Blake 2007 NSW Swing - June 30 to Jul 8

[markTHEblake]

Look out I am coming down again for the annual incursion into Sydney, Lock up your atheists.

I should be free for golf on the following dates - would love to get at least 2 rounds in.


Sat 30 June PM - Sawtell - 34 pts
Sun 1 Jul PM - no golf :-(
Mon - Fri > 7pm at Homebush driving range :-)
Sat - Jul 7 Macarthur Grange
Sun Jul 8 - non golf day
Mon Jul 9 - might be an opening for a Sydney round here in the AM
Tue Jul 10 - considering South West Rocks.

My plan is Jul 7th to be the definite one. Dont care where, but preferably your golf course, and consider that i am probably driving to Forster in the PM.

Honestly I dont care for fancy new golf courses, I would much rather play where you are a member.

All dates but the 2nd to 7th are somewhat tentative, thats what you get when you allow a pair of sisters to arrange things (we husbands havent a clue whats going on) In any case I'll be driving so we all know that means - i wont have a say in anything :roll:

Any golf enroute will of course be subject to locating appropriate entertainment for 3 bored non golfing passengers (one extremely difficult to entertain).

Oh yes, due to the tight itineray, those who requested private sessions we will arrange same on a nighttime between 1st and 6th.

edit: am staying in Chatswood

[Grunt]

May be able to at the very least catch up at Homebush for a hit. Also could organise something at Mac Grange if the others are keen too.

[Trung]

July 7th, apart from Mac Grange, I don't think you can play with a member on a monthly medal day.

[Fishman Dan]

July 7th, apart from Mac Grange, I don't think you can play with a member on a monthly medal day.

But he's on a mission from God.

[markTHEblake]

am not.

[Trung]

blakey, you part of a cult?

[amanda]

But he's on a mission from God.
The road trip must be to get the band back together ;)

[markTHEblake]

Trung - yes, its called Ozgolf

[Grunt]

Want me to try and get some slots at Mac Grange? I know it is medal day and that is when you want to play at your home club. Who else would be interested?

[amanda]

Brad and I would likely be in.

[Grunt]

Brad and I would likely be in.

Well Amanda that gets us one group if MTB wants to play there. Matt might be a maybe, not many others will be keen as it is a medal day yet again and it is at Mac grange.
Where are you staying whilst down here MTB?

[Jarro]

So does this mean it's safe to arrange a hit at emmy lakes in the first week of july ?

[amanda]

Grunt - I think from memory the family has rented a house somewhere near Homeush while they're here.

[goughy]

I wanna see mtb down 4 fried chickens and a coke!!

[amanda]

And some white toast!

[just]

Sun 1 Jul AM - Gosford area.
Sun 1 Jul PM - Sydney area.
Sun Jul 8 - Forster Tuncurry
> Sun Jul 8 - anywhere on the way back to gold coast.


Surely you should be in the House of the Lord on these days? Will He not strike you down with a bolt of lightening?

ps Watch out for the penguins!

[jimandr]

Saturday 7th July is the same day that Spiersy is dropping in for a farewell Sydney game on his way back to Canada.

His thread indicates he is looking at an afternoon game. Maybe the two events can be put together.

If they cannot, Mac Grange might be the easiest Saturday option.

[Grunt]

Just realised I am working that day too, :( must have got my roster muddled up earlier.

[goughy]

And some white toast!

Dry!

[markTHEblake]

Surely you should be in the House of the Lord on these days? Will He not strike you down with a bolt of lightening?

nah, dogma like that is for religious people.

[markTHEblake]

Grunt, i dont know where i am staying. Its arranged, and the only person that knows is out of the country for another 3 weeks. (sounds like shambles i know).

Its a house somewhere -and we arrive the previous sunday night and get kicked out Saturday 7th. apart from that we have no firm arrangements of anything.

[markTHEblake]

Update, I found out today I am staying in Lane Cove North, I know where that is, but i have no idea where any of your golf courses are.

[Andrew]

Update, I found out today I am staying in Lane Cove North, I know where that is, but i have no idea where any of your golf courses are.

If you really want to experience Sydney golf, play Lane Cove. :D

[markTHEblake]

Ok!

now what does that actually mean? long queues, high prices, bad bunkers, moron members ?

[AndyP]

Does it mean you need to wear a helmet?

[Fishman Dan]

Does it mean you need to wear a helmet?

Helmet, 8 iron and putter.

Lane Cove is pretty central - it's about an hour in any direction to a decent golf course!

It's also close to me. For a bloke who has been trying to avoid a rendevous, you're doing pretty poorly at it. As for a round on the Saturday, I'm pretty sure than can be arranged at my Par 65, sans preferred lies. We've grown up to be a mature course now.

[burger]

Ages ago,I was playing tennis at Lane cove, the courts are 15m above and 25m to the right of the 7th green. Some hacker, and coming from me on a 22 hcp is saying something, managed to put his ball up onto the courts, Something even I never managed to hit a sh!t enough shot to achieve. He also managed to get one of the ladies in the back of the head, she went down like a sack of spuds. When he came up, all he asked was could he have his ball back, nothing about was she ok? did she need a hand? could I take you to emergency?
She had a split scalp that was bleeding pretty well and was taken off to hospital for check up. She was OK fortunately.

[markTHEblake]

Grunt - can we book it in for Macarthur Grange AM on saturday Jul 7th ?

[amanda]

I contact Matt3Jab yesterday and he'll play & book us in for that day in the morning.

How early did you want to start?

[markTHEblake]

about 8.00 am I reckon, anything else is just too early and probably too cold !

[Matt 3 Jab]

i'll do my best to get us a good time around 8am, shouldnt be hard

How many am i booking?

[Speirsy11]

Why don't you guys join us at The Springs on the Sat? We are playing at 12pm, $32 for a decent track (better than Mac Grange at least) and we will have baout 25 players.....Should be a fun day.....

[Grunt]

2 Tee Starts now in operation too so 8am should not be a problem.

ps. Amanda there is a $50 voucher for you in the pro shop.

[amanda]

Rob - blakey needs to play in the morning as after lunch he and the family are driving north.

Grant - thanks! Will use that for cart costs & chocolate bar overload on the 7th of July :D

[Matt 3 Jab]

Booked in for 7:58 off the first tee :D

[markTHEblake]

Thanks Matt, I'll be there early so i can get my hands on that voucher before mandy arrives.

[Jarro]

Good luck Matt

[Matt 3 Jab]

Haha, will i need it jarro??

Should be a good game

Amanda, i'll bring the $$ for the gloves too

[Jarro]

Haha, will i need it jarro??


Not so much luck, more like a set of earplugs :p

Be sure to check the bottom of your golf bag for foreign objects when you leave too ;)

[markTHEblake]

Be sure to check the bottom of your golf bag for foreign objects when you leave too ;)

I only do that to annoying little buggars.

[amanda]

thanks matt - we should be there 7.30am for a bacon and egg roll :)

[markTHEblake]

Just wanna toss this idea around. This brass monkey weather has got me thinking about the 7.30am start.

I am no longer leaving sydney that afternoon, now leaving on Monday. Shall we consider relocating this event to the PM and perhaps even join Speirsys' day?

Doesnt really matter to me, whatever Matt and Mandy decide is ok. (we know Brad gets no vote)

[amanda]

hey blakey - we'd rather not have to drive up the coast, plus matt went to all the trouble of making the booking.

[markTHEblake]

up the coast? no idea what that means but OK. we are at Macarthur Grange at 7.30 then, brng the ball warmers

[amanda]

blakey - the course spiersey et al are playing at is 1.5 hrs from sydney

[markTHEblake]

yeah buggar that, i am driving that way twice already.

BTW, i am probably playing Coffs Harbour tomorrow. Forster/Tuncurry Sunday, on the way back i am thinking of checking out South West Rocks around Monday 9th or the next day.

[Grunt]

MTB & Others, Macarthur Grange now is on Google Earth. THe pics have been updated and the course is now very Clear.

[markTHEblake]

Its not very clear at all Grunt, the trees are not even visible.

[Grunt]

Lol, Trees are not clear at all, nor are the hills that you will see as you get there.

[markTHEblake]

I have updated my itinerary with some definite golf calculations (perhaps a little optimistic considering my travel partners). Anyone interested in Monday 9th?

Mandy or Matt, how about you create a new thread for our Macarthur Grange round, as i may not have any web access to update results etc.

[Grunt]

Sorry MTB working the 9th too. Last nightshift.

[Matt 3 Jab]

I dont mind either way, no worry if i play saturday or monday, and i wouldnt mind going to speirsy's day either, so mandy its up to you if you want to play??

Where on monday would you like to play blakey?

[amanda]

what about this as an option:

Saturday - blakey, blakey jnr, mandy and brad head to the drift races at Eastern Creek, matt3jab can do to speirsy's day up north
Monday - golf with blakey, matt and mandy - location TBA (brad has to be at work)

[Matt 3 Jab]

Sounds like a plan to me! I'm in

[Matt 3 Jab]

ok, group for sat cancelled and now just need to book wherever for monday

[Grunt]

Mac Grange has it's open day Monday.

[markTHEblake]

I have had the flu ever since i reached Coffs Harbour, so right now the details are giving me a headache.

Sounds like a plan to me, and Blake2 is over the moon.

What is the planned tee time for Monday - we are heading back north sometime that day, probbaly to Forster.

[Matt 3 Jab]

No comp on a monday there anymore!!

social play is $30 including a drink voucher

Still want to play there or somewhere else?

[amanda]

matt - still happy to play social if that's cool with you.

[Matt 3 Jab]

Yea, social round would be A-OK with me!

[amanda]

Great! Lock it in :)

[markTHEblake]

Ok, this may be my last internet interlude for a few days, Mandy fill me in with the details on Saddie.

p.s. the weather forecast is for showers......

[Matt 3 Jab]

What time we meeting there on monday? i bookede for 8.30 but they didnt seem to care what time i said so we can rock up whenever

[Grunt]

Did the game go ahead or did the good old Sydney weather put an end to it? I drove past Kogarah on my way home from work this morning and I can safely tell you that it was very wet indeed. Heavy rains fell around 2am this morning at the airport, and I mean real heavy.

[amanda]

Nah - we gave golf a miss - way too wet!

[Trung]

Did Blakey meet anyone at Sydney apart from those at the Hillsong?

[markTHEblake]

Pikers - it was only a scotch mist, and it was fine by 10.30


Did Blakey meet anyone at Sydney apart from those at the Hillsong?

Mandy and Brad, A champion Drift car driver, and about 80 Indonesians.

[Trung]

80 Indonesians.

your cousins? ;)

[Jarro]

Sounds like a pretty enjoyable trip ......

.. for the OzGolf NSW guys ;)