The SCC: May 2012

Thursday 24 May 2012

Look - a - Likes Unveiled ....

It is with great pleasure that the SCC Press Team can finally release this years offical SCC 2012 poster. They have gone to great lengths and performed many reach arounds to assemble this year ensemble. Unfortuantely due to Engelbert Humperdinck (Matt 'The Length' Miller) Eurovision schedule (and fucking rediculous name) they have had to photoshop how he might have looked using previously posted blog photos. The poster is available in various sizes at increasing costs, and due to huge demand from 2011 this year we are offering a wank resistant coating for a nominal fee of £1.50, with this you will also recieve a free talking audio book of Nick 'Just Call Me Serge' Brooker taking you through his past five years rounds shot by shot. Enjoy

Friday 18 May 2012

SCC 2012 lookylikey's

As part of the build up to SCC 2012, blogspot has decided to run an open competition for all SCC followers / groupies to post blogs as to who their favourite SCC players remind them off from the world of other celebrities.

The first set comes from Mrs E Williams who has decided on a sporting theme and has therefore compared all 9 SCC contenders to sporting heroes as follows:

Ben Williams - easiest and best lookylikey of them all, obviously Bastian Schwiensteiger.

Mattkinson - Two different options, ex England Manager Fabio Capello, or arguably a more accurate comparison, Xabi Alonso

Nick Brooker - based on ball striking it would have to Nick Faldo, although from a looks perspective a taller bigger boned (!) version of Sergio Garcia

Neil Gayton - As a result of a very similar golf swing... Jim Furyk!

Chris Seddon - the link here is huge length (on the golf course, before any rumours start) and weird back leg during his swing... Bubba Watson. Although Jay from the Inbetweeners is still a cracking lookalike!

Simon Porter - Elle genuinely says that she thinks Si Porter is a white version of Tiger Woods purely based on looks, although I do see some similarities between the two on the golf course!

Matt Miller - Struggling for a sporting lookalike of Matt Miller, neither of us know many 50 / 60 years olds so we have less knowledge of sportmen from Matt's era. Irrespective of who Matt looks like, I have discovered that he also participates in another golf society and has been trying to enlist Ben Williams into this other society - Matt, the SCC committee need to question you about the following website - www.bngs.org.uk/golf_web/index.html

Dom Williams - Elle's view is that there is only one Dom Williams, apparently no-one else even gets close to his boyish good looks, natural charm and general all-round good blokeishness (!)

Pet Bumwell - Harry Potter playing quiditch or if that isn't allowed as a result of a tenuous link to sport how about a slightly heavier version of G-Mac?

Now then fellas, lets have a few more views on potential lookylikeys!

Laters

SCC History

The idea of an annual golfing challenge between Birmingham and Manchester was first proposed at some time over the Christmas of 2005. Since that time, two-ball teams have fought over a gruelling weekend for the honour of calling their city ‘Britain’s Second City’.

Royal Nefyn Golf Course in North Wales hosted the first competition over the Easter of 2006.

The representatives of Birmingham, Nicholas Brooker and Benjamin Williams fought to the last hole of an intense weekend of golf, over three rounds, only to succumb to a world-class put on the final hole from Peter Bramwell, representing Manchester. Neil Guyton, the other member of the Manchester pairing carded an estimated two under par for the final round to help the Mancunians to the title of Britain’s Second City, 2006.

The success of the competition in its fledgling year was enough to generate interest from other cities around the country believing they can stake a claim to the title of Britain’s Second City.

The competition moved to Royal St Davids in 2007 and witnessed a swelling in competitor numbers with the introduction of groups from Liverpool and Nottingham. Mathew Atkinson playing for Liverpool and Simon Porter and Dominic Williams playing for Nottingham were unable to mount any sort of a challenge in the new format competition. Manchester retained their crown after another tense final hole in which Nottingham could have won either the title or wooden spoon. They ended up with the latter. Birminghams challenge was dealt a cruel blow as Ben Williams was struck down by tonsilitus.

SCC2008 was hosted by Averdovey over a cold and windy April weekend. For the first time, competitor numbers were at capacity with the addition of Chris Seddon to the Liverpool team. As seems to be the tradition with the competition, the title went to the last hole where Birmingham held their nerve against a rejuvinated Nottingham pairing. Liverpool collected the wooden spoon.

SCC2009 tooks the competitors to South Wales and the Pennard Golf Club, near Swansea. With a surge of golf club membership over the summer, the event promised to dish up golf of an even higher quality than had been witnessed so far. However, the extreme challenge presented by Pennard reduced the competetors to wrecks of the former golfers they once were! Manchester secured their 3rd title at the 16th hole of the final round against a highly competitive Team Liverpool. Birmingham narrowly beat Liverpool to second place with a final round victory over the wooden spoon winners Nottingham.

2010 was a big year for the SCC. The 5th year anniversary competition saw the teams take on a the new challenge of Tenby Golf Course. In a break with tradition, this years captain was elected from outside of the original foursome and all agreed than Matkinson did an excellent job. Neil Guytons absence from the Team Manchester line up did little to change the recent trend. Pet Bumwell, partnered by Matt Miller, chalked up another victory on the excellent Tenby track. The only thing counting against the course was the huge journies faced by all.

2011 saw Nick take up the captaincy reigns. The SCC went back to it's roots and introduced Nottingham and Liverpool to the wonders of the old course at Neffyn.

2012 is a seminal year in the history of the competition. The format and name were both changed in order to expand the number of competitors to 9. The Second City Challenge from this point on became simply The SCC. The new competition now pitches 3 3-ball teams against each other, drawn according to handicap this year, but in future years based upon performance in the previous years competition. The first test of the new competition was held at Pyle and Kenfig. 'Getting blobby' was born amidst some high scoring as a result of the usual SCC weather.

2013 took The SCC to North Wales Golf Club, Llandudno in the hope of providing a slightly less harsh golfing test for the players. The rain and wind stayed away for the most part and scores were must improved. An early target for best individual score was set by B Williams of 46 points (off a handicap of 20).

Thursday 24 May 2012

Look - a - Likes Unveiled ....

Saturday 19 May 2012

Images of Si Porter at previous SCC events

Friday 18 May 2012

SCC 2012 lookylikey's

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