OK ... Here is the edited commentary ( Still a pretty big doc)... I just tried to cut out some of the extra chat until toward the end of the match. We had started to get a fair crowd.. 14 or so along with a few newcomers to mIRC.
Ryder Cup- First match was alternate hole match play .
Participants: Team USA - team captain, nivlac ( note the small "n" ..LOL) & jeffdos924
International Team . team captain, TallAcePaul & Imcoola
Playing the odd holes were jeffdos924 & TallAcePaul ... with nivlac & Imcoola playing the evens.
And here we go ( or went):
@nivlac> fisrt up on the tee, for the international squad...
<@nivlac> TALLACEPAUL
<@nivlac> 8mph r to l wind
<@nivlac> ruh rho
<@nivlac> looks like Paul has hoseled one
<@nivlac> he's in the rough on the left
<@nivlac> looks to be a tough approach to the green from there bob
<@nivlac> Equipment:
<@nivlac> looks like all players are sporting r9 drivers, except for Imcoola
<@nivlac> who is rolling with his tour starter
<@nivlac> now on the tee
<+AvatarLee> We're On!!
<@nivlac> for the United States
<@nivlac> JEFFDOS924!!!
<@nivlac> jeff looks to be carry two drivers for this match
<@nivlac> wants to put this in the fairway
<@nivlac> he has pulled out the rapture
<+AvatarLee> JD down the middle
<@nivlac> and is safely in the fairway
<@nivlac> ~170 in
<+AvatarLee> played it safe
<@nivlac> tallace paul, now to play from the 40-50 rough
<@nivlac> looks to have an iron in his hand
<@nivlac> 178y out
<@nivlac> looks like he's got a burner hybrid for this shot
<@nivlac> ball is sitting down
<@nivlac> tough to get the face on it
<@nivlac> and a miraculous recovery!
<@nivlac> ~14ft from the pin
<@nivlac> jeffdos, now taking aim from 170
<@nivlac> probably has a 5I
<+AvatarLee> hey Niv... got voice up with Jeff if you want me to take over
<@nivlac> plz do
<+AvatarLee> kool
<@nivlac> jeffdos has stuck it
<@nivlac> 2y from the pin
<@nivlac> good shot pard
<+AvatarLee> jeff to within 2y on approach
<+jeffdos924> ty
<@nivlac> hmm
<+AvatarLee> Paul from 3 yard left of pin to putt
<@nivlac> i don't want to give paul my line
<@nivlac> i'm gonna miss on purpose
<@nivlac> eff my scoring avg
<+AvatarLee> slight bender from what I can remember
<@nivlac> this is more important
<+AvatarLee> Paul has 10 feet for birdie, short
<+AvatarLee> of the hole
<+AvatarLee> little right to left
<+RustyNipples> what match are u guys commenting on if I may ask?
<+AvatarLee> Jeff has 7 feet from the right of the pin, pin high
<+AvatarLee> paul drains the birdie!
<+AvatarLee> Jeff now needs this to halve the hole
<+seveking1> TallAcePaul/Imcoola vs. Nivlac/Jeffdos924
<+AvatarLee> a little right to left, 9 ft put.... made it!
<+AvatarLee> all square through #1
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<+RustyNipples> o just started, sweet
<+RustyNipples> gl nivlac and jeff :)
<+paulmcm> what's the scrore?
<+paulmcm> score
<+AvatarLee> so now its Coola vs. Nivlac on #2
<+AvatarLee> all square thru #1
<+seveking1> level after 1
<+AvatarLee> Nivlac on the tee
<+AvatarLee> 7mph r to l wind
<+AvatarLee> helping the dogleg
<+AvatarLee> Niv laces is in the fairway
<+AvatarLee> 105 from the Pin
<+RustyNipples> nivlac is my hero
<+AvatarLee> Coola in the 30/40 on the right from 170 yards
<+AvatarLee> hard shot to get home
<+AvatarLee> plays 54 yards short of the green
<+AvatarLee> he has a lot of work to do the get out of this mess
<+AvatarLee> nivlac from 105 with a 7 mph tail wind
<+AvatarLee> slightly r to l
<+AvatarLee> lands a dart 2 yards short of the pin
<+AvatarLee> coola needs to hole out from 54 yards second cut of rough
<+AvatarLee> nice shot.... just 2 yards past the pin
<+AvatarLee> may not be enough
<+AvatarLee> right now coola sitting 3 from about 6 feet, niv sitting 2 from about 6 feet
* @nivlac is quite nervous
<@nivlac> different when ur not just playin for yourself ya know
<+AvatarLee> coola for par......
<+AvatarLee> NO
<+AvatarLee> just lips out
<+RustyNipples> sorry mr avatarlee, but WOOT
<+AvatarLee> niv has 2 tries from 4.5 feet
<+AvatarLee> :PPPPPPPPPPPP
<+AvatarLee> USA up 1 through 2
<+AvatarLee> niv makes the easy bird
<+AvatarLee> Jeff vs. Paul #3
<+AvatarLee> Jeff on the tee
<@nivlac> this is playing perfect for jeff i think
<@nivlac> looks good
<+AvatarLee> jeff changed his clubs this morn.... oh oh
<@nivlac> sit
<+AvatarLee> rolls thought the green
<+AvatarLee> 9 yards to the pin
<+AvatarLee> wind @ 9mph 7 o'clock
<+AvatarLee> Paul on the tee
<+AvatarLee> looks like a hybrid off the tee
<+AvatarLee> shot is well right of the pin by 23 yards
<+AvatarLee> long long putt
<+AvatarLee> jeff chipping from 9 yards w/ 9 mph wind
<+AvatarLee> in the first cut of rough
<+AvatarLee> left it about 5 or 6 feet short for the par
<+AvatarLee> paul to putt from 68 feet
<+AvatarLee> looking good
<+AvatarLee> JUST LIPPED OUT!!!
<+AvatarLee> Very good effort from there!
<+AvatarLee> lipped out to 2 feet!
<+AvatarLee> jeff needs to sink a 6 footer for par, but he will get a read from partner Niv
<+AvatarLee> jeff for Par......
<+AvatarLee> and MISSED IT!!!!
<+AvatarLee> just missed right!
<@nivlac> :(
<+AvatarLee> should be back to all square
<+paulmcm> :-)
<+AvatarLee> paul knocks in the par and we're back to all square
<+AvatarLee> niv on the tee
<+AvatarLee> Nivlac Vs. Coola #4
<+AvatarLee> coola hits in the fairway, leaving 260 to the pin
<+AvatarLee> wind is at 8mph to 5 o'clock
<+AvatarLee> Niv in the fairway too, 199 left to pin
<+AvatarLee> coola to play next....
<+seveking1> keep going, Intenational Team!
<+AvatarLee> safely layed up to 70 yards in the fairway for coolas approach
<+AvatarLee> should be able to stick this appoach nicely into this wind
<+AvatarLee> niv has a few options here
<+AvatarLee> go for the green....
<+AvatarLee> layup short or
<+AvatarLee> layup right
<+AvatarLee> and he lays it up to the right for a 31 yard pitch up
<+AvatarLee> coola plunks it 1 yard past the hole and sticks it!!!
<+AvatarLee> easy bird here...
<+paulmcm> shot
<+AvatarLee> pressure on for nivlac
<@nivlac> no pressure
* @nivlac is cool like cucumber
<+AvatarLee> nivlac flops it 1 yard past the hole aslo!
<+AvatarLee> no pressure
<+AvatarLee> made that shot a million times
<@nivlac> yeah
<+AvatarLee> :)
<+AvatarLee> so it looks to be still at all square with a couple of short birdie putts under 4 feet
<@nivlac> next 4 holes will tell the story
<+AvatarLee> on to the imfamous #5
<+AvatarLee> very rare birdie hole
<+AvatarLee> look for a par score here especially if the wind is in the players face
<+AvatarLee> first nivlac for bird.... 3.4 feet
<+AvatarLee> drains it
<+AvatarLee> now coola for bird from 2 feet!
<+AvatarLee> not a problem!
<+AvatarLee> still all square
<+AvatarLee> Jeff vs. Paul #5
<+AvatarLee> 11 mph head wind
<+AvatarLee> straight into the wind
<+AvatarLee> Paul on the tee next
<+AvatarLee> 11mph @ 7 o'clock
<+AvatarLee> paul crushes a 262 yard drive in the fairway
<+AvatarLee> 190+ left to the pin
<+AvatarLee> Jeff up next
<+AvatarLee> sliced it into the deep stuff on the right of the fairway
<+AvatarLee> needs to layup to the end of the fairway from 213 yards away
<+AvatarLee> from a 60/70 lie
<+AvatarLee> trying to puncha 4 I
<+jeffdos924> whew
<+AvatarLee> hits it to 128 left to the pin... got a lot more than he thought
<+jeffdos924> got more than i hoped
<+AvatarLee> nicely played
<+AvatarLee> paul from 194 into the 11 mph gale
<+AvatarLee> may be able to stick this..... if played to the left of the green
<+AvatarLee> one hop the rought
<+AvatarLee> 'rough'
<+AvatarLee> lets see what he does.....
<@nivlac> wow how lucky was that
<@nivlac> anytime I do that it's in the far bunker
<+AvatarLee> and he is on with 7 yards to the pin, short!!!
<+paulmcm> good shot captain
<+AvatarLee> great job clearing that bunker!
<+AvatarLee> got about 20 feet for birdie
<+seveking1> oh, yes, a stroke of champion luck!
<+AvatarLee> jeff hits his approach, 3rd shot, to 3 yards past the hole for a tricky little downhill putt to save par
<+AvatarLee> Paul looks to be in good shape to turn this match around....
<+AvatarLee> here is Paul from 22 feet uphill for birdie
<+AvatarLee> should be pretty straight... need to hit it like 26 feet or so....
<+AvatarLee> missed it left by 11 inches... had the proper weight, just not the right line
<+AvatarLee> now jeff from 8 feet, down the hill
<+AvatarLee> very slippery putt
<+AvatarLee> and he misses it!
<@nivlac> :(
<+AvatarLee> way too long.... 4.4 feet past the hole
<+BolloxInBruges> how's the match going?
<+AvatarLee> Paul with an 11 inch par to go 1 up thru 5
<+AvatarLee> and Paul is in. Int. team up 1
BolloxInBruges> boooooooooooooooooooooo!! ;)
<+AvatarLee> Nivlac Vs. Coola #6
<+AvatarLee> @ Bollo.... =PPPPPPPPPP
<+AvatarLee> wind at 8 mph right to left helping the dogleg
<+AvatarLee> could see some monster drives here
<+AvatarLee> Nivlac carries the bunker and it goes 281 yards in the short rough off the right
<+AvatarLee> coola hits 230 to leave 172 to the pin, downhill
<+seveking1> 25% for niv?
<+AvatarLee> not sure
<@nivlac> better be
<+AvatarLee> looks like first cut... 111 to pin
<+AvatarLee> coola for his approach next from 172
<+AvatarLee> 8mph to about 10 o'clock
<+AvatarLee> sticks it pin high 3 yards right of the stick!
<+seveking1> he hit the flag?
<+AvatarLee> no
<+AvatarLee> knocked it stiff to 3 yards right
<+seveking1> ah, ok
<+AvatarLee> now niv from 111 same wind
<+AvatarLee> and he sticks it 3 yards left of the pin!
<+BolloxInBruges> putting deul
<@nivlac> looks lik eI'm slightly closer
<@nivlac> he should be up first
<+AvatarLee> nivlac from 7.8 for bird and coola up first
from 8.3 for his bird
<+AvatarLee> coola to paly
<+AvatarLee> .... and just makes it!
<+AvatarLee> it spun around the entire rim and dropped!
<+seveking1> pppppppphhhhhheeeeewwwwww
<+AvatarLee> Niv to halve the hole
<@nivlac> unbelievable
<+AvatarLee> and he missed it left!!!
<+AvatarLee> just left and the Int squad it 2 up with 3 left!
<+seveking1> wow!
<+AvatarLee> nivlac is just shaking his head (i imagine probably more than that but....)
<+AvatarLee> Jeff vs. Paul #7
<+AvatarLee> into an 11 mph wind
<+AvatarLee> again 11 mph at about 7 o'clock
<+AvatarLee> and he is safe in the fairway 266 yard drive,
<+AvatarLee> 257 left to the hole
<+seveking1> who is?
<+AvatarLee> Paul... sorry :)
<+seveking1> :)
<+AvatarLee> just checking if anyone is listening!
<+AvatarLee> er... reading.....
<+BolloxInBruges> im following lee
<+RustyNipples> course we is readin
<+AvatarLee> Jeff to hit...
<+RustyNipples> well I got someone readin to me since I can't read
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<+AvatarLee> lol
<+AvatarLee> jeff slices it a bit and is in the rough on the right
<+paulmcm> im on the edge of my chair - although could do with a few Peter Alliss style anecdotes between holes
<+AvatarLee> likely a problem with the tree on his second shot
<+AvatarLee> and the door opens!
<+AvatarLee> go ahead paulmcm....
<+salamii> what hole
<+AvatarLee> you can be the colour man
<+AvatarLee> int squad 2 up 3 to play
<+AvatarLee> on #7
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<+AvatarLee> jeff in trouble
<+AvatarLee> drive in rough on right
<+salamii> oh no
<+coolswing> this is awesome !
<+coolswing> i wish i could hear what's going on in here ! lol
<+AvatarLee> jeff pitches to 209 to the pin
<+seveking1> jeff on the rough on the right at the seventh after his drive, he needs to at least draw to keep the match going
<+seveking1> that was for cool :)
<+seveking1> hi
<+paulmcm> hi vic, looks like we could win this match here
<+AvatarLee> paul from 257 with a 11 mph wind at 5 o'clock
<+coolswing> all right ! whoo hoo !
<+AvatarLee> leaves it 44 yards short in the right side of the fairway
<+AvatarLee> jeff has 208 for his third shot to get home....
<+coolswing> Skipper will knock the next one next to the hole !
<+AvatarLee> needs all of the 3 wood
<+AvatarLee> gets it on the green, 10 yards short of the holw
<+AvatarLee> hole
<+seveking1> btw, we have another spectator (plim) who is having problems getting into here, but he is also following the match via me
<+AvatarLee> so paul from 44 yards, his third coming up
<+AvatarLee> and jeff putting from just under 32 feet... for par
<+AvatarLee> shot is up
<+AvatarLee> and Paul sticks it 2 feet past the hole!!!!
<+coolswing> oh yeah !!!
<+seveking1> the crowd roars, they run to the edge of the green... the end is nigh...
<+seveking1> is that how you spell it? :)
<+AvatarLee> how's that?
<+coolswing> the police are calling for eaxtra help to keep the wild crowd under control !
<+coolswing> apprently the Spanish connection are the most rowdy ! lol
<+AvatarLee> jeff with 31 feet up the hill left to right to half the hole and have a chance
<+AvatarLee> just misses to the right and 2 feet past the hole
<+coolswing> man, talk about pressure !
<+AvatarLee> that should do it!
<+AvatarLee> and paul with the formality
<+AvatarLee> to win 3 and 2.....
<@nivlac> yeah it's good
<@nivlac> it's been conceded
<+coolswing> whoo hoo ! go skipper !
<+seveking1> WHAAAAAA!!!!!
<+paulmcm> well done coola and paul!
<+seveking1> well played!
<+coolswing> great stuff brother imcoola and skipper Paul !
<+AvatarLee> good job Internationals!
<+coolswing> yeeha !
<+coolswing> GO TEAM WORLD ! YA ALL DA MAN !
* +salamii says HISS BOOOOOOO
<+seveking1> and thanks to niv and jeff for not telling
us to ****** off when we were talking during the match
<+coolswing> LOVE YA SAL !
<+AvatarLee> lol
<+RustyNipples> :(
<+salamii> LOL
<+jeffdos924> great match ... congrats to the International squad
<+coolswing> ha ha ! good 1 Seve !
<+AvatarLee> well that's it, hope the commentary was okay
<+RustyNipples> was awesome avatar
<@nivlac> better than nothing
<+coolswing> Thanks brother Lee, great job
<@nivlac> so who's next
<+BolloxInBruges> how were you watching it Lee?
<+paulmcm> thanks Lee, i felt i was there
<+AvatarLee> jeff was dictating to me
<+AvatarLee> over MSN Live
<+coolswing> i think Lee is the next Peter Allis !
<+AvatarLee> lol
<+coolswing> bad luck niv, good game
<+coolswing> give up your day job Lee ! lol
<+seveking1> thanks to Lee and fresh news that the match between Coolswing, Slor, Thunderbird and Smoothswinger has been postponed to Monday
<+seveking1> corect, cool?
<+coolswing> yeah that's right
<+gaoerfuqiu> that's a great match
<+coolswing> thanks Seve
<+gaoerfuqiu> as are all the ryder cup matches
<+gaoerfuqiu> what time monday?
<+seveking1> 6 BST if I´m not mistaken
<+coolswing> Dorkfeatures and I are schedule to play Blue and Wv on Sunday morning US time at about 10:30 am Cst time