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

[LeftyHoges]

Is there a 3rd option in this poll? If not, can there be?

C'mon mate, Commonwealth is a delightful little romp, and the drinks service at half-time is just divine.

[PeteyD]

Option #3 - Had to work and couldn't go ....

[Courty]

Commonwealth GC wins in a canter (80%).

Next match link is in the OP.

[BUSHY]

Commonwealth GC wins in a canter (80%).

Next match link is in the OP.

Where was the “Cups Course”??

[Ron Burgundy]

Surely the ‘bool wins this. Have there been any other UCW individual winners that didn’t win their match?!

[WBennett]

Leishman Lagers before, during and after the round for the win

[LeftyHoges]

Surely the ‘bool wins this. Have there been any other UCW individual winners that didn’t win their match?!

Ouch.

But none that I can recall...

[JoeS]

Leishman Lagers before, during and after the round for the win

I had a few tonight,bloody nice drop

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[AndyP]

I voted for the Dunes, as it was more memorable for me.

[Courty]

Warrnambool is leading with cutoff not far away...

Next match link is in the OP.

[Captain Nemo]

Did I play settlers run, have to go back thru the archives...?

[AndyP]

This new match seems a bit lopsided.

[Toxic]

This new match seems a bit lopsided.

As it should be

[JoeS]

Only 1 choice.Settlers was my first intro into Ozgolf Vic Champs and is a great course, but Port Fairy was where it all came together

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[WBennett]

Settlers FTW.

Dragging FrankTheTanks's drunken arse to the car with him barely alive, ensuring we remember the 2 cans of Jimmy for the road trip. At 530am.

Then getting food at the Maccas, which he then spews up on the first tee, before he smashed another dozen cans on the way round to win the thing.

That is what memories are made of.

Not some midget passed out on a tee box

[Captain Nemo]

Settlers FTW.

Dragging FrankTheTanks's drunken arse to the car with him barely alive, ensuring we remember the 2 cans of Jimmy for the road trip. At 530am.

Then getting food at the Maccas, which he then spews up on the first tee, before he smashed another dozen cans on the way round to win the thing.

That is what memories are made of.

Not some midget passed out on a tee box

Ah that place...
Yep just another Norman Vintage....

[BUSHY]

This new match seems a bit lopsided.

Port Fairy is in my Aussie top 5. I’ll have to go back and play it fresh and sober instead of drunk after 9 rounds in 7 days..

[Courty]

Port Fairy has romped it in with almost 95%.

Next match link is in the OP.

[BUSHY]

Port Fairy has romped it in with almost 95%.

Next match link is in the OP.

Can we please name and shame the 5%?

[SundayHack]

Can we please name and shame the 5%?

It’s a travesty that PF has to run into RM in the next round

[BUSHY]

It’s a travesty that PF has to run into RM in the next round

I know who’s got my vote.

[Ron Burgundy]

It’s a travesty that PF has to run into RM in the next round

I smell an upset coming.

[WBennett]

I smell an upset coming.

It would be a national disgrace.RM was phenomenal. 36 players at Australia's best course, our own room and balcony, and a chance to walk through history.And the last every Friday corporate group at RMW...

[Ron Burgundy]

36 players at Australia's best course, our own room and balcony, and a chance to walk through history..

I agree. Port Fairy is hard to top.

[JoeS]

Port Fairy any day of the week.

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