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  

Tying Is Winning

Our weekly opponents agreed with the famous quote from former OSU president Gordon Gee.  We had opened a can of "Whup Ass" on them on the front side and then eased off.  The back side was nip and tuck all the way to the end.  We won the last hole when TGWH couldn't match my par on 18.  That win squared everything and no money changed hands.  We did lose the intramural match with Kennel Club and his crew (again).  The first liar never has a chance.  I don't who said that first but it is true.

What a chill there was on Sunday.  I had to dig out a light weight pullover for just sitting around the house.  It was even colder this morning.  The rest of the week looks to be back to normal temperature-wise.  And should be great golf weather.

See ya,

CC

Confusion

For a group that must have at least an average IQ well above 120 I'm constantly amazed at how many can get confused over keeping score.  Such was the case yesterday.  It took about four explanations but everyone finally figured it out.  The loot was pretty well spread around.  My partner and I got beat in a score card playoff after Silk's grandson Drew picked the hole where Dr. AH dunked one from the fairway to 3 for 1.  I have a lot of mixed feelings about that, but such is life.

There was a fairly large crowd for the stag yesterday.  Normally you would think there would be at least a few balls in the lake on #2.  But no!  All I found was one range ball.  Like the rest of the economy my ball retrieval business is suffering.  Normally by this time of the year I've found about 5 dozen balls.  So far I've gotten less than 4 dozen balls.  I'm not sure what the problem is.  I know there are new ball hawkers in the hood (Mr./Mrs. LTG),  I think more ball retrievers have been  sold.  Plus my observations indicate most of us can't hit as far as we used to, and as a consequence we aren't getting the trickle in effect we used to.  Come on guys adjust your aim.

See ya at the (reserved) training table.

CC

So Close

After a lot of grumbling about the day's format nine teed it up for a very tough and closely fought game.  Three man teams playing three best ball (for front, back, total) doesn't get any tougher, but the scores were really close.  In fact all teams tied on the front side at plus three.  One team excelled on the back nine and finished minus two or three.  I think my team got pencil whipped in the scorecard playoff on the front.  But, a funny thing, everyone thought it was a great way to keep everyone interested and it went pretty quickly.

Great weather coming up for the rest of the week.  Thursday we play in the AM due to the stag.  Based on what I saw in the forecast we might even need a sweater vest.   But, no rain forecasted.  The greens should be perfect.  They were really good yesterday, and created a few problems for our skilled putters.

See ya on the tee.

CC