TUESDAY OLD TIMER RESULTS

A good showing of old timers (12), took to the fairways yesterday, and solid play continued. It would be nice if we could fire up the rough mowers, and mow a little grass. The greens are still firm and a little slow, but they are covered in grass and the nematodes appear to have gone elsewhere. Once again, one team swept the front, back, and total. Bill, Dennis, and Tom played well with +8, +2, +10 for the day. But individual honors were swept by Bob with a really nice 2 under on the front for +5, +2 to tie 3 others on the back, and +7 to run away with total. All said it resulted in a 69 for the day. Well done Bob! Bill and Dennis +4 tie for 2nd total. Good scoring continues with 7 players positive or even for the day. Dennis Harrison +1 to 24. Tom Dunlavy +1 to 22. Bob Coleman +1 to 32. Charlie Voss -1 to 28. Aholt 28 * Clark 34 * Coleman 32 * Crow 35 * Curtis 32 * Dister 28 * Dunlavy 22 * Eggert 30 * Eichelberger 28 * Gildehaus 29 * Hall 30 * Harrison 24 * Homeyer, Dale 14 * Johnson 30 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 25 * Loyd 25 * Miller 25 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Nealis 25 * Purschke 24 * Sharma 31 * Stoehner 25 * Voss, C. 28 * Voss, D. 33 *

IT WAS A GREAT DAY FOR GOLFING YOUR BALL

11 Old Timers were all smiles as they took to the course yesterday. It was a beautiful day, warming up nicely, with a little breeze to make things comfortable. The course is finally starting to green up nicely, and looks really good. A little attention to detail would do wonders for FCCC. 9 of the 11 players were even or positive for the day. Pretty damn good competition yesterday, but one team stood out when all was said and done. With Tom leading the way team Charlie sweeps the front +10, back +4 and total +14. Tom continues his improved play winning the front +5, takes 3rd on the back +2 and wins total +7. Great day Tom! Bill, Tim, and yours truly tie for 2nd on the front +3. Leroy takes the back with a nice 1 under resulting in +4. Charlie J 2nd with +2. Charlie J +5, and Bill +3 are 2nd and 3rd total. Some very solid play today by our group. Lots of pluses today, but only one Oldtimer is rewarded with a higher quota. Bill Hall goes up 1 to 30. Four Oldtimers will lose scores that are at least 4 higher than their current quotas next time around. So, unless scoring continues to be good ... there will be some downward movement on Tuesday. Aholt 28 * Clark 34 * Coleman 31 * Crow 35 * Curtis 32 * Dister 28 * Dunlavy 21 * Eggert 30 * Eichelberger 28 * Gildehaus 29 * Hall 30 * Harrison 23 * Homeyer, Dale 14 * Johnson 30 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 25 * Loyd 25 * Miller 25 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Nealis 25 * Purschke 24 * Sharma 31 * Stoehner 25 * Voss, C. 29 * Voss, D. 33 *

A LITTLE WIND, A LITTLE RAIN, AND A LITTLE MUD

Ten old timers took to the course yesterday and were treated to windy conditions, a short rain storm and pretty slow putting surfaces. I must admit, I actually made some regulation ball marks instead of the usual skid marks on the greens. There might be hope for softer greens, but if the temps stay up and the wind continues to blow, maybe not. Scoring was decent, as 5 players were positive for the day. The team of Bill, Tom, and Charlie J was the class of the field, sweeping the front +3, back -3, and total +3. Bill and Tom, along with the Acting Commish tie the front with +3. Charlie J and Rich tie the back, also +3. Bob and yours truly take 3rd with +1. As 3's were wild yesterday...Bill, Charlie J, and Bob tie total with +3. Charlie Johnson goes +1 to 30. Aholt 28 * Clark 34 * Coleman 31 * Crow 35 * Curtis 32 * Dister 28 * Dunlavy 21 * Eggert 30 * Eichelberger 28 * Gildehaus 29 * Hall 29 * Harrison 23 * Homeyer, Dale 14 * Johnson 30 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 25 * Loyd 25 * Miller 25 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Nealis 25 * Purschke 24 * Sharma 31 * Stoehner 25 * Voss, C. 29 * Voss, D. 33 *

Rain out after 9 today.

Golf was rained out after 9 holes today. On a very positive note, Charlie Voss, along with Bill and Jeff finished playing after the rest of us bailed out. Matching his even par start on the front, Charlie shot his age today...a very nice 71. Well done and hoping there is many more days like today. No harm, no foul. I knew Joe had a good round when he played his first and only quota game two years ago. His team would've still won today and he would've still finished 2nd individually. with his 14 quota on the front. He is an established 29. Welcome to the game, again, Joe. Looking forward to seeing you more often. Aholt 28 * Clark 34 * Coleman 31 * Crow 35 * Curtis 32 * Dister 28 * Dunlavy 21 * Eggert 30 * Eichelberger 28 * Gildehaus 29 * Hall 29 * Harrison 23 * Homeyer, Dale 14 * Johnson 29 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 25 * Loyd 25 * Miller 25 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Nealis 25 * Purschke 24 * Sharma 31 * Stoehner 25 * Voss, C. 29 * Voss, D. 33 *

BEAUTIFUL SPRING DAY YESTERDAY

With fingers crossed, it just might be possible that the Old Timers get in three days of play in the same week. Chance of rain Saturday afternoon, but it's looking good. Speaking of rain...we could sure use a little more water on our tees and greens. Not to forget the new sod that looks like it is starving to death. Oh well...the zebra never changes its stripes. Scoring is improving as we move out of spring. 2/3 of yesterdays players were positive or even for the day. Dave D, Charlie J, and Dennis had a very nice day, as they won the front +8, total +9; and each with +3 tied 1st, 2nd, and 3rd individually for total. That is not all of the winnings they had yesterday...Charlie J wins the front +4. Dave D ties the front with Leroy +3, and ties the back with three others, who will remain nameless. Rich wins the back with +3, and Dennis manages 2nd on the back, +2. Somehow, Bill, Charlie V, and Rich were able to improve 9 points on the back, and win total +3. An interesting point...Dave, Charlie J, and Dennis each managed to end up with +3's. Might be the first time that this has happened. Charlie Voss -1 to 29. Aholt 28 * Clark 34 * Coleman 31 * Crow 35 * Curtis 32 * Dister 28 * Dunlavy 21 * Eggert 30 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 29 * Harrison 23 * Homeyer, Dale 14 * Johnson 29 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 25 * Loyd 25 * Miller 25 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Nealis 25 * Purschke 24 * Sharma 31 * Stoehner 25 * Voss, C. 29 * Voss, D. 33 *

UH!!!....MAYBE I COULD HAVE GIVEN OUT THE ACTUAL RESULTS!!!

Dave D, Rich, Bill, and Dennis win the front, +1, and tie total, also +1. Bob, Charlies V and J, along with Dave A take the back +3, and you guessed it...tie total. Dennis wins the front, +4, 2nd on the back, +2, and takes total +6. Dave D is 2nd on the front, +3, and ties for 2nd total with Bob, +2. Dave A won the back with +3. Everybody got a little bit of their investment back yesterday.

TUESDAY RESULTS

Yesterdays golf action is provided by the Acting Commish....while he mentions the unfavorable playing conditions, only 2 of the 8 players were negative points for the day. Without further ado...the Acting Commish..... It's May for Heaven's sake! The Northeast wind was howling. The course is still wet ... even though we were off the paths (except 12 of course.) Downwind putts were fast. Upwind putts were dirt slow. Harrison goes +1 to 23. Aholt 28 * Clark 34 * Coleman 31 * Crow 35 * Curtis 32 * Dister 28 * Dunlavy 21 * Eggert 30 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 29 * Harrison 23 * Homeyer, Dale 14 * Johnson 29 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 25 * Loyd 25 * Miller 25 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Nealis 25 * Purschke 24 * Sharma 31 * Stoehner 25 * Voss, C. 30 * Voss, D. 33 *

UPDATED TUESDAY TEE TIMES

Golf Tuesday will be moved earlier to 1130, 40 and 50. For now it appears to only be a one day change in our schedule. Stay tuned for more breaking news.

ANOTHER REALLY WINDY AND TOUGH GOLFING DAY

It's always a great day when golfing your ball with friends is involved, but once again yesterday was certainly a challenge. The wind was constantly changing, the pace of play slowed to a crawl on the back, and the greens were a little fuzzy. Did I fail to mention that the rough is becoming very healthy, even after being mowed. Ten of us took to the first tee, with no one scoring any better than even for the day. Bill, Tom and Dennis, won the front +3, and total, -5. While Dave's A and D, along with Bob, took the back at -4. As expected, all three teams were minus for the day. Tom and Dennis with +2, tied the front, with Charlie J coming in 3rd at even (including a 40 foot putt, and holing out from the sand on number 4). Dave D wins the back with +1, Bill 2nd at -1, Charlie J and Ray tying for 3rd. Dennis and Dave D tie total with a pair of evens, and Bill and Charlie J taking 3rd, each with -2. Charlie Curtis -1 to 32. Bob Coleman -1 to 31. Dennis Harrison -1 to 22. Aholt 28 * Clark 34 * Coleman 31 * Crow 35 * Curtis 32 * Dister 28 * Dunlavy 21 * Eggert 30 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 29 * Harrison 22 * Homeyer, Dale 14 * Johnson 29 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 25 * Loyd 25 * Miller 25 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Nealis 25 * Purschke 24 * Sharma 31 * Stoehner 25 * Voss, C. 30 * Voss, D. 33 *

WE WERE OFF THE PATHS...BUT IT WAS STILL WET...AND WAS IT WINDY OR WHAT??

8 of us battled the course today, and while we were off of the paths, it was still fairly wet. Not much forward roll at all, if any. The wind was everywhere, and mostly not helping. Downwind was much worse, as it was almost impossible to stop the baLL on the green. Putting was another story!! The foursome of Bill, Dave D, Dennis and Charlie C won the front, +4, and total -1. Charlie V, Terry, Leroy and Tom win the back with -3. It was another tough day to score. Dave D wins the front with a nice +2, while Terry, Bill and yours truly tie for 2nd at +1. Tom brings it home on the back with the days best round of +3. Bill and yours truly continued their solid play with +1 on the back, and tied for total. Only two of the eight today managed positive totals for the day. The course is definitely showing its teeth these days. Four Oldtimers drop a point ... no Oldtimer sees a quota increase. Charlie Voss -1 to 30. Dennis Harrison -1 to 22. Leroy Eggert -1 to 30. Terry Moosmann -1 to 26. Aholt 28 * Clark 34 * Coleman 32 * Crow 35 * Curtis 33 * Dister 28 * Dunlavy 21 * Eggert 30 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 29 * Harrison 22 * Homeyer, Dale 14 * Johnson 29 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 25 * Loyd 25 * Miller 25 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Nealis 25 * Purschke 24 * Sharma 31 * Stoehner 25 * Voss, C. 30 * Voss, D

IT WAS REALLY WET, REALLY WINDY, AND REALLY LOPSIDED!!

Yesterday we found the course to be inundated with water, yet the greens were still on the firm side. Scoring was tough, with only one Old Timer reaching a positive result and one breaking even. Two teams of four started out with smiles all around, but at the end of the day the winning team was hoping to just have won the front. As it turned out, the team of Dave's A and D, Dennis and yours truly easily won the front, even, the back, -3 and total, -3. Said team, with each Old Timer at even, tied the front. Unusual, to have everyone have the same result. Dave A won the back +1, and total +1, with Dave D coming in 2nd with another pair of evens. It was definitely a challenging day at the course. No quotas change. 10 rounds ago everyone had a low number. However, Curtis will drop a 39 next round. Voss will drop a 31. Aholt loses a 30. Hall and Harrison drop 29s. So there's a promise of volatility. Aholt 28 * Clark 34 * Coleman 32 * Crow 35 * Curtis 33 * Dister 28 * Dunlavy 21 * Eggert 31 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 29 * Harrison 23 * Homeyer, Dale 14 * Johnson 29 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 25 * Loyd 25 * Miller 25 * Moosmann 27 * Morris 23 * Nealis 25 * Purschke 24 * Sharma 31 * Stoehner 25 * Voss, C. 31 * Voss, D. 33 *

TOPSY TURVY TUESDAY

I'm still a little irritated about yesterdays round. we played 13 holes in about 2 hours..excellent pace of play...then we encounter the group from hell and take forever to finish behind them. Very frustrating..as we have had the benefit of many years of uninterupted pace of play. Enough of my grumbling, and on to the results. Starting on the back...Charlie J, Bill and Leroy win with even. The front was won by Bob, Terry, and Dennis H at +3. Total was a tie between Charlie J., and Bob's teams at -3. Individual winners...Charlie V and Leroy tie the back with +3, Rich +2 coming in 3rd. Terry wins the front, also at +3. Dennis is 2nd with +1, with Bill and Leroy claiming 3rd with even. Total was also tied by Leroy and Terry, again with a score of +3. Charlie V is 3rd at +2. Two Oldtimers went up 1. C Voss to 31. T Moosman to 27. Two Oldtimers dropped a point. D Aholt -1 to 28. D Harrison -1 to23. Aholt 28 * Clark 34 * Coleman 32 * Crow 35 * Curtis 33 * Dister 28 * Dunlavy 21 * Eggert 31 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 29 * Harrison 23 * Homeyer, Dale 14 * Johnson 29 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 25 * Loyd 25 * Miller 25 * Moosmann 27 * Morris 23 * Nealis 25 * Purschke 24 * Sharma 31 * Stoehner 25 * Voss, C. 31 * Voss, D. 33 *

THURSDAY OLD TIMER RESULTS

April has been one strange weather month. We have seen pretty much everything but a drought, and we still have a week for that to happe. Nine Old Timers divided into three teams found a challenging time of scoring really well. Scoring was bunched together pretty closely. The team of Dave (D and A) along with Bill swept all three games with scores of even, even, even. The other two teams were -1, -2, -3. 3 players were tied at +2 on the front..Dave D, Bill, and Tom D. Leroy and Dave A tied the back with +1, as Bill and Tom again cash in with a pair of evens. As expected Bill and Tom tie for total at +2, and Dave D and Leroy with +1 tie for third. THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS ARE NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS HAVING THE SUPPORT AND BACKING OF THIS BLOG, BUT ARE THE OPINIONS OF THOSE THIRD PARTIES. It was brought to my attention yesterday that we should make a few changes to our after golf procedures. In order to keep the first players finishing from having to wait any longer than they currently are, the last group upon finishing 18, should proceed directly to the scoring area, pay their teams entry and provide a completed score card. After scoring and payouts, the final group can then return their carts and bags to their cars. Comments and your thoughts are welcome as always. Charlie Johnson -1 to 29. Charlie Voss -1 to 30. Aholt 29 * Clark 34 * Coleman 32 * Crow 35 * Curtis 33 * Dister 28 * Dunlavy 21 * Eggert 31 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 29 * Harrison 24 * Homeyer, Dale 14 * Johnson 29 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 25 * Loyd 25 * MM 25 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Nealis 25 * Purschke 24 * Sharma 31 * Stoehner 25 * Voss, C. 30 * Voss, D. 33 *

THURSDAY OLD TIMER RESULTS

Yesterday was a pleasant day, not too chilly, with a slight northern breeze. It was nice to be off of the cart paths, and the greens are recovering from the recent aeration. Nine of us played in threesomes, but the outcome was never in doubt. Bill led the team of Charlie J and Bob to a sweep of all 3 matches, +5, +5, +10. Bill wins the front, +4, ties with the Acting Commish +3 on the back, and takes total at +7. Nicely played Bill. Charlie C and J, respectfully took 2nd and 3rd on the front. Bob was 3rd on the back with +2. Again, the Acting Commish takes 2nd total, +4, with yours truly coming in 3rd. Bob Coleman -1 to 32. Charlie Curtis +1 to 33. Dave Dister +1 to 28. Bill Hall +1 to 29. Rich Purschke -1 to 24. And a new player whose initials are MM is a 25. Aholt 29 * Clark 34 * Coleman 32 * Crow 35 * Curtis 33 * Dister 28 * Dunlavy 21 * Eggert 31 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 29 * Harrison 24 * Homeyer, Dale 14 * Johnson 30 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 25 * Loyd 25 * Miller 25 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Nealis 25 * Purschke 24 * Sharma 31 * Stoehner 25 * Voss, C. 31 * Voss, D. 33 *

TUESDAY RESULTS

Seven old timers took to the links yesterday. Team Charlie, led by the superb play from the Acting Commish swept the front, back, and total (+10, +1, +11). Dave D wins individual all three ways with a nice round. +6, +2, +8. Charlie C is 2nd on the front and total. Also tying for 2nd on the back with Charlie V and Bob at +1. Aholt 30 * Clark 34 * Coleman 33 * Crow 35 * Curtis 32 * Dister 27 * Dunlavy 21 * Eggert 31 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 28 * Harrison 24 * Homeyer, Dale 14 * Johnson 30 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 25 * Loyd 25 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Nealis 25 * Purschke 25 * Sharma 31 * Stoehner 25 * Voss, C. 31 * Voss, D. 33 *

TUESDAY RESULTS

Thanks to Charlie J for providing the results from yesterdays play. It was a small group of 7 playing yesterday and for newly aerated greens, the scoring was decent. The four man team consisting of Dave A, Leroy, Tom D, and Charlie J easily won the front and total with +6 and +5. Bob, Bill, and Charlie V eaked out a one point victory on the back at even. Tom wins the front with a nice +4, Charlie J is 2nd. Charlie V wins the back at +2, with Leroy and Charlie J in 2nd. Both Charlie's V and J tie at +3 for total. Dave Aholt -1 to 29. Charlie Voss +1 to 31. Aholt 30 * Clark 34 * Coleman 33 * Crow 35 * Curtis 32 * Dister 27 * Dunlavy 21 * Eggert 31 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 28 * Harrison 24 * Homeyer, Dale 14 * Johnson 30 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 25 * Loyd 25 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Nealis 25 * Purschke 25 * Sharma 31 * Stoehner 25 * Voss, C. 31 * Voss, D. 33 *

CHALLENGING SATURDAY FOR OLD TIMERS

The weather cooperated yesterday, but the course offered a lot of challenges for the nine Old Timers who showed up. A few played well, with four finishing with positive results. The front was a struggle for all three teams, but Charlie V, Bill H, and Dennis squeaked out a victory with -4. Charlie J led his team of Tom D, and the Acting Commish as they won the back +2, and total -3. Charlie J and Bill tie the front with +2. Charlie V manages 3rd. Tom wins the back, with Charlie J second. Charlie J also wins total, +3, Bill 2nd, Tom and Charlie V 3rd. The course as it has transitioned from sloppy wet to extremely dry, firm, thin and fast is making for some challenging play. Nobody has ever said that golf should be easy..... Charlie Johnson +1 to 30. Tom Dunlavy +1 to 21. My apologies to Dale Homeyer. His quota is 14. We have a -3 Max drop rule and I calculated his quota at -8. Aholt 30 * Clark 34 * Coleman 33 * Crow 35 * Curtis 32 * Dister 27 * Dunlavy 21 * Eggert 31 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 28 * Harrison 24 * Homeyer, Dale 14 * Johnson 30 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 25 * Loyd 25 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Nealis 25 * Purschke 25 * Sharma 31 * Stoehner 25 * Voss, C. 30 * Voss, D. 33 *

TUESDAY SAW SOME BETTER SCORING

9 Old Timers took to the course today...and I mean that literally. The cart path only sign was no where to be found. 5 of the 9 players were positive for the day. All 3 of the Dave D, Dave A, and Charlie V team were positive. As a result they won the back, +5 and total +7. Tom D and Charlie J drug yours truly accross the line to win the front with +4. Tom D was steady today with +3, +3, =6, sharing the front with Bill H, and Charlie V. Tom tied the back with Dave A, and took total honors by his lonesome. Well done today Tom. Dave D was 3rd on the back, and tied for 3rd total with Dave A, and Charlie J. Charlie V was 2nd for total. Everybody got a little money back today, with the exception of Leroy and newcomer Dale Homeyer. New Player: Dale Homeyer 12. Charlie Curtis -1 to 32. Aholt 30 * Clark 34 * Coleman 33 * Crow 35 * Curtis 32 * Dister 27 * Dunlavy 20 * Eggert 31 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 28 * Harrison 24 * Homeyer, Dale 12 * Johnson 29 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 25 * Loyd 25 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Nealis 25 * Purschke 25 * Sharma 31 * Stoehner 25 * Voss, C. 30 * Voss, D. 33 *

SATURDAY OLD TIMER RESULTS

Many thanks again to the Acting Commish for providing us with a summary of todays action...........The weather was nice ... the course wasn't. Ten guys played ... two plus scores on any nine ... 10 total minuses. Charlie Voss (-2, +1, -1), Jeff Kavanaugh (-1, -2, -3) and Tom Dunlavy (-1, -2, -3) swept the team game. Charlie Johnson won the front at +2. 4 oldtimers split 2nd and 3rd at -1. On the back, Charlie Voss took first at +1 and again 4 oldtimers split 2nd and 3rd at -2. Johnson and Voss tied the 18 at -1. Third place was tied by 3 at -3, but there wasn't enough to pay them their 33-cents. Again we came up short. From now on, one guy collects from his team and pays it all to the "Treasurer of the Day," whoever that's going to be. It just isn't working with individuals throwing money on the table and reaching in to collect their share. The guys at the end inevitably get stiffed! Ryan Crow drops 1 to 35 and Dister drops 1 to 27. Aholt 30 * Clark 34 * Coleman 33 * Crow 35 * Curtis 33 * Dister 27 * Dunlavy 20 * Eggert 31 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 28 * Harrison 24 * Johnson 29 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 25 * Loyd 25 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Nealis 25 * Purschke 25 * Sharma 31 * Stoehner 25 * Voss, C. 30 * Voss, D. 33 *

TUESDAY ACTION

The Acting Commish provides today's results without his usual flourish.....................Charlie V. leads his team to a sweep, takes the individual front at -1, the back at +2 and shares the +1 total with teammate Bill Hall. Their third member, Dennis H. shares second on the back with Hall at +1. Hall also won second on the front at even. Charlie J. drops 1 to 29. No other movement. Aholt 30 * Clark 34 * Coleman 33 * Crow 36 * Curtis 33 * Dister 28 * Dunlavy 20 * Eggert 31 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 28 * Harrison 24 * Johnson 29 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 25 * Loyd 25 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Nealis 25 * Purschke 25 * Sharma 31 * Stoehner 25 * Voss, C. 30 * Voss, D. 33 *

TUESDAY OLD TIMER RESULTS

Our Acting Commish reports the play from yesterday..... It was a miserable day. Cold, wet, sloppy. Yet, seven Oldtimers made an appearance. After all the flailing ... and reported cart-driving issues ... there was one plus score out of the 21 possibilities. Rich Purschke tossed a little +1 grenade into the group on the front 9 and walked away with the individual honors. Tom Dunlavy and Bill Hall split second at -1 and the team of Rich, Tom and Leroy took the front at -3. On the back, the hapless team of Hall, C. Voss, Dennis H. and C. Johnson recovered from their -12 front showing with a -9 and came within one point of tying the back ... losing to -8. Leroy's Even took backside honors with Tom, C. Voss and C. Johnson splitting 2nd at -1. Tom took the 18 with a -2 day and there was no reported 2nd place awarded. Tom's team swept the day, of course. Oddly enough, with all those negative scores, no one dropped a point. Aholt 30 * Clark 34 * Coleman 33 * Crow 36 * Curtis 33 * Dister 28 * Dunlavy 20 * Eggert 31 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 28 * Harrison 24 * Johnson 30 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 25 * Loyd 25 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Purschke 25 * Sharma 31 * Voss, C. 30 * Voss, D. 33 *

OLD TIMERS SATURDAY RESULTS

The air was chilly. The ground was soaked. (Remember the drainage assessment?) Ten players showed up. (Well 9 for the draw and then Johnson appeared.) The team of Sharma (-3,-3,-6) ... Dean Voss (+2,+2,+4) ... and Eichelberger (E,+3,+3) won it all with a -1,+2,+1 performance. Individually, Dean and Ryan Crow split first and second on the front at +2. Jim E. and Dister split 3rd on the front at Even. Jim E. takes the back at +3. Dean gets second at +2 and Johnson and Dister split third at +1. Dean wins total at +4. Jim takes second at +3. Ryan gets third at +2. Bill Hall declares for the Gold tees starting Tuesday. His quota will be 28. Watch out boys. There will be a new sheriff in town and his first name is Billy. Sharma -1 to 31. Johnson -1 to 29. Crow +1 to 36. Dean Voss +1 to 33. Dunlavy -1 to 20. Aholt 30 * Clark 34 * Coleman 33 * Crow 36 * Curtis 33 * Dister 28 * Dunlavy 20 * Eggert 31 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 28 * Harrison 24 * Johnson 30 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 25 * Loyd 25 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Purschke 25 * Sharma 31 * Voss, C. 30 * Voss, D. 32 *

TUESDAY OLD TIMER ACTION

The Acting Commish speaks his prose for you....... Eleven played. The winds blew. Two were plus. But who needs nice weather if you're lucky enough to draw Tom Dunlavy when the wind is howling ... the greens are rock hard and slick as 30 weight. Tom's +4 was far and away the best round of the day. And Charlie Johnson proved once again that he's a real competitor with his +1. Everybody else? Running around the course looking for their hats. Tom D., Dennis H., Charlie V. and Dave D. go -3, +3 and Even for a clean sweep of the team event. Individually, Tom D. won the front at +3 and 18 at +4. Dennis H. finished 2nd on the front with Even and 6 guys tied for third at -1. They each put their 16 cents in the tip jar ... a grand gesture. Charlie V. won the back at +4 ... and that includes an up-and-down for par from the "black bowels" of 16 ... a beautiful save from down by the 14th green. Charlie J. and Dave D. tied for 2nd and 3rd on the back at +2. Charlie J. won 2nd place total at +2 and Dave D. and Charlie V. tied for 3rd total at Even. Tom D. +1 to 21. Charlie J. +1 to 30. DH -1 to 24. Aholt 30 * Coleman 33 * Crow 35 * Curtis 33 * Dister 28 * Dunlavy 21 * Eggert 31 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 27 * Harrison 24 * Johnson 30 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 25 * Loyd 25 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Purschke 25 * Sharma 32 * Voss, C. 30 *

OPENING DAY 2021 FOR KRAKOW OLD TIMERS

The Acting Commish has been practicing all winter on his writing skills....he never fails to come thru with his on the scene feel to his story telling. Drum roll please........ The season started out with one team being so completely dominant it felt as if they phoned their scores in from a different day. Bill Hall made the right draw and here's why. There were 11 players. 5 of the 11 had a plus day. Three of those 5 were on Hall's team. Hall was not one of them. Hall's teammates Eichelberger, Crow and Johnson were plus 8, plus 2 and plus 6 respectively. Add that to Hall's minus three and they went ... +6, +7, +13 for a clean sweep over the also-rans. Individually, Jim E. won the front at +7, came in 3rd on the back with +1 and won the 18 at +8. Charlie Johnson's +6 on the back easily brought him first place money for that effort and he finished 2nd individually with +6 as well. Harrison had a tast +3 on the front and won 2nd. Ryan Crow's +2 on the front brought him 2nd place money for that. Ray Sharma and Dean Voss split 2nd on the back at +3, and Sharma took 3rd money for total at +3. Leroy Eggert and the aforementioned Jim E. split 3rd on the back in an act of benevolence by the commissioner. To share as much of the wealth as possible on this first session of the season, the commish took the back nine dollar and split it with Eggert and Eichelberger rather than giving the extra buck to the tie for second ... which we will do in the future. Sharma took 3rd for total at +3. Five players either lost or gained a point on this first day. Leroy Eggert -1 to 31. Bill Hall -1 to 27. Dave Dister -1 to 28. Tom Dunlavy -1 to 20. And ... drumoll ... Ray Sharma went +1 to 32. Weather permitting, there will be a game Tuesday and Tursday at noon. Aholt 30 * Coleman 33 * Crow 35 * Curtis 33 * Dister 28 * Dunlavy 20 * Eggert 31 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 27 * Harrison 25 * Johnson 29 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 25 * Loyd 25 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Purschke 25 * Sharma 32 * Voss, C. 30 *

LIST OF ALL POTENTIAL OLD TIMERS

Alferman, D. 30 Aholt 30 * Alferman, T. 33 Coleman 33 * Blackwell 30 Crow 35 * Butler 29 Curtis 33 * Cozzo 27 Dister 29 * Ecklekamp 38 Dunlavy 21 * Edmonston 24 Eggert 32 * Fortner 27 Eichelberger 28 * Gildehaus 26 Hall 28 * Homeyer 26 Harrison 25 * Isgriggs 16 Johnson 29 * Lakebrink 21 Kavanaugh 28 * Lamke 20 Kossmann 25 * Lucy 22 Loyd 25 * Marquardt, B. 30 Moosmann 26 * Marquart, M. 25 Morris 23 * Nealis 23 Purschke 25 * Parke 30 Sharma 31 * Parmentier 33 Voss, C. 30 * Sciuto 27 Smith, M 22 Triplett 28 Voss, D. 32 Zastrow 34

IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN

A growing group of members want to get the season started while we're enjoying good weather. So Saturday, March 6, at 11 a.m., balls will be in the air playing the quota game. To those who wish to play Skins, you are welcome to add Skins money to the $3 quota game entry. However, it will be optional and someone playing Skins will have to handle the payout. The rules of our game remain the same: play the ball as you see fit, but play it that way all the time. Bump it. Down. Doesn't matter. But your quota will be based on the way you play it. Be consistent. Gimmes will be awarded if any part of your ball lies within 24" of the hole as measured from the handle. Every single stroke counts, so continue playing until you reach triple bogey or worse. Then pick up. Eagles are 5 points. Birdies 3. Pars 2. Bogeys 1. Double bogeys are 0. Triples are -1. Please play quickly. Stay in contact with the group in front. Payouts will be based on the number of players active that day. Individuals will be paid for their winning efforts on the front, back and total. Same holds true for teams. If your quotas are an odd number ... 23 for example ... the quota on the front will be 11 and 12 on the back. Bill Hall will get 11 a.m. Saturday tee times and I'm hoping Charlie Johnson will continue getting Tuesday and Thursday tee times beginning at noon. Charlie Curtis has agreed to post results and quotas on Krakowoldtimersgolfgroup.com blog. Dave Dister will continue to calculate quotas based on last 10 rounds. Remember, -3 is the maximum number of strokes allowed for posting. For example, if your quota is 30 and you get 25 points, 27 will be posted as your score. Looking forward to seeing you all in the heat of battle again. Listed below are all the starting quotas for the season. Aholt 30 * Coleman 33 * Crow 35 * Curtis 33 * Dister 29 * Dunlavy 21 * Eggert 32 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 28 * Harrison 25 * Johnson 29 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 25 * Loyd 25 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Purschke 25 * Sharma 31 * Voss, C. 30 *

Someone Was En Fuego Today in Florida!!!!!!!

It was just reported to me that our Acting Commish had one hell of a good day golfing his ball while vacationing in sunny florida. 5 birdies and 2 bogeys, resulting in a sizzling 69!! Extremely well done Mr Dister!!! Hoping that this post finds all of you doing well in this new year.

Sea Island Club-Seaside Course

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to play the Seaside Course at Sea Island Club. Home course of the RSM Classic, where I volunteer each November as a part of the Walking Scorers group. One of the perks is for volunteers to play either the Seaside or Plantation Course (which is used thursday and friday of tournament week). Wednesday morning started off pretty chilly for the beach...35 degrees. By the time we got to the course, it was in the upper 40's with a 5-10 mph wind, off the water. I must tell you that when I got on the practice facility, which is unbelieveably nice...I was thinking about my cart cover and propane heater...which was missing me back in WashMo. After hitting a few putts on the putting green, which is relatively flat...I knew I was in for a tough day of figuring out the green complexes. The greens are very large and undulating, with closely mown bermuda surrounding them. Large deep bunkers do a great job of catching errant approach shots. As one of the caddies said earlier during the tournament, Seaside has some of the widest fairways on tour (keeping in mind most of the holes were a dogleg of varying degrees, which created a lot of decisions on which line to take off of the tee). As a result, my driving was the highlight of my round, missing only one fairway all day, plinking it out there 210 to 230 yards. Playing the White/Silver Tees, which played around 5700 yards, with good drives for me, still left me with 14 approach shots with mainly 5, 6, and 7 irons. Only 2 of the hole locations were close to the middle of the greens, with the remaining being close to the edges. Aiming at most flags never seemed like the right play, so I aimed at the center of the greens. As a result, my first putts were 30 -60 feet from the hole. Yikes!! My putting results were horrible for the day...7 three putts!! Only 2 one putt greens for the entire day. I missed a 3 footer on 18, to shoot 80. The conditioning of the course was truly unbelievable...everything was perfect from the tees , through the fairway to the green complexes. Bunkers were large, deep and everywhere. But extremely playable and fair. The views of the water and many marsh areas could be a little distracting, but really added to the overall experience. As Lynne was able to ride along with me, (she was not allowed to go to the tournamant) it turned out to be one of my best days ever on a golf course. Sea Island Golf Club is definately a destination that should be on your bucketlist. Bring your checkbook with you, as it is a little pricey. See you all in a few days.

A FEW THOUGHTS AND OBSERVATIONS ......LIVE FROM ST SIMONS ISLAND

It seems like the RSM Classic will never get here each year....but boy does it fly by once the action starts. I can't believe that today was my last day to work until next year. The RSM is never really crowded with typical PGA Tour spectators, but without the bleachers and sky boxes surrounding the finishing holes it felt totally different from my past years working the event. With the exception of more lost balls from errant shots, the caddies and players enjoy the empty tournaments without fans, even though they will proclaim on interviews that they miss them. I had the chance today to watch the final group play 16, 17, and 18 on TV... a few observations...the greens are in beautiful shape, smooth as a babies butt, with plenty of extra rollout, much nicer than they came accross on my tv. Almost all of the player/caddie conservations, even putts involved the wind factor. The wind blew in from the north at 13 to 20 mph everyday I was there. The players ability to flight their shots, and hit them without a lot of spin is truly amazing to watch. I will say that tv doesn't do the course justice, the surrounding views of the water and marsh areas are simpley beautiful. The green surrounds are almost all closely mown bermuda, and create super tight lies for chipping. Short chips into the grain, posed a few problems for even these guys. The bunkers are deep, but perfect. i never saw a bad lie in four days, regardless of the type of shot that was hit from the tee or fairway. As you all know that I am interested in clubs and shafts; I spent a lot of time every chance I got looking into bags and eyeballing the caddies as they put clubs back in the bag. Especially interesting is the custom putter covers and headcovers these guys have. Too bad that I couldn't take pictures for you to see. Since he is not playing in this years event, Davis Love III has been seen quite a bit around the property. Yesterday morning, I spotted him sitting in a work cart wearing shorts and an old sweatshirt talking to a few people. I overheard a few player conversations about his new house he is building (his 260 acre marshside house was destroyed in a fire last spring). I hope that I didn't bore you with my ramblings. See you all in a few weeks, and have a safe and happy Thanksgiving.

Thursday Play as reported by Terry M

Thanks to Terry for providing the results to yesterdays Old Timer action. It was nice to see the name Kenny Triplett listed on the results sheet, and it looks like he might have taken a few dollars back to Springfield. Ryan C, Tom, and Terry win the front at +3. Bill, Kenny, Tim, and Charlie J capture the back and total...+1, +3. Front individual honors were tied by Tom, Terry, and Tim..all at a nice +3. Ken wins the back with +2, while Charlie V, Tim and Terry each had +1. Terry and Tim tie total at +4, with Tom and Kenny tying for 3rd at +2. As much as I love watching the Masters, it is a little different without the fans crowding every fairway. The drone shots are spectacular, allowing us to see angles that we never get to see. Phil has made the most of his 47 1/2" driver...Bryson...not so much. Also..the rough is as high as ever seen, not FCCC quality mind you, but shaggy none the less. Enjoy the final two days of coverage. Signing off from St. Simons Island, GA.

Thursday Sees A Large Group of Old Timers On the Links

The Acting Commish brings you yesterdays action...as I take on the Dye Course today...... 15 players on a beautiful day in the low 70s. Leaves were brutal. Greens were fast. 3-putts and no gimmes were the rule of the day. Rich, King and Dave D. win the the front at Even. Two teams tied the back at even ... Ryan C., Jim and Bill tied with Leroy, Dennis H. and Tim M. Leroy, Dennis and Tim won total at -3. Individually, Den H. wins the front at +4. Dave D. 2nd at +3 and Den K./Jim tie for third at +1. Terry wins the back at +4. Ryan C. and Leroy tie for 2nd and 3rd at +2. Total was tied by Terry and Den H. at +3. Dave D. came in 3rd at +2.

It's a Beautiful Day in Myrtle Beach..

Todays verbage will once again be provided by the Acting Commish....please read his public service announcement following yesterdays results. Again...if you haven't yet...please thank him for all of his efforts throughout the year to provide us with our accurate quota reporting. A quick recap of Tuesday's game. 11 players. Each of the three teams won a leg. The front was won at +2 by Charlie Voss, Harrison, Dunalvy and Moosmann. The back (-6) went to Loyd, Hall, Eichelberger and Dister. Total (-8) was taken by Aholt, Purschke and Johnson. The individual front was tied by 3 guys at +2 ... Hariison, Moosmann and Johnson. Dave Loyd won the back at +2. Harrison was second at Even. Voss and Aholt tied for third at -1. Harrison won total at +2. Charlie Voss second at Even and Johnson and Moosmann tied for third at -1. Now we gotta take a minute to talk about something that's becoming more critical as we move through Fall into Winter. Mother Nature. We lose two minutes of light a day. Leaves are everywhere. We have to target 3 AND A HALF HOURS as the pace we must play to get that last group in before dark. We're lenient by every stretch of the imagination. If you can't find a ball that should be found ... Leaf Rule! Drop one where it should be and play on ... no penalty. Spot your ball when hit. Help each other spot. If a guy skulls one across the green (for example) ... somebody else chip or putt while he's moving to his ball. Don't stand there with hands on your hips while he's rushing like crazy to take his next shot. And if somebody hits what you think is out of turn, don't be mad, be grateful he's doing everything he can to keep it moving. Ready Golf! When you get to your ball, hit it and then help your partners. Mother Nature says honors are out the window. We'd move the tee times up, but we have members who are coming from work and can't get here early. Thank you for your understanding and here's my address.

Reporting in from Myrtle Beach

We arrived in Myrtle Beach yesterday with just enough time to unload the Lesburu, make a cocktail and make the short drive to the beach. We were rewarded with a beautiful pink sunset. It never gets old seeing one of our oceans, or the Gulf. Myrtle Beach must be the Tee Shirt Shop and Miniature Golf capitals of the world. Youza!! Before inserting Saturdays results, I want thank our Acting Commish for his never ending efforts throughout the season maintaining our point system. This summer he had the closing of various holes, sometimes changing daily, which required manual manipulation of our daily scores. Dave D makes it seamless for us to show up every time we play. Next time you see him, give him a big thank you. Closing out the 2020 Old Timer Season..I give you the wordsmithing of the Acting Commish..... It was a day that gave fairweather golfers respite from the 10-day-cold-and-wet-snap. The temp inched up toward 60 and the wind wasn't unmanageable. Nine Oldtimers showed up to close out the official season. Dennis Kossmann re-appeared after a month-long trip to the East Coast in his RV and in so doing, set a new Oldtimers' record. Dennis lost his sand wedge four times during the course of the round. Three times it was picked up by the Olditimers in the group behind his ... once it was returned to the clubhouse by the group behind the Oldtimers. Congratulations, Dennis! It's a record that will be hard to beat. But Dennis wasn't the only one surprised by a return to the FCCC links. Having trained our finely tuned, but aging, muscles to putt on surfaces that had the same Stimp reading as a shag carpet, we were shocked to find surfaces that were "slicker'n pig snot" to quote one of the Oldtimers. That didn't phase the team of Moosmann, C. Voss and C. Johnson. They split the front with Purschke, Sharma and Dister at +2,and then went on to take the back and total at -3, -1. They were led, once again, by Terry who was individually consistent and superior with +1, +1, +2. He tied for second on the front with C. Voss, and he went on to win the individual back and total. That's two sessions in a row Moosmann has prevailed. And his quota remains at 26 for the next four months! A CPA has figured the game out! Dister took the front at +3, but then quickly faded into the black bowels of abysmal on the back. He did hang on to scratch out a second place tie with Charlie Voss for total at +1. C. Voss had a fine day, finishing solo second at Even on the back to complete his triple cash effort. Sharma and Purschke tied for third individual on the back at -1. Unfortunately, the team of Kavanaugh, Harrison and Kossmann were blanked. Kavanaugh did beg the acting commish to lower his quota for the winter. Sadly, he dropped the same score he added and will remain a 28. A little tip to those who are looking for lower quotas. When the Dalai Lama stiffed Bill Murray in Caddyshack, Murray said he was expecting "a little something for the effort," for lugging his bag around the course. I'll say no more! Four Oldtimers will have a happy winter season. Purschke drops 1 to 25. Sharma drops 1 to 31. Harrison drops 1 to 25. Kossmann drops 1 to 25. Below are listed the locked-in quotas until the new season begins in March of '21. Aholt 30 * Coleman 33 * Crow 35 * Curtis 33 * Dister 29 * Dunlavy 21 * Eggert 32 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 28 * Harrison 25 * Johnson 29 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 25 * Loyd 25 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Purschke 25 * Sharma 31 * Voss, C. 30 *

Weekend Golf Update

Before I copy and paste in yesterdays Old Timer results...I thought that I would provide a little information about the Mid-America JR Cup played at :ake Forest CC yesterday and today. 8 co-ed 14-17 year olds from both the metropolitan areas of Kansas City and St Louis played in a Ryder Cup format that has been in existence for over 20 years. Acting as a referee for all three matches, alternate shot, best-ball and singles, (I walked 36 holes yesterday, and Lake Forest CC truly kicked my butt!!), I saw some really good golf from the 14 and 15 year olds. The weather conditions weren't very good, but the golf course was in excellent shape, with very firm and fast greens. It was mentioned by several parents that the kids were having a terrible time adjusting to the greens. On the 18th hole of the co-ed alternate shot yesterday morning, both of the teams I was following were above the hole putting for birdie.....both teams putted off of the front of the green and had to chip back on. Instead of a birdie or par...both teams made a double bogey. After todays 8 singles matches the teams for both days were tied 8-8. It was truly amazing to see all of the talent and excellent shot-making from these 16 young adults. Everyone of them I interacted with communicated well and was extremely polite. Golf is alive, well and in good hands. Now on to the Old Timer play from yesterday, as reported by Terry, thru our Acting Commish.... There will be three more sessions (weather permitting) before our season closes on October 31. At that time, the quotas will be locked in until March 1, 2020. I know we all hope a vaccine will be approved by then and we can resume "the game" in relative safety next year. Terry Moosmann reported the results from the 6-man game on Saturday. The team of Sharma, Kavanaugh and Moosmann outbested the team of Charlie Voss, Hall and Dunlavy on all three legs of the Nassau ... -6 to -8 on the front ... +2 to -14 on the back ... and -4 to -22 on total. Individually, Terry's +2 on the front emerged as the best score. Tom had +1 for second. Terry again prevailed on the back with +3, with Jeff K. posting +2 for second. The same duo, Terry (+5) and Jeff (+1) easily walked away with total honors. I just have to say, heated carts or not, it was miserable out there on Saturday. Hats off to those who love golf that much. Hats off and a deep bow to Terry and Jeff for actually posting "plus" scores in the most testing conditions of the season. I imagine Ray (-10) was thrilled to be on their team. I know I would've been. Ray Sharma -1 to 32. Charlie Voss -1 to 30. Aholt 30 * Coleman 33 * Crow 35 * Curtis 33 * Dister 29 * Dunlavy 21 * Eggert 32 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 28 * Harrison 26 * Johnson 28 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 26 * Loyd 25 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Purschke 26 * Sharma 32 * Voss, C. 30 *

Updated Quotas

Dister -1 to 29. Eggert +1 to 32. Loyd -1 to 25. Aholt 30 * Coleman 33 * Crow 35 * Curtis 33 * Dister 29 * Dunlavy 21 * Eggert 32 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 28 * Harrison 26 * Johnson 28 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 26 * Loyd 25 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Purschke 26 * Sharma 33 * Voss, C. 31 *

Summer Returns For One Beautiful Day

12 Old Timers had a beautiful, slightly soggy day to do a little golfing of their ball. 80 degrees, with a slight southernly breeze and freshly mowed putting surfaces made for a pleasant day on the links. Everybody today took home a little cash, with a couple Old Timers doing a little better. The team game was divided amongst three teams. Ryan, Jim, and Charlie J won the front with +1. Dave D, Leroy and yours truly won the back with -1, and Bill, Randy and Terry win total with -3. Individual honors was spread out between seven Old Timers. Ryan C with a nice little 32 (+4) won the front, followed by Tim +3, and Bill +2. Leroy with a mighty +1 takes the back, with Randy, and Daves L and A all tying for 2nd and 3rd. Leroy at +2, wins total, followed by Tim and Ryan +1. With the exception of the soggy conditions, a beautiful day did not result in many positive scores. It is good to see this many Old Timers still playing this late in the year. See you all Saturday.

New Quotas

The big news in the world of quota adjustments is that the best player (relative to his quota) was only one of two players who lost a point Thursday. Terry Moosmann -1 to 26. Bob Coleman -1 to 33. However, it should be noted that 3 players are 1/10th of a point away from losing a quota point. Will they recover ... or will they drop? Time will tell. Aholt 30 * Coleman 33 * Crow 35 * Curtis 33 * Dister 30 * Dunlavy 21 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 28 * Harrison 26 * Johnson 28 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 26 * Loyd 26 * Moosmann 26 * Morris 23 * Purschke 26 * Sharma 33 * Voss, C. 31 *

Info to ponder.....

The below info was taken from a daily golf email I receive... "Arccos Golf conducted an annual study culminating in the company's distance report published in February, which included the average driving distance of amateur golfers in different age categories." "The data is based on the average taken from over 26 million shots hit from golfers from scratch level to a 25 index. Here are the findings for 2019:" Average Driving Distance By Age in 2019: 10-19: 234.2 yards 20-29: 239.7 yards 30-39: 233.7 yards 40-49: 225.9 yards 50-59: 215.4 yards 60-69: 204.5 yards 70+: 190.4 yards

Reporting In From Northern Indiana.....

It's a chilly morning here alongside Lake Wauwasee in upper Indiana. Our guest blogger Charlie J (aka Loghead) will be reporting yesterdays play. As always, if you don't like what you are reading......... Thursday saw only 9 of the more robust golfers show up to do battle. With temperatures in the upper 50s and gentle trade winds blowing from the north northwest at 10 with gust up to 18 mph the table was set. With hard pan lies and lightning fast greens many a golfer was tested beyond their physical limit. The team of Bob, CV, and DH stopped their losses and won the front with -5. The team of Terry, Ryan, and Bill stood strong against the elements and prevailed on the back and total with -4 and -10. Bob n Bill tied the front at even with Dave A alone at -1, Terry won back n total with +1, -1. Bill n Dennis tied at -2 on the back and Bill took 2nd on total with -2. Some guys named Bob, Dennis, n Dave A took third.none of them received their money!!! From now on the banker (loghead when he is there) will collect the money prior to tee off. A member of each group will collect from each player and deliver to the banker who will have the money ready for payout following the round. It was also painfully oblivious that a 3rd place payout is not doable and should be eliminated.

Updated Quotas

Please be careful. Dennis Harrison was and is a 26 quota before and after today's round. He was listed as a 25. It didn't change the outcome.. Charlie Curtis +1 to 33. Charlie Voss +1 to 31. Aholt 30 * Coleman 34 * Crow 35 * Curtis 33 * Dister 30 * Dunlavy 21 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 28 * Harrison 26 * Johnson 28 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 26 * Loyd 26 * Moosmann 27 * Morris 23 * Purschke 26 * Sharma 33 * Voss, C. 31 *

Old Timers Enjoy Another Beautiful Day

10 Old Timers took to the links for a little fall golf. The surfaces that we putt on continue to improve, but the course is really drying out, especially the fairways. We are experiencing some very tight lies out there. Bill, Charlie V, and Dave A won the front with +2, but the team of Bob C, Dennis H, and Charlies J and C came roaring back to capture the back and total +4, +2. Yours truly Won the front with +5 (a little 32 if you are counting),Bill second +4, and Rich third +1. Charlie J wins the back +4, Charlie C 2nd with +3, and Terry third +2. Charlie C wins total +8 (67 for the day) Charlie J second +3 (as he shoots his age again), and Charlie V taking home the bronze with +1. Scoring wasn't as good today as only three of us made our points. Today marks our return to calculating the results immediately after play again. So...if you cannot wait until everyone is finished..please make sure that you give your #3.00 to someone on your team. Thank you in advance. We are also in the midst of squaring up for play dating back to July 1st. More than half of you have made or been paid funds as of today. I will get to the rest of you when I see you next. Stay safe and enjoy this beautiful weather.

It's Time to Pay Up or Cash In on Your Good Play or Good Luck!!

Effective next Tuesday we will once again be paying our $3.00 after each days play. Please be prepared to bring cash with you to the course. We will decide the daily winners and respective losers after the completition of the round. It is time to once again divie up the proceeds from play starting the 2nd of July. It is hard to believe that we have been keeping track of our play from the beginning of April. As we did earlier this summer, winnings and losses will be rounded up or down to an even dollar amount. At most you will gain or lose an additional .50. Hopefully, this will not wreck havock with your financial planning for the year. As I receive payment from you that owe, I will be giving same to the winners. Congratulations and sympathies as appropriate!! rich.........................................................................................................................................-2.00 bill........................................................................................................................................-14.00 charlie v...................................................................................................................................-15.00 dave a......................................................................................................................................+16.00 mike c.......................................................................................................................................-2.00 charlie c....................................................................................................................................+8.00 dennis h.....................................................................................................................................-7.00 jim...........................................................................................................................................even jeff k......................................................................................................................................+10.00 terry.......................................................................................................................................-13.00 tim..........................................................................................................................................+7.00 Ryan c........................................................................................................................................even dave d.......................................................................................................................................+3.00 ray.........................................................................................................................................+25.00 dennis k....................................................................................................................................+11.00 charlie j.....................................................................................................................................even dave l.......................................................................................................................................-2.00 dean v.......................................................................................................................................-3.00 sam lamile???................................................................................................................................-3.00 ryan e.......................................................................................................................................-2.00 Billy m......................................................................................................................................-3.00 derek a......................................................................................................................................-3.00 tom d........................................................................................................................................-8.00 cosso..(tom d)...............................................................................................................................-3.00 bob c........................................................................................................................................-1.00 king.........................................................................................................................................+4.00 john parke (paid by King)....................................................................................................................-3.00

Updated Quotas

Harrison +1 to 26. Johnson -1 to 28. Coleman -1 to 34. Dunlavy 1- to21. Eichelberger -1 to 28. Aholt 30 * Coleman 34 * Crow 35 * Curtis 32 * Dister 30 * Dunlavy 21 * Eichelberger 28 * Hall 28 * Harrison 26 * Johnson 28 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 26 * Loyd 26 * Moosmann 27 * Morris 23 * Purschke 26 * Sharma 33 * Voss, C. 30 * List of all who have a quota but are not regulars: Alferman, D. 30 Alferman, T. 33 Blackwell 30 Butler 29 Cozzo 27 Ecklekamp 38 Edmonston 24 Eggert 31 Fortner 27 Gildehaus 26 Homeyer 26 Isgriggs 16 Lakebrink 21 Lamke 20 Lucy 22 Marquardt, B. 30 Marquart, M. 25 Nealis 23 Parke 30 Parmentier 33 Sciuto 27 Smith, M 22 Triplett 28 Voss, D. 32 Zastrow 34

Today Was Another Beautiful Day for Golfing Your Ball

To quote our Acting Commish.....it was a glorius day for the Old Timers to take to the links. 15 of us showed up..and after 2 or 3 or 4 different drawings...five threesomes headed to the first tee. In the end only 13 of us finished 18 holes. Don't ask me why...I just report the facts mam. Two teams battled it out for the front and back as Dave D, Ray and Charlie C outdueled Bill, Dennis and Terry on the front +5 to +4; and tied with Rich , Bob, and Charlie J on the back...+2. They also edged out B, D, and T to win total +7 to +5. 9 of the 15 Old Timers were even or positive for the days play. Scoring as the Surfaces we Putt on continue to improve, which is a positive all around. Good scoring was evident today as yours truly won the front +4, tied King on the back +3, and won total with +7...which if your counting was a smooth little 68. Don't worry...my lovely bride has already told me not to strain my shoulder patting myself on the back!!! Another Charlie V (Mr Hole In One) with +3 takes second, and Dennis and King take third with +2. Dennis and Rich +2 tie for third on the back. King takes 2nd total with +5, and Dennis takes total in third with +4. All in all some pretty good play by the Old Timers. See you all Tuesday at noon.

Better Results Popping Up for the Old Timers

Eleven Old Timers enjoyed the warmer weather yesterday as scores are starting to improve. Two highlights to mention include a second hole in one on hole 14 for Charlie Voss, congratulations CV!!. The other highlight was a snappy 67 fired by youngster Ryan Crow (32-35). Ryan led the team of Jeff K, Dave A, and Charlie J to runaway victories on the front and back with +4, +5. Dave D, Charlie V, and Bill managed to get it together to win the back +3. Individual honors were shared primarily by 3 Old Timers. Ryan won the front and total. +4, +6, and came in 2nd with +2 on the back. Excellent day RC! Ryan's teammates Dave A +2, and Charlie J +1 were 2nd and 3rd on the front. Charlie V with his ace on 14 wins the back +3, and 2nd in total +3. Charlie J +2 was 3rd for total, and his +1 tied with Dave D and Dennis H for 3rd on the back. 7 out of the 11 scores yesterday were even or better. Let's keep this scoring improvement going in the right direction. Congrats to Charlie Voss for notching his second hole-in-one! His first was 40 years ago!! Ryan Crow +1 to 35. Coleman -1 to 35. Hall -1 to 28. Harrison -1 to 25. Moosmann -1 to 27. Aholt 30 * Coleman 35 * Crow 35 * Curtis 32 * Dister 30 * Dunlavy 22 * Eichelberger 29 * Hall 28 * Harrison 25 * Johnson 29 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 26 * Loyd 26 * Moosmann 27 * Morris 23 * Purschke 26 * Sharma 33 * Voss, C. 30 *

Beautiful Sunny Day Welcomes the Old Timers

The short cold snap disappeared as 11 Old Timers had a great weather day for golf. The surfaces that we must putt on were extremely inconsistent and a few of the hole locations were questionable. How about that sidehill cup on 16?? The front nine was closely battled with the team of Rich, Jim and Charlies V and C winning with even. The back and total was a laffer as Bob, Bill and Dennis H easily won both. One can only wonder how two teams played fairly well on the front, to completly fall apart on the back. I'm talking -14 falling apart for both. Maybe it was the slow pace of our round yesterday?? Maybe not. Lot's of ties today in the individual side...Bill and Terry tie the front with +2. Four of you tied for third at +1. Dave A and Dennis H tie the back, also with +2. Bill comes in 3rd -1. Bill and Dave A tie the back at +1. Once again a different four tied total for 3rd. Winning a four way share of a $1.00 is better than nothing. Let's continue to wish our surfaces that we putt on a speedy recovery. See you all Thursday.

A Dreary Chilly Saturday

Only 7 Old Timers showed up today for a little 4 on 3 matchup. Today the course gave up little in the way of good scores, with no one finishing with a positive total. The team of Bob, Terry, Ray and his father-in-law Tom swept all three matches with -3, +1, -2. Tom captured the front with +1, followed by a three way tie for second featuring Charlie C, Bob, and Ray at -1. A five way tie on the back with +1 from Bill, Charlie J, Bob, Terry and Ray again. Bob and Ray tie for total at even. Wheneverything was said and done, everyone managed to take back a few nickles from the pot. Here's to some better October weather. In keeping with a fair and even reporting....the surfaces that we are putting on continue to make small improvements in their condition. Far from excellent, but considerably better than before. Tom Dunlavy drops 1 to 22. Aholt 30 * Coleman 36 * Crow 34 * Curtis 32 * Dister 30 * Dunlavy 22 * Eichelberger 29 * Hall 29 * Harrison 26 * Johnson 29 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 26 * Loyd 26 * Moosmann 28 * Morris 23 * Purschke 26 * Sharma 33 * Voss, C. 30 *

Updated Quotas

Ryan Crow has recently celebrated his 50th birthday and has elected to play from the White Tees. Today's round has been calculated into Ryan's quota ... and his new quota from the Whites is 34. Happy Birthday, Ryan and many more. Curtis drops 1 to 32. Dister drops 1 to 30. Hall drops 1 to 29. Charilie Voss drops 1 to 30. Aholt 30 * Coleman 36 * Crow 34 * Curtis 32 * Dister 30 * Eichelberger 29 * Hall 29 * Harrison 26 * Johnson 29 * Kavanaugh 28 * Kossmann 26 * Loyd 26 * Moosmann 28 * Morris 23 * Purschke 26 * Sharma 33 * Voss, C. 30 *

October Doesn't Start Out Nice for the Old Timers

It was chilly, it was windy, and it was not nice to the twelve Old Timers who showed up today. Well, one of us managed to end up with a positive day. None other than the current Old Timer of the Week, Dave A....Dave led the trio including Tim and Charlie J to a complete sweep of the team game. Along the way he won the front +3 and total +2. Teammate Tim +2 was 2nd on the front, and Rich managed to eliminate the dreaded shanks from Tuesday and capture 3rd. Terry impreoved 8 points to win the back with +2, as Dave D and Charlie J tied the back at even. Bill, Dave D, and Charlie J tied for 2nd and 3rd for total. See you all Saturday.

Updated Quotas

There are no changes up or down after today's play. The list indicated below represents those members who play on a more or less regular basis. A complete list of all who have a quota can be found elsewhere in the blog. Aholt 30 Coleman 36 Crow 34 Curtis 33 Dister 31 Eichelberger 29 Hall 30 Harrison 26 Johnson 29 Kavanaugh 28 Kossmann 26 Loyd 26 Moosmann 28 Morris 23 Purschke 26 Sharma 33 Voss, C. 31

FCCC 1, Old Timers 0

Today was one of those Days...When the course came out on top. All nine Old Timers that showed up today were eliminated from Old Timer of the Week Award after the front nine. -1 was the best anyone could muster on the front. Terry, Bob, Rich, Dave A, Bill and Charlie J each tied the front. Rich and Bill righted the ship on the back with +3 and +2. Dave A came in third on the back. All three again won 1st, 2nd, and 3rd with +2, +1, and -1 respectfully. Dave A (Old Timer of the Week), Bill, and Charlie J won the front, -3, tied the back with Dave D, Bob, And Rich at even, and won total with -3. It was a pretty rough day, chilly, windy, with relatively challenging playing conditions throughout the course. At least we saw the sun every few minutes.

Old Timer of the Week Award

Once again we have an Old Timer that has played well enough throughout the week to qualify for consideration as Old Timer of the week. To recap qualifying guidelines to be eligible for consideration of this prestigious award...An Old Timer must play at least 2 of the 3 eligible days, and not have any negative point nines during those days. This week Dave Aholt went +1, +1, +2, and a stellar +5, +2, +7 to take the honor of "Old Timer of the Week". Well played Dave!! Another Dave, the Acting Commish had an excellent Saturday, but slipped up a little earlier in the week, removing him from consideration. Several Old Timers took part in the clubs ryder cup matches over the weekend, and a good time was had by all. As I have done my share of pointing out deficiences throughout the golf course, it is only fair that I mention that the surfaces that we must putt on are starting to improve and the stimp has risen a little during the past week. we can only hope that the weather continues to provide good growing conditions. See you all tomorrow.

Saturday Scoring

The weather was September-glorious as seven Oldtimers marched to the first tee. We were joined by two new members. Tom Dunlavy, an FCCC member, brought his son-in-law, Jeff Cozzo, visiting from Atlanta. Their teammates were Bill Hall and Ryan Crow. (A note to The Blogger, when it’s time to collect, Tom has both his $3 and his son-in-law’s $3.) The practice green was encouraging. My guess the stimp was at 7 or 8. A nice speed for a beautiful fall day. Then … when you had that 20-footer on the first green … and you left it 10-feet short … you knew it was going to be a collection of interesting putting surfaces. But I digress! Tom’s opening quota was 24. Jeff’s was 28. Tom birdied the first hole, Jeff eagled the sixth. So, it goes without saying, questions were raised!!!!!!!! The three-man team was led by Mr. 36, Bob Coleman. Dennis Harrison and Dave Dister were his minions. Here’s how the 7-man game turned out. Remember, the winning team earns 2-2-2. Individual pays two places: 3-3-3 and 2-2-2. Winners indicated in Red! Dunlavy (12/12) +1 -3 -2 -$3 Cozzo (14/14) -1 -1 -2 -$3 Hall (15/16) -1 -3 -4 -$3 Crow (17/17) -2 E -2 Tie 2nd B ($1) -$3 = -$2 Team -3 -7 -10 Coleman (18/18) +3 -4 -1 TTT ($2) 2nd F ($2) -$3 = +$1 Harrison (13/13) +1 E +1 TTT ($2) Tie 2nd B ($1) 2nd T ($2) -$3 = +$2 Dister (15/16) +4 +3 +7 TTT ($2) 1st F ($3) 1st B ($3) 1st T ($3) -$3 = +$8 Team +8 -1 +7 Hall drops 1 to 30. Harrison drops 1 to 25. Both Dunlavy and Cozzo drop 1 from their entry-level quotas. Dunlavy is now 23. Cozzo is 27. Aholt 30 Alferman, D. 30 Alferman, T. 33 Blackwell 30 Butler 29 Clark 34 Coleman 36 Cozzo 27 Crow 34 Curtis 33 Dister 31 Dunlavy 23 Ecklekamp 38 Edmonston 24 Eggert 31 Eichelberger 29 Fortner 27 Gildehaus 26 Hall 31 Harrison 26 Homeyer 26 Isgriggs 16 Johnson 29 Kavanaugh 28 Kossmann 26 Lakebrink 21 Lamke 20 Loyd 26 Marquardt, B. 30 Marquart, M. 25 Moosmann 28 Morris 23 Nealis 23 Parmentier 33 Purschke 26 Sciuto 27 Sharma 33 Smith, M 22 Triplett 28 Voss, C. 31 Voss, D. 32 Zastrow 34

Updated quotas

Just three changes out of 13 players. Bob Coleman up 1 to 36. Dave Dister +1 to 31. Mike Clark -1 to 34. Aholt 30 Alferman, D. 30 Alferman, T. 33 Blackwell 30 Butler 29 Clark 34 Coleman 36 Crow 34 Curtis 33 Dister 31 Ecklekamp 38 Edmonston 24 Eggert 31 Eichelberger 29 Fortner 27 Gildehaus 26 Hall 31 Harrison 26 Homeyer 26 Isgriggs 16 Johnson 29 Kavanaugh 28 Kossmann 26 Lakebrink 21 Lamke 20 Loyd 26 Marquardt, B. 30 Marquart, M. 25 Moosmann 28 Morris 23 Nealis 23 Parmentier 33 Purschke 26 Sciuto 27 Sharma 33 Smith, M 22 Triplett 28 Voss, C. 31 Voss, D. 32 Zastrow 34

Beautiful Fall Day Yesterday

13 Old Timers showed up yesterday to play on some of the slowest and bumpy putting surfaces that I have ever seen. It is starting to border on the ridiculous. After playing Meadow Lake Acres, Lake Valley, The Oaks, and Jefferson City CC over the past weekend...FCCC has fallen a noticeable amount in the last few years. Enough of my ranting...it's just that this place was so much nicer 10 years ago when we joined....that's it no more complaining today.... Dave Aholt shot his age yesterday (congratulations!!!) and led his team consisting of Bob C, and Mike C to victory on the front +5, and total +4. Dave also won the front +5, tied the back, +2, and won total with +7. Excellent day Dave!! Team Charlie (V and J), along with Dave D won the back +3. Bob and Terry tied for 2nd on the front +3. Daves A and D, along with Ryan C tied for the back with +2. Dave D gets 2nd at +4 for total, and Bob C and Ryan C tied for third on total at +3. Only 5 Old Timers were positive yesterday, and they took home almost all of the cash. Let's hope for rapidly improving conditions at our course.

Tuesday Old Timer Action....

The Acting Commish provides yesterdays results. Word on the street is that the late start caused a few Old Timers to miss their bed time. And straight from the acting Commish's mouth..... Two teams of 4 tied the front at +3. Team Red consisted of Coleman, Hall, Eichelberger and Johnson. Team White had Charlie Voss, Harrison, Purschke and Moosmann. Team White won the back at +2 and total at +5. Individual honors went to Eichelberger at +5 on the front. Placing second on the front was Charlie Voss at +4. Harrison wins the back and total at +3, +6. Moosmann takes second on the back at +2. Charlie Voss takes second place total at +5. What is it with Bill Hall and his quota? This time he gave himself 31. Actually, he was a 30, but the error didn't come into play in any way ... this time. Now, however, he's back up to 31. Other quota movement included Bob Coleman dropping 1 to 35, Jim Eichelberger adding 1 to 29. Charlie Voss adds 1 to 31 and Rich Purschke drops 1 to 26. Aholt 30 Alferman, D. 30 Alferman, T. 33 Blackwell 30 Butler 29 Clark 35 Coleman 35 Crow 34 Curtis 33 Dister 30 Ecklekamp 38 Edmonston 24 Eggert 31 Eichelberger 29 Fortner 27 Gildehaus 26 Hall 31 Harrison 26 Homeyer 26 Isgriggs 16 Johnson 29 Kavanaugh 28 Kossmann 26 Lakebrink 21 Lamke 20 Loyd 26 Marquardt, B. 30 Marquart, M. 25 Moosmann 28 Morris 23 Nealis 23 Parmentier 33 Purschke 26 Sciuto 27 Sharma 33 Smith, M 22 Triplett 28 Voss, C. 31 Voss, D. 32 Zastrow 34

Quota Updates

Aholt +1 to 30. Hall -1 to 30. Morris +1 to 23. Harrison -1 to 26. Eichelberger -1 to 28. Aholt 30 Alferman, D. 30 Alferman, T. 33 Blackwell 30 Butler 29 Clark 35 Coleman 36 Crow 34 Curtis 33 Dister 30 Ecklekamp 38 Edmonston 24 Eggert 31 Eichelberger 28 Fortner 27 Gildehaus 26 Hall 30 Harrison 26 Homeyer 26 Isgriggs 16 Johnson 29 Kavanaugh 28 Kossmann 26 Lakebrink 21 Lamke 20 Loyd 26 Marquardt, B. 30 Marquart, M. 25 Moosmann 28 Morris 23 Nealis 23 Parmentier 33 Purschke 27 Sciuto 27 Sharma 33 Smith, M 22 Triplett 28 Voss, C. 30 Voss, D. 32 Zastrow 34

Georgeous Day...Not So The Final Results

12 Old Timers showed up to tackle the crooks and nannies we call home. Putting continues to be a serious challenge to putting up good scores. Two teams tied the front at +2 (you know who you are). Rich, Ryan C, and Charlies V and C won the back and total with =1, +2. With 12 we paid first, second and third individual...here we go..Dave D and Tim tie first and second on the front with very nice +3's. Rich and Dave A tie for third at +1. Ryan C, Charlie V and Dave A tie the back at +1. Tim, Daves A and D tie total with +2. 5/12 were positive yesterday. Once again, there will be no Old Timer of the Week recognized for stellar play....maybe this is caused by the surfaces we must putt on..maybe not. Remember that Tuesday is a late start around 230. Have a great weekend.

Updated Quotas

Only one change. Charlie Voss -1 to 30. Aholt 29 Alferman, D. 30 Alferman, T. 33 Blackwell 30 Butler 29 Clark 35 Coleman 36 Crow 34 Curtis 33 Dister 30 Ecklekamp 38 Edmonston 24 Eggert 31 Eichelberger 29 Fortner 27 Gildehaus 26 Hall 31 Harrison 27 Homeyer 26 Isgriggs 16 Johnson 29 Kavanaugh 28 Kossmann 26 Lakebrink 21 Lamke 20 Loyd 26 Marquardt, B. 30 Marquart, M. 25 Moosmann 28 Morris 22 Nealis 23 Parmentier 33 Purschke 27 Sciuto 27 Sharma 33 Smith, M 22 Triplett 28 Voss, C. 30 Voss, D. 32 Zastrow 34

Tuesday Saw Old Timers Tackle all 18 Holes!!

For the first time since whenever the Old Timers had the opportunity to play all 18 Holes. Eight of us showed up for a little 4 on 4. The weather was very accomodating, but the course looked a little shabby. As long as I'm giving the course conditioning a little grief..when are we going to hear from our superintendent an update on the USGA visit, and what our plan of action is?? Not too much to ask I hope. The team of Dave D, Dennis H, Rich and yours truly won all three legs of the team game +1, -3, -2. Rich and Charlie J tied the front at +1. Terry wins the back +4, and Dave D comes in second +2. Terry and Dave D tie total with +2. Good scores are getting hard to come by with the surfaces that we putt on. See you all Thursday.

Saturday Old Timer Play

Charlie J submitted the results from yesterdays game. The results are slightly different as Bill should have played to a 31 not a 30. RC< JE< BH< and CJ win the front at =6. DH, RP, and TM now win the back with -4. Both teams tie total at -11. RC and CJ tie the front +1, TM wins the back +1, and CJ wins total at +1, the only positive of the day. Please start the days play with the correct point total. Per the Acting Commish, all point totals remain the same.

Thursday Play

The Acting Commish continues his excellent coverage of Old Timer action... This is the first time we've had enough players to test drive our new payoff system. Nine players, including our newest member Randy Blackwell, were told to march to the 10th tee to begin our battle. There was a group that was given the go-ahead for a shotgun on the front nine. It's not always good to be a member, is it? Team Red F B T Team $ Individ. $ Entry $ Ttl + or - Eichelberger +2 +1 +3 $ .50 $4.50 -$3.00 +$2.00 Harrison -4 -2 -6 $ .50 0 -$3.00 -$2.50 Dister +1 +3 +4 $ .50 $5.50 -$3.00 +$3.00 Team Ttl -1 +2 +1 Team White Hall E +1 +1 $ .50 0 -$3.00 -$2.50 C. Voss E -6 -6 $ .50 0 -$3.00 -$2.50 Moosmann -1 +3 +2 $ .50 $2.00 -$3.00 -$ .50 Team Ttl -1 -2 -3 Team Blue Blackwell +2 E +2 $2.00 $3.00 -$3.00 +$2.00 Purschke -3 +4 +1 $2.00 $3.00 -$3.00 +$2.00 Johnson -2 +2 E $2.00 0 -$3.00 -$1.00 Team Ttl -3 +6 +3 As you can see, Teams Red and White split the front 9 with a blistering -1. Team Blue won the back with +6 and total with +3. Individually, the front was split by Eichelberger and Blackwell at +2. Dister placed third at +1. Purschke's +4 won the back. Dister and Moosmann tied for 2nd and 3rd at +3. Dister won total at +4. Eichelberger came in 2nd with a +3 and Moosmann and Blackwell tied for third at +2. All nine players cashed today in one way or another. The guys with the better scores took home a little more. And that was the intent. Reward those who played the best. Eichelberger +1 to 29. Hall +1 to 31. Moosmann +1 to 28. Blackwell +1 to 30. Purschke +1 to 27. Aholt 29 Alferman, D. 30 Alferman, T. 33 Blackwell 30 Butler 29 Clark 35 Coleman 36 Crow 34 Curtis 33 Dister 30 Ecklekamp 38 Edmonston 24 Eggert 31 Eichelberger 29 Fortner 27 Gildehaus 26 Hall 31 Harrison 27 Homeyer 26 Isgriggs 16 Johnson 29 Kavanaugh 28 Kossmann 26 Lakebrink 21 Lamke 20 Loyd 26 Marquardt, B. 30 Marquart, M. 25 Moosmann 28 Morris 22 Nealis 23 Parmentier 33 Purschke 27 Sciuto 27 Sharma 33 Smith, M 22 Triplett 28 Voss, C. 31 Voss, D. 32 Zastrow 34

Golfing My Ball in Myrtle Beach

 Today I had the opportunity to play Tidewater Golf Club...which has been called the "Pebble Beach of the East Coast". While I wouldn't go that far it is a very good track that has 6 holes directly on the marsh and 2 holes on the intracoastal waterway. Lots of water, marsh and sand to avoid..but definately a challenging course to play. 

The guy driving the cart is my cousin Jim Curtis, one of the very few relatives from my dads side of the family. He currently lives in the Tidewater Community and had two of his Old Timer friends join us. This is my third round this trip...and the bermuda greens...and yes i am calling them greens are still giving me fits. 3 more 3 putts in my first 4 holes today. See you all next week.

Tuesday Results

 A few words from our Acting Commish and his vivid description of yesterdays play....

The day began with a lively discussion concerning one of the Oldtimers' local rules.  When a ball hits the stick and stays within gimme range, but is not in the hole, it is considered to be holed-out.  The culprit being the foam donut that is in some cases less than an inch from the surface of the cups.  It seems that there have been instances when shots from over 100 yards have been considered rejected by the foam and considered holed-out.  The 7 of us in attendance agreed that the hole-out must be validated by someone in the group.  The validation is somewhat simple when the shot is a chip or a putt with other players on the green, but not so simple when the shot is from a distance that can't be validated.  In other words, we agreed that there would be no holes-in-one or other hole-outs from a distance that can't be validated.  No hard feelings.  When the foam is finally and gratefully removed from the cups, we can return to golf as it was intended.  Simply said, "if it ain't in the hole, it ain't in the hole!"  Until then, validation from a playing partner is required.

The course was eerily vacant today.  We didn't tee off until 12:40 and 50, but still finished shortly after 4 p.m.  We again used the old system of payouts because we had fewer than the eight players on our new payout chart.  Today was owned by Bill Hall on the front.  He birdied 1 and 2 and shot a tidy, little 1-under.  The surfaces used for putting were a little more varied (shall we say) on the back.  They ranged from very slow (#10) to almost normal (#18) and everything in between.  Three players tied at +1 on the back ... Eichelberger, Purschke and Dister.  Three players tied for total as well ... Hall, Eichelberger and Dister all recorded +3.  Below are listed results and monies won and lost.  The Hall team won front and total.  Back nine was tied at +1 (each player was refunded $.75 entry for the back as is tradition.)

                                           Team $     Individual $    -Entry Fee       Ttl $

Hall                +4   -1   +3    $3.35             $2.30              -$3.00     +$2.65

Moosmann     +2    E   +2    $3.35                    0              -$3.00    +$  .35

Purschke         -1   +1    E    $3.35             $  .55              -$3.00     +$  .90

Dister             +2   +1  +3    $3.35             $1.10              -$3.00     +$1.45

   Team           +7   +1  +8

Eichelberger   +2   +1   +3   $  .75              $1.10             -$3.00      -$1.15

C. Voss           +2     E   +2   $  .75                     0             -$3.00      -$2.25

C. Johnson     +2     E   +2   $  .75                     0              -$3.00     -$2.25

    Team          +6    +1  +7

Dister +1 to 30.  Johnson +1 to 29.

Aholt	29
Alferman, D.	30
Alferman, T.	33
Butler	29
Clark	35
Coleman	36
Crow	34
Curtis	33
Dister	30
Ecklekamp	38
Edmonston	24
Eggert	31
Eichelberger	28
Fortner	27
Gildehaus	26
Hall	30
Harrison	27
Homeyer	26
Isgriggs	16
Johnson	29
Kavanaugh	28
Kossmann	26
Lakebrink	21
Lamke	20
Loyd	26
Marquardt, B.	30
Marquart, M.	25
Moosmann	27
Morris	22
Nealis	23
Parmentier	33
Purschke	26
Sciuto	27
Sharma	33
Smith, M	22
Triplett	28
Voss, C.	31
Voss, D.	32
Zastrow	34

Reporting Old Timer action from Myrtle Beach

 This week I will be reporting in from the Dye Villas at Myrtle Beach. To Charlie V...we made the trip in 15hr 10min and I never hit 80. There is a chipping area right behind our villa. A big thank you to the acting Commish for his writeup on Saturdays play.....well done as always Dave

The day was flawlesss ... no clouds ... a zephyr from the NW ... a comfortable mid 80s.  But only six Oldtimers appeared (others were seen, but were playing in different games.)  We elected to play the old 75-cent-per-person-team-Nassau and the 25-cent-per-person-individual-Nassau.  Charlie Johnson set the tone for the day by sinking a 15-footer on #1 for birdie ... and he never looked back.

Here are the results:            Team $    Individual $   Entry Fee    Ttl $ for the day

C. Johnson    +4   +4   +8      $4.50               $4.50        -$3.00             +$6.00

B. Hall          +2    -2     E      $4.50                     0         -$3.00             +$1.50

D. Dister       +2     E   +2      $4.50                     0         -$3.00             +$1.50

Team             +8   +2   +10

D. Harrison   -1   +2   +1              0                     0        -$3.00              -$3.00

D. Kossmann E   -6    -6               0                     0        -$3.00              -$3.00 

T. Moosman +3    E   +3               0                     0       -$.300               -$3.00

            Team +2   -4    -2

Charlie Johnso +1 to 28.  Bill Hall +1 to 30.  Dennis Kossmann +1 to 26.

Aholt	29
Alferman, D.	30
Alferman, T.	33
Butler	29
Clark	35
Coleman	36
Crow	34
Curtis	33
Dister	29
Ecklekamp	38
Edmonston	24
Eggert	31
Eichelberger	28
Fortner	27
Gildehaus	26
Hall	30
Harrison	27
Homeyer	26
Isgriggs	16
Johnson	28
Kavanaugh	28
Kossmann	26
Lakebrink	21
Lamke	20
Loyd	26
Marquardt, B.	30
Marquart, M.	25
Moosmann	27
Morris	22
Nealis	23
Parmentier	33
Purschke	26
Sciuto	27
Sharma	33
Smith, M	22
Triplett	28
Voss, C.	31
Voss, D.	32
Zastrow	3