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December 22nd, 2006Yarra Bend on Friday the 8th of December
December 3rd, 2006Neil has booked us in for around 9 o’clock on Friday morning. If you want to join us, drop me an email or leave a comment here on this posting.
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Eagleridge on the 6th of December
November 27th, 2006Â
Hi everyone. My birthday is on the 6th of December & I decided to play golf, big surprise!!! I finally decided on Eagle Ridge which is down on the Mornington Peninsula. We are trying to arrange to borrow the van from work which seats (correct me if I’m wrong Neil & Ian) 8 people &Â room for club’s as well.
You can check out the website for Eagle Ridge here http://www.eagleridge.com.au/Â but it isn’t all that helpful.
To the cost’s. The round will be $43 for the golf & if you want a cart it will cost $45 for two people. The carts have a GPS system onboard which tells you how far out from the green you are.
I’ve made a booking for 8 people & 4 carts at this stage for 9 a.m. which means we will have to leave around 7ish (again please correct me if I’m wrong). You don’t have to have a cart if you don’t want to but please let me know when you confirm you’re coming.
I hope you can make it, talk to you soon.
What a difference a day makes!!
November 22nd, 2006After the crappy day on Thursday, Friday was magnificent. A beautiful clear day with a slight breeze.
We headed off to Keilor, we being Me, Dick, Neil, Stan, Stans son & Stans father in-law. We got there to find half the course was closed. The back 9 is closed to convert the fairways to couch. From what I can tell, when the back 9 is finished they will do the front 9 so Keilor is a 9 holer for the foreseeable future. That aside the course was in great condition. Neil was too keen on the 1st tee, he didn’t get past the ladies on 2 attempts 😉
We had a great day out & a nice chat over a drink afterwards. Thanks for arranging this one Stan.
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Cheers
Cary
Eastern Golf Course
November 17th, 2006Address: 473 Doncaster Road Doncaster
Number of holes:18
Carts available:no
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Mick, Stuart, Neil & myself all made our way our to Eastern Golf Course. The day before was a shocker, rain,hail,gail force winds, very ungolf like weather. We tee’d off at 8 in the morning after Stuart & myself bought a golf umbrella from the pro shop. First off I must point out that the Eastern Golf Course is a private course. Mick won the tickets at a trivia night. After talking to the people at the pro shop, there is a possibilty of playing here again but it will have to be on a Thursday.
When we got there, there were a few members lining up on the first tee, so the pro shop bloke told us to hit off the back. One of the first things you will notice about this course is a lot of the fairways are sloped. The clubhouse is on top of the hill & the course is mostly below.
Before I talk about specific holes, I’ll talk about the course in generally. The fairways were in great nick, even after the downpoure we had experienced in Melbourne the day before. The course has some fantastically placed bunkers. All of the par three’s are well protected especiallay the 3rd. But the thing that makes this course special are the greens. They would have to be the best greens I have ever played on. They were quick, even after the rain, but they were true. If you got the ball on the correct line with the correct pace you put would go in. The down hill putts were scary as hell, all you had to do was get them started & they would keep on running.
To the specifics.
There are a lot of fantastic holes here at The Eastern. My favorite hole of all was the par 4 7th. It is a 331 par 4 with a dogleg right. Down the right hand side is a lake which you can try to take on at your peril. It is a visually spectacular hole & also one you have to place your shots well or it will bite you in the ass. Stuart took on the dogleg & won, but it took one of the best drives that I have seen him hit in quite a while.
One of my other favorite hole is the par 3 3rd. It’s 178 metre downhill but the front is surrounded by bunkers. Again it is a beautiful looking hole & tough to play.
We played stroke play on the front 9 but everyone thought that I might start crying & take my bat & ball & go home after that so it was decided that it would 4 ball best ball on the back. Neil & Stuart paired up agiants Mick & myself. Neil & Stuart got off to a flyer but Mick & I pegged them back until we were all square on the 18th (9th). Neil & Stuart cleaned us up on the last hole with a par to out 5, it’s all Micks fault, he didn’t put his tee shot on the green 😉
I am looking forward to the opportunity of playing this course again with the weather being a little friendlier
You can check out the photos here
Keilor on Friday the 17th of November
November 10th, 2006Stan has taken the bull by the horns & picked a day & a place. Keilor on Friday the 17th of November at around midday. If you are intersted in joining us drop me a line Cary@golfinmelbourne.com or leave a comment.
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A day like today deserves some golf
November 9th, 2006With these sentiments in mind, Neil & I ducked off to Strathallen for a 9 holes after work. Thank you for daylight savings. Things didn’t start off too well when we got there, Neil had left the handle for his buggy at home. After contemplating pulling the pin, Neil tried half of his club lock & it worked like a charm. I glad that it did, days like this are what golf was invented for. Beautiful clear sky’s with just a slight breeze.
Considering how dry it has been & the lack of water this course has, it is in surprising good condition. The fairways are a little thin in places but generally OK. I thought the grass on the greens were a little long, (or I might have been looking for an excuse for my poor first putts) Neil disagreed as per normal 😉 In the end the rounds weren’t too bad, both of us hitting some nice shots & some poor ones. I hit a spanker of a tee shot on the 7th hole which left me scratching mind head thinking “What did I do differently???”
Who want’s to go to Ballarat???
November 7th, 2006I have been invited to join a friend of GolfinMelbourne.com up at Ballarat for a round of golf. There are a couple of course on offer up there, if any one want’s to join us drop me a line @ Cary@golfinmelbourne.com or leave a comment on this post. We are looking at heading up there in about 2 weeks time.
Last minute round
November 7th, 2006I’m off to play at Bundoora tomorrow (8/11) around 11-12 o’clock. If anyone want’s to join me give me a call or drop me a line. If I leave it to anyone else nothing will get done 😉
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Time to get back out
October 25th, 2006After out trip to Tocumwal it’s time to get back out & have a hit. I was thinking next weekend, drop me a line if you are interested & let me know where you want to play.
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