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A long journey but Chris grabs good points

Well, it was an interesting start to the Nagahs round at Yarra Bend today. Firstly, there was talk of congested traffic on the roads meaning some members arrived with limited pregame practice time. However, we were all assembled ready to go in our two groups of four, when the Donk rolls up telling us all it had taken him two and a half hours to get to the course! But hang on – that makes nine golfers, and we’ve only got two tee times booked.

The Yarra Bend admin was approached but a request for a further time slot was summarily dismissed. After a quick chat on the practice green (and a shout out to Geoff for offering to stand out) it was decided we’d play as a group of five and a group of four. And we proceeded in that format to get around the course without any issues at all!

I received a call from Chris on my way home to say that in fact he had not registered to play this round – so Al, you’re in the clear. Editor’s note: Bren rang me after the round and gleefully passed on the happenings of the day at Yarra Bend. He skilfully kept me hanging on and sweating while he told the story of the nine golfers and the groups of 5 and 4, until at last he let me off the hook!

Can I recommend that all Nagahs check our website on a regular basis to keep up to date with our golfing arrangements. Editor’s note: I agree – as soon as you receive my reply to your playing request, I immediately update the website. So, it is worth checking the day before a game to make sure you are listed as playing. If you are not listed, ring Bren or me straight away so we can work things out.

Group 1 Highlights (Phil, Geoff, Peter, Chris, Brendan)

Phil’s highlights were the three birdies he made, the most impressive being on the par 5 18th where, after two good shots to within 50 metres of the hole, he played a high soft wedge over the bunker to a tight pin and then knocked in the 8-foot putt.

Geoff made birdie on the par 5 4th where he was on the green for 2 and two putted for the bird. A lovely short pitch on the tough par 4 14th to gimme distance resulted in an easy par.

Chris had a solid round with no wipes and a couple of three pointers. A memorable hole was the 16th where he found the fairway bunker with his second shot. A clean shot out the bunker followed by a long curling approach shot onto the hard to hit green meant he was back in business. Unfortunately, he fucked it up by three putting!!

Peter had a day to forget but still managed a par on the first for three points, and another three pointer on the short 13th hole.

Brendan was steady for most of the round, with a number of three pointers, which were unfortunately balanced out by too many one points.

Group 2 Highlights (Rad, Tim, Rick, Ian)

I didn’t get a lot of feedback from this group, but here’s a few observations from checking the scorecards

Ian had a very respectable 36 points, with no wipes. Tim told me later that if Ian had putted a little better, he would have won comfortably.

Rad didn’t have a good day – the four consecutive wipes from 10 to 13 put paid to any chance of a reasonable score. However, he finished with 12 points for the final five holes.

Tim started well – 9 points from the first four holes. It was said that he drove the ball very well – for an 81yo!

Rick had 19 on the front nine, but apparently Ravi was sighted on the back nine, which didn’t help his scoring!

Next round is scheduled for Monday 19 May at Waterford Valley. Keep an eye on the website.

Brendan

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Monthly Schedule – 2025

Note: All games will usually be scheduled for the last Monday in the month.