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BGS The Ryder Jug 2015 17th October @ Druids Glen
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28-09-2015 12:56pm#1
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Well preparations are going well for the team.
One lad has built a shed.
Another has a naked war dance ready.
One lad has had no clubs for a while.
One guy has painted his whole house and spent way too long in bleeding IKEA.
One lad practiced in dark
Another guy worked out why he was snap hooking it - in a diagram only.
One lad has no blue shirt
And one group that expected to win lost today in a practice
One guy hasn't practiced - but made a lethal spreadsheet.
One lad - we didn't even have his number.
One lad got new shoes.
Another, very very hard balls.
McGinely look out.
Of course all of that could be a spoof , underplaying - no team would ever prepare like that
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Well, today was a day of fear , anticipation , nervousness, preparation, hope, laughing and tears of a child.
The build up to this has been too much, too long and tiring.
Clubs being cleaned and last minute practice and planning. Team building , bad jokes, good jokes awful jokes and singing.
Definitely Seve has created a virtual team this time. You feel you know people a little more. We are all little scared to now know them a bit more:p
But we are almost there. We are literally going to be like greyhounds in a stall.
We would love to take The Jug back - but we know we have a serious battle on our hands, as the reps were a serious outfit last year.
At the end of the day we are going to one of the best courses out there in good weather in October. We will enjoy it and have a pint with all, after.
I'm not sure I could handle a build up as big again.
Over the last 24 hours -
We had a lad up a ladder.
A Cinema trip to The Martian.
A lad playing tennis with Pimms after.
A lad with a wig drinking whiskey chasing a spider with a big stick
As for practice ,
One lad had a few chips, Scampi with them were unreal.
A rioja is on the way
Another lad has a putting mat at a house warmer, he is showing girls how to putt and line up.
One lad ran out of a driving range to stop himself buying an M1
Of course, none of that could be true - just trying to throw off "The Reps", looking in.
Catch all in the morning , the Rioja is airing.
No point in changing tradition now.0 -
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spacecoyote wrote: »Well had the pleasure of recycled for a partner today & we played as a team from the outset.
Recycled is an experienced matchplay golfer & it showed. We both kept each other confident & had a positive word if the other looked a bit down after a poor shot.
We dovetailed really well throughout & raced into an early lead, were 5 up through 7. 8 was a bit of a miracle half, the 2 boys stuck their balls onto the green, myself & recycled both bunkered.I somehow found the touch to knock it to 2 feet from the bunker & we took a half. A sloppy 3 putt from me on 9, and a miracle 2 putt from one of the opposition left us 4 up after 9.
That win on 9 seemed to spur the lads on & they got back to within 1 of us through 13. Then on 14 Denis played 2 great shots. We stuck with the Philip Walton quote...if you've 2 putts to win the hole take them. Denis did that perfectly & we were back out to 2. The next 3 were all halved. Again on 17 a fantastic bunker shot from Denis put the pressure on the opposition birdie putt. They missed, we halved & the match was done.
There was a bit of luck in both sides, with them having a real miracle on the index 1 13th, lucky drive just carried the stream, sliced 2nd into the trees that somehow ended up back out on the narrow piece of fairway by the water. Then he thinned his pitch which ran through the green but somehow held the first cut to stay out of the water.he made a very good up & down then, but should never have been in the hole.
Our match was played in very good spirits overall, no real gamesmanship shown on either side.
A great day out, just a pity we couldn't get it done overall as a team for our captain.
thanks for the pick captain & thanks for a great year of golf
Everyone prepared and did their best - It is very disappointing to lose because you feel you left the team down, I know I was their myself last year.
We started very strong when Fix sent a screamer up the first, & the opposite drives went amuck. Felt great to see.
I got a lucky break in Seve picking Spacecoyte to fill the gap. Very enjoyable to play with a fine striker of the ball. I was settled from the word go- parred the first. Space parred the 2nd, dove tailing all day. Every one knows the game plan. When it works the game is on, such is golf.
The shot of the day was Spacecote bunker save was unreal, coming out of a bunker down hill & to kill it at 2 feet. They had just birdied the previous hole and their tails were up, both on the green and we were both in the bunker.
Nice guys we enjoyed the banter, getting members bounce's all over the place.
In the dining room Tiger was gas, slagging off everyone, great spirit, and what he had planned for next year .... He finished up with arranging a team event for Heritage.
Back on the saddle - the way to go - good man Tiger.
What a year- like the professional PGA tournaments-well done Seve and the background boys -ye can take a bow
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princess poppy wrote: »
Can I ask a stupid question - who are the "reps" and who do they represent?
I'd also like to know more about them?
All I heard is that they were another society. But how big are they?
Doubt there's any society bigger then the boards one. Do they have the same players on the team each year?
As this would but the boards society at a disadvantage as they would know each other better imo.
How did the rivalry come about?
P.S I think its great by the way! Really gives you something to play for all year like the Pro's in a small scale
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I'd also like to know more about them?
All I heard is that they were another society. But how big are they?
Doubt there's any society bigger then the boards one. Do they have the same players on the team each year?
As this would but the boards society at a disadvantage as they would know each other better imo.
How did the rivalry come about?
P.S I think its great by the way! Really gives you something to play for all year like the Pro's in a small scale
Once you put a trophy up in front of golfers , most people are competitive , and the people picked have done well in the previous year in their own societies.
So we definitely were up for it and they were too.
It has been played for a couple of times - I think sequence is Boards , Boards , Reps , Reps - so you now have a bit of history.
Both teams had golfers in good form going into the event.
Sure it was 3-3 this year, lost by a 1/2 last year , so has been very very tight and you know how important your match is.
Good fun and a good test of your game, for what at the end of the day is a society event.
Would be good practice for anyone who wants to a some stage move towards interclub.0 -
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How big is their society though?
And how did the Reps vs Boards society's come about?
They aren't as big as us. Average might be only just over 20 per outing from what I gathered at brief discussions the other day.
I think they used to be a society of "Reps" but think that has evolved over the years to mean nothing, and they are just a society who will take anyone
One of the aul geezers I played against the other day got into it through Irish Dancing :rolleyes:
Seem to be predominantly south Dublin based
I think they used to play this once a year match against another society (a pub maybe) who folded a few years ago.
Technodub is on boards and initially posted looking for another society to fill the gap and this was around the time as the Boards Society was starting up.
Until they played against Boards, it was just for Pride, but when this match started, the Ryder Jug was introduced.
2012 - Mount Wolsley - Boards Won
2013 - The Heritage - 3-3 Boards Retain
2014 - Tullamore - 3 1/2 - 2 1/2 Reps Win
2015 - Druids Glen - 3-3 Reps Retain :mad::(0 -
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