The Crony Golf Association held their inaugural “Crony Cup” on Saturday. The Black team responding to a pep talk they received from Captain Greg May, came out and won the first three best ball matches. They fell short in sweeping all four best ball matches as Doug May and Andrew Lorms, from the Blue team, were able to scratch out a ½ point on the 9th hole. So after the early best ball matches the Black team had a huge 3 ½ to ½ point lead. This was a big statement made by the Black team. They came out and set the tone early and often. It looked like this could get ugly quick.
We are not really sure what happened next. There was no team meeting for the Blue team, no words were spoken. Blue Captain Brad Underwood commented, “As we made the turn down by 3 points, we all knew exactly what had to happen”. Happen it did. The Blue team went out and swept all four of the alternating shot matches. This event can be played for the next 25 years and I promise you, sweeping alternating shot will never be done again.
So as the event headed to the final eight single matches, the Blue team had a slight lead at 4 ½ to 3 ½. The captains both regrouped and blindly threw down their lineups. Underwood surprisingly changed some of his players. “Yes, we had the momentum, but these were all individual matches, and I had ran several different line-ups through the computer, I was much more concerned about who could help the other player in his cart around the course. I guess one could make that argument. However, it is difficult to make the argument for what Greg May did. After getting beat in all four matches, he kept his guys in the same carts and threw down the same lineup. Not sure what comes of this. Will Greg be asked to step aside next year and let say a Jason Diwik or a Ryan Webb take over the reins?
In the first group, Ayers and Underwood tied, while Feller beat Brinkman. This made the event tied 5 to 5. There were six matches still on the course. The Blue team went to win 5 of the remaining 6 matches and tied the Diwik and Budzik match, when Diwik stuck a 3 wood to 3 feet on the 9th hole. Other results were Burkley over Osborn, Tommy Fry over Ryan Webb, Lorms (who went 2-0-1) over D. Fry (who has lost his game), Doug May over Smokin Joe, and Steve Porterfield over Greg May. One has to look at the performance of Andy Lorms and Doug May, who both went 2-0-1 on the day.
A simple recap of how everyone fared is as follows:
Underwood* 1-1-1
Brinkman 1-2
Burkley 2-1
T. Fry 2-1
Lorms 2-0-1
D. May 2-0-1
Porterfield 2-1
KC Budzik 2-1
Feller 1-1-1
Ozzy 1-2
Webb 1-2
D. Fry 1-2
Smokin Joe 1-2
Ayers 0-1-2
Diwik 1-1-1
G. May * 1-2
*denotes Captain
Blue team wins 10 ½ to 5 ½
It was safe to say, that the Cronies are big fans of this format and competition. Sorry to the Crony Wives, but this is going to be an annual event for many years to come. The format is just too good. This year, to say the weather was a bonus is quite an understatement. The Blue team will get the CUP and engrave the winning team members names on it. The Cup will be located at BWW Bethel. Next year, the Black team will be the home team and select the course. The interesting side note to watch this off-season, what does the Black team do to change things. Do they give Greg the permission to carry forward? Do allow him to captain with the ultimatum that this is a must win or he is done? I am not one to want to stir things up, but to me, it is pretty simple……..... One team has heart and the other team is more concerned where their Starbuck’s latte is coming from? Team Blue, stay healthy, stay out of the media, and enjoy the Cup!
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September 27, 2010
August 25, 2010
Shawn Swanson Shoots 36 For Low Gross
Sir Shawn Swanson showed the league that he still is one of the elite players in the CGA. Shawn showed his all around golf skills by putting up a gross 36, net 30. Reports were that Shawn was "just outright really long off the tee" and had his shortgame working on all cylinders. Not many of us will ever shoot even par in the golf league, but not many of us have Shawn's game. Congratulations Shawn! Here is to seeing you out in the CGA more often.
Rob Burkley took the week off and has clinched the CGA Individual Title. I don't think I need to mention again, what a dominating performance Rob put togehter this season.
The "Bug" man helped Chuckie pick up 9 points over Brink Doggie. Smokin was called in for a family emergency and had to go to Hocking Hills. This opened the door for the real Barrett golfer to step in and take Brinkman down. In typical Crony fashion, this led to further discussions at BWWW that Chuckie is stealing a title by having so many Sub Points. Sorry fellas, deal with it! With a win Monday night, Chuckie will tie Them Hate Us as the first team to win back to back titles. By the way, Southie will sub for Shaffer Monday night. Chuckie leads by 13 over Brinkman/Webb and 22.5 over MayKEbel. MayKebel has absolutely no chance, while Webb/Brinkman would have to sweep. Chuckie plays Feller/Fry and Webb/Brinkman play BuBu.
Good luck to all at Black Diamond. The weather should be ideal and we have a full field competing for the title. Brinkman has lined up a couple of women from "The Churnin Butter" strip club that will be stopping by at midnight. These are amish girls that have flown the nest. Should be entertaining!
Rob Burkley took the week off and has clinched the CGA Individual Title. I don't think I need to mention again, what a dominating performance Rob put togehter this season.
The "Bug" man helped Chuckie pick up 9 points over Brink Doggie. Smokin was called in for a family emergency and had to go to Hocking Hills. This opened the door for the real Barrett golfer to step in and take Brinkman down. In typical Crony fashion, this led to further discussions at BWWW that Chuckie is stealing a title by having so many Sub Points. Sorry fellas, deal with it! With a win Monday night, Chuckie will tie Them Hate Us as the first team to win back to back titles. By the way, Southie will sub for Shaffer Monday night. Chuckie leads by 13 over Brinkman/Webb and 22.5 over MayKEbel. MayKebel has absolutely no chance, while Webb/Brinkman would have to sweep. Chuckie plays Feller/Fry and Webb/Brinkman play BuBu.
Good luck to all at Black Diamond. The weather should be ideal and we have a full field competing for the title. Brinkman has lined up a couple of women from "The Churnin Butter" strip club that will be stopping by at midnight. These are amish girls that have flown the nest. Should be entertaining!
August 17, 2010
Tazzmanian Twister Makes Me Dizzy
The Tazzmanian Twister will Make you Dizzy
"Anything you do, I can do Better" That was the message that the Tazzmanian Devil sent to the league when he matched Rob Burkley with a net 28. The Tazzmanian Devil turned in the best round of his CGA career. Afterwards he looked his opponent, Joe Ayers, in the eyes and said "There are a couple of matches I get up for each year, you and Greg May. Joe was left to wonder what he ever did to get on this short list. When word spread to Greg, he was quick to add..... "well misson accomplished because his second best round of his career was against me." Note to self, stay on good terms with the Doctor. Needless to say, the Tazzmanian Twister will make you Dizzy. So what does the Doctor do to celebrate the round of his CGA career? You go to Vegas for Lady GaGa and a pool party......
Week of Monday, August 16th
Cronies getting clearance from their wives for Black Diamond. Cronies adding up points to see where the team race will finish. OSU football tailgates are starting to be discussed. The Crony Cup is highly debated. Handicaps are starting to come down. There is more goose shit on the GCD than there is sand in the bunkers. All signs that the year is quickly coming to an end. Yes, the year is rapidly coming to an end. However, there is a bunch, and I mean, a bunch, of meaningful golf to be played. The season has two weeks left. The team race is as tight as a Millersburg Amish Virgin. Yes, KC, you are in first for a week. Congratulations, now take your bye and see you later. Chuckie holds a slim 4 point lead over Brinkman likes 69. Four points is all that seperates Chuckie from matching Them Hate Us as the only team to repeat. Four points is all that stops Brinkman's dream of having his buddy Webb as his partner. BuBu will slide back, but the interesting fact is that they play Brinkman likes 69 the last week of the season. Chuckie plays Dr. Red Love this coming week followed by Double FFagots the last week. Could this year top last season where the entire league championship was decided on the last nine holes?
The individual title is all but over. Rob Burkley outright dominated this season. Diwik, check the paramutuals. I had Burkley and Chuckie to win. Should Chuckie win..... Let's say I know a thing or two about this league.
Black Diamond is quickly approaching. As of now, we have 17 of 18 players scheduled to appear in the event. It should be a very exciting event. Thankfully, Ryan has volunteered to handle the grill again and John Brinkman will organize the gambling games. Tuesday, August 24th at 12:00 noon the brackets will be announced. If a playin match is needed, it will be played on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday evening. We would invite all league members to come out and support their fellow CGA members. Remember, Scott Schoemer defeated Andy Shaffer in a play in match and went on to win the CGA Match Play Championship. Keep the dream alive.
Crony Cup. September 25th. The lines have been drawn. The course site will be selected in the next few days. The format has been agreed upon. 9 holes of 2 man best ball, 9 holes of true alternating shot, and 9 holes of individual matches. 8 men vs 8 men for a total of 16 points available and 8 1/2 points wins you the Cup.
I know one thing, now is a real good time to find your game. Several Cronies did just that Monday night. Joe Ayers, Rob Burkley, Ryan Webb fired gross 38's and Steve Porterfield added a 39. Not a bad time to be doing that.
August 3, 2010
Burkley Turns In Historical CGA Round
Let's face it, the CGA has had our share of black clouds. Getting swept by Ogier and his team at Champions has to be at the top of the list. Southy knocking Greg off of the bar stool at BWWW might be a close second. Greg and I bickering like two old ladies surely could be added to the list. Our overall speed of play. But for one special night, Rob Burkley, allowed us to forget all of the black clouds. Rob Burkley turned in the most historical round in CGA history by firing a gross 32 for a net 28. We caught up with a jubilated Rob Burkley after the round.
CGA Reporter: Wow, five birdies and a bogey for a record round of 32. Did you watch Stuart Appleby yesterday?
Rob B: Yea, sure I watch the PGA all of the time. I enjoyed seeing a 59 on television but let me tell you, shooting a 32 in the CGA was much more of a thrill.
CGA Reporter: When did you know you were having a special kind of round?
Rob B: It was right after Tommy Fry bummed his 6th cigarette of the round.
CGA Reporter: Hmmm, that is an interesting response. What was the best shot of your round?
Rob B: It was the bomb of a putt I rolled in on 16. I hit my driver into the high grass, hit a sand wedge out to the fairway, then hit another sandwedge on to the green to about 45 feet and rolled it in for par.
CGA Reporter: Did you ever feel pressure from your partner or your opponent?
Rob B: No, not really. My partner was more of an emotional coach than a swing coach. My opponent, Tommy Fry, shot a 60, so it is safe to say I never felt pressure from him at all.
CGA Reporter: You have never won a season title, but did win a major in 2002. As you appear to be in pretty good shape to win the individual season title, where does this round rank in your greatest CGA moments?
Rob B: First off, there is a great deal of golf to be played. But, if I were to be fortunate enough to win this season, this round will be remembered as the round that put in position to win.
CGA Reporter: There are many other media outlets reporting that your round saved the CGA from more bad press with regard to the Underwood/May match. Do you feel you saved the CGA from more embarassment?
Rob B: Those two guys are real characters. But, I guess that is what makes the CGA special. Having played with Underwood on the Rob-N-Wood team, I assure you he is permantly parked inside of Greg's head. What a great move Underwood did by laying up short of Greg's ball on the green and getting the 2 shot penalty (rule 7-c) he was after. From what I heard it really turned the match around. Will he continue to dominate Greg? Who knows? But I am sure glad that I am on the Underwood Crony Cup team come this September.
CGA Reporter: Well, we will let you sign your card and I am sure give your wife a big kiss.
Rob B: Thanks, I appreciate all you do for our league.
Here is a shot by shot recap from Rob on his round:
8/2/2010
no range balls.
nice looking beer cart.
10. D , 7 wood, pitch, put, 4
11, D, 7 wood, 2 put. 4
12. 7 wood, Sandwedge, 2 put 4
13. Beer, D, 7 wood, pitch, put, 4
14, Smoke, iron, bomb put 2
15. Drop kick hook, sand wedge, 8, 2 put, 5
16. perfect into the high high, SW, SW, bomb . 4
17. 7 wood, bomb, O boy, 2
18. perfect, SW, 3 ft. 3 . wow 32
Draw Greg in the pot game for $70.
nice night.
Looking forward to the handicap adjustment.
Chuckie leads by 20 points over BuBu and 21 points over Webb Doggie. Note, that WebbDoggie has had their bye so it is a very tight race. Burkley, who has led wire to wire, had a 17/5 point lead over Brinkman and Ebel, but they have both had their byes. Looks like Burkley might just go wire to wire.
Date to remember : Black Diamond 8/28 Crony Cup 9/25
CGA Reporter: Wow, five birdies and a bogey for a record round of 32. Did you watch Stuart Appleby yesterday?
Rob B: Yea, sure I watch the PGA all of the time. I enjoyed seeing a 59 on television but let me tell you, shooting a 32 in the CGA was much more of a thrill.
CGA Reporter: When did you know you were having a special kind of round?
Rob B: It was right after Tommy Fry bummed his 6th cigarette of the round.
CGA Reporter: Hmmm, that is an interesting response. What was the best shot of your round?
Rob B: It was the bomb of a putt I rolled in on 16. I hit my driver into the high grass, hit a sand wedge out to the fairway, then hit another sandwedge on to the green to about 45 feet and rolled it in for par.
CGA Reporter: Did you ever feel pressure from your partner or your opponent?
Rob B: No, not really. My partner was more of an emotional coach than a swing coach. My opponent, Tommy Fry, shot a 60, so it is safe to say I never felt pressure from him at all.
CGA Reporter: You have never won a season title, but did win a major in 2002. As you appear to be in pretty good shape to win the individual season title, where does this round rank in your greatest CGA moments?
Rob B: First off, there is a great deal of golf to be played. But, if I were to be fortunate enough to win this season, this round will be remembered as the round that put in position to win.
CGA Reporter: There are many other media outlets reporting that your round saved the CGA from more bad press with regard to the Underwood/May match. Do you feel you saved the CGA from more embarassment?
Rob B: Those two guys are real characters. But, I guess that is what makes the CGA special. Having played with Underwood on the Rob-N-Wood team, I assure you he is permantly parked inside of Greg's head. What a great move Underwood did by laying up short of Greg's ball on the green and getting the 2 shot penalty (rule 7-c) he was after. From what I heard it really turned the match around. Will he continue to dominate Greg? Who knows? But I am sure glad that I am on the Underwood Crony Cup team come this September.
CGA Reporter: Well, we will let you sign your card and I am sure give your wife a big kiss.
Rob B: Thanks, I appreciate all you do for our league.
Here is a shot by shot recap from Rob on his round:
8/2/2010
no range balls.
nice looking beer cart.
10. D , 7 wood, pitch, put, 4
11, D, 7 wood, 2 put. 4
12. 7 wood, Sandwedge, 2 put 4
13. Beer, D, 7 wood, pitch, put, 4
14, Smoke, iron, bomb put 2
15. Drop kick hook, sand wedge, 8, 2 put, 5
16. perfect into the high high, SW, SW, bomb . 4
17. 7 wood, bomb, O boy, 2
18. perfect, SW, 3 ft. 3 . wow 32
Draw Greg in the pot game for $70.
nice night.
Looking forward to the handicap adjustment.
Chuckie leads by 20 points over BuBu and 21 points over Webb Doggie. Note, that WebbDoggie has had their bye so it is a very tight race. Burkley, who has led wire to wire, had a 17/5 point lead over Brinkman and Ebel, but they have both had their byes. Looks like Burkley might just go wire to wire.
Date to remember : Black Diamond 8/28 Crony Cup 9/25
July 29, 2010
My Response to Greg's Insults Below
Let me start by stating, "I respect each and everyone of the CGA league members OFF the golf course. I truly look at all of you as good friends.
Unfortunately, ON the golf course I can count on one hand the individual golf games I personally respect. Rob Burkley, Andy Shaffer, and Pete Ebel back in the Undy-Ni-Ebel Days (his game now is questionable at times). I bring this up because I think it is a good time to really take a look at Greg May on the golf course. I never respected his golf game or really anything to do with Greg and Golf. In my mind, he was the guy that the golf manufacturers creamed over. The guy who would replace equipment in his bag on a yearly basis, if not monthly. Honestly, in some respect, it was sad to watch.
Over the history of the league, I still understood, for the most part, I had to take strokes from Greg. In golf league, I was always around an eight (8) and he was always around a four (4). So when I took the shots, it was clear that Greg was a better golfer than Brad Underwood. This was always very difficult for me to handle.
Fast forward to today. On Monday, August, 2nd I will play Greg straight up, as he mentioned, man vs. man. Honestly, I can not comprehend this. This would mean that if I would somehow beat Greg, I and the league will be able to honestly state that Brad Underwood has surpassed Greg May as a golfer. Some of you will see this as a sad day in the CGA. The guy that led us (somewhat) for so many years has completely fallen. How he falls will be intersting to watch. Does he exit with class, such as a Jack Nicklaus, or does he list countless excuses about age, kids, driving to soccer, etc. One can learn a great deal about an individual when they face a crisis in their life.
I support the $5 wagering - and ask for the Cronies to come forward with their wallets. A $5 bet on me supports "Lighten up, Golf League is Supposed to be about having FUN." Side note, All of you on my Ryder Cup Team- you will get your shot to take Greg down on September 25th!! (Brinkman, Porterfield, Doug May, Tazz, Schoemer, Burkley, Budzik, and Tommy Fry) All guys who will get after it in a match-play format. No whiners!
I know one thing, at 5:16 pm Monday night, I will be ready to play Greg May straight up for the right to call themselves a better golfer. Here is to hoping we all get to see the "PENGUIN MARCH" off of the 18th hole!!
Unfortunately, ON the golf course I can count on one hand the individual golf games I personally respect. Rob Burkley, Andy Shaffer, and Pete Ebel back in the Undy-Ni-Ebel Days (his game now is questionable at times). I bring this up because I think it is a good time to really take a look at Greg May on the golf course. I never respected his golf game or really anything to do with Greg and Golf. In my mind, he was the guy that the golf manufacturers creamed over. The guy who would replace equipment in his bag on a yearly basis, if not monthly. Honestly, in some respect, it was sad to watch.
Over the history of the league, I still understood, for the most part, I had to take strokes from Greg. In golf league, I was always around an eight (8) and he was always around a four (4). So when I took the shots, it was clear that Greg was a better golfer than Brad Underwood. This was always very difficult for me to handle.
Fast forward to today. On Monday, August, 2nd I will play Greg straight up, as he mentioned, man vs. man. Honestly, I can not comprehend this. This would mean that if I would somehow beat Greg, I and the league will be able to honestly state that Brad Underwood has surpassed Greg May as a golfer. Some of you will see this as a sad day in the CGA. The guy that led us (somewhat) for so many years has completely fallen. How he falls will be intersting to watch. Does he exit with class, such as a Jack Nicklaus, or does he list countless excuses about age, kids, driving to soccer, etc. One can learn a great deal about an individual when they face a crisis in their life.
I support the $5 wagering - and ask for the Cronies to come forward with their wallets. A $5 bet on me supports "Lighten up, Golf League is Supposed to be about having FUN." Side note, All of you on my Ryder Cup Team- you will get your shot to take Greg down on September 25th!! (Brinkman, Porterfield, Doug May, Tazz, Schoemer, Burkley, Budzik, and Tommy Fry) All guys who will get after it in a match-play format. No whiners!
I know one thing, at 5:16 pm Monday night, I will be ready to play Greg May straight up for the right to call themselves a better golfer. Here is to hoping we all get to see the "PENGUIN MARCH" off of the 18th hole!!
July 14, 2010
Last Place Cork Soakers Sweep Chuckie
"That's why they play the games." The last place team of Cork Soakers swept the first place team of Chuckie West. In fact, Chuckie never even took control of the tee box. It is not like Chuckie played real bad, in fact, Andy Shaffer shot the low gross with a 38, it was more about the solid play from Jason Diwik and Smokin Joe. Diwik, fine tuning his game for his golf trip, shot a 41/34 and Smokin added a 53/38. By the way, I honestly thought Joe was going to have a heart attack on the first hole, that is not trying to be funny at all. Joe, relax, we are just out to have a good time and the golf course can not hear you. Not to get all cliche, but you better bring it every week in the CGA or you will find yourself getting swept and never holding honors on the tee box. The league is that good.
The loss by Chuckie made the team race wide open and very very tight. BuBu and Chuckie play each other next week. Two subs will play each other. However, Budzik and Underwood will play each other on Monday, only it will be at Royal Dornoch. Sorry, you can see where my mind is.
Rob continued his "wire to wire" as he killed Schomer 13 to 2 and Greg lost to Brinkman 12 to 3. Just to go on record, I did pick Burkley to win the individual and Chuckie to win the team. Check the paramutual records on Chatfield.
For the first time in league history (not including majors) the CGA did not tee off from the back tees on a golf hole. The league average was a 4.75, with only one birdie being turned in by Rob Burkley. The league loved the fact that bunkers were brought into play that have never been seen. High handicapers who had the luxury of bailing out short of the bunkers now found themselves in a bunker. Also, if the wind would not have been in our face, some people might have driven the hole. I am out next week, or I would be tempted to try the same thing on #7. It just brings in new strategy and has the hole play so differently for all golfers. Sometimes we will play it from the up tees and sometimes we will not. If the league continues with the positive feedback, we will look at doing this on #7 and maybe even some other blind holes. Personally, I would love the idea that when you get to the course one hole each week is played from a different tee. Would bring a whole new element of strategy to our league. However, some (mainly 1 person) people just do not like change.
Anyway, I am off for a golf trip of a lifetime. Here is the lineup:
Saturday - Elie Golf Club
Sunday - British Open
Monday - Royal Dornoch
Tuesday - Nairn
Wednesday - Castle Stuart
Thursday - Troon
Friday - Turnberry
Saturday - Prestwick
Has the Golf Club of Dublin prepared us for these courses? Has all of the bitching about the rough at GCD prepared us? What will our scores look like compared to the GCD?
The loss by Chuckie made the team race wide open and very very tight. BuBu and Chuckie play each other next week. Two subs will play each other. However, Budzik and Underwood will play each other on Monday, only it will be at Royal Dornoch. Sorry, you can see where my mind is.
Rob continued his "wire to wire" as he killed Schomer 13 to 2 and Greg lost to Brinkman 12 to 3. Just to go on record, I did pick Burkley to win the individual and Chuckie to win the team. Check the paramutual records on Chatfield.
For the first time in league history (not including majors) the CGA did not tee off from the back tees on a golf hole. The league average was a 4.75, with only one birdie being turned in by Rob Burkley. The league loved the fact that bunkers were brought into play that have never been seen. High handicapers who had the luxury of bailing out short of the bunkers now found themselves in a bunker. Also, if the wind would not have been in our face, some people might have driven the hole. I am out next week, or I would be tempted to try the same thing on #7. It just brings in new strategy and has the hole play so differently for all golfers. Sometimes we will play it from the up tees and sometimes we will not. If the league continues with the positive feedback, we will look at doing this on #7 and maybe even some other blind holes. Personally, I would love the idea that when you get to the course one hole each week is played from a different tee. Would bring a whole new element of strategy to our league. However, some (mainly 1 person) people just do not like change.
Anyway, I am off for a golf trip of a lifetime. Here is the lineup:
Saturday - Elie Golf Club
Sunday - British Open
Monday - Royal Dornoch
Tuesday - Nairn
Wednesday - Castle Stuart
Thursday - Troon
Friday - Turnberry
Saturday - Prestwick
Has the Golf Club of Dublin prepared us for these courses? Has all of the bitching about the rough at GCD prepared us? What will our scores look like compared to the GCD?
July 8, 2010
Scores Creep Lower as CGA Just Plays Better
As the CGA passed the half way point, scores began to improve. The league scoring average for week 10 was 46.75 which was down from 47.93 the previous week. The rough remains long but the fairways are starting to show more roll. Or is it the Cronies are starting to understand a little of what is called "course management". I do not have the answers, but the true test will be what happens on Monday as we face the back side where the 47.93 average was shot. Remember, we will play hole #12 from the GREEN tees, so I am sure we will have plenty of eagles and birdies because the GREEN tees are so easy!
Congratulations to Bret Hosket, who recorded the first Eagle of the season. Bret eagled hole 5. The league office has no other notes on the Eagle. Let's pretend he holed out from the greenside bunker.
Low net for the week went to "New Guy" who shot a low net score of 32. After the round, New Guy was feeling real good as he strolled into Bethel. The Cronies ended his jubilation quickly as he was bomb shelled by several Cronies about his pace of play. Insults were fired. Examples were given. Diwik explained that his group played the entire Par 3 eighth hole and "New Guy's" group was not even off of the ninth tee. "New Guy" was told that he should take one practice swing and ideally this one practice swing should be lined up much to the same direction as the actual shot he was about to take. In the end, I pulled "New Guy" aside and explained that we would prefer he not wear pink shirts and keeping your CGA card is a privilege not an entitlement. "New Guy" wrote the league office on Tuesday stating he would do better. Low Net on the Season is still held by Scott Schoemer at net 29.
My pardsy turned in the Low Gross round of the year with a nice even par 36. His round featured a double bogey on 9 coupled with birdies on 6 and 7 when I birdied 8 Chuckie had put together a nice string of 3 birdies in a row as we tried to claw our way back into our match with May K Ebel. Doug May was even par on the 7th tee, thinking his match was over, he went to work on padding his handicap by going six over par over the last three holes. All in all it was a nice match and your leading team of Chuckie was beaten. With Chuckie and BuBu losing the league standings remain very tight. Chuckie has a 22 point over BuBu who has a 9.5 point lead over AyerMayL.
Burkley continues to lead the individual race with a 5 point lead over Greg and a 15 point lead over Ebel. Featured match next week will be the WebbDoggie vs AyerMayL match.
Congratulations to Bret Hosket, who recorded the first Eagle of the season. Bret eagled hole 5. The league office has no other notes on the Eagle. Let's pretend he holed out from the greenside bunker.
Low net for the week went to "New Guy" who shot a low net score of 32. After the round, New Guy was feeling real good as he strolled into Bethel. The Cronies ended his jubilation quickly as he was bomb shelled by several Cronies about his pace of play. Insults were fired. Examples were given. Diwik explained that his group played the entire Par 3 eighth hole and "New Guy's" group was not even off of the ninth tee. "New Guy" was told that he should take one practice swing and ideally this one practice swing should be lined up much to the same direction as the actual shot he was about to take. In the end, I pulled "New Guy" aside and explained that we would prefer he not wear pink shirts and keeping your CGA card is a privilege not an entitlement. "New Guy" wrote the league office on Tuesday stating he would do better. Low Net on the Season is still held by Scott Schoemer at net 29.
My pardsy turned in the Low Gross round of the year with a nice even par 36. His round featured a double bogey on 9 coupled with birdies on 6 and 7 when I birdied 8 Chuckie had put together a nice string of 3 birdies in a row as we tried to claw our way back into our match with May K Ebel. Doug May was even par on the 7th tee, thinking his match was over, he went to work on padding his handicap by going six over par over the last three holes. All in all it was a nice match and your leading team of Chuckie was beaten. With Chuckie and BuBu losing the league standings remain very tight. Chuckie has a 22 point over BuBu who has a 9.5 point lead over AyerMayL.
Burkley continues to lead the individual race with a 5 point lead over Greg and a 15 point lead over Ebel. Featured match next week will be the WebbDoggie vs AyerMayL match.
June 23, 2010
Weeks Like This Are Why We Play the Game......
Wow, what a week in the CGA. Let's start with player of the week Smarty Jones. Smarty has finally embraced golf "technology" and went low, real low. Smarty shot a 39/30 with daddy's driver. That would be a story in itself, but the real story is he used his mothers' irons. Let me type that again, he used his mother's irons, dad's driver and shot a record 39. His partner, Greg May, had this to say, "Smart back then. Brillant now." Learn more by clicking here. Needless to say, Smarty has found his game, but is there enough time for Greg and him to win the league? Tune in on Monday to see a) what clubs Joe brings to the course and b) what does Joe do for an encore?
Let's move on to the man who has won $4,825 in the CGA. For those of you scoring at home, his name would be Pete Ebel and that is $1,600 over 2nd place KC Budzik. I happened to be playing in the group in front of Pete. My group was getting ready to putt on the third green when out of no where we heard a loud thud. A golf ball had hit a condo roof on the right. Moments later, we heard a very upset male over 50 scream out "Why don't you Fucking Yell Fore" as he threw the ball back over the creek and into the fairway." Note to dude: Why would we yell fore? What is the condo going to do, move out of the way? The best part of the whole story is that Peter has requested the rules committee to research why he could not have played the ball with no penalty from the fairway. The rules committee did research it and because the ball came to rest out of bounds the ball is out of play. Please correct me if I am wrong, but if the guy caught the ball on the fly off of the roof and in one motion as he was yelling "Why don't you Fucking Yell Fore" than I personally would have allowed Peter to play it where the ball lied with absolutely no penalty.
You want more? We had a player kill a bird driving to the course. We had a conflict between two players over the "5 minute rule". The league office will research the conflict from a "rules" standpoint so we can educate the league on when a "provisional" can be disregarded. This rules education you receive is built into your league fees. One other point, the "5 minute" rule has been called in our league. One nameless crony stated "I am going purchase a stop watch and you can bet the house on it, I will be using it every week." Needless to say, it was a grand evening in the CGA. Weeks like this are why we play the game.
Speaking of game, the team race is really starting to bunch up. This Monday will be our last week of the first half. George Brett will take a bye. Chuckie has a 14 point lead over BuBu who is sitting one point over the hottest team in the league WebbDog69. WebbDog69 has been quitely moving up the leaderboard and getting solid play all around. Webb shot a 37 and his partner Brinkman shot a 38. If they keep this up they will be too much in the second half. Look for a great match Monday night as BuBu plays WebbDog69. Who do you want to get knocked off Monday? I think we need to slow the hot team down a bit and Budzik with his inflated 10 handicap might just be the man to get the job done. There is a bunch of golf left to be played and there are other teams that can play there way back into this. Have I mentioned that Smarty is coming hard on the outside? If they turn in another solid week, the league office will be calling Jane and will put an end to this "loaning" of clubs.
Individually, Burkley remains on top as he is trying to be the first golfer ever in the history of the CGA to lead wire to wire. There, the golf gods can take it from there. Greg May is second, followed by Hosket (bye this week) and then the two clowns from WebbDog69.
In other league news, the league office called for a mid season vote. This in it's self is newsworthy. I can not recall the last time the league had a mid-season vote on any issue. The league voted 8 to 4 to remain on the back tees for the remainder of the season. Gentlemen, the league has spoken, we will finish the season at the Golf Club of Dublin. We will finish the season on the back tees. We will continue to lose balls in the rough. We will continue to take 3 hours to play nine holes. It is who we are. Be proud of who we are.
Let's move on to the man who has won $4,825 in the CGA. For those of you scoring at home, his name would be Pete Ebel and that is $1,600 over 2nd place KC Budzik. I happened to be playing in the group in front of Pete. My group was getting ready to putt on the third green when out of no where we heard a loud thud. A golf ball had hit a condo roof on the right. Moments later, we heard a very upset male over 50 scream out "Why don't you Fucking Yell Fore" as he threw the ball back over the creek and into the fairway." Note to dude: Why would we yell fore? What is the condo going to do, move out of the way? The best part of the whole story is that Peter has requested the rules committee to research why he could not have played the ball with no penalty from the fairway. The rules committee did research it and because the ball came to rest out of bounds the ball is out of play. Please correct me if I am wrong, but if the guy caught the ball on the fly off of the roof and in one motion as he was yelling "Why don't you Fucking Yell Fore" than I personally would have allowed Peter to play it where the ball lied with absolutely no penalty.
You want more? We had a player kill a bird driving to the course. We had a conflict between two players over the "5 minute rule". The league office will research the conflict from a "rules" standpoint so we can educate the league on when a "provisional" can be disregarded. This rules education you receive is built into your league fees. One other point, the "5 minute" rule has been called in our league. One nameless crony stated "I am going purchase a stop watch and you can bet the house on it, I will be using it every week." Needless to say, it was a grand evening in the CGA. Weeks like this are why we play the game.
Speaking of game, the team race is really starting to bunch up. This Monday will be our last week of the first half. George Brett will take a bye. Chuckie has a 14 point lead over BuBu who is sitting one point over the hottest team in the league WebbDog69. WebbDog69 has been quitely moving up the leaderboard and getting solid play all around. Webb shot a 37 and his partner Brinkman shot a 38. If they keep this up they will be too much in the second half. Look for a great match Monday night as BuBu plays WebbDog69. Who do you want to get knocked off Monday? I think we need to slow the hot team down a bit and Budzik with his inflated 10 handicap might just be the man to get the job done. There is a bunch of golf left to be played and there are other teams that can play there way back into this. Have I mentioned that Smarty is coming hard on the outside? If they turn in another solid week, the league office will be calling Jane and will put an end to this "loaning" of clubs.
Individually, Burkley remains on top as he is trying to be the first golfer ever in the history of the CGA to lead wire to wire. There, the golf gods can take it from there. Greg May is second, followed by Hosket (bye this week) and then the two clowns from WebbDog69.
In other league news, the league office called for a mid season vote. This in it's self is newsworthy. I can not recall the last time the league had a mid-season vote on any issue. The league voted 8 to 4 to remain on the back tees for the remainder of the season. Gentlemen, the league has spoken, we will finish the season at the Golf Club of Dublin. We will finish the season on the back tees. We will continue to lose balls in the rough. We will continue to take 3 hours to play nine holes. It is who we are. Be proud of who we are.
June 17, 2010
Rough and Whining at an All Time High in the CGA
My three week suspension from posting on the site has finally lapsed and I do apologize for not posting. The suspension of my blog was because Greg May edited my last update. I understand that my grammar is not exactly up to the liking of Greg, but if he edits my work, I will again go on another delay of any blogging.
What a great time to be a CGA golf fan! I have been fortunate enough to be on vacation the past two years at this time. There is no better time to be on vacation than when the US Open is being played. I love the fact that the Open is all about seeing who can shoot even par over four days. Personally, on a side note, I think Phil will win his first ever US Open Championship. Certainly, watching the best golfers in the world compete on a course that is set up as the most difficult they will face all year brings about great entertainment. To me, getting beat up by a golf course is what golf is all about. A difficult course is what makes the game great.
To me, the definition of golf is "a game that brings out friendship and competition". We are really lucky to have a league that builds our friendship as well allows us to bring about some competition. Some leagues around town just show up and play golf with whoever is on the first tee when they arrive. They do not keep teams or track standings or anything like that. I sure hope we will continue to keep the competition element in our league. From what I was hearing, some of you would rather we stop keeping standings and eliminate the competition from the league. Sure hope not, as we have an exciting season taking fold right before our very eyes.
As we head to the half way point in our season, we have a great leaderboard with some great stories developing. BuBU is in the lead by 8.5 points but will lose that lead this week as they are forced to take a bye. Defending Champs, Chuckie West will take the lead back over as they will battle Dr. Red Love who is in tied in third with Webbie Doggie 74. Dr. Red Love still has a bye on the last week of the first half, so one can assume that at the half way point, BuBu, Chuckie, and WebbieDoggie all will be somewhere near the top of the team standings. WebbieDoggie has been making a late charge and continues to play the best golf in the league. One would think this might be due to the fact that we have played the front side so many times where the Tunnels of Love are positioned. One would have to think that WebbieDoggie will not have the stamina to hold in the dog days of August. BuBu has been carried by the stellar play of Rob Burkley. If they are going to contend, they are going to have to get some form of play out of KC Budzik. The team race is sure to bring about more excitement as we head into the second half of the season.
The individual standings are just as exciting. Rob Burkley has a 3.5 point lead over Greg May, however Burkley will lose his lead this week as he is on a bye. Greg May will hold an edge over Brinkman, followed by Underwood and Hosket. As we have always said, "Hang around in June and July and win the title in the dog days of August",
This past week brought about some great golf. Steve Porterfield turned in a nice 40/34 as he received a gift "59" from Hosket. Jason Diwik shot a 44 to take down your individual leader, Rob Burkley by a score of 11.5 to 3.5. WebbDoggie swept Doug May and Pete Ebel as they continue their climb up the team standings. I was not at the course, but it sure looked like it must have been a great nice to be challenged at the GCD.
The course as always this time of year is drying out and players have to keep the ball in the short stuff. Let me tell you a secret, your golf ball will run farther as the course continues to dry out, and here is the real secret, if you do not hit it straight it will run farther into the longer grass, here on called "rough". Lastly, let me tell you the real secret, you do not have to hit the longest club in your bag. You are allowed under the rules of golf to hit a shorter club, even one with a #5 on it, off of the tee. The course is giving us a great challenge right now and that is what I find great about the great game of golf. You can learn a great deal about a person when they are challenged. Do they blame it on the course? Do they continue to bang the long club into the "rough" time after time? Do they rise up and make adjustments to their game? Do they wine to anyone that will wine with them? Do they want to change the rules of the game?
I received word that some of you were upset about the "rough" and the GCD golf course. The fact is that we can not change courses during the season. So, we will continue to play the rest of the year at the GCD. If all of you want, we can vote on changing to the white or red tees for the second half. I do think we should be on the white tees. However, I was always taught you tough out the game and finish what you started and never change the rules in the middle of the game. That was taught to me by my father, thanks, Dad and happy fathers day! I will take a vote at BWWW Monday night if you want to move to white tees for the 2nd half of this season. Must be present to vote and if 75% want to move tees we will change tees starting with the first week of the 2nd half (believe 2nd half starts July 5th)
Anyway, whoever wants to move us to another course next year, is more than welcome to do so. I am just one vote and would happily follow the league to another course. I will be done with my two year assignment as Commish and will gladly hand over the reigns to whoever wants the job. As I mentioned, we are finishing out at GCD, so I would suggest, you all stop whining, step up and be a man and play better golf. Put away the driver, hit a 5# iron and let the ball run down the middle of the fairway. Help spot each other when a ball goes off the fairway. Or I guess, you could stay home and whine to your wife that the GCD is a horrible unfair course. Or we could move to Wilson Road or for that matter we could move to a bowling league. I know the guy that runs Sawmill and he could set us up with Bumpers and that way we will always keep the ball straight. Just sayin.
Enjoy the Open, golf is a great game that is best when the rough is thick and the course is stepping up to bite you. Where have I heard that?
What a great time to be a CGA golf fan! I have been fortunate enough to be on vacation the past two years at this time. There is no better time to be on vacation than when the US Open is being played. I love the fact that the Open is all about seeing who can shoot even par over four days. Personally, on a side note, I think Phil will win his first ever US Open Championship. Certainly, watching the best golfers in the world compete on a course that is set up as the most difficult they will face all year brings about great entertainment. To me, getting beat up by a golf course is what golf is all about. A difficult course is what makes the game great.
To me, the definition of golf is "a game that brings out friendship and competition". We are really lucky to have a league that builds our friendship as well allows us to bring about some competition. Some leagues around town just show up and play golf with whoever is on the first tee when they arrive. They do not keep teams or track standings or anything like that. I sure hope we will continue to keep the competition element in our league. From what I was hearing, some of you would rather we stop keeping standings and eliminate the competition from the league. Sure hope not, as we have an exciting season taking fold right before our very eyes.
As we head to the half way point in our season, we have a great leaderboard with some great stories developing. BuBU is in the lead by 8.5 points but will lose that lead this week as they are forced to take a bye. Defending Champs, Chuckie West will take the lead back over as they will battle Dr. Red Love who is in tied in third with Webbie Doggie 74. Dr. Red Love still has a bye on the last week of the first half, so one can assume that at the half way point, BuBu, Chuckie, and WebbieDoggie all will be somewhere near the top of the team standings. WebbieDoggie has been making a late charge and continues to play the best golf in the league. One would think this might be due to the fact that we have played the front side so many times where the Tunnels of Love are positioned. One would have to think that WebbieDoggie will not have the stamina to hold in the dog days of August. BuBu has been carried by the stellar play of Rob Burkley. If they are going to contend, they are going to have to get some form of play out of KC Budzik. The team race is sure to bring about more excitement as we head into the second half of the season.
The individual standings are just as exciting. Rob Burkley has a 3.5 point lead over Greg May, however Burkley will lose his lead this week as he is on a bye. Greg May will hold an edge over Brinkman, followed by Underwood and Hosket. As we have always said, "Hang around in June and July and win the title in the dog days of August",
This past week brought about some great golf. Steve Porterfield turned in a nice 40/34 as he received a gift "59" from Hosket. Jason Diwik shot a 44 to take down your individual leader, Rob Burkley by a score of 11.5 to 3.5. WebbDoggie swept Doug May and Pete Ebel as they continue their climb up the team standings. I was not at the course, but it sure looked like it must have been a great nice to be challenged at the GCD.
The course as always this time of year is drying out and players have to keep the ball in the short stuff. Let me tell you a secret, your golf ball will run farther as the course continues to dry out, and here is the real secret, if you do not hit it straight it will run farther into the longer grass, here on called "rough". Lastly, let me tell you the real secret, you do not have to hit the longest club in your bag. You are allowed under the rules of golf to hit a shorter club, even one with a #5 on it, off of the tee. The course is giving us a great challenge right now and that is what I find great about the great game of golf. You can learn a great deal about a person when they are challenged. Do they blame it on the course? Do they continue to bang the long club into the "rough" time after time? Do they rise up and make adjustments to their game? Do they wine to anyone that will wine with them? Do they want to change the rules of the game?
I received word that some of you were upset about the "rough" and the GCD golf course. The fact is that we can not change courses during the season. So, we will continue to play the rest of the year at the GCD. If all of you want, we can vote on changing to the white or red tees for the second half. I do think we should be on the white tees. However, I was always taught you tough out the game and finish what you started and never change the rules in the middle of the game. That was taught to me by my father, thanks, Dad and happy fathers day! I will take a vote at BWWW Monday night if you want to move to white tees for the 2nd half of this season. Must be present to vote and if 75% want to move tees we will change tees starting with the first week of the 2nd half (believe 2nd half starts July 5th)
Anyway, whoever wants to move us to another course next year, is more than welcome to do so. I am just one vote and would happily follow the league to another course. I will be done with my two year assignment as Commish and will gladly hand over the reigns to whoever wants the job. As I mentioned, we are finishing out at GCD, so I would suggest, you all stop whining, step up and be a man and play better golf. Put away the driver, hit a 5# iron and let the ball run down the middle of the fairway. Help spot each other when a ball goes off the fairway. Or I guess, you could stay home and whine to your wife that the GCD is a horrible unfair course. Or we could move to Wilson Road or for that matter we could move to a bowling league. I know the guy that runs Sawmill and he could set us up with Bumpers and that way we will always keep the ball straight. Just sayin.
Enjoy the Open, golf is a great game that is best when the rough is thick and the course is stepping up to bite you. Where have I heard that?
May 12, 2010
幼稚園で出張体操 Scott Schoemer 教室を始めた
女子中学生が首つり自殺か 東京都文京区のトイレで
１２日午前１１時４０分ごろ、東京都文京区向丘の公衆トイレで、制服姿の少女が首をつっているのを清掃作業員の男性が見つけ、１１０番した。少女は同日午後、搬送先の病院で死亡が確認された。
警視庁駒込署によると、同区内の中学校 Scott Schoemer に通う１５歳とみられ、所持品に遺書などはなかった。身元の確認を急ぐとともに、自殺の可能性があるとみて調べている。
少女はトイレの女性用個室内で、Doctor Tzagournis 扉の内側のフックにひもをかけて首をつっていた。足は床についた状態だった。
現場は、東京メトロ南北線本駒込駅のメートル南にある住宅Chuckie West や寺院が立ち並ぶ
香住Ｂ＆Ｇ海洋センター（同町香住区境）が本年度、John "BrinkDoggie 69" Brinkman 兵庫県香住区内の幼稚園で出張体操教室を始めた。教室では同センターが推進する幼児の運動能力育成プログラムを実施。園児らに体を動かす楽しさを体験させ、運動への関心を高めることを目指す。
Greg May 器 Joe Ayers 同センターは、これまで町内の５歳児を対象に器械体操の要素や音楽を使ったリズムの学習などで、幼児期に発達する運動能力を育てながら運動の習慣化を促す「Ｂ＆Ｇ幼児運動プログラム」を活用した体操教室を展開しており、全国でも数少ないモデルセンターの一つとなっている
１２日午前１１時４０分ごろ、東京都文京区向丘の公衆トイレで、制服姿の少女が首をつっているのを清掃作業員の男性が見つけ、１１０番した。少女は同日午後、搬送先の病院で死亡が確認された。
警視庁駒込署によると、同区内の中学校 Scott Schoemer に通う１５歳とみられ、所持品に遺書などはなかった。身元の確認を急ぐとともに、自殺の可能性があるとみて調べている。
少女はトイレの女性用個室内で、Doctor Tzagournis 扉の内側のフックにひもをかけて首をつっていた。足は床についた状態だった。
現場は、東京メトロ南北線本駒込駅のメートル南にある住宅Chuckie West や寺院が立ち並ぶ
香住Ｂ＆Ｇ海洋センター（同町香住区境）が本年度、John "BrinkDoggie 69" Brinkman 兵庫県香住区内の幼稚園で出張体操教室を始めた。教室では同センターが推進する幼児の運動能力育成プログラムを実施。園児らに体を動かす楽しさを体験させ、運動への関心を高めることを目指す。
Greg May 器 Joe Ayers 同センターは、これまで町内の５歳児を対象に器械体操の要素や音楽を使ったリズムの学習などで、幼児期に発達する運動能力を育てながら運動の習慣化を促す「Ｂ＆Ｇ幼児運動プログラム」を活用した体操教室を展開しており、全国でも数少ないモデルセンターの一つとなっている
May 5, 2010
League Settles Back into Normal Routine
The CGA played the back nine for the first time this season and things seemed to get back to normal. Smokin lost his 8 iron, the house in the Slice zone off of 11 tee was hit four times, no one tipped the guy who cleans your clubs, Webb snuck a twelve pack onto the course in his bag, the pot game was light money, the waiter at B-Dubs got a 11% tip. Yea, things were back to normal CGA life and it felt good.
Rob Burkley easily won B-Dubs Player of the Week by posting a 42/38 as he dismantled Porterfield 46/43. Doug May 44/39 rebounded from his tough opening week to defeat Bret Hosket 47/41. Greg May took down his "vegas partner for life" Ryan Webb in a close match, but one that ended up with Greg winning 11 to 4.Burkley holds a slight lead early over Greg May and myself in the individual race.
Chuckie used another sub to extend their early lead to 12.50 points. Just a friendly reminder, there is no 1st half/2nd half this season. We voted to pay more for the season. You can see the payouts on the web-site. Chuckie has used the subs so well this year, that next week, Shaffe and I are going to both sit out. In fact, we are discussing the possibility of just letting subs play for us all year. For the week, there were big wins by Chuckie, BuBu, and May K'Ebel.
I will be out next week and Greg May is on a bye. Doug May has volunteered to step in as Asst. Asst. Commish. Please still turn in subs to Greg as he will get the scorecards to Doug to take to the course. Brinkman and Webb: please behave while Daddy is out of town.
Rob Burkley easily won B-Dubs Player of the Week by posting a 42/38 as he dismantled Porterfield 46/43. Doug May 44/39 rebounded from his tough opening week to defeat Bret Hosket 47/41. Greg May took down his "vegas partner for life" Ryan Webb in a close match, but one that ended up with Greg winning 11 to 4.Burkley holds a slight lead early over Greg May and myself in the individual race.
Chuckie used another sub to extend their early lead to 12.50 points. Just a friendly reminder, there is no 1st half/2nd half this season. We voted to pay more for the season. You can see the payouts on the web-site. Chuckie has used the subs so well this year, that next week, Shaffe and I are going to both sit out. In fact, we are discussing the possibility of just letting subs play for us all year. For the week, there were big wins by Chuckie, BuBu, and May K'Ebel.
I will be out next week and Greg May is on a bye. Doug May has volunteered to step in as Asst. Asst. Commish. Please still turn in subs to Greg as he will get the scorecards to Doug to take to the course. Brinkman and Webb: please behave while Daddy is out of town.
April 29, 2010
Clouds Part and Sun Shines on the CGA for Opening Day
Heavy rain hit Columbus on this past Monday, which normally would be fine, however this was Opening Day in the CGA. The past three or four Mondays had been really nice, actually perfect golf weather, so you can imagine the shock that was circling through Crony Nation. The league office was very busy all morning basically handling the same call/text/email: "It does not look good, however, the league office will make an announcement at 3:00 pm."
The rain slowed and the Cronies headed to the course. Warming up on the range the wind was at an all time high even for GCD. Jay Feller hit the ceremonial first tee shot as the 2009 CGA League Champion and the 2010 CGA season was underway. By the way, 2010 marks the 10th year of the league. The rain and the
clouds parted, moved out, and low and behold the sun came out. One crony even muttered, "the sun always seems to shine on the Cronies, somehow, someway".
Chuckie West, showing you don't have to use Dan Freiburger, used sub Brett Southworth to roll to a 33.50 to 11.50 victory over May K'Ebel. Brett shot the low round of the week which was a 40/net 36. The round brought back a bunch of great Happy Days memories. I told myself I would let this go and not stoop to this level, but I just can not help it...... Brad Underwood putted three putts that were inside the leather. The three putts measured out at 8.2", 7.4" and 6.1". It just seemed to me that Doug May was taking his driver frustrations out on me. It really did not bother me, it was more of me being embarrassed for Doug. Anyway, as I stated, I really did not want to bring this up, so let's just move on. You can do it Doug. Just say the words "that is good". Practice them at home in front of the mirror or Sarah can help you. Sorry, there I go again.
Dr. Red Love turned in a nice performance by defeating Double F'in Trouble. Hosket took down the 2009 CGA Champion, Jay Feller, by a score of 12 to 3. Tough start for Jay, who was playing with that dazzling 4 handicap. Let's hope Jay is not still living the dream of 2009 because defending titles in the CGA is like going to bible study drunk - very difficult to accomplish.
BuBu and AyerMayL turned in probably the best golf of any foursome. Rob Burkley shot a 44 to defeat Joe Ayers and Greg May turned in an impressive 42/net 38. Greg's round earned him CGA Player of the Week honors, which is now voted on by you the people.
In the final match, Cork Soakers defeated Shankaportamus in a tight match. I am not sure who won the pace of play battle between partners Jason Diwik and Smokin Joe, but Diwik had a very nice round of 46/net 39. Not sure you will see many of these rounds later in the year as Smokin starts to win the battle and slows the pace of play down to a crawl. Joe, remember you are only as good as all of the golf accessories you bring to the green. Steve Porterfield continued his consistent play in the CGA shooting a 42/39 and actually tied Jason 7.50 to 7.50. That one had to be the most exciting match of the evening. Their partners turned in an equally exciting match as Schoemer and Smokin battled to both shoot 59's. Scheomer won this slugfest 9 to 6.
Webbdog55 was on a bye but showed up to fine tune their gambling skills. Webb took $73 from Brink Doggie to get the year off to a nice start. Brinks, as I have told you many times, never bet Webb on the front side where the tunnels are located. Bet him on the back side only.
Birdies were had by Jason Diwik, Rob Burkley, Steve Porterfield, and Bret Hosket.
Most Pars were made by Brett Southworth (5)
Matches for next week :
5:00 pm May K'Ebel vs. Dr. Red Love
5:08 pm BuBu vs. Shankaportamus
5:16 pm Cork Soakers vs. Chuckie West
5:24 pm WebbDog55 vs. AyerMayL
Bye: Double F'in Trouble
Touch 'Em All Tournament: Saturday, May 22nd
The rain slowed and the Cronies headed to the course. Warming up on the range the wind was at an all time high even for GCD. Jay Feller hit the ceremonial first tee shot as the 2009 CGA League Champion and the 2010 CGA season was underway. By the way, 2010 marks the 10th year of the league. The rain and the
clouds parted, moved out, and low and behold the sun came out. One crony even muttered, "the sun always seems to shine on the Cronies, somehow, someway".
Chuckie West, showing you don't have to use Dan Freiburger, used sub Brett Southworth to roll to a 33.50 to 11.50 victory over May K'Ebel. Brett shot the low round of the week which was a 40/net 36. The round brought back a bunch of great Happy Days memories. I told myself I would let this go and not stoop to this level, but I just can not help it...... Brad Underwood putted three putts that were inside the leather. The three putts measured out at 8.2", 7.4" and 6.1". It just seemed to me that Doug May was taking his driver frustrations out on me. It really did not bother me, it was more of me being embarrassed for Doug. Anyway, as I stated, I really did not want to bring this up, so let's just move on. You can do it Doug. Just say the words "that is good". Practice them at home in front of the mirror or Sarah can help you. Sorry, there I go again.
Dr. Red Love turned in a nice performance by defeating Double F'in Trouble. Hosket took down the 2009 CGA Champion, Jay Feller, by a score of 12 to 3. Tough start for Jay, who was playing with that dazzling 4 handicap. Let's hope Jay is not still living the dream of 2009 because defending titles in the CGA is like going to bible study drunk - very difficult to accomplish.
BuBu and AyerMayL turned in probably the best golf of any foursome. Rob Burkley shot a 44 to defeat Joe Ayers and Greg May turned in an impressive 42/net 38. Greg's round earned him CGA Player of the Week honors, which is now voted on by you the people.
In the final match, Cork Soakers defeated Shankaportamus in a tight match. I am not sure who won the pace of play battle between partners Jason Diwik and Smokin Joe, but Diwik had a very nice round of 46/net 39. Not sure you will see many of these rounds later in the year as Smokin starts to win the battle and slows the pace of play down to a crawl. Joe, remember you are only as good as all of the golf accessories you bring to the green. Steve Porterfield continued his consistent play in the CGA shooting a 42/39 and actually tied Jason 7.50 to 7.50. That one had to be the most exciting match of the evening. Their partners turned in an equally exciting match as Schoemer and Smokin battled to both shoot 59's. Scheomer won this slugfest 9 to 6.
Webbdog55 was on a bye but showed up to fine tune their gambling skills. Webb took $73 from Brink Doggie to get the year off to a nice start. Brinks, as I have told you many times, never bet Webb on the front side where the tunnels are located. Bet him on the back side only.
Birdies were had by Jason Diwik, Rob Burkley, Steve Porterfield, and Bret Hosket.
Most Pars were made by Brett Southworth (5)
Matches for next week :
5:00 pm May K'Ebel vs. Dr. Red Love
5:08 pm BuBu vs. Shankaportamus
5:16 pm Cork Soakers vs. Chuckie West
5:24 pm WebbDog55 vs. AyerMayL
Bye: Double F'in Trouble
Touch 'Em All Tournament: Saturday, May 22nd
April 20, 2010
Opening Day Just Around the Corner
There are some things in life that you just look forward to.... a wedding anniversary, a day at the beach, a big OSU game with a Webbie Tailgate, a family birthday party, but let's be real, there is nothing quite like Opening Day in the CGA. It is the time of the year when you actually still respect your partner. It is the time when everyone believes they can compete in the CGA. It is a time to get to know your partner. Does he like to drive, does he hit a falice (combination of a fade and slice), what kind of beer does he drink, does he really play this slow, all those important aspects of your season begin to take form.
Starting a new tradition... The past Individual Champion (Jay Feller) will hit a ceremonial first ball to start the season. We encourage all league members to support Jay as he kicks off our season. This will take place
promptly at 5:00 pm, followed by the following tee times:
5:00 pm BuBu vs. AyerMayL
5:08 pm May K'Ebel vs. Chuckie West
5:16 pm Cork Soakers vs. Shankaportamus
5:24 pm Double F'n Trouble vs. Dr. Red Love
BYE: WebbDog55
Guys, WE WILL HAVE Paramutual Wagering again this year. However, you must bring cash or a check made out to CGA to wager. Jason Diwik will be at the golf course by 4:30 pm to take wagers. Again, Paramutual wagering is open for the season, but must be prepaid with Jason before the matches Monday night.
Other News to note :
Tartan East has agreed to host our first major of the season. AGAIN, THE MAJOR IS SATURDAY, MAY 22ND AT 9:15 AM.
We are not playing Memorial Day this year. There will be a 9 hole Pot game for those that like Pot games. If you are not playing on Memorial Day, please tell your wife that you feel like spending Memorial Day is more important so you are skipping golf league. That way, the rest of us, can act like we have normal golf league and not have to sacrifice a "chip" to play golf.
Well, I would like to close by wishing each and every one of you good luck this season. As the years roll by the friendship grows stronger and stronger. I do promise you this: Chuckie West will be tough to stop going back to back.
Starting a new tradition... The past Individual Champion (Jay Feller) will hit a ceremonial first ball to start the season. We encourage all league members to support Jay as he kicks off our season. This will take place
promptly at 5:00 pm, followed by the following tee times:
5:00 pm BuBu vs. AyerMayL
5:08 pm May K'Ebel vs. Chuckie West
5:16 pm Cork Soakers vs. Shankaportamus
5:24 pm Double F'n Trouble vs. Dr. Red Love
BYE: WebbDog55
Guys, WE WILL HAVE Paramutual Wagering again this year. However, you must bring cash or a check made out to CGA to wager. Jason Diwik will be at the golf course by 4:30 pm to take wagers. Again, Paramutual wagering is open for the season, but must be prepaid with Jason before the matches Monday night.
Other News to note :
Tartan East has agreed to host our first major of the season. AGAIN, THE MAJOR IS SATURDAY, MAY 22ND AT 9:15 AM.
We are not playing Memorial Day this year. There will be a 9 hole Pot game for those that like Pot games. If you are not playing on Memorial Day, please tell your wife that you feel like spending Memorial Day is more important so you are skipping golf league. That way, the rest of us, can act like we have normal golf league and not have to sacrifice a "chip" to play golf.
Well, I would like to close by wishing each and every one of you good luck this season. As the years roll by the friendship grows stronger and stronger. I do promise you this: Chuckie West will be tough to stop going back to back.
October 12, 2009
Feller and Chuckie West Claim Titles
The CGA closed the season by playing 18 holes on Labor Day. The holiday brought ideal golfing weather and the cronies always seem to enjoy celebrating a holiday on the course. Not saying the wives agreed with the holiday golf, but for the record all but one player was present and ready to go.
I have always admired writers who cover sporting events and how they are able to meet deadline literaly as a game ends. I could have rushed a final edition of the Over/Undy and sent it out on the Tuesday after the league ended. However, I decided it was best to let things sit.
It was very clear what Jay Feller needed to do to win his first league title. Beat Joe Ayers. Jay did just that as he went out and shot a 38 to defeat Joe 11.5 to 3.5
This league has and in my opinion, might never see a better performance than what Jay Feller turned in this season. I think all of you will agree if you say this next statement outloud..... ready.... On June 15, 2009 Jay Feller went to the first tee as a 10 handicap. He left the 18th green on Labor Day as a 4 handicapper. There clearly was no better golf turned in then how Jay finished the season. Simply put he beat everyone by improving his play. What a novel idea. So what can we learn from Jay? Hit the tee ball in the fairway. Congratulations Jay! The Wall of Fame has been updated. It is always nice to see a new name added to the Wall of Fame. Jay also defeated Andy Shaffer by $175 CGA dollars to earn the money title for the year.
The team title was a wee bit more confusing. There were a handful of teams that n jucontrolled their fate. With Jay Feller winning, causing Porta Joe's to lose, things were bunching up and giving teams life at the turn. On the first nine holes, Bud-E-bel defeated Chuckie West, with Ebel winning 8 to 7 over Shaffer and Budzik crushing Underwood 11.5 to 3.5 giving Bud-E-bel a legitimate shot. At the turn Chuckie West went to the beer and headed out to take on league leading Porta-Joe's with the attitude of playing spoiler. Underwood turned in a personal best nine holes of 39 and Shaffer shot a 38 to slip past Porta Joe's by 2.5 points in the standings. The match was tight with several key shots, but none larger than the chip in from off the gree on #6 by Underwood. "I can play in this league until I am 75 years old (if Greg let's me) and I doubt I will ever have a bigger birdie" stated Underwood as champagne was poured on his head. After running the numbers several times by the 18th green Chuckie was confident that they had surpased the leaders and understood they still would need help. The help they needed was to come from none other than the team of WebBull who was playing Bud-E-bel. If you had to ask me what one team would I not want playing a role in our team title, WebBull probably would be at the top of the list. For some reason, or sevral reasons there was some bad blood between Chuckie West and WebBull during the season. I will leave that for another blog. We found WebBull and Bud-E-bel on the par 3 17th hole. There was an intense search going on for lost balls. At one time I counted seven people looking for two golf balls. The league followed the intense match to it's conclusion where WebBull went on to defeat Bud-E-Bel 33 to 12 which was enough to declare Chuckie West CGA Champions. When the final standings were posted later that ngiht at BWWW it was the first time Chuckie West had been in first place all season. It was Underwood's third team title and Shaffer's second to go with one Individual. Rumors had it that Chuckie was thrilled down south and sent several clips to show his enthusiasm for the title.
All in all, another golf season in the books. I will send out some type of end of the year monkey survey to gather feedback. We will be having an annual team Ryder Cup event each year. After watching the Presidents Cup this weekend, it is very clear that Team Golf and Match Play golf need to be played in the CGA. It will be a one day local 27 hole competition with Greg May and I being captains. Old School Commish vs New School Commish. More details to follow with the first CGA Cup up for grabs in late June or the middle of July.
As for me, I committed to two years as your commish and I am willing to stay on for one more year. Shaffer and I will set the year end party for this fall. Probably at Johnny's on Glenn Avenue. Draft Party in February. Halloween Party - possibly, I will make a call this week.
I have always admired writers who cover sporting events and how they are able to meet deadline literaly as a game ends. I could have rushed a final edition of the Over/Undy and sent it out on the Tuesday after the league ended. However, I decided it was best to let things sit.
It was very clear what Jay Feller needed to do to win his first league title. Beat Joe Ayers. Jay did just that as he went out and shot a 38 to defeat Joe 11.5 to 3.5
This league has and in my opinion, might never see a better performance than what Jay Feller turned in this season. I think all of you will agree if you say this next statement outloud..... ready.... On June 15, 2009 Jay Feller went to the first tee as a 10 handicap. He left the 18th green on Labor Day as a 4 handicapper. There clearly was no better golf turned in then how Jay finished the season. Simply put he beat everyone by improving his play. What a novel idea. So what can we learn from Jay? Hit the tee ball in the fairway. Congratulations Jay! The Wall of Fame has been updated. It is always nice to see a new name added to the Wall of Fame. Jay also defeated Andy Shaffer by $175 CGA dollars to earn the money title for the year.
The team title was a wee bit more confusing. There were a handful of teams that n jucontrolled their fate. With Jay Feller winning, causing Porta Joe's to lose, things were bunching up and giving teams life at the turn. On the first nine holes, Bud-E-bel defeated Chuckie West, with Ebel winning 8 to 7 over Shaffer and Budzik crushing Underwood 11.5 to 3.5 giving Bud-E-bel a legitimate shot. At the turn Chuckie West went to the beer and headed out to take on league leading Porta-Joe's with the attitude of playing spoiler. Underwood turned in a personal best nine holes of 39 and Shaffer shot a 38 to slip past Porta Joe's by 2.5 points in the standings. The match was tight with several key shots, but none larger than the chip in from off the gree on #6 by Underwood. "I can play in this league until I am 75 years old (if Greg let's me) and I doubt I will ever have a bigger birdie" stated Underwood as champagne was poured on his head. After running the numbers several times by the 18th green Chuckie was confident that they had surpased the leaders and understood they still would need help. The help they needed was to come from none other than the team of WebBull who was playing Bud-E-bel. If you had to ask me what one team would I not want playing a role in our team title, WebBull probably would be at the top of the list. For some reason, or sevral reasons there was some bad blood between Chuckie West and WebBull during the season. I will leave that for another blog. We found WebBull and Bud-E-bel on the par 3 17th hole. There was an intense search going on for lost balls. At one time I counted seven people looking for two golf balls. The league followed the intense match to it's conclusion where WebBull went on to defeat Bud-E-Bel 33 to 12 which was enough to declare Chuckie West CGA Champions. When the final standings were posted later that ngiht at BWWW it was the first time Chuckie West had been in first place all season. It was Underwood's third team title and Shaffer's second to go with one Individual. Rumors had it that Chuckie was thrilled down south and sent several clips to show his enthusiasm for the title.
All in all, another golf season in the books. I will send out some type of end of the year monkey survey to gather feedback. We will be having an annual team Ryder Cup event each year. After watching the Presidents Cup this weekend, it is very clear that Team Golf and Match Play golf need to be played in the CGA. It will be a one day local 27 hole competition with Greg May and I being captains. Old School Commish vs New School Commish. More details to follow with the first CGA Cup up for grabs in late June or the middle of July.
As for me, I committed to two years as your commish and I am willing to stay on for one more year. Shaffer and I will set the year end party for this fall. Probably at Johnny's on Glenn Avenue. Draft Party in February. Halloween Party - possibly, I will make a call this week.
September 2, 2009
Labor Day Double Dip Sets Up Fantastic Finish
Sports leagues are often judged on how they end their seasons and crown a champion. CBS pays an absurd amount of money to claim the rights to March Madness for college basketball. October is all about the World Series. College football, forget that. The PGA has tweaked their end of season Fed Ex competition every year trying to figure out a way to build excitement and determine a champion.
Well it took the CGA just one try to get it. With much dismay from several of the crony wives, the CGA announced the new "Labor Day Double Dip" to end their season. Playing 18 holes on Labor Day to end the season is cool, but no one, including the commish expected the team and individual season titles to be so tight and all hinge on the outcome. "We were first approached by several advertisers who all wanted to get involved, but it was not about money, we truly feel this is a great way to finish the season. The way the schedule and points race came together is well... simply a miracle."
Before I get into the matchups and the details of Monday. I would like to point out what Dr. Jay has done this year. If they were to win the league on Monday, it will probably go down as one of the best stories ever in league history. For all of you slap dicks who whine, bitch, slice, 3 putt, run your mouth, etc. You should all take a lesson from Dr. Jay... they just go out and play solid golf, keep thier mouths shut and beat you. Vegas probably would have predicted a last place finish for these guys and they have a shot at a team title. Truly amazing, and if Chuckie can't get it done, here is one guy rooting for them to bring it home!!
Well on second thought, their are several teams that will be cheering for Dr. Jay in the afternoon (1:30) matches. Let me explain:
Porta Joe's 342.50 plays Dr. Jay and then Chuckie West
Dr. Jay 342.00 plays Porta Joe's and then has to watch the finish on a bye
Chuckie West 328.00 plays Bud-E-bel and then Porta Joe's
Bud-E-bel 322.00 plays Chuckie West and then WebBull
Son of Betts 321.50 plays WebBull and then MNQ
If Porta Joe's wins both matches odds are they will win the title. Regardless, if the match is close, the winner of the Chuckie West & Bud-E-bel match would be very much alive, especially Chuckie West as they finish with Porta Joe's. Basically, several teams are rooting for a close match or a Dr.Jay win to bring several teams into the race.
The Individual Race throws even more excitement into the mix. The current standings and who people play are as follows:
Feller 120.00 (plays Ayers & Watches with a Bye)
Greg May 109.50 (plays Webbie & Diwik)
Pete Ebel 108.50 (plays Shaffer & Smokin Joe)
Ayers 104.50 (plays Feller & Underwood)
Ayers and Feller play first. Let's take two different outcomes on this match to demonstrate the outcomes. If Feller wins 9 to 6, a very close match, then Greg needs 23 points in his two matches to win, Ebel would need 24 points in his two matches, and Ayers would be eliminated. If Ayers wins 11 to 4, then May would need 18 points in his two matches, Ebel 19 points, and Ayers would need 12 points. In a nut shell, if Feller can win, I predict he will win the individual title.
So when your wife bitches that you are playing golf all day on a holiday.... put your head down, take the heat, and remember The CGA Labor Day Double Dip is set up to be the most exciting finish ever in our historice league. First Tee time is 1:30, and the second tee times start at 5:00 pm. We might go off a tad early on the back, if the league office has completed the standings and handicaps. The Seminoles and Canes kick off that night as well.
Well it took the CGA just one try to get it. With much dismay from several of the crony wives, the CGA announced the new "Labor Day Double Dip" to end their season. Playing 18 holes on Labor Day to end the season is cool, but no one, including the commish expected the team and individual season titles to be so tight and all hinge on the outcome. "We were first approached by several advertisers who all wanted to get involved, but it was not about money, we truly feel this is a great way to finish the season. The way the schedule and points race came together is well... simply a miracle."
Before I get into the matchups and the details of Monday. I would like to point out what Dr. Jay has done this year. If they were to win the league on Monday, it will probably go down as one of the best stories ever in league history. For all of you slap dicks who whine, bitch, slice, 3 putt, run your mouth, etc. You should all take a lesson from Dr. Jay... they just go out and play solid golf, keep thier mouths shut and beat you. Vegas probably would have predicted a last place finish for these guys and they have a shot at a team title. Truly amazing, and if Chuckie can't get it done, here is one guy rooting for them to bring it home!!
Well on second thought, their are several teams that will be cheering for Dr. Jay in the afternoon (1:30) matches. Let me explain:
Porta Joe's 342.50 plays Dr. Jay and then Chuckie West
Dr. Jay 342.00 plays Porta Joe's and then has to watch the finish on a bye
Chuckie West 328.00 plays Bud-E-bel and then Porta Joe's
Bud-E-bel 322.00 plays Chuckie West and then WebBull
Son of Betts 321.50 plays WebBull and then MNQ
If Porta Joe's wins both matches odds are they will win the title. Regardless, if the match is close, the winner of the Chuckie West & Bud-E-bel match would be very much alive, especially Chuckie West as they finish with Porta Joe's. Basically, several teams are rooting for a close match or a Dr.Jay win to bring several teams into the race.
The Individual Race throws even more excitement into the mix. The current standings and who people play are as follows:
Feller 120.00 (plays Ayers & Watches with a Bye)
Greg May 109.50 (plays Webbie & Diwik)
Pete Ebel 108.50 (plays Shaffer & Smokin Joe)
Ayers 104.50 (plays Feller & Underwood)
Ayers and Feller play first. Let's take two different outcomes on this match to demonstrate the outcomes. If Feller wins 9 to 6, a very close match, then Greg needs 23 points in his two matches to win, Ebel would need 24 points in his two matches, and Ayers would be eliminated. If Ayers wins 11 to 4, then May would need 18 points in his two matches, Ebel 19 points, and Ayers would need 12 points. In a nut shell, if Feller can win, I predict he will win the individual title.
So when your wife bitches that you are playing golf all day on a holiday.... put your head down, take the heat, and remember The CGA Labor Day Double Dip is set up to be the most exciting finish ever in our historice league. First Tee time is 1:30, and the second tee times start at 5:00 pm. We might go off a tad early on the back, if the league office has completed the standings and handicaps. The Seminoles and Canes kick off that night as well.
August 18, 2009
2009 CGA Match Play Championship
The 2009 CGA Match Play Championship is upon us. Please be prompt for your tee time. The course is booked for the rest of the morning so there will be groups ready to tee off behind us. Players were seeded as follows: 1) each player's total number of individual points for the season to date was calculated; 2) the two lowest scores earned (not counting bye weeks) were subtracted from the total; 3) each player's adjusted total was divided by the number of weeks to date in season (15) minus the number of bye weeks each player has been scheduled to date (which was either 1 or 2). Accordingly, the seedings reflect each player's average points per week after tossing the two lowest scores and being adjusted for differentials in bye weeks.
You will find a viewable bracket on the left side of this page.
August 11, 2009
Underwood Wins Player of the Week in Demolishing Swanson
Greg May sent over his notes this morning. They are as follows:
Greg May - Back as Guest Blogger-
Reports are updated through week 14. Congrats on Underwood winning player of the week. Anytime you beat Swanny it is a good win. The guy just has natural ability that many of us are not born with. I truly enjoyed watching him play on Saturday and could not help myself when I gave him a few tips to get him back on track. I sure was surprised to see how bad Underwood beat him last night.
Four scores are being tossed out now and that is how it will be for the rest of the season. We have 4 weeks left in the season.
Burkley won 14.5 points last night. This either ties the CGA record or quite possibly breaks it. I will have to wake up the CGA historian and verify the record.
Dr. Jay is the story of the second half. They are now in 3rd for the overall season and only 18 1/2 points out of the lead (but do have a bye in the final week). They have a huge 2nd half lead.
Some Real Big Matches Next Monday, as the Cronies fine tune their games in anticipation of the CGA MatchPlay Championship.
Greg May (#1) vs Jay Feller (#3) - Feller was player of the week in Week 13 and runner up in Week 14. Greg May is a five and Feller has come all the way down to a 6 handicap. Last year, Feller stymied the Commash in his quest for an Individual Championship with a 44/33 which provided a 8 to 7 victory over the Commash who shot a 34 net 30. The Commash should be ready for this one. Feller getting only 1 shot to the Commash. Vegas is setting a trap here....... As they say on NFL Sundays...."Not so Fast, My Friend" A real Suckers bet.... give me Feller and the shot.
Porta Joe's (#1) vs Bud-E-bel (#2) - It doesn't get much better than this one. 4 weeks left and we set the stage with a good old good one. Ayers is on vacation so the legend Eric Osborn will come out and find himself in a classic battle with Pete Ebel. Be sure to watch ESPN Classics this weekend as they will be showing some of the old matches between these two legendary CGA players. Porta Joe's has not had their bye yet, so it is a must win for them. Ebel gives a shot to Ozzy, and Porterfield and Budzik are straight up. I will take Ebel over Ozzy, Porterfield over Budzik and Porta Joe's to win the team match in a real tight one. Lay off this one or be careful.
Chuckie West (#5) vs. Hookers (#7) - Fry will sub for Underwood. Fry gives three to Brinkman and Shaffer and Burkley are straight up. Take Brinkman over Fry, take Shaffer over Burkley and I like Chuckie West in the team game.
Upset of the Week - Smokin Joe getting 9 against Hosket -
Greg May - Back as Guest Blogger-
Reports are updated through week 14. Congrats on Underwood winning player of the week. Anytime you beat Swanny it is a good win. The guy just has natural ability that many of us are not born with. I truly enjoyed watching him play on Saturday and could not help myself when I gave him a few tips to get him back on track. I sure was surprised to see how bad Underwood beat him last night.
Four scores are being tossed out now and that is how it will be for the rest of the season. We have 4 weeks left in the season.
Burkley won 14.5 points last night. This either ties the CGA record or quite possibly breaks it. I will have to wake up the CGA historian and verify the record.
Dr. Jay is the story of the second half. They are now in 3rd for the overall season and only 18 1/2 points out of the lead (but do have a bye in the final week). They have a huge 2nd half lead.
Some Real Big Matches Next Monday, as the Cronies fine tune their games in anticipation of the CGA MatchPlay Championship.
Greg May (#1) vs Jay Feller (#3) - Feller was player of the week in Week 13 and runner up in Week 14. Greg May is a five and Feller has come all the way down to a 6 handicap. Last year, Feller stymied the Commash in his quest for an Individual Championship with a 44/33 which provided a 8 to 7 victory over the Commash who shot a 34 net 30. The Commash should be ready for this one. Feller getting only 1 shot to the Commash. Vegas is setting a trap here....... As they say on NFL Sundays...."Not so Fast, My Friend" A real Suckers bet.... give me Feller and the shot.
Porta Joe's (#1) vs Bud-E-bel (#2) - It doesn't get much better than this one. 4 weeks left and we set the stage with a good old good one. Ayers is on vacation so the legend Eric Osborn will come out and find himself in a classic battle with Pete Ebel. Be sure to watch ESPN Classics this weekend as they will be showing some of the old matches between these two legendary CGA players. Porta Joe's has not had their bye yet, so it is a must win for them. Ebel gives a shot to Ozzy, and Porterfield and Budzik are straight up. I will take Ebel over Ozzy, Porterfield over Budzik and Porta Joe's to win the team match in a real tight one. Lay off this one or be careful.
Chuckie West (#5) vs. Hookers (#7) - Fry will sub for Underwood. Fry gives three to Brinkman and Shaffer and Burkley are straight up. Take Brinkman over Fry, take Shaffer over Burkley and I like Chuckie West in the team game.
Upset of the Week - Smokin Joe getting 9 against Hosket -
August 4, 2009
Dear Golf Gods........
I very rarely get very upset on the golf course. After all, golf is a game for relaxation. I have always thought.... if you are not enjoying yourself on the golf course you should go sailing, or rock climbing, or lay on a hill and look at the clouds. There is only one time that I have ever thrown a golf club while on the course, and that took place on the famous Wilson Road course while losing to Cole Calland, but that is a whole other story. I have to admit, the second time occured last evening at the GCD. "Nothing to be proud of Russ"
I teed off on the famous par 5, number 13 and hit a very poor, short drive to the left side of the fairway. It was going to be very close whether or not the ball way in the pond or not. Diwik was nice enough to help spot my drive by shouting "go to the ladies tees and walk left", thanks Jason. Once there, I was overjoyed to find my Srixon ball sitting up in a poor lie, but not wet. I took a pitching wedge and hacked away, the ball popped up and was back in the fairway. I was a good 180 yards to cut the corner to arrive safely in the fairway. Schoemer plunked a ball into the water, but I still felt that an easy 5 wood would put be back in this hole. I hit a good 5 wood, but for some reason the ball actually turned over and was heading left into the water. Frustrating. I drove up the edge of the water, where Scott and I prepared to take our drops. I was now going to hit a 6 iron and just get the ball into the fairway and try and make a 7. I dropped the ball and it went straight into a hole. OK, no big deal, stay down on it and everything will be fine. I took a terrible over the top swing, which resulted in the ball going 10 yards into the water. Shaffe was no where to be found, so I took a swing at the golf cart. The shaft of my 6 iron had no chance as it shattered. Part of the shaft came back up and hit me in the neck. That was the second time, I have ever thrown a club on the course. Dear Golf Gods, I would like to take this time to apologize for my poor behavior on #13 last evening. It will not happen again. Thank you in advance for your forgiveness. Also, thank you to Greg who was nice enough to get my 6 iron reshafted in time for Friday. Also, thank you to Greg and Ryan for making a 98 Vegas score to match Fry and I who also made a 98.
In other CGA news, Jay Feller is the hottest player. He followed up his 41 last week with a fine 43 to take Swanny out who was leading the individual race. In doing so, Feller climed up to #5 in the standings and has Dr. Jay in 4th overall and 1st in the second half. Ever since he went on vacation he has been a different golfer.
Pete Ebel shot a 46, net 42 to easily defeat Greg May 12 to 3. Pete has played just well enough to win each week, while also keeping his handicap in check. Bud-E-bel took over the team race, but will hit a bye on Monday, which might slow them down just a tad. Look for Porta Joe's to take it back over after next week.
Handicaps- Congratulations to Smokin Joe and George Tzagournis who have worked their handicaps down to a 13. Smokin Joe is playing some of his best golf of the season, 4 rounds a week is starting to pay off. Also, Doug May has gone from a 3 back up to a 5. I know this because I was awaken by a call at 6:30 am from big brother Greg. "Greg, what are you doing... it is 6:30" "Brad, I had to call you..all is right in the world again, my handicap is back below little brother Doug."
I will bring the major sign up sheet to the course on Monday. Major is Saturday, August 22nd -with first tee times around 9:30 am. Ryan Webb has agreed to take on the administration of the tournament. John Brinkman will handle games & entertainment. Rob Burkley will conduct fishing trips. Greg and I will handle all tournament rules/format, etc.
I teed off on the famous par 5, number 13 and hit a very poor, short drive to the left side of the fairway. It was going to be very close whether or not the ball way in the pond or not. Diwik was nice enough to help spot my drive by shouting "go to the ladies tees and walk left", thanks Jason. Once there, I was overjoyed to find my Srixon ball sitting up in a poor lie, but not wet. I took a pitching wedge and hacked away, the ball popped up and was back in the fairway. I was a good 180 yards to cut the corner to arrive safely in the fairway. Schoemer plunked a ball into the water, but I still felt that an easy 5 wood would put be back in this hole. I hit a good 5 wood, but for some reason the ball actually turned over and was heading left into the water. Frustrating. I drove up the edge of the water, where Scott and I prepared to take our drops. I was now going to hit a 6 iron and just get the ball into the fairway and try and make a 7. I dropped the ball and it went straight into a hole. OK, no big deal, stay down on it and everything will be fine. I took a terrible over the top swing, which resulted in the ball going 10 yards into the water. Shaffe was no where to be found, so I took a swing at the golf cart. The shaft of my 6 iron had no chance as it shattered. Part of the shaft came back up and hit me in the neck. That was the second time, I have ever thrown a club on the course. Dear Golf Gods, I would like to take this time to apologize for my poor behavior on #13 last evening. It will not happen again. Thank you in advance for your forgiveness. Also, thank you to Greg who was nice enough to get my 6 iron reshafted in time for Friday. Also, thank you to Greg and Ryan for making a 98 Vegas score to match Fry and I who also made a 98.
In other CGA news, Jay Feller is the hottest player. He followed up his 41 last week with a fine 43 to take Swanny out who was leading the individual race. In doing so, Feller climed up to #5 in the standings and has Dr. Jay in 4th overall and 1st in the second half. Ever since he went on vacation he has been a different golfer.
Pete Ebel shot a 46, net 42 to easily defeat Greg May 12 to 3. Pete has played just well enough to win each week, while also keeping his handicap in check. Bud-E-bel took over the team race, but will hit a bye on Monday, which might slow them down just a tad. Look for Porta Joe's to take it back over after next week.
Handicaps- Congratulations to Smokin Joe and George Tzagournis who have worked their handicaps down to a 13. Smokin Joe is playing some of his best golf of the season, 4 rounds a week is starting to pay off. Also, Doug May has gone from a 3 back up to a 5. I know this because I was awaken by a call at 6:30 am from big brother Greg. "Greg, what are you doing... it is 6:30" "Brad, I had to call you..all is right in the world again, my handicap is back below little brother Doug."
I will bring the major sign up sheet to the course on Monday. Major is Saturday, August 22nd -with first tee times around 9:30 am. Ryan Webb has agreed to take on the administration of the tournament. John Brinkman will handle games & entertainment. Rob Burkley will conduct fishing trips. Greg and I will handle all tournament rules/format, etc.
July 29, 2009
Mother Nature Tames the CGA
Mother Nature brought the CGA to a screeching halt on July 20th. For the first time in several years rain forced the cancellation of CGA matches. Enforcing, article 19(c) of the CGA Constitution, the commish cancelled all matches. The rule states that if the first group, in this case Swanson & Hosket, would have finished all 9 holes in their entirety, than the matches would be official going back to the last hole that all groups completed. Underwood commented, "I was well aware of who was in the first group and felt safe to alert the media that we would not have our first group completing 9 holes. I was trained and briefed very well by Greg on how to handle these situations. I made a 8:30 deadline that if we were not back on the course, we were cancelling the matches."
With the rainout, the CGA resumed play this past Monday, as if no golf was ever played. Several league members thanked Mother Nature and turned in solid rounds. Jay Feller went from a bye to posting a 41, net 32 in a dismantling of Jason Diwik. Andy Shaffer was 3 under on the 7th tee, finishing his round at 2 under in a beating of Ryan Webb, who at times looked like he was still on vacation. Porta Joe's who were leading the week before ended up on the short end of a sweep by Dude, Where is My Par.
The May Brothers were on bye, however Susan at BWWW was still nice enough to comp our tab at Bethel. Thanks, Susan!! Major is August 22nd at Black Diamond. Final Sign Up sheet will be at Golf League, Monday August 10th. We voted, (actually it is best for me) to play golf on Labor Day. So the league will end on Monday, September 7th, unless we have a rainout. Scorecards have been sent over to Greg and will be entered later this week.
With the rainout, the CGA resumed play this past Monday, as if no golf was ever played. Several league members thanked Mother Nature and turned in solid rounds. Jay Feller went from a bye to posting a 41, net 32 in a dismantling of Jason Diwik. Andy Shaffer was 3 under on the 7th tee, finishing his round at 2 under in a beating of Ryan Webb, who at times looked like he was still on vacation. Porta Joe's who were leading the week before ended up on the short end of a sweep by Dude, Where is My Par.
The May Brothers were on bye, however Susan at BWWW was still nice enough to comp our tab at Bethel. Thanks, Susan!! Major is August 22nd at Black Diamond. Final Sign Up sheet will be at Golf League, Monday August 10th. We voted, (actually it is best for me) to play golf on Labor Day. So the league will end on Monday, September 7th, unless we have a rainout. Scorecards have been sent over to Greg and will be entered later this week.
July 19, 2009
Some New Faces Turn In Low Rounds
The second week of the second half posted some good scores. The Commish was on a bye and was out of town. Looking over the scores, the conditions had to be ideal. Joe Ayers, who rode Porterfield the first half, now has decided he will drive the second half. I am sure he had the 3 wood under control, as he shot a 38 for a net 30 as he clobbered Diwik. Smokin Joe finally put together his best round of the year, as he shot a 46 for another net 30. Sorry Joe, I was not there to make some wagers. Budzik got in on the act as well and turned in a 39 for net 31. If Budzik is carding a 39, the wind had to be non-existent.
Porta-Joe's continues to to lead. Bud-E-Bel, with solid rounds by both players moved into second place and sits 17.50 points off of the pace. Sons of Betts is in third as they go into a bye this week.
Greg May leads the individual until the results are posted for this week where his bye will kick in. Joe Ayers is in second, followed by Pete Ebel in third.
Some big matches this week. After watching Tom Watson turn back the clock this weekend, it is time to get back on the course and stir up some magic of our own.
Porta-Joe's continues to to lead. Bud-E-Bel, with solid rounds by both players moved into second place and sits 17.50 points off of the pace. Sons of Betts is in third as they go into a bye this week.
Greg May leads the individual until the results are posted for this week where his bye will kick in. Joe Ayers is in second, followed by Pete Ebel in third.
Some big matches this week. After watching Tom Watson turn back the clock this weekend, it is time to get back on the course and stir up some magic of our own.