I would like to thank my fellow competitors, my personal barman smeagol, and the fine staff at the dunes golf club which allowed me to perform at peak and smash the opposition. The hole in one is a true test of mans ability to cope under extreme pressure and I share my elation with past winners of this prestigious tourny. Controversial is the call regarding the no drinking and I merely place the blame on lack of entertainment venues, which unfortunately the break dancing display by the three snakes on a plane team did not make up for. However I did manage to consume copious amounts kindly supplied regularly by the smeagol in a vain attempt to derail a professional drinkers campaign. The precious is where it belongs and is currently being displayed and touted as the greatest victory of all Ohope. My congrats to our leader Shane on a tremendous effort and I pass my condolences on those unable to attend this years event. THE PRECIOUS IS MINE!!!!

Matarangi 2010

Conrad to organise the 2011 Hole in One

Details to follow.....

Smith takes the Precious at Matarangi!

The 2010 Hole in One has been won by Smith in compelling form at this years tournie held in Matarangi. The weather was perfect, the accommodation was perfect, the food and drink freely flowed and generally the situation could only be described as sorted in the extreme. A big welcome to HIO newcomers Shaun and Pete, well done boys, a strong performance both on and off the course! Smith or Smeagol as he will be known for the next 12 months lead from start to finish and was in epic form, clearly he wantsss it the precious..... Conrad with a late challenge came in 2nd, Shane also finished strongly for 3rd, the Seagull took 4th with Adi in 5th place. Smith's 112 Stabies was well ahead of the other four who were all within 4 stabies of each other.

The awards as follows;

Dedication to drinking at the expense of golf award - Adi
The refusal to follow or even try to understand the rules of the game award  - Adam
Giant girls blouse award for going to bed early award - Conrad
The Rusty Trombone award for being a big homo - Spid
The Scott Spicer award for drinking fuck all on the last night of the Tournie - Smith

Good work lads. Probably the best HIO tournie we have had and lets face it there hasn't been a bad one!

Countdown is on!

Greetings fellow golfing enthusiasts. With only days to go to kickoff in this years HIO just a few late calls to make.. Tee time Friday has been put back to 2pm to allow people a reasonable amount of time to get to Matarangi, well done Shane! Early reports are that Smith is seriously backing his campaign as is Marty, yes no card Marty who has been quietly doing the Hauraki 9-hole circuit.. controversial. The seagull is also very impressed with his campaign, so fond of it he has taken to sleeping with himself... Conrad's handicap is going up and up and he is playing 10 rounds a week which is also controversial, but whatever it takes. Darcy's campaign looks to be terminally ill as does Adi's... A big reminder to buy your booze in town boys and avoid the 30% surcharge likely to be in place in the wilds of the Coromandel.

Controversy rocks the 2010 Hole in One!

In what can only be described as tournie carnage, 4 starters have been scratched due to an inability to pay attention to when the tournie is being held. When the tournie dates were finalised back in June, several participants including the reigning champion failed to actually take note of the schedule. Well if ever there was a case of shit happening, it just did. Our condolences to Scott, Ant, Ben and Trev. As they say....the show must go on!