Byron and Byron vs Knepp and Graber

Junior Byron told me that he and son Kevin (subbing for on vacation Tyler Booker) will take on Clint Knepp and Rob Graber at 2pm tomorrow for the championship in the Community League's July Team Tournament. You are more than welcome to come on out and watch as the two go head to head in match play. Any predictions? Each team sports a combined handicapped of 14 so no strokes given one way or the other.

Saturday Scramble Start Time

9am

Seniors Wait on Rain

The Seniors came to the golf course this morning ready to play but found themselves waiting for a rain system to move east. After a forty-five minute wait, with the rain still coming down, the event was declared a rain event and gave the seniors the option to play their scheduled match any time between now and the day of the next event. Dang rain...

Seniors - Come on Down!

It's a great day for golf! Lets see if Wayne Pearl and Junior Byron still have the magic touch - they go up against Tony Wease and Charlie Sheetz in a match that is a make up from the rain out of April 30 (all today's matches are part of that make up). And Carroll Rayhill sits on top of the Individual standings - how long, Carroll? Got a couple of extra groups coming out to join us for golf this morning, so pack a bit of extra patience with your A game on your way out.

Tuesday Men Team Tournament Correction

On a review of the scorecards in the Kidwell/Allen and Sherer/Huff match last night, Mike and Joe actually won on the eighth hole and didn't need the extra hole to claim victory.

Tuesday Men's League Photos

Trenton Kidwell and Chris Bledsoe (along with John Butcher) wait for the arrival of their opponents, Dave Wininger and Dan Steiner, in one of the semi final matches of the Team Torunament. Dave and Dan did show up and won the match, 2 and 1.

Joe Allen putting from off the green at #7 in the other semi final match play event. He and Mike Kidwell took down Josh Huff and Mark Sherer in their match.

Young golfer, Brody Allen Gilbertson, is seen with his dad, Derek, on #4 green. We all tried to get him to smile but he wasn't going to have anything to do with that. Guess we'll have to make do with Derek's smile.

Mike Kidwell and Mark Sherer at #9 watching another putt come up short and off line.

Tuesday Men's League Results

Today's results are posted here. Congrats to the winners of the Team Tournament semi finals: Joe Allen and Mike Kidwell, and Dave Wininger and Dan Steiner. They meet in the championship match next Tuesday.

Weather

Looks like we are in for an occasional shower this afternoon - maybe. Might fall all around us and miss us entirely. League is on and we will be watching the weather.

Community League Results

The Community League results for last week are posted (finally) here.

Tuesday Men - Come on Down

Four teams left in the July Team Tournament. Who advances? Dave Wininger and Dan Steiner (team h'cap 10) take on Trenton Kidwell and Chris Bledsoe (team h'cap 5) while Mark Sherer and Josh Huff (team h'cap 9) go up against Mike Kidwell and Joe Allen (team h'cap 9). Dave and Trenton joined the zero handicappers with their low scores last week; Mark Sherer is getting close with a one and Mike Kidwell currently with a two. Would expect Joe Allen would love a repeat of last week's 36. Should be fun for the eight of them. Meanwhile, the struggle to stay at the top of the standings continues. Bric Parker got back the top position in the Individual standings and is fighting off Buck Holland, Gary Burris and Joe Allen (and about ten others close enough to realize they indeed can win this thing). In the team competition, didn't Curt Johnson and Bric Parker have the top spot not too long ago? Like maybe two weeks ago? They have tumbled all the way down to ninth in a race that is even more topsy-turvy than the one among the individuals. What fun. The rains of the past week end have made the grass grow a bit taller, the fairways and greens a bit softer. And I've heard from guys who can't make a putt for nothing and those who can't seem to miss. So, you take it from there, come on down, give it your best shot, get a bounce here or there, and see what happens. Who knows, might even be a hole-in-one this week (Keith Parsons came within an inch or two at #7 last week).

News Article for the Week

Lakeview Golf Course News
Week of July 27, 2009

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Jeffers, Hardman, Strange and Lents Win K of C Scramble

On Sunday morning, the 26th, the Loogootee Knights of Columbus hosted an eighteen hole scramble at Lakeview with two teams posting scores of eleven under. Taking first place on a tiebreaker was the team of Short Jeffers, Dennis Hardman, Dave Strange and Danny Lents. Second place went to Tyler Kidwell, Joe Allen, Mark Trout and Mark Jones. Third place, also a tiebreaker with two teams coming in at ten under, was claimed by Mike Bird, Phil Smith, TJ Harder, Don Carrico and Cynthia Petty. Four skins went out, two being won by the first place Jeffers team, a third by the Bird team and a fourth by the Dave Wininger, Curt Johnson, Tony Wease and Shirley Jeffers team which also finished at ten under and got fourth place.

Community League

The Community League’s team tournament has reached the championship round with Clint Knepp and Rob Graber defeating Tyson Stoll and Adam Wagler, 3 and 2, and Junior Byron and Tyler Booker winning over Richard Swayze and Tom Taylor, 2 and 1. The two victors go head to head for the championship during the week of July 27th. In regular season play, The team of Dale Yoder and Richard Yoder had themselves a day to remember, each of them coming in with super rounds well under their handicaps. The two had the low net round of the week, a 55, with Richard getting the individual low net round with a 26, and Dale sharing (with Mark Potts and Ken Wagler) the low gross round of the week with a 37. Stoll and Wagler increased their lead in the team standings by thirteen points and now lead the second place team, Ackerman and Burch, by seventeen points. Adam Wagler remained firmly entrenched at the top of the individual standings and now leads second place Bill Harder by a whopping one hundred and forty points with three weeks to go in the season.


Thursday Senior League

Wayne Pearl birdied the ninth hole to secure the victory for himself and Junior Byron in the championship match of the July Senior Team Tournament at Lakeview last Thursday. Wayne's birdie gave his team a split in the hole points, 4.5 to 4.5, and contributed to the four point spread in the decisive total net score. Ray Shaw and Morris Cornelius, subbing for Dave Brown, carried the fight to the very last hole before succumbing to the net 70, even par round of the victors. In the points race competition that paralleled the match play, Bob Elliott and Joe Gray scored a sterling 79 points to nip last week’s leaders, Ken Hudson and Carroll Rayhill, 289 to 285. In regular season play, the Pearl/Byron victory increased their lead in the team competition over now second place team Tony Wease and Charlie Sheetz. Tony and Charlie had an 11.5 to 2.5 win over JD Faris and Clyde Wake. In Individual competition, Carroll Rayhill and Junior Byron leapfrogged Jack Lents to take over first and second place. Low scores on the day belonged to Al Kavanaugh and Jack Nickless with nets of 32, Mike Bird with a gross 36, and Vic Wallace and Mike McLaughlin with a team net score of 67. Hole prizes went to Mike McLaughlin and Joe Gray for long putts, and Mike Bird and Wayne Pearl for close to the pin shots. Over the next four weeks, league participants will play a thirty-six hole individual handicapped tournament along with their regular season competition.

Tuesday Men’s League

The Tuesday Men’s July Team Tournament is now down to four teams with Mike Kidwell and Joe Allen, Mark Sherer and Josh Huff, Dave Wininger and Dan Steiner, and Trenton Kidwell and Chris Bledsoe making it to the semi-finals. The four teams qualified by firing rounds ranging from 61 to 66 in last Tuesday’s league action. The Kidwell/Allen team takes on the Sherer/Huff team while Wininger /Steiner play Kidwell/Bledsoe in head to head action on Tuesday, July 28th. In regular season action, the Kidwell/Allen team reclaimed first place by shooting the low net round of the day, a nifty 61. Joe Allen’s 36, a net 29 and a tie for the low individual net score of the day with Terry Butcher, Jim Murphy and Terry Padgett, led the way. Jim Murphy’s net 29 came on a 38 gross, a new low for Jim. Also firing a new low round for himself, as well as claiming his first par round of his career, was Tracy Rayhill, who finished with a birdie at nine and a score of 34. Dave Wininger fired the low gross score with a super 32 that included four birdies. Sharpshooters claiming hole prizes were Ed Green, Keith Parsons and Tracy Rayhill on close to the pin shots; and Joe Allen, Terry Padgett and Larry Sutton with long putts.

Byron and Booker advance in Community League Tournament

Tyler Booker making the decisive putt at #8 as he and Junior Byron win their match with Richard Swayze and Tom Taylor, 2 and 1. The victory moves them into the championship match with Clint Knepp and Rob Graber in the Community League's July Team Tournament.

Saturday Scramble Start Time

9am

Championship Match Play

Junior, Ray, Wayne and Morris doing some green walking yesterday during the morning's Senior League play. Here they are on #8 green with the outcome of the team tournament match play championship still undecided.

Senior League Results

Results are posted here for this morning's Senior League play. Go here for the revised schedule.

Note the note at the Senior results page:

Note: The next five weeks of the schedule are now finalized with the rain out of Event 3 in April next up on the 30th of July. Something new to the schedule is a late season Individual Handicapped Tournament to be played over the next four weeks. That would be a 36 hole tournament using net scores each week. Low score over the period will get the prize. That will leave one final week of the regular season to be played and then the Individual flighted tournament the first two weeks in September.

Byron and Pearl Senior Team Tournament Champions

Wayne Pearl birdied the ninth hole to secure the victory for himself and Junior Byron in the championship match of the July Senior Team Tournament at Lakeview today. Wayne's birdie gave his team a split in the hole points, 4.5 to 4.5, and contributed to the four point spread in the decisive total net score. Ray Shaw and Morris Cornelius, subbing for Dave Brown, carried the fight to the very last hole before succumbing to the net 70, even par round of the victors.

Seniors - Come on Down!

Thursday morning, 9am. July Team Tournament championship match:Ray Shaw and Dave Brown take on Wayne Pearl and Junior Byron. For everybody else there is the Points Race which has Kenny Hudson and Carroll in the lead going into the last day.

US Senior Open at Crooked Stick

I still have the following tickets for the Senior Open at Crooked Stick this next week:

Monday July 27 - 2 ($15 each)
Wednesday July 29 - 2 ($15 each)
Thursday July 30 - 1 ($30)
Saturday August 1 - 2 ($30 each)

Let me know if you want one or more.

Knights of Columbus Scramble This Sunday!

K of C Scramble this Sunday, the 26th. 18 holes starting at 8am. Call the K of C or the clubhouse to sign up.

Tuesday Men Photos

Joe Allen watches as Dave Wininger chips in from just off of #9's green to finish a super round of 32. Joe had an excellent round himself, a 36 that included birdies on each of the par 5's.

Bill Carrico watches as Mark Sherer sticks one close at #8. He went on to make the short putt for a birdie in another good round of the day, a 34.

Larry Sutton pondering his tee shot at #1.

Phil Eyler just about ready to start what turned out to be a forgettable round as his buddies, John Walker and Charlie Lyon, trade places in the background. Skip Ackerman appears to be waiting patiently.

Tuesday Men's League Results

Today's results are posted here. Congrats to the four teams that advanced to the Team Tournament semi finals: Mike Kidwell and Joe Allen, Mark Sherer and Josh Huff, Dave Wininger and Dan Steiner, and Trenton Kidwell and Chris Bledsoe. They all played amazingly well today.

Rob Graber and Clint Knepp Advance in Community Team Tournament Play

The team of Rob Graber and Clint Knepp took on Adam Knepp and Tyson Stoll in the first of the semi finals in the Community League's July Team Tournament yesterday afternoon. Playing head-to-head, the 'old' guys, pictured above, lost the first hole in the match but then went win, win, half, win, win win to close out the match, 4 and 3. Expect it was a case of the nerves for the youngsters, Adam and Tyson, both teen agers, though did hear that Rob and Clint did use a bit of trash talking on the way to the golf course. Rob's play had something to do with it also: he shot a net 30 on the day, one which ended with a triple bogey way after the match had been decided. Congrats to the winners who now advance to play the winners of the Byron/Booker - Swayze/Taylor match.

Tuesday Men - Come on Down

July Team Tournament, week 3: nine teams playing for four available positions with the winners heading to match play next. A net 68 got you a ticket last week; this week? Don't know. Notes from last week: Gary Burris got the only eagle of the day with a chip in at #4 in a career best round of 36. Buck Holland appears to like it at the top - he's been there three weeks running. Bric Parker is back and might have something to say about that today. Phil Eyler joined the zero handicappers with his round of 34 last Tuesday. Trenton Kidwell is on the verge of doing the same - this week, Trenton? Average score for the group got into the 41's for the second time this year; don't expect it will go much lower but maybe there's a surprise out there. And still no hole-in-one - you all remember that there's a cash prize that goes with one of those this year, don't you? Anybody want to make a prediction now that the season is about two thirds gone? Buck Holland and Bric Parker have each spent a lot of time in first place; one of them going to take it all? And their respective teams have fared just as well. Got the legs (and the luck) to take it to the finish line? Way too early, me thinks. The top is way too unstable in both competitions. Greens and fairways are in excellent shape; the roughs seem to be a bit higher and still pretty thick - will add to your score if you keep getting into them. Better come on down and bring your A game (again) and do as Tom Watson did - play smart. But do choose the right club at the last so you don't have to make a nine footer to post the right score. Okay? Okay...

Jolly good show, Tom...

...but sure do wish you had chosen the nine iron into eighteen and then two putted. Expect it will be a month of blue Sundays before we get another fifty something within a whisker of a major championship. Dang.

News Article for the Week

Lakeview Golf Course News
Week of July 19, 2009

Byron, Nickless, Parker and Webb Triumph

Junior Byron, Jack Nickless, Bric Parker and Gary Webb used birdies on #6 and #7 to tie and surpass the team of Mike Bird, Tony Wease and Kevin Byron in Saturday's Lakeview Scramble. The winners came in with a score of four under in a short version of the Saturday scramble, with most of the regulars playing up north at Eagle View in the Butcher-Gee scholarship scramble.

Kimball Outing

Mike Kidwell had a group of golfers from Kimball out for an 18 hole scramble early in the morning. Two teams came in at ten under with Kurt Begle, Randy Stemle, Kenny Young and Mark Sander winning the tiebreaker. Hole prizes were claimed by Troy Trambaugh for longest drive, Junior Sweet for longest putt, and John Taylor and Joan Lechner for close to the pin shots.

Community League

The semi-final pairings in the Community League’s July Team Tournament were decided with play this past week. Junior Byron and Tyler Booker will be playing Richard Swayze and Tom Taylor in the first match while Clint Knepp and Rob Graber will take on Tyson Stoll and Adam Knepp. The four teams advanced by firing net team scores of 67 or better during league play. In regular league play, Tyson Stoll and Adam Knepp moved to the top of the team standings, with the teams of Bryant Ackerman with Clinton Burch and Tarry Bratton with Bill Harder breathing down their necks just four and six points back. Adam Knepp remained well ahead in the individual race, up a hundred and twenty-five points on second place Bill Harder. Low scores this week were posted by Rich Graber with a nifty net 26; Junior Byron and Mark Potts each posted even par 35’s for low gross; and Lucas Bird and Oma Bird carded a low nine under to take team honors.

Senior League

In the Senior July Team Tournament, two teams have advanced to the championship round with seemingly easy victories over their opponents. Ray Shaw and Dave Brown triumphed over Bob Elliott and Joe Gray by a score of 10 to 4, and Wayne Pearl and Junior Byron beat Charlie Sheetz and Mike Strawn by seven points, 10.5 to 3.5. They meet in the final match on Thursday, July 23rd. In the points race component of the tournament, Ken Hudson and Carroll Rayhill jumped to the top by scoring 87 points as individuals and lead the second place team, Pearl and Byron, by five points. Low scores for the event were posted by Ken Hudson with a net 28, Junior Byron with a gross 37, and the team of Ken Hudson and Carroll Rayhill with a net 62. Sharpshooters were Mike Bird and Carroll Rayhill with long putts, and Mike McLaughlin with close to the pin shots on both #7 and #9. Pearl and Byron increased their first place lead in the Team standings and now lead Swayze and Bird by thirteen points. Jack Lents had a round of 40 and increased his lead in the Individual standings. He is ten points up on Carroll Rayhill. and thirteen points on Junior Byron.

Tuesday Men’s League

The Tuesday Men completed the second round of their team tournament with nine teams advancing to the third round to be played on Tuesday, the 21st. The teams advancing are: Trenton Kidwell and Chris Bledsoe, Mike Albertson and Mark Jones, Sherer and Huff, Wininger and Steiner, Denson and Holland, Wease and Sheetz, Ward Smith and Terry LaMar, Tyler Walton and Mark Potts, and Mike Kidwell and Joe Allen. It took a net 68 in play last Tuesday for teams to advance. In regular season play, Doug Denson and Buck Holland moved back into first place, and now lead second place Mike Kidwell and Joe Allen by sixteen points. Last week’s leaders, Curt Johnson and Bric Parker, tumbled to third but are just thirty-two points behind the leaders. Holland remained in first place in the Individual competition. Bric Parker returned to play and reclaimed second place with a round of 43, while Gary Burris took over third place with a very nifty round of 36. Doug Denson, with a round of 34, dropped his handicap to a zero, joining other par and sub par golfers, Mark Potts, James Hager and Short Jeffers. Denson sits in fifth place in the standings, just behind Larry Sutton. Low scores for the day were posted by super subs Don Carrico and Brent Dalrymple with net 30’s, James Hager, Mark Potts and Dave Wininger with gross 33’s, and the team of Trenton Kidwell and Don Carrico with a net 62. Earning hole prizes with remarkable shots were Tony Wease and Mark Potts (twice) with close to the pins, and Greg Potts, Skip Ackerman and Doug Denson with long putts.

Community League Results

This week's Community League results are posted here. Congrats to the semi finalists in the Team Tournament: Junior Byron and Tyler Booker, Richard Swayze and Tom Taylor, Clint Knepp and Rob Graber, and Tyson Stoll and Adam Graber.

Byron, Nickless, Parker and Webb Triumph

Junior Byron, Jack Nickless, Bric Parker and Gary Webb used birdies on #6 and #7 to tie and surpass the team of Mike Bird, Tony Wease and Kevin Byron in Saturday's Lakeview Scramble. The winners came in with a score of four under in the short version of a Saturday scramble with most of the regulars playing up north at Eagle View in the Butcher-Gee scholarship scramble.

Saturday Golfers

Kevin Johnson came out after supper for a quick nine. Here he's showing the old inverted 'C' form after hitting his tee shot at #2.

Derek Jones of Jones Oil in Shoals has recently taken up golf and, like Kevin Johnson, was out for a early evening trip around the golf course.

Mike Kidwell had a bunch from Kimball out for an 18 hole scramble early in the morning. Two teams came in at ten under with Kurt Begle, Randy Stemle, Kenny Young and Mark Sander winning the tiebreaker. Hole prizes were claimed by Troy Trambaugh for longest drive, Junior Sweet for longest putt, and John Taylor and Joan Lechner for close to the pin shots.

View from #5

Dale Yoder and Marty Graber did a quick nine Thursday evening. I caught up with them briefly at #5 tee box.

British Open Notes

Tiger Woods missing the cut at the British Open opens up my weekend a whole bunch. Does TW have something against ABC? I imagine viewing will be slashed by 25-50%. (Wild guess, there.) However, the Tom Watson story is kinda neat - a 59 year old tied for the lead after 36 holes. Go, Old Tom!

Saturday Scramble Start Time

Nine o'clock tomorrow morning for those not playing in the Butcher-Gee or softball.

Senior League Results

Results from today's play are posted here. Congratulations to the Dave Brown/Ray Shaw and the Junior Byron/Wayne Pearl teams for reaching the final of the Team Tournament.

A little guy among some big guys

Will and Adam Wagler discuss what the right approah should be on Adam's birdie putt at #7 yesterday afternoon.

Adam then putted and ran the ball five feet beyond the cup. No biggie - he sank the come backer. Clint Knepp, Rich Graber and Kenny Wagler watch along with little Will.

Tuesday Golfers

James Hager just going into celebration mode as his ball disappears into the cup. He went on to shoot a 33, one of three on the evening.

Weston Muessig and Mark Potts, a couple of the young guns now playing in the Lakeview Leagues, comparing notes yesterday afternoon. Weston was just finishing up a round of 37 (he would have loved a repeat of last week's 33!), while Mark is about ready to hit his tee shot at #2. Mark went on to post a 33, joining James Hager and Dave Wininger in firing the low gross scores for the day.

Josh and John Butcher shortly before starting their league rounds.

Low Score Update

Asked about low nine hole scores at Lakeview in my post yesterday. Some additional information learned form Doug Denson and Dave Wininger: Rick Wininger has had a 28 (Dave was playing with him at the time); Doug has had a 30; and Dave has had a 31. Any more?

Tuesday Men's League Results

Today's results are posted here. Congrats to the nine teams that advanced to week 3 of the Team Tournament.

Tuesday Men - Come on Down

Week 2 of the Team Tournament. Seventeen teams advanced last week. After today's play, eight teams (plus ties) advance to week three. Last week, a net 70 kept you in the game. Today? Better take a few strokes off that number - maybe a 68, even a 67. The fairways continue to dry out - your ball will run some. Greens are being heavily watered. Should make for lower scores. Of note: Bric Parker popped a couple of muscles in his leg the other night - we carted him off in Eric's EZGO work horse to the appreciative cheers of the gathering crowds (meaning Mike Arvin); however, he was out there last night all wrapped up and swinging a club - he wanted to see if he could play today (last I heard, he expects to do just that). Guys with the big targets on their backs, the frontrunners: Buck Holland at the top in the individual standings; Bric and Curt Johnson in the team standings. Kudos to the zero handicappers - Mark Potts, James Hager, Mark Jeffers. And the guys who are knocking on the door with a one handicap: Doug Denson, Derek Gilbertson, and Phil Eyler. Also of note: Weston Muessig started out last week with a bogey, par, and then another bogey on #3; but then finished with two pars and four birdies (nice turnaround, don't you think?). Trenton Kidwell gave away three strokes on the first and last holes but found three birdies inbetween to finish with an even par 35. Mark Potts, with three birdies, an eagle and five pars, got himself a new personal best at Lakeview, a 30. (Btw, what are the lows at Lakeview? James Hager has a 29; I and Mark Potts have 30's. Would like to hear of lows you now of. Rick Wininger?) And today? Still waiting for a hole-in-one in league play this year. Any takers? Come on down, guys. Bring your clubs, a drink of your choice, and your A game.

Monday golfers

An olde prouerbe hath longe agone be sayde That oft the sone in maners lyke wyll be Vnto the Father. (from answers.com) Or: Like father, like son.

USGA Senior Open Tickets Available

I have two tickets for each of the USGA Senior Open sessions up at Crooked Stick. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are practice sessions and are available for $15 each. Thursday through Sunday are available for $30 each. Kids under 17 get in free with a ticketed adult. I hope to go up on Friday and Sunday. Let me know if you want a ticket.

News Article for the Week

Lakeview Golf Course News
Week of July 12, 2009


Kidwell, Potts and Johnson Win Scramble

In a low scoring affair, Mike Kidwell, Greg Potts and Curt Johnson won the Saturday Scramble at Lakeview with a score of five under. Two other teams participated and came in at three under and one under. Guess everybody was distracted by the gathering storms - rains started falling as the last of the players finished up.



Community League

The Community League started its team tournament with 25 teams shooting for the eight spots to advance to week 2. The Junior Byron/Tyler Booker team led the way with a net score of 61 and the teams of Sharon and Ken Frye and Sandy Winter and John Drake fired 68’s to fill out the top eight teams. Four teams will advance to the semi finals during week two. In regular season action, low scores were posted by Junior Byron with a nifty double of a 33 gross and a 28 net; Junior and Tyler Booker also shot the low team net with a 61. At the top of the standings after seven events is the team of Bryant Ackerman and Clinton Burch with 230 points, with Tarry Bratton and Bill Harder in second place at 224 points. In individual competition, Adam Wagler continues his domination and now leads, at 563 points, second place Bill Harder by a hundred plus points.

Senior League

The Senior Team Tournament completed its second week of play with four teams advancing to the semi finals. Bob Elliott and Joe Gray continued their fine play with a resounding 12.5 to 1.5 win over Ward Smith and Clyde Wake. Junior Byron and Terry LaMar, subbing for Wayne Pearl, had almost as easy a time beating Mike Bird and Richard Swayze, 11.5 to 2.5. Ray Shaw and Dave Brown handled Richard Barber and John Chapman, 10 points to 4 points. In the closest match of the day, Tony Wease and Charlie Sheetz won the last hole to beat Ken Hudson and Carroll Rayhill 7.5 to 6.5, and advance. In the Points race part of the tournament, Bob Elliott and Joe Gray at 154 points hold an eleven point lead over the team of Byron/Pearl/LaMar. Byron and LaMar’s win moved the Byron/Pearl team into first place in the regular season standings. Bird and Swayze fall to second with Pam Byron and Patty Bowling sitting in third place. In the Individual standings, Jack Lents reclaimed the top spot with a round of 39. Junior Byron, Carroll Rayhill and Rex Hudson occupy the next three positions. Low scores for the day went to Bob Elliott for low net at 29, Junior Byron for low gross with a 35, and the Bob Elliott/Joe Gray team for low net team at 63. Sharpshooters were Carroll Rayhill and Tony Wease for long putts, and Diane Bird and Pam Byron for close to the pin shots.

Tuesday Men’s League

In the Tuesday Men’s League, week one of its Team Tournament saw 17 teams advance with net scores ranging from the low of 63 posted by Ward Smith and Denny Wagoner (subbing for Dennis Brosmer) to a two team tie at 70 by Virgil Harper and Gary LaMar along with Greg Potts and Tracy Rayhill. Eight teams (plus ties) will advance after this week’s play. In regular season play, low scores were shot by Denny Wagoner with a net 27, Mark Potts with a gross 30 (new career low at Lakeview for Mark), and a team low net of 63 posted by Ward Smith and Denny Wagoner. Sharpshooters for the day were Bill Carrico, Skip Ackerman and Derek Gilbertson with close to the pin shots, and Mark Potts, Tyler Kidwell and Weston Muessig with long putts. At the top of the standings after week 13 of the season were Curt Johnson and Bric Parker in team play, and Buck Holland in individual competition. Complete results and standings for all three leagues can be found at www.golflakeview.com.

Community League Results

Results are posted for the Community League's Team Tournament (week 1) and Event 7 here.

Kidwell, Potts and Johnson Win Scramble

In a low scoring affair, Mike Kidwell, Greg Potts and Curt Johnson won the Saturday Scramble at Lakeview with a score of five under. Two other teams participated and came in at three under and one under. Guess everybody was distracted by the gathering storms - rains started falling as the last of the players finished up (as good an excuse as any, right?!).

Saturday Scramble Start Time

9am... 9 holes...

Thursday Golfing

Terry LaMar subbed for Wayne Pearly and shot two under his handicap to help Junior Byron stick it to Mike Bird and Richard Swayze in the Senior League yesterday. The trashing (11.5 to 2.5) also vaulted the Pearl/Byron team into first place.

Jack Lents, here seeming to pass the driver of choice to JD Faris, shot a 39 in league action and that got him the top position in the Individual standings in the Senior League, at least temporarily. Just like the Tuesday Men's League, lots of volitility at the top.

Sharon and Ken Frye were out for their Community League round. Here Ken watches as Sharon rolls a putt towards the cup at #9. Ken had just chipped in for a birdie and a round of 40.

Jim and Leanne (all smiles) Love got in an early evening round. Here Jim is taking a break from loading the clubs (not really) while Leanne is getting ready to pay the piper (really).

League Report Revisions

Made revisions in the Tuesday Men's League report to show subs for the Team Tournament, and the Thursday League report to show point totals in the tournament brackets.

Senior League Results

Results of today's play are posted here.

Seniors - Come on Down!

Week 2 of the Team Tournament. Don't forget - two prizes at the end of the tournament: the match play champion and the points race champion. Regular season play continues along side of the tournament play. Play starts at 9 in the morning.

More Tuesday Golfers

Short putts with Tim watching and Jack checking out the distraction whizzing by on the lake.

James is all smiles after smashing one up #4 fairway.

Tuesday Golfers

Montana, Jamal and Michael wait for an opening at #1. I like the hat!

One of two couples up from the Villas in French Lick finishing up, at least one with a smile.

John, Jeremy, Noah and Josh in the shade at #2.

Phil Smith drains a ten foot putt at #9 to wrap up his subbing for Terry Butcher.

Tuesday Men's League Results

Results are posted here. Congratulations to the seventeen teams that advance to seek 2 of the Team Tournament.

Kids, kids and the new Three Musketeers

Jeremy Wildman had his boys out. Here Jaylen and Jordan (I think I remember that right) showed their old man how to get the ball to the green at #8. The two youngsters hit runners that did just fine while Jeremy tried the more traditional lofted approach which came up way short.

Nick Toy was out after dinner with Sebastian, Anastasia (and Jaymie, big with a second daughter due in August). Expect Nick and Jeremy were having fun with their kids as well as tuning up for Tuesday's league play.

Mike Arvin, Karry Stoll and Dave Wininger are making a habit out of an after dinner round of golf. That reminded me of a former threesome out at Lakeview known as the three musketeers - Dave Strange, Fred Elliott and Jack Lents, who would often show up and play for quarters.