A lot of people were obviously swanning off around the country-side and others were spending time with their families while others were out till all hours of the night patrolling the streets and slept in. Still, nine cheerful souls turned up and an enjoyable time was had by all – well almost all. There was a certain amount of discussion about whether it should have been a Social Event or not particularly from Snags who is restricted in his attendance due to work commitments. Then of course there was fuel added to the fire when Targe chipped in from the bottom of the hill on the 13th to birdie the hole and he desperately would like it to count towards his eclectic. It’s hard to believe it was a chip from the bottom of the hill as they reckon that Targe got far enough the hill to see the ball fall into the hole and he has to get further up the hill than most to do that.
There is a theory around that there is a phenomenon in golf known as the PBSU (particularly among the longer handicappers) known as the Post Birdie Stuff-Up. Well, maybe it took more than one hole for the effect to cut in as Targe managed to put his ball out of bounds on the 15th – not on the left as you might imagine, but on the right across the 16th fairway and into the Tennis Club carpark. That would just about have to be a first.
On the subject of going astray, as usual, there was an inside ProPin on the 18th and Harry’s tee shot ended up about 600mm from the hole. The only problem was, it was the hole on the 9th green. Oh well, them’s the breaks!
Chrispy reckons that Snags had a bit of a brain fade – now there’s and oxymoron for you – on the 12th. Craig’s tee-shot landed squarely on the green only a metre or so from ChrisV who was still in the process of filling out the ProPin marker for Ryan, who won the cash that was up for grabs by the way. Chris was particularly perturbed as he is getting married next Friday and didn’t particularly want to be carrying any unexpected bruising to the event. Trouble is he reckons he won’t be able to get to golf next Saturday or even for the next five weeks. Some small matter of a honeymoon appears to be interfering.
No such problems for Chrispy though as he was on deck to do battle in the Matchplay with little brother Rob. Lots of whinges about having to give little bro 15 strokes and for most of the round it was a fairly close-run thing. In the end, big bro got up by the margin of 3 and 1 but it was dormie at four and Rob made a good show of trying to bring it in to a chip-off. A loss at the 17th put the nail in the coffin.
Chrispy’s wedding wasn’t without its moments as it seems that the vehicle tasked with getting them to the Registry Office managed to get lost and then got caught up in traffic for a major event in town and delivered them to said RO about 10 minutes late. It seems that a few minutes more and the nuptials would have to have been rescheduled. And it’s not that Chris isn’t going to have a honeymoon, he and the blushing bride are planning to spend a few days in the city staying at posh pubs and the like. Then they might do the mountains – like Mt Waverley, Mt Eliza and so forth.
After all of that, how did the rest of the field go you might ask. Well, the best of the bunch was young Laurie who, despite some ups and downs – not the chip and putt ones, managed to put together 36 points to lead the field in the Clubhouse. He was followed closely by Snags who, despite some belly-aching during the round came in just a single point behind on 35.
Dennis showed that his handicap could very easily head southward in the near future once he gets his contact with the ball back into a more reliable mode. Harry and ChrisV joined him with 33 points. Rob actually beat Chrispy on a points basis pipping him 31 to 30 at the end of the day. Targe also fronted up with 30 points which left Ryan, the ‘big’ winner of the day financially, trailing the field with only 28 points. And, if there had been Championship points going, he would have been the only one to miss out.
The Birthday Birdie has been checking his diary and sees that there are some Birthday wishes due in the coming week. Mehmet will have another candle to add to his cake while RodG should start checking his smoke alarms before he light up his collection and blows them out. Also to Rod, hopes for a speedy recovery from the shoulder injury that is keeping him from the greensward.
Now that daylight saving time has finished, our tee time has moved back to 0714 for the time being so, if you don’t read this, please check your email or the next week event details at the top of the page. If you get there at this week’s time, we will most likely be gone.