All,
Great
times out there last weekend. I was a bit off on my projections. My
top 3 teams did all tie for 2nd, but Death by Motor Boat was motivated to action
by the Trash Talk and took down the top prize. As a result they are
considering dropping their absent captain again in the future – was missing Pete
their Key to Victory???
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1st
place – Death by Motorboat Gross 63, Net 57
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2nd
place was a 3 way tie
o Tee
Bags Gross 65, Net 59
o 3
Putt Gross 67, Net 59
o Breakfast
Ballers Gross 66, Net 59
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5th
place – Husker Nation Gross 65, Net 62
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6th
Place – Tee Wrecks Gross 72, Net 64
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7th
Place – Team FKA 4 Jacks, now known as The Scabs (played with only 3) – Gross
71, Net 65
KP’s
paid a whopping $50 each and were awarded to dart throwers: Jack L (Husker
nation), John Wilinski (Scabs), Glenn Hutchinson (Huskers), and Jeff Dorchester
(Scabs).
Important
Announcements – Upcoming Tourney’s.
We
have had to be a bit flexible on our dates in order to secure the next 3
courses. All are considered top public courses in Arizona, and all have
also ranked in Golf Digests Top 100 courses in America.
·
July will
again be the 2nd Saturday - July 14th at the
Raven at South Mountain. Stay tuned for details next week.
o This
is a standard Match Play event.
·
August will
be moved to the 3rd Saturday to get a better rate (we get $58 vs.
$86). We will be playing August 18th at the TPC
Scottsdale Stadium Course, home of the FBR Open.
o This
is a standard Match Play event.
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September will
be moved to the 4th Saturday to avoid the Holiday (note - there are 5
Sat’s that month). We will be playing the Ocotillo (we get $52 vs. $65)
Golf Resort on September 22nd.
o Note
– Ocotillo will be the 3rd Special Event of the Year – the epic 2-Man
Alternate Shot format. You choose your pairings – choose wisely as this
course has water on 16 holes!
Please
let me know as soon as possible if these are bad dates for anyone. We
could consider moving to less quality courses if they are inconvenient for a
majority.
In
Hindsight Bogus - Predictions:
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7) No prediction for
the Husker Nation – as an invitee visiting from Nebraska lets all hope
they throw the match in favor of our good graces - ringer or not! We are
sending them off last to bask in the cool air of the Arizona desert. Have
a nice vacation. PS – I was at the game when ASU gave Nebraska a 17-0
shellacking ending their 400 game win streak or whatever it was. Good
times J
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6) At Last year’s
invitational You’re Still Away ran away with the title in a putt
off. But this year they are missing their anchor, Pete ‘how does that
swing yield consistent drives?’ Owens. They also changed their name to
Death by Motor Boat. That team is beginning to resemble Lou Pinella
in fit of rage and the prediction is DEAD LAST for this year. Sorry guys –
no repeat for you.
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5) Tee Wrecks
have a solid team and another healthy handicap. Last month someone on that
team was bombing drives into my foursome (we were slow, and they were
long). I think that was a sub though, and not a regular team member.
I would normally rank them higher but they continue to send me emails with a
picture of a T-Rex dinosaur waving a Nebraska pennant. Until that stops –
they remain at the bottom. Fifth place.
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4) The Four
Jacks completely imploded and have been replaced with a team of
‘scabs’. Make no mistake these guys have a nice mix of low and high
handicaps, and a couple of players who can seek the pin. I like them to
take fourth place – and eventually contend once they gel. They will pick a
team name, but until then they are ‘The Team FKA Four Jacks’.
FKA 4 Jacks – 4th place
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3) Tee Bags
won a bunch of money last month and have made a few strong moves up the team
rankings. They got slaughtered in the first couple tourneys but are
definitely getting the hang of this league. They are bringing in a couple
subs including a ringer (8 hdcp) named Kohei Koyama. I think he was the
attorney for Kaiser Soze in the Usual Suspects. Based on these facts, I
like them to take third place.
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2) OK – I am a homer
– I like the Breakfast Balls for 2nd place. We lost a
permanent member (Tom Deschamps) who moved to Portland, but he has been replaced
by Dr. Andy Purtiman. Those of you around last year will remember Tom
actually replaced Andy on our team after Andy had a freakish snowboarding
accident just before this tournament last year. Coincidence? I don’t
think so. I think that the moons have aligned and the original
BBalls will make a big splash – and that’s not just a repeat of my Tin
Cup episode on hole one at Stone Creek. BBallers – 2nd
place.
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1) Who will win?
Only one team left and it’s a shocker! I like 3 Putt, for 3
reasons. 1) They are getting out first (6:30 AM) and thus will be least
impacted by the heat. 2) They have also demonstrated they know how to work
as a team – winning the 2-club scramble earlier this year by a big margin. And
3) They have the highest handicap at 8 strokes. If they can hold off that
Husker Nation Invitee/Ringer business I like them to take home top
dollar.
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