Nose Tackles and Rabbits

Well the nose tackles were handled and the rabbits were wrangled on Thursday.  The WR's 7th grade football team won it's opening game.  It was a thriller, going down to the last seconds.  The WR plays center and did a pretty good job.  In fact he even handled the long snapping for punts without incident ( much to the relief of his Mother and Father).  After a quick change from pads to jeans it was off to the junior county fair and the rabbit wrangling.  He just made it and finished 4th out of 22 entrants.  His Father and I missed the whole thing because we got caught by a sulky race and were delayed in parking.  So after having the traditional fair dinner of corn dogs and funnel cake we called it an evening and headed back to the homestead.  Everyone was glad to get out of the heat and humidity and into the air conditioning.

The Nurse and I decided to stay overnight and glad we did.  There was huge accident on I 75 SB at mile marker 68 that happened about the time we would have gone through that area.  Three semis, three cars and a huge fire.  I 75 was shut down in both directions.  The south bound side was still closed Thursday morning.  The south bound backup must have been 10 miles when we went through about 8:15 AM.  What a mess.  I heard on the news there 2 fatalities.  The economy must be getting better.  Traffic was very heavy going down and coming back.

It was good to take a couple of days off from the links.  It certainly couldn't hurt my game.  I know I' supposed to play three days over the weekend so we'll see if the layoff helped.

See ya at Happy Hour,

CC

The Tip Worked

Twinkle Toes received a swing tip during the Mars vs Venus event and put it to good use yesterday.  In fact he posted his best score of the season and helped his team to walk off with the biggest share of the money.  We'll check next week to see if he can still remember what he was told.  Most of us have a short memory.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I thought the humidity yesterday made it extremely miserable to play.  Or maybe my play contributed to my discomfort.  In any event I'm glad to take a couple of days off.  The Nurse and I are off to see the Rabbit Wrangler play his first Jr. High football game and then do a quick change, run to the fair and wrangle his rabbits.  Talk about burning the candle at both ends.  I checked the weather forecast for the Dayton area and it will be at least as uncomfortable there as here.

No SOTD winners.  We must be getting close since the pot is almost $200.  That's the point where we usually have a winner.

We need to vote on a new term.  Bob D. said I just made a Perfect Bachey while filling divots on #15 yesterday.  In other words he filled the divot with one even poor from the sand bottle.  It must be catching since the Appraiser said he also made a Perfect Bachey a short while later.  Let me know if you think it's worthy of inclusion in our list. 

See ya later,

CC

I'm Confused

That was the comment from the GWH as he looked at his putt on #13 yesterday.  I admit I wouldn't want a 25 foot down hill curler either.  The SD, his partner, wasn't much help and only added further confusion.  So the GWH stepped up, closed his eyes and somehow rolled in a Hi Ho Silver to make birdie.  That's all I need to say on how our day was going.  Dr AH and I managed to keep our losses to a minimum but couldn't overcome dumb luck.  Our weekly opponents now have false confidence and think they are on the road to winning their money back.  We'll see!

Saturday was another beautiful day to play golf.  Sunday looks to be more of the same.  We have a good turnout for the Mars vs. Venus.  It should be a heated competition.  I know the Venus Team is pulling out all the stops and using every piece of gamesmanship they can think of.  I'll post my comments early next week.

The Nurse and I had a pleasant dinning experience last evening at Element 112 in Sylvania.  Very upscale, and something you see in a major metro area.  The food was very good.  We would suggest you order the Chef's nightly tasting.  There is something for all palates.  One caution - take cash.  It is a little pricey for the area.

Got to go get my battle dress on,

CC

Mutiny

It was a scene from Mutiny On The Belmont Wednesday at the 4th green.  LTG, OTR, Twinkle Toes and I had teamed up to play in the TDGA Shamble Tournament.  On paper we looked to be a good team, and through three holes we were.  The crew picked the only ball on the green at #4, and them proceeded to putt everything off the green and made 4.  They then designated me captain and blamed me for the decision.  Needless to say with mutiny in the ranks the ship foundered and we didn't recover for many holes.  By then it was too late.  We finished strong but couldn't overcome our earlier choices.

Check with OTR and ask to see his new head wear.  He now has protection against being Irwined.  Who knows maybe he will be trend setter.  In my mind it looks better than his Ricky Fowler look.

The BCC Senior Inter Club Team opened a can of whup ass on the other clubs Friday and won easily.  I don't remember the margin, but it must have been at least 30 strikes.  It was interesting to hear the comments from from the visiting players.  Most everyone had trouble with the greens, but really had problems with the rough.  I heard several people say they would quit golf before playing BCC everyday because it was too tough.  I don't know about you, but I'm proud of our course and the work Eric and his staff have done to get the course where it is.  However, we could use a little more consideration on where we set some pins.

See ya,

CC (or as my teammates called me Captain Bligh)

Close Competition

Yes it was!  Twelve showed up in hopes of showing their skills and walking away with the accolades of a winner, plus the cash.  It was a closely fought competition with four three man teams.  The format, 2BB of 3 was a challenge.  It came down to the last hole where my team picked up two strokes to squeeze out a win.
That should help us to toughen up fro the Senior Interclub to be held at BCC on Friday.  Not only do we have our turf to defend, but we have the chance to be leaders for the season (if not winners).  Plus we really have a challenge on Sunday with the Mars vs Venus.  The ladies are talking some smack and are really gearing up.  If your wife hasn't signed you up call the pro shop.  We still could use a few more hands.

Not much else to report.  The weather and the course are great.  We are in the dog days of summer and football is right around the corner.  Before we know it Silly Season will be here.

Later,
 

Frick and Frack

Like the Phoenix who rose from the ashes Frick and Frack had a rebirth of sorts on Saturday.  They finally meshed their games to beat us for the first time in several moons.  While it wasn't a devastating loss it was interesting that each played well at certain times.  The super speedy greens played to their advantage for a change.  Speaking of the greens.  They were as fast as I can remember them ever.  Personally I don't think they were designed to have pins set in some of the locations with that kind of surface speed.  We already have some of the toughest putting greens in the TDGA and Saturday was confirmation of the ratings and then some.

Nice birthday party the club threw Saturday night.  Chef Kiel prepared some great food.  The weather was perfect.  Plus we had a nice crowd to enjoy the evening.  It's too bad we can't convince others what a great place Belmont is.

The weather looks like it is returning to summer norms this week.  Plus it's going to be pretty busy with the TDGA Shambles on Wednesday and the Senior Interclub on Friday.  And, the Mars vs. Venus is Sunday.  It looks like the women are trying to mount a serious challenge.  We need all able bodies to man the walls and repel their challenge.  Make sure you sign up.

See ya at the round table,

CC

The Champions

The 5th Annual JRSR Championship is in the history books.  We have new champions this year.  The LR Dr. was the low gross winner shooting 84, and Gilhooley was the net winner after posting 67.  Both scores are pretty good considering how tough the course was playing.  I heard there were a lot of short (and I mean really short) putts missed.  Seven, eight, and even the occasional nine were popular scores.  But, I think we all had fun.  Even if we hit the wrong ball.  Right Twinkle Toes?  It was good to see our wounded warriors show up and participate.  TTS had some prepared remarks, but didn't get to present them.  Watch for them in one of the SD's emails.

Thanks to our professional staff and clubhouse staff for making the day perfect.  That was one of the best steaks I've had in a long time.  Now we can get back some regular golf.  Be prepared for some exciting games in the coming weeks.

No SOTD winners.  That is pretty unusual.  Normally we have at least one winner on Championship Day.  We're back over $150 in the pot.

See ya on the flip side.

CC

PS - JJ Archie Bell and the Drells sang Tighten Up in 1968.  I knew it was something like that, but couldn't quite put my finger on it.  For the rest of you you had to be there to understand.

Preparations

To toughen up the crew for Thursday we played 3 BB of 4 yesterday.  The course was playing firm and fast and the scores were reflective of the conditions.  LTG's team some how managed to get under par and walked away with the majority of the money.  My crew started out like "a house on fire" but burnt out quickly.  It finally turned really bad on the last nine holes.  Double bogey seemed to be the most popular score by our A players.  When that happens you know you won't be in the money.

The only bright side was when I heard TT Squared warn Twinkle Toes to pay attention so he wouldn't Irwin him coming out of the bunker.  That was the moment I knew another legend (and term) was born.  So we now have a new verb for our Webster's.  Make sure you only use this verb properly since its namesake is a little sensitive.

Off to practice (and I need it),

CC

Moaning And Groaning

That's what you heard around the training table yesterday after the first round of the championships.  You would have thought someone had died based on all the long faces.  If it was going to be easy then everyone would get their name on the trophy.  I'll admit the pin placements were challenging, but they weren't anything we haven't seen before.  There were a few good rounds recorded.  One of them was by our own.  Silk posted a very respectful 85 (which included a triple).  He really struck the ball well, and putted with a lot of confidence.  Personally I had the worst nine holes 've had in 20 years.  When it takes four shots to get out of a bunker you know the day isn't going well.  I pulled it together on the back nine and improved my score by nine shots, and wasn't totally embarrassed.

I forgot another first from Thursday.  When we left the tee on #1 we saw a pair of mangled Ray Bans laying in the rough.  Sure enough they were JJ's.  Some how they fell out of the cart and OTR managed to run over them.  Let me say they were beyond repair.  It seems this is not the first time this has happened to JJ.  Ray Ban has him on their watch list and won't honor any more warranty requests.  Yesterday I noticed he had a new pair of cool looking shades.  Upon close inspection I saw they were labeled Ironman.  That's pretty appropriately named I thought.

Practice hard, the 15th will soon be hear.  The early money is on Silk.

CC

Day Of Firsts

The first first was TZ finally won the SOTD for $115.00.  I wasn't present for the event and there was some question about the validity of the second roll, but TZ claimed it was legit and he even coerced the bartender into backing him up.  After much discussion and a close vote of those assembled i agreed to pay him.  He now has no reason to complain about the dice.  Now the LR Dr. is the only one who hasn't won.  I told him not to fret there was still plenty of cash left in the pot.

The second first (actually the second second) was when the Appraiser lined one from the green side bunker on six and caught OTR in the head.  Of course OTR was dazed and didn't play as well for the rest of the round.  As expected our group didn't get any sympathy from the group and wouldn't let us have consideration for his pain and suffering.  Of course we lost by one shot.  The reason this event wasn't a first was because I recalled that TTS nailed Fred S a number of years ago when Fred forgot and rode ahead of TTS (off the side and not in the line of play).  I checked with OTR last evening and he seemed OK.  I guess hillbillies really do have hard heads.

This is Club Championship Weekend.  Good luck to all those participating.  This should serve as a good warm-up for our Championship next Thursday.  To date we have 20 signed up and it looks like a great field.

CC

Caught Another One

Bruce F. decided he would give the JRSR's a try yesterday.  Of course he was on the winning team and thought it was pretty cool to invest $5 and get $15 back in four hours.  Being the sharp financial guy he is he decided this was the best ponzi scheme going and said he would be back for another bite at the apple.  It certainly helped that he had two of our best sand baggers, Dr. AH, and the LR Dr. There must be something to this doctor thing.

We must be getting close to a SOTD winner.  There were a lot 4 out of 5 numbers coming up.  If my memory serves me right this always happens before the JRSR Championship.  Speaking of which, the SD says we have 20 signed up to play.  We are guaranteed to have anew gross champion since Bill N can't make it this year.  The LR Dr is the oldest JRSR without a major.  Could this be his year?  I'm sure it will be a hotly contested to see who can go low.

Time to go practice.

CC

Really Slick

I'm a bit behind in posting since Miss Emma and the Rabbit Wrangler have been in town.

Saturday was a great day to tee it up.  Little did we know the greens were like lightning before we played.  It was a rude awakening when we hit the first hole.  Our worthy opponents tried to take advantage of our surprise and opened a big lead on the front side.  It took us a while but we fought back, closed the gap, and only lost one bet.  We adjusted to the green speed and they didn't.  Based on the scores I saw posted and comments we weren't the only ones to have problems.

We had a lot of fun with the kids.  However it was lights, camera, action for three days.  The RW is really starting to understand golf.  I think I'm in trouble in a few years.  Miss Em is a year or so away, but hung in for 9 holes on a modified par 3 course.  She needs one more year before really being strong enough to swing effectively.


Gotta go take the kids back.

CC

Breakout

That's what the SD had on Tuesday.  He shot a 20 year best score (he says) of 89.  Pair that with the LR Dr. and Uncle Bob (both first class bandits) and there was no way anyone else could win.  Especially when they posted the score of -23 in a 3BB format.  The only saving grace was JRSR rules don't allow them to win everything in a front/back/total game.  I'm glad he got that out of his system before Saturday.

We had another successful gathering last night for the lobster dinner.  Kudos to the SD for organizing the event;  to the Todd and his staff for service;  and to Chef Kiel and his staff for a great meal.  Next up will be the wrap up prime rib dinner in October.

Today is August 1.  There's only 14 days to our JRSR Championship.  I've been making the daily formats tougher to get you guys ready for the big day.  So quit complaining.  The alternative is you can take over the clip board.  Based on the stories I heard about T Squared last week I don't think there is much interest in that.  Although the LR Dr. has almost finished his apprenticeship and ready to assume more duties.  I'm looking for nominations for the next apprentice.

See ya at the training table.

CC