Lakeview Golf Course News
by Michael Bird, Lakeview Golf Course Manager
Kidwell, Potts, Allen and Byron Triumph at Lakeview
Photo: Greg Potts, Kevin Byron, Mike Kidwell, Joe Allen, Tyler Kidwell, Ricky Graber and Tyler Graber (Kim Jones not present), members of the top two teams at Lakeview's Saturday Morning Scramble. Photo by Michael Bird.
Mike Kidwell, Greg Potts, Joe Allen and Kevin Byron shot a seven under par at Lakeview last Saturday to nip two other teams and win the Saturday Scramble at Lakeview. The foursome had birdies at all the holes with the exception of #3 and #9 where they had pars. Finishing at six under were the teams of Tyler Kidwell, Ricky Graber, Tyler Graber and Kim Jones along with Mike Bird, Jordan Divine, Jack Divine, Tom Trambaugh and Shirley Jeffers. The Tyler Kidwell team claimed second place winnings using the tiebreaker, a card draw. Three other teams participated with two finishing at three under par and one at two under.
League Notes: Each of the three Lakeview leagues started a match play tournament this past week with thirty teams in the Tuesday Men's League, sixteen teams in the Community League and fourteen teams in the Thursday Match Play League looking forward to taking first place honors at the conclusion of the July tournament. All three champions from 2009, Mike Kidwell and Joe Allen, Rob Graber and Clint Knepp, and Wayne Pearl and Junior Byron, lost their matches this past week. Other news:
Community League: Shirley Jeffers and Tyson Stoll fired the low net rounds of the week with Shirley carding a new low gross of 49 for herself, and the league's low net at 25. Tyson followed closely with a net of 26. Terry LaMar joined Jeffers in setting a new best by coming in with a 34 gross, four strokes better than his previous low score. His 34 was the low gross for the league and was followed by Tyler Graber's 35. At the end of five weeks, Dale Yoder and Allen Yoder remain on top in the team standings, thirteen points ahead of the Shirley and Mark Jeffers team, and seventeen points in front of the Terry and Gary LaMar team. In the individual competition, Allen Yoder is twenty-five points in front of Terry LaMar with Jason Graber, Gary LaMar and Virgil Harper filling out the third through fifth positions.
Tuesday Men's League: Charlie Sheetz shot a net 26 for the low net of the week in the Tuesday Men's League. Mark Jones and Kent Summers shared second place with scores of thirty. Mark Potts had the low gross round with a score of thirty-two while Trenton Kidwell's even par thirty-five was second best. Hole prizes were claimed by Greg Potts, Phil Eyler and Tom McAtee with close to the pin shots, and by John Drake, Mark Potts and Mike Bird with long putts. Leaders in the league through eleven events are Curt Johnson and Bric Parker in team competition and Tom McAtee in individual competition. Allan Harmon and Rob Rollins, John Drake and Tom McAtee, and Kent Summers and Paul Hart follow the Johnson/Parker team in the standings. Bric Parker, Junior Byron, Allan Harmon and Curt Johnson sit in second through fifth places in individual competition.
Thursday Match Play League: Vic Wallace and Virgil Harper had the low net scores in the Thursday league this past week. Each carded twenty-sixes in their rounds. Junior Bryon shot a one under round of thirty-four to take low gross honors with Mike Anderson's thirty-six taking second place. Hole prizes this past week were claimed by Vic Wallace at #7, and by Wayne Pearl at both #8 and #9. Through eleven events, the two couple teams in the league dominate the team competition. Susan and Frank Fee sit at the top with a scant three point lead over Wilma and Jim Bateman. Mike Anderson and Al Kavanaugh are in third place, twenty-five points from the top. In individual competition, John Chapman sits at the top, some thirty points ahead of Wayne Pearl. Jim Bateman, Michael Bird and Al Kavanaugh fill out the third through fifth positions.
Note: Complete league standings and results, along with the tournament brackets, can be found at Lakeview's web site, golflakeview.com.
