Reigning Oak Hill Club Champion, Dr. Dave Fries made his much anticipated fall debut and received a frosty welcome.
Play was delayed until 10:30 due to a long frost delay. Dave established himself as the Captain's pick of the day right from the first hole with a long, straight driving game. Including his captain holes he would play in the twosome eight times. Who says the club champ doesn't get any respect?
Club champ or not you still have to make putts and on #1 he could not answer Dr. Jim Mason's birdie. Then at the 5th I holed out an unlikely birdie chip from the hill right of the green and when Dave's birdie putt from 8 feet missed he had lost the first five holes as the team.
Teaming with me on the sixth Dave failed to capitalize on a good look from 12 feet for the win. Things were looking good as Dave captained number seven and chose long hitting Brad McAreavy who was stroking. With Brad on the green in two John Teegardin stole a halve for the field when he scrambled for a par from the right rough 60 yards short of the green to pin only 6 feet from the right side.
I made a nice birdie on #8 from 5 feet and Dave had now been on the losing side for all eight holes. The action heated up on #9 as Dave teamed with Bob Calcagno. Dave was the first to hit the green with a nice shot to 6 feet. Bob hit a nice shot to 7 feet, Mike LaBue hit to 15 feet then JT knocked it to 4 feet. All made their putts and the hole was halved.
Dave and Bob teamed up again on #10. Jim hit a nice iron to eight feet to a back pin for the field. Dave was up to the task and hit it to five feet. However, Dave failed to match Jim's birdie and now had lost all ten holes.
The missed putt got the champ fired-up as he strung together birdies on #11 and #12 and finally broke the losing streak with a great birdie chip-in on #14 for the field. Dave failed to capitalize on #16, missing his eagle putt from 10 feet but did make his 4th birdie of the back nine and 5th in eight holes.
Dave suffered one more stroke of poor luck when I rolled in an 18 footer on #17 to take a three hole win for the field from Dave and Jim. To finish things off Dave was part of the losing field to Bob and I on #18 as Bob made a nice 4 for 3.
When you are the club champ you have a bullseye on your back. Dave played some great golf and basically got frosted in the game. He did show his championship mettle though with six marks to tie Jim for the mark lead on the day.
Game Summary: Play was delayed until 10:30 due to a long frost delay. Dave established himself as the Captain's pick of the day right from the first hole with a long, straight driving game. Including his captain holes he would play in the twosome eight times. Who says the club champ doesn't get any respect?
Club champ or not you still have to make putts and on #1 he could not answer Dr. Jim Mason's birdie. Then at the 5th I holed out an unlikely birdie chip from the hill right of the green and when Dave's birdie putt from 8 feet missed he had lost the first five holes as the team.
Teaming with me on the sixth Dave failed to capitalize on a good look from 12 feet for the win. Things were looking good as Dave captained number seven and chose long hitting Brad McAreavy who was stroking. With Brad on the green in two John Teegardin stole a halve for the field when he scrambled for a par from the right rough 60 yards short of the green to pin only 6 feet from the right side.
I made a nice birdie on #8 from 5 feet and Dave had now been on the losing side for all eight holes. The action heated up on #9 as Dave teamed with Bob Calcagno. Dave was the first to hit the green with a nice shot to 6 feet. Bob hit a nice shot to 7 feet, Mike LaBue hit to 15 feet then JT knocked it to 4 feet. All made their putts and the hole was halved.
Dave and Bob teamed up again on #10. Jim hit a nice iron to eight feet to a back pin for the field. Dave was up to the task and hit it to five feet. However, Dave failed to match Jim's birdie and now had lost all ten holes.
The missed putt got the champ fired-up as he strung together birdies on #11 and #12 and finally broke the losing streak with a great birdie chip-in on #14 for the field. Dave failed to capitalize on #16, missing his eagle putt from 10 feet but did make his 4th birdie of the back nine and 5th in eight holes.
Dave suffered one more stroke of poor luck when I rolled in an 18 footer on #17 to take a three hole win for the field from Dave and Jim. To finish things off Dave was part of the losing field to Bob and I on #18 as Bob made a nice 4 for 3.
When you are the club champ you have a bullseye on your back. Dave played some great golf and basically got frosted in the game. He did show his championship mettle though with six marks to tie Jim for the mark lead on the day.
Carryovers - to next hole
Players 8
Marks 26
Mark leaders - Fries, Mason 6 each
Money leader - Schantz $25.50
