vig
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Taking up on Tony N's response in the "handicap cut" thread.
How's about organising a forum comp, Nth V's Sth somewhere in the Midlands, I'm sure you could pull a few strings for somewhere nice (Belfry sounds good to me  ) At least then there may be some interest and I wouldn't mind paying a bit extra for somewhere special.
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in the bag
Mizuno MP600 10.5* (fuji stiff)
Mizuno MP57 3-pw (nippon stiff)
TM R7 3 wood (looking to change)
Wedges, Calloway X tour vintage 52*, 56*, 60* (looking to change)
Putters: Rife 2 bar hybrid, Mizuno Bettinardi CO6
Griplock cart bag. Adams stand bag
Ball: pro v1
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Gil_Emott
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Good call Vig!
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Calloway FT-5 Fujikura stiff
Titleist 904 - 3 wood Aldila stiff
TM rescue 19deg
Titleist 735CM - 4-PW S300
Mizuno 52* Black Ox
Calloway X Tour 56 & 60*
Ping Craz-E
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vig
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Loc: west yorkshire
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Could make it an annual thing and i'm sure it would fill a few pages in the mag.
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in the bag
Mizuno MP600 10.5* (fuji stiff)
Mizuno MP57 3-pw (nippon stiff)
TM R7 3 wood (looking to change)
Wedges, Calloway X tour vintage 52*, 56*, 60* (looking to change)
Putters: Rife 2 bar hybrid, Mizuno Bettinardi CO6
Griplock cart bag. Adams stand bag
Ball: pro v1
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andiritchie
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sounds a great idea maybe play 2 teams of 12 ryder cup style
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Whats in my bag
cobra speed pro s 8.5 fujikura speeder x flex
titleist 906f4 aldila vs proto x flex
ping g10 21deg rescue x stiff pro launch red
titleist 695cb 4-pw 6.5 project x
titleist vokey 52
titleist vokey spin milled 56 and 60
scotty cameron studio stainless newport2.5
bridgestone b330-s
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TonyN
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Awww you beat me to it, I was going to write up a post just like this one whilst watching the golf tonight and then drop mikeH and the guys a quick line. Was also thinking of inviting them upto the northwest meet!
I love the Idea of the ryder cup style tourney, and yeah It would make great pages for the mag
I am sure they would sell loads of extra copies nudge nudge wink wink.
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Callaway FT-5 draw bias 10.5* Aldila NVS 65-R 350 Shaft
Titleist 906f4 3 wood graphite design YS-6fw+ reg
*Awaiting MP52's*
Odyssey white hot xg #7, 34'' *Awaiting bettinardi CG3*
Srixon AD333
Mollington Golf Club
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medwayjon
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Im in for this definately.
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Whats in the sexy Titleist bag???
Titleist 907-D1 Driver 10.5* Stiff Aldila VS-Proto
King Cobra F-Speed LD 3 & 5 Woods
Titleist 755 Irons 4-PW
Mizuno TP series raw haze wedges, 51* 56* & 60*
Taylor Made Rossa Siena 4 Putter
Wilson Staff DX2 Ball / Titleist Pro-V1 Ball
www.princesgolfclub.co.uk
www.gillinghamgolfclub.co.uk
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Sneds
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Loc: Hertfordshire
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I need to get practising if this ever happens!!!
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vig
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Match play format sounds good. and Ryder cup style is inspirational But.........
Lets not get too far ahead of ourselves as GM have not responded yet and not sure any individuals would want to take on organising something of this magnitude. Or would they?
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in the bag
Mizuno MP600 10.5* (fuji stiff)
Mizuno MP57 3-pw (nippon stiff)
TM R7 3 wood (looking to change)
Wedges, Calloway X tour vintage 52*, 56*, 60* (looking to change)
Putters: Rife 2 bar hybrid, Mizuno Bettinardi CO6
Griplock cart bag. Adams stand bag
Ball: pro v1
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evita4
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Awww you beat me to it, I was going to write up a post just like this one whilst watching the golf tonight and then drop mikeH and the guys a quick line. Was also thinking of inviting them upto the northwest meet!
I love the Idea of the ryder cup style tourney, and yeah It would make great pages for the mag
I am sure they would sell loads of extra copies nudge nudge wink wink.
Great idea Tony. Bear in mind though we are way north of Watford 
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brendy
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Join the queue gents, even if this did go ahead, im sure your names along with thousands of others would be in the entry requests!
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The game is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym and on the range, long before I even make the first tee.
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vig
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Loc: west yorkshire
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Evita,
If it is a small scale meet then I think a site location that is accessible by all (mid point from furthest participant each way)
If our friends fra nth 'O' border are involved then maybe further Nth and what about our colleagues on the Emerald isle?.
So Valderamma it is then 
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in the bag
Mizuno MP600 10.5* (fuji stiff)
Mizuno MP57 3-pw (nippon stiff)
TM R7 3 wood (looking to change)
Wedges, Calloway X tour vintage 52*, 56*, 60* (looking to change)
Putters: Rife 2 bar hybrid, Mizuno Bettinardi CO6
Griplock cart bag. Adams stand bag
Ball: pro v1
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brendy
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Vig, someone mention augusta? Might as well make it memorable haha.
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The game is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym and on the range, long before I even make the first tee.
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vig
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Loc: west yorkshire
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Brendy
I think you've lost the plot, do you think Augusta would allow 24 hairy arsed Brits onto their patch?
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in the bag
Mizuno MP600 10.5* (fuji stiff)
Mizuno MP57 3-pw (nippon stiff)
TM R7 3 wood (looking to change)
Wedges, Calloway X tour vintage 52*, 56*, 60* (looking to change)
Putters: Rife 2 bar hybrid, Mizuno Bettinardi CO6
Griplock cart bag. Adams stand bag
Ball: pro v1
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brendy
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Vig, never heard of veet or immac?
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The game is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym and on the range, long before I even make the first tee.
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vig
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Loc: west yorkshire
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ROFLMAO
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in the bag
Mizuno MP600 10.5* (fuji stiff)
Mizuno MP57 3-pw (nippon stiff)
TM R7 3 wood (looking to change)
Wedges, Calloway X tour vintage 52*, 56*, 60* (looking to change)
Putters: Rife 2 bar hybrid, Mizuno Bettinardi CO6
Griplock cart bag. Adams stand bag
Ball: pro v1
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realgolferuk
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Dare I stick my oar in?
If it was open to all magazine readers, most of us would miss out and if it was just going to be forumers.....surely the best option would be for one of us to put it together and then ask GM for help to secure a good course and hopefully good service/terms (as the venue would benefit from a follow-on article).
If we did it, chose an "area" for possible venue, then ask GM for support and "official" backing, it would be straightforward enough.
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Returned from 5 years of not playing - played off 8-11, now 12 .
Member of the Tommy Armour 845 appreciation society (current membership 2!)
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vig
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ok then can someone set up a thread for interested parties with the poll thingy (i haven't a clue how to do that)
Just been on the Belfry site and society packages are available (winter) from £25 for over 12 but less than 36.
If it's going to happen I would prefer somewhere special to make it more memorable.
I would stick my neck out and say just for forum.
Another idea is that if GM does get involved then each area could "adopt" staff from GM
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in the bag
Mizuno MP600 10.5* (fuji stiff)
Mizuno MP57 3-pw (nippon stiff)
TM R7 3 wood (looking to change)
Wedges, Calloway X tour vintage 52*, 56*, 60* (looking to change)
Putters: Rife 2 bar hybrid, Mizuno Bettinardi CO6
Griplock cart bag. Adams stand bag
Ball: pro v1
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brendy
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Yup forum only as us folk are really more involved in supporting the mag rather than occasional buyers.
Fancy regional comps to pick teams?
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The game is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym and on the range, long before I even make the first tee.
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GB72
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Really good idea if it comes off this time. Certainly would love to be involved as have managed to miss any local forum meets to date (not my fault, other arrangements made by my wife and I would rather my 'tender bits'remained in situ and not in a glass jar by her bed)
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The Current Bag
Callaway FT-5 10 degree Driver
Adams Insight XTD 3 Wood
Adams Boxer 19 Degree Hybrid
Taylormade Burner Plus Irons 4-SW
MD Norman Drew 60 Degree lob Wedge
Odyssey Sabretooth Putter
Wilson Staff PX 3 Balls
Ogio Atlas Bag
www.stokerochfordgolfclub.co.uk
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vig
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So as a starter, how do we go about registering an interest?
if lots are? and judging by the success or lack of of some regional meets, i'm not so sure that we will get stampeded in the rush...... Would 4x teams in random lots make sense? eg team A vs Team B, team C vs team D, in morning. Winners play each other and losers play each other in a points format table .
If, as i suspect that there isn't more than 24 intersted because of availabilty then should be relatively easy. 
I suspect that there would be lots of interest but dates will be a nightmare.
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in the bag
Mizuno MP600 10.5* (fuji stiff)
Mizuno MP57 3-pw (nippon stiff)
TM R7 3 wood (looking to change)
Wedges, Calloway X tour vintage 52*, 56*, 60* (looking to change)
Putters: Rife 2 bar hybrid, Mizuno Bettinardi CO6
Griplock cart bag. Adams stand bag
Ball: pro v1
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brendy
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A 36 hole comp either over 1 or two days means everyone is in with a chance in the second round rather than writing off the bottom half (wouldnt be worth the trip if they only got one round while others got two)
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The game is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym and on the range, long before I even make the first tee.
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keyser_soze
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Loc: Fife, spoiled for choice
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Count me in
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In the bag -
Driver - Snake Eyes Z-9 10.5*, Graphalloy Blue
Fairway - Srixon W-403 AD 16* 4 wood
1 Iron - Ping Eye 2 ZZ lite (orange dot 2* flat)
Irons 3-PW - Ping i3 Blade JZ cushin (orange dot)
Wedges - Mizuno MP-T Series Raw Haze 56*, Jaxx 60* lob
Putter - Benross SR3 Viper
Ball - Srixon Z-URS
Playing Handicap - 7, Exact 7.1
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vig
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Loc: west yorkshire
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That's what I was trying to explain. Not sure if it came over wrong but definately 2 rounds. depending how many are interested i'm sure there would be some cracking packages for that sort of number
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in the bag
Mizuno MP600 10.5* (fuji stiff)
Mizuno MP57 3-pw (nippon stiff)
TM R7 3 wood (looking to change)
Wedges, Calloway X tour vintage 52*, 56*, 60* (looking to change)
Putters: Rife 2 bar hybrid, Mizuno Bettinardi CO6
Griplock cart bag. Adams stand bag
Ball: pro v1
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brendy
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Any spa's for the wags? If it involved a night away HID would be looking some sort of compensation! haha
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The game is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym and on the range, long before I even make the first tee.
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teetime72
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Loc: Lancs.
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Woold official H/Cs be required.
In which case it would only be open to club members.thus leaving the Nomads out?
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brendy
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teetime, if you have a load of recent cards knocking about or some sort of software (ss2) based handicap worked out, im sure it would be ok.
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The game is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym and on the range, long before I even make the first tee.
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vig
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I think that it would depend on the venue but as a lot on here are not members of clubs and so don't have official H/caps, then that needs to be a consideration, as personally I wouldn't want to exclude anyone interested.
Good shout Brendy as if someone is travelling a long way it would make sense
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in the bag
Mizuno MP600 10.5* (fuji stiff)
Mizuno MP57 3-pw (nippon stiff)
TM R7 3 wood (looking to change)
Wedges, Calloway X tour vintage 52*, 56*, 60* (looking to change)
Putters: Rife 2 bar hybrid, Mizuno Bettinardi CO6
Griplock cart bag. Adams stand bag
Ball: pro v1
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blindpete
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This sort of thing has been mentioned on here before. However, the logistics of organising a national get together seem to have been its downfall. The idea does get my full support tho.
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In the Ram V Force Bag
Nike SQ Sumo 10.5 Degree Driver
Wilson Staff Fybrid 3 & 5 Woods
Wilson Staff Pi5 Irons (5-PW)
Ram FX9 Wedges 56, 60 & 64 Degrees
Odyssey Dual Force 2 Rossie Putter
Srixon AD333 Balls
Playing off 18
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htl
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Loc: Surrey
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Could always book a course for a day, throw the doors open to all GM readers and forum members GM picks the number of players possible and see who shoots the lowest score, or do this regional with top 16 going through to national comp?
What you reckon?
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In the super sexy Mizuno Aero Frame bag
Wilson Staff Dd6 10 degree
Wilson Staff FwS 3 + 5 wood 15* + 19*
Mizuno CLK Fli Hi 20*
Mizuno MX-200 Irons 5-pw
Mizuno mp T series 53*
Nicklaus Dual Slot 60*
TaylorMade Rossa Monza Spider Putter
Balls = NXT, Px3, Dx2, anything I find.
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HomerJSimpson
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HOw about team events - pairs better ball stableford so that we can get as many as possible. Alternatively if it gets opened to everyone via GM how about having a halfway cut after round one and the top xx play for some form of cup and those that miss the cut have a second round for some form of plate.
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Happy Golfing
Homer
Handicap 13.7
Callaway Big Bertha 460 11 degree
Cleveland Hi Bore XLS 3 wood
Callaway HI bore XLS 5 wood
Cobra DWS Baffler 3 hybrid
Taylor Made Tour Preferred Burner graphite 4-PW
Taylor Made Z TP 52 degree wedge (zip grooves)
Taylor Made Z TP 56 degree wedge (zip grooves)
Taylormade Rossa Itsy Bitsy Spider Putter
Taylormade TMX golf bag (red/white)
Titleist Pro V
www.royalascotgolfclub.co.uk
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forefortheday
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Posts: 389
Loc: Liverpool
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I'm in sounds like a great idea!
Subject to dates after getting a little overeager last time without checking the holiday rota!
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TonyN
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As has been mentioned, this has been mentioned before and as we only had a small member of regular users, interest quickly dispearsed. However, now we have alot more regular users this could really take off. Some good ideas thrown in already and I am just about to email MikeH to see if he's interested.
I think something of this scale needs plenty of planning and would possibly be to late to happen this year. Start of next year might be an idea to give people alot of notice and get a bigger count up.
Definitly up for this and I think the regional meets will give us an idea of what to expect/prepare for.
Stay tuned people.
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Callaway FT-5 draw bias 10.5* Aldila NVS 65-R 350 Shaft
Titleist 906f4 3 wood graphite design YS-6fw+ reg
*Awaiting MP52's*
Odyssey white hot xg #7, 34'' *Awaiting bettinardi CG3*
Srixon AD333
Mollington Golf Club
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barb
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Posts: 279
Loc: oxfordshire
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Sounds like a brilliant idea, I have just hosted our annual county council day and the planning was a nightmare. More than 1 person would be needed to coordinate it, if I can offer any assistance let me know, depending on where and when as I couldn't travel to far I'd love to take part. 
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Handicap 31, and known locally as bandit.
In the bag:
Yonex C280FL driver
Yonex Cyberstar XC+ 3 Hybrid
Callaway X-18 irons 4-sw
Maxfli putter (graphite shaft)
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madandra
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Posts: 2482
Loc: The land of the Jock Frock
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Guys, this was mentioned about a year ago and there were guys up north willing to get to somewhere near Liverpool but the southerners were very cold on the idea. I am sure the old timers (birdieman, J_F, Atticus and MWJ could confirm this). It is gonna take some compromise as it would have to be accessable to ALL forum users.
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