ESG&EC Player Profiles

Costantino Blocker

Nickname: Blocker
Exempt status: none current
Height: 6-1
Weight: 182
Birthdate: March 17, 1981
Residence: Marrickville
Family: wife, Anne-Marie
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, hospitals
Joined tour: 1989
Majors Played: 28 (World Series 13, Match Play 15)

One of nine current members who teed off at both of our inaugural majors in 1989.  Blocker has played in over 25 majors and won the 1998 Match Play Championship.

Unfortunately accidents, ill health and other interests have limited his playing schedule in the recent years.

Kenny Crenshaw

Nickname: Squeaker
Exempt status: through to 2019 (major winner)
Height: 5-9
Weight: 157
Birthdate: January 11, 1952
Residence: Padstow Heights
Family: wife, Christine
Education: University of Texas
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, music of Australian band Dragon
Joined tour: 1999
Majors Played: 22 (World Series 12, Match Play 10)

Since joining the tour, Kenny has not missed an event and was finally rewarded for his perserverance when he won the 2009 Match Play Championship.

At the World Series of Golf, Crenshaw is charged with the onerous responsiblity of organising the midweek euchre tournament.

Bluey Dunk

Nickname: Bluey
Exempt status: through to 2015 (major winner)
Height: 5-8
Weight: 160
Birthdate: December 10, 1938
Residence: Turrella
Family: wife, Rachel
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, woodwork
Joined tour: 1998
Majors Played: 10 (World Series 0, Match Play 10)

Along with a host of young talent, he joined the tour in 1998 and made an immediate impact when he played in the final of the Match Play Championship.

Followed up that significant achievement with some years in the wilderness before winning the 2005 Championship.

Per-Ulrik Fatcatsson

Nickname: Fatcat
Exempt status: none current
Height: 5-8
Weight: 155
Birthdate: December 6, 1966
Residence: Bardwell Park
Family: wife, Princess Jude
Education: Arizona State University (1990)
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, stamps
Joined tour: 1989
Majors Played: 42 (World Series 21, Match Play 22)

Another of the current members who teed off in both inaugural majors, he is the past ESG&EC President.

Winner of the 1991 World Series of Golf and three time runner-up at the Match Play Championship (1994, 1999 and 2007).

One of only 4 players to reach the career milestone of 40 major tournaments.

Peard Fulke

Nickname: Peardie
Exempt status: through to 2019 (major winner)
Height: 5-8
Weight: 160
Birthdate: February 21, 1971
Residence: Beacon Hill
Family: wife, Pam
Education: Nykoping High, Sweden
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, refereeing, writing letters to the editor
Joined tour: 2003
Majors Played: 14 (World Series 7, Match Play 7)

Winner of the 2009 World Series.

Although eligible to play seniors golf, Fulke enjoys the camaraderie and tougher competition of the ESG&EC tour.

Grantief Goosen

Nickname: Gruntley
Exempt status: none current
Height: 6-0
Weight: 175
Birthdate: February 3, 1969
Residence: Engadine
Family: girlfriend, Kim
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, stacking bricks
Joined tour: 2002
Majors Played: 16 (World Series 8, Match Play 8)

One of many players on tour from The Shire, and as such, required to be on standby to chauffeur Dick Faldo to and from events.

Three-time losing semi-finalist at the Match Play Championship (2002, 2007 and 2008).

Hale Irving

Nickname: Grog Monster
Exempt status: none current
Height: 6-1
Weight: 175
Birthdate: June 3, 1945
Residence: Kogarah Bay
Family: wife, Ravella
Education: University of Colorado
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, computers
Joined tour: 2001
Majors Played: 8 (World Series 0, Match Play 8)

Irving joined the tour in 2001 and made an immediate impact on the social circuit where he earned the nickname Grog Monster and the respect of his peers.

Notah Kelly III

Nickname: The Legend
Exempt status: Lifetime (2 time major winner)
Height: 5-11
Weight: 195
Birthdate: September 14, 1972
Residence: Camperdown
Family: girlfriend, Camille
Education: Stanford University
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, overseas travel, occasional superannuation business matters
Joined tour: 1994
Majors Played: 28 (World Series 14, Match Play 14)

The tour prankster, Kelly often plays in his trademark Rastafarian beanie and wig.

His golf never suffers as shown by his wins at the 2008 Match Play Championship and the 2010 World Series of Golf.

Rich Kent

Nickname: Kentie
Exempt status: none current
Height: 5-8
Weight: 165
Birthdate: August 24, 1970
Residence: Beverly Hills
Family: wife, Bev
Education: New Mexico State University
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, horses
Joined tour: 2003
Majors Played: 2 (World Series 1, Match Play 1)

Joined the tour after getting his ticket from The Coast qualifying school.  Found the going tough at the Match Play Championship but an improved performance at the 2004 World Series of Golf was severely hampered by missing Friday's championship round.

Hunter Meehan

Nickname: Kodak
Exempt status: through to 2011 (major winner)
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Birthdate: January 13, 1957
Residence: Lilli Pilli
Family: wife, Sue
Education: Long Beach State University
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, vegetables
Joined tour: 1997
Majors Played: 22 (World Series 12, Match Play 10)

The Lilli Pilli green grocer won the 2001 World Series of Golf.  As a child prodigy, he also starred for his school on the 1960-70's TV show, "It's Academic". 

Soldier Montgomerie

Nickname: Soldier
Exempt status: none current
Height: 6-1
Weight: 196
Birthdate: June 23, 1963
Residence: Enfield
Family: wife, Anne
Education: Glasgow Polytech, Scotland
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, plumbing
Joined tour: 1989
Majors Played: 42 (World Series 21, Match Play 21)

A foundation member, the canny Scot is always a contender.  The 1999 Match Play Champion has seven top 4 finishes at that event, which match his seven top 4 finishes at the World Series of Golf.

One of only 4 players to reach the career milestone of 40 major tournaments.

Tack Nicklaus

Nickname: Tackhead, The Little Tacker
Exempt status: Lifetime (2 time major winner)
Height: 5-10
Weight: 185
Birthdate: January 21, 1940
Residence: Morisset
Family: partner, Lady Morisset
Education: Ohio State University
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, criminal law
Joined tour: 1989
Majors Played: 37 (World Series 21, Match Play 16)

The second player to achieve the home and away double - he won the Match Play Championship in 1993 and the World Series of Golf 13 years later.

Cavey Pavin

Nickname: Cavey
Exempt status: none current
Height: 5-9
Weight: 155
Birthdate: November 16, 1959
Residence: Old Toongabbie
Family: wife, Sue
Education: UCLA
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, printing
Joined tour: 1991
Majors Played: 24 (World Series 7, Match Play 17)

The 1996 Match Play Champion has a quirky dress sense.  Always plays with his socks inside out and is renown for getting incredible wear out of his underpants.  He wears them normally, then back to front, inside out and then front to back.  If you are partnered with Cavey on day 4 of this process, stay upwind.

Edwardo Romero

Nickname: Prince Wotenski
Exempt status: through to 2016 (major winner)
Height: 6-2
Weight: 210
Birthdate: July 7, 1954
Residence: Condell Park
Family: wife, Kim
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, dairy products
Joined tour: 1996
Majors Played: 14 (World Series 5, Match Play 9)

The Prince, the winner of the 2006 Match Play Championship, is best known for his unique slant on the English language.  His finest effort was fitting four profanities, all starting with the letter F, into a five-word sentence.

The sentence, which contained a noun, transitive verb, adjective and pronoun, an independent clause and a present tense, still managed to convey a very precise meaning.

Boo Boo Weekley

Nickname: The Boob, the Como Homo, the Dr of Love
Exempt status: none current
Height: 6-0
Weight: 210
Birthdate: July 23, 1973
Residence: Como
Family: wife, Virginia
Education: Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, woodwork, being a stunt drivers passenger
Joined tour: 1999
Majors Played: 6 (World Series 0, Match Play 6)

Another young gun who has taken a long time to find his feet on the rigorous ESG&EC circuit.  Missed his chance in 2009 when he was unable to take his month of good form into the Championship match.

Bubba Booth

Nickname: The Big Fella
Exempt status: none current
Height: 6-3
Weight: 180
Birthdate: November 5, 1978
Residence: Croydon Park
Family:
Education: University of Georgia
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, electricity
Joined tour: 2007
Majors Played: 2 (World Series 0, Match Play 2)

Vijay Field

Nickname: WG
Exempt status: Lifetime (2 time major winner)
Height: 6-2
Weight: 208
Birthdate: February 22, 1963
Residence: Enfield
Education: Nandi High, Fiji
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, swimming, leisure time
Joined tour: 1991
Majors Played: 24 (World Series 8, Match Play 16)

VJ is a dual Match Play Champion - 1997 and 2002.

JP Hayes

Nickname: JPY
Exempt status: Lifetime (2 time major winner)
Height: 6-0
Weight: 185
Birthdate: August 2, 1965
Residence: Oatley
Family: wife, Narelle
Education: University of Texas-El Paso
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, home care
Joined tour: 1991
Majors Played: 22 (World Series 9, Match Play 13)

JPY won the 1997 and 2007 World Series of Golf.

Phillips Mickelson

Nickname: Gazza
Exempt status: none current
Height: 6-2
Weight: 190
Birthdate: June 16, 1970
Residence: Pudsey, Leeds, UK
Family: wife, Tracey
Education: Arizona State University
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, pigeons, medical equipment
Joined tour: 2003
Majors Played: 4 (World Series 0, Match Play 4)

Golf's version of Tim Henman, the Englishman promises much but delivers so little.  Has been sent back to the UK to requalify for his tour card.

Garry Mize

Nickname: Brownie
Exempt status: none current
Height: 6-0
Weight: 165
Birthdate: September 23, 1958
Residence: Como West
Family: wife, Donna
Education: Georgia Tech
Special interests: golf, euchre, fishing, piano
Joined tour: 1989
Majors Played: 18 (World Series 8, Match Play 10)

Played in both inaugural majors and won the 1994 World Series of Golf.  Garry was the runner-up at the 1991 and 2003 Match Play Championships.

Shigeki Moroneyama

Nickname: Danmeister
Exempt status: Lifetime (2 time major winner)
Height: 5-7
Weight: 185
Birthdate: September 12, 1969
Residence: Croydon Park
Family: wife, Mary
Education: Nihon University, Japan
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, whale hunting, bush fires
Joined tour: 1991
Majors Played: 22 (World Series 3, Match Play 19)

The Danmeister is a dual Match Play Champion – 1992 and 2003.

Jose-Mumma Olazabal

Nickname: Kragg
Exempt status: Lifetime (4 time major winner)
Height: 5-10
Weight: 160
Birthdate: February 5, 1966
Residence: Hurstville Grove
Family: wife, Anne-Marie
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, ironing, computer networks
Joined tour: 1989
Majors Played: 29 (World Series 14, Match Play 15)

Jose-Mumma is a foundation member, a 4-time winner of the World Series of Golf (1992, 1993, 1999 and 2000) and a strident critic of the Dickworth-Lewis handicapping system.

Danny White Shark

Nickname: The Apprentice
Exempt status: none current
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Birthdate: February 10, 1955
Residence: Earlwood
Family: partner, Annie
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, writing letters to the editor
Joined tour: 1998
Majors Played: 11 (World Series 3, Match Play 8)

Trent Strange

Nickname: Trent Barrett
Exempt status: none current
Height: 5-11
Weight: 180
Birthdate: January 30, 1955
Residence: The Entrance
Family: Single parent
Education:  Belangalo State Forest University
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, hospitality industry
Joined tour: 2008
Majors Played: 3 (World Series 3, Match Play 0)

Karrie White

Nickname: Whitey
Exempt status: sponsors invite
Height: 5-6
Weight: n/a
Birthdate: December 21, 1974
Residence: Earlwood
Family: partner, Helene
Education: Ayr Ladies College
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, telling yarns, abusing state premiers, wearing men's clothes
Joined tour: 1999
Majors Played: 10 (World Series 0, Match Play 10)

Playing a man's game with women's buttocks, Whitey has broken down all the barriers between the sexes. 

Big Jack Daley

Nicknames: The African, Foster Cosgrove, Big
Exempt status: none current
Height: 5-11
Weight: 220
Birthdate: April 28, 1966
Residence: Sandy Point
Family: girlfriend, Virginia
Education: School of Hard Knocks
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, hydration theories, real estate
Joined tour: 1989
Majors Played: 22 (World Series 12, Match Play 10)

Another of the current members who teed off in both 1989 majors, Jack last struck form in the mid-90s when he won the 1995 World Series of Golf.

Although no longer a full-time member of the tour, he still manages to get in at least a day or two of socialising when the tour moves up to the Central Coast.

Jack is more famous these days for his radical hydration theory, mega real estate deals and shadowy links to the Samoan government.

Dick Faldo

Nickname: Dickie
Exempt status: through to 2010 (major winner)
Height: 6-3
Weight: 214
Birthdate: July 18, 1957
Residence: Engadine
Family: wife, Deb
Education: Loftus Technical College
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, the difference between 16 and 20kg boxes of vegetables
Joined tour: 1990
Majors Played: 25 (World Series 7, Match Play 18)

Dick is the most popular player on tour and is revered by crowds wherever he travels.

Universally known as The Peoples Prince, he brings an element of danger to the course with his quick action swing and socially intemperate drinking.

The winner of the 2000 Match Play Championship, he is the current ESG&EC handicapper and also holds the potentially lucrative patent for the Dickworth-Lewis handicapping system.

Ford Funk

Nickname: The Funkster
Exempt status: 2011 (major winner)
Height: 5-8
Weight: 165
Birthdate: June 14, 1956
Residence: Hunters Hill
Family: wife, Atilla
Education: University of Maryland
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, workers compensation acts
Joined tour: 1999
Majors Played: 10 (World Series 0, Match Play 10)

A former neighbour and great fan of Don Lane, the popular entertainer and multiple Logie winner, Funk organised - almost posthumously as it turned out - the successful "Lay the Cable" July 2004 tour to Melbourne.

The tour visited many of Don's favourite places in the southern capital including the GTV9 studios, a discreet Richmond factory that custom built Don's famous glass top tables, and his regular restaurant, The Exploding Vindaloo Firecracker.

The gregarious Funk was the winner of the 2001 Match Play Championship.  Despite his good match play form, his manager, Attila, has so far resisted all attempts by tournament organisers keen to have him play the World Series of Golf.

Java Haas

Nickname: Java, Iron Mike
Exempt status: Lifetime (3 time major winner)
Height: 5-10
Weight: 180
Birthdate: December 2, 1953
Residence: Croydon
Family: wife, Pita-Ann
Education: Wake Forest University
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, greyhounds, trotters, family law
Joined tour: 1989
Majors Played: 43 (World Series 22, Match Play 21)

Another of the current members who teed off in both inaugural majors, Java is the most capped player on tour having played 43 consecutive majors.

His forte is the World Series where he is a three-time champion (1990, 1998 and 2005).  He also successfully takes on the high-pressure and thankless role of the tournament's greyhound and trotting expert and has recently been appointed chief procurement and legal officer for the club's Smoke Da greyhound racing syndicate.

At the Match Play Championship, he was the losing finalist in 1996 and 2002.  Java served as the club's second President.

Seve Hemosteros

Nickname: Hemo
Exempt status: Lifetime (3 time major winner)
Height: 6-2
Weight: 178
Birthdate: April 9, 1957
Residence: Lane Cove
Family: wife, Kym
Education: University of Barcelona
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, insurance/superannuation,
Joined tour: 1989
Majors Played: 35 (World Series 18, Match Play 17)

Seve teed off in both 1989 majors and was the first ESG&EC President.  In the heady days of the late 80's, his business acumen got the tour started.

He stood down in the early 90's to concentrate on a burgeoning insurance career.  Also sits on the board of Sydney's most prominent rugby league club.

Although a three time World Series of Golf winner (1989, 1996 and 2003), he enjoys relative anonymity and a far better handicap at the Match Play Championship where, despite numerous attempts, he has reached the semi-finals only once.

Davidson Love III

Nickname: Davo
Exempt status: Lifetime (4 time major winner)
Height: 6-3
Weight: 175
Birthdate: April 13, 1964
Residence: Croydon
Family: wife, Gail
Education: University of North Carolina
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, public health policy, golf course architecture
Joined tour: 1989
Majors Played: 42 (World Series 21, Match Play 21)

Davidson, yet another of the current members who teed off in both inaugural majors, is the current ESG&EC President.

President Love had an outstanding start to his career winning three Match Play Championships in his first 6 years.  He finally added a 4th major to his bulging trophy case with another Match Play win in 2004.

One of 4 players to reach the career milestone of 40 major tournaments, only missing the 1995 World Series of Golf when he was ill.

He has two brothers-in-law on tour, Soldier Montgomerie and Shigeki Moroneyama.

Kipper Parnevik

Nickname: Kipper
Exempt status: Lifetime (3 time major winner)
Height: 6-0
Weight: 175
Birthdate: March 7, 1965
Residence: Leichhardt
Family: Single
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, office stationery
Joined tour: 2001
Majors Played: 18 (World Series 9, Match Play 9)

A talented sportsman who excelled at football as well as golf.

In 2004 he reached the career milestone of 300 games with the Balmain Aussie Rules team.  A large crowd turned out at Drummoyne Oval to witness the event and cheer as Kipper burst through a large banner captioned "Will play for Food".  The hero of the day kicked five goals in the final quarter to seal a comfortable win.

The third player to complete the home and away double with his victory at the the 2007 Match Play Championship.  He won the World Series of Golf in 2004 and 2008

Tubby Waldorf

Nickname: The Nark
Exempt status: Lifetime (2 time major winner)
Height: 6-0
Weight: 225
Birthdate: August 20, 1962
Residence: Bexley North
Family: Confirmed bachelor
Education: UCLA
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, horses, striped apparel, offal
Joined tour: 1989
Majors Played: 36 (World Series 21, Match Play 15)

Waldorf is another player who teed off in both 1989 majors.

And speaking off both majors, Tubby was the first player to complete the home and away double – winning the Match Play Championship in 1990 and, to his and many others great surprise, the World Series of Golf in 2002 – and won both playing right-handed with a left-handed grip.

Tubby served as the club's handicapper from 1989-2002, resigning after rumblings about his comprehensive World Series win.