It is Tournament Time

We have reached the last four weeks of the season, which means it is time for the end of season tournament.  The handicaps shown below will be used for all four weeks for tournament purposes (they may change for regular league play).  Each player's best 3 net scores will be calculated, and the low net score for each flight will win $20.

Flight 1 (Handicaps 6 to 11)
Dave	Rieves	6
Keith	Brown	7
Steve	McDonnell	7
Jay	Krafft	8
Lynn	Paulson	8
Chad	Shultz	8
Chris	Weber	8
Mike	Warren	9
Jake	Holler	10
Jim	Zweifel	10
Michael	Brania	11
Doug	Hoerr	11
Ed	Molter	11
Matt	Raymer	11
Flight 2 (Handicaps 12 to 15)
Eric	Durkee	12
Jeff	Dvorak	12
Tom	Hidde	12
Adam	Hopkins	13
Patrick	McEvilly	13
Matt	Wornson	13
Paul	Barnett	14
Dave	Downing	14
Kevin	Kiser	14
Bob	Moritz	14
Dan	Stanford	14
Shane	Gibson	15
Mike	Kraus	15
Flight 3 (Handicaps 16 to 24)
Matt	Blouin	16
Ed	Corcoran	16
Charlie	Hoslet	15
Paul	Schuettler	16
Steve	Smith	16
Gary	Buehler	17
Bob	Jokisch	17
Brad	Nelson	18
Mike	Sanders	18
Saai	Pillay	20
Bill	Siwisher	20
Bi;;	Crahen	22
Pat	Fahey	22
Rob	Zimmerman	23
Tom	Weber	24

Mike Warren - "Look like a pro, play like a pro".

Another good weather night resulted in 38 golfers participating on August 4, although scores were not as good as the wonderfully humid previous week.  Team Rieves took advantage of 2 team McEvilly no-shows to propel it to a 6 point night while winning the 2 contested matches by one stroke each.  One week after securing 6 points, team Raymer posted a big 0 against team Miller.  Three teams are tied for first with four weeks to go, and all ten teams are within 7 points of the lead.  The second half race is shaping up to be a doozy.

Keith Brown shot his season best 34, moving into second behind Dave Rieves for the season low average in his attempt win that honor two years in a row.  Those two players were among 5 who broke 40.

Mike Warren showed up in golf slacks, claiming that he forgot his shorts and gripping about being too hot.  The real story is that he wanted to play like the pros and Dave Rieves do, and the results were positive as he shot a 37 (net 27).  We may see Mike in slacks the rest of the season.  Tom Weber played the first hole like a pro, getting a birdie that propelled him to a net 27.  Upon learning that they both broke 50, Brad Nelson and Bill Crahen (net 27) celebrated by throwing a party for those still at the course.  That will teach players who already left.  Jay Krafft was the fourth player to shoot a league low net 27, thereby seriously draining the league's golf ball supply.

Pay Fahey hit 6 trees in 3 shots on hole 7, making him sad that he lost his magical ball that somehow avoided trees and found that green in previous weeks.  Even Pat is human.

The first group out decided that the prize for hole 9 was "Drive closest to the 150 marker".  Your commissioner, who hit his longest drive in the fairway on hole 9 in two years, was not pleased.  Speaking of the commissioner, 3 of the 8 points he has won have come via a forfeit.  Expect more postings about trying to get people who beat him fired - it seems to be working.

The three straight weeks of Chris Weber appearances came to end, and we are all poorer for it.

Pairings for Week 14, August 4

The pairings for August 4 are shown below.  This is the last week before we start our 4 week season ending tournament.  Players will be divided into 3 flights based on handicaps after August 4, and the person in each flight with the lowest three net scores during the last four weeks will be the flight champion.

All ten teams are withing reach of the second half title.  We will see if team Nelson can field a four player team.  That would be a rare occurrence.

4:42 & 4:50	Kraus vs. Moritz
Bob Jokisch	16		Steve Hineline (ps)	10
Eric Durkee	12		Keith Brown	7
Gary Buehler	17		Tom Hidde	12
Mike Kraus	17		Bob Moritz	14
4:58 & 5:06	Warren vs. Weber
Jeff Dvorak	11		Chris Weber	8
Jake Holler	11		Tom Weber	25
Mike Warren	10		Pat Fahey	22
Chad Shultz	9		Shane Gibson	15
5:14 & 5:22	Rieves vs. McEvilly
Steve Smith	16		Ed Corcoran	16
Lynn Paulson	7		Jim Zweifel	10
Dave Rieves	6		Dan Stanford	14
Michael Brania	11		Pat McEvilly	14
5:30 & 5:38	Raymer vs. Miller
Matt Raymer	11		Charles Hoslet	17
Mike Sanders	19		Sasi Pillay	20
Adam Hopkins	13		Doug Hoerr	11
Paul Barnett	14		Bill Swisher	20
5:46 & 5:54	Nelson vs. Molter
Steve McDonnell	7		Ed Molter	12
Kevin Kiser	14		Jay Krafft (dd)	8
Brad Nelson	19		Matt Wornson	12
Bill Crahen	22		Rob Zimmerman	23