Thursday Match Play League Notes

Jim Bateman, at 10 under par, leads the Individual Handicapped Tournament at the midway point.  Jim shot a 44 with a net 31 on the day and is up on Susan Fee by 2 strokes, Pam Byron by 3, and Junior Byron by 4.  Junior had the best score of the day both for gross and net, an even par 35 gross which included two birds and five pars, and a net of 29.  The Batemans continue their fine play, easily handling the course team, Paul Weisheit and Leroy Streepy, by a score of 12 to 2.  After eight events, they have a four point lead in the team standings over second place Frank and Susan Fee, and 16.5 points over the team of Wayne Pearl and Junior Byron.  Mike Bird continued his par shooting, getting eight on his card in a round of 36 and held onto first place in the individual standings with a nine point advantage on Jim Bateman in second place and a thirteen point advantage on Wayne Pearl in third.  Hole prizes for the day went to Junior Byron at #7, Wayne Pearl at #8 and Ken Hudson at #9.  Average gross score for the day was 46.93, up .3 of a stroke over last week.