Tin Cup Challenge update

The teams are set and can be seen here. One late change this afternoon: Jack Lents wrenched his back and will be replaced in tomorrow's games by Tony Wease.

Scramble Winners

Two different scrambles held at the golf course thisafternoon:

1. Two person modified scramble won by Greg Potts and Tracy Rayhill with a net score of 42.67. Three other twosomes participated with net scores ranging from 43.67 to 46.33.

2. The Denson pick-up scramble was won by the team of Terry Butcher, David Strange, Scott Arthur and Mark Jones with a score of 31. Two other teams also had 31's but lost on the cards. One team came in at 32.

Details of the two scrambles can be seen here.

Tin Cup Challenge update

Update: Tentative pairings for October 1st are posted at the website.

The roster for Lakeview has been filled out with the additions of Ken Hudson, Ward Smith, Morris Cornelius and Leroy Streepy. Expect to post tentative pairings later tonight or early in the morning. Our website has the complete rosters here.

The Tin Cup Challenge - roster update

The Lakeview roster so far (have twelve, need four more...):

Mike Bird
Junior Byron
Wayne Souerdike (2nd week)
Bryant Trambaugh
George Templin
Jack Butcher
John Chapman
Herb Roach
Jack Lents
Rex Hudson (1st week)
Ray Shaw
Dave Strange
Gary Webb

Tuesday's Game

Tomorrow's post league season game (#5) will be a two person handicapped modified scramble where players will play their own balls on the par threes with both scores counting as the team score. The other six holes will be played using the scramble format. Handicaps will be figured by adding the players' handicaps together and dividing by three with a maximum of ten. Fee is $3 per person and all Lakeview League participants and their guests are welcome to play anytime Tuesday.

Tribune article for the week

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Lakeview Golf Course News for the week of September 30:

Byron, Allen and Stoll Win Saturday Scramble

The team of Junior Byron, Joe Allen and Karry Stoll used birdies on five of the nine holes to offset a couple of bogeys on #7 to come in with a score of minus three. That gave them a one shot victory in the Saturday morning modified scramble at Lakeview. Mike Bird, Mike Arvin, Curt Johnson and Gary Webb saw their dreams of a victory slide away with a couple of bogeys of their own at hole #9 which erased a couple of nifty birdies by Curt and Gary at #7. Wayne Souerdike, Jack Butcher and Bryant Trambaugh also found a bogey at #9 which dropped them one shot off the pace. Fourth place went to the team of Larry Hembree, Noah Callahan, Jack Lents and Kevin Byron who came in at plus two.

Seniors Play to a Tie

A Junior Byron led team scratched out a tie with a Mike Bird led team this past Thursday with each side scoring 2.5 points. Twenty-two players joined in a game which had the golfers playing best ball, scramble and alternating shot over the nine hole game. Junior, Wayne Souerdike and Clyde Wake lost their match to Mike Bird, John Chapman and Pam Byron by a score of 38-36. Byron teammates Kenny Hudson and Dave Brown handled Jack Lents and Rex Hudson, 39-42 but Dave Strange and Ray Shaw lost to Denny Wagoner and Leroy Streepy, 40-41. Diane Bird and Wilma Bateman, playing for the Byron side, tied Kim Jones and Susie Chanley, 43-43. Golfers from the Washington area and participants in the upcoming Tin Cup Challenge, Larry Dinkens, Dave Gingerich, Phil Stiles and Tom Doyle, joined in on the fun with the Byron guys. Dinkens and Gingerich beat up on the Bird guys, Stiles and Doyle, by a score of 38-40. Each match was worth one point and that made it all even at 2.5 points apiece.

Brothers Tyler and Trenton Kidwell Win Post Season Game #3

Brothers Tyler and Trenton Kidwell shot both the low gross (32) and the low net (30.33) in the third post season game at Lakeview today. Second place went to last week's winners, TJ McAtee and Ryan Johnson, who came in with a net of 32 after finishing with a gross of 36. Fourteen two person teams competed in the nine hole handicapped game that had golfers playing Best Ball on the par threes, a Scramble on the par fours, and Alternate Shot on the par fives.
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Sunday photos

Photos: An almost perfect chip shot at #4, a couple of young ladies at #2, and guys heading home after a Sunday evening round of golf.

Byron, Allen and Stoll Win Saturday Scramble

The team of Junior Byron, Joe Allen and Karry Stoll used birdies on five of the nine holes to offset a couple of bogeys on #7 to come in with a score of minus three. That gave them a one shot victory in the Saturday morning modified scramble at Lakeview. Mike Bird, Mike Arvin, Curt Johnson and Gary Webb saw their dreams of a victory slide away with a couple of bogeys of their own at hole #9 which erased a couple of nifty birdies by Curt and Gary at #7. Wayne Souerdike, Jack Butcher and Bryant Trambaugh also found a bogey at #9 which dropped them one shot off the pace. Fourth place went to the team of Larry Hembree, Noah Callahan, Jack Lents and Kevin Byron who came in at plus two.

Saturday Scramble

Tomorrow's scramble will start at 9am. Nine holes and all are welcome.

Tin Cup Challenge update

Information on this year's Tin Cup Challenge can be found here at our website. Data includes Washington's pairings and Lakeview's partial roster. Once Lakeview's roster is complete, pairings will be finalized.

Wayne and John photo

Wayne Souerdike and John Chapman watching a tee shot at #8 tee box during this morning's Senior Games.

Junior Byron Team Triumphs Again!

The Junior Byron led team won the Thursday Senior Game by a score of 3 to 2. Twenty-two players joined in a game which had the golfers playing best ball, scramble and alternating shot over the nine hole game. Junior, Wayne Souerdike and Clyde Wake lost their match to Mike Bird, John Chapman and Pam Byron by a score of 36-38 but were supported by the other team members who did not lose any of their matches. Kenny Hudson and Dave Brown handled Jack Lents and Rex Hudson, 39-42; Dave Strange and Ray Shaw tied Denny Wagoner and Leroy Streepy, 41-41; Diane Bird and Wilma Bateman tied Kim Jones and Susie Chanley, 43-43; and Larry Dinkens and Dave Gingerich beat Phil Stiles and Tom Doyle in the deciding match: 38-40. Each match was worth one point and that gave the Black Team a victory by a score of 3-2.

Update: Score correction: Dave Strange and Ray Shaw lost their match to Denny Wagoner and Leroy Streepy, 40-41. That brought the teams to a 2.5-2.5 tie.

Tin Cup Challenge Change

The Washington Country Club is aerating their greens this week and to give them more time to recover, the location of the games has been reversed: October 1st scramble and best ball will be played at Lakeview and the October 8th alternate shot and singles matches will be played at Washington Country Club.

Thursday Senior Game

Reminder: Tomorrow's nine hole Senior Game will start at 9am. All are welcome to come out and join in on the fun.

Tuesday game photos

Brothers Tyler and Trenton Kidwell Win Post Season Game #3

Brothers Tyler and Trenton Kidwell shot both the low gross (32) and the low net (30.33) in the third post season game at Lakeview today. Second place went to last week's winners, TJ McAtee and Ryan Johnson, who came in with a net of 32 after finishing with a gross of 36. Fourteen two person teams competed in the nine hole handicapped game that had golfers playing Best Ball on the par threes, a Scramble on the par fours, and Alternate Shot on the par fives. All the results can be found here.

Dad and his two boys golfing...

...on a Sunday afternoon at Lakeview.

Tuesday All League Game

Tomorrow's game for all League members and guests will be a two person, handicapped Scramble/Best Ball/Alternating Shot affair. The Par Three holes will be played as Best Ball (play your own ball, low score is the team score); the Par Fours will be the Scramble holes; and the Par Fives will be Alternating Shot (both players hit from the tee box and then alternate shots till ball is holed). Handicap will be the sum of the golfers' nine hole Lakeview handicaps divided by three with a maximum of eight. Teams can play anytime during the day. Prize Fee: $3.

Tin Cup Challenge

That would be the upcoming home and away match play event between Lakeview and Washington Country Club (October 1st and 8th - at WCC first - starting at 9am with lunch following each 18 holes). Lakeview added two more golfers to its roster this weekend: Gary Webb and Bryant Trambaugh. Still looking for more golfers to join us. Call the clubhouse or send me an email at golflakeview@gmail.com.

Tribune article for the week

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Lakeview Golf Course News for the week of September 22:

St. John's Youth Scramble

Bryant Ackerman, Tyler Jacobs and Curt Johnson were the winners of a Sunday afternoon scramble at Lakeview. The St. John's high schoolers were accompanied by parents and friends in the outing. The Ackerman/Jacobs/Johnson team came in with a score of one under which was just enough to beat two teams who came in at even par: Clinton Burch, Luke Jones, Mollie Jones and TJ McAtee; and Jennifer Clark, Hannah LaMar, Wynter Wagoner and Alan Burch. The team of Jared Butcher, Terry LaMar and Shirley Jeffers came in at plus two. Alayna Coy kept the group in cold drinks as the Beverage Cart girl. Hole prize winners were Wynter Wagoner, Jennifer Clark, Luke Jones and Bryant Ackerman.

Johnson, Hembree and Bird Dominant

In the Saturday Modified Scramble, the team of Curt Johnson, Larry Hembree and Mike Bird shot a three under to dominate the teams of Wayne Souerdike, Bryant Trambaugh and Kevin Byron at +7, and Tyler Kidwell, Jeff Doyle, Joe Doyle and Gary Webb at +3. The victors played even on the par threes with both Mike Bird and Curt Johnson getting the hat trick (pars on each of them), and Larry Hembree being instrumental on the scramble holes, driving #2 which led to an easy two putt birdie, and also running in a 12 foot putt for birdie on #5. The other two teams played the scramble holes at -2 and -3 but found disaster waiting for them at each of the par threes, playing them at +9 and +6.

Byron, Butcher, Wagoner, Shaw and Bird Triumph

The Senior game this past Thursday was a Scramble/Best Ball/Alternate Shot affair that was won by the Black Team over the Red Team. In this game, the golfers played their own ball on the par threes, a scramble on the par fours, and alternating shot on the par fives. Mike Bird and Rex Hudson went out against Junior Byron and Jack Butcher and played to a tie, 48 to 48. The remaining three players of the Red team, Kenny Hudson, Clyde Wake and Pam Byron, failed to match the sterling play of Denny Wagoner, Ray Shaw and Diane Bird who triumphed, 49 to 55. Total team score favored the Black Team, 97 to 103.

Post Season play at Lakeview - Event 1

On Tuesday, September 16th, the first post league season event was held. The two person handicapped scramble was won by TJ McAtee and Ryan Johnson who closed with birdies on the 8th and 9th hole for a net score of 28 and a one stroke win over the team of Terry Padgett and Gary Burris. Three teams shared the low gross at 32: TJ McAtee and Ryan Johnson, Terry Butcher and Mark Jones, and Terry Padgett and Gary Burris.
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Shirley and the St. John kids

Bryant Ackerman, Tyler Jacobs and Curt Johnson were the winners of a Sunday afternoon scramble at Lakeview. The St. Johns' high schoolers were accompanied by parents and friends in the outing. The Ackerman/Jacobs/Johnson team came in with a score of one under which was just enough to beat two teams who came in at even par: Clinton Burch, Luke Jones, Mollie Jones and TJ McAtee; and Jennifer Clark, Hannah LaMar, Wynter Wagoner and Alan Burch. The team of Jared Butcher, Terry LaMar and Shirley Jeffers came in at plus two. Alayna Coy kept the group in cold drinks as the Beverage Cart girl. Hole prize winners were Wynter Wagoner, Jennifer Clark, Luke Jones and Bryant Ackerman.

Johnson, Hembree and Bird Dominant

In the Saturday Modified Scramble, the team of Curt Johnson, Larry Hembree and Mike Bird shot a three under to dominate the teams of Wayne Souerdike, Bryant Trambaugh and Kevin Byron at +7, and Tyler Kidwell, Jeff Doyle, Joe Doyle and Gary Webb at +3. The victors played even on the par threes with both Mike Bird and Curt Johnson getting the hat trick (pars on each of them), and Larry Hembree being instrumental on the scramble holes, driving #2 which lead to an easy two putt birdie, and also running in a 12 foot putt for birdie on #5. The other two teams played the scramble holes at -2 and -3 but found disaster waiting for them at each of the par threes, playing them at +9 and +6.

Saturday Scramble

Tomorrow's nine hole scramble will start at 9am.

Byron, Butcher, Wagoner, Shaw and Bird Triumph

The Senior game this Thursday was a Scramble/Best Ball/Alternate Shot affair that was won by the Black Team which included Junior Byron, Jack Butcher, Denny Wagoner, Ray Shaw and Diane Bird. They triumphed over the Red Team of Mike Bird, Rex Hudson, Kenny Hudson, Clyde Wake and Pam Byron. In this game, the golfers played their own ball on the par threes, a scramble on the par fours, and alternating shot on the par fives. Mike Bird and Rex Hudson went out against Junior Byron and Jack Butcher and played to a tie, 48 to 48. The remaining three players of the Red team, Kenny Hudson, Clyde Wake and Pam Byron, failed to match the sterling play of Denny Wagoner, Ray Shaw and Diane Bird who triumphed, 49 to 55. That made the total team score one that favored the Black Team, 97 to 103.

The Wease Man is back!

Tony Wease came out today and played a little golf. First time in a long time for Tony who suffered muscle damage to his right shoulder early in the 2008 League season and has not played a single hole since. Good to see you back out walking around, Tony.

Post season event Two today

Will start at 9am. Looks like another beautiful September day!

Washington golfers

Part of the Tin Cup Challenge crew that will be playing for real in a couple of weeks when the Lakeview Golf Course-Washington Country Club Challenge takes place (1st and 8th of October).

TBC Challenge Comments

Yesterday's 18 hole TBC Challenge at Country Oaks ended in a tie between the East and the West teams. The teams played six holes scramble, six holes best ball and then six holes of alternating shot to conclude the TBC schedule for the year. East teams Jack Nickless and Morris Cornelius along with Vic Wallace and Don Hoagle managed to beat their opponents from the West by a combined score of 3 points to offset the shellacking that Mike Bird and Junior Byron took at the hands of Phil Culver and Tony Burnside. The other three foursomes played to a 'coulda-stayed-in-the-clubhouse-and-drank-coffee' break even tie in their matches.

Post Season play at Lakeview - Event 1

The results are posted for the first post league season event at Lakeview. The two person handicapped scramble was won by TJ McAtee and Ryan Johnson who closed with birdies on the 8th and 9th hole for a net score of 28 and a one stroke win over the team of Terry Padgett and Gary Burris. Three teams shared the low gross at 32: TJ McAtee and Ryan Johnson, Terry Butcher and Mark Jones, and Terry Padgett and Gary Burris. Complete results are posted here.

Next Post Season event: Thursday, September 18th at 9am.

TBC East-West Challenge Ends in a Draw

The scorecard...

Tuesday All League Two Person Scramble

All Lakeview league players (Community, Senior and Tuesday Men) are invited to participate in a two person handicapped nine hole scramble on Tuesday, September 16th. The scramble will be held throughout the day with a cost of $3 per golfer. The team handicap will be determined by the following calculation: sum of each player's 9 hole handicap divided by three ((A h'cap+B h'cap)/3) with a maximum of six. Cash prizes will be award with the amount and number of places determined by the number of participants. Come on out and give it your best shot and have a little fun to boot!

Tribune article for the week

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Lakeview Golf Course News for the week of September 15:

Junior Byron and Joe Allen Win Scramble in OT

The Saturday Morning Scramble went into overtime when Junior Byron and Joe Allen parred the ninth hole while Wayne Souerdike and Larry Hembree could manage only a bogey. The two teams were tied at even par going into the first extra hole where both Joe Allen and Larry Hembree sank birdie putts of over ten feet. Hole number three became the second playoff hole and each of the four played their own ball and missed the green from the tee. Byron's chip came the closest to the cup at some five feet and he waited patiently as each of the other three missed their par putts. He then very calmly ran the deciding putt into the hole for the victory. A third team, Mike Bird and Karry Stoll, started off with a bogey, added two more at the third hole and shot blanks the rest of the way to finish at three over and out of the playoff picture.

Senior Flighted Tournament

The Senior Flighted Tournament had some dominating performances in the final nine holes played this past Thursday. In the most dominant of them all, Pam Byron ran away from Clyde Wake by a full ten strokes on the day to win the F Flight by a score of 111 to 122. JD Faris had a good nine holes at 45 to best his closest competition in the E Flight, Dick Barber, by five strokes on the day and that gave him a come from behind victory, 96 to 100. In the most competitive race, Dave Strange started the day tied with Ray Shaw in D Flight and ended it with a round of 43 , two strokes better than Ray's 45. Final score in D Flight: 90 to 92. In the C Flight, Ken Hudson's round of 42 bested his closest competitiors, brother Rex and Richard Swayze who each shot 44's on the day. Ken won the Flight with a total score of 88 over the 91's posted by Rex and Richard. John Chapman dominated B Flight, firing a super 36 on the day and taking the trophy by nine strokes over second place finisher Jack Butcher, 75 to 84. Mike Bird used consecutive birdies on four, five and six to highlight a second straight round of 33 to distance himself from fellow competitors Junior Byron and Mike Anderson who shot 37's on the day. That gave Mike a final score of 66, a seven stroke advantage over Junior and Mike's 73's. Hole prizes for the event were collected by long putters Jim Bateman and Dave Brown, and by sharpshooters Junior Byron and Mike Bird. A pitch-in lunch followed play.

Tuesday Men's League

The Tuesday Men's League Wrap: The season came to a close with all sorts of surprises, the biggest the Rob Sterling/Jim Murphy ascension to the top of the Team standings. Rob shot a 'sterling' 39, his best ever, and Jim shot a 43 to give them a net team score of 64 and just enough points on the night to catch and pass the leaders at the start of the day, Terry Padgett and Gary Burris. And that by a slim margin of one point. Over in the Individual competition, Noah Callahan won it all with a round of 41, but he was caught in the Flighted Tournament as both Bryant Trambaugh (39) and Chris Bledsoe (36) finished with 77's to Noah's 78. Phil Eyler's low gross round of 32, which included the only eagle of the day, got him a tie for second in the A Flight with James Hager at 70. Short Jeffers' 36 and his first round 32 gave him a 68 for the tournament and the top spot. Tyler Kidwell shot a round of 35 and that enabled him to catch Junior Byron (39) in the B Flight; the two of them finished with 18 hole scores of 72. In D Flight, Mike Smith almost caught first round leader Charlie Lyon; they shot a 41 and a 42 to come in at 79 and 78 for the top two spots in that Flight; Mark Jones' 45 dropped him to third with a total score of 81. In E Flight, Curt Johnson followed his first round score of 38 with a second round score of 45 and that was just enough to squeak out a win over the hard charging Rob Sterling who finished with that previously mentioned 39 and an 18 hole score of 84. In F Flight, Richie Green shot his best ever round at 44, found a birdie and a hole prize on the last hole, and dominated his flight with a score of 93 and a six stroke advantage over second place finisher Keith Parsons. Joining Richie Green at low net for the day was Kevin Byron who shot a gross 40; the two of them finished with net 28's. James Hager's 34 was second low gross score to Phil Eyler's 32. The low net team score of the event was shot by Trenton Kidwell and Chris Bledsoe; their rounds of 35 and 36 translated into a nifty net team score of 62. Seven golfers had two birdies on the day: John Walker, Trenton Kidwell, Junior Byron, Mark Sherer, Short Jeffers, James Hager and Phil Eyler. Joining Richie Green in claiming hole prizes were John Drake, Chris Bledsoe and Jason Rominger.

Final standings for 2008 League play at Lakeview can be found at www.golflakeview.com.
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Wind did some pruning yesterday

Heading over to the golf course to pick up sticks (...five, six, pick up...). Lots of wind yesterday, not a lot of rain.

Greening up

The 3"s of rain Thursday night and Friday morning was like a fresh coat of green paint. Here the sycamore at #2 tee box looking across to #9 green.

Junior Byron and Joe Allen Win Scramble in OT

Photos: Larry Hembree's putt did not go in the hole. Junior Byron's did. Victors ready with the smiles and the handshakes.

The Saturday Morning Scramble went into overtime when Junior Byron and Joe Allen parred the ninth hole while Wayne Souerdike and Larry Hembree could manage only a bogey. The two teams were tied at even par going into the first extra hole where both Joe Allen and Larry Hembree sank birdie putts of over ten feet. Hole number three became the second playoff hole and each of the four played their own ball and missed the green from the tee. Byron's chip came the closest to the cup at some five feet and he waited patiently as each of the other three missed their par putts. He then very calmly ran the deciding putt into the hole and the victory. A third team, Mike Bird and Karry Stoll, started off with a bogey, added two more at the third hole and shot blanks the rest of the way to finish at three over and not in the playoff picture.

Saturday Scramble

The scramble will start at 9am and will be a nine hole event.

Mike's Swing

Eric manned the camera as I hit the golf ball. If you looked at the video in the previous post, you might have a thing or two to say about my swing. Well, even if you didn't look at the video. Suggestions?

Friday morning video

For a refresher on a more powerful swing, try this video from about.com. I mentioned the other day about getting lazy with our basics and this video is a reminder that the arm straight applies both to the back swing and to the forward swing. At least for a part of it.

Senior Flighted Tournament Wrap

The Senior Flighted Tournament had some dominating performances in the final nine holes played this past Thursday. In the most dominant of them all, Pam Byron ran away from Clyde Wake by a full ten strokes on the day to win the F Flight by a score of 111 to 122. JD Faris had a good nine holes at 45 to best his closest competition in the E Flight, Dick Barber, by five strokes on the day and that gave him a come from behind victory, 96 to 100. In the most competitive race, Dave Strange started the day tied with Ray Shaw in D Flight and ended it with a round of 43 , two strokes better than Ray's 45. Final score in D Flight: 90 to 92. In the C Flight, Ken Hudson's round of 42 bested his closest competitiors, brother Rex and Richard Swayze who each shot 44's on the day. Ken won the Flight with a total score of 88 over the 91's posted by Rex and Richard. John Chapman dominated B Flight, firing a super 36 on the day and taking the trophy by nine strokes over second place finisher Jack Butcher, 75 to 84. Mike Bird used consecutive birdies on four, five and six to highlight a second consecutive round of 33 to distance himself from fellow competitiors Junior Byron and Mike Anderson who shot 37's on the day. That gave Mike a final score of 66, a seven stroke advantage over Junior and Mike's 73's. Hole prizes for the event were collected by long putters Jm Bateman and Dave Brown, and by sharpshooters Junior Byron and Mike Bird. A pitch-in lunch followed play.

Senior Photos

Mike, Leroy and Morris just sitting around.

Ray gets something sweet as Wayne, Dave and Wilma hang loose.

Rex, Morris, Kenny and Richard taking on #8 green.

Pam sitting and waving on Lloyd's bench.

Morris and Kenny.

Dick follows his hit with Patty and Diane watching.

Al hit an approach shot into four; Mike helps him keep an eye on it.

The regular season Team winners, Al Kavanaugh and Mike Anderson.

The regular season Individual winner, Al Kavanaugh.

Senior Flighted Tournament

The results are posted. Pictured above are the victors: JD Faris (E), Dave Strange (D), Mike Bird (A), John Chapman (B), Ken Hudson (C) and Pam Byron (F).

Seniors: Golf and Lunch

The Senior League plays its last game of the season today with the second nine holes of the Flighted Tournament. Play begins at 9am and a pitch in lunch follows. Current Flight leaders: Mike Bird in A; Dave Brown in B; brothers Ken and Rex Hudson in C; Dave Strange in D; Dick Barber in E; and Pam Byron in F. Lots of contenders and lots of chances for surprise and delight.

Tuesday Men Photos

Dan wanting very badly for his putt to go in the hole.

Trenton heading into five.

Scott on #3 tee.

Alan, Curt and Tracy finishing up on nine.

Mike with a very short chip on seven.

Joe chipping close on seven.

Chris with a delicate chip on five...

...and then the putt for par.

Trenton encouraging his ball to get to the hole.