Favourite VIC Champs venue

[Courty]

I've had some discussions recently with a few VIC Champs regulars about favourite venue, and have subsequently decided to throw it to the people. I've devised a 'March Madness' style knockout tournament to get this done:

• I listed out all of the Thursday-Sunday official courses.
• Due to some duplicates I was short a few, so I threw in a couple of the better-attended Monday venues and a special 'wild-card' to round it out to 32 courses.
• They were then seeded based on their 2020 Top 100 ranking, with the unranked courses in random order.
• I have a table with all of the matches which will be posted here shortly.

I'll provide a link to a Strawpoll each day, which will end at 7pm the following night (I've allowed an extra day for the first poll). The first match will go a bit longer. The results will go up in this thread/ post, and the next link will be provided. I'll update this post with anything else I've forgotten.

Now, the important stuff... your vote should be for your 'favourite' Champs venue. It has nothing to do with the best architecture or conditioning. The Top 100 rankings already does that for us.

Which course invokes the best memories, where did you feel like you were in golfing heaven on earth, which course suited your game better, where did you have the most fun etc? That is the sort of thing you should consider in casting your vote.

To jog some dusty memories, here is a quick summary of the courses and related info:





Round 1
Match 1: https://strawpoll.com/d7p9dy93
Match 2: https://strawpoll.com/s74hr799
Match 3: https://strawpoll.com/6b99ek8e
Match 4: https://strawpoll.com/k76g49ss
Match 5: https://strawpoll.com/6r2efhb8
Match 6: https://strawpoll.com/2ywpff39
Match 7: https://strawpoll.com/xre5zec3
Match 8: https://strawpoll.com/ck4gpf45
Match 9: https://strawpoll.com/313a7sr2
Match 10: https://strawpoll.com/w6p74g5d
Match 11: https://strawpoll.com/f8e66a7b
Match 12: https://strawpoll.com/p4wwg369
Match 13: https://strawpoll.com/xrr8ghcb
Match 14: https://strawpoll.com/y3fkdyya
Match 15: https://strawpoll.com/82aaf24e
Match 16: https://strawpoll.com/w6xr546k

Round 2
Match 17: https://strawpoll.com/chh7keh7
Match 18: https://strawpoll.com/wk9f29k8
Match 19: https://strawpoll.com/2d198ppe
Match 20: https://strawpoll.com/p7pfsfza
Match 21: https://strawpoll.com/4ge41x78
Match 22: https://strawpoll.com/pf927e77
Match 23: https://strawpoll.com/zzghh3x3
Match 24: https://strawpoll.com/fgz747fs

Round 3
Match 25: https://strawpoll.com/s9brgy6y
Match 26: https://strawpoll.com/1xz94kp8
Match 27: https://strawpoll.com/6rgrhyd2
Match 28: https://strawpoll.com/cg2w34be

Semi Final
Match 29: https://strawpoll.com/awse5rrb
Match 30: https://strawpoll.com/8cer86yr

Finals
Match 31 (3rd/ 4th final): https://strawpoll.com/ba8bcag3
Match 32: Grand Final: https://strawpoll.com/5g6g6gba

[BUSHY]

Creek, easy. That round ranks up there with the most enjoyable/fun rounds I have had in vic champs. The Captains back 9 was probably the best nine holes I have seen by an ozgolfer. The pterodactyls were heard around the entire 13th Beach.

Yeah was an incredible day.

[Courty]

13th Beach [Creek] progresses with a comfortable win over Moonah Legends.

The first match of Round 2 is in the OP.

[JoeS]

The home of great memories,but really it isn't on the same page as RMW

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[BUSHY]

The home of great memories,but really it isn't on the same page as RMW

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[JoeS]

I love PF,but as I haven't played RMW In a big champs,I could only go on what Lefty said

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[Toxic]

Lefty I haven't played either PF or RMW at a champs,
I think the double negative allows me to vote (have played both multiple times).
Please advise voting rights

[3Puttpete]

Lefty I haven't played either PF or RMW at a champs, I think the double negative allows me to vote (have played both multiple times).Please advise voting rights

Pretty simple really. It’ll be difficult to choose your favourite Vic Champs round if you’ve not played a Vic Champs round at either course.

[BUSHY]

Pretty simple really. It’ll be difficult to choose your favourite Vic Champs round if you’ve not played a Vic Champs round at either course.

I think that’s the point, the voting doesn’t stipulate the “Vic Champs Round” only the venue.

I known I’ve been voting under the assumption that it is the Champs rounds but the places where I haven’t played in a Champs round I’m putting some deeper thought into it.

Case in point is the current match, even though I’ve never played RMW in a champs round Port Fairy still gets up when I consider it invokes the best memories, had the most fun etc.

[3Puttpete]

I think that’s the point, the voting doesn’t stipulate the “Vic Champs Round” only the venue. I known I’ve been voting under the assumption that it is the Champs rounds but the places where I haven’t played in a Champs round I’m putting some deeper thought into it.Case in point is the current match, even though I’ve never played RMW in a champs round Port Fairy still gets up when I consider it invokes the best memories, had the most fun etc.

I thought that was clarified earlier but it may have been elsewhere. I blame Courty.

[BUSHY]

I thought that was clarified earlier but it may have been elsewhere. I blame Courty.

If you dont set rules there’s mayhem.

[markTHEblake]

If you dont set rules there’s mayhem.

Do you mean mayhem like 5 pages talking about one bunker?

[BUSHY]

Do you mean mayhem like 5 pages talking about one bunker?

Bunkers can illicit primal responses from certain types of people!! Kind of like half sets and iron covers...

[Courty]

Royal Melbourne [West] beats Port Fairy by a solitary vote.

Next match link is in the OP.

[JoeS]

This should be a landslide.

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[LeftyHoges]

This should be a landslide.

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It should, but somehow Barnbougle Dunes will get the win instead.

[BUSHY]

Royal Melbourne [West] beats Port Fairy by a solitary vote.

Next match link is in the OP.

A solitary VOTE??? Man that’s heart warming to see.

[JoeS]

It should, but somehow Barnbougle Dunes will get the win instead.

Linksy

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[thecollective]

Linksy

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All this is sounding very subjective to me

[Courty]

Barney Dunes gets the comfortable win over the People's Royal.

Next match link is in the OP.

[LeftyHoges]

Barney Dunes gets the comfortable win over the People's Royal.

Next match link is in the OP.

Jesus, bloody tough vote this one.

Genuinely surprised at how good LF was, coming off 2-3 hours sleep after just hatching up the Prince of Portlands homecoming VIC Champs plan, in the awesome lovers v haters match, hungover as all shit but 3 pre-round Christmases in a Cup sorted that out (what bigger moment than the birth of the VIC Champs Christmas in a Cup phenomenon), then Christmases in a cup on the hill watching the group's coming in;

Vs.

The pristine condition of Commonwealth, and due to being hungover (sensing a them here?) being in trouble early against GK before coming home in 2 red on the back to snatch the victory, bookmarked by a 15 yard cut 3 iron to 20 foot on 18 from way out in Siberia and draining the bird, while watching Nemo breeze his way to 39 points off 10 (how THAT wasn't the wake up call I needed to bid on him the next year off 12/13 is beyond me), the delicious meal after on the balcony, and the awesome traditional drink service while coming up 9 mid-round.

There's a fair chance THIS may be my hardest matchup to choose, pending how other matches turn out.

[WBennett]

The halfway house butler beers at Commonwealth were a spectacular addition to the day.

Lost Farm also gets a thumbs up due to the sexy cop at the cafe at Campbelltown.

[3Puttpete]

The halfway house butler beers at Commonwealth were a spectacular addition to the day.Lost Farm also gets a thumbs up due to the sexy cop at the cafe at Campbelltown.

She got even hotter when she looked at you with disdain.

[3Puttpete]

Jesus, bloody tough vote this one.Genuinely surprised at how good LF was, coming off 2-3 hours sleep after just hatching up the Prince of Portlands homecoming VIC Champs plan, in the awesome lovers v haters match, hungover as all shit but 3 pre-round Christmases in a Cup sorted that out (what bigger moment than the birth of the VIC Champs Christmas in a Cup phenomenon), then Christmases in a cup on the hill watching the group's coming in;Vs.The pristine condition of Commonwealth, and due to being hungover (sensing a them here?) being in trouble early against GK before coming home in 2 red on the back to snatch the victory, bookmarked by a 15 yard cut 3 iron to 20 foot on 18 from way out in Siberia and draining the bird, while watching Nemo breeze his way to 39 points off 10 (how THAT wasn't the wake up call I needed to bid on him the next year off 12/13 is beyond me), the delicious meal after on the balcony, and the awesome traditional drink service while coming up 9 mid-round.There's a fair chance THIS may be my hardest matchup to choose, pending how other matches turn out.

Hooley doolies you’ve got yourself a dilemma.

[LeftyHoges]

She got even hotter when she looked at you with disdain.

The entire female population must at least be a solid 7/10 at a minimum then...

[3Puttpete]

The entire female population must at least be a solid 7/10 at a minimum then...

Whack!