Done and Won

Well, it's all over for 2009. The festvities have finished and the winner determined. At the finish, the leaderboard was as follows:

1. Ox, 139 - 66 and 73
2. Vaughn, 146 - 73 and 73
3. Craig, 149 - 72 and 77
4. Phantom, 150 - 70 and 80
5. Nigel, 153 - 74 and 79
6. Jack, 155 - 73 and 82
7. Glenn Simpson (82 and 76) and Matti (78 and 78) - 156
9. Gus, 161 - 79 and 82
10. Magoo, 164 - 86 and 78

Did not completely finish
11. Pop - 76
12. Bill - 87
13. Harty (the punter's favourite) - 94

A more detailed post mortem to follow at some point.

Heading into the final day

I haven't got all the scores handy, but the leaders are still

Ox on 66
Phantom 70

Then you've got

Craig 72
Vaughn 73
Jack 73
Nigel 74

The rest.

Pop and Harty are scratchings, so if you're on em, forget it.

Will post victory information later today.

New leader after day 2

While Melbourne finds itself in the throes of Tiger fever, those of us on the tour are now hunting an altogether different beast - The Ox. The leaderboard now looks like:

Ox 66
Phantom 70
Jack 73
Nigel 77
Craig 78
Gus 79
Glenn 82
Magoo 86
Billy 87
Harty 94

Yet to play are Vaughn, Pop and Matti. More info tomorrow.

Day 1 leaderboard

Tough day on the course, 39 degrees and very little in the way of respite.

Net scores

Phantom 70
Ox 73
Craig and Magoo 86
Nigel and Gus 88
Harry 98
Billy 101

We're all hoping for a cool change, but i'm not holding my breath.

More to come tomorrow.

Another one bites the dust.....

Pearcey is officially out - the beer shortage has been averted! Kingy has also confirmed he is out due to work commitments.

Is it too late to practice?

A week to go.....

The last few weeks have seen a number of the starters stumble at the thought of the impending challenge.

Casualties from first acceptances now include former winners in Drummond (80, 89 & 91), T Lane (94) & Harling (96), with evergreen aspirants in Big Mike, Col & Brother Ox all citing work as a distraction that can't be avoided and the defending champion (Kingy) also likely to lose the battle with work. Still no sighting of the Rat since his last surprise appearance at Oscar W's.

With the field and handicaps almost finalised this would be something close to how the TAB would frame a market if they were so inclined:

Hcap Player Non TAB
6 Craig Tingate * $7
16 John Palmer $8
22 Jim Roberts * $11
25 Greg Attrill * $14
26 Greg Lennox * $14
29 Glenn Simpson $16
32 Rob Hart * $14
33 Nigel Roulston $8
33 Michael De Nittis $9
36 Bob Starke * $11
43 Vaughn Moore $16
54 Bill McNaugtan * $9

late scratchings

11 Peter King *** scr
48 Tony Pearce * scr

*** defending champion
* past winner

Late Scratching

Brother Ox - no information at hand at the moment. Kingy now possibility. Will come back when I know more.