News article for the week of August 31

Lakeview Golf Course News
Week of August 31, 2009

Trees and Sand Help Seals Team Win

Adam Cissel had something going on with Mother Nature in the Saturday morning scramble at Lakeview. His fairway shot into #6 rattled around in the trees and evetually kicked out and onto the green where Mike Seals dropped in a ten footer for an eagle. On #9, Adam's tee shot scooted though the sand trap and stopped fifteen feet in front of the cup where George Templin made the putt for a birdie. The team of Mike Seals, Larry Hembree, George Templin and Adam Cissel made four other birdies to post a score of seven under to capture first place. The team of Junior Byron, Greg Potts and Bryant Trambaugh posted a score of six under and took second place on a tiebreaker. Mike Kidwell, Mike Bird, Jim Love and Karry Stoll also posted a score of six under, largely due to the stellar putting of Karry Stoll, who ran in four of five putts of ten feet and longer. Three other teams posted scores of five under for the day.

Senior League

The Senior League’s regular season came to a close with Vic Wallace and Rex Hudson each shooting 42’s and getting 38 points to hold onto the top two positions in the individual competition. Vic quietly slipped into first place in the second to last week of the season and then fended off Rex and Jack Lents to claim the championship. The team champions, Wayne Pearl and Junior Byron, who had sealed their win the week before and were no doubt looking forward to the upcoming flighted tournament, ended the season on a losing note with Ray Shaw and Dave Brown handing them a 10.5 to 3.5 defeat. Low scores for the event were posted by Richard Barber with a nifty net 27, Mike Bird and Junior Byron with even par 35’s, and the team of Richard Barber and John Chapman in the team category with a super 61. Low average scores for the season were claimed by Jack Nickless in net with an average of 34.33 per round, and Mike Bird in gross with an average of 37.68. Event sharpshooters were Carroll Rayhill and Vic Wallace with long putts and Mike Anderson and Jack Butcher with close to the pin shots. The next two weeks the seniors will be going after flight championships with Junior Byron, Tony Wease, Wayne Pearl, Ray Shaw and Dave Strange being the number one seeds in the various flights. The 36 hole handicapped tournament was completed as the players finished their rain delayed rounds this past week. Diane Bird, with a chip in for birdie on her last hole, tied Pam Byron for the trophy, each posting scores of ten under par for the tournament. Vic Wallace was third at six under.

Tuesday Men’s League

Mike Breeden shot a 38 while Tracy Rayhill posted a 40 as the two traded places at the top in the Tuesday Men’s League this past week. With two weeks to go in the season, the top spot remains a hotly contested item with over fifteen players still in contention. The same is true in the team competition with Greg Potts and Tracy Rayhill posting a net 70 to capture enough points to stay in first place ahead of Joe Allen and Mike Kidwell Terry Padgett and Gary Burris shot a 68 to close the gap a bit on the front runners. Low scores for the event were posted by Kevin Byron with a net 30, Mark Potts with a three under 32, and the team of Kevin Byron and Junior Byron with a super 61. Kevin also claimed the special ‘finesse’ competition with a close to the pin shot at #7, beating out 42 other competitors. In a second special competition, Mike Kidwell slipped by Bryant Trambaugh by two feet and son Tyler by four to win the ‘grip and rip’ long drive competition. The three of them each hit drives of the 300+ yard variety. Event sharpshooters were Mark Potts at #3 and #8, Ernie Sherer at #4, Tyler Walton at #6 and Terry LaMar at #9. Along with the seniors, the Tuesday Men have a flighted tournament the next two weeks. Number one seeds are Mark Potts, Mark Sherer, George Templin, Joe Allen, Kevin Byron and Virgil Harper.