Tribune article for the week

Tribune article for the week of June 23rd:

Lakeview Golf Course News

Mike Bird gets Ace at Lakeview's Number Nine

On Saturday, June 21, 2008, at Lakeview Golf Course, Mike Bird used his Ping Eye2 five iron from a hundred and forty yards out at #9 tee box to strike golfers' gold for the second time. His tee shot looked very good from the start but it disappeared into the morning sun's glare and left Mike and his playing partners, Wayne Souerdike and Kevin Byron, wondering where the ball went. When they were halfway down to the hole, the golfers could see the ball mark, about a foot short and a foot left of the pin, but no ball either near or far. Kevin Byron was the first one to the hole and pulled the pin and the ball out of the hole, revealing that it indeed was a hole-in-one. That makes it two aces for Mike, the other one also a 'blind' shot into the afternoon sun of an October day back in 1999. That one fell into the hole across the way at #3. Mike's golf ball was a Maxfli Noodle Long and Soft.

Saturday Manager's Scramble

Bird gets an Ace but Kidwell, Allen and Johnson take the trophy

Mike Bird got the shot of the day in the Saturday Manager's Scramble but that wasn't quite enough to propel his team to victory. Mike Kidwell, Joe Allen and Curt Johnson covered the course in a measly one under par and that was just enough to beat the contenders. Mike Bird, Wayne Souerdike and Kevin Byron came in at even par as did the team of Junior Byron, Larry Hembree and Joe Doyle. The modified scramble saw the golfers complete the always tough par threes in a combined five over; the normally compliant par fives returned only one birdie; and the usually not so easy number five was birdied by each of the teams.

Leagues:

Community League Results Event 4

Kay Sheetz and Kim Jones found birdies on #7 and # 9 on their way to rounds of 47 and 46, each of them firing two under in their net rounds. Brian Mullen also found a birdie on #7, his first of the season and got his low round as well, a 51 gross and a 33 net. Joe Potts remains Mr. Consistency with a round of 40 which included a birdie on #2. Noah Callahan and Patty Bowling fired net rounds of five under, that would be a nifty 40 for Noah, and an equally nifty 50 for Patty. Low net round of the week was turned in by Scott Schutte who fired a gross round of 42, a net 28, and picked up a birdie on #8 to ice his cake. Two thirds of the players turned in rounds of net par or better. League leaders through the fourth week of the season are: in Team competition, Cam Sheetz and Missy Kniep share the top spot with Kent Summers and Noah Callahan at 92 points; the Waltons, Bob and Tyler, are in third place with 87 points. In Individual competition, Missy Kniep remains at the top with 210 points; Mike Arvin and Jim Hart share second place with 187 points; and Noah Callahan is in fourth place with 177 points.

Senior League Results Event 10

All the seniors showed up and all of them stuck around to finish their rounds in spite of the nasty efforts of the little bugs who have been visiting the area this past week. Highlights and comments: Junior Byron chipped one in on #4 for his first eagle of the year; partner Pam Byron also did well with a par five on the hole and finished with a gross 45 and a stupendous net 22. Wow! Jack Butcher had the most pars with five; Mike Bird the most birdies with two; and Junior Byron had the lone eagle of the day. Vic Wallace and Dale DeLong had superior rounds of 46 and 47 and a team net of 58, second to the sterling 54 team score of Junior and Pam Byron. Vic and Dale think maybe the bugs had something to do with their improved play but we decided that the bugs were not welcome to stick around. The average gross score continued to go down with a group average of 47.23, about three quarters of a stroke better than last week. Twenty-four of the thirty-one players came in with a net par or better. Hole prizes were claimed by super sub Tom McAtee on #3, Sam Potts on #7, Kenny Hudson on #8 and Mike Anderson on #9. Leaders at the end of the day: Mike Bird and Richard Swayze lead Jack Lents and Jim Bateman by eleven points in Team competition; Mike Anderson and Albert Kavanaugh are thirteen and a half back. In Individual competition, Junior Byron climbed to the top with 336 points though closely followed by Richard Swayze at 335 points; Albert Kavanaugh at 327 and Virgil Harper at 319 are in third and fourth place. Of note: Charlie Sheetz and Allen Swayze saved their best for their ninth hole of the day, each of them getting pars at #2; Allen's was his very first par of the year. It was suggested that they might want to show up a little earlier next week to play a few practice holes, like maybe eight. They both grunted something in reply, like "Oh yea, that's a great idea!"

Tuesday Men Highlights

The little buggies are everywhere and very interested in resting for a while on one's neck or arm or cheek or eye. Nasty nits. Greg Potts, back from a week off because of storm damage, fired a 38 and a net 31 with a birdie on #7. Phil Eyler had seven pars and a birdie at four in a round of 35 and a net 32. Dave Strange opened with a triple bogey but then settled down and came in with a nifty 42 gross and a net 33. Buck Holland opened with a par and finished up with a 45 and a net 32. Joe Doyle finished with a par on #9, a 46 gross and a super net of 30. George Templin chipped one in on #4 which he said was better than Tiger's on #17 at the Open. He fired a 40 with a net 32. Playing partners Jim Murphy and Rob Sterling also had good rounds, shooting a net 32 and a net 33. Junior Byron almost had a perfect par round; a short pitch on #8 landed short of the green resulting in a chip and two putt for his only mistake. The 36 gross still gave him a very nifty net round of 30. Eddie Green misses a two foot birdie putt on #8 but still comes in with a 39, his best round ever; that would be a net 31 for him. Josh Huff rolled in an eighteen foot putt just off the green at #9 to complete a round of 43 with a net of 31. His team partner, Mark Sherer played earlier in the day and did well with a 38 and a net 34. Noah Callahan ran one in for a birdie from off the green on #6 and completed a round that started three over and ended up 40 gross and a net 32; a super recovery. Dan Steiner, last golfer in, fired a very nice 43 and an even nicer net 30. The wrap up: Hole prizes to Jack Divine (he was handing out autographs to anyone interested at #5 green), Greg Potts, George Templin and Phil Eyler. Low gross rounds to Phil Eyler with a 35 and Junior Byron with a 36. Low net team score was turned in by Mike Albertson and Mark Jones, a super 63. Larry Sutton and Brent Courter remain on top of the Team standings with 410 points;Terry Padgett and Gary Burris are in second at 406 points. Noah Callahan scooted into first in the Individual standings and has 774 points; Eddie Green climbed into second with a point total of 730; Jim Murphy and Dave Wininger follow with 715 and 690 points.