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The 2014 Bushranger Cup Results
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The 11th Bushranger Cup returned to the Mornington Peninsula and was played on three great golf courses on the weekend of Jan 31 - February 2. This year we had nine teams of rabid and ferocious highwaymen line up to contest the greatest prize in Australian social golf. As is the tradition, the reigning champs are considered the most recent and infamous bushrangers, and so had the honour of competing as The Kelly Gang. The event details were:
When: Friday, Saturday & Sunday January 31 - February 2
Where: The Cups, Cape Schanck & Moonah Links Open
What: 45 holes of mayhem over three days
How: Staying in Deluxe Villas at the Moonah Links Golf Academy.
Who: Mates playing & laughing in teams of four
Why: For loads of fun, trophies & prizes
This year we had two more Cuppers (both past Champions) join the 10-Cups Club as Mick Van Raay and Richard Fellner saddled up for the 10th time. This means we have seven exclusive Bushrangers who have played 10 Cups or more. They are:
Boo, Crocko, Dee, Dubs, Kingo, Quigley & The Hominator.
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Starting out at The Cups Course at The Dunes Golf Links, the scores were relatively even on day one with just five shots between the top five teams. Then on Saturday at Cape Schanck the event was blown away when The Aaron Sherritt Gang posted two of the top five scores for the day to open up a huge lead going into the final day.
Overall there was only 9 shots between the top 17 pairs, but with one team posting two of the best scores they opened up a big 54 hole lead. The Aaron Sherritt Gang were 12 ahead of 2nd place and behind them there was a logjam with just nine shots between the other eight teams.
In the end, the field did their best to mow down the leaders, but with a very solid closing 65 they were able to cruise home to a six shot win. In so doing they smashed the scoring records to pieces and posted the lowest ever score by a wide margin. They played some brilliant, consistent, spine-tingling and attacking golf over the three days and embraced some of the most intense Saturday evening heckling this event as ever seen to score a historic win.
Above we see the new Kelly Gang (Dave Pollock, Phil Peacock, Dave Warwick & Tom Tomlin) hamming it up after receiving the greatest prize in Australian social golf - The Bushranger Cup.
Click here to see the 2014 Bushranger Cup Program.
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The Tee times for Round One were:
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Group 1
3:15pm
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Group 2
3:37pm
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Group 3
3:44pm
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Group 4
3:51pm
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Mick Van Raay
Tom Tomlin
Andy MacFeate
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Drinks
break
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Tim Holroyd
Wayne Ball
Phil Peacock
A. Borthwick
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Ian Crotty
John Lazzara
Pete Russell
Brendan Davis
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Rob Lugton
Neil Hocking
Bob Spicer
Steve Combes
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Group 5
3:38pm
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Group 6
3:45pm
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Group 7
3:52pm
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Group 8
3:52pm
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Group 9
6:00pm
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Greg Cousins
Gav Doran
Joe Bugeja
Darren Nelson
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Matthew Pitt
Brett Simpson
Ivan Jones
Chris Hall
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Michael David
W. Stonehouse
Robbie O'Donnell
Mark Henderson
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Nick Honey
Dave Warwick
Roger Brown
Steve Noa
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Richard Fellner
Dave Pollock
Martin Gray
N. Groeneveld
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First Round Nett Scores
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The Kelly Gang
Michael David
Greg Cousins
Brett Simpson
Tim Holroyd
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37
31
46
42 |
The Cpt Melvilles
Ian Crotty
Mick Van Raay
Richard Fellner
Nick Honey |
29
33
28
32
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Canvas Town Mob
Gav Doran
Neil Hocking
Roger Brown
Pete Russell
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31
32
35
30
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Cpt Moonlite Gang
Matthew Pitt
Robbie O'Donnell
Bob Spicer
Joe Bugeja |
33
34
29
26 |
Ben Hall Gang
Rob Lugton
James Farrar
Ivan Jones
Darren Nelson
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37
33
39
36
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Aaron Sherritt Gang
Dave Warwick
Dave Pollock
Tom Tomlin
Phil Peacock |
31
28
29
29
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Friends of MD Morgan
W. Stonehouse
Martin Gray
Steven Combes
Andrew Borthwick
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32
33
34
33 |
Str/bark Creek Freaks
John Lazzara
Andy MacFeate
Steve Noa
Nick Groeneveld
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27
34
34
33 |
The Harry Power Gang
Mark Henderson
Brendan Davis
Wayne Ball
Chris Hall
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34
32
33
38 |
Second Round Nett Scores
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The Kelly Gang
Michael David
Greg Cousins
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63
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The Cpt Melvilles
Ian Crotty
Mick Van Raay
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68
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Canvas Town Mob
Gav Doran
Neil Hocking |
67 |
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The Kelly Gang
Brett Simpson
Tim Holroyd
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68 |
The Cpt Melvilles
Richard Fellner
Nick Honey |
70 |
Canvas Town Mob
Roger Brown
Pete Russell |
70 |
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Cpt Moonlite Gang
Matthew Pitt
Robbie O'Donnell
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68 |
Ben Hall Gang
Rob Lugton
James Farrar |
66 |
Aaron Sherritt Gang
Dave Warwick
Dave Pollock |
62 |
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Cpt Moonlite Gang
Bob Spicer
Joe Bugeja
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70 |
Ben Hall Gang
Ivan Jones
Darren Nelson |
69 |
Aaron Sherritt Gang
Tom Tomlin
Phil Peacock |
64 |
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Friends of MD Morgan
W. Stonehouse
Martin Gray
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69 |
Str/bark Creek Freaks
John Lazzara
Andy MacFeate |
74 |
The Harry Power Gang
Mark Henderson
Brendan Davis |
67 |
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Friends of MD Morgan
Steven Combes
Andrew Borthwick
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61 |
Str/bark Creek Freaks
Steve Noa
Nick Groeneveld |
65 |
The Harry Power Gang
Wayne Ball
Chris Hall |
62 |
Long Drive, NTP & Low Round Winners
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Singles
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2-ball
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4-ball
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Longest Drive
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Dutchy (Stringybark CF)
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Mikey Dee (Kelly Gang)
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Boo (Friends of MDM)
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Nearest the Pin
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Bobby (Capt. Moonlite)
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Dutchy (Stringybark CF)
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Diesal (Aaron Sherritt)
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Low Round
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The Aaron Sherritt Gang
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Friends of MD Morgan
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The Harry Power Gang
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Final Championship Scores
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Place
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Gang
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Rnd 1
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Rnd 2
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Rnd 3
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Rnd 4
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Total
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Par
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1st
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The Aaron Sherritt Gang |
57 |
62 |
64 |
65 |
248 |
- 30 |
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The Harry Power Gang |
66
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67
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62
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59
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254
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- 24
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3rd
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Friends of Mad Dog Morgan |
65
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69
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61
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64
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259
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- 19
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= 4
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The Canvas Town Mob |
62
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67
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70
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61
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260
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- 18
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= 4
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The Captain Melvilles |
60
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68
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70
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62
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260
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- 18
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6th
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The Captain Moonlite Gang |
59
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68
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70
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67
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264
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- 14
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7th
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Stringybark Creek Freaks |
61
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74
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65
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67
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267
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8th
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The Kelly Gang
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73
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63
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68
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64
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268
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9th
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The Ben Hall Gang |
67 |
66 |
69 |
68 |
270 |
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The Rounds
Round One: Friday afternoon from 3:15pm at The Cups at The Dunes Golf Links.
Rounds Two & Three: Saturday afternoon 2-ball ambrose from 11:00am at Cape Schanck.
Round Four: Sunday morning 4-ball ambrose from 9:10am at Moonah Links Open Course.
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