Great news. Our mate Stan is back from the land of the nutbags Stan myself & Neil went out to Yarrambat on what can only be described as perfect golfing weather. The day was gorgeous The fairways & greens were near on perfect & the kangaroos were out in force, Yarrambat to a tee. It was Stans first hit for 6 months so as you can imagine he was a little rusty, but it didn’t take too long for him to start hitting some nice shots. Stan was the only one among us that registered a birdie for the day, knocking down a 2 on the par 3 8th. As sad as it sounds I felt like I played better than the first round of the RLS championships but in the end I shot 3 more Perfect weather today, the worst ever then & 3 shots worse off, figure that out.

We are looking to head out to Werribee some time soon so stayed tuned for updates.

Cheers

Cary

Neil has had a look at the forcaste & he has picked Tuesday as the best day for a round of golf next week We have booked in for 9:58 tee time, drop me an email or leave a comment here if you want to join us.

Cheers

Cary

The third & final round of the RSL Club Champioships was on Sunday out at Heathcote. We finally got decent weather with a perfect day for golf. It didn’t start too well for one of the guys in my playing group, he had a fresh airy followed by a squirter. It didn’t get any better with his next couple of shots, hitting the toilets then going out of bounds. I couldn’t get anything at all going on the day with way to many 7’s on my card. On the last hole I put 2 balls out of bounds to finish with a 10 Neil bounched back from his last outing shocker to shoot the best net score for B grade but couldn’t real in the eventual winner Jan. Congratulations Jane

The conditions were a massive improvement on the last round at Yarrambat It was dry & relitivly still. I didn’t help my game to much in the opening holes but I hacked my way up the first fairway & then did something I have never done at Whittlesea on the second. I put my ball out of bounds off the tee After the 3rd hole I started to get my act together. At the end of the day I lost 3 balls & finshed with a net 75 (I think). Neil’s day wasn’t so good. He wasn’t a very happy chappy for most of the day & I’m pretty sure his bag was a club lighter at the end of it Unfortunatly Neil had to work in the afternoon so we had to go straight after our round so I don’t know what the standings are going into the final round. If I findout I’ll stick it in as a comment.

First round of the Epping RSL Championships & the conditions couldn’t have been any worse. For anyone living in Melbourne you would be well aware of the crappy day that we had. There was a gale blowing all day & the rain only let up for a couple of holes. They were the worse conditions that I have every played in

Having said all of that there was a 8 groups teeing it up. Neil was on fire shooting a net 68 to take a 6 shot lead into the second round in Whittlesea in a couple of weeks. For the record I shot a net 77 which I was quite happy with The lessons seem to be paying off for Neil & to a lesser extent myself.

I got an email from Michael over at Aussie Golfer asking if we could swap blogroll links. After looking at his site I was more than happy to. He has some great info over there & I would suggest that you pop over & have a look.

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I had an RDO on Monday & got a knock on my door at 12 o’clock. It was Stuart asking if I was up for 9 holes of golf. Of course I had to consider my options, play golf or mow the lawns. This may shock you but I choose to play golf As with Sunday the wind was up a bit but no where near as bad. This was the first time I had been up to Whittlesea since thier clubhouse burnt down. You will be happy to know the course is still open & they have a couple of portables set up to use as a temporary clubhouse.

They are still badley in need of water at Whittlesea but thankfully there appears to be a tiny bit more in the dams than the last time I played here. The big dam which plays a main part in the par 5 4th is still pretty much dry, there is a small amoutn of water collecting at one end but not enough to be in play. The fairways are still dry but no worse than they normally are up here. The greens were in great condition. As I mentioned we only played the front 9 but from what we played, Whittlesea is good condition considering everything that has happened here in the last 6 months.

We traveled out to Sunshine Mt Derrimut Golf Course for our monthly hit with the Epping RSL. This is the second time I have been to this course & both times it has been blowing a gale. Which is a shame because the course is fantastic but strong wind is just one thing I hate to play in The fairways & greens were in great condition. There is plenty of water & bunkers in play & some geat views of the city. The course is very open which makes the wind even harder to deal with. One of the toughest holes on the course for me was a par 5 on the front nine, I can’t remember which hole number it was, but it is all up hill & on Sunday it was also straight into the teeth of the wind.

This is a course I would like to play again but not when the wind is up like it was on Sunday.

Sorry for not posting anything lately I’m been a real slackass. Nothing much of note is going on. Neil & I have had a couple of lesson out at Yarrambat with Luke. I’m sure what he is teaching me will come right soon but at the moment I’m all over the joint. Neil is coming along nicely, his hook seems to nearly gone, it raises it’s head every now & then but We went up & played at Heathcote with Epping RSL last weekend, perfect day for golf. Bus left at 6:30 & we had our first beers 7, makes for a long day ;)

I’m wanting to get a round together out at Whittlesea soon so if you are intersted let me know.

Cheers

Cary a.k.a. Captain Slackass 

Ducked out for a last minute round at Yarrambat on Saturday with Neil & Stuart. The course is in pretty good shape. Most of the dams appear full, the fairways are a little patchy in places but still pretty good. I found the greens were pretty hard, it’s difficult to stop your approach shot on them but this has always been the case here so I guess no big surprise. It was a very slow round though. I think it took us just over 5 hours to finish the 18 holes, again it was Saturday the busiest day of the week so no big surprise.

Had a lesson on Friday with the pro out here as well, which prompted the last minute round. I have to change my swing plane which is a lot trickier than I thought it would be. I sprayed a few balls right but also hit a couple of nice soild shots as well. Next lesson is in 2 weeks.