Dave Wininger Loses Bet, Leads Team to Scramble Win

The Tuesday Afternoon Scramble:

Dave Wininger, after watching his four teammates miss a five foot putt on #6, saw his own roll off to the right and announced to anybody who might be listening that you just don't win when you miss your birdie on that hole. Dave was so sure that that would be the case again that he did something he rarely does: he made a bet. I was listening and I took him up on the bet, not that I was sure that we would win but that we still had a good shot at it. Four under at the time, three holes to go; the plan: birdie the last three and come in at seven under. That would win for sure. Darn if we didn't miss seven. But we did get eight and nine when my putter became golden and rolled in a couple of long ones, one from off the green on #9. That turned out to be more than enough as the other two teams came in at -4 and -3. Dave, always gracious, took his betting loss in stride and very quietly pocketed his winning share of the purse. The results:

1. Dave Wininger, Mike Bird, Larry Hembree, Mark Jones, Don Nolan (-6)
2. Mark Jeffers, Doug Denson, Lee Wininger, George Templin (-4)
3. Mike Kidwell, Tyler Kidwell, Curt Johnson, Joe Doyle (-3)

Jeffers, Downey and Strange Win

Mark Jeffers, Steven Downey and David Strange fired a six under and then asked for a good draw of the cards to win the Tuesday Scramble earlier today. Buck Holland, going for a fourth straight win, had to settle for second place finish in spite of a chip in for eagle on #8. The results:

1. Mark Jeffers, Steven Downey, David Strange (-6)
2. Terry Butcher, Greg Potts, Buck Holland, Joe Doyle (-6)
3. Tyler Kidwell, Doug Denson, Tony Wease, Mark Jones (-5)
3. Dave Wininger, Lee Wininger, Curt Johnson, Don Nolan (-5)
5. Mike Kidwell, Mike Bird, Tom McAtee, George Templin (-4)

Carrico, Jeffers, Holland and Wininger Get Lucky

They had a measly two birdies to show for their efforts through five holes but that changed in a hurry when Short Jeffers chipped one in for eagle on their sixth hole. Having found a bit of magic there at #6, they continued the fun by rolling in longish putts, by Jeffers on #7 and #8, and then wrapped it all up on #9 with Cam Carrico doing the honors by rolling in a fifteen foot putt. The results:

1. Short Jeffers, Lee Wininger, Buck Holland, Cam Carrico (-7)
2. Dave Wininger, Mike Bird, Jim Murphy (-6)
3. Tyler Kidwell, Doug Denson, George Templin (-5)
3. Terry Butcher, Greg Potts, Tony Wease, Don Nolan (-5)
5. Mike Kidwell, Trenton Kidwell, Curt Johnson (-3)

Tuesday Men's Scramble

Reminder: Getting dark earlier (happens every year about this time). Making up teams at 4:15 this afternoon. Start two minutes later.

Holland, Foddrill, Bird and Kidwell Triumph

Picture: Edward Hooper's Nighthawks from the website, The Artchive.

The Tuesday Evening scramble attracted twenty players earlier today with the team of Buck Holland, John Foddrill, Mike Bird and Mike Kidwell cruising around the golf course and finding eight birdies along the way. Buck Holland started the birdie grab by taking care of the foursome's start hole, #8, all by himself; and John Foddrill ended it in the gloaming by dropping an uphill, curving ten footer for birdie on #7. In between, each player had an opportunity to shine with a nifty putt or a close approach or chip shot. Their score of eight under easily outpaced the four other teams. The results:

1. Mike Kidwell, Mike Bird, John Foddrill, Buck Holland (-8)
2. Terry Butcher, Greg Potts, Curt Johnson, Kevin Byron (-6)
3. Tyler (the Groom) Kidwell, Junior Byron, Lee Wininger, Dave Strange (-5)
4. Short Jeffers, Trenton Kidwell, Tony Wease, Cam Carrico (-4)
5. Dave Wininger, Doug Denson, Scott Arthur, Mark Jones (-3)

Denson, Potts, Allen and Parsons Get Scramble Win

Doug Denson, Greg Potts, Joe Allen and Keith Parsons shot an eight under to capture the Tuesday evening scramble this week. Greg Potts reported that the putting was the difference with Doug sinking a couple of long ones and he got one himself. Doug also chipped on in on #4. The results:

1. Doug Denson, Greg Potts, Joe Allen, Keith Parsons (-8)
2. Tyler Kidwell, Mike Bird, Devon Roach and Mark Jones (-7)
2. Dave Wininger, Larry Hembree, Curt Johnson and Joe Doyle (-7)
4. Mike Kidwell, Lee Wininger, Tony Wease and Jim Murphy (-6)
5. Weston Muessig, Trenton Kidwell, Kevin Byron, Buck Holland and Don Nolan (-4)

Note for next week's scramblers: Start time is 4:45 next Tuesday afternoon. The dark descendeth upon us...