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'oldshanker' Plays It Again In Morocco!

'oldshanker' won his 2nd tournament this month the 'oldfashioned' way. He earned it. The points were tough to come by in this desert oasis course overlooking the Atlantic. The historical route heading north to Casablanca while passing through Marrakesh was an easier path than this event which just completed its 3rd tournament in its short history. And so far all 3 tournament winners on the course have been from the U.K.: Rhys Davies in 2010, David Horsey last year and Michael Hoey this week.

oldshanker won going away with a solid 30 point Round 4, easily enough to maintain the 50 point margin he enjoyed heading into the final lap. LadyPutt and hogie finished in a tie for second, 60 points back. The rest of the field was too busy hacking the sand and camel dust out of their lungs to even consider contending. They didn't even bother to notice that they failed once again to pick the Round 4 low score, worse score and last place tourney finish. In the end, this was just another oasis that turned into a mirage and the plane heading east towards their next destination, Sicily, couldn't leave soon enough.

Finishing with a scene from "Casablanca" with Rains as Renault and Bogie as Rick:

As he pours the water into a glass, Renault sees
the Vichy label and quickly DROPS the bottle into a trash basket
which he then KICKS over.

He walks over and stands beside Rick. They both watch
the plane take off, maintaining their gaze until it
disappears into the clouds.

Rick and Louis slowly walk away from the hangar
toward the runway.

One can almost imagine oldshanker in the background leaning against the hanger,
a tall glass of victory in hand with the grin to match it.


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Final Leaderboard

Pos. Name ______________ Cuts _______ Rd1 ___ Rd2 ___ Rd3 ___ Rd4 ___ Finish ___ Total


1. oldshanker _________ 50 (6/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 40 ____ 00 _____ 030 _____ 130

2. LadyPutt ___________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 030 _____ 070

2. hogie ______________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 30 ____ 00 _____ 020 _____ 070

4. raycastleunited ____ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 020 _____ 065

4. Meisce _____________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 10 _____ 015 _____ 065


6. oldparwin __________ 10 (2/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 030 _____ 050

6. Mary_S _____________ 15 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 015 _____ 050

8. venice1 ____________ 10 (2/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 20 ____ 00 _____ 015 _____ 045

8. Redrage ____________ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 015 _____ 045

10. 1GrumpyGolfer _____ 15 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 015 _____ 040

10. Maverick __________ 20 (4/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 010 _____ 040

10. faldono1fan _______ 15 (3/6) ____ 10 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 005 _____ 040


13. smithersjones _____ 20 (4/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 010 _____ 030

13. Doc _______________ 15 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 10 ____ 00 _____ 005 _____ 030

13. BlueCoverman ______ 25 (5/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 005 _____ 030

16. Davie _____________ 15 (3/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 005 _____ 020

17. boyhyde ___________ 10 (2/6) ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 ____ 00 _____ 000 _____ 010


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4th Round Low Score (10 Points):
Jamie Donalson -11
1. None


4th Round Worse Score (10 Points):
Lorenzo Gagli +10
1. None


Last Place (10 Points):
Lorenzo Gagli +14


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3rd Round Low Score (10 Points):
Matteo Manaserro -7
1. raycastleunited
2. Meisce
3. oldshanker
4. venice1
5. LadyPutt
6. hogie
7. Mary_S

Michael Hoey -7
1. None

Robert Coles -7
1. None


3rd Round Worse Score (10 Points):
Alejandro Cañizares +6
1. None

Edouard DuBois +6
1. None


3rd Round Top 10 (10 Points):
-3 and lower


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2nd Round Low Score (10 Points):
José Manuel Lara -7
1. None

Garth Mulroy -7
1. None

Do-hoon Kim#752 -7
1. None


2nd Round Worse Score (10 Points):
1. Mustapha El Maouas (AM) +7



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1st Round Low Score (10 Points):
Damien McGrane
1. None


1st Round Worse Score (10 Points):
Sam Hutsby +12
1. None


1st Round Top 5 (10 Points):
-4 and lower


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A cheroot dangling from the side of my mouth, an old felt hat sat at a jaunty angle on my head and my brown and white golf shoes peeping out from under my oxford bags.

I thank you!

Now if only I could understand this weighting system and do the same thing in a competition that will score well.

Thanks for all your hard work Venice.

Oh by the way Venice -

' You played it for her, you can play it for me!'

Play it again Sam, but this time forget oldshanker and play it for oldparwin

Wow - how did that happen? Still, I'll take second any day - even though I'm 60 points behind the leader. Why did I pick Horsey instead of Hoey? I thought about it