Recap Week 15

The Judge Smails Cup had two seasoned veterans and championship tested players in McNeice and Peters against the newcomers and not intimidated challengers Silvia and Peterson.
Silvia and Peterson jumped to a 2 up lead after 3 and increased it to 3 up on 7 when McNeice/Peters struggled with the tough 7th hole while Silvia/Peterson just kept playing off each other when one had a bad hole the other came through. This match still had a long way to go. The 9th had Peters stick his 3rd shot to 6' and a chance to cut into the lead, but he just misses and this dazed duo go to the back 9 three down. A stop at the snack bar for a quick motivational speech to try and get back into the match.
Silvia licking his chops getting 5 more shots on the back, but most of those don't come until Amen's corner....15,16,17 and 18. It didn't matter as nothing rattled these newbies, they both played steady  and they came to 16 two up, Silvia puts his tee shot on the green while McNeice/Peters both struggled and getting a stroke calmly sinks the par putt to end the match. It's time to drink from the cup or not.
Congratulations to Scott and Steve as they are the 2011 Judge Smails Cup Champions.
League play had 3 of us with +6 rounds. TJ gets there with an improbable birdie on 9 with a wayward tee shot...a chip out to 210 yards only to put his 3rd shot 8' from the cup and sinks the putt for a 1 over par front 9. McDermott gets to +6 with birdies on 4 and 6 and I get there with a birdie on 5 and a chip in birdie on 9.  
S.I.G.L. was well represented in the recently completed Easton C.C. match play tourney with Mike McNeice and Dave Peters as champs in their respective flights and LB as runner-up in his. When people play a bonafide SIGLer, their knees buckle.

     In other news: The year-end tournament will be held on Sunday 9/25/11, first tee time approximately 11:20 AM.  Heard on the street: Former perennial league MVP Rich McKenna will be making a guest appearance next week.