Randy provides a pretty solid timeline and explanation in the first post here.
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It has been a DAY here. I keep telling myself I won’t go back to those threads but it’s an absolute train wreck I can’t look away from.
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Can someone also explain who “Nandy” was/is?Was that some dipshit who got banned from the Refuge? Is that this Aannddyy character?
I literally only keep track of this thread and the merch thread.
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From my understanding he is just an absolute shit stirrer with multiple burner accounts.
I don’t closely follow a lot of threads but have run across his name quite a bit.
Edit: Allegedly
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Went down the rabbit hole too, tagged folks in Randy’s post have replied on other threads if you must. Incident and fallout brought about what I assume were simmering pain points.
Anyways, look forward to seeing all again this winter when we hit the Chicago weather lottery. Think I owe @Setwilli a few bevs.
@BabblingBrooksKoepka good go at the NIT?
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Nandy is a manchild who posted at an almost inhuman rate. Loser of the first ever Duel. He doxxed someone and got banned for a while. He’s unbanned, but rarely posts anymore. Aannddyy is the current most prolific poster and bit of a troll. Lost the Prez race to DBD and is still butthurt about it.
Scorekeeping was super loose. In the final regulation round someone, who apparently has a bit of a rep for “forgetting his score”, allegedly gave himself some favorable scores. His defense is that he has MS and that his medication causes short-term memory loss. Knowing the guy, he was local until COVID, I am inclined to believe him/give him the benefit of the doubt.
The only reason it is relevant is that his “team” beat all the other teams and they get $50 shop credit (shoutout CPG) and a weekend at the Sweetens Birdhouse (but they won by such a large margin that it wouldn’t have mattered anyways).
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For sure! I didn’t play my best golf by any means but it was an absolute blast to be down there. I think I did well to rep the Chicago crew through vibrant personality and amount of complimentary Fat Tires consumed, however. I actually played in the 5-some with Mark and Jared on Saturday morning, which is about the only reason I’ve stayed invested in these threads from the past few days.
I did write a (much more positive) little post in the original NIT thread about my experience if anyone cares to read it. The whole weekend was amazing and I was thrilled to be a part of it. Looking forward to getting to know all the guis in here better in the near future, as well.
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Thanks for the insight.
Seems like lots of people thought a glorified golf outing with high travel, lodging, COVID infection chance, and entrance fees was a pro event.
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Eh, not too many. Maybe 2 or 3 have gotten a little worked up over it. But it seems like one of those things where someone thought they’d make a passive aggressive thread and it would be funny. Never realizing how it would spiral out of control into full-on middle school drama until it was too late.
It sucks that this has soured so many’s view of the NIT. It was a delightful event.
COVID risk, ugh, yeah, tell me about it. Not the most responsible move I’ve made in my life tbh. More than fair to roast us for that.
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The internet sucks.
In other shitty news:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-homewood-logistics-park-st-1113-20201112-j4buk7rf2jahxjnemadz4ssq6u-story.html
This is disappointing. What I consider to be one of the best three hole stretches in Chicagoland (that I’ve played, 4-6) being turned into a logistics complex is quite frustrating. It’s a bummer CCC couldn’t figure it out after the writing was on the wall. While Ravi has also taken hits with their pace of play I can’t help but think CCC 2020 rates were too little too late even with C19 restrictions. This place could’ve been a sanctuary on the Southside.
Thank you for your service.
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Masters on the big TV in the basement, half day of school, literally just playing Among Us with the kids since classes are 20 minutes, 11:30am tee time.
Decent Friday.
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Red is always suspect.
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Thorough and enjoying post, as yours tend to be.
I didn’t even consider talking the wife in to going with, and maybe a twinge of regret (eh, she probably would’ve vetoed me still). Glad your gf went and joined the fun.
I had White Oak as an option when planning an '18 group trip to Jax but didn’t pull the trigger, and I really wanted to not tell the guys about the proximity to wild life and surprise the crew. How close were the rhinos?
Thanks man - I was glad to have her with me the first night and even more glad when she came and snagged the keys and car for me after I finished up round three 
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White Oak was great - we had the whole course to ourselves. They have nine greens but 18 distinct teeing areas, so it’s not too repetetive to play twice. Perfectly manicured. I misguidedly thought I’d be literally hitting golf shots with rhinos, giraffes, etc. walking around. I now realize this would be incredibly dangerous - for both myself and for the animals given some of the ballflights I saw out there. Instead, I signed up for a little guided tour around the property after the golf.
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Alright I am playing Starboard tomorrow. Putting you theory of the closing 6 holes on Starboard to the test!
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Don’t be a hero. Take an extra club on 13. Enjoy
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While I’m thinking about it…the last hole at Harborside Port isn’t NEARLY as bad as the 14-16 stretch at Ruffled Feathers. Yeesh…
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Looking forward to it. Hoping the wind and stays away long enough to have a decent shot a good score.
How about the final hole at Big Run? I walked that this year and barely made it up the hill on the last one.
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