Townsville Courses

[BrisVegas]

Think I'll need to get a big hat, long sleeve golf shirt and one of those umbrella holders for my buggy to deal with the sun.

[Steve]

Yep

[Dazza]

Can't wait til the buildup! About the only time I get a chance to play anymore!

[BrisVegas]

Dazza. I had to Google what the buildup was.

[markTHEblake]

Townsvegas just doesn't have the same ring to it.

Villegas

[markTHEblake]

Can't wait til the buildup! About the only time I get a chance to play anymore!

Whats it building up to, it doesnt even rain there.

[Dazza]

Dazza. I had to Google what the buildup was.

Oh you'll know about it soon enough!

[BrisVegas]

Played my first game at Rowes Bay today. Not bad at all! Which is lucky i suppose, as i'd already joined! A couple of funky short holes with risk/reward options and some solid long par 4's. There are 3 par 5's on the back 9 and one of them was a monster into the afternoon seabreeze. Greens were fast and pretty true.

Can't remember my last comp game, was probably 2-3 years ago. I hit a few domes and shanked two, but managed 11-18 for 29 points. They put me off 6 (5.6) FFS, so will be a while before i get back to that level. There were a few rays of hope in there and i birdied the long par 4, 10th! Big comp field of 200 ish too, fwiw.

[BrisVegas]

Whats it building up to, it doesnt even rain there.

I call BS. It's raining right now.

[Steve]

Is the 10th the RH dog leg, or the one along the fence line with oob left and the tree in the middle of it

[petethepilot]

Hey BV,
I have an overnight up there with work on 18 Oct.
Want to catch up for a beer and or a steak?

Pete

[BrisVegas]

Sounds good Pete. Are you still with Qantas? i'm not far from the airport. my mobile and email details are in the contact list thread, just remind me again closer to the date.

[BrisVegas]

Is the 10th the RH dog leg, or the one along the fence line with oob left and the tree in the middle of it

long straight par 4 with fence along the left and a tree in the middle of it. The first is the dogleg right with water both sides. Apparently they flipped the nines a couple of years ago. The 18th is a par 3 over water now.

[Steve]

Thought they might have, so it would be very tricky to get a hole in one on the 2nd now

[petethepilot]

Sounds good Pete. Are you still with Qantas? i'm not far from the airport. my mobile and email details are in the contact list thread, just remind me again closer to the date.

Dion,
Unless your mobile has changed, I have it.
Give u a call the week before!

Pete

Yep, still with Qantas!

[BrisVegas]

Coming up on a year now since I joined Rowes Bay. Still amazes me how good the course is. Excellent greens and fairways thanks to waste water treatment plant. I've only managed a dozen games but I still enjoy playing it when I can. Haven't managed to get to the other two courses in town yet. One day... my kids are enjoying the sat morning juniors clinics which is great.

[petethepilot]

Glad to hear that Dion.
My friend Craig tells me Townsville gc is hardly playable.
Not sure if the re-do has started yet.
Give u a ring on my next t'ville overnight.

[BrisVegas]

Glad to hear that Dion.
My friend Craig tells me Townsville gc is hardly playable.
Not sure if the re-do has started yet.
Give u a ring on my next t'ville overnight.

Yeah I've heard the same. Rowes Bay has picked up a lot of disgruntled ex-Townsville members. There are allegations of embezzlement in the rumour mill too...

[Courty]

Good to see you keeping in touch with the game, Dion.

I really enjoyed Rowes Bay last time I played there. The word about Townsville has made it this far north as well. Shame, because there is a bit to like about the course.

[BrisVegas]

I've played a couple of weekends in a row and started to hit some reasonable shots. The game sucks you back in!

[Steve]

I'm heading back to Townsville next year. So if TGC is so bad I might be of to RBCC. I've been a member of both in the past.

[MAZA68]

Think they are doing some bunker work at Townsville GC at the moment, if not very soon.