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TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"It only took me a quarter of a century to hit the line but when I got there it was like Kingstown Town winning his first Cox Plate."
Dave R (aka Lionel Williamson)
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"Late forward pass in Titans game cost me $1,000 but I’m not bitter or anything ! Happy to win something - it’s been a while."
"Not only through but spent !"
Peter E
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"I was saying after round 19 I don't think I can lose all the scratch games ... very, very disappointed but thanks so much Fatcat, you run an awesome comp."
Mark Y
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"Paid (the $80 entry fee) - counting down the days ... "
Rob B
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"Thanx for a making a great tipping comp. ‘til next year."
Michael B
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"Thanks Fatcat, another great competition - second only to 2005 !!"
David D
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"Thanks for running the comp again Peter. It was fun and always gives me someone to cheer for in every match."
Greg N
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"Thanks for another great year which has seen me regain - in my eyes at least - my tipping dignity with a fast finishing 15th !!"
Tony C
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"It is great you are remembering my old boss Jeremy Gilling who was one of the most passionate sports fans I've known. With the nickname ‘Boy Wonder’, he was a demon in office cricket,
an honest trier in our lunch time touch footie team (usually sent off for dissent) and his compassion for the underdog was usually reflected in his sporting tips. The Gilling Legacy is an apt one."
Greg N
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"You have the best tipping comp around, far more interesting than anything else."
Chris R
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"Thanks for all your work and, as I always say, it’s the best $80 I spend each year."
John P
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"Oh wow, on both accounts.
Thank you - we’ll be back next year."
The Malones
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"For
f*#k sake ... bloody Newcastle and Dragons are in extra time so I f*#king lose that bet as well !!!! Tell Fatcat this tipping comp is f*#ked."
an irate, feisty and somewhat confused Shea M
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"Although it means nothing in reality I aspire to end up as high as possible in this most
prestigious comp. I will aim to be as good as our current leader next year."
Terry R
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"Thanks Fatcat. Great competition to be a part of."
Shaun F
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"Well done Peter and congratulations to all winners. Go the Storm !"
Barry S
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"Thanks again Peter. Always a great comp."
Phil T
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"Another immaculately run footy comp. Till next year, all the best and again thanx. Don't lose my bank details, you will need them next year :)"
John B
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"Cheers thanks mate ! Great comp, look forward to next year.
I knew I had a good round, but no idea I was winning until this email !!"
Chris R
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"Thanks mate for another enlightening year where I learnt that I am not as smart as my 6 year old and got my arse kicked ! See you next year."
Tony C
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"Thank you for another outstanding year of running this."
Alan K
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"I take this opportunity to thank you
for enabling myself, my wife and grandson to participate in your competition. Please convey best of luck to all the other people at the top and let them know I think I can still win it !"
Barry S
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"Thank you once again for another great year."
The Malones
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"I'm still not break-even yet. I can't believe
those guys picked St.George."
Danny D
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"Hey Mr Cat, I think you have next week's draw incorrect - the Broncos are playing St George."
the late Clive G
TIPPING COMP TESTIMONIALS
"Just when I thought I was going alright ... thanks for another 'enjoyable' season. Cheers mate and see you soon."
Steve M
Qld resident and Fatcat's 2024 'NRL Tipping Competition With A Difference' winner Dave Ramsay (aka Lionel Williamson) on a recent visit to the harbour city
Dave Ramsay (aka Lionel Williamson) 2024 winner of Fatcat's NRL tipping competition
THURSDAY 6th MARCH
FATCAT'S 'NRL TIPPING COMPETITION WITH A DIFFERENCE'
The Earlwood Social Golf & Euchre Club, a magnet for under-performing golf and euchre
players from Earlwood and surrounds, is again hosting Fatcat's innovative 2. 'NRL Tipping Competition With A Difference'. An $80 entry fee, which
must be paid prior to the start of the competition, ensures participants a season of weekly angst.
There are a few things that make this competition stand apart from all the others. The first is so very simple and yet fiendishly difficult - you don't make a selection in every game. WTF !?! On
a normal weekend, you 'only' need to pick 3. 6 winners from any of the 8 games. These 6 picks are known as your scratch selections.
Second, another class of selections is added to the mix - handicap selections. The underdog in each game is given a points start and you must select a further 4 winners, again from any of the 8 games,
taking the starts into account.
Besides the major prizes, there are 4. 11 opportunities during the season to win some cash. And finally, Fatcat conducts an entertaining, professional and most importantly a
transparent competition as evidenced by the fact last year nearly half of the tipsters (48 of 103) had been playing for 20 years or more and 65 had been involved for at least 10 years.
1. With Round 1 split over two weekends and the first two games being played in the US, the tipping competition will begin on Thursday, March 6, with the remaining 6 games
2. Although sharing sporting, pseudo-celebrity, gambling interests and greatly admiring the now defunct charity's business acumen and chutzpah, Fatcat's
'NRL Tipping Competition With A Difference' was regrettably never associated with The Shane Warne Foundation. However, in a step up from registered charity status, the Earlwood Securities Exchange has accepted our
bona fides as an accredited Tier 1 Ponzi Scheme
3. Too easy to just pick 6 scratch winners? Last season, with 103 tipsters and 24 full rounds, there were only 30 occasions when all 6 selections
won or about 1.2%
4. Based on the 2024 competition
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LIKELY SATURDAY 17th MAY
THE YET TO BE NAMED TOUR
Like every one of the past 36 years, the ESG&EC will soon pack up it's bag of tricks, multiple decks of Queen's Slipper playing cards, golf sticks and
5. Scanlen's footy cards and travel up to the NSW Central Coast to conduct it's week-long festival of sport and provide solace and cheer to the 6.
good burghers of The Entrance.
To assist players with their preparation, the club offers voluntary but extremely popular pre-tournament 1, 2 or 3 day sea-level acclimatisation and hydration programs run by the self-accredited industry leader in
hydration theory (but certainly not practice), The Shearman Institute.
5. Visit the 'NRL Tpping' area of this website to see our extensive collection of 1980 Scanlens footy cards
6. Not to be confused with Jose-Mumma Olazabal, a rather bad burgher
1989 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Seve Hemosteros
2nd - Davidson Love III
3rd - Tack Nicklaus
1990 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Java Haas
2nd - Seve Hemosteros
3rd - Tack Nicklaus
1991 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Per-Ulrik Fatcatsson
2nd - Dick Faldo
3rd - Garry Mize
1992 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Jose-Mumma Olazabal
2nd - Soldier Montgomerie
3rd - Seve Hemosteros
1993 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Jose-Mumma Olazabal (2nd title)
2nd - Hal Whitton
3rd - Dick Faldo
1994 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Garry Mize
2nd - Java Haas
3rd - Davidson Love III
1995 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Big Jack Daley
2nd - Garry Mize
3rd - Tack Nicklaus
1996 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Seve Hemosteros (2nd title)
2nd - Per-Ulrik Fatcatsson
3rd - Garry Mize
1997 WORLD SERIES
Champion - JPY Hayes
2nd - Java Haas
3rd - Big Jack Daley
1998 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Java Haas (2nd title)
2nd - Soldier Montgomerie
3rd - Notah Kelly
1999 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Jose-Mumma Olazabal (3rd title)
2nd - Ken Crenshaw
3rd - Java Haas
2000 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Jose-Mumma Olazabal (4th title)
2nd - Soldier Montgomerie
3rd - Tack Nicklaus
2001 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Hunter Meehan
2nd - Kipper Parnevik
3rd - Tack Nicklaus
2002 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Tubby Waldorf
2nd - Davidson Love III
3rd - Ken Crenshaw
2003 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Seve Hemosteros (3rd title)
2nd - Kipper Parnevik
3rd - Ken Crenshaw
2004 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Kipper Parnevik
2nd - Davidson Love
3rd - Seve Hemosteros
2005 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Java Haas (3rd title)
2nd - Peard Fulke
3rd - Notah Kelly
2006 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Tack Nicklaus
2nd - Ken Crenshaw
3rd - Per-Ulrik Fatcatsson
2007 WORLD SERIES
Champion - JPY Hayes (2nd title)
2nd - Notah Kelly
3rd - Cavey Pavin
2008 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Kipper Parnevik (2nd title)
2nd - Cavey Pavin
3rd - Peard Fulke
2009 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Peard Fulke
2nd - Cavey Pavin
3rd - Soldier Montgomerie
2010 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Notah Kelly
2nd - Ken Crenshaw
3rd - Grantief Goosen
2011 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Edwardo Romero
2nd - Grantief Goosen
3rd - Soldier Montgomerie
2012 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Cavey Pavin
2nd - TC Choi
3rd - Java Haas
2013 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Davidson Love III
2nd - Peard Fulke
3rd - Cavey Pavin
2014 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Davidson Love III (2nd title)
2nd - Ken Crenshaw
3rd - Grantief Goosen
2015 WORLD SERIES
Champion - JPY Hayes (3rd title)
2nd - Ken Crenshaw
3rd - Hunter Meehan
2016 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Soldier Montgomerie
2nd - Trent Strange
3rd - Grantief Goosen
2017 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Notah Kelly (2nd title)
2nd - Java Haas
3rd - Grantief Goosen
2018 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Seve Hemosteros (4th title)
2nd - Peard Fulke
3rd - Ken Crenshaw
2019 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Davidson Love III (3rd title)
2nd - Hunter Meehan
3rd - Peard Fulke
2020 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Trent Strange
2nd - Kipper Parnevik
3rd - Seve Hemosteros
2021 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Garry Mize
2nd - Notah Kelly
3rd - Cavey Pavin
2022 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Hunter Meehan
2nd - Notah Kelly
3rd - Muzzy Zoeller
2023 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Garry Mize (3rd title)
2nd - Trent Strange
3rd - Peard Fulke
2024 WORLD SERIES
Champion - Grantief Goosen
2nd - Cavey Pavin
3rd - Peard Fulke
LIKELY MONDAY 19th MAY
WORLD SERIES OF GOLF
The feature tournament of The Yet To Be Named Tour, the World Series of Golf is the ESG&EC's premier event. It is played over 4 rounds
(2 teams and 2 individual days) at accredited courses on the World Series roster - Gosford, Wyong, Kooindah Waters, Everglades, Toukley, The Springs and Shelly Beach.
Defending champion Grantief Goosen will headline the expected international field of *Kipper Parnevik, *Garry Mize *Seve Hemosteros, *Jose-Mumma Olazabal, Rich Kent, Henney Stenson, *Peard Fulke, *Davidson Love III,
Muzzy Zoeller, *Hunter Meehan, *Java Haas, *Edwardo Romero, Sir Dick Faldo, *Cavey Pavin, Bourkie Baird, *Soldier Montgomerie, *Trent Strange, *Notah Kelly III and *Tubby Waldorf (*past champion).
View World Series handicaps
LIKELY WEDNESDAY 21nd MAY
EUCHRE WORLD SERIES
The lesser tournament of the week, the World Series of Euchre is played mid-week at The Entrance Euchredome. The knock-out event is held after Wednesday's races and begins
with the all important draw for partners conducted under the Blue '6 Card' Sheedy B.Eu (Hons) protocol. '6 Card', who threw in his hand for the final time in September 2023, was the Earlwood Euchre
University's professor emeritus. According to the wily old matchmaker's protocol, last year's winners, Dick Faldo and Davidson Love, will start at long odds to team up let alone go back to back.
Latest World Series of Euchre results
Newtown Jets 2024 NSW Cup Premiers
Photo Bryden Sharp/NSWRL
SATURDAY 9th AUGUST
NEWTOWN JETS REUNION DAY
Newtown's final home game of the season against the Penrith Panthers doubles as the Jets (and Bluebags) official reunion day. A dwindling number of the 7.
stars from the 60's, 70's and 80's will be there - or at least those who:
- reside in a nursing home with a courtesy bus;
- are waiting on a judicial verdict in a high profile murder case;
- nearing the end of their custodial sentence, have been granted weekend release; and/or
- are still on the run from law enforcement agencies.
The ESG&EC is always well represented at this annual gathering, meeting at hipster heaven, the Henson Park Hotel, for a pre-game aperitif and watching the match (3.00pm kick-off)
from the Lee Harvey Oswald grassy knoll adjacent to the King George V Memorial Grandstand and kiosk.
7. Click the Betoota Advocate link below to read their report "Newtown Jets Responsible For 92% Of All Violent Crime In
Sydney Between 1970-1990"
Betoota Advocate
1989 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Davidson Love def.
Costantino Blocker
1990 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Tubby Waldorf def.
Big Jack Daley
1991 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Davidson Love def.
Garry Mize
1992 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Shigeki Moroneyama def.
Soldier Montgomerie
1993 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Tack Nicklaus def.
Hal Whitton
1994 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Davidson Love def.
Per-Ulrik Fatcatsson
1995 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Hal Whitton def.
Cavey Pavin
1996 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Cavey Pavin def.
Java Haas
1997 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Vijay Field def.
Dick Faldo 4 & 3
1998 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Costantino Blocker def.
Bluey Dunk 2 up
1999 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Soldier Montgomerie def.
Per-Ulrik Fatcatsson 8 & 7
2000 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Dick Faldo def.
Costantino Blocker 4 & 3
2001 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Ford Funk def.
Sergio Grasscia 2 up
2002 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Vijay Field def.
Java Haas 4 & 2
2003 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Shigeki Moroneyama def.
Garry Mize 5 & 3
2004 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Davidson Love def.
Ken Crenshaw 1 up
2005 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Bluey Dunk def.
Tack Nicklaus 3 & 1
2006 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Edwardo Romero def.
Vijay Field 6 & 4
2007 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Kipper Parnevik def.
Per-Ulrik Fatcatsson 2 & 1
2008 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Notah Kelly def.
Peard Fulke 2 & 1
2009 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Ken Crenshaw def.
Boo Boo Weekley 3 & 1
2010 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Peard Fulke def.
Karrie White 4 & 3
2011 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Henney Stenson def.
Tubby Waldorf 3 & 1
2012 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Kipper Parnevik def.
Grantief Goosen 6 & 5
2013 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Bourkie Baird def.
Peard Fulke 3 & 1
2014 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Boo Boo Weekley def.
Dick Faldo 4 & 3
2015 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Grantief Goosen def.
Ken Crenshaw 4 & 3
2016 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Muzzy Zoeller def.
Bourkie Baird 3 & 2
2017 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Java Haas def.
Ken Crenshaw 2 up
2018 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Ken Crenshaw def.
Notah Kelly 5 & 4
2019 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Davidson Love def.
Danny White Shark 4 & 3
2020 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Edwardo Romero def.
Tubby Waldorf 3 & 1
2021 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Boo Boo Weekley def.
Seve Hemosteros 4 & 3
2022 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Davidson Love def.
Java Haas 1 up
2023 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Dick Faldo def.
Hunter Meehan 2 & 1
2024 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Boo Boo Weekley def.
Soldier Montgomerie at the 19th
OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER
MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Dating back to 1989, The Championship is the ESG&EC's second major tournament. Once famously described in Federal Parliament as
".. combining the pomp, ceremony and tradition of a British royal coronation with the appalling drunken behaviour of Munich's Ocktoberfest patrons ..", the tournament continues to draw record
fields and boisterous crowds to the challenging Cooks Peninsula links course, the R&A Marrickville.
The tournament is a handicap match play event spanning 3 consecutive weekends and, with the possible exception of the semi-finals on the Friday
before the final, competitors must 8. walk the course and comply with the Tournament Competition Committee's (TCC) nominated playing schedule.
All members are welcome to play socially in the tournament's opening day, The Don Lane Invitational (a stableford event this year), even if they are unable to participate in the match play rounds.
The Royal & Ancient Marrickville Old Course will host the Match Play Championship for the 37th consecutive year.
This internationally renowned public course, featuring the toughest and most picturesque holes on the Cooks Peninsula, provides competitors with the ultimate golfing challenge.
8. A medical exemption to play in a cart is available for eligible members
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