Thursday, July 31, 2008
Senior League Highlights for Event 15
Carroll Rayhill returned to golfing, did a practice round on Wednesday, then came out and carded a 45; that would be shooting his handicap. Pretty good for a guy who has been preoccupied most of the year. Allen Swayze had the low net score with a round of 30 on a gross of 53. That helped him and Charlie Sheetz shoot a team net score of 64, low for the event. Mike Anderson started his round by chipping one in for eagle on #4 and then ended it by getting his shot on #3 close enough to claim the hole prize. His 38 was good for second place in low gross. Wayne Pearl had five pars in his round of 40 gross and a net 33. Mike Bird found birdies on #4 and #8 to go along with six pars and a bogey for a 34 and the low gross of the day; his net 32 was good for second place in that category and his long birdie putt on #8 claimed a hole prize. Other hole prize winners were Al Kavanaugh on #9 and Rex Hudson on #7. Average gross score for the event was 47.54, a sharp hike from the 45.66 of a week ago (blame it on the rain and the slowed down fairways). At the end of play, Swayze and Bird remained on top in Team competition, leading Lents and Bateman by twelve points. In Individual competition, Mike Bird at 510 points is thirty-five in front of Al Kavanaugh and sixty ahead of Jack Lents.
Senior Photos
Allen Swayze sharing secrets with Diane before play today.
Wilma and Diane waiting on the group in front of them - that would be me and Richard and Ken and Carroll.
Diane lining up her shot to #3.
Dave and Clyde waiting on the girls, or maybe me...
Wilma hitting into #3.
That's me welcoming Carroll Rayhill back to the fold.
Ken Hudson having a go at #3.
Senior League Results Event 15
Senior League Results Event 15 are posted. Comments and photos a little later.
Time for Seniors to Shine
Weather is overcast but that's no reason the Seniors can't do some shining of their own. And I've got the Playoffs all figured out - Eric helped me with his vast experience in running baseball tournaments up in Odon. And, another note: Carroll Rayhill makes his first appearance of the year - he was out practicing yesterday, and, with Ken Hudson, goes up against the Team leaders this morning. That would be Richard Swayze and myself.
Jason Sobel on Michelle Wie
He writes well. Here's the article. And, yes, I am still very much a Michelle Wie fan.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Joe and Vicky in Indy Star
Photo is a scan of the Indy Star a few days back.
Joe Doyle told me about his time in Indy at the Indiana Living Legends Gala. He and Vicky made the society pages with a photo. As they say in the country: "He cleans up nicely."
Tuesday Men Photos
Boys in the afternoon sun.
First turn this way, then...
Hit and go.
From below #8 tee box to #4 for a birdie. Of course...
Up and over the trees from below #8 tee box for a birdie at #6. Of course...
You better bring your stuff...
Meeting old friends at #6 tee box.
Josh Huff watching his approach to #8 green.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Tuesday Men Results
The results for event 16 are posted. My notes from the golf course:
Bryant Trambaugh turned in his card with a smile on his face: he followed last week’s 37 with a nifty 40 this week. That would be a net 31 for Bryant. Rob Sterling had to play early as well, went out with the Green brothers, and carded a 45 gross and a 31 net; change of playing partners helped this time. Skip Ackerman hit one out of bounds on #5 and then drove the green with his 2nd tee shot; he finished his round with a 39, net 32. First eagle of the day was claimed by Steven Downey who chipped one in at #4; the rest of his round was pretty good with a few birdies offset by a few bogies giving him a 33 gross and a super fine 30 net. Jim Murphy came in and said he was ready to stop golfing; he had just shot a 39 gross, a net 28, and said that was pretty darn good for him. Of course, he was only joking - about stopping golfing - he did shoot the 39. Kevin Byron took the afternoon off and then came out early and shot a super 40 with a net 29; tied his dad with the 40. Trenton Kidwell and Chris Bledsoe managed to birdie #4 but that turned out to be the highlight in a disappointing round for each of them, a 40 and a 42. TJ McAtee and sub Josh Hawkins each shot solid rounds of 37 and 41 and netted a team score of 64. Jon Boyd subbed for Tyler Kidwell, shot a 39 and had his eagle putt on #4 come up about this far (think a tiny bit) from dropping in. Short Jeffers had three birdies, four pars and a single bogey to come in with the 2nd 33 of the day. Brent Dalrymple subbed for Dave Strange, shot a 38 with a birdie and a hole prize on #3, and a net 30. Dave Wininger shot one under over the last four holes; the first five were something else in his round of 40.
Update Wednesday morning: The wrap: Short Jeffers and Steven Downey's 33's were the low gross scores for the day while Jim Murphy's 28 was the low net. Don Nolan and Kevin Byron tied for second place in low net with 29's. Low net for a team was turned in by Rob Sterling and Jim Murphy, playing separately, with a more than decent 59. Hole prizes were claimed by Brent Dalrymple at #3, Mike Breeden at #7, Ryan Johnson at #8, and Terry Padgett at #9. Leaders remained the same with Noah Callahan staying in front of charging Kevin Byron and Jim Murphy in the Individual competition. In Team play, Terry Padgett and Gary Burris keep rolling on with Todd Baker and Noah Callahan, and Mark Sherer and Josh Huff giving chase in second and third place. Average gross score was 42.23, down more than a stroke from the previous week. (Hard fairways make for longer drives; would expect most golfers to agree that length, off the tee box, really does matter.)
Bryant Trambaugh turned in his card with a smile on his face: he followed last week’s 37 with a nifty 40 this week. That would be a net 31 for Bryant. Rob Sterling had to play early as well, went out with the Green brothers, and carded a 45 gross and a 31 net; change of playing partners helped this time. Skip Ackerman hit one out of bounds on #5 and then drove the green with his 2nd tee shot; he finished his round with a 39, net 32. First eagle of the day was claimed by Steven Downey who chipped one in at #4; the rest of his round was pretty good with a few birdies offset by a few bogies giving him a 33 gross and a super fine 30 net. Jim Murphy came in and said he was ready to stop golfing; he had just shot a 39 gross, a net 28, and said that was pretty darn good for him. Of course, he was only joking - about stopping golfing - he did shoot the 39. Kevin Byron took the afternoon off and then came out early and shot a super 40 with a net 29; tied his dad with the 40. Trenton Kidwell and Chris Bledsoe managed to birdie #4 but that turned out to be the highlight in a disappointing round for each of them, a 40 and a 42. TJ McAtee and sub Josh Hawkins each shot solid rounds of 37 and 41 and netted a team score of 64. Jon Boyd subbed for Tyler Kidwell, shot a 39 and had his eagle putt on #4 come up about this far (think a tiny bit) from dropping in. Short Jeffers had three birdies, four pars and a single bogey to come in with the 2nd 33 of the day. Brent Dalrymple subbed for Dave Strange, shot a 38 with a birdie and a hole prize on #3, and a net 30. Dave Wininger shot one under over the last four holes; the first five were something else in his round of 40.
Update Wednesday morning: The wrap: Short Jeffers and Steven Downey's 33's were the low gross scores for the day while Jim Murphy's 28 was the low net. Don Nolan and Kevin Byron tied for second place in low net with 29's. Low net for a team was turned in by Rob Sterling and Jim Murphy, playing separately, with a more than decent 59. Hole prizes were claimed by Brent Dalrymple at #3, Mike Breeden at #7, Ryan Johnson at #8, and Terry Padgett at #9. Leaders remained the same with Noah Callahan staying in front of charging Kevin Byron and Jim Murphy in the Individual competition. In Team play, Terry Padgett and Gary Burris keep rolling on with Todd Baker and Noah Callahan, and Mark Sherer and Josh Huff giving chase in second and third place. Average gross score was 42.23, down more than a stroke from the previous week. (Hard fairways make for longer drives; would expect most golfers to agree that length, off the tee box, really does matter.)
Anderson, Byron and Bird Win TBC Easily
Phil Culver, John Chapman and Tony Burnside watch as Danny Thomas drives one out of sight on #4.The Tuesday Boyz Club came to Lakeview this morning and the team of Mike Anderson, Junior Bryon and Mike Bird made five birds on the front and six on the back to come in at eleven under. That easily topped the other two teams, each of which came in at six under. Phil Culver, Danny Thomas and Ray Shaw made up one team while Tony Burnside, John Chapman and CV Burgess made up the other.
Tuesday Men Special Contests
Tuesday Men should look forward to two special contests coming up in August: Closest to the pin shot on #5 which will measure both length and accuracy; and closest to the pin shot on #7 which will measure accuracy. Look for details and sign up sheets in the next several days.
Tuesday Boyz Club at Lakeview
The Tuesday Boyz Club comes to Lakeview today at 9am. All are welcome to play in this eighteen hole pick up game.
Tuesday Men on the stage
A little history: Five years ago today John Walker had three birdies (on 1, 2 and 7) and shot the low of the day with a 33; Gary Burris had the lone eagle (at #6). Eddie David and Stewart Blake, you remember them, shot the low net scores, a 28 and a 29 on gross scores of 43 and 41. John's 33 was the only score of par or better though 21 of the 43 players had net par or better. Average gross score for the day was 42.4.
Today, three golfers head into play with zero handicaps: Phil Eyler, Terry Butcher and Short Jeffers. Terry Padgett and Gary Burris still sit at the top of the Team standings - seems as if they have been there forever. Noah Callahan will be looking for another sub 40 round to stay on top in the Individual competition - lots of wannabes itching to knock him from that spot. Course conditions: fairways hard and fast; greens: soft and not so fast; roughs and surrounds: high and fluffy. Weather: sunny and hot. Sounds like a good day for fun at the golf course. And a bunch of low scores.
Today, three golfers head into play with zero handicaps: Phil Eyler, Terry Butcher and Short Jeffers. Terry Padgett and Gary Burris still sit at the top of the Team standings - seems as if they have been there forever. Noah Callahan will be looking for another sub 40 round to stay on top in the Individual competition - lots of wannabes itching to knock him from that spot. Course conditions: fairways hard and fast; greens: soft and not so fast; roughs and surrounds: high and fluffy. Weather: sunny and hot. Sounds like a good day for fun at the golf course. And a bunch of low scores.
Monday, July 28, 2008
youngsters at the golf course
Samantha came over with her grandparents to buy a cart.
Trenton and Taylor played golf in the sun with mom, dad and big brother.
Madde had Brent and TJ with whom to wander around the course.
Mike Kidwell's Kimball Outing
Mike sent me these notes about the Kimball Outing at Lakeview last Saturday:
A few notes from the golf outing this past Saturday.
Winning team with an 8 under par was Steve Phipps, Werner Bender, Steve VanPelt and Mark Sanders. Coming in a close second with 7 under was Rudy Stemle, Bruce Jarboe, Mike Mattingly and Kurt Begle.
Closest to the pin on hole 3 was team 2 (Read Luttrell, Dana Wininger, Joan Lechtner and Mary Mitchell).
Closest to the pin on hole 7 was Rudy Stemle.
Closest to the pin on hole 9 was Larry Hughes.
Longest put for women was Donna Ranger.
Longest put for men was team 2.
Longest drive for women was Lona Coleman.
Longest drive for men was team 2.
32 golfers participated (100% of the sign ups) along with Mae Kleeman and her friend who took drinks and food around to the golfers.
All involved had a good time and enjoyed the golf and meal afterwards (at Stoll's).
We had 6 of our participants along with their family’s camp at Boggs the entire weekend and all had a very good time.
This week's Tribune article
Lakeview Golf Course News
Butcher-Gee and Kimball Outing Replace Scramble
No scramble at Lakeview Saturday morning. The Butcher-Gee Scholarship scramble was held at Eagle View and down here at Lakeview, Mike Kidwell brought in a group from Kimball for an 18 hole scramble and then dinner at Stoll's.Community League Results Event 9
The round of the week goes to the team of Oma Bird and Lucas Bird, each of whom had sterling rounds at net 28's. That gave them a net team score of 56, and individual net lows in the Women and Men categories. Oma also got low net round for Seniors with her eight under par. Low gross honors go to Noah Callahan in Men with a very nifty 36, his personal best so far; to Oma Bird and Wilma Bateman at 47 in the Women; and to Bob Walton in Senior with a score of 42. Birdie shooters for the week included Joe Potts, Patty Bowling and Noah Callahan at #2, and Cam Sheetz at #7. Leaders at the end of the week remain the same as the week before: Missy Kneip in the Individual competition with 406 points; Noah Callahan is second with 393 points. In Team play, Jim and Paul Hart top the list with 186 points with Cam Sheetz and Missy Kneip in second with 181 points. Average gross score for the group this week was 48.03, down from 48.73 the previous week and the best so far this year.Senior League Results Event 14
Al Kavanaugh had himself quite a day, birdieing both one and eight, finding six other holes with pars and settling for a bogey on five; that gave him a double low score, a 34 in the gross and a 29 in the net. Mike Bird wasn't far behind in the gross, picking up pars on each of the nine holes to come in with a 35. Jim Bateman followed Al in the net category just as closely, coming in with a gross 41 and a net 30; Jim also got himself a birdie on hole #2. Dave Brown and Richard Swayze also found birdies on #2; Dave also picked one up at hole #7 in his round of 42. Virgil Harper, who got his first career ace during the American Legion scramble at Eagle View this past Sunday, continued his sharpshooting by picking up the hole prize at #7; other hole prize winners included John Chapman at #3, Al Kavanaugh at #8, and Jack Butcher at #9. Leaders at the end of the day's play were Richard Swayze and Mike Bird in Team competition with 125.5 points, and Mike Bird in Individual competition with 462 points. In Team play, Dave Strange and Clyde Wake remain in second place with 115.5 points; tied for third at 114 points are the teams of Mike Anderson and Al Kavanaugh, and Jack Lents and Jim Bateman. In Individual competition, Al Kavanaugh sits in second place with 451 points, and Jack Lents is in third with 446 points. Average gross score for the day was 45.66, down almost a full stroke from the previous week. The drier fairways have improved the carry of the golf ball off of the tee, something which all of the seniors appreciate (younger golfers, too, I expect).Tuesday Men Results Event 15
Heard that Virgil Harper got himself a hole-in-one up at Eagle View during the American Legion scramble. Back here at Lakeview, he finished with a par on #9 and a gross of 44; that would be a net 33 for the new Ace. Five years ago, Mark Jones brought the caboose in with a score of 59; today, a 39 – that would be a twenty stroke improvement which is very nice. Steady eddie Phil Eyler shot an even par 35, finding a birdie on six to offset a bogey on three. John Walker and Skip Ackerman are hoping to vacate the cellar this week; each of them shot 39's. Greg Potts had to thread a needle, actually a couple of trees, up by #4 green; he did it and then made a long putt for par and finished with a round of 36. Larry Sutton found two birdies, one at #5 and the other at #7, in shooting an excellent 39 gross and a net of 31. Mark Sherer got five fours to start his round and shot even par on the final four holes for a round of 35. Chris Bledsoe found a new low with a round of 36 that included four birdies, two double bogeys and two bogeys and a single par. Short Jeffers found one of those blinkety-blank bogeys on #2, one of those for sure birdie holes, but then went on to shoot pars and birdies to finish with a 34. Alan Burch stumbled on six, had a few choice words to say, and went on to finish with three pars for a 36. Kevin Byron took a triple bogey on #2 but did well enough on the other holes to come in with a 44 gross and a good net 32. Jared Butcher, subbing for dad Terry, also had a triple bogey, his on #1, and also evened out his game to come in with a 40 and a net 32 as well. Bryant Trambaugh had the low round of his life, firing a 37 which included a birdie on #8; the 37 translated to a nifty net of 27. And that gave Bryant the low net round of the day. Second in that category was a tie at 28 between Don Nolan, Bric Parker and Tarry Bratton, who was subbing for Dave Strange. Low gross round was shot by Short Jeffers with his 34; second there was also a tie, 35's shot by Phil Eyler and Mark Sherer. Low net team score was a three way tie: Curt Johnson and Bric Parker, Steven Downey and Dave Strange (sub Tarry Bratton), and John Walker and Skip Ackerman. Hole prizes were gathered in by Bill Carrico on #3, Larry Sutton on #7, Bryant Trambaugh on #8, and Tim Voegerl on #9. Average gross score for the event was 42.35, more than a stroke better than last week's 43.44. Leaders at the end of the day were the same as last week: Terry Padgett and Gary Burris in Team competition, and Noah Callahan in Individual competition.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Sunday afternoon golfers
Alan Williams with a big swing on #6 tee box.
Brian Mullen, Community League member, watching a putt slide by the hole on #8.
Carol Hill with her mom, Jane.
Community League Results Event 9
Community League Results are posted. Highlights:
Community League
The round of the week goes to the team of Oma Bird and Lucas Bird, each of whom had sterling rounds at net 28’s. That gave them a net team score of 56, and individual net lows in the Women and Men categories. Oma also got low net round for Seniors with her eight under par. Low gross honors go to Noah Callahan in Men with a very nifty 36, his personal best so far; to Oma Bird and Wilma Bateman at 47 in the Women; and to Bob Walton in Senior with a score of 42. Birdie shooters for the week included Joe Potts, Patty Bowling and Noah Callahan at #2, and Cam Sheetz at #7. Leaders at the end of the week remain the same as the week before: Missy Kneip in the Individual competition with 406 points; Noah Callahan is second with 393 points. In Team play, Jim and Paul Hart top the list with 186 points with Cam Sheetz and Missy Kneip in second with 181 points. Average gross score for the group this week was 48.03, down from 48.73 the previous week and the best so far this year.
Community League
The round of the week goes to the team of Oma Bird and Lucas Bird, each of whom had sterling rounds at net 28’s. That gave them a net team score of 56, and individual net lows in the Women and Men categories. Oma also got low net round for Seniors with her eight under par. Low gross honors go to Noah Callahan in Men with a very nifty 36, his personal best so far; to Oma Bird and Wilma Bateman at 47 in the Women; and to Bob Walton in Senior with a score of 42. Birdie shooters for the week included Joe Potts, Patty Bowling and Noah Callahan at #2, and Cam Sheetz at #7. Leaders at the end of the week remain the same as the week before: Missy Kneip in the Individual competition with 406 points; Noah Callahan is second with 393 points. In Team play, Jim and Paul Hart top the list with 186 points with Cam Sheetz and Missy Kneip in second with 181 points. Average gross score for the group this week was 48.03, down from 48.73 the previous week and the best so far this year.
Butcher-Gee and Kimball Outing Replace Scramble
No scramble at Lakeview Saturday morning. The now annual Butcher-Gee Scholarship scramble was held at Eagle View and down here at Lakeview, Mike Kidwell brought in a group from Kimball for an 18 hole scramble and then dinner at Stoll's. Eagle View expats wandered down for their weekend golf fix, and our own locals kept up a steady march to the links in spite of the heat and the sun.
Afternoon and evening golfers at Lakeview
Phil Smith showing form going into #5 green. Note TJ Howell following ball flight closely.
Wanda Yoder on #9 tee box.
Friday, July 25, 2008
Joe and his boys
Grant and Mark attentive to what Grandpa Joe is saying.
Starting out but first a photo.
At the end, everybody is still smiling.Joe brought his grandsons out for a little golf. The three of them had a great time smacking the little white balls all over the place.
Loretta in Shades
Loretta out with Herb and the girls. Herb played as did the girls but Loretta just had cataracts removed and was seeing the world darkly.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Reminders
Butcher-Gee Scholarship scramble at Eagle View this Saturday.
At Lakeview, the Manager's Scramble will start at 8am and go nine holes. I don't expect to play because...
Mike Kidwell is bringing a Kimball crowd out to Lakeview at 10am for an 18 hole scramble. Eight teams of four and we will shotgun as many as we can.
At Lakeview, the Manager's Scramble will start at 8am and go nine holes. I don't expect to play because...
Mike Kidwell is bringing a Kimball crowd out to Lakeview at 10am for an 18 hole scramble. Eight teams of four and we will shotgun as many as we can.
More Senior Photos
Charlie Sheetz and Virgil Harper standing around.
Wilma trying to shoo away the bogeyman.
Wayne Pearl keeping pace with Ward's putt.
Dick Barber using body language. Don't think the ball understood.
Ward and George and Wayne watching Vic's address.
Senior Photos
Wilma not watching Diane as she drives off of #8 tee box.
Rex, Morris, Kenny and Jack watching Jack Lent's drive, or maybe it was Clyde's drive.
Luther Venters, subbing for Allen Swayze, Virgil Harper (Ace!), Charlie Sheetz and Don Lannan exiting #8 green.
Wilma, Al, Mike and Diane up at #5 green. Diane tells me that Mike's putter was cold and that that was contagious. Not for Al though. Maybe not for Wilma either.
Senior League Results Event 14
Results are posted. Highlights:
Al Kavanaugh had himself quite a day, birdieing both one and eight, finding six other holes with pars and settling for a bogey on five; that gave him a double low score, a 34 in the gross and a 29 in the net. Mike Bird wasn't far behind in the gross, picking up pars on each of the nine holes to come in with a 35. Jim Bateman followed Al in the net category just as closely, coming in with a gross 41 and a net 30; Jim also got himself a birdie on hole #2. Dave Brown and Richard Swayze also found birdies on #2; Dave also picked one up at hole #7 in his round of 42. Virgil Harper, who got his first career ace during the American Legion scramble at Eagle View this past Sunday, continued his sharpshooting by picking up the hole prize at #7; other hole prize winners include John Chapman at #3, Al Kavanaugh at #8, and Jack Butcher at #9. Leaders at the end of the day's play were Richard Swayze and Mike Bird in Team competition with 125.5 points, and Mike Bird in Individual competition with 462 points. In Team play, Dave Strange and Clyde Wake remain in second place with 115.5 points; tied for third at 114 points are the teams of Mike Anderson and Al Kavanaugh, and Jack Lents and Jim Bateman. In Individual competition, Al Kavanaugh sits in second place with 451 points, and Jack Lents is in third with 446 points. Average gross score for the day was 45.66, down almost a full stroke from the previous week. The drier fairways has improved the carry of the golf ball off of the tee, something which all of the seniors appreciate.
Al Kavanaugh had himself quite a day, birdieing both one and eight, finding six other holes with pars and settling for a bogey on five; that gave him a double low score, a 34 in the gross and a 29 in the net. Mike Bird wasn't far behind in the gross, picking up pars on each of the nine holes to come in with a 35. Jim Bateman followed Al in the net category just as closely, coming in with a gross 41 and a net 30; Jim also got himself a birdie on hole #2. Dave Brown and Richard Swayze also found birdies on #2; Dave also picked one up at hole #7 in his round of 42. Virgil Harper, who got his first career ace during the American Legion scramble at Eagle View this past Sunday, continued his sharpshooting by picking up the hole prize at #7; other hole prize winners include John Chapman at #3, Al Kavanaugh at #8, and Jack Butcher at #9. Leaders at the end of the day's play were Richard Swayze and Mike Bird in Team competition with 125.5 points, and Mike Bird in Individual competition with 462 points. In Team play, Dave Strange and Clyde Wake remain in second place with 115.5 points; tied for third at 114 points are the teams of Mike Anderson and Al Kavanaugh, and Jack Lents and Jim Bateman. In Individual competition, Al Kavanaugh sits in second place with 451 points, and Jack Lents is in third with 446 points. Average gross score for the day was 45.66, down almost a full stroke from the previous week. The drier fairways has improved the carry of the golf ball off of the tee, something which all of the seniors appreciate.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
New Carts on Site
The new carts arrived today and are in use.
Here Susie, Kim and Kay are at #3 tee box.
More Tuesday Men Photos
Bill Carrico watching Keith Parsons putt at #8.
Kent Summers, subbing for Mike Arvin, shipping onto #2.
Tuesday Men Photos
Mark Sherer watching Brent come out of the woods.
Joe talking to his putter and asking it what in the world...
Long ball hitting Josh Hawkins.
Taylor and Courtney smiling for the camera.
Brent Dalrymple, subbing for Josh Huff, signaling for the ball to drop into the hole.
Alan Burch firing into six with a shot that did not go as planned.
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