I guess it's amazing what a little friendly criticism and ridicule will do to turn our golf games around. Many SIGLers had outstanding nights, but none better than Mark Nolan, Esq,, who had his best night ever. After starting with a double bogey, he proceeded to be only one over par the rest of the way, good for 16 points and a +10, which earned him Individual honors.

   Unfortunately for Mark, his partner was in negative territory, so the Team prize went to the dynamic duo of Rick Walsh (+6) and Ed Finn (+4), Rick having his best round in a while.

   Len Lima likes getting envelopes, especially when there is money in them, so this week he decided to take CTP on 4 with a tidy 12 ft.

  With the greens getting better, and our strokes starting to come around, the ball is starting to find the hole a little more each week. This week there were seven birdies, five of which lived. The red hot Mark Nolan had birds on 2 and 9, Bill Doonan cashed on 4, and steady Steve Lozzi got on the board on 5. On the 7th hole, Rick Walsh rolled in a beauty of a putt for a circled 3, but seconds later Easy Ed Finn, always trying to keep up with the Walshes, dropped one in right on top of him, Not to be denied, Rick promptly birdied 8, and Ed's valiant attempt to keep pace just missed. Meanwhile I was a mere bogey observer,

  A lot of other golfers had really outstanding nights. Bob Loring, who used to be in baby clothes, but thankfully outgrew that habit a few years ago, is on quite a roll. For the league nine, Bob had 16 points (tied with Mark Nolan for high-pointer), good for a +5, and shot 77 for the night. The next morning, he followed that up with a stellar 75 in his Wednesday competition. Unfortunately, for all of that, Bob doesn't have a g.d. dime to show for it.

 Other notables were Len Lima and Dan Szczurko at +4, and Peterson, Payne, Silva, Doonan, and Murphy, all at +3.

  Housekeeping Dept.: 1) It has become obvious that a handful of golfers are not coming back, who never gave us the courtesy of letting us know that. Not only did they waste our time putting them on sign-in sheets and teams, etc.,but more importantly, they needlessly took spots away from a like number of prospective newcomers who we turned away because we were ostensibly full. If any of you may be interested in rejoining some time in the future, sorry, I think we may be full. 2) To prevent billing problems, do not sign in anyone's name but your own, and do not give the porch czar the names of group without knowing for sure that all of the names given are actually going to show up. These records are how Easton determines how much to bill the league. Two weeks in row, we have had problems revolving around this, and it is a real hassle trying to straighten it out.

  And finally, we always like to acknowledge when an SIGLer gets a hole in one, whether in league play or not. So Mayhem Mike Bradley would like public credit for the ace he scored. For those of you keeping score at home, it was the 17th hole at Lakeville in 2001. Way to go, Mikey!

  See you next Tuesday.


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