Ace of Clubs Classic

[ZENNON]

Ace of Clubs (http://www.merimbulagolf.com.au/play-golf/tournaments/ace-of-clubs-classic/)



6 day tournament – 3rd week June annually
Played on 4 courses - Pambula Merimbula, Bega, Tura Beach and Eden
Stableford events for both men & women
Daily prizes at each course, plus overall cumulative prizes



So... any of you gents been before? Anyone going this year?

[ZENNON]

http://www.merimbulagolf.com.au/
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-36.920323,149.887856,1575m/data=!3m1!1e3

http://www.begacountryclub.com.au/
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-36.9199701,149.8873057,1571m/data=!3m1!1e3

http://www.turabeachcountryclub.com.au/
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-36.8633051,149.9255818,1828m/data=!3m1!1e3

http://www.edenfishermens.com.au/
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.0466632,149.8935952,918m/data=!3m1!1e3

[WBennett]

Played Tura and Merimbula many years ago.

Condition should be spot on, and its a great area.

If I wasn't heading OS its something I would consider.

[ZENNON]

Nice. Any tips for someone who's never been down that way?
Remember what the courses were like at all?

[Dotty]

Fairway = good.
Green = better.
Hole = best.

Sand = bad.
Water hazard = worse.
Lost/OOB = worst.

[ZENNON]

That sounds like excellent advice. I wonder if I could maybe even apply that to courses in QLD

[WBennett]

Tura - stay under the hole all day. Length isn't that important, accuracy off the tee is. It is a long track but its even longer when playing three off the tee. And its bloody hilly!
Merimbula - its the retirees course. Wider, shorter. Can't remember too much about it to be honest.

[ZENNON]

Tura - stay under the hole all day. Length isn't that important, accuracy off the tee is. It is a long track but its even longer when playing three off the tee. And its bloody hilly!
Merimbula - its the retirees course. Wider, shorter. Can't remember too much about it to be honest.
Thanks mate!

Assuming "staying under the hole all day" means rather sneak up on it - don't overshoot it?

[Waddzy]

Thanks mate!

Assuming "staying under the hole all day" means rather sneak up on it - don't overshoot it?
That's gold..."sneak up on the hole" he means make sure your putting uphill when on the green , don't leave downhill putts as it sounds like the greens must be quick.

[ZENNON]

Oh right - so not fairway related haha

#sorryimanidiot

[ZENNON]

Won day 1 at Pambula Merimbula (which was a two man Ambrose)

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/15/ysetuhud.jpg

[Dotty]

Woo hoo. Dotty's advice worked.

For tomorrow, do the same.

ps. Congratulations. Which outfit did you wear?

[ZENNON]

Thanks!

Red striped shirt (but kept it covered all day as the weather was sh11111t) and the blue pants (which I love!)

[Buzz]

Congrats Zennon!!

[coalesce]

Won day 1 at Pambula Merimbula (which was a two man Ambrose)

Nice job :)

[highballin]

Won day 1 at Pambula Merimbula (which was a two man Ambrose)

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/15/ysetuhud.jpg

Name up in lights gotta be happy with that. Congrats

[ZENNON]

Upon arrival my paperwork showed me as having a handicap of zero, so I was jokingly nicknamed "Scratchy"
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Then after we actually won the Sunday, which I was amazed by considering there were like ~130 people
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The boys started calling me Scratchy the Shark, and make this and jokingly threatened to print them out and put them up around the club
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But on the Thursday I played my normal crap game, and got the wooden spoon trophy with my 19pts, which was six pink Greg Normal "Shark" balls
So I then became the "Scratchy the Lady Shark" lol
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[Dotty]

Great write up, and it brings back memories.

I started playing at Bateman's Bay, and they did a couple of these weeks over the winter months. Very popular with country Victorians getting away from the cold and their frost damaged greens.

[ZENNON]

Thanks Dotty. I've heard Bateman's Bay (in general) is a really nice area - I'll have to make an effort to get there sometime

[coalesce]

Nice work Scratchy.

I would love to go to an event like this

[oldracer]

well done mate, sounds like you had a ball, wow 6 days of golf awesome

[Buzz]

Sounds like a username change is in order Scratchy :)

[Lagerlover]

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How awesome would it be if your middle name started with an "A"..


That's right, damn awesome!

[ZENNON]

Sounds like a username change is in order Scratchy :)
Haha tempting but no - will be false advertising

I'll try and break into the under 20 bracket,
once that's done (which will take who knows how long), I'll aim for the single figures,
probably never actually get to scratch being a social player