Monday Golfers

James Hager showing good form with his pitch into #8 which he went on to par in his make up round for the Tuesday Men's League. Ryan Johnson is off to the side having already hit his approach shot.

Charlie Sheetz, here following his drive up #4, was out with Tony Wease for some morning play.

Charlie Lyon and Skip Ackerman finished their Tuesday Men's League round late in the afternoon having suffered through a rain spell and some gusting winds. Temperatures weren't all that bad though.

Tuesday Men's League

As of Monday evening, all but two of the 68 players signed up for the Tuesday Men's League have played their first round events, or had subs stand in for them. At the top of the Team standings sit the Templin /Nolan team (Chad Wade subbed for Don Nolan the first week) with 64 points. Weston Muessig and Derek Gilbertson are in second place with 62 points, while Terry Butcher and Joe Doyle (Jeff Doyle filling in for his dad) are in third at 60 points. In the Individual standings, we have a three way tie at 128 points: Bric Parker, with his new clubs, and a couple of super subs, Chad Wade and Jeff Doyle. Jeff had a most unusual round with three birdies, one par and a quaddruple bogey to his credit.

Tomorrow is event two and the completion of the Team Tournament I (team points leaders at the end of the first two events claim the prize). Six hole prizes are set out: long first putts at holes number four, six and eight; and close to the pin shots on holes number three, seven and nine.

Kevin Johnson and the Indiana PGA

Our own Kevin Johnson played in the Indiana PGA event at Broadmoor today. He finished with a 77, tied for 27th out of 92 and in the money. Congrats, Kevin.

Monday Golfing Tip: keep your head down

During yesterday's blowout win by Brian Gay at the Heritage, they showed a clip of Davis Love's swing where he spent what seemed like an long time keeping his head down after finishing his swing. And then he was noted for being one of the best ball strikers on the Tour. Might be some connection there. So, I went out and concentrated on keeping my head down. Guess what? Even with the wet and soggy conditions, I struck the ball surprisingly well. Good tip - keep your head down. We've heard that before and the trick is to go out and do it, over and over and over again.

Sunday Golfers

Tarry and Frank Bratton came out after dinner for a walk around the golf course.

A pair of campers, one from Murray, KY, and the other from Crawfordsville, IN, teeing off on their 18th hole.

A picture of concentration, follow through and maybe a little hope here from the other half of the couple from Murray, KY, here watching her chip on #9 (18th hole).

And the putt from just off the green is on its way.

Course conditions were very soggy from all the morning rains. The skies never did clear though the rains stopped from about three in the afternoon till sometime after dark.

News article for the week

Loogootee Tribune article for the week:

Tyler Kidwell, Jeff Doyle and Jack Nickless Go on Birdie Binge for Scramble Win

The Saturday Morning golf scramble at Lakeview saw the team of Tyler Kidwell, Jeff Doyle and Jack Nickless go on a birdie binge from hole #2 through hole #7 to capture the trophy with a score of 29. Mike Bird, Tracy Rayhill and Bryant Trambaugh had eagle lipouts at #4 and #6 in posting a score of 30 for second place. Mike Kidwell, George Templin, Kevin Byron and Gary Webb came in with a 31 while the team of Junior Byron, Curt Johnson and Jeremy Graber posted a 34.

Senior League Starts

The Seniors started their 2009 league on Thursday, the 16th. Two teams share the lead after the day's play: Ray Shaw and Dave Brown joined Vic Wallace and John Walker at the top by snaring 12 points against their opponents. In Individual competition, new league member Tony Wease fired the low net round of the day at 31 and finds himself at the top of the standings. Dave Brown shot a net 33 while Jack Lents and John Walker shot net 35's to complete the list of players to shoot rounds of net par or better in conditions that were sunny but very soggy from the rains of the past few days. Sharpshooters for the day included Mike Bird, Jack Nickless, Jack Lents and Kenny Hudson.

Tuesday Men's League

The Tuesday Men's League commenced their league play on Tuesday, the 14th, under conditions that were blustery and cold. Because of those conditions, the initial event was declared a 'weather event' which gave the players the option to play anytime during the week. As of this writing, 62 of the 68 players have completed their rounds with Bric Parker and Chad Wade firing net 29's to lead the way. Of those playing, ten others besides Bric and Chad managed rounds of net par or better. Complete results and standings will be posted at the course website, www.golflakeview.com, when players have completed their first round.

Youngsters at Lakeview

Jansen Sherer came out with his dad Mark and is here teeing off at #5.

Dale Yoder brought out his own cheerleading squad, three of his five daughters; the other two were off with their mom at a wedding.