Anasta at the PGA... WTF?

[Courty]

Anasta will be playing the NSW PGA... http://www.foxsports.com.au/league/sydney-roosters-captain-braith-anasta-set-to-play-in-nsw-pga-championship/story-e6frf3ou-1226132685963

[TheTrueReview]

Good on him. At least he won't die wondering.

[sms316]

Hopefully he'll go better than Dean Jones went at the Vic tourny a few years back, or when Nigel Mansell teed up in an event in Adelaide (?).

[3oneday]

He was a 6 marker a coupe of years ago, clearly he spends his downtime diferrent to Todd Carney ;)

[sms316]

He was a 6 marker a coupe of years ago, clearly he spends his downtime diferrent to Todd Carney ;)

He was on The Golf Show a few months back. I reckon he gets a bad wrap generally. Seems like a nice enough guy who isn't full of himself. At least he isn't in the paper for all of the wrong reasons like a few others.

[Sydney Hacker]

Wasn't he considered one of the gun juniors when growing up?

He has been down to scratch before and apparently is pretty close to getting back there again. Will be interesting to see how he goes.

[Minor_Threat]

They will do anything to get people through the gate.

[sms316]

They will do anything to get people through the gate.

They need to. Any publicity is good publicity.

[Sydney Hacker]

SMS you know Peter Heyhoe at all?

[sms316]

SMS you know Peter Heyhoe at all?

Yeah. Why do you ask?

[Sydney Hacker]

He is now teaching at Gordon, any dirt?

[sms316]

He is now teaching at Gordon, any dirt?

Not really. He was a pretty handy amateur.

[timah!]

Good on him.

[Minor_Threat]

He is now teaching at Gordon, any dirt?
Where is the practise area at Gordon FFS?

[Sydney Hacker]

Not really. He was a pretty handy amateur.

A few people have said that, seems like a nice guy. Have only played with him the once and I think we dragged him down to our level pretty quickly!

[TheTrueReview]

He was on The Golf Show a few months back. I reckon he gets a bad wrap generally. Seems like a nice enough guy who isn't full of himself. At least he isn't in the paper for all of the wrong reasons like a few others.

I was standing beside him at the Australian Open last year. He was following around a group just like everyone else. ... until he was recognised & then all of a sudden hangers on wanted to be his best mate & talk football.

[Jarro]

I also watched the GolfShow a little while ago where he played a few holes with Bogle.

he goes alright and is off scratch at St.micks .... he's no mug with the golf clubs.

[Sydney Hacker]

Where is the practise area at Gordon FFS?

Along the 5th, is that alright with you?

[Minor_Threat]

Along the 5th, is that alright with you?
Yeah I suppose so..
The course is that tight and short, I couldn't believe you had one.

Is Crisso still the pro?

[xe1]

He is scratch won the St Micks comp with 5 under or 41 pts the other week. Fatty teed it up once or twice in the NSW PGA

[Sydney Hacker]

Yeah I suppose so..
The course is that tight and short, I couldn't believe you had one.

Is Crisso still the pro?

Yeah he is still there, going through his council tender process at the moment though so he is waiting on that to be confirmed.

[shavey]

He is scratch won the St Micks comp with 5 under or 41 pts the other week.

Yeah Titty was telling me whilst we were playing St Micks a few months ago. Supposedly his management is trying to get him a few sponsor invites for the summer and will be giving it a red hot go in his retirement.

Captains pick for the Prez?? :lol:

[PerryGroves]

He is scratch won the St Micks comp with 5 under or 41 pts the other week.

That is good darts around there. Hope he goes well, despite being a latte-sipper.

[Marto65]

* He's a scratch golfer
* He's shagging Jodi Gordon
* He plays for the Roosters.

Meatloaf - 2 out of 3 aint bad.

[matty]

* He's a scratch golfer
* He's shagging Jodi Gordon
* He plays for the Roosters.

Meatloaf - 2 out of 3 aint bad.

1 out of 3 is ordinary.
Gordon needs a feed and facial. The roosters speak for itself.
Good on him though. Hope he goes well.

[Jarro]

1 out of 3 is ordinary.
Gordon needs a feed and facial. The roosters speak for itself.
Good on him though. Hope he goes well.

Not to mention dental work.

She has teeth like a horse !!

[BrisVegas]

She has teeth like a horse !!

Cute horse. :lol:

[Grunt]

Not to mention dental work.

She has teeth like a horse !!

Maybe she went to the same dentist as Mercedes Corby.

[Jarro]

Cute horse. :lol:

yeah, still totally rootable

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[BrisVegas]

hmmm, actually in that pic, she looks a bit like that toothy little throat-dwelling alien that comes out to try and eat Sigourney Weaver..... :shock:

[Jarro]

She's pretty, but everytime i see her i can't help but think that her teeth are too big for her head :shock:

[Marto65]

All the better to ... (not for publication on a public, mixed forum).

[BroKar]

he is doing well

[Jarro]

He's never really struggled to pull the quality chicks

[Marto65]

If you saw Jodi Gordon out .. you'd think she was a great sort. (Thanks Peter Peters.)

[TR66]

yeah, still totally rootable

13493

f*ck me, she's got more teeth than a Ford gearbox. However it goes without saying, I'd Tap It.

[TheTrueReview]

She's never really struggled to pull the quality chicks

Yeah, Erin McNaughty was his ex.

http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2009/08/27/1225766/742910-braith-anasta-and-erin-mcnaught.jpg

[Marto65]

Yeah, but her forehead is too big for her boobs. (WTF ??) And she's gonna develop bingo wings.

[TheTrueReview]

Yeah, but her forehead is too big for her boobs. (WTF ??) And she's gonna develop bingo wings.

Marto, you sure you weren't in the Manly team bus that Fraser drove off a cliff?

[Marto65]

Sorry mate ... havent worked out how to put a smilie face on something to let you know I was joking. ;)
Edit .... well there you go .. it worked.

[Eag's]

Good luck to him, I hope he does well.

[Captain Nemo]

He was a 6 marker a coupe of years ago, clearly he spends his downtime diferrent to Todd Carney ;)

Plays at St Mick's (my mother-in-law's a member there) off scratch now I heard.
He can play, make no bones about it, prob got a sponsors spot?

[Captain Nemo]

Yeah, Erin McNaughty was his ex.

http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2009/08/27/1225766/742910-braith-anasta-and-erin-mcnaught.jpg

Used to see Candice Falzon as well, years ago!
http://www.google.com.au/search?q=candice+falzon&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari

[TheTrueReview]

Used to see Candice Falzon as well, years ago!


Ah yes, until poor Braith found out that less people had ridden a council bus compared to Candice. ;)

[Jarro]

Ah yes, until poor Braith found out that less people had ridden a council bus compared to Candice. ;)

:lol:

.... she was a looker though :shock:

I'm starting to hate Bwaith more and more :smt013

[dc68]

What you mean the fact he's related to George Piggins wasn't enough?

[dc68]

It is Piggins he's related to right?

[Marto65]

Yep

[AlexMc]

He was a scratch marker when he first made grade. He's no hack.

[WTBshortgame]

Good luck to him...hope he goes well..

[Nuffie]

He should definately do a lot better than Fatty Vautin did in the NSW PGA. To be off scratch around St Michael's means he's got game.

That course can have bruital winds blowing, especially with the holes that run alongside the cliff faces. And that comes from my experiences playing junior pennants/Eric Apperly games there.

Actually, it appears Braith is quite talented in a lot of aspects.

My cousin also knows a taxi driver that plays at St Michaels off low numbers. I believe his first name is Alf.

[TheTrueReview]

... My cousin also knows a taxi driver that plays at St Michaels off low numbers. I believe his first name is Alf.

Did he used to play halfback for the Broncos?

[Nuffie]

My cousin also knows a taxi driver that plays at St Michaels off low numbers. I believe his first name is Alf.


Did he used to play halfback for the Broncos?

HAHA! :lol:

Nah not quite. This guy worked crazy taxi shifts in Sydney, but sometimes got my cousin Craig onto St Michaels through the week. How he plays off such a low handicap doing all those crazy shifts is unreal.

[TheTrueReview]

Braith is set to tee it up today. I see he is partnered with Craig Parry and Scott Laycock.

An interesting experiment. I hope he makes the cut.

Report here (http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/golf/braith-anastas-lucky-charm-seals-it-with-a-kiss/story-e6frey60-1226184020557).

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[Sydney Hacker]

Any chance Zig and his brother will be following him in carts?

[Grunt]

No play so far @ Wollongong due to rain. Going to be reassessed at 9am

[TourFit]

...My cousin also knows a taxi driver that plays at St Michaels off low numbers. I believe his first name is Alf.

Knowing Nuffie, it's probably more like this 'bloke'

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[TheTrueReview]

Play has been suspended for today. Round 1 will tee off tomorrow at 7am.

Leaderboard & livescoring here (http://www.pga.org.au/scores/687).

[johnny b goode]

Hopefully he'll go better than Dean Jones went at the Vic tourny a few years back, or when Nigel Mansell teed up in an event in Adelaide (?).

oh yeah he woeful, he was to golf what phil tufnell was to fielding

[Steve57]

Anasta 5 over after 9 with a triple on 14!

[TheTrueReview]

Better back 9. 6 over after 15 holes.

[TheTrueReview]

Anasta finishes R1 with an 8 over 78. Twelve pars, 5 bogeys & 1 double.

[Yossarian]

Who is Anasta?

[matty]

That's a looong way off being competitive. Shame. Sounds like had a poor round in general.

[Captain Nemo]

Give him a break.
Im no fan of his, but it would be pretty tough and daunting teeing it up against the Pro's.
Bet if you asked MT, or SMS or a few 1,2 markers on here that have played in any Pro-Ams that they would feel a tad nervous when they played with the Pro's.
Hell, ive played in 3 Womens Pro-Ams at St Micks with some lesser known womens Pro's and been nervous as hell!!!!!
Just my 2 cents!

[Yossarian]

My cousin also knows a taxi driver that plays at St Michaels off low numbers. I believe his first name is Alf.

How did I miss this gem!

I think I know alf, he dated my older cousins, dog sitter who went out with that famous hand model, that was introduced to alf by Michael Bolton.

[sms316]

Give him a break.
Im no fan of his, but it would be pretty tough and daunting teeing it up against the Pro's.
Bet if you asked MT, or SMS or a few 1,2 markers on here that have played in any Pro-Ams that they would feel a tad nervous when they played with the Pro's.
Hell, ive played in 3 Womens Pro-Ams at St Micks with some lesser known womens Pro's and been nervous as hell!!!!!
Just my 2 cents!
+1

Not sure how much sleep I would get the night before given I hardly play anything these days. I suspect MT would be fine though.

[Marto65]

Exactly...

He's not there for the golf ... he's there to get a few curious people through the door that may not otherwise had come, and get some publicity for the event, which he obviously has been successful.

[3oneday]

Anasta finishes R1 with an 8 over 78. Twelve pars, 5 bogeys & 1 double.OK, I'll bite. That's 7 over :confused:

[Minor_Threat]

Its been a while myself, since I have played these things. Im sure I would be a bit anxious.

I can see why they have Anasta in the field, but I can't help but think about the young guys coming through and how they would have benefitted from the experience.

Lets be honest +8 around Wollongong is very ordinary. I imagine at least -20 is going to win the thing.

[Goldy]

The double was, in fact, a triple.

[sms316]

Exactly...

He's not there for the golf ... he's there to get a few curious people through the door that may not otherwise had come, and get some publicity for the event, which he obviously has been successful.


Its been a while myself, since I have played these things. Im sure I would be a bit anxious.

I can see why they have Anasta in the field, but I can't help but think about the young guys coming through and how they would have benefitted from the experience.

Lets be honest +8 around Wollongong is very ordinary. I imagine at least -20 is going to win the thing.
No doubt it was a great marketing idea. How much coverage would the NSW PGA have gotten without the novelty factor? This thread itself shows it worked. He's increased interest which may well have made it easier to gain a sponsor or two. Win-win for everyone.

I find it odd that amateurs are eligible though. Not unheard of, but just odd.

[Marto65]

Got us talking about it, didnt it?

[matty]

Did he have to qualify? What was the process? Or did he get an invite?

[Captain Nemo]

Did he have to qualify? What was the process? Or did he get an invite?

Sponsors invite I think?

[Grunt]

He has been trying to get a game in the off season for ages, he tried to play in the event when it was at Macquarie Links. I remember him playing out at Macarthur Grange (Mac Grange were Bulldogs and Roosters Sponsors) with the other Bulldogs in the off seasons when he was there. The Bulldogs would not allow it and I think this off season is his first for a long time that he is not having off season surgery. The Roosters are not starting training until next week so it fitted in with their plans.

[sms316]

The Bulldogs would not allow it
Sure beats pack rape publicity.

[Grunt]

Was not long after that incident too.

[TheTrueReview]

Kudos to Anasta for having a go. Missed the cut by 20 shots but I'm sure he'll never forget the experience of playing the PGA. Report here (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/golf-debut-nightmare-for-braith-anasta/story-e6frfgbx-1226186805341).

http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/11/04/1226186/145288-braith-anasta.jpg
http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2011/11/06/1226186/804784-braith-anasta.jpg

[shavey]

Don't know this guy but check out his last 7 holes...

http://pgatour.com.au/individual-leader-page/105517/687

(http://pgatour.com.au/individual-leader-page/105517/687)