WAGA, Scotland 2005 - A Review

04/09/2005

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\r\nLate July saw ten intrepid golfers from Emirates and three caddies [wives] set out for the wilds of Scotland to take part in WAGA 2005. The younger members of the party thought this was �Women and Golf� whilst the older members interpreted it as �Whine and Golf�.

All agreed that �what happens on tour stays on tour� and therefore I am unable to spill the beans, however let it be said an enjoyable time was had by all. The weather which was a fresh 15 degrees on the first day in weak sunshine turned to an even fresher 10 degrees in liquid sunshine for the last two days of competition. Even this could not dampen the spirits of our intrepid golfers and glasses or orange juice and lemonade were raised at the end of the week to toast the spirit of Emirates.

As a team Emirates performed reasonably well against the elements and the obvious bandits from other airlines. Within the group we played each day for the honour of wearing the �See You Jimmy� hat for the lowest stapleford score. To see Nick �whilst your up mine is a?� Marriott wearing the tartan bonnet on a wet day with raindrops hanging off his strawberry blonde locks was a sight to be seen. Chris �If I win this hat three times can I keep it?� Rademan and Anthony �open your mouth wide whilst I put my foot in it� Liddell also managed to fight off the other Emirates members for the honour of wearing the tartan bonnet. Fair to say each had their share !

Speaking of tartan another sight to be seen was Iain �we don�t wear anything under the kilt� Lachlan swirling round the dance floor with Val �I am just nipping out for a quick fag� Everest to the sounds of the Gay Gordon. It was especially interesting when Iain twirled his kilt with an abandonment never seen before.

[For those of you who are unsure what a Gay Gordon is it is a dance not an effeminate Scotsman].

Mike �are you sure it�s my round� Woosley and David �he�s a lovely boy� Loftus were our most successful pair finishing a credible 6th overall in the pairs competition. Young Loftus also achieved third place in the Best Gross Scratch competition with Iain 4th and Tim �I am getting ready for my wedding� Burnell 5th. Many of the team wondered at Young David�s staying power to play golf all day and �Keep Discovering� the Scottish lassies at night.

The other members of the team included, Darryl �I am off to bed early� Atkins, Bob �one for the elevator� Everest, and Kader �I make my own sandwiches from the buffet� Tazerout.

Yours truly has the photos that will NOT appear on the website and I can be bribed either by wives, girlfriends or the golfers themselves.

Regards, Bob Everest.

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Results: Boeing Golf Day (18-Feb)

21/02/2023

Tim Collins

We were excited to have Boeing back as one of our key sponsors and, as in previous years, they were extremely generous and put on a great show. Hosted on the Earth course, the weather and conditions were sublime with some groups of players taking full advantage of them.

The format was a 4-man team event, with all net scores counting on par 5s, three scores counting on par 3s and two scores counting on par 3s. Dominic Breach, Shorty Callow, Kevin Howe and Ross Mackie took home the spoils with a combined score of 115 points, 2 points clear of their nearest rivals - Alex Robinson, Hasni Samad, Rosslee Wahid and Rob Tingle. In third place, a further four points adrift on 109 points were the team of Gareth Conley, Neil Lakhani, Mark Burtonwood and Richard Simpson. Nearest the pins were won by Craig Berry (4), Hannah Mannion (6), Tim Collins (17) and Dominic Breach (17). And finally, the 777 Boeing Prizes (three competitions of hole 7) were won by Alex Robinson (nearest to the pin in three shots), Longest putt (Stuart Dall) and Bastian Koster (straightest drive).

Many thanks again to Boeing for a wonderful day out!

Draw: Boeing Golf Day (Saturday, 18th February)

15/02/2023

Tim Collins

The draw for this Saturday\\\'s Boeing Day (February 18th) is shared below. The format is a 4-man team event where the (i) Two best net stableford scores count on par 3s, (ii) the three best net stableford scores count on par 4s; and (iii) all players net stableford scores count on par 5s. Prizes will be awarded for the top four teams and nearest the pins on all par 3s. There is a special prize celebrating EK\\\'s love of the Boeing 777 on hole 7 where there will be three separate events: (7i) straightest drive (7ii) nearest the pin in 3 shots (7iii) longest putt made (must be on green, i.e. no chips).

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1330: Boeing 1, Boeing 2, Tim�Collins, Steve�Allen
\r\n1330: Boeing 3, Boeing 4, Mark�Burtonwood, Richard�Simpson
\r\n1330: Dominic�Breach, Neil�Lakhani, Shorty�Callow, Ross�Mackie
\r\n1330: Rhys�Dudley, Anthony�Bonfa, Mark�Vipond, Jannie�Ebersohn
\r\n1330: Russ�Saunders, Matt�Vlemmiks, Amit�Khandelwal, Darryl�Atkins
\r\n1330: Seb�Hall, Imogen�Hall, Luke�Gregori, Andrew�Conroy
\r\n1330: Hannah�Mannion, Hasni�Samad, Martin�Taylor, Conleth�Kelly
\r\n1330: Alex�Robinson, Dermot�Bell, Rosslee�Wahid, Rob�Tingle
\r\n1330: Adrian�Jennings, Kardibaldi�Wardaja, Rahimi�Ramli, Ciaran�O\\\'Sullivan
\r\n1330: Thomas�Ferguson, Sean�Mutalib, Bernard�Heng, Iqbal�Ismail
\r\n1330: Rachael�Maitland, Paul�King, Manu�Mathew, Stuart�Dall
\r\n1330: Alberto�Rossi, Justin �Wee, Ajo�Alex, Paul�Regan
\r\n1330: Bastiaan�Koster, Karl�Huldal, Kevin�Howe, Omer�Sharif \r\n

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We will be playing on JGE\\\'s Earth course and it is a shotgun start at 1330 - hole starting positions will be allocated by the golf club. Please register at reception where you will be able to pick up your shirt and cap. An evening buffet is available after the event, where we will also host the prize giving.

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See you all there!

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Results: EKG Club Championship 2023

16/01/2023

Tim Collins

Trump International hosted our annual Club Championships this year and due to several Tour players practising here during the week, the course was in stunning and "tour-like" conditions (tough pin placements and speedy greens). This didn\'t stop Seb Hall being crowned the overall Club Champion in a tightly contested match with all players struggling to overcome the difficult set-up. He won with a gross 29 points (78 equivalent) one point clear of second-placed Dominic Breach. The nett division was won by Dr Darryl Atkins scoring an impressive 37 points - his nearest rival, Justin Wee, was a further 4 points adrift.