Recap Week 6

 We had our best weather of the year, and conditions were also at their best, so it is only logical that we would really turn it up in the scoring department. But no one has ever accused us of being overly logical, so actual scores collectively were very disappointing. But, as always, there were a handful of standouts.    

  Star of the day goes to Greg Willard who came in at +5 to take Individual. And Steve Dasaro had his best night of the year at +4 to pair with Greg to snag Team honors at +9. 

   The Par 5 CTPs are always close, and this one was no exception with Steve Peterson edging out Greg by two inches at 5' 5".     

    What looked like a night that might produce a bushel of birdies, turned out to produce only eight, with two of those surviving, resulting in the second week in a row in which birdies paid over $50 each. Steve Dasaro added to his Team cash prize with a tidy $54 for his bird on 3. And Rick Walsh was rewarded for his much improved play by finishing things off with a birdie on 9. Walking up to the hole, Rick thought he was looking good for closest to the pin, but being good at math, he will take the $54 for the bird instead. (Rick, next week you can thank Steve Peterson and Greg Willard for missing their five-footers.) 

   Other notables this week include Frank LaRosa, Saul Payne, and Mike Bradley, all at +4, and Pride of Southie Joe Curtis at +3. And a impressive back nine was turned in by Jim Lyons, who started out with a bad luck double bogey on 10 (ball lost in the rough) and then proceeded to par in for a crisp 37. 

   After our success in locating AWOL Jim Egan, I guess we're ready to file another missing persons report, this time for newcomer Henry Alves, who has not been seen since his SIGL debut earlier this year. Maybe the Easton CC club champion is intimidated by the high level of competitive play in SIGL or maybe playing partner Lenny Lima was riding him too hard, but we will soon be enlisting the help of good friend Lou Silva at East Coast Printing to make up some flyers, no charge naturally.  

  And apparently we have to report the mysterious disappearance of SIGLers John Tiano and Ralph Ippolito, who were seen to start their round but there is no clear evidence that Black Belt Johnny and Ralphie Boy have yet to finish. We're not saying that they were a bit slow, but based on eyewitness accounts reported back to league headquarters at the 19th hole, it became apparent that time-lapse photography would have to be employed to detect any actual movement.    

  And finally, Greg Paone would like to thank the SIGL group coming down 11 for messing with his already fragile psyche by picking up his ball, which led to a series of events with Greg playing the wrong ball, and taking him out of the 9th hole. The basic rule of thumb in these situations is very similar to Rule # 1 of shower room etiquette: Keep your hands off the other guys' balls. Please tell us you haven't broken that rule, too.

  See you next Tuesday.