Easy, Not!

No the Sunday's couples event wasn't easy.  For those who thought the par 3 course wouldn't be a challenge the people who played would beg to differ.  The winning score was minus three in a 2BB format.  Most of the field found it to be a big challenge to get on the green from the tee and then throw in the green speed and there were a lot of bogeys recorded.  In my teams case a lot of bogeys were on the card.  It;s a good thing they are giving the greens a couple of days to heal since I left a lot of scorch marks around the holes.  Anyway the consensus we should do this again next year.  Kudos to the chef for a great family style meal of fried chicken.  Between that and the cold King Crab beforehand no one went home hungry.

We'll have to be a little flexible this week because of grounds maintenance,  but we'll do something fun on Tuesday.  Wednesday we should be back to normal play.

CC 

New Names

We resumed our Saturday game today since the SD came off of the IR list to tee it up.  The GWH and the SD were their normal selves.  Started strong and then went to sleep for a few holes.  When they came out of their slumber Dr. AH had gone one a mini run of four straight pars by making some impossible putts (now known Poultering ).  When he stopped I stepped in with a big bomb that had them shaking their heads.  It was at that point that Dr. AH asked how are Gimpy and Guppy going to top that.  The new names stuck for the rest of the round.  To make a long story short we didn't rub it in and settled for winning $4.00.

Now you can guess where Gimpy came from.  But how about Guppy?  This moniker for the GWH goes back to his college football days.  I learned of it when I had one of my old high school football teammates as a guest on Thursday.  He had played ball with the GWH (aka Guppy) at UT and was sorry he couldn't make it to join the round.  He told me I would have to have the GWH tell me how he came to be know as Guppy.  So far he hasn't really given me the complete story.  Can't say as I blame him.  And, by the way our mutual friend shot three over on the front side with an OB.  The putting got him on the back as he carded 82 for the round.

The weather looks like it will hold for the next week.  But we'll have to play around the greens aerification on Tuesday

CC

Hungover!!!

That's the only explanation for the poor play yesterday.  I think everyone had a golf hangover from last week.  That and the greens were like putting on a pool table.  Brad ( our pro) completed our field yesterday.  Unfortunately the guys I sent him out with turned into "chops", and he lost five dollars.  Now we all need to buy something out of the shop to help him out.  As bad as LTG's team played they won the money (no I didn't stack the team).

The real insult to the day was KC winning the SOTD (two rolls) for $106.  I think he has passed Dr. J and Dr. AH for the most wins.  He knew he was on probation without even asking.  And, yes he kept the fives.  Plus he was on the wining team.

Remember the stag on Thursday so we play in the AM.  Weather looks great for the foreseeable future.

CC

New Champions

New champions were crowned last week at our championship.  Fittingly it took two playoffs to determine the gross and net champions.  Congratulations to Bob D and T Squared.  Both won their playoffs on the #18 par hole.  Both playoffs were exciting and a fitting end to the competition.  As usual there were many stories of success and failure on the course.  Special recognition was given to Slap Shot for being DFL.  His exhibition on his first nine holes was memorable to say the least.  I hope all enjoyed the day and will be back next year.  By the way the Lr Dr. deserves some sympathy for not winning a skin for his net eagle on #18.  His was one of three (imagine that).  I hope everyone was satisfied with the green speed.  They don't roll any better than that.

The weekend saw the return of the JPK tournament.  Between the wind, dampness, and fast greens with challenging pin positions we had another great tournament.  A couple of young flat bellies prevailed, but not without a fight from the field.  Aren't you glad you don't have to play alternate shot every day.  That's all I'll say since I heard a lot of "how could my partner do that"!  But it was still great fun.  Again the greens were really great.  Kudos to our grounds staff.

The week looks good weather wise.  Lots of golf left before the weather really gets bad.  We are planning on holding our first par three championship before the prime rib dinner.  Stay tuned for details.

CC   

Washed Out

That was a lot of rain last week.  We were probably lucky that we couldn't play last Thursday.  First, the course would have been really wet.  Second, we now have a bigger field.  Several of our members were out of town and can now play.  In the case of the LR Dr. he'll be the first to defend hid gross title.  So keep practicing and good luck.

We went to the BGSU football game on Saturday and had a great time.  The game was really entertaining and great to see the MAC beat the Big 10.  It's been a while since we went to daytime game and I have to say it is a nice way to spend a late summer afternoon.  It felt like fall was in the air.  In fact it was a fall-like weekend.  We played golf a CIC on Sunday and you definitely needed a sweater.

Brown and orange must have been lucky colors this week.  Even the Browns won. 

See ya,

CC

Oh No!

That was the reaction from Twinkle Toes after he posted his best round of the year yesterday.  He lead his team to victory after shooting 81 (37 on the back nine).  When the reality hit him that he wanted that score on Thursday and not Tuesday he was seen crying in his Chardonnay.  No one is holding their breath to see if he can duplicate the feat tomorrow.

Speaking of tomorrow we have a field of 21 for the Championship, and a couple of non qualifiers for the skins game.  Make sure you pay attention when Brad gives us the rules of engagement.  Most of all have fun, and good luck.

CC

Almost There

Two more days to tune up your game.  Thursday is the big day.  Are you ready?  Don't forget you pay your entry fee, which is $25.00, to Pro Shop the day of the tournament.  This is the one time when cash is king.  You can't charge the entry fee since all payouts are in cash.  Good luck!

I'm not sure what really happened last week.  I put others in charge since I was off working on the TDGA Rating Committee.  Everything seemed to go off without too much controversy, but the LR Dr. eased up on the format.  As far as the rating was concerned we did Inverness Club.  It was their request since they re grassed the greens and worked on some of the bunkers.  I haven't seen the final results but am certain the slope will go up.  They also took out more trees, and let the rough grow.  Also green speed was faster.  I can't believe the members want to play on greens that fast every day.  You literally couldn't putt ours at the speed they had theirs the other day.  But IC's are a lot flatter, with less break. 

Couldn't believe how wet the course was on Saturday.  We must have gotten more rain than I thought Friday night.  Hope it is dried out by now.

See ya at the training table.

CC

Done Us Proud

OTR, The Lr Dr., and David B done us proud in the Dandy Dozen.  OTR got the farthest, but exited when the gods conspired against him with a train whistle, a storm front and his caddie pulling the wrong club on No. 7.   But a great effort by all.  The shootout was a great way to end the holiday weekend and the big crowd following the field proved it.

Now back to normal day to day life.  I've seen a lot of range work as players are preparing for the JRSR Championship being held on September 11.  This tournament has become quite a tradition and the highlight of our year.  Another big field is anticipated, and a new gross champion is assured.  The Lr Dr. is going to be on the west coast seeing his new twin grand babies.  In the interim we still have a few warm up days before the big day.

See ya Wednesday,

CC

PS - Remember it's $25.00 for the JRSR Championship, payable in cash to the pro shop the day of the event.