Mmmm not really the idea,,,

Next week
Please make sure there is some effort in the attire, as out of respect for St Paddy's Day. we are playing Oirish Stableford 

Plus please don't forget that if anybody has any motions for the Committee Meeting forward these directly to El Presidente, Shelley Yeo as soon as possible.

The meeting will be held upstairs at the range at Wembley

Random Pics

What the heck are these coloured cups about?????

I blame my golf on your driving! Hehehe

VC choice from Vietnam-- Stableford on the Tuart

I think the sponsor was good ol' SOS,,,, thanks Team SOS!



Unfortunately the field wasn't as bountiful as possible as the temperature had once again claimed a few fallers along the way.


And as is often the way at Wembley when it's a bit tepid, we set out for a hot and painfully slow front 9.

Even the wildlife was overtaking us.


The play was soooooo slow, after 9 holes Vickie stopped off for some Afternoon Tea,,,,, 

whilst a few of us considered retiring to the 19th early to rehydrate 

Pre- whack off, some chose to seek solace in the shade












And others tried to just while away a wicked hangover,,,,, eh Ron????

T'was indeed a tough day mate, as I literally felt your pain!







others merely surrendered to the elements,,, and laughed it all off! 

Run for the hills, was the cry
















Birfdays
it would appear that Shelley was misinformed with the birfdays for this week.

As we had 2:--

Ron 'The StarGazer' Conway
&
Paul 'Sunnies' King


HAPPY B-DAY GUYS,,,, I hope you both got spoiled.




Results
And so onto the scores on the doors:-

1st Phil McKeague - 39. Birdies 9th & 11th holes
Another one in the bag fella!

 2nd Ian Holmes - 36 (on 1st countback)
 So close me ol' mucker

 3rd Paul King - 36 (on 1st countback)
 Well done PK

 4th Ciaran McGlue - 33 (on 1st countback)
 Nice result

 5th Richard Osborne - 33 (on 1st countback). Birdie 16th hole


 6th Colin Kerr - 33 (on 1st countback). Birdie 1st hole

 Glen Pope - 33. Birdie 4th hole
 Greg Bennett - 33
 Don Beesley - 32
 Steve DeSantis - 32
 Peter Baird - 31. Birdie 9th hole
 Graeme Powell - 30
 Brett Fordham - 30
 Earle Scarff - 30
 Ron Conway - 29
 Gordon Neilsen - 29
 Paul Gardner - 26
 Nola DeSantis - 26
 Kerry Gardner - 25
 Vickie Scarff - 22
 Beautifully read fines Vickie,, heheheee

Good to see the new members featuring on the podium!!!!


Novelties
NTP 9--  Ian
NTP10-- Glenn
LD17--   Phil
NTP18-- Ron

And no the Golden Hole didn't go off again,,,, the paltry amount in the kitty clearly isn't doing it for us at the mo.


Fines of the Week
As normal there were a few on offer, and apologies if i've missed any of the classics from saturday, as i find it very tough, to listen, write & drink at the same time,,,, something has to give!


Peter The Juggler Baird-- ahhh Peter, having played with you for the last couple of weeks i have to say it is indeed a pleasure to watch you try and swing yourself off your feet with almost every shot.
But there were a couple of other 'moments of madness':-
a) scoring on the wrong card, and on the wrong 9 (not bad for a Financial Wizard!)
b) Deciding to putt when Richard was almost in his putting stroke,,, and virtually standing in the hole
c) Saving the best to the last,,,,, the drinking problem,,,,, clearly the Ginger Beer was too powerful as it slipped through his grasp whilst sitting down for the presentation.
It must be noted however that it was a great 'rescue catch' as minimal fluid escaped.

Paul Gonchy Gardner-- a truly horrendous round of Scattergun Golf, losing 4 balls in total,,,, 2 from the tee on the 6th,,, 
interspersed with McAngry moments,,, aaaarrrgggghhhhhh

Phil Macca McKeague-- or Pip as he is affectionately called by his friends and family for bringing out the Mary Poppins Pose

Kerry Where Are My New Clubs Gardner-- for abusing Gordo when she climbed back into the golf cart and burning her butt, and blaming him for deliberately parking 'her side' in the sun

*Disclaimer alert-- the above Fines bare little resemblance to the truth.
For an accurate representation of the facts, please ask the person in question.


Random Pics

Quite an apt numberplate for a man with a bistro

Blimey, how long do we have to wait?????

A visit by the Stangers

I'm not talking to you,,,,
and i'm ignoring you

wedded bliss x

It's just like being back at school with these nicknames,,, says Sticky McGlue

Laughing again as i clean out that Gardner foolchild again,,,, will he ever learn?

Look at those wheels

Concentration as the eyes go down for the Committee's Raffle

AGM is on the 19th March,,,, venue yet to be confirmed

Please send any motions direct to Shelley as soon as poss