WEEK 3 RESULTS

1ST TEAM:                         ED LEACH                      +4                 $25
                                             BOB LORING  (alt)         +1                 $25

                                                                                       +5

2ND TEAM:                        MARK NOLAN              +2                  $15
                                             JOHN MACNEIL            +2                  $15

                                                                                      +4

1ST IND:                             GREG WILLARD           +5                 $25

2ND IND:                            ED LEACH                     +4                  $15

CTP-4TH:                            RICK WALSH              16'6"                $25

SKINS:                                LARRY BARRY           3RD                 $28
                                             LARRY BARRY           6TH                 $28
                                             GREG WILLARD        7TH                 $28
                                             MIKE LEONARD        8TH                 $28

COVERED:                                                                2ND

BACK NINE
SKINS:                                 LARRY BARRY          12TH               $25
                                              ED FINN                      13TH               $25
                                              PETER FRASCA         16TH               $25

HIGHPOINTER:                  GREG WILLARD       14 pts.

WEEK 4 CTP:                                                             6TH


  In the sixties, Bob Hope made a bad movie called If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium. Well we star in a bad movie called If It's Tuesday, The Weather Will Surely Suck. Another tough day, particularly later. But if the Red Sox could get their game in, so could we. It was a good week to be an alternate, as many of our daintier players stayed home and dry.

  It could be the weather and conditions, or our general lack of skill but again scores were well below
average, even hitting from the Combination tees. There were only nine players and a handful of teams who exceeded quota.

  Greg Willard got an immediate return on his investment of new Cobra King One-Length irons (all irons the same shaft length) with a league leading +5 to take Individual honors. Right behind him, Ed Leach got on the money board with an outstanding +4 to take 2nd Individual.

  Greg's partner was no help, so Ed Leach (+4) and his partner, alternate Bob Loring (+1) stepped up to earn the 1st Team prize at +5. And the duo of Mark Nolan and John MacNeil had solid performances at +2 each to claim 2nd Team at +4.

  Rick Walsh continues his solid play, and this week will be rewarded for his fine approach on 4 to 16'6" to take Closest to Pin cash.

   Birdies have been hard to come by this year, and this week only six were posted on the front, with four surviving. This humble hacker hit only two greens in regulation, but made both of them count with birdie conversions on the 3rd and 6th. Greg Willard used his new sticks to get one close on 7 and made the birdie putt, and Mike Leonard made up for an otherwise disappointing night with a paying birdie on 8. Buddies Mark Nolan and Wayne Musgrove cancelled each other out on the 2nd hole. 

   As noted, not a lot of good scoring this week, so the only notables that were not in the money were TJ James and Mike Bradley at +3, and John Fay and Big Bill Doonan (who shot a stellar 78 the next day in difficult conditions) each at +2. Highpointer for the night was Greg Willard with 14.

  There was limited participation in the back nine skins pool and there were only three birdies on the night. This writer continued with a hot putter and drained on bomb on 12. Mighty Ed Finn had a legit look at eagle on the 13th from just off the green, and settled for an easy bird. And the pride of Meffa, Peter Frasca, made a heck of a 2 on 16 to take a share of the pool. 

  Closest to Pin for Week 4 is the 6th hole.

  And finally, rest in peace Bill Buckner. A fine gentleman who frequented our Easton fairways when he was the manager of the Brockton Rox a few years ago. Sadly, he will not be remembered for an outstanding major league career that spanned four decades (1969-1990), but instead only for one weak grounder that got away. 

  See you next Tuesday.

 
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