Recap Round 1

Berke and Thompson jumped out to a 2up lead after 2. Poverman and Halon got 1 back, but couldn't keep up as Berke and Thompson took turns winning holes to easily advance into the 2nd round.

Bradley and J Macneil took on Karas and Lyons the match was even until the 3rd when Macneil missed a short par putt that he couldn't let go of and Bradley 3 putted the 5th that would have pulled them even. It stayed that way until the 9th when Lyons the beast put the dagger in by getting on in 2 from the rough and 2 putted for birdie. Game, Set and Match.

Stephanick and Ippolito were able to stiff arm Jaffe and Dillon through out their match as Jaffe had to finally succumb to Dillon's weight. Ippolito puts them out of their misery with a bogie net par on 8.

Peters and Bamford were up against Willard and Moser. Peters jumped out of the gate and never looked back as his solid play easily handed these 2 newcomers a trip back to the pro for more lessons. The fat lady was already clearing her throat by the 3rd hole. This match did not go without the echos of Bamford missing a putt on 2 that could be heard back at the clubhouse.

Finn & Larosa took on a couple of past winners in Walsh and Barry. Finn brought his A game while for a change Larosa was able to relax a bit. The match was even until a birdie on 4 by Finn put them 1 up and they never looked back. Walsh and Barry had visions of getting that championship cup back in their possession, but it was not to be.

McKenna and McNeice ran into Hurrican Murphy who was playing without his partner. I rode along to witness what on paper looked like an easy win for this talented duo. Murphy was trying to come down off his 5 hour energy drink that caused him to dribble his tee shot on 1 then as we were riding out to his ball, he forgot his towel on the tee and proceeded to go full throttle back to get it and almost take out half the SIGL members doing so. He looses the 1st hole and not looking good on 2 with McKenna 2nd shot just over the green. Murph need a 10 footer for bogie to half the hole as McKenna couldn't get up and down for birdie and he made it. Calm and focused now Murphy parred the 3rd birdied the 4th and parred the 5th to suddenly go 2 up. The 6th saw Murphy put his ball in the drink and finally McKenna and McNeice catch a break, but Murphy gets up and down to half the hole and has them shaking their heads. Hurricane Murphy stormed in and ended it with another clutch putt on 8. McKenna had 19 points, but it was not enough.
Murphy, for his effort now gets a bye.

Match Ups Round 2

Berke(6) & Thompson(6)
vs
Finn(1) & Larosa(0)

Peters(2) & Bamford(4)
vs
Stephanick(0) & Ippolito(9)

Karas(0) & Lyons(1)
vs
Bino(2) & James(0)

Murphy & MacNeil get a bye based on team most over their quota in round 1

Money Leaders

McKenna	$ 110.00
Stefanick	$ 110.00
MacNeil E	$ 92.00
F. Larosa	$ 88.00
Walsh	$ 77.00
MacNeil J	$ 57.00
Peters	$ 40.00
Finn	$ 38.00
Lyons	$ 34.00
Karas	$ 32.00
Barry	$ 30.00
Willard	$ 30.00
Bradley	$ 21.00
Bamford	$ 20.00
Berke	$ 20.00
James	$ 20.00
McNeice	$ 20.00
Moser	$ 20.00
Murphy	$ 20.00
Bino	$ 13.00
Ippolito	$ 10.00
Jaffe	$ 10.00
M. Poverman	$ 10.00
Thompson	$ 10.00

Winners Week 11

Individual

Brian Murphy +7 $10

Team

Brian Murphy +7 $10
M.Poverman +1 $10

Birdies

The 2nd,4th & 9th holes were covered, so there will be a carry over for a total of $108

Closest to the pin 3rd shot on 2

Ed Finn 5'71/2" $10

Closest to the pin Week 12 is the 4th hole

Quotas Week 12

Player	Points
McKenna	17
MacNeil J	15
F. Larosa	15
Finn	14
James	13
MacNeil E	13
Karas	13
McNeice	13
Stefanick	13
Barry	12
Lyons	12
Murphy	12
Walsh	11
Bradley	10
Bino	10
Peters	10
Barry M	9
Berke	8
Halon	8
Jaffe	8
M. Poverman	8
Dillon	8
Bamford	8
Thompson	8
Willard	6
Moser	3
Ippolito	2

In Larry We Trust

In Larry We Trust

Change in one of the Match Ups

We've had a cancellation with Mike Barry dropping out and father Larry taking his spot. James and Bino have now drawn a bye.

Update

Once again foiled by mother nature, so we will continue on next Tuesday with the 1st round and the chase for the coveted Judge Smails Cup. Hopefully everyone understands how to play match play, if not ask. There is a correction in last weeks winnings as Ed Finn had a birdie on the 6th hole, the adjustment has been made in the Year to Date leader board.
The pairings for the tournament have been updated with who is getting shots, so look at the match ups again and read at the bottom of the page for further info.
I'm going to confession to confess all my sins, so maybe he'll give us a break and we can finish the season without anymore rain outs.

Recap Week 10

I got to the course with rain gear in hand just in case. I interrupted this blog with breaking news. Ippolito gets a par and is on the money board. Back to the blog. Barry continues to get back to his old self by playing some solid golf and collecting top individual and team honors. McKenna takes his place back on top of the money board. McNeice shoots a sizzling 77 with 3 birdies on the back nine. Ed MacNeil keeps Mike Barry off the money board by sneaking inside his closest to the pin shot. The Judge Smails Cup tournament begins on the 28th and the match ups have been posted. I will put in parenthesis how many shots you are getting next to your name. This is match play and weekly prizes are still in effect, so make sure you circle your birdies and putt out for points....there are no gimmies. We have hit the second half of the year so money is due, if you have not paid see Larry or Bino. Don't be alarmed when you see a cart racing toward you, it's only Frank looking for 2nd half birdie money. I'll make everything clear about the tournament for the new members in the league in next weeks recap.
Good Luck to Rich McKenna and his son playing in a father son tournament in golfs Mecca...Myrtle Beach.

Tournament Match Ups

Tournaments Starts 7/28/09

Poverman(1) & Halon(0)
vs
Berke(0) & Thompson(2)

Stefanick(0) & Ippolito(9)
vs
Jaffe(4) & Dillon(4)

Peters(0) & Bamford(1)
vs
Willard(2) & Moser(5)

L. Barry(2) & Walsh(2)
vs
Finn(2) & Larosa(0)

J. Macneil(0) & Bradley(3)
vs
Karas(2) & Lyons(2)

E. Macneil(3) & Murphy(6)
vs
McKenna(0) & McNeice(3)

James & Bino bye


Toughest holes in order 1,7,5,6,2,3,9,4 & 8
The number next to your name is how many shots you are getting.

Example in match 1 Poverman will get a shot on 1 and Thompson will get 1 and 7.
If your match is tied after 9 holes continue to the 10th hole and play until the match is won.
Look on the scorecard to figure out what holes you will be getting shots on.
Once again you are playing for weekly prizes, so hand in your scorecard with your point totals, circle birdies and indicate who won the match.

Winners Week 10

Individual

Larry Barry +3 $10

Team

Larry Barry +3 $10
Ralph Ippolito E $10

Birdies

Rich McKenna 3rd hole $18

Ed Finn 6th hole $18

Frank Larosa 8th hole $18

The 2nd hole was knocked out

Closest to the pin 3rd shot on 9

Ed MacNeil 5'5" $10

Week 11 closest to the pin is the 3rd shot on 2

Money Leaders

McKenna	$ 110.00
Stefanick	$ 110.00
MacNeil E	$ 92.00
F. Larosa	$ 88.00
Walsh	$ 77.00
MacNeil J	$ 57.00
Peters	$ 40.00
Lyons	$ 34.00
Karas	$ 32.00
Barry	$ 30.00
Willard	$ 30.00
Finn	$ 28.00
Bradley	$ 21.00
Bamford	$ 20.00
Berke	$ 20.00
James	$ 20.00
McNeice	$ 20.00
Moser	$ 20.00
Bino	$ 13.00
Ippolito	$ 10.00
Jaffe	$ 10.00
Thompson	$ 10.00

Quotas Week 11

Player	Points
McKenna	17
MacNeil J	15
F. Larosa	15
James	13
MacNeil E	13
Karas	13
McNeice	13
Stefanick	13
Finn	13
Barry	13
Lyons	12
Walsh	12
Bradley	11
Bino	10
Murphy	10
Barry M	9
Peters	9
Berke	9
Halon	9
Jaffe	8
M. Poverman	8
Dillon	8
Bamford	8
Thompson	7
Willard	6
Moser	3
Ippolito	2

Recap Week 9

I've come to the conclusion I'm not a good rain player. 17 brave souls went out to give it a go while mother nature refuses to give us a decent day to play. The MacNeils play like they are late for an appointment as they were left to play as a twosome and dared the lightning to strike them zipping around the course in record time. The shot of the day goes to Frank Larosa on the 5th hole, after hitting his second shot into the brook took a drop and holed out from 135 yards for a ho hum par. The 7th hole saw a little wackiness as my group got to the tee when we see Larry's group drive up after stopping for the lightning wanted to finish their round. A new member took exception to this and doesn't know the rule that LB is the leader of our little cult and to step aside and shut your big yapper.
Stephanick's group were determined to play after missing the last non rain-out and are glad they did as Stephanick's birdie on 9 took the birdie pool and Moser seemed to like the rain, had his best round of the year to take top and team honors to get on the money board. This group played extra holes and petered out on 15, two of them layed up on the 14, which is not a good move on a par 3.
A happy 50th birthday goes out to a good guy Rich McKenna who still scores like a 30 year old
(and his golf game ain't bad either.)

Winners Week 9

Individual

Jim Moser +2 $10

Team

Jim Moser +2 $10
Larry Barry E $10

Birdies

Frank Stefanick 9th hole $54

The 3rd hole was knocked out

Closest to the pin 2nd shot on 8

Frank Larosa 7'4" $10

Week 10 closest to the pin is the 3rd shot on 9

Money Leaders

Stefanick	$ 110.00
McKenna	$ 92.00
MacNeil E	$ 82.00
Walsh	$ 77.00
F. Larosa	$ 70.00
MacNeil J	$ 57.00
Peters	$ 40.00
Lyons	$ 34.00
Karas	$ 32.00
Willard	$ 30.00
Bradley	$ 21.00
Bamford	$ 20.00
Berke	$ 20.00
James	$ 20.00
McNeice	$ 20.00
Moser	$ 20.00
Bino	$ 13.00
Barry	$ 10.00
Finn	$ 10.00
Jaffe	$ 10.00
Thompson	$ 10.00

Week 10 Quotas

Player	Points
McKenna	17
MacNeil J	15
F. Larosa	15
James	13
MacNeil E	13
Karas	13
McNeice	13
Stefanick	13
Finn	13
Barry	12
Lyons	12
Walsh	12
Bradley	11
Bino	10
Murphy	10
Barry M	9
Peters	9
Berke	9
Halon	9
Jaffe	8
M. Poverman	8
Dillon	8
Bamford	8
Thompson	7
Willard	6
Moser	3
Ippolito	2

Recap Week 8

The committee has order random drug testing and the first one to go is Rick Walsh. The layoff did not effect Rick as he jumped out of the gate with a birdie on 1 and finished the round with a birdie on 9. I think he was possessed or on the juice. The course was a little soggy, but overall in good condition considering the monsoon that hit over the weekend. McKenna is in a birdie slump with none in the past 3 weeks, but still manages to get his points and collect money with closest to the pin to stay on top of the money board. Bradley gets on the board with a 40' birdie putt on 7 and gets teamed up with Walsh to collect team money. Bamford made sure he had someone to play with, brought his son and like his dad was swearing on the downswing before he hit his shot. Berke was the only bright spot in his group as his playing partners made the groundskeeper wince.

Money Leaders

McKenna	$ 92.00
MacNeil E	$ 82.00
Walsh	$ 77.00
F. Larosa	$ 60.00
MacNeil J	$ 57.00
Stefanick	$ 56.00
Peters	$ 40.00
Lyons	$ 34.00
Karas	$ 32.00
Willard	$ 30.00
Bradley	$ 21.00
Bamford	$ 20.00
Berke	$ 20.00
James	$ 20.00
McNeice	$ 20.00
Bino	$ 13.00
Finn	$ 10.00
Jaffe	$ 10.00
Thompson	$ 10.00

Winners Week 8

Individual

Rick Walsh +7 $10

Team

Rick Walsh +7 $10
Mike Bradley +3 $10

Birdies

Rick Walsh 1st & 9th holes $22

Frank Larosa 3rd hole $11

Mike Bradley 7th hole $11

Jim Lyons 8th hole $11

No birdies were knocked out

Closest to the pin 6th hole

Rich McKenna 13'4" $10

Week 9 closest to the pin is the 2nd shot on 8

Quotas Week 9

Player	Points
McKenna	17
MacNeil J	15
F. Larosa	15
James	13
MacNeil E	13
Karas	13
McNeice	13
Stefanick	13
Finn	13
Barry	12
Lyons	12
Walsh	12
Bradley	11
Bino	10
Barry M	10
Murphy	10
Peters	9
Berke	9
Halon	9
Jaffe	8
M. Poverman	8
Dillon	8
Bamford	8
Thompson	7
Willard	6
Ippolito	2
Moser	2