Australia 2025 Trip
For Dunedin based travellers;
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Day 1 - Thursday 26th June - Fly Dunedin to Gold Coast Airport direct on Jetstar flight JQ 190 departing Dunedin at 15:45 and arriving at Gold Coast at 17:25. Transfer from Gold Coast Airport to Peninsular Apartments, Mooloolaba. Dinner own arrangements.
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Golf as follows. All golf in carts.
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Day 2 - Friday 27th June - Pick up at 9:30 am and transfer to Maroochy River for tee off at 10:30 am
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Day 3 - Saturday 28th June - Pick up at 9:30 am and transfer to Noosa Springs for tee off at 10:46 am
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Day 4 - Sunday 29th June - Pick up at 9:30 am and transfer to Twin Waters for tee off at 10:30 am
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Day 5 - Monday 30th June - Pick up at 9:30 am and transfer to Pacific Harbour for tee off at 10:59 am
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Day 6 - Tuesday 1st July - Pick up at 9:30 am and transfer to Twin Waters for tee off at 10:30 am
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Day 7 - Wednesday 2nd July - Pick up at 9:15 am and transfer to Noosa Springs for tee off at 10:30 am
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Day 8 - Thursday 3rd July - Transfer back to Gold Coast Airport for flight Jetstar JQ 189 departing at 9:25 am and arriving in Dunedin at 15:45​
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Room Pairings:
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Nick Nicolson and Bob Griffiths THE HOONS
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Bruce Grant and Robin Bates STATLER and WALDORF
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John Yates and Keith Newton THE GRAMMATICALS
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Phil Broughton and Athol Stephens BORING BEAN COUNTERS
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Vaughn Keenan and Tony Attenborough YOUNG GUNS
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Kallum Croudis and Derek Todd WEST HIGHLAND TERRIERS
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Duncan Harvie and David Peart FRESH OFF THE BOATIES
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John Alexander and David Bloor NUGGET AND BLUEY
Day 1 of Golf
Friday 27th June
Maroochy River Golf Club
Own arrangements for breakfast.
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Hotel pick - up at 09:30 am for transfer to Maroochy River Golf Club. First tee off at 10:30 am
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Today we will play THE JOHN YATES FANCY MULTIPLIER. On each hole add the 2 best stableford scores together in the group then multiply that total by the 3rd best score. Don't forget to collect individual stableford scores for the Archie and Roomie Trophies.
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A$ 10 per player with A$ 120 going to the winning team and A$ 40 for second.
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The groups for the day are based on room pairings.
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Team A Team B Team C Team D
John Alexander Robin Bates Kallum Croudis Duncan Harvie
Tony Attenborough Phil Broughton Bob Griffiths Keith Newton
David Bloor Bruce Grant Nick Nicolson David Peart
Vaughn Keenan Athol Stephens Derek Todd John Yates
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Let's have dinner that night at the surf life saving club across the road.
Day 2 of Golf
Saturday 28th June
Noosa Springs Golf Club
Own arrangements for breakfast.
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Hotel pick - up at 09:30 am for transfer to Noosa Springs Golf Club. First tee off at 10:46 am.
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Today we will play THE ELIMINATOR. In teams of four on the first hole you get to pick whose score you take for the team score. But then that person drops out of the team for the next 3 holes. On hole 2 you pick your choice from the remaining three players and then that player drops out for 2 holes. Then you pick either of the remining team players on hole 3 and finally on hole 4 you are left with the last man standing in the team. Repeat in groups of 4 holes until you've played hole 16. For hole 17 and 18 you still have to pick but of course it's only for 2 holes not 4. Add up the team score for the 18 holes.
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A$ 10 per player with A$120 going to the winning team and $40 for the second.
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The playing groups for the day are;
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Team A Team B Team C Team D
Tony Attenborough Vaughn Keenan John Alexander David Bloor
Phil Broughton Nick Nicolson Robin Bates Bruce Grant
Bob Griffiths Athol Stephens Kallum Croudis David Peart
Keith Newton John Yates Duncan Harvie Derek Todd
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Saturday night dining arrangements to be made by Kallum Croudis and Derek Todd please
Day 3 of Golf
Sunday 29th June
Twin Waters Golf Club
Own arrangements for breakfast.
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Hotel pick up at 09:30 am for transfer to Twin Waters Golf Club. First tee off at 10:30 am.
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Today we will play a BLIND STABLEFORD. Play a haggle in your assigned groups of 4 and collect your own stableford scores for the day. Bring that score to the bar after golf. When we are all assembled we will then randomly pick the teams. The first name out of the hat will be Captain Team A, second player Captain Team B, etc. etc. The fifth player drawn will be second player Team A and so on and so on. Scores will be recorded and announced after each draft of four players is announced.
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A$ 10 per player with $120 going to the winning team and $ 40 to second.
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The playing groups for the day are;
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Team A Team B Team C Team D
Robin Bates David Bloor John Alexander Tony Attenborough
Vaughn Keenan Phil Broughton Bruce Grant Kallum Croudis
Keith Newton Duncan Harvie Bob Griffiths David Peart
Derek Todd Nick Nicolson John Yates Athol Stephens
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Sunday night dining arrangements to be made by Tony Attenborough and Vaughn Keenan please.
Day 4 of Golf
Monday 30th June
Pacific Harbour Golf Club
Own arrangements for breakfast.
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Hotel pick - up at 09:30 am for transfer to Pacific Harbour Golf Club. First tee off at 10:59 am.
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Today we will play our usual IRISH STABLEFORD playing the normal Wednesday 2 - 3 - 4 but with the modified scoring system we used last year. The stablefords will score as follows;
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For a net double bogey or worse - MINUS 3
For a net bogey - MINUS 1
For a net par - ZERO
For a net birdie - PLUS 2
For a net eagle - PLUS 5
For a net albatross - PLUS 8
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Take the usual best 2 scores in the first set of six holes, then best 3 for the middle 6 and then all count for the last set of 6.
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​A$ 5 per player for every 6 holes with the winning group taking the pot.
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The playing groups for the day are;
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Team A Team B Team C Team D
Tony Attenborough David Bloor Bruce Grant John Alexander
Robin Bates Kallum Croudis Bob Griffiths Phil Broughton
Derek Todd Keith Newton Duncan Harvie Nick Nicolson
John Yates Athol Stephens Vaughn Keenan David Peart
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Monday night dining arrangements to be made by Phil Broughton and Athol Stephens please.
Day 5 of Golf
Tuesday 1st July
Twin Waters Golf Club
Own arrangements for breakfast.
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Hotel pick - up at 09:30 am for transfer to Twin Waters Golf Club, our second outing at this great golf course.
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​Today we will try something a bit different. The scoring today will not count for the Archie and the Roomie and you will see why in a minute. Today it's a SUPER SCRAMBLE. Everybody tees off on each hole. Then choose 2 drives. Then you will play 2 x 2 person ambrose for the rest of the hole. At the end of each hole, you will have 2 stableford scores for each 2 person team. Multiply those scores together to get the team score for that hole.
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Each team will have a team handicap for the day. In determining the stableford score for each hole, look at the card to see if the team gets a shot on the hole from the stroke index. Should be fun ....
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A$ 10 per player with A$ 120 for the winning team and A$ 40 for second.
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The playing groups for the day are
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Team A Team B Team C Team D
John Alexander Robin Bates Tony Attenborough Phil Broughton
Keith Newton David Bloor Bruce Grant Kallum Croudis
Athol Stephens Bob Griffiths Duncan Harvie Vaughn Keenan
Derek Todd John Yates Nick Nicolson David Peart
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Tuesday night dining arrangements to be made by Keith Newton and John Yates please.
Day 6 of Golf
Wednesday 2nd July
Noosa Springs Golf Club
Own arrangements for breakfast.
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Hotel pick up at 09:15 am for a transfer to Noosa Springs for our second day there. First tee off at 10:30 am.
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Today we will play our usual IRISH STABLEFORD and play 2 - 3 - 4. Usual A$ 5 per player per set of six holes.
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The playing groups for the day are back to room pairings. By the end of yesterday, everybody has played with everybody else once.
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Team A Team B Team C Team D
Duncan Harvie Kallum Croudis Robin Bates John Alexander
Keith Newton Bob Griffiths Phil Broughton Tony Attenborough
David Peart Nick Nicolson Bruce Grant David Bloor
John Yates Derek Todd Athol Stephens Vaughn Keenan
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Dinner arrangements for the last night of the tour will be John Alexander and David Bloor