ALL SÖDERBY EVENT INFO ! !

[KH]

Ok here we go people!!!

Date:

2-3.7.2010

Friday qualifying session 16.00 - 20.00. 5 SPOTS IN PLAY FOR THE MAIN EVENT.
Saturday qualifying 8.00 - 12.00. 7 SPOTS IN PLAY FOR THE MAIN EVENT.

THE BIG SHOW STARTS AT 13.00 AND WE WILL PLAY IT STRAIGHT THROUGH ALL THE WAY UNTIL WE GOT A WINNER. NO SPECIAL EVENING FINALS.

Prize money:

$12.000 total

Participation fee:

300kr (30e) for qualifiers which includes 6 balls + lunch at the golf club. After that 100kr (10e) per 6 balls. Players who qualify for the main event will pay 500kr as a start fee for the big show.

Exempt players will pay 1000kr (100e) as a start fee for the main event.

The grid:

450m long, 50m wide with artificial turf tee box 4mx8m (just like in Mesquite)

Competition golf balls:

Pinnacle FX Long

Format:

4 groups of 8 hitters, double elimination.

Exempt players in the finals:

Dewald Gouws (SA)
Ryan Louw (SA)
Vincent Ciurluini (USA)
Mick Yelovich (USA)
Ben Tuaone (USA)
Joe Miller (ENG)
Dan Konyk (ENG)
Adam Stacey (ENG)
Stef Gresel (HOL)
Kari Hyökki (FIN)
Andreas Persson (SWE)
Janos Uotila (FIN)
Mikko Pirinen (FIN)
John McSloy (ENG)
Niklas Fredriksson (SWE)
Rasmus Jöheden (SWE)
Christian Sterning (SWE)
Peter Carlborg (SWE)
C-J Hellström (SWE)
Tom Hollingsworth (ENG)

Accommodation:

Lodges at the golf club or First hotel Linne in town

Dress code:

Just like at worlds, you need to look somewhat like a golfer on the tee box.

Player tent:

Yes.

Launch monitors:

A flightscope will be placed on the range and all the players can use it for free of charge.

Practice facilities:

550m long practice range right next to the grid. Free of charge very good quality Callaway practice balls.

After party:

At Flustret (biggest nightclub in town)

HOPE TO SEE YOU AT SÖDERBY SOON!!!

Kari.

[ukrainien]

sweeet. its gonna be goood!!

[KH]

The weather is supposed to be real nice all week so lets hope it stays that way for the weekend too. The grid is HARD and the winds are almost all the time tailwinds so if that is the case on saturday then expect some HUGE numbers called back from the grid...

Dewald Gouws and Ryan Louw will land in Sweden tomorrow AM (monday).

PS. check out my profile pic - that is where the action will take place!!!

[Ferenc]

 : Whey to go Kari!!


Is it true that place where we will fight is like 34 km from Arlanda Airport?

If that is true it is like 11 km closer than Stockholm.... So me and my mini copy, "aka Steak" are coming to push some of urs ballsss..... We like your ballssh...

See yah there!

[KH]

Halloota 34km from the airport sounds about accurate!

I picked up Ryan and Dewald a few hours ago from the airport. Don't know what those boys eat for breakfast in South Africa but those boys are fit!!

Now that the guys are arriving here you get a feeling there is something special going on 

[KH]

Just finished the first practice session hitting on the grid with Ryan and Dewald. No wind, clear skies, +25 celsius, absolutely fantastic evening for good long drive practice...and the results are:

Ryan Louw 388m (Geek)
KH 386m (Geek)
Dewald 379m (Cobra)

...to be continued....

[KH]

Vincent Ciurluini and Mick Yelovich are here..............

[ceejay]

Lets go hit some balls then

[KH]

The second day of practice:

KH 399m (Geek)
Dewald Gouws 398m (Cobra)
Ryan Louw 395m (Geek)

The tee box is ready, the lines has been drawn into the grid and the grass cut...........

[KH]

The Söderby tee box + grid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMmycwtqFFY

[The-lefty]

It look realy nice. I will be at soderby tomorrow 6 pm with the head set.

[KH]

Very nice....I'll call you tomorrow Mr T!

[KH]

Haha done...so you mean the rest of us are hitting for the second place  

Ryan is hitting it great, Dewald is back at it strong again, I am hitting it decent, Joe Miller, Adam Stacey, Dan Konyk etc...we got a pretty good field here!! I love it!!!!!!!!

Absolutely fantastic to be practicing with these guys and competiting agains them on saturday! Isn't that every long drivers dream - to have a chance to compete against the best so you really need to push yourself to the limit...

[KH]

Alright third day of practice is done. Results:

Ryan Louw 425m (465yards, he had 3 balls between 422-425m. That guy is sick...)
KH 417m (455yards, one 412m and a few around 410m)
Dewald/Mick Yelovich/Vincent Ciurluini all around 400m

The grid is HARD fellas.................Vincent was back at the grid when Ryan was hitting some bombs and rolls up to 80yards were not uncommon....

...to be continued.....

[KH]

Hahaha yeah I'll tell him that  

A bit stresful at times managing everything but this is a blast and all the international guys are having a real good time and love the grid!!!!!!

[KH]

Reporting from day 3:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3sktfGJ2tE

How you like that OOP?

[KH]

Two changes into the field of hitters:

Antti Saleva and Johan Tumba can't make it so Tom Hollingsworth and John McSloy will replace them.

[Ferenc]

Kari!

Pääsemme Iiro Savingon kanssa vasta Pe aamuna paikalle, mä sain duuneja valmiiksi siten että pääsin bookkaamaan lentoja
niin myöhään, hinnat oli pompsahtanu helvetisti. Ihan mielenkiinnosta piilotin yhden //XX// sanan että huomaako noi vahdit.

Ollaan Ruattissa 11:25 ja kaikintavoin molemmat käytettävissä Pro Amissa Esim. voin haastaa jollain teellä bissevedolla jengiä
polvilteen tai 1,5 metrisellä teellä.

Noloa että näin käy, mutta yhteishinta olisi noussut yli tonniin!

Mutta in the end, kyllä me teille vielä neljäsataset näytettään eipä käyvä kukkoileen siellä d;-)

T:J

[KH]

I never really knew why Euro’s had so much brain damage, now I know…heat stroke!  You spend all of your free time in a sauna.  I’ve never seen a setup like that, so I assume that setting around in a sauna must be a big part of the culture.  You would love Mesquite in August, it feels like you are playing golf in a sauna.  Please make a video of a whole bunch of Euro’s in the sauna watching the USA guys in the finals.  Also, get a picture of Mick Yelovich in one of those little cars in the parking lot.  Gas must be really expensive over there.

Good luck with your event, the grid looks good…at least from the sauna.  Please tell me you are all dressed in there.  On second thought, I don’t want to know.

PS  I would be freaked-out to be hitting in the finals knowing that a naked guy was sitting in a sauna watching me.

Well, Mick is right now in Stockholm with his buddy Adam and for certain reasons we decided it's best if they don't even get a car. I am sure Mick and Adam enjoyed their flight over here in the first class (Mick couldn't fit in the seat so they put the guys in the first class and offered them some champagne and caviar for free).

Yeah I do agree that sauna thing is a bit extreme, it was not build for the event though.

It's a comforting thought at least that when you are standing on the tee box you know that you can join the guys soon if all goes straight to hell.

I might have to move the tee box into the sauna next year. Ain't that something, I could train all year round in warm conditions too.

[KH]

I will and thank you SIR