Date: August 8, 2006

\ ATAG
Ansley Tuesday Afternoon G olf Tour Issue #: 25

The Nickelodeon
Chronicling The Play and Behavior of ATAG Tour Players

Chief Editor COMMISH’S PLOY BACKFIRES!

Don Nichols
HAND PICKED TEAM FINISHES
Graphic Design Manager LAST!
Amanda Nichols August 8, 2006
By: Don Nichols
Sales and Marketing Ansley Tuesday Afternoon Golf Tour
Manager
“Pool Bar Dave” Nichols
The Commissioner received his comeuppance this past
Editorial Assistant Tuesday when his hand picked team turned out to be no match
open for the rest of the field and finished dead last. Slyly arranging
for regular Saturday morning partners Rick Eaton and Mike
Gaddis, plus former ATAGer John McClymonds (visiting from
Houston) to be on the Commissioner’s team proved not to be
the best strategy as the woebegone teammates were not up to
the challenge presented by the other randomly selected ATAG
teams.

After an earlier afternoon thunderstorm helped to cool down the

heat index, sixteen players showed up to take on the friendly
Photography front nine and were assembled into the following four teams in
open accordance with their time of arrival which resulted in two
foursomes, one fivesome, and one threesome, with the latter
Publisher group randomly selecting one member of the fivesome as their
Nickelodeon draw partner at the conclusion of play.
Publications, Inc
Since 2005 Team 1 Team 2 Team
3
Tom Thornhill Richard Batelaan Rick Eaton
Marty Arnold Ron Majors Don Nichols
ATAG Scotty Greene
Gaddis
Craig Sellner Mike
Ansley Tuesday Afternoon Brooks Cowles Mike Gutt John
Golf Tour
McClymonds*
Ansley Golf Club Score: -12 Score: -13 Score: -6
1912
196 Montgomery Ferry Dr Team 4
Atlanta, Ga 30309 P. J. Wade
David Hurt***
Doug Healy
Andy Tyber**
Score: -14

* out of state guest and former ATAGer

**draw partner drafted from Team 2 fivesome
 ***long time Ansley member and second time visitor in the 2006
season

14UNDER TAKES IT! DRAW

PARTNER PLAYS KEY ROLE!
The team of P.J. Wade, David Hurt, and Doug Healy, aided
by three strokes from draw partner Andy Tyber, finished at
14 under to edge out Team 2 by one stroke for the golden ale
and entitle them to place their order with the Commish’s ill
chosen team which finished at only 6 under.
#1

BATELAAN REBOUNDS TO TAKE

LOW NET AND TIE TYBER FOR LOW
GROSS! GUTT MAKES HEADLINES
AGAIN!
Ten handicapper Richard Batelaan rebounded from last
week’s pounding by the back nine to fire an impressive 36 on
the friendly front nine for a net 5 under to rake in the Low
Net pot of $18 (augmented by a $2 fine from a Mike Gutt
rules infraction the prior week). Batelaan’s even par round,
which included two birdies, also tied three handicapper Andy
Tyber for the honorary Low Gross for the day. Tyber was so
impressed by the play of Batelaan that he donated his winning
brewsky to him. (obviously a psychological ploy) On the high
side, nineteen handicapper Mike Gutt continued his bad day
from the prior week by tripling and doubling his way to the
day’s high score (and his worst round of the season) of 53,
edging out perennial favorite twenty eight handicapper Craig
Sellner by one shot. (Frank Corrigan, after posting a record
tying 59 the prior week, informed the Commissioner by e-
#3 mail that he was sitting this one out to “fine tune” his game.

MANY SHOTS OF THE DAY!

There were many candidates for “shot of the day” including:
Andy Tyber’s 325 yard tee shot--subject to verification by
the ATAG Long Ball Committee. ( Such a monstrous drive
would normally result in sole possession of shot of the day
honors had he not taken four additional shots to cover the rest
of the 162 yards to save par); P. J. Wade’s 210 yard
approach shot that landed within 7 feet of the pin on # 5
enabling him to make an “almost eagle” birdie—net eagle;
Mike Gaddis chipping in for par-net birdie on # 4, and
Richard Batelaan and Rick Eaton each sinking 25 foot putts
for birdie.
ATAG
Ansley Tuesday Afternoon
Golf Tour
BIRDIES PLENTIFUL!
Ansley Golf Club
1912 The friendly front nine yielded 8 birdies and saw the Birdie
196 Montgomery Ferry Dr Club add Doug Healy to its roster for the first time this season
Atlanta, Ga 30309 and post double birdies by Richard Batelaan and P.J. Wade
 Leaders In The
Clubhouse: and single tweeters by Rick Eaton, Andy Tyber, and
Low Gross: Bernhardt: 34 visitor David Hurt. Batelaan has now surpassed Tyber as
ATAG Record: Reese: 33 the Birdie Club Leader in the Clubhouse with a cumulative
total of 12.
Low Net: Gutt, Sawyer: -6
(ATAG Record) OTHER TIDBITS:
Birdie Leader: Batelaan: 12 ● It was another good night on the porch as the players
ATAG Record: Tyber: 19swapped stories and chided each other as only golfers know how
to do. Some of the players opted to partake of the fine cuisine of the
Eagle Club: Men’s Grill while others focused solely on their drinking.
2006: John Arnold
2005: Majors, Meagher
● On the first tee, cart riding Marty Arnold ignored the
Best Team Score: -16 Commissioner’s warning not to tee off before the 5:00 pm
starting
Eaton, Gilmore, Thornhill, time. His impatience and disregard for authority was
Nichols rewarded with his season high score of 47 and a Letter Of
(Ties ATAG Record first set inReprimand.
2005 by Matin, Tyber, Healy,
and draw partner Kisgen)
● When ATAGers learned that Doug Healy was the successful
bidder at a recent charity benefit of a week’s stay in a luxury
sea side villa--complete with wait staff-- in a resort in Mexico,
they strongly suggested that Healy share the vacation package with
fellow ATAGers. Healy readily agreed, saying he thought it was
a good idea but that it would require his wife’s approval. The
subject then quickly changed.

● John McClymonds, a former ATAGer and subscriber to The

Nickelodeon, made a special trip to Atlanta just to participate
once again in the ATAG experience—which he did by being on
the losing team.

● Two Glove Tom Thornhill returned from Injured Reserve

wearing a knee brace and might have to have surgery during the
off season.

● Several ATAGers are playing in this weekend’s Net Club

Championship and are expected to hold the ATAG banner
high during the two day competition.
#9
● That’s it for this week. Next week it’s “back to the back”—
the unfriendly back nine! See you then!

Box Scores: front nine: slope: 134

Batelaan* 36
Tyber* * 36
Wade, P.J. 38
Hurt 39
Eaton 40
Greene 41
Healy 42
Nichols 43
Thornhill 43
ATAG McClymonds
Majors
43
44
Ansley Tuesday Afternoon Gaddis 44
Golf Tour Cowles 46
Ansley Golf Club Arnold 47
Sellner 52
1912
Gutt 53
196 Montgomery Ferry Dr
Atlanta, Ga 30309 * Low Net Winner and Tie For Low Gross
**T ie for Low Gross