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WEEKLY COMPETITION |
nnomads Golf Club
‘Weekly Competition 2011’
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Latest weekly results – 2011 |
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Date: 4/11/2011 |
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Winner
on Handicap |
Thombie thwarts The
Bloke at the Meadows Following on from his fabulous win last
Tuesday in the Melbourne Cup Cup, Thombie the Mist prevailed once again over the Bloke (who he beat in a playoff 3
days prior), and Teflon (who fell
over after a brilliant first nine and didn’t make the play off 3 days earlier),
on the very challenging Yering Meadows Homestead
Course (holes 27 through 9). Teeing off at 7.20am (Where were you Jack?), the fabulous
threesome were pretty even at the turn with Thombie
and Teflon on 18 points and The Bloke 4 points behind. By the end of the
round The Bloke was within one
point of Mist but couldn’t manager
to squeeze out what was needed. Hence, Thombei
took all balls and points earned on the day (no NTP - see updated Bladder and latest handicaps). The
committee congratulates Thombei on
his continuing good form and reminds all members of Lee Treveno
who famously said- ‘You can make a
lot of money in the game. Just ask my ex-wives. Both of them are so rich that
neither of their husbands work.’ So get out
there and play golf. Apparently you may make a buck if you practice! |
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Previous weekly results – 2011 |
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Date: 30/9/2011 |
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Winner
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Runner up |
The river is rising at Yering And so it was as four fortunate soles
teed off on the Yering Meadows Valley
Course (holes 10 through 27), an ACR 71.7 6024 metre course with sensational
views over the Yarra Valley. Those fortunates included Thombei,
Pup, Slugger and Teflon who
lapped up the beautiful vistas as they played down the lush green fairways
onto the immaculate greens. But this was a tough course on the day with water
hazards bulging after heaving rains and water levels rising by the minute fed
by the runoff. And there was quite some controversy when
Tom landed in water. This was because his ball ended up outside the hazard
markers where water normally wasn’t present (but was today because of the
flooding). Hence, Misty wanted to call it casual
water so he could move his ball without penalty. “You define whether you are in the hazard or not by looking at the
stakes. On that basis I am clearly not in the hazard. So I must be in casual
water because my ball is totally submerged? How can you argue with that?” suggested
Thombei as the rest of the players totally ignored his plea. [Note: As it
happens Tom is right and has had a stroke removed from his gross score but
keep it quiet]. In any case, it was a close game with all
players within one stroke of each other at the end of the first nine. Then
Pup asserted himself with some sensational drives to pull away by seven
strokes at the end of the round. On handicap, Teflon (113, 30, 83) snuck in front of Pup (106, 18, 88) to take the winners
balls while both gained some bladder points [but for some reason Pup wasn’t
presented with his ball so the club still owes him one. Plus we had to use
the substitute photo shown left – but also see updated Bladder and latest handicaps). The
committee congratulates Teflon and Pete on their average but points earning
performances and reminds all members of journalist Phillip Adams’s attitude to golf - ‘Unless you're willing to have a go, fail miserably, and have another
go, success won't happen’. So get out there and have a go at golf! |
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Date: 23/9/2011 |
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Equal
Winner on Handicap
Equal
Winner on Handicap |
As you would expect, the Yering Meadows
staff recognised the nnomads GC members as they approached the pro shop and
appropriately discounted the round once again. And it all started off very
well on the 6,066 metre Homestead course (holes 19 to 27 and then holes 1 to
9), an ACR 71.8 off the blue tees. But to be honest, the quality of the golf
deteriorated and particularly on the second nine. This is not to say the
harmonious group of Afheed, Slugger and Telflon didn’t have a fabulous day, because they did. It
was just that is was another mediocre albeit very pleasant round with Slugger
and Telflon coming equal on handicap and Afheed taking out the NTP. This meant everyone got a ball
and everyone got some points so you couldn’t beat that could you (see updated Bladder)? As was expected
there was little change to the handicaps (see latest handicaps). The
committee congratulates Afheed, Slugger and Telflon on their egalitarian approach to golf but reminds
all members of billionaire Kerry Packer’s personal motto ‘Never complain, never explain’ which clearly means walk out the door and play more golf without explanation – Just-do-it. |
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Date: 16/9/2011 |
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Winner
on Handicap |
Mist all over the Meadows So Shanksy
was working as was Steph and
everyone else except Slugger who
was heading for Torquay for a weekend away, and of course Emile who was heading for Sorrento
doing the same thing and Steph who was going to join him, and Shanksy who was
going to ring Steph and Emile for a game on the weekend and .... etc, etc, etc .... I mean how hard is it to arrange a Friday morning game of golf? Despite all these obstacles, Teflon and
the Mist were visionary enough to tee off at Yering Meadows mid morning on
Friday in the most perfect conditions (22 degrees, sunny, magnificent view
over the Yarra Valley, all that...) to play the ‘Valley Course’ (holes 10
through 27). But to keep it short, The
Mist was all over Harry on this
challenging course taking the points easily and the only ball on offer (as no
one got the NTP - see updated
Bladder), and little change to the handicaps (see latest handicaps). The committee congratulates Thombei on his return to form and
reminds all members that all this talk about football Tony, should not distract you from playing golf! |
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Date: 11/9/2011 |
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Winner
on Handicap |
Teflon slips one to the Bloke Well no one wanted to play golf this week
except Teflon, The Bloke and Freddie (although Freddie ruled out an early tee-off
and the Bloke had already booked a 7.40am tee off which resulted in a pair of
nnomads playing Yarra Bend on a Sunday morning). And while it was a little
damp early in the game, the sun broke to make it one of those ‘Yarra Bend mornings’. As it turned out it was a pretty
competitive game of golf. Harry got away well but lost the lead to Steph
towards the end of the first nine, who then maintained the off the stick lead
to the end of the round. But Harry hauled back enough strokes back to win the
day on handicap (93,30,63) from an ungrateful Steph (90,23,67) who didn’t win
the NTP either. Hence, Teflon got the balls and points (see updated Bladder), with minimal
change to the handicaps (see latest
handicaps). The committee congratulates Harry on a simply superb performance
and reminds all members that the only way to overcome a challenge is to
start. So start playing golf! |
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Date: 27/8/2011 |
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Winners
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Couldn’t separate Bloke-n-Mist So this commentary is based on a remote
email report with no detail at all. Suffice to say that Teflon organised the
game, booked the course and then didn’t turn up. Apparently, Thombie
and the Bloke played really well but Shags didn’t. At the end of round the
Bloke and Thombei were two under par and one over the ACR, a nice round to
say the least (both net 69). The mist took out the NTP putting him in the
serious points (see updated Bladder),
as was the Bloke with little change to the handicaps (see latest handicaps). The committee congratulates Thombei and the Bloke on an impressive
performance and reminds all members that spring is here so spring into action and book for golf
next week NOW! |
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Date: 29/7/2011 |
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Winner
on Handicap |
Afheed makes a meal of it Don’t take that headline the wrong way
because Emileo did it well at The Bend
on that fateful Friday afternoon when he showed Harry and Steph how this
picturesque course should be played. Afheed started strongly and then led the field all day (well
almost), but it didn’t matter because his final even with the card score (103,34,69) was
clearly superior to Teflon and The Bloke who were looking for excuses as the
score were being calculated. No one got the NTP which meant that Emileo got
all the points (see updated Bladder)
with little change to the handicaps (see latest handicaps). The committee congratulates Afheed on yet another stupendous performance
and reminds all members that spring is almost here. So spring into action and book for golf next week. |
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Date: 02/7/2011 |
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Winner
on Handicap |
Captain warms up for a PIS Well it was a big turn out when the
Captain organised a ‘warm up’ round at Yarra Bend the weekend before the PIS.
The very impressive two groups included The
Hanging Judge, Afheed, The Bloke, Teflon, Thombei the Mist, Nurse Min and Pieter B. So the day was beautiful and the course –
very pretty, which was fortunate because there was nothing pretty about the
outcome. That was because the renegade South Australian took the winners
balls, all three of them after shooting a net 2 strokes under the card (99,32,67). Steph (99,32,67) and
Emile (104,34,70) came in equal second while Jack took the longest drive and
someone (not sure who, records lost, please identify yourself) won the NTP. The committee congratulates The Captain for his first win of the
year and reminds all members that fishing and golf work perfectly together.
So if you can’t go fishing play some golf! |
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Date: 02/4/2011 |
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Winner
on Handicap
2nd and Longest Drive |
So this week it was on again at the RACV
club in the beautiful hills around Healesville in the Yarra Valley. Logically
Tombei the Mist turned up (2 minutes from
home) as did ‘Pup’ (playing the
role of required member), ‘The Bloke’
and Teflon (also close to home). The course was in its normally beautiful
but challenging condition tripping up all players at some stage during the game.
It was relatively close at the turn with Pup
and The Bloke on equal terms and
the Mist a couple of strokes
behind. Thombei then took the
initiative before stumbling badly on the final three holes leaving a gap for Teflon (102, 30, 72) to slide his way
into first position (based on his new much higher handicap under the new
handicap system) leaving The Bloke
just behind in 2nd (97, 23, 74). Now there was some controversy with the
longest drive because The Bloke was
clearly longer but was next to a mid fairway bunker on the 2nd
cut. The referee deemed it legitimate on the basis the bunker was surrounded
by fairway and so was part of the fairway despite sitting on the 2nd
cut. Not all players agreed with the judgement (particularly Thombei as he was next in line). But
the ball went to The Bloke for a
sensational drive. This meant that Telfon and The Bloke took all the balls and bladder points (see updated Bladder) with little
change to the handicaps (see latest
handicaps). The committee congratulates Teflon for his first win of the year
and the Bloke for maintaining his
increasing lead on the Bladder. The committee reminds all members that lent is almost upon us, so lean on yourself now and book for
next week. |
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Date: 18/3/2011 |
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Winner on Handicap |
Afheed takes out the masses It was clear the Hanging Judge wasn’t going to play because tee off at Yering
Meadows was booked for 7.30am. Tombei the Mist
baled as well leaving three intrepid souls to soak up the perfect conditions
including Telfon, The Bloke and Afheed.
The group started on the 10th
with the intention to play through to the 27th (known as the
Valley Course). Competition was tight through the first nine with not much in
it at the turn. The head greenkeeper Craig,
happened to be on the 10th green and recommended playing the first
nine instead of the third nine, something the
Bloke was very keen on. This turned the Valley course into the Nursery
course which was in just superb condition. But its a tough course with water and bunkers
everywhere. In the end it was Afheed (112,35,77) who took
advantage of the change ending up three strokes in front of Telfon. No one got the NTP, which meant that Afheed was the only winner on the day (see updated Bladder). Not much
happened to the handicaps (see latest
handicaps), using both old and new systems. The committee congratulates Afheed on another commanding performance and reminds all
members that a good strike rate is something women are really impressed by.
And the only way to get one (a good strike rate, not woman), is to play in
the weekly competition. So book now for next week. |
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Date: 5/3/2011 |
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NTP |
So this was the first weekly competition
to use the new rolling set handicaps (introduced on the 1st of
March), and what an impact they had. The venue this week was the RACV club in
Healesville on a perfect, breathless sunny afternoon. And it was a field of
champions that stepped up to the tee including current nnomads golf club
champion ‘Pup’, last year’s nnomads golf club champion ‘Slugger’, 2006
nnomads golf club champion ‘Thombei the Mist’ and
never been a nnomads golf club champion ‘Teflon. Hence, the scene was set for
a very competitive round. And at the end of the day you couldn’t
split the real champions with Pup (92,19,73),
Slugger (96, 23,73) and the Mist (97, 24, 73) all ending up on a net score of
73 strokes. This meant the points were split evenly across the equal winners
giving them all a boost on the 2011 Bladder, although Slugger got an extra
point for his sensational NTP on the 4th hole (see updated Bladder). An interesting
feature of the new handicap system was that a couple of players went out
while a couple came in slightly (see latest handicaps), further
reinforcing the perception that the new system better reflects how members
are playing at the present time. The committee congratulates Pup, Slugger
and Thombei on their tight performances and reminds all members that the only
way to get some balls is to play in the weekly competition. |
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Date: 25/2/2011 |
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Winner on handicap |
Despite Yarra Bend being slightly
distorted, it was in great condition for this week’s Friday morning
competition. The event attracted a huge field of three players including Afheed, The Bloke and Telflon
(although Bull also turned out for the walk making it a particularly
enjoyable round). Everybody hit at least one good shot. But
Steph hit more than one good shot and took out the points at the end of the
day (93,20,73). This gave him another boost on the
bladder cementing his place at the top for another week (see updated Bladder). No one broke
their handicap, so all sneaked out a smidgen (see latest handicaps) and the NTP
didn’t go off! The committee congratulates Steph on
another convincing win and reminds members that participation is good for the
soul. So start participating in the weekly competition now! |
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Date: 19/2/2011 |
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Winner on handicap |
Thombei ‘feels it’ up at the club The weather forecast looked gruesome
during the week predicting solid rain for the weekly competition to be held
at the RACV Club in Healesville last Saturday. Hence, no one was surprised
when it turned into a perfect sunny day for golf, albeit, somewhat wet
underfoot due to the rain the night before. The field for the day was high
quality to say the least including reigning club champion ‘Pup’, can’t sail
because of the wind ‘Shags’, local Healesville boy ‘Thombei’
and doesn’t fit any of those descriptions ‘Teflon’. With a group like this
competing for the points you can imagine the competitive vibe around the
first tee prior to tee off. Now the RACV Healesville course is short
(only 4272 meters), has a low ACR rating (ACR=65.8), and has a PAR of only 68
strokes. You could easily conclude these players should tear up the course.
But the course has quite a bit of up and down (hills that is), has some
fearsome rough, is surrounded by magnificent mature trees and bush (don’t go
in there), and has some very challenging tee and pin placements. All
concluded it was a very challenging course on the day. And that’s how it panned out with too
because it was almost anyone’s game for most of the round, well almost. In
fact Teflon fell off the perch early followed by Shags much later leaving the
Pup and Thombei to fight it out over the last few holes. But the final
results didn’t paint this picture because Thombei proved to be a convincing
winner shooting 89 off the stick and one stroke under the card (net 67
strokes) after handicap. To make it even more convincing, the Mist took out
the only NTP on the day, leaving Pup the only other competitor to get any
Bladder points (2nd on handicap - see updated Bladder). No one broke
their handicap and while Thombei didn’t go out, everyone else did (see latest handicaps). The committee congratulates Thombei on
his convincing win and reminds members that the weather bureau is rarely
right. So you should book into the weekly competition no matter what the
outlook. |
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2nd on handicap |
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NTP |
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Date: 15/2/2011 |
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Winner on handicap |
Bloke Makes Mist Disappear up The Valley In an effort to revive the weekly
competition for 2011, The Bloke, The Mist and Teflon decided to play the
Valley Course (ACR 72) at Yering Meadows mid week to ensure very few players
could compete. In near perfect conditions (sunny, 31 degrees, hardly a person
on the course), the threesome gave it their best to
conquer this challenging course configuration. As would be expected, it was a
close competition for quite most of the match. For example, all players shot
the same gross score on the first nine and it stayed close until the last few
holes at which point Teflon self destructed leaving The Mist and The Bloke to
fight it out for the honours. But at the end of the day there could
only be one winner which was Steph, who took it out over Tom by one stroke
after handicaps were applied (102,20,82). And to
make it a clean sweep Steph also took out the nearest the pin on the day. Clearly,
this was another commanding performance from the Bloke who was backing up
from his recent win in the AMOK in January. No one broke their handicap so
all handicaps went out by 0.1 stoke using the old handicap system. However,
Steph gain another boost on the Bladder (now based on a points system),
giving him a clear lead year to date. The committee congratulates Steph on his
continuing form in 2011 and reminds members that every game of golf extends
your life by a day and members should be aiming to live to one hundred years
of age. So you know what to do - play more golf! |
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NTP |
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