Dougie's Invitational Road Trip

Pot Gamers Arriving at Okemo

The 2nd Annual Dougie Pot Game Road Trip traveled to VT's Okemo Valley golf course with 16 players on Wednesday.  The weather was perfect and the course was in excellent shape with the exception of newly top dressed greens loaded with sand.  To say it was hilly would be an understatement.  Host Dougie decided they would play the tips 6434 yards.

The host Dougie created four balanced teams with Chuckie's help and kept the secret of who was on which team until just before tee off.

Team #1 Mad Dog, Luke, Dougie and Cheez. They teed off first (huge mistake) when Bear's team was not all assembled on the tee box.  They set a five hour pace backing up the entire course.  Cheez couldn't get his "Golf Buddy" gps to find the Okemo course at first and was preoccupied with it as he teed off the first hole.  His frustration with it continued for the first 6 holes when his yardage didn't agree with Dougie's "Sky Caddie".  He finally asked his playing partners what does 140 m mean.  They said it means you have been playing meters instead of yards for the first six holes...the legend of Cheez continues to grow.

Team # 2 Bear, Sandy, Walt and Hagen got to watch Team #1 not be able to keep pace with four senior women in front of them who were gone from their sight by the second hole.  They struggled with the greens playing break that wasn't there or never matching the speed uphill or down.  Their scores reflected their struggles as they were the only team not to cash.

Team # 3 Triple N, Brad-Brian, Billy D and House were the early favorites to win it all and their + 3 2BB and 3BB on par fives proved the prognosticators correct in winning the front.  Triple N set the pace for his team with a 1 under 34 on the front nine.

Team # 4 Pudge, Otis, Birdie and Fireman got off to a fast start with Pudge's opening birdie but missed out on winning the front by a couple of shots when Otis's driver produced three Xs on his card.

Team # 1 comfortable with their snail pace shot a solid +4 on the back which gave them back and half of the overall for 1.5 sides of the pot.  Team #4 on the strength of Pudge's incredible score of even par 70 tied for overall with +11 for .5 side of the pot.  Team # 3 took the front for 1 side of the pot.

There were 10 skins worth $9 a piece (Pudge 5 (quintuple Roy Boy), Triple N 2, Brad-Brian 1, Mad Dog 1, Otis 1).  Low scores Pudge 70, Triple N 75, Luke 78 and Bear 79.  Those were the only players breaking 80.  Six players shot in the 90s, Six players shot in the 80s.

Pudge picked Bears pocket for $9, Mad Dog and Bear broke even in their match making Mad Dog YTD up $2.

Three and even four putts were more common than one putts except for Pudge.  After rounds of adult beverages on the patio, everyone agreed that Dougie produced another great Road Trip and look forward to next year.  Most also tried to block out of their memory what they actually shot...