Lakeview Golf Course News
by Michael Bird, Lakeview Golf Course Manager
Ricky Graber, Tyler Graber and Joe Allen Win Saturday Scramble at Lakeview
Joe Allen, Tyler Graber and Ricky Graber, winners of the Lakeview Saturday Scramble with a score of six under. Photo by Michael Bird
Ricky Graber, Tyler Graber and Joe Allen used a par-bogey start as incentive to get going, then went seven under for the final seven holes to come in tied for the lead in Lakeview's Saturday Scramble. They then won on the tiebreaker, a card draw. Also finishing at six under were the teams of Tyler Kidwell, Darvin Knepp, Marty Graber and Kim Jones, and Wayne Souerdike, Greg Potts, Trey Kidwell and Shirley Jeffers. Curt Johnson, playing with Mike Bird and Abe Knepp, dropped in a hole-in-one at the 7th hole for the first ace in his golfing career. Five teams competed in the nine hole scramble with Curt's team coming in at five under and the final team, Mike Kidwell, Larry Hembree, Mark Jones and Kevin Byron, firing a four under.
League Notes: The July Match Play Tournaments continue with the Community League down to the final two weeks and the other two to three weeks. Complete results and standings for the tournaments and leagues can be found at golflakeview.com. Other news:
Community League: The Community League's Match Play Tournament is down to its final two weeks with Ken and Sharon Frye going up against Dale Yoder and Allen Yoder in one semi final match while Ricky Graber and Tyler Graber take on Adam Wagler and Tyson Stoll in the other semi final match. Three of the four teams advancing to the semi finals in the Community League did so with narrow 5 to 4 wins over their opponents this past week. In the fourth match, Ricky and Tyler Graber overpowered their competition, Jack Lents and Virgil Harper, by a score of 6.5 to 2.5. In regular season action, low scores for the week belonged to Allen Yoder with a low net of 29, and Ken Wagler with a low gross of 38. Adam Wagler and Tyson Stoll had the low team net score with a 66. Allen Yoder and his partner Dale Yoder expanded their lead in team competition and now lead the second place team of Short and Shirley Jeffers by twenty-three points. The LaMar brothers, Terry and Gary, sit in third place, thirty-five points behind the leaders. In individual competition, Allen Yoder, with 317 points, has a substantial lead over Shirley Jeffers and Gary LaMar who find themselves tied for second with 248 points.
Thursday Match Play League: In the differently scored match play tournament in the Thursday Match Play League, three teams remain undefeated after two weeks. Vic Wallace and Joe Gray, Clyde Wake and Terry LaMar, and the Course team being filled with Dick Lemmon and Mike Strawn this past week, won their matches to move to 2 and 0. Six other teams remain in contention with 1 and 0 records heading into the third of the five week tournament. In regular season action, Susan and Frank Fee stayed at the top of the team competition even though losing a close match against Dick Lemon and Mike Strawn by a score of 8 to 6. Jim and Wilma Bateman remain in second, six points back, after losing their match against Jack Lents and Mike Bird by a score of 11 to 3. In individual competition, leader John Chapman lost ground to his contenders after a disappointing round of 45 with a net 39. He holds an 11 point lead over Mike Bird and a 31 point lead over Rex Hudson in the standings. Low scorers for the week were Susan Fee with a low net of minus six, Mike Bird with an even par for low gross, and Tony Wease and Charlie Sheetz in team play with a net score of 63. Hole prizes were claimed by Charlie Sheetz at #7, Mike Bird at #8 and Junior Byron at #9.
Tuesday Men's League: Eight teams advanced with wins in the Match Play Tournament. In regular season action, Paul Hart had the low net score of the week with a super 27 and Terry Butcher shot the low gross with a 33. Low net team score was a 58 by Paul Hart and sub Joe Potts. Hole prize winners were Joe Potts, Weston Muessig and Trenton Kidwell at the par 3's, and Doug Denson, Virgil Harper and Mark Jones with long putts. Paul Hart and Kent Summers hold a scant two point lead in team competition with Curt Johnson and Bric Parker sitting in second place and Allan Harmon and Rob Rollins in third place. Bric Park took over first place in individual competition with Tom McAtee falling to second, fourteen points back.
Curt Johnson Aces #7 at Lakeview for His First Hole-in-One
Curt Johnson, playing in the Saturday Morning Scramble out at Lakeview on July 17th, hit his King Cobra SSI eight iron just short of 115 yards at the 7th hole. Initially upset at his stroke, which caught the ball a bit heavy, his demeanor changed dramatically as the ball hit fifteen inches from the hole, bounced just beyond the stick, and then reversed itself and dropped into the hole. The ace, a first for Curt, came on his second shot from the tee box as the team was a player shy in the four person scramble. Abe Knepp and Mike Bird shared in the wonder and joy of Curt's magical shot. In spite of Curt's heroics, the team came in one shot shy of the winning score of six under.
