Day 1-Dan Shoots 195!!

Day 1 proved to be a great warmup, except for Dan, as he shoot a smooth 195, 97 in the morning and 98 in the afternoon. 

Also, we learned a few new things:

Kessler plays great barefoot and channels his inner Jerry Pate with the Orange Golf Ball
Derek can not take Day 1 pressure, but he did sqeak by Dan with a 91 and a 95
Lee is a fast starter with a first 9 33
Bill pared his first four holes, Dave Roesch would be proud
Fred's penetrating ball flight works well in the desert
Darrell still has an excuse for every score

Here are the results from Day 1:

4Man 2 Best Ball-One Net and One Gross
1st Place (-8) ONeil/Kessler/Bernie/Fred
2nd Place (-3) Derek/Jardo/Lee/COME ON!!
3rd and 4th place did not cash

Skins-4 total, $15 each.  Oneil (2), Wolter (1) and Cuthbert (1)

Today is President's Cup Day, the team photos will be posted later tonight.

Early Betting

The first event on Friday will be a Calcutta which will give everyone the opportunity to bet on themselves and one another.

So far Dan Webb is the betting favorite with Lee Gardner and Ken Collins not far behind. 

The weather looks pretty good and we are looking forward to getting that first ball airborne at 7AM on Friday.

Next post from Mesquite.

One More Week

Well here we are just 7 short days away and I know for me next Thursday can not come fast enough.  This Saturday will be the last "official" practice session so I hope everyone can make it.  I have received threats from Mr. Wolter and Mr. Pederson that they will be joining us but we will see.

For those of you leaving on Wednesday and playing prior to the group arrival on Thursday please make sure of a couple things.  First, that Darrell does not aggrevate his turf toe and that he goes through his entire stretching routine before teeing off.  Also, please mark you ball clearly as Mr. Zolandz has been known to scoop up balls in the desert that do not belong to him.  ( Please see Darrell for the full story)

Put some thoughts into those Calcutta bets and I will see you all on Saturday.

Early Favorites

After watching the group at the dome over the last few weeks and consulting with Ceasar's and Ladebrooks, here are the early odds with regard to the overall low net competition.

Steve Wolter 4-1
Lee Gardner 5-1
Jack Bruss 6-1
Dan Webb 7-1( 2010 Champ)
Rich Saks 7-1 ( 2009 Champ)
Mike O'Neil 9-1
Ken Collins 10-1
Bill Zolandz 12-1
Marc Cuthbert 12-1
Fred Steiner 15-1( My Darkhorse provided he wears the leather mask)
Darrell Frenzel 18-1
Derek Dahlgren 20-1
Steve Jaeger 22-1
Brian Pederson 24-1
Jardo 30-1
Bernie Mattheis 35-1

T Minus 17 Days

WHEW.....Less than three weeks to go, and with the kickoff meeting tomorrow night, it almost feels like golf season.

When last I saw eveyone at the dome I saw some encouraging signs; Darrell and Bill sharing a lesson just like they share a bed for luggage, Steve J not snaping his back out of place, Webb was striping other clubs other than his 7 Wood, and Kenny was hitting more than wedge.