Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Tuesday Men's League Opening Day

-Best net round: Noah Callahan who shot a gross 36 and a net 29.  Joe Allen with a gross 37 and a net 31 had the second best net round.

-Best gross round: James Hager's 33 which included birds at the long holes and seven pars.  Kevin Johnson had the second best round, a 34.  Kevin opened with a bogey and found two more at the last two holes that offset an eagle at six and birds at four and five.

-Low net team:  Wayne Souerdike (38/33) and Joe Allen (37/31) fired a nifty 64.  Noah Callahan (36/29) and Derek Gilbertson (39/36) had the next best at 65.

-Hole prizes: Mike Breeden, James Hager and Tom McAtee at the par threes, and Don Nolan and Jordan Divine with long putts.

-Average gross score for the Tuesday Men was 42.41, way down from a year ago when it was 43.61.  Probably has something to do with the nice weather and the course condition. 

-Two subs played the first day:  Derek Gilbertson for Mark Potts and Phil Eyler for Tim Voegerl.  Phil closed with two birds to shoot an even par 35 while Derek shot a 39.

Notes:  Saw plenty of rust out there but also a fair amount of first day jitters - I include myself in that group after a round of 41 which included a double bogey at the first hole and bogeys at the second and third (jeesh...).  Twenty-eight teams are playing this year, down from the thirty-two of a year ago.  Only one team took advantage of the option to play early (Mike Seals and Nick Toy came out Sunday).  No hole-in-ones though Phil Eyler said he came close at #7. 

Photo:  Defending team champions Mitch Jeffers and Jordan Divine at #6.  They finished with a net score of 74 and are tied for 18th to start the new season.