2010 TOURNAMENT
STRONG FIELD LIKELY
2010 Championship
Karrie White, teeing off at the 13th,
unlucky for some.
2010 Championship
The ESG&EC's revered elder statesman and
reviled bookmaker, Tack Nicklaus, enjoying
a beer and a profit on the back 9.
2007 Championship
Per-Ulrik Fatcatsson and Kipper Parnevik
embrace at the first before hostilities begin.
2007 Championship
Kipper Parnevik off the tee at the 3rd hole.
2007 Championship
Per-Ulrik Fatcatsson putting at the 3rd hole.
2007 Championship
Kipper Parnevik putting at the 3rd hole.
2007 Championship
"Winners are grinners."
Kipper Parnevik collects his cheque.
2007 Championship
Golfing legend Tack Nicklaus
offers some pearls of wisdom
to those at the presentation.
ENTRY FEE AND
ACCOMMODATION COSTS
FOR 2011 WORLD SERIES
The tournament budget has been unveiled by President Love. The entry fee is $350 which includes all green fees, carts at Wyong and Toukley, bistro lunch at Wyong, jackets & hats, golf and euchre prize money, trophy, presentation lunch and drinks at Shelley Beach.
For those staying on the Costa Plenti estate (Soldier, Peard, Edwardo, JPY, Jose-Mumma and Davidson), accommodation for the week will set you back $280.
Players are requested to send their dues directly to President Love's Cayman Island account.
VENUES CONFIRMED AND
ACCOMMODATION BOOKED
FOR 2011 WORLD SERIES
President Love has announced the venues for World Series XXIII - Gosford, Wyong, Toukley and Shelley Beach.
Player accommodation has been booked at a number of exclusive Central Coast properties including the Chez Hemo Blue Bay town house, two suites at the El Lago Casino for our high rollers, two Costa Plenti apartments (Crystal Views and Mariners) and a new home for the tour, an apartment in the luxurious Pelican Pizza complex.
Dual winner, Kipper Parnevik, is a late withdrawal due to scheduling problems.
DATES ANNOUNCED FOR
2011 WORLD SERIES
President Love has decreed Monday, May 16, as the opening day of World Series XXIII.
The defending champion, Notah Kelly III, headlines the expected field of Kipper Parnevik, Jose-Mumma Olazabal, JPY Hayes, Seve Hemosteros, Peard Fulke, Java Haas, Edwardo Romero, Hunter Meehan, Per-Ulrik Fatcatsson, Kenny Crenshaw, Trent Strange, Davidson Love III, Cavey Pavin, Soldier Montgomerie, Grantief Goosen, Tack Nicklaus and Tubby Waldorf.
The ESG&EC's Comite d'Organisation Des Jeux De Printemps Competition (The Committee) has issued 30 invitations to eligible players for the 22nd Championship.
The defending champion, Kenny Crenshaw, headlines the select international field of Kipper Parnevik, Seve Hemosteros, Jose-Mumma Olazabal, Davidson Love III, Per-Ulrik Fatcatsson, Sir Dick Faldo, Edwardo Romero, Karrie White, Peard Fulke, Cavey Pavin, Java Haas, Soldier Montgomerie, Hunter Meehan, Ford Funk, Grantief Goosen, Trent Strange, Danny White Shark, Tack Nicklaus, Hale Irving, Shigeki Moroneyama, Big Jack Daley, Bubba Booth, Costantino Blocker, Notah Kelly III and Tubby Waldorf.
Boo Boo Weekley (medical), JPY Hayes (business) and Garry Mize (travel) have declined their invitations, and Bluey Dunk is facing an uphill battle driving back to Sydney after enrolling in a Shoal Bay hydration boot camp the same weekend as qualifying day.
FORMAT, PLAYING DATES & TIMES
The tournament is a handicap match play event and, with the possible exception of the semi-finals, competitors are not permitted to use carts or vary The Committee's nominated times and dates for The Championship.
The stableford qualifying round is on Sunday, October 24, and players must report to the starter by noon, a schooner and $70 in hand. Prizemoney will be announced once final numbers are confirmed.
The 16 top scorers progress to November's (7th, 14th and 21st) match play rounds. With the exception of November 7 (11.00am), all Sundays have a 12.30pm tee time.
The semi-finals are set down for the Friday afternoon prior to the final. For either of these two matches, and only with the consent of both players, variation is permitted to the tournament schedule and playing conditions.
THE VENUE & PUBLIC TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS
The Royal and Ancient Marrickville Old Course, featuring some of the toughest and most picturesque holes on the Cooks Peninsula, will again host The Championship. With the anticipated large crowds, players should access the course via Magnolia Drive (formerly Wharf Road). For spectators, a park and ride bus service leaves Earlwood every 20 minutes from outside the Coles supermarket car park.
Sydney Ferries also operate a single jet cat service to the R&A from Circular Quay. The Lady Fatcat departs Wharf 3 at 11.00am and arrives at the Man O' Golf steps, adjacent to the first tee, at 11.40am. At low tide, the service terminates at what locals refer to as the Tempe Taj Mahal, the Newtown Jets Sports Club, from where passengers can enjoy a leisurely stroll to the course along the rejuvenated Cooks River foreshores.