John, Stuart, Dick & myself went out too Freeway on Thursday the 11th. It was a gorgeous day & we got away at 9 in the morning. It’s been a few months since I’ve played here & the have done extensive work around the course with new bunkers. They look fantastic!! I didn’t land in any so I can’t attest to the quality of the sand but they have added a number of deep greenside bunkers around the course & they look very intimidating. The fairways were in great condition but the greens left a little to be desired. There wasn’t a problem with putting, the ball rolled pretty true & even paced. The problem was with your approach shots. There was no reward for a good shot, the ball just run through the green. It was pretty frustrating. Having said that I thought the course looked fantastic & we got off just before the weather changed. With any luck we will be getting out a bite more over the next few months.

Cheers

Cary

If you have a course that you would like us to visit drop me an email at Cary@golfinmelbourne.com or leave a comment. Matt has asked us to have a look at Waverley Private. I’ve dropped them an email asking if we could come over & play, I’ll let you know what they say. If there are any course who would like us to come out, please drop me a line.

 Cheers

 Cary 

One lovely morning, Ben and Thomas were out golfing.

The Melbourne Storm are off to the best start to a season in the clubs history. 6 wins from 6 games. The latest vistory was over the Penrith Panthers at Olympic park. Robyn Roger & myself went out to watch the game on a drizzly Melbourne night (don’t complain we need the rain). It’s a good thing we paid the extra for the under cover seats with our membership

I think this was the best the Storm have played in attack so far this year. It was a massive effort of Cameron Smith & Matt King to play on Saturday night after a test match against New Zealand the night before. The guys are tough.

Grand final replay this week against Brisbane, can the Storm make it 7 from 7?????

Melbourne put on a perfect day for the Storm V the Warriors today. The Storm started brilliantly with a couple of quick tries. Billy Slater got robbed or a contender for try of the year when the Warriors got a penalty for taking a man out, the fact the man was nowhere near the ball is obviously immaterial. The Storm got past this injustice to get up, it was a great day out. Go Storm!!!!!!!

It started off as a good day, well for some of us. Stan had a little car trouble & couldn’t get there for tee time. He wasn’t the only one who wanted to be there but couldn’t make it. With Monday being a public holiday it made it a little hard for a few to take two days off in a week.

The people who actually made it were, me, Dick, John & Neil. On trhe way to the course Neil uttered those fateful words “There is no way that it could possible rain today” Thankfully it didn’t rain too much. Just for a couple of holes. The sad thing is that Hidden Valley, & the rest of Victoria for that matter, could have done with a lot more rain. Nothing showed this up as much as the 13th hole. To me this is the best hole on the course with a double water carry from the back tee. Here is what the hole used to look like

Now there is practicaly no water left in this lake. It is a shame for Dick & John who haven’t played this course before. All though it dosen’t change the way you play this hole, the lack of water does distract from the asthetics of one of the best holes that I have played.

Other than the 13th you wouldn’t know there is a draught. The fairways are just as lush & the greens as just as green. The course is still in fantastic condition. I had a little trouble trying to find the pace of the greens, some were a little quicker than others, but other than that there were no excuses. Dick was the only one on the day to walk away with a bird, but if I remember rightly everyone else walked away with at least one par. I think I finished with 6, I’m sure Neil will correct me if I’m wrong

Once again I have to thank Justin Hopper at Hidden Valley for looking after us with another fantastic deal. It is always a pleasue to play here at Hidden Valley, the staff are great & the price just can’t be beat. If you haven’t played here I can’t recomened it enough.

Everyone at GolfinMelbourne.com would like to wish you & your family a Merry Christmas & a Happy & Safe New Year.

Cary

The Melbourne Storm went down to the Brisbane Broncos in slightly disappointing fashion on Sunday night. The referee played a big part in the game & unfortunately most of the bad calls went against the Storm

But let’s not dwell on what didn’t happen. Winning the minor premiership by 8 points is a fantastic effort but I’m sure this is of little consequence without the trophy at the end of the year.

Micks young son Liam scored his first birdie the other day on the par 3 17th at Bundoora. He drove the ball to the edge of the green & one putted for his bird. It is a fantastic effort by Liam & his dad is understandably very proud. Well done Liam, if you keep going at this rate you’ll be beating your old man sooner rather than later

The Melbourne Storm have just beaten the Dragons to make it into their second grand finall. The score was 24 to 10 (good call Stuart). This make the first match up of two interstate clubs playing off for the NRL championship. Brisbane V Melbourne.

GolfinMelbourne.com is behind the Melbourne Strom 100%!!!! We would love to have any or all of the Storm boys to come out & have a hit with us, drop me an email if you are interested at Cary@golfinmelbourne.com

For any one that is interested I will be watching the Grand Final here with a few friends, any one that would like to join us leave a comment here or send me an email.

Cheers

Cary