Recap Week 19

The 19th week featured our 1st eagle of the year and it came on the 9th hole by one of our Judge Smails Cup champions. Fitzpatrick stepped to the 9th hole saying I need an eagle to make my quota and with the wind at his back tees off lands his ball just in the rough just short of the left trap, he then takes out an ill-advised 3 wood from the deep rough only to dribble it out onto the fairway, leaving him 160 out. Miracles do happen and it came when he took out his 6 iron and he fades it in to the front pin location, it hits softly and with the words of Bill Murry ringing it's in the hole the eagle was landed for a much needed 8 points. Elsewhere, McKenna plays like a mere mortal on the front with his lowest total of the year and still manages to break 80. Lyons was drowning his sorrows at the bar as the high school kids again took over the tee, only to be rescued by his playing partners who showed up early and raced to play the back first and just beat darkness by finishing the front before the sun set. Mercado comes into the clubhouse with a +5 and tells LB that this will win top honors for the week, LB says we'll see when all the cards are turned in, Mercado says in his non threatening way, no this will win this week. The threat worked for top and team honors. There is good news on the tournament front, there are no new changes. Playing partners to be posted next week.