The second round of playoffs is complete. The final round is setup. The past week was a bit warm, but still tolerable. Scores were a touch higher. The league averaged a 38 net.

We had two great rounds. Matt Burdette got his second one under par! Jason Thiellen got his first scratch round!  They both led their teams to the championship round.

This was an interesting week. All rounds, except one, ended up in six point win. The one that was not a 6-0, ended with some drama. I think this was the first time that we had a penalty assessed post-round. Let's not make a habit of it. Greg Haer got a penalty stroke for, allegedly, not marking his ball on the putting green. There was some controversy, but Greg eventually took the penalty under protest. This did take the Grean Team out of contention for the Blue Championship round.

Matt W & JT take on Jerry and Burd for the League Champs!  

JD and me take on Barry and Dan for the League Chumps!

Skins:

JT and Pluta strike it rich this week!

We got our first round of the end of season tournament in the books.  Eight teams are still in the hunt.  Six are out. 

The weather was a bit warmish, but still not bad for August. We averaged a 37 net overall for the league.

Jerry did it again. Jerry had a scratch round!  Last week was one under.  He is getting hot at the right time.  Too bad he will have Jeff playing for him this upcoming week. Jerry was not alone.  Barry finally came alive and got himself a one under!  His last highlight came on Week 1.    

Skins:

Some nice holes for skins listed below.

The final regular season round is in the books and that sets the stage for our three-week single-elimination playoff tournament. Did you make the Gold tourney or are you playing for participation points? So, clean up those clubs, break out the new balls and glove and let the grind begin!

This last week was a tad warm and some storms were looming.  We got a few sprinkles, but no bone-soaking rains.  The lightning stayed off to the north, far enough that we were able to get the round in.  The skies cut loose an hour or so after we finished. 

The conditions might have led to some higher scores.  We averaged a 37 net overall. Still, pretty damn good.

Jerry was the hero this week with his best of the year and tied the best round of all players for the year. Eight pars and a birdie on #1 for a one under!  Wow!

Skins:

Gary and Rick get it done this week.  Gary leapfrogs his way into 2nd for the season earnings for this year. 

We got us another great day!  Early August awesomeness.

Tied our best again this week.  36 Net for the regular players, 35 for the subs, and 36 overall.  The Hot Sticks show it as the 34 & 35 nets get left out. 

Jason Moores (sub) had one incredible round this week.  He shot a scratch round, 36.  He didn't have a handicap, so 36 net, as well. He was a 4 when he subbed for us the year before last. 

This next week is the LAST WEEK of regular play and then we are locked into the GOLD or BLUE tourneys.  Check out the latest "Weekly Sheet" to see where your team currently sits.  Things are still pretty tight and there could be some shake up in the ranking in one week.

Skins:

I had a great round this week and got THREE skins!  I think that is the most ever won in one week.  Ruben and Mike also had great rounds and got a skin as well.

The weather was a bit ominous looking as we were getting the golf carts loaded up, Tiburon finally made the call to cancel.  Thanks to Nick for helping matt along. Many of us adjourned to the Waterfall.  Not much water fell, but the poles holding up the driving range nets did!  

That SUV is on 2 wheels!  Dean's car was the third car in the row. He got a bunch of dudes to lift the pole and he got out of there. Moon roof was smashed, but not Dean's spirit!

This pickup was lucky. It should have been smashed.  Before anyone knew how bad the storm was, the top of the pole hit the bar's roof (parapet wall) and shook the whole bar.  Scared the shit out of everyone!

The weather was a little warm and a breeze was hard to come by, but still it was not too bad.  The forecast for July 31st looks like a doozy!

The league scored a net 37 average again.

Only 2 WEEKS of regular play and then we are locked into the GOLD or BLUE tourneys.  Check out the latest "Weekly Sheet" to see where your team currently sits.  Anything is possible at this point.  The rankings are tight!

Skins:

3 Aces takes all the loot this week.   

The golf gods shined upon us once more.  Sweet weather to be had!

The league scored pretty well.  Net 37 average.  There was one awesome round.  Matt Burdette scored one under, 35!  Surprisingly, he got tied out on all his skins.   

Skins:

We spread the wealth this week.  Gary took home some cash two weeks in a row.  

Another great day!  We caught one of the last nice days before the heat came on.  

Great week for scoring.  The net average was 36 for the regular players and overall..  

Skins:

Two skins earned, but the same guy won them both.  Gary had a great round and two incredible holes!

We continued our great weather streak.   

Pretty good week for scoring.  The net average was 37 across the board.  

Skins:

Three skins.  Randy's first, Clark's second, and Jason's third. 

We slipped in another great night for weather!   

The cooler weather did not cool off the game play!  The regular league players, again, averaged a 36 net!  That ties the best of the year.  When factoring in the subs, we averaged a 37 net, again.  That ties our entire league average.  

There was one notable round.  Eric shot a one under, 35!  Congrats!    

Skins:

Four holes were won among three golfers.  Despite Pluta's amazing year of great play, this is his first skin, or "skins", in his case.  This is also Nick's first skin.  It was also Nick's first decent round of golf.  ;)  Tim is no stranger.  He is in 3rd place overall in skins and has been in the money for three of the last four weeks.  Damn dude!

They said it was the hottest day this year and it was.  The temps were in the mid-90s, but I thought it felt alright.  The huge winds were welcome and helped keep the heat off.  

The games were also HOT!  The regular league players averaged a 36 net!  That is the best of the year.  If you factor in the subs, we averaged a 37 net.  That ties our entire league average.  With the huge winds we had, it is interesting that we shot our best round as a league.  Go figure!

There was one notable round.  Jerry was joined by his son, Jerod.  Jerry did some showing off and shot a scratch, 36!    

Skins:

Birdies were flying this week.  Four winners!

We did it again.  Beautiful day!  Maybe it was a little windy.  I hope it is not the last low humidity day, but summer seems to be trying to work it's way in.  Long term forecasts are for above average temps...  Hopefully, the golf gods continue to keep it nice for us!  

The league average did not fare well (39 net average).  Perhaps the wind.  The greens also seemed a bit faster than usual.  

Skins:

Only one skin and it goes to no other than Mike!  If he stays on this pace, he is going to get all his golf dues back!  Load up on some cash.  2nd half skin money will be due soon.

We hit another top ten day.  Bill Randby was not there, but it was a TOP TEN day!  

The weather, or something else, helped the scores this week.  We tied our best.  37 for the regular players and overall, when you factor in the subs. The "Hot Sticks", below, lists the top 5 nets, that are also 35 or below.  Today, it only fits through 33.  There are 5 others that could have been listed. Keep it up.

Two notable rounds.  Matt Weddell had one par, but managed a scratch round. The remainder was 4 birdies and 4 bogies!  Jeff LaMontagne also had a scratch round - 5 pars and 2 birdies and 2 bogies!

Skins:

Two skins tonight.  One of Matt's birdies paid off and that puts Matt into 3rd overall. Tim gets his first half money back and some change. Second half funds will be due soon.  JD wasn't playing, but felt compelled to buy a round!  Thanks, Buddy!

The weather snapped back into shape for us this week, making Wednesday the day to play!  Damn near top ten day.  It was gorgeous!

The weather did not help our scores.  We averaged a 39 net for all and 40 for the regular players.    

Skins:

Four skins earned this week.  Mike is becoming a regular to the list..     

Well the weather tried to get the best of us.  However, it just missed.  The storms rolled though and only caused a 15 minute delay in our shotgun start.  A bit humid and a couple sprinkles during the round - not too bad.

There was two notable rounds.  Eric and Matt T. both had scratch rounds.  Well done in those wet conditions!

The wetness did not bother the rest of us.  We did much better as a league this week.  We averaged 37 net.  

Skins:

Three skins on holes 2, 5 and 6.  The Grean Team members both got a skin.  Dean was less than an inch from a hole-in-one (photo below)!  That would have gotten us a round of drinks!   

The golf gods blessed us once again.  Darn near top ten day! 

The average was 39 net again.  Tied the worst round yet.  Handicaps have not adjusted, but I'd expect them to be going up.  Our league average handicap is an 8. 

Skins:

Our first solo winner came this week. Roger got a par, net birdie on #6.  He wasn't the only one to par, but he was the only one that was getting a stroke.  Two of our higher handicap players, Randy and Chuck, happened to birdie #7 and both thought they had a skin for sure.  However, they cancelled each other out and got nothing but a nice score on that hole!   

I was absent and I did not get any weather reports.  I think the weather was a bit nastier than the previous weeks, but still tolerable. 

We had one notable round.  A new player, Ryan LaMontagne, shot a scratch round.  The apple didn't fall from the tree here.  Jeff's son is now on the sublist, if you want to give him a try.  

The rest of the league sucked it up.  The average was 39 net.  The worst round yet.

Skins:

Another two skins week. There was a unannounced sub that caused some issues in Jerry paying out the proper skins.   Please get subs to me prior to the round, or hit the pro shop prior to you round to get it right in the Genius.

This week's weather just proves it.  Wednesday is the best day to play.  Tuesday sucked.  Thursday was worse.  Wednesday was incredible.  No wind and a sunny 70 degrees.  I'll take it every week!

The players had another average net of 38.  I think this is justifiable this week. The greens were aerated and they didn't really do a good job of filling them with sand.  The ball was rolling like it was in a pachinko game.  

Weird observation is that there was no team that won 6 points.  Lots of 4 to 2 rounds. 

Skins:

Only two skins this week!  Bigger payouts for those two.  Well done! Mike was the only par on the number 1 handicap hole and Jason was the only birdie on the par 5, #9.  We had some miscommunication on the participants in the skins game.  From here out the total purse will be $115. 

Another beautiful night.  As crazy as the weather has been, the wind settled down and the sun came out.  Wednesday's are awesome!

Even though the weather was nice, we are still working off the cobwebs.    We had another average net of 38.  

Skins:

Four skins this week!  One repeat - myself (Chris).  On Blue, #3, I FINALLY hit the landing area across from the cart path on top of the hill.  I then poked a nice approach to 8' and sunk the putt.

What a start to the season!  Beautiful night.  A touch breezy, but I'll take it for April.

One notable round.  Barry starts out hot as Spicy Cheetos!  He shot a scratch round.

The rest of us, not our best.  There is a  need for some to shake the dust off.  We had only 3 "hot sticks" (net 35 or less) and an average net of 38.  

Skins:

Five skins! Only four holes had ties. What are the odds. Two and a half teams makeup the winning group.