(Alice writes..)
Quatre Domaines ushered in the Fall with the first Frost Delay! Mrs. Daly appeared unaffected (probably the Edmonton blood), crushing the ball on the first tee and playing steady until the monster par five 10th. Reaching the green in two, and putting for Eagle, then for Birdie, and finally for Par – may have rattled Mrs. Daly slightly. A 30-foot birdie putt was drained on 14, but an ill-advised trip to the beach on 15 shook Mrs. Daly one more time. Papa Hicks showed early signs of the cold weather shivers, with a complete “wiff” on the third tee – but quickly warmed up to produce a few pars over the next 4 holes. No chip-in birdies like he demonstrated in the mini-TGA event at Vaudreuil on Thursday, but a solid 18 all the same. Alice took a little longer to warm up, and claimed to not be able to “feel” the shots due to frozen hands on the front nine. No excuses on the back nine, with seven pars and two bogeys – but since that 38 had to be paired with a 44, the sub-80 round continues to elude Alice this year. And finally Grand Par, who’s mentioned last as he arrived last – really last. The story is there were technical difficulties with a Blackberry alarm, causing him to miss the opening holes and join the group on the 5th tee. When he proceeded to open par-bogey-par, the group was convinced he was awake the whole time, sipping warm tea and avoiding the frosty conditions. The best news is that once he came out of hiding, we all saw his shadow, and must conclude there’s at least 6 weeks of golf weather remaining!
September 19th - St Raphael
Looks like there was some TGA Tour action at St Raphael, but unfortunately no press coverage, so if you want to find out how Grand-Par went quintuple bogey triple bogey mid way through the back nine.. you'll have to ask him. Joined by Mrs Daly who shot a very respectable 87..
September 6th - Quatre Domaines
So Alice couldnt make Saturday due to wanting to sit on the internet on hold for saturday morning, so hosts a TGA tour stop at his 'home comfort' track at QD. Lemur has an itch in his shorts and cant let a TGA event go by while he's breathing, and gets on board at the last minute, joining Alice, Stiffy and Dagenator on the TGA Tour's Northern outpost.
Lemur starts off with a triple, and would rather forget the rest of the round, Dag shoots a respectable 93, Alice shoots a better than the average bear 86, and shows the group who's boss with a fabulous tee shot at the par 3 17th from 210 yards and collects a bit of cash with a couple of birdies too !.
The Tarnish Cup is just around the corner.. The troops are ready for battle !.. well.. almost.
Lemur starts off with a triple, and would rather forget the rest of the round, Dag shoots a respectable 93, Alice shoots a better than the average bear 86, and shows the group who's boss with a fabulous tee shot at the par 3 17th from 210 yards and collects a bit of cash with a couple of birdies too !.
The Tarnish Cup is just around the corner.. The troops are ready for battle !.. well.. almost.
September 5th - The Falcon
I cant even remember what we did here.. oh yes.. Lemur.. Papa Hicks and Gazebo with a lovely sunny morning in Hudson.. Papa Hicks cooing about a return to 'Bama and Gazebo and Lemur on final warm-up for the Tarney !
Weather was perfect.. golf was OK.. and beyond that is all a bit of a blur.. sorry chaps..
Oh yes.. alice is at home around this point on the phone trying to get Leafs/Habs ticket packs.. if only he'd played golf instead.. his day would not have been such a waste!..hehe
Weather was perfect.. golf was OK.. and beyond that is all a bit of a blur.. sorry chaps..
Oh yes.. alice is at home around this point on the phone trying to get Leafs/Habs ticket packs.. if only he'd played golf instead.. his day would not have been such a waste!..hehe
Golf Terms !
A 'Rock Hudson' - a putt that looked straight, but wasn't.
A 'Saddam Hussein' - from one bunker into another.
A 'Yasser Arafat' - butt ugly and in the sand.
A 'John Kennedy Jr.' - didn't quite make it over the water.
A 'Rodney King' - over-clubbed.
An 'O.J.'- got away with one.
A 'Princess Grace' - should have used a driver.
A 'Princess Di' - shouldn't have used the driver.
A 'Condom' - safe, but didn't feel very good.
A 'Brazilian' - shaved the hole.
A 'Rush Limbaugh' - a little to the right.
A 'Nancy Pelosi' - Way to the left and out of bounds.
A 'James Joyce' - a putt that's impossible to read.
A 'Ted Kennedy' - goes in the water and jumps out.
A 'Pee Wee Herman' - too much wrist.
A 'Sonny Bono' - straight into the trees.
A 'Paris Hilton' - a very expensive hole.
An 'Earl Jones' - a great shot, but when you get there it's gone.
A 'Saddam Hussein' - from one bunker into another.
A 'Yasser Arafat' - butt ugly and in the sand.
A 'John Kennedy Jr.' - didn't quite make it over the water.
A 'Rodney King' - over-clubbed.
An 'O.J.'- got away with one.
A 'Princess Grace' - should have used a driver.
A 'Princess Di' - shouldn't have used the driver.
A 'Condom' - safe, but didn't feel very good.
A 'Brazilian' - shaved the hole.
A 'Rush Limbaugh' - a little to the right.
A 'Nancy Pelosi' - Way to the left and out of bounds.
A 'James Joyce' - a putt that's impossible to read.
A 'Ted Kennedy' - goes in the water and jumps out.
A 'Pee Wee Herman' - too much wrist.
A 'Sonny Bono' - straight into the trees.
A 'Paris Hilton' - a very expensive hole.
An 'Earl Jones' - a great shot, but when you get there it's gone.
August 31st - Ile De Montreal
Alice, Dr Dolittle, DD's bro, and Lemur head east for a return to the Ireland course.
Lemur is a little overenthusiastic, arriving at the course before the others, before the course opens, and before the sun has even come up... coffee.. practice and the chaps are on their way.
Someone stole the Drs swing and replaced it with a real one!!!.. rotation, hitting the middle of the ball with a square club face.. shock horror !!...
Lemur starts stongly with a birdie on the first, then a couple of bogies. Phew.. thats the hard start over with. On to the short par 3... DOH !!.. triple!!!.
Alice has a stonger start... right up to the 9th hole.. 4 putts later, and alice is ready to start the back 9 with avengance after throwing the offending ball to oblivion.
The back 9 sees an increase in the wind, from Alice as well as the westher, DD continues to amaze all with his drives, fed from sibling rivalry as his bro can hit a drive when he connects... The 18th sees Lemur falter with a double, DDs brother overestimating the length of his drive by about 100 yards, and Alice sinking a 40 footer for a par..
The Tarnish Cup is two weeks away. The Lady holder will be absent despite his best chance to avoid looking after her for another year. The two former champs are lamenting the OOBgolf handicapping possibly enabling a new winner.. NOOOOO!!!.. Its MINE !!!!....
Lemur is a little overenthusiastic, arriving at the course before the others, before the course opens, and before the sun has even come up... coffee.. practice and the chaps are on their way.
Someone stole the Drs swing and replaced it with a real one!!!.. rotation, hitting the middle of the ball with a square club face.. shock horror !!...
Lemur starts stongly with a birdie on the first, then a couple of bogies. Phew.. thats the hard start over with. On to the short par 3... DOH !!.. triple!!!.
Alice has a stonger start... right up to the 9th hole.. 4 putts later, and alice is ready to start the back 9 with avengance after throwing the offending ball to oblivion.
The back 9 sees an increase in the wind, from Alice as well as the westher, DD continues to amaze all with his drives, fed from sibling rivalry as his bro can hit a drive when he connects... The 18th sees Lemur falter with a double, DDs brother overestimating the length of his drive by about 100 yards, and Alice sinking a 40 footer for a par..
The Tarnish Cup is two weeks away. The Lady holder will be absent despite his best chance to avoid looking after her for another year. The two former champs are lamenting the OOBgolf handicapping possibly enabling a new winner.. NOOOOO!!!.. Its MINE !!!!....
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