HISTORY 2010
No Rain on Spain!
The Spanish team led by captain El Cid Murdoch captured the PGA's 2010 Calcutta with a splendid 27 under par total. Murdoch who shot net 66 was ably assisted by team mates Teddy "Bear" Budai, Fred "Flintstone" Walters and Dale "Andy" Andrews. The entire Spanish team played well but it was Flintstone Walters who turned in the low round of the day shooting a solid net 64.
Team Argentina led by Whizzer Backie along with Knuckles Garries, Hoss Alexander and No Balls Goulding took second at 23 under while the commissioner's team Bafana Bafana (Ace Brown - Killer Killeen - Madman Madsen) took third. Madman Madsen recorded the low gross round of the day with a 73 that could have been lower.
No Balls & El Cid Murdoch Share Jacket
And the coveted Green Jacket goes to...........this year, for the second time ever, we had a tie in the season long race for the Green Jacket. Al "No Balls" Goulding and El Cid Murdoch (not to be confused with El CID Sidonio) tied at 346 after counting their best 4 rounds plus the Calcutta round. No Balls was awarded the Jacket at the awards dinner but both names will be embroidered on the coveted haberdashery. For full details please see "scores". ( birdies not updated yet)
Thanks You!
A big thank you for everyone who helped out this year. A great job and most difficult job was done by Tiki Tibble with the spares, Dawgballs Taylor with the web-site, Killer Killeen for taking care of the 19th hole, Knuckes Garries and Lefty Sherk for the H&S Charity work, and to Whizzer Backie who handles the difficult job of handicapping with class and humour. A special thank you to Blair and the lovely Emily for opening their wonderful home to us for our awards dinner. The appies and sushi were most excellent and what a view!
Rookie class 2010
Our rookie class of Dale Andrews, Kim Madsen and Teddy Budai were wonderful additions to the tour and we look forward to having them play again next year.
Heart & Stroke Foundation
The most rewarding part of the 2010 season was the fact that with Lefty Sherk and Knuckles Garries (our two heart and stroke survivors) matching the funds we raised over the season we raised 2,000 for the H&S Foundation. MadMan Madsen won the 400 tax receipt and then Lefty won the 600 receipt setting the stage for the 1000 receipt which was won by No Balls Gouding. No Balls "returned" the prize to be redrawn and it was won fitting that again Left who graciously decided to split the tax writeoffs Knuckes. Karma, plain and simple.
2011 Plans
Next January the call will go out again for players to commit for the 2011 season. The impending HST will effect us and we will likely have to increase next years dues. The trip destinations being discussed are Penticton, Vernon and Osoyoos. Next year we hope to have a couple of different courses to play including returning to Ledgeview or possibly playing at Sandpiper again. Lets just hope the weather is nicer next year!!
Thanks again - great charity work - see you next season!: The Commissioner
Party Down Dudes - PGA Awards Dinner
The lovely and talented Emily has taken over the culinary portion of the PGA dinner on Saturday (much to everyone's relief!). This year no one has to bring any food but due to budget constraints all PGA members will be asked to pitch in 10.00. The party is open to all members, their wives and spares who have played this year. Festivities begin at 7 pm.
Directions to Blair's: If on Upper Levels Highway take exit #10 (21st Street) and go south to Marine Drive. Turn Right and proceed to 25th Street (4 blocks) and turn left - 2nd driveway on the right is 265 25th Street
If coming over Lions Gate Bridge go into West Vancouver and stay on Marine Drive until 25th Street - Turn left and the 2nd driveway on the right is 265 25th Street
There is enough parking for at least 16 cars in the parking lot under the
building. If that lot is full park on the street - Entrance is off 25th street - exit the parking lot and turn left, walk about
20 paces up 25th Street and you will see the stairway - Enter and go upstairs
A great big thank you to Emily and Blair for hosting this year's shindig! It is shaping up to be a most memorable one.
A Look @ the Calcutta
With the excellent job Whizzer Backie has done with the handicaps this year's Calcutta is difficult to prognosticate. All the teams look to have a decent shot but, as at the World Cup, Brazil led by Captain Docme Dick Burns appears to have an advantage. That said it is rare that the favourite has ever won the Calcutta. Redwood's short and tight track will lend itself to the squad that can keep the ball in play the best. As usual putting will be the ultimate factor.
Good luck to all the teams!!
Heart & Stroke Foundation Update
Our Director of Charities, Knuckles Garries, reports that with this Saturday's contribution we will have raised nearly 900.00. With his and Lefty Sherk's amazing offer to match funds we expect the final total to perhaps reach the 2,000.00 figure. Simply an amazing gesture made by Bob and Ken...very, very cool! Since the funds are sizable we have decided to split the tax receipt three ways. There will now be 3 lottery winners. Tax receipts of approximately: 1,000.00 - 600.00 - 400.00 will be drawn. The Heart & Stroke Foundation will be looking forward to meeting with Knuckles next week!! Great job by the entire group.
Additional lottery chances can be purchased at Blair's prior to 8:30 pm for 20.00.
Howling Wolf @ Kings Links
(to get all the information needed for the next event please read the entire posting)
A steady and sometimes howling wind made for difficult British Open type conditions for the PGA event played last Saturday at The Kings Links. Few survived intact as scores were generally higher than usual. The man that best battled the elements was Peter "El Cid" Sidonio. The Scottish lad relying on Carnoustie memories fought through the conditions to post the day's best net score of 69. Spare "Blob" Carter with 16 points won the Wolf contest followed by Docme Dick Burns with 14. The Commissioner and BlackBush Murdoch were tied third with 13 each. Please click "scores" for details.
Green Jacket Race - NoBalls Leads!!
With only the annual Calcutta remaining Al "NoBalls" Goulding has the lead in the season long race for the coveted Green Jacket. At 272 he takes a solid 8 shot lead over BlackBush Murdoch (280), Shoe Wardroper (281) the Commissioner (282) and ShitHead Clay (283). His lead is far from secure however because the Cacutta round is a "must" count round and as Dustin Johnson proved at the US Open, final round nerves will undoubtedly come into play.
Next Up - Annual Calcutta - Redwoods Saturday 11 am
The 8th and final event of the PGA season will be played this Saturday June 26th at Redwoods in Langley. Aside from determining our 2010 Green Jacket winner we once will contest our annual Calcutta. Each team buys itself for 200.00 (50.00 per player) and the top three teams share the 1,200.00 prize money. Our tee times begin at 11 am please arrive no later than 10:30.
1st place - 600.00
2nd place - 400.00
3rd place - 200.00
Calcutta Rules
1. Each team counts 2 net scores on each hole. The catch? Each player's score must count at least 6 times. The chosen scores must be decided on and circled on the scorecard BEFORE any one in the group tees off on the next hole. 2.The PGA rule is in effect: any ball hit into the bush/water/crap - the player has 2 minutes to find his ball and decide to play it or not. If the player decides the ball is unplayable or the ball is determined to be LOST then he must return to the point where the ball entered the Hazard and drop within two club lengths (no closer to the hole) and add a one shot penalty. 3. Everyone must putt out on each hole. 4. The max score on each hole for caps 18 and under is triple bogey - max score on each hole for caps 19 and over is quad bogey (+4) 5. Each team member will receive strokes on the holes their handicap warrants. (not off the low handicap in the group) 6. Play will be from the 6,150 yard (122 slope/68.9 rating) WHITE tees for all players
KP contests will be on each par 3 hole: # 3 (160 yds) - # 7 (180 yds) # 12 (122 yds) #17(166 yds).
Tuna Holes: # 7 par 3 - 180 yards - # 14 par 5 490 yards - # 16 par 4 380 yards Winner low net: 2 sleeves - 2 lottery chances 2nd low net: 1 sleeve - one chance 3rd low net: 1 sleeve - one chance KP's - one sleeve - one chance on all par 3's
Captains are in CAPITALS and are responsible for collecting the 10.00 game money and the 50.00 Calcutta money. The game money should be given to the Commissioner prior to the round and the 200.00 team Calcutta fee should be given to Whizzer Backie before the round begins. The teams were decided by lottery at the 19th hole last Saturday at the Kings Links:
11 am - Germany: TAYLOR - Tibble - Odendaal - Volpatti
11:10 - Spain: MURDOCH - Andrews - Walters - Budai
11:20 - Brazil: GRUNDY - Burns - Wardroper - Sidonio
11:30 - Argentina - BACKIE - Alexander - Goulding - Garries
11:40 - Holland: PLAYER - Clay - Sherk - Slade
11:50 - Bafana Bafana (South Africa): CARTER - Killeen - Brown - Madsen
Awards Dinner
Our annual awards dinner is being hosted by BlackBush Murdoch and the lovely Emily after Saturday's round. Blair's place is the top floor of the green building on the southwest corner of Marine Drive and 25th in West Van (east end of Dundarave - across from Big O tires). There is some parking under the building. Appy's and sushi will be served. Please BYOB. We will post his address later this week. If you have any prize you would like to donate (and earn one chance at the tax receipt) please bring them with you to Blair. Many thanks to Blair for hosting and to Emily for putting up with Blair. Warning from BlackBush - "The West Van cops are diligent and uncompromising. If you plan on drinking a lot you may want to consider taking cabs."
Tap ins......in the next wave of green jacket hopefuls are El Cid Sidonio, Dawgballs Taylor, Ace Brown and Tiki Tibble...Digger Leigh will miss the Calcutta, his spot will be filled by former PGA commissioner Fonz Slade....each player will receive a 6.00 food and bevy coupon courtesy of Redwoods......carts are not included if you need one please contact the course to book.....Dawgballs, if memory serves correctly took all the KP's last year......
DawgPile Pile Drives STD's in Tripper Cup Final
After winning a coin toss to get to the final after a hard fought 4.5 to 4.5 draw against Lady GaGa the Dawgpile showed no mercy destroying the STD's 13.5 to 4.5 in the Tripper Cup final. The STD's got to the final by beating Brown's Cows 7.5 to 2.5. On Sunday at Eagle Point the Docme Dick Burns led STD's showed little resistance and were piled on by the Dawgpile in a lopsided loss. In the loser's final Brown's Cows beat Lady GaGa 10.5 to 7.5.
Feature Singles Matches
They were three singles matches of note pitting either good friends or captains against each other. Digger Leigh prevailed over Lefty Sherk 3 - 0. While Dawgballs beat Docme 2 - 1 and Knuckles squeaked past the Shoe by the same score. Our low net winner on Saturday was BlackBush Murdoch who fired a net 65 at Rivershore while NoBalls Goulding took honours on Sunday at Eagle Point with an excellent net 64.
Green Jacket / Tuna Challenge
The race for the green jacket has tightened up with 9 players 10 points or less from leader NoBalls Goulding. The Calcutta score counts toward the Jacket so the Kings Links will be your last opportunity to throw out another high score.
The Tuna challenge has also tightened up with 12 players within 4 strokes of leaders Commish, Docme and Beerhead at 1 under par.
For details please click on "scores".
Next Up - The Kings Links - Saturday June 19th
Our next event and second last of the season will be played on Saturday June 19th at The Kings Links (formerly the Links at Boundary Shores). The Links is located just south of the Boundary Bay airport. For directions here is the course's url:
http://www.kingslinks.ca/contactus_directions.php
Play will be from the 6,448 yard Blue Tees (71.2/127). Seniors over 65 can play from the 5,988 (69.0/115) white tees with the appropriate handicap adjustment. Our times begin at 9:57 am. Please arrive no later than 9:30 so we can get organized.
WOLF GAME & other details
Each foursome will play a game of WOLF. The WOLF is rotated each hole. After everyone has hit their drives the WOLF can either choose a partner or become a LONE WOLF depending on what he sees. Each hole is played using net scores. If the WOLF declares himself a LONE WOLF (effectively 1 vs 3) he must HOWL to make certain everyone is aware of his intent to go LONE WOLF. If the LONE WOLF wins the hole he earns 3 points. If the WOLF chooses a partner he and the partner win they earn 1 point each. After declaring himself a LONE WOLF and losing the hole the 3 others in the group earn 1 point each.
Winner - 3 sleeves KPMG ProV 1's & 3 lottery chances
Runner up - 2 sleeves KPMG ProV 1's & 2 lottery chances
3rd Place - 1 sleeves KPMG ProV 1's & 1 lottery chance
KP # 13 - 131 yard par 3 - 1 sleeve KPMG ProV 1's & 1 lottery chance Tuna Challenge Holes: # 6 par 3 169 yds - # 12 par 4 360 yards - # 14 par 5 523 yards
Foursomes
09:57 - BACKIE - Murdoch - Grundy - Walters
10:06 - GOULDING - Tibble - Sherk - Alexander
10:15 - TAYLOR - B. Carter - Odendaal - Garries
10:24 - BURNS - Clay - Brown - Madsen
10:33 - CARTER - Volpatti - Sidonio - Wardroper
10:42 - PLAYER - Leigh - Killeen - Slade
Captains are in CAPITALS and responsible for getting the 10.00 game money from each person in their foursome.
Cuts & Hooks.....former commissioner Len "Fonz" Slade will spare for Dale Andrews at the Links....welcome back Fonz!....with only 2 events remaining the race for the coveted Green Jacket is heating up.....
Teams Set for Kamloops Tripper Cup Matches - Day One: Saturday @ Rivershore 12:48 pm.
With the teams set and the Captains pondering their day one team pairings the only thing left to consider is what team is likely to prevail in the new 4 team Tripper Cup format. With each day's play being based on net scores the teams appear to be quite even until one starts to look a little more closely:
Match One - Brown's Cows vs STD's
Brown's Cows Captain Ace Brown will need to consider his pairings carefully if his squad hopes to upset the clearly superior STD team. The STD's with experienced and players with lower 'caps should have enough to vanquish Brown's Cows handily.....on paper. Brown's Cows have the look of a team of character guys and if Captain Brown can choose the right pairings they could get by the Docme led STD's. In the end it appears that the STD's will be too much for Brown's Cows.
Match Two - DawgPile vs Lady GAGA
This match looks to be closer than match one with both teams having to rely upon chemistry and some luck in order to win. DawgPile's cool team chant "Don't get caught under the Dawgpile" will be offset effectively by BlackBush Murdoch's "Cock suck the Moose!" mantra adopted by the Lady GAGA members. Both teams have an unknown that could turn the tide in the match with Murray "Muscles" White playing on tour for the first time in 3 years for Lady GAGA and new comer Ferdie (de Nob" de Nobrego making his tour debut for DawgPile. Truly a "pick em" match Lady GAGA will likely get squashed by the DawgPile.
Editors note: Team Dawgpile captain, Dawgballs Taylor, states that "You certainty don't want to be caught under the dawgpile but our motto, in the spirit of the great Crimson Tide, is 'ROLL PILE'!!!!'"
Saturday Night Dinner
We have made arrangements with Rivershore to have dinner at the course immediately after golf. Our first group should be finished about 5:15 with the last group coming in about 6 pm. The weather is suppose to be nice so the first groups finished should try to get enough tables and chairs etc for everyone on the outdoor patio.
4 footers......carts are included at both Rivershore and Eagle Point....the day two singles matches at Eagle Point start at 9 am......hopefully we will all be on the same floor at the hotel, each floor has its own lounge and outdoor patio.....the pundits are picking the STD's captained by Docme Dick Burns to win the Tripper Cup this year.....this song has surfaced on internet golf blogs.....................
sung to the Jackson 5 tune "a-b-c"
The STD song:
a-b-c
their simple as 1-2-3
you know they sit to pee
and are led by Docme
that's how they got the STD
TRIPPER CUP NEWS - Kamloops June 12 & 13
The PGA office has confirmed there is now a full compliment of 24 players for the Tripper Cup Matches. Local Kamloops resident, Steve "Shakey" Walton, a pal of Docme Dick Burns, will spare on Sat. at Rivershore for Kim Madsen (work commitment) and Ferdie de Nobrega will spare for Dale Andrews. "de Nob" is a buddy of NoBalls Goulding and WartHogg Odendaal. Also making his 2010 debut is former PGA regular Murray "Muscles" White who will spare for TeddyBear Budai.
The proliferation of spares has meant the 4 teams have been adjusted slightly but the matches stay the same. DawgPile takes on Lady GAGA while the STD's battle Brown's Cows at Rivershore with the winners and losers squaring off for glory at Eagle Point on Sunday morning. Here are the new teams:
DawgPile: Taylor - Tibble - Goulding - de Nobrega - Alexander - Wardroper
STD's: Burns - Walters - Walton (SAT) Madsen (SUN) - Sidonio - Garries - Backie
Lady GAGA: Carter - Sherk - White - Clay - Murdoch - Player
Brown's Cows: Brown - Leigh - Volpatti - Odendaal - Grundy - Killeen
COURSE/PLAYING DETAILS
Play on Saturday at Rivershore for all matches will be from the 6,347 yard WHITE tees. The Tuna Challenge holes as chosen by Dawgballs Taylor at Rivershore will be:
# 7 - 167 yard par 3 - # 16 336 yard par 4 - # 18 494 yard par 5
The 157 yard par 3 11th will be the KP hole.
Those members who have reached their 65th birthday may play from the 5460 yard RED tees if they wear a FULL EVENING GOWN for the full day and accept the 'cap reduction as set out by Whizzer Backie.
Play on Sunday at Eagle Point for all matches will be from the 6349 yard GOLD tees. The Tuna Challenge holes as chosen by the commissioner will be:
# 7 185 yard par 3 - # 13 336 yard par 4 - # 18 481 yard par 5 The KP contest will be on the 158 yard par 3 4th hole.
Those members who have reached their 65th birthday may play from the 6006 yard WHITE if they accept the 'cap adjustment.
chips ins.....with the inclusion of low 'capper Madman Madsen the STD's appear to have the inside track on the Tripper Cup trophy....a special thank you to all the spares for helping us out and making the matches work as designed......
Please send you current handicap to Mr. Backie. (if you have one)
PS Don't get caught under the Dawgpile!!!!!! Lady GaGa can't dance!!!!!!! The STDs suck Brown Cows!!!!!!!!!!!
A Wet Willie at Whistler
Playing on a cool and wet day (again) the Whistler course gave us a collective wet Willie with most players turning in higher the normal scores. The team game was won at 7 under by the firm of Taylor - Garries - Player & Carter. They scored a net 3 under on #18 to edge Team Burns who posted a 3 under total score. The commissioner won low net (70) with spare John McKenzie and BeerHead Player second with net 71's. JMac finished runner up by retrogression (birded the 18th hole). BeerHead hit his shot to within 4 feet to win the KP at # 17. For details please click on "scores".
Tuna Tribute
The highlight of the round was our "20 Driver" salute prior to the first group teeing off to honour Charlie "Tuna" Phipps. The former green jacket winner spent a lot of time at Whistler marshalling, playing and no doubt chasing Puddles. The Whistler course staff did a great job. Thanks to Suzy, Puddles and the rest of the staff for all their help. We look forward to playing Whistler again next year and lets hope we get better weather!
Tripper Cup @ Kamloops
Our next event is our the annual 2 day Tripper Cup Matches. Presently we need 1 spare for Dale Andrews or Teddy Budai. If anyone else can NOT make the trip please let the commissioner know ASAP at [email protected] and copy in Tiki Tibble at [email protected]. Tiki has already been active looking for spares by sending out an email on Sunday and has discovered the following spares are NOT available: Allan Maynard, Dio Creed, Doug Abercrombie, Joey Tibble, Brent Creed and John McKenzie. IF ANYONE HAS A PAL WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN PLAYING IN THE TRIPPER CUP MATCHES PLEASE LET US KNOW ASAP.
We are staying at the Residence & Conference Centre - Kamloops. If anyone has not booked a room or needs to revise their booking the web-site is:
http://www.stayrcc.com/kamloops/
If this is your first contact with them please call Tera Brooks at 1-877-225-8664 and tell her you are with the PGA or Tom Carter group. They have reserved rooms on the same floor for all of us. Each floor features a lounge/games room and outdoor patio. I believe the special rate we have set up is about 90.00 nightly for a 2 bedroom suite.
North Van Clan Too Good - Forces Tripper Cup Team Changes
The success of the North Van Clan with 4 consecutive Tripper Cup wins has brought about a change for this years Matches. We will have 4 teams of 6 players each who will vie for the Tripper Cup. Saturday at Rivershore will feature 2 semi finals with our usual net 2 ball team game. Sunday at EaglePoint will pit the winning squads from Saturday for the Tripper Cup and the losing sides will play for the Maple Leaf trophy which will be awarded to the humiliated team that fails to win a match. Sunday's matches will be net singles matches. Here are the teams as drawn by lottery at Whistler's 19th hole:
DawgPile: TAYLOR - Tibble - Goulding - Alexander - Wardroper - spare
STD's: BURNS - Walters - Sidonio - Garries - Backie - spare
Lady GaGa - CARTER - Sherk - Madsen - Clay - Murdoch - Player
Brown's Cows - BROWN - Leigh - Volpatti - Odendaal - Grundy - Killeen
Captains are in CAPITALS. Our first tee time at Rivershore is 12:48 pm. This is to give anyone driving up from Vancouver on Saturday morning enough time to unwind etc. We have arranged for everyone to have dinner at Rivershore's clubhouse after all the matches have been completed. The draw for Sunday's singles matches will take place at the patio at the hotel later on Saturday night.
Saturday June 12th Rivershore - 12:48 pm
DawgPile vs Lady GaGa
STD's vs BrownCow
up & down......at least another $100.00 was raised at Whistler for the H&S Foundation....BeerHead Player who won the KP on 17 missed his 3 footer .....Killer Killeen celebrated his 66th birthday at Whistler.....PLEASE LET THE COMMISSIONER AND TIKI KNOW IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO WISHES TO SPARE AT KAMLOOPS......the day one team matches will be set up in Kamloops on Friday night by the captains...our tee times at EaglePoint on Sunday start at 8:57 am.....carts are included for both days of the Tripper Cup matches.....
The Tuna stop @ Whistler - Sat. May 29th
The PGA's fourth stop of the season will be played at the original Whistler course. Designed by Arnold Palmer the Whistler Golf Club was the area's first course and continues to be considered one of the best in the province. Our green fees include carts and a 20.00 food voucher.
To honour the late Tuna Phipps, our friend and former PGA green jacket winner who spent a lot of time at the Whistler Golf club both marshalling and playing we will have a "20 Driver Salute" prior to the first group teening off. Please bring a coloured ball to remember the Tuna who I'm sure would be pleased to see all of us finally playing with balls suited to our collective abilities.
Play will be from the "Palmer" tees and from the White tees for those over 65 (with 'cap adjustment)
The Tuna Challenge holes selected are 4 - 11 - 17. KP will be on the 150 yard par 3 14th.
Team Game - St. Alice
This is a two ball "team" game where two balls count. Net scores will be counted. You will be required, as always, to post gross scores on your scorecards. Please click on "rules" and go to St. Alice for full details.
Prizes - The usual KPMG Pro V1's
Times & Foursomes
11:00 - TIBBLE - Clay - Odendaal - Volpatti
11:10 - CARTER - Garries - Sidonio - Walters
11:20 - KILLEEN - Goulding - Alexander - Andrews
11:40 - BURNS - Sherk - Brown - Budai
11:50 - TAYLOR - Player - Grundy - Wardroper
Captains are in CAPITALS and responsible for collecting the weekly game $$ and team scoring.
In the rough.....discussions will be had regarding the Kamloops trip at the 19th hole....the Tripper Cup this year will feature 4 teams of 6 players each drawn by lottery apres golf this Saturday......rookie Dale Andrews will miss the Kamloops trip with super spare Dio Creed taking his place......missing for Whistler are regulars Murdoch - Madsen - Leigh - Backie.....Killer Killeen celebrates his 66th birthday at Whistler......kudo's to BeerHead Player for securing a good deal on our behalf...
Clay Moulds His Game @ Belmont
Ken "ShitHead" Clay fired the low net round of the season moulding a fine net 63 at Belmont on Saturday to win the PGA's third event of the year. "His 'cap will likely be scrutinized & adjusted within the next few days" remarked Director of Stats Whizzer Backie. ShitHead's 81 (gross) was his best ever PGA round to bust out of a 2 year tour slump. ShitHead attributes his improved play to a recent 10 day golf trip to the Okanagan and a new Ping driver.
BlackBush Murdoch and NoBalls Goulding were 3 back both shooting net 66's. The days best round was turned in by rookie Kim "Madman" Madsen who made 3 tweeters while firing a two over par 72 (net 67). Docme Dick Burns took the KP on # 8 and Joe "Tiki" Tibble won the KP on # 14. For full details please click on "scores".
Tibble's Tigers Win The Pink Game
The team Captained by Joe "Tiki" Tibble won the pink ball game to prove once and for all they are not homersexual. Aside from Tibble the Pink Tigers consisted of Madman Madsen, Hoss Alexander and El Sid Sidonio. They were the only team to keep their pink ball the whole round. The team win was Tibble's second in a row.
Next Up - Whistler Golf Club - Sat. May 29th
Our next event will be played at the Arnold Palmer designed Whistler Golf Club. Our tee times begin at 11 am so please arrive no later the 10:30 am so we can organize. The Whistler event will feature the St. Alice team game (rules will be posted next week or simply click on "rules" and go to St. Alice) and the round includes carts (shared) and a 20.00 food voucher for the 19th hole. We have 4 regulars (Murdoch - Leigh - Backie - Madsen) missing the Whistler event so the Commissioner has asked Whistler to reduce our booking to 20 players.
Foursomes and the St. Alice rules will be posted next wee
Important reminder from Director of Statistics Dave Backie. If you keep a real handicap somewhere\anywhere please remember to forward it to Dave a few days prior to game day. Also keep in mind the PGA max stroke policy. If you are handicapped from 1 to 18 you may only post 3 over par on any hole. If you are a 19 or higher you may only post 4 over par on any hole. (Gross)
On the dance floor.....approx. another 150.00 was raised for the Heart & Stroke Foundation....Madsen's 2 over round was the best on tour since Docme Burns' 1 under 71 shot at Meadow Gardens at last year's Calcutta.....kudo's to Blair "BlackBush" Murdoch who is hosting the annual BBQ awards shindig after this year's Calcutta on June 26th at his West Van penthouse.......we missed rookie Teddy "Bear" Budai at Belmont due to sickness but he is hoping to be back for the St. Alice event at Whistler.....thanks to spare Jeff "Pineapple" Nahanee for stepping in for Fred Walters....
Flash...Whistler has kindly agreed to reduce our group to 20
Battle at Belmont - Sat. May 15th
The PGA's third event of the season will be played this Saturday, May 15th at the Belmont Golf Club in Langley. Our times start at 11 am so please arrive at the course no later than 10:30 am. Play for all players on the Par 70 (68.6 rating - 125 slope) 6,013 yard Les Furber designed course will be from the WHITE tees.
KP's -- # 8 (146 yard par 3) and # 14 (198 yards par 3).
Tuna Challenge
The Tuna Challenge holes for Belmont, picked by Director of Communications Hugh Taylor are: # 1. A 331 yd par 4, 7cap. #12. A 178 yd par 3, 16 cap and #15. A 562 yd par 5,2 cap.
Team Game - Faggot (pink ball game)
The team game will be the notorious pink ball or "faggot" game. Faggot, is a game that should be understood by most of us. It uses a pink ball.
Each foursome has a faggot, bright PINK ball that is traded throughout the players. The first player uses it on the first hole, second player on the second and so forth.
The twist? The foursome is disqualified if they lose the PINK ball. This could be harsh, but after all so is our gamesmeister, BlackBush Murdoch. Please keep track of when you lose the pink ball.
Here's another not so damaging twist. Keep the overall net score for the PINK ball separately as that is what we are scoring here.
If there is a tie? Not a f**king chance! But if there is, we will count backwards from 18 to determine the winner!
Tee Times & Groups
11:00 - BACKIE - Leigh - Andrews - Taylor
11:08 - CARTER - Odendaal - Goulding - Player
11:16 - BURNS - Killeen - Wardroper - Clay
11:24 - BROWN - Budai - Volpatti - Garries
11:32 - TIBBLE - Madsen - Sidonio - Alexander
11:40 - SHERK - Murdoch - Grundy - Walters
Captains are in CAPITALS and responsible for collecting the 10.00 game money from each player in their foursome and remitting to the commissioner at the 19th hole.
Prizes
Faggot Team game: 1 sleeve of KPMG Prov1's and 1 H&S lottery chance KP # 8 - 1 sleeve & 1 lottery chance KP # 14 - 1 sleeve & 1 lotter chance 1st low NET - 2 sleeves & 2 chances 2nd low NET - 1 sleeve & 1 chance
Chips Ins.....a full field of 24 regulars is expected on Saturday....the vegas betting line has at least 50% of the teams losing the Pink ball on the first hole....the team captained by Lefty Sherk was put together by a request received from the mayor of San Francisco so Franciscans would have a team to "pull" for......event 4 we be played Sat. May 29th at the Whistler Golf Club......
3 Way at The Falls!!??!!
Playing again in wet conditions resulted in a 3 way at The Falls! Not with 2 members and Sarah the kiosk girl but a three way tie for low net between Killer Killeen, Dawgballs Taylor and Docme Dick Burns who each shot net 72 and tied for first in tough conditions. The Vienna 1-2-3 team game was won by the first group out captained by Tiki Tibble which also included 09 Green Jacket winner Alex "Mr. Bean" Volpatti along with spares Doug Abercrombie and Doug Kropp. Team Tiki shot an 11 under score. Please see "scores" for details.
Next Up - Belmont Golf Club - May 15th
The 3rd event of the season will be played on Saturday May 15th at the Belmont Golf Club in Langley. Our tee times start at 11 am so please arrive at the course no later than 10:30 am. The team game will be the notorious pink ball "Faggot" game.
Tuna Challenge
The Tuna Challenge holes for Belmont, Picked by Director of Communications Hugh Taylor will be posted next week with the Faggot foursomes "Hmm" and tee times
Backspin.....Blair "Black Bush" Murdoch made his 2010 debut and reputedly over tipped Sarah (hard not to)...rookie PGA regular and fairly new golfer Teddy "Bear" Budai recorded his first career birdie on the par 5 17th hole.....Sarah reported earnings to Revenue Canada of over 10K for the day, there is no way to calculate how much she would have earned if the weather had been sunny and warm....an extra 20.00 was added to the H&S Foundation fund through 19th hole over payment.....WartHogg's plea for leniency concerning being AWOL for the first event fell on deaf ears which resulted in another 10.00 for the H&S fund which stands now at approx 335.00 for the year.....kudo's again to Tiki Tibble for getting 6 spares for The Falls and thanks to all the spares for coming out.......since there was no KP at The Falls there will be two KP's at Belmont, we'll use the 8th (140 yards) and 14th (190 yards)......we are expecting a full field of 24 regulars at Belmont but if you can't play please contact Tiki ASAP..........
Better Weather Beckons at The Falls
The PGA tour's second event of the season will be played this Saturday, May 1st at The Falls Golf Club in Chilliwack and the weatherman is forecasting mostly sunny skies with a high of 18. Our tee times start at 10 am so please be at the course no later than 9:30 am. Play will be from the 6,372 yard Blue tees (70.5 rating - 123 slope). Seniors (65+) have the choice of playing from the 5,868 yard white tees (68.5 rating - 119 slope) with the usual handicap adjustment assigned by Bake.
Tuna Challenge Holes
The Tuna Challenge holes, chosen by the Commissioner are #5 - #11 - #14.
CAPS
Director of Statistics, Dave Backie , would like to remind all pretenders to forward all updated index's to him before Saturday.
Here is a link for the course directions:
http://www.thefalls.com/contact-location.php
For those who haven't been to The Falls, from the North Shore the early morning driving time is just over an hour.
The Game
This week's game will be Vienna, a 4 man team event. Vienna is a simple enough team game. It makes a round of golf as easy as a waltz in the park. 1-2-3, 1-2-3 and so it goes.
First hole count the best one score of the foursome and circle it for Backie's ultimate benefit.
Second hole count the best two scores and circle them.
Third hole count the best three scores and circle them. Repeat as necessary until the entire 18 hole dance is completed.
As always, record gross scores only (you can figure out what the nets are but don't record them).
Prizes @ The Falls
Vienna Team Winner (each) - 1 sleeve KPMG ProV's - 1 H&S tax receipt chance KP # 14 (140/150 yd par 3) - 1 sleeve - 1 chance 1st Net - 2 sleeves - 2 chances 2nd Net - 1 sleeve - 1 chance
Foursomes/Times
We have six regulars away. Regulars missing are Garries - Wardroper - Alexander - Leigh - Player - Sidonio. Taking their spots are Kropp - B. Carter - D. Creed - B. Creed - Goulding Jr. - Abercrombie. Kudos to the spares for stepping in and especially Tiki for a masterful job of recruiting.
10 am - TIBBLE - Kropp - Volpatti - Abercrombie
10:08 - BACKIE - Grundy - Murdoch - Andrews
10:16 - WALTERS - Odendaal - Jr. Goulding - D. Creed
10:24 - BROWN - Sherk - Goulding - Killeen
10:32 - BURNS - Budai - Madsen - B. Creed
10:40 - T. CARTER - B. Carter - Clay - Taylor
Captains are in CAPITALS and responsible for collecting 10.00 from each player in their foursome for the prize pool. Please give the cash and your team's scorecard to Bake at the 19th hole.
In the bush.....our third event will be held Sat. May 15th at Belmont in Langley and will feature the notorious "Faggot" pink ball game....speaking of which, Blair Murdoch will make his season debut at The Falls after an extensive training session in Mexico......Warthogg Odendaal will be given a choice at the 19th hole regarding his sanctions (late dues payment & AWOL) he can plead his case in front of his peers or simply pay an extra 5.00 fine.....
The Shoe Fits in Squamish
Dick "Shoe" Wardroper battled the field and wet conditions to fire a solid net 67 to come out on top at the PGA's season opener at a drenched Squamish Valley Golf Club. Playing under what was mostly a steady downpour Shoe won by three with his consistent play. Tiki Tibble and Whizzer Backie each shot net 70 to tie for 2nd. For all the scoring details please see "scores". Rookies Teddy "Bear" Budai, Dale Andrews and Kim Madsen fit in extremely well and look to be excellent additions to the group.
The Commish took the KP on # 5 while Whizzer prevailed at # 16.
Tuna Challenge Holes
We will again honour the memory of Charlie "Tuna" Phipps by selecting 3 Tuna holes for each event. Each player will use his best 18 (low net) of 24 holes to finalize his 18 hole Tuna score at the end of the season. Last year's winner, "Docme" Dick Burns along with the Commissioner chose # 6 - # 13 & # 16 as the Tuna holes at Squamish. Killer Killeen will choose the Tuna holes for our May 1st event at The Falls.
Heart & Stroke Foundation Update
Our Director of Charities Knuckles Garries, updated the group on our efforts on behalf of the Heart & Stroke Foundation and distributed shirts & visors to every group with H&S compliments. The final tally of funds raised for the day was about 200.00. Well done Chaps!
Next Up - The Falls
The 2nd PGA event of the season will be played in Chilliwack at The Falls featuring Sara the kiosk girl. We have earlier tee times at The Falls as our first group will be at 10 am. Please arrive no later than 9:30. Foursomes and the game details will be posted next week.
Spares
If you need a spare for The Falls or any future date and can't get someone yourself please contact Tiki at [email protected]
Kamloops Trip
The annual Tripper Cup matches will be played the weekend of June 12 & 13 in Kamloops. If you have not booked your room yet here is the link to the hotel: http://www.stayrcc.com/kamloops/
We have arranged for a group rate of $90 a night for a two bedroom suite at the above website. Please
call this number 1-800-225-8664 and ask for Kamloops reservations, you will then tell them you are part of the Pretenders Golf Group and provide the nights you are staying as well as the name of your suite mate. They have block booked all the rooms together so we just need to get them the roommate info.
In the rough......many thanks to Alex "Mr. Bean" Volpatti for securing the Pro V1 prize balls for us.....Blair "Black Bush" Murdoch currently in Mexico will make his season debut at The Falls......super kudo's to Lefty Sherk & Knuckles Garries who together will match the funds we raise for the H&S....Digger Leigh 140 mph swing was inconsistent but clicked in on the par 5 17th leaving him only 200 to the green.....the weather can't be any worse the rest of the year.....can it??.....thanks to new spare Shaun "Big Balls" Goulding for taking Warthog Odendaal spot who was AWOL and will received further sanctions......
Click on pic link to see new old pics from 2009 BBQ. (sorry about the delay)
Whistler Cabin Deal thru JMac - Eagle's Nest
The Eagle's Nest has five bedrooms not four as listed on the website(www.eaglesnestvilla.com/index.cfm). The Villa normally rents out at $950 a night. A three/four weekend package is available for $1700. This is the amount paid at an auction fundraiser for the Capilano RFC (basically half price).....Unfortunately those that bought the package are unable to benefit as they are leaving the country. The package is available from todays date until November, exclusive of holidays. Great for a summer family reunion, golf excursion or winter skiing. Hopefully members of the PGA can take advantage of this excellent bargain before I put it out to other groups. I expect it to go fast. Those interested can contact me at (604) 924-9890 or email: [email protected]
(You can send this message out or print it)
Thank you....JMac.
Opening Day 2010 on Saturday
The 2010 PGA season starts Saturday at a Squamish Valley course that is in very good condition with solid fairways and good running greens. Exceptional early spring conditions. Play begins at 11 am so please arrive at the course no later than 10:30 am.
The Games/Rules
As posted earlier the game will be the chipping & putting contest. Play will be from the BLUE Tees. Seniors (65+) can play from the WHITE tees if they wish but could have their 'cap tweaked. The first event of the year will be played under "winter rules" meaning there is a 6 inch improvement thru the green. KP's are on # 5 (153-168 yds) and # 16 (116 - 140 yds). If you haven't played Squamish for a while the 16th hole green has been moved to the right and the tee shot requires a carry over a lake to a wide but shallow green.
Schwartz Out - Budai In
Jeff "AngryDad" Schwartz, a former Green Jacket winner, has decided to spend more time with his young family and will skip the 2010 season. Many thanks to Jeff for organizing the accommodations for us for the Tripper Cup weekend in Kamloops. We wish him the best and hope to see him back next year. His place will be taken by North Van soccer legend Teddy Budai. Teddy has coached and played soccer throughout the lower mainland for years and likely has coached your sons or daughters. He even managed to survive coaching Dick Burns so we know he is patient!
Tex No-Balls
Allan "Tex No-Balls" Goulding who suffered a rib injury recently skiing has tested his damaged body and since he fancies his short game he has decided to play at Squamish which features the chipping and putting game. His son, BigBalls Goulding who was to spare for his Dad will now spare for Louie "WartHogg" Odendaal who is in South Africa until late April. WartHogg neglected to inform the Commissioner of his absence and will be fined again. WartHogg has already been fined for late payment of his dues and is clearly in the Commissioner's doghouse. Presently there is no decision has been made on the size of the fine he will pay. We expect WartHogg to make his season debut on May 1st at The Falls.
PGA 2010 - Season Opener @ Squamish
Welcome to the 2010 Pretenders Golf Association season! We open at Squamish Golf Club on Saturday April 17th with tee times starting at 11 am. Please arrive no later than 10:30 so we can organize.
Welcome Andrews & Madsen
We have 22 regulars returning from last year including the 2009 green jacket winner Alex "Mr. Bean" Volpatti. Some bad news as John "JMac" McKenzie hurt his knee in Florida and his upcoming surgery has stopped his season before it begins. We wish JMac a speedy rehab. Kim Madsen will take his place. Kim plays to a 5.1 index so he should bring up our calibre the group's play immensely. Rookie Dale Andrews rounds out our crew this year. Dale is a buddy of Blair Murdoch but then no one is perfect.
El Cid Murdoch is vacationing so Dio Creed will play for him. Al "No Balls" Goulding was injured skiing so his son Shaun "Big Balls" Goulding will take his Dad's place. Sr. Goulding could be back as early as May 1st at The Falls.
Chips & Putts
We will play the chipping and putting game at Squamish. Rules: once all four balls are on the green the foursome captain will decide who is furthest from the hole. Points are awarded only for holed first putts. 4 pts for the longest, 3 pts - 2 pts and 1 pt for the shortest putt. 5 points are awarded for chipping in from off the green. If someone chips in the remaining points available for a successful putt are 3-2-1.
Foursomes - first person is the foursome Captain. Please collect the 10.00 game fee from each member of your foursome and give the cash to the Commissioner at the 19th hole.
11 am - Volpatti - Andrews - Burns - Alexander
11:08 - Garries - Sherk - Wardroper - Backie
11:16 - Player - Tibble - Creed - Clay
11:24 - Carter - Leigh - Killeen - Schwartz
11:32 - Taylor - Brown - Goulding Jr. - Walters
11:40 - Grundy - Madsen - Sidonio - Odendaal
The two KP holes will be # 5 and # 16.
Prize BreakDown
1st Net - 2 sleeves of Pro V1's - 2 chances @ H&S tax receipt
2nd Net - 1 sleeve - 1 chance
3rd Net - 1 sleeve - 1 chance
Team - 1st - most putting points (teams will been drawn via lottery at the 19th hole) - 1 sleeve - 1 chance each KP# 5 - 1 sleeve - 1 chance KP# 16 - 1 sleeve - 1 chance
On the dance floor.....El Cid Murdoch is using his time in Mexico to fix his failing game.....Killer Killeen returns from training in New Zealand where he played the famous Cape Kidnappers course.....if you have an index please let Bakes know as this years the opening day 'caps will be stricter than in the past, email Bake at [email protected] following have 5.00 fines to pay at the 19th hole: Killeen - Backie - Walters - Sidonio - Schwartz - Odendaal...the money will go to the Heart & Stroke Foundation......
The Spanish team led by captain El Cid Murdoch captured the PGA's 2010 Calcutta with a splendid 27 under par total. Murdoch who shot net 66 was ably assisted by team mates Teddy "Bear" Budai, Fred "Flintstone" Walters and Dale "Andy" Andrews. The entire Spanish team played well but it was Flintstone Walters who turned in the low round of the day shooting a solid net 64.
Team Argentina led by Whizzer Backie along with Knuckles Garries, Hoss Alexander and No Balls Goulding took second at 23 under while the commissioner's team Bafana Bafana (Ace Brown - Killer Killeen - Madman Madsen) took third. Madman Madsen recorded the low gross round of the day with a 73 that could have been lower.
No Balls & El Cid Murdoch Share Jacket
And the coveted Green Jacket goes to...........this year, for the second time ever, we had a tie in the season long race for the Green Jacket. Al "No Balls" Goulding and El Cid Murdoch (not to be confused with El CID Sidonio) tied at 346 after counting their best 4 rounds plus the Calcutta round. No Balls was awarded the Jacket at the awards dinner but both names will be embroidered on the coveted haberdashery. For full details please see "scores". ( birdies not updated yet)
Thanks You!
A big thank you for everyone who helped out this year. A great job and most difficult job was done by Tiki Tibble with the spares, Dawgballs Taylor with the web-site, Killer Killeen for taking care of the 19th hole, Knuckes Garries and Lefty Sherk for the H&S Charity work, and to Whizzer Backie who handles the difficult job of handicapping with class and humour. A special thank you to Blair and the lovely Emily for opening their wonderful home to us for our awards dinner. The appies and sushi were most excellent and what a view!
Rookie class 2010
Our rookie class of Dale Andrews, Kim Madsen and Teddy Budai were wonderful additions to the tour and we look forward to having them play again next year.
Heart & Stroke Foundation
The most rewarding part of the 2010 season was the fact that with Lefty Sherk and Knuckles Garries (our two heart and stroke survivors) matching the funds we raised over the season we raised 2,000 for the H&S Foundation. MadMan Madsen won the 400 tax receipt and then Lefty won the 600 receipt setting the stage for the 1000 receipt which was won by No Balls Gouding. No Balls "returned" the prize to be redrawn and it was won fitting that again Left who graciously decided to split the tax writeoffs Knuckes. Karma, plain and simple.
2011 Plans
Next January the call will go out again for players to commit for the 2011 season. The impending HST will effect us and we will likely have to increase next years dues. The trip destinations being discussed are Penticton, Vernon and Osoyoos. Next year we hope to have a couple of different courses to play including returning to Ledgeview or possibly playing at Sandpiper again. Lets just hope the weather is nicer next year!!
Thanks again - great charity work - see you next season!: The Commissioner
Party Down Dudes - PGA Awards Dinner
The lovely and talented Emily has taken over the culinary portion of the PGA dinner on Saturday (much to everyone's relief!). This year no one has to bring any food but due to budget constraints all PGA members will be asked to pitch in 10.00. The party is open to all members, their wives and spares who have played this year. Festivities begin at 7 pm.
Directions to Blair's: If on Upper Levels Highway take exit #10 (21st Street) and go south to Marine Drive. Turn Right and proceed to 25th Street (4 blocks) and turn left - 2nd driveway on the right is 265 25th Street
If coming over Lions Gate Bridge go into West Vancouver and stay on Marine Drive until 25th Street - Turn left and the 2nd driveway on the right is 265 25th Street
There is enough parking for at least 16 cars in the parking lot under the
building. If that lot is full park on the street - Entrance is off 25th street - exit the parking lot and turn left, walk about
20 paces up 25th Street and you will see the stairway - Enter and go upstairs
A great big thank you to Emily and Blair for hosting this year's shindig! It is shaping up to be a most memorable one.
A Look @ the Calcutta
With the excellent job Whizzer Backie has done with the handicaps this year's Calcutta is difficult to prognosticate. All the teams look to have a decent shot but, as at the World Cup, Brazil led by Captain Docme Dick Burns appears to have an advantage. That said it is rare that the favourite has ever won the Calcutta. Redwood's short and tight track will lend itself to the squad that can keep the ball in play the best. As usual putting will be the ultimate factor.
Good luck to all the teams!!
Heart & Stroke Foundation Update
Our Director of Charities, Knuckles Garries, reports that with this Saturday's contribution we will have raised nearly 900.00. With his and Lefty Sherk's amazing offer to match funds we expect the final total to perhaps reach the 2,000.00 figure. Simply an amazing gesture made by Bob and Ken...very, very cool! Since the funds are sizable we have decided to split the tax receipt three ways. There will now be 3 lottery winners. Tax receipts of approximately: 1,000.00 - 600.00 - 400.00 will be drawn. The Heart & Stroke Foundation will be looking forward to meeting with Knuckles next week!! Great job by the entire group.
Additional lottery chances can be purchased at Blair's prior to 8:30 pm for 20.00.
Howling Wolf @ Kings Links
(to get all the information needed for the next event please read the entire posting)
A steady and sometimes howling wind made for difficult British Open type conditions for the PGA event played last Saturday at The Kings Links. Few survived intact as scores were generally higher than usual. The man that best battled the elements was Peter "El Cid" Sidonio. The Scottish lad relying on Carnoustie memories fought through the conditions to post the day's best net score of 69. Spare "Blob" Carter with 16 points won the Wolf contest followed by Docme Dick Burns with 14. The Commissioner and BlackBush Murdoch were tied third with 13 each. Please click "scores" for details.
Green Jacket Race - NoBalls Leads!!
With only the annual Calcutta remaining Al "NoBalls" Goulding has the lead in the season long race for the coveted Green Jacket. At 272 he takes a solid 8 shot lead over BlackBush Murdoch (280), Shoe Wardroper (281) the Commissioner (282) and ShitHead Clay (283). His lead is far from secure however because the Cacutta round is a "must" count round and as Dustin Johnson proved at the US Open, final round nerves will undoubtedly come into play.
Next Up - Annual Calcutta - Redwoods Saturday 11 am
The 8th and final event of the PGA season will be played this Saturday June 26th at Redwoods in Langley. Aside from determining our 2010 Green Jacket winner we once will contest our annual Calcutta. Each team buys itself for 200.00 (50.00 per player) and the top three teams share the 1,200.00 prize money. Our tee times begin at 11 am please arrive no later than 10:30.
1st place - 600.00
2nd place - 400.00
3rd place - 200.00
Calcutta Rules
1. Each team counts 2 net scores on each hole. The catch? Each player's score must count at least 6 times. The chosen scores must be decided on and circled on the scorecard BEFORE any one in the group tees off on the next hole. 2.The PGA rule is in effect: any ball hit into the bush/water/crap - the player has 2 minutes to find his ball and decide to play it or not. If the player decides the ball is unplayable or the ball is determined to be LOST then he must return to the point where the ball entered the Hazard and drop within two club lengths (no closer to the hole) and add a one shot penalty. 3. Everyone must putt out on each hole. 4. The max score on each hole for caps 18 and under is triple bogey - max score on each hole for caps 19 and over is quad bogey (+4) 5. Each team member will receive strokes on the holes their handicap warrants. (not off the low handicap in the group) 6. Play will be from the 6,150 yard (122 slope/68.9 rating) WHITE tees for all players
KP contests will be on each par 3 hole: # 3 (160 yds) - # 7 (180 yds) # 12 (122 yds) #17(166 yds).
Tuna Holes: # 7 par 3 - 180 yards - # 14 par 5 490 yards - # 16 par 4 380 yards Winner low net: 2 sleeves - 2 lottery chances 2nd low net: 1 sleeve - one chance 3rd low net: 1 sleeve - one chance KP's - one sleeve - one chance on all par 3's
Captains are in CAPITALS and are responsible for collecting the 10.00 game money and the 50.00 Calcutta money. The game money should be given to the Commissioner prior to the round and the 200.00 team Calcutta fee should be given to Whizzer Backie before the round begins. The teams were decided by lottery at the 19th hole last Saturday at the Kings Links:
11 am - Germany: TAYLOR - Tibble - Odendaal - Volpatti
11:10 - Spain: MURDOCH - Andrews - Walters - Budai
11:20 - Brazil: GRUNDY - Burns - Wardroper - Sidonio
11:30 - Argentina - BACKIE - Alexander - Goulding - Garries
11:40 - Holland: PLAYER - Clay - Sherk - Slade
11:50 - Bafana Bafana (South Africa): CARTER - Killeen - Brown - Madsen
Awards Dinner
Our annual awards dinner is being hosted by BlackBush Murdoch and the lovely Emily after Saturday's round. Blair's place is the top floor of the green building on the southwest corner of Marine Drive and 25th in West Van (east end of Dundarave - across from Big O tires). There is some parking under the building. Appy's and sushi will be served. Please BYOB. We will post his address later this week. If you have any prize you would like to donate (and earn one chance at the tax receipt) please bring them with you to Blair. Many thanks to Blair for hosting and to Emily for putting up with Blair. Warning from BlackBush - "The West Van cops are diligent and uncompromising. If you plan on drinking a lot you may want to consider taking cabs."
Tap ins......in the next wave of green jacket hopefuls are El Cid Sidonio, Dawgballs Taylor, Ace Brown and Tiki Tibble...Digger Leigh will miss the Calcutta, his spot will be filled by former PGA commissioner Fonz Slade....each player will receive a 6.00 food and bevy coupon courtesy of Redwoods......carts are not included if you need one please contact the course to book.....Dawgballs, if memory serves correctly took all the KP's last year......
DawgPile Pile Drives STD's in Tripper Cup Final
After winning a coin toss to get to the final after a hard fought 4.5 to 4.5 draw against Lady GaGa the Dawgpile showed no mercy destroying the STD's 13.5 to 4.5 in the Tripper Cup final. The STD's got to the final by beating Brown's Cows 7.5 to 2.5. On Sunday at Eagle Point the Docme Dick Burns led STD's showed little resistance and were piled on by the Dawgpile in a lopsided loss. In the loser's final Brown's Cows beat Lady GaGa 10.5 to 7.5.
Feature Singles Matches
They were three singles matches of note pitting either good friends or captains against each other. Digger Leigh prevailed over Lefty Sherk 3 - 0. While Dawgballs beat Docme 2 - 1 and Knuckles squeaked past the Shoe by the same score. Our low net winner on Saturday was BlackBush Murdoch who fired a net 65 at Rivershore while NoBalls Goulding took honours on Sunday at Eagle Point with an excellent net 64.
Green Jacket / Tuna Challenge
The race for the green jacket has tightened up with 9 players 10 points or less from leader NoBalls Goulding. The Calcutta score counts toward the Jacket so the Kings Links will be your last opportunity to throw out another high score.
The Tuna challenge has also tightened up with 12 players within 4 strokes of leaders Commish, Docme and Beerhead at 1 under par.
For details please click on "scores".
Next Up - The Kings Links - Saturday June 19th
Our next event and second last of the season will be played on Saturday June 19th at The Kings Links (formerly the Links at Boundary Shores). The Links is located just south of the Boundary Bay airport. For directions here is the course's url:
http://www.kingslinks.ca/contactus_directions.php
Play will be from the 6,448 yard Blue Tees (71.2/127). Seniors over 65 can play from the 5,988 (69.0/115) white tees with the appropriate handicap adjustment. Our times begin at 9:57 am. Please arrive no later than 9:30 so we can get organized.
WOLF GAME & other details
Each foursome will play a game of WOLF. The WOLF is rotated each hole. After everyone has hit their drives the WOLF can either choose a partner or become a LONE WOLF depending on what he sees. Each hole is played using net scores. If the WOLF declares himself a LONE WOLF (effectively 1 vs 3) he must HOWL to make certain everyone is aware of his intent to go LONE WOLF. If the LONE WOLF wins the hole he earns 3 points. If the WOLF chooses a partner he and the partner win they earn 1 point each. After declaring himself a LONE WOLF and losing the hole the 3 others in the group earn 1 point each.
Winner - 3 sleeves KPMG ProV 1's & 3 lottery chances
Runner up - 2 sleeves KPMG ProV 1's & 2 lottery chances
3rd Place - 1 sleeves KPMG ProV 1's & 1 lottery chance
KP # 13 - 131 yard par 3 - 1 sleeve KPMG ProV 1's & 1 lottery chance Tuna Challenge Holes: # 6 par 3 169 yds - # 12 par 4 360 yards - # 14 par 5 523 yards
Foursomes
09:57 - BACKIE - Murdoch - Grundy - Walters
10:06 - GOULDING - Tibble - Sherk - Alexander
10:15 - TAYLOR - B. Carter - Odendaal - Garries
10:24 - BURNS - Clay - Brown - Madsen
10:33 - CARTER - Volpatti - Sidonio - Wardroper
10:42 - PLAYER - Leigh - Killeen - Slade
Captains are in CAPITALS and responsible for getting the 10.00 game money from each person in their foursome.
Cuts & Hooks.....former commissioner Len "Fonz" Slade will spare for Dale Andrews at the Links....welcome back Fonz!....with only 2 events remaining the race for the coveted Green Jacket is heating up.....
Teams Set for Kamloops Tripper Cup Matches - Day One: Saturday @ Rivershore 12:48 pm.
With the teams set and the Captains pondering their day one team pairings the only thing left to consider is what team is likely to prevail in the new 4 team Tripper Cup format. With each day's play being based on net scores the teams appear to be quite even until one starts to look a little more closely:
Match One - Brown's Cows vs STD's
Brown's Cows Captain Ace Brown will need to consider his pairings carefully if his squad hopes to upset the clearly superior STD team. The STD's with experienced and players with lower 'caps should have enough to vanquish Brown's Cows handily.....on paper. Brown's Cows have the look of a team of character guys and if Captain Brown can choose the right pairings they could get by the Docme led STD's. In the end it appears that the STD's will be too much for Brown's Cows.
Match Two - DawgPile vs Lady GAGA
This match looks to be closer than match one with both teams having to rely upon chemistry and some luck in order to win. DawgPile's cool team chant "Don't get caught under the Dawgpile" will be offset effectively by BlackBush Murdoch's "Cock suck the Moose!" mantra adopted by the Lady GAGA members. Both teams have an unknown that could turn the tide in the match with Murray "Muscles" White playing on tour for the first time in 3 years for Lady GAGA and new comer Ferdie (de Nob" de Nobrego making his tour debut for DawgPile. Truly a "pick em" match Lady GAGA will likely get squashed by the DawgPile.
Editors note: Team Dawgpile captain, Dawgballs Taylor, states that "You certainty don't want to be caught under the dawgpile but our motto, in the spirit of the great Crimson Tide, is 'ROLL PILE'!!!!'"
Saturday Night Dinner
We have made arrangements with Rivershore to have dinner at the course immediately after golf. Our first group should be finished about 5:15 with the last group coming in about 6 pm. The weather is suppose to be nice so the first groups finished should try to get enough tables and chairs etc for everyone on the outdoor patio.
4 footers......carts are included at both Rivershore and Eagle Point....the day two singles matches at Eagle Point start at 9 am......hopefully we will all be on the same floor at the hotel, each floor has its own lounge and outdoor patio.....the pundits are picking the STD's captained by Docme Dick Burns to win the Tripper Cup this year.....this song has surfaced on internet golf blogs.....................
sung to the Jackson 5 tune "a-b-c"
The STD song:
a-b-c
their simple as 1-2-3
you know they sit to pee
and are led by Docme
that's how they got the STD
TRIPPER CUP NEWS - Kamloops June 12 & 13
The PGA office has confirmed there is now a full compliment of 24 players for the Tripper Cup Matches. Local Kamloops resident, Steve "Shakey" Walton, a pal of Docme Dick Burns, will spare on Sat. at Rivershore for Kim Madsen (work commitment) and Ferdie de Nobrega will spare for Dale Andrews. "de Nob" is a buddy of NoBalls Goulding and WartHogg Odendaal. Also making his 2010 debut is former PGA regular Murray "Muscles" White who will spare for TeddyBear Budai.
The proliferation of spares has meant the 4 teams have been adjusted slightly but the matches stay the same. DawgPile takes on Lady GAGA while the STD's battle Brown's Cows at Rivershore with the winners and losers squaring off for glory at Eagle Point on Sunday morning. Here are the new teams:
DawgPile: Taylor - Tibble - Goulding - de Nobrega - Alexander - Wardroper
STD's: Burns - Walters - Walton (SAT) Madsen (SUN) - Sidonio - Garries - Backie
Lady GAGA: Carter - Sherk - White - Clay - Murdoch - Player
Brown's Cows: Brown - Leigh - Volpatti - Odendaal - Grundy - Killeen
COURSE/PLAYING DETAILS
Play on Saturday at Rivershore for all matches will be from the 6,347 yard WHITE tees. The Tuna Challenge holes as chosen by Dawgballs Taylor at Rivershore will be:
# 7 - 167 yard par 3 - # 16 336 yard par 4 - # 18 494 yard par 5
The 157 yard par 3 11th will be the KP hole.
Those members who have reached their 65th birthday may play from the 5460 yard RED tees if they wear a FULL EVENING GOWN for the full day and accept the 'cap reduction as set out by Whizzer Backie.
Play on Sunday at Eagle Point for all matches will be from the 6349 yard GOLD tees. The Tuna Challenge holes as chosen by the commissioner will be:
# 7 185 yard par 3 - # 13 336 yard par 4 - # 18 481 yard par 5 The KP contest will be on the 158 yard par 3 4th hole.
Those members who have reached their 65th birthday may play from the 6006 yard WHITE if they accept the 'cap adjustment.
chips ins.....with the inclusion of low 'capper Madman Madsen the STD's appear to have the inside track on the Tripper Cup trophy....a special thank you to all the spares for helping us out and making the matches work as designed......
Please send you current handicap to Mr. Backie. (if you have one)
PS Don't get caught under the Dawgpile!!!!!! Lady GaGa can't dance!!!!!!! The STDs suck Brown Cows!!!!!!!!!!!
A Wet Willie at Whistler
Playing on a cool and wet day (again) the Whistler course gave us a collective wet Willie with most players turning in higher the normal scores. The team game was won at 7 under by the firm of Taylor - Garries - Player & Carter. They scored a net 3 under on #18 to edge Team Burns who posted a 3 under total score. The commissioner won low net (70) with spare John McKenzie and BeerHead Player second with net 71's. JMac finished runner up by retrogression (birded the 18th hole). BeerHead hit his shot to within 4 feet to win the KP at # 17. For details please click on "scores".
Tuna Tribute
The highlight of the round was our "20 Driver" salute prior to the first group teeing off to honour Charlie "Tuna" Phipps. The former green jacket winner spent a lot of time at Whistler marshalling, playing and no doubt chasing Puddles. The Whistler course staff did a great job. Thanks to Suzy, Puddles and the rest of the staff for all their help. We look forward to playing Whistler again next year and lets hope we get better weather!
Tripper Cup @ Kamloops
Our next event is our the annual 2 day Tripper Cup Matches. Presently we need 1 spare for Dale Andrews or Teddy Budai. If anyone else can NOT make the trip please let the commissioner know ASAP at [email protected] and copy in Tiki Tibble at [email protected]. Tiki has already been active looking for spares by sending out an email on Sunday and has discovered the following spares are NOT available: Allan Maynard, Dio Creed, Doug Abercrombie, Joey Tibble, Brent Creed and John McKenzie. IF ANYONE HAS A PAL WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN PLAYING IN THE TRIPPER CUP MATCHES PLEASE LET US KNOW ASAP.
We are staying at the Residence & Conference Centre - Kamloops. If anyone has not booked a room or needs to revise their booking the web-site is:
http://www.stayrcc.com/kamloops/
If this is your first contact with them please call Tera Brooks at 1-877-225-8664 and tell her you are with the PGA or Tom Carter group. They have reserved rooms on the same floor for all of us. Each floor features a lounge/games room and outdoor patio. I believe the special rate we have set up is about 90.00 nightly for a 2 bedroom suite.
North Van Clan Too Good - Forces Tripper Cup Team Changes
The success of the North Van Clan with 4 consecutive Tripper Cup wins has brought about a change for this years Matches. We will have 4 teams of 6 players each who will vie for the Tripper Cup. Saturday at Rivershore will feature 2 semi finals with our usual net 2 ball team game. Sunday at EaglePoint will pit the winning squads from Saturday for the Tripper Cup and the losing sides will play for the Maple Leaf trophy which will be awarded to the humiliated team that fails to win a match. Sunday's matches will be net singles matches. Here are the teams as drawn by lottery at Whistler's 19th hole:
DawgPile: TAYLOR - Tibble - Goulding - Alexander - Wardroper - spare
STD's: BURNS - Walters - Sidonio - Garries - Backie - spare
Lady GaGa - CARTER - Sherk - Madsen - Clay - Murdoch - Player
Brown's Cows - BROWN - Leigh - Volpatti - Odendaal - Grundy - Killeen
Captains are in CAPITALS. Our first tee time at Rivershore is 12:48 pm. This is to give anyone driving up from Vancouver on Saturday morning enough time to unwind etc. We have arranged for everyone to have dinner at Rivershore's clubhouse after all the matches have been completed. The draw for Sunday's singles matches will take place at the patio at the hotel later on Saturday night.
Saturday June 12th Rivershore - 12:48 pm
DawgPile vs Lady GaGa
STD's vs BrownCow
up & down......at least another $100.00 was raised at Whistler for the H&S Foundation....BeerHead Player who won the KP on 17 missed his 3 footer .....Killer Killeen celebrated his 66th birthday at Whistler.....PLEASE LET THE COMMISSIONER AND TIKI KNOW IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO WISHES TO SPARE AT KAMLOOPS......the day one team matches will be set up in Kamloops on Friday night by the captains...our tee times at EaglePoint on Sunday start at 8:57 am.....carts are included for both days of the Tripper Cup matches.....
The Tuna stop @ Whistler - Sat. May 29th
The PGA's fourth stop of the season will be played at the original Whistler course. Designed by Arnold Palmer the Whistler Golf Club was the area's first course and continues to be considered one of the best in the province. Our green fees include carts and a 20.00 food voucher.
To honour the late Tuna Phipps, our friend and former PGA green jacket winner who spent a lot of time at the Whistler Golf club both marshalling and playing we will have a "20 Driver Salute" prior to the first group teening off. Please bring a coloured ball to remember the Tuna who I'm sure would be pleased to see all of us finally playing with balls suited to our collective abilities.
Play will be from the "Palmer" tees and from the White tees for those over 65 (with 'cap adjustment)
The Tuna Challenge holes selected are 4 - 11 - 17. KP will be on the 150 yard par 3 14th.
Team Game - St. Alice
This is a two ball "team" game where two balls count. Net scores will be counted. You will be required, as always, to post gross scores on your scorecards. Please click on "rules" and go to St. Alice for full details.
Prizes - The usual KPMG Pro V1's
Times & Foursomes
11:00 - TIBBLE - Clay - Odendaal - Volpatti
11:10 - CARTER - Garries - Sidonio - Walters
11:20 - KILLEEN - Goulding - Alexander - Andrews
11:40 - BURNS - Sherk - Brown - Budai
11:50 - TAYLOR - Player - Grundy - Wardroper
Captains are in CAPITALS and responsible for collecting the weekly game $$ and team scoring.
In the rough.....discussions will be had regarding the Kamloops trip at the 19th hole....the Tripper Cup this year will feature 4 teams of 6 players each drawn by lottery apres golf this Saturday......rookie Dale Andrews will miss the Kamloops trip with super spare Dio Creed taking his place......missing for Whistler are regulars Murdoch - Madsen - Leigh - Backie.....Killer Killeen celebrates his 66th birthday at Whistler......kudo's to BeerHead Player for securing a good deal on our behalf...
Clay Moulds His Game @ Belmont
Ken "ShitHead" Clay fired the low net round of the season moulding a fine net 63 at Belmont on Saturday to win the PGA's third event of the year. "His 'cap will likely be scrutinized & adjusted within the next few days" remarked Director of Stats Whizzer Backie. ShitHead's 81 (gross) was his best ever PGA round to bust out of a 2 year tour slump. ShitHead attributes his improved play to a recent 10 day golf trip to the Okanagan and a new Ping driver.
BlackBush Murdoch and NoBalls Goulding were 3 back both shooting net 66's. The days best round was turned in by rookie Kim "Madman" Madsen who made 3 tweeters while firing a two over par 72 (net 67). Docme Dick Burns took the KP on # 8 and Joe "Tiki" Tibble won the KP on # 14. For full details please click on "scores".
Tibble's Tigers Win The Pink Game
The team Captained by Joe "Tiki" Tibble won the pink ball game to prove once and for all they are not homersexual. Aside from Tibble the Pink Tigers consisted of Madman Madsen, Hoss Alexander and El Sid Sidonio. They were the only team to keep their pink ball the whole round. The team win was Tibble's second in a row.
Next Up - Whistler Golf Club - Sat. May 29th
Our next event will be played at the Arnold Palmer designed Whistler Golf Club. Our tee times begin at 11 am so please arrive no later the 10:30 am so we can organize. The Whistler event will feature the St. Alice team game (rules will be posted next week or simply click on "rules" and go to St. Alice) and the round includes carts (shared) and a 20.00 food voucher for the 19th hole. We have 4 regulars (Murdoch - Leigh - Backie - Madsen) missing the Whistler event so the Commissioner has asked Whistler to reduce our booking to 20 players.
Foursomes and the St. Alice rules will be posted next wee
Important reminder from Director of Statistics Dave Backie. If you keep a real handicap somewhere\anywhere please remember to forward it to Dave a few days prior to game day. Also keep in mind the PGA max stroke policy. If you are handicapped from 1 to 18 you may only post 3 over par on any hole. If you are a 19 or higher you may only post 4 over par on any hole. (Gross)
On the dance floor.....approx. another 150.00 was raised for the Heart & Stroke Foundation....Madsen's 2 over round was the best on tour since Docme Burns' 1 under 71 shot at Meadow Gardens at last year's Calcutta.....kudo's to Blair "BlackBush" Murdoch who is hosting the annual BBQ awards shindig after this year's Calcutta on June 26th at his West Van penthouse.......we missed rookie Teddy "Bear" Budai at Belmont due to sickness but he is hoping to be back for the St. Alice event at Whistler.....thanks to spare Jeff "Pineapple" Nahanee for stepping in for Fred Walters....
Flash...Whistler has kindly agreed to reduce our group to 20
Battle at Belmont - Sat. May 15th
The PGA's third event of the season will be played this Saturday, May 15th at the Belmont Golf Club in Langley. Our times start at 11 am so please arrive at the course no later than 10:30 am. Play for all players on the Par 70 (68.6 rating - 125 slope) 6,013 yard Les Furber designed course will be from the WHITE tees.
KP's -- # 8 (146 yard par 3) and # 14 (198 yards par 3).
Tuna Challenge
The Tuna Challenge holes for Belmont, picked by Director of Communications Hugh Taylor are: # 1. A 331 yd par 4, 7cap. #12. A 178 yd par 3, 16 cap and #15. A 562 yd par 5,2 cap.
Team Game - Faggot (pink ball game)
The team game will be the notorious pink ball or "faggot" game. Faggot, is a game that should be understood by most of us. It uses a pink ball.
Each foursome has a faggot, bright PINK ball that is traded throughout the players. The first player uses it on the first hole, second player on the second and so forth.
The twist? The foursome is disqualified if they lose the PINK ball. This could be harsh, but after all so is our gamesmeister, BlackBush Murdoch. Please keep track of when you lose the pink ball.
Here's another not so damaging twist. Keep the overall net score for the PINK ball separately as that is what we are scoring here.
If there is a tie? Not a f**king chance! But if there is, we will count backwards from 18 to determine the winner!
Tee Times & Groups
11:00 - BACKIE - Leigh - Andrews - Taylor
11:08 - CARTER - Odendaal - Goulding - Player
11:16 - BURNS - Killeen - Wardroper - Clay
11:24 - BROWN - Budai - Volpatti - Garries
11:32 - TIBBLE - Madsen - Sidonio - Alexander
11:40 - SHERK - Murdoch - Grundy - Walters
Captains are in CAPITALS and responsible for collecting the 10.00 game money from each player in their foursome and remitting to the commissioner at the 19th hole.
Prizes
Faggot Team game: 1 sleeve of KPMG Prov1's and 1 H&S lottery chance KP # 8 - 1 sleeve & 1 lottery chance KP # 14 - 1 sleeve & 1 lotter chance 1st low NET - 2 sleeves & 2 chances 2nd low NET - 1 sleeve & 1 chance
Chips Ins.....a full field of 24 regulars is expected on Saturday....the vegas betting line has at least 50% of the teams losing the Pink ball on the first hole....the team captained by Lefty Sherk was put together by a request received from the mayor of San Francisco so Franciscans would have a team to "pull" for......event 4 we be played Sat. May 29th at the Whistler Golf Club......
3 Way at The Falls!!??!!
Playing again in wet conditions resulted in a 3 way at The Falls! Not with 2 members and Sarah the kiosk girl but a three way tie for low net between Killer Killeen, Dawgballs Taylor and Docme Dick Burns who each shot net 72 and tied for first in tough conditions. The Vienna 1-2-3 team game was won by the first group out captained by Tiki Tibble which also included 09 Green Jacket winner Alex "Mr. Bean" Volpatti along with spares Doug Abercrombie and Doug Kropp. Team Tiki shot an 11 under score. Please see "scores" for details.
Next Up - Belmont Golf Club - May 15th
The 3rd event of the season will be played on Saturday May 15th at the Belmont Golf Club in Langley. Our tee times start at 11 am so please arrive at the course no later than 10:30 am. The team game will be the notorious pink ball "Faggot" game.
Tuna Challenge
The Tuna Challenge holes for Belmont, Picked by Director of Communications Hugh Taylor will be posted next week with the Faggot foursomes "Hmm" and tee times
Backspin.....Blair "Black Bush" Murdoch made his 2010 debut and reputedly over tipped Sarah (hard not to)...rookie PGA regular and fairly new golfer Teddy "Bear" Budai recorded his first career birdie on the par 5 17th hole.....Sarah reported earnings to Revenue Canada of over 10K for the day, there is no way to calculate how much she would have earned if the weather had been sunny and warm....an extra 20.00 was added to the H&S Foundation fund through 19th hole over payment.....WartHogg's plea for leniency concerning being AWOL for the first event fell on deaf ears which resulted in another 10.00 for the H&S fund which stands now at approx 335.00 for the year.....kudo's again to Tiki Tibble for getting 6 spares for The Falls and thanks to all the spares for coming out.......since there was no KP at The Falls there will be two KP's at Belmont, we'll use the 8th (140 yards) and 14th (190 yards)......we are expecting a full field of 24 regulars at Belmont but if you can't play please contact Tiki ASAP..........
Better Weather Beckons at The Falls
The PGA tour's second event of the season will be played this Saturday, May 1st at The Falls Golf Club in Chilliwack and the weatherman is forecasting mostly sunny skies with a high of 18. Our tee times start at 10 am so please be at the course no later than 9:30 am. Play will be from the 6,372 yard Blue tees (70.5 rating - 123 slope). Seniors (65+) have the choice of playing from the 5,868 yard white tees (68.5 rating - 119 slope) with the usual handicap adjustment assigned by Bake.
Tuna Challenge Holes
The Tuna Challenge holes, chosen by the Commissioner are #5 - #11 - #14.
CAPS
Director of Statistics, Dave Backie , would like to remind all pretenders to forward all updated index's to him before Saturday.
Here is a link for the course directions:
http://www.thefalls.com/contact-location.php
For those who haven't been to The Falls, from the North Shore the early morning driving time is just over an hour.
The Game
This week's game will be Vienna, a 4 man team event. Vienna is a simple enough team game. It makes a round of golf as easy as a waltz in the park. 1-2-3, 1-2-3 and so it goes.
First hole count the best one score of the foursome and circle it for Backie's ultimate benefit.
Second hole count the best two scores and circle them.
Third hole count the best three scores and circle them. Repeat as necessary until the entire 18 hole dance is completed.
As always, record gross scores only (you can figure out what the nets are but don't record them).
Prizes @ The Falls
Vienna Team Winner (each) - 1 sleeve KPMG ProV's - 1 H&S tax receipt chance KP # 14 (140/150 yd par 3) - 1 sleeve - 1 chance 1st Net - 2 sleeves - 2 chances 2nd Net - 1 sleeve - 1 chance
Foursomes/Times
We have six regulars away. Regulars missing are Garries - Wardroper - Alexander - Leigh - Player - Sidonio. Taking their spots are Kropp - B. Carter - D. Creed - B. Creed - Goulding Jr. - Abercrombie. Kudos to the spares for stepping in and especially Tiki for a masterful job of recruiting.
10 am - TIBBLE - Kropp - Volpatti - Abercrombie
10:08 - BACKIE - Grundy - Murdoch - Andrews
10:16 - WALTERS - Odendaal - Jr. Goulding - D. Creed
10:24 - BROWN - Sherk - Goulding - Killeen
10:32 - BURNS - Budai - Madsen - B. Creed
10:40 - T. CARTER - B. Carter - Clay - Taylor
Captains are in CAPITALS and responsible for collecting 10.00 from each player in their foursome for the prize pool. Please give the cash and your team's scorecard to Bake at the 19th hole.
In the bush.....our third event will be held Sat. May 15th at Belmont in Langley and will feature the notorious "Faggot" pink ball game....speaking of which, Blair Murdoch will make his season debut at The Falls after an extensive training session in Mexico......Warthogg Odendaal will be given a choice at the 19th hole regarding his sanctions (late dues payment & AWOL) he can plead his case in front of his peers or simply pay an extra 5.00 fine.....
The Shoe Fits in Squamish
Dick "Shoe" Wardroper battled the field and wet conditions to fire a solid net 67 to come out on top at the PGA's season opener at a drenched Squamish Valley Golf Club. Playing under what was mostly a steady downpour Shoe won by three with his consistent play. Tiki Tibble and Whizzer Backie each shot net 70 to tie for 2nd. For all the scoring details please see "scores". Rookies Teddy "Bear" Budai, Dale Andrews and Kim Madsen fit in extremely well and look to be excellent additions to the group.
The Commish took the KP on # 5 while Whizzer prevailed at # 16.
Tuna Challenge Holes
We will again honour the memory of Charlie "Tuna" Phipps by selecting 3 Tuna holes for each event. Each player will use his best 18 (low net) of 24 holes to finalize his 18 hole Tuna score at the end of the season. Last year's winner, "Docme" Dick Burns along with the Commissioner chose # 6 - # 13 & # 16 as the Tuna holes at Squamish. Killer Killeen will choose the Tuna holes for our May 1st event at The Falls.
Heart & Stroke Foundation Update
Our Director of Charities Knuckles Garries, updated the group on our efforts on behalf of the Heart & Stroke Foundation and distributed shirts & visors to every group with H&S compliments. The final tally of funds raised for the day was about 200.00. Well done Chaps!
Next Up - The Falls
The 2nd PGA event of the season will be played in Chilliwack at The Falls featuring Sara the kiosk girl. We have earlier tee times at The Falls as our first group will be at 10 am. Please arrive no later than 9:30. Foursomes and the game details will be posted next week.
Spares
If you need a spare for The Falls or any future date and can't get someone yourself please contact Tiki at [email protected]
Kamloops Trip
The annual Tripper Cup matches will be played the weekend of June 12 & 13 in Kamloops. If you have not booked your room yet here is the link to the hotel: http://www.stayrcc.com/kamloops/
We have arranged for a group rate of $90 a night for a two bedroom suite at the above website. Please
call this number 1-800-225-8664 and ask for Kamloops reservations, you will then tell them you are part of the Pretenders Golf Group and provide the nights you are staying as well as the name of your suite mate. They have block booked all the rooms together so we just need to get them the roommate info.
In the rough......many thanks to Alex "Mr. Bean" Volpatti for securing the Pro V1 prize balls for us.....Blair "Black Bush" Murdoch currently in Mexico will make his season debut at The Falls......super kudo's to Lefty Sherk & Knuckles Garries who together will match the funds we raise for the H&S....Digger Leigh 140 mph swing was inconsistent but clicked in on the par 5 17th leaving him only 200 to the green.....the weather can't be any worse the rest of the year.....can it??.....thanks to new spare Shaun "Big Balls" Goulding for taking Warthog Odendaal spot who was AWOL and will received further sanctions......
Click on pic link to see new old pics from 2009 BBQ. (sorry about the delay)
Whistler Cabin Deal thru JMac - Eagle's Nest
The Eagle's Nest has five bedrooms not four as listed on the website(www.eaglesnestvilla.com/index.cfm). The Villa normally rents out at $950 a night. A three/four weekend package is available for $1700. This is the amount paid at an auction fundraiser for the Capilano RFC (basically half price).....Unfortunately those that bought the package are unable to benefit as they are leaving the country. The package is available from todays date until November, exclusive of holidays. Great for a summer family reunion, golf excursion or winter skiing. Hopefully members of the PGA can take advantage of this excellent bargain before I put it out to other groups. I expect it to go fast. Those interested can contact me at (604) 924-9890 or email: [email protected]
(You can send this message out or print it)
Thank you....JMac.
Opening Day 2010 on Saturday
The 2010 PGA season starts Saturday at a Squamish Valley course that is in very good condition with solid fairways and good running greens. Exceptional early spring conditions. Play begins at 11 am so please arrive at the course no later than 10:30 am.
The Games/Rules
As posted earlier the game will be the chipping & putting contest. Play will be from the BLUE Tees. Seniors (65+) can play from the WHITE tees if they wish but could have their 'cap tweaked. The first event of the year will be played under "winter rules" meaning there is a 6 inch improvement thru the green. KP's are on # 5 (153-168 yds) and # 16 (116 - 140 yds). If you haven't played Squamish for a while the 16th hole green has been moved to the right and the tee shot requires a carry over a lake to a wide but shallow green.
Schwartz Out - Budai In
Jeff "AngryDad" Schwartz, a former Green Jacket winner, has decided to spend more time with his young family and will skip the 2010 season. Many thanks to Jeff for organizing the accommodations for us for the Tripper Cup weekend in Kamloops. We wish him the best and hope to see him back next year. His place will be taken by North Van soccer legend Teddy Budai. Teddy has coached and played soccer throughout the lower mainland for years and likely has coached your sons or daughters. He even managed to survive coaching Dick Burns so we know he is patient!
Tex No-Balls
Allan "Tex No-Balls" Goulding who suffered a rib injury recently skiing has tested his damaged body and since he fancies his short game he has decided to play at Squamish which features the chipping and putting game. His son, BigBalls Goulding who was to spare for his Dad will now spare for Louie "WartHogg" Odendaal who is in South Africa until late April. WartHogg neglected to inform the Commissioner of his absence and will be fined again. WartHogg has already been fined for late payment of his dues and is clearly in the Commissioner's doghouse. Presently there is no decision has been made on the size of the fine he will pay. We expect WartHogg to make his season debut on May 1st at The Falls.
PGA 2010 - Season Opener @ Squamish
Welcome to the 2010 Pretenders Golf Association season! We open at Squamish Golf Club on Saturday April 17th with tee times starting at 11 am. Please arrive no later than 10:30 so we can organize.
Welcome Andrews & Madsen
We have 22 regulars returning from last year including the 2009 green jacket winner Alex "Mr. Bean" Volpatti. Some bad news as John "JMac" McKenzie hurt his knee in Florida and his upcoming surgery has stopped his season before it begins. We wish JMac a speedy rehab. Kim Madsen will take his place. Kim plays to a 5.1 index so he should bring up our calibre the group's play immensely. Rookie Dale Andrews rounds out our crew this year. Dale is a buddy of Blair Murdoch but then no one is perfect.
El Cid Murdoch is vacationing so Dio Creed will play for him. Al "No Balls" Goulding was injured skiing so his son Shaun "Big Balls" Goulding will take his Dad's place. Sr. Goulding could be back as early as May 1st at The Falls.
Chips & Putts
We will play the chipping and putting game at Squamish. Rules: once all four balls are on the green the foursome captain will decide who is furthest from the hole. Points are awarded only for holed first putts. 4 pts for the longest, 3 pts - 2 pts and 1 pt for the shortest putt. 5 points are awarded for chipping in from off the green. If someone chips in the remaining points available for a successful putt are 3-2-1.
Foursomes - first person is the foursome Captain. Please collect the 10.00 game fee from each member of your foursome and give the cash to the Commissioner at the 19th hole.
11 am - Volpatti - Andrews - Burns - Alexander
11:08 - Garries - Sherk - Wardroper - Backie
11:16 - Player - Tibble - Creed - Clay
11:24 - Carter - Leigh - Killeen - Schwartz
11:32 - Taylor - Brown - Goulding Jr. - Walters
11:40 - Grundy - Madsen - Sidonio - Odendaal
The two KP holes will be # 5 and # 16.
Prize BreakDown
1st Net - 2 sleeves of Pro V1's - 2 chances @ H&S tax receipt
2nd Net - 1 sleeve - 1 chance
3rd Net - 1 sleeve - 1 chance
Team - 1st - most putting points (teams will been drawn via lottery at the 19th hole) - 1 sleeve - 1 chance each KP# 5 - 1 sleeve - 1 chance KP# 16 - 1 sleeve - 1 chance
On the dance floor.....El Cid Murdoch is using his time in Mexico to fix his failing game.....Killer Killeen returns from training in New Zealand where he played the famous Cape Kidnappers course.....if you have an index please let Bakes know as this years the opening day 'caps will be stricter than in the past, email Bake at [email protected] following have 5.00 fines to pay at the 19th hole: Killeen - Backie - Walters - Sidonio - Schwartz - Odendaal...the money will go to the Heart & Stroke Foundation......