^....He's obviously monitoring these boards like a hawk as it's now 6 minutes later and he's removed his Blog.....however, I copy/pasted it before he erased it. Here is the info.
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Nicholas Gaskin
I'm 24 years old and grew up in Geraldton Western Australia,
then lived in Perth for 7 years and now have been living in
Melbourne since April '08. Most of my life revolves around Work,
Golf & Girlfriend, with a bit of Poker thrown in for good measure.
I started playing golf about 2 and a half years ago and joined
the Australian Professional Golfers Associated in November 2008.
In 2007 I started taking golf seriously and have since
accumulated honours such as the course records at Hartfield
Country Club & Tasmanian Golf Club. Also the only Australian
Amateur golfer to score back to back Albatross'. In 2008 I was
nominated for 6 awards at the Victorian Golf Awards and took
down 4, Overall Amateur golfer of the year & Matchplay player
of the year are the two I'm most proud of.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Day 1 of Vic PGA Championship So today was day 1 of the Vic
PGA championship and my first reasonably large pro tournament
didn't exactly go as planned. I shot an even par 72 but I am 11
shots behind the leader and sitting ~T80 right around the cut
line.
The course setup in general doesn't suit my swing at all, with a
natural draw and a lot of dog legs right I really didn't find any
consistency today. A few key holes below;
Hole 1 379m Par 4: Pretty straight forward hole with a deepish
bunker to the front right of the green. Normally a hole I would
try and drive the green with but I chose to hit a 3i off the tee
because of a few nerves. Ended up with a pretty standard par.
Hole 2 155m Par 3: Very tricky little par 3. The green slopes
away and if you miss it then you have a very tough up & down.
155m to the middle of the green would normally be a pretty
standard 7i for me but unfortunately due to adrenalin I hit with
a bit too much club and ended up in the back left bunker.
Fortunately up & down for par
Hole 8 535m Par 5: This was the beginning of my round coming
unstuck I gave my driver a real rip and pulled it a bit left landing
me in a really awkward spot right in front of a fairway bunker. I
couldn't get a decent stance so elected to chip back onto the
fairway, following this up with a woeful approach shot I ended
up bogeying a hole whicg would normally be a genuine eagle
chance for me
Hole 11 169m Par 3: This is a really tough par 3. The green is
surrounded by some really tough bunkers which are a signature
part of any Greg Norman designed course. I hit a near perfect
high fade with a 6 iron and dropped the ball about 2 feet from
the hole for a simple birdie putt to bring me back to even for the
round
Hole 18 414m Par 4: The 18th became a very important hole for
me coming off a bogey on the relatively easy 17th I needed to
birdie this one to bring me back to even for the round and stay
in touch with the leaders. My issue with this hole from the
practice round was that if I draw the ball too much I can find
water. Also hitting with the breeze this brings the green in to
play with my drive. The discussion with my caddy at the tee
went a little something like this;
Me "I think I need to drive this green"
Caddy "We can't afford to do this Nick, if you miss you end up in
the water"
Me "we are here to win aren't we?"
So I get my way and gear up to try and hit a 400m/440yd drive
with a 30km/h wind behind me.
The drive was a bit touch and go for a while there but I struck
it well enough and ended up finding the back edge of the green.
The roar from the gallery indicated the ball must have run past
the hole fairly close but I didn't get a good look until I got to
the green and it ended up ok. I two putt for birdie and that
ended it!
I tee off early in the morning so hopefully I will miss the majority
of the wind and get a decent score to set up a run at the top
10 on Saturday & Sunday. Wish me luck!
Next blog entry I'll talk some poker aswell as golf
Posted by Nick Gaskin at 7:20 PM 0 comments
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Welcome to my Blog!
Hi and welcome to my new Blog,
This Blog is here to keep my family & friends up to date with
what is happening in my Golfing & Poker ventures.
I have tried doing this before and have become lazy after a few
months, but I am determined to make sure it works this time!
To start off I will provide some background on my Golfing career
so far.
It all started in November 2006 when Holly (my girlfriend of
almost 4 years) & I decided to do a 6 week Golf clinic at
Wembley Golf Course in Perth. By the second lesson I had
already bought my first set of clubs and was hooked. After
completing the 6 week course I started to play 9 holes after
work almost every day at Embleton Golf Course and Burswood
Golf Club.
The learning & improvement curve went up exponentially when I
started to get some personal lessons at Burswood and ultimately
when I joined Hartfield Country Club around March 2007.
My scores started to drop pretty quickly from the high 90's to
the low & mid 80's in the time between December '06 & April '07.
Soon after joining Hartfield Country Club I became a regular on
the B pennants team and within a few months I was Vice
Captain of the A pennants. In the time between March and July
'07 my handicap plummeted from 19 to 7. Around this time I
really started to find a 'groove' in my Golf swing and I started to
consistently hit accurate shots and shoot scores well into the
70's. It all clicked one Saturday morning when I demolished the
competition in a club comp shooting a course record 63 (nett
54) and from there it became apparent that there just might be
a future in Golf for Nick Gaskin.
After playing only 1/3rd of the Summer golf season at HCC I
finished runner up in the Club Championship after consistently
shooting low scores and my handicap was sitting between 5 &
7.
Toward the end of 2007 I joined Mount Lawley Golf Club
because it was far more convenient being close to the city
centre and I was straight into the A pennants team. My
handicap stalled for a few months and then eventually found it's
way down to 4 after shooting in the mid-low 70's consistently
and keeping the 80+ blowouts to a minimum.
In April 2008 I moved to Melbourne with my job and things really
starting happening for me in the Golf world from there. I joined
forces with the Victorian Institute of Sport and started to
compete on the Amateur golf scene around Victoria
consistently. I took down the Tasmanian Amateur Championship
by a record 7 shots and consistently finished T10 in most
events I competed in. I also started to dominate almost every
matchplay tournament I competed in which helped add a new
string to my bow.
In November 2008 I took the plunge and registered with the
APGA however after a small accident doing a Brazilian Ju Jitsu
class I have been out of action since last week where I played a
Pro-Am which (of course) we won by 24 shots.
This week I will be playing the Victorian PGA Championship which
will be my first major Golf tournament since turning pro in
November last year, so keep your eye on my blog for results!
This blog is total crap i work for the Australian PGA and we have no record of a Nick Gaskin ever turning professional or even becoming an assocaite member of the APGA. As for the course records those courses have all declined that he ever held the course records let alone was a member there.
This blog is total crap i work for the Australian PGA and we have no record of a Nick Gaskin ever turning professional or even becoming an assocaite member of the APGA. As for the course records those courses have all declined that he ever held the course records let alone was a member there.
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