‘The Cape’ Sorts Out Contenders for the MOTT

8th April 2006: There was an excellent turnout for the first nnomads Golf Club competition for the year held at Cape Shank in early April.  And that’s not surprising when one considers the very attractive prizes on offer to the winner of the Monarch of the Tullum 2006. Last year’s winner Ricko walked away with a sun visor personally autographed by champion golfer Nick Ahern, a special monarch’s golf glove and three golf balls, not to mention the fame that goes with winning this prestigious event.  This year’s winner stood to gain all that fame, respect and sense of achievement etc …. but also their choice of golfing clothing to the value of $70 from the Cape Schank on-course pro shop and the traditional three balls.

So it was a very revved up group of 11 competitors that faced off on the first tee. Jack, Steph, Pete and Tom led the field away in the first group with Harry, Emile, Brendan and Steve in the second group and event organiser Min, Fritz and Gordon in the final group. 

Challenging Course In Great Conditions: The Cape Resort is a challenging course at the best of times and the 8th of April was no different. While the predicted rain didn’t eventuate and the wind played a minor role, this immaculately prepared course took its toll on the players. So in near perfect autumn conditions, no competitor in the field was able to play anywhere near their handicap. Of course that had nothing to do with the refreshments consumed during this very social event. “Look I have found a traveller here and there and there and here and there helps your judgement under pressure. Normally it improves my golf” explained Fritz when asked to comment on the issue. And based on similar behaviour observed across the field a number of other players clearly agreed with this point of view (see On Course Photos).

Tom Talked the Talk and Walked the Walk: Now Tom was sporting a handicap of 25 strokes on the day and when combined with his very competitive 104 stroke gross score, he ended up 9 strokes over the card with a net 78. That was enough to win him the event by two stokes from Gordon and Brendan in equal second (net 80 Strokes) with Jack two strokes behind them (net 82). The rest of the field languished in the background at least 6 strokes further behind the lead four players. So the final outcome was quickly apparent after the game and Tom immediately chose a ‘The Cape-Cap’ and a ‘The Cape-Windbreaker’ as his clothing part of the prize (see photo to the right and the On Course Presentation photos). “I was quietly confident some weeks ago I must admit. My form had picked up out at the massive Bat and I suddenly felt things were about the change for the better” said Tom in an interview after the evening presentations (see and hear Post Presentations Interview – Requires latest Window Media Player).  The committee congratulates Tom on his very convincing win on the day.

Accurate Jack Dominates the NTPs: This competition also had a prize for ‘nearest the pin’ for every par three on the course. Thus there were five opportunities to win a ball in this section of the competition. Low and behold ‘accurate Jack’ won three of the five NTPs, Pete gained one and the other one didn’t go off.  “Well that will really help my stats on the Bladder” reinforced Jack at The Evening Presentations later that night. The committee congratulates Jack on this stunning display of accuracy. It also congratulates Gordon and Brendan for equal second and one Pete for the other NTP. 

And a good time was had by all: And so it was for another year. Tom was the toast of the town and the celebrations went on into the night at chezMin’s on Bayview’. Fritz was voted ‘Best Dressed Player’ and was awarded a ball at some stage of the night. Min was also the toast of the town for running such a great event. Typical comments came from people like Emile who was attending his first nnomads Golf Club championship event.  “I think Min did an exceptional job organising this event. The prizes were second to none, the course fantastic and I couldn’t fault the food and accommodation” he said at the end of the weekend. The Committee again thanks Min for organising such a brilliant event.

Tom Leads The 2006 Competition: And so the first club championship game for 2006 has been completed and Tom leads the field with an average net score of 78. As club members will understand the club champion for 2006 will be the Player with the lowest average net score at the end of the year across at minimum of three official nnomads Golf Club Events.  It is calculated as follows:

The gross scores of each player's best three net scores from all Official nnomads Events entered, are added together, resulting in the total gross score. The handicaps used to get these best three net scores are also added together, resulting in the total handicap. This is then subtracted from the total gross score, to give the players total net score. The total net score is then averaged, giving the players average net score. The Player with the lowest average net score at the end of the year will be the club champion. Entrants must attend a minimum of three Official nnomads Event competitions.

ShIT N PIS Next Events: So members and associates! The benchmark has been set and the only thing you can do about it is to participate in as many official nnomads Golf Club events as possible in 2006. The next official event is The Shanksy Invitational Tournament (The SHIT) which is to be played on Saturday the 17th of June in Melbourne (details available soon). That is the weekend after The Uralba Open and Shanksy will be in attendance. Following that is the Patricia Isabel Slape memorial trophy for 2006 (The PIS) which will be run in the Barossa Valley in South Australia on the first weekend in July (details available soon). Thus get those dates locked into your diaries now and check the calendar on our web site for other Club future events…. And we will see you there!

Results: Monarch of the Tullum 2006

 

Course

Event

Player

Gross

HCP

Net

Cape Schank

MOTT

Tom

103

25

78

Cape Schank

MOTT

Gordon

106

26

80

Cape Schank

MOTT

Brendan

92

12

80

Cape Schank

MOTT

Jack

106

24

82

Cape Schank

MOTT

Steve

105

17

88

Cape Schank

MOTT

Steph

111

21

90

Cape Schank

MOTT

Emile

132

40

92

Cape Schank

MOTT

Peter

110

18

92

Cape Schank

MOTT

Fritz

120

28

92

Cape Schank

MOTT

Harry

121

27

94

Cape Schank

MOTT

Min

126

30

96

 

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