Lakeview Golf Course News for the week of August 25th with attached photo. Photo caption:
Lakeview golfers' Jack Lents, Richard Swayze and Jim Bateman share a funny while waiting to tee off during last Thursday's Senior League competition.
Joe Potts and Mike Arvin played the C and D positions in a foursome that included Dave Wininger and Larry Hembree in the Saturday morning modified scramble. The four, playing in different groups, shot a combined score of 66 to snatch victory by one stroke over the team of Greg Potts, Mike Bird, Joe Allen and Jack Lents. Potts and Arvin shot three stokes better than any other C/D twosome, making up the two shot deficit that Wininger and Hembree had against other A/B twosomes. The scramble was modified to a second degree as the A and B players went out in foursomes that included other A and B players, and the C and D players did the same. The golfers played their own ball on the par threes with the low score counting as the team score. The results: 1st: score: 66 - Dave Wininger and Larry Hembree (32)/Joe Potts and Mike Arvin (34); 2nd: score: 67 - Mike Bird and Greg Potts (30)/Joe Allen and Jack Lents (37); 3rd: score: 68 - Terry Butcher and Tyler Kidwell (30)/Kevin Byron, Gary Webb and Dan Henning (38); and 4th: score: 71 - Tyler Walton and Wayne Souerdike (31)/Karry Stoll and Bryant Trambaugh (40).
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 12 foot chip in by Jack on #5 for a birdie, a 20 foot roll in from off the green for par on #8 by Jim, and finally a 30 foot 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 improved about half a stroke from the previous week at 46.97.
The Wrap: At day's end, the leaders in Team remained the same with Terry Padgett and Gary Burris on top with 697 points. Jim Murphy and Rob Sterling are second with 676 points and Todd Baker and Noah Callahan are in third with 670 points. Noah regained the top position in Individual at 1304 points while last week's leader, Jim Murphy, slipped to second at 1285 points. Kevin Byron, Bryant Trambaugh and Buck Holland round out the top five. Hole prize winners were Kevin Byron, Warren Atkison and Curt Johnson with long putts; John Drake, Terry Padgett and Bric Parker with close to the pins; and Bric Parker and Mike Kidwell at #4 and #5 in the Go-for-it contests. Low net team score was turned in by Dave Wininger and Dan Steiner with a score of 62. Low net individuals were John Drake at 27 and Tim Voegerl at 28. Low gross score leaders were James Hager and Dave Wininger at 34. Notes from the golf course: Mark Jones brought in a card seven strokes off of last week's 39 but was very happy with his drive on #5 – happened to hit the cart path and roll a mile – he put his name down on the long drive prize marker. Noah Callahan shot a 38 and was very happy with that; his playing partner, Todd Baker, playing without a rider this week, went south with a score plus thirteen over the 34 he turned in just seven days ago. Gary LaMar and Virgil played early and had superior rounds – Gary a 43 gross and a net 30, Virgil a 46 gross and a net 34. That's a pretty good team score of 64. John Drake got himself another sub 40 round, a 39; that's a net 27. Tracy Rayhill was happier with his round of 41 which included birds on the long holes. Buck Holland came close to getting an eagle on #4 but his six foot putt wouldn't fall into the cup. Brent Courter had a round of 41 gross and 29 net and a birdie on #7. Terry Padgett shot a 37, a net 32, and got his shot at #7 six inches closer to the hole than up-to-then hole prize winner Brent Courter. He also made the putt for birdie. Playing partner Gary Burris played his consistent old self, firing a 41 and a net 35. Kevin Byron started with a putting bomb on #1, some 40 plus feet, went on to get four more pars before coming down to earth and finished the last five holes with a plus eight to come in with a 43 gross and a net 34. Playing partner and dad, Junior, shot a 38 with a net 34. Another father/son combo faired rather well as well: Tyler Kidwell shot a 36 with an eagle on #2 and a birdie on #8 while dad Mike shot a 37 with a birdie on #4. The nets: a 32 and a 33 for a super team net of 65. James Hager found out he could chip one in the hole on command; his approach shot on #6 came to rest just off the back side and it was suggested that he just chip it in for his birdie. He did just that in a round of 34 that included a birdie at #4 as well. Tim Voegerl got his first eagle ever at #2 with a putt from just off the green that traveled a good twenty feet; he also found a birdie on #5, missed two or three short putts and came in with a nifty round of 39 which translates to a super net of 28. Playing partner Warren Atkison also did well on #2, finding a birdie in a round of 42. Dave Wininger and teammate Dan Steiner shot a net 62 as a team. Dave found birdies on the long holes and shot a 34; Dan shot a more than solid 42 which translated to a net 30. Fives are wild on Scott Arthur's scorecard: he ran off seven fives in a row before finishing with a four and a three for a round of 42, net 33.
Additional news and stats for the Community League:
Season Low Net Scores: Overall and Women: Missy Kneip: 33.00; Men: Noah Callahan: 33.75; Junior: Lucas Bird: 34.10; Senior: Jim Hart: 34.54.
Season Low Gross Scores: Overall and Men: Tyler Walton: 37.58; Senior: Bob Walton: 41.00; Women: Kim Jones: 48.58; Junior: Lucas Bird: 51.60.
Individual Handicapped Tournament winners (play during the weeks of June 29th and July 6th): First place: Brian Mullen with an 18 hole net score of 60. Tied for second with net scores of 61 were Tarry Bratton and Scott Arthur.
