WEEK 10 RESULTS

   TEAM:         BOB LORING                 +6         $25
                        PAUL MCDERMOTT     +4         $25

                                                                +10

   IND:             PAUL RAYNARD           +9         $25

   CTP:             TERRY MOORE           5'8"         $25
   8TH

   BIRDIES:     PAUL MCDERMOTT   5TH     $110

   COVERED:  2,3,4,6,8,9

   WEEK 11 CTP:    9TH


  Well, we closed out the first half of the year in fine midseason form with plenty of sizable plus numbers. Having his best round of the year was Paul Raynard, who exploded for a memorable +9, which will earn him Individual honors by way of birdies on 3 and 6. Paul was well positioned to also take the Team prize, but had no help from his partner. (Eddie Mac, why didn't you save some of those points from your own +9 a couple of weeks ago; you could have used them this week.)

  That opened the door for two other worthy candidates to take Team honors: Bob Loring has finally been rewarded this week for his season-long good play. Bubba sunk putts on 2 and 9 to come home with an outstanding +6. Partner Paul McDermott also had one of his finest rounds of the year, and contributed a healthy +4 to combine for a leading +10.

  A bunch of golfers were all over the pin on 8, but the shot that stands out is Terry Moore's approach to 5'8" to snag Closest to the Pin cash.

  We had an impressive 17 birdies for the night, which is even more impressive considering how difficult it is to get the ball to roll to the hole. All holes but 1 and 7 were conquered by SIGL sharpshooters. The 6th hole was particularly humbled with five birdie putts finding the hole. Also smashed were 2,3,4,8, and 9. So if you are paying attention, that means that there was only one birdie that lived, and that was sunk by the deserving Paul McDermott who hit a great approach on 5 to just below the front pin and calmly drained the $110 putt.

  Mr. McDermott has an interesting approach when it comes to making sure that he gets the ball to the hole: If he leaves a putt short, he does ten push-ups on the next tee. (No kidding.) In fact, I like the idea so much that I'm going to start doing the same thing: Whenever I leave a putt short, I'm gonna have Paul do ten push-ups.  

  As noted, there was a lot of good play out there this week. In addition to the winners, other notables include the ever smooth Mike McNeice at +5 (and a tidy 77 for the night), Joe Curtis, who continues his stellar play, and Jim Shannon at +4, and the ever dangerous Steve Peterson, and Jay Chapman at +3. Highpointer for the night was Forest Hill's own Bob Loring with 18.

 Hard to believe that we are already into the second half of the season, and please remember that payments are due next week. Also, when planning your early fall schedule, keep in mind that our year-end tournament will be on Sunday morning, Sept. 25th.

  And finally, at the half way mark, we have distributed $2,141 in cash prizes to 34 out of 54 active players. For those of you who have been shut out, you have the entire second half to make some hay. The top ten money winners to date are:

  Paul McDermott         $200              Joe Curtis          $123
  Len Lima                      155              Steve Lozzi         121
  Larry Barry                   135              John MacNeil       87
  Bill Doonan                  134              Rick Walsh           84
  Ed Finn                         123              Steve Peterson      75

  See you next Tuesday.