The second half got off to a fine start for four teams that managed 5 point nights to take the early lead. One of the striking outcomes was the margin of victory for 3 teams even though each lost one match. Teams Rieves and Kraus each won by a net 17 strokes, yet could not match the 22 stroke victory for Team McEvilly. In a year of amazing outcomes, three teams winning by 17 or more, while only winning 3 matches, may take the cake.
Dave Rieves, despite playing with antique golf clubs, shot a league season low 34 while rimming out par putts on holes 8 and 9. His night included a birdie on hole 5, where another rare occurrence of having teammates (Rieves/Paulson) shoot a combined one under par on hole 5 was a league highlight. Dave's net 26 was excellent, but fell far short of the net 23 recorded by Bob Jokisch. This was the second time in 5 weeks that Bob had the low net score for the league, which may be a sign that he is getting closer to mastering golf. However, there were a few suggestions that sandbagging was a factor.
Some other noteworthy results.......
> Apparently motivated by the new Golf Channel show "Altered Course", Sasi Pillay arrived late and mimicked the show by hitting a shot, grabbing his bag and running to his next shot, and repeating that approach until he caught up with his group on hole 4. That worked for the first two holes, but a max 8 on hole 3 showed that we should all have great respect for the physical fitness of the golfers on that show.
> After hitting an estimated 700 shots with the same ball, Pat Fahey finally lost the only ball he has played the last 12.5 rounds (unless he sneaked back on the course and found the ball after league play). Considering some of the places that ball visited, it was truly special.
> During week 9 Team Warren shot a net collective 11 under par to take the first half title in a head-to-head battle with Team Kraus. During week 10 the first half champions shot a net collective 11 over par. A raging debate among league players ensued. The more charitable among us praised their ability to step up when the league title was on the line. The more suspicious believe they are padding their handicaps in advance on the league playoff. At the end of the night, all agreed that both theories could be accurate.
> Matt Raymer hit an insanely long drive uphill, into the wind, and on a cool night on hole 4, and two great shots to hole 7, but shot a 42. We can all fear the night he hits those great shots consistently.
> For a second straight week, Jeff Dvorak was left wondering what might have been, shooting a 42 despite back-to-back triple bogies on holes 4 and 5 (equaling the combined score of Rieves/Paulson on hole 5, not that anyone is bragging).
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Sunday, July 5, 2015
Pairings for Week Ten, July 7
The pairings for July 7 follow. We are embarking on the second half, which is wide open after a first half of handicap padding (perhaps the poor weather the first four weeks was the biggest factor - at least that is my excuse). Team Warren is seeking to be the first team to win both halves. Fat chance after their league scramble meltdown (thought I'd get the second half trash talking started).
| 4:42 & 4:50 | Molter vs. Raymer | |||
| Dave Downing | 14 | Matt Raymer | 13 | |
| Rob Zimmerman | 23 | Adam Hopkins | 13 | |
| Ed Molter | 14 | Mike Sanders | 18 | |
| Matt Wornson | 14 | Paul Barnett | 14 | |
| 4:58 & 5:06 | Miller vs. Rieves | |||
| Doug Hoerr | 11 | Dave Rieves | 8 | |
| Sasi Pillay | 19 | Lynn Paulson | 10 | |
| Charles Hoslet | 16 | Steve Smith | 16 | |
| Bill Swisher | 20 | Michael Brania | 12 | |
| 5:14 & 5:22 | McEvilly vs. Warren | |||
| Ed Corcoran | 16 | Mike Warren | 10 | |
| Jim Zweifel | 10 | Jeff Dvorak | 11 | |
| Pat McEvilly | 16 | Chad Shultz | 9 | |
| Dan Stanford | 14 | Jake Holler | 11 | |
| 5:30 & 5:38 | Kraus vs. Weber | |||
| Bob Jokisch | 20 | Pat Fahey | 23 | |
| Jay Krafft (gb) | 9 | Tom Weber | 25 | |
| Mike Kraus | 18 | Shane Gibson | 16 | |
| Eric Durkee | 15 | Chris Weber | 7 | |
| 5:46 & 5:54 | Moritz vs. Nelson | |||
| Bob Moritz | 14 | Bill Crahen | 23 | |
| Keith Brown | 8 | Steve McDonnell | 7 | |
| Tom Hidde | 13 | Brad Nelson | 19 | |
| Paul Schuettler | 17 | Kevin Kiser | 14 | |
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Scramble Results
Another pleasant evening yielded some brisk play, but the scramble scores were higher than usual. Team scores are shown below.
The defending champs, Team Warren, found themselves consumed by guilt for sneaking out of work early for an early afternoon round, and finished out of the money with a 33. That will teach them. Word has it that Jake Holler had the guiltiest conscience.
Team Raymer posted three birdies, including a birdie on hole 5 with Captain Raymer hitting all three used shots. That should have put them in contention, but they somehow double bogeyed the third hole, possibly becoming the first team in the history of 4 player golf scrambles to score a double bogey a par three. Nonetheless, the three birdies and a 32 total was sufficient to win third place over team Moritz (who failed to convert a short putt for birdie on hole 6) due to the most birdies tiebreaker, winning $20 for the team.
Team McEvilly, sparked by an amazing pitch-in by Ed Corcoran on hole three, also managed three birdies and shot a 30 for second place, winning $40 for the team.
Team Rieves, paced by exceptional play from Michael Brania and sub Jay Krafft, birdied holes 1, 6, 7, and 8 to shoot a league record 4 under 28 and win the 2015 league scramble, winning $60 for the team. Michael's second shot on hole 7 rivaled Ed's shot on hole 3 for the shot of the night.
The highlight for Team Weber came on hole eight. Several team members released their carts and let them roll down the hill. The ever-entertaining Pat Fahey's cart ended up on the green 18 feet from the hole. Unfortunately for the team, that was closer than any of their tee shots. Shane Gibson hit his tee shot on hole 1 almost pin high. Too bad it was in the middle of the hole 4 fairway.
The hole prizes earned the following players $5 each.
Ed Corcoran - Hole 3 - Longest Holed Shot
Adam Hopkins - Hole 4 - Longest Drive
Paul Barnett - Hole 6 - Closest in One
Michael Brania - Hole 7 - Closest in Two
The defending champs, Team Warren, found themselves consumed by guilt for sneaking out of work early for an early afternoon round, and finished out of the money with a 33. That will teach them. Word has it that Jake Holler had the guiltiest conscience.
Team Raymer posted three birdies, including a birdie on hole 5 with Captain Raymer hitting all three used shots. That should have put them in contention, but they somehow double bogeyed the third hole, possibly becoming the first team in the history of 4 player golf scrambles to score a double bogey a par three. Nonetheless, the three birdies and a 32 total was sufficient to win third place over team Moritz (who failed to convert a short putt for birdie on hole 6) due to the most birdies tiebreaker, winning $20 for the team.
Team McEvilly, sparked by an amazing pitch-in by Ed Corcoran on hole three, also managed three birdies and shot a 30 for second place, winning $40 for the team.
Team Rieves, paced by exceptional play from Michael Brania and sub Jay Krafft, birdied holes 1, 6, 7, and 8 to shoot a league record 4 under 28 and win the 2015 league scramble, winning $60 for the team. Michael's second shot on hole 7 rivaled Ed's shot on hole 3 for the shot of the night.
The highlight for Team Weber came on hole eight. Several team members released their carts and let them roll down the hill. The ever-entertaining Pat Fahey's cart ended up on the green 18 feet from the hole. Unfortunately for the team, that was closer than any of their tee shots. Shane Gibson hit his tee shot on hole 1 almost pin high. Too bad it was in the middle of the hole 4 fairway.
The hole prizes earned the following players $5 each.
Ed Corcoran - Hole 3 - Longest Holed Shot
Adam Hopkins - Hole 4 - Longest Drive
Paul Barnett - Hole 6 - Closest in One
Michael Brania - Hole 7 - Closest in Two
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