A fourth straight good weather evening inspired some of the best scoring of the season. With most of the league just playing for pride, 23 golfers hit their average or better, including 15 with scores in the net 20s. Truly admirable. On the flip side, Matt Raymer channeled his inner Dave Wolfe, shooting a 50 and increasing his handicap to 13 for the Raymer team's second half run. Very strategic. Tom Weber's hopes of shooting a season high score were thwarted when he laced a beautiful approach shot onto the ninth green.
Team Warren put on a show, shooting a collective net 11 strokes under par to pull away from Team Kraus to win the first half title. Mike Warren and Chad "don't tell me I'm low average" Shultz both shot 38 to pace the league. Michael Brania and sub Steve Held posted 39s. Three players shot a net 25, including Michael Brania, the red hot Eric Durkee, and crafty veteran Pat McEvilly. It appears that both Bob Moritz and Doug Hoerr holed shots on hole 8 from off the green. Jeff "slap shot" Dvorak needed only 12 putts despite a 3 putt on hole 8. In the category of "what might have been", Jeff shot a 40 despite a 7 on hole 8, and Steve McDonnell shot a 41 despite an 8 on hole 5.
Thirty-eight players participated Tuesday. The amazing thing is that the one reliable Team Nelson player, Kevin Kiser, was not one of them. That does not bode well for Team Nelson's second half title hopes.
At the season's half way point, 4 golfers are neck-and-next for season low average, including leader Steve McDonnell, Dave Rieves, Keith Brown, and Chad Shultz. (Sadly, the commissioner is a distant 5th.) No one finished the first half with an average under 40. Jake Holler has a narrow lead over Dan Stanford for the Sy Brandt award, but a few more attempts to reach hole 7 from the first tee could hamper Jake's hopes.
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