Forsthoefel's and Paul's In First Place after July 23rd

Standings Update: 

Arlene and Dave Forsthoefel are in 1st place, Group 1, with 67 points.  Janet and Dale Lindle are in second place with 63 points, followed by Cher and Phil Van Houten with 58 points.  The Forsthoefel's are tough! 

In Group 2, Ruth and Jerry Paul are in 1st place with 52 1/2 points, followed by Sandy and Lowell Bowie with 49 1/2 points, and in third place are Sandy and Jeff Garrison with 47 1/2 points.  There might be some movement in Group 2 after tonight's matches are posted.  The Garrison's and Paul's have already played their match and....you'll have to wait and see who is in first place after tonight. 

July 23rd Update:

Individual Highlights:   

• Dave Forsthoefel shot even par 35, net 30, last Friday night.  Way to go Dave--I can see the handicap dropping as I type!  Along the way, Dave birdied the 5 par #4.  An unfortunate bogey on the 4 par #9 took away the chance for the under par round.  As Dave was "going low", he also accumulated 8 points in his match against Dan Gennaro who was subbing for the vacationing Rick Lewis.  Not to be outdone, Arlene took 6 1/2 points against Brookan, who was subbing for Nancy Lewis.  Arlene shot a net 34, 3 under par. 
• Birdies:  Dale Lindle birdied #7 and Brian Ellis birdied #9.  Nice job, guys!
• Good Pars:  Several ladies parred the tough 5 par #3--Janet Lindle, Brookan Gennaro, Lina Stokes, and Deanna Spatz.  Great job.  Most guys would take a five on #3 if you gave it to them at the start of the round.  
• Low Net Scores:  There were two net 30's, Dave Forsthoefel and Deanna Spatz.  Rita Spata shot a net 33, Arlene Forsthoefel shot a net 34, Kathy Pare and Lina Stokes shot net 35's, and Brookan Gennaro shot a net 36.  Fred Spatz and Dale Lindle shot net 34's, and Brian Ellis shot a net 35.

• Closest to the Pin:  Rita Spata was closest on #7 and  Bob Pare was closest on #5.  Congratulations!  Rita, I'll leave some golf balls for you with the bartender.  Pare already picked his up!

Schedule Update/Extension:

Kathy and I are taking a trip to France later in August, meaning we will be out of town at the time of the scheduled closing event.  I have checked with O'Bannon and we can postpone the closing event and reschedule it for Friday, September 10th.  So, here is the plan.  Closing event will be Friday, September 10th, 5:00 PM shotgun, scramble.  Since August 27th is now an open evening, I propose an additional evening of league play.  Please let me know if you are interested in playing and I'll pair up the teams, put together a schedule for the evening.  Teams from both groups are welcome to play--just let me know by email if your team is interested in playing.  I'll also send an email separately with the same information.  Maybe I'll plan something fun/different from regular league match play for the 27th!  So, send me an email, let me know if you are interested in playing Friday, August 27th, and I'll take it from there.

See you at O'Bannon tonight, or soon!

Dave 

Mary Ann Wilson and Lowell Bowie Shoot Net 30's July 16th--Great Rounds!

Here is a brief update on last Friday's O'Bannon Creek TGIF Matches.  Brief because I'm leaving town for a few days and don't have much time.  May elaborate a bit more later, or maybe not!

As noted in the headline, Mary Ann Wilson and Lowell Bowie both shot net 30's Friday night.  Way to go Mary Ann and Lowell.  Mary Ann was on fire, scoring pars on hole #'s 3, 7, 8 and 9.  Lowell just played a good, steady round, 5 shots better than his handicap.

Closest to the Pin:  Doug Taylor was closest of all the men on # 5 and Ruth Paul was closest of all the women on # 7.  Ruth went on to birdie # 7, nice job!

Other Highlights: 

• Randy Lansdell started off badly on the 1st 4 holes, going double bogey, double bogey, bogey and bogey, but turned the round around, scoring par on the last five holes.  Randy shot gross 41/net 34.  
• Billie Trame birdied # 9.
• Ben Basone birdied # 2.
• .Robin Anderson had a nice par on # 5.
• Sandy Garrison birdied # 5, after hitting her drive to about 4 feet.
• Jerry Paul continued his season-long very good play, scoring 7 pars on his way to a gross 37/net 33.
• Susan Taylor parred  both par 3's, #'s 5 and 7.
• Jay Kuhn shot one of his best rounds of the season, gross 42/net 32, burying Stu Wilson along the way.  
• Ruth Paul and Susan Taylor both shot net 32's.  
• Jeff Garrison shot a net 33, and Doug Taylor shot a net 34.  

There is one match still to be played but I'll send out the standings as they are in a separate email. 

Group 1 plays this week but hey, Group 2 folks, call someone from the league and go out, play nine, have dinner at O'Bannon Creek this Friday night!

See y'all next week!

Dave







 

O'Bannon Creek Golf Club, TGIF Golf League Results, July 9th, 2010

Sandy Garrison was on FIRE last Friday night, shooting a gross 36, net 31, 1 under par, scoring 4, count 'em 4, birdies!  Wow!  Sandy birdied #'s 4, 5, 6, and 9!  Great round, Sandy.  

Only 4 matches were played Friday night!  Ouch!  Lot's of people out of town, or had other plans.  I know at least one or two matches are going to be made up so please send me your scores, individual and match scores, if you make up a match this week before Friday.  I'll wait to update the standings until then.  For those of you who did play, I'll send your individual scores to the pro shop today so your handicaps will be updated by the Friday update.  

Closest to the Pin, 7/9/2010:  #5, Men, Dave Forsthoefel.  #7, Women, Sandy Garrison.  Dave, don't try to collect yet another set of balls for being closest Friday night, I already gave them to you Saturday.  Sandy, I'll give you yours this Friday night when we play.

Match Highlights:  


Garrison/Lewis:  Rick Lewis continues to be vacationing in Italy, on the Adriatic Coast, so he sent his dad Dick out to play with Nancy last Friday night.  Heard that it was Rick and Nancy's anniversary?  Congratulations Rick and Nancy.  Anyway, Jeff Garrison and Dick had a highly competitive match, ending with Jeff coming out on top 5 to 4.  Jeff shot a steady 38, net 34, and Dick was equally steady, shooting a gross 41, net 35.  Dick birdied #9, always a treat, since # 9 is a tough green to hit, and depending upon where the pin is, to putt.  As already noted, Sandy had a great scoring night, but despite that, Nancy held her own, shooting a net par 37, and getting 3 points for the Lewis team.  


Jordahl/Van Houten:  Barb apparently was mad at Marlow and sent him alone, out into the high heat and humidity to face the tough team of Phil and Cher Van Houten.  Don't know what Marlow did to deserve a trip to the woodshed by himself but Phil and Cher sure gave him all he didn't want!  Phil and Cher both shot net 34's, 1 under for Phil and 3 under for Cher, and took 16 1/2 points from Marlow.  Boy, if Barb was mad before the match, can't imagine what Marlow got when he went home and reported the results to her!  


Forsthoefel/Lindle:  Apparently Dale and Janet didn't want to face the heat either.  They sent Paul Kenny out by himself to face the tough Forsthoefel tream.  He fared a little better than poor Marlow, but still lost to this formidable duo.  Dave and Paul battled to a 5 to 4 result, with Dave winning.  In his match against the fierce, highly competitive Arlene, Paul was able to eke out a tie.  Thanks for filling in, Paul.  Did Dave and Arlene make you walk?  That is a little inside joke betweek Paul and me!


Ellis/Mueller:  Both matches were close, with Sarah getting by Lori 5 to 4 and Brian beating Brad 6 to 3.  Lori and Sarah shot scores very close to their handicaps, performing much better than their men-folk, neither of whom came close to shooting net pars!  Come on Brad and Brian, pick it up a bit, quit embarassing your wives week after week!

Schiesler/Bunn:  Jim Schiesler was sent out by his poor little old self to play Donna and Steve Bunn last Thursday night.  Jim, Donna, and Steve got to hole #3 just as the skies opened up and dropped an inch or so of rain on them and the course.  I know because I was ahead of them on #6!  Nice try, Jim, Donna, and Steve!  Thanks for trying to get the match in. 


Reminders for This Week: 

1.  If you couldn't play your match last Friday, try to make it up before this coming Friday.  The purpose of the league is to have fun playing with other couples.  If you make up a match, let me know your scores by email so I can update the standings and score sheet.  Leave your score card in the restaurant with the bartender--I'll pick them up later in the week.


2.  For those of you with matches scheduled this Friday, Group 2, please try to play them Friday night, or find subs.  I know there aren't a lot of subs but do your best.  And, remember, the best source of subs are the couples playing in the opposite group.  


3.  And, if you are in Group 1, call another couple and come on out to play Friday night!  


Dave



 

June 25th Results, TGIF Golf League Matches, O'Bannon Creek Golf Club

Here we go, a brief update on the June 25th Matches of the TGIF Couples League.

Low Net Scores:  

There were a lot of very good net scores last Friday night.  Must have been something in the water, beer, or margaritas!  Debbie Yingling and Shirley Smith were on fire, shooting net 34 and 31 respectively.  Nice job Debbie and Shirley, but sorry, not enough for low net of the week.  Donna Bunn set the course on fire, shooting a 7-under, net 30!  Great round, Donna, 4 shots better than your hubbie Steve could muster.

Speaking of Steve, he had to feel pretty good about shooting a gross 38, net 34.  May have even dreamed of being mentioned here on this infamous blog by this less than famous blogger.  Well Steve, you have been mentioned, twice, but not for having the best net score last Friday night.  "Hub" Hlovchiek shot a net 33, Joel Miller shot a net 32, both very nice rounds, but the star of the night for both the men and women was Jerry Paul.  Jerry broke his shoulder earlier this year, I think playing soccer with a grandchild, and has been recovering all season.  I've had to listen to him complain about his low handicap since he hasn't been able to hit a full tee shot all season.  Guess he has recovered since Jerry shot a gross 33, net 29!  Jerry birdied #'s 3, 8, and 9 and only had one bogey on #6.  Great round Jerry!  I think I would have been tempted to play nine more but of course, lights would have been required.

Closest to the Pin:

First, need to mention the closest to the pin winners from the June 11th matches.  Jimmy "TT" Schiesler was closest of all the men on #5 and Lina Stokes was closest of all the ladies on #7.  Nice job Jim and Lina!

Last Friday night, Randy Lansdell was closest of the men on #5 and Brookan Gennaro hit a lovely shot to about 8 feet on # 7 (I was with her, so know the shot was lovely).  Congratulations Randy and Brookan!

This year I'm handing out 3 brand, spanking new golf balls to each Closest to the Pin winner every week.  I'll find you or your spouse as soon after the Friday night matches as possible to get your spectacular prize package to you!

Split the Pot/Rally for The Cure Cookies:

The TGIF league members supported O'Bannon Creek Golf Club's Rally for the Cure fun and fund raising efforts by selling Split the Pot tickets and decorated sugar cookies.  Thanks to Moe for baking the cookies and Kathy for decorating them.  Janet Lindle won the Split the Pot, taking home $60 in Pro Shop Credits.  We raised a little over $140 for Rally.  Nice job, and thanks.   

Standings:

In Group 1, Arlene and Dave Forsthoefel are leading with 41.5 points, but Janet and Dale Lindle are close on their heels with 40 points.  Just behind the Lindle's are Nancy and Jim Downing with 39 points.

Group 2 is led by Ruth and Jerry Paul who have accumulated 38.5 points, followed in second place by Brookan and Dan Gennaro who have 35.5 points.  Sandy and Jeff Garrison are in 3rd with 34 points.

The Heart of the Season is Upon Us:

Okay, here we go, no breaks from now on!  Matches are scheduled for every Friday night from now to the end of the season.  This is go time, time for the front runners to run and the chasers to chase.  It is going to get ugly out there as all the teams try to win the coveted prizes at the end of the season.  I'm keeping it a secret what those prizes will be but trust me, they will be BIG!  So play hard, put your game faces on, take no hostages!  Every woman and man for themselves, or at least for their team.

4th of July Holiday:

The TGIF offices will be closed over the weekend to celebrate the 4th of July holiday.  The Commissioner, yours truly, will be playing as much golf as possible from the time I finish this blog until dark Monday night.  And the Mrs. will be playing a fair amount as well.  Hope to see y'all out on the course this weekend.  Enjoy!  
 Dave