2014 VIC OZgolf Champs - Feb 7 - 10

[LeftyHoges]

Thur, Fri, Sun accomm: andigolds Park View Hotel on St Kilda Rd. A very generous rate (again!) of $62.50 pp twin share, can to room up as 4's for below $50 a head. No prepayment required, one person in each room to put up a credit card on check in & then pay on checkout. 10 days prior for final numbers. Please add a review here.

Sat accomm: Nepean Country Club. 6 Two Bedroom Split Level apartments, sleeping 6 each at $350 a night. $60 a head if we fill the rooms, $72 a head max if we don't.

Thurs 6th golf: Woodlands Golf Club. $80 (member-guest rate and a very good price for a very good course) 3:45 to 4:00PM hit-off. Probable self-cooked BBQ tea afterwards, just awaiting confirmation of this. Cost of dinner TBA. Course guide here.

Fri 7th golf: An exceptional course last year in Southern GC. This year we're not just going one better, we're going 92 better (according to Golf Digests 2006 top 100 list). ROYAL MELBOURNE GC - West Course! Cost of $245 a head and includes a light lunch, drinks on course (non-alcoholic, I assume will still cost), finger food afterwards. Unfortunately no golf-only option (Club Captains Decision) and CAPPED AT 32 PLAYERS! Sorry guys, we tried to fight for more spots but no can do. If we want to play at RM we play by RM's rules. As a matter of interest we are the only corporate / social group in 2+ years to have got on to play RM on a Friday so we are very, very lucky. 1:30PM tee-off. Course guide here.

Sat 8th golf: The Dunes Links. 10 groups @ $55 a head with 29+ players. $60 with less. $42 carts. 2 tee start > 12:16 onwards. 10 carts booked. $5 pull carts.

Sun 9th golf: Portsea Links. 10 groups @ $50 per head with 33+ players, $55 with less. $45 carts. 2 tee start, 8:19 off 10th, 8:33 off 1st. 10 carts booked. $5 pull carts. $15 electric buggies. Obviously with seedings this may make things difficult with carts but I will try to juggle people around as best I can.

Mon 10th golf: Kew GC. 8AM hitoff. $75 per player. Download Course Guide here.

So, $105 for golf on Sat & Sun, with an additional $25 going towards prizes. All four official days $465 (includes $25 for prizes). Pre payment instalments available as per last year. Final payment by 10th January please.

Meals / activities:

Thurs night: Grab a few quick frothies at Woodlands, then head to the TapHouse on Carlisle St for more brewskies. Dinner from somewhere on the street.

Fri night: Buffet style with curry and slow roasted meat of some variety. Andy provided a conference room for "activities". They were great fun and included all important BYO alcohol. I urge all to attend this.

Sat night: Pizza's delivered. BYO alcohol. Unfortunately no personal games room but we have free use of it, mini golf course is under lights. Indoor tennis courts, basketball.

Sun night: STEAK NIGHT!!!

RESULTS:

Thursday, Woodlands (due to not being an 'official' round we only had a few things):
Winner:
Simmsy - 38pts
Long Drive - Jmac

Friday, Royal Melbourne

NTP's
5th wbennett
7th gammon
13th Spanner039
16th BenM
LD Shazza_rs

Winner:
Titleist 37pts
Runner-up:
Shazza_rs 35pts

Better scores:
LeftyHoges 34pts
Marto65 34pts
FoxGolf 33pts
Nudgee 33pts
Shadesy 33pts

Confederates V Union, Uncivil War
Confederate victory 16-8 (the first ever official team Vic Champs double of any sort)

Saturday, The Dunes

Putting Comp winner
LeftyHoges in a playoff from Marto65 (the first ever official individual Vic Champs double of any sort)
NTP's
3rd FoxGolf
6th PeteyD
13th LeftyHoges
17th Titleist
LD FoxGolf

Winner:
NK 43pts (on countback)
Runner-up:
Titleist 43pts

Better Scores:
AndyP 40pts
Spanner039 40pts
Hux 40pts
Gammon 30pts
Marto65 39pts

Saturday night, Nepean Country Club

The mini-golf by iPhone light championships
AndyP in a playoff from Courty, with a hole-in-one on the first playoff hole

The great snore-off
Monsta65 easily covered the field and was getting quite a wind-up going, despite our best efforts to be noisy and dribble as much shit as possible. Or was that just Jmac?

Sunday, Portsea

NTP's
2nd PeteyD
7th Senior Sgt Piddles
13th AndyP
16th Simmsy
LD BillyBaub

Winner:
Chappy1970 40pts
Runner-up:
Peter_rs 37pts

Better scores:
AndyP 36pts
Andigold 36pts
LeftyHoges 36pts

Monday, Kew

NTP's
4th andigold
11th Peter_rs
14th Peter_rs
18th LarryLong
LD LeftyHoges

Winner:
LeftyHoges 38pts (on a countback)
Runner-up:
IDGolfGuy 38pts
Better Scores:
andigold 37pts
BenM 37pts

Overall VIC Champs placings for two round competitors:
1. AndyP 40 + 36 - 76
2. Hux 40 + 35 - 75
3. andigold 36 + 36 - 72
T4. LeftyHoges 35 + 36 - 71
T4. Shadesy 36 + 35 - 71
T6. Marto65 39 + 31 - 70
T6. IDGolfGuy 35 + 35 - 70
8. NK 43 + 26 - 69
T9. Courty 35 + 32 - 67
T9. PeteyD 32 + 35 - 67
T10. Titleist 43 + 23 - 66
T10. Spanner039 40 + 26 - 66
T10. Gammon 39 + 27 - 66
T10. Nudgee 36 + 30 - 66
T10. Jmac 32 + 34 - 66
T10. Grumpy 32 + 34 - 66
T10. Peter_rs 29 + 37 - 66
18. Simmsy 32 + 33 - 65
19. Waddzy 30 + 34 - 64
T20. Foxgolf 35 + 26 - 61
T20. Bruce 32 + 29 - 61
22. Monsta65 35 + 24 - 59
T23. Shazza_rs 36 + 22 - 58
T23. Peppas 28 + 30 - 58
T25. GK 32 + 25 - 57
T25. Kev 31 + 26 - 57
27. Billybaub 30 + 25 - 55
T28. LarryLong 30 + 24 - 54
T28. BenM 30 + 24 - 54
T28. wbennett 26 + 28 - 54
T31. Solarman 31 + 22 - 53
T31. Haysey 28 + 25 - 53
33. Oncewasagolfer 27 + 18 – 45

Gross Prize: LeftyHoges - 154
Gross Runner-Up: AndyP - 158
Shanks Award: FoxGolf - Lots
NAGA: Oncewasagolfer - Lots or not many, depending on which way you look at it

Ironman (because of the number of players spread over the varying days we decided it was from all ‘official’ rounds, with best 3 counting)
LeftyHoges and Andigold tied on 109 points

Calcutta winner
Paying the relatively measly price (in comparison to some) of $30, Solarman was the winner of the first OZgolf Calcutta, which raised over $220 for BeyondBlue.
4 of the eventual top 5 went for relatively cheap prices with Shadesy being the only "high priced" player there.

Best Dressed
I’m giving this gong to LarryLong. When all of his outfits looked superb for less than the price of a Family Pack at KFC, you can’t go past it.

Thanks

I can’t say enough for all the OZgolfers who helped me out with these champs. You’ve all contributed in one way or another to what is now rumoured (I’m hearing whispers everywhere) to be THE OZgolf Champs.
Special thanks of course must go to andigold for his accommodation again and for arranging games at Woodlands and Royal Melbourne, monsta65 for his fantastic works with the trophies (I’m sure you’ll get a very confusing text message on the night that I polish off that bottle of Ouzo, and I’m sorry that it was my thing that nearly made you lose your thumb!), Simmsy for organising everyones handicaps for the week as the new slope system made things interesting straight up, Shadesy for organising dinner on Saturday night especially under the ultimate irony of him HATING that every WA champs he gets asked “Whats for dinner?”, PeteyD for his assistance with scores over the weekend, Bruce for being the consummate professional with his MC role and providing water for the guys at the Dunes, Marto65 for his work with gamebook it does keep things interesting and the multi-round feature will be great once up and running properly, and I didn’t mention them previously but Spanner & Kev, thanks for your chauffeur work over the champs.

Sorry if I’ve missed anyone, but another thanks must go to you all for your generosity with the auction and Calcutta. Total monies raised for BeyondBlue stands at $1,143-30. Well done guys!

Thanks all, much love!

[LeftyHoges]

Hi Guys
Grumpy has obviously stirred a bit of shit about RM, I can categorically state that there are NO plans for any course works beyond normal course maintenance during our visit. The Masters of the Amateurs is scheduled for 10 - 14 Jan and the Club Championship qualifying rounds are also scheduled for late February. The course will be as good as it gets and you can book with confidence.

Cheers Andy!

[Peppas]

Who's going from Sydney?
KJ, Pepp's?

Yep, definitely will be there. What are you thinking?

[Captain Nemo]

Just hire car/flight times etc....

[LeftyHoges]

Sorry all, just realised I made a ****-up in the PM I sent out.

Yes, the carts will cost $42 and $45 each but that cost will be halved by the person sitting beside you, so please only factor in $21 and $23 instead of the full amounts if you are carting.

So to sum up, if you are playing all 5 days ($520) + prize money ($25) + staying Saturday night ($70) + carting both days ($44) you will owe = $659.

Edit: Upon second reflection I cocked up the prize money too. Should be $6.25 per day of entry to total $25 for the 4 days, not the $7.50 I initially said (which would obviously equal $30).

My apologies.

[Peppas]

Just hire car/flight times etc....

I haven't booked a thing yet so happy to work something out mate.

[Courty]

Sorry all, just realised I made a ****-up in the PM I sent out.

Yes, the carts will cost $42 and $45 each but that cost will be halved by the person sitting beside you, so please only factor in $21 and $23 instead of the full amounts if you are carting.

So to sum up, if you are playing all 5 days ($520) + prize money ($25) + staying Saturday night ($70) + carting both days ($44) you will owe = $659.

Edit: Upon second reflection I cocked up the prize money too. Should be $6.25 per day of entry to total $25 for the 4 days, not the $7.50 I initially said (which would obviously equal $30).

My apologies.

FFS. That does it, I'm out!

[LeftyHoges]

FFS. That does it, I'm out!

Geez, sorry for making everything cheaper for everyone!

[PeteyD]

How about we get DaveS to Audit your calculations?

[LeftyHoges]

How about we get DaveS to Audit your calculations?

So long as its not Dave1.

[muldude]

So long as its not Dave1.

At least there would be no mortgage

[LeftyHoges]

At least there would be no mortgage

Ha ha.

[LeftyHoges]

Jetstar bring a friend for free sale on now, flying out from Brisbane ($109), Gold Coast ($89), Adelaide ($79), Sydney ($65), Newcastle ($79), Townsville ($169) & Cairns ($179) to Tullamarine. Flight dates start on 5th Feb.

Sydney ($39 for two people!) and Brisbane ($79) to Avalon.

Get a friend and make a cheap trip.

Unfortunately the WAnkers get screwed here, sorry guys...

Note: I believe all prices are + baggage. Still cheap though.

[AndyP]

I am definitely tempted by that.

It is a shame that Jetstar will change their flight times by the time Feb comes around....

[popper81]

I am definitely tempted by that.

It is a shame that Jetstar will change their flight times by the time Feb comes around....

Shame you are lacking friends, P.

[LeftyHoges]

I am definitely tempted by that.

It is a shame that Jetstar will change their flight times by the time Feb comes around....

Fly to Avalon Andy. Nothings changed there in 30 years!

Shame you are lacking friends, P.

Ooh, burn!!!

[Captain Nemo]

Lefty, how did most guys last year get back from Mornignton/City to the Airport etc....

[AndyP]

Shame you are lacking friends, P.

Facebook unfriended.

[popper81]

Facebook unfriended.

And now I am going to die?

[LeftyHoges]

Lefty, how did most guys last year get back from Mornignton/City to the Airport etc....

The only person that left on Sunday to go back to the airport was Marto, who had his own hire car?

You're only considering Fri-Sun, right?

[Captain Nemo]

Yep.
Ill chat to KJ and Peppas and see whats happening.
As long as i get back to the city in the arvo, i can bus it yeh?

[BenM]

Yep.
Ill chat to KJ and Peppas and see whats happening.
As long as i get back to the city in the arvo, i can bus it yeh?

Yarp... Skybus is $16 one way from memory, leaves from Southern Cross station.

[Captain Nemo]

Yarp... Skybus is $16 one way from memory, leaves from Southern Cross station.

Cheap as chips, thanks mate.

[LeftyHoges]

Yep.
Ill chat to KJ and Peppas and see whats happening.
As long as i get back to the city in the arvo, i can bus it yeh?

Yarp... Skybus is $16 one way from memory, leaves from Southern Cross station.

$17 I think now.

Yep, so the only problem would be getting from down the Peninsula to the City. If the three of you had a hire car and they wanted to stay for Monday I'm sure we could get the other two back to the city to pick up the car you leave there if you HAD to leave early.

[andigold]

I could drop a couple off at the airport Sunday arvo as it's practically on the way home and I'll head home Sunday to see the 3 year old.

[Captain Nemo]

Ok, sounds like a plan
Ill aim to leave early evening so ill leave myself plenty of time to get to the airport....