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Winner on Handicap: Date: Course: Competitors: On course coverage: Prize winners: |
Slugger 27th December 2014 Yarra Bend GC None unfortunately |
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Event Report: ‘Slugger earns a slug on the Decanter’ Saturday 27th December 2014: Once again the famed Santa Decanter proved controversial, in
part because last year’s winner didn’t get to select the course (a historical
right apparently), in part because Don
Johnson had to drive all the way from Rosebud to compete (not happy Jan),
in part because the Santa Decanter trophy was filled with Glenmorangie
12 year old single malt whisky (What happened to the Jägermeister?), and in
part because of the ever changing group of competitors that wasn’t finalised
until part way through the game. A high calibre field: What do you mean by an ever changing
group of competitors you may ask? Well it went something like this. Eight players were expected to play
in the not-to-be-missed Santa Decanter 2014. Then it became apparent that
SHIT champion Freddie Five Iron had
slept in taking it down to seven players. Meanwhile Stavros the Greek had totally forgotten the event, taking it down
to six players. Then The Bloke rang
Stavros who then bolted for the
course, getting there just as players started to tee off which took the numbers
back to seven players again. Then The
Cardinal decided he didn’t want to play after putting out on the first
green which took it back to six players again. All this also meant that The Bloke started in the 1st
group along with Curtis, Don Johnson
and Slugger but finished in the 2nd group, along with Stavros the Greek and Rubber Man. Hence talking player
group photos proved a complex but riotous process (see Santa
Decanter 2014 player groups). Pure quality on course: And in
the true spirit of Christmas and goodwill to all mankind we won’t mention the
rare and most unusual minor altercation between two competitors on the first
fairway because it wasn’t really anything worth mentioning and something that
will surely be forgotten before the next major event, the AMOK on Australia
Day (All power to friendship between nnomads!). What
was worth mentioning, was the pure quality of the golf on display, perfectly
exampled by The Bloke’s magnificent
nearest the Pin on the 4th, Rubber
Man’s sensational nearest the pin on the 8th, The Bloke’s awesome nearest the pin on
the 10th, Sluggers unbelievable
nearest the pin on the 14th and Curtis’s
stupendous nearest the pin on
the 16th. That’s not to mention Don Johnson’s fabulous longest drive on the 6th and Curtis’s inspirational longest drive
on the 15th. Hence, the media would have gone wild if they were in
attendance, but they weren’t. (Note:
Due to a lack of media presence during the game, there were no on-course photos
for the 2014 event). Slugger earns a slug
on the decanter: It also became obvious that
there were some truly standout performances at the end of the round including
The Bloke’s best-off-the-stick and
equal with the card performance (89,19,70) that earned him 2nd
place overall, and Rubber Man’s one
stroke over the card performance (92,21,71) that earned him 3rd
place overall, and helped him slip into first place in the club championship ahead
of previous leader Nurse Min who
was at work at the time (Bugger the patients Nurse Min! You should have been there!!). But all eyes and accolades
focused on Slugger at the
presentations because his one under the card performance (93,24,69), was enough to make him the Santa Decanter
champion for 2014. And fortunately, Slugger
loves Glenmorangie 12 year old single malt whiskey which
became obvious as he removed the decanter from the trophy and delicately took
his first slug, as all Santa Decanter champions do. What he didn’t do was
share it around but that’s another story. “It’s
all good. It’s all good.” confirmed Slugger
as he smiled and licked his lips (see Santa
Decanter 2014 presentations and winners
speech). It should also be said that the presentations were a lot more
enjoyable because of some ‘off-course
service beyond the call of duty’ by ‘T’
who was awarded two balls for her efforts including purchasing appropriate drinks
and ice and then delivering them to the golf course in readiness for the
presentations at the end of the round. Thanks ‘T’. The Club committee congratulates Slugger on yet another sensational win and indeed all other
winners on the day. The committee also reminds members that the soon to be
crowned 2014 nnomads Golf Club champion, Rubber Man will be presented with his
trophy on the 26th of January at the annual running of the
Australian Masters Open Kup (AMOK) at the Growling
Frog. So be there or be square! |
Detailed Results
The Santa Decanter 2014
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Player |
Gross |
HCP |
Net |
Stableford points |
Prizes |
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93 |
24 |
69 |
37 |
1st place on nnomads
handicap and NTP |
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The
Bloke |
89 |
19 |
70 |
36 |
2nd
place on nnomads handicap, 2 x NTP and Best off the
stick |
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Rubber
Man |
92 |
21 |
71 |
35 |
3rd
place on nnomads handicap and NTP |
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Curtis |
93 |
15 |
78 |
29 |
Longest
drive and NTP |
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Don
Johnson |
105 |
23 |
82 |
25 |
Longest
drive |
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Stavros
the Greek |
111 |
26 |
85 |
22 |
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This month’s competition: What
was all the controversy about and who was in the right?