At the midpoint of the 36 hole Butcher/Doyle Team Tournament, Skip Ackerman and John Walker are tied at the top of the leaderboard with Cory Rayhill and Mark Potts, each team with 95 points. In third place is the team of Mike Albertson and Mark Jones with 86 points while Mike Seals and Nick Toy sit in 4th place with 85 points. In regular season action, Mark Potts blistered the course with a sterling five birdie, four par round of 30 for the low gross of the day. Trenton Kidwell also had a bunch of birdies, four, in a round of 34. Low net scores were turned in by Mark Jones at 29, and Mark Sherer and Mark Potts with 30's. Mike Bird, who led in pars with 8, and Mark Sherer claimed the low net team score with a super 62. Hole prizes winners were Rob Sterling, Karry Stoll and Mike Kidwell with long putts; and Mike Bird, Tony Wease and Rob Rollins with close to the pin shots. Jon Boyd, subbing for Jack Divine, found three birdies on the course in a round of 38. Other multiple birdie shooters were Phily Eyler and Mark Sherer, each with two. On top of the standings at the end of the fourth event are Curt Johnson and Bric Parker in team competition, and Skip Ackerman in individual competition. Group gross average for day was 43.53, down from the 44.29 of a week ago but still not matching or beating the 43.25 of the season opener. The first hole remained the most difficult hole to play, coming in at 1.38 strokes over par. Number four was the easiest on the day with a .66 over par average.
