What A Memorial Day Weekend

Saturday
Most Pot Gamers awoke to cold temps and driving rain and went deeper under the covers, but to quote Billy D "Six knuckleheads played the north course looking like drown rats".  One (Sandy) even wore shorts.  They were Mad Dog, TJ, Rama, Skrocki, Rama and Sandy.  Nothing else needs to be said...

Sunday
With the possibility of no rain and intermittent sunshine but very cool temps, twelve Pot Gamers ventured onto the south course.  Team #1 Tractorman, Dougie, Rama and Chimney lead the way with their fast play as well as their low scoring.  Team #2 Bear, Bow Pete, Birdie and Deacon were doomed from the start when Bow Pete and Bear were put together. Team #3 Skrocki, TJ, Billy D and Fireman  were competitive on the front but imploded on the back nine.  So Team # 1 with +7 3BB on front and +13 on the back swept all sides.  The real star was the wind which swooped in part way through the front nine and gusted over to 30mph during the rest of the round.  Scores were affected by the windy conditions with one exception.  Dougie shot an incredible 75 when the next lowest score was Bear's stroke controlled 81.  Most players were in the mid 80s or low 90s.

There were 4 skins worth $15 (Billy D, Tractorman, TJ and Dougie).  Notable no shows were Commish and Cheez.  Mad Dog played in the rain and cold on Saturday but ducked out on the match with Bear by using his grandson excuse on Sunday.

Monday

Early Teams Before Tee Off Pics By Bow Pete Productions

Opening Tee Shot By Fireman

Memorial Day also Mad Dog's Birthday meant it was time for Pudge's semi annual Red, White and Blue Tournament.  His record Pot Game number of participants was 28 until yesterday when 30 showed up dressed in red, white or blue (well almost all; Loy was decked out in black & gold so he got an X).  Mad Dog gave himself a birthday present by creating his own dream team which even had the Tournament Director's eyes rolling along with every other Pot Gamer. 

Six teams were formed with five players each, playing 4 BB.  Teams teed off in thick fog on the north course from the Red tees.  Team #1 Triple N, Joey M, Dougie, Fireman and Bill M led off followed by Team # 2 Bear, Tractorman, Bow Pete, Chimney and House.  Team # 3 Sandy, Forty, Birdie, Skooger and Lenny; Team # 4 Pudge, Skrocki, Brett, Clayton and Blue Tees; Team #5 Brad-Brian, Cheez, Commish, Rama and Deacon; Team #6 Mad Dog, Jay Esch, Dr Dave, Billy D and Loy.

Bundled Up Commish

The 4 BB format kept everyone in the round but produced slow play of over four hours.  Mad Dog's team blistered the front nine with a score of +5 three shots ahead of the next team, but stumbled on the back to lose to Bear's team's score of +2.  However Mad Dog's team did take overall so they scooped up 2/3 of the Pot.  With 30 thirsty Pot Gamers the pot did get dented pretty good before the money was divided.  There were six skins worth $25 a piece (Cheez 2, Billy D (eagle on 5th)1, Brad-Brian 1, Triple N 1 and Jay Esch 1).

Deck Dwellers

Low scores of the day were turned in by Jay Esch 70 (with a bad back),  Triple N 70,  Sandy 71, Tractorman 73 and Birdie 74.  Bear on the strength of three birdies to Mad Dog's none got $4 from the Dog making YTD Mad Dog $1.  Birdie with three side matches collected $19 with his four birdie 74.  Rama extracted another $2 from House.

The big news of the day was that Commish made his first appearance of 2013 even though at tee off the temperature hovered around 37 degrees.  Cheez who did play on Wednesday, also made his first weekend Pot Game appearance along with Lenny, Clayton and newcomer Dr Dave.  So the "who would show up first" between Commish and Cheez ended in a draw.

Despite the sunny day it was still cool on the deck, so everyone moved their chairs out of the shade to the sunny side.

Pudge again demonstrated his magical powers of persuasion which produced a record number of players without special invitations or secret handshakes.  Deacon can only shake his head in wonderment.