WEEK 12 RESULTS

1ST TEAM                 BOB BOURNE                   +7                 $25
                                    PAT HEFFERNAN               E                 $25

                                                                                   +7

2ND TEAM                ED MACNEIL                    +3                 $15
                                    LEN LIMA                           +1                 $15

                                                                                  +4

1ST IND.                    BOB BOURNE                   +7                 $25
2ND IND.                   MARK SPEARS                 +6                $15

CTP-4TH                    TERRY THOMPSON      10'10"             $25

SKINS                         SAUL PAYNE                   2ND              $22
                                     SAUL PAYNE                  3RD               $22
                                     MARK SPEARS               6TH              $22
                                     PAUL MCDERMOTT      8TH              $22
                                     WAYNE MUSGROVE     9TH              $22  (eagle)

COVERED                   5TH HOLE

WEEK 13 CTP             6TH HOLE

BACK NINE
SKINS                          RICH WHITE                   10TH             $30
                                     LEN LIMA                          14TH             $30
                                     LARRY BARRY                 15TH             $30
                                     JIM LYONS                      16TH             $30

COVERED                   NONE

HIGHPOINTER           BOB BOURNE                 20 pts.


   The wind was angry that day, my friend. But that didn't deter the gritty grinders of SIGL who continue to impress with another week of big scores, and only 14 participants who failed to meet their mark.   

   Rookie Bob Bourne has been quietly playing good golf all year, producing the league's highest average. But Lefty really stepped it up this week with a breakout performance of 20 points as the result of a below par 35 on the front (8 pars and a birdie). That was good for a winning +7 to take 1st Individual. Also, for the first time, Bob achieved the rare "I shot my age" distinction with a super duper round of 74, actually one shot below his 75 years. (For comparison, I shot my father's age.) Great job, Bob.

  Mark Spears also had his best night of the year with a +6 and will be rewarded with 2nd Individual. 

   Mr. Bourne's record night, along with partner Pat Heffernan's even, will be good for the 1st Team win at +7. 

   We had a very unusual 5-way tie for 2nd Team with Payne/Fay, Spears/Sullivan, Raynard/Mark Nolan, Shannon/Russell, and E. MacNeil/Lima all coming in at +4. And the card-off winner is .....
Ed MacNeil and Len Lima, with Lenny's clutch par on 5 making the difference.   

   Terry Thompson continues to be a big earner, this time beating out Ed Finn by 10" for Closest to Pin on the 4th hole with a tee ball to 10' 10". (Terry you also have an older envelope to pick up.) 

  Saul Payne continues his hot play, and this week will be rewarded for his consecutive birdies on 2 and 3. Mark Spears had a heck of bird on 6 that lived, and Paul McDermott was the only entrant to get a 3 on the inviting 8th hole. And for the second week in a row, the 9th hole gave it up as easily as a drunk whore, as Wayne Musgrove notched an eagle on top of Alex Turchette's from last week. The 5th hole was smashed and of course birdies on 9 were not good enough.


   In addition to cash winners this week, other notables who deserve mention are Jim Shannon at +5, Ed Finn, Rick Walsh, and Paul Raynard at +4, and Alex Turchette, TJ James, Mike Leonard, and Rick Keating all at +3. Highpointer was Bob Bourne with 20. 

  The increasingly popular back nine birdie pool produced multiple winners this week: Rich White on 10, Len Lima on 14, and Jim Lyons will get back nine money for two weeks in a row with his birdie on 16. This humble hacker's bird on 15 was smashed by a beauty of a birdie by Ed Leach on the same hole. But wait, ........ after further review, Eddie didn't get in the pool. Ah, that's a shame.  

  And finally, a scorekeeping request: circles should be used for birdies only. If you are keeping track of your own match within your group, figure out a different system than putting circles all over the card. We shouldn't have to play Where's Waldo? to pick out the birdies. Thanks.

  See you next Tuesday.
    

                COME ON BIG GUY - EAGLE ME

                I HAVEN'T HAD IT FOR A WEEK

              

  






  

                                                           WEEK 11 RESULTS

1ST TEAM                          STEVE LOZZI                     +7                       $25
                                             MARK SPEARS                  +2                       $25

                                                                                           +9

2ND TEAM                         TERRY THOMPSON        +6                       $15
                                             RICH WHITE                      +2                      $15

                                                                                            +8

1ST IND.                             STEVE LOZZI                      +7                      $25
2ND IND                            TERRY THOMPSON           +6                      $15

CTP-3RD                             PAUL BEGLEY                  3'1"                     $25

SKINS                                 STEVE LOZZI                    2ND                    $22
                                             PAUL BEGLEY                  3RD                    $22
                                             BOB LORING                    5TH                     $22
                                             SAUL PAYNE                     6TH                    $22
                                             ALEX TURCHETTE          9TH (eagle)        $22

COVERED                                   4  8 

BACK NINE
SKINS                                  JIM LYONS                         11TH                $115

COVERED                                      13

WEEK 12 CTP                     4TH HOLE

HIGHPOINTER                   STEVE LOZZI                    18 pts.


  Well, we kicked off the second half of the season in fine fashion as we are playing our best golf of the year. A lot of big numbers were posted, and we had only 9 competitors who did not meet quota. 

   Top dog this week is Steve Lozzi who engineered an outstanding 18 pts., good for a winning +7 on the back of three birdies. Right on his heels was the hot Terry Thompson who posted a stellar +6 for 2nd Individual. 

      Mr. Lozzi was partnered this week with Mark Spears who returned a fine +2, so Steve and Mark will be rewarded with 1st Team honors at +9. Terry Thompson also had a solid partner in Rich White (+2) and they will take the 2nd Team prize. 

   For the first time, we used the 3rd Hole for Closest to Pin, and as predicted, it would take a great approach shot to earn the cash. And that is just what Paul Begley did when his second shot settled just 3'1" from the hole, which also set him up for a winning birdie. 

  We had an impressive 12 birdies and an eagle on the front this week, and five of them will be rewarded with skins money. Steve Lozzi will add to his winnings with a bird on 2, Mr. Begley got his birdie on the 3rd, Bob Loring will collect for another week with an impressive 3 on the 5th, and Saul Payne continues his torrid play and had a paying birdie on 6. (Playing partners Lozzi, Loring, and Payne had a very productive night, collectively winning $122. And the elder statesman of the group, Len Lima had his own fine +3 night but no cash.) And just back from a fantastic trip to Bali, Alex Turchette kept up the fantasticness with an eagle 3 on the 9th hole. Nice job Alex. Birdies that did not survive were had on 4 (Lozzi, Raynard), 8 (Lozzi, Curtis, Thompson, Fay), and 9 (Doonan, Hrenko). 

  As has happened many times this year, the back nine birdie pool was taken by a sole winner. This week Jim Lyons drained a nice putt on 11 for  birdie and will be rewarded with the entire $115 pot. The 13th hole was smashed by Mike McNeice and Bill Doonan.

    Highpointer for the night was the featured Steve Lozzi with 18. Notable performers who did not get rewarded were Bill Doonan, John Hrenko, Paul Raynard, and Alex Turchette, all at +5, Steve Danieli with a +4, and Ed Finn, Len Lima, and Steve Dasaro at +3.  

   Second half payments were due this week, and it was pathetic how many players failed to pay as required, despite two weeks of reminders. There will be no e-mails, calls, requests, demands, or chasing people down in an attempt to get payments. If you do not pay next week, your name will be removed from the roster, and you will be out for the remainder of the year. (Any player who says "What's the matter, you don't think I'm good for it?" will be permanently expelled.) 

     Easton CC had their annual Member/Guest Tourney this week, and congrats are in order to Rich White and guest who were a part of the four-man winning team, and also to Saul Payne, Len Lima, and their guests for nabbing 3rd place. 

   And let's keep fellow SIGLer and good guy Paul Begley in our thoughts as Paul will soon be going in for a major medical procedure. Good luck, buddy and we will see you soon back on the links.    

  And finally, the SIGL Weather Advisory Committee was concerned about some severe thunderstorms heading our way on Tuesday afternoon. For most of us, it held off just enough, but the Teddy Meyer Foursome (still available for weddings and bar mitzvahs) got caught in the deluge half way through. Despite two of their more cautious brothers retiring to the 19th hole, the intrepid Ted and partner Paul Raynard trudged their way through and valiantly completed their nine holes. Bino, they would have made great mailmen!

  See you next Tuesday. 

   NEITHER SNOW NOR RAIN NOR HEAT
             NOR GLOOM OF NIGHT
   STAYS PAUL AND TEDDY FROM THE 
           SWIFT COMPLETION OF
       OF THEIR APPOINTED ROUNDS
                   

  

  

       

                                                         WEEK 10 RESULTS


1ST TEAM                WAYNE MUSGROVE                    +9                      $25
                                   DAN MCGARRY                             +3                      $25

                                                                                            +12       

2ND TEAM               JOHN TRACY                                +6                       $15
                                   TED MEYER                                   +3                       $15

                                                                                             +9

1ST IND.                   WAYNE MUSGROVE                   +9                       $25
2ND IND.                  JOHN TRACY                                +6                       $15

CTP-2ND                   MIKE NOLAN                              7'3"                     $25

SKINS                       BOB LORING                                8TH                  $110
COVERED                    3  4  5  9

BACK NINE
SKINS                       JOHN HRENKO                           14TH                $230
COVERED                      13  16

HIGHPOINTER        WAYNE MUSGROVE                20 PTS.

WEEK 11 CTP           3RD HOLE


  The week off was apparently great for our golf game, as we resumed our hot play. Even with quotas going up, most players continue to exceed expectations, with a ton of great scores and only 12 SIGLers failing to reach quota. 

  After a nondescript start to the season, Wayne Musgrove has recently been playing out of his mind, following his 17 pt. performance two weeks ago with an SIGL season high 20 pts. this week, and collecting cash for the last three weeks. Wayne's +9 will easily take 1st Individual, and will lead the way to a 1st Team win
with worthy partner Dan McGarry and his fine +3.

  Equally resurgent is Mr. Musgrove's playing partner John Tracy who continues to shine with three straight impressive and winning weeks, this time taking 2nd Individual with a great +6, prevailing in a card-off over Mike McNeice's own super +6. The card was also kind to John and his partner Ted Meyer (+3) as they bested the team of McNeice and Joe Curtis for 2nd Team, who had their own outstanding +9. 

  It was nice to see Mike Nolan get rewarded for his outstanding approach on the 2nd Hole to 7'3" which was good enough to take Closest to Pin honors. Starting this week, we will be adding the 3rd Hole (second shot) to the CTP rotation. With the inviting forward tee box location apparently here for a while, there should be plenty of tight approaches.     

  And it was also nice to see fellow SIGLers give Bob Loring a surprise birthday present this week by all competitors failing to birdie 8, allowing Bob's circled 3 to take the entire $110 pot, putting the pride of St. Mary's on the money list for the first time this year. (Also, happy birthday this week to TJ, and to any other SIGLers who have a birthday this week, month, or year.) 

 Birdies that did not survive include 3 (Hrenko, Musgrove), 4 (McNeice, Curtis), 5 (Musgrove, Peterson), and 9 (Finn, Mark Nolan). 

  After also being shut out to date this year, John Hrenko quickly changed that with one sweet birdie putt on the 14th hole, which earned him the entire carryover back nine skins pool of $230, and
rocketing him to first on the money list at the turn. Nice job, Johnny. Smashed birdies were on 13 (White, Leonard) and 16 (McGarry, Russell). 

  For the second week in a row, Wayne Musgrove takes highpointer accolades, this time with a mighty 20 pts. Notable performances that did not cash include Mike McNeice at +6, James, White, and Peterson at +4, and Bourne, Payne, Leach, and Curtis at +3.    

  The second half of the season begins next week, so please don't forget your checkbook or hard cash ($325 or $65). 

  And a special tip of the cap to Rich White, who recently pulled off a feat that is even impressive for a pro (Rich maintains his amatuer status) by birdieing five, count 'em five, holes in a row in a recent non-SIGL round at Easton. Good stuff.      
    
  And finally, below is a recap of some numbers at mid-season: 

 1st half high gross scorers:

       Bourne             12.80  pts. 
       McNeice          12.13
       Musgrove         12.13
       Lyons               12.11
       Barry                11.70
       Loring              11.67
       White               11.57
       Lozzi                11.40
       Russell             11.40
       Frasca              11.00 

       League Avg.      8.23

  1st half money leaders: 

       Hrenko            $230
       Barry                207  (don't start)
       James               183  (    "      "   )
       Leonard           175
       Frasca              160
       McNeice          153
       Musgrove        149
       J. MacNeil       146
       Lima                 142
       Shannon           130 
          
       43 out of 52 players have won money
       $83.50 avg. amount won
       $3,590 paid out in total
         
       See you next Tuesday.