Tuesday Men's League Notes

Notes for Tuesday's League opening two person scramble:

-prizes for low gross and low net scores; team handicap will be determined by adding players' handicaps and dividing by 3 with a maximum handicap of 6 for any team.
-Hole prizes: #1 - longest 1st putt; #3, #7, #9 - closest to the pin.
-Because of the very watery conditions in fairways #6 and #8, use forward tee box on #6 (red), and for #8 go to blue tee blocks just off of #8 green.
-sand traps are closed - free drop.
-area adjacent to #7 tee box is now in play (not out of bounds); play your ball in that area without movement or penalty.
-Because of the wet conditions, there is plenty of high grass and very soggy ground where balls will hide; spend minimum time looking for lost balls - take a free drop in agreed upon vicinity.

Trib's News article for the week of April 7

Lakeview Golf Course News

The golf course remains soaked from the recent rains. The emergency spillways and fairways four, six and eight have been especially affected by the surplus of water and offer golfers a watery path to the greens. Play has been shortened on both #6 and #8 to allow golfers the opportunity to avoid the majority of the puddling.

Saturday Scramble

Johnson, Bird and Johnson Win on Last Hole

On Saturday, April 5th, the team of Kevin Johnson, Mike Bird and Curt Johnson lost a two stroke lead at hole #7, tied up the match with pars by the Johnsons on #8, and then won on #9 when Kevin and Mike were able to get up and down for pars. Playing in very wet but mild conditions, the winners were up against the team of Dave Wininger, Mike and Trenton Kidwell, and Karry Stoll. At hole #7, Trenton Kidwell's iron shot came to rest just inches from the hole, giving him a kick-in birdie. Dave Wininger followed that with a par putt that gave their team a score of five on the hole, three better than the other guys who made a mess of things with two bogies that wiped away their two stroke lead. The scramble was again modified with each golfer playing his own ball on the par threes and also on the shortened eighth where the fairway was well spotted with rain water not knowing where to go. Though there was a stray shot or two, for the most part the golfing was much better this week. Higher temperatures probably had much to do with that.

League

Tuesday Men's League and Thursday's Senior League get started this week. Results of the season opening two person scrambles can be viewed online after the events at www.golflakeview.com.

Avoiding puddles at the golf course

Course is still very wet. Still, a goodly number of people came out and enjoyed the sunny and warm weather. More of the same tomorrow.

Johnson, Bird and Johnson Win on Last Hole

The team of Kevin Johnson, Mike Bird and Curt Johnson lost a two stroke lead at hole #7, tied the match up on pars by the Johnsons on #8 and then won on #9 when Kevin and Mike were able to get up and down for pars. Playing in very wet but mild conditions, the winners were up against the team of Dave Winger, Mike and Trenton Kidwell, and Karry Stoll. Trenton Kidwell's iron shot at #7 came to rest just inches from the hole giving him a kick in birdie. Dave Wininger followed that with a par putt that gave their team a score of five on the hole, three better than the other guys who made a mess of things with two bogies that wiped away their two stroke lead. The scramble was again modified with each golfer playing his own ball on the par threes and also on the shortened eighth where the fairway was well spotted with rain water not knowing where to go. Though there was a stray shot or two, for the most part the golfing was much better this week. I'm sure the higher temperatures had much to do with that.

Sure signs of Spring at the Golf Course

Blooming forsythia and the swallows returning to Lakeview.

Yes of course there will be a Saturday Scramble!

Picture: Number 8 fairway early yesterday afternoon - still soggy. Make that soggy squared with last night's downpours.

Partly sunny and in the 60's tomorrow and the Manager's Scramble will start at 10. Wear your duck feet. Might have to do something different on #8 - like play from up close - rather than wade through what I expect will be fairly good puddles after our storms last night.

Putting Pictures

North Daviess players on #5 green at Lakeview.

Wet, soggy and windy conditions at the golf course today.