Recap Week 16

 Conditions at Easton are the best they have been all year, the weather has been perfect, attendance was good, and a lot of good scores were turned in. As we head down the homestretch, it's all coming together. 

    This week's profiled golfer is good neighbor Mike Kelly, who came through with his best round of the year. After a double-bogey start, Mike settled down to produce 15 points, good for a +5 and Individual honors. And teammate Bill Pope came on strong at the end with a birdie on 9 to snag a +2, and share the Team prize with Mike at +7. 

    Par 5 Closest to the Pins are guaranteed to always be close, and this week was no different. Numerous shots were within ten feet, but Greg Willard ultimately whittled it down to 3' 10" to earn an envelope. (And it was nice to see that Saul Payne took dead aim at the PIN this week, as opposed to nailing the CTP marker in his last outing.) 

    There were a liberal 15 birdies on the night, but only three that lived. Joe Curtis, so anxious to get on the course that he forgot to sign in for the second week in a row, (Joe, we have enough "desk" problems as it is) came out of the gate strong with a bird on 1, Eric Aronson rebounded from the doldrums with a birdie on 3, and this humble hacker rolled one in on the 4th. Covered birdies were had on 2, 6, 8, and 9.  

    Highpointer for the night was sweet-swinging Mike McNeice who had a routine (for him) 16 points. With his consistently superlative play and plenty of birdies, it is hard to believe that he has yet to collect an envelope, earning hard-luck player of the year honors to date. (Last year, despite solid play and plenty of birdies, Dave Weber got shut out in the regular season, but more than made up for it by cashing for over $400 in the year-end tournament. So for all of you with goose eggs so far, keep hope alive!)

     Other notables for the night were Rick Walsh and Dana Willard, both at +3 and Steve Peterson with 15 points.   

    And finally, Easton C.C. held its annual club championship last weekend, and we're proud to report that SIGLers came through with flying colors: Paul McDermott played two days of outstanding golf to capture the C Division crown, and the A bracket title came down to former SIGL great Rich McKenna versus current SIGL great Bob Frick. It was still unsettled until the 36th hole, and when a 20-foot putt by Bob didn't fall, Rich took the laurel wreath. (Rich once played nine SIGL holes with only a putter on a bet that he couldn't get a quota point that way. He won the bet.) Congratulations to all the winners and to all SIGLers who gave it their best. 

   See you next Tuesday.