April 28, 2016 Results
Somehow we picked a darn near perfect day to play. Darn near except for the near zero wind that decided to kick up just as we teed off. 108 of us found our way to Whitmoor and got off on time thanks to most folks arriving early enough to make check in a very smooth operation. And at least the wind was not a factor during the registration process ensuring the money changers didn't have to go chasing after errant bills. That's always the chance we take at Whitmoor since we're relegated to the outside pavilion for our operations.
And did I mention the wind? Our first two holes were in a valley, well protected from the sun, but not the $%^&*ing wind. In short order I had to pull out my trusty rain suit and don the upper half just to keep the sub-arctic blast from ruining the day. It wasn't until at least the first nine were completed that I felt comfortable taking that off and playing with a short sleeved shirt and a sleeveless jacket. The sun helped but the wind still bit pretty good. I wonder if the South course would've been any warmer?
This course was in great shape. The greens were wonderful with nary a ball mark on them and no signs of recent aeration/sanding efforts. I've played recently, like just yesterday, on a course that is in the process of recovering from the early spring aeration and sanding and putting on those greens vs. Whitmoors is like night and day. I'm glad they either held off on that function, or it was done some time ago.
Results: Scorecard playoff hole was #6
Flight "A"
Three teams tied for the lead in this flight at -7(64). In First was the Lee Hanson, Bob Braun, Dennis Meade, and Ted Schuessler team.
In Second was the Dan Edmiston team.
In Third was the Karson Kosowski team.
and in Fourth was the John Prather team at -5(66).
Also with a 66 but falling out of the run for the top four because of the SCP was the Paul Rivard team.
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Flight "B"
The top four scores in this flight were all 67(-4). In First was the Larry Riedisser team.
In Second was the George Eickhoff team
In Third was the Ken Knarr team.
in Fourth was the Steve Dierker team.
Three teams tied at 68(-3); the Steve Dierker team, the Charley Wilson team, and the Jim Zweifel team.
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Flight "C"
The top four in this flight all carded a -2(69). In First was the Jim Mead team.
In Second was the Tim McCullen team.
In Third was the Norbert Loebs team.
In Fourth was the Doug Torrie team.
Also with a 69 but squeezed out of the top four was the Don Giarraffa team. Three teams tied with -1(70); the Paul Pals team, the Tom Braun team, and the Tom Murphy team.
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Flight "D"
The top four in this flight all shot even par and met their sisters at the 19th hole for that nice kiss.
In First getting two kisses for finishing first via the SCP was the Jim Hawkes squad.
In Second was the Bob Meinhardt team.
In Third was the Ron Smith team.
In Fourth was the Joe Goines team.
Also with a 71, but missing out on the top 4 because the computer obviously randomly selected the wrong %^&*ing hole was the Doug Nolte team.
Two teams, the Curt Opperman team and the Ralph Buettner team shot +1(72).
The most worthy effort of the day, and the most practice of the day, went to the Frank Greening team who eked out a +2(73) for their efforts. Way to eke guys.
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Awards:
Closest to the pins for the day: #3 Ron Ruffin #6 Kerry Rockwell #11 Bill Gust #13 Kerry Rockwell (2 of 'em, what an artist!) #16 Mike Sommerville