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The Santa Decanter 2012

 

 

Winner on Handicap:

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Competitors:

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Prize winners:

 

Pete (Pup)

29th December 2012

Growling Frog GC

Player groups SD 2012

On course at the SD 2012

SD presentations 2012

 

 

Event Report:

‘Pup takes back Decanter from Santa’

Saturday 29th December 2012: Hey Pup! Why are we playing off the blue tees and not the yellow tees?” asked a bemused Cardinal during the pre-game briefing. “Because we are nnomads replied event sponsor Pup as he stepped onto the first tee to lead the twelve player field away in the annual running of the Santa Decanter, this year being played at the fabulous Growling Frog, which was in picture perfect condition for the last major nnomads Golf Club event for 2012.

Champs, chimps and chumps: And so it was as the rest of the competitors in the first of the three groups stepped up to join Pup including The Bloke, The Hanging Judge and Don Johnson (The champs). They were closely followed by the second group containing The Cardinal, Rubber Man, Slugger and Thombei the Mist (The chimps) and finally the last group made up of Stavros, Markus Octavious, Nurse Min and Freddie Five Iron (The chumps). “I want to change the name of our group” complained Nurse Min at the last minute. “It should be something like – ‘The challengers’ or something” he suggested. But it was too late as the field moved off down the course psyching themselves up for a day of hard fought competition (see Santa Decanter 2012 player groups).

On course for victory: And as usual, the 6,185 metre Growling Frog championship course didn’t disappoint as the clouds cleared into a beautiful sunny day with perfect on-course conditions. And as you would expect, all players took advantage of the fabulous opportunity, tearing up the course with only one thing in mind, that is, getting their hands on the most sought after Santa Decanter trophy, including its liquid contents – rumoured to be Jagermeister - a German 70-proof, 35% digestive made with 56 herbs and spices or at least that’s what Wikipedia says (see on course at the Santa Decanter 2012).

The course took its toll: Now it should be said that the blue tees and the bunkers took their toll on many players, exampled by the higher than normal scores at the end of the round. And this became obvious as The Cardinal placed the competitor names on the leader board as the final scores were read out in the club house (car park) after the round. And when it came down to the final three names, the gallery went quiet in anticipation only to find out that Pup had won his own event for the second time (99,22,77) by one stroke from the Bloke in second place (97,19,78) and Nurse Min in third (115,35,80). “A handicap of 22 strokes! That is ridiculous” moaned a disappointed Bloke as he realised he had been beaten once again by one of the best on the tour. “Quite justified” claimed Pup as last year’s champion Thombei the Mist stepped up to pass over the fabulous Santa Decanter trophy to the worthy winner. “And because Pup doesn’t do it, I’ll do it for him” announced a generous Thombei the Mist who subsequently skulled the shot of Jagermeister normally destined for the winner (see video of the Santa Decanter presentations 2012 and I say ‘see’ the video because you certainly can’t hear it very well because of the windy conditions during the presentations).

A long list of winners: But of course everyone is a winner on a day like that including Stavros, Slugger, Don Johnson and The Hanging Judge who all won an NTP and Stavros and Pup who both won a longest drive. And as would be expected, Thombei the Mist handed out a shot of Jagermeister to every prize winner before starting on the rest of the field making the presentations a somewhat long, laborious but very enjoyable affair (see Santa Decanter 2012 presentations).

The Club committee congratulates Pup on another winning performance and indeed all other winners on the day. And as we say every year, clearly the spirit of Christmas has been the winner once again setting the scene for a new nnomads Golf Club champion to be installed in a few days’ time – midnight the 31st of December. And the nnomads Golf Club for 2012 will be Stavros, a first time and most worthy winner. So be at the club championship presentations on the 26th of January when the annual running of the Australian Masters Open Kup (AMOK) will be run, once again at the Growling Frog.

Detailed Results

The Santa Decanter 2012

Player

Gross

HCP

Net

Prizes

Pete

99

22

77

Outright winner on nnomads handicap and Longest drive

Steph

97

19

78

2nd on nnomads handicap

Min

115

35

80

3rd on nnomads handicap

Mark V

105

24

81

NTP

Tom

106

24

82

 

Steve

107

24

83

 

Jack

108

24

84

NTP

Harry

114

27

87

NTP and Longest drive

Fritz

123

36

87

 

Shanksy

109

21

88

NTP

Fang

114

26

88

 

Mark F

122

31

91

 

 

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Player groups SD 2012

On course at the SD 2012

SD presentations 2012

Video of SD presentations 2012

 

 

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