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08-04-2007, 09:15 AM
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| Ingenious Irish Storms it up in Smirnoff ST's very own Mark Donaghy, aka IrishGolfer, had one, if not, his finest round ever this morning. In 15-18mph wind, or thereabouts, IG delivered a very fine round of one-under par, 71, culminating in a superb 'birdie, birdie' finish. Mark hit a delightful 3-wood against a stiff breeze to a foot for a tap-in birdie at #2 index 17th hole, and then a delightful 18-foot putt that wiped its feet before dropping into the cup for what was to be his first sub-par effort off Portstewart's blue tees. An extremely commendable round from the big man, it must be said. The wind will have increased a wee bit from when we played this morning, so fingers crossed Mark, with his 42 stableford points safely in tow, will win this Saturday's competition; The Smirnoff Trophy. Mark, the gentleman that he is, has vowed to share his Smirnoff goodies with us ST'ers if it so happens that he wins. What a guy....!   I am sure we shall hear more about this great round, especially that third shot into the par-5 7th hole...
__________________ "Golf takes us away from our everyday worries. It allows us to lose ourselves in the beauty of our natural surroundings. And it provides a serene setting for enjoying the camaraderie of our fellow players. No matter how good we get at it, golf always makes us strive to do better. In golf, as in life, there is no perfection, but we can always seek it. Golf constantly challenges us to aim farther, try harder, and be more than we are today. And really, what game could be better than that...?"  |
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08-04-2007, 09:17 AM
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__________________ "I also got a lot of looks when I said the baby smelled like the inside of Home Depot." - R35 HiBore XL 10.5º w/ProLaunch Red Mizuno F50 4-wood w/OEM graphite Baffler 3/R w/Nippon NS950Pro Baffler 4/R w/Nippon NS950Pro Baffler 5/R w/Nippon NS950Pro MacGregor MT 5-PW w/Nippon NS950GH Vokey SM 54-10 (bent to 52-08) Vokey SM 58-12 (bent to 56-10) Guerin-Rife 2-Bar Hybrid Blade |
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08-04-2007, 09:36 AM
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| Haha, I have always wanted to write for sports columns in a newspaper, etc. Maybe one day I might do and finally enjoy doing the job that I do !   I was playing with him, boss. Same old story: some good, some bad  Don't think I am too far away from relative greatness, although it is all good saying that and the summer (what summer ?!?) is almost behind us...!
__________________ "Golf takes us away from our everyday worries. It allows us to lose ourselves in the beauty of our natural surroundings. And it provides a serene setting for enjoying the camaraderie of our fellow players. No matter how good we get at it, golf always makes us strive to do better. In golf, as in life, there is no perfection, but we can always seek it. Golf constantly challenges us to aim farther, try harder, and be more than we are today. And really, what game could be better than that...?" |
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08-04-2007, 01:31 PM
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__________________ Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing. |
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08-04-2007, 01:34 PM
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__________________ "Golf takes us away from our everyday worries. It allows us to lose ourselves in the beauty of our natural surroundings. And it provides a serene setting for enjoying the camaraderie of our fellow players. No matter how good we get at it, golf always makes us strive to do better. In golf, as in life, there is no perfection, but we can always seek it. Golf constantly challenges us to aim farther, try harder, and be more than we are today. And really, what game could be better than that...?" |
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08-04-2007, 01:48 PM
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 The word is..... AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! 
__________________ My Enemies! Cobra M-speed driver-10.5* Cleveland Launcher- 22* #7w. Cleveland Halo- 25* & 28* hybrids. Cobra 3400 I/XH irons- #5-G/W. MacGregor 56* S/W. Cleveland-CG12 60* L/W Knight Mallet putter Titleist DT So/Lo Walter Hagen Cart bag. ------------------------------------------------ "They call it GOLF 'cause, all the other 4-letter words were taken!!!" ------------------------------------------------ I ALWAYS "birdie" at the 19th Hole!!!  |
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08-04-2007, 01:56 PM
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__________________ Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing. |
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08-05-2007, 04:48 PM
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__________________ If at first you don't suceed, spin around in circles. Geek DCT 12* Speeder (S) 3w Taylormade V-steel 15* 4H 21* Adams idea hybrid 5-PW Adams A1 idea irons 52* Adams gap wedge 56* progen wedge Ping CraZe putter |
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08-05-2007, 04:55 PM
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| What can I say, yesterday has to go down as one of my better days! Not only did I shoot my finest competitive round and win a tourney at Portstewart, I also spent the afternoon at the beach BobyBoarding with my kids in awesome waves, and then to top it off we went to a BBQ last night, ate fine food and drank fine wine, what a day indeed! As for the golf, not sure what to say, except that it started out as a very ordinary round of golf. I was +4 after 6 and struggling with my swing. Then I got an outstanding break on 7, a massive kick off a greenside bank which rolled down to about 2ft. I walked off with a bird instead of a bogey. That pushed some sort of button inside me as from there I was -5 and just kept hitting good shots. I can honestly say if I putted better I could have shot even lower. My swing transformed and I just started hitting fairways and greens. Even standing on 17 I was +1 thinking I would take a 5/4 (bogey/par) finish, as 17 was directly into the wind. After a good drive on 17 I stil had about 210ish into a stiff breeze. What followed has to be the finest shot I have even hit. I rifled a 3 wood to about 1 foot!! I'll remember that shot for a long time. And then to top it off I hit a SW to about 15ft on 18 and somehow the putt fell in. Strange thing was at no point did I really think about it or get nervous. It just kinda happened. And it was good to play in the company of Andy_79 and another dude who plays off a 2 index. They kept me going with "you deserved that Big Man" every few minutes. Checked the scores today. Won by 3 shots and am now playing off 4.3!! So the story is true, life begins at 40!
__________________ Doctors say that you should eat 5 pieces of fruit or veg a day to remain healthy. Last week I ate 5 mouldy plums and that night I shat the bed. What's healthy about that?  Last edited by IrishGolfer; 08-07-2007 at 03:55 AM.. |
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08-07-2007, 03:50 AM
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tbh I know nothing about the history of this event / trophy. I figured it would be sponsored by Smirnoff and some sort of qualifier into a bigger national event. I guess I will have to wait and see. I was just delighted to win some (ANY!!) silverware. I won't see the trophy until the end of the year at our Prizegiving Event. But rest assure that I will be getting photos.
__________________ Doctors say that you should eat 5 pieces of fruit or veg a day to remain healthy. Last week I ate 5 mouldy plums and that night I shat the bed. What's healthy about that? Last edited by IrishGolfer; 08-07-2007 at 03:55 AM.. |
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08-07-2007, 07:23 AM
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| Congrats IG .. exceptional play ... make some room on the mantlepiece for another dust collector  . No matter how well yer playin there's always at least 1 occasion in the round when you goddamn know you've bought a huge slice of luck from the jammy bastad factory .. but hey that's the nature of the gameOn a separate note thanks for the offer but I've gone with the original plan
__________________ Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience. |
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