Cheez had let it be known that there was only a one in ten chance he would play Wednesday, but he surprised everyone by showing up. With 11 other Pot Gamers joining him, Chuckie created 3 teams of 4 to play 2BB with all birdies counting.
Team#1 Mad Dog (yes he came out of retirement), Otis, Billy D and Fireman on the strength of Otis's three birdies shot a respectable -1 but fell short of winning the front.
Team#2 Bear, Skrocki, Molasses Boy and Skooger peaked at -3 but slipped back to -2 but held on to share on the front.
Team#3 Sandy, Walt, 99 and Cheez also peaked at -3 but settled at -2 to tie.
All teams had at least 5 birdies on the front with Team #1 getting 6.
The back was a whole different story with birdies drying up and all teams shooting over par. Team #1 managed a +1 score to secure the victory because the other two teams shot +2. However all teams tied for overall. Which made this the fairest teams of any Pot Game all summer long.
Cheez asked to play a regular Pot Game on his last day complete with skins and they did. There were only 2 skins worth $30 a piece. (Sandy 1 and Molasses Boy 1)
Low scores of day were Bear 78, Molasses Boy 78, Walt 78, Mad Dog 79 and Otis 79.
Bear was able to pry $2 from Mad Dog making the YTD Bear up $3.
Fireman told one last Cheez story as the Cheez's Pot Games came to a close. On Sunday on the 16th hole North, Fireman chunked his tee shot so he headed half way up the hill to hit his next shot. As he was over his shot about to pull the trigger he heard a crash of what sounded like his bag being knocked over. Sure enough as Fireman looked over at where he left his bag, there was Cheez with his head down looking at the ground, arms outstretched pushing his cart up the hill right smack into Fireman's clubs. Cheez not missing a beat looks at Fireman and says "who would leave their clubs in the middle of the fairway". Only the Cheez oblivious to his surrounding could run over his playing partners clubs with a push cart in the middle of the fairway. He has become Hopper Jr.
We will miss him for the wealth of Gazette stories he gives us every week. But he is a "Toothpick" now for the winter.
Friday, September 27, 2013
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Swan Song
Cheez announced that he is leaving on Thursday for The Villages, so this past weekend were his last official rounds in the Pot Game. He got a recent email from the the head of the "Sticks' in The Villages informing him that unless Phil "The Thrill" was arriving in early October, they were full up with players. So if he is still "The Thrill Is Gone" then they have found a home for him with former "Sticks" who also have lost their games. The group is called "The Toothpicks". They play behind "The Sticks" on Saturdays. The good news is they don't care if you move around when someone is putting out and you can talk all you want in their back swing because most can't see or hear. Should be fun.
Saturday was unseasonably warm at 7:30 so jackets were off early. Twenty players showed up to play which is practically a Red, White & Blue mob. Mad Dog announced his retirement from golf for 2013 because of bad golf game and bad back, not sure which came first. So the YTD with the Bear is over. Bear declared victory with $1 in winnings. (Last fall Dog retired and unretired three times so stay tuned).
Team #1 Triple N, Joey M, Birdie and House went off first with 2 carts and one speed walker. They shot a middling +5 3BB with all birdies counting on the front.
Team #2 Bear, Billy D, Cheez and Chimney ripped off three birdies on the first hole to grab the lead only to watch it disappear on the next hole with 3 bogeys. Cheez may have jinxed the team when he said on the first hole, "I never play well if I birdie the first hole". It was down hill from there into a +9 score.
Team #3 TJ, Jedi, Brett and Rama thought they were off to a fast start with a TJ eagle on 1 and three more birdies over the next four holes from Jedi and Brett getting them to -3. However they succumb to the power of the bogey and ended up with +6.
Team #4 Jay Esh, Tractorman, Jerry and Fireman looked great on paper but never got untracked and ended up with a score of +7.
Team #5 Brad-Brian, Skrocki, Dr Dave and Dickie Mac realized they might be in trouble when their captain doubled the first hole, so they decided to dig deep and try not to use his ball. The strategy worked as they ding-donged their way to +3 and victory.
As the teams were finishing and heading to the deck, Team #2's score of +4 on the back was holding up as everyone else was +6-+10. Cheez was starting to count his "chickens" again when Team #5 announced they had swept all sides with a back nine +2.
TJ was not as disappointed as his team however because he had polled everyone as they sat down on the deck to see what their low score was on the first. He knew he at least had a skin with his eagle. So the stunned look on TJ's face was priceless when Bear started to ask for birdies on 1 and Brad-Brian shouts out "eagle". Dickie Mac had dunked with it with a wedge from 90 yards out. That set off hoots and hollers heard around the course. All TJ could say with his jaw wide open was "really, your shitting me". Another classic Pot Game moment.
Low scores of the day were Triple N 74, Bear 76, Jay Esch 76, Tractorman 77, TJ 77, Skrocki 78, Dickie Mac 78, Dr Dave 79 and Birdie 79.
There were a total of six skins worth $15 a piece. (Dr Dave, Billy D, Triple N, Joey M, Brett and Jedi.
No group hit it longer than Team #3 with massive drives; they were hitting 9s and 8s into the 18th hole when the rest of the field were hitting hybrids and 3 woods for their second shots.
Dr Dave jumped back into the winners circle again this week. He has raked in so much cash from Pot Games that he is thinking about cutting back his grueling work schedule from 2 1/2 days a week to 1 1/2 days.
Sunday was suppose to be rainy and cool until around 11am. However the rain blew by before 7am and bright blue skies greeted the Pot Gamers who showed up. Only 10 made it, so quota became the game much to the displeasure of the Birthday Boy Cheez. He couldn't believe on his last day he was forced to play the game he hates the most quota. Nobody else seemed to mine so it was game on.
Team #1 Bear, Dougie and Billy D made zero points on the first hole and continued that theme throughout the front nine ending up with -9.
Team #2 Sandy, Jedi and Birdie never got better than pars and bogies and finished with a indifferent -7.
Team #3 TJ, Skrocki, Cheez and Fireman having fattened their handicaps all summer were able to shot +3 on the front to gain a 10 shot advantage over the nearest team.
The Pot Game theme is usually never fear on the back nine the team that blitzed the front. Sunday was no exception as Team #3 blew a huge lead by shooting -12 on the back for a -9 total. Team #1 was imploding with a score of -7 led by their inept Captain being -10 on his own ball. However Team #2 shot an impressive +4 on the strength of Sandy's three birdies and Jedi's one birdie and lots of pars from Birdie. They snatched the total out from under Team #3 with a -3.
Low scores of the day were Sandy 77 and Billy D 78. Everyone else was in the 80s. No one could figure why most players had a bad scoring day on the course in beautiful weather.
There were 7 skins worth $7 a piece (Jedi 1, Sandy 2, Fireman 2 and Skrocki 2). Fireman had a total of three birdies but still managed to slip into the low 80s. He must need new equipment.
Cheez was rewarded with an extra beer out of the Pot as it was his 71st birthday. No he did not shoot his age. There will be an over/under pool on what age the Cheez will accomplish shooting his age. The early line is when he is 74.
Saturday was unseasonably warm at 7:30 so jackets were off early. Twenty players showed up to play which is practically a Red, White & Blue mob. Mad Dog announced his retirement from golf for 2013 because of bad golf game and bad back, not sure which came first. So the YTD with the Bear is over. Bear declared victory with $1 in winnings. (Last fall Dog retired and unretired three times so stay tuned).
Team #1 Triple N, Joey M, Birdie and House went off first with 2 carts and one speed walker. They shot a middling +5 3BB with all birdies counting on the front.
Team #2 Bear, Billy D, Cheez and Chimney ripped off three birdies on the first hole to grab the lead only to watch it disappear on the next hole with 3 bogeys. Cheez may have jinxed the team when he said on the first hole, "I never play well if I birdie the first hole". It was down hill from there into a +9 score.
Team #3 TJ, Jedi, Brett and Rama thought they were off to a fast start with a TJ eagle on 1 and three more birdies over the next four holes from Jedi and Brett getting them to -3. However they succumb to the power of the bogey and ended up with +6.
Team #4 Jay Esh, Tractorman, Jerry and Fireman looked great on paper but never got untracked and ended up with a score of +7.
Team #5 Brad-Brian, Skrocki, Dr Dave and Dickie Mac realized they might be in trouble when their captain doubled the first hole, so they decided to dig deep and try not to use his ball. The strategy worked as they ding-donged their way to +3 and victory.
As the teams were finishing and heading to the deck, Team #2's score of +4 on the back was holding up as everyone else was +6-+10. Cheez was starting to count his "chickens" again when Team #5 announced they had swept all sides with a back nine +2.
TJ was not as disappointed as his team however because he had polled everyone as they sat down on the deck to see what their low score was on the first. He knew he at least had a skin with his eagle. So the stunned look on TJ's face was priceless when Bear started to ask for birdies on 1 and Brad-Brian shouts out "eagle". Dickie Mac had dunked with it with a wedge from 90 yards out. That set off hoots and hollers heard around the course. All TJ could say with his jaw wide open was "really, your shitting me". Another classic Pot Game moment.
Low scores of the day were Triple N 74, Bear 76, Jay Esch 76, Tractorman 77, TJ 77, Skrocki 78, Dickie Mac 78, Dr Dave 79 and Birdie 79.
There were a total of six skins worth $15 a piece. (Dr Dave, Billy D, Triple N, Joey M, Brett and Jedi.
No group hit it longer than Team #3 with massive drives; they were hitting 9s and 8s into the 18th hole when the rest of the field were hitting hybrids and 3 woods for their second shots.
Dr Dave jumped back into the winners circle again this week. He has raked in so much cash from Pot Games that he is thinking about cutting back his grueling work schedule from 2 1/2 days a week to 1 1/2 days.
Sunday was suppose to be rainy and cool until around 11am. However the rain blew by before 7am and bright blue skies greeted the Pot Gamers who showed up. Only 10 made it, so quota became the game much to the displeasure of the Birthday Boy Cheez. He couldn't believe on his last day he was forced to play the game he hates the most quota. Nobody else seemed to mine so it was game on.
Team #1 Bear, Dougie and Billy D made zero points on the first hole and continued that theme throughout the front nine ending up with -9.
Team #2 Sandy, Jedi and Birdie never got better than pars and bogies and finished with a indifferent -7.
Team #3 TJ, Skrocki, Cheez and Fireman having fattened their handicaps all summer were able to shot +3 on the front to gain a 10 shot advantage over the nearest team.
The Pot Game theme is usually never fear on the back nine the team that blitzed the front. Sunday was no exception as Team #3 blew a huge lead by shooting -12 on the back for a -9 total. Team #1 was imploding with a score of -7 led by their inept Captain being -10 on his own ball. However Team #2 shot an impressive +4 on the strength of Sandy's three birdies and Jedi's one birdie and lots of pars from Birdie. They snatched the total out from under Team #3 with a -3.
Low scores of the day were Sandy 77 and Billy D 78. Everyone else was in the 80s. No one could figure why most players had a bad scoring day on the course in beautiful weather.
There were 7 skins worth $7 a piece (Jedi 1, Sandy 2, Fireman 2 and Skrocki 2). Fireman had a total of three birdies but still managed to slip into the low 80s. He must need new equipment.
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| Birthday Boy Cheez |
Friday, September 20, 2013
What A Bright Idea
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| Average Wednesday Bretwood Player |
Team #1 Bear, Walt, Billy D and Cheez never got untracked on the disjointed back nine shooting the high score of +10 3BB. Billy D despite laying down the rules of no talking or moving on the greens to Cheez, he couldn't keep him under control. Cheez picked up maybe two pins in 18 holes even though he putted out first many times. He was more interested in securing a ride in Walt's cart then helping out his team mates.
Team #2 Mad Dog, TJ, Bill M and 99 got it rolling early but let it slip away with a +6. Mad Dog was a mess the whole round worried he wasn't going to finish his round in time to take over his duties in the Pro Shop at 1pm. According to his group he was a real pleasure to play with while his blood pressure was rising.
Team #3 Triple N Skrocki, Molasses Boy and Skooger cruised to an easy victory on the back with a solid +2. Triple N was like a race horse stuck at the gate with no place to run.
After the long wait on the first tee most of the Pot Gamers were so stiff they could barely swing the club. Team #2 had two of the youngest members so they were able to carry their teammates to victory with a solid +1. Which gave them the total as well with +7. The other two teams were well behind with +8 and +9.
Low scores of the day were Triple N 75, TJ 77, 99 77 and Walt 77. Everyone else was in the 80s.
Mad Dog despite shooting an awful 84 to Bear's 81 he still managed to get a $1 on the strength of his one birdie making the YTD Bear up $1.
Billy D bought a bucket of balls to hit on the range. When he got over there he realized he couldn't even see where they were going because of the fog. He did see a vision we are all familiar with though of the Cheez emerging from the fog from in front of the range with a arm full of previously hit range balls. Most of Cheez's retirement dollars would be gone if "The Big House" knew how many free range balls and cart rides he has taken over the years.
Too Old To Care About
Saturday: I told you it was old news. 18 Players showed up in the fog to play some 2BB on the south course. Mad Dog was going to go with 3 teams of six when he remembered that he could make 6 teams of three instead.
Team #1 Triple N, 99 and Cheez somehow managed to overcome the jinx of their Captain not winning in at least a month and pulled out a -1 on the front to nip two other teams. Both 99 and Cheez were waiting for the other one to hit a Chinese hosel rocket. 99 blinked first with two of them but couldn't entice Cheez to follow him.
Team #2 Brad-Brian, Molasses Boy and Skooger were in the lead until the 9th hole and a bogey did them in, so they finished even par.
Team #3 TJ, Billy D and Chimney played the front great for individual scores but lousy for team scores at +2
Team #4 Andy Mac, Skrocki and Rama closed fast with a birdie on 9 but still fell one short of the winning score with a even par round.
Team #5 Bear, Brett and Dr Dave thought they had it made with automatic money man Dr Dave on their team but it wasn't to be with the high score on the front of +4.
Team #6 Mad Dog, Birdie and Jerry Mag stumbled out the gate to finish next to last with a +3
On the back nine Team #6 under threat of their Captain launched a birdie assault led by Jerry Mag (3 birdies) to cruise to an easy victory at -2. All the other teams were shooting between +1 to +5. Team #1 did get total with even par to win two thirds of the pot.
Low Score of the day were Skrocki 74, Molasses Boy 76, Mad Dog 77, Brad-Brian 77, TJ 77, Triple N 77 and 99 77. There were only two skins worth $45 a piece (Andy Mac and Jerry Mag)
Mad Dog despite beating Bear by two strokes was only able to grab $1 making the YTD Bear up $2.
Sunday: Gazette did not cover the Pot Game and no reporters turned in their reports. Cheez did mention there were 12 players. Who won is anybody's guess.
Team #1 Triple N, 99 and Cheez somehow managed to overcome the jinx of their Captain not winning in at least a month and pulled out a -1 on the front to nip two other teams. Both 99 and Cheez were waiting for the other one to hit a Chinese hosel rocket. 99 blinked first with two of them but couldn't entice Cheez to follow him.
Team #2 Brad-Brian, Molasses Boy and Skooger were in the lead until the 9th hole and a bogey did them in, so they finished even par.
Team #3 TJ, Billy D and Chimney played the front great for individual scores but lousy for team scores at +2
Team #4 Andy Mac, Skrocki and Rama closed fast with a birdie on 9 but still fell one short of the winning score with a even par round.
Team #5 Bear, Brett and Dr Dave thought they had it made with automatic money man Dr Dave on their team but it wasn't to be with the high score on the front of +4.
Team #6 Mad Dog, Birdie and Jerry Mag stumbled out the gate to finish next to last with a +3
On the back nine Team #6 under threat of their Captain launched a birdie assault led by Jerry Mag (3 birdies) to cruise to an easy victory at -2. All the other teams were shooting between +1 to +5. Team #1 did get total with even par to win two thirds of the pot.
Low Score of the day were Skrocki 74, Molasses Boy 76, Mad Dog 77, Brad-Brian 77, TJ 77, Triple N 77 and 99 77. There were only two skins worth $45 a piece (Andy Mac and Jerry Mag)
Mad Dog despite beating Bear by two strokes was only able to grab $1 making the YTD Bear up $2.
Sunday: Gazette did not cover the Pot Game and no reporters turned in their reports. Cheez did mention there were 12 players. Who won is anybody's guess.
Friday, September 13, 2013
Not A Chance
The Gazette polled dozens of Pot Gamers (really random golfers on the range) to get their opinions on the following questions:
Will Cheez shoot a score lower or equal to his age? Not A Chance
Will Fireman turn his right hand to the right to stop the fade? Not A Chance
Will Mad Dog catch Bear in their year-long match of cards for a buck a hole? Not A Chance
Will TJ cut back on his playing golf on the weekends when he becomes a father? Not A Chance
Will we see Commish at another Pot Game in 2013 with the weather getting cooler? Not A Chance
Will Dougie opt play the tips on his road trip Invitational next year? Not A Chance
Will Billy D dump Gretchen for his new neighbor? Not A Chance
Will "The One Who Moved To The Cape" ever play in another Pot Game? Not A Chance
Will House ever be allowed to play on the white tees? Not A Chance
Will Tractorman stop tomahawking his wedge? Not A Chance
Will Skrocki find a cure for his shanking of chip shots? Not A Chance
Will Triple N ever walk at a normal person's pace during a round of golf? Not A Chance
Will "The Big House" ever allow beer carts on the course? Not A Chance
Will DMac's girlfriend ever let him play another Pot Game? Not A Chance
Will Otis ever lengthen his back swing to get more distance? Not A Chance
Will the maintenance crew ever get a raise more than $9 per hour? Not A Chance
Will Dickie Mac ever like the team he is on? Not A Chance
Will Chimney ever shift his weight to his left foot? Not A Chance
Will Birdie's house sell before Cheez's next spring? Not A Chance
Will the Bayou Bomber ever prefer NE Clam Chowder to Gumbo? Not A Chance
Will Mad Dog ever witness another player miss a zero inch putt in his lifetime? Not A Chance
Will The "Vulch" be welcomed back into the Pot Game by Joey M? Not A Chance
Will Dr Dave ever hit bad on the range and great on the course? Not A Chance
Will Brad-Brian be able to dodge the day his sons start beating him at golf? Not A Chance
Will Molasses Boy ever get his "Little Bow" nickname back? Not A Chance
Will Bretwood stay open until December this year? Not A Chance
Will Jay Esch be known for his putting rather than his long drives? Not A Chance
Will Sandy ever reveal what is really in that gigantic coffee mug? Not A Chance
Will Deacon ever have anything but an "outside" voice? Not A Chance
Will 99 ever look younger than his real age? Not A Chance
Will Chuckie ever give up his ownership in Bretwood that he won off of Ellis playing cribbage? Not A Chance
Will 40 adopt the fade like his brother? Not A Chance
Will Murt come out of exile and play in the Pot Game again? Not A Chance
Will Danny Roy's girlfriend find out he plays golf every afternoon before he goes home? Not A Chance
Will Loy show how he got a $20 bill to fly on to the roof of the Clubhouse? Not A Chance
Will Skooger ever sharpen his game so he can be a B player? Not A Chance
Will Rama ever be able to top his expression after missing a putt of "Swahili Cock Boxer"? Not A Chance
Will Brett shoot another round in the 70s like he did two weeks ago in the Pot Game? Not A Chance
Will Pudge ever again pick a date for his Red, White and Blue Tournament and then not show up for it? Not A Chance
Will any Pot Gamer break it to Mini that he is not really Mad Dog's son? Not A Chance
Will the "Big House" step away and let Luke take his rightful place as manager of the empire? Not A Chance
Will Blue Tees be a delight to play with because of his positive attitude? Not A Chance
Will Jerry Maguire ever give himself another putt while playing a match against another Pot Gamer? Not A Chance
Will Joey M's future Invitational have more players invited than Randy & Friends Tournament? Not A Chance
Will there ever be another long haired J-walker sent to County Jail for two days because he talked while Deacon the Bail Commissioner was talking? Not A Chance
Will Cheez shoot a score lower or equal to his age? Not A Chance
Will Fireman turn his right hand to the right to stop the fade? Not A Chance
Will Mad Dog catch Bear in their year-long match of cards for a buck a hole? Not A Chance
Will TJ cut back on his playing golf on the weekends when he becomes a father? Not A Chance
Will we see Commish at another Pot Game in 2013 with the weather getting cooler? Not A Chance
Will Dougie opt play the tips on his road trip Invitational next year? Not A Chance
Will Billy D dump Gretchen for his new neighbor? Not A Chance
Will "The One Who Moved To The Cape" ever play in another Pot Game? Not A Chance
Will House ever be allowed to play on the white tees? Not A Chance
Will Tractorman stop tomahawking his wedge? Not A Chance
Will Skrocki find a cure for his shanking of chip shots? Not A Chance
Will Triple N ever walk at a normal person's pace during a round of golf? Not A Chance
Will "The Big House" ever allow beer carts on the course? Not A Chance
Will DMac's girlfriend ever let him play another Pot Game? Not A Chance
Will Otis ever lengthen his back swing to get more distance? Not A Chance
Will the maintenance crew ever get a raise more than $9 per hour? Not A Chance
Will Dickie Mac ever like the team he is on? Not A Chance
Will Chimney ever shift his weight to his left foot? Not A Chance
Will Birdie's house sell before Cheez's next spring? Not A Chance
Will the Bayou Bomber ever prefer NE Clam Chowder to Gumbo? Not A Chance
Will Mad Dog ever witness another player miss a zero inch putt in his lifetime? Not A Chance
Will The "Vulch" be welcomed back into the Pot Game by Joey M? Not A Chance
Will Dr Dave ever hit bad on the range and great on the course? Not A Chance
Will Brad-Brian be able to dodge the day his sons start beating him at golf? Not A Chance
Will Molasses Boy ever get his "Little Bow" nickname back? Not A Chance
Will Bretwood stay open until December this year? Not A Chance
Will Jay Esch be known for his putting rather than his long drives? Not A Chance
Will Sandy ever reveal what is really in that gigantic coffee mug? Not A Chance
Will Deacon ever have anything but an "outside" voice? Not A Chance
Will 99 ever look younger than his real age? Not A Chance
Will Chuckie ever give up his ownership in Bretwood that he won off of Ellis playing cribbage? Not A Chance
Will 40 adopt the fade like his brother? Not A Chance
Will Murt come out of exile and play in the Pot Game again? Not A Chance
Will Danny Roy's girlfriend find out he plays golf every afternoon before he goes home? Not A Chance
Will Loy show how he got a $20 bill to fly on to the roof of the Clubhouse? Not A Chance
Will Skooger ever sharpen his game so he can be a B player? Not A Chance
Will Rama ever be able to top his expression after missing a putt of "Swahili Cock Boxer"? Not A Chance
Will Brett shoot another round in the 70s like he did two weeks ago in the Pot Game? Not A Chance
Will Pudge ever again pick a date for his Red, White and Blue Tournament and then not show up for it? Not A Chance
Will any Pot Gamer break it to Mini that he is not really Mad Dog's son? Not A Chance
Will the "Big House" step away and let Luke take his rightful place as manager of the empire? Not A Chance
Will Blue Tees be a delight to play with because of his positive attitude? Not A Chance
Will Jerry Maguire ever give himself another putt while playing a match against another Pot Gamer? Not A Chance
Will Joey M's future Invitational have more players invited than Randy & Friends Tournament? Not A Chance
Will there ever be another long haired J-walker sent to County Jail for two days because he talked while Deacon the Bail Commissioner was talking? Not A Chance
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Pea Soup
Fourteen players teed off on the South course to avoid the newly punched North course greens. But the greens they putted on were in the worst condition of the summer, long shaggy soaking wet grass still healing from the punching of several weeks ago.
Team #1 Triple N, Molasses Boy and Otis teed off first and shot a nice little -1 2BB on the front but it wasn't good enough. Team #2 Bear, Skrocki and Billy D got off to a rough start with three bogeys on the first hole but brought it back to even par but well back from the winners. Team # 3 Mad Dog, Sandy, Fireman and Johnny Hilow (great to have him back with us) roared out of the box on the strength of Sandy's 4 birdies in the first five holes (33) to shoot -4 to win. Team #4 Bayou Bomber, Walt, Cheez and Skooger shot even par despite Cheez shooting 1 under on his own ball.
Usually when a team jumps out to a big lead on the front they can't sustain it on the back and today was no exception. Team #2 and Team #4 both staged comebacks to shoot -2 to split the back nine. Team #3 shot even par which was good enough for total at -4. Team #1 a dream team on paper could only manage to shoot even par.
Low scores of the day Sandy 70, Otis 72, Cheez 72 (no joke), Bear 74, Walt 75, Billy D 76, Mad Dog 76, Triple N 76, Bayou Bomber 77, Skrocki 79 and Molasses Boy 79. Only three players shot in the 80s.
Mad Dog on the strength of his $4 eagle on 10 nipped Bear for $1 making the YTD Bear up $3.
Cheez trying to shoot his age (70) was on pace with two holes to go until he finished bogey, bogey to shoot a great 72 but oh so close to a life goal.
Sandy made 5 birdies most of them on the front nine when he couldn't see the pins on the greens because of the fog.
Triple N again fails to cash. He is starting to get a complex about it. Speaking of which why does he carry his bag on occasion like a sack of potatoes over his shoulder? What's up with that.
Despite the complaining on the course and on the deck about the terrible condition of the greens and broken down cups, there were a record number of players in the 70s.
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| Billy D's New Neighbor With Flag In Honor of 9-11-01 |
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Lumpy & Bumpy
Saturday brought out 18 players despite cool temperatures. Mad Dog with his calculator on his phone was able to divide the Pot Gamers into 6 teams of 3 playing 2BB with all balls counting on par fives. Team # 1 Triple N, Cheez and Jerry Mag got off to a horrendous start with +10 lead by their B man Cheez shooting 48. Team #2 Bear, 99 and Fireman shot a unimpressive +9 which proved to be second best score on the front. Team #3 Mad Dog, Birdie and Chimney all shot in the low 40s on the front which resulted in +11, good for nothing. Team #4 TJ, Billy D and Skooger joined the chorus of high scores and shot +9 which tied for second and got them no money. Team #5 Molasses Boy, Joey M and Dicky Mac quietly cruised an impressive +5 winning the front by a wide margin on the strength of two Joey M birdies. Team #6 Dougie, Jedi and Rama stumbled out of the gate after waiting over half hour to tee off with the big field and followed the trend with a +10 on the front.
The back nine was a whole different story. Team #1 with Triple N firing a two under 33 and three birdies coupled with his partners adding three more birdies shot a unbeatable (they thought) -4 for a total of +7. All the other teams #2 through #5 were coming to the deck with tales of woe after shooting +2 to +7. Team #1 was so confident their Captain went to the range to test new hybrids he would buy with his winnings. The other two Jerry and Cheez were smiling while they replayed every shot as to how they got to -4. However the smiles soon gave way to shocked jaw dropping faces as Team #6 announced they birdied their way to -5 after being +2 after the 11th hole. Dougie and Jedi both had three birdies and Rama had another with his back nine even par 35. Their total of +5 beat Team #1 by 2. So Team #6 served the $20 beers to all the deck dwellers with smiles on their faces.
Low scores of the day Triple N 72, Jedi 76, TJ 77, Mad Dog 78, Dickie Mac 79 and Joey M 79. There were 6 skins worth $15 (Dougie 2, Chimney 1, Joey M 1, 99 1and Dickie Mac 1). Mad Dog continued to take advantage of Bear's late summer swoon and clipped him for $7 making YTD Bear up $4.
Sunday's weather called for showers early but aside from some impressive clouds there was no rain at tee off time. Mad Dog decided to sit out because there were exactly 12 players signed up. So he created 3 teams of four which meant 3BB was the game. After avoiding the plugged sandy lumpy greens of South for weeks the Pot Gamers finally ventured out to give it a shot.
Team #1 TJ, Tractorman, Dr Dave and Dickie Mac struggled on the front to shot the highest score of +6. They knew they were in trouble when their usually reliable B player Tractorman came within a few inches of killing Billy D with a super shank that rocketed from the 7th tee across the 6th fairway missing Billy D's head and into the river. Team #2 Bear, Billy D, Cheez and Rama lead by a shaky Captain, somehow they found their games and shot a nice little +2. Team #3 Skrocki, Molasses Boy, Fireman and Chimney lead by the two birdies from Fireman and a timely 9th hole birdie by Skrocki tied the front with +2.
Team #1 after getting a glance at the new snack shack girls on the 10th tee got a shot of testosterone which propelled them to go eagle, birdie, birdie (-4) on the first hole (10th) on the back. Even with a cold front closing in with its 30 mph winds, they couldn't be stopped as Tractorman led them to a back nine -5 on the strength of his exceptional 32. They actually got it all the way to -7 but lost two over the last two holes. Needless to say they won back and over all as the other two teams were shooting +11 and +5.
Low scores of the day were Tractorman 73, Molasses Boy 75, Bear 75, TJ 76, Skrocki 78, Dickie Mac 79 and Cheez 79. There were 11 skins worth $5 a piece (Tractorman 4, Dickie Mac 2, Fireman 2, Skrocki 1, Bear 1 and Billy D 1).
Notes
The greens 1-8 were as bad as advertised full of holes, sand and broken down cups. Putting was a challenge but chipping was even more so with the holes shooting them in all directions.
Cheez breaking away from the dreaded "laterals" and finding his game, did hit one classic on the 15th which went so far right into the swamp even the beavers won't find it.
Bear on a terrible birdie drought finally made one after 40 holes without. He threw in a few others just for good measure.
Rama is hitting it as well as anyone in the Pot Game. His drives are long and right down the middle. When his short putting comes around we will have ourselves a new B player.
Dr Dave again found his way on a winning team. What he shoots makes no matter good or bad he is cashing in.
Dickie Mac quietly breaking 80 every time out and collecting a little cash himself.
TJ earned his first X for purposely hitting his drive on 14 N directly at Birdie's cart with Birdie in it. He said he saw him dressed in a "red" sweatshirt and thought that liberals were banned from wearing that color. His defense was he did it on behalf all conservatives.
99 suffers from the same "Chinese Disease" as the Cheez, so when Joey M yelled down to him on the 10th fairway "Hey, Jay shanked any lately" it was a very low blow, especially since he just about to pull the trigger on his iron shot. No he didn't shank his shot; he duck hooked it right into the pond to prove Joey M wrong.
The back nine was a whole different story. Team #1 with Triple N firing a two under 33 and three birdies coupled with his partners adding three more birdies shot a unbeatable (they thought) -4 for a total of +7. All the other teams #2 through #5 were coming to the deck with tales of woe after shooting +2 to +7. Team #1 was so confident their Captain went to the range to test new hybrids he would buy with his winnings. The other two Jerry and Cheez were smiling while they replayed every shot as to how they got to -4. However the smiles soon gave way to shocked jaw dropping faces as Team #6 announced they birdied their way to -5 after being +2 after the 11th hole. Dougie and Jedi both had three birdies and Rama had another with his back nine even par 35. Their total of +5 beat Team #1 by 2. So Team #6 served the $20 beers to all the deck dwellers with smiles on their faces.
Low scores of the day Triple N 72, Jedi 76, TJ 77, Mad Dog 78, Dickie Mac 79 and Joey M 79. There were 6 skins worth $15 (Dougie 2, Chimney 1, Joey M 1, 99 1and Dickie Mac 1). Mad Dog continued to take advantage of Bear's late summer swoon and clipped him for $7 making YTD Bear up $4.
Sunday's weather called for showers early but aside from some impressive clouds there was no rain at tee off time. Mad Dog decided to sit out because there were exactly 12 players signed up. So he created 3 teams of four which meant 3BB was the game. After avoiding the plugged sandy lumpy greens of South for weeks the Pot Gamers finally ventured out to give it a shot.
Team #1 TJ, Tractorman, Dr Dave and Dickie Mac struggled on the front to shot the highest score of +6. They knew they were in trouble when their usually reliable B player Tractorman came within a few inches of killing Billy D with a super shank that rocketed from the 7th tee across the 6th fairway missing Billy D's head and into the river. Team #2 Bear, Billy D, Cheez and Rama lead by a shaky Captain, somehow they found their games and shot a nice little +2. Team #3 Skrocki, Molasses Boy, Fireman and Chimney lead by the two birdies from Fireman and a timely 9th hole birdie by Skrocki tied the front with +2.
Team #1 after getting a glance at the new snack shack girls on the 10th tee got a shot of testosterone which propelled them to go eagle, birdie, birdie (-4) on the first hole (10th) on the back. Even with a cold front closing in with its 30 mph winds, they couldn't be stopped as Tractorman led them to a back nine -5 on the strength of his exceptional 32. They actually got it all the way to -7 but lost two over the last two holes. Needless to say they won back and over all as the other two teams were shooting +11 and +5.
Low scores of the day were Tractorman 73, Molasses Boy 75, Bear 75, TJ 76, Skrocki 78, Dickie Mac 79 and Cheez 79. There were 11 skins worth $5 a piece (Tractorman 4, Dickie Mac 2, Fireman 2, Skrocki 1, Bear 1 and Billy D 1).
Notes
The greens 1-8 were as bad as advertised full of holes, sand and broken down cups. Putting was a challenge but chipping was even more so with the holes shooting them in all directions.
Cheez breaking away from the dreaded "laterals" and finding his game, did hit one classic on the 15th which went so far right into the swamp even the beavers won't find it.
Bear on a terrible birdie drought finally made one after 40 holes without. He threw in a few others just for good measure.
Rama is hitting it as well as anyone in the Pot Game. His drives are long and right down the middle. When his short putting comes around we will have ourselves a new B player.
Dr Dave again found his way on a winning team. What he shoots makes no matter good or bad he is cashing in.
Dickie Mac quietly breaking 80 every time out and collecting a little cash himself.
TJ earned his first X for purposely hitting his drive on 14 N directly at Birdie's cart with Birdie in it. He said he saw him dressed in a "red" sweatshirt and thought that liberals were banned from wearing that color. His defense was he did it on behalf all conservatives.
99 suffers from the same "Chinese Disease" as the Cheez, so when Joey M yelled down to him on the 10th fairway "Hey, Jay shanked any lately" it was a very low blow, especially since he just about to pull the trigger on his iron shot. No he didn't shank his shot; he duck hooked it right into the pond to prove Joey M wrong.
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| Billy D's New Neighbor Poolside Photo By Visor Cam |
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Midweek Shift
As summer winds down Wednesdays are becoming more popular as 14 Pot Gamers teed off on the North course. They played a little 2BB. Team #1 Triple N, Billy D and Cheez got off to a slow start and never recovered. Team #2 Bear, Otis and Fireman tag teamed around Otis's great front nine to shoot +2 which gave them half of one side. Team #3 Walt, Skrocki, House and Blue Tees tied for half a side with +2 on front but faded on the back. Team #4 Mad Dog, Molasses Boy, Skooger and Rod P just missed out on the front with +3 but wiped out the field when they ripped off a -2 on the back which gave them the total as well.
Low scores of the day were Triple N 75, Otis 75, Walt 76 and Mad Dog 76. Bear's game went south which allowed Mad Dog to bite off $5 in their summer long match making it YTD Bear up $11.
Next week starting Monday Pot Games will be at 8am weekdays and 7:30am weekends. Also due to the spotty wet fairways the ball can be lift and cleaned in your own fairway for the rest of the year.
Low scores of the day were Triple N 75, Otis 75, Walt 76 and Mad Dog 76. Bear's game went south which allowed Mad Dog to bite off $5 in their summer long match making it YTD Bear up $11.
Next week starting Monday Pot Games will be at 8am weekdays and 7:30am weekends. Also due to the spotty wet fairways the ball can be lift and cleaned in your own fairway for the rest of the year.
Labor Day Leftovers
The big tournament last weekend was Saturday's Red White and Blue hosted by Pudge. So 23 players showed up to play but the host didn't. Having been over served Friday evening he awoke at 5am to see rain so he flipped on the Weather Channel and the next thing he remembers was that the clock said 7:04. He had missed his own tournament but couldn't escape the humiliation. Otis had the three man team and lobbied hard for a blind draw to get a fourth score for his team but was shouted down. Commish made a rare appearance and gave himself a "Philly" om 12 South when he hit his tee shot within inches.
Of course we have had a Pot Gamer miss a 1/64 inch putt this year so "Philly's" are illegal.
Sunday only had eleven players. Reporter Billy D sent in this report: " shot 77 ..me BB and Brett won 11/2 sides ..Brett shot 76 ..BB shot 86 ..cheez shot 79 birdie shot 79 TJ shot 76..Skrock & his team won The other half"
Monday looked like a rain out when Pot Gamers arrived but by 7:20 the heavy rain stopped and light rain and no lightning was all 13 players needed to tee off on North. It wouldn't be a Pot game without controversy right off the bat. Mad Dog made 4 balanced teams of three players. After they were announced Molasses Boy asked "which team am I on?" When nobody claimed him we knew we had a problem. So Mad Dog quickly shuffled a few players and came up with new teams. Team #1 Triple N, Birdie and Chimney sprinted around in 3hrs 12 minutes leaving a three hole gap in front of Team #2 Bear, Billy D and Cheez. Team #3 Andy Mac, Molasses Boy and Skooger quietly smoked the field with a 2BB of even front -2 back to sweep all sides. Even Team #4 with Skrocki, Jedi Master, House and Rama could not keep pace with Team #3.
There were 4 skins worth $15 a piece (Cheez, Jedi, Billy D and Andy Mac). Low scores were Triple N 71, Andy Mac 73, Cheez 75, Bear 76, Jedi 76 and Molasses Boy 76.
Reminder that giving yourself putts is never allowed if you are playing a match against a fellow Pot Gamer. You can only take a putt when you are putting for a double or higher and your score is not needed by your team.
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| Commish Flicking Putt Into Hole Photo By TJ Portraits |
Sunday only had eleven players. Reporter Billy D sent in this report: " shot 77 ..me BB and Brett won 11/2 sides ..Brett shot 76 ..BB shot 86 ..cheez shot 79 birdie shot 79 TJ shot 76..Skrock & his team won The other half"
Monday looked like a rain out when Pot Gamers arrived but by 7:20 the heavy rain stopped and light rain and no lightning was all 13 players needed to tee off on North. It wouldn't be a Pot game without controversy right off the bat. Mad Dog made 4 balanced teams of three players. After they were announced Molasses Boy asked "which team am I on?" When nobody claimed him we knew we had a problem. So Mad Dog quickly shuffled a few players and came up with new teams. Team #1 Triple N, Birdie and Chimney sprinted around in 3hrs 12 minutes leaving a three hole gap in front of Team #2 Bear, Billy D and Cheez. Team #3 Andy Mac, Molasses Boy and Skooger quietly smoked the field with a 2BB of even front -2 back to sweep all sides. Even Team #4 with Skrocki, Jedi Master, House and Rama could not keep pace with Team #3.
There were 4 skins worth $15 a piece (Cheez, Jedi, Billy D and Andy Mac). Low scores were Triple N 71, Andy Mac 73, Cheez 75, Bear 76, Jedi 76 and Molasses Boy 76.
Reminder that giving yourself putts is never allowed if you are playing a match against a fellow Pot Gamer. You can only take a putt when you are putting for a double or higher and your score is not needed by your team.
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