WEEK 6 RESULTS

    1ST TEAM:     STEVE DANIELI      +6              $25
                             MARK SPEARS        +2              $25

                                                                 +8

    2ND TEAM:    JOHN FAY                 +6              $15
                             JOE CURTIS              +2              $15

                                                                 +8

    1ST IND:          TOMMY JAMES      +6             $25
    2ND IND:         LEN LIMA                +6             $15

    CTP-2ND:        LOU SILVA                2"             $25

    SKINS:             STEVE LOZZI          4TH        $120

    COVERED:      2 3 6 8 9

    WEEK 7 CTP:      4TH

   The course is in fine crisp shape, with the greens rolling smooth, so again this week we had some pretty good golf played. Amazingly, we had five players tied at the top at +6: Steve Danieli, Len Lima, John Fay, TJ James, and Steve DaSaro. (Steve DaSaro, you reported a +5 on your card, but your accurate result was +6, so you were included in the card-off.) TJ's par on the second handicap hole (5th) earned him 1st Individual, and Lenny Lima's birdie on the 4th handicap (6th) will give him 2nd place honors.

   Again, we also had a tie for 1st Team with Steve Danieli at +6 coupled with Mark Spear's +2 facing off against the solid team of Johnny Fay (+6) and Joe Curtis (+2).  Team Danieli and Spears earned only 1 point on the first handicap hole (1st) but that was good enough to beat the goose egg posted by their opponents, and so will take 1st Team.

  Playing in the last group of the evening, Lou Silva took dead aim at the 2nd hole, and damn near holed the thing for an eagle. It came to rest 2" (that's inches) from the hole, and will earn the talented Mr. Silva Closest to Pin honors and cash.  (If he had to choose. Lou will take the cash.) After a good read, Lou sunk the putt for a bird.

 
  We had a respectable dozen birdies again for the night, and as will happen on occasion, only one survived. Little did he know at the time, but when Steve Lozzi was lining up his birdie attempt on 4, he was looking at $120 putt. He dropped it in, and will happily accept the hole pot. Nice job, Steve.
Birdies on 2 (White, Silva), 3 (Doonan, Finn), 6 (Shannon, Lima), and of course 8 (Fay, Begley), and 9 (McNeice, Curtis, James) were covered.  

 The new back nine optional birdie pool declared its first winners. A total of 19 players entered, and it paid off for six of them. Holes 11 through 16 were all individually birdied by, in order, Shannon, E. MacNeil, Doonan, James, Keating, and Payne), and each will receive $16 for their efforts.
The money for this pool does not come from league dues.

  As noted, we had another fine collective performance, and other notables include the pride of County Kerry, Martin Enright at +5, Scott Silvia, Rich White and Paul Begley +4, and three of the steadiest players in the league, Jim Shannon, Bob Loring, and Mike McNeice, all at +3. Highpointer for the night was the resurgent TJ James at 17. Another notable event, playing the 9th hole the second time around, the Mighty Ed Finn just missed the very rare double eagle and had a tap in for eagle.

  Remember that there will be no golf next week. We hope all you crazy cats of SIGL have a happy and safe Fourth of July!

  See you next Tuesday. (Not!)


                                               








 

                                                WEEK 5 RESULTS


   1ST TEAM:     JIM LYONS                    +5            $25
                            ED REAGAN                  +3            $25

                                                                      +8

   2ND TEAM:    TERRY MOORE            +5             $15
                            TERRY THOMPSON     +3             $15

                                                                      +8

   1ST IND:         JIM LYONS                   +5             $25
   2ND IND:        MIKE MCNEICE           +5             $15

   CTP-9TH:        TERRY THOMPSON    4'4"          $25

   SKINS:             MIKE BRADLEY          3RD         $40
                             JOE CURTIS                 4TH         $40
                             MIKE MCNEICE           6TH         $40

  COVERED:      8  9

  WEEK 6 CTP:  2ND HOLE

  Tuesday was the longest day of daylight of the year, so many of us certainly got our money's worth, with one group getting in 33 holes. Not only was alot of golf played, but alot of good golf was played. For the night, there were only 14 golfers who failed to meet their quota. (You know who you are.) And there was a very impressive 25 golfers who were plus 2 or better. And you guys complain about your quota being too high?

   We had four players tie at the top for Individual at +5: Terry Moore, Mike McNeice, Ted Meyer, and Jim Lyons. Based on a card-off and Jim's par on 7, he will take First, with Mike McNeice winning the 2nd place prize. Well done by all.

    We had to go to the card again to settle Team honors: Team Terry (Moore +5 and Thompson +3) equaled the + 8 produced by Jim Lyons (+5) and Ed Reagan's fine +3. Jim's par on 5 gave his team the edge for 1st place.

    A dozen birdies were produced for the night, and three of them will pay-off. After struggling for a while, Mike Bradley will happily accept $40 for his neat birdie on 3. Joe Curtis got on the money board with his bird on 4, and Mike McNeice rebounded nicely from last week's disappointing round with a paying birdie on 6. The 8th hole (Raynard, Lyons, Musgrove, J. MacNeil) and the 9th (Peterson, Moore, Thompson, Frasca, Finn) were thoroughly covered as usual.

   Titanic Terry Thompson reached the 9th hole in two, and had himself a 30 foot look at eagle. He got the putt to 4 '4" which was good enough to beat out Ed Finn's 6 ft. for Closest to Pin.

   As noted, alot of good golf was played, so other notables who did not cash include Ed Finn and Paul Raynard at +4, and Lozzi, D. Willard, Musgrove, Frasca, Paone, and Tracy, all at +3. Highpointers for the night were Mike McNeice and Terry Thompson at 16.

   Odd and ends: 1) As a reminder, there will be no league golf on July 4th, 2) TJ's back nine birdie pool will begin next week, and 3) John MacNeil, pick up your envelope or your cash will be donated
to The Little Sisters of the Poor.

   See you next Tuesday.

   Good golf tip I read this week: Block out everything around you, and focus only on the shot at hand.

 

                                                 WEEK 4 RESULTS

    1ST TEAM:   ERIC ARONSON          +8                $25
                            LEN LIMA                      +2               $25

                                                            +10

    2ND TEAM:  JOHN HRENKO            +5                $15
                            ED LEACH                     +2                $15

    1ST IND:       ERIC ARONSON          +8                $25
    2ND IND:      LOU SILVA                   +7                $25

    CTP-8TH:      JOHN MACNEIL         8'7"              $25

    SKINS:         LARRY BARRY            2ND            $30
                          ERIC ARONSON          4TH            $30
                          JOHN HRENKO            5TH            $30
                          JOHN HRENKO            6TH            $30

    COVERED:   3, 8, 9

    WEEK 5 CTP:     9TH HOLE    

    So far, it's been a season of fits and starts, but we're just now hitting our stride, with an impressive night of scoring, and plenty of big plus numbers. We had 20 players at +2 or better,

    Co-MVPs this week are Eric Aronson, Esq, and sweet-swinging Lou Silva. Eric exploded for 15 points on the back of two birds, which earned him Individual honors at +8. And Lou was right behind
him with two birdies of his own for a second place total of +7. (For all your printing needs, go to eastcoastpress.com and tell 'em SIGL sent you.) The hard luck Peter Frasca had a great night himself at +7, but lost out to Lou on a card-off.

    Mr. Aronson's +8  was complemented by a solid +2 from Len Lima, who has a knack for picking the right partner, to take 1st Team at +10.  2nd Team honors were earned by John Hrenko's +5 in combo with Ed Leach's contribution of +2. (It pays to be an alternate.)

    Johnny MacNeil continues his winning ways, this time by securing CTP money with an approach to 8'7" on the 8th hole.

    There were 13 birdies on the night, and four of them will be rewarded with skins money. This humble hacker put an approach to 2' on the second hole, and it surprisingly held up all night. (I was so motivated by the bird that I promptly tripled bogied the next two holes.) Star of the night Eric Aronson will get paid for his birdie on 4. And John Hrenko impressively birdied the difficult 5th hole, and was so motivated that he promptly birdied 6, too. That is a rare combination. Birds on 3 (Frasca, Silva, E. MacNeil), 8 (Silva, Silvia), and 9 (Leach, Aronson, McDermott, McGarry) were smashed.

  Highpointer for the night was Lou Silva with an outstanding 19, which is good even for a man of his natural skill. Other notables not mentioned above are Chris Sullivan, Scott Silvia, and Jim Egan at +4. (For all your vehicle needs, got to copelandtoyota.com and tell 'em SIGL sent you.) Coming in at +3 were Steve Danieli, Rick Keating, Jay Chapman, and Steve Peterson.

  After only four weeks of play, we already have 28 players who have made the money list with John Hrenko leading the way.

   And finally, congrats go out to friend and future SIGLer Jim Crook who will be tying the knot in the Green Mountain State this Friday before jetting off to Greece for his honeymoon. As the late, great Mae West once said, "Marriage is a great institution.....if you like institutions."

   See you next Tuesday.

 






 




     

                                                   WEEK 3 RESULTS


   TEAM 1              RICH WHITE               +5         $25
                              RICH HARDING          +3          $25

   TEAM 2              JOHN CARRABINO     +5         $15
                                LEN LIMA                   +1         $15

    IND 1                JIM SHANNON             +7         $25
    IND 2                RICH WHITE               +5          $15

    CTP-6TH           TED MEYER              5'3"         $25

    SKINS               JIM SHANNON              1          $40
                               JOHN MACNEIL            4          $40
                               MIKE MCNEICE            8         $40

    COVERED:       3,6,9

    WEEK 4 CTP:    8TH HOLE


  Well, we were finally able to play two weeks in a row, but we were not able to put two good scoring weeks together. In a Jeckyl and Hyde season so far, we had only 12 players exceed quota.

   Star of the day honors will be shared by Jim Shannon and Rich White who were two of the few bright spots for the night. Jim came out of the gate fast with a beauty of a birdie on 1, and never looked back, recording a 38, racking up a +7, and taking the 1st Individual prize. Right behind him was rookie Rich White with his own 38, earning him a +5, and 2nd Individual, beating out Bino and Ryan Burke on a tie-breaker.

  Jim had a decidely negative partner, so he was not in the running for Team honors. Instead, a plethora of Riches took 1st Team cash with Mr. White (+5) hooking up with the hot R. Harding (+3). Bino's +5 was not wasted, as he teamed with the ever steady Leonard Lima (+1) to take the 2nd Team prize.

  Ted, The Spoiler, Meyer will earn CTP prize money with his jewel of a shot to 5'3" on the 6th hole. This humble hacker was already counting his money with a shot to 8' on the tough hole, but Teddy had to be a show-off and stiff it closer. And never having missed a five footer, Ted sunk the bird to rob Greg Willard of skins money, too. (Well done, Teddy.)

  We had only nine birdies for the night, and three that lived. By far the most difficult hole to birdie is 1, so Jim Shannon certainly earned his $40 skins money on the opening hole. The recently retired John MacNeil added to his fixed income with a bird on 4, and Mike McNeice salvaged an up-to-that-point disappointing round with a winning birdie on 8, and a covered bird on 9. Covered holes were 3 (Burke, Payne), 6 (G. Willard, Meyer), and 9 (McNeice, White).

  Highpointer honors this week will be shared by Jim Shannon and Rich White with 17. Other notables, not mentioned above, are Ed Finn and Mike Bradley (those Dr. Citrano lessons seem to be paying off), each at +3, and Terry Thompson, Joe Curtis, Johnny Fay, and rookie Sean Knowles at +2.

 Housekeeping: 1) We will not be playing on the Fourth of July. The consensus is that too many players will be away or otherwise occupied on that day. 2) Please add up and record quota points earned on your submitted scorecard. It is not up to the High Commission to go through every hole of every golfer to come up with points earned. 3) We pay Easton CC based on the number of sign-ins on the sheet. If your signature is so big that it covers two lines, and the player below you didn't play that night, we will mistakenly get billed for an extra player. Please try to color within the lines. Thanks.

  See you next Tuesday.


                              WOW, THIS IS EASY.
                              EVEN AN SIGLer CAN DO IT!