CLUB CHAMPION 2008 - ‘The Captain’

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Club Champion 2008 – ‘The Captain’

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2008 nnomads Club Champion - The Captain		Winner – BIT - October 2018
	The 2008 nnomads Golf Club Champion ‘Reflects on his Performance!’ December 31st 2008: Members, associates and hangers on, ‘The Captain - Ricko’ has won the nnomads Golf Club Championship for 2008 and he has done it very convincingly. The Year in Review: So how did he do it you ask? Well, during 2008 there were five nnomads Golf Club championship sanctioned events including ‘The Anzac Day Medal’ (ADM) run in April, ‘The Participial Isabel Slape Memorial Trophy’ (PIS) run in July, ‘The Monarch of the Tulum’ (MOTT), run in October ‘The Balnarring Invitational Tournament’ (BIT) run in October, and ‘The Melbourne Cup Cup (MCC) run in November. The nnomads Golf Club champion each year is that player with the lowest average net score at the end of the year across three nnomads Golf Club championship sanctioned events. Mark led the field early: The year started with Mark F’s sensational win in the Anzac Day Medal played at the Growling Frog back in April. It was a one stroke win over Tim which put Mark at the top of the table after the first championship event for 2008. “I thought I was in with a real chance this year. My mistake was not going to South Australia in July” sighed Mark reflecting on what might have been. Min took the lead technically at the midpoint: Next on the nnomads Golf Club championship calendar for 2008 was the PIS which was run at McCracken Country Club and Victor Harbour Golf Club early in July. This was where Ricko first burst onto the 2008 scene with his fourteen stroke win, yes I said fourteen stroke win over Boz, a not so close second, not to mention the rest of the field. It was a sensational performance by Ricko. However, it was Min who took the lead on the club championship table with the lowest average net score across three cards from nnomads Golf Club sanctioned events at that point in time.“It was nice to be on top for a while but Ricko hadn’t played three sanctioned events at that stage so it was just a technical lead” retorted Min trying to play down his achievement. Ricko moved at the MOTT: It was at the MOTT played at the wonderful Flinders Golf Club in October where Ricko made his next move. Jack won the tournament in a dramatic play-off with Tom in front of an adoring crowd. But after playing in the MOTT Ricko had now submitted the required three score cards from nnomads sanctioned events which pushed him past Min to the top of the 2008 championship ladder. “Look if I was in charge Ricko would have been hung, drawn and quartered before tee off” smarted the Hanging Judge when the results were announced by the Club committee. “And I took that man snapper fishing?” exploded a horrified Ricko after hearing Jacks comments. Captained it off at the BIT: So just to make sure, Ricko took out the BIT by two strokes from professional bridesmaid Mark Vas at Cape Schanck Resort the following day. This gave him an unassailable lead in the club championship for 2008 even though there was still one Club sanctioned event to play. Brendan won that last event; the Melbourne Cup Cup, in very convincing fashion but it wasn’t enough to threaten the new champion. “The competition was too tough this year. That’s why I went for the Callaway crown instead” countered Brendan as he realised he wasn’t in the running for 2008. “Did you say Mulloway, because if you’re going fishing, I’m in” questioned an extremely excited Ricko who didn’t quite hear what Brendan was mumbling about. Ricko reigns supreme: So, at the end of the nnomads Golf Club championship competition for 2008 Ricko ended up with an average net score of 68.7 strokes across his three lowest nnomads Golf Club sanctioned events. This was a full 5.6 strokes ahead of the next group of players being Jack, Tom and Brendan, all on an average of 74.3 strokes. “Look the snapper were running early this year so I had a good feeling about it all. And after bagging out with King George whiting at Port Vic with Leo in June I felt just unbeatable” explained The Captain as he looked up the latest tide times for Corny Point (see detailed results of championship for 2008). Toasted in Absentia: There were only eight players at the final game of the year, held at Yarrambat, late in December. But that was enough for a quorum so some important decisions were made. The first motion on the agenda was a decision to make all beers free for the final game of 2008, which all in attendance took full advantage of immediately after the decision. “You are joking aren’t you? We hopped into those beers well before the decision so technically we applied it retrospectively” corrected Fritz after reading the previous line. The other motion put up by Brendan involved removal of the mulligan’s rule, something he has suggested previously a number of times. And once again it was voted down five to three. “Now he shouldn’t be able to put that motion up again for at least a couple of years” suggested Min as Brendan moaned in the background. “Well anyone who takes a mulligan should piss sitting down” insisted a disappointed Brendan, but that’s another story. Not to be distracted, the important point about this meeting was the toast to the new nnomads Club Champion Ricko which occurred a number of times during the afternoon’s post game proceedings. Ricko was of course not in attendance (had gone fishing), so a photo provided by the Cardinal (sent by disk because he also wasn’t there), was used as a surrogate Ricko. This allowed the gathering to toast the new champion with his image clear in their minds. “I thought it was an effigy. That’s why I tried to burn it” explained Tom as he fumbled with a lighter. “I’m just surprised he has a reflection in that photo. I thought people from the dark side (South Australia) didn’t have reflections” quizzed a wondering Steve gazing at Ricko’s reflection on the trophy in the photo. “Just how did we let this occur? They have taken back the Green Jacket and now they have got our trophy” questioned Pete as he balked at yet another toast to Ricko. “Thanks guys for the gesture. I’m thinking of you all” lied Ricko in a text message sent from a boat in the middle of St Vincent’s gulf. “Well it is all for the good of the club isn’t it” stated Mark in calming sort of way. “No need for antidepressants here” observed nurse Min as another chance to dispense medicines disappeared. Brendan had no problems with his bladder: It should also be said that Brendan had another wonderful year in 2008, winning a number of titles (mainly Callaway) and topping the infamous Bladder once again. There were 174 balls handed out during weekly competitions in 2008 and Brendan won 49 of them (29%). This included 30 balls for winning, 15 balls for NTP, and 4 balls for second place. In total Brendan earned 128 points a full 26 points in front of Harry in 2^nd place. “He almost owns the Bladder doesn’t he?” asked Shanksy by carrier pigeon from his fire proof bunker in California. ““Yeah but he plays every week. No wonder he wins so many balls” chimed in last year’s club champion Emile from Denmark by satellite phone. “Top of the bladder is some sort of relief but I still aspire to a club championship” mussed Brendan looking forward to 2009. “Over my dead body” mumbled a competitive Steph as he read this article on the nnomads Golf Club website. “Just don’t let the golf get in the way” suggested Tim using smoke signals from central Victoria (see 2008 final bladder results fresh from the pathology laboratory). And so another chapter in the nnomads Golf Club history comes to an end, being 2008 of course. Ricko now joins an elite group of nnomads Golf Club champions, the ultimate achievement for any nnomads Golf Club member. He now takes the coveted ‘Golfing Git’ trophy from last year’s winner Emile and holds it for the 2009 calendar year (at which point he needs to return it to Victoria as quickly as possible, and at his cost, unless he can win the championship back to back in 2009). The nnomads Golf Club Committee sincerely congratulates The Captain on this truly great achievement and Brendan for is great bladder control in 2008. “And may you all catch a really nice fish in 2009” wished Ricko as the Club Champion brought the December Club committee meeting to a close.

Final Results: nnomads Golf Club Championship 2008

Player	Totals Gross Score	Total Handicap	Total Net Score	Number of cards submitted	Average Net Score
Ricko	310	104	206	3	68.7
Jack	280	57	223	3	74.3
Tom	288	65	223	3	74.3
Brendan	265	42	223	3	74.3
Harry	297	73	224	3	74.7
Steph	285	55	230	3	76.7
Mark V	312	78	234	3	78.0
Min	332	95	237	3	79.0
Steve	297	57	240	3	80.0
Mark F	348	105	243	3	81.0
Emile	340	95	245	3	81.7
Fritz	342	86	256	3	85.3
Boz	225	80	145	2	72.5
Jacko	198	52	146	2	73.0
Normie	200	54	146	2	73.0
Nicko	189	40	149	2	74.5
Tim	217	60	157	2	78.5
Bryan C	208	50	158	2	79.0
JB	237	76	161	2	80.5
Christo	222	56	166	2	83.0
Boog	226	54	172	2	86.0
Pete S	221	40	181	2	90.5
Dewy	270	78	192	2	96.0
Beau	277	70	207	2	103.5
Ashleigh	121	36	85	1	85.0
Fang	108	22	86	1	86.0
Pete W	151	34	117	1	117.0

Detailed Results

The Bladder 2008

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Acknowledgements: Special thanks to ‘The Cardinal’ for his brilliant photo of the Captain - ‘Ricko in Reflection’

Photo of the year: ‘Hail on the second green’ - Taken by Thombei the Mist

Fishing information: Ricko recommends Ausfish Australian Fishing Forums