Week commencing 20th October

[dunteachin]

Mediocre 26 points (13/13) - putted okay, drove so-so, everything else was pretty yucky - Gold Creek Classic this weekend - hoping to improve

[oldracer]

4BBB stableford, 43 points, I was on the card a fair bit so played ok, still very few fairways and putting like a dweeb!!!! 50 points won it.

[Looney]

scrapped in with 37 points this morning. second Friday in a row I have beaten my cap so happy about that.

[KristianJ]

First ever round today playing off single figures in the Friday comp at Richmond...

42 points (21/21) with a wipe means I won't be drifting out any time soon.

[WBennett]

First ever round today playing off single figures in the Friday comp at Richmond...

42 points (21/21) with a wipe means I won't be drifting out any time soon.

Nice work KJ!

My round tomorrow is my first off double figures since Christmas.... eek.

[AndyP]

Great score, KJ.

[mrbluu]

First ever round today playing off single figures in the Friday comp at Richmond...

42 points (21/21) with a wipe means I won't be drifting out any time soon.

Great work KJ, sounds like you had a little help today!!!

[Peppas]

First ever round today playing off single figures in the Friday comp at Richmond...

42 points (21/21) with a wipe means I won't be drifting out any time soon.

Nice round KJ!

[Dangals]

great round KJ - which hole did you wipe?

[KristianJ]

Cheers, guys. Plenty of clutch putting involved, both on and off the green.

Dan, wiped 11. Pushed 3 wood off the tee, tried punching my 2nd out but came back to me off a tree in front, 3rd in front left trap, 4th over green and into a crap lie, and from there couldn't get my double.

Other than that and a double on the 1st, it was 2 birdies and 14 pars.

49 points in the 2 ball, 40 in the 2 ball scratch...had a partner who was hitting them pretty well too.

[KristianJ]

Won single and 2 ball, 0.9 off the cap for a new low of 7.7.

I'm waiting for the helicopter and search light to fly over...:lol:

[Dangals]

Wow well done kj. Helicopter being dispatched in time for tomorrow's round ;)

[Coldtopper]

Won single and 2 ball, 0.9 off the cap for a new low of 7.7.

I'm waiting for the helicopter and search light to fly over...:lol: Tell me something I didnt know KJ! It was only time keep up the good golfing

[benno_r]

Bloody hell KJ, nothing like the pressure of your first round in singles to pull out a 42 pointer. That's top quality golf there, well done!

[jimandr]

I can remember a time in my Ozgolf life when I gave KJ 10 shots, and he had about 27 points around Camden Lakeside off about 16. Now he'll be giving me a shot (or more) next time we play.

I had 35 around Palmer Colonial today playing with Petey D.

More details are in the Champs Friday thread, but in a nutshell I started really well and finished poorly. So I'm not sure whether I'm almost in form, or about to fail badly over the weekend at Sanctuary Cove.

[BenM]

Not really just me but we played in the Holden Scramble regional final at Ulverstone yesterday. It rained all day and the course is pretty long and tight.

Anyway I played pretty crap overall but did make a bit of a contribution, hit some good shots when needed. Our team shot -10 off the bat and never looked like making a bogey all day, in fact we should've been 3 or 4 better - we had 2 six footers for bird that we missed, had a massive lipout for eagle that hit the back of the cup and didn't go in, as well as plenty of other near misses on the greens - we just couldn't get any luck.

Imagine our surprise and disappointment that we finished 3rd, only .4 behind the winners. Bah.

The prize? A new putter each (Odyssey White Hot Pro #7). How ironic.

[KristianJ]

I remember that round at Lakeside too well, Jim. That B grader is well and truly put to pasture.

76/67 today. It'll be nett 66 for club champs given I started them on a daily cap of 10.

Besides a double on 8, nothing too disappointing.

I was 10 shots off the lead after round 2...could possibly play myself into contention.

Next week is Oz Senior PGA so round 4 is in a fortnight.

[Dotty]

Like Jim, I was dreading the day that an 'old head' found its way permanently onto 'young shoulders'.

Great work, KJ, and it's been a pleasure to watch your game develop.

Best wishes for the rest of the champs.

[KristianJ]

Thanks Dotty.

That said, today was my 42nd comp round of the year. According to my Golflink those 42 constitute just over half of my total number of comp rounds over the past 4 years.

Says a lot for playing once a week...:)

[dunteachin]

32 points (15/17) in the first round of the GC Classic - 10 shots off the pace so will need to pull off a very big one tomorrow (no homo) if I'm going to have a respectable score - only one three-putt for the day and just one yip - good times

[Wardy101]

Played Ellenbrook course at The Vines today. First time I have ever played 18 holes without it being an ambrose. Was hard going for me. Shot 111 with the upside of averaging 2 putts a hole for the round. Spend a lot of time trying to hit out of sand traps with very little success and that cost me a lot of shots.

Nothing worse than hitting out of a bunker on one side of the green for it to run across green into bunker on the other side.

[Steve57]

Won my semi final of the Club Matchplay Championship today with a birdie on the 20th hole.
Final over 36 holes in two weeks time, woohoo!

[Buzz]

Congrats Steve good luck in the final

[AndyP]

Go Steve!

[mrbluu]

Won my semi final of the Club Matchplay Championship today with a birdie on the 20th hole.
Final over 36 holes in two weeks time, woohoo!

Well done Steve!!!!

I had my 3rd of my club champs and I didn't play well. It didnt help I played with 2 of the slowest players ever. We were 1.5-2 holes behind all day. Had 84, 45 on the front and 39 coming home. Need to par the last 3. I found out this morning its good enough for me to scrap into the final 16 seeded draw for today and I'm actually in the top 12.

Hopefully I can get my mojo back, shoot a defend score and get inside the top 8 for match play.

Either way I've exceeded expectations already this year!!!

[Steve57]

Thanks fellas!

[benno_r]

Thanks fellas!
New fairway shaft made the difference? 😀 nice shooting mate!

[Steve57]

New fairway shaft made the difference? [emoji3] nice shooting mate!

Thanks mate. Hit it 4 times, 3 were good and one was a skied tee shot into water! Will be good when I get used to it.

[nadg63]

33pts today, 13/20 so as usual an ordinary nine backed up with a good nine. No scrubs but quite a few one pointers, (mainly caused by crap drives)

[Kenny Powers]

41 points with 83 off the stick, a new pb for me

[Dotty]

... a new pb for me
Even better than this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlxX0gxRyjc

[Kenny Powers]

lol what can i say iv done a lot of great things Dotty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI_9Yxr0blo

[AndyP]

Nice work, KennyP.

[3Puttpete]

lol what can i say iv done a lot of great things Dotty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI_9Yxr0blo

So good!

[Kenny Powers]

Thanks lads, ended up getting second

[coalesce]

Shotgun start at Lady Bay today. We started on the 17th - roughly 200yd par 3. I get the 7 wood out, hit it average, and get a lovely bounce of a mound to about 8ft, which was enough for my first ever NTP with my first shot of the day. 2 putts, and with crazy stroke index, I start with a par for 4 points.

I had 20 points after 12 holes played, so was going ok, but sadly the last 6 holes only added another 6... Whoops

[coalesce]

41 points with 83 off the stick, a new pb for me


Even better than this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlxX0gxRyjc


lol what can i say iv done a lot of great things Dotty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI_9Yxr0blo

I love Kenny Powers (no homo)

[highballin]

32points at Lady Bay with Coalesce. Felt like I was returning to some form.

[jasonb]

After three previous rounds
of 35,35 and 36 points reality has set back in . 28 points today 16/12 , 4 wipes on back nine including one where a ball just vanished... potentially played by a social group coming the other way :evil: which ruined that hole and my mentality for the next. Finished with 3 scrubs in a row..... saving the cap for SA Champs

[coalesce]

After three previous rounds
of 35,35 and 36 points reality has set back in . 28 points today 16/12 , 4 wipes on back nine including one where a ball just vanished... potentially played by a social group coming the other way :evil: which ruined that hole and my mentality for the next. Finished with 3 scrubs in a row..... saving the cap for SA Champs

Thomas is back!

Did you notice how the DSR changed for last week's round?

[jasonb]

Thomas is back!

Did you notice how the DSR changed for last week's round?

I did, and spoke to Steve about it... he said DSR of 75 is correct and will look into it. Not that it matters

[Archi]

43 pts around Meadow Springs this morning in PGN comp off my 8 , no wind and nice greens
37/21 & 36/22
after my last 11 games have been in the 80's & 90's - been av'ing 87 - new mindset - just went out to have some fun with the mates and certainly did that !

[nadg63]

I did, and spoke to Steve about it... he said DSR of 75 is correct and will look into it. Not that it matters

Yes it does, I'll get cut more! Would have been playing off 15 today rather than 16.

[chappy1970]

36 points today, leaked a few putts the last few holes, 40 pnts beckoned but not to be.

[oldracer]

36 points today, leaked a few putts the last few holes, 40 pnts beckoned but not to be.just amazing you got a round in!!!!! how would you go if you got serious!!!!! well done Chap

[chappy1970]

Al the b@stards have clipped me into 8 after the round too.

[dunteachin]

31 points ( 13/18 ) in second round of the GC Classic Bowl - pleased I had two rounds with a 3 in front of both results - 37 putts, two 3 putts but only one 1 putt - probably hit two good irons all day - finished about 10 shots off the pace

[mrbluu]

41 points with 83 off the stick, a new pb for me

82 odd the stick today. I just missed out on the top 8 and match champs. Still my nest finish so all positives from me!!!

[Courty]

-2 in Par yesterday. Decent enough after going -2 for the first 2 holes.

Snuck out early this morning for a single stab round with Solarman. Stunk it up early to be 5 pts through 6 holes. A couple of good putts and I turned with 13. 18 pts on the back with 4 x 1s, but the 7 points from the birdie-birdie finish saved a resectable score from an otherwise forgettable performance.

[Archi]

43 pts around Meadow Springs this morning in PGN comp off my 8 , no wind and nice greens
37/21 & 36/22
after my last 11 games have been in the 80's & 90's - been av'ing 87 - new mindset - just went out to have some fun with the mates and certainly did that !

cost me 1.1 & back down to 6.3

[oldracer]

Al the b@stards have clipped me into 8 after the round too. they know you're a stud!!! sneaky good you

[oldracer]

some real good rounds boys, congrats, some good, well done and some, well like me, brings me back next week to do better, best part is we can do it, call it sunday night reflective

[LeftyHoges]

Played with a 1 marker in a 2-Man Ambrose today.

We hit 13/14 fairways (and the one we missed was because I hit it too well through the dogleg), 16/18 GIR (missed 2 par 4's) and shot 3 ****ing under. I don't think I've hit the ball better all year (including my last 4 rounds of 71, 73, 72, 72) and would have easily shot 72 or 73 by myself. The longest par putt we had was on the last and was 4 foot and NOT ONCE did the second player have to make a putt for the par. But we just could not get a birdie putt to drop. So frustrating.

[PeteyD]

OzGolf Qld Champs weekend.

Played like crap, had a ball. That is all.

[3oneday]

82 odd the stick today. I just missed out on the top 8 and match champs. Still my nest finish so all positives from me!!!can I have what you were drinking?

Guy I was playing with yesty shot 5 under in 3rd round of club champs.

[mrbluu]

can I have what you were drinking?

No, cos I'm sure I drank all of it last night.....:mrgreen:

[AndyP]

25-26 October 2014, Sanctuary Cove Palms-Pines, OZgolf Qld Champs, Stableford.

Round 1
8/13 effective tee shots, 5/18 effective approaches, 1/7 up and down successes, 1/4 sand saves, 34 putts.
1 birdie, 3 pars, 8 bogeys, 6 others.
Scoring: PXBBPPBXB BXXbXXBBB
Score (http://www.ozgolf.net/andyp/Scorecard/rounds/20141025-p156.html): 47-47-94 (+24) stab 24 points (Par 36-34-70)

Round 2
8/14 effective tee shots, 7/18 effective approaches, 2/6 up and down successes, 1/4 sand saves, 33 putts.
0 birdies, 8 pars, 6 bogeys, 4 others.
Scoring: XPBBPBPPX PBBXPPPXP
Score (http://www.ozgolf.net/andyp/Scorecard/rounds/20141026-p157.html): 43-44-87 (+15) stab 30 points (Par 36-36-72)

I couldn’t find any consistency all weekend, with my swing or my scoring. As predicted, those courses were never going to let me get away with that, especially The Palms. Check out the brilliant run from holes 11 to 15 in Round 1. Stunning!

I hit plenty of good tee shots, but there was the occasional shocker too. Putting was the only thing that held up over the whole weekend, even when I was asking a fair bit of it.

Next round: I need to have this week off after those frustrating rounds and hopefully reset for the week after.

[mrbluu]

Just got news I'm in the top 8 match play this sat!!! woohoo!!!

[AndyP]

Are you stopping the cycling to be fresh for it? Good luck.

[mrbluu]

Are you stopping the cycling to be fresh for it? Good luck. Nope. I've made a commitment to do the 500kms and I will finish. It just means I will have to do more stretching on Friday and recovery. Thanks Andy.

Edit: I might try to do 50+ kms this afternoon on the way home so I have less kms to do on Friday.

[Steve57]

Just got news I'm in the top 8 match play this sat!!! woohoo!!!

Well done B!

[Dangals]

Just got news I'm in the top 8 match play this sat!!! woohoo!!!

Did someone pull out or get DQ'd??

Just kidding - well done mate and best of luck!

[mrbluu]

Did someone pull out or get DQ'd??

Just kidding - well done mate and best of luck!

2 ppl pulled out and thanks!!!

[Peppas]

2 ppl pulled out and thanks!!!

Nice work 2nd reserve!

[coalesce]

Does that mean if you win it will be marked with a *? ;)

Good luck anyway - what's the format?

[mrbluu]

Does that mean if you win it will be marked with a *? ;)

Good luck anyway - what's the format?

Only if I anchor my putter :mrgreen:

I will be match play off the stick and each round is over 18 holes except for the final which is 36.

[AndyP]

Does that mean if you win it will be marked with a *?


Only if I anchor my putter :mrgreen:
Use ^ instead, coalesce.

[Dotty]

Use ^ instead, coalesce.
Is that a Vietnamese rice farmer's hat?

[mrbluu]

Is that a Vietnamese rice farmer's hat?

Looks more like a whole house!!!