Date: October 18, 2005
Issue #: 6
The
Chronicling the play and behavior of the
KENNON HAS SHOT OF THE DAY!
TYBER IS BIRDIE CHAMPION!
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Though there were no spectacular shots of the day,
Ollie Kennon found a way to save par on # 15 by
bending a low cut shot around the trees on the right
of the cart path, enabling the ball to work its way to
within 10 feet of the cup. Andy Tyber received
honorable mention for a similar shot (on the same
hole) from under the trees in the left rough, where his
low runner made its way through the rough in front
of the green to 12 feet past the hole, enabling him to
also save par.
Andy Tyber also had the day’s only birdie, on #12
(his first hole), giving him a total of 19 birdies for
the year, making the amiable and follicly challenged
youngster (comparatively speaking) the repeat
Birdie Champion for the 2005 ATAG season!
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ATAG Tour
MATTHEW HAS BLISTERING 39!
Captures Low Gross and Low Net!
Leads Team To Victory!
October 18, 2005 AnsleyTuesday Afternoon
By: Don Nichols Golf Tour (ATAG)
On another beautiful late Fall afternoon, Jimmy
Matthew, a 16 handicapper, led his team to victory
by firing a scorching 39 and a net 5 under,
capturing both Low Gross and Low Net for the
day, equaling mid handicapper Morris’s heretofore
unprecedented feat from the prior week. Hitting
fairways and greens with the precision of a diamond
cutter, Matthew stumbled only once, on # 15, when
his errant tee shot and three putt resulted in double
bogey. His only bogey came at # 17 when his short
par putt slid gently by the hole, refusing to break as
the player intended.
Despite an early 4:30 pm tee time, 12 players
partook in the penultimate ATAG round of 2005,
taking advantage of the gorgeous weather, while
those with real jobs no doubt had to resign
themselves to looking out the window of their
office while contemplating the fun they were
missing.
Playing the back nine, and teeing off first, was
Team 1 consisting of Danny Morris (13), Doug
Gooding (17), second time visitor and new
ATAGer Sherman Wade (14), and Jim
Williamson (16). Team 2 followed next, consisting
of single digiters Bill Meagher (4) and Ollie
Kennon (9), paired with high handicappers Scotty
Greene (18) and second time visitor and new
ATAGer Frank Corrigan (24). Completing the
field was Team 3 made up of Jimmy Matthew
(16), Don Nichols (15), Mike Gaddis (13), and late
arriving single digiter Andy Tyber (4), who joined
the team on # 12 tee (which he promptly birdied).
Though the winner of the match was not determined
until the last team finished, there was no mystery as
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OTHER TIDBITS
▪ Scotty Greene generously provided those
ATAGers present with a logo ball marker from
the storied Winged Foot Golf Club where last
week he managed to win $100 in a best ball
tournament for “closest to the pin”. Greene
attributed his ability to make such a winning shot
to the weekly pressure packed competition of the
ATAG Tour and, in grateful acknowledgement,
used his winnings to purchase souvenir ball
markers for fellow ATAGers.
▪ There was no “Worst Shot Of The Day”, or at
least no one fessed up to it, perhaps intimidated by
Brooks Cowles’not -so -subtle e-mail threat last
week to his playing partners.( who wants to find
the head of his driver underneath his pillow?)
▪This week’s group of only 12 players was more
subdued than last week’s boisterous crowd, as
players easily conversed across the tables,
enjoying the pleasant, full moon evening, and
savoring the famed ATAG camaraderie as the
season draws to a close. The last group had
finished around 7 pm and most of the players had
left for home within an hour thereafter.
Matthew: 39
Meagher, Morris: 41
Gaddis, Nichols, Kennon: 43
Williamson, Wade: 44
Gooding: 47
Greene: 50
Corrigan: 53
* Tyber-4 over for 7 holes played
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to who would be the loser as Team 2 posted an all time record
losing score of 2 under. (The players on this team had little to
say other than “check the box scores”.)
Team 3—Jimmy Matthew, Don Nichols, Mike Gaddis, and
Andy Tyber-- led by Matthew’s stellar play, easily cruised to
victory with a winning score of 11 under, besting Team 1 by
four shots.
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FINAL ATAG ROUND OF 2005
The final ATAG round of 2005, an 18
hole match, is set for next Tuesday,
October 25, 2005. Tee times will be
between 1:30 and 2:00 pm . Please let
me know by this Friday if you plan to
play and if you have a preference for
either a later or earlier tee time within
the prescribed time period. So far, those
players who have confirmed their
appearance are: Jim Williamson, Bill
Box Scores:* Meagher, Ollie Kennon, Doug
Gooding, Guy Thomson, Sherman
Wade, and Don Nichols. Those who can
only make 9 holes are welcome to join
in the fun at the turn, or for the social
part on the porch.
That’s it for now. See you next week for
the conclusion of a memorable and
record setting 2005 ATAG season!