Saturday, October 26, 2013

HANG IN BOYS, ITS ALMOST OVER

THE WEATHER, DESPITE MOONEY'S CONCERNS WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BE A NO SHOW, WAS NOT BAD AS THE SKIES PLAYED A BLISSFUL SERENADE OF SUN AND CLOUDS TO HELP EASE OUR WAY OVER THE COURSE.  THERE WERE MANY WHO PLAYED ONE OF THEIR WORSE ROUNDS OF THE YEAR WHILE OTHERS SHOWED US THAT THEY CNA STILL PLAY THE GAME.  LEADING THE A'S WAS PETE SOUVLAKI WITH A WONDERFUL 75, FOLLOWED NOT SO CLOSELY BY ROBBIE KOFF AT 86.  OUR CURRENT CLUB CHAMP, CURTIS HELD HIS OWN WITH AN 87 AS LAST WEEKS TREMENDOUS PRESSURE FINALLY SLIPPED AWAY.    SOME WHO ARE GOING TO FLA. HELPED THEIR HANDICAPS WITH MARIIO POSTING A 85  IN THE B'S GIBBONS SHOT A NICE 88  WITH JACK LYNCH POSTED A 92.  OUR B CHAMP, RICK MAHER, SHOWED THAT HE WAS A ONE DAY WONDER WHILE POSTING 106 THIS WEEK.++  JOHN GLEESLON LED HIS C GROUP WKITH A 92 WHILE PHJIL POSTED A 123 TO MAINTAIN HIS 32 HANDICAP.

IT MUST BE MENTIONED, THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE DOUBLE DIGIT CLUB STARTEED KEEPING STATS, PHIL PALADINO GOT 3 DOUBLE DIGITS, 10,11 AND 13.  ALSO VISITING TH DOUBLE DIGIT BOYS IS O'NRILL,DSYLOR,MCLOUGHLIN TOOBIN,ZUSMERR,

THANKS TO GIL ON HIS ROUSING SPPECH CONCERNING PICKING UP THE FLAGS WITH SAME INDICATED ON SOME OF THE SCORECRADS.  THE ONLY PROBLEM WE HAD  WAS THAT ONE GROUP DIDN'T PICK UP THE FLAG ON # 7.  GUESS WHO.  THAT'S RIGHT.  GILS GROUP.  IN THE SPRIRIT OF OBAMA, HE DIDN'T TAKE THE BLAME, HE PUT IT ON SAILORS HEAD.

IN  HONOR OF HALLOOWEEN ON THURSDAY JOE MAAG HAS ADVISED US THAT THE PLAYER WITH THE BEST COSTUME WILL GET A GIFT OF A FREE FOURSOME OF GOLF. IS MCGOUGH DRESSES AS ALWAYS HE SHOULD WIN AS :'THE GOLF HOBO"
WE THANK JOE MAAG FOR MAKING THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DINNER WHICH WILL CONSIST OF A BUFFET DINNER WITH 5 MAIN ENTREES  THERE WILL BE THE [PRESENTATION OF THE WINNERS CUPS, DASH FOR CASH, WEEKLY PRIZE MONEY, BLYER'S GUESS WHO THIS IS GAME, AND HIOPEFULLY SOME EMBVARRARSSING REMARKS.
THE FOREMAT IS A SCRAMBLE WITH PRIZE MONEY AWARDED.  WE'LL BE HAVING BREAKFAST, GOLF AND THEN DINNER AND WE HOPE FOR A NICE TURNOUT.
ANHYONE WISHING TO SAY A FEW WORDS PLEASE SEE ME BEFORE WE PLAY GOLF SO I CAN FIT YOU IN THE PROGRAM.

I THINK WE HAD A GREAT HYEATR SO LET'S END IT ALL WITH A WONDERFUL EVENT.
BRYHAN, THAT PESTHY BRAT, NEEDS TOKNOW WHO IS NOT COMING SO THAT HE CAN WORK ON THE FOURSOMES THE NIGHT BEFORE.

WELL I'M OFF TO THE RANGE FOR THE FINAL TIME THIS SEASON.  MAYBE I CNA FIND THAT MAGIC THAT I COULDN'T CAPTURE THIS YEAR.

STAY WELL MY FRIENDS AND SEE YOU All THIS THURSDAY.

Monday, October 21, 2013

ROCK HILL SEPARATES THE MEN FROM THE BOYS

OUT OF RESPECT FOR ALL OF US WHO COMPETED IN THE CHANMPIONSHIPS THIS YEAR, I SUBMIT THIS BLOG IN A TIMELY MANNER SO THAT THE WINNERS OF THIS YEARS EVENT CAN HAVE A FEW MORE HOURS IN THE SUNSHINE BEFORE THEY HAVE TO RETURN TO THEIR PITIFUL AND WORTHLESS LIVES.
MY PEROSNAL CONGRATS TO THIS YEARS WINNERS.  IN THE A GROUP CURTIS WUPPED MCGOUGH WHICH LEFT MGGOUGH MUTTERING I GUESS DRESSING BETTER WOULD HAVE GIVEN ME A DIFFERENT RESULT  TONY MONACO WAS SEEN WEEPING AND SOBBING AFTER LOSING TO RICK MAHER.  IT REALLY DIDN'T MATTER MUCH TO ME WHO I PICKED TO WIN THE B FLIGHT FINALS AS NO MATTER WHO WON, THE WINNER WAS GOING TO A  BALD MAN. IN THE C'S JOE MAAG, CAME BACK WITH RENEWED ENRGY AND INTELLIGENCE ON HIS HOME COURSE TO BEAT HAUSER ON THE LAST HOLE HAUSER, THE FOOL THJAT HE IS, WAS HAPPY FOR MAAG.
I KINOW THAT EACHOF THE WINNERS WILL REPRESENT OUR CLUB IN THE CLUBS FINEST TRADITION, WHATEVER THAT MEANS.

IN THE OTHER PART OF THE WORLD BRADY SHOT A MEANINGLESS 81 AND MARIO, STILL CLAIMING HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE WINNER POSTS AN 83.  MR. KIM, WHO IS TRYING TO BUILD UP THAT HANDICAP FOR FLORIDA POSTS AN EMBARRASSING 95. 
IN THE B'S O'NEILL SHOOTS 83 TRAILED BY COLONNA AT 90.  JIM SAYLOR, TRYING TO BREAK 100 FOR THE THIRD TIME THIS YEAR, FAILS MIGHTILY WITH A 106.
iN THE C'S KOBUS SHOOTS 91 AND HERR STRECKER IN AT 94.  THE LOWEST OF THE LOW WAS BILL RYANAT 115 AND LICHENSTEIN HOLDING HIS HAND AT THE SAME NUMBER.

THE DOUBLE DIGIT CLUB HAD ONLY ONE MEMBER , HAUSER.

OTHER PINTS TO MAKE:
WE'RE NEARING THE FINISH LINE TO ANOTHER GREAT GOLF SEASON. ALL THOSE WHO HAVE COMMENTS WITH RESPECT TO NEXT YEARS  ACTIVITIES AND I SUGGESTING SOME CHANGE IN WHAT AND OW WE DO THINGS, PLEASE SUBMIT THEM IN WRITING TO YOUR GROUP LEADER WHO WILLPRESTN IT AT THE ANNUAL DIRECTORS MEETING.  ANY SUGGESTIONS NOT IN WRITING CANNOT BE CONSIDERED SO IF ITS IMPORTANT TO YOU OR TO THE CLUB WRITE IT DOWN AND SUBMIT IT BY NEXT WEEK.
WHERE IS SUTZ//
,R. STATEN ISLAND SNIFFLES, JOHN MOONEY OUT WITH A TUMMY ACHE.
NEXT WEEK, THE FINAL WEEK IS AT MILL POND.  ITS BREAKFAST, GOLF AND DINNER. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHO IS AND WHO IS NOT COMING SO WE GET AN ACCURRATE COUNT FOR THE DINNER.  WE'LL BE PLAYING A SCRAMBLE WITH CASH PRIZES. 

I.M SORRY THIS WEEKS BLOG IS NOT EXCITING BUT I'CVE BEEN OUT SICK FOR THE LAST WEEK OR SO AND AM NOTP TO THE TASK.

HOPE TO SEE EVRYONE AT STONEHENGE THIS THURSDAY.  TEE TIME IS 9 A.M.

Sunday, October 13, 2013

We're proud of our finalists

All the practicing that took place, all the endless hours watching the pros on TV to find that missing key to our own swing, the sweatless days and nights in the gym honing our pitiful physiques into a more misshapen and horrendous athletic figure (all to hit the ball just a little further), all the tips you got from other members in the club who themselves can't keep the ball in the fairway, all this and more.  What we're left with is Curtis against McGhough (Curits presently 4 up with 18 to play, Tony Monaco v. Rich Maher (four up) and Hauser v. Joe Maag (1 up).
The TV ratings for these final playoff rounds will not be high enough to crack the covers of TV guide as almost no one has an interest in who wins. Even the contestants themselves are not showing any enthusiasm or desire to beat their competitors.  SeanMcGough, if he wins, still may not attend the final awards dinner although I must say he was fairly coordinated in his blue windbreaker and blue sneakers Although Rick Maher gives an outward appearance of "it doesn't really matter to me" attitude was seen crying to Jack Lynch at the bar after golf at Pine Hills, saying "This is my one chance to do something with my life."  Jim Hauser, who always roots for the other guy will look for inspiration as he will play decked out in fulkl Nazi regalia: Black shorts, brown shirt and armband,  He was heard uttering to Herr Werner " Don't worry.  We will rise again" to which Werner gave him a good old salute with the right arm outstretched to the heavens.

As for the scoring at Pine Hills, it was not friendly to many of us.  Although some of the A's posted their usual fine scores, Elliffe and Kilcullen 81 and Souvlaki always hearinghose voices shoots 83.  Curtis  shoots 90 and McGough 96.  And these are our finalists.
In the B's O'Neill leads with 87 followed by chubby Colonna with an 89.  Ralph is working on his handicap for Florida but it won't matter as Mario will not give him any shots.Al Lepler shoots 106 joined by another at the same number. Tony Monaco turned up the heat with a 95 causing Rick Maher to fall to 104. under such intense pressure.
In the C's who played from the up front tees which were about 40 yards in front of the real men's tees, Jim Hauser shoots 89 and Herr Strecker a 93.  Fred Meyers, still thinking that his wonderful personality will help him score better, shoots 99.  The lone of the lonle was john Gleeson and Big Gerard Kennedy who may shoot 110, but he has the world by the balls, so he doesn't give a crap.

The double digit club, for the first time in recorded history, had no one with a double digit.  mazel Tov to them.  The only double digit came from Jack Lynch and his love interest Rick Maher.

Other News:
The snew trustees for the club are:  From the A's:  Polleo and Kilcullen
From the B'[s Tony Monaco and The SLoth
From the C's  Kennedy and tobin
These are fine choices who will add nothing to the club, which is a good thing.

Kennedy needed a ruling about his ball sitting on some pebbles.  Since it was Kennedy I told him to put the ball nn the dirt and hit it.  Whereipon he put it on some other pebbles and then  hit it from there curiou as to why he chipped his club.

Sailor, our flag man, was the last player on the par 3 17th.  He left without picking up the flag. I think he's looking to get fired.

Didn't want to forgegt what happened at Mill Pond a few weeks ago.
Bo Derek was a 10: Nadia cOMENICHE, THE Russian GYUMNASIST WAS A 10,
GREG Louganis, THE OLYMOPIC DIVER WAS A 10 AND NOW OUROWN JOHN MOOENY IS A 10 AS HE POSTED THAT NUMBER ON HOLE 18.  (this number was promptly reported to me by Ron Bryhan).

The end of year dinner, and for Rick Maher and Jack Lynch, the dinner-dance will be held on the last Thrusday in Oct.  We will have breakfast, 18 hole scramble with $$$$ and then dinner.  Yours truly will be master of ceremonies to do all the honors.  We hope all we attend.  I think Joe Magg will need to know which of the three selectins you want and we also need to know if you are or are not coming.
We all had a good year so let's end it on a positive note, as we always do.

Medical Reports;  Bob Yanucci is home and recovering from his 10 hours heart surgery.  He's tired but is making good progress..
Lewllleyn is having knee surgery in the next few weeks and we wish him well.  We wish him a  complete and speedy recovery.

Sunday, September 22, 2013

AAAH, THE JOYS OF CALVERTON

WITH THE SUN SHINING, AND YOUR FAVORITE CLUB MEMBER, ME, OUT OF ACTIN FOR THE WEEK THEREFORE ALLOWING PLAYERS TO CONCENGTRATE ON THEIR GAME, THE QUARTER FINALS PROCEEDED AT CALVERTON.  THE SCORES FOR MANY PLAYERS WERE VRY NICE, WH8ILE SOME OF THE OLD RELIABLES STILL STRUGGLED WITH THIS COURSE, AS THEY DO WITH ALL THE OTHER COURSES WE PLAY.
I UNDERSTAND FROM BRYHAN THAT THERE WERRE SMOE REAL GOOD MATCHES; WESCHE WHO SHOT 79 LOSES A SUEAKER TO MCGOUGH WHILE SPEDALIK RETURNS TO FORM AND SHOOTS A CLUB LEADING 78 TO BEAT ELLIFFEE.
A QUICK REVIEW IS IN ORDER AND FINDS SPEDALIK AND MCGOUGH AT 78 WITH WESCHE RIGHT BEHIND, SUT STILL A LOSER AT 70.  RICK SAYLOR FALLS TO AN 88 WHILE GIBBONS  TIES HIM, ALSO AT 88.
IN THE B'S FEELING NO PRESSURE NOW THAT HE IS OUT OF IT SHOOTS 84 AND SLOTH, SOMEHOW SHOOTS 85.  NUNZIO GETTING READY FOR FLORIDA RAISES HIS HANDICAP BY SHOOTING 100 AND TONY MONACO, SOMEHOW WINS WITH A 99.  HOW I LOST TO HIM IN THE FIRST ROUND IS BEYOND EXPLANATION.
JIM HAUSER, FINALLY GETTING ALL OF HIS ASS INTO THE SWONG POSTS A BEAUTIFUL 84 WITH FRED MYERS STILL PZZLED HOW HE LOST HIS MATCH WITH A 91.  KEN LICHTENSTEIN TRAILS ALL OF US WITH A 116 WHILE KOBUS, WHO IS MORE UP AND DOWN THAN A A STRIPPER ON A POLE, IS LIMP AT 114.
DOUBLE DIGITS:CLUB SAYS HELLO TO THE FOLLOWING A12 (YET HE'S IN THE PLAYOFFS), MONACO A 11 (SNF HE'S IN THE PLYOFFS) GLEESON 10, JOE MAAG AN11, JOHN STEIN A 10, BILLL RYAN AN 11 AND KEN LICHTENSTEIN A 10.

JOE MAAG CALLS ME ON SAT. TO REPORT THAT HIS 11 MAY BE IN REALITY A 12.  MR,. TIN CUP PUTS TEE SHOT ON 16 IN THE WATER, HE THEN HITS THREE MORE IN THE WATER FROM THE FAIRWAY,  FINALLY REACHES THE ROUGH IN FRONT OF THE GREEN AND THEN..........., A 12.
IF ANYONE WANTS TO QUIESTINS HOW MUCH WORK BRYHAN DOES AS TOURNAMENT CHAIRMAN JUST LOOK AT THE DETAILED NEWSLETTER FOR THIS WEEK.  HE PUTS DOWN LOSS GROSS AND LOW NET FOR ALL 3 FLIGHTS, GIVES DIRECTIONS, GIVES AN UPATE OF WHAT WE'RE PLAYING, PUTS DOWN PAR 3 RESULTS THEN LISTS WHO'S LEFT INT HE PLAYOFFS.  ALL HE AKS IN RETURN IS JUST CALL OR E-MAIL HIM IF YOU WON'T SHOW UP ANY GIVEN WEEK.  IF YOU DON'T CALL AND HE DOESN'T PUT YOU IN, OR YOU SHOW UP LATE, YOU'RE ESSENTIALLY ON YOUR OWN IN TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE TO PLAY WITH.

I WAS REMISS LAST WEEK WHEN I DIDN'T THANK OUR HOST JOHN GLEESON FOR ALLOWING US TO USE HIS PROPERTY FOR OUR ANNUAL BBQ.  JOHN WE APPRECIATE YOUR GESTURE AND YOUR HOSPITALITY.  I ALSO WISH TO GIVE A BIG THANKS TO ME, JOHN EGBERT FOR GETTING THE MEATS, DOGS ETC AND JOHN MOONEY FOR GETTING THERE EARLY TO SUPERVISE.  WE ALSO ENJOYED PLAYING WITH JACKSON, THE DOIG.  WHAT WAS DISAPPOINTING WAS THAT WE HAD 48 GUYS SHOW UP FOR GOLF AND ONLY ABOUT 35 SHOWED UP AT THE BBQ.

THNAKS (NOT) TO SWAN LAKE FOR FORCING US TO KEEPAYING THROUGH TWO GOLF INTERRUPTION, THUNDER, LIGHTING WET FAIRWAY ETC.

NOTICE TO ALL: THE OFFICERS OF THE CLUBS WLL BE LOOKING FOR NEW VENUES FOR NEXT YEAR WHILE KEEPING SOME OF OUR ALL RELIABLES.  WE'RE TRYING TO GET SOME COURSES IN NASSAU COUNTY TO ADD TO OUR STABLE.  WE';RE ALSO GOING TO TRY TO MAKE BETTEFR WRRANGMENTS WITH OUR LUNCHES TO GET OUR MONEY'S WORTH
NEXT WEEK THE SEMI FINALS;  SEE BRYHANS NEWSLETTGER FOR THE MATCHES.  GOOD LUCK TO ALL  REMEMBER TO AVOID ANY PROBLEMS, IF THERE IS A DISPUTE ABOUT A RULE, PLAY A PROVISIONAL BALL, KEEP TWO SCORES AND GO TO OUR RULLES COMMITTEE FOR A DECISION.  REMEMBER HOWEVER THAT WE WILL NEED THE SAME INTERPRETATION OF THE SITUATION THAT CAUSED THE DISPUTE.

YANUCCI THANKS EVERYONE FOR THE WORDS OF GOOD WISHES AS HE RECOVERS FROM HIS 10 HOUR HEAR SURGERY.  ACCORDING TO HIS GIRLFRIEND, PLEASE DON'T CALL HIM FOR A FEW DAYS TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO RECOVER.  IRA WILL GIVE ME AN UPDATE AND I'LL PASS IT ALONG.
P.S. KIM AND JIM SDAYLOR HAVE ALREADY VISITED HIM..  THE HOSPITAL THOUGHT THEY WERE HIS LITTLE GRANDCHILDREN.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

off to the races at willow creek

OH, THE INTENSE PRESSURE THAT FILLED THE EARLY MORNING AIR AS WE STEADILY APPRAICHED THE PARKING LOT OF WILLOW CREEK GOLF CLUB.  THE INTENSITY AND SEIOUSNESS OF THE DAYS EVENT WAS EVIDENT BY THE BLANK LOOK ON OUR MEMBERS FACES AS THEY REVIEWED IN THIER MINDS THE KEYS TO THEIR PERFECT FOLG SWINGS THAT WOULD SOON BE EVIDENT ON THE LUSH FAIRWAYS.  KEEP THAT RIGHT ELBOW IN, DON'T MOVE MY HEAD, GET OVER TO THE LEFT SIDE, "I WILL NOT SHANK,I WILL NOT SHANK' WAS HEARD IN A WHISPER.  THE CLUBS WERE ALL CLEAN, THE NEW BALLS TAKEN OUT OF THIER SELLEVE, AND EVEN AN OCCASINAL NEW GLOVE WAS FOUND ON SOME OF THE HANDS OF THE SOON TO BE COMBATANTS.  ON HOW WE ALL WAITED FOR THIS MOMENT IN TIME.  HOW NOW, FINALLY, THE ENDLESS DAYS AT THE GOLF RANGE WITH BLEEDINGS HANDS AND CALLOUSED FINGHERS  WOULD NOW ALL COME TOGETHER IN ONE BEAUTIFUL SWING,.  HOW THOSE DAYS IN THE GYM SPENT BUIDLING THAT CORE BODY WOULD NOW RESPOND WITH MAGNIFICENCE, AND THE EYE HAND COORDINATION EXERCISES WOULD NOW COMBINE TO STIRKE THE BALL WITH UNCANNY SKILL.   OH HOW WONDERFUL THIS GAME SHALL BE TODAY.
AND THEN IT HAPPENED.  WE PUT THE BALL DOWN ON THE TEE AND ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE.  THE SHANKS, THE TOPPED BALLS, THE PULL HOOKS, THE LARGE DIVOTS, THE CUT SHOTS THAT WOULDN'T CUT.  THE BALL THAT WOULD NOT LISTEN TO OUR CACOPHONY OF "STOP" "GET UP", "DON'T GO THERE" "SIT" "RUN BABY RUN".  IT DID NOT END PLEASANTLY FOR MANY OF US FOR THEREIN LIES THE BEAUTY AND MYSTERY OF THE GAME OF GOLF.  THE ONLY ONES RELAXED FOR THE DAY WERE THOSE GOLFERS WHO GOT A BYE; SPEADLIK, TOBIN AND SCHLESINGER.  THE REST OF US WERRE MENTAL WRECKS.  THE PLANS OF MOVING FORWARD, OF ACHEIVING THE ULTIMATE PRIZE OF FINAL VICTORY, WERE FOR HALF OF US ANOTHER DREAM SHATTERRED, ANOTHER GOAL UNATTAINABLE.  ANOTHER ASPECT OF MY MISERBALE LIFE COME HOME TO ROOST.  BUT THOSE OF US WHO FELL AT THE FEET OF THE VICTOROIUS WILL RISE AGAIN HOPING THAT NEXT WEEK AND EVEN NEXT YEAR WILL PRODCE A DIFFERENT RESULT (KEEP DREAMING).
NOW LETS LOOK AT THE RESULTS AND SCORES:
WE HAD SOME INTERESTING RESULTS BUT UNFORTUNATELY RON BRYHAN IS SLACKING OFF SO I DON'T HAVE MANY OF THE RESULTS BUT HERER'S WHAT I KNOW;  NUNZIO COULD NOT HOLD UP AGAINST THE HEAVIER AND LONGER HITTER RALPH COLONNA; AFTER 4 YEARS I LET MONACO BEAT ME; MY DEAR FRIEND KIM LOST TO THE NOZZLE MAN, MCGHOUGH, KILCULLEN BEATS #2 HEAD CASE, KOFF (# 1 HEAD CASE HAD A BYE), MR. G.Q. (POOLE) LOSES TO ELLIFFEE, BRYHAN WHO SHOOTS 81  LOSES TO LYONS (AFTERWARDS BRYHAN SAYS I SHOULD HAVE PLAYED MOONEY, NOBODY LOSES TO TIM), RICK SAYLOR BEATS GAITI, SLOTH (MR. INCONSISTENT) BEAYS MANELSKI, LYNCH BEAT SOMEONE, RICK MAHER BEATS A SHORTER MADONIA.
AS FOR THE SCDORING CURTIS LEADS ALL WITH A 78 COMMENTING "I HAD NO REAL COMPETITION TODAY", JOE FRANCA AND BRYHAN SHOOT 81.  KIM, WHO ONLY WINS WHEN HE PLAYS FOR MONEY AND KOFF TRAIL THE A'S.  MADONIA, ALTHOUGH LOSING TO MAHER, SHOOTS 85 FOR THE B'S FOLLOWED BY RALPH COLONNA  ID ON;T REMMEBER WHO TRAILED THE B'S OTHER THAN VON KAMPEN
HAUSER AND KEN SIEGEL LED THE C'S WITH 97 WHILE THE REAL MIKE ABBONDOLA SHOOTS HIS USUAL 112 ONLY TRIALED BY BIG JOHN AT 114.
DOUBLE DIGIT CLUB;  THIS EXCLUSIVE CLUB HAD NUMEROUS VISIOTRS THIS WEEK AS THE FOLLOWING WERE ADDED TO THE LIST; RICK MAHER, THE SLOTH, MANELSKI, VONKAMPEN,HAUSER,TOBIN,MEYERS, (TWICE0 MAAG.

OTHER NEWS:
I WAS REMISS IN NOT THANKING THOSE WHOCONTRIBUTED TOMAKING THIS YEARS BBQ ANOTHER RESOUNDING SUCCESS.  FIRTS, JOHN GLOEESON WHO WAS GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO LET US USE HIS BEAUTIFUL HOME ON THE WATER AND LETTING US LAY WITH JACKSON, OF COURSE "ME",EGBERT, WERNER FOR HIS TOMATOES, ABBONDOLA, IN EATING ALMOST EVERYTHING.  THE ONLY DISAPPOINTMENT WAS THAT WE HAD 50 FOLERS AND ONLY 35 SHOWED UP AT THE BBQ.  LET'S DO BETTER NEXT YEAR.
IN THE MATCHES, RICK SAYLOR WAS 5 DOWN TO GAITI AND THEN CALLS TIME OUT TO VISIT THE BATHROOM TO RELEIVE HIMSELF.  HE COMES BACK AND WINS THE NEXT 6 HOLES FROM GAITI WHEN SUDENLY GAITI REPORTS A N ANLE BOO BOO AND WITHDRAWS,.  WHEN I WAS A KID I PLAYED BASKETBALL WITH A BROKERN ANKLE. CAN'T MARIO PLAY WITH A PINKY TOE BLISTER.
RICK MAHER COMES UP WITH A FUNNY ONE.  HE WAS PLAYING IN AN ADJOINING FAIRWAY TO MY GROUP.  HE TAKES OUT HIS RANGE FINDER AND DECLARES ITS 139 YARDS TO BLYER'S BELLOY.....AND 139 YARDS TO HIS BACK.  THAT'S VERY FUNNY RICK ESPECIALLY WHEN I TREAT YOU ONLY WITH REFERENCE AND RESPECT. " ET TU BRUTUS".
WELL I HAVE TO GO NOW.  CAN'T SPELL CHECK.  I GET [PAID BY THE HOUR AND I'VE ALREADY WASTED TWO HOURS OF TIME.
LAST WORD;  GOOD LUCK TO OUR DEAR FRIEND AND FELLOW GOLFER,BOB YANUCCI, WHO IS UNDERGOING HEART SURGERY TOMORROW.  WE'RE ALL THINKING AND PRAYING FOR YOU MY FRIEND MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND TAKE CARE OF YOU.  AS WESCHE PUT IT SO ELOQUENTLY "WE'RE NOT A GOLF CLUB, WE'RE A GOLF FAMILY".

Friday, August 30, 2013

ooy vay we had to play windwatch again

FOR A COURSE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN TOO FRIENDLY TO MOST OF US, IT ONCE AGAIN STRUCK AT OUR HEARTS AND BROUGHT MANY OF US TO OUR KNEES.  HELLO WINDWATCH; HELLO HIGHER HANDICAPS.
CUDOS TO ROBBIE KOFF WHO SHOT A CLUB LEADING SCORE OF 82 FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY THE THIN JOHN ELLIFFE WITH AN 85.  PLAYING INSPIRED GOLF BECUASE HE PLAYED WITH HIS COACH AND GOLG GURU PETE SOUVLAKI, KOFF IMPRESSED ALL WITH HIS ACCCURATE DRIVES AND MUCH IMPROVED SHORT GAME.  UNFORTUNATELY, THE ONCE MIGHTY PETE SOUVLAKI HAD DIFFICULTY WHILE HE LIMPED IN WITH A 92,  TRAILING THE ONCE HERALDED A'S WAS KIM WITH A 95 AND BRADY EMBARRSSING HIMSELF WITH A 97.
OF MORE IMPORTANT NEWS IS THE RESURGENCE OF RALPH "WHERE IS THE NEAREST GOLDEN CORRAL" COLONNA, RAPIDLY MOVING UP IN THE STANDINGS  WITH AN 87 TO LEAD THE B'S  STAN SCHLESINGER, FINALLY PUTTING HIS STROKE ON THE GREENS TO GOOD USE COMES IN SECOND WITH A 91.  FOLLOWING RIGHT ON HIS HEELS WAS THE EVER PRESENT THREAT OF STEVE GARYN SHOOTING A 92.  TRAILING ALLTHE B'S WAS AL LEPLER WHO PLAYED WITH THE CONSISTENCY OF MELTED CHEESE BREAKING THRU THE 100 BARRIER BY SHOOTING 106.  NARROWLY AND ONE STROKE IN FRONT OF HIM WAS ANOTHER POPULAR AND BELOVED PLAYER WHOSE NAME NEED NOT BE MENTIONED.  KNOW ONLY THAT THE SECOND TO LAST PLAYER WAS PLAYING ON ONE LEG, WITH ONE KIDENY AND ONE EYE.
FOR THE C'S (WHO HAD THE MOST PLAYERS OF ALL THE DIVISIONS) KEN SIEGEL SHOOTS A RESPECTABLE 95 AND ONCE AGAIN, FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, MIKE ABBONDOLA IS RIGHT BEHIND HINM WITH A 98  THE HIGHEST NUMBER FOR THIS VAGABOND GROUP WAS JOHN STEIN POSTING A 122 WITH THE EVER SMILING GERARD KENNEDY IN NEXT TO LAST WITH A 111.

DOUBLE DIGIT NEWS:  LET'S LEAD OFF WITH TELLING EVERYONE THAT RICK MAHER GOT A 10 ON #1  FRANK SHARPE ALSO GETS ONE DOUBLE DIGIT AS DID JEFF FENTON JOHN GLEESON KENNEDY AND STEIN

OTHER NEWS:  A SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL THE CLUB MEMBERS WHO WENT TO THE WAKE OF OUR VICE PRESIDENTS FATHER, ED WESCHE SR  IT WAS NICE TO SEE THE CLUB GIVE COMFORT AND SUPPOT TO ED AT THIS DIFFICULT TIME.  I KNOW THAT ED APPRECIATED THE WORDS AND STORIES HE SHARED WITH US.  HIS FATHER PASSED AWAY AFTER SPENDING THDE PRIOR WEEKEND DOING THE THINGS HE LOVED; GOING ON ED'S BOAT AND BEING WITH HIS CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. MAY THE MEMORY OF THE RIGHTEOUS ALWAYS BE FOR A BLESSING.

JOHN MOONEY WALKS  OUT OF LUCNH WITH A DEJECTED LOOK ON HIS COUTNENANCE.  HE HASN'T MADE THE CONNECTION THAT WHEN HE WEARS BLUE HE PLAYS LIKE A MAN,  WHEN HE PLAYS WEARING PINKS AND PASTELS, HE PLAYS
LIKE A PUSSY GIRL  IF HE KEEPS UP THIS SOUR PUSS I WILL CALL HIM JOHN MOODY

ONE OF OUR MEMBERS BOB YANUCCI IS PREPARING TO UNDERGO OPEN HEART SURGERY THIS WEEK. WE ALL WISH HIM WELL AND ARE CERTAIN HE WILLMAKE A COMPLETE AND SPEEDY RECOVERY.  I BELIEVE HE IS HAVING A VALVE REPLACEMENT SURGERY AND THE DOCTOR WILL BE USING A $50.00 CHIP AS THE VALVE IN LIEU OF A NORMAL VALVE.  SOUNDS A LITTLE STRANGE TO ME.  I WILL BE GIVING THE CLUB AN UPDATE AS TIME GOES ON.

RICK MAHER AND TONY MADONIA LOOKED BEAUTIFUL IN THEIR MATCHING SOUTH NASSAU GOLF SHIRTS.

FREDDIE MYERS NOW LEADING THE C BIRDIE POOL .  HE REFUSED TO TAKE MONEY FROM EGBERT FOR THIS MONTHS POOL AS HE STILL HOLDS A GRUDGE THINKING THAT EGBERT SCREWED HIM A FEW WEEKS AGO.  I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE ALL SO MATURE.

PETE SOUVLAKI FEELING A LITTL DESPONDENT OVER HIS RECENT PLAY DECIDES TO GET A TATTOO ON HIS RIGHT ARM TO MOTIVATE HIM.  HE GOT ONE IN THE SHAPE OF A GOLF BALL WITH THE WORD "SRIXON" PRINTED ON IT.  THE COLOR OF THE TATTOO, YELLOW.  NEXT TIME YOU SHOULD DUCK WHEN I HIT MY DRIVER.

KENNEDY STARTS OFF WITH A BANG, DRIVING THE BALL 275 PLUS, PUTTING AND CHIPPING LIKE A DEAMON.  BLYER THEN GIVES HIM A GOLF TIP.  THE RESULT FOR THE NEXT FOUR HOLES:6,8,8,9.

COLONNA ON THE 11TH TEE (PAR 4, WATER ALONG THE RIGHT)  HITS HIS DRIVE ONT HE GREEN AND THE BALLLANDS NEXT TO MY FAVORITE, RICK MAHER WHO IS PISSED WHEN COLONNA DOESN'T YELL "FORE".  MY COMMENT: NICE DRIVE RAPLH.

THIS TUESDAY WE TRY AGAIN FOR OUR ANNUAL BBQ.  AFTER SWAN LAKE ITS OFF TO GLEESONS HOUSE  ABBONDOLA COMPLAINING AS HE DOES EVERY YEAR WANTS TO HAVE HOT SAUSAGE AND STARTS YELLING ABOUT IT.  AS SOON AS I SUGGESTED HE BUY IT HIMSELF AND BRING IT, HE BECAME QUIETAS A MOUSE.  I SUGGEST SOME OF US BRING A CHAIR AND OF COURSE A BIG APPETITE.  LOOKING FORWARD TO THE GOOD TIMES AND LAUGHS THAT ARE ALWAYS SERVED UP AT THIS EVENT.  THE MENU IS HOT DOGS, HAMBURGERS, CHICKEN AND SOME KIELBASA AND OTHER GOYISH STUFF THAT GENTILES EAT OF WHICH I AM NOT FAMILIAR.
SEE YOU ALL THERER.
FOR ALL OF US HAVE A WONDERFUL LABOR DAY. SPEND IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY.  AS FOR RICK MAHER, YOU'LL PROBABLY BE SPENDING  IT ALONE.  IF YOU NEED COMPANY CALL ME. I'LL BE HONORED TO SHARE THIS TIME WITH YOU.

Monday, August 19, 2013

CHERRY CREEK; WHERE THE HERO IS KING

AFTER A BEAUTIFUL DAY OF GOLF WE WERE ALL REWARDED WITH A CHOICE BETWEEN AN AMERICAN HERO AND ITALIAN HERO AS OUR $16.00 LUNCH.  DO YOU REALIZE WHAT $16.00 BUYS THESE DAYS.  TO ME THE SMARTST ONE IS RON BRYHAN WHO EATS HIS NOT DOGS AND KNOWS WWHAT HE'S GETTING.  EVEN OUR OFFICIAL CRITIC JOHN MOOENY SAID "UGGH"  WHEN ASKED TO DESCRIBE HIS LUNCH.  BUT SINCE WE PLAY FOR GOLF AND NOT FOR FOOD, LET'S GET ON WITH IT, SHALL WE.
FOR THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROWS, POLLEE-O LEADS THE PACK OF WOLVERINES WITH AN 82.  JOE VALENTINO, WHO HAS NOT BEEN NEAR THE LEADER BOARD FOR QUITE SOME TIME BARELY MISSES OUT WITH AN 83.  BRYHAN AND WESCHE, ARE RIGHT UP THEIR ASSES WITH AN 84.  FURTHEREST DOWN THE LIST WAS CHRIS LYONS WITH A 99 AND NUZZI AND CURTIS SHOOTING 96.
LEADING THE B'S WAS THE SNAPPY ILY DRESSED, RALPH, "WHERE IS THERE A GOLDEN CORRAL" COLONNA WITH AN 86.  LEFTY YANUCCI COMES IN WITH A HOT 88.;  LITTLE TONY MADONIA FALLS TO A 101 AND FRANK SHARPE STUMBLES TO A 104. HONORABLE MENTION GOEST O JIM SAYLOR WHO WAS SERENDAING ALL THE WAY THRU THE 18 HOLES, WITH STEVE BLYER, SINGING SHOW TUNES FROM OKLAHOMA, WEST SIDE STORY AND MAN OF LA MANCHA
IN THE C'S, THE ELDEST OF US ALL, JOHN EGBERT IS VITALIZED WITH A92 AND WINS $19.00 FROM BLYER.  JIM HAUSER, WEARING HIS NAZI REGALLIA, SHOOTS 93. THYE LOWEST OF THE C'S, IS VISITED ONCE AGAIN WITH THE LIKES  OF RYAN, LICHTENSTEIN AND PHIL PALADINO
ONCE AGAIN THE B'S AND C'S HAD MORE PLAYERS THAN THE A'S. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THIS MEANS BUT FIGURED IT WAS WORTH MENTIONING.

I AM COMPELLED TO MENTIION THAT I PLAYED WITH MANELSKI WHO WAS HITTING SOME ONG AND BEUATIFUL DRIVES, ONLY TO BE MATCHED BY THE MISERABLE PLAY OF JIM SAILOR. WHO WAS 5 DOWN AFTER 6 HOLES.

THE JAWS OF THE DOUBLE DIGIT CLUB SWLLOWED UP JOH ELLIFFE FOR THE FIRSWT TIME THIS YEAR.  JOINING HIM THIS WEEK WAS RICK MAHER, MR. MERRILLL ZUSSMERR, OF COURSE JAMES MCLOUGHLIN, HERR WERRNER SOMMER, PHIL PALADINO, KEN KLICHTENSTEIN AND BILL RYAN.

JIM SAILOR MENTIONED TO ME THAT HE'S NOT HAPPY WITH THE BLOG AS I'M NOT MAKING FUN OF THE MEMBERS ANY MORE.  THE PROBLEM, AS EXPLAINED TO JIM IS THAT MOST OF THE GOLFERS ARE BORING AND HAVE NOTHING TO SAY OR REPORT.SO I CALL ON ALL THE MEMBERS TO COME TOME AFTER THE ROUND AND TELL ME WHAAT HAPPENED DURING THE ROUND THAT DESERVES TO BE OPRINTED IN MY  BLOG.  YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME EVERYTHING, I'LL BE HAPPY TO EMBLELISH ON THE FACTS

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DIDN NOT RUN HOME AFTER LUNCH, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT THE CLUBS OFFICERS HAD A SHORT MEETING. WE WERE INTERESTED IN KNOWING HOWMUCH MONEY WE HAD INT HE TREASURY TO SEE IF WE COULD GIVE OUT LARGER AMOUNTS OF PROZE MONEY OR EXPAND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO GET MONEY  AFTER A ROUND.  AFTER HEARING FINANCIAL DOUBLE TALK FROM LYNCH, WE DECIDED THAT WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A SURPLUS TO DISTTRIBUTE EVERY WEEK, SO WE ARE STILL ON AN AUSTERE BUDGET.  WE WILL VISIT THIS SITUATION AGIN IN EARLY OCT. TO SEE IF WE CAN CHANGE OUR POSITION AND HAD OUT MORE MONEY.

I'M SURE EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THE ANNUAL BBQ ISS CHEDULED FOR THIS THUIRSDAY AFTER PINE HILLS.  THIS YEAR WE'LL BE HAVING THE EVENT AT JOHN GLEESON'S HOME  HE GAVE ME THE DIRECTIONS WHICH I NOW PASSON TO YOU: WHEN YOU LEAVE PINE HILLS, MAKE A RIGHT TURN.  CROSS OVER SUNRISE HIGHWAY. GO ONE BLOCK AND MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO BROOKLIGHT,  MAKE A LEFT ONTO MAIN ST.  MAKE RIGHT TURN ONTO UBN8ION (CHASE BANK ON CORNER)  GO .9 MILES TO ESTRATE RD.  HIS HOUSE IS 15 ESTATE RD.

JUST TOMAKE CEERTAIN WE HAVE ENOUGH SEATING, BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR.  WE'LL BE SERVING SLICED STEAK, SLICED TURKER AND, ALTHOUGH I OPPOSED IT, SLICED HAM (not).  MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE FODD IS OUR COMRADEFRY AND LAUGHTER THAT WILL FILL THE OCEAN BREEZE.  WE'LL ALSO HAVE A PITCHING CONTEST WITH NO PRIZE AWARDED TO ANYONE.

GOOD LUCK TO JOHN MOONEY WHO IS PLAYING IN THE PINE HILLS MENS CKLUB CHAMPIONSHIP.  ITS GOOD TO FIND ANOTHER CLUB WHOSE STANDARDS ARE LOWER THAN OURS.  BUT GOOD LUCK ANYWAY JOHN.

YOU'VE ALL HEARD OF HOW IMPORTANAT IT IS TO HAVE A PRE SHOT ROUTINE AND WARM UP BEFORE A ROUND.  WE HAVE ALL RUSHED TO THE DRIVING RANGE AND OPUTTING GREEN TO GET READY FOR A MATCH.  COMPARE YOUR EFFORT TO THOSE OF BIG JOHN STEIN  WHOSE PRE SHOT ROUTINE IS QUTIRE UNIQUE;  HE SITS ONT HE TAILGATE OF HIS CAR.  LIGHTS A CIGARETTE, AND PRATICES  BREATHING DEEPLY
.  THAT'S IT.

IN LIGHT OF MANY GOLFERS DISSATISFACTION WITH THE LUNCHES, AND WHO HAVE MADE THEIR CRITICISM KNOWN TO JOE MAAG, THE CLUB, AT THE WINTER MEETING WILL CONSIDER CHARGING ONLY FOR GOLF ($60.00) AND EVERYONE WILL MAKE THIER OWN ARRANGEMENTS FOR LUNCH.  THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT THE PURPOSE OF OUR GROUP LUNCH IS TO HAVE EVEVERYONE STAY AROUND TO BULLSHIT, FIGHT, INSULT AND BERATE EVERYONE ELSE.  IF NO ONE STAYS AROUND WHERE WILL I GET MY MATERIAL. I WILL ONLY HAVE JOHN MOONEY TO KICK AROUND.  WE'RE GOING TO TRY THIS OUT LATER INTHE YEAR AND SEE HOW IT GOES.

FOR THE END OF YEAR DINNER, I AM LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO HAVE SOME COMPUTER SKILLS TO HELP ME PREPARE A LITTLE CONTEST.  ANYONE WILLING TO WORK WITH ME,K PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

THIS WEEK, PICK YOU OWN AT PINE HILLS. BBQ TO FOLLOW.  BEST WISHES TO PHILS WIFE RECOVERING FROM KNEE SURGERY AND TO BILL RYAN MAKING A NICE RECOVERY.
P.S. NO TIME TO SPELL CHECK.  SORRY!!!~