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.

[LeftyHoges]

Tentative wifely acceptance. Good stuff...

Nicely done timah!

[AndyP]

QLD for the win... AndyP team captain.

No chance. Go Victoria!I've played Sandringham; it was okay from memory. From the sounds of it, Pelican is more brutal than most of the courses.

[Lucasto23]

TIMAH!!! Great work

[timah!]

Pops, Lucas, Timah room?

[Lucasto23]

Let destroy it boys

[LeftyHoges]

Let destroy it boys

Sweet Jeebus! Melbourne won't know what hit it!

[timah!]

I'll be glad to remember which end of the club to hold by then...

Brissie boys, I know some of you are looking at leaving from the Coast, but for those looking to leave Bris, what flights are you thinking?

Virgin looks to have a sale on atm, $105 flights each way are available...

[timah!]

Flights booked, same as AndyP and Iain...

[popper81]

Boom...

[popper81]

No chance. Go Victoria!

Thought you would like that

[timah!]

Will we have enough for a State of Origin?

[Jarro]

Will we have enough for a State of Origin?

You've already got enough for your own Mardi Gras parade

[popper81]

Well we would still appreciate your input. As a visitor would you prefer 2 sandbelt tracks and 2 links style courses or a sandbelt track and 3 links style?

Lefty, I am pretty easy going..... 2 and 2 mix sounds good, but I would easy logistics would be much more important? As for price, and I only speak for myself, if it is expensive, but worth it, I am happy.

Original post updated with checklist of who needs and is doing what. If you see any errors please let me know. If there are blanks or ? please let me know.

I am going to try and get down on Thursday... So I would like accomondation on Thursday night.

I'm happy to be in a room that shares 4 too, if that works out with others. After all, it's just a spot to rest the head.

I am in for all 4 days and want to room with the pooper

Tentative wifely acceptance. Good stuff...

Lucas, when are you arriving?

Also, QLD boys - Question - With the travel involved, is anyone thinking or hiring a Car? Lefty has been great in offerring his services to ferry people about, but I am sure he would like break as well..... Thoughts on a mini-van? Just spitballing.

[AndyP]

Wasn't there a separate offer of mini-van by another member?

[timah!]

I was thinking about it using corporate rates. Will investigate.

[popper81]

I think that was in the WANKERS champ thread.... It is getting confusing, even more so with Lefty being such a champs whore.

[AndyP]

I'm not confused. I don't read the WA thread; it's the worst thread ever.

[popper81]

Fair call....

[chinaski]

Another suggestion for 'cheapish' Friday golf, close to the city - Yarra Bend? Not a bad track and not a links style.

[Courty]

Still working on the wife (timing is important here ), but if I do come I will be flying in on Thursday sometime and out late on Monday.

[PeteyD]

I would need Thursday accom. I can;t book until after we return though (which will be late november). I am hoping there is another sale on then.

[Marto65]

I think I'll go down early Thursday morning and play huntingdale on the Thursday. Recips.

[LeftyHoges]

I think I'll go down early Thursday morning and play huntingdale on the Thursday. Recips.

Good work Marto, unfortunately I don't think I can get there for that, you right to organise your own travel etc? Probably with Pooper anyway?

I would need Thursday accom. I can't book until after we return though (which will be late november). I am hoping there is another sale on then.

No probs Pete, noted. Thanks for being in early on this, really helps!

Still working on the wife (timing is important here ), but if I do come I will be flying in on Thursday sometime and out late on Monday.

Right after you've done the dishes, vacuumed the house, washed the car, shampooed the dog and put the toilet seat down is the best time in my experience.

Another suggestion for 'cheapish' Friday golf, close to the city - Yarra Bend? Not a bad track and not a links style.

Thanks Chinaski, got that one noted in post #126. Not a bad idea for cheap, easy game, might be plan #B or #C. Leaning heavily towards Southern GC right now.

Wasn't there a separate offer of mini-van by another member?

Ozdevil has (I'm assuming) a Tarago or something similar. He's only playing Saturday / Sunday though so while we can use him for the run down the Freeway and back, we'll need to figure out something else. If a mini-van is booked by Marto and Popper and used Thursday, I'm still happy to come pick up whoever I need to Friday morning.

Will we have enough for a State of Origin?

At this stage for Friday we have 6 Vic's (if we cheekily include muldude, he may be the "swinger" if we need one more for either side) and 8 "other"ers. But more Vics should be coming in. Could well be a nice game for the SOO. I'll see how numbers come up for these and work it in if I can. If a few have to miss out on the SOO match, then so be it, I'll either do handicap priority as the WA boys have done, or go booking order (probably more fair, the quicker you get in, the better chance you have of playing). Great idea, timah!

[LarryLong]

Ozdevil has (I'm assuming) a Tarago or something similar. He's only playing Saturday / Sunday though so while we can use him for the run down the Freeway and back, we'll need to figure out something else. If a mini-van is booked by Marto and Popper and used Thursday, I'm still happy to come pick up whoever I need to Friday morning.

I'm happy to do a pickup at Avalon on the Friday morning on the way through. I've got a Subaru outback, which means I can fit 3 or 4 people, depending on size, or two people if Courty is playing and I need extra room for baggage. Happy to drop people off at the hotel on the way through if time permits if that makes things a bit easier.

As for the Friday round venue, I would suggest that somewhere close to the hotel is the best bet. Yarra Bend is probably in the wrong direction - if we're going cheap and cheerful I'd pick Sandringham, otherwise one of those sandbelt courses sounds fine. It's not like I know anything about proper golf courses, so I'll leave the decision to the experts.

[LeftyHoges]

I see you lurking there Chappy! Care to join us?

Are you a member at Southern or am I imagining things?