WEEK 18 RESULTS

    TEAM:              GREG WILLARD                   +7                      $25
                              JIM EGAN                                -1                      $25
 
                                                                                +6

    IND:                 GREG WILLARD                    +7                      $25

    CTP-2ND         GREG WILLARD                   0'0"                    $25

    SKINS:             GREG WILLARD (eagle)      2ND                   $37
                              SCOTT SILVIA                      3RD                   $37
                              JOHN MACNEIL                   8TH                   $37

   WEEK 19 CTP:   4TH HOLE

  I'm not saying the greens were slow Tuesday,  but the bearskin rug on the floor of my mancave is faster on the Stimpmeter. The only thing slower than the greens was the pace of play of the schoolboys who went out in front of us. How is it that 60 year old golfers can walk down a fairway faster than 17 year olds? It ain't right. Sorry for the glacial pace, but getting the schoolboys to pick it up is like trying to get a mule to do something it doesn't want to do; it ain't happening.

 It looks like this league could use a healthy dose of lithium because week to week we are all over the place. One week, we play super lights out golf, and the next it looks like we just picked up the game for the first time. This week we had only eight players who exceeded their quota, and we had an all-time record low of two birdies, and an eagle.

 There was one however who stepped up to center stage, and this week that was Greg Willard, who had his season's best performance. After parring the tough first hole, Greg set himself off from the crowd with a neat chip-in eagle on the Closest to the Pin 2nd hole. You can't get any closer to the pin than the bottom of the cup.

 Greg finished with an impressive +7 to easily capture Individual honors, and took alternate partner Jim Egan (-1) along for the ride to the Team win also. So with the Individual, Team, and CTP win, along with one third of the skins pool, Greg will gladly accept $112 in prize money, the fourth week in a row that we have had a $100 plus winner.

  As noted, we had a record low two birdies, along with Greg's eagle. (Last week we sunk 19 birdie putts.) It seemed that no matter how hard you hit it, the ball wouldn't get to the hole. (The good news is that the greens were cut on Wednesday; the bad news is that the roller is broken again.) Two who did find the hole were Scott Silvia on 3 and Johnny MacNeil on the 8th hole. There were no covered birdies.

  The only other notables were Dad Dana Willard at +3, and Mike Bradley, Paul Begley, and Dan Svirsky at +2. Highpointer for the week was Greg Willard with 18.

  Hard to believe that the season is almost over. (Two more weeks,) The year-end tourney is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 25th at 7:45. Next week, there will be a sheet at the desk; please mark IN or OUT next to your name. If you leave it blank, it will be inferred that you are not playing.

 And finally, our good friend Lenny Lima had an unfortunate medical incident on the 11th hole on Monday. And if it weren't for the expert emergency care provided by Dr. Lou Silva, ..... well, you know. But Len is now out of the hospital, home recuperating, and already plotting his return to the links. We look forward to seeing you back soon, buddy!

 See you next Tuesday.

                                            HEY, YA MIND PICKING IT UP A BIT?

                                                                       WHAAT?