Extra Warm Up Rounds - Barnbougle 3 & 4 Feb

[Hux]

Ok

Nudgee Daves NK & Myself are going to do a snappy warm up at Barny before the Vic Champs.

From Bris it is only a few extra $ to get to Vic and lets face it when you are that close you should take the option.

We have at least one extra Ploppy Pat who has returned to golf after deciding he is too old for the nubile ones in volley ball.

We are flying into Launceston on the Monday afternoon, driving up and staying at Lost Farm then playing LF (all day Tuesday) then Barny (36 holes) on Wednesday before a leisurely flight to Melbourne on Thursday morning where the adventurious will play Thursday afternoon.

So who else is keen.

Our accommodation and golf is booked so you need to consider these arrangements:
Tuesday 0730 and 1330hr and same Wedneday are our tee bookings, accommodation is at LF and is $225 twin share queen room. Golf was $140 each day. Arrive 2/2 depart 5/2/

Who is in to make up either 2 groups? The extra tee time will need to get booked soon to sort it out.

[peter_rs]

At 4400m it's not a golf course

[Ned]

At 4400m it's not a golf course

Who cares Bro......



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[BenM]

You QLDers can't handle this pristine Tassie weather.....

Though I expect it's a little chilly outside in the wind up there!

[WBennett]

4 round totals

shazza_rs 133
Hux 132
Ned 129
Nudgee 125
Ploppy Pat 124
BenM 118
Peter_rs 109
Daves 88

Old Racer is going to need his 10 shot start

[PeteyD]

Old Racer is stuft.

[oldracer]

Old Racer is stuft.

well my hope is that Shaz has gone too hard too early and run out of gas!!!!!!!

[Captain Nemo]

Good numbers by the union boys and my #1 weapon Shazz.
Keep it up peeps, c u fri.

[Eag's]

AM round Lost Farm

shazza_rs 45
Hux 35
Ploppy Pat 33
peter_rs 33
Ned 30
DaveS 27
Nudgee 24
BenM 34

PM Round
Nudgee 33
Ned 33
Peter_rs 31
Shazza_rs 29
Ploppy Pat 29
Hux 29
BenM 23
DaveS DNB

Combined

Shazza_rs 74
Hux 64
Peter_rs 64
Ploppy Pat 63
Ned 63
Nudgee 57
BenM 57
Daves 27

Nice form reversal Shaz

[LeftyHoges]

Nice form reversal Shaz

The Obsidian circle might need to have a bit of a squizz at that handicap, methinks.

[Captain Nemo]

The Obsidian circle might need to have a bit of a squizz at that handicap, methinks.

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Stay out of it Mr...

[spanner039]

45 points !!!!! nice shooting Shaz

[shazza_rs]

The tees were forward and not a breath of wind in the AM round.

The PM round tells the real story.

[peter_rs]

What that you played the blue tees

[Daves]

A few photos;

The view from the Lost Farm Restaurant on the first evening;



The view from our rooms. Hard to believe there is a very wide golf hole between those last 2 lines of dunes;



The view from the Lost Farm Cafe/Restaurant;



This inlet runs beside The Dunes course. It is pretty small here, but is actually the upper reaches of the Great Forester River that enters the sea at Bridport.







The view as you walk to the Dunes 5th hole, Bridport in the distance;







Pretty sure this was an Albatross;



Some of the Dunes;

[Eag's]

Great pics Dave

[LarryLong]

Awesome pics Dave - I really need to get myself back to Tassie soon, and not just to play golf.

I reckon the bird is an oystercatcher though. http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/spec...us-fuliginosus

[Steve57]

The pictures are great Dave and bring back lots of memories of my one and only trip to the Dunes and Lost Farm.
Just looking at them again makes me realise that it is good that the complex is on the far north coast of Tassie as if they were on the mainland they would be ruined by the volumes of people wanting to play them!
For those that have never played them, it really is a bucket list item.

[Daves]

Awesome pics Dave - I really need to get myself back to Tassie soon, and not just to play golf.

I reckon the bird is an oystercatcher though. http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/spec...us-fuliginosus

Thanks Larry, the photo is deceiving, it was much, much larger than it looks. It was probably at least 100m away, if not more away. May not have been an Albatross, but it was at least the size of one. We also saw Booby Birds on the course, I have only ever seen them way off shore before (outer Barrier Reef).

[LarryLong]

Thanks Larry, the photo is deceiving, it was much, much larger than it looks. It was probably at least 100m away, if not more away. May not have been an Albatross, but it was at least the size of one. We also saw Booby Birds on the course, I have only ever seen them way off shore before (outer Barrier Reef).

Maybe it was a vulture?

Circling around BenM's golf game.

[BenM]

[LeftyHoges]

I got home last night and the mrs says "How would you like to go to Barny & Lost Farm for your 30th Birthday?"

Imagine my response...

[Bruce]

Hang on - links golf for Lefty?

Not 100% sure.

[LeftyHoges]

Hang on - links golf for Lefty?

Not 100% sure.

Yep, could go either way, but it definitely went one way.

[PeteyD]

Left or right, andigold finds that important ...

[Daves]

I got home last night and the mrs says "How would you like to go to Barny & Lost Farm for your 30th Birthday?"

Imagine my response...

I am actually contemplating taking my Mrs there sometime. There is a full Health Spa now at Lost Farm, plus plenty to see driving around the area (Bridport is a nice little seaside village), or Tassy more generally.

Only thing I would like to see is them offer Electric Buggies (not Carts) to make the 36 hole daily walk at little easier for us older hackers.