Memorial Day Yellow Ball Results
We had 48 golfers to play in our Yellow Ball dogfight today. The 48 golfers were divided into 12 four golfer teams with each team having a a,b,c and d player. Twelve Yellow balls went out and 10 of them made it back to the clubhouse. A few of those 10 were in pretty bad shape.
The winning teams in the Yellow Ball portion of the dogfight were as follows: 1st place went to the team of Mike Sweatman, Brandon Fincher, Larry Hardwick and Brian Galloway. Their Yellow ball score was +5.4. 2nd place went to the team of Stan Elliott, Nate Whitfield, Buddy Butterworth and Steven Powell with a total of +.5. 3rd place went to the team of Jeff Bullen, Cole Fincher, Joe White and Jan Parton with a total of +.05.
The regular dogfight winning teams were as follows: 1st place tie between Sweatman, Fincher, Hardwick and Galloway and the team of Rodney Guy, Jeremy McCullars, Chris Robertson and Steve Willingham, both were +6 on points. The 3rd place team was Ray Ferguson, Matt Hardin, Randy Burnham and Missy Bullen. They were -1.4.
The closest to the pins were as follows #4, Shane Cleckler, #8 Austin Burnham, #14 Blake Woo and #17 Brandon Fincher.
Buddy Butterworth won the most over points award at +7. Missy Bullen, Jeremy McCullars and Tony Parton tied for 2nd at +6.
There were only three skins for the day and they went to Austin Burnham, Jeremy McCullars and Brandon Fincher.
Congratulations to all of the winners and thanks to all the golfers for participating today. Our next Yellow ball event will be held on July 4.
Congratulations to Steve Sorrell for his hole in one on #14 on Thursday afternoon March 17. The hole measured at 137yds.
2022 MGA Season Premier Dogfight Recap
We had 44 members to play in the dogfight. The players were divided into four divisions based on their dogfight points. A golfer from each division was placed on each group of four. The four golfer teams were drawn randomly, one from each division.
The MGA provided a breakfast buffet for all the golfers. The kitchen staff did a wonderful job and the food was mighty good. The dogfight was to begin at 9am but there was a 30 min delay due to frost. The dogfight was a shotgun start and the pace of play was pretty good.
The results are as follows:
Closest to the pin awards went to (#4 B G Simmons) (#8 B G Simmons)(#14 Jan Sweatman)(#17 Jeff Bullen)(Closest 2nd shot on #7 Chuck Woodard)(Longest put on #18 Eric Smith). Each of these awards was $50. There was a tie for most over their points. Matt Osborne, Tommy Vines and Andy Payant each received $33.
The MGA put up an additional $200.00 toward the skins pot also, making the skins pot worth $420.00. For the 1st time since we have reopened there was no skins won. The $220.00 that was taken in will be applied to the MGA bonus money that will be paid out in the Club Championship.
We had a tie for 1st place in the team portion of the dogfight. The team of Mike Sweatman, Jan Sweatman, Paul Baker and Tommy Vines tied with Max Whitfield,Eric Smith, Randy Martin and Don Carrol. The team of Jeff Bullen, Chuck Woodard, Don Hopton-Jones and Andy Payant finished in 3rd place.
After a frosty start, the weather was wonderful for a mid February day of golf. Congratulations to all the prize winners and a special thanks to all the members that chose to play in this dogfight. It gets our season started on a good note.
With the $220.00 that went to the bonus pot, the total as of this letter is $1415.00. This money will be paid out during the 2022 Club Championship. You must be a MGA member and participate in a minimum of 24 dogfight events prior to the Club Championship to be eligible for this bonus pot.