Well, clearly heat doesn't bother O'Bannon's Boy from Mississippi, Wayne "Grumpy" Stokes. Wayne shot 34 last night in the O'Bannon Creek Golf Club TGIF Couple's League. He birdied #'s 3, 4, and 8, parred all the rest except #1, where he had a little hiccup. Sure Wayne was saying if I parred #1, would have been a nifty 32! Still a great round, and will probably be the best of the year for the TGIF group. Nice round, Grumpy!
Thanks to everyone who played Friday night. Certainly felt more like mid-July than mid-June, but as we all know, in Cincinnati, you never know what you are going to get in the weather department. The temperature was in the low 90's, with humidity almost to match. Seemed for sure like there would be thunderstorms but they didn't come. Nice for all who decided to come out and play!
We had a couple of forfeits this week. If you aren't going to be able to play, please try to call your opponent to let them know, and also, see if you can find a sub. The best source of subs is usually the couples who play in the opposite group--many will fill in if asked. We also have a short list of subs, and of course anyone in the club can sub for either partner.
The Matches:
Ellis/Pare: So, this was the match of the injured partners. Lori injured her shoulder, probably from doing yard work since Brian is never home, spending almost all his free time at the course. Seems he walks by my house on 17 several times a day! And, Bob Pare is having a bout of back problems. He has some nonsense story about moving his big patio umbrella all by himself and straining something in his back. I think he is just trying to get some attention from Kathy and his friends, having witnessed all the attention Walt Wurster received after his recent back surgery. Anyway, Brian and Kathy showed up, and Jim Schiesler was recruited to play for Bob since Jim's opponents weren't available. Jimmie is always ready to play nine or eighteen. So, off they went, with Brian playing both Kathy and Jim.
I can see from the scorecard that Kathy was feeling sorry for Brian. She took it easy on him, halving the match. She had net pars on #7, 8, and 9 to assure the tie. I'm sure she could have don better on any of those holes, but she wanted to leave Brian's manhood (such as it is) intact. Very nice of you, Kathy! Jim, on the other hand, showed no mercy to Brian. Brian and Jim go way back, and the history isn't all pretty. Jim and Brian used to be partners in the Wednesday night league until Brian told Jim last December he was going to leave the club, and that Jim should find a new partner. So Jim did, partnering no with Dick Pope on Wednesday nights. Right after hearing the Jim found a new partner, suddenly Brian decides to stay at O'Bannon! Talk about going to great lengths to dump an unwanted partner! Jim has forgiven, but will never forget. Friday night, Jim took Brian to the woodshed, beating him 6 1/2 to 3 1/2, and shooting a net 33! Take that, Brian! Brian finished last night's round strong, parring #'s 7, 8, and 9, but it was too little, too late for the match.
Garrison/Lindle: Both these teams played well Friday night, with three of the four players shooting below net par. And Jeff was just one over net par, so very good playing in this group. The Lindle's prevailed in the round, 13 1/2 to 6 1/2. In the men's match, Dale got off to a fast start, taking the 1st two holes. Jeff and Dale split #3, and Jeff came back to win 4 with a very good birdie 4! Dale won the next two holes, and then Jeff and Dale split #'s 8 and 9. Dale shot a net 32, and I can see his handicap dropping like a rock! Sandy and Janet had a close match. They tied the first two holes, then Janet scored a net 4 on #3, and followed that with a net 5 on #4, for a tie with Sandy there. Sandy came back to win #5, Janet won #6, they halved #'s 7 and 8, and Janet won #9. Sandy shot a net 35, and Janet shot a net 34. Sandy parred #'s 1,2,3, 4, 5, 7, and 8! Way to go, Sandy.
Bunn/Spatz: Fred and Deanna Spatz continue to search for the perfect subs. This week Joel and Linda Miller stood in for them, and secured 11 points, just nosing out Steve and Donna. There were very good scores in this group, with all players shooting net par or better! Linda shot a nifty net 33 to Donna's very good net 34, and won the match 6/4. Donna birdied # 8, while Linda was the model of consistency with the exception of a couple of holes. Steve and Joel played to tie, with Steve shooting a gross 38, net 35, and Joel shooting a gross 41, net 33. The guys were putting up some numbers! Steve parred #'s 1, 6, 7, 8, and 9, and birdied #3! Joel parred 1,2,4, and 7! Nice job, all of you players in this group!
Barnes/Stokes: Dave and Carol Conover substituted for Mary and Dale Barnes. Dave played well, parring #'s 2 and 4, shooting a net 36, one over par. As noted earlier though, Wayne was playing unbelievably well, after he got past the 6 on # 1, shooting a gross 34, net 30, and scoring birdies on #'s 3, 4, and 8. Wayne won the match 8/2. Sorry Dave, you just ran into a buzz saw. In the ladies match, it was the other way around, with Carol shooting a net 34, and winning the match with Lina 7/3. Carol and Lina both played very steady rounds, but Carol took advantage of her strokes. Carol and Lina both parred #7, and Carol also parred #9. Lina parred #1, as well as #7, and matched Wayne's birdie 3 on # 8! Nice job Lina.
Thiel/Van Houten: Sylvia and Cher both played very consistently, and ended up halving their match, 5/5. Sylvia won the first hole then Cher went on a three hole winning streak, highlighted by net pars on #'s 3 and 4. The next two holes were halved, then Sylvia won two holes, and the last hole was halved. Mick and Phil had a similar match, but Phil was able to close the door on Mick by winning three consecutive holes in the middle of the round, #'s 5, 6, and 7, to win the match 6 1/2 to 3 1/2. Mick parred #'s 2 and 4, Phil parred #'s 2, 5, and 7.
Lewis/Jordahl: Okay, pay attention here. Rick Lewis is AWOL again, leaving poor Nancy home alone to find golf partners wherever she can. So, Nancy asked Eve Enders to sub for Rick. Not to be outdone, Barb Jordahl decided to get a sub for Marlowe. Barb enlisted Martha O'Neal to play for Marlowe. So it was a match of the ladies! Team Jordahl won the match, 13/7, with both Barb and Martha winning their matches handily. Nancy got off to a bit of a rough start but finished strong, parring #'s 7 and 8. Barb shot a net 37, level par. Eve parred #5, and Martha played very consistently, and was able to use her strokes wisely.
Mueller/Forsthoefel: Kathy and I played nine holes last Monday evening with Randy Lansdell and Debbie Yingling. We really didn't see anyone out on the course until # 9 when we came up behind the Mueller/Forsthoefel match. They were playing early in the week, since they weren't going to be available to play Friday night. The Forsthoefel's won the match 13 1/2 to 6 1/2. Brad and Dave went back and forth, with neither player able to put together any winning streaks, but Dave was able hang in there, and win three holes outright, lose two, and tie the rest for the win. In the ladies match, Arlene won the first four holes, and that was enough to power her on to a win, 7 1/2 to 2 1/2.
We ended up having dinner down the road at Shooters with the Mueller's and Forsthoefel's. There we heard there was some instruction going on during the match. Not sure who was doing the teaching, but there was some effort put in to help Sarah chip a little better. Nice to have friends, Sarah, and from what I heard you were a good student, improving your chipping significantly as the round progressed.
The Downing's and Schiesler's picked up 12 points the easy way, via forfeits.
So, another week of the TGIF League is in the books. Due to our Member-Guest event this coming weekend, The Acomb, there won't be any league play this coming Friday. League play resumes June 25th.
Enjoy!
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