Scramble at 9, weather permitting - haven't had to say that in a long, long while.
-Junior Byron passed on to me last night - he and Pam and Kevin were out for their usual Friday evening round - that he and Ken Hudson, the #1 seeded team in the Thursday July Match Play Tournament, had all sorts of fits toppling Dave Strange and his par-shooting-zero-handicap ghost partner Thursday morning. Came down to the last hole, the 9th, and he had put his tee shot off the green and needed an up and down for par while Kenny had chipped his second shot to four feet. Dave had a long two putt for par which he failed to make, settling for a four. Junior did get up and down which left Kenny his four footer for the win which he drained. Thus, the #1 seed moved on, with a struggle, as did the #2 team, the Fees, also with a struggle - remember, they won on a forfeit by Breeden and Flynn. More interesting stuff next Thursday when the six winners, and the two teams who lost who got in through the back door (best of the rest with low net scores), go at it again - pairings here.
-In the Community League, am waiting for the Kemp Brothers to get their round in to complete the brackets for next week's head-to-head play in their July Match Play Tournament. Lamar Graber and Marly Wagler were out last night trying to oust Stan Hodges and Mike Arvin (who were in the clubhouse with a nifty net 62) and came within a whisker of doing so - Lamar failed to get a par on the last hole in a round of 38 and he and Marly carded a 63 to lose by a single stroke. Hodges and Arvin now go up against the Bird Couple, Eric and Colleen, in one of the two head to head matches. Karry Stoll and JD Simmons await the winner of the Kemp Brothers-Tim Sanders and Chris Jones match. Good stuff, right?
-Extensive recap with photos of Na Yeon Choi's victory in the women's US Open from the Seoul Sisters blog. A goodie - even has one of the few photos with the young super star wearing a dress rather than the much more usual slacks (do people use the word 'slacks' anymore? maybe those are jeans that she wears...)
-Going to get ready and head to the golf course. See some of you in a bit.
-Junior Byron passed on to me last night - he and Pam and Kevin were out for their usual Friday evening round - that he and Ken Hudson, the #1 seeded team in the Thursday July Match Play Tournament, had all sorts of fits toppling Dave Strange and his par-shooting-zero-handicap ghost partner Thursday morning. Came down to the last hole, the 9th, and he had put his tee shot off the green and needed an up and down for par while Kenny had chipped his second shot to four feet. Dave had a long two putt for par which he failed to make, settling for a four. Junior did get up and down which left Kenny his four footer for the win which he drained. Thus, the #1 seed moved on, with a struggle, as did the #2 team, the Fees, also with a struggle - remember, they won on a forfeit by Breeden and Flynn. More interesting stuff next Thursday when the six winners, and the two teams who lost who got in through the back door (best of the rest with low net scores), go at it again - pairings here.
-In the Community League, am waiting for the Kemp Brothers to get their round in to complete the brackets for next week's head-to-head play in their July Match Play Tournament. Lamar Graber and Marly Wagler were out last night trying to oust Stan Hodges and Mike Arvin (who were in the clubhouse with a nifty net 62) and came within a whisker of doing so - Lamar failed to get a par on the last hole in a round of 38 and he and Marly carded a 63 to lose by a single stroke. Hodges and Arvin now go up against the Bird Couple, Eric and Colleen, in one of the two head to head matches. Karry Stoll and JD Simmons await the winner of the Kemp Brothers-Tim Sanders and Chris Jones match. Good stuff, right?
-Extensive recap with photos of Na Yeon Choi's victory in the women's US Open from the Seoul Sisters blog. A goodie - even has one of the few photos with the young super star wearing a dress rather than the much more usual slacks (do people use the word 'slacks' anymore? maybe those are jeans that she wears...)
-Going to get ready and head to the golf course. See some of you in a bit.
