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Yes Gents,
It's back, Bigger than Texas and, Crazier than a paranoid schizophrenic with a megaphone hollering at a manic depressive with a chain gun. Thirty years ago the inaugural 5 iron comp was played by a band of brave golfer warriors on the royal and ancient Morack course. These brave path finders pioneered the modern game of golf as we know it today.
In honour of these great men a game of golf using the historic original 5 iron rules will be played. True lovers of the game are invited to take place in this grand reenactment which will be followed by a awards presentation ceremony and BBQ.
Where The Royal Public golf course
And so the call went out to the faithful.
Fourteen men answered that call, and eleven actually turned up. The first five iron was first played in 1984. Thirty men would turn up on a Wednesday night once a month armed with little more than a pocket full of golf balls, single club, pair of blunnies and a six pack. The carnage was huge and legendary.
For the Uninitiated The five iron rules are simple.
1. Every shot must be played with the same club, putting included.
2.Three steps must be taken before teeing off on the last hole.
3.A full six pack of beer must be drunk between teeing off and putting out. Beers opened before your first shot are social and do not count.
The Results were as follows. Most of us play better with a single club than a full bag. Burt who can count a seven deck shoe of cards can't count 8 holes when he's had six beers. Des can't either and was forced to scull three beers on the seventh hole after Burt told him it was the eighth. Some peoples running tee shots are better than their standing tee shots( some aren't ). The old fathers who used to play in the 80's were younger than we are now, mind you there still soft as none of then turned up. Six cans of beer doesn't help your game.
and for those of you who are interested Des and Pastie won.
Posted by bondrj
at 3:11 AM NZT
Updated: Wednesday, 16 February 2022 8:42 PM EADT
