We had a perfect day for the season opener and a large flock to go with it. Recently minted Duke graduate Mike Schwert made the trip up from NYC to try and supplement his hedge fund earnings. As it turned out he did a pretty good job of separating us from our money.
With 11 players it was a good day to lay low and hide in the field. Fortunately 2010 club champion Jim Mason was in attendance to draw attention away from the rest of us. Jim came out of the box strong with a birdie for a field win on the 1st and it looked like he was off to taking our money again. While Jim nabbed the greenie on number 8 the rest of the day was not so good.
He was he was the captain's pick favorite on non stroke holes and today he paid the price. It was a rare BIG off day for the all time champion, maybe even a record losing day for Jim (I might have to do some research) . Of course it's not unusual for Jim to take some losses in the game. What is unusual was the lack of marks - only managing 2 of the 24 total marks on the day. He did take it easy on us though. On the 16th he lay two in the right hand bunker up against the back lip. Instead of putting the ball forward to give himself a playable shot and a chance at a relatively easy sand save he went for the impossible shot and could not pull it off.
Mike Schwert was the hot player on the day. Mike started strong with birdies on 1 and 2, tossed in birdies on 11 &16 and greenies on 14 &17. If Mike had been able to avoid a three-hole carryover loss as the twosome on the 9th it would have been a really big day.
The twosome could only manage two wins on the day - Bronson & Lyon on the 13th and McAreavy & Blank on the 17th.
Special thanks to 14 handicapper Bill Schwert for participating in the mark game.
Game Summary:
West Course
Players 11
Carryovers to next hole capped at 3
Mark Leader: Mike Schwert 6
Money Leader: Mike Schwert $34.00
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