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Keilor Golf course 25th of August

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Stan, Dick & I went out to Keilor on a Friday morning. The day was overcast & looked alittle ominous, espically after the day before which rain contatnly. We went out there none the less like lemmings to the cliff top & I’m glad we did. The day didn’t look the best but was pretty good golfing conditions. The greens were receptive after the days rains but so were the fairways 😉 This was my first trip out here to Keilor & was pretty impressed I must say. The course was in great nick. The fairways, although a little soggy in places, was in good condition. Tghe greens were fantastic. Not only were they in good nick they were also very challenging. The is the first time I have seen a golf course with back to back par 3, not that any of us par either of them 🙂

There is a more detailed review of the course here.

One thing that did piss me off a bit was I forgot my camera. Doh!!!!! So unfortunatly there are no photos at this stage. On the upside, I really enjouyed playing here so I will be back & next time I’ll bring the camera.

For the record Stan & Dick were neck & neck all day. In the end Dick just pipped Stan by a shot. I was a class above both of them & won by 10 shots 😉

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Keilor on the 25th of August

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Stan is the man with a plan. Next Friday, the 25th of August we are off to Keilor golf course. Tee time is set for midday. Let me know if you want to come along via email or a comment here on the website. I haven’t played Keilor before so we will have a new review & hopefully plenty of good photos to add to the albums 😉

Cheers

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Yearly Trip to Tocumwal

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Time to put your hand up if your coming on the yearly trip. The date for this little adventure is Friday the 6th of October, leaving in the afternoon, Saturday the 7th & Sunday the 8th. I emailed Rich River a couple of times & got no response so we decided to play Tocumwal Golf Course instead. You can have a look at the course here. We have booked the two rounds for the two courses already, which is a good thing as they are nearly booked out already. To play a different course each day we had to take an early morning tee time both days. Shane has been kind enough to offer us his caravan at the Cobram caravan park & Daryl has also offered to bring his camper trailer along as well. This will reduce the cost of the weekend a fair bit, thank guys.

We need to find out who’s coming so we can arrange the transport & the sleeping arrangements, so please, email me or leave a comment here if you want to come. Also send me an email of leave a comment if you have an questions about the trip. My email address is Cary@golfinmelbourne.com hope to hear from you soon.

Cheers

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Craigieburn Blows

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The day looked great but looks can be decieving. The wind was up & so were the scores. We had 5 people up for the round, Trevor was told he had to stay home & Scott went to the footy with his dad. Good call Scott. It doesn’t seem possible but nearly ever hole was into the wind. The fairways & greens were in pretty good nick but trying to judge the distance was a near on impossible. The group we had was Neil, Dick, Ian, Stuart & myself. Stuart had to pull the pin after 9 holes, his arm was giving him a bit of jip. Perosonaly my putting gave me a bit of grief, I had 5 birdies putts & finished with 2 pars & three boogies, not a good avareage. Dick’s driving wasn’t bad for an old bloke & he 1 putted the first 2 holes. Sadly it went down hill from there. Ian’s front nine, according to him, was the worst he has played in a long time. Thankfully he’s back nine was better saving us from his continued cursing, wait that was Neil, & his cursing continued throughout the 18 holes. Personally my front 9 was a mess save 3 holes & the back nince was a mess…. no saving. In the end Ian & I both scored 102 (please no laughing) Neil scored a 110 & Dick stopped counting.

If it wasn’t for the wind I have a feeling we could have carved this course up, but I have never played here when there hasn’t been wind. This is probably the courses defence mechanism 😉 One point of note is 3 groups behind us there was little excitment so to speak. On the 10th tee there was a full on punch up. None of us saw it but we were told. Here is the story as we were told. One group came up & asked the group in front if they could play through & that was it, full on brawl. Ice hockey stuff with shirts being pulled over the head, traping arms & punching the crap out of the bloke. As I said, this is all third person. Play Craigieburn at your own risk ; )

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Craigieburn on Sunday the 13th of August

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Ian has picked & booked us into Craigieburn on Sunday the 13th of August. After the Lancefield round fell through we set Ian the task of picking a course to play. This is Stans home course but I have a feeling he wont be able to make it as he will be working which is shame. Tee off is for 11:15 so you can still get your beauty sleep Neil (god knows you need it). Ian has booked us 2 groups with one of them full already, if you want to join us get in quick. Send me an email or leave a comment if you’re up for it.

There are a couple of photos of the course here

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Change of plans for Lancefeild

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Unfortunately something has come up & our round at Lancefield will have to be pushed back a couple of weeks. We were booked in for Sunday the 13th but now we will be going on Sunday the 27th of August. Sorry for any inconvenience that will cause anyone but these things happen.
With any luck the weather will have more time to come right ; )
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A round at Lancefield with a Barbie after

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We are heading out to Shanes neck of the woods on the Sunday the 13th of August. The plan is to play 18 holes at Lancefield golf course, teeing off around 9-10 o’clock & then having a BBQ at Shanes place just down the road afterwards. The food for the BBQ will be supplied by GolfinMelbourne.com but you will have to bring your own drinks. Neil came up with an idea of borrowing an 8ish seater van from his work for the trip. It will cost $50 for the day plus fuel.

Let me know if you are interested in playing & if you are interested in a seat on the van. Leave a comment or send me an email Cary@Golfinmelbourne.com

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Whittlesea 4 ball

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The day started off with a few phone calls amongst the four of us to determine if we wanted to play. After Saturdays down pour, we were a little sceptical about playing but we all decided to give it a go. The day couldn’t have been much better. No wind & a pleasant temperature made for perfect golfing conditions.

We had four players for our little four ball comp & the teams were Dick & Stuart & Neil & myself, I knew I was in trouble when I got paired with Neil ; ) The first hole started off with a pair of pars & the second hole set the pattern for the day. Neil & I were on the green with our best ball & Staurt & Dick were over the back. We managered to three putt our way to a 4 were as they manged to sink a great putt for another par, one shot down after 2 holes. We were evenly matched over the next few holes until the 5th & 6th. Somehow the cheats managerd to par the toughest hole on the course & follwo that up with a birdie with another brilliant putt on the 6th which gave them a two shot advatage after my partner boggied the same hole, it was Neils fault not mine. We managed to redeem ourselve on the par 3 8th, or I should say I redeems us ; ) A nice tee shot over the pin & one putt back for a birdie. Stuart & Dick went one over on the hole putting us back to 2 shots down which is where we stayed after the front.

The back nine belonged to Dick & Stuart, some great driving & some fantastic putting saw them put the sword to Neil & myself on the closing holes. On the tought back to back par 5’s Stauart & Dick scored par birdie leaving Neil & myself blamming each other for some pretty average shots ; )

In the end Stuart & Dick were the victories with a score of 81 to 88. We had a great day & it is a fun format to play. The cousre was in pretty good condition considering the drenching we recived on Saturday. The fairways had alittle bit of water on them but not enough to ruin the round. The greens were a real suprise. The was water coming out of the ground under your feet on a few leading you to think they would be slow but tis wasn’t the case. They were still of a nice pace & held true to their lines.

As I said before we had a great day & it is a format that we will be playing again in the future but next time I want a different partner ; )

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Four Ball Best Ball at Whittlesea

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Stuart has come up with the idea of have a four ball best ball comp amoungst ourselves. I have booked two groups (8 people) at Whittlesea for Sunday the 16th of July. If you want to join us, leave a comment on this posting or send me an email Cary@golfinmelbourne.com You don’t need to have a partner we can fix you up with someone, but feel free to bring along a friend. I’ll need to know by Friday if you want to join us. We have two teams at the moment so get in quick.

Cheers

Cary

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Our round at Freeway

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Since my last trip out to Freeway golf course quite a few holes have changes on the front nine. The 1st is now no longer a long par three it is a par 5, just a little bit different ; )

One thing about his course that is anoying is there is no direction from green to tee & then when you find the tee there is no indication of where the fairway goes. You need to find a metal plate in the ground to confirm you are on the right tee. Anyway enough bitching on to the round.

Stan, Neil, Dick & I made it out on Thursday morning. If we believed the weather forecast we may have pulled the pin. In the end it was great day for golf.

The fairways were a little wet under foot, there hasn’t been all that much rain so I wouldn’t want to play here after a week of soild rain (sorry I said no more bitching). The greens felt soft but were still pretty quick. With the mounded greens this can makes things a little tricky. Stan found out the hard way on the 5th green. He run his ball over the edge of the hole & it kept on running off the green, very stiff. That was Stans lot for the day, the amount of putts his missed by the narrowest of margins was a crime. Three putts were the order of the day, very occasionally we had a one putt.

We all started off with horror holes, I managed the only birdie of the day on the next & no body had any joy until the back nine. Neil & Stan both started off the home leg with pars & Dick was happy not to put his ball in the water. Dick was next to get a par on the 13th. After that I was had a nice run of pars on the 15th, 16th & 17th & only just missed my par putt on the last for a perfect run home.

We had a great day out, the weather was kind even if the putting wasn’t. Hopefully Stan is going to arrange a day out at his home course Craigieburn in the near future.

Cheers