JACK
TAKES SHIT AT ‘THE BAT’
Two
weeks before the event an email arrived from the event sponsor ‘Shanksy’ who
resides on the west coast of the
Roos Turn It on in Challenging Conditions: Now Shanksy had requested
that the event was held at a ‘challenging
course where there were plenty of kangaroos’! So 
the roos just ignored the passing players. “You’ve
been away too long Shanksy. That’s what kangaroos do when they live on a golf
course – just sit back and take in the view between mouthfuls.”
But
that is not what the players did. After
all they were competing for the most
sort after nnomads Golf Club perpetual trophy in
existence (see recently modified SHanksy Invitational
Tournament trophy to right. A new base has been added to make room for previous
and past winners making it a most impressive piece). “It is something I would be proud to put on my mantelpiece” confirmed
Brendan before the event. Note: Before this event Brendan was the only person
to ever win this trophy. He has held the trophy since the event’s inception in
2004.
Now
this was a handicap event with a nearest the pin competition on every par
three. While there wasn’t any rain to speak of, the wind certainly came into
play on a number of holes making the conditions challenging on this ACR 73
course. The Players were certainly
tested and had to play to their handicaps or better to have a chance to win (see photos of the course
and players).
Jack
Maintains Recent Great Form: At the end of the game most
of the competitors had fallen foul of the difficult conditions and challenging
course, including club champion Tim (net 82), event sponsor Shanksy (net 81)
and previous reigning champion for two years Brendan (net 80) who ended up the
back markers in the event. Out in front
was Jack, ‘Happy Jack’ as the South Australian’s call him and happy he was.
With 97 off the 
stick
and an extremely generous handicap of 24, Jack ended up net
73 and square with the card. This was three strokes in front of equal second
placegetters Harry and Mark (net 76) with Steph a further stroke behind in
third (net 77). “There was no secret on the day mate, I cheated that’s right… and had a
good handicap I can tell you“ he
commented when interviewed by the media after the presentations (see post presentation interview with Jack – requires
latest windows media player). It should
be noted that Jack has been on a winning streak since winning the ‘Anzac Trophy’ back in April. This was
just another in a string of wins during the last month or two. “Since
his handicap went out to 24 he has used it to great effect” observed Harry
during the presentations. “But I didn’t
win anything for years and years” pointed out Jack who was holding on
firmly to the trophy.
As
usual Mark was extremely generous with his time during the presentations both
as a prize recipient (he won one ball for equal 2nd and one ball for NTP on the
5th) and in providing the traditional ‘Mark background’ (see the
presentation photos). “Yeah and I
never win a ball normally. I was very pleased with my performance today” he
beamed as he was presented with his prizes.
Reigning
club champion Tim had a rough day on the longer holes but proved to be very
accurate on the par threes taking out two of the four available NTPs. ‘Well I should
get something for all that effort in driving down to here Melbourne and back
home” he smiled when presented with his prizes.
Event
Declared ‘Best Ever’: In
his presentation speech event sponsor Shanksy declared that the 2006 event had
been the ‘best ever’ since the
event’s inception in 2004. “That new
trophy is so good now that even I would like to win this event. I’ll be back.
Mark my words” he declared as the celebrations finally wound up in the car
park at the back of the club house.
The
club committee congratulates Jack on his convincing win and congratulates the
other prize winners – Mark, Tim and Harry on their various performances on the
day. The committee also thanks Shanksy
for his attendance, who flew 24,000 kilometres to be there on the day – a big
effort in anyone’s language.
And so
went the second club championship event for the 2006 year. 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 championship events. It is calculated as follows:
The gross scores
of each player's best three net scores
from all Official nnomads championship 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.
And
it will be very interesting to see who is leading the championship year-to-date
when the results are released at the end of the 2nd quarter. Prior
to the SHIT it was Tom and the question is - Has Jack knocked ‘The Monarch’ off his throne? Thus watch out for the next quarterly update
(after June 30th) to be released soon.
PIS
and BIT Next Events: The next officially sanctioned club championship
event is the Patricia Isabel Slape memorial trophy (The PIS) for 2006 which
will be run around
So
these are the dates you need in your diaries and make sure you attend. Remember
- you have to compete in at least three club sanctioned championship events to
be eligible for the club championship. So get involved.
Results: SHanksy
Invitational Tournament 2006
|
Course |
Event |
Player |
Gross |
HCP |
Net |
|
Yarrambat |
SHIT |
Jack |
97 |
24 |
73 |
|
Yarrambat |
SHIT |
Mark |
111 |
35 |
76 |
|
Yarrambat |
SHIT |
Harry |
103 |
27 |
76 |
|
Yarrambat |
SHIT |
Steph |
98 |
21 |
77 |
|
Yarrambat |
SHIT |
Brendan |
93 |
13 |
80 |
|
Yarrambat |
SHIT |
Shanksy |
96 |
15 |
81 |
|
Yarrambat |
SHIT |
Tim |
112 |
30 |
82 |
