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!

[Peppas]

I've had two notifications of changes so far, and the second one didn't even look like a change.

Did you "accept" their first notification?

I neglected to go through that procedure and got another notification a week or two later...

[Peppas]

Shit, I better book flights....

I thought you jumped on that "take a friend" deal thingy and had like $30 flights?

[Captain Nemo]

Nah, my friend wasn't organised at the time....

[Peppas]

Nah, my friend wasn't organised at the time....

We could've been friends for the flight.... ha

[AndyP]

Did you "accept" their first notification?

I neglected to go through that procedure and got another notification a week or two later...

Yes, but I wondered if it didn't work via mobile browsing.
Last year they screwed Iain and I by a few hours.

[WBennett]

Can this just hurry the hell up!

[Waddzy]

Can this just hurry the hell up!

(like)

[FoxGolf]

Can this just hurry the hell up!

Like +100000000000000

[LeftyHoges]

Can this just hurry the hell up!

Dislike. Not everyone has paid and I can't foot the bill!

[LeftyHoges]

Gents,
Apologise for the short notice - I could be a heavy pencil for this. Our family Europe trip to happen in December got cancelled suddenly.

We have a couple of contingencies that we have get over and will be able to confirm by 2nd week of December.

Will touch base with the WA guys for the travel etc.

Id looking likely for this trip. Welcome aboard, provisionally.

Could have some late interest. Just for sat/sun maybe Friday though I do see its full., I would be flying out Sunday night. I assume that the transport from the courses to and from the city will easily be covered by the locals? As the courses seem far away.

Would be good to have you Blakey. As it sits right now there are 4 RM spots still available. If the transport is not covered by the locals (as we seem to be having a massive interstate invasion!) then there are hire cars around with people flying out on Sunday night, so I'm sure things can be arranged.

Last I heard Popper and Lucas were very doubtful.

Popper confirmed out. After speaking with Lucas at champs I rate him 40/60.

I have movement watching the Masters. Royal Melbourne looks sorta ok.

I had permanent movement while playing there 2 months ago. That's why I scored so badly. Swing had to be a lot flatter.

I cannot stress enough to you guys how magical the place is.

I'm an outside chance of making this, just looking at accommodation packages for the the bluu family......

Put them up in Crown Towers with all your casino winnings.

Oh wait....

Tempted.

Get on board mike. That short game of yours will tear RM a new one. I'll send you a PM with details. Would be a fantastic effort to have 6 FNQers here. Tomson still lurking as a possibility too makes 7.

Dont worry about the entertainment Ben, who the hell is going to get Lefty off the tiles??????

I am now 2 consecutive champs tile free, should be OK to survive this one too. Popper not needed, but sorely missed.

[Monsta]

I am now 2 consecutive champs tile free, should be OK to survive this one too. Popper not needed, but sorely missed.

Dont count on doing 3 Lefty, I already have a bottle of Ouzo with your name on it...........

[LeftyHoges]

Dont count on doing 3 Lefty, I already have a bottle of Ouzo with your name on it...........

If it's store bought, that's fine. Can handle one of those no problems.

It's the home-made ones that phuck me.

[Waddzy]

If it's store bought, that's fine. Can handle one of those no problems.

It's the home-made ones that phuck me.

My mate has a nasty home brew vodka and ouzo... Ill bring some down!

[LeftyHoges]

My mate has a nasty home brew vodka and ouzo... Ill bring some down!

For everyone else?

That'd be great!

[LeftyHoges]

Just as an update, I've noticed on Portsea GC's website that they have pull buggies for $5, or electric buggies for $15. The pull buggies will be fine, but if you would like an electric buggy please let me know as I assume we will have to book these ahead of time.

EDIT: Woodlands GC also has these for $15 it seems.

2nd EDIT: You may also hire a caddy at RM for $100, plus optional tip.

[Ned]

Lefty, will let you know by late December if the three other potentials are a chance if there are spots available still.

[solarman]

Just as an update, I've noticed on Portsea GC's website that they have pull buggies for $5, or electric buggies for $15. The pull buggies will be fine, but if you would like an electric buggy please let me know as I assume we will have to book these ahead of time.

EDIT: Woodlands GC also has these for $15 it seems.

2nd EDIT: You may also hire a caddy at RM for $100, plus optional tip.

Caddy sounds good. He can toss the balls out of the bunkers for me.

[Ned]

Just as an update, I've noticed on Portsea GC's website that they have pull buggies for $5, or electric buggies for $15. The pull buggies will be fine, but if you would like an electric buggy please let me know as I assume we will have to book these ahead of time.EDIT: Woodlands GC also has these for $15 it seems.2nd EDIT: You may also hire a caddy at RM for $100, plus optional tip.

Buggies for grumpy and I please.

[LeftyHoges]

Lefty, will let you know by late December if the three other potentials are a chance if there are spots available still.

No probs.

Buggies for grumpy and I please.

Electric for you and grumpy @ Woodlands & Portsea?

Caddy sounds good. He can toss the balls out of the bunkers for me.

he could hit it out there for you. At least that's a little more honest...

[Ned]

No probs. Electric for you and grumpy @ Woodlands & Portsea?

Yes please

[Marto65]

I thought I had already put in that I wanted some electric boogaloo?

[Ned]

Caddy sounds good. He can toss the balls out of the bunkers for me.

[LeftyHoges]

I thought I had already put in that I wanted some electric boogaloo?

You have, these are for electric buggies (ie. the push kind) at Woodlands and Portsea.

Yes please

You guys already have carts at Portsea, I assume you want them, not the buggies?

[PeteyD]

I paid up too, probably need an update to the first post.

I'll take carts on Thursday and Monday if there is an option and I haven't yet.

No electric pushy pushy shit either.

[LeftyHoges]

I paid up too, probably need an update to the first post.

I'll take carts on Thursday and Monday if there is an option and I haven't yet.

No electric pushy pushy shit either.

So you have, corrected.

I'll have to check on carts for those days, not sure whats available.

Simmsy will probably be happy to share a cart on the Thursday with you.