GM Ryder Cup Scotland v England 2011

[SS2]

I have foolishly agreed to succeed DCB and Dodger and organise this year's event at Goswick. Scotland won in 2009, England won in 2010.

Provisional dates are Friday 7th and Saturday 8th October 2011. I'll speak to the club next week to try to arrange these dates but at this stage they are subject to change.

Please post on this thread if you want to play. Numbers will be limited to 12 a side or possibly 16 a side if the club can accommodate us.

Preference will be given to those forum members who have attended either or both of the previous matches, namely

Scotland
DCB
Dodger
John_Findlay
KHW
madandra
Screwback
SS2
StuartD
Toad
TOMO21

England
centuryg5
Doh
GB72
gjbike
Grumpyjock
IMO2
Murphthemog
Pro_V_Wan_Kenobi
Robo
timberbonce
Tincup
TonyN
Vig
viscount17
Whereditgo

Cheers
Andy

 

[bobmac]

Preference will be given to those forum members who have attended either or both of the previous matches,

Any special reason?

 

[DCB]

A moment of weakness Andy, that's all it takes ;-)

I'm certainly up for it again

 

[USER1999]

Yep, I'd do it again. By the law of averages I must play Goswick well at some point.

 

[brendy]

Only my opinion, but why would you be giving preference? surely there were other guys wanting to go and should be given a fair crack of the whip?
As I said, my opinion, just wondering.

For reference though, the 13th is also the finals day at Forest of Arden and might clash for some being so close.

 

[SS2]

Only my opinion, but why would you be giving preference? surely there were other guys wanting to go and should be given a fair crack of the whip?
As I said, my opinion, just wondering.

For reference though, the 13th is also the finals day at Forest of Arden and might clash for some being so close.

In the past we have had forumers bring along guests to make up the numbers so it's not likely to be an issue unless the event is over-subscribed.

 

[DCB]

Brendy, on each occassion that we've held this, there has been some frantic searching in the last couple of weeks to get enough numbers to have two even teams. My already grey hair was turing white by the day and in the end we pulled in several 'friends' last October to make up the numbers at the last minute. Granted, we probably aimed too high last time, but initial indications were that we should have easily managed two teams of 16. In the end we just managed two teams of 12.

It seems only fair to give the first crack of the whip to those got this off the ground and who supported this in it's infancy

Bear in mind, we're playing this over a popular members club and although tee times on a Friday aren't usually a problem, getting enough tee times on a Saturday morning is always going to be hard going for larger groups. So in a way we are limited in the numbers we can entertain.

Just my opinion

 

[brendy]

Brendy, on each occassion that we've held this, there has been some frantic searching in the last couple of weeks to get enough numbers to have two even teams. My already grey hair was turing white by the day and in the end we pulled in several 'friends' last October to make up the numbers at the last minute. Granted, we probably aimed too high last time, but initial indications were that we should have easily managed two teams of 16. In the end we just managed two teams of 12.

It seems only fair to give the first crack of the whip to those got this off the ground and who supported this in it's infancy

Bear in mind, we're playing this over a popular members club and although tee times on a Friday aren't usually a problem, getting enough tee times on a Saturday morning is always going to be hard going for larger groups. So in a way we are limited in the numbers we can entertain.

Just my opinion

Ahhh well then, if numbers were scarce then it shouldnt be a problem, I thought it would have been oversubscribed seeing as you will get your ugly mug(my opinion! ) in the mag. haha.

 

[forefortheday]

Can you put me on the reserve list for this please?

 

[richart]

Is the match always Scotland V England, and not the other way around ? Just wondered if the Scots come down over the border. Just out of interest no angle

 

[DCB]

Never been played on Scottish soil yet

 

[SimonS]

Goswick is south of the border!

 

[SS2]

Goswick is south of the border!

Aye but it is so close to Scotland that we could invade, annex, occupy and claim it as ours it any time we want. So far we have chosen not to...

 

[SS2]

Can you put me on the reserve list for this please?

You are now on the list !

 

[richart]

Goswick is south of the border!

Never any good at geography ! So it is England V Scotland then.

 

[grumpyjock]

Hi ho that means we get to teeoff first this year,
J-F can take it easy as someone else will duff it to the ladies tee.

 

[Dodger]

I am in thanks Andy.

Give me a roar if you need any help.

 

[GB72]

Count me in for this year.

Now need to spend the next few months getting the handicap down to a more acceptable level.

 

[Dodger]

Count me in for this year.

Now need to spend the next few months getting the handicap down to a more acceptable level.

I said nothing....

 

[GB72]

Count me in for this year.

Now need to spend the next few months getting the handicap down to a more acceptable level.

I said nothing....

You did not have to, I thought I would get my comments in first. I think we said that getting it down to 16 was about right.