Bird, Lents and Bird Win Senior Super Shamble

Thursday's senior game turned out to be a backyard scuffle between Diane Bird, Jack Lents and Mike Bird on one hand, and Dave Strange, Denny Wagoner and Wayne Souerdike on the other. Diane Bird rolled in a twenty-five foot birdie putt on number one to stake the Bird-Lents-Bird team to a lead that they never relinquished, finishing the nine holes at one over par and a three stroke win.

George Templin and Mark Jones Spark Win with Birdie Putts in Tuesday Scramble

The Tuesday afternoon scramble had four teams of three with George Templin, Mark Jones and Mike Bird winning with a score of minus four. George Templin had the hot putter early, sinking 10 foot plus putts on his team's first three holes, numbers six, seven and eight. After pars on the next four holes, Mark Jones slammed home another ten foot plus putt at number four to get the team to four under. Don Nolan, Curt Johnson and Terry Butcher came in at three under for second place while Karry Stoll, Jim Murphy and Dave Wininger finished at two under. Dave Strange (the Younger), Dave Strange (the Older) and Doug Denson suffered through bogeys on #6 and #7 and came in at even par. For George Templin, the win is a third in a row in Lakeview scrambles following wins a week ago and last Sunday afternoon.

Sunday Afternoon Scramble

The guys gathering for a 2 o'clock scramble put together by Mike Arvin.

George and Karry reacting to a near miss (wouldn't it be more correct to say 'near make'?).

Mike, Vic and Dan watching intently to a putt that refused to fall.

Travis (and Karry) watching Joe's par putt on #9 that turned out to be the winning putt.

Vic Wallace, Dan Steiner and Mike Arvin realizing that their last chance for a par on #9 was going awry. That gave them even par for the nine holes, one stroke behind the victorious team of Karry Stoll, Travis Bullock, Joe Doyle and George Templin. That makes two in a row for Joe and George, who were part of the winning team last Tuesday night.

Age and Accuracy Trump Youth and Distance in Tuesday Scramble

Joe Doyle, George Templin and Mike Bird gave away twenty-five years in age and twice that much in driving distance but still came in with the low score in the Tuesday afternoon scramble at Lakeview. Their score of minus three bested by one scores posted by the team of Dave Wininger and Curt Johnson as well as the team of Doug Denson and Buck Holland. Joe Dolye started it all off with a 'safe' shot on the first tee, a drive which gave the three a 150 yard shot to the pin but which was followed by a twenty foot Mike Bird birdie chip from just off the green. George Templin finished it off at #9 with a tee shot to eight foot which allowed for a relatively straight in birdie putt by Mike. In between, the trio used a variety of shots from all over the course, truly scrambling on the majority of the holes, to battle the cold and the wind on their way to the low score of the day. Birdie putts on #6 - George T's from thirteen feet, and #7 - Mike B's from twenty feet, offset the lone bogey the group got on #3.

Kevin Byron, Curt Johnson and Mike Bird Win Super Shamble

Mike, Joe and Noah after the super shamble.

Dave and Dan coming in from a tough nine holes that did not end in a win.

It wasn't pretty but it was better than the others and that got the win for Kevin Byron, Curt Johnson and Mike Bird in the Saturday Super Shamble out at Lakeview. The three came in with plus two on both the par threes and the alternate shots, and one under on the scramble holes for a plus three. That was somewhat better than the two other teams who came in at plus five and plus six. Dave Strange, Dan Steiner and Dave Wininger made up one team while Mike Arvin, Joe Allen and Noah Callahan made up the third team. A good time was had by all (?).

Almost Even in Thursday Senior Skins Game

The cool and windy weather didn't restrain Wayne Souerdike, Dave Strange, Ray Shaw, Ken Hudson and Mike Bird from playing at Lakeview this morning. The nine hole Skins match came up even with five skins taken off the table but the final distribution was just a little askew. Kenny Hudson carded a net birdie on five and then an actual birdie on six to take two of the skins. Wayne Souerdike got a birdie on two for his skin and Dave Strange got a net birdie on seven to earn his skin. Mike Bird took the easy route on the very first hole and removed a skin with a par. Ray Shaw went home empty though he was instrumental in thwarting skin taking on holes three and nine.

Johnson, Johnson and Nolan Win on Cards

The Tuesday afternoon scramble was won by Kevin Johnson, Curt Johnson and Don Nolan with a score of five under par. They were tied by the team of Dave Wininger, George Templin and Jim Murphy who lost on the tie breaker, a card draw by Joe Allen. Mike Bird, Joe Allen, Mark Jones and Joe Doyle came in at three under while the team of Doug Denson, Dave Strange and Tony Wease came in two under. The win by Curt and Kevin and Don was their second in a row.

Souerdike, Arvin and Arvin Win Super Shamble

Wayne Souerdike called it a "super shamble" and then joined up with brothers Mike and Doug Arvin to win the Saturday morning golf game out at Lakeview. Playing their own ball on the par threes, scrambling on the par fours and then hitting alternate shots on the par fives, the threesome finished their round at plus one. That was one better than the team of Dave Wininger, Kevin Byron and Joe Doyle; and four better that the team of Mike Bird, Joe Allen and Tony Wease. Tony, borrowing from a John Feinstein title, had only one thing to say while walking back to the clubhouse after he and his teammates flailed around the course finding zero birdies and picking up five bogeys: "That truly was a good walk spoiled."

Pam Byron's Sand Save Decisive Shot in Senior Win

Pam Byron followed a par saving five foot putt on hole #8 with a four foot putt for a sand save on #9 to propel her team to a one stroke win in the Thursday Senior game. Along with Diane Bird, Clyde Wake and Mike Bird, the team shot a plus three in the nine hole "shamble" where each golfer played his own ball on the par threes with two scores counting as the team score. The team played even par on the six scramble holes. Two other teams participated in the game: Jack Butcher, Rex Hudson and Ray Shaw got the only birdie of the day with a four on #6 but played the par threes in plus five for a final score of plus four. Junior Byron, Ken Hudson and Dave Strange also finished the day at plus four.

Johnson, Johnson, Allen and Nolan Take Tuesday Scramble

They didn't birdie either of their first two holes but ran in six in the last seven to come in at six under. And that got them the win in the Tuesday scramble. That would be Kevin Johnson, dad Curt Johnson, Joe Allen and Don Nolan who started on hole six with a disappointing par and then did the same on the short par three number seven. But from then on, everything came up roses, or went down for birdies, with the exception of a par on hole number three. Second place went to Trenton Kidwell, Mike Bird and Joe Doyle who came in at minus four. Doug Denson, Mike Breeden and George Templin came in at minus three while Dave Wininger, Rob Sterling and Jim Murphy fired a minus one on their round.

Rayhill, Arvin and Bird Winners in Saturday Shamble

The team of Tracy Rayhill, Mike Arvin and Mike Bird shot a plus one on the par threes and a minus four on the scramble holes to go low at minus three and a win in the Saturday morning golf game at Lakeview. Tracy Rayhill used his short game with up and downs on holes three and nine and also got a twenty-five foot putt to drop on hole five to lead the charge. Three other teams competed for the prize: Dave Wininger, Joe Allen and Kevin Byron coming in at even on their round; Trenton Kidwell and dad Mike along with Gary Webb shot a plus one; and Junior Byron, Larry Hembree and Bryant Trambaugh finished with a plus two.

Byron, Potts and Johnson Triumph

Junior Byron, Greg Potts and Curt Johnson had four under on the scramble holes and a plus one on the par threes to come in at minus three and a win in the Saturday modified scramble. The scramble ('shamble', as it is known in some circles) was played under beautiful Fall skies and a field that included three other teams. Two teams finished one stroke back: Mike Bird, Larry Hembree, Kevin Byron and Tony Wease; and Dave Wininger, Mike Arvin, Joe Allen and Joe Doyle. Coming in at plus one was Wayne Souerdike, Karry Stoll, Bryant Trambaugh and Gary Webb. The Wininger team had the most birdies on the scramble holes at five while the victorious Byron team along with the Bird team tied for the low scores on the par threes at plus one.

Scramble Winners

Two different scrambles held at the golf course thisafternoon:

1. Two person modified scramble won by Greg Potts and Tracy Rayhill with a net score of 42.67. Three other twosomes participated with net scores ranging from 43.67 to 46.33.

2. The Denson pick-up scramble was won by the team of Terry Butcher, David Strange, Scott Arthur and Mark Jones with a score of 31. Two other teams also had 31's but lost on the cards. One team came in at 32.

Details of the two scrambles can be seen here.

Byron, Allen and Stoll Win Saturday Scramble

The team of Junior Byron, Joe Allen and Karry Stoll used birdies on five of the nine holes to offset a couple of bogeys on #7 to come in with a score of minus three. That gave them a one shot victory in the Saturday morning modified scramble at Lakeview. Mike Bird, Mike Arvin, Curt Johnson and Gary Webb saw their dreams of a victory slide away with a couple of bogeys of their own at hole #9 which erased a couple of nifty birdies by Curt and Gary at #7. Wayne Souerdike, Jack Butcher and Bryant Trambaugh also found a bogey at #9 which dropped them one shot off the pace. Fourth place went to the team of Larry Hembree, Noah Callahan, Jack Lents and Kevin Byron who came in at plus two.

Johnson, Hembree and Bird Dominant

In the Saturday Modified Scramble, the team of Curt Johnson, Larry Hembree and Mike Bird shot a three under to dominate the teams of Wayne Souerdike, Bryant Trambaugh and Kevin Byron at +7, and Tyler Kidwell, Jeff Doyle, Joe Doyle and Gary Webb at +3. The victors played even on the par threes with both Mike Bird and Curt Johnson getting the hat trick (pars on each of them), and Larry Hembree being instrumental on the scramble holes, driving #2 which lead to an easy two putt birdie, and also running in a 12 foot putt for birdie on #5. The other two teams played the scramble holes at -2 and -3 but found disaster waiting for them at each of the par threes, playing them at +9 and +6.

Junior Byron and Joe Allen Win Scramble in OT

Photos: Larry Hembree's putt did not go in the hole. Junior Byron's did. Victors ready with the smiles and the handshakes.

The Saturday Morning Scramble went into overtime when Junior Byron and Joe Allen parred the ninth hole while Wayne Souerdike and Larry Hembree could manage only a bogey. The two teams were tied at even par going into the first extra hole where both Joe Allen and Larry Hembree sank birdie putts of over ten feet. Hole number three became the second playoff hole and each of the four played their own ball and missed the green from the tee. Byron's chip came the closest to the cup at some five feet and he waited patiently as each of the other three missed their par putts. He then very calmly ran the deciding putt into the hole and the victory. A third team, Mike Bird and Karry Stoll, started off with a bogey, added two more at the third hole and shot blanks the rest of the way to finish at three over and not in the playoff picture.

Denson, Dalrymple and Allen Shine on Scramble Holes

In the Saturday modified scramble, Doug Denson, Brent Dalrymple and Joe Allen shot a super five under on the scramble holes to offset a pedestrian three over on the par threes to take the trophy with a score of two under. Finishing second a stroke behind were Junior Byron, Larry Hembree, Curt Johnson and Joe Doyle. In third place was the team of Wayne Souerdike, Jeff Doyle and Gary Arvin at an even par. Mike Bird, Kevin Byron and Jack Lents brought in the caboose in spite of an eagle start on hole four where Kevin did the driving and Jack rolled in one from just off the green; they shot one over for the nine holes.

Lents and Wallace Lead Scramble Win

In the Saturday Morning Manager's Scramble, the C and D team of Jack Lents and Vic Wallace shot an even par to trounce by three strokes the team of Curt Johnson and Bryant Trambaugh. Meanwhile, their AB partners Mike Bird and Kevin Byron held Chuck Baker and Junior Byron at bay, each team coming in at 34. That gave the Lents/Wallace/K.Byron/Bird team a combined score of 69 to a 72 for the Johnson/Trambaugh/Baker/JrByron team. The group played the par threes unusually well with ten pars and only two bogeys.

Joe Potts and Mike Arvin go low to seal scramble victory

Joe Potts and Mike Arvin played the C and D positions in a foursome that included Dave Wininger and Larry Hembree in the Saturday morning modified scramble. The four, playing in different groups, shot a combined score of 66 to snatch victory by one stroke over the team of Greg Potts, Mike Bird, Joe Allen and Jack Lents. Potts and Arvin shot three stokes better than any other C/D twosome, making up the two shot deficit that Wininger and Hembree had against other A/B twosomes. The scramble was modified to a second degree as the A and B players went out in foursomes that included other A and B players, and the C and D players did the same. The golfers played their own ball on the par threes with the low score counting as the team score. The results:

1. score: 66 - Dave Wininger and Larry Hembree (32)/Joe Potts and Mike Arvin (34)
2. score: 67 - Mike Bird and Greg Potts (30)/Joe Allen and Jack Lents (37)
3. score: 68 - Terry Butcher and Tyler Kidwell (30)/Kevin Byron, Gary Webb and Dan Henning (38)
4. score: 71 - Tyler Walton and Wayne Souerdike (31)/Karry Stoll and Bryant Trambaugh (40)

Ward Smith Ignites Amazing Comeback

Photo: Ward Smith, Mike Arvin, Noah Callahan and Tyler Walton are all smiles after a hugh comeback earns them a scramble win.

Faced with a plus five after two holes on the scorecard, Ward Smith took matters into his own hands during the modified Lakeview scramble this Saturday morning. Ward, Tyler Walton, Noah Callahan and Mike Arvin started with a par on hole #2 then went way south with a bogey-double bogey-double bogey on hole #3. Not to worry after Tyler's drive on #4 put them within 170 yards of the hole: Ward knocked his approach to six foot and then made the putt for a desperately needed eagle. The still-down-by-three foursome then found birdies on each of the next four holes to get to one under. That included a birdie by Noah Callahan on #7 and a ten foot putt for birdie on #8 by Mike Arvin. Pars on the final two holes brought them to the clubhouse with a winning score. The team of Mike Bird, Greg Potts and Gary Arvin went into their last hole at one under but then shot themselves out of contention with a plus two on #9. Wayne Souerdike, Karry Stoll, Joe Allen and Kevin Byron also entered the last hole in minus figures but finished with a plus four on the hole to end at plus two for the day. Call it an amazing comeback and a couple of short hole meltdowns.