G.R.I.P.S. Weekend of Golf - Sunday 20th May City GC

[goughy]

Putting this game out there. It is one of the bigger golfing weekends at City Golf Club, and this sunday event would be one of the few open single stroke rounds held on a sunday. I think they have some reasonable prizes this weekend.

8:15
Daisuke Kanda
Ken Ichimiya
Brisvegas

8.22
Goughy
Steve
Alo


8.29
Andyp
Shazza RS
Peter RS

Results:
Ken 75
Vegas 77
Andyp 79
Peter_rs 84
Shazza_rs 85
Alo 86
Goughy DQ (should be 78 )

[AndyP]

Good! My hassle goughy to organise a round routine worked. :D

1. goughy
2. AndyP

Rusty said he was interested, but we may not play the matchplay, as it's a new course for him.

Coincidence or not, I remembered after I suggested this date, that there's an engagement party on up there the night before. We may get some people playing, although they may have sore heads.

[andylo]

1. goughy
2. AndyP
3. Andylo.... hoping can get a lift. AP?

[peter_rs]

1. goughy
2. AndyP
3.Alo
4.Peter_rs
5.Shazza_rs

Thanks Goughy I was thinking about getting a game on this day.

[andylo]

OI! Pete!

1. goughy
2. AndyP
3. Andylo
4.Peter_rs
5.Shazza_rs

[PeteyD]

Considering I am already in Toowoomba it is tempting. However management does not want to sit around for 4 hours while I play golf.

[BrisVegas]

i'm interested, but will need to coordinate with wife & bubs & grandma etc... might try and talk some of the A-Gamer's to come up and sample the sweet bent grass...

[dc68]

1. goughy
2. AndyP
3. Andylo
4. Peter_rs
5. Shazza_rs
6. DC68






Would also be chasing a lift can get to somewhere for p/u but my piece of
shit would implode up the range.

[peter_rs]

PeteyD its callled a sleep in then breaky she would not notice your gone ;)

[goughy]

might try and talk some of the A-Gamer's to come up and sample the sweet bent grass...

They were cored about 2 or 3 weeks ago so I am guessing they will be in nice nick come this weekend.

1. goughy
2. AndyP
3. Andylo
4. Peter_rs
5. Shazza_rs
6. DC68
7. Steve (goughy tag along)

[BrisVegas]

too much on around then to get away, sorry guys.

[Eag's]

Would love to come up Goughy but working as usual :(

[Jarro]

waiting for my work roster to come out ....

[goughy]

Beuller!!

[PeteyD]

Put me in in pencil, but it is Goughy lite

[goughy]

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2. AndyP
3. Andylo
4. Peter_rs
5. Shazza_rs
6. DC68
7. Steve (goughy tag along)
8. PeteyD (goughy's faint impression on the page under the first on the note pad)

So far we've got 2 groups. Any preferences on who to play with. I'll have steve in my group. But the rest of ya's have played a lot together. Any suggestions? Is it time to break the RS's up?

[AndyP]

Any preferences on who to play with.
Haven't you learnt not to ask this yet?

I don't think I've ever played with Shazza, although she has caddied in my group several times.

[dc68]

Hey P if I can get to your place can I scab a lift?

[AndyP]

I'm heading up on Saturday afternoon instead of the Sunday morning, dc.

[Grunt]

I'm heading up on Saturday afternoon instead of the Sunday morning, dc.

You could just put DC up for the night, have a quiet drink maybe;)

[dc68]

Bugger

[PeteyD]

Nah I am out we need to be back down here too early :( bugga

1. goughy
2. AndyP
3. Andylo
4. Peter_rs
5. Shazza_rs
6. DC68
7. Steve (goughy tag along)
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[goughy]

Sorry to hear petey. We'll catch ya next time.

[dc68]

What time will this be on the Sunday?


p.s Do you have a spare bucket?

[goughy]

How does a late morning time sit with everyone. Maybe not so good come the actual day, but at least you'd get back to bris not too late.

Going down later tonight.

[goughy]

p.s Do you have a spare bucket?

I'd be worried if I was in the group behind and my drive landed in the wet looking sand filled divot!! :smt087

[AndyP]

How does a late morning time sit with everyone. Maybe not so good come the actual day, but at least you'd get back to bris not too late.Not too late please, in fact, I have no issue with early. I don't want to spend the whole weekend in Toowoomba. :shock: ;)

[goughy]

If you spend too long in toowoomba, it can get it's fangs into you and you'll never be able to leave.

Was thinking the lat morning times, 8.30 to 9ish. Might even play the back 9 first to get the hills out of the way.

[shazza_rs]

sounds like a plan to me goughy... i'm planning on being very under the weather

[goughy]

Groups booked. I'll post them in the first post too. They're the last 2 morning times off the 10th.

8.22
Goughy
Steve
Alo
Peter RS

8.29
Andyp
Shazza RS
DC68
Jarro (used as a dummy to keep the spot for us ;) )

Yes, I have for the moment split the RS's up. If they're feeling all lovey dovey after their big night we can change it on the day.

While you're up here check out the master plan G69 is doing for the course. I haven't looked at it for a long time but there is more to happen than I remembered. A lot of fairway re-routing etc which open it up a bit I feel. Also read a lovely letter he sent up outling the reasons for some of the changes, and addressing some issues.

[AndyP]

I read enough of his "material" here, without having to do it offline.

Thanks goughy. I'm looking forward to the trip up.

[goughy]

But what about the trip down ;)

And it was my pleasure!

[BrisWesty]

Get a room you two ;-)

Won't be kicking Jarro out.

4 rounds in 3 days this weekend will leave me all golfed out for a little while. (Yes the girls aren't home.)

[BrisVegas]

Groups booked. I'll post them in the first post too. They're the last 2 morning times off the 10th.

8.22
Goughy
Steve
Alo
Peter RS

8.29
Andyp
Shazza RS
DC68
Jarro (used as a dummy to keep the spot for us ;) )


Is Jarro playing? If not, I'll take the 8th spot.

[goughy]

I think he said he was interested. I'll check with him. If not it's all yours BV :)

If he's in, I could always star another group; were plenty available the other day. At worst we go in 3's.

[Jarro]

Is Jarro playing? If not, I'll take the 8th spot.

All yours mate, i'll give it a miss this time .... i've got a sore left ankle ;)

[goughy]

Vegas in, the wuss with the sore left foot out.

Sorry, I mean jarro!! ;)

[dc68]

:oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:

Dean I am going to have to pull out of this. Thanks for the offer of somwhere to crash.
The ex :smt079:evil: has advised me this is the weekend I can have my little bloke for this month.
My apologies. I was really looking forward to :smt078 my way around City's Hills too.

My apologies also to Shazza and Pete, thanks for the invite to your shindig but I will have to pull out of that also.



Sorry:cry: :smt012


P.s thanks to P for the offer of a lift I know how much you will miss my enchanting company on the drive up... and the Bourbon fumes on the way back.

[poidda]

Pencil me in for DCs spot. I will have to double check with the boss I dont have other plans first.

[goughy]

No probs DC. You have yourself a top weekend with your kid. I'll be organising another one soon for middle ridge golf club anyway.

Poidda on hold for your spot.

[poidda]

Sorry guys. No can do on this one!

[BrisVegas]

Ken Ichimiya will possibly take poidda's spot unless someone else is thinking of coming up. I'll ask him tonight.

[BrisVegas]

Ken would like to play. I can possibly get two more starters if there is room Goughy??

[goughy]

That gives us 8 Vegas. But if they want to come up I can at the least try and get 2 spots for them.

Is there anyone else interested in this game???

[BrisVegas]

yep, just leave it as is. If the other two guys decide they want to play, I'll call the club and get them a tee time.

[BrisVegas]

Daisuke is down in the group prior to us now, as he was keen to come and play. There was no-one else in the gorup, so room for a couple more if anyone wanted. Don't worry you don't necessarily have to play with the big hitting ex-pro baseballer from Japan.... but it is entertaining!

8:15
Daisuke Kanda
...

8.22
Goughy
Steve
Alo
Peter RS

8.29
Andyp
Shazza RS
Ken Ichimiya
Brisvegas

[PeteyD]

Damn that would be great to see. I will keep working on the management and hopefully get more than blank stares or bashed on the head ...

[peter_rs]

Tell her to come out for the exercise ;) :)

[goughy]

Booked vegas and ken in with their mate. So we have 3 groups now, with a total of 3 free spots. Come on. Must be someone in the whole brisbane region up for a game!!!!

[PeteyD]

I don't think she really wants to do that. It is more about getting the kids back early on Sunday :(

[goughy]

The rough is as dead as, the fairways lush and green. Considering the weather the course looks great. The green reno's have pretty much healed up and the greens are looking good for the weekend. Vegas will be happy!

[peter_rs]

has city ever had rough?

[goughy]

Oh yeah. Some real nasty stuff, when there was rain.

[BrisVegas]

hey Goughy, how much are visitor green fees at City?? This will be the first time I've played it that I'm not a member. :shock:

[goughy]

It was $16 last time I remember. I don't know if it's just $10 for this event. It's getting plenty tv advertising up here so I wouldn't be surprised if it's just $10 across the board.

And we still have some spots to fill. We've got 3 groups of 3 atm, but if no more chime in bo tomorrow arvo I'll release one spot in each group back to the field!

[goughy]

First post edited to reflect final groupings. Still room for any stragglers unless the free spots in each group get taken.

[goughy]

First post now edited to reflect scores (if you could call them that)! Had an absolute ball with my mate steve and alo. Shazza commented she could hear us in fits of laughter. Must have been while we were adding up our scores!! ;)

[AndyP]

Thanks for organising the round on my request, goughy. As usual, City was a treat to play on despite the supposed drought (we have no idea where they are getting their water from).

Thanks for the game, Shaz. It was good playing with you, despite there being no chance of you shooting the lights out today for various reasons. Good luck in the Middle Ridge Champs. Fire up! :D

I didn't get any sort of groove going for the first nine and stuggled from tee to green. I blame a late clothing change. ;) Plenty of improvement on the second with a couple of hiccups.

[BrisVegas]

Thanks for the day Goughy. City was in super nik and was surprisingly difficult in the light winds today. I'd forgotten how bloody tight some of those fairways are!

Was good to play with Pete and Ken, although at times when they were blazing away with drivers and I was bunting 3 wood off the tee, it felt like I was in the group behind! We all played ok on the back 9, (Ken -1, Pete +9, Me +3) but all managed to collapse on the front (Ken +9, Pete +20, Me +10).

Still, it was enjoyable and we all managed some good holes to show some potential for better golf. Thanks again.

P.S. AndyP - those shorts were HUGE!

[BrisVegas]

Goughy - where are the pics? And tell us the story about how you played my ball on the 14th. :wink:

[AndyP]

P.S. AndyP - those shorts were HUGE!
That's because my arse is HUUUUUUGE! :lol:

[Eag's]

That's because my arse is HUUUUUUGE! :lol:

Please tell me he didn't wear his Grandad socks with his huge pants :razz:

[BrisVegas]

he had some natty black ones on. Much better than the tan ones I'm used to seeing...

Can't help but think a little "queer eye" wouldn't go astray for our straight guy P.

[goughy]

Yes, the 14th, my DQ hole. Off the tee hit snap hook into tree and I thought it went close to oob. So hit a snappier hook provisional into a closer tree.

Hit my provisional again then moved onto where I thought my first had gone out. Find a bridgestone No.4 (the 4 in red) and think, great luck. Put that one on the green in good position. Then I head over to help alo look for his drive. In the end he heads back to the tee to re-tee. While alo heads back we call the group behind through. They had a little break to the group behind them so I thought this would keep things moving along.

Anyway, we eventually get to the green. My mate is having a shocker this hole and takes several to get on the green. In the meantime I have marked my ball. Once he's on the green I go to replace my ball, putting the make mark (the e6 marking) face down when I notice it says - B330 S. The group behind us are now walking up to their balls - every drive for me so far has been a hook into the left trees. I don't want to hold things up any more as I'm not scoring well so I call it.

Pissed off on the next hole (15th par 3) and hit 8 iron to about 4 mtrs and 4 putt. Then proceed to drive round the corner on the 16th, into the fairway bunkers on 17 (left fairway edge I'll take it) and the edge of the right rough on 18, 130mtrs from the green. Go figure.

I thought my driving was bad this round. But my putting was just a bit off you could say. I one putted holes 10, 16, 18 and 6 and finished with 39 putts for the round :o . That's an average of 2.5 putts/hole for the other 14 holes :oops::smt087 And my first round since changing my belly back to a short putter. I was averaging 34 with the belly.

I finished 90(ish with the dq) which I'm kind of surprised with considering the putting stats. Other significant stats, 1/14 fir, 5 gir. Still trying to work out how I shot 90 with those stats :smt108

[BrisVegas]

Once he's on the green I go to replace my ball, putting the make mark (the e6 marking) face down when I notice it says - B330 S.

How is my B330-S going anyway? I'd played more than a round with it and collected the powerlines on the 14th when we all lost sight of it! You should keep playing with it and do a story on the Bridgey's durability.... and luck!

[peter_rs]

IT was a fun today.

Thanks to ken and dion. You hit a few big drives and a few nice gay drives, and nice irons. :) It was great to watch ken work the ball even if it was a bad round for him.

My day was doom when I had a tap in bird on 10 our first. then hurt my wrist on 18 hitting a funkie drive. after that I missed every fairway (well the 4 when I hit driver).

The 8 on the 2 (par 3 ) killed my day-lost ball bit of sand and a three putt. I played all the par 3's bad which hurts.

[AndyP]

he had some natty black ones on. Much better than the tan ones I'm used to seeing...
The tan ones make one appearance and you never hear the end of it.

And as for the black socks (and accompanying black boots) in the clubhouse, I only wore those because they are the only shoes I had with me besides golf shoes, due to the previous evenings festivities. I know how silly they looked, but let's face it, did it really look out of place in Toowoomba?

[goughy]

Oh, Moe. You should have come up today. You could have played your matchplay with Azza. We didn't see him, but he seems to have left his name written on several of our greens today ;)

[andylo]

Thanks for organising it and 'machine' and steve. Such an enjoyable round in a great condition course. Hopefully can do it again soon :D

[shazza_rs]

Thanks for the round guys. Had a good time out.

I was surprised that i wasn't feeling seedy. I was surprisingly good considering i cracked my first beer at 4:30 on satdee arvo and didn't stop until 1:30am sunday. I think i was suffering from tiredness and a zero level care factor.

I had 101 but i wasn't actually playing that badly. Copped a lot of right hand bender kicks off fairways into trees. Never in my life have i been raped by so many trees... no stance.... and they were prickly bloody trees too. :)

Putter was on and off... think i need to take some more time over the short ones.

Was good to actually get to play a round of golf with you AP. I think that is the first round????

Thanks for organising the game for us Dean.

Oh and i felt about 12 years old when i had to ring mum and dad to come and pick pete and i up from the golf course.

[amanda]

Oh and i felt about 12 years old when i had to ring mum and dad to come and pick pete and i up from the golf course.
Hey shaz - what's wrong with the car?

[shazza_rs]

Nothing is wrong with the car.... neither Pete or I were under the legal driving limit at 7am sundee morning.... my mum was nice enough to drop us off at the course....

[amanda]

ahhhh - glad to see you were being responsible :)

[dc68]

meow................ ;)

[AndyP]

Was good to actually get to play a round of golf with you AP. I think that is the first round????
I'm pretty sure it was, which is why I requested it. Now you'll be requesting to play with me everytime. :mrgreen:

[goughy]

Steve checked today and said your pin held on the 2nd Andy. Looks like another trip to toowoomba to pick up some golf balls ;)

After the nudgee plate it'll be time for a game at middle ridge me thinks...

[AndyP]

Steve checked today and said your pin held on the 2nd Andy. Looks like another trip to toowoomba to pick up some golf balls ;)
:D We need a fistpump emoticon. I can't believe I forgot about that great shot.


After the nudgee plate it'll be time for a game at middle ridge me thinks...Despite one of my first big ISG days being there, I think I've only played it 2 or 3 times, and it's been over 2 years since the last visit.

[goughy]

And it's such a different feeling course from city. I only get two courses in town and I'm pretty happy with both of them.

[goughy]

And you picked up 5 balls for that too. e5 or e6 quality etc. Not the big guns tho.

[AndyP]

I think those will do just fine. Although I used an e5 yesterday that parred the 7th, then went straight into the drink on 8. :?

[shazza_rs]

hurt my wrist on 18 hitting a funkie drive.

Well i guess he wasn't just being a sook..... it still hurts and is bandaged up as i type.

[goughy]

Well, finally downloaded the vids of our tee shots on the first tee, so how do I put them somewhere so we can see them? Or can I email them to someone who can do it for me? This is one thing rob dosen't know much about.

Also, is there some way in realplayer you can view each individual frame of the vids? Moving in percentages doesn't cut it!

[AndyP]

Why don't you host them on our server, then provide the links?

[goughy]

I don't know how to do that!!!

That's what I thought of, but I think rob was too busy last night to help me (read: do it for me)

[Vice MC]

Any of you burglars coming up for this on the wknd?

[sms316]

A little more notice wouldn't have gone astray.

[Vice MC]

Yeah i know i only just signed up myself..pretty packed field. We can't all be as good as you at handing out notices either

[sms316]

Yeah i know i only just signed up myself..pretty packed field. We can't all be as good as you at handing out notices either What can I say? It's a skill that is constantly being refined.