WEEK 8 RESULTS

                        TEAM:   STEVE PETERSON    +10            $25
                                        MIKE KELLY             +  2            $25
                                             
                                                                             +12

                         IND:       STEVE PETERSON   +10            $25

                         CTP:       STEVE PETERSON   5'0"            $25

                         NO SKINS BIRDIES
                         COVERED:  2,3,5,9

                         WEEK 9 CTP: 6TH
                         WEEK 9 BIRDIE POOL:  $220

   Well, we managed to have decent weather, course conditions were superb, and everyone seems to be hitting their mid-season stride. In fact, it was by far the best collective performance of the year. An impressive 15 players were +3 or better, and equally impressive, there were only 11 golfers who did not hit their quota, But at center stage this week, who not only had the performance of the week, but of the year, was big Steve Peterson. After starting off bogey-bogey, Steve finished with three birdies and four pars for a memorable one under par 35. That was good for a league season high of 22 points. In fact, our reporters on the ground observed that Steve had a couple of other very makable birdie opportunities that did not fall, including the 4th hole where he had a CTP putt from 5 feet.

  Steve's +10 was good (by a hair) to capture Individual, and he led his partner Mike Kelly, who had a respectable +2, to the Team prize at +12.

  As noted, Mr. Peterson striped in a beauty on 4 to 5'0" to beat out some other very fine shots to also take the CTP cash.

  The most that any one golfer can win in one night is $185: $25 each for Team, Individual, and CTP, and $110 for sole winner in the birdie pool. And, for the first time in the history of our storied league, it appeared that this would be done Tuesday night. Steve had wrapped up Team, Individual, and CTP, and it appeared that his birdie on 5 would be the only one that would live. However, with two outs in the ninth, this humble hacker broke up Steve's perfect game when I walked into the clubhouse minutes before sundown with a birdie on 5 on my card. That means there will be a carryover to next week of $220.

  As noted, there were many outstanding performances this week. Chief among them were Dr. Saul Payne at +6, Dave Weber, Alex Turchette, and Larry Barry at +5, and Rick Walsh, Ted Meyer, Bob Loring, and Steve DaSaro at +4. But the real hard luck player of the week, and the year, was Easy Ed MacNeil, who had a tremendous night with 19 points, shot a 37 with two birdies, was 9 points over quota, and yet walked away with nothing. Although he was beaten out by one point for Individual, he still had a good shot at Team, but his partner let him down with a -6. Sometimes life ain't fair Eddie.

  Odds and ends: 1) Next week is Week 9. Second half payments are due on Week 11. 2) Circles on your scorecard are for birdies ONLY. Do not circle any hole score if it is not a birdie.

  And finally, congratulations to former SIGL great Rich McKenna, who along with his ageless father Dick, and his two sons, won the Easton CC member/guest this past weekend.

  See you next Tuesday.

    HONESTY IS AN INTEGRAL, NOT AN OPTIONAL, PART OF THE GAME

     Donald, honestly now, if you count every shot, how many strokes does it typically take you to play the 18th hole at your Doral Blue Monster course?

                                                        Yeah, that's what we thought.                          













                       

                                            UPDATE TO WEEK 7 RESULTS:

                In addition to birdies on Holes 3 and 4 that were covered, there were also covered birdies on Hole 9. This does not affect the payouts or the winners. This is just informational to let those who had a birdie on 9 know that their birdie didn't live. This was not included in the original results which are posted below.

                                                           WEEK 7 RESULTS

                  TEAM:         LEN LIMA                 +6              $25
                                       BILL DOONAN         +2              $25

                                                                     +8

                   IND:            LEN LIMA                 +6              $25

                   CTP:            DAN SZCZURKO    6'10"           $25

                   BIRDIES:    STEVE DASARO     5TH            $55
                                        LEN LIMA                8TH            $55

                   COVERED:  3RD AND 4TH

                   WEEK 8 CTP:  4TH


    Well, we were lucky to have pleasant weather for a night of golf, but that is where the pleasantness ended for many of us. We have to apologize to the groups that went out around 3:00 to 3:30 for the painfully slow pace of play Tuesday. This year, Easton decided to put out a mini-league of three groups in front of us, and they have been beyond slow, and with no ranger on duty. Three times this year, our group has had to start bouncing around the course because we couldn't handle playing behind them. It's not that they are particularly bad; it is that they are ignorant a-holes, who think that since they paid greens fees, they have the course to themselves. Easton CC management is on it.

   Apparently getting out before the golfers from hell is the key because Mr. Len Lima was star of the day, ladies and gentlemen. Len had a very impressive 14 points, good for a +6. That was more than enough to garner Individual honors, and was also key in securing the Team prize along with Bill Doonan, who contributed with a solid +2. Lena and Bill have now both won three times this year.

   There were only six birdies that fell this week, and two of those survived. Not that he is greedy or anything, but Len Lima will humbly accept payment for his bird on 8, and Steve DaSaro got on the money board for the first time with a nifty 3 on the 5th hole. The only other holes that were birdied were 3 and 4 with two each.

   Another first time winner was Dan Szczurko who fashioned his third shot on 2 to within the length of your average NBA center (6'10") to take the CTP cash award. He had a golden opportunity to grab a birdie that would have lived, but if you were not directly that hole, it was a tricky putt. (Dan, did you ever find your ball on 7? For some reason the area over by the 9th tee is the hardest place on the course to find a ball.)

  Although there were only six birdies, there were many outstanding scores. In addition to those already mentioned, notables include Johnny Fay at +5, Eric Aronson and Mark Spears at +4, and seven others at +3. Highpointer was Steve Lozzi with 15, who had a sterling 75 for the night.

   After seven weeks, here is the top of the leaderboard:

               Len Lima                $155
               Larry Barry              135
               Bill Doonan             134
               Steve Lozzi              121
               John MacNeil            87

   And finally, good luck and have fun to all SIGLers who will be playing in the Easton member/guest this weekend.

    See you next Tuesday.


                                                    IT'S NOT THE CLUB'S FAULT

        GOLFER TO DRIVER:   That's the fourth damn time today you've gone out of bounds!

        DRIVER TO GOLFER:   Shut the #$%^& up and put me back in the bag.







 
                                 

   We had all the conditions just right for a stellar night of golf performance, but the Jekyl and Hyde collection of hackers that we are, we collectively came up short again. There were only a few golfers over quota, and after 16 birdies last week, this week we could hole only five.

    Of course, the law of averages dictates that there will always be exceptions, and this week stepping up into the spotlight is the pride of Everett, Steve Lozzi. Loz came to play and carded a crisp 38/79 with a high point total of 18, by way of birdies on 2 and 9. His +8 will earn him Individual honors.

    Apparently taking a year off has helped Dave Naimo as he had a great night with a +5. Teaming with the up and down Rick Keating at +4, this duo will take home the Team prize at +9.

    Johnny Mac was on the attack, and so the 8th flag was a sitting duck as he stuck it close. And since 5'2" putts are his specialty, it was an automatic bird for Mr. MacNeil.

    All the aforementioned birdies survived and will pay $37 each. The 6th hole was covered.

    Housekeeping Dept.: Do we have to go through every hole of every golfer to verify scores? Apparently we do. We are finding too many instances of golfers submitting cards with X amount of points reported, but when we add the card, the ACTUAL amount of points earned is less. Funny how we have not yet found a card where a golfer has underreported his total. One golfer this week reported a +4 which would have been in the money, but when the card was checked it was only +2. From now on, if you submit a card where you overreport your actual points, you will be disqualified for that night, including birdies and CTP. You are responsible for your own score, not just the marker.

     And finally, as many of you may be aware, one of our members was recently suspended for two weeks for conduct unbecoming an SIGLer and a gentleman. If there is even a hint of any further impropriety for the rest of the season, a permanent expulsion will be imposed.  

    See you next Tuesday.

      If elected, Donald Trump has vowed to do away with the presidential one-legged putting stroke. Said Trump, "They might putt that way in Kenya, but that doesn't fly here in the U.S. of A. We're gonna make America putt great again."



                                                               WEEK 6 RESULTS


       TEAM:          DAVE NAIMO          +5         $25
                             RICK KEATING       +4          $25

        IND:             STEVE LOZZI          +7          $25

        CTP 8TH:     JOHN MACNEIL    5'2"         $25

        BIRDIES:     STEVE LOZZI           2           $37
                              JOHN MACNEIL      8           $37
                              STEVE LOZZI           9           $37

        COVERED:    6TH

        WEEK 7 CTP:   2ND HOLE    



 

 Hard to believe that we are already at the quarter pole of the season, and like fine thoroughbreds, we are just hitting out stride. This Tuesday produced many fine scores and a bushel of birds.

 Taking Team honors this week are Terry Thompson with an impressive +6, and alternate Paul Begley at +4, who benefited from Bob Loring's absence. (Just Bob's luck that all year he has drawn poor partners, and the first time he is paired with a winner, he is goofing off in Hilton Head.)

 Individual is awarded to Rick Keating, who broke out with a stellar +7, and won in a card-off over this humble hacker (LB).

 After starting off with a paucity of birdies, they really started to fall into the hole this week, with a very surprising 15 in total. But after the dust cleared, there was only one left standing, and that was this writer's birdie from the fringe on 6, proving once again that good clean living pays off.

 Smashed birdies consisted of two on 2, three on 3, the 4th hole was humiliated by five SIGL sharpshooters, and there were four on the 8th. A fine display of putting.

  Closest to the Pin was snagged by this humble hacker with a nifty approach to 4' 8". The early rabbits inadvertently set CTP on 9 this week, so next week we will do the 8th hole.

  Other notable outstanding players this week were John Hrenko at +5,  John Tracy and Mark Nolan at +4, and at +3 were solid citizens Mike McNeice, Terry Moore, Teddy Meyer, Billy Doonan, and TJ James. High pointer was this writer with 17.

   And finally, congratulations to SIGL rookie Dan Svirsky, who along with the irrepressible Dick McKenna, captured the Easton CC two-day Red, White, and Blue tourney with a very impressive -22. And speaking of impressive rookies, hats off to Lou Silva, who for the second time in his illustrious career, ran off four straight birdies, this time putting and chipping his way to birds on holes 13 through 16 during his Sunday competition. Good SIGL ambassadors both.

  See you next Tuesday.

 
                                   NO MATTER HOW YOU NORMALLY ROLL,
                                   EASTON HAS ASKED US TO REMIND YOU:
                                   NO OUTSIDE ALCOHOL ON COURSE    

                                                             WEEK 5 RESULTS


             TEAM:  TERRY THOMPSON         +6                   $25
                            PAUL BEGLEY (alt)          +4                   $25

                                                                      +10

             IND:      RICK KEATING                 +7                   $25


             CTP:
             9TH       LARRY BARRY              4' 8"                  $25


             BIRDIES:
                           LARRY BARRY                6TH              $110

             COVERED:
                           2,3,4,8

             CTP WEEK 6:    8TH HOLE.

     A beautiful afternoon for golf with crisply cut fairways, tough rough, but surprisingly disappointing greens. After a weekend of firm and fast, Tuesday's greens were decidely fuzzy, bumpy, and slow. It was tough to get the ball to roll true to the hole, and accordingly this was reflected in mediocre scores again.

    This week, it was the Billy Doonan Show, starring Fine-Tunin' Billy Doonan. Big Bill snagged Individual with 16 points, good for a +6 and was well positioned for Team honors if his partner was any help. Instead, Team will go to the deserving partnership of Dwayne Snell at +4 and Mike Bradley at +3 for a total of +7. (Publicity hound Mayhem continues to find ways to get his name into print, so starting next week, there will be a month-long moratorium on Bradley news. If he should win anything during that time, he will be referred to as "some guy.")

   On the 6th hole, Mr. Doonan striped one in nice and tight, and since he has never missed a 4' 7" putt, you know the birdie was assured. So with two strokes (his approach and putt) he earned himself an easy $62 ($25 for the Closest to Pin and $37 for the bird.) With an additional $25 for Individual honors, it was a productive day with a total of $87 in well-earned cash.

   With spotty greens, there were only six birdies all night, and three that lived. Ed MacNeil, who has been battling putting woes, nonetheless drained one on 2, Rick Walsh chipped one in on the 3rd hole, and, as noted, Bill Doonan converted on 6. All birdies were in the presence of properly vetted SIGL witnessess. The 9th hole surrendered to Paul McDermott, John MacNeil, and Greg Willard.

   In addition to those who won prize money, other notables include Wayne Musgrove at +5, Chris Sullivan and Greg Willard at +4,  and Eric Aronson, Dana Willard, and John Hrenko all at +3.

   And finally, in the Let's Clarify an Already Very Clear Rule Dept.: If any SIGL golfer should choose to inexplicably go off as a single, especially when there is an available threesome directly behind, and turns in an official card, then I think that all sound-minded SIGLers (yeah, there are a few) would easily agree that a triple DNP is in order: Did Not Play, Do Not Pay, and Definitely Not Proper.

   See you next Tuesday.

   Researchers have found that barefoot golfers are 68% more prone to violence than shod golfers. So please keep your shoes on during league play.

   

 

                                                           WEEK 4 RESULTS


         TEAM:         DWAYNE SNELL      +4              $25
                              MIKE BRADLEY       +3              $25

                                                                   +7

         IND:             BILL DOONAN          +6              $25

         CTP 6TH:    BILL DOONAN        4'7"              $25

         BIRDIES:     ED MACNEIL           2ND           $37
                               BILL DOONAN        6TH            $37
                               RICK WALSH           8TH            $37

          COVERED:  9TH

          CTP WEEK 5:  8TH