Daggers to the heart

Jim Bateman gave away four strokes on the first hole and Jack Lents gave away an equal number on the last two holes but they still came away with a win over the #1 team of Mike Bird and Richard Swayze. The #3 seeded team managed to do it with three deadly daggers to the heart: a chip in by Jack on #5 for a birdie, a roll in from off the green for par on #8 by Jim, and finally a chip in from the fluffly surround on #9 for a birdie, again by Jim. Those three shots created a six and a half point swing in the match and gave the two of them a resounding 11-3 win in the match to advance to the championship round in the Black flight. Joining them in that round will be Mike Anderson and Al Kavanaugh who easily handled the team of Diane Bird and Wilma Bateman, 10-4. Over in the Gold flight, Charlie Sheetz and Jack Nickless advanced the Sheetz and Swayze team to the championship by trouncing the team of Dick Barber and John Chapman, 10.5 to 3.5. That team will be going up against Jack Butcher and Rex Husdon who beat Leroy Streepy and Bob Norris, 10-4.

In other highlights of the second-to-last regular season event: Low net team score was turned in by Dave Strange and Clyde Wake, a sterling 63. Low net score was shot by Dave Strange with a five under par; Pam Byron was second with four under. Low gross was shot by Mike Bird with a 36; Al Kavanaugh turned in a 37 for second place. Birdies were found by Jack Lents on #5, Al Kavanaugh on #6, and Jim Bateman and Dave Brown on #9. Hole prizes were claimed by Dave Brown and Vic Wallace with long putts on #1 and #4; and by Al Kavanaugh and Jack Butcher with close-to-the-pin shots on #7 and #9. Leaders with one event to go are: Richard Swayze and Mike Bird in Team with 156.5 points; Jack Lents and Jim Bateman are in second with 149.5 points with Mike Anderson and Al Kavanaugh in third with 147.5 points. In Individual play, Mike Bird leads with 619 points with Al Kavanaugh in second with 598 points. Jack Lents is in third place with 555 points. Average gross score for the group was down about half a stroke at 46.97.