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Stavros the Greek 29th December 2013 Sandringham GC |
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Event Report: ‘Glass half empty as Stavros gets the Decanter’ Sunday 29th December 2013: Finally the day arrived for the annual running of the Santa
Decanter, the last nnomads Golf Club major event
for 2013. And there was significant interest in the outcome because once
again the result would determine who would be the nnomads
Golf Club champion for 2013. “Well it’s
about time we played at a more accessible course for we
peninsular dwellers. I am sick and tired of having to get up at 4am to play
golf at some silly course in the northern suburbs” stated Don Johnson with a sigh of relief as
the 5,646 metre, ACR 68, Sandringham GC had been announced as the venue some
weeks previously. A high calibre field: As would be
expected, there was a fabulous turnout for this year’s event with ten
competitors stepping up to the first tee at the beginning of the competition.
In fact, it was almost a family affair in the first group with ‘De Bros’ - Rubber Man and event
sponsor Pup introducing their
detective nephew Hercule Pierrot for the first time, making Don Johnson the only non-family member
in the group. “Look we consider Don to
be a kind of ‘brother’ so he wasn’t that out of place” countered Rubber Man after reading the previous
sentence. The second group off the tee illustrated the high calibre of the
competitors at this year’s event with The
Bloke, Slugger and Freddie Five
Iron all itching to get their hands on the trophy. “Are you implying the first group wasn’t high calibre?” asked an
indigent Pup after reading the
previous sentence, which of course wasn’t the case, because the last group
had similar credentials with Curtis,
The Cardinal and Stavros the Greek also having their
eyes on the trophy. “I didn’t come here
to be insulted. Are you still implying the first group wasn’t high calibre?”
added Don Johnson after reading the
previous sentence. But Don had
jumped the gun because it was clear to the author that it was a high calibre
field across the board including the first group off the tee (see Santa Decanter 2013 player groups).
Pure quality on course: Sandringham
GC proved to be in excellent condition creating the perfect environment for
some spectacular golf. And the field didn’t disappoint delivering a fantastic
spectacle in the true sense of the word for the adoring gallery following the
field. For example, Curtis managed
to play a ball perfectly into the fork of a tree on the 7th, Pup managed to get onto the green in
one on a 194 metre par 3, Don Johnson
almost took out four NTPs, Freddie Five
Iron went around the whole course using a single club, Slugger used his slice to perfection
on multiple dog-leg holes, The Cardinal
was consistent all day after blessing each of his clubs, The Bloke almost perfected his short game, Rubber Man almost perfected his long game, Hercule blasted a record
breaking longest drive on the 16th and Stavros limited the number of balls he lost to 4 for the round
(see on course at the Santa Decanter
2013). A glass half empty: So it was fair to say it was almost impossible to predict who
was going to win by watching the competition progress during the day. There
were so many potential contenders that the gallery was both in-awe and confused at the same time. But it all became clear as event
sponsor ‘Pup’ finalised the scores
and stood to announce the winner. “….and
this year’s winner is Stavros the Greek” he announced to a flabbergasted
audience. This was not surprising because Stavros (94,30,64)
had played out of his skin, beating The
Cardinal (92,26,66) by two strokes and Curtis (88,21,67) a further stroke behind. “This one stroke penalty for a lost ball rule has got to change. How
can anyone lose four balls and still win the event” asked Curtis who despite being best off the
stick continued to be flabbergasted. But his moans were drowned out by the cheering gallery as the
Santa Decanter trophy was presented to a delighted Stavros who immediately sampled the alcoholic contents of the
decanter then judged to be Jagermeister. And of
course there were a number of other prize winners including Don Johnson who took out two NTPs,
event sponsor Pup who took out a
longest drive and an NTP, The Bloke
who took out an NTP, and Hercule Pierrot
who took out a longest drive in spectacular fashion. “I have always wanted to win the Santa Decanter and I am glad I have
before Curtis gets a quorum together to change the rules….” started off Stavros as the media rushed him for a
post presentation interview (see Santa
Decanter 2013 presentations and winners speech). The Club committee congratulates Stavros the Greek on a particularly impressive win and indeed all
other winners on the day. The committee also reminds members that the soon to
be crowned 2013 nnomads Golf Club champion, The Bloke will be presented with his
trophy on the 27th of January when the annual running of the
Australian Masters Open Kup (AMOK) will be run at
the Growling Frog. So be there or be square! |
Detailed Results
The Santa Decanter 2013
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Player |
Gross |
HCP |
Net |
Prizes |
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94 |
30 |
64 |
Outright winner on nnomads handicap
and NTP |
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The
Cardinal |
92 |
26 |
66 |
2nd
on nnomads handicap |
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Curtis |
88 |
21 |
67 |
3rd
on nnomads handicap |
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The
Bloke |
89 |
21 |
68 |
NTP |
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Don
Johnson |
90 |
21 |
69 |
NTP x
2 |
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Slugger |
94 |
22 |
72 |
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Rubber
Man |
98 |
24 |
74 |
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Pup |
96 |
21 |
75 |
LD
and NTP |
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Freddie
Five Iron |
113 |
36 |
77 |
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Hercule
Pierrot |
118 |
36 |
82 |
Endeavour
Award and LD |
This month’s competition: Who was
told his handicap had dropped four strokes when it didn’t?