Thursday Senior Game

Reminder: Tomorrow's nine hole Senior Game will start at 9am. All are welcome to come out and join in on the fun.

Byron, Butcher, Wagoner, Shaw and Bird Triumph

The Senior game this Thursday was a Scramble/Best Ball/Alternate Shot affair that was won by the Black Team which included Junior Byron, Jack Butcher, Denny Wagoner, Ray Shaw and Diane Bird. They triumphed over the Red Team of Mike Bird, Rex Hudson, Kenny Hudson, Clyde Wake and Pam Byron. In this game, the golfers played their own ball on the par threes, a scramble on the par fours, and alternating shot on the par fives. Mike Bird and Rex Hudson went out against Junior Byron and Jack Butcher and played to a tie, 48 to 48. The remaining three players of the Red team, Kenny Hudson, Clyde Wake and Pam Byron, failed to match the sterling play of Denny Wagoner, Ray Shaw and Diane Bird who triumphed, 49 to 55. That made the total team score one that favored the Black Team, 97 to 103.

The Wease Man is back!

Tony Wease came out today and played a little golf. First time in a long time for Tony who suffered muscle damage to his right shoulder early in the 2008 League season and has not played a single hole since. Good to see you back out walking around, Tony.

Post Season play at Lakeview - Event 1

The results are posted for the first post league season event at Lakeview. The two person handicapped scramble was won by TJ McAtee and Ryan Johnson who closed with birdies on the 8th and 9th hole for a net score of 28 and a one stroke win over the team of Terry Padgett and Gary Burris. Three teams shared the low gross at 32: TJ McAtee and Ryan Johnson, Terry Butcher and Mark Jones, and Terry Padgett and Gary Burris. Complete results are posted here.

Next Post Season event: Thursday, September 18th at 9am.

Wind did some pruning yesterday

Heading over to the golf course to pick up sticks (...five, six, pick up...). Lots of wind yesterday, not a lot of rain.

Senior League Fun Tournament

Reminder: The Lakeview Golf Course Senior League is hosting an 18 hole Fun Tournament this Thursday, July 10th, for golfers fifty years young and older. Chipping and putting contests start at 8am with play beginning about 15 minutes later. Teams will be decided by the Tournament Committee shortly before play. A pitch-in lunch will follow. Call the clubhouse at 295-5678 to sign up.

Tracy Rayhill gets his first par round

Just learned that Tracy had his very first par round yesterday, a 35 with three birdies and a couple of putts that got hung up on the lip. As he said, "It could have been better." Still, quite a moment for any golfer. Congrats, Tracy.

Bug Problem Solutions

Brent Dalrymple came out and played golf today and was not bothered by the bugs at all. His solution: vanilla extract. He let me use some of his solution and it worked for me as well. Hurray! Tim Dant says absorbine junior also works, or he heard it works.

VFW Scramble is a No Go

Update: A little misunderstanding earlier today about the VFW Scramble. There is not going to be one this Saturday; maybe later in the year. What we will have is the Manager's Saturday Morning Scramble, this week a nine hole affair starting at 9am.

VFW Scramble this Saturday

The VFW post here in Loogootee is sponsoring an 18 hole scramble at Lakeview this Saturday morning. Start time is 8 o'clock. Call the clubhouse to get your team signed up.

Summerfest Scramble Results

Low gross team: Devon Harrell, Mike Kidwell, Josh Butcher, Trenton Kidwell.

Low net team: Mike Bird, Noah Callahan, Tyler Walton. Not pictured: Diane Bird.

Final scorecard for the event. Scott Arthur put together the program that made the net calculation a breeze.

Low Net at 64: Tyler Walton, Mike Bird, Noah Callahan, Diane Bird
Second place low net at 66: Dave Wininger, Scott Arthur, 5 Wood (?), Dan Steiner
Low Gross at 58: Mike Kidwell, Trenton Kidwell, Josh Butcher, Devin Horrell
Second place low gross at 59: Doug Denson, Terry Butcher, Mark Jones, Dennis Brosmer

Hole Prizes:
#1/10: Kidwell Team
#3/12: Wallace Team
#7/16: Walton Team
#9/18: Steiner Team

More photos to follow.

Lucas and Dedicated Golfers, Patty and Tiger

Lucas listening to tunes and cutting the surrounds.


Dedicated golfers: they really didn't want to break from the midday rains but eventually did and went over to Stoll's for dinner. Eric, Lucas, Diane and I did as well.

Of note:

Patty Bowling came out for the first rains, then came back for the second rains as well. She did get her Community League round in, playing with Wilma Bateman, and even found a birdie over at #3.

-Tiger Woods' round of 30 yesterday reminded me of the time he opened the Masters with a forty then shot a 30 on the back nine. Does he have Torrey Pines figured out?

Summerfest Scramble Tomorrow

Starts at 8am. Eighteen holes. Last I saw there were ten teams. Looks like good weather.

Sunday pictures from a wet, soggy golf course

Pictures: Tarry Bratton hitting a ball in a very soggy #8 fairway; Tarry and Jim finishing up.

Reminder: Tuesday Men's and Thursday's Senior Leagues will start the second week of April. The first event for both leagues is a two person scramble where players will be paired up with their partners or another player of their choice in the league .

Monday News

The golf course remains pretty soggy after the heavy rains of this past week; in our neck of the woods, five inches fell and the lake raised itself to a level we have not seen before. As you can imagine, debris from that higher level was there to be gathered and removed. Once the rains stopped, the braver golfers did wander out with every intention of playing the high ground only to come back mud splattered but nonetheless happy to get out. Better golf weather this week? Fingers crossed. Will head over to the golf course in a little bit for some afternoon fun.

Tiger News: He lost for the first time this morning in the completion of the rain delayed Doral event. He would have won if he had not made three bogeys on the front nine yesterday. Lesson for the rest of us: don't make bogeys (smile).

Lakeview Golf Leagues Forming

Golf Leagues are now forming at Lakeview Golf Course for the 2008 season. Three separate leagues are available: The Men's League starts play on April 8th and continues through September 9th; play is against the field and any time on Tuesdays. The Senior Fifty-Plus League starts play on April 10th and ends on September 11th with participants meeting and playing as a group on Thursday mornings; play is open to those who are 50 years young anytime during 2008. The Community League, a summer league and open to all golfers, begins during the week of May 25th and ends the week of August 10th; players in this league have the option of playing their weekly round any time during the week. To sign up, stop in or call the clubhouse at 295-5678. Additional information is available at www.golflakeview.com.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all our golfers and friends.

Lakeview Golfing Pictures Online

From my blog (golflakeview):

Lakeview Golfers Picture Album Online

Try this link to see some of the golfer photos taken at Lakeview Golf Course this year.

Changes in News Coverage at Lakeview

A change in how we cover the news at Lakeview Golf Course in Loogootee, Indiana. This blog will be used to update and inform our customers and friends about the goings on at the golf course just up the road from Loogootee. The intent here is to separate out the news and activities that deal with the golf course from the news and activities that deal with the life and times of michael d bird (found at the golflakeview blog).

Current News:

-Diane is putting the finishing touches on the Holiday letter and mailing which will carry not only greetings but also membership rates for the new year.
-I'll be heading out to the golf course shortly: still cold at 33 degrees but sunny.