-The July Match Play Tournaments are getting down to the nitty-gritty with eight teams left in both the Tuesday Men's League and the Thursday League. The Community League is down to four teams with the winners this week meeting for the championship next week. All three leagues are in head-to-head match play from here on out, and, if tied after nine holes, go to sudden death. Predictions? None on my part - match play is where anything can happen, both good and bad, and usually does. And it doesn't make any difference whether your handicap is high or low, you still have to go out there and look the other guys in the eye and take them down. On five holes anyway. Good luck to the contenders - wish my playing partners and I hadn't been bumped in our first rounds. Btw, there are specially made scorecards in the clubhouse for the matches - be sure and ask for them before you go out with your opponents. And remember - no twice pars in match play - play till ball is in the cup (for regular season play, we will make the adjustment where necessary).
-Rounds of the week: Doug Denson and Mark Potts with 33's on Tuesday, Mike Bird with a 35 on Thursday, and Mike Arvin, Jonathan Kemp and Marly Wagler with 37's in the Community League. Net rounds: Colleen Bird with a super 27 in the Community League, Dan Flynn with a nifty 28 on Thursday, and Mike Arvin and TJ McAtee had 29's on Tuesday. Team low net rounds: Stan Hodges and Mike Arvin along with the Kemp Brothers posted 62's in the Community League while Dane Mosby and Ed Summers shot a 63 on Thursday (in knocking Jack Lents and me out of the match play tournament), and Joe Allen and Wayne Souerdike came in with a 64 on Tuesday.
-Leaders:
-Tuesday League: Wayne Souerdike and Joe Allen have taken over the top position with Doug Denson (who dropped his handicap to a nice round zero in shooting that 33) and Dave Strange are in second just ten points back. In the individual competition, Doug took over the top spot with Wayne and George Templin and Dan Jones all nipping at his heels (along with a host of others).
-Community League: The Kemp Brothers, Jonathan and Jeremiah, took a week off (they went to New York on vacation) but still held on to the top spot and now hold a nine point lead over Lamar Graber and Marly Wagler and a ten point lead over Eric and Colleen Bird. Chris Jones leads the pack in the individual standings with a slim five point lead over Jeremiah and an elevan point lead over Lamar.
-Thursday League: With just five weeks remaining in team play (the other two leagues have nine weeks still to go), Kenny Hudson and Junior Byron continue at the top of the standings with a 9.5 point margin between them and Virgil Harper and Terry LaMar. The Fees are another point back while Jack Butcher and Rex Hudson find themselves 12 points behind the leaders. In the individual competition, Dick Lemmon holds a 26 point lead on Susan Fee and a 29 point lead on Pam Byron. Charlie Sheetz and Dave Strange are an additional five and six points back.
-Rules and Regulations: Our July Match Play Tournament has made us aware of the rules in a much more overt fashion as one team suffered a hole forfeiture and eventual match loss when the simple rule of putting out was not followed - the ball was picked up in frustration while still in play and no 'that's good' from the other team. Guess that's something we can all take notice of, in regular season play as well as match play: the putt is not good till it is in the cup or conceded by our playing partners. So, take your time, finish the hole, and then maybe vent your frustrations by going over and having a serious discussion with your putter, or yourself, while heading off to the next tee box.
-Of note: Only five eagles in league play so far this year (Kevin Johnson, Bryant Trambaugh, Rob Sterling, Short Jeffers and Mike Arvin, all from the Tuesday League). Mark Potts (Tuesday League) has the most birds to date (24) while Terry Butcher (Tuesday League) and Mike Bird (Thursday League) both have 66 pars. Both Terry Butcher and Phil Eyler have rounds that were nothing but pars. No hole-in-ones yet.
We have another week of hot and dry weather ahead of us. Remember to hydrate constantly. I am reminded on way too many nights that I don't drink enough water when my legs start to cramp up - something I hate - you would think that I would learn my lesson and drink plenty of water all the time, wouldn't you, what with these very unpleasant consequences? Note to Mike: go drink a glass or two of water now and again in an hour and then some more two hours from now.
Have a good week of golf.
-Rounds of the week: Doug Denson and Mark Potts with 33's on Tuesday, Mike Bird with a 35 on Thursday, and Mike Arvin, Jonathan Kemp and Marly Wagler with 37's in the Community League. Net rounds: Colleen Bird with a super 27 in the Community League, Dan Flynn with a nifty 28 on Thursday, and Mike Arvin and TJ McAtee had 29's on Tuesday. Team low net rounds: Stan Hodges and Mike Arvin along with the Kemp Brothers posted 62's in the Community League while Dane Mosby and Ed Summers shot a 63 on Thursday (in knocking Jack Lents and me out of the match play tournament), and Joe Allen and Wayne Souerdike came in with a 64 on Tuesday.
-Leaders:
-Tuesday League: Wayne Souerdike and Joe Allen have taken over the top position with Doug Denson (who dropped his handicap to a nice round zero in shooting that 33) and Dave Strange are in second just ten points back. In the individual competition, Doug took over the top spot with Wayne and George Templin and Dan Jones all nipping at his heels (along with a host of others).
-Community League: The Kemp Brothers, Jonathan and Jeremiah, took a week off (they went to New York on vacation) but still held on to the top spot and now hold a nine point lead over Lamar Graber and Marly Wagler and a ten point lead over Eric and Colleen Bird. Chris Jones leads the pack in the individual standings with a slim five point lead over Jeremiah and an elevan point lead over Lamar.
-Thursday League: With just five weeks remaining in team play (the other two leagues have nine weeks still to go), Kenny Hudson and Junior Byron continue at the top of the standings with a 9.5 point margin between them and Virgil Harper and Terry LaMar. The Fees are another point back while Jack Butcher and Rex Hudson find themselves 12 points behind the leaders. In the individual competition, Dick Lemmon holds a 26 point lead on Susan Fee and a 29 point lead on Pam Byron. Charlie Sheetz and Dave Strange are an additional five and six points back.
-Rules and Regulations: Our July Match Play Tournament has made us aware of the rules in a much more overt fashion as one team suffered a hole forfeiture and eventual match loss when the simple rule of putting out was not followed - the ball was picked up in frustration while still in play and no 'that's good' from the other team. Guess that's something we can all take notice of, in regular season play as well as match play: the putt is not good till it is in the cup or conceded by our playing partners. So, take your time, finish the hole, and then maybe vent your frustrations by going over and having a serious discussion with your putter, or yourself, while heading off to the next tee box.
-Of note: Only five eagles in league play so far this year (Kevin Johnson, Bryant Trambaugh, Rob Sterling, Short Jeffers and Mike Arvin, all from the Tuesday League). Mark Potts (Tuesday League) has the most birds to date (24) while Terry Butcher (Tuesday League) and Mike Bird (Thursday League) both have 66 pars. Both Terry Butcher and Phil Eyler have rounds that were nothing but pars. No hole-in-ones yet.
We have another week of hot and dry weather ahead of us. Remember to hydrate constantly. I am reminded on way too many nights that I don't drink enough water when my legs start to cramp up - something I hate - you would think that I would learn my lesson and drink plenty of water all the time, wouldn't you, what with these very unpleasant consequences? Note to Mike: go drink a glass or two of water now and again in an hour and then some more two hours from now.
Have a good week of golf.
