Official VIC champs thread - Feb 15-18, Melbourne

[LeftyHoges]

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Please double check the table in post#1 to make sure your accomm and golf details are right.

Thur, Fri, Sun accomm: andigolds Park View Hotel on St Kilda Rd. He's supplied us the very generous rate of $62.50 per person twin share, with option for people to room up as 4's for below $50 a head. An absolute steal to be so cheap so close to the CBD. No prepayment required, one person in each room to put up a credit card on check in & then just pay on checkout. 10 days before for final numbers is enough notice.

Sat accomm: Here. 15 people officially booked in for Sat accomm. $70 a head.

Fri golf: Southern GC. $60, carts are an extra $45, pull carts $5 hire. We have the last 5 groups booked from approximately 12:30 onwards. Should give interstaters arriving that morning a bit of time to get to the hotel, or straight to the club and have a quick meal or drink. Daylight no issue for any of these times as Daylight savings will be in full swing.

Sat golf: 6 tee times, 12:00PM onwards at St Andrews Beach. Cost will be $85 & includes cart or $69-50 without. Please note if you decide prior you don't want a cart but then want one on the day they will be $40.

Sun golf: Confirmed, 5 slots, 9:20AM to 10AM at Moonah Links Legends Course. Cost of $95 & includes cart.

Mon golf: Spring Valley GC - 7:56AM hitoff. Cost of $82.50, no cart.

So, a total of $200 for golf on Saturday & Sunday, with $20 going towards prizes. Or if you wish, please pay the full $342.50 for all four rounds golf, or the full payment for whatever rounds you are playing + $20 for prizes. Full payment preferred but instalments OK too. Final payment by 22nd Jan 2013.

Meals / activities:

Thurs night: Had in Lime restaurant @ Parkview Hotel. Chicken was magnificent but the Lamb Wellington is still my choice here.

Fri night: BBQ and salad had. Some regurgitated. Andy has provided a conference room for "activities". They will be good fun and include the all important BYO alcohol (which some should steer clear of next year!).

Sat night: BBQ at St Andrews Beach Golf Club. Drinks must be purchased from the club but we can bring whatever else we like. FG can get hold of some meat (stop sniggering you lot!) and salads. Need to know final numbers a week or so before. Probably around $10 a head to cover costs.

Sun night: Was the awesome idea of Chinatown with beers @ Young & Jacksons hotel.

Player	Thu score	Fri score	Sat score	Sun score	Mon score	Total (avg)
LeftyHoges	35	35	31	29	38	168 (33.6)
Kev	26	25	28	33	23	135 (27)
Iain	-	35	37	37	19	128 (32)
Popper81	28	32	26	39	26	151 (30.2)
LarryLong	-	30	29	35	-	95 (31.7)
Courty	26	29	34	29	26	144 (28.8
Marto65	-	30	35	38	-	103 (34.3)
FlowerGirl	-	-	NCR	-	-	NCR
JohnnyBoy	-	-	26	-	-	26 (26)
andigold	-	34	26	32	22	114 (28.5)
Bruce	-	-	28	40	-	68 (34)
Bruce Snr	-	-	24	24	-	48 (24)
Peter_rs	21	30	35	42	33	161 (32.2)
BenM	26	29	34	31	21	141 (28.2)
HCC	-	30	-	-	-	30 (30)
Muldude	-	-	33	35	-	68 (34)
IanO	-	-	32	-	-	32 (32)
wbennett	-	35	25	36	28	124 (31)
oncewasagolfer	-	-	32	25	-	57 (28.5)
AndyP	-	36	34	30	28	128 (32)
Lucasto23	-	21	25	40	30	116 (29)
Monsta65	-	25	32	27	22	106 (26.5)
Grumpy	-	31	23	34	23	111 (27.7)
Spanner039	24	-	24	-	24	72 (24)
Firey	-	-	-	25	-	25 (25)
Total	186 (26.6)	485 (30.3)	653 (29.7)	661 (33.1)	363 (25.9)	2351 (29.59)

Day	Winner	R/UP	NTP	NTP	NTP	NTP	Long Drive
Friday *	AndyP (36)	LeftyHoges (35)	3rd	5th	12th	16th	14th
			Peter_rs	Popper81	LarryLong	BenM	LeftyHoges
Saturday	Iain (37)	Peter_rs (35)	4th	6th	11th	16th	13th
			Peter_rs?	Marto65	IanO	No-one	LeftyHoges
Sunday	Peter_rs (42)	Bruce (40)	3rd	5th	10th	16th	6th
			muldude	Lucasto23	?	oncewasagolfer	Popper81
Monday	LeftyHoges (38 )	Peter_rs (33)	3rd	5th	10th	14th	12th
			Lucasto23	Iain	Spanner039	kev	wbennett

*wbennett (35) received a 3rd place prize on Friday due to the generosity of Southern GC in donating prizes.

[Bruce]

I love StAB. I think it's the best course on the mainland.

There's two at Black Rock that are pretty good.

15 at Legends is genuinely dreadful, but the rest is pretty good.

Is there any interest from anyone getting down to Mornington on Friday night, maybe skipping Southern in exchange for Cape Schanck? You get a bit of National Old Lite on the back 9 there.

[oncewasagolfer]

Will need accommodation for Saturday night lefty. Will have to try and work out how I can play the Friday as well enjoyed southern when mint kicked my ass in the match play a few years back I have no problem paying by installments mate your doing a great job organizing this.

[LeftyHoges]

Will need accommodation for Saturday night lefty. Will have to try and work out how I can play the Friday as well enjoyed southern when mint kicked my ass in the match play a few years back I have no problem paying by installments mate your doing a great job organizing this.

Great Rob, got ya in mate! Let me know if you'll need fri night accom too but that's not quite as important as we've already got the rooms booked.

That makes 15 for sat night now.

[WBennett]

I've been given heads up of a surprise 60th either the weekend planned or the weekend after. I won't know for a few weeks though as the organiser has to work around others availability...

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[LeftyHoges]

I've been given heads up of a surprise 60th either the weekend planned or the weekend after. I won't know for a few weeks though as the organiser has to work around others availability...

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Shit, son!

Tell them you've got something booked in already and the others can suck it!

[LarryLong]

OK, have the all clear to stay over on Saturday night. If you're awarding a 'blue balls' award for the weakest effort on Saturday night it is now a one horse race.

[LeftyHoges]

OK, have the all clear to stay over on Saturday night. If you're awarding a 'blue balls' award for the weakest effort on Saturday night it is now a one horse race.

You better hope that Courty comes then mate. He'll have you by the length of the home straight.

[Courty]

You better hope that Courty comes then mate. He'll have you by the length of the home straight.

[oncewasagolfer]

You better hope that Courty comes then mate. He'll have you by the length of the home straight.

[LeftyHoges]

Aww, don't cry Mr Court, you know I'm just joking. You know I loves ya!

[WBennett]

Who are the top shelf pissheads on this trip with SMS and DC looking less than confirmed?

[LeftyHoges]

Who are the top shelf pissheads on this trip with SMS and DC looking less than confirmed?

Don't know quite a few of the VIC boys so hard to comment. We know Popper, timah, Lucas and myself will give it a nudge. Some sneakies in Marto and maybe PeteyD. Chinaski brews his own so there's a sign of a true pisshead.

You would expect a bloke with the name of Muldude would know how to party but sadly I think that has to do with where he plays more than how he parties.

Don't worry too much Benno, you'll have some drinking buddies.

[timah!]

If I'm a pisshead then Gillard is a top shelf PM!

[sms316]

Who are the top shelf pissheads on this trip with SMS and DC looking less than confirmed?

I'm more or less no chance of going.

Hoges set a very impressive standard at Pelican Waters.

[popper81]

Don't know quite a few of the VIC boys so hard to comment. We know Popper, timah, Lucas and myself will give it a nudge. Some sneakies in Marto and maybe PeteyD. Chinaski brews his own so there's a sign of a true pisshead.

You would expect a bloke with the name of Muldude would know how to party but sadly I think that has to do with where he plays more than how he parties.

Don't worry too much Benno, you'll have some drinking buddies.

I am more like piss-wreck, than top shelf piss-head.....I love being on it, but it really wrecks me. All my partying is done after hours though. Golf is golf, partying is partying, and like a wife and mistress, they should never meet... I will be up for one good night, but I think I will try and be well behaved.

Going from the champs up here, Lucas and Lefty both have the heart of Phar lap in the piss stakes. Marto enjoys long bus rides when pissed, so he maybe good until he wants to go 'on tour' again.

If I'm a pisshead then Gillard is a top shelf PM!

We should all get him blind, and post heaps of stuff in the proshop, it will be drunk buying at it's best.

[Marto65]

I am more like piss-wreck, than top shelf piss-head.

It's true .... he even lets me outdrive him when he's hungover.

[Goldy]

I know Muldude.....be afraid.

And don't get into a drinking bout BEFORE tee off....it can and most probably WILL happen.

On a more personal note....still trying to get clearance for the weekend games.

[Lucasto23]

I will be up for nighttime shananigans that is garaunteed

[muldude]

Been known to have Afew beers before,during after and well into the night. Hell I always travel with my trusty engel fridge stocked with tooheys old.

Bring it

Deano

[chinaski]

Don't know quite a few of the VIC boys so hard to comment. We know Popper, timah, Lucas and myself will give it a nudge. Some sneakies in Marto and maybe PeteyD. Chinaski brews his own so there's a sign of a true pisshead.

You would expect a bloke with the name of Muldude would know how to party but sadly I think that has to do with where he plays more than how he parties.

Don't worry too much Benno, you'll have some drinking buddies.

I like to think of it differently. More so a purveyor of fine hand crafted ales...


Actually, your probably right... I am a bit of a pisshead. Never during a round though, it's not my thing. But I'll give it a nudge on Saturday night. Who know's I might have a bit of a 'travel keg setup' by then in operation.

[Courty]

Approval granted.

[LeftyHoges]

Approval granted.

He he he. I just giggled like a school girl.

[Courty]

Courty (unconfirmed but confirmed interest)

I'm as good as confirmed, just got to get some leave approved at work tomorrow.

I'll probably fly down on Thursday sometime, and home late Monday or early Tuesday depending on flights.

I'm also in for all of the accommodation and am fine to pay for all golf in advance.

Can't wait for my blue balls trophy.

[Courty]

He he he. I just giggled like a school girl.

[LeftyHoges]

I'm as good as confirmed, just got to get some leave approved at work tomorrow.

I'll probably fly down on Thursday sometime, and home late Monday or early Tuesday depending on flights.

I'm also in for all of the accommodation and am fine to pay for all golf in advance.

Can't wait for my blue balls trophy.

Good to hear mate, I've locked you in already.

P.S. I'll start the engraving now!!!