Groupings for final Spackler Invitational of 2010

The groups have been done for Spackler on Sunday, with only one notable absentee from the list of possibles, that being one Michael Green. So the groups have been put together by ladder standings for the Spackler Trophy (don’t forget it Bathwater) and will go off in reverse order, so that those in contention for the trophy are playing together. 

Remember we have a sausage sizzle from 10.30 for tee off at 11.25, this will give us plenty of time to sledge each other and comment on dodgy looking swings and putting techniques before the real action begins. Groups as follows with current Spackler trophy position and in brackets amount of points behind first place;

Group 1

Stu 37 (-54)                         Mikael  35 (-53)                 Bathwater 28 (51)            Herb 24 (-44)

Group 2

Ben 23 (-43)                        Phil         22 (-42)                 Glen            21 (-40)           Mudge 18 (-31)

Group 3

Mike 17 (-31)                     Elmsy    16 (-28)                 Nick             15 (-25)           Cr@pper 14 (-25)

Group 4

Matt 13 (-22)                      Joey       12 (-21)                 Tim               11 (-20)           Dan 10 (-18)

Group 5

Merce   9 (-16)                   Deano   8 (-15)                   Jimmy          6  (-12)           AD 5 (-10)

Group 6

Johan 4 (-9)                         Coxy      3 (-8)                     Paddy          2 (-6)              Drapper 1, The current leader with 54 points.

Also don’t forget to get into Power Golf to purchase any essentials before Sunday and tell them we are in the system as Spackler Golf.

Recollections of Spackler XVI

Tackling the US Open style Spackler course of Eastlake GC sends a shiver down the spines of everyone in the club. It's definitely not Deano's favourite course and now we can add a few more to the list. Getting to the turn with some sort of score is essential.

I had the honour of playing with Ben, Joe and Angus.

Joey spent a lot of time with his eye peering through his range finder igving us updates on how much closer to the hole we had advanced and Angus raised the art of making cheeky comments to a new level. He seemed to have a line that matched every situation we encountered but was left speechless when his ball ended up smack bang in the middle of a small bush. It was lying neatly in the direct centre of this circular bush. "I can play that", and he did. Completely destroying the obviously redundant piece of nature in the process.

I've played with Ben many times but he still baffled me with a line out of left field. With five holes gone and zero points on the score card, it was fair to say that Ben's game stunk. In dire need of composure and fully aware of the stench oozing from his golf game, he did what every golfer would do - ask for some deodorant. When he asked me if I had any in my bag, he'd actually accumulated a few points and only after a few moments I realised he was serious. He'd gone out to play golf without any deodorant and realised his mistake.

A future note, if Ben stinks, so does his game. Look out of he turns up smelling like roses at Riverside Oaks.

Greeny

Angus goes to the beach

Another video highlight from Spackler XV courtesy of Uruguay.

Deano loves the water

Deano plays a few shots around the water at Long Reef last weekend during Spackler XV. Nice.

Spackler XV - Results

Long Reef GC, June 2010

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Results

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Position	Player	Score
1	AD	43
2	Drapper	42
3	Mudge	39
4	Dan	36
5	Crapper	34
6	Paddy	33
T7	Joey	31
T7	Matt	31
T9	Jimmy	30
T9	Johan	30
T11	Ben	29
T11	Martin	29
T11	Duncan	29
T14	Herb	27
T14	Mike	27
15	Angus	26
16	Sam	24
17	Deano	23
18	Patrick	21
19	Merce	19

NIP: 2nd - Angus, 13th - AD
Longest Drive: 9th - Joey, 14th - Crapper

Spackler XIII - A recollection

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All reviews of a major golf tournament should generally be done in the days immediately following the event in the interest of fair and accurate journalism. With this in mind, it is safe to say that a review of the Spackler XII Invitational which was held a few months ago now, could well be littered with falsehoods. Let's call them embellishments.

Let us begin with a fact. Simon Cox won his first plaid jacket in a count back from Paddy. It was the second time a count-back* has been used to decide a jacket in the history of the Spackler Invitationals^. He pipped Paddy by a single shot on the final nine holes to be declared the winner. 

Drapper, in his first Spackler Invitational had called himself in as the winner days before and given the ridiculous handicap he was given, most people had agreed. He finished with 42 points for the day but as he was on debut, he claimed the winners cheque only. The priceless plaid jacket would have to wait for another day.

Coxy was pleased for the extra layer of warmth on a cold, wet day. Dave Elms, as previous winner had pulled in with it on earlier (as opposed to Merce, who once pulled with it on) and most Spackler invitees were hoping it would be theirs at the end of the day.

One man who was not focussed on the jacket was Duncan.  After rushing to the course, he panicked and locked his keys in his car. While AD read the terms and conditions of the Spackler event at the pre-round lunch, Duncan was anxiously waiting for the NRMA to arrive before his tee time. With the clubs locked in the boot, it was looking like he would have to caddy for Greeny for the day.

Other recollections include Dave Elms having no luck around bunkers all day. He proceeded to keep his head and plough on through the sandy maelstrom unlike another member of the same group. Spackler VI winner Chris Mercer and ditched the jeans and completed his opening nine holes in one over par if I remember correctly. 

You could be forgiven for thinking Chris was playing like a man in jeans through 11, 12 and 13 though. He proceeded to power hook and fade his way into deep rough and out-of-bounds to throw himself firmly out of jacket contention. My lasting impression of him that day will be the forlorn figure strolling up and down fences and out-of-bounds lines as the rain set in, mumbling, cursing and generally feeling very sorry for himself indeed.

Deano attempted much the same stuff at one point who also set about looking for errant balls hit fairly and squarely out-of-bounds. The Mercer conditioning is easily contracted.

I'm sure there's more stories from more groups. If you have any I'll add it below. Remember, don't let the truth get in the way of a good story.

* The best score on the final nine holes is deemed the winner. In the event of a tie, the best score on 18 is used to determine the winner. If it is still a tie, the 17th is used, and so on.

^ Merce won on a count-back from Ben at Eastlake at Spackler VI. In jeans. 

Spackler XIII - Results

Twin Creeks, February 2010

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Results

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Position	Player	Score
1	Drapper	42
T2	Simon	35
T3	Paddy	35
4	Greeny	34
5	Angus	33
T6	Deano	32
T6	Matt	32
T6	Johan	32
T9	Crapper	31
T9	Tim	31
11	Merce	30
12	Nick	29
T13	Jimmy	28
T13	Herb	28
T15	Dan	27
T15	Bathwater	27
T15	Mudge	27
18	Ben	26
19	Glen	25
20	Elmsy	22
T21	Mikael	21
T21	Duncan	21
23	AD	28

NIP: 2nd - Greeny, 17th - Johan
Longest Drive: 9th - Matt, 18th - Greeny
Bold and highlighted denotes jacket winner

2010 Spackler Trophy Leaderboard

Updated Dec 3, 2010

At years end, only your best three finishing results count towards trophy points (adjusted total).
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