Castle Stuart pen pics

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Hi all
As we while away the hours until the weekend at the Castle Stuart meet I thought it might be useful/fun/waste of 10 minutes (delete as appropriate) for everyone playing to post pen pics of themselves so we have some prior info on each other
I'll start…

Name: Mike Harris
Forum username: MikeH
Handicap: 7
Trademark shot(s): Low pull/the unnecessary flop shot
Golfing hero: Seve/Ian Woosnam
Distinguishing features: Bespectacled slap headed larger athlete who is marginally taller than Ronnie Corbett
Hope for the tournament: That golf is the winner and that Jezz Ellwood has to pay out some money
Fear for the tournament: That there'll be some sort of re-enactment of Culloden/Wembley 1977 on the Nairn seafront in the early hours of Sunday morning after JezzE and Dodger get into a heated debate about the rules of golf
Post round tipple of choice: Guinness
After 10 pints on Saturday night I will be...Moving on to Gin&Tonics or asking for directions to the nearest curry parlour
 
Name: Brendy Nelson
Forum username: brendy
Handicap: 9
Trademark shot(s): shank
Golfing hero: Seve
Distinguishing features: Spare tyre sponsored by Michelin and around twice the height of Ronnie Corbett
Hope for the tournament: That I hit more fairways than shanks.
Fear for the tournament: Run out of Pro v's!
Post round tipple of choice: Guinness/Kopparburg
After 10 pints on Saturday night I will be... on the water and looking for a huge chicken burger to half eat and half wear.
 
Name: Stuart Mackenzie
Forum username: Birdieman
Handicap: 4 (how on earth did that happen?)
Trademark shot: pull hook
Golfing hero: Phil Mickelson
Distinguishing features: see MikeH's- ditto
Hope for the tournament: I don't top any off the tee (my latest trick :o).
Fear for the tournament: I play like I did on Saturday past :(
Post round tipple of choice: Caley 80 or Deuchars IPA
After 10 pints on Saturday night I will be....tucked up in bed at my brothers gaff, sorry day tripper only.
 
Name: Alan Davidson
Forum username: Atticus_Finch
Handicap: 10
Trademark shot(s): the third putt
Golfing hero: Seve/Sandy
Distinguishing features: Glaikit looking eejit wi' blood running down forehead.
Hope for the tournament: I don't make an arse of myself
Fear for the tournament: I make an arse of myself
Post round tipple of choice: Anything bar green paint.
After 10 pints on Saturday night I will be...asking the DJ if he has any Human League or Depeche Mode.
 
Name: Derek Brien

Forum username: DelB

Handicap:22

Trademark shot(s): Anything but straight

Golfing hero: Not sure that I have one - is that allowed?

Distinguishing features: Tall baldy fellow who looks like he knows what he's doing, but really doesn't

Hope for the tournament: That I don't top it off the first tee

Fear for the tournament: That I top it off the first tee

Post round tipple of choice: Deuchars IPA

After 10 pints on Saturday night I will be... Unconscious. I don't drink that much in a month, never mind in one night!
 
Name: Allan Rodger
Forum username: Dodger
Handicap: 3
Trademark shot(s): The flumped chip or the Gary Player style bunker shot....Have I told you he used to spend a week getting tips off me before the Open? :rolleyes:
Golfing heroes: Neil Henderson/George Carr.
Distinguishing features: I have been likened to a tubby Robert Croft...
Hope for the tournament: To enjoy,it is dry,no blowing a hurricane and hope IM01 disny win...again.
Fear for the tournament: That I need a ruling and I have to admit Jezz is right....again. :)
Post round tipple of choice: Morgan's Spiced and ginger ale.
After 10 pints on Saturday night I will be...thinking the old wench in the corner is worth a try. :o
 
Name: Neill Brotherston
Forum username: Neillbro
Handicap: 13
Trademark shot(s): Shank
Golfing hero: Big Jack/Ian Poulter
Distinguishing features: Garish love of rather loud attire!
Hope for the tournament: I don't top my tee shot on the first!
Fear for the tournament: I don't top my second tee shot!
Post round tipple of choice: Budvar
After 10 pints on Saturday night I will be...Under the pier!!!!
 
Name: Bob Macstayingathome
Handicap: Havny got one
Trademark shot : Missing the hole.....trip
Golfing hero: All those who are going
Distinguishing features: Doesn't matter as I'm not going
Hope for the tournament: That I was going.
Fear for the tournament: That I dream I'm there eating a huge marsh mallow.
Post round tipple of choice: Cider or brandy but don't buy me any coz I won't be there
After 10 pints on Saturday night I will be...wishing I was there.
Did I mention I wasn't going?
Have a great time fellas. :mad: :D
 
Name: Simon Smith
Forum username: SimonS
Handicap: 19
Trademark shot(s): An occasional slice that can cross two fairways and a road.
Golfing hero: Seve
Distinguishing features: Enough grey hair to only be charged the OAP rate in the barbers (I'm only 47!) otherwise Mr average including a few kg overweight.
Hope for the tournament: No rain/sleet/snow or wind. (some hope).
Fear for the tournament: Rain/sleet/snow & wind.
Post round tipple of choice: Deuchars IPA.
After 10 pints on Saturday night I will be…unable to walk.
 
Name: Steve Clifford
Forum username: viscount17
Handicap: 21
Trademark shot(s): scattered
Golfing hero: Player, Faldo and Seve
Distinguishing features: as my sig but with more on top
Hope for the tournament: that I have one of those days
Fear for the tournament: that I have one of <u>those</u> days
Post round tipple of choice: Guinness/Koppaberg/Jamesons
After 10 pints on Saturday night I will be . . . comatose!
 
Name: Harvey Thomson
Forum username: Tommo21
Handicap: 6
Trademark shot(s): The low chip that should be high.
Golfing hero: Hogan
Distinguishing features: Short, baldy heeded, sour faced, poke nose, grumpy bastard.
Hope for the tournament: Compare the golfer.com.
Fear for the tournament: Compare the hacker.com
Post round tipple of choice: Ex alkie, fresh orange.
After 10 pints on Saturday night I will be...in my bed, lying in my own fluids.
 
Name: Harvey Thomson
Forum username: Tommo21
Handicap: 6
Trademark shot(s): The low chip that should be high.
Golfing hero: Hogan
Distinguishing features: Short, baldy heeded, sour faced, poke nose, grumpy bastard.

You missed oot boh heed :eek: :D
 
Name: David Boal
Forum username: DCB
Handicap: 12
Trademark shot(s): Pull Hook off the tee !
Golfing hero: Hogan
Distinguishing features: Morbid fear of anorexia.
Hope for the tournament: I want to enjoy myself, playing well would be nice though !
Fear for the tournament: Getting beaten by even just one shot by KHW !
Post round tipple of choice: Pint of Best
After 10 pints on Saturday night I will be...Snoring like a good un ! I usually find three pints of whisky is enough !
 
Name: Alan Potts
Username: Screwback
Handicap:uno
Trademark shot: Fade
Golfing Hero: Tiger Woods
Distinguishing feature:None
Hope for the tourney: Play well/enjoy course and company
Fear for the tourney: Chopping it like a hacker
Post round tipple: Few pints followed by sloe gin follwed by out thats alcholic
After 10 pints: looking for some bate or my scratcher...
 
Name: Iain Gray
Username: Iaing
Handicap: 19
Trademark shot(s): The fat chip
Golfing hero: Seve / Tom Watson
Distinguishing features: Upside doon heid and spare tyre
Hope for the tournament: Good weather and hit the ball well
Fear for the tournament: Play crap, get soaked and blown off the course
Post round tipple of choice: pint of heavy
After 10 pints on Saturday night I will be... appearing in court on Monday
 
Name: Rob Smith
Username: Smiffy
Handicap: 12
Trademark shot: A fatted 4 iron into the heart of the shite
Golfing Hero: Tommy Bolt
Distinguishing feature: Solar Panel for a love machine.
Hope for the tourney: Good weather
Fear for the tourney: 40mph winds and pissing rain
Post round tipple: A couple of pints of shandy and then on to the G&T's.
After 10 pints: Up and down to the loo all night that's why I'll be on the G&T's. I've got a bladder the size of a walnut....
 
Name: John Boag
Forum username: Toad
Handicap: 11
Trademark shot(s): Big Slice off the tee and reasonable short game
Golfing hero: Seve/Monty
Distinguishing features: Aging old fart that thinks he is still a honed athlete.
Hope for the tournament: That it rains just a little(Play better in the rain)
Fear for the tournament: That I canny hit a coo's arse with a banjo.
Post round tipple of choice: lager, lots of.
After 10 pints on Saturday night I will be...Sleeping in the corner, but will then look for the nearest curry house.
 
Name: Crawford Kilpatrick
Forum username: thecraw
Handicap: 5
Trademark shot(s): big block or the amazing tomahawk thrown 9 iron
Golfing hero: The late and the great Payne Stewart RIP.
Distinguishing features: A nice bright pair of slacks and a portly belly and a skinhead!
Hope for the tournament: Castle Stuart is as good as the hype and no Scotscraig strength winds!
Fear for the tournament: No fears, just go out and enjoy it!
Post round tipple of choice: Lager shandy
After 10 pints on Saturday night I will be... probably dead or in the jail cos I'm driving back down the road and drink driving is BAD, very BAD!
 
Name: Raymond Oliphant
Forum username: Bunkers
Handicap: 16
Trademark shot(s): The power fade...hello to you Moray Firth!
Golfing hero: Seve
Distinguishing features: All the gear, no idea
Hope for the tournament: Good golf, good weather, good banter
Fear for the tournament: Shitey golf, pishin' rain and a load of ba'bags
Post round tipple of choice: Pint of Best
After 10 pints on Saturday night I will be...needing bailed on Monday
 
Name: Alan Russell
Forum username: Algar5
Handicap: 6
Trademark shot(s): Pull Hook
Golfing hero: Greg Norman
Distinguishing features: Tall, once upon of time ginger (now rapidly whitening) and still trying to kid myself that I am a 34" waist.
Hope for the tournament: Half Decent Weather/Play Well and Enjoy the company.
Fear for the tournament: Horizontal Rain/Sleet.
Post round tipple of choice: Lager Shandy.
After 10 pints on Saturday night I will have lost my licence.
 
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