Doc's PDC pics

Some vintage footage from Doc from the 2004 tourney. Well done digger.
Early morning starters on the East course.








PJ in a standard post-match pose.
Any of you f*ckers joining me for another carton?
No Pete, got to go.
Pussies...









Bellringer off the 6th Green. Doc has some terrific video (no, not of his Davis Cup shenanigans, unfortunately...) from the 6th of Chief tugging it way left, and Bellringer following him (perhaps?). However I cant seem to load the files to the blog. Stay tuned for developments.



Cheers from Lord
posted on behalf of Doc
Happy Anzac Day

Ballet Bunion

The Old Course at Ballybunion has a reputation as one of the finest golf courses in the world - par 71 and measures 6,598 Yards.

Tom Watson and Chief reckon it’s "a true test of golf" and Watson rates the 11th as one of the toughest holes in the world (see Scnapp pic – no concerns about a raping hook on this one).

The good Doc and I decided to take on the monster in December of 1998 and we chewed it up and spat it out. “Totally over-rated” we decided as we walked off both deep in the red…


…well not quite. The hooks were aplenty and a few actions shots attached disguise our inability to deal with the elements. Doc can be seen looking for his ball on 11 which ended up near the cliffs of Mohr. I had to tell him that I didn’t think the pro-shop would have a ball retriever long enough to rescue his pill.

He took it out on the young ladies in bedroom 8. Time has altered the photo unfortunately. Doc assures me there were ladies present in the original.

Later on during my time in the UK (note that Republic of Ireland is not in UK), I met another Doctor in the little town of Gloucester. He was an amazing pool player although he seemed to grapple with the eternal question relating to the pink and the brown.

Here is a photo of him shortly after he found out that the girl he is chatting up in the background is officially half his age. Yes, 15.

Adios
Schnapp
(posted by Lord while blog teething issues resolved)

Masters 97

Of the 654 photos taken from our 1997 sojourn to the Masters, here are a selection.

Barnsey and I in front of the 12th. We agreed we couldnt understand what all the fuss was about - the hole is so short you can almost throw it on! We came back after dark and hit half 8-irons in by moonlight. Easy.

While I set off the smoke alarm in the gift shop Muz and Barnsey basically pinched anything they could get their hands on. We then posed for photos like some Abu Graibh prison warders with the loot.

I returned to play the great tourney a few years ago. Here my caddy and some chump are checking the distance to 15 after a 321 yard drive. I am not in the photo because I am the photographer, obviously.

Easter reflections

It strikes me that a blog restricted to PDC musings could be a tad limiting. After all, the PDC is only a short (but, glorious) two-week event. What to discuss for the remainder of the year? There is only one real answer - sport.

Let's face it, sport dominates golf course conversations. Sure, it is boring, often predictable, but its safe, its friendly and comfortable, like a warm and worn jumper.

Karl Marx described religion as the opium of the masses, I think to suggest it is used by oppressors to make people feel better about the distress they experience due to being poor and exploited. A bit like Rupert Murdoch and the Fox empire perhaps? Keep 'em stupid and unaware, lest they ask too many pesky questions, like, "What the hell are we doing in Iraq". Forget that dumbass, who are the Lions playing this weekend?

So in the spirit of keeping us dumbed down, I propose to broaden the scope of this blog to include general sporting things. Photos are good. Please scan and post to the blog, or send by email any sporting pic of interest. Doc hooking his driver into the sea at Ballybunion, Shirls in the toot with Shark at the R&A, a football match, a day in the sun at the cricket, anything which has or would be discussed on the golf course.

Why blog it? 1. Its online and archived - these are nice things to reflect on and have a look at for years to come. It also saves that tiresome question 'Who has the photo of ..." 2. No email blocks sending these around, esp through government firewalls. 3. its simple.

Lord

Some history

The PDC is , of course, a nett event. While most golfers plod through the 2-week IGC Club Championships dreaming of that miracle round in order have a chance of playing some 15 year old spotty herbert who hits it 290m in the quarter-finals, the PDC provides a genuine chance to any reasonable golfer who can string 2 rounds near their handicap. And no wasting valuable weekends in mindless Sunday morning play-offs. Just get it over and done with, except of course if a play-off is required.

Previous results:

PDC 2005 (23 and 30 July 2005)
John Mc 69 + 74 = 143
Craw 76 + 72 = 148
Chief 74 + 75 = 149
Barnsey 73 + 79 = 152
Golly 80 + 81 = 161

PDC 2004 (24 and 31 July 2004)
Chief 72 + 75 = 147
Lord 78 + 69 = 147
Bellringer 73 + 77 = 150
John Mc 79 + 75 = 154
Craw 77+ 78 = 155
Golly 79 + 76 = 155
PJ 82 + 75 = 157
Barnsey 77+ 81 = 158
Doctor 78 + 81 = 159

After much debate about the merits or otherwise of a playoff PJ declared for future PDC: Thou shalt not change handicaps in the middle of a tournament!' So it is written so shall it be. Chief won a single stableford playoff on 20 November 2004 with 35 pts v 32 pts on the Presidents Course.

PDC 2003 (2 and 9 August 2003)
Bellrigner 76 + 72 = 148
Chief 75 + 82 = 157
Craw 89 + 70 = 159
Lord 82 + 77 = 159
PJ 86 + 79 = 165
Barnsey 84 + 86 = 170

PDC 2002 (3 and 10 August 2002)
Lord 69 + 73 = 142
Steve C 71 + 74 = 145
Barnsey 70 + 75 = 145
Craw 74 + 73 = 147
Bellringer 76 + 73 = 149
PJ 79 + 82 = 161
Shirls DNP + 81
Golly Retired hurt (sook) + 86
John McG 76 + DNP

PDC 2001
Golly 76 + 71 = 147
Doc 74 + 74 = 148
Chief 80 + 73 = 153
Lord 81 + 74 = 155
John McG 75 + 81 = 156
Craw 74 + 89 = 163

PDC 2000 (17 and 24 June 2000)
Chief 78 + 75 = 153
Lord 78 + 78 = 156
John McG 79 + 77 = 156
Barnsey 77 + 81 = 158
Craw 81 + 77 = 158
Golly 80 + 78 = 158
Bellringer 76 + 84 = 160
Shirls 94 + DNP

Welcome to sporting mediocrity

Welcome to the Indooroopilly Golf Club Perpetual Disappointment Championships (PDC) blog. The PDC commenced in 2000 and has become renowned as a true display of sporting mediocrity. Bad shots, poor and unsporting behaviour, sub-par dress standards and foul language are all mandatory. And yet through it all there have been some shining and brilliant rays of golfing prowess. But, lets not get carried away, it is the stories of birdies turning into bogeys, doubles, triples and unmentionables which the PDC is famous for.

Let us continue to rejoice in this most amateur of contests until we are all very old men.

I welcome your contribution to this blog.

Lord