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As at 12.50

Group 1... Wayne and Tim vs Simon and Colin

North are 1 up after 11 holes

Group 3 ... Paul Smith and John Standing vs Phil Eadsforth and Peter Deeming

South are 3 up

Darren's busy inputting scores,

leading stableford score is currently 38 points

On the edge of my seat......

What do you mean North are 7 up?  Don't you mean South!!

Okay, I get it.  Cmon South, don't blow it now...

Oh dear.  Still, it was very close so well done all - a valiant effort.

you was poor  

Thank you , you should have been there David, great day, worth the 3 hour drive, great bunch of lads....

Wayne really does look like his avatar, very fetching in tango orange...

I am thinking more the long flowing locks on the latest picture....

Waynetta was a stirling captain and a partner full of moral support.  Of course, a bit of golfing support would have been nice....

a great day/2 days guys.

alas cannot divulge too much as also have to work.

Great event, great company

Thoroughly enjoyed it

Cheers Guys

Well done Si, you did a fantastic job mate

I know last years captain was a tough act to follow but i can safely say you were nearly as good

Had a great day obviously (Not just because I won !!!).

Nice to put a few more faces to names and look forward to the Northern Cup at Hollins Hall

well done darren and luke.

realy enjoyed the whole weekend.

Any pictures yet, dont worry about the videos

This event was one of the most enjoyable I have ever attended and thanks must go to both Darren and Luke for their sterling work in ensuring everything went smoothly. They even managed to give us the four seasons of weather all on one hole, but even this did not detract from the serious business of the South attempting to wrest the trophy from the North. Unfortunately we failed, but  I believe that we put up sterner resistance this year than last, so perhaps we can finally get across the line first, next year.

I count myself fortunate that I had wonderful company for both of the days competitions. Simon, Colin and Tony on the Sunday where I witness some very long hitting by Simon and some fine play by Tony, both Colin and myself had a trying time, but enjoyable nevertheless.

Mondays match was really exciting as the South managed to keep in the lead for most of the day, only losing out in the later stages. My partner Alps, played extremely well and I only needed to support him on a few occasions. Our opponents Steve and Tim started off like a train with a five nett four on the first and I had a distinct feeling that we were going to be up against it, but Steves early promise thankfully subsided and we managed to take control and sneak the win. I was very impressed with Tims play and but for his putting he could have been the one to have made the match tight.

The longest drive down the last, as you all know by now was won by Phil with a distance of 258 yds and when one sees where the ball finished in relation to the hole itself I just cannot imagine someone hitting it three hundred yds. A great finishing hole being a par five with a huge lake in front of the green with a balcony full of p**s takers hooting and hollering was enough to put anyone off their stroke, but both myself and Alps managed birdies, so that was a nice high note to finish on.

Both the captains played their parts very well with Simon winning the best dressed award, deservedly so, as it must have cost a fortune and Wayne was exactly how I have always perceived Northerners to be, friendly and jovial.  Thank you for the putter Wayne, much appreciated.

Special mention to Martin on a fine round of golf to win the individual but I must also say that he was trying like hell to hold his stomach in when the photographs were taken, as was I.

It was nice to meet up with the guys from Donnington Grove and also a pleasure to meet new faces at this event. Till next time.

Great 2 days. my golf was s**t, but the team won. Company was great, bring on the the 2009 N v S. Well done Darren & Luke.

Sorry to hear that, Paul, but I don't think you were the only one, not by a long way.

Yep don't worry Paul, I've just watched the videos and there were a few

Hope to have some photos, videos, results and review up very soon.

Thanks all for a very enjoyable day. 

Paul,

If it makes you feel any better I know someone who shall remain nameless put 5 into the water at the last .

Superb day.

I found a bunker on 8 holes on the front 9 so had to rely heavily on my playing partner. Thankfully I found some form on the back 9 to reprieve myself which helped us take the victory.

Can't wait for the piccys & videos.

John.

In a way I think we were lucky with the balcony, there were only a few people there when we came in.  Very tough and nerve racking finishing hole, it was amazing to see just how many balls went in there - and nobody was laughing up on the balcony, we all felt for everyone of you.  Unfortunately, I think that most of them are on video.....

I didn't realise that you birdied it John, just proves that you don't need to be long to score well.  Fantastic effort from you and Alps, of course.   

John, think I have those on video also

You weren't the only one Chris, there were quite a few coming in via alternative routes.

Chris,

I wish there were cameras on the 10th as I put my 2nd shot to within inches of the cup, still managed to miss the birdy putt. I blame all that fertiliser on the greens!!!

special thanks to darren and luke + both captains and my playing partners John, Tim and Steve - and everyone else, had a fantastic day and getting that long putt in on the 18th for a birdie made it all the better. mwhahahahah

Just wanna ask though - did anyone actually land on the green on the par 3 17th ???  talk about miles away.......

Phil - that was an amazing drive on the 18th !! we want you drug tested at the next event though!! LOL

Tim, when we looked down the eighteenth and saw where the longest drive marker was, it seemed a hell of a long way away. My drive, although on the fairway for a change, was nowhere near it, but Alps managed to get about ten yds past it. When we got to the marker we saw that it was you who had made the drive. I thought Alps would win it, but apparently Phil was 45 yds past Alps' ball. What a drive.

The difference was I then needed a three iron and an eight iron to get on the green whereas Alps took two nine irons.

Shot of the day on that hole must have been by Tim in our group, who thinned a wedge over the green and hit the clubhouse at least 12' high and almost bounced back in bounds, only being short by about two inches. We could not stop laughing.

I knew it wouldn't last as a longest drive with Alps behind us, but at least I had my 10 minutes of fame (along with the nearest the pin - advantage of going first), still really pleased with it at about 228 according to the buggy sat-nav.

Shot of the day in our group definately goes to Simon, one of the ugliest thinned attempted chip shots I've ever seen from just off the green on the 17th, and as it raced across the green it was bound for the 18th tee but hit the flag, jumped up higher then the black line on the flag and promptly dropped for a birdie to make it all square.  At least he had the good grace to not claim he did it on purpose! 

i feel so ashamed to have done that, i'm truly sorry. Great shot though!

First and foremost i would like to say thank you to my playing partners over the weekend. Wayne, Tim, John, Tony and Colin. Its not very often you meet people for the first time, rip the p**s out of eachother for 5 hours and be able to call yourselves friends at the end of it. Gentlemen i thank you, from the bottom of my bunker.

Thank you also to Darren and Luke for getting the day sorted. well done and i lookforward to the next.

Tim, you played like a demon on Monday mate. (apart from the drive that went into orbit on the 14th) may want to tee it up a little lower next time. great play.

Colin, i play with you week after week and have never seen you hit bunker shots like that before. an insparation to us all. thanks for carrying me on Monday. #

Wayne. a truly deserving Captain. We both played like Tw*ts and i tip my hat to you Sir. well done and a top friend.

and Me... Played like Tiger for 3 holes. managed to card a srixion (333) on the score card for the 4th, 5th, and 6th (with a 40ft birdie) then Tiger buggered off and was replaced with a 50 handicapper with 14 baseball bats instead of clubs. (after scoring a whopping 13 on the 10th. and i was 6ft off the green for 3!!!!!)

best dressed golfer now for 2 years running... The next outfit is planned and calls are bing made to get is sorted ASAP. you will all have to go some to beat what i have planned. You have been warned!

thank you all once again. it was good to put faces to names and i look forward to the next NvS

DAN SARF!!!

Thanks to all the people who put the effort into organising the day - Darren, Luke, Wayne and Simon in particular.  Thanks to the opposition, Paul and Terry, for a much closer match than the score would suggest.  Special thanks to my playing partner, John.  We made a formidable team, taking it in turns to have good and bad holes to take the pressure off each other and ensuring neither had to carry the other.  One final thanks to all, especially Wayne, Kev and Rosa, from my better half, Jo, who had a really enjoyable weekend after being made to feel so welcome. 

Whilst I managed to avoid the ignomy of coming last this time (unlike the end of season cup last year), I will raise my hand and admit that I am the orange wearing, club tossing, tantrum throwing buffoon who put four (not five as John suggested) balls into the lake at the 18th.  I actually made the green with the second one after doing a great dambusters impression before falling victim to the slope of the green.  Two things made it worse; 1 - The full balcony (and missus on the patio!) 2 - I cleared it first time on Sunday. 

Looking forward to the pics, not so much the video.  See you all again at the Northern Cup. 

Nice one, Chris, pleased you and the missus enjoyed yourself, mine certainly did.

Chris - I remember those in the lake - the video evidence will see who's right about the number of balls in the drink!  What I thought was good was that you managed to get three of them in exactly the same place!

Timothy, I have a response to that but this is too nice a place to post it.  Suffice to say, I have two and they're hairy!!!

Any chance you can get the videos of the 18th on darren......pleeeeeeeeease !!