There's an annual event which this year seems to have fallen in the lap of myself and a friend to organise. It's a pub crawl based around the rules of golf.

Without laying out all of the details right now, people are split into teams of four and given the list of holes (bars). Each hole has a specified drink and a par (expected number of swigs from the glass). Your score is the number of swigs you actually take.
Everybody meets up at the final hole, the winner gets a prize, and everybody begins partying.

We're currently leaning towards the 29th September. Can you guys let me know if there's much interest here?

Cheers, Dan.

Where I come from a Golf pub race involves razzing around in a GTi, making donuts in the carpark. If this was to be incorporated, I'm in...

I love the idea, but I can't make it that weekend. Any other weekend....

sounds childish and irresponsible

so my missus is telling me

Completely. Last year's winning individual did the course (9 holes) with a score of 11, and then his wife divorced him. I'm not expecting such heroics this year...

I'm sure I can put a four ball of suitable alcoholics together, count me in!

Excellent! Although i should point out, competitors don't need to come in teams of four. The majority of players are just put into teams.

Hi
I would be keen to get involved in this, but prob won't be proving to much heroics!
Eamon

"Everybody meets up at the final hole, the winner gets a prize, and everybody begins partying."

Everybody as in everybody who wasn't actually playing?!
I would love to get involved but I am doubtful for that weekend. Will keep track of what's going on then.

Anyone fancy a civilised dinner in Zurich town at some point?

I should have put this on the description, but can anybody let me know if they're playing in Friday's tournament please? I don't need exact numbers, but a rough idea would be useful.

Thanks, Dan.

I'll give it a shot on the Pride of Rotterdam

Hey Dan, I've updated this thread as you'd have to look at the Calendar entry to figure out it is on the 29th....

In case anybody can't find us at the beginning (in the Oliver Twist) i'm attaching a picture of myself. I believe we're aiming for a 7pm kickoff.

For anybody who doesn't wish to play, but has nothing to do on Friday, i suspect the Bonnie Prince Charlie will be full of very merry expats from around 9pm.

Well I am sorry to say no Forum members joined us for this, but I thought i'd post the results anyway .

Players and spectators assembled in the garden of the Oliver Twist between 7 and 7.30, for a pre-tournament practice drink. The numbers were about half of last years, with 12 players.

At around 7.45 I led out the first team, with our Czech newbie Val, commiting a serious foul on his opener. He played out of turn,
incurring a two-shot penalty (he had to drink two shots!).

Things went quite smoothly after that, and all players made it to the Bonny Prince in one piece. In my team, the two main competitors of the tournament, Val and Pat were both playing to win, eventually tieing 14 at the finish.

The winner was settled through a pint-of-guiness drink-off, with Pat the victor (he took about 10 seconds). The men's trophy now takes pride-of-place in the Pat household, i'm sure.

My own score was a more than respectable 18

The winner of the ladies tournament was settled quickly, as only one lady decided to compete (the other ladies were only spectating). Antionette completed the course with a score of 28.

After a few hours in the Bonnie Prince, the group moved to an exclusive pre-opening party at Cubanita. Apparently this is a new salsa night club which opens next week. Thanks to the excellent connections of the group, we managed to get into the VIP section, despite our sense of dress and inebriated condition!

Hopefully we'll get a better showing at next year's competition