July 18, 2013 Results
114 of us started and finished the latest version of a Missouri sauna. Hats off to all who came out and lasted 18 holes on one of the more beautiful courses in the area under less than ideal weather conditions. The day was wonderful except for our constant close companion - humidity. Truth be told, I had to wait until today before publishing this because my sweaty fingers would've slipped off the keyboard yesterday.
Thank goodness the course had the occasional oasis every few holes so we could refresh with cold water. Interestingly enough, several of these "oases" were actually sitting in the sun so I was a bit concerned that steam might come out of the spigots instead of nice, cool water. But, that didn't happen and we finished refreshed and ready for another 18 - right?
I did get a bit of good natured guff (at least I hope it was good natured) over the team that I was a part of, since it seemed to be a "stacked" team. In actuality it was comprised of 4 of our Monday night bowling team members and it was the result of a special request that we be stuck together. The software that sets up the pairings, normally randomly, can, on occasion, be cajoled into putting special requests together which is really reserved for close friends, etc. Emphasis here is on the close friends concept, so don't get the idea that you could request to be paired up with all the elite golfers in the group and hopefully come out on top of the fray- that in all likelihood will not happen. But friends, yes. Right now I have a request to put at least 3 friends together and you'll probably see them playing together next week, if they all show up. The request came in several weeks ago, but the requestor actually hasn't played since he turned in the suggestion.
As an aside, one of our own makes his own "book" on which team(s) will win. You could check with him to see how he handicaps each outing and who he's picking as the eventual overall winner. His nickname is Pete.
Anyway, just to show you that even "stacked" teams might not fare so well, our team did shoot good but was nowhere to be found in the final standings for that particular flight. The fact that our team could boast a total of 10 300 bowling games between the 4 of us didn't make a diddly difference on the putting surface, and as you know that's where the money is in this game.
The course was in great shape, the fairways weren't shaved to within an inch of their lives and the greens were quite good. The one thing that amazes me about this course is the fact that no matter the hole that you're playing you really don't see much of any other hole on the course. That doesn't mean you can't hear other players however. I did catch a few exclamations by The Wulfman during the round but I'm sure he was at least 3 holes away.
Results:
Flight "A"
All alone in First place with an astounding 10 under par 61 was the Livingston Sykes, Karson Kosowski, Alex Horvat, and Russ Wall team. That darn Karson, he probably didn't even break a sweat running around that course. I just want to know what he does on #15, the one with the 2000 foot drop off the tee box. Great shooting, and no doubt putting, guys. That's a great score considering the weather conditions.
In Second place with a -8 (63) was the Ron Muse, Ernie South, Mark Hagler , and Bob Brewer team. Lucky Ron, he probably just sat back and watched Mark and Ernie pound it out there from the red tees, especially on #12 which gave them a huge advantage. Very nice fellas.
In Third, and all alone with a -7 64 was the Jerry White, Jack Panula, Phil Hess, and Frank Greening team. Jack was one of the harassers wrt our "stacked" team so he got the last laugh. Congrats to this team, and to you Jack.
The "stacked" Charley Wilson team, and the Dee Ridenhour team each had 65's. The Darryl Rue, Jack Eckhard, and John Prather teams all shot 66's.
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Flight "B"
Three teams shot 68's (-3) but the SCP hole (#11) determined that the Bob Foeller, Ted Schuessler, Dan Snowden, and Bob Franke team beat out the Jim Waugh, Larry Knopfel, Frank Vien, and Dan Fergus team who beat out the Steve Dierker, Bob Pahmeier, Bob Pankey, and Al Rosenberg team.
The Ron Martens, Joe Cernich, and Del Lohmann teams all finished with -2 (69) for the day.
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Flight "C"
Three teams tied with 69 scores and winning the SCP was the John Dierker, Joe Mullins, Harold Lindahl, and Randy Pratt team. The Art Soble, Lowell Barnes, and Pete Grouzos team was Second, and the Phil Lucido, George Keil, Al Schaeffer, and Dave Buesse team was Third.
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Flight "D"
Three teams tied with even par (oops, where are your sisters, guys?) 71's. The SCP determined that the Ron Smith, Tom Murphy, Lou Pessoni, and Harry Trammel team came out on top of the Roger Danielson, Bob Eddy, Wayne Lamborn, and Pierre Sans Souci team, and the Tom Gill, Earl Phillips, Charlie Fischer, and Brian Cox team.
The Lee Hanson and Dave Gillett teams also shot 71s. The Bob Thibodeaux and Bill Clark teams shot 72's and the Tom Wulf team eked out a 74.
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Awards:
Closest to the pins for the day: #2 Ed de la Pena (close Ed, very close) #6 Phil Helm #8 Steve Wallach #14 Paul Pals #17 Don Giarraffa (part of the "stacked" team and the one with the most 300 games)
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