Bird, Trinkle/Lents, Brown, Potts and Bird Triumph

With rain coming down in drips and drabs and not a single player heading for the clubhouse, the second nine holes of the Senior Individual Flighted Tournament was finished this morning. The welcome showers did dampen a few scores but for the most part just added an element of long awaited wetness to an already drama filled day. In the end, after lead changes and ups and downs galore around the golf course, the winners were finally determined. To wit: In the A Flight, Mike Bird fought off the challenges of Al Kavanaugh (who actually tied for the lead after a birdie on #8), Mike Anderson (who got to within one stroke of the lead after a birdie on #4) and Jack Butcher (who also tied for the lead after his par on #6) to come out on top with a score of 74. In the B flight, Jack Lents and Dave Trinkle came from behind to catch and pass Rex Hudson and share of the trophy with scores of 78. In C Flight, Dave Brown shot a sterling 38 on the second nine to catch and pass Wayne Pearl by two strokes with a final total of 81. In the D Flight, Sam Potts hung on as Walt Bowens collapsed to beat Ray Shaw by three strokes, Sam finishing with a core of 92. And finally, in E Flight, Diane Bird fired her best ever nine hole round with a 43 to finish at 91 and gain a skinny one stoke victory over Pam Byron. In the end, three of the number one seeds prevailed and were joined by a number two seed (Diane Bird) and a number three seed (Sam Potts). Sharpshooters for the day were John Walker on both #3 and #8. Jack Lents on #7, and Charlie Sheetz on #9. All the scores are posted on the Senior League's web page.