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The ‘Blessed are the Big Nose’ Cup 2012

Winner on Handicap: Date: Course: Competitors: On course coverage: Prize winners:

Bryan (Maroon Breasted Warbler or BC for short) 6^th April 2012 Yering Meadows Player groups BBNC 2012 On course at the BBNC 2012 BBNC presentations 2012

Event Report:

‘BC has a Big Nose’

April 6^th 2012: And so it came to pass, that is, the resurrection on Good Friday of the ‘Blessed are the Big Nose’ Cup which wasn’t run last year because it was too close to ANZAC day, which would have meant two major events in three days, which was deemed too much for nnomads members at the time (because it clashed with a lawn bowls tournament). And the people came to that blessed spot, being Yering Meadows at the foot of the Yarra Valley on that sacred of days.

Impressive field: Indeed it was an excellent turnout under the circumstances with a strong field on course to compete for one of the most sought after trophies available on the nnomads Golf Club event calendar. For example, the first group onto the tee included the 2011 nnomads Golf Club Champion ‘The Bloke’, the 2010 nnomads Golf Club Champion ‘Pup’ and the 2009 nnomads Golf Club Champion ‘Slugger’. And if that wasn’t enough to impress you then the second group will because it included the ‘Maroon Breasted Warbler’ who had flown in from Queensland especially for the event, The ‘Cardinal’ returning from the dead on the most appropriate of days, and ‘Rubber Man’ who had also returned from the dead (but did so a few months ago, hence was available to play on the day – but that another story). And to top it all off was the final group which included ethnic television star ‘Stavros the Greek’, paramedic extraordinaire ‘Nurse Min’ and international wanderer and full time earth tuner ‘Shags’. Hence, the scene was set for some stiff competition (see BBNC player groups 2012).

Fierce competition: Now Yering Meadows is a magnificent 6,066 meter, ACR 72 (blue tees) twenty seven hole course located at the base of the Yarra Valley with sensational views over the valley. The twenty seven holes means there are three different combinations of nine holes available to play and the BBNC 2012 was played on the Homestead course (holes 19 to 27 and holes 1 to 9), a challenge for any player. This set the scene for some fierce competition and that was exactly what happened (see on course at the BBNC 2012. Note: There aren’t any photos of Group 1 because they were so far ahead in play that they disappeared into the distance… or was that because Group 2 were so slow they didn’t keep up).

BC has a ‘big nose’: At the end of the competition there were two standout performers being the current nnomads Golf Club champion ‘The Bloke’ and the ‘Maroon Breasted Warbler’. They were stand out because they were the only two players to end up anywhere near to the card net on nnomads handicap with the rest of the field up in the eighties on net score. ‘The Bloke’ had a good day taking out an NTP, a longest drive (almost 2 LDs) and coming in second on handicap (96,21,75). But it wasn’t good enough to beat BC who ended up net 72 strokes, even with the card (101,29,72) and two strokes in front. This was a particularly impressive performance by BC who had swanned into town to attend a concert the night before, then played in and won the BBNC during the day on the Friday and then flew out to Queensland later that night. “It’s a tough schedule for we superstars but someone has to do it.” explained BC to the media as he stepped into the limousine taking him to the airport.

Presentations were a sizzle: Now the day was particularly enjoyable because of the generosity of Slugger who made ‘Man’s world’ available to the nnomads Golf Club for the purposes of the presentations. Further, Slugger cooked up a swag of sausages on the BBQ to sate the appetites of all who attended the presentations (Thanks Slugger!). However, the presentations were dominated by BC and The Bloke who took out most of the major prizes although Pup won a ball for a fantastic NTP and Shags took out a Longest Drive (just beating The Bloke to another ball - see BBNC 2012 presentations).

BC drops a bombshell: As you would expect, the gallery in attendance went wild as Event sponsor, Nurse Min presented BC with the Big Nose trophy for 2012 and all was going well as BC congratulated himself on behalf of Minnow during the trophy presentation (see BBNC 2012 champion speech). But then BC dropped a bombshell that left everyone in attendance aghast. He refused to take the trophy with him claiming he didn’t have enough room in his luggage and didn’t want to carry it as hand luggage on the plane. He then went onto to announce that he wouldn’t be back next year to defend his championship win because he had previous commitments already scheduled into his program!

Well, you could have heard a pin drop as the media jostled for position as BC walked towards his limousine. And as he drove off into the distance it was Nurse Min who broke the ice saying “So a burglar from QLD came and stole our Big Nose cup but had the unmitigated gall to refuse to take it with his carry-on luggage, ie: a double insult..... Not only have they decimated Labour, they are golf bandits as well....... there's only one thing for it, 'revenge'! We'll lure him back down for the BIT and 'dack him when he least expects it...... wwhhoooaaa...haaa, whooa..ha ha ha”.

The Club committee congratulates BC on his convincing win in the second major of 2012 and of course all winners on the day. The committee also reminds BC of the responsibility that comes with being a nnomads champion and the obligation to adhere to the ‘nnomads GC code of professional behaviour’ which requires all major event winners to defend their titles (unless they have a good excuse). It should be noted that the disciplinary committee has decided not to sanction BC on this occasion subject to his behaviour at the BIT later in the year.

Detailed Results

The ‘Blessed are the Big Nose’ Cup 2012

Player	Gross	HCP	Net	Prizes
BC	101	29	72	Winner on nnomads GC handicap
Steph	96	21	75	Second on nnomads GC handicap, 1 x NTP and 1 x LD
Shanksy	104	23	81	Longest drive
Mark V	104	22	82
Pete S	104	21	83	NTP
Harry	112	28	84
Fang	114	26	88
Steve	112	23	89
Min	123	33	90

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Player groups BBNC 2012

On course at the BBNC 2012

BBNC presentations 2012

BBNC Champion 2012 Speech

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