Match played during the Friday shotgun.

Beautiful day with very close handicaps Steve got 1 and Glen got 2. Greg and John even.

Friday on a great golf weather day, Mac and Rick played Bob and Garry. Bob decided to play his Hickory clubs. The handicaps:  Bob 3, Garry 19 and Mac 14. No issue off the tee with the first shots. When I got to my ball I looked over and Bob's ball was ahead of mine. He out drove me with a club that belongs in a museum. Bob's 2nd shot hits the red maple and drops. He hits his next shot to 6 inches. B/G up 1.

On a beautiful Sunday afternoon on a soggy Garrison course, John paired up with a low handicap player from Sherbrooke, Quebec. Mac and Rick insisted that all correspondence be in English, but swearing was allowed in French. The handicaps: John and Rick 1, Mac 14.

Another year under way. So far:

Mac - Rick     3 0 0 6

Tom - Tom     1 0 0 2

Nick - Ricky    1 0 0 2

Bob - Garry   1 1 0 2

John - Greg   0 2 0 0

Fred - GT       0 3 0 0

Glen - Steve  0 0 0 0 

On a beautiful Sunday afternoon on a soggy Garrison course, John paired up with a low handicap player from Sherbrooke, Quebec. Mac and Rick insisted that all correspondence be in English, but swearing was allowed in French. The handicaps: John and Rick 1, Mac 14.

Friday on a great golf weather day, Mac and Rick played Bob and Garry. Bob decided to play his Hickory clubs. The handicaps:  Bob 3, Garry 19 and Mac 14. No issue off the tee with the first shots. When I got to my ball I looked over and Bob's ball was ahead of mine. He out drove me with a club that belongs in a museum. Bob's 2nd shot hits the red maple and drops. He hits his next shot to 6 inches. B/G up 1.

4 titans meet on the first tee.

A match between the defending champs, Gervan/Boland and the upstarts, WightmanMcDonald. My apologies for not having a scorecard but the following is a brief synopsis.

General: A fine sunny day; the waterlogged course played like 6,500 yards instead of 6,100; wind was from the north but seemed to be in our face no matter which way we were headed. John/TW come into the match tied for Waterfield lead with a 2-1 record; for Bob/TT it was their first match – delay due to a number of medical complaints including bad knees, sore ankles, tennis elbow and aching shoulder, etc. collectively known as old age.

Some curious match statistics which may indicate how we played: a) only one golfer recorded a net score under par. The average net was approx 74; b) on the three par 3s AFTER the third hole, the group managed only one par! c) on holes #7 and #8 every score of every golfer was a “4”.

If you are still interested in reading about this train wreck of a match, the details:

TT wins the first hole with a par net birdie. Next two holes halved with pars. TT wins the fourth win a par. After four holes, Bob/TT +2. John and Bob both par hole #5, but John’s stroke gives him a net birdie. Bob/TT +1.

On the sixth, Bob and John drown their tee shots. TW wisely lays up; TT wisely hits over. After a lot of stick handling and a few bad shots, TT ends the agony by sinking a par putt. Bob/TT +2.

On #7, Bob, TT, John all skull their tee shots and end up with well-deserved bogeys TW manages to do worse– a scuffy, skenky stinker that barely travels 70 yards and right. He then hits to 6 feet and almost sinks the putt. Everyone gets a 4; we should be ashamed of ourselves: a 118 yard hole, the easiest on the course and not a single par.

We do an “about face” on #8, all getting pars. TW earns his by hitting his third shot from 80 yards to within 10 feet and sinking the putt for a net birdie and the win. Bob/TT +1. #9 is halved with pars and at the end of 9 holes, Bob/TT cling to a shaky +1 lead.

On #10 we are into the wind and a massive drive leaves one 200 yards from the green. TW continues his rise from the ashes with three solid shots and sinks a putt for a 4 net 3; a bit of overkill because the next best score was a bogey. All even.

#11 Bob/TT misplay their tee shots and succeeding shots in every way imaginable while John two putts from about 60 feet for his par and a win. John/TW +1.

The next three holes are halved – Bob saves the day with a tricky side hill putt on #12 for par; TT and TW both miss makeable par putts on #13 . Bob/TT throw away a golden opportunity to tie the match on #14 by blading their perfect drives into different traps. Bob recovers for a bogey to tie the hole.

Bob wins 15 with a par to knot the match. Match is even.

Everyone (except Bob) strokes on 16. John and TT edge their shots into perfect position 60 yards from the pin. Then they both skull their simple chip shots, John almost to the back for the green, TT about half way to the back. John’s putt rolls off the green; TT’s stops an inch from the hole for the bogey (net par) and the win. Bob/TT +1

#17 is another lost opportunity: TW sinks lon impossible clutch putt for net par. TT has a straight 6 foot putt for birdie and the match – he misses short!!! No blood. 

#18 is well played by all, halved with pars; final result Bob/TT +1

Despite the often ragged play, it was a fun and competitive match. Much of the conversation at the end was about the great handicap system which allows excellent competition among people of varying levels of skill.

TT 38 +45 = 83 net 71

Bob 42+42 = 84 net 76

John 41+44 = 85 net 73

TW 49+46 = 95 net 75

Another beautiful Friday, temps in mid 20s and a light zephyr from the south. No rain in the past three days so playing conditions approaching normal: a “thing of beauty” drive may get 10 yards of roll. Unfortunately, a short iron to certain greens (e.g #4 and #12) which would normally bounce and roll close to a middle pin, merely stopped where they hit. That was painful. 

In terms of handicaps, it was a tight group: Bob at 8; GT and Rick, 10, and TT, 12. AND not a single stroke changed the outcome of a hole. We could have played straight up and the result of every hole would have been the same.

Briefly, on hole #1 TT sinks a long putt for a net eagle. Wasted stroke – the next best score on the hole was 5. Bob adds to the lead with a par on #4. Rick gets one back on #6 with a great shot to the green and an easy par. That’s how the first nine ended. Bob/TT +1. Three holes were won, six holes were tied. The biggest excitement was whether our drives would clear Garry’s Ditch on #9 (they all did).

The back nine was completely different: Bob/TT win #10, #11, and # 12 with pars. GT salvages 13 with a good chip and putt for the par. Bob, indignant over the broken streak, counters with a birdie on 14.  Bob/TT +4 with 4 to go.  TT renders the coup de grace, stumbling to a par on 15. Bob/TT win, 5 and 3.

The match was not ragged all the time and the atmosphere was occasionally friendly. No one was referring to his partner as “lovely” or using endearing terms whatsoever. I thought I heard some one tell an opponent “good shot” but on further reflection that may have come from another tee.

The result:

Bob: 40 – 39 = 79

TT: 40 - 43 = 83

Rick: 41 - 42= 83

Gord: 42 - 44 = 86

Ricky & Steve  v  John & Tom W

Richard  43/42 = 85 net 70

Steve  42/43 = 85 net 76

TomW 46/45 = 91 net 72

JohnM 39/43 = 82 net 70

One would think that John’s hot front 9 would have got his team somewhere…

Hole 1: Steve pars, Richard is within 3 ft for an easy net bird, John bogies and….. Tom chips in from the fringe for his net bird. Ta da! All square; what luck

R&S win #2 with R’s par.  1 up

Steve & John push #3 with their pars

Then, simultaneously, R&S look silly together on 4. Very silly.  All square to T&J’s bogies.

Then again R&S screw up bigtime. T&J win with par/net par.  They go 1 up

Cruise to Hole 7 where John’s par brings them 2 up.  Steve whispers in Richard’s ear that he believes we will be all square after 9.  And it happened. R’s net bird on 8 tops T&J’s par. On #9 both R&S par to be all square at the turn.  Hmmmm.  Is the tide turning?  Has the mojo shifted?

10 & 11 are a push

Steve shines on 12 with a par to bring him & Richard 1 up

13 is a push.  On 14 both R&S par to go 2 up.  No stopping them now (they think)

15 is sloppy for Steve but R pulls off a scrambling par to go 3 up.

It’s all over on 16.  Putters are tapped. Congrats are given.  Drinks are purchased.

TomW is a likely candidate for most improved golfer of the year.  Put a little meat on his bones; get him in the gym and he’ll be a deChambeau in no time. Perhaps some colourful pants too.

August 4, 2021 Bob/TomT vs Fred/Mac

Another ideal golf day: clear skies, light wind, fairways and greens dry, hard, and fast

Mac fresh from a seven day retreat feeling relaxed and confident; Fred’s game finally rounding into to shape; Bob/Tom’s game clearly going in the opposite direction. Mac gets 12 strokes, Fred 4, Tom 2.

Bob/Tom win four of the first five holes. Only Mac’s net par ties the second hole. The highlight was Bob’s tee shot on #3  which came to rest 3 inches from the pin for a tap in bird. Fred/Mac halt the carnage with Fred’s par at #6, but Bob/Tom bounce back, winning #7 and #8 with pars. #9 is halved and at the turn Bob/Tom are +5.

Fred wins #10 with a net birdie. Is a monster comeback in the works? No. Bob wins #11 with a par, no blood on #12; Tom wins #13 with a 40 foot putt that is moving so fast that it dents the flagstick and drops for a birdie. Match over. Bob/Tom 6 and 5.

Overall, the golf wasn’t very good; it was clear that we caught the defending champs on a bad, bad day. Nonetheless, they maintained their composure and sense of humor and it was a very pleasant round.

Clearly, the most memorable event of the day occurred on #5 when one of the women in the threesome behind us hit Mac with her drive. Forgiveness runs in Mac's veins and fisticuffs were avoided.

The scores:

Bob 39 43 = 82 net 74

Tom T 41 43 = 84 net 72

Fred 46 41 = 87 net 74

Mac 50 50 =100 net 77

Glen Nick 2 0 0 4

McD Greg 2 1 0 4

John Tom 2 1 0 4

Fred Mac 1 1 2 3

Ricki Steve 1 1 0 2

GT Rick C 0 1 3 1

Bob Tom 0 0 0 0 

A match between the defending champs, Gervan/Boland and the upstarts, WightmanMcDonald. My apologies for not having a scorecard but the following is a brief synopsis.

Gentlemen,

On Friday July 16th the two Powerhouse teams of this year's Waterfield Tray competition, Greg/GMcD (2-0) and the undefeated duo of Richard and Steve (well, except for a match against Fred and Mac which Richard says should be re-played because neither team played very well), met as a preliminary round to their almost certain rubber match meeting in the playoffs.

First the headlines

STEVE MAKES MENTAL MISTAKE BEFORE ARRIVING AT COURSE - THINKS HE'S PLAYING DARTS, NOT GOLF
RICHARD WINS #1 AND #14 AND SNOOZES IN BETWEEN
GREG/GMcD MISS THREE SHORT PUTTS TO GIVE AWAY HOLES
STEVE PUTS FIVE 3'S AND A 2 ON HIS CARD
Greg/GMcD never really had a chance. Or did they ...? [Spoiler Alert: No, they did not.]

And now the details:

#1. Steve on in reg. Richard makes net par to match Steve's. Good enough. S&R 1 up
#2 Steve on in reg. rolls in his first birdie of the day. S&R 2 up And they would not look back.
#3. But they should have. Steve on in reg. Birdie put just rolls by. But Greg is even closer and makes the birdie putt. S&R only 1 up and fading.
#4. Steve and Richard self-destruct after losing #2. They both make bogeys. GMcD has a 22-footer for par and the win to tie up the match. Alas, it stops short. But not the next one. It slips by the top edge for a double to match Greg. Ouch! S&R 2 up and are thinking it's Christmas.
#5. GMcD's two-putt net par is better than Richard's three-putt net bogey and Steve's bogey. S&R back to 1 up and obviously starting to crack.
#6. Gord goes in the drink. Greg is stymied behind a tree on the left edge of the fairway. He turns his back to the hole and strikes the ball between his legs! It's a phenomenal shot. For the first 11 yards. Then it stops. Things are looking very poor for that team. But Ricard skulls his third to 35 feet above the hole. He then one-hands it to three inches. Bogey. Steve makes a mediocre chip and misses the putt. Bogey. GMcD has mad a fine fourth shot to five feet above the hole and rolls in the putt for bogey. Greg makes a stunningly fabulous third to four feet. He rolls in the par putt for an improbable win ... wait a minute. The putt does not drop?!? Ouch. Bogeys all around.
#7. Steve on in reg. So is Richard but in a different area code. He makes 4 but Steve, of course, makes his par. GMcD is just off left, makes a pretty good putt from there and drops the remaining four-footer. No blood.
#8. GMcD is stroking. and by stickhandling hi way up the fairway is eventually able to score net of only twice as much as Steve who was on in reg and dropped the putt for his fourth 3 in the first 8 holes. S&R 2 up.
#9. Steve on in reg with another dart. Misses the12-footer by two inches and settles for a lousy and disappointing par. But Greg misses his 25-footer, GMcD misses his 14-footer and it's another win for S&R - 3up at the turn.
#10. Steve on in reg. two-putts from 85 feet. Richard makes net par. It takes GMcD five shots just to get on the green. But wait. He has hit his fifth shot from just off the green above the hole. The ball trickles down the hill and somehow finds the cup for a shocking net par. No blood but the tide has turned. Big time.
#11. Steve on in reg, two putts for par (is this getting a bit repetitive? Well just see how it feels to play against the guy. Unless he's not a guy. Maybe he's a machine.) GMcD also on, also two putts for par. No blood spilt.
#12. S&R both bogey. Greg has three feet of sidehill to negotiate for par and the win. Alas, no. The ball does not even threaten the cup. No blood.
#13. Steve on in reg but finally does not two-putt for par. Greg does and the comeback has begun. Or has it? Richard gives some advice to Steve who then calmly knocks in his 15-foot birdie putt. Double ouch!! S&R 4 up.
#14. That third birdie of the day seems to have taken the wind out of Greg/GMcD's comeback sails. Between them, they go five over par on the hole. Richard makes a routine bogey and it is good enough. Game over 5 and 4. Triple ouch!!!

After playing 13 holes in one over par (and hitting nine greens in reg) Steve plays the final five in another five over. But it was an astounding display of shot-making and superb putting. Advice to their next opponents: Check to see if there really is a beating heart in there or do you hear some kind of a mechanical whirring sound?

Steve 37 - 41 78 net 68
Richard 46 - 46 92 net 77
Greg 44 - 45 89 net 79
GMcD 46 - 49 95 net 77

On Friday, July 2nd, two previously undefeated Waterfield teams met at Garrison to determine (relative) supremacy. Greg/GMcD came in at 1-0-0, while John/TW were plying their first match. In fact, it was TW's first Waterfield match of his career, having made the leap from the Korn Ferry Tour to The Big League this past winter. It rained. The rain kept up. Then it came down. The wind blew. Then it blew harder. Then there was calm. It was a true test of golf in the elements. And it was a remarkable match which featured a very surprising finish.

First, the headlines:

ONE TEAM STARTS HOT, STALLS THEN FALLS APART WHILE THE OTHER TEAM MOUNTS WHAT SOME WILL CALL ONE OF THE GREAT COMEBACKS OF THE CENTURY
JOHN PARS THE FINAL SIX HOLES TO PRETTY MUCH SEAL THE DEAL AND FINISHES LOW NET
TW ISN"T GREAT BUT HE IS BETTER THAN GMcD ON BOTH NINES
GREG IS FOUR SHOTS WORSE ON THE BACK WHEN IT REALLY MATTERS
Greg/GMcD actually DID have a chance ... for a while. Then, well, you'll just have to read on.

And now the details:

#1. GMcD gets his team off to a good start with a net par thanks to a great read by Greg. It's good enough for the win. Greg/GMcD 1 up.
#2. Greg makes a two-putt par, but John gets it up and down from 50 feet off the back. Push.
#3. Greg makes a fine chip from 20 yards and drops the 12-footer. His par is boss. Greg/GMcD 2 up.
#4 Nobody makes par. In fact three out of four were double bogey or worse. Greg's mediocre bogey is sufficient. Greg/GMcD 3 up. They'd better enjoy it because it will not last.
#5. Everyone is stroking off Greg. Everyone makes net par. Greg makes par. Push.
#6. Greg keeps the magic flowing with a fine two-putt par which is not matched by anyone, Greg/GMcD now 4 up and about to stall. Big Time.
#7. GMcD is the only one on but everyone else is close and gets up and down. Four pars. No blood.
#8. Net bogeys from TW and GMcD. Real bogeys from John and Greg. No change in the score.
#9. GMcD hits a tree with his second and ends up in the trap. He hits some sand with his third and ends up still in the trap. Everyone else is on in four. TW makes a bogey but both John and Greg make the par putts.
Greg/GMcD 4 up at the turn, but they have forgotten what it feels like to win a hole. John/TW are about to catch fire.

#10. Nothing spectacular. A bogey and two net bogeys. Yet another push.
#11. Everyone has a chance for par including a superb Fred-esque sand shot from TW but only Greg converts. Greg/GMcD now 5 up but it will be the last hole Greg/GMcD will win for more than 164 hours.
#12. Greg makes another fine chip to pin high but the putt does not fall. John matches the bogey for the tie.
#13. John reminds TW that he is playing an important match. "Oh" says Tom. Then he responds with a great six-foot par putt that turns out to be not only the winner but the beginning of what some will call one of The Great Comebacks of The Century. They are now down four. But not for long.
#14. TW keeps it going. He uses his stroke to great advantage to make net par and win his second consecutive hole. Now just three down and with the momentum.
#15. Greg hits his second before GMcD and John and bangs it well over the hazard. John puts his lay up 8-iron back in the bag, pulls out 3-wood and hits a phenomenal shot to 100 yards right .He puts his third on the green with a chance for birdie. Greg and GMcD are just short with their thirds. GMcD chips to six feet. Greg chips to six inches. John's birdie putt refuses to drop and there is a slight pause in what some will call one of The Great Comebacks of The Century. But not a long pause.
#16. John blows everyone off the course with a beautifully played par/net birdie and what some will call one of The Great Comebacks of The Century continues. Now only two down with two to go.
#17. Tom is stroking. After a fine drive, one of his few mis-hits on the back means he is faced with a 55 yard chip over the front trap. He hits a beauty to 7 feet above the hole. GMcD is pin high left and leaves his birdie put two feet below the hole. Greg has a 15-footer for birdie and the match but it stays high. john also makes par but it all comes down to TW's putt for net birdie to keep the match alive. He checks it from every angle. He stands over the ball. He strokes it ...
Alas, there is no joy in Mudville. The putt stayed right as it sped past the hole . And with that, what some will call one of The Great Comebacks of The Century fell just short. But make no mistake. This John/TW team is a force to be reckoned with. TW has the taste of winning a couple of key holes in his mouth. And John is working on a six-pars-in-a-row streak. There next opponents have been warned.

John 43 - 41 84 net 71
Tom W. 50 - 48 98 net 78
Greg 39 - 43 82 net 72
GMcD 51 - 49 100 (!) net 82



First Let me say it was a BEE YOU TI FULL day. It's a while back now but Fred hasn't written it up.

 

Friday June 25 at 1:06 p.m. The very first Waterfield of 2021. Defending champs and recent Boland Cup winners on the tee. Last chance for the team to split up but it appears that they are bonded. Mac gets 5 a side. Nick 3 in total and Fred one a side.

 

The weather is BEE YOU TI FULL. 

 

Fred birdies 2 from 3 feet and not to be outdone pitches in on 3 from 40 yards for another birdie. BEE YOU TI FULL. A one up lead is BEE YOU TI FULL. (Nick won 1)

 

Fred is the only one on 4 in regulation but the grass grew so much while he was standing over his two footer that he missed it. All square but the day is BEE YOU TI FULL.

 

Glen is full of beans on 5 because Nick and his stroke is in the left cedars with trees in his way. Sure enough a massively high swipe setlles down three feet away for a net birdie and the lead for Glen/Nick.

 

Mac and his stroke drain a ten footer to half 6. And that is it for BEE YOU TI FULL for the next two hours.

 

Pars win 7, 8 and 9 for G/N. Holy Cow the lead (like in another match) is 4 up at the turn.

 

10 and 11 are traded. 4 up with 7 to go.

 

Mac saves a net par on 12 to halve Glen's easy par. Ditto a scrambly half on 13 to set up a big comeback at 4 down with 5 to go for F/M.

 

Glen can dormie the match on 14 but three putts to allow Mac and his stroke to win and make the difference 3 . BEE YOU TI FULL. Got them where F/M want them. 

 

Glen is inside Fred on 15 but Fred's 40 incher goes in and Glen's 36 incher for the win on the same line misses. The lead is now a dormie lead.  BEE YOU TI FULL

 

Mac finishes 16 with less than net double so that is another win. 2 down. BEE YOU TI FULL

 

Glen comes out of the trap to 18 sidehill inches on 17. That is missed so Mac's net par wins another hole. 1 down  BEE YOU TI FULL

 

Nervously playing 18 Nick and Glen do well to get within 100 yards in two. And Mac isn't stroking! BUT after Fred yanks his approach shot into the left front bunker (back left pin) and Mac goes straight but long right over the pin and off the green in 4 do you think Nick and Glen can do it? Glen finds the right bunker. Uh oh. You just know what happens next. Mac sinks it from off the back of the green for a real par!!! Oh but Nick got on in 3 to 15 feet so a calm 2 putt is also par and a 1 up win for Nick and Glen. BEE YOU TI FULL.

 

ALL IN ALL A BEE YOU TI FULL DAY!!

And so it begins ...

On a warm summer afternoon a mere six months before Christmas Day (or was it six months after Christmas Day? Whatever), the top two teams in the early betting for this year's Waterfield sweepstakes, GT/Rick and Greg/GMcD, got the show on the road. It was a fine match with twists and turns, great shots and terrible shots, long putts and short missed putts. But in the end, quality (or perhaps just good old-fashioned luck) shone through

First, the headlines:
GT/Rick dominate the par 3s and 5s playing them in one under par.
Rick plays 12-17 in one over par.
Greg/GMcD miss crucial short putts - GMcD on 7 and Greg on 11.
GT/Rick are better gross and better net.

Greg/GMcD never really stood a chance. Or did they ... ?

And now the details:

#1. GMcD putts his third from off the green to 2 feet and makes it for net par which was good enough, allowing Greg to save his considerable putting prowess for later in the match. Greg/GMcD ever-so-briefly 1 up.

#2. The leaders have terrific drives and then go totally brain-dead, both limping in with double bogeys while Rick makes a solid two-putt par. A sign of things to come as the match goes back to All Square.

#3. Rick celebrates his win by sending his tee shot almost to the 4th tee. But no matter. GT makes a classic GT par by hitting short, chipping to 20 feet past then rolling in the putt. GMcD pulls his tee shot left of the trap and has to lob wedge his second which stops 18 feet below the hole. Greg is closer but GMcD's putt finds the cup and Greg picks up, saving his considerable putting prowess for later in the match. Still All Square.

#4. Things are looking good for GT/Rick, both with 20 foot uphill putts for birdie. Greg is short of the green and GMcD is 45 feet above the hole. But GMcD gets his putt to stop 3 feet past the hole, GT and Rick both miss, Greg has 5 feet for par but GMcD rolls in his par putt, allowing Greg to save his considerable putting prowess for later in the match It would be needed.

#5. A stroke hole for Rick and GMcD. GMcD blow his chip 40 feet past the hole. Rick is underneath. His putt doesn't fall but he's got the net par. Greg is on 35 feet right of the hole. He now exercises his considerable putting prowess to make a fine two-putt par and the match stays All Square.

#6. Now the wheels start to really come off the Greg/GMcD team. They both stumble to double bogey and lose the ... But wait! Rick has gone hazard left and GT is having brain farts. End result is four double bogeys and the match is still All Square. But not for long.

#7. Four pretty good tee shots. Rick hits a long putt from below then rolls in the four-footer from above giving GT a chance to go for his birdie. No luck. But it didn't matter. Both Greg and GMcD miss short par putts and GT/Rick walk off with a 1 up lead.

#8. GMcD doesn't have to try his net par putt because Greg has made a superb chip to three feet and rolls it in for the par and the win. Match back to All Square.

#9. This time it's GT who makes the superb chip from long left downhill to three feet. Of course he makes it. GMcD has make a poor putt from off the green right but rolls in the remaining 8-footer for par allowing Greg to save his considerable putting prowess for later in the match. All Square at the turn.

#10. GMcD makes a routine two-putt bogey/net par allowing Greg ... you know the drill by now. Rick makes a valiant attempt at par but alas, it stays left and surprisingly, it's Greg/GMcD 1 up.

#11. Greg makes the shot of the day (to that point) leaving himself an easy three-footer for birdie. GT makes his routine par and Greg taps it in for the .. Wait a minute! The ball drifts left and stays out! A missed opportunity for Greg/GMcD and a push. It would be a long time before they have another such opportunity. Or would it ...?

#12. Greg is reeling from that miss and hits his drive maybe 95 yards up the left. He has to stand in the bushes to hit his second.. GMcD thanks the arborist for removing the trees on the left and blows by them to 135 yds. GT and Rick have hit good drives and acceptable seconds. Then GMcD hits his shot of the day - to six inches and a gimme birdie. Rick comes close but no cigar. Greg/GMcD now 2 up.

#13. GMcD celebrates his birdie by going in the drink and eventually makes triple. Rick and GT have legitimate birdie chances. Greg is a long way off top right. But he exercises his considerable putting prowess to get down in two. Both birdie putts fail to fall and it is still Greg/GMcD 2 up. But all that was about to change.

#14. GMcD continues his post-birdie downfall by losing his drive left and making another triple. GT is just off the back but makes an impressive par. Greg is hitting from 140 left. It bounces in front, hops up and settles 12 feet below the hole. Considerable putting prowess is brought to bear, the birdie putt falls and it's Greg/GMcD 3 up. However, that is about to change in a hurry.

#15 All but GT on in reg. GMcD and Greg leave their birdie putts short. Rick does not. His 30 foot uphill putt hangs on the right edge for a moment then falls into the cup for a birdie and the start of an incredible comeback. Maybe. Greg/GMcD only 2 up and shaken.

#16. Greg decides that enough is enough. He leaves his 50 yard pitch so close that he is not required to exercise his considerable putting prowess. His par holds up despite great efforts by GT and Rick, and it's all over. Greg/GMcD 3 and 2.

A fine start to the 2021 Waterfield for two teams that are likely to meet in the playoffs.

GT 42-41 83 net 72
Rick 44-40 84 net 72
Greg 41-39 80 net 69
GMcD 43-48 91 net 74

Great match … pre match notes, played from greens = no difference in hdcps.
Quick summary GREAT match , much ebb and flow…. highlight was Mac’s putting ….
To start…. Mac gets 10 stoikes , Fred 2 , Rick 1

1st - Gord and Fred hit great Fairway woods into green …. difference was Gt on green Fred just over the back. Fred has trouble with his shot , GT not … GT/ Rick 1up
2nd - Rick is only one to play it correctly 2up
3rd - Mac has stroke and does not need ,,,, good putt for net 2
4th - playing long into east wind… Nobody on in reg. GT learns from others misses and sinks the 18’ putt , back o 2 up
5th - Everyone strokes but Fred is the one who gets the net 3. Another win for them
6th - Rick and GT play it well but only to tie Mac’s net par
7th- ERROR - sloppy bogies hand the hole to Fred/ Mac
8th - Mac’s net par wins it
9th split with pars

at the turn Mac / Fred i up ( only 2 holes tied

10th - RC. hits a great pitch from 40 yards to gimme distance ( except for THIS team who gave nothing ) However Fred roles in a 35 ‘ putt to tie !
11th pars by GT/RC good enough
12th Gift to Mac and company … Macs net prawns it
13th split with pars
14th GT par wins
15th -GT bogey wins as hazards strike
16th - GT makes a very good up/down for par but only ties Freds n et par.
17th - Hole played wonderfully by all but Mac’s up and down ( another good putt ) wins the hole .
ALLL TIED PLAYING !8 …..but

GT and RC make very good up and downs for par…. Mac bogies…… Fred in a slight senior moment starts to congratulate the opposition and quickly knocks in his 13 footer for par. This ties the match and of course raises the question as to how quickly Fred should putt ……..

John and Ricky take on Bob and Nick. Beautiful day. Fred bets on Jickey. McD takes Nob.

Counting backwards

18 is a push. John generously given a four footer to halve and preserve the integrity of the match.

17 is a nice up and down by John. 1 up Jickey.

16 John misses a four footer to allow halving bogey net pars, Still 1 up

15. Hazards galore for one team. Routine pars for the Nobs. All square.

14. Richard drives it 40 yards into the trees who throw his ball out. He then slaps it around just clearing the bunker in 4. A one handed sixty footer means bogey net par and a 1 up lead.

13. All Ricky again. Only one on the green and when par is enough he smoothly two putts for the win. 2 up.

12. Pars all round (except for Ricky who didn't like his ball any more). 

11. John is a star. Last to hit he knocks it inside Bob. Last to putt he sinks it for birdie. This putt really got the match going the JR way. 3 up. 

10. Good drives but poor seconds for most mean par/net par halve the hole. This was HUGE! 3 up.

9. They cleared the ditch and didn't go out of bounds. That is the only good news. Both Bob and Nick par. 2 up.

8. What are they doing. A double at best! Easily beaten. 1 up.

7. Poor putting. Again matching pars from Bob and Nick and it's all square.

6. Did Bob make a birdie? He did and that wins it. 1 down

5. John and Ricky take the fifth. Well they halve it which is like a victory. 

4. Um John misses another putt and it's 2 down. 

3. Ricky sends his drone butterfly onto Nicks ball in the middle of his downswing. Not distracted in the least Nick swipes it towards the fourth tee. But when he pitches it to gimmee range the par wins the hole. 3 down.

2. Did Nick just make a birdie? He did and that wins it. 4 down. 

1. What are they doing. A double at best! Easily beaten. 5 down. .

McD wins the bet. A fun day all round. 

GMcD Tom 3 0 1 7

GT Greg  3 1 0 6

Fred Mac 2 1 1 5

Glen Steve 2 1 1 5

John Ricky 0 3 1 1

Bob Nick 0 4 0 0

 On Friday July 31st, the two teams that the Nevada bookies are saying are odds-on favourites to meet again in the WATERFIELD Final, played Round 1 of their possibly marathon competition. TT/GMcD came in at 3-0 while the Maestro and the Doc started the day at 1-1. Tom and Steve got 3 strokes from Glen, Gord got 6. It should have been a close match, but ...
First the headlines:
G/S TAKE 3 LESS STROKES NET, MAKE 3 MORE PARS AND DOUBLE THE BIRDIES OF THEIR OUTCLASSED COMPETITION
GLEN PLAYS 5-9 IN EVEN PAR AND 12-15 IN 1 UNDER
THEN STEVE MAKES NET BIRDIE ON 16 TO PRETTY MUCH CLINCH IT
GMcD HAS HIS WORST-EVER ROUND IN THE WATERFIELD
TT HITS IS DRIVE ON 9 ALMOST TO THE 200 THEN 6 MORE TO GET IT IN THE HOLE
ONLY ONE 4-PUTT ACTUALLY FIGURED IN THE RESULT
Clearly, only one team was solidly on their game. TT/GMcD never really had a chance. Or did they ...?

And now the very highly summarized details:
#1 Glen on in reg. Makes par. TOM makes a good chip and sneaks the putt in for net birdie. TT/GMcD 1 up. But not for long.
#2 Glen and Steve show how it’s going to be. Two 2-putt pars tie up the match.
#3 Bogeys or worse. No blood.
#4 Glen takes 6 shots to get on the green. Steve only needs 5. Their doubles are no match for GMcD’s gimme par and ever-so-briefly TT/GMcD are back to 1 up.
#5 Tom and Steve match net birdies to beat Glen’s legit par. No blood.
#6 Glen is now on fire. He is about to crush the opposition with a steady stream of very solid golf. He starts with a no mistakes 2-putt par to beat everyone and tie up the match.
#7 Glen follows that up with another green in reg and an easy par. GMcD is just off right, 41.5 feet from the hole. He hopes to get it close.He gets it very close and it almost drops. Wait a minute! It DOES drop! Birdie! And briefly, TT/GMcD take their third lead of the day. But it wouldn’t last - not even to the turn.
#8 GMcD is stroking but with two attempts, he can’t get even one to stay on the golf course. Three bogeys mean no blood.
#9 Steve and Tom crush their drives. Steve’s second finds the front trap. As does Tom’s third and GMcD’s third, both from well inside the 100! Pitiful. Tom eventually gets on in 5, 30 feet away and cards a 7. GMcD only one better. Steve makes the best bunker shot and makes par. But none of that matters. The on-fire Maestro, who has missed the green long, knocks it up and in for Birdie! (His first but by no means his last of the day.) All Square at the turn but TT/GMcD are struggling.
#10 GMcD wastes another of his rapidly dwindling supply of strokes. Three bogeys and a net bogey. No blood.
#11 GMcD is 18 feet away. TT just in front, Steve wide right, Glen bunkered. Tom makes an excellent chip. Gord makes a close-but-no-cigar effort for his second par 3 birdie. Two pars beat two bogeys. For the very last time in the match, TT/GMcD have the lead - 1 up.
#12 It didn’t even last 15 minutes. Glen makes par, no one else does and it’s back to All Square and the previously-undefeated team are on their way to oblivion.
#13 Once again, Glen makes par. So does Steve. But Tom coaxes one in from under the hole and keeps his team tied, for the moment.
#14 Steve and Gord both butcher the hole. but their partners both have birdie chances. Both coulda/shoulda but didn’t fall. Still All Square. But that was all about to change.
#15 Tom pulls out his driver and pays for that decision when he goes long right. Steve is also in trouble and out out of it. GMcD’s drive is so short that he has to lay up. Glen is an inch (okay, that’s 2.54 cm) from the rough but he hacks it well over to 75 yards. Meanwhile, GMcD has hit a good shot to the middle of the green and should make par. But that won’t be good enough. Glen hits a beauty to 14 feet and then jars the putt for Birdie! And for the first time all day, G/S have taken a 1 up lead. There would be no looking back. Well, not much looking back.
#16 We all know what happens - Steve hits to just short of the green, rolls it up to gimme distance and has the net birdie. Glen takes the hole off. Unfortunately, so does TT who, after hitting it to 160 needs 3 more just to get it to 30 feet. GMcD has hit a good drive and actually got his second onto the putting surface a little ahead of Steve. He watches Steve‘s masterful putt. Then he tries to duplicate it. He doesn’t. Not even close. He is still 12 feet below the hole. G/S are about to go dormie 2. But the Golf Goddess isn’t done having some fun with this match. She allows GMcD’s next putt to fall in on the low side for par/net birdie. TT/GMcD are gasping for breath but still have life. They are 1 down with 2 to go.
#17 Glen puts an exclamation mark on the match by hitting the green in reg, albeit somewhat above the hole. His careful putt stops still somewhat above the hole. But not his second putt. It stops somewhat below the hole. To mix things up a little, Glen’s third putt stops somewhat beside the hole. His fourth is squarely in the middle of the cup. Meanwhile, Tom is just off right but makes a less-than-fabulous putt that stops somewhat below the hole. He is thrilled when the putt is conceded after Glen misses his third. And, incredibly it’s All Square coming to 18.
#18 Steve hits the front green with his second again. GMcD his the willow (hard) with his third. Glen and Tom are in good position after two shots. Tom goes first and hits a clutch pitch to 10 feet left of the hole. Does Glen buckle under the pressure? He does not. He leaves it 12 right of the hole. Meanwhile, Steve has made a good sand shot, a good lag putt and he has his par. That fact stays in Glen’s brain for the briefest moment and then it is gone. He carefully babies his birdie putt to a foot short. Oops! And now the stage is set for Tom’s 10 foot straight putt for birdie and the improbable win. It starts a little right. It stays a little right. No birdie. No win. But no loss. Tie ballgame!

Glen 39-41 80 net 73
Steve 42-45 87 net 76
Tom 42-41 83 net 72
GMcD 49-47 96 net 81

Richard & I vs Mac & Fred

GMcD Tom 3 0 0 6

Fred Mac 2 1 0 4

GT Greg  2 1 0 4

Glen Steve 1 1 0 2

John Ricky 0 1 0 0

Bob Nick 0 4 0 0

On Friday afternoon, July 17th a crucial match in this year's Waterfield competition took place between two previously undefeated teams - FreddyMac and TT/GMcD. Many of those who follow this competition closely already have their money on these two teams meeting in the final, one at 5-0 in the round robin and one at 4-1.

First the headlines:
MAC MAKES NET PAR/PAR ON THE FRONT NINE PAR 3's
FRED MAKES SEVEN CONSECUTIVE PARS TO EFFECTIVELY CRUSH TT/GMcD
TOM BOGEYS EVERY PAR 5
GMcD PLAYS 15 HOLES IN BOGEY OR WORSE
FreddyMac were clearly on their game. TT/GMcD never really had a chance. Or did they ...?

Now the details:
#1 Mac makes a great third shot from 100 out. He and GMcD match net pars.
#2 Fred makes his only 3-putt of the day to match Mac and GMcD's bogeys but Tom is on and makes a great lag putt. Par conceded and TT/GMcD are 1 up. But not for long.
#3 Mac uses his stroke well. Makes net par which is good after both opponents skull their chip shots. All Square.
#4 Mac goes AWOL. Fred makes 6. Both TT are close to green but can't get up and down. A crucial failure, as it turns out. No blood. Match still All Square.
#5 Fred hits wrong ball from fairway. Oops! Tom loses drive right. Oops! But both strokers are on in three about 30 feet away. GMcD takes two putts, Mac takes three and momentarily it's TT/GMcD 1 up.
#6 Tom bombs it over, everyone else goes right. Then Fred goes really right and his ball is never seen again. Mr Terrific makes a 2-putt par but Mac is stroking and his net par gets the push. Fred is now 11 over par after six holes but only 1 down thanks to some solid play by his partner. Fred removes his golf shirt to reveal his Superman outfit beneath and goes on a tear. Seven consecutive pars and that just about does in TT/GMcD.
#7 But not quite yet. Fred and Mac both get up and down for pars. But Tom and GMcD have 12-footers for birdie. GMcD goes first and with Tom's read the putt drops for birdie! Ever-so-briefly, they are 2 up but it will be a long time before they win another hole and by that time it may be too late.
#8 Fred 2-putts from 60 feet for par, Mac makes net par, TT and GMcD sloppy bogeys and their descent has begun. TT/GMcD 1 up. Mac has just gone net par/par/net par. But this is the day Prime Minister Trudeau has announced that everyone should get ten paid sick days. He figures that includes him so he goes AWOL for the last ten holes and won't be heard from again. But no matter. He has a partner who is on fire!
#9 Fred and Tom both chip from in front to back pin and both get it inside 8 feet. Fred lines up his putt, stands over it, then stands over it some more, then stands ... okay he eventually hits the ball and in it goes. When it is finally Tom's turn his whiskers have grown half an inch and his face is itchy. He pushes his par putt right and not only is the match back to All Square but FreddyMac have the BIG MO. Incredibly, Mac and Fred have just shot 48 and 47 to a pair of 43s and they are tied.
#10 Fred hits another green in reg but so does Tom. Two pars and a net par for GMCD and the match remains tied.
#11 Fred hits it over the trap and right at the pin. It coulda gone in. TT hits a fine chip to four feet from 75 feet right. GMcD gets his chip to four inches. Of course Fred makes par as well. No blood.
#12 Fred on in reg again. A fine lag from the back and an easy par putt. GMCD misses his from 25 feet. TT has a slippery downhill 14-footer. He reads it perfectly and the ball curls in. What a great gutsy putt! His team stays even. But not for long.
#13 TT still basking in the adulation for his putt on #12, forgets to hit it and doesn't quite clear the water. Fred on in perfect position (what else is new?). GMcD messes up another chip and has to settle for 4. Fred makes the two-putt par and for the first time all day, FreddyMac is up 1. Their opponents are fading.
#14 Fred has an 80 yard chip but puts it inside 10 feet. GMcD makes another lousy chip and another bogey. TT has gone long - just about in the trap and has a putt that will take him over a sprinkler head. No relief say FreddyMac (correctly) so he has to aim right of the hole. He is still able to get it to 3 feet. Incredibly, Fred misses. TT makes his par putt and has stopped the bleeding. Match All Square with four to go.
#15 Fred continues his stellar play. On in reg, tap in par. But GMcD is inside him and mistakenly thinks he has a stroke. He babies the putt and taps in for par and what he thinks is a win. NOT! Still All Square.
#16 GMcD is stroking. Hits two shots to 78 yards and is in great shape. Hits the next one 23 yards. Ouch! Fred has made a superb chip to five feet right. TT has made a superb chip to six feet right. GMcD bears down and gets his fourth to six feet right as well. He goes first and, with a read from Tom, he makes the putt for net par. Fred's putt does a 270 but fails to fall. All of a sudden it's TT/GMcD 1 up with two to go.
#17 Fred is beside the right trap in two. Tom has driven left and has to get over or through a tree to get anywhere near the green. He chooses through. And through it goes, coming to rest at the back of the green - back pin. In his excitement (or consternation) Fred pulls the wrong club out of his bag - his 54 degree wedge instead of his 60. Oops! Of course he goes a little long - 6 feet long. Tom has a dangerous curling downhill putt that he plays brilliantly. Gimme for par. Now Fred has to make his 6-footer to keep the match alive. Alas, it was not to be and the match ends TT/GMcD 2 and 1.
    Fred has played the final 12 holes in just four over par. Almost but not quite enough. Mac joined us for beverages at the 19th.

Fred 47-40 87 net 76
Mac 48-59 107 net 85
Tom 43-40 83 net 72
GMcD 43-43 86 net 70 ( no doubles, no three-putts for the first time this year)

On Friday July 24th the Defending Champions, Bob and Nick took on the powerhouse team of Tom Terrific and GMcD. In this match, the Challengers learned that
                                           IT'S NEVER OVER TIL IT'S OVER!

First the headlines
TT/GMcD START STRONG THEN CRASH AND BURN EARLY ON THE BACK
TT/GMcD 13 OVER JUST ON 10-13 WHILE BOB PARS THEM ALL - AND 14 AS WELL
THEN NICK BIRDIES 15 FROM 35 FEET
GMcD GOES AWOL ON THE BACK
The Challengers never really had a chance. Or did they...?

Now the highly abbreviated details:
#1 TT gets up and down from 50 feet for net birdie. Challengers 1 up.
#2 TT two putts from 65 feet to tie pars by both Champions.
#3 TT and Bob both go left and are never seen again. Nick misses par putt from 22 feet. GMcD makes par putt from 12 feet and it's Challengers 2up.
#4 Three less than fabulous bogeys leave Bob a three footer for par and the win. It doesn't fall. No blood.
#5 Bob makes well-played two putt par. Nick and GMcD make net pars. TT is also stroking and he makes the most of it. Sinks a six footer for net birdie. Challengers 3 up.
#6 GMcD three putts his way to a net par. TT two putts his way to a par. Good enough. Challengers 4 up.
#7 TT has a good shot at birdie but no luck. A push thanks to a fine long putt by Nick.
#8 TT makes a solid two putt par. That's all it takes to put the Challengers 5 up. But things were about to change. Big Time.
#9 TT and GMcD both well inside the 100 and both miss the green with their thirds. Ouch! Nick makes par but GMcD gets it up and down for the push. And that's the last we'll hear of him. The Defending Champions are about to go on a huge comeback roll while the Challengers fall apart. It's never over til it's over - even with a five hole lead.
#10 Challengers both double bogey. Bob makes par. Nick makes net birdie and The Great Comeback has begun. Challengers 4 up.
#11 TT three putts to match GMcD's and Nick's bogeys. But Bob makes a solid par. Challengers only 3 up and fading fast.
#12 GMcD goes just into the long stuff. TT goes deep into the long stuff. Bob is able to three putt his way to a bogey and a win. Challengers only 2 up and can't hit a good shot.
#13 Bob continues his torrid pace. Has a 15 footer for birdie. Tom barely clears the pond. GMcD doesn't even do that. TT gets his chip to 10 feet and makes the crucial putt to salvage a tie. The bleeding is temporarily stopped. But Bob isn't done yet.
#14 Bob hits a masterful second. From the fairway looks like a kick-in birdie. It's actually about 12 feet past the hole. Tom then hits a clutch shot to 10 feet above the hole. Bob grazes the top edge of the hole. Then TT rolls his in. Birdie!! Challengers back to 3 up. But not for long.
#15 Bob and GMcD go right. Their seconds are never seen again. Nick hits a drive short and left. Anyone else would lay up. But Nick crushes his three wood and gets it to 100 yards right. He puts his third on 35 feet short. TT is 95 yards away, also right. He hesitates. He steps away. He re-composes himself. He skulls his shot. Hard. It rolls up the fairway to the green then keeps going - all the way to 24 feet from the pin. Looking good for the Challengers. Then Nick pours in a BOMB for birdie, TT doesn't and it's back to Challengers 2 up and suffering from shock.
#16 Nick follows up his birdie with...a ball into Nickland Right, never to be seen again. TT and GMcD both stroking and leave their thirds well short of the hole. Bob gets his third to 5 feet. TT putts from 25 feet below the hole hoping to get it close. He does that and more. The putt drops for an astounding net birdie. And that is where the match ended - 3 and 2. Phew!!
TT makes HUGE putts on 13, 14 and 16 to save his team from the ignominy of blowing a five up lead.

Bob 43-40 83 net 75
Nick 43-46 89 net 76
Tom 40 - 41 81 net 71
GMcD 43-51(!) 94 net 79

On Tuesday evening, July 13th,  the two teams that many of Waterfield Cup cognoscenti are saying are most likely to meet in the finals, Richard Saxe/John McDonald (who wish to be known as "Jicky") (editor's note - this report was drafted before Jicky decided to change their team name to The Eskimos. No - The Redskins. No. At press time we're not sure.) and Tom Thayer/Gord McDiarmid, (well-known from their earlier championship days as "Tom T./GMcD") met at Garrison to determine which team would likely go 5-0 in round robin play and which would likely end at 4-1.

  First, the headlines:
JOHN CHANNELS HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW - IS MASTERFUL IN THE SAND
RICHARD WINS TWO HOLES BEFORE MATCH IS 30 MINUTES OLD
JICKY USE ONLY 33 PUTTS BETWEEN THEM IN THE FIRST 11 HOLES, TOM T./GMcD NEED 40 (INCLUDING THREE THREE-PUTTS)
RICHARD CHIPS VERY WELL AND SINKS A KILLER BOMB ON 16 FOR NET BIRDIE
JOHN MAKES LONG PAR PUTT ON 7 AND PHENOMENAL WINNING CHIP ON 8
  Jicky were clearly on their game. Tom T./GMcD never really had a chance. Or did they ...?

  And now the details:
#1 Richard gets it up and down from in front to a front pin for net par. No one can match him. Jicky 1 up and the rout is on.
#2 Richard gets up and down from 80 feet to a back pin in what would become a theme of the match. John also pars. Tom T. and GMcD stumble in with bogeys. Jicky 2 up and the rout is very well underway.
#3 Tom T. And GMcD again stumble in with bogeys. John has a six footer for par but it just slides by. But Richard has a five-footer and hasn't missed all day. Until now. The putt inexplicable slips by. Tom T./GMcD get an undeserved respite from the onslaught.
#4 Both Jickys encounter a bit of trouble and finish with bogeys. So does GMcD. But Tom plays it well, gets a read from his partner and cans the par putt. After one of the few bright spots for Tom T./ GMcD all afternoon, its Jicky 1 up.
#5 Everyone stroking off Tom. No one plays it very well but GMcD's chip from 70 feet ends up 8 feet left. Tom tells him it's straight. He hits it straight. Tom is right. The putt drops for net par and a win. All of a sudden it's All Square. But not for long.
#6 Tom bombs it over. The rest go right. Eventually it's all about chipping and putting. Tom gives GMcD the read from left of the hole and the putt is good for par. Tom makes a routine two-putt par. The Jickys don't. Incredibly Jicky is 1 down for the first time in the whole 2020 Waterfield Championship season. But it would be some time before their opponents would win another hole. The John Show was about to begin.
#7 GMcD pin high and with some help from Tom, makes par leaving Tom with a chance to go for birdie. RIchard takes three more from the fringe, and John has left a chip way short. Tom's  putt just kisses the top edge but fails to fall. Then John calmly rolls in his 16-footer. Ouch!! No blood.
#8 GMcD the only one on in reg but 65 feet away. John is hitting his third from 45 yards and sticks the ball a foot away from the hole!! Gimme. GMcD is disturbed. He leaves his first putt 8 feet short and his second left. A big turning point in the match. It's All Square and Jicky has the MO.
#9 Okay, so much for the MO. Both Jickys take five to get on, Tom takes five to find the cup and it's TomT./GMcD 1 up at the turn.
#10 GMcD can't capitalize on his stroke. His net par matches real up-and-down pars by John and Tom. No blood.
#11. Tom goes way left, Richard way right, John just short and GMcD 15 feet away. Incredibly Tom gets his chip to gimme distance, Richard gets up and down from 90 feet and four pars mean no blood.
#12 John, Richard and Tom have par putts - both Jickys below the hole and Tom above. Tom slides his  slippery downhiller in the side door! Then, shockingly, both Jickys miss just left!! A possible turning point? Tom T/GMcD 2 up.
#13 Three balls in the trap right, TT on the fringe. John makes the best sand shot to 7 feet below the hole. GMcD leaves his just behind Tom so is able to give him the read. Tom makes his par. John pulls his putt ever-so-slightly left and all of a sudden it's Tom T./GMcD  3 up.
#14 John is in the back trap with a tricky downhill lie. No problem! He blasts to six feet and calmly makes the ... bogey. That matches three other bogeys and now Jicky is 3 down with 4 to go. But there is still time (especially because we know that Richard will pull off a heroic net bird on #16).
#15 Tom hits his 6-iron fat on his second and the ball disappears into the hazard. John has some trouble but Richard and GMcD are at the 100 in two. Richard puts it safely on but well below the hole. GMcD gets it to pin high but off the green right. His tentative downhill putt leaves him 5 feet above the hole. Richard goes 5.5 feet by. GMcD offers good/good which would have meant dormie. Richard declines. He misses right. GMcD, following instructions from TT, rolls it in and that was the match - 4 and 3.
#16 Then Richard makes the impressive net bird on #16, but it is too little too late.

   It was a beautiful summer evening for a round of golf with friends. And Tom lived up to his handle - Tom Terrific.

Richard  45-44 89 net 75
John       43-45 88 net 77
Tom T.    41-39 80 net 70
GMcD.    45-43 88 net 73

Fred Mac 2 0 0 4

Glen Steve 1 0 0 2

GT Greg  1 1 0 2

GMcD Tom 0 0 0 0

John Ricky 0 0 0 0

Bob Nick 0 3 0 0

Fred and Mac vs Gord T and Greg. 4 hours and twenty minutes in the heat. 

Fred was on in two to win #1 with a par, but Gord’s birdie on #2 evened it up. Mac responded with a net par on #3 to put us back in the one up lead we held until #9 when Fred’s par made it up two.
#10 was split and Greg and Gordie’s pars on #11 reduced our hard earned lead to one. Mac to the rescue on #12 where his net par returned us to the comfortable up two zone; an area Fred maintained with his par on #13 to tie Greg.
The tension mounts on #14 as Fred and Mac hiccup with 6’s to Gord and Greg’s 4’s-back to 1 up, a lead we barely maintain on #15 with Fred’s par as Greg missed an almost sure birdie.
Golf is surely a game with the most unexpected action. On #16 Fred’s hard earned net par puts Mac and Fred up two and we feel we can end it on #17, but the golf gods intervene and provide Greg and Gord with IV infusions of pars to our messed up 5’s and 6’s. One up going into #18 and Gord and Greg have the MO! Mac hits a less than stellar drive, second shot, third shot and is barely on the green in 4 and 80 ft away from the back pin with no strokes. The always dangerous putter Gord is 30 feet from the pin in 4 shots. Fred hits his best drive and second shot of the day; Greg hits even better shots. The dam golf gods say ‘let’s have some fun’. Fred, who’s feeling very confident, pull-hooks his short shot so far out of bound that even a search of the tall grass and the parking lot fails to find it! Greg hits a beautiful shot in to 10 feet. Meanwhile a shout erupts way down at the front of the green, ‘Freddy, I made it!’. It took a while to sink in because everybody forgot about Mac and his 80 foot double breaker. Oh joy, oh joy, the Gervanator strikes at 18 again!
But wait. Gordie has routinely sunk his 30 footer for par and Greg still has a 10 footer for birdie to win the hole and tie the match. Alas, it’s not his day and Fred and Mac stagger into their second win. Thanks for all the wonderful fun guys.
Scores: Mac 100, Fred 86; Gord 85, Greg 83.

Bob and Nick set out to try and defend their 2019 championship. It was a lovely hot Friday with the course firm and fast. 

Gord played brilliantly from the white tees. He hit a lot of greens and made some crucial putts. Greg was steady steady steady. And when he birdied 12 and 15 it was all too much. Poor Bob played to his handicap but Nick was no help at all. A good match and a big welcome and congratulations to Greg. 

   Played on Friday July 3rd, it was the first Waterfield played, the first match for Greg Reid, against last years first place team ( Also GT's first game from the real white tees ) .
   Playing off Bob ( the only stud left among us ) at 6, Nick gets 6 strokes, Greg 2 and myself 4 .
1st hole, I get up and down for birdie, Nick does not. Bob strikes back with a birdie on 2 . A par on 4 is good enough for G & G, 1up. 2up after 6 as G & G make par again . On 7 GT does what he is known for, a cool chip in for birdie and 3up. All cool .... except stroking Nick makes his net birdie on 8 and G & G hand the 9th to the tall folks who win with another par. Front ends with G & G 1up .
   No change til 12, where Greg birdies. Nick pars 14 !! for net birdie and the win. Greg counters with a birdie on 15, we go 2up.
   16 becomes a critical hole, three of us getting strokes . GT needs the stroke as he can't come close to reaching in two. Our drives all go rightish, Greg and Bob's into the long grass and they have to punch out. I play a good 3-wood but stil 30 yards short. Nick's turn, he is close to the long grass so has to contend with trees in front of him . He hits what seems to be a good shot BUT his ball hits the top of a tree and heads straight right . Strokeless Bob's third isn't that great and GT nervously hits a good pitch to 7 ft below the hole. Bob misses his 25 pitch for par and Gord is conceded his net Birdie. A sudden game over and a 3 and 2 victory for G & G .

Hi Gord,

I enjoyed golfing with you, as well, and I'm already seeing signs that the experience will improve my golf.

I'm happy to do the writing, but as Nick and I were discussing on Friday, I am terrible at remembering what happened in a match.  (When Nick congratulated me for birdie-ing #12 "two days in a row," I had no idea what he was talking about.)  Anyway, I'll give it my best shot but please correct me, as necessary, and apologies to the opponents for not giving them their due.  I know Nick damaged some trees on 16, and Bob was stalwart as always--but my memories end there.

We won the match 3 and 2.  Gord, you shot a 79 highlighted by sterling putting.  I shot my usual boring 82.  My contribution to the match, in addition to putts that went everywhere the hole wasn't, was two birdies on the back nine.

Thoroughly enjoyed my initiation into the Waterfied.  Thanks again for the invitation, Nick.

Greg

On Sat, Jul 4, 2020 at 9:51 PM <gordonna@kingston.net> wrote:

Greg:

You were introduced to one of the Waterfield "traditions" in that the

winners purchase the post-round beverages.  Another important winner

obligation is to summarize the matches won.  People approach this

obligation in various ways, although I myself contain the description

to a pithy paragraph.  (One of us -  I won't mention the name of the

lawyer - turns the match description into a brief novel.)

Given that you are a writer, I am hopeful that you will be willing to

describe this past Friday's match for both of us.  And I will be happy

to take on the summary for our next match.

If I haven't already said so, it was a pleasure playing with you and

look forward to our future matches.

Covid 19 

Teams

Bob- Nick

Rick - John

Fred - MAc

Gord T - Greg

Gord McD - Tom

Glen - Steve

On Tuesday afternoon under incredibly sunny skies, two hungry Waterfield teams met at Garrison to determine which one would move on to a date with destiny and a Final match against Nick and Bob, and which one would be finished for the season. These teams were evenly matched and they had tied their match in the regular season. Dave and GMcD got to start a half a hole up on Ken and Mac but that would only matter if they tied the 18 hole match. They didn't.
    First the headlines:
MAC GETS FIVE STROKES A SIDE - AN ALMOST INSURMOUNTABLE ADVANTAGE
DAVE (PERHAPS FOOLISHLY) DECLINES HIS RIGHT TO A STROKE FROM KEN
KEN MAKES THE SHOT OF THE MATCH ON #11 AND TURNS THE MATCH AROUND
GMcD MAKES EIGHT 6'S ON THE DAY
    Dave and GMcD never really had a chance. Or did they...?
    Now the details:
#1. In an indication of how he was going to play all day, Ken makes two superb shots and puts himself in birdie range. The putt grazes the upper lip and stays out. GMcD can't get his 25-footer to drop. Dave has a very long chip but executes it well leaving a five footer. He grinds. He focuses. He makes the par putt. No blood.
#2. GMcD makes a good chip to gimme distance for par. Then Dave leaves his 50-footer inches away. Ken and Mac can't match the pars and very briefly it's Dave and GMcD 1up.
#3. GMcD sends his long chip 6 feet by. Mac is the only one on but three putts. Dave and Ken miss par putts. Dave gives GMcD the read, the par putt drops and it's Dave and GMcD 2up. But not for long.
#4. Dave gets on in reg but takes three putts. Ken leaves his par putt out to the right. GMCD's chip from the back is three feet away straight uphill. Easy net par and the win. Dave and GMcD 3 up. But that was all about to change.
#5. Everyone messes up and makes double except GMcD whose bogey is good for the win. Dave and GMcD 4 up. But only very briefly.
#6. Three double bogeys and a fine up and down par by Dave put Dave and GMcD 5 up. But that would be the high water mark for them. The middle holes would change everything.
#7. GMcD makes a good chip to gimme distance and it looks like D&G will go 6 up after Ken leaves his chip 12 feet short. But that was not to be. Ken makes the bending putt for the push and the whole match has changed its complexion.
#8. This time Ken makes the good chip and his par gets his team their first win. But not their last! Dave and GMcD only 4 up and fading.
#9. Mac has a chance to make it two in a row but the putt slides by and it's a bogeys push.
#10. Mac has a chance to win another hole but the putt slides by and it's a bogeys push. Drama awaits on #11.
#11. Mac and Ken in the bunker. Dave and GMcD just in front. They make easy pars and think they've got a likely win. Ken hits his sand shot low and hard. It lands. It runs. It slams into the stick. It drops. A SANDIE BIRDIE!!! The match has just changed directions and Dave and GMcD are stunned, dejected and, frankly, scared. They are now only 3 up.
#12. Dave's dejection is illustrated by his shot that rolls into the left rough. He doesn't have a swing and barely moves the ball. He eventually gets on 50 feet below the hole in four. Meanwhile, Ken has hit the perfect drive and just goes a little long to a back pin. GMcD has a 55 foot uphill putt. Dave gives him the read and he leaves it close enough that his par is conceded. Ken leaves his chip 13 feet short and his difficult putt stays left. Dave and GMcD back to 4 up and breathing just a little easier.
#13. Mac' s ball goes for a dip. Ken is wide left. Dave and GMcD are both on. Ken does not convert. Dave does. And just like that the match is over. Dave and GMcD 5.5 up with 5 to play. And now it's on to Bob and Nick and the Championship Final.

Ken 44 - 42 86 net 73
Mac 57 - 54 111 net 86
Dave 43 - 41 84 net 71
GMcD 43 - 45 88 net 70

Bob Nick   4 0 2 10

Dave McD 3 1 2 8

Ken Mac    3 2 1 7

Fred Ricky 2 3 1 5

Bobby Glen 1 2 3 5

Stephen Tom 1 3 2 4

John GT    1 4 1 3

Bob Nick   4 0 2 10

Dave McD 3 1 2 8

Ken Mac    2 2 1 5

Fred Ricky 2 3 1 5

Stephen Tom 1 2 2 4

Bobby Glen 1 2 2 4

John GT    1 4 0 2

Bob Nick   4 0 2 10

Dave McD 3 1 2 8

Ken Mac    2 1 1 5

Fred Ricky 2 3 1 5

Stephen Tom 1 2 2 4

Bobby Glen 0 2 2 2

John GT    1 4 0 2

SUCCINCT SYNOPSIS OF THE SPOILERS MATCH ON GLEN’S BIRTHDAY

Bobby announces he is just off a 2 day bender. Glen rolls his eyes.

Richard & Fred  vs  Bobby & Glen.  Front nine start; slow Sunday.

Fred is out of the starting blocks quickly with a net bird.  1 up. A beautiful day.

Ricky’s par wins 2

Ricky’s par wins 3.  3 up is where it stays until 6 when bobby wins one back. Everybody sings Happy Birthday dear Glen.

R&F 2 up at the turn.

Bobby’s bird on 11 beats a bunch of pars.  R&F just 1 up and a tad scared.

But… R&F’s bogies win 12 to go 2 up which is where it stays until 16 when R’s par seals the deal. 3 & 2

Ricky  86 net 70

Fred 83 net 70

Bobby 80 net 73

Glen 84 net 73

Others are in the basement – but not Ricky & Fred

Richard & Fred discover what winning feels like.  Now you know who won.

On a steamy August afternoon four golfers met to play their best golf. Some played well; some played better.

Richard & Fred  vs  Tom & Steve

T&S were still reeling from a painful loss to GMcD and David G.  They were both advised in advance to ‘bring some game’.

Highlights:

Ricky whining about back pain dribbles one off the tee on #1. He dribbled his second shot too.  Amazingly scored a double.

After that, it was the Fred show; everybody else watched. It was the Fred of yore. Chips were close, putts dropped; an air of confidence surrounded him.  It was ethereal. He made a net eagle on #6

Front 9:  R&F +4

Fred 39   Ricky 46

Tom 41   Steve 46 or 47

R&F go +5 on #10 after Ricky makes his only move with net birdie.

Then reality kicked in with T&S winning three straight holes followed by a push and a win on 14.  R&F + just 2 after 14 and feeling some heat.  Nerves….

But Fred wins 15 with a net par (really) taking R&F up 3.  Dormie.

Hands are shaken on 16. 

Fred 82  net  68

Ricky 90  net 75

Tom 83  net 73

Steve 87  net 86

R&F revel in their first win.  They buy drinks AND chips.   One more match to play vs Glen and bobbyS

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Bob Nick   4 0 2 10

Dave McD 3 1 2 8

Ken Mac    2 1 1 5

Stephen Tom 1 2 2 4

Fred Ricky 1 3 1 3

Bobby Glen 0 1 2 2

John GT    1 4 0 2

Fred and Ricky beat Tom and steve 3&2
R

Richard Saxe

Bob Nick   4 0 2 10

Dave McD 3 1 2 8

Ken Mac    2 1 1 5

Stephen Tom 1 1 2 4

Bobby Glen 0 1 2 2

John GT    1 4 0 2

Fred Ricky 0 3 1 1

On a beautifully warm, dry summer afternoon/early evening (August 14,2019) two of the powerhouse teams in this year's Waterfield competition met on the Garrison playing field. The undefeated and supremely confident Tom/Steve squad faced off against the Dave/GMcD duo currently enduring their longest losing streak of the year. It was a momentous match that held great importance for the upcoming Waterfield Playoffs. Who would come out the winners?
    First, the headlines:
STEVE PARS 1,2,3,4 AND 5 WHILE DAVE/GMcD PLAY THEM IN 13 OVER
DAVE MAKES 7 ON EVERY HOLE THAT ONLY HAS 1s IN THEIR NUMBERS
TOM ROLLS IN A 40 FOOTER ON THE FIRST HOLE (#10) TO START QUITE A ROUND
GMcD MAKES 6 SEVEN TIMES IN A TEN HOLE STRETCH
    Dave/GMcD never really had a chance. Or did they....?
    And now the details: [Back 9 start]
#10. Tom gets off to a rough start. It takes him four shots just to get on the green. But the fourth one is a good one - a 40 footer from off the green that finds the bottom of the cup. McD has to hoist a 9 iron over the trees left with his second just to make the fairway. After four strokes he's five feet away but with his stroke he's sitting pretty. Until Tom's bombshell. But he coaxes the putt in and it's all square. That was all about to change.
#11. The four worst tee shots of any foursome this year. Two shots in the trap and two that didn't even make the trap. Dave goes long out of the trap. Crazy long. Takes a 7. McD makes the only good second shot and again coaxes in a five footer for par and the win. Dave/McD 1 up.
#12. Steve, Dave and Gord all make pars. No blood.
#13. Steve, Dave and Gord all make pars. No blood.
#14. Dave makes a spectacular second shot to 12 feet. His par is good enough. Dave/GMcD 2 up. But all that was about to change.
#15. Tom and Steve make solid bogeys. Dave and McD make even more solid par/net pars and it's Dave/McD 3 up- their biggest lead of the match. So far.
#16. Tom and Steve make solid bogeys. That's one better than McD but Dave makes a fine chip from stage right, drops the putt and it's Dave/McD 4 up.
#17. FInally, a par from Steve to stanch the bleeding. Dave matches him but so does McD and he's stroking. Bleeding not quite stanched. Dave/McD 5 up.
#18. Tom one-putts his way to a welcome bogey. Steve and McD take two putts to do likewise. Dave is just in bounds after two but makes a masterful chip. Two putts later it's Dave/McD an incredible 6 up at the turn. Quite a pinnacle from which to fall.
#1. And fall they do! Tom and Steve's pars beat Dave and McD by five strokes and the pattern for the back nine has been set. Dave/McD 5 up and faltering.
#2. That pattern is interrupted ever-so briefly when everyone hits the green. Steve, Tom and Dave all make tap-in pars. McD has a six foot birdie putt. He pulls it left. AARRGGHH! Who knew that that putt would figure so prominently in the final result? No blood. Dave/McD still 5 up but not for long.
#3. The back nine pattern continues. While Tom makes a workmanlike 5 and Dave and McD make 4's, Steve gets down in two from 60 feet above the hole for yet another win. Dave/McD only 4 up and fading fast.
#4. Now the wheels fall completely off for the leaders. Dave goes deep into Nick-land right, never to be seen again. McD goes crazily left into the trees. He's knocks one up the tree line, and hits a tree. His next shot hits another tree. Meanwhile, Steve and Tom are playing the hole perfectly and both have birdie chances. McD finally avoids the rest of the trees on the hole and gets it on 45 feet below the hole. His lag putt is a good one leading to a conceded bogey. But his stroke means net par. Steve, then Tom miss their birdie tries by a combined three centimetres and somehow Dave/McD have dodged a bullet. Dave/McD still 4 up but are playing like they have seen ghosts.
#5. McD promptly loses his ball right. Dave makes a reasonable bogey. But Tom and Steve make four excellent shots and two good lag putts. Par/par and what could be the greatest comeback in the history of the Waterfield Cup continues. The rapidly shrinking lead is down to 3.
#6. Steve and McD go hazard left. Tom is on his way to the same fate until the Golf Goddess gives him an incredible bounce right and now he's only 80 yards away. His approach leaves him 23 feet above the hole. It looks like Dave is going to land in the far end of the pond but, shockingly, the ball clears and bounces to the 100. He then makes a spectacular approach to keep his ball below a front pin. He has an easy two-putt par. Tom's first putt still leaves him 5 feet above the hole. And with the match on the line he studies the putt. From every possible angle. He consults his partner. He grinds. And he makes the putt! Of course he does. Because this match is far from over. Dave/McD dormie 3.
#7. Dave puts his shot into the trap. So does Tom. HIs second shot, that is. Steve can putt but he's got 44 feet just off left. He leaves his birdie attempt four feet above. McD has hit a good one to pin high right only 24 feet away. His lag to a foot and Steve's miss end the match. Dave/Gord win 4 and 2.
#8. With the match done, Dave just avoids the tree left then hits the 5 wood of his career from 185 yards to six feet. He makes the putt for the only birdie of the day.

Scores with back nine first:
Tom 46-43 89 (net 79)
Steve 42-42 84 (net 74)
Dave 41 (with a quad) - 44 (with a birdie) 85 (net 74)
GMcD 42-46 88 (net 71)

Bob Nick   4 0 2 10

Dave McD 2 1 2 6

Ken Mac    2 1 1 5

Stephen Tom 1 0 2 4

Bobby Glen 0 1 2 2

John GT    1 4 0 2

Fred Ricky 0 3 1 1

Dear Commissioner and Assorted Gentlemen,
    On Friday August 9th Dave and GMcD took on Bob and Nick in a battle of the tied but unbeaten twosomes that many keen observers feel is likely to have been a prelude to the final match in September.

    FIrst, the headlines:

BOB IS PLAYING OFF HIS BEST HANDICAP IN YEARS BUT CAN'T MAKE A PUTT (EARLY)
GMcD STARTS USING HIS NINE STROKES RIGHT AWAY
DAVE PLAYS THE LAST SEVEN HOLES IN ONE UNDER GROSS

Dave/GMcD never really had a chance. Or did they ...?

    And now the details:

#1. It started fast. Stroking McD hits it to four feet from 110 yards away and the putt for par net birdie sets the tone. Dave/McD 1 up and seemingly on their way to a crushing victory.
#2. Bob chips to three feet but there is a group behind shouting in French and moving their power carts as they aggressively push their way to play through. Bob can't focus so it remains 1 up for the good guys..
#3. Bob chips to eighteen inches for the only par. Trouble is he misses the putt. Another omen. Still 1 up. 
#4 All stroking.  Dave is the only one to play it long and straight and on in regulation. His two putt par would be the only net birdie. But wait. He messes up and three putts. A half. The golf gods are active today.  Dave/McD still 1 up.
#5 Nick is the only one around the green on five. The rest are in the woods left. But his simple chip is followed by a misread putt and another gift is happily received by Dave/McD. Bob and Nick have four bogeys in the first five holes. Where is low handicap Bob?
#6. All stroke. All strokers have at least one penalty stroke. Bob's pull into the left creek is saved by a right bounce to safety.  He gets on in regulation and putts conservatively for a par that is good enough win the hole and square the match. Is this the sign of change to come? Probably.
#7. Dave's long birdie putt does a complete circle of the hole but won't drop. Nick shows up and two putts from long range for a half. It does take two to make a team! Still All Square.
#8. McD and Nick stroke. Nick is on it two and two putts for a net birdie and the first lead of the match for Bob/Nick. 
#9. McD and Nick stroke. Again Nick gets a three footer to drop for par net birdie which is enough to win another hole. 2 up at nine for Bob/Nick. But that is all about to change.  
#10. Dave inexplicably pulls his second left into the woods. McD three putts from twenty feet.  Bob has a huge putt to the back pin but does very well to two putt for a par and the fourth win in five holes and a big lead. 3 up Bob/Nick.
#11.Bob is the only one on. Nick sees a par putt take a weird right turn and miss. Bob lags poorly but grinds it out for the only par and a huge 4 up lead with seven to play. But that is all about to change. See the headlines. 
#12. Dave and GMcD make solid pars but Bob counters. No change. Six to go.

#13. Dave nearly holes a very long putt. Bob chips to five feet but can't coax this one in.  Okay, Dave/McD win a hole two and a half hours after their first one.
#14. Dave makes birdie! Another win. Two in a row.

#15. Dave makes it exciting by wedging long and leaving a fifteen footer for par net birdie. And by golly he makes it for the lowest score and the third win in a row to cut the lead to a very manageable 1 up Bob/Nick.
#16. Dave runs out a five wood onto the green about thirty feet away. Nick chips poorly but Bob does not. He gets his chip to three feet and makes it to stop the bleeding. 1 up Bob/Nick with two stroking holes to go. 
#17. Nick is out of it. McD makes a great wedge to twelve feet for his par - net birdie. But he can't follow Dave's advise and the putt drifta right. Bob has done well to wedge over the tree and makes a cautious two putt for the half and dormie. Dave has made another regulation par. 
#18. It look s good after two for Bob/Nick. McD and his stroke are struggling. But Nick skulls his 44 yard shot and is out of it. Dave gets on the fringe and has a birdie try. Bob wedges inside him. It's all on Dave now. He is one under for the last six. Can he get to two under for seven? GT watches as the putt stays high. Bob easily gets the half and secures the 1 up win. 

    Rarely in the history of the Waterfield Cup has a team finished without a loss but steady Bob has had just enough help from unpredictable Nick to  finish with a 4 win 2 tie record. 

Nick 45 - 49 94 net 77
Bob 41 - 39 80 net 74

Dave  - 39  net 
GMcD -  net

Bob Nick   3 0 2 8

Dave McD 2 0 2 6

Ken Mac    2 1 1 5

Stephen Tom 0 0 2 2

Bobby Glen 0 1 2 2

John GT    1 3 0 2

Fred Ricky 0 3 1 1

Battle of the "Getting Concerned” twosomes 

Playing off GT’s 8 …. Join gets 4, Fred 5, Ricky 6

1st Hole , Properly played and won by Fred/Ricky both getting net birdies. 2nd pars split . 3rd , First error , Fred’s par good enough , they are now 2 up…
Until Johns medium length birdie i.e.. net eagle wins the 4th …. .5th, Bogies all ,,, boo . 6th Fred prevails amongst the strokers to achieve the only 4 net 3 . FR/RI back to 2up .
G/J dominate 8 to close the gap and GT's up and down ties Fred on Nine , Old guys 1 up at turn.
Cancel that , GT’s par on 11 enough for the win, all square…… GT wins 14 , oldies fading …..
The exciting conclusion 
Strokers John and Fred have a putt out on fifteen , problem for Fred , he’s 30 feet away, John 6. After first putts , Fred 32” , John 65” . …. John makes, Fred misses . 2 up for the kids …
16 John rolls in a 14 footer par and the match ? NOT, Ricky rolls in his 13 footer …….. 
17 Ricky is stroking and feeling it as his chip is …. eh . Fred on similar line as his teammate rolls in a 24er for the par so Ricky rolls in his 16 foot putt for net birdie and 1down. 
EIGHTEEN ,,, Both teams desperate for point … Finally on the green , FRED has tricky 20 footer for birdie and the split. GT after 3 shots is in great shape but then CHOKES his simple chip, 11 feet away . Fred putts, a good one but just misses, Mr Choke the rolls in the 11 footer for the 18 tie and the Match win 1Up 

Tall Bob and Nick ventured out for their weekly game against the defending champions.

Nick parred the first three holes and the tall ones were quickly three up. Things went back and forth until the tall ones won the first three holes of the back nine. While the short ones hung on it was so desperate that an offer of good - good on fourteen for two footers was rebuffed by GT because of the state of the match. The tall ones each had a two footer and made it. The less tall ones had only John's attempt and it was not successful. A lovely day but all in all it was too tall for the taking.

Dave McD 2 0 2 6

Bob Nick   2 0 2 6

Ken Mac    2 1 1 5

Stephen Tom 0 0 2 2

Bobby Glen 0 1 2 2

Fred Ricky 0 2 1 1

John GT    0 2 0 0

To the course in his rental black beauty bringing little Bob and Nick. He kindly hangs around to drive them home. 

Glen drives himself. He gets three strokes, little Bob none and in another helpful assist Bob give Nick four a side.

Nick wins one with his stroke and a two putt par.  Bob is way left.

Glen wins two with a regulation par. Bob is way right.

Little Bob three putts three handing a half to Nick and way left Bob.

Glen three putts four to hand a half to the opponents.

Poor approaches left for N/B and right for G/LB mean five is halved in bogies.

Glen three putts from ten feet on a very front right pin on six to hand a halve to three putting Nick and two putting Bob.

Bob is way left on seven and on in three. Nick hits a pathetic seven foot par putt  so it's  a one up lead for the parring G/B.

Stroking Nick has the longest straightest drive on eight and his regulation par puts the match back on even standing.

No birdie threats on nine but easy pars all round send the match into the back nine all square. B/N have a better ball four over. G/LB are better ball two over.

Stroking Nick can't follow LB into the hole on ten after the latter sinks a curly six footer. Still all square.

Bob can't sink a halving three footed on eleven so G/LB have their first lead of the match.

Glen runs out with his approach on twelve. Nick learns and his run out wedge leaves him pin high with four feet for birdie. Glen says too bad and drains his forty footer for birdie. Nick answers. Whew.

Bob barely clears the water on thirteen but the run out leaves him three feet for birdie at the back right pin. Glen nearly drains a second long birdie putt. Bob is graciously given his second putt for a half.

Nick triple hits his four footer for par on fourteen  Apparently that is not allowed.  B and LB go good - good with tricky two footers so the match stays one up G/LB.

Stroking Glen wins fifteen with a par/birdie  Stroking Nick has gone ob off the tee. Two up with three to play for Glen/Bobby.

Back right pin on sixteen sees Nick get pin high twenty feet away in two and despite a poor bîrdie attempt the ensuing par reduces the lead to one.

Nick strokes in. His drive on seventeen is almost inside two hundred  Bobby has twenty feet for birdie and the win but his miss and Nick's net par send the match to eighteen dormie for G/LB.

Poor drives on eighteen.  Bobby has to wedge over the trees and does well to get to 180 away  Nick has to aim at the tenth fairway tree and hit a low running hook up the tenth fairway. He pulls it off and is in the middle of the tenth fairway about 145 away  Bobby stripes a four iron into the wind and ends up about thirty feet above a front pin. Nick come up short . He pitches to seven feet. Bobby runs the birdie putt six feet past. Nick sinks! Net birdie The match is halved.

Bob drives long and straight home.

Scores

Bob 85  78

Nick 86 -69

Glen 84 -73

Bobby 81-74

Bob continues his mastery over Bobby in all matches. 

Dear Commissioner and Assorted Gentlemen,
    On Wednesday July 15th Dave and GMcD took on Fred and Richard in what many keen observers feel is likely to have been a prelude to the final match in September.

    FIrst, the headlines:
RICHARD SCORCHES THE BACK (front) NINE IN 40
FRED AND RICHARD NET TO FIVE LESS THAN DAVE/GMcD
RICHARD MAKES MORE BIRDIES THAN FRED
DAVE GETS A HERNIA CARRYING GMcD AROUND THE COURSE
Dave/GMcD never really had a chance. Or did they ...?

    And now the details:
#10. Richard and GMcD each make net pars. Push. All Square, but not for long.
#11. Richard gets his crushing round started with a birdie and it's F/R 1 up and on their way.
#12. Dave and GMcD make solid pars. Fred gets up and down from 50 feet for his par and the push. Dave/GMcD just can't win a hole. F/R 1 up.
#13. Fred and GMcD make pars but Dave has put his tee shot to four feet. He makes the birdie and it's All Square. Okay, they can win one hole.
GMcD's game now goes AWOL as he plays the next ten holes in 20 over par. The reader will be spared the gruesome details. We will cover the next ten as if GMcD did not exist (which was pretty close to the truth).
#14. Fred and Dave make fine two-putt pars. Still All Square.
#15. Dave needs par to match Fred's net par and he does so. All Square.
#16. Dave's bogey bests doubles from Fred and Richard and Mr. OneManShow is briefly 1 up.
#17. Richard starts his incredible run on the back early by leaving his second 10 feet below the hole and looking at net eagle. His tap-in birdie puts the match back to All Square and Dave is starting to feel the weight on his back.
#18. Fred a solid two-putt par. Dave has to get it up and down from the fringe. Can he do it? In a word, yes, and it's All Square at the turn.
#1. It couldn't last. Dave falters to double and matching bogeys by Fred and Richard put F/D 1 up and seemingly on their way to a crushing victory.
#2. Dave has ten feet downhill for birdie but it comes up short. Fred two-putts from a different postal code, Richard also makes par, and just for a moment it's F/D still only 1 up.
#3. Richard gets it up and down for yet another par. Dave, upset with his miss on #2, puts it even closer off the tee and this time makes no mistake. Birdie! And it's briefly back to All Square.
#4 Fred is stroking and makes no mistake. A tap-in par/net birdie and the inevitable starts to happen. F/D 1 up.
#5 Richard makes a fine two-putt bogey matched by one-putt bogeys from Fred and Dave. F/D still 1up with four to go.
#6. GMcD now re-joins the match by climbing off his partner's back, laying up right, then getting his second just off the back. His downhiller stops two inches away. Par/net birdie is good enough and, incredibly, it is back to All Square. But Richard is about to par (or better) out and put the match away. Probably.
#7. GMcD makes an okay chip and a good putt for par giving Dave the chance to be aggressive with his birdie attempt. Alas, no go. Fred and Richard both make pars. Still All Square.
#8. Three people get up and down for pars (F, R and D) and it all comes down to the last hole.
#9. Fred and GMcD make bogeys. RIchard is only 13 feet away for birdie and the win. Dave makes a great lag to gimme distance leaving the spotlight on Richard. The putt will give him 39 and victory but at the last second it turns away right.Par. Push. Match ends All Square.

    Rarely in the history of the Waterfield Cup (Trays) competition has one man owed so much to his partner as GMcD owed to Dave for keeping the team in the match while he abandoned ship for ten consecutive holes and during which Richard and Fred were only three over, net. The author profusely thanks his partner.

Fred 42 - 43 85 net 72
Richard 46 - 40 86 net 69
Dave 38 - 40 78 net 67
GMcD 47 - 49 96 net 79

Mac Attack

Fred and Richard begin their defense of their perfect record by winning #1 with pars

Bob - Nick WIN Ken Mac don't

Bob - Nick WIN Fred Ricky don't

Bob - Nick TIE Tom Stephen

Dave McD WIN GT John don't

Dave - McD WIN Bobby Glen don't

Dave McD TIE Ken Mac

Ken - Mac WIN Fred Ricky don't

Stephen - Tom TIE Bobby Glen

Dave McD 2 0 1 5

Bob Nick   2 0 1 5

Ken Mac    1 1 1 3

Stephen Tom 0 0 2 2

Bobby Glen 0 1 1 1

Fred Ricky 0 2 0 0

John GT    0 1 0 0

Dear Commissioner and Assorted Gentlemen,

    Late on Friday afternoon July 12th, the two dominant teams in this year's Waterfield draw met on the playing fields of Garrison for what many keen observers expect will be but a prelude to this year's final in September.
    First, the headlines:
GLEN NETS TO 68, BOBBY TO 69!
BOBBY MAKES 12 PARS AND A BIRDIE
GLEN HITS THE SHOT OF THE MATCH ON #8
GMcD/DAVE MAKE FOUR DOUBLES BETWEEN THEM
    Glen and Bobby were really on their games. GMcD and Dave never really had a chance. Or did they ... ? Read on.
    And now the details:
#1. Bobby makes a fine par after a slightly errant drive left. Dave takes advantage of his only stroke hole against Glen by getting up and down from the back fringe for net birdie and ever-so-briefly it's Dave/GMcD 1 up.
#2. Bobby and Glen make fine two-putt pars. GMcD has chipped it 12 feet by, but miraculously makes the par putt for the push. Dave/GMcD still 1 up but not for long.
#3. Bobby makes par from just off the back and that's all it takes to get the match back to All Square.
#4. Bobby and Glen make uncharacteristic bogeys. GMcD is even worse. But Dave makes a fine chip and drills the putt for par/net birdie and it's back to Dave/GMcD 1 up.
#5. Bobby and Dave both make impressive one-putt pars (Dave's a gimme and Bobby's a knee-knocker five footer)for the push. 
#6. Bobby makes a regulation par. Glen makes a very solid par/net birdie. Back to All Square with the momentum definitely with Bobby and Glen
#7. Three on and Bobby close but GMcD is way down at the bottom 35 feet away. Dave gives him the read and he hammers the ball. Lo and behold it strikes the pin and drops. Birdie! That beats three pars and it's back to Dave/GMcD 1 up.
#8. The shot of the match. Glen is over left in the trees with a steep uphill lie. Somehow he hits it perfectly and the ball stops only five feet from the cup. GMcD is stroking and gets his second to the middle of the green. His par/net birdie putt is conceded and when Glen just misses his birdie putt it's a surprise win for Dave/GMcD and a 2 up lead.
#9. Everyone has a long shot chance for birdie but the only man to make it is Dave from 25 feet and just like that it's Dave/GMcD 3 up at the turn.
#10. Glen goes way left but somehow manages to draw it around the bushes to the side of the green. A chip and a clutch six-footer gets him a net birdie. GMcD has a five footer to match him and it falls. Dave/GMcD still 3up.
#11. Three on the green, Glen in the trap. Three pars and a bogey. Dave/GMcD 3 up but that was all about to change. 
#12. Bobby and Glen both flirting with trouble left. Dave and GMcD safely in the middle, safely on below the hole and safely in with 4s. Glen and Bobby both make 5s and it's Dave/GMcD 4 up. [GMcD played the first six holes in seven over par and the second six holes in one under par. Dave played the middle third of the course in even par.]
#13. Four balls on the green. GMcD comes up short and can't convert. Glen goes long and can't convert. Dave cosies it up for gimme par. Bobby goes five feet by but makes the come back for the push.
#14. Bobby, Glen and Dave all on in reg and all two putt for pars. Dave/GMcD 4 up. Dormie.
#15. Bobby goes into the caca right. Dave puts his second into the creek. Glen and GMcD both hit chip shots from around 70 yards that come up short but on the green. GMcD leaves his first putt four feet short and left. Glen gets his to gimme distance. "Hit the yellow stick" says Dave. GMcD hits the yellow stick and the match ends 4 and 3.

Bobby 39 - 39 78 net 69
Glen 40 - 40 80 net 68
GMcD 42 - 42 84 net 67
Dave 39 - 25 for six holes before he retired at the end of the match ( three 5s would give him 40 on the back and 79 net 66 for the round)

Friday July 12 Bob and Nick continue their game a week pace against long hitting Stephen and Tom. The course has dried out fully and the ball is both starting to fly further and run out once on the ground

A brilliant start sees Bob make birdie from ten feet for a quick lead. Quick indeed because Stephen comes right back with his own birdie on two with his own ten footer. Nick is close on three for par but Bob makes him unnecessary by draining a forty footer for his par and another lead. Nick skips four. Bob leaves a ten foot birdie putt short and Stephen drains a five foot par net birdie putt to even the match. Four holes played. Four holes won

Five is halved with stupid bogies. Six is halved in par when stroking Nick hits a wedge thirty yards left and can’t use his stroke. 

Bob and Nick both hit the seventh green and when both Steve and Tom mess it up there is a one up lead for Bob and Nick again

Stroking Nick hits his 8 iron thirty yards left on 8 and that hole is halved in par. Nine has Tom miss a relatively easy four footer for birdie so at the turn it’s one up B/N

Downwind ten sees four drives past the tree. All the wedges are poor. Stroking Nicks is the worst as it is forty yards left this time. Bob has three feet for par but it isn’t even close so Steve and Tom catch a gift

Nick hits an iron straight on eleven but leaves the eighteen footer short. Half. Bob has an adventure on twelve and ends up by shanking his wedge at Stephen and Tom's heads. Ouch. Nick hits a wedge straight to four feet but misreads the break. Half. Bob and Nick both have twenty feet for birdie on thirteen but maintain come close. Another half and lots of missed opportunities

It all turns on fourteen. Bob is in the woods and Nick is on the fairway. Honest. But nicks seven iron goes thirty yards left. He can’t get up and down. Bob chips poorly and putts even poorer. Routine pars from both Steve and Tom and the match is square

All stroke on fifteen. Tom goes ob with his drive. Nick goes ob with his second after hitting the fairway. Bob has a five footer for birdie but pulls it. Steve has four feet for par net birdie and when it goes in S/T have their first lead

Two beautiful shots int the wind on sixteen followed by a thirty foot putt give Stephen a birdie and applause from the crowd. Well played. S/T have won three in a row and are dormie.

Nick strokes in. He hasn’t used any of his strokes so far. But after Tom goes in the hazard left and Stephen tops it and has about 220 left N plays safe for bogey net par. Stephen ends his adventure by hacking out of the long grass and just clearing both Nick and bob's heads. Bob makes a real par which is more than good enough after T and S have hacked their way to doubles. One up with one to go. 

Stroking Nick hits five wood into a sizeable wind safe on the fairway. Bob is in play but short left. Both S and T are long and safe. Second shots are played well. Nick goes first and hits to about fifteen feet pin high to a very middle pin. Bob is next and misses the green left. Stephen hits a beautiful short pitch to three feet above the hole. Tom comes up well short
Tom putts his forty footer to tap in distance. Bob sees about ten feet of break on his chip and misses by a lot. Nick borrows eighteen inches but he only needed to borrow sixteen. Net birdie. Steve can win it all. Three feet to glory.

A great match. Some great play. Excellent company. And ending all square feels like a bit of a victory for Bob/ Nick and a bit of a disappointment for Stephen/Tom but it is probably a fair outcome.

Scores

Steve 40- 42-82

Tom 42-42-83

On Friday July 5th in very hot and humid conditions, the two teams that many observers expect will meet in the final in September clashed at Garrison. It was quite a match. Here is the story:

First, the headlines:
MAC TOTALLY CARRIES KEN ON ALL HOLES THAT END IN 8
KEN MAKES 7 ONE-PUTT PARS
DAVE MISSES A TWO-FOOTER AND THEN MISSES THE BALL ENTIRELY ON THE BACK
GMcD CARDS FOUR 7's
   Dave and GMcD never really had a chance. Or did they ...?

And now, the details:
#1. Mac makes net par, Ken makes par, GMcD takes two to exit trap, Dave's bogey not good enough and it's Ken/Mac 1 up in an ominous sign of things to come.
#2. Not to be outdone, Dave takes three to exit the trap. GMcD takes three putts for bogey to match Ken and Mac. Ken/Mac 1 up.
#3. GMcD is closest and makes an easy par. Ken has a tough downhill putt but in what would become a habit, he rolls in his second putt from 5 feet for the push. Ken/Mac 1 up.
#4. Dave and Ken make pars. Mac makes net par. GMcD leaves his drive just in front of a tree, has to chip out then two more shots leave him just short of the green and 85 feet away from a back pin. He putts it. Hard. In fact, way too hard. It's heading off the green when a clang is heard around the golf course. The ball slams into the pin. It drops in the hole. A very unlikely net birdie and all of a sudden the match is all square.
#5. Do you think that little gift would demoralize ken and Mac. Not a chance. It totally destroyed them. Not for long but long enough that they both botched #5 and GMcD's and Dave's bogeys were good enough for the win. Dave/GMcD 1 up.
#6. Mac does not recover and takes 8, but Ken does - he hits four perfect shots and makes par. GMcD goes up the right, gets it to the front apron, chips it past and misses the putt. But his tap-in is good enough for net par and the push. Dave/GMcD still 1 up.
#7. GMcD is closest and makes an easy par. Mac takes three from the fringe. Ken makes a so-so chip and has a tough 6-footer. Dave gets to pick up. And in what be the repeating story of the match, Ken grinds and drops the putt. No blood. Dave/GMcD even still 1 up but that was all about to end.
#8. Finally - a hole with an 8 in it and a chance for Mac to shine. HE does not disappoint. Gets it up and down from 60 feet for net par which beats a bunch of bogeys and the match is back to all square.
#9. Ken makes another one-putt par and Dave matches him. Push. Match all square at the turn. But Ken is now on a tear and disaster is soon to strike Dave/ GMcD.
#10. The Golf Goddess is looking for a way to even things out after her gift on #5. Ken's wayward second finds the left trap. His third does not pop out as planned but slams into the bank. The GG intervenes and the ball pops onto the green and rolls to 6 feet. Of course Ken makes the putt leaving GMcD to make a 5-footer to match Ken's par. The putt drops and, ever-so-briefly, it's still all square.
#11. Dave is the only one on. He makes a fine putt to two feet. Ken has left his long chip 5 feet away. Of course he makes the putt - it is his day. And then Dave misses. The turning point of the match. Ken/Mac now 1 up. 
#11. Dave makes a good two-putt par from above the hole allowing GMcD the freedom to be aggressive with his 14 foot birdie putt from below. He aggressively goes an inch left. Meanwhile Ken has left his second just short, his chip below the hole and his umpteenth one putt par goes the push. Ken/Mac 1 up. 
#13. If the match needs another turning point, this is it. GMcD is looking good 25 feet away. Dave and Mac make bogeys. Ken has gone long and left. He's behind a bush and blocked from seeing the flag. He hits a low chip that bounces four times before just rolling onto the green and down to 6 feet from the hole. An incredible shot that even Ken says is a one in 25 at best. And, (broken record, I know), he makes the putt leaving GMcD with a pressure-packed 4-footer which also drops. Ken/Mac still 1 up.
#14. Dave and Ken have 65 foot chips from the right. They both leave them inside 10 feet but short. Dave misses his. Ken, to the shock of the gallery, misses his! Ken/Mac 1 up.
#15. GMcD wastes his shot by going deep right. Ken is at the 100 for his third and goes somewhat long. Mac has hit three beauties (net two) to 25 yards in front and also goes long. Dave has hit two perfect shots to 20 yards in front but leaves himself a 15 foot bender. Ken ( i.e. Mr. Putter) uncharacteristically blows his downhiller 20 feet by and misses the comeback. Mac learns and makes a great putt to 18 inches - almost a gimme. Then Dave steps up and jars the putt of the match ( well, since the 5th hole) for birdie and the win. The match is ack to all square.
#16. Once again, Dave is in perfect position in front of the green in two. Unfortunately he is also there in three. He misses the ball completely when his wedge gets stuck in the ground! Ken is on the back and can't convert. Another three putt and a double. Mac has a chance for five but it just slides by. GMcD has a chance for five and the ball sneaks in the top edge for the five and the win. And just like that it's Dave/GMcD 1 up with two to go. But Mac is stroking on both.
#17. Two perfect shots have left Dave 25 feet below the hole. Ken makes a superb sand shot from the right trap but can't convert. GMcD misses his par putt from 8 feet. Dave goes a little long. And Mac is on in three, makes a very good putt to gimme distance and the net par. Visions of his miss on #11 are dancing in his head but he bears down and makes the par putt. Dave/GMcD 1 up and dormie.
#18. GMcD is quickly out of it but Dave his three very good shots to 24 feet above the hole. Mac is hitting his 4th shot from 40 yards and leaves it 18 feet below. Dave rolls his birdie effort 12 feet by. Then Mac, who can put the pressure on Dave by two-putting, doesn't. He freaking drains the putt for net birdie, the win and a tie of the match. Incredible!

Mac 52-51 103 net 79
Ken 40-41 81 net 68
Dave 43-41 84 net 71
GMcD 44-46 90 net 73

Bob and Nick challenge Fred and Ricardo

Ricardo is looking for relief from his part time job as a moving consultant and life style councelor. Fred isn't sure he wants a distracted partner but we all agree to play two holes and see if the game is on. 

Ricky starts strong. The game is on. Nick starts with a three putt which is a sign of putts to come. 

All stroke on four. Nick has four feet for birdie net eagle. Fred leaves his birdie net eagle putt four feet two inches short and proceeds to tell Nick to pick it up. Ricky is stunned. Nick questions Fred "Are you sure?". Fred is brought to his senses, makes his par putt and puts the pressure on. Nick responds so in a way all is right with the world. 

Bob makes lots of pars and Fred and Ricky can't make a birdie.  The lead stays and grows a bit until F/R are out of holes. 

BOB 76

FRED 79

RICKY 89

NICK 89

Fred and Richard begin their defense of their perfect record by winning #1 with pars

On the first Friday of the summer, a warm dry afternoon perfect for golf, the reigning Waterfield Champions, Gord Thomas and John McDonald took on their first victims of 2019, Dave Greenland and GMcD to begin their march to a second consecutive championship. 
   First the headlines:
GT AND JOHN JUST HAVEN'T LEARNED HOW TO LOSE
GT MAKES HIS USUAL BATCH OF "GORD THOMAS PARS" (GREAT CHIP, ONE PUTT)
JOHN GOES CRAZY ON THE BACK INCLUDING PLAYING 13-15 TWO UNDER PAR
DAVE AND GMcD EACH MISS CRUCIAL PUTTS
   GT and John are great champions. Dave and GMcD never really had a chance. Or did they ...?
   Now the details:
#1. GMcD and John each make great chips to about 5 feet. John makes his for par. GMcD leaves his short for what would have been net birdie and a win. All Square and GMcD is praying for another 5 footer. Soon.
#2. GMcD is the only one on in reg and he gets his wish by running his first 6 feet by. "Just hit the yellow stick" says Dave. He does, the putt drops and, incredibly, it's Dave/GMcD 1 up. But it will not stay that way for long.
#3. Dave and GMcD are on. The Champions are short. Of the green, I mean. Dave gives GMcD the read and he leaves the birdie putt inches short. THe par is good enough and it's Dave/GMcD 2 up.
#4. Big advantage for The Champions after GMcD hits his drive 110 yards and Dave is in the woods after two shots. But GMcD is able to get this third onto the back half of the green and taps in for par/net birdie. GT has a routine par. John has a long birdie putt that misses high by a mere 30 inches. But it's a slippery downhill 30 inches and the putt slips by. Incredibly, Dave/GMcD are 3 up after 4. But it would take them more than an hour to win another hole.
#5. Dave and GMcD are on in 3, The Champions in 4. But, playing like The Champions they are, they each make their putts. Dave and GMcD do not and it's a push.
#6. The Champions are getting rolling. GT makes bogey after going in the pond but John is on in reg and makes a solid two-putt par. Dave has left his third 40 feet above the hole and is happy with a 5. GMcD goes into the pond too, and then is knocked down by the trees right. He leaves his 60 yard chip 10 feet below the hole. Dave says "Just hit the yellow stick". GMcD does just that and the ball drops for a surprising net par and a push. 
#7. GT makes a Gord Thomas par. John makes a more conventional par. Dave shows GMcD the line with his chip from just off, left. GMcD leaves his birdie effort four feet short. "Just hit the yellow stick" he hears. He does. Push. Dave/GMcD still 3 up but that is all about to change. In a hurry.
#8. GMcD goes O/B, Dave goes into "The Fort", and when all is said and done, The Champions have both made pars for the win. Dave/GMcD only 2 up and the comeback has begun.
#9. The comeback gets momentarily stalled when John goes O/B with his third and GT takes five to get on. Dave gives GMcD a great read from just off left and the par putt is conceded. Dave/GMcD 3 up at the turn.
#10. In an ominous turn of events, GMcD wastes his stroke by losing his second left. But Dave makes a superb chip from the knoll to a back pin, rolls in the par putt and that's good enough. Dave/GMcD 4 up. But the Golf Goddess is about to show her deep affection for The Champions.
#11. It begins with Dave missing a two-footer to match pars by John and GT. GMcD makes a second consecutive double. Dave/GMcD 3 up and fading.
#12. John takes a break after an errant drive. GMcD is on 50 feet above the hole. Then 20 feet below the hole. Bogey. GT makes his typical chip to four feet. But it's four feet above the hole and the difficult putt curls away at the last second. Dave is pin high just off left. He is able to putt and makes the resulting three-footer for par and the win. Dave/GMcD back to 4 up. But John is now about to go crazy. They don't call them "The Champions" for nothing.
#13. GT gets wet. Everyone else has a chance for birdie. But only John rolls it in. Dave/GMcD 3 up and hanging on for dear life.
#14. Both Champions on in reg and make two-putt pars. Dave gets his chip to 10 feet. GMcD rolls his third to three feet and says "Let me go first". Dave says "Sure - just hit the yellow stick". The yellow stick is duly struck and it's a push.
#15. GT makes a Gord Thomas par. Dave is 45 feet above the hole and, impressively, makes 5. John has hit three very good shots. And then a perfect fourth. Another birdie. Another win. But wait. GMcD's four shots have left him 10 feet below the hole. "Yellow stick". Yellow stick! Net birdie. Push. Dormie 3.
#16. Everyone is on in three with legitimate chances. John 's downhiller is never high enough. GMcD misses just right. GT knows he has to make his 14 foot uphill putt. He hits the yellow stick! On the side. The ball stays out! Dave then rolls in his 12 footer for par and the match. 4 and 2. Who woulda thunk it?!?

GT 42 - 42 84 net 73
John 42 - 40 82 net 70
Dave 45 - 37 (!) 82 net 70
GMcD 41 -45 86 net 69

GORD T - JOHN

TOM-STEPHEN

FRED - RICKY

MAC - KEN

BOBBY - GLEN

DAVE - MCD

BOB - NICK

 A very wet spring means the first match is played after the Boland Cup.

In a repeat of the Boland Cup alternate shot Mac and Ken take on Bob and Nick. There is much better golf played by all four. At the end of the day all players have netted in the 60's. Bob is 78 - 67, Mac 91 - 67, Ken 83 - 69 and Nick 82 - 65. Lots of halves. The turning point is a little tiddler rushed by Mac that gave the deciding lead to Bob - Nick. A match celebrated all round for its closeness and the quality of play. 

Gord T - John 4 1 2 10 (all done)

Glen - Nick 4 3 0 8 (all done)

Bob - Fred 3 1 2 8(Wayne/Oz to be scheduled)

Gord McD - Steve  3 3 0 6 (Wayne and Oz on Labor Day and on a roll)

Tom - Dave  2 3  2 6 (all done )

Richard - Ken 2 4 1 5 (all done)

Lil Bob - Mac 2 4 0 4 ( Wayne/Oz)

Wayne/Oz 1 2 1 3 ( 1 scheduled, 2 more the commish will rule on )

Gord T - John 4 1 2 10 (all done)

Glen - Nick 4 3 0 8 (all done)

Bob - Fred 3 1 2 8(Wayne/Oz to be scheduled)

Gord McD - Steve  3 3 0 6 (Wayne and Oz on Labor Day and on a roll)

Richard - Ken 2 4 1 5 (all done)

Lil Bob - Mac 2 4 0 4 ( Wayne/Oz)

Tom - Dave  1 3  2 4(Wayne/Oz on Saturday )

Wayne/Oz 1 1 1 3 ( 2 scheduled, 2 more the commish will rule on )

Sitting on the Garrison patio Tom and Dave came by and shared stories about a comeback tie against Bob and Fred.  2 down after 15 Tom nad Dave won 16 and 18 to gain a halve.  Details to come. 

A win over Tom and Dave 

On Wednesday afternoon, August 22nd four working men played hooky and met on the playing fields of Loyalist (Garrison too wet for carts and Mac needed one) to determine which team really is the cream of this year's Waterfield teams. It was one heck of a match.
    FIrst the headlines:
STEVE DOESN'T SHOW UP UNTIL #9, LEAVING THE FIRST 8 TO GMcD (WAS THAT A GOOD IDEA?)
MAC PLAYS #10-#14 IN NET TWO UNDER PAR
BOBBY PLAYS #10-#17 IN ONE UNDER PAR
MAC AND BOBBY MAKE FOUR BIRDIES/NET BIRDIES ON THE BACK
   Steve and GMcD didn't really have much of a chance against such an onslaught of birdies. Or did they ...?

Now the details:
#1. S/G dodge a bullet when Bobby takes three from the fringe to tie Steve's bogey.
#2. S/G dodge another bullet when Bobby three putts. GMcD unexpectedly drills a ten-footer in for par and it's S/GA 1 up.
#3. Bobby uses driver and goes into the hazard. Mac struggles but still has a chance until he leaves his net par putt one pubic hair short. S/G make net pars and they are now up 2.
#4. Mac stroking on a par 3 but can't make it pay. S/G dodge a bullet when Bobby takes three from the fringe. GMCD hammers his birdie putt 12 feet past the hole - uphill!! But he unexpectedly drops the come backer for par and the win. S/G 3 up.
#5. Mac scrambles to get on in 4 then rolls in his 40 footer for net birdie. S/G back to 2 up and the momentum has shifted.
#6. But not for long. Bobby leaves his 40 foot downhill putt 20 feet short and misses the par. GMcD makes his par and S/G are back to 3 up.
#7. Bobby gets over the pond in two and eventually makes par. GMcD has a long birdie putt and blows it 18 feet by. He misses that one, makes net par and it's still S/G 3 up.
#8. Bobby and GMcD are both on. S/G dodge a bullet when Bobby's birdie putt just misses. He and GMcD make pars. S/G still 3up.
#9. Steve loses his drive right and hits a provisional. Booby creams his drive down the middle then puts his second 30 feet above the hole. Then Miracle of Miracles - Steve finds his ball in great shape having doinged it off a tree. He lays up just short. Bobby leaves his birdie putt 15 feet short and doesn't get it to go. Steve gets it up and down for a shocking win and it's S/G 4 up at the turn. Bobby has hit the ball 42 times. Half of them have been putts! That's when things really begin to turn around.
#10. Bobby leaves his second six feet above the hole. Steve sculls his to 50 feet above the hole. But they both take two putts for their pars. Mac also makes par. S/G 4 up.
#11. GMcD has a short putt for par when Mac knocks it in from off the green for 3 net 2 and the win. The momentum has clearly shifted. S/G 3 up.
#12. Bobby drives it 310 yds down the middle and eventually makes birdie. Mac makes net birdie. S/G only 2 up and fading fast.
#13. Mac makes another two putt par. He is on a tear. But everyone else makes par too and it's a push. S/G have stopped the bleeding. Temporarily.
#14. Steve and Bobby both hit the green and make tap in pars. Still S/G 2 up.
#15 Steve and Bobby both make pars. Mac has an uphill putt for net birdie but it stays out. S/G 2 up
#16. Bobby over-cooks his approach into the rough behind the green. Everyone else has a chance for birdie. With the shot of the day, Bobby chips in for birdie. Mac also makes his. Steve and GMcD do not and their lead has dwindled to 1.
#17. Steve and Bobby both hit the green and make two putt pars. S/G still 1 up and dormie and they haven't won a hole in two hours.
#18. Mac goes right. Not o/b but in deep rough. Bobby is thinking a mid-iron to the green for his second shot and a putt for eagle. He hammers his drive. Hard. Right. Way right. Long gone. Three off the tee eventually leads to 7. Mac is stroking but can't do better than 7. Steve and Gord are astounded and grateful for the unexpected gifts. They play conservatively and make pars. The match finishes S/G 2 up. But it so easily could have been otherwise.

Mac 53-45 98 net 74
Bobby 42-38 80 net 73
Steve 42-40 82 net 74
GMcD 43-44 87 net 71

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Glen and Nick played their final round robin match on Wednesday matching up against Wayne and Ozzie. Nick highlighted early sinking three twelve footers in the first three holes to start level par and give he and Glen a two up lead after two. Three was a half as Ozzie had rolled in a forty footer before Nick's twelve footer. Trending downwards Nick took 4 from 60 yards including three putts to halve 4. Wayne rolled one in from off the green to win 5. Ozzie rolled one in from the front of the 8th green to a very deep white pin to halve 8. Nick 3 putted 9 from twenty feet to hand a half to W/O. 1 up Glen/Nick at the turn. 

A bogey wins 11 for Ozzie. Glen 3 putts 12 and that hole is halved. Glen is the only one to hit 13 but that is a non issue as Ozzie holes out from 40 yards. One up Wayne/Oz. 

Nick misses from two feet on 14. No blood. Glen rolls in a 60 footer on 15 but he has gone ob and his bogey is not good enough. 2 up W/O.

16 sees Glen win with a double. back to 1 up W/O

17 sees Glen ob and Nick ob but then back in bounds. No worries. Ozzie calmly chips to four feet and makes the only par. All over 2 and 1 for Wayne and Ozzie.

Wayne and Ozzie definitely win the short game challenge. Well done.

In a battle to end all battles Steve and Gord did their utmost to humiliate Ricky and Ken. But was that enough. Read on.

After 9 holes of give and take things were all tied up. But after 10 and 11 R/K were two down. Bummer!

But...Birdie,par,par,net eagle and R/K were 2 up standing on the 16th tee. So sweet. Two clutch  putts from Ricard on 16 and 17 saw them through to a famous ham and egg victory.

2and 1.

Ricky and Ken formally ask Nick for the coveted wild card spot in the playoffs. We feel we're just getting started.

Incidentally on two occasions Steve was granted permission to move his ball to a more favourable spot on the green. They gave us a big Zero in putts conceded. Shame!

Steve   approx 80

Gord approx  92

Richard Approx 90

Ken Approx  87

Gord T - John 4 1 2 10 (all done)

Glen - Nick 4 2 0 8 (playing Wayne/Oz this Wednesday)

Bob - Fred 3 1 1 7 (Tom and Dave this Friday and Wayne/Oz to be scheduled)

Gord McD - Steve  2 2 0 4 (3 to go and on a roll)

Tom - Dave  1 2 1 3 (2 scheduled and wayne/Oz to schedule)

Richard - Ken 1 4 1 3 (Just Steve and McD to go)

Lil Bob - Mac 1 3 0 2 ( Mac is back. 3 to schedule)

Wayne/Oz 0 1 1 1 ( 1 scheduled. 4 more to get played)

Ken and RickY bear McD and Steve 2&1
Details to follow 

Does this mean that we secured the wildcard spot?
Seems reasonable. 
R

On a day that scared most golfers away tom and Dave braved rain and thunder to race out to a four up lead after 12 over Ken and Richard. Light on details but Tom had to make birdie on the very last hole (#9) to fend off a ferocious come back and secure a 1 up victory.

Late in the afternoon of Friday August 17th under threatening skies, two of strongest teams ever assembled in the history of the Waterfield Tray completion met to determine supremacy (and year-long bragging rights). Fred and Bob came in with a sterling record that put them at the top of the standings while Steve and GMcD were seeking to extend their winning streak (of one in a row) on their drive to make the playoffs. 
First, the headlines:
Fred and Bob go par or better on 15 holes!
Fred and Bob out-putt their opponents by nine putts - 57 to 66!!
Steve can’t buy a putt over 6 feet!
GMcD misses s crucial 3-footer on 10!
Okay, Steve and GMcD were somewhat out of their league and didn’t really have s chance. Or did they ... ?
Here are the details:

#1. Fred gets things started by rolling in a long one from off the green to salvage a tie against Steve’s par and GMcD’s net par. All square. But not for long.
#2. Fred gets it down in two from off the green at the back and makes the only par. F&B 1 up and the rout has begun.
#3. The rout continues. Fred and Bob make pars. Their opponents do not and it’s F&B 2 up after 3.
#4. All stroking against Steve. Bob not a factor but Fred makes yet another great up and down for par/net birdie. Steve also pars but it’s not good enough. GMcD has made a good third shot from the willows left to pin high and two putts for par/net birdie to stop the bleeding. F&B 2 up
#5. Two excellent shots by Steve put him in birdie range. He comes up just short and taps in for par which is looking very good. That is until Fred andBob both get it up and down. Again. No blood. Fred and Bob 2 up.
#6. Fred and Gord are stroking and lay up right. Bob and Steve are long down the middle. They both have long birdie putts. They both have pretty long par putts. Okay, Bob’s was only three feet. But they both miss. Fred also three putts. GMcD makes bogey/net par and graciously accepts the kind and unexpected gift. F&B 1 up.
#7. Fred and GMcD both on, Steve and Bob close. Four pars. Still F&B 1 up.
#8. Steve on in reg and his birdie putt comes up just short. Bob makes another great up and down (as does GMcD) and it’s a push. F&B 1 up
#9. Steve on in reg and his birdie putt comes up just short. Bob makes yet another great up and down for the push. Is there a pattern here? F&B 1 up at the turn. Bob has had 12 putts, Fred 14!
#10. GMcD stroking. Rolls his 80 foot third from off the green to three feet above the hole. Fred andBob have both made up and down pars (so what else is new?). But a make by GMcD will give his team the win and tie up the match. It does not happen. The ball does not even scare the hole. Ouch! GMcD is cursing and asking the Golf Goddess for one more chance. Soon. F&B 1 up
#11. GMcD’s second chance comes immediately. He leaves his tee shot three feet from the cup and this time strokes it solidly into the hole for birdie. Bob comes close but no cigar. Finally, after F&B have held the lead for two hours, the teams are back to all square.But not for long,
#12. Everyone is either on or close. Steve and GMcD get theirs close from75 feet. Bob and Fred do not and they cannot convert. For the first time all day it’s S&G 1 up. But not for long.
#13. Bob and Fred make solid two putt pars. GMcD goes brain-dead and makes double. Steve can’t get up and down from the fringe and its back to all square, 
#14. Bob goes AWOL, Steve rolls into back trap. GMcD is on but 70 feet away. Fred is 15 feet behind him In the fringe. Fred makes a fine chip to 12 feet,GMcD makes a fine putt to 4 feet. Fred makes the uphill putt (was there any doubt? No). Then GMcD makes his (was there any doubt? Yes). Still all square.
#15. All stroking off Steve. Advantage Fred and Bob. But they squander the advantage - Fred goes hazard and Bob goes o/b left. Steve makes routine par, GMcD makes net birdie and for only the second time all day it’s S&G 1 up.
#16. Fred and Bob make superb chips and have makeable par putts. Steve is chipping from the front fringe and has to get it close. The tension gets to him, he looks early and HE SCULLS IT. It’s going to go 30 feet by. But the line is good and the speeding ball strikes the flagstick. The ball could ricochet anywhere. It chooses to go down. Into the hole! BIRDIE!! Instead of being all square, all of a sudden it’s S&G 2 up and dormie.
#17. GMcD is stroking. Fred and Bob decide that they need a birdie. And damned if Fred doesn’t do just that! He drops a 20-footer from above the hole. Bob also comes close.That should send the match to 18. But wait. GMcD has hit his his 160 yard approach to pin high 18 feet left and slightly downhill. He leaves the lag four inches away, taps in for net birdie and it’s all over. S&G 2 and 1.

A match for the ages!

Fred 40-39 79 net 67
Bob 39-41 80 net 70
Steve 39-38 77 net 69
GMcD 42-39 81 net 65. 

         Your humble scribe
               GMcD

Glen - Nick 4 2 0 8

Gord T - John 3 1 2 8

Bob - Fred 3 0 1 7

Richard - Ken 1 2 1 3

Gord McD - Steve  1 2 0 2

Lil Bob - Mac 1 3 0 2 

Wayne/Oz 0 1 1 1

Tom - Dave  0 1 1 1

Bob and Fred vs Glen and Nick
Everyone up for a good match. On the first hole Nick's drive is a lot closer to downtown Kingston. Nevertheless, he wins the hole with a net par. The second and third holes are split but Glen puts his team up by two when he birdies the fourth hole. Bob storms back with a winning par on 5 and a magnificent bird on 6 to tie the match. Glen is putting extremely well and comes back with his own birdie on 7 to regain the lead. Eight and nine are tied with pars leaving Glen and Nick 1 up after 9.
On the back nine Nick again puts his team two up with a net par, but both he and Glen immediately give back by losing 11 and 12 to Bob and Fred's pars. Thirteen is split but Glen puts his team back in the lead with an 80 foot birdie put on 14!! However, Fred has the deep psychological insight that Nick and Glen have a fear of success and harbor self destructive tendencies. This results in both getting 7's on 15 to Bob and Fred's pars. All even.
Sixteen is a pivotal hole. Everyone hits good drives and are putting for par. Nick and Glen come within a c... hair of making their putts. And then my hero Bob calmly makes a 15 footer to put Bob and Fred ahead in the match for the first time! They keep the lead on 17 with tense pars and despite great shots by Glen and Nick on 18 tie the holes with pars.
Bob and Fred, last year's champs, remain undefeated (3-0-1) with a one up win over Glen and Nick. Scores: Glen 80, Nick 94, Bob 81, Fred 80.

Finally a respite from the heat and humidity. A strong southerly wind blows in off and on precipitation. A bit of an important game as Ken and Richard seek to take out Glen and Nick who were very cold last Friday. Nick has had a Monday lesson from Dale. This it turns out will knock two strokes off his Friday score.

Ken gets a stroke. He hasn't played in a couple of weeks. He starts amazing. Par - missed eight foot birdie putt on 2 - bogey, kick in real birdie on 4, par on 5 and 6. A three putt bogey on 7 is a blemish but Ken shoots 39 on the front. What kind of lead does that get you? Well you win 1 when Glen three putts from twenty feet (very slow greens today), half 2 lose 3 to Glen's par and win 4. After 6 you are 1 up and asking the Commissioner what happens if the thunderstorm comes. Surely the match just picks up where it left off? Half an hour later Glen has won 7 and 8 with pars and Nick has won 9 with a par. 2 up at the turn for Nick and Glen. Surely now an interrupted match must be replayed in its entirety. Glen is 41 on the front. 

Off to the back. Dale has fixed Nick's driving. Only his driving. For the nth time Nick splits the fairway on 10. He is lying net zero,  125 yards away in the middle of the fairway. His wedge goes left into the trees. Ken wins 10 with a great twenty footer for par. Ricky wins 11 with a routine par while Glen is trap bound and Nick is in the long grass right. All square, Nick and Glen split the twelfth fairway inside the 100 yard stake.  Glen goes left down the mound. Nick goes far left into the woods. Bogies from Glen, Ricky and Ken and its still all square with six to go.

A gift on 13 as Ricky gets wet and Ken goes way left. Both Glen and Nick hit the green and the hole is conceded.  

Dale's driving lesson wears out. Nick loses the next 5 balls he hits with a driver. Two of those are on 14. But partner Glen is straight and long. After watching Ricky go left in the red stake area and Ken go long in the bunker Glen can and does win the hole with a score less than double. 2 up again for G/N.

Glen makes Nick play 15 by knocking his tee ball in the right hazard. Nick does ok. He hits a hybrid in play, clears the creek then hits a horrible wedge to sixty feet. Ricky has had to lay up and is on in four. Nick three putts for a six net five to halve Ricky. Ken announces his thirty foot birdie putt doesn't matter and goes to pick up his ball marker. Super supportive Gen stops him and makes him try and win the hole. A very strong putt races by the hole giving a wave as it goes by. A half and 2 up with 3 to play G/N.

16 -Nick loses two more balls hit with a driver. Ricky does likewise. Ken hits an out of bounds stake and caroms back into play. Glen is straight and long. For his third shot Ken hits a 100 yard wedge shot two feet high. It bounces and rolls and bounces onto the green stopping about thirty feet away. Glen comes out of the trap to ten feet. A knee knocker three footer from Ken halves the hole and its dormie Glen and Nick.

17 - Glen goes so far right in the long grass that he has to reload. Nick snaps his 5th consecutive driver out of bounds. After Ken and Ricky are in play Nick voices positive thoughts about getting ready for 18. The match is still on. Glen responds by losing his provisional drive. Dale revisits Nick. His third shot goes long and straight into the two club wind ending at the 100 yard marker. Nice Ricky comes to visit Nick with his second shot. Ken goes right of the right trap in two. Nick goes over the tree and actually hits the green in 4. Ricky has to go under the tree and comes up short. He chips on in 4 about ten feet above the hole. Ken delicately clears the trap by six inches. He elects to putts through four feet of fringe. He hits his putt three feet 10 inches. He is not on in 4. Still away Ken blasts his 5th past the pin. Nick is up. He calmly drains a fifteen footer for a bogey and that it. 2 and 1 Glen/Nick

Glen 85 - 73

Nick 98 - 81

Ken 87 -74

Ricky 97 - 81

There was no wind. It was a calm Friday.

There was no rain. It was sunny, hot and beautiful  A bit humid.

There was no golf. Little Bob drove well but was still 81 net 74 and the best. Partner Mac was 111 - 87. Opponents were Glen 87 - 75 and Nick 100-83 

A match best forgotten for lack of highlights. Mac and Bobby win 2 and 1 

Played July 20th , Off Gord , Bob gets 2, Fred 3 , John 4 . ( Just to make it unpleasant Fred agrees to White Tees . ) 
First 2 matched with solid pars . 3 made difficult by back placed white flag . GT saves for par and win . Bob/Fred get net birdies on 4 to tie. John and GT miss makable putts on 5 to lose again , and another loss on 6 . Oh me God. 1up to 2 down in a flash . Gord birdies 7 to restore hope and 8, 9 halved with pars. Bob/Fred i up at the turn. 

BACK NINE ….. John only stoker on 10 but does not need it as his shot from 182 ends up 11 ft. away …. All square … 11, 12 , 13 tied ( thank’s John, as GT splashes ) 14 seems a square but Fred makes 2-putt , John does not . 15 Fred makes a great 3rd to 6 ft. but John out does him by hitting it to 41inches . OOOPS Fred makes , John misses …. Defending champs back to 2 up . 

16 ( white tees 4.5 par ) John hits 100 yd. drive , Bob some 140 yds. past him . Fred , GT in-between . Pressure of lead , BOB/FRED 2nd shots both find the forest on right side …… John/ GT solid 5’s equal win . Seventeen equals 4 reasonable drives , 2nd shots equal a naked green BUT Fred and BOB both in bunkers …. GT’s good 2nd goes too far but John short of green hits a beauty to 29” . Bunker play not good and John makes a beautiful putt that dribbles in the low side . All square 

18 GT with a good chipping situation so no problem, Fred hits not his best bunker shot, John misses his 16 footer and then Bob from 13 feet below the hole hits a beauty putt 11’ 11” 

   ALL TIED 

Scores I think …. GT 80, John 82,,,Fred = 80, Bob 83 ...

GT = 8, John gets 4 , Wayne 5, Oz 7 ( White tees by the way ) 

!st split with pars ; 2nd trend begins with Wayne making nervy 42” for split; 3rd Gt rolls in 11 footer for par , Wayne rolls his 6 footer in for split; GT makes a 14 footer to tie Ozzie’s net par. GT rolls in 23 foot putt for par and ! up lead . Again Wayne makes a 37” putt so save a 2 putt and ties Johns net birdie. 7 split with pars and another nervy putt from Wayne. 8 split with pars, 9 as well . GT/ John 1up at turn
10 split with pars and then 11 John 3 putts while Wayne gets up and down. Match all even . Wayne makes another nervy 8 footer to tie John with par. 13 another split with Wayne’s up and down for par. 14 a blemish with bogey split . 15 return to form with birdie split from John and Oz. 
16 GT makes the 22 foot uphill for par and win . Smiley team 1 up. SEVENTEEN front pin GT, John and Oz just off all 40ish feet away ( Ozzie is stroking however ) Wayne then hits his 2nd to 29” below the hole . Ozzie hits a fair chip to 5 ft. below the hole . GT announces to John the team plan and then knocks in the pitch to tie the hole with birdies . GT/ JM retain the i up advantage. 18 not played well by anyone til GT hits another pitch to 20” . hole conceded and the match 

Gt 27 putts and 76 , John 84, Wayne 81 , Oz 85 . 
GREAT MATCH ! 

Tom terrific shoots a pair of 39's for 78 net 68

Partner Dave shoots his handicap with a 38 - 44 82 net 72

Do they lose to an 82 net 70 and a 94 net 77? Read on for the answer.

Nick gets 6 shots and barely uses 1. He makes 6 on 1, x on 4, x on 6 BUT wins 10 outright, wins 15 outright and uses his stroke on 17 to get a half (hint the match is alive on 17!)

Partner Glen does use his stroke to win 4. 

But to start, on #1 Dave shanks a wedge right at Nick's head in an effort to take him out!!! Little do Tom and Dave know that they are picking on the wrong half of the team. They may throw Nick off the entire front nine but Glen wins 1 with a par, 2 with a birdie, 4 with a net birdie, halves Dave on  7 with a birdie and does the whole front nine by himself and in even par. He does lose 3 to a par and 6 to a birdie (Tom - who could have won the hole with a bogey) but his other front nine pars give Glen and his partner a one up lead at the turn. Front nines are Glen 36, Dave 38 and Tom 39. Nick breaks 50 just. 

So 12 handicapper Glen is even at the turn. What to do? Why not check out? Surely it is partner Nick's turn. And so off to the back nine where Glen will not count on a hole.

After Nick being the only par on 10 and a win,  11 is an adventure. Glen has gone way left and after looking for his ball while the hole is played out emerges from the bushes and proclaims after learning of Nick's bogey " so a half?" Pshaw. an easy win for Nick. 3 up. 

Tom birdies 12 to win that hole by three strokes. 2 up. 

Tom pars 13 to win that hole because he didn't visit the woods. 1 up G/N

The short left  woods reject Nick's ball and after a low snap hook, pitch and one putt the hole is halved thanks to both Tom and Dave lagging their under twenty foot birdie putts. 

Stroking Nick pitches to a foot on 15 making the only real birdie which is enough for a 2 up lead. 

Tom lags a tricky downhill putt to gimmee distance on 16 for a winning par and it's 1 up again. 

Stroking Nick and Tom both are to the right of the 17th green. Tom flops beautifully to 3 feet. Nick comes out of the trap to 12 feet. Nick misses. Tom sinks.  A half and its dormie Glen and Nick.

Very back blue pin. Dave is on the very front and three putts for 6. Glen has topped his second shot and can't get a pitch close enough for a a par. Nick and Tom are about the same amount short. Nick come out of the trap about ten feet long. Tom putts up to about three feet short. Nick misses. Tom can snatch victory from the jaws of defeat and head to Colorado for a weeks respite with positive thoughts and a warm glow. Glen and Nick win 1 up.

Tom 78 - 68

Dave 82-72

Glen 82-70

Nick 94 -77

Gord T - John 2 0 1 5

Bob - Fred 2 0 0 4

Richard - Ken 1 1 1 3

Glen - Nick 1 0 0 2

Gord McD - Steve  1 2 0 2

Waqyne/Oz 0 0 1 1

Tom - Dave  0 1 1 1

il Bob - Mac 0 3 0 0 

Taking the honours on the first tee ,as defending champs, Fred and Bob were reminded by Richard that this might be the last time that they had that honour.

Fred and Bob gave it up on 13.

1. Freds par tied Richards net par .    2. Freds par tied Kens par.   3. Bobs par wins (1up F&B)  4. Bobs birdie wins (2up F&B)

5. Freds bogey ties theirs.    6. Freds par wins ( 3up F&B) 7. Bobs par ties theirs.  8. Freds long range birdie wins (4up F&B)  9. Bobs par ties Ricky

4up Fred and Bob.

10. Bobs par ties Ricks net par.  11. Pars all round (after Kens free 7footer for bird comes up 2 feet short)  12. I dont know what happened but Ken got par and we didnt. (3up F&B)

13. Fred bounces out of the hazard and makes par to tie Ken.  14. Fred is magnanimous in giving Ken and Rick their 6ft par putts if they will give him his 3 footer. Accepted (Still 3up)

15. We are blaming the rest of the match on heat stroke. Bob gets to the green in reg. but 3putts for 6. Ken has to lay up on the second shot and gets a 6(net 5). Ricky gets a standard

plunk,plunk,plunk,plunk 2putt 6(net 5) and Fred hits his 2nd off the right bridge into a tree that stops it from the hazard then bunkers it and ends with a 6(net 5)  Dormie.

16. With Bob relegated again to observer status he watches the drama unfold. Only half the players want Ricky to play 17 with a stroke. So-- Ricky in front of the green in 3 (middle pin),

Fred in the grunge to the low right of the green in 3, Ken just in front of the green in 2!  Bob still observing and hoping he doesnt have to lose another ball on 17.

Ricky chips to about 8ft. under the hole. Fred to 8ft side hill above and Ken to 25ft above the hole. Ken leaves it 5ft short. Ricky misses . Fred putts it 4 ft past. Ken misses.

And Fred sinks it to tie the hole in 6s.     3&2  for Fred and Bob.  F&B thank K&R for all their meaningless banter.    It was a fun day.       bob


 Richard 85(net 67)  Ken 85(net 72)  Bob 84 (net 74)  Fred 78(net 66)

 The weather outside was frightful but the company was delightful etc. and all that.

Fred and Bob took on bobby and Mac on the holiday Monday. Fred and Bob were very mediocre but played more than half the holes with different scores.

bobby showed flashes of brilliance ( on the fringe of 4 in 2 and a towering drive on 10 that almost got up to Bobs ) and Mac showed encouraging signs of bad play but was ,for the most part, worse than that.

The end was a victory by the past champions Fred and Bob.

It was a while ago and the scorecard was lost but the match was played. 

Memorable highlights are Steve taking the clubs out for the second time this year and  birdying one and missing a ten footer for birdie on two, Nice start. 

Glen and Nick ended up winning a back and forth match 

GT and John vs Tom and Dave

Friday June 8. 

Short but sweet reporting courtesy of GT

Well it wasn’t ALL bad ! ( Though yes, since there was a witness , we did tie 18 with 7 ) Also numerous putts under 30” were missed. However there were several net birdies ( not many strokes given ) Tom made a great par on 10. Dave and Gord great sandies on 13 . John, Gord won 5 with good pars . So again there were a few highlights but given 18 , nobody deserved the win thus a TIE . 

Your theory is absolutely correct. Good news is that piece of shit round dropped a 79 from my 20 rounds and my handicap is now 14 which will mean Dave has to give me a stroke.
John Mc

Ricky & Ken vs Ozzie & Wayne

Tight match. Lovely day. Good banter. Front 9 start. Oz putts the lights out.

Holes 1 & 2 push, push

#3 R&K go 1 up with pars vs bogies

#4 Ricky implodes. Ken bogies. Wayne’s net par wins. A/Square until the next hole where Wayne’s real par wins to go 1 up – but not for long.....R’s net par takes it A/S on 6 where it stays until Oz’s par brings them 1 up on 8.

Stays at W&Oz 1 up until 11. Everybody on the green except R whose ball hooks left. His flop over the bunker finds the hole for birdie.  A/Square.  The momentum of R&K continue on 12... Ken’s par brings them 1 up until 13. Oz plugged in the bank. Wayne hooks left and is in tree trouble. R&K on the green to make pars to go 2 up.  Ozzie’s putting wins the hole on 14 with par and keeps Ken’s game in check.

 R&K 1 up.   Stays like that for a few well fought holes. Oz’s putting is stellar.  Going into 18, R&K looking good at 1 up. But R misses a 30 inch putt to lose the damn hole to Wayne.  It’s a tie.

Ricky 89 net 72

Ken  81 net 69

Ozzie  88 net 71

Wayne 86 net 72

Ken & Richard vs Mac and Bobby

Lovely evening round beginning at 4:30. Back 9 start. Very hot.

Even, even until 12 where bobby’s birdie beats R&K’s pars to go 1 up where it stays until 15 when R makes net bird but Ken takes net eagle over Mac’s net bogie and Bobby’s par to go even. Hole 18 saw everybody implode but R’s net par takes R&K 1 up.

Hole #1 Ken stiffs his second shot, takes 4 net birdie to go 2 up where they stay until 3. R’s shot nicks the pin but scooches off back of the green. Ken makes par. M&b make bogie. R&K 3 up

On 4 Ken makes net bird to go 4 up with 5 to play.  Hole #5 is a push: Dormie.

Everybody shakes hands on 6 when Ken’s net birdie wins the day. All agree that it was fun watching Ken play so well.

Ken: 80 net 67

RickY: 93 net 76

Mac : 95 net 75

Bobby:  83 net 77

Bob - Fred

Gord T - John 

Gord McD - Steve

Mac - Lil Bob

Wayne - Oz

Ken - Ricardo

Dave - Tom

Glen - Nick

Starting on the back nine Nick played well on 10 11 and 12 to keep the match even with Gord T and Mac. Nick left and Wayne Gretzky joined. Steve wa a bit confused and his bogey on 13 left Steve 3 over after 4 and the team one down. Four birdies later, monster putts going in on 18, 1 and 9 had Steve playing the next 14 in one under (he had a kick in on 7 that noone said good shot about -- hmm). Mac didn't use his 7 strokes well. Gord was steady but steady wasn't good enough on this day. Mr Gretzky lost 7 balls and shot his sweater number.

Playing Tom and Ricky. A wonderful 17 hole match.The critical 18th was won with a player finishing after Nick and Rick didn't play, Tom hooked his wedge out of bounds (except Nick found it) and Steve just played the hole normally.

Glen and ken tied McD and John. I am sure Gord will send narrative. Great match. I do love the Waterfield intensity. Best matches of the season!

June 2nd - Lose 5/4 to Bob/Fred

June 16th - Win 1up Gord/John

June 30th - Win 6/5 Tom/Ricky

July 16th - Tie Dave/L’Bob 

L’Bob and Gord play even, Dave getting 6 , Mac 9 . L’Bob / Dave start 1 up ( a FINAL rule, that for some reason, Gord is not aware of ) Course in great shape, NE wind 

1st - Split with pars ( Gord chips to 6” to set a trend )

2nd - Pars again split .

3rd - Mac/Gt pull even with a par as Gord out duels L’Bob from the bunkers. 

4th - L’Bob and Dave go slightly AWOL so Mac wins the hole.

5th - Split with bogies .

CORRECTION - number 5 i got par to hold hole...you boggied

mac 

NOW THE UGLY SECTION 

6th - Mac/Gt split the fairway . Dave is in the hazard, L’Bob in the lateral left . Mac flubs the next 2 shots , Gord pulls his pitching wedge well left . Sneaky Dave ends up a five, net par and the win.

7th - Dave only one to find the green but kindly 3 putts for a bogey tie.

8th - Macs net par is good enough for the win .

9th - L’Bobs birdie is matched by Macs good 2 putt.

Mac/GT 1 Up tat the turn 

10th- Gords 55’ putt from off the green is for birdie and the win.

11th - The Mac/GT pars are good enough for another win.

12th - Gord goes amiss but no problem for Mac and his solid par. Dave makes great 2-putt to tie.

13th - Gord’s chip from 90’ gets very close and another tie

14th- Gord, another up and down for another tie.

15th - Dave booms his drive 80 yds. BUT then lo and behold, he 2 putts for net birdie and win. Mac/GT 2 up

16th L.Bob ges atypically long and right and in trouble . No problem as Dave makes a great save for his par. Unfortunately for them Gord makes a good save as well, a push.

17th - Mac and Dave stroking , Good drives by both . Mac manages to hit a tree with his second then hits a sloppy pitch over the green . Meanwhile Dave ( in the middle of the fairway ) decides to channel Freddie Boland and asks for a drop! GT in shock sputters “whatever”.

          Dave hits a beauty to 25’ below the hole . Mac wanders up to his ball and from 14 feet off the green decides to putt it . 50 feet later it pures itself into the bottom of the hole! 30 seconds pass before it is realized that Mac has birdied the hole and Dave needs to sink his putt to extend the match . A visionally shaken Dave actual makes a great stroke that talks to the left edge but does not drop .

IT IS ALL OVER Mac/Gord win 2 and 1

Gord 77- 71; Dave 82 - 69 ; L’Bob 83 - 77 and Mac ( 93?? - 76 )

( I don’t have the whole card so corrections are welcome )

Playing off Gord , Bob, Glen both get 2, Mac 9 . NorthEast wind , G/M start 1/2 hole up.

Because of NE wind, Mac’s net par is good enough for 1st hole win. 
Pars tie 2. 
Gord’s best shot of day and wise lag putt wins 3 ( Although Bob making GT putt the 14” rankles )
Mac makes a 16 footer for his 2nd putt and net birdie to tie Glen.
5 through 8 tied.
Par is good enough for G/M win on 9. G/M 3.5 up at turn.
Bob makes a great 2nd shot into long 10th and his par wins it.
Bob and Glen both on green on eleven and it seems their hole until GT holes his 11 footer for the sand save and the tie.
12th…. Glen makes his sidehill 5 footer for par. GT , on the same line makes his 4’11” to tie.
13 finds Bob and Glen in hazard but Glen’s is playable and he knocks it to 6 feet, but misses putt.
G/M back to 3.5 up 
14 poorly played but Bob has another 6 footer for par and win . He misses ….
15 is last group stroke hole. Glen is out, Mac is 70 feet away in 3 shots . Bob 22 feet away , Gord 20. Mac 3 putts but then so Bob ! Hole tied and match over.

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE PUTTING !! 

Gord 76 net 70
Mac 94 net 77
Bob and Glen both net 77

9x7=54

   The mathematical team forgot to read the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and were left on the ground.

   Permutations and combinations filled the head of Gord McD, and left Ken a few appliances short of a kitchen.

   Other than that the match was close and the day was wonderful.

1. Gord with wonderful 2putt from the back to tie Glen's hanging lip par.

2. Gord's up and down par wins. G/K 1up.

3.Bob's 3 wins. All square.

4. Glen's 4(net 3) wins. G/B 1up.

5. Gord sinks great sidehill putt for par and Bob gets par from the left woods. Still G/b 1up

6. Glen's par beats Ken's 3putt 6 and Gord's 6 (both with strokes) G/B up 2

7. Glen hits it 50 yards but Bob hits the pin. He putts to 2feet but Ken won't give it. Having 8feet for his ? fourth putt Ken gives Bob his. B/G 3up.

8. Glen is given his par putt after Gord and Ken complete their triple double, B/G up 4.

9. Bob hits a tree on his second and goes directly to the clubhouse to take a shit. Ken actually gets a par to win. B/G 3up and Dormie by the rules as interpreted by Gord.

10. Great par by Glen to tie.

11. Improbable squatting dog 40 foot birdie putt by Gord to win. B/G 2up.

12. Glen/Gord pars. 13. Glen/Ken pars 14. Bob/Ken pars. Still B/G 2up.

15. Gord par(net 4) wins. B/G 1up

16. Glen par wins. B/G 2up

17. Glen and Gord par. B/G win 2&1

18. Gord birdies for the win.

End result---B/G win the front 3up. G/K win the back 2up B/G win the match.

Bob 82(74), Glen 79(70), Gord 85(72) -39 on the back with a triple, Ken still trying to find the missing appliances. Great match. Bob and Glen had 13 holes with different scores.

Whatever it is about playing Fred and Nick, Bob needs to channel it. Last time he was even par net 62. Yesterday he was 15 pars, a birdie (thinned 9 iron on 11 to two inches), a bogey and an other simply because he doesn't mark his ball and once again played the wrong one (on 14). All agreed he would have parred playing the proper ball. So for the books 74 net 65. Actually another 72 net 63. Well played. N  

September 14, 2016 Waterfield Playoff: Bob & Glen VS Nick & Fred

Ideal / warm, north breeze and course to ourselves.

Holes 1 & 2 halved with testing par putts by the Doc.
Hole 3 won with Glen's bird. 1 up.
Hole 4 won with net birds by Nick and Fred. all even.
Hole 5 won with Bob & Glen pars. 1 up.
Hole 6 halved with pars by Fred & Bob.
Hole 7 Bob in trap right, Glen 3 putts, Bob makes long par saving putt! Hearts begin to break.
Hole 8 Routine.
Hole 9 Routine.
Hole 10. Lots of Bogeys.
Hole 11. Glen hits past Ladies tee. While sulking (pissing in the woods) he hears a skull and "Oh Bob". Ball ends up 6" from hole for a Bird! 2 up.
Hole 12. Bob scolds Glen for using driver to bush right. Nick bush right as well. Fred bush left. 3 up.
Hole 13. Bob almost birds. Nick halves with nice putting.
Hole 14. Glen and Fred show up with pars.
Hole 15. Stroking Nick recovers from back sand trap to win with net bird. 2 up. Still hope!
Hole 16. Bob's 2 putt par from the fringe wins match 3 & 2.
Hole 17 halved.
Hole 18 halved. Tie break now not possible for Nick & Fred.

Win, lose or draw, eternally grateful to play with such fine fellows!!
Glen 82 net 73
Fred 82 net 72
Nick 83 net 68
Bob 74 net 65

Fred and Nick take on Ken and Gord McD for the second time in a week. After a complete dismantling of the feared K/G duo last game, this one started better for them. 4 down after 4 a week ago this time K/G only lost 3 and 4. 4 was of particular note as team 8's were the best they could put forward. Not to be discouraged they went out and won a hole before sliding back and finishing the front nine 3 down. The back was more neutral but not without tension. In the end it was a 2&1 win for Fred and Nick. Not great golf but great company and fabulous conditions.    

lil Bob - Dave 3 0 3 9 

Gord T - Mac 3 2 1 7

Gord McD - Ken  3 3 0 6

Bob - Glen 3 3 0 6

Fred - Nick 2 2 2 6

Tom - John  2 4 0 4

Richard - Steve 1 3 2 4

Richard and Steve vs Dave lilBob
1 all pars except for Ricky the bird man Saxe R/S 1 up
2 Ricky and bob par , Steve bogey and Dave birdies from the fringe.A.S
3 R/S bogey , Dave pars and Bobby birdies just for fun ...D/B 1up
4 Ricky the "shingle digit handicap", goes the the trees left and never recovers
all the rest make bogeys....
5 Bob and Ricky par ...for the push..
6 Bob makes par but Steve gets a stroke for the push..
7 Bob and Steve make pars...
8 " " " ".....
9 " " " " ......

intermission..........

10 all pars but Ricky" the virus" goes awol.....
11 4 bogeys for all
12 Steve White M.D aka the vet, wins with par A/S
13 " " " " " " " R/S 1 up
14 Ricky joins us with bogeys for the push
15 Bob and Dave par but Dave wins with a stroke A/S
16 all bogey push....
17 Bob and Steve par push...
18 Dave and Steve make par for the push..... A/S

Dave / lil Bob remain forever undefeated in the round robin play, and
should by all rights win out right in a fair and just world, as
opposed to The World according to Nick ( make me happy) Waterfield .

lil Bob 78
Dave 84/71
Richard 92/81
Steve 82/ 78

Thanks to all for a fun time,
Dave.

John and I played Bobby/Dave on Saturday in, of all things, a light intermittent rain.

The condensed version: we won the first hole, they won the next three to go two up after four holes. We won five, but Dave rolled in a four foot putt on six for a net eagle. That's how the front nine ended: Bobby/Dave two up.

Bobby/Dave then won ten, eleven, and twelve. The killer was on eleven where Dave rolled in a twenty-five foot birdie putt from off the green for the win. So, after twelve holes, the other guys were up five. And we were playing OK. We could hear the fat lady warming up the pipes.

We halved thirteen to make the match dormie; we then won fourteen with a par, won fifteen with John's net eagle, won sixteen with a par, and won seventeen with John's net birdie. Could it be? The greatest come from behind tie in Waterfield history? Alas, our opponents are too good to let this one slip away. We tie eighteen with pars and Bobby/Dave win one up.

It was a very enjoyable match- cool weather, good company, and some excellent golf from Dave.

The individual scores:

Bobby. 81 net 75
Dave 78 net 65
John 90 net 76
Tom 83 net 71

the first hole. 

Really.

10 handicap Bob hits 14 greens, has 3 birdies to balance 3 bogies to shoot level par. 72 -net 62

well done. N 

Lil Bob gives Fred 4, partner Dave 6 and Nick 7

Fast start again from F/N as Nick birdies net eagles 1.

Fred just misses birdie from ten feet on two so that hole is a push.

Fred drains a ten footer on 3 for a bogey and a half!

Nick takes four from 50 yards on 4. Fred misses from two feet. It's another push with net par.

Nick takes 5 from 130. Lil Bob misses from four feet and it's another push with bogey.

All stroke. Best for F/N is double which doesn't count against LB's par so the match is square.

Gimmee pars on 7. Still all square.

LB tries to give Nick his four footer for par on 8 since Fred has the team par. Nick suggests maybe not since he is stroking. Poor putt so it's another push.

LB ob on 9 with his tee shot. Dave ob with his fourth shot. (figure that out!) So at the turn, once again F/N are 1 up.

All stroke on 10. No change again.

LB stiffs a nine iron and drains the 12 footer for bird on 11 and all square again.

Fred putts from 30 yards including 10 that are fringe and stops it an inch away. Dave does the same. Spectacular. All square.

13 and LB has twelve feet for birdie. His ball moves just before address. No one else sees it. LB putts it without replacing it. Is that the proper thing to do? What to do? LB gives Nick and Fred their three footers and the hole is declared halved. Very sporting.

Fred plays brilliantly on 14 finishing with a curling thirty foot birdie and restoring the 1 up lead.

Nick plays LB on 15. Lb is first in with a 10 foot natural birdie. Nick coaxes in an 8 foot net birdie. Just like Wednesday F/N leave the 15th green 1 up. (p.s. Dave went ob after 4 again just like 9!)

Looks like a half on 16 as Dave is thirty feet above the hole in three while LB has 5 feet of side hill madness for his par. But Dave the shark gets his putt to drop. Once again F/N lose 16 and the match is square.

Strokes on 17 for Dave and N. Nick's ob drive is thrown back into play. On the green he has 12 feet for par while Dave has 8. Nick misses and Dave makes. Oh no. F/N have just lost 16 and 17 and are 1 down going to 18.

Pin right in the middle of 18 with viscous breaks.  LB gives an opening when he goes so far long he is nearly on the chipping area. He settles for 6. Dave flares his approach into the trap and leaves his par putt near the edge. Another 6. Can Fred two putt side hill from 20 feet?  You bet. Not quite deja vu but awfully close. All square.

Lil Bob 79 - 73

Fred 80 - 69

Dave 85 -71

Nick 92 -77

Bob and Glen took on Steve and Ricky today in a match that saw 13 holes won/lost.

I would like to report the holes like Gord McD. Please scroll down in the speed you would read his reports.







   Feel better now?

   The first 3 were tied with pars. Steve had a 2putt birdie with a stroke on 4 for 1up S&R.
He followed with a 3putt (as did Ricky) on 5 so the match was even.
After R sank his drive on 6, S hit it to 100yards and did a plow boy finally reaching the green in 4. Glen's 4 won. 1up B&G
Birdie by Bob on 7 2up B&G.
Short tees on 8. Bob and Steve 50 yards from the green. Both butchered. Glen and Richard tied with pars.
3 putt bogeys by B&G on 9. 1up B&G
3putt bogeys by B&G on 10 All square.
11 pars--3putt bogey by Steve on 12 1up B&G
13-Bob takes 2 to get out of bunker, Rickie takes 1 but 3putts, Steve takes 1 and 2putts. Glen in the water. Bob leaves his 3foot bogey putt 1foot short. All square.
14 won by B&G with par. 1up B&G
15 won with Rickie's net bird. All square.
16 won with Steve's par. 1up S&R
17 R. with a stroke hits the fringe and chips to 4feet. Not looking good for B&G.
       Miracles happen. Bob sinks his putt for bird and Rickie misses. All square.
18 Bob left but safe and hits it to 60yards. Glen fades his right drive to 100 yards. Steve in the trees and has to punch out to 150 yards. Rickie way right in two.
      Steve hits a perfect shot but the wind knocks it into the bunker. Rickie hits it just in front of the green.
      In the bag? Glen hooks it into the bunker and Bob blades it over the green. Much laughing about ineptitude.
     Everyone blasts or chips and the miracle continues. Bob is the only one to sink his putt for 5 and B&G win 1up!

    Rickie 86( 70) Steve 79( 69) Glen 83 (74) but perfect for the first 8 holes thank goodness Bob 78 (69)
It was a wonderful day. Exciting and a roller coaster. Thanks Rickie for letting us toy with you until the last hole.

After starting so hot at 2 and 0 Tom and John took on Nick and Fred last Saturday. Beautiful day. 

Tom and John lost the tee toss and hit last the entire round. 17 holes played. 15 of them halved. Nick and Fred win 4 when the best T/J can make is a 6 gross. Tom 3 putts 6 while Nick salvages a net par after going in the water. 

That was enough for the 2 & 1 win. Lots of drama especially from Nick. Fred was a sandy and putting star. Nick made a lot of putts, some for crucial pars and some for crucial bogeys. John hit the ball well but had putting problems that turned wins into halves. Tom was steady but unspectacular. Fred rattled his clubs into the bag on 13, distracting John and leading to a ball in the pond. The only contentious moment. 

Nick 86 - 70

Fred 81- 70

Tom 79 -70

John 86 -71

Dave and Little Bob scored mostly 3's and 4's to handily defeat Bob and Glen.

Dave roughly net 65, Little Bob 67 while Bob and Glen were around 70 - 72 net.

Lovely day for a match; everybody pumped. Usual banter over handicaps.

Ricky hooks his 1^st drive. 2^nd shot on gravel path right of green. Chips from gravel to a gimme par. Steve makes a normal par while T & J bogey and double respectively. 1 up

2 is halved

3.  R&S pars better bogeys from T&J. 2 up

4. R’s net par puts R&S 3 up

5. John shines with a net par to win a hole.  2 up

6 & 7 are a push

But on 8 Steve’s par wins. 3 up

9. Steve’s par wins again. 4 up at the turn.

10. R’s net bird puts match at 5 up

11. push

12 is won by Tom’s par. 4 up for R&S.... where the match remains until 15

Ricky 88 net 72

Stephen 79 net 69

Tom 88 net 81

John  87 net 72

Glen/Bob and Tom/John had a wonderful and tight contest today.

It started with Bob's 3 on 1 matched by John's net 3.

On 2 B&G had good birdie chances and the hole in the bag until Tom sank

a 40footer for bird to win- 1up T/J

3 was won by B/G -all square.

4,5,and 6 were tied with pars- still all square.

Pivotal hole #7. Glen and Tom and probably Bob out of it. John on and

an easy 2putt for par. Bob chips from the right mound and leaves it

4feet short of the green.

Taking his putter (chipping has been a challenge) Bob is about to strike

when Glen says " you should chip-putting is hopeless". Bob responds, as

expected, with " I know what I'm doing.Don't tell me what to do but now

I'm confused". Fuck it he said to himself. I'll prove him wrong. So he

took out his 56* wedge and sunk it. -all square.

8 won by B/G 1up

10,11 tied 12 won by B/G 2up

13,14 tied with pars 15 won by John's net birdie (B&G both had 6) 1up B/G

16 tied and Bob's 4 on 17 closed it out 2and 1.

Glen 40/42 Bob 36/39 Tom 38/42 John 42/46 Thank you, Glen for your

kind advice.

    On Sunday June 26, 2016, the two top seeds in this year's Waterfield Cup met at Garrison to battle it out for WF supremacy. Here's what happened:
    First the headlines:
     BOBBY/DAVE TAKE 11 FEWER SHOTS THAN KEN/GMcD ON THE FRONT
     BOBBY MAKES AS MANY BIRDIES AS KEN/GMcD PUT TOGETHER
     DAVE MAKES SOME KILLER PUTTS
     GMcD PLAYS 10-15 IN EVEN PAR BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH
    Ken/GMcD never really had a chance. Or did they ... ?
    Now the details:
1. GMcD only one on in reg but Dave makes superb chip and matches him with net birdie. All Square.
2. GMcD and Ken have tap in pars. Dave needs to two putt from 60 feet. He does. All Square.
3. Bobby is on. GMcD is gone left never to be seen again. Ken makes a great up and down to tie Bobby with pars. All Square.
4. The wheels start falling off for Ken/GMcD as McD takes 3 putts from 20 feet for net par, losing to Dave's net birdie. D/B 1 up.
5. Bobby makes a fine chip for easy par beating a bunch of bogeys and it's D/B 2 up.
6. Abortion must be legal in Canada because K/McD make two - both double to par/net par and it's D/B 3 in a row and 3 up.
7. GMcD gets one back with a 15 foot birdie. D/B 2 up.
8. Dave and Bobby both make pars. Ken and McD don't even come close. D/B 3 up.
9. It looks like It will be a push with bogeys until Dave rolls in a 20 footer for par. D/B an almost insurmountable 4 up at the turn. ALMOST insurmountable.
10. GMcD makes a good chip and a 10 footer for net birdie and a win despite Bobby's two putt par. D/B 3 up.
11. Ken and McD both make 1 putt pars. Dave matches them with a 3. Then Bobby delivers the coup de grace. Birdie from 15 feet and it's D/B 4 up with only seven to play.
12. Bobby hits his drive a good fifty yards past the front tee and left into the bush, finds It and takes a drop then shanks his third. Highly un-Bobby-like. But Dave is up right of the green with Ken and McD. Ken chips long, McD chips short and Dave chips to 5 feet right on McD's line. Incredibly, , McD makes, Dave misses and it's D/B 3 up.
13. Ken takes three putts from long distance. Dave takes a 7. But Bobby makes a fine up and down par. Then Ken gives McD a read and he rolls in the 22 foot birdie. D/B just 2 up.
14. Bobby makes yet another double bogey. Dave makes 5 but Ken plays it perfectly, rolling in a 3 foot second putt for par and the win. All of a sudden there is a match afoot. D/B a mere 1 up.
15. Everybody stroking. Dave bounces his second off the paving stones just over the creek then sticks his third close. Ken is toast but McD also has a birdie putt. So does Bobby. Dave and McD both miss and make net birds. Bobby does not miss making a superfluous birdie and it's the first push in 12 holes. D/B 1 up.
16. Everyone is on in 3. Bobby and McD make bogeys. Dave is 12 feet above the hole. if he misses he could be off the green. He doesn't miss! Par and a dagger to the heart. But wait! Ken is 11.9 feet below the hole. He gets it close but has he given it enough? Yes! Another push and it's D/B 1 up with two to go. 
17. McD is stroking but puts his second in the trap front left. Bobby is 55 feet below the hole. Dave tells him it breaks left to right. Bobby doesn't agree, puts it out a little right and brings it in to gimme par. McD makes a good sand shot to 12 feet below and needs the putt to tie up the match. It ends up just left. Net par. Push. D/B Dormie one.
18. Bobby and Dave both make two putt pars. Ken and McD both have a chance for bird. Ken is just off, left, comes within an inch but no cigar. McD is 20 feet above the hole. With the match on the line his putt slips by right and what would have been a comeback for the ages falls just short. D/B win it 1 up. It turns out to be the last time Ken/GMcD lose all season.

Bobby 78 net 72
Dave 84 net 71
Ken 86 net 74
GMcD 83 net 68

First match for two teams that picked early in this year's draft.

Team "A" had 17 pitch shots from inside 40 yards on the first 4 holes. Only 2 (4) of them were double hits. This doesn't count putts. 

The match summary in one hole.

Team "A: one up going to 18 after winning 17 even though they had to give a stroke. The guy getting the stroke on 17 hits it in a divot in the rough on 18, advances it 50 yards into the thick clover in front of the fairway ditch, hacks it to 70 yards and waits to hit his fourth - steam coming out of his ears. Meanwhile long driver on Team "A" starts by nearly driving said ditch dead straight. He then lays up to 80 yards, again dead straight. looks like par will be good enough to at least half the hole and win the match. Team "B"'s partner is going along ok after two shots. All watch's Team "A"'s partner thread the opening to the front pin from about 150. Team B straight shooter from 100 yards pulls it into the trap. Long driver suddenly becomes short pitcher. First pitch goes about 10 yards. Second pitch about 15. His turn to play, the hacker hits his fourth to 8 feet, lying 4. Long driver skulls it on the green in 5 and is outside hacker. Team A partner, after his beautiful approach, admits to lying 6 due to unobserved adventures earlier in the hole. Great sand player on Team B knifes it out almost in to the other trap and then chips back 7 feet past now lying 5. So after great approacher 2 putts for 8, long straight driver 2 putts for 7, hacker has a 2 putt window to win the hole with a bogey. And he does. Match ends all square. Everyone agrees it is probably the proper result. 

Long straight driver Steve 83 - 74

Partner Richard 101 - 86 and seeking therapy

Short straight shooter Fred 85 -73

Hacker Nick 92 - 76 and joining Richard in therapy if Chuck will take us. 

On Friday June 3rd the two top seeds in this year's Waterfield met at Garrison to determine which team would remain undefeated. It hardly mattered, however, because they are almost certain to meet again at the end of the playoffs for the championship.

    First the headlines:

TOMMY/JOHN out birdie KEN/GMcD 4-0
SIR JOHN plays 11-14 two under par
TT fires dagger on #1
KdK tries to keep team in the game despite his partner netting to 74

KdK/GMcD really never had a chance. Or did they...?

And now the details:

1. Ken hits his shot of the day to eight feet. From right field TT trumps that with an approach to four feet. Ken misses, TT makes birdie and it's T/J 1 up and the rout is on.
2. GMcD makes a 20 footer to convert a sandie leaving KdK a run at birdie which inexplicable breaks uphill. JMcD matches their pars. It's a push. T/J 1 up
3. KdK two putts from 30feet above the hole for par and it holds up for the win. All Square
4. GMcD and KdK make net pars and they are good enough. Incredibly, it's K/G 1 up.
5. Tom's par is sufficient and it's back to All Square.
6. Ken gets to 12 feet above the hole in three then snakes it in for a fabulous net birdie and the win. Probably. Tom is ten feet above the hole, taps it and, astoundingly, it drops! Real birdie. Push. All Square
7. The two McDs make pars and it's still All Square.
8. Ken is on in reg and makes a fine par. Good enough and it's K/G 1 up in spite of the birdies. But they hadn't seen nuthin' yet.
9. Ken makes a perfect chip from 15 yds left to two feet and K/G go two up. No, wait! The ball rolls by left. A Push. Still K/G 1 up at the turn.
10. Tom makes a fine two putt par to Ken's bogey but the stroke makes it a push. K/G 1 up
11.Four pars. K/G 1up
12. GMcD ten feet above the hole, John 18 feet right. John drops it for birdie, Gord rolls it by left and match is All Square.
13. JohnnyMac rolls in a second consecutive birdie, this time from 15 feet, and the see-saw battle moves to T/J 1 up.
14. T/J put the pedal to the metal, both make pars to K/G's bogeys and it's T/J 2 up with three consecutive wins and all the mo.
15. Ken and Gord grind out pars/net birdies to get it back to T/J 1 up.
16. John dumps his third into the front trap. Tom sends his second deep into the woods right and bogey is going to be good enough. But wait! Tom finds his ball on the edge and actually has a shot. He hits it hard and it goes way over. Or at least it would have if it hadn't hit Ken's ball 15 feet below the hole. Two putts and a bogey, GMcD takes three from the fringe (ouch!!) and T/J and the Golf Goddess have snatched a win from the jaws of defeat. T/J 2 up and dormie.
17. Tom hits his second to 20 feet above the hole. GMcD is hitting from 175 into the wind to a blue pin and gets it to 20.001 feet above the hole. He has to putt first and leaves it two feet short. Tom two putts for par and Gord's putt is conceded. Match done? No. GMcD gets a stroke and the win. T/J 1 up and the match goes to 18.
18. Ken has to dig his drive out of deep cabbage and can only make bogey. GMcD gets a flier out of rough right and ends up 50 feet above the hole. Tommy/John in good shape for pars. GMcD has to make the birdie. He doesn't. Match done - T/J 1 up.

Tom 78 net 70
John 83 net 70
Ken 83 net 70
GMcD 90 net 74

The golf was not so great. John/Tom would do everything possible to lose a hole (errant drives, bad chips, poor decisions) and Gord/Mac would do them one better. Ever see some one wince with pain/embarrassment when they won a hole? There was plenty of that.

Thankfully, the match was over by 15. John/Tom 3 and 4. We played 16, 17, and 18 in 22 minutes.

There were no highlights. The weather was beautiful everywhere around us, but on the hole we were playing, there were heavy dark clouds.

No individual scores.

Better golf will be played.

Thomas B Thayer

    On Friday May 27th, the two top-seeded teams in this year's Waterfield Championship met under perfect conditions to determine which of the would likely finish the round robin undefeated. 
    First the Headlines:

ROB/WAYNE STORM OFF TO HUGE EARLY LEAD AND MOTOR FORWARD FROM THERE ( in a cart)

WAYNE MAKES SOME CRUCIAL PUTTS

GMCD LOSES HIS BALLS ON THE BACK (4!!)

KEN STEADY THROUGHOUT

ROB HITS SOME "NUCLEAR-POWERED" SHOTS

WAYNE WINS #18 WITH PAR

Ken/GMcD never really had a chance. Or did they...?

And now the details:

1. K/G dodge a bullet with Ken's 5-footer for bogey to match Wayne and Rob. All Square
2. Rob makes really good up and down to match pars from K&G. All Square. Then the roof started caving in on K/G.
3. Wayne gets up and down from the front with a fine 8-footer. No on else does. R/W 1 up and the rout is on.
4. Everyone stroking off Rob. Neither K nor G can take advantage. Wayne rolls in yet another one for net bird to put R/W 2 up and to add fuel to the conflagration of K&G's season.
5. A slight stumble by R&W - two doubles - allows K&G some mitigation of the damage to their spirits and it's R/W 1 up. 
6. K asks stroking G to lay up which he does. Stubs his second to 110yds and still isn't on in 3. But a putt well read by K and executed by G leaves him with a tap-in net par to match K's legit par, bettering R/W by one and incredibly it's All Square after 6. 
7. Another McD putt well read by Ken gives him par and allows him to match fine pars by Rob and Wayne. Still All Square.
8. Wayne hits a beauty in and just over to a blue pin. His chip leaves him an uphill putt for par which he makes (of course). Ken is just off the green but 65 feet away. He makes a phenomenal down hill putt to gimme distance to salvage a push and it was still All Square. That would not last.
9. McD drives into Nickland way up the first fairway but gets it to 115 yds with his second. Rob and Ken in good shape but Wayne uncharacteristically pushes his second just O/B. MCD is the only one to get on and 2-putt for par and, shockingly, Ken/GMcD take a 1 up lead to the tenth. But disaster was soon to strike at least part of the K&G squad.
10. Lots of bogeys. K/G 1 up.
11. Lots more bogeys. Still K/G 1 up.
12. A turning point?? McD loses one left. Wayne has hit an excellent drive down the left and bounces a superb second to a front pin leaving it 12 feet below the hole. Ken tries to respond in kind but leaves his second 10 above. A big mistake. Wayne leaves his birdie try just a nose hair short. Ken doesn't quite give his putt enough break. It's sliding by the lip on the low side when it just catches the edge... And drops!! Birdie! K&G 2 up. But that wouldn't last more than ten minutes.
13. Wayne goes to the beach. Rob is short then short. Ken is between the green and the trap but GMcD hits a beauty to 14 feet above the hole. A cautious putt to two feet and a make for par beats three bogeys and it's K/G 3 up and smelling an upset.
14. After two drives into the crap left all that McD was smelling was wafts of disgust and self-loathing. But Ken gets it to the fringe and the three he takes from there are good enough for a push.
15. Four big drives, four good seconds. McD closest (about100 feet) and stroking. A chip to 10 feet below the hole and despite pars all round, the match is conceded 4/3.

Wayne 86 net 73
Rob 88 net 76
Ken. 83 net 70
GMcD 93 net 76

Birdies and Bogies and Mac, oh my !

The good 
Glen 2 natural birdies, 1 net
Bob 2 natural birdies 
Gord 1natural birdie
Mac 4 net birdies ( thank’s partner )
Match went back and forth on front but Mac’s net birdie on 9 got us 2up
11 split with birdies but then Gord/Mac’s steady play over the next 4 holes was the difference ,
Scores ( after match on 15 ) Mac +13 / GT + 3 / Bob +7 / Glen +9

Many thanks to champion Steve for hosting and cooking, Steve's wife and children for letting us invade their home and having them prepare the dinner and decorate the surroundings in a golf theme and co- champion Ken for being Ken.

A new twist on partner selection has the following teams set for 2016. Two groups of three picking in order determined at random

Richard with the first long time loser pick - Steve

Gord T with the second pick - Mac

Fred with the third pick - Nick

Dave with the first pick of the short time loser group - Lil Bob

Lil Bob with the second pick of this group - N/A as he has been picked

John with the third pick of this group - Tom

Remaining six golfers paired up as followed to make sure there were no partnerships from the previous three years.

Wayne - Rob

Ken-Gord McD

Glen - Bob

Great to spend an evening with Chuck and Michael. Chuck has put himself forward as an available substitute.

Many thanks to everyone for making the event so enjoyable. 

Don't forget - Play responsibly.

N 

Congratulations to the first repeat champions - Ken and Steve who easily defended their title on a cold October morning. 

A frost delay of half an hour. Starting on number 10 
Nick and Mac start one up. Mac gets 8, Nick 4 and Ken 2.

#10 Steve and Ken's bogies win it. All square
#11 Ken gets it to a foot of the cup for birdie. One up
#12 Ken's par wins it. 2 up
#13 Everyone but Steve in trouble. His par makes it 3 up.
#14 Everyone bogies. 3 up.
#15 Tide turns. Nick's net birdie takes it.2 up
#16 Nick gets his second shot hole high and 15 feet from the cup. His par does it. 1 up
#17 Steve and Nick halve the hole. 1 up.
#18 Steve and Mac halve the hole. 1 up.

Glen joins the group for photographic work. His neutrality is questioned but he manages to keep his cheers to a whisper.

#1 Ken's par wins it. 2up
#2 Ken's par wins it. 3 up
#3 Nick strikes back. His par wins it after a fine floating pitch over the bunker to about 5 feet. 2 up.
#4 Ken's net birdie wins it. Back to 3 up.
#5 Steve rattles his second shot from the trees on the left of the green to 20 feet. Mac has a par putt to halve but misses. 4 up. Dormie.
#6 Mac and Nick stroking. Ken in the water. Nick ob. Steve pars. Mac cannot get the win that he needed. Game over. 4 and 3

Steve 84 net 75
Ken 84 net 73
Nick 98 net 84
Mac 96 net 77

Many thanks to Nick for another great year of doubles competition. 

Limited details but I believe the following is correct.

Rob/Lil Bob vs Fred/GT : Saturday in the wind at Napanee the day after the Geese when GT is second and Fred is poised to win until he takes three from the sand on 16.
Rob/ Lil Bob win both nines, the match and are up nine after all 18 holes. Rob and Lil Bob are at 24 points.

Rob/Lil Bob vs Bob/GMcD : Sunday at the Glen on a beautiful fall day.
"Those guys are too good. We out birdied them 4-1 and we still got clobbered. They won 8-5 and both nines. Sheesh!" GMcD
Rob/Lil Bob win both nines, the match and are up three after 18 holes. R/LB get 12 more points for a total of 36.

So on Friday if one team in the Bob/GMcD vs Fred/GT match can win both nines, the match and be up 16 after 18 holes they will win. Otherwise it's a semi-final of Ken/Steve vs Rob/LB with Ken/Steve starting 1/2 up.

Nick - Mac 5 1 1 11

Ken - Steve 5 2 0 10

Bob - Gord McD 3 3 1 7

Fred - Gord T 3 3 1 7

Rob - lil Bob  3 2 1 7

Tom - Wayne  2 4 1 5 

Ricky - John  2 4 0 4

Glen - Dave  1 5 1 3

Dear Czar 
    Yesterday Rob and Bobby were a little too much for Bob and me and they walked off with a 4 and 3 victory. That gets them to 7 points. Fred and GT have 7 points. So do Dr. Bob and I. And, if I understand the rules you have made clear, today is the last day for round robin matches. That means that unless Rob/Bobby get in their last match today they are stuck at 7 and we have a three-way tie for third place. 
    We (Fred, GT, Bob and I) trust that there will be no last minute changing of the rules to extend the time for matches. The integrity of The Waterfield Trays competition would suffer immeasurably.
    So, unless by some miracle that final match is played today, we all await your indication as to how the three-way tie will be resolved.
      GMcD

tom and wayne did play rob and bob yesterday...a down to the wire defeat for me and tom, so our journey ends this year
write up from robbie to follow
thanks
w

Geriatric golf at its finest!
    First controversy , Rob and Tom hit balls into bunker on 11.Hit each others balls on way out. Much discussion, decided to disqualify Rob and Tom.Subsequently determined player must identify his ball in hazards(2008 rule change)Who knew?....After much back and forth, match squared on 16. Rob about to 4 putt on 17 when Tom and Wayne announce they have hit each others balls. Up one. Bobby drifts his second shot to middle of 18 with a 5 iron. Birdie conceded after eagle miss. 2 up for BS and RM.

I don't know about you guys. There's an awful lot of playing with each other's balls! F.

John & Ricky

Despite sharing the Waterfield cellar, the four players had all been playing well, particicularly Dave , who the previous day had a recorded a career best round of 73, including five birdies.

Wayne dominated the early going with a net birdie on one and a par on three to put the team two up. Tom added a net birdie on four: Wayne/Tom 3 up after 4 holes. Dave comes back with a net birdie to take the sixth hole and Glen rolls in a birdie on nine to reduce Wayne/Tom's lead to one at the turn.

Everyone butchers the 120 yard eleventh hole except Wayne who parred it for a 2 up lead. Then Tom birdies 13 to go three up; Glen birdies 14, back to 2 up; Dave net birdies 15, back to 1 up.

What a match! Every player in every hole; each player gunning for par or better. The dreaded “Your hole, partner” is never uttered. Three difficult, pressure-packed holes to go; no strokes. A match that could go either way.

Both teams par the last three holes; Wayne/Tom win 1 up

Glen 81 net 74

Dave 78 net 67

Wayne 83 net 70

Tom 78 net 69

A sweltering Wednesday at Garrison

Fred gets 5, Nick 6 and Mac all but the par threes.

The highlights:

Fred shoots 75 net 65. He birdie/net eagles 4 and 15.

Fred misses many putts by half a turn or less. Very impressive except when he three putted 6.

Gord T eagles 17 - that's right 17. He is an up and down 75.

But 

Mac is 20 strokes better than the previous Wednesday. 40-42 82 net 60. MAC ATTACK.

Mac plays his non stroke holes in 1 under.

Nick is needed for a couple of holes from his 84 -net 72.

Exhausting match decided early it turns out. Nick wins one with net birdie and Fred wins four with net eagle. Then Mac wins 5, 6 and 7 - 7 with a firm chip that rattled off the flagstick and dropped. 3 up it stayed until Fred won 15 with another net eagle. Gord is looking at twenty five feet for birdie on 16 but Mac chips to six inches for a net birdie and a 3 and 2 victory. GT's eagle on 17 is after the match is done.

Mac and Nick top the round robin and go directly to the final with a one up lead.

Rob/Lil Bob vs Ken/Steve

Ken 3 putt no.1 BM up 1. Bob and Rob bunker and shank their way to bogies. Steve obligingly 3 putts for a tie. Ties till 6, Ken net birdies for all square. Steve birdies 8 for 1 up..On nine Ken is ob off the tee. Steve 3 putts from 12 feet for all square.On ten Rob net birdies for 1 up. On 11 we all miss the green from 110 yards. Ken pars for all square. On 12 Bobby is OB left, Rob wedges short for a bogey. Ken 3 putts for a bogey. On 13 Steve 3 putts , Bobby 2 putts for 1 up. Ken and Steve are bunker buddies and bogey 14. Bobby and Rob 2 up. On 15 Steve in hazard off tee , Rob behind cedars.Bobby thru green in 2 for a birdie . Rob chips out net birdie. Ken has a 4 footer for eagle, has an old mans ejaculation which ends up near- but short of the hole.Hole tied. On 16 Bobby OB off the tee, others tie with bogies. On 17 Bobby and Rob miss green and Ken is tight.Bobby makes a 10 foot bender for a par. Ken has a 4 footer which he putts 3' 10". Match over 2up for the Sly- McRib duo.

Rob,

It did not end up short of the hole. That thing that must remain nameless.
   It ended up on my shoes. K

On Wednesday September 2nd, two different titans of this year's Waterfield Cup competition, Mac/Nick and Bob/GMcD (aka The Professionals), met on the playing fields of Garrison to battle for Waterfield supremacy and a playoff position. It was a great battle that went down to the last shot. Consider these headlines:

BOB MAKES NOTHING BUT EVEN NUMBERS ON THE FRONT NINE!
MCD WINS TEN WITH WEDGE, WOOD, WEDGE, GIMMEE

MAC IS TWO SHOTS AWAY FROM A PLAZA

BOB SINKS ABOUT 200 FEET OF PUTTS
NICK FINISHES WITH THE SAME BALL

Bob is even after 14. He only needs a little help.Is it available? And now the details;

1. GMcD's three putts but so does Nick. Bob lips out a thirty footer. Even.
2. A long two-putt for par by Nick matches pars by The Pros. Bob misses a ten footer. But wait. Even..
3. Bob's chips first and is way short. Nick chips next and is shorter. Mac putts next and is even shorter. From eight feet Mac pushes, Nick pulls and Bob hits his line which is the wrong read. Bogey for a half. 
4. Everybody stroking. Nick wedges to a foot. Not given. You waited. Bob rolls in a sixty footer for a birdie. Nick does sink so his net eagle puts the Pros 1 down
5. Bob's chip from pin high left gets close. Then closer. Stopping three feet away it doesn't matter as Nick sinks from thirty feet and McD from twenty seven. Halved in par

6. Bob drives the tiny hazard long right. On the green in three he sinks another thirty footer for his sixth straight 4. Nick doesn't get up and down(again) so its a par/net par half. The Pros 1 down. But that's about to change.
7. Mac chips stone dead for par. But Bob makes an even number 2 with a side hill thirty footer for birdie. All square.
8. Bob and Nick have tree trouble off the tee. Bob gets on while Nick is short left. Nick chips to ten feet. Bob leaves it six feet away after his first putt. Nick misses. Bob (what else) sinks. At last The Pros are 1 up.
9. Nick and Bob play from over on number one. Nick gets on in three whereas Bob flares into the right trap. A poor sand shot and a poor chip from McD means Nick's par wins it and it's All Square at the turn.

Bob played the front in 36 with 7 4's a 2 and a 6. Mac is halfway to a plaza with a nice round 50. McD was overshadowed by Bob's fine play but would be needed on the back. Nick was in play but had a three putt and only got up and down twice out of six chances. Something would surely give on the back nine. 

10. McD hits wedge (alright sky high driver that went 120 yards). Then a solid fairway wood and a laser measured real wedge for a net three. Mac lips out from five feet and it's 1 up for The Pros.
11. Nick plays Bob. Bob sinks his second putt from three feet to halve Nick's tap in par. Still 1 up for The Pros.
12. Three balls on (Mac is watching from the right long grass), a long way away. Three approaches that lead to good good and pars. Still 1 up for The Pros but that is about to change. 

13. Bob makes 3 from fifteen feet. Nick has another up and down go awry.Now it is 2 up for The Pros.
14. Bob drives it in the right trees and hits a provisional. The trees reject his first ball. He hits the green from 200 yards and lips out an eighty footer. Nick has a twenty foot chip and a seven foot putt. Best putt of the day for Nick goes in the middle so The Pros are still 2 up with 4 to go. Bob is level par. 
15. All in play and all safely over the creek in two - EXCEPT Bob who goes right in two and ends up with bogey. Here is where McD steps up with his stroke - EXCEPT he wedges into the trap. Nick makes par net birdie and it is enough to restart the faint hopes of M/N. The Pros are 1 up. 
16. Good drives in play all round even if McD does start his out of bounds and just clears the trees and just curves enough to get back into play. Mac goes into the long grass to the right again. Bob and McD are thirty yards short left. Nick is fifty yards short right. Nick stays below the hole. Bob skulls it into the trap. McD goes above the hole. Bob done. Nick two putts for bogey. McD lags the curvy downhiller to 18 inches. Bob says he doesn't believe it will be given. McD doesn't commit and pulls it. Holy Cow. It's back to ALL SQUARE.
17. All get a stroke from Bob. Gord Thomas is shagging balls by the green eager to find out what's going on. Time for McD to step up. McD goes ob. Mac is in good shape until he chips it in the trap. Nick forgets that shot and wants Mac to putt out for his bogey (net par) that is in actual fact double (net bogey). Mac misses from 16 inches. Nick hits a beautiful flyer into the green that goes thirty yards long. Bob watches a terrible chip from Nick that stops thirty feet away above the hole. Nick didn't want to have to putt which is why he had Mac go for the pretend bogey. Bob after a weak 8 iron just needs a chip and putt for par to win the hole ( he has forgotten that Nick gets a stroke). But his chip sucks. His fifty footer lips out. And when Nick two putts and takes his stroke the hole has been won by M/N and The Pros are in trouble! One down. 
18. Mac and his stroke out drive Bob long and straight. Bob inexplicably goes ob left. McD pulls his approach left and takes two chips. Mac gets a chip over a bunker to ten feet. Nick lets him 2 putt for a net par and it's all over/ Mac/Nick have won the last four holes to win 2 Up. 

Dave & Glen vs Bobby & Rob.

Perfect weather, uncrowded course.

Dave & Glen: down 4 after 6 holes, Win 8, down three to start 2nd 9.

Bobby & Rob: give back 12, 14 & 15 to even match. Both Bobby & Rob 3 putt 17 to go 1 down.

Dave ties 18 to seal the win!!!!!!

Glen 82 / 74
Dave 81 / 69 (my hero)

Rob 81 / 70
Bobby 80 / 74

Steve (minus his favourite wedge) and Ken vs The Putters From Hell

Everyone netted to a 70 except Steve who is happy that his name only has one syllable and does not end in an 'n'.
Friendly match. No one commented on Mac's persistent flatulence. He also shot 43 on the front.


Mac gets 12 strokes. Nick 3. Ken 1

#1 Ken's 13 foot par putt drops while Nick's 12 foot birdie putt is woeful.

#2 Ken's par wins it when Nick three putts and Mac misses a shortie. 1up
#3 Mac three putts this time so Steve's par wins it. 2 up.

#4 Ken and Mac halve it with net birdies. End of Ken's strokes.
#5 A push because Ken gets behind a tree on his drive, punches out to 130 and then leaves it 4 inches away for a par and a half.

#6 Mac and Nick's net pars win it. 1 up 

#7 Mac chips to gimmee par to halve Ken. Steve given a forty foot chip for his par. 1 up

#8 Mac net birdies. All square. Mac has had six bogies and two pars so far!
#9 Mac's first worst than bogie. But Nick gets a routine par to halve both Ken and Steve. Push At the turn all even.

#10 Mac leaves his net birdie putt a quarter turn short on the lip. Par/net par all round. A push.

#11 Ken hits the green and drops a nice twenty footer in for the first birdie of the day and a 1up lead.
#12 Three tee shots to inside a hundred yards. Mac is lost. Nick jerks a wedge, makes a poor pitch and then yanks a six footer nowhere close to the hole. A par wins it for S and K. 2Up.

#13. Steve lips out his tee shot and stops 18 inches away. Nick apologizes to Mac for not making birdie from the sand. An incredible shot. But it stops an inch from the cup. And Steve does make birdie 3 Up.
#14 Mac and Nick go awol. Steve pars. 4 up. Dormie

#15. Nick plays it safe with his stroke. Steve in the hazard off the tee. Ken thins his little pitch through the green so net birdie keeps the match going. 3 up.
#16 Into the wind Nick hits a three wood off the left slope to thirty feet. Mac has a stroke and plays it cool to about thirty five feet in net two. Putting woes. Bogies halve it and the match is over.

S and K win 3 and 2.

Mac 94 70
Nick 83 70
Ken 80 70
Steve 84 75

But Ken & Steve better ball net about even after 16 - Mac and Nick net better ball about three over after 16. Ham and egg wins over ham and ham and rightly so.  

On Friday August 14th, the two titans of this year's Waterfield Cup competition, Wayne/Tom and Bob/GMcD (aka The Professionals), met on the playing fields of Garrison to battle for Waterfield supremacy. It was a great battle but W&T proved absolutely unbeatable. Consider these headlines:

TOM NETS TO 32.5 ON THE FRONT  AND WAYNE NETS TO 31 ON THE BACK!
W&T MAKE TWO NET EAGLES FOR WINS
W&T MAKE THREE CONSECUTIVE NATURAL BIRDIES ON THE BACK FOR WINS
BOB PLAYS THE PAR 5'S IN 3 OVER PAR
GMcD THREE PUTTS 6 TO BLOW A POTENTIAL WIN

    W&T played 3 under gross best ball. No one was going to beat them on that day. And no one did.

And now the details;

1. GMcD's net birdie beats Tom's par and it's The Pros 1 up.
2. A long two-putt for par by Wayne matches pars by The Pros. The Pros 1 up.
3. Bob's par matches those by W&T. The Pros still 1 up.
4. Everybody stroking. GMcD's net birdie matches Wayne's but all for nought. Tom lays his third (okay, sculls his third) to 5 feet and makes the putt for net eagle . All Square.
5. Bob's chip from pin high left gets close. Then closer. Then it disappears into the cup for birdie and it's The Pros back to 1 up.
6. GMcD 40 feet above the hole but even a net par looks like it will win - until Tom rims the cup with his chip from deep right and makes par. McD's second putt from 6 feet above the hole slides by left and it's a push. The Pros 1 up.
7. Bob and Tom make two-putt pars. Wayne takes his second consecutive X. Still The Pros 1 up.
8. Bob has tree trouble off the tee. GMcD makes a good chip for an easy par but it doesn't matter. Tom is in close and drops it for birdie. All Square.
9. Wayne and Tom both on in 3, both The Pros in 4. McD makes a pretty good lob wedge from a tough spot left. Tom takes three more and Wayne makes a shaky first putt. He's closer than McD but accepts a good/good offer and it's All Square at the turn.
Wayne was about to catch fire. Tom was about to start sending guided missiles to pins and it would all be too much for The Pros.

10. Two pars, two net pars, no blood. All Square.
11. Wayne and McD are both inside 15 feet but don't convert. Where are those birdies? Stay tuned. Still All Square.
12. Tom is one over par to this point. He goes deep left and is not seen again until the 13th tee. Meantime, Bob and McD are on in pretty good shape below the hole. Wayne makes a good putt from off the back and has a good shot at par. But it doesn't matter. McD heeds Bob's entreaty to get it to the hole and rolls it in for birdie. The Pros 1 up. But it wouldn't last and they would never be up again. 
13. Bob makes 3 from a long way away giving McD a shot at birdie. No go. Tom has hit it to 5 feet and strokes in his third birdie of the day. All Square.
14. The Pros both in trouble right, chip out and pitch on. Wayne and Tom no such trouble. Good drives, good approaches. Tom then nails the putt for yet another birdie! W&T 1 up.
15. The Pros screw up off the tee McD left and O/B, Bob in the hazard right. Tom plays it solidly for par/net birdie. Wayne plays it even better and  makes birdie/ net eagle and the rout is on. W&T 2 up with three to go. Wayne would play the last three in par - net birdie - bogey. And the Pros have to win two of three just to get a tie. Not bloody likely.
16. Tom essentially retires as he is one over after 15 and clearly worried about his handicap. Wayne makes a fine chip from in front to a red pin and makes the putt for a rare par on 16. It could be all over. But Bob has hit an incredible laser 5 iron from 165 to 4 feet. He makes the crucial putt for birdie and The Pros still have life. But they are on assisted breathing. W&T 1 up.
17. Tom? Who's he? Apparently he thinks four birdies are enough of a contribution. But Wayne, who has gone a little long and left makes a good chip to 9 feet above the hole. Bob, in the meantime, is probably O/B left. But he isn't! He's 128 away and hits it perfectly (again) to 8 feet. GMcD leaves his birdie putt 5 feet short. Then Wayne ( makes another crucial putt for par/ net birdie (yes, you read that right, folks) and it could be all over. But McD rolls his in to tie and Bob drops his birdie putt for good measure. Still it's W&T dormie 1.
18. Tom (remember him ?) goes hazard left, chip out, chunk, then over and an eventual double. Bob flies his wedge way over and goes long on his fourth. Bogey City. Meanwhile Wayne and McD have hit good drives but lousy second shots putting them in tree trouble right. McD has an opening and hits his shot of the day to 35 feet above the hole. Wayne can't avoid a high branch with his third and leaves his fourth on the fringe right. He makes an excellent putt to 4 feet. McD now has to two putt and leaves his first 5 feet short. With the match on the line he rolls it in for the win and the match ends All Square.

The match was characterized by good sportsmanship and shaky putting. Ken/Steve took an early lead with a par at 2, but Wayne/Tom came back to win 3, 4, 6, and 7 to take a 3 hole lead at the turn. They increased their lead to 4 with a birdie at 10. Ken/Steve took 14 with a par, but Wayne/Tom parred 16 for the win, 4 and 2. Notable moments: Tom sank a 65 foot put on 10 for a birdie and Wayne sank knee-knockers on 12 and 15 to keep the match out of reach. On the negative side, there were lots of missed short putts. Most notable was on 13 where Tom, Ken and Steve all missed puts of less than 4 feet. It was a nice win for Wayne/Tom, but no one was bragging about how well they played. 

Addendum from Ken is that Tom was even after 12

Mac gives advice to Ken and John on tee one, and the bickering against Ken continues on and on....

 Both teams enter the match winless on a back 9 start.

10 Push

11  R&J go 1 up with J’s par

12 Push

13  Wayne & Richard in the sand right. Tom & John on the green. Wayne’s super bunker shot drops for birdie. All square

14  R’s par wins. 1 up

15  J’s net bird brings R&J 2 up

16  J’s bogie wins. 3 up

17 Push

18  J’s par wins.  4 up at the turn

1   Tom’s par wins. Everybody else takes 6. R&J 3 up

2   W&T both take bogies and win the hole.  R&J 2 up

3  Push

4  Push

5  John bogies to win.   R&J 3 up

6  Wayne with a stroke wins. Down to 2 up

7  Ricky’s tee shot is close enough to kick in for bird.  R&J win 3&2

 Richard 90 net 76

John  85 net 70

Tom 86 net 76

Wayne  89 net 74

approximately

First the headlines:

THE SHORTS WIN EARLY, THE PROS DON'T WIN A HOLE FOR 90 MINUTES AND BY THEN ...

GT PARS 14 OF THE 16 HOLES OF THE MATCH

FRED MAKES FOUR NET BiRDIES AND NETS TO 67

BOB BOGEYS ON 8 AND 13 - OUCH!

GMcD HITS HIS CHIP ON 16 TOO HARD

Unfortunately for The Pros, they caught The Shorts on a day when they were were incredibly solid - only one over par gross and minus three net. Virtually unbeatable ... or were they?

Now the details:

#1 Fred's great chip leading to a net birdie was better than The Pros par and net par (and GT's bogey) and the rout was on - early. Shorts 1 up.
#2 GT, Bob and GMcD all missed birdie putts of 15-25 feet for a push. Shorts 1 up.
#3 GT, Fred and Bob all get it up and down for pars. Shorts 1 up.
#4 Fred, Bob and GMcD make net birdies for another push. Shorts 1 up.
#5 Fred makes another great chip for gimme par. Bob matches him. (So does GT.) Shorts still 1 up.
#6 Bob drills one long and right, O/B. Or at least that's what we think. But the Golf Goddess has granted him a gift by using a tree to knock it down and keep it in play. Everyone else in great shape. GT makes yet another par. Fred and GMcD make net pars. Bob scrambles for his par and it's another push. Shorts 1 up.
#7 Fred's in the left bunker and makes bogey. Everyone else just off the front. They all get it up and down for pars. Shorts 1 up even still.
#8 Tees way up. Too close for Bob to clear the trees it turns out. And his next one puts a dent in the big dead tree on the left before bouncing back to the 150. The Gords hit good drives and get on. GT makes a great putt (again) to gimme distance for his 7th consecutive par. GMcD drifts his 25 footer left but makes the 2 footer to match GT. Hey! Wait a minute! Doesn't he get a stroke on 8? Yes he does and The Professionals have finally won a hole!
All Square.
#9 GT and GMcD both just off at the back to a blue pin. Both get up and down for pars. Meantime, Bob has hit his second to 50 yards from left field and his third to four feet. A solid putt drops for sweet birdie and all of a sudden The Pros have a one up lead at the turn.
#10 Fred is in the cabbage left of the green and his restricted swing means the best he can do is leave it 40 feet short. Bob and GT make one putt pars (what else is new?) and it looks like a push. But then Fred makes the putt of the day for an incredible net birdie and The Shorts are back to even. Or are they? GMcD still has a putt from 18 feet above the hole. It curls from the left and drops! Net birdie as well and The Pros are still 1 up. But that was all about to change.
#11 Fred's in the bunker, GT just off the back, Bob and GMcD in good shape on the green. Fred makes a pretty good sand shot. GT makes a fabulous putt to gimme distance for par and Bob rolls his birdie putt just left. GMcD then drills his putt, it hits the back of the hole and drops. Birdie! The Pros 2 up.
#13 GMcD suffers from the common affliction following a birdie, goes right and the ball is never found. Bob leaves his approach 35 feet short of a blue pin. GT hits a near perfect shot to six feet. Bob makes his par then GT makes his bir... Wait! The ball spins around the hole and stays out! Push and The Pros still 2 up. GT has now made 11 consecutive pars.
#13 The Gords are safely on in the 30 foot range. Fred and Bob go left, have to chip through the trees and can't make the par putts. GT's uphill putt slips 5 feet by. GMcD gets his to 2 feet. Incredibly, GT misses, GMcD makes and it's The Pros 3up .
#14 All good drives. GMcD is the only one on but he's the farthest away. Leaves his lag 3 feet short. Bob asks him to putt it and it drops for par. Then three very good chips for birdie but they all stay out . The Pros 3 up .
#15 Four good drives, four good seconds, everyone on in reg, everyone makes par (three are net birdies) and it's The Pros dormie 3.
#16 Four good drives, four good seconds to the area in front of the green. GMcD is farthest away and tries to bump it into the slope and jump it up to the front pin . He hits it too hard and it hits the green. He's expecting to be left with a 40 foot downhill putt for par. But the ball slams into the pin. It could go left. It could go right. But it does neither . It drops straight down into the hole for an unlikely birdie and it's all over. The Professionals win 4 and 2.

    GT is only 2 over in the 16 holes. Bob is only 1 over. Fred has made four net birdies. GMcD is only 1 over on the back despite a triple bogey. The Professionals are 3 under gross and 7 under net (playing off GT). As Fred puts it over a beer "We ran into a hurricane today". Indeed.

Bob 36-39 75 net 68
GMcD 41-39 80 net 66
Fred 41-39 80 net 67
GT 37-39 76 net 72
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 The Professionals (Dr. Bob and GMcD) met up with Ricky and JMac onFriday July 17th under threatening skies but thankfully the rain kept up all afternoon.
    First the headlines:
BOB LOSES FOUR BALLS AND TAKES X's ON TWO CRUCIAL CONSECUTIVE HOLES ON THE BACK
RICHARD MAKES HUGE PUTTS ON 3, 10 AND 15 FOR PARS TO WIN ALL THREE OF THEM
GMcD CAN'T MAKE A PAR ON ANY OF THE LAST FIVE
JMAC MAKES CRUCIAL PARS ON 8,9,11 AND 13
The Professionals never really had a chance.
Or did they?
Read on.

#1 GMcD has to make a 6 footer for bogey to match Ricky and does. All Square
#2 Bob puts on a clinic - drive to 60 yds, chip to 6 feet, putt for birdie and it's The Pros 1 up. But it wouldn't last.
#3 GMcD fails to get up and down from the fringe. Ricky does not fail and we're back to All Square.
#4 The McD/MacD's match net birdies. Still All Square.
#5 Three doubles, one par. Bob sends The Pros into a 1 up lead. But that was all about to change.
#6 Everyone in trouble but Bob. His par and GMcD's net par beat doubles. The Pros 2up.
#7 Bob and GMcD leave birdie putts just short. Ricky and JMac leave par putts just short and it's The Pros 3 up.
#8 Bob goes deep O/B into Nick-land. But GMcD gets on and has a 20 foot uphill putt for birdie. It doesn't fall. JMac makes a superb up and down to salvage a push. Still The Pros 3 up. 
#9 GMcD's and JMac's pars don't matter - Bob rolls in another birdie from 5 feet and The Pros are 4 up at the turn.
But the back 9 would be an entirely different matter.
#10 Richard starts the comeback with a fine net birdie and The Pros are only up 3 and wobbling.
#11 Four pars and a push but Ricky/JMac have now found their rhythm .
#12 GMcD has 8 feet for birdie which does not fall. But his par can not be matched (except by Bob) and The Pros are back to 4 up.
#13 JMac, Bob and GMcD all make two-putt pars so no blood.
#14 Bob gets into trouble right. Then even bigger trouble left. Goodbye yellow ball. But GMcD is able to get down in 4 from 210yds and match two bogeys so it's dormie 4.
#15 That was the signal for Bob to get silly. He hits driver and predictably goes O/B left. Then he hits driver and goes hazard deep right. GMcD hits a good drive but leaks his second just into the right deep stuff. He eventually makes 6. JMac matches that with a sloppy three-putt. But Richard makes a great putt from just off the back for gimme par and what may be the most incredible comeback of all time has begun. The Pros dormie three.
# 16 Determined to keep the most incredible comeback of all time going Ricky and JMac... don't. They both make doubles, Bob and GMcD bogey to finish the match 4 and 2.

P. S. In an effort to keep his handicap from melting away, Bob turns his putter around on18 and hits the ball with the end of the blade. The 15 footer still goes in for his third birdie of the afternoon!

Final scores:
Richard 94 net 79
JMac 91 net 77
Bob 77 net 71
GMcD 83 net 69

Mac gives advice to Ken and John on tee one, and the bickering against Ken continues on and on....

Beautiful day. Ken and Steve vs Dave and Glen

Dave gets 3. Ken gets 1.


#1 Ken's par wins it.
#2 Ken and Steve pars make it 2 up.
#3 Glen's par takes it.
#4 Ken makes curling 20 footer to halve Dave's easy net bird.
#5 Steve's par takes it. S/K 2up.
#6 Dave's net par halves it.
#7 Halved.
#8 Steve's par wins it
#9 Steve's chip in birdie wins it. Also a sand save! 4 up

#10 Dave and Glen bogey for win. 3 up
#11 Ken's par wins it. 4up
#12 Halved.
#13 Halved.
#14 Dave wins it with par.
#15 Great drive from Steve. 200 yard marker. Scintillating rescue club to edge of bunker. Fine chip for eagle rolls in.
Steve and Ken win 4 and 3.

Dave 82/ 69
Ken 81/ 71
Steve 82/ 73
Glen 83/ 74

Glen gives Dave 3, Nick 4 and Mac 11

Lots of pars. A few net birdies. Huge winds from the south. 

Glen pars the first three providing a 2 up lead by winning 2 & 3.

Nick wins the 4th with a straight forward net birdie. 1 up G/D

Glen chips stiff on 5 but it's only a half when Nick curls in an 8 footer for his own par. 1 up .

Dave uses his stroke on 6 to reward his own stiffed chip as a winning net birdie. 2 up G/D.

Macco pars 7 with a nice three footer to keep the lead at two.

Stroking Mac drives it 70 yards into the trees on 8 but then recovers well unlike Glen or Dave. Bogie net par is enough to reduce the lead to one.

A howling wind into our faces mean drives on 9 barely clear the ditch. Advantage Mac and his stroke. No problem for Glen who simply chips in for a real birdie. Mac can't match and the lead is two again G/D.

Strokes on ten are frittered as Nick goes left and Mac three putts for bogey. Glen gets up and down to par and halve the hole.

Dave plays Mac on 11 and wins with a regulation par. Easy game. 3 up G/D. Mac and Nick have been here before. 

Good drives on twelve are not followed by good seconds or good chips. Nick is just away and manages to roll his four footer in for par. Glen does a three sixty from four feet so surprisingly the lead is cut to two again.

Three very nice irons on 13 see birdie looks for all but Mac. No one negotiates their twenty footer so it's another hole halved in par.

Dave hits his fourteenth straight fairway to cover for his wayward partner. A not so good second is made up for by another running chip shot to eighteen inches. Nick hits fairway, green two putt. Once again pars are the order of the day. Glen and Dave are just running out the clock. Two up with four to go.

Stroker alley for Mac. Stroke for Nick and Dave. Dave goes in the creek to hand an advantage to the  M/N. They seize it. Mac has ten feet for birdie/eagle. It isn't needed as Nick is first in with a net birdie that is enough. 1 up G/D

A howling wind right into the group for 16-17 & 18. Nick gets nearly on in two, chips to a foot and makes a real par on 16. the match is now square.

Nick goes ob on 17. Mac comes through with a tree assisted bounce into the middle of the fairway allowing him an 80 yard pitch to fifteen feet and two putts for bogey/par. Enough as the wind has Glen and Dave not near in two or three and unable to better than bogey. Suddenly M/N are dormie!

Mac doesn't play 18. Nick plays two straight shots into the teeth of the wind to about sixty yards. Glen and Dave both get on from 150 but are a serious distance away. Nick pulls his pitch. Dave and Glen both lag beautifully to three feet from about 30 yards away. Nick three putts leaving his second putt short. Kiss your sister it's a tie.

Glen 80 - 71

Dave 81 - 68

Nick 84 - 70

Mac 94 - 71

Nick - Mac 3 0 0 6

Fred - Gord T 2 0 1 5

Bob - Gord McD 1 0 0 2

Rob - lil Bob  0 1 1 1

Ken - Steve 0 0 0 0

Glen - Dave  0 1 0 0

Tom - Wayne  0 2 0 0

Ricky - John  0 2 0 0

Nick and John are low. Ricky gets one on 15 (back nine start), Mac gets four a side.

A stunningly beautiful day to play after days of torrential rain. Little roll to be had and bumpy greens from all the wetness.

Hot off his 100, Nick hops out of the car and onto the tenth tee and proceeds to win 10 & 11 with pars.

Ricky comes back to win 14 with a par when Nick 3 putts and 15 with a par net birdie. all square.

Mac nets to par first on 17 to win and 18 to halve for a one up lead at the turn for Nick and Mac .

Nick turns in 39, Ricky 41, John 46 and Mac 49.

Nick three putts 1 to let John halve the hole.

All par 2 and bogey 3. Still a lead for the good guys.

Showing a little fatigue John and Ricky wilt on 4 allowing par to win and reestablish the 2 up lead.

Another bad putt from Nick leads to bogey for only a half on 5.

5 penalty strokes off the sixth tee. Nick goes ob for his only lost ball of the day. Everyone else is in the pond. Many whacks later everyone has made 6 but Mac has a stroke so its dormie time.

Nicks hits closest on 7 and only needs to two putt for the win. 3 & 2 Nick and Mac.

Nick 80 - 66

Mac 97 - 73

Ricky 86 - 71

John 90-76 

Gord - 5 , L'bob gets 1 ; Fred 5; Robbie 6

First 2 holes split , Fred's par wins 3 . Bob makes chip to gimmee range on 5 to even match . Shorts win 6 with par . Pars split 7-9 but Fred makes net birdie on 10, shorts 2up . Bobs par wins 11! Bobs birdie wins 13 ( recurring theme , Gords equalizer hangs on the lip ) Much excitement the last holes but end result is 5 ties and a tied match !


Gord 76 - 71
Bob 75 - 69
Fred 82 - 71
Rob 91 - 78

Nick and Mac take on Tom and Wayne. Nick and Wayne get one a side, Mac gets five a side.

Starting on 10 it becomes apparent it will be a crazy day. Stroking Mac is nearly on in two but a strong pitch followed by a three putt opens the door for Tom to win the hole with his one putt par.
Nick wins 11 with a bogey. Enough said. Even.
12 - Nick lose the first of many balls. Mac three putts. One up Tom and Wayne.
13 - Nick loses the second of many balls. Mac three putts. Two up Tom and Wayne.
14 - Nick loses the third and fourth of many balls. Tom birdies. Three up Tom and Wayne
15 - Rough on the left stops Nick's ball going out of bounds. A magnificent three wood, pitch to four feet and one putt means Nick's stroking birdie/eagle beats Tom's on in two, real birdie. 2 up.
16 - Tom sinks a pressure five footer for a par. Mac has the same line from four feet but pushes it to make the hole halved. The rains come. Hard! And the winds.
17 - Nick is in play in the rain but a strong chip and two putt means the team bogey only halves the hole when par would have won it.
18 - More rain. Wayne is lost right. Tom is right and tops his second still in the trees. Punching out to 150 he hits an approach to three feet and can make par from an impossible predicament. Nick is safe up the right but the trees swallow his next shot and the ball is never found. Mac is in a groove and hits a strong drive again. The second is not so good. Nor the third. But the fourth finds the green about fifteen feet away. Is it time Mac to make a putt? Of course not. Bogey net par for Mac. Three feet for an improbable half for Tom. Not to be. A jerked stroke gives the hole to Nick and Mac and it's one up at the turn for Tom and Wayne.

A little rest around the pro shop has Tim telling us there is a huge storm coming. Wayne is insistent there is no point in playing in what is coming. Nick looks at the radar screen and wonders where the storm we have just played through is on the radar screen. Surely it will be visible but past us. No says Tim. Hit the refresh button says Nick. Oh says Tim as the impending storm turns out to be the one we just played through. So much for Wayne's sage advice to avoid playing in those conditions!

Back to golf.
Mac is driving well and chipping better. A little two footer on one slides in the side door to take the hole from Tom. Even.
2 - Nick hits a green. Mac hits the seventh green (almost). Two chances for Tom and Wayne from ten feet to halve but no go so Nick and Mac have their first lead.
3 - A beauty tee shot from Wayne and two putt par wins the hole and squares the match.
4 - Wayne drives in the left trees and ends in the centre of the fairway. Not bad. One should take advantage of a good break, especially on a stroking hole. Not to be. Stroking Nick loses another ball after a good drive. Mac makes an interesting bogey/par and again Nick and Mac are one up.
5 - Nick drives long up the left side into the wind. He then proceeds to block it out of bounds. Mac goes chug chug but too many chugs means the hole is Tom and Wayne's with bogey. All square.
6 - Nick and Wayne both botch green side activities but Nick was green side in two while Wayne took three to get on. Nick's bogey wins so it's one up Nick Mac again.
7 - Nick and Mac make bogey (A theme?). Tom and Wayne have chances but their putts don't drop so it's another hole halved'
8 - Nick loses another ball. However partner Mac is long and straight and has thirty feet for net eagle. No worries as Tom has twenty feet for par. But finally a putt drops. Tom has par. Mac is tentative. Three feet to win the hole and the match. Best putt of the day for Mac as he gets a regulation par net birdie. Two and one for Nick and Mac.

Nick 9 lost balls 100 (symmetrical nines of 50) net 86
Mac 94 net 70. And a few putts in there
Tom 84 net 73
Wayne 87 net 73

Playing in a nasty east wind with intermittent rain, Lil Bob(6) gives Rob and Nick 6 and Mac 14.

New stroke hole allocations see Nick winning 5 of his 6 stroke holes - 1 (net par), 4 (net birdie), 6 (net birdie), 15 (net birdie) and 17 (net birdie) . Rob won 1 of his 6, 10 (net birdie). Some good ball striking by Lil Bob but not much in the way of scoring.

Nick and Mac one down after Rob birdies 14 come back with excellent putting to win 15 with net birdie (Nick), half 16 (Mac net par), win 17 (Nick 70 foot two putt net birdie) and half 18 (Mac net par with a rammed 15 footer). Nick counts on six holes. Mac counts on six holes. Look out field.

Bob 80 - 74
Rob 89 - 76
Nick 89 - 76
Mac 99 - 76

Gord - 5 ; Fred and Wayne receiving 6 strokes , Tom 5

Net birdies for Tom/ Fred on 1 . Shorts both par 3, good for 1up lead . Tom putting is clutch on 4 as he rolls in the four footer for 3 ( NET DOUBLE EAGLE 2) !!! Mediocre bogies on 5 for all . Tom/ Fred again match net birdies on 6. Birdies on 8 and 9 from Fred then Gord lead to Short 2 up lead at the turn . Fred can just manage a 3 ( net eagle ) on 10. 11 and 12 split with pars . 3 up Shorties . All over ? Gord gets wet on 13, Fred visits the trees . 2 up . Tom and Wayne both have closish birdie putts on 14 but par is good enough . 1 up . Fred hits a beauty pitch 3rd on 15 to 2 feet then confidently rolls it in the side door. 2up No one betters bogey on 16 ( but Wayne does make a gutsy 5 footer so save his sides 5 ). Seventeenth hole ....( in the poring rain ) strokers Fred and Wayne are both on the fringe . Wayne 80' away , Fred 22' ,,, Wayne chips to 5 feet , Fred to 30" . Wayne makes for par ( net birdie ) Fred equals .... match over ! Shorts win 2 and 1
Gord 80 = 75
Fred 78 = 66
Tom 76 = 65 ) I think ..
Wayne 86 = 7

Here is my report of our Waterfield Match last Friday:

Bob and GMcD took on the unbeaten, untied powerhouse team, Glen and Dave in idyllic conditions on Friday, May 29th.
First the headlines:
GLEN SHOOTS IN THE 70s DESPITE A BALKY PUTTER
DAVE PARS 9 OF THE FIRST 14 HOLES
BOB CAN'T BUY A BIRDIE
GMcD MISSES 9 OUT OF 10 CONSECUTIVE GREENS (4-14)
Now the details:
#1. Glen and Bob hit great shots in and have great chances for birdie, especially Glen. GMcD not so much being 89 feet away (three putts for a net par). Dave visits the sand. And the woods. Bob's putt just comes up short. Glen just misses his 10 footer. All Square.
#2. Glen has another great birdie chance from 20 feet. He just rolls that one by but has a great par chance. He just rolls that one by but then has a great bogey opportunity which he cashes in. Dave also three putts but from a lot farther away so it didn't hurt quite so bad. GMcD hits his approach way long but gets down in two from 80 feet making Bob's par putt moot. Bob/GMcD 1 up.
#3. Dave is on pin high right and just misses the birdie putt. GMcD is a little closer and below the hole. Bob gives him the read and it was perfect. So was the putt. Birdie and a win. Bob/GMcD 2up.
#4. Everyone stroking. The birdie goes to his head and GMcD pulls one left, hits trees on his next two and is chipping from the back for par which doesn't happen. Bob, in the meantime is going for the green with his second shot. He hits the green... bushes right and short. Glen and Dave both make pars and the tide has turned. Bob/GMcD 1 up.
#5. GMcD hits another couple of trees on his way to double, and Bob makes a less-than-stellar chip, settling for bogey. Dave plays it beautifully, makes a two-putt par and the match is back to All Square with the momentum now strongly with Glen and Dave.
#6. The wheels which had been wobbling now fall completely off the bus for Bob and GMcD. Bob's in the hazard left and GMcD's in the drink. The best they can manage is double and net double! Incredibly, however, Glen and Dave both look the gift horse in the mouth and gag. They both miss putts to win and their doubles mean a push. All Square.
#7. Dave, Glen and Bob are all on and make pars. Still All Square.
#8. Dave hits a beautiful shot in, cozies it up and makes par. GMcD is stroking, makes a chip to 5 feet then misses (ouch!) and settles for net par. Still All Square.
#9. Glen is on in reg and just misses the bird. GMcD hits a good one from a bad lie 65 yds out to 6 feet above the hole. Bob gives him the read and it drops for birdie. Bob/GMcD 1 up at the turn.
#10. Bob finds the hazard right with his drive. Dave hits a great second in to pin high just off left. GMcD has hit a long drive and is stroking but pulls his second left of the green and close to the woods then leaves his chip 12 feet short. Dave makes a masterful birdie putt from off the green that just falls off at the last moment. Bob gives GMcD the read and calls for "drop weight". He meant from the top side, but no matter - the ball just drops in the front door for par/ net birdie and it's Bob/GMcD 2up. But that was all to change on the next hole.
#11. Bob is the only one on. Glen and Dave both miss from about 10 feet. Bob calmly rolls his in for par and it's Bob/GMcD 3up.
#12. Dave is on in reg but everyone else is close. Glen finally drops a putt -a good one from a little left and above the hole, but GMcD matches it and everyone walks away with pars.
#13. Glen misses left, Bob's on, Dave and GMcD are close. Three pars later it's still Bob/GMcD 3up.
#14. Dave is on in reg yet again. Bob is just off at the back. They both par, Glen and GMcD bogey. Still Bob/GMcD 3up.
#15. Everyone stroking.GMcD is way right but hits a good blind shot to 85 yards then leaves the sucker short of the green. Dave samples both sand traps by the green. Glen and Bob are both on in reg but Glen is stroking. His birdie putt fails to drop and GmcD gets down in two from the front, so matching pars and it's Dormie time.
#16. Once again, Dave gets to practice his sand game. Twice. GMcD and Bob make bogeys. Glen is pin high just off left and chips on needing par to extend the match. The ball picks up speed as it heads toward the hole then continues to do so as it passes the hole. The 18 foot come-backer for par does not drop and it's all over. Bob/GMcD 3 and 2.
Then just to show he's not "working on his handicap", GMcD hits one in on 18 from 90 yards to 5 feet above the hole and rolls it in for his third birdie of the day - matching his birdie total from his first 17 rounds combined which means he made birdies at 17 times his rate up to then. He now wants Bob reading all his putts, all the time.

Glen 39-40 79 net 70
Dave 43-44 87 net 77
Bob 41-38 79 net 72
GMcD 43-39 net 66

Ken - Steve

Short Shorter
Richard - John
Mac - Nick
Dave - Glen
Bob - Gord McD
Tom - Wayne
Lil Bob - Rob

 

Rickie wins 1st with net par after sloppy play from Shorts. 2 through 4 has  solid golf as Shorts win 3 with par ( Fred makes 6' on 4 to save the 2 putt and match John's net birdie ) . Net par on 6 is again good enough for R/J win . 8th won with Rickie's net birdie and a 2 up lead . Heroics on 9 with Gord sinking his 2ND bunker shot ( Fred is atypically absent from the hole )  John then calmly sinks his 19' par putt to match GT.  Again R/J 2 up .

10,11 matched with pars and then a sloppy 2nd from Fred and sloppy putting from Gord leads to another R/J win.  A shift in wind direction on 13 leads to a green absent of golf balls . Shorts bogie is good enough . Freds clutch putting on 14 wins another for Shorts, so only 1 down . on 15 Fred plays with his partners fragile mental state but does manage to get up and down for net birdie and another win . 14' par putt on 16 from the awoken Fred leads to a 1 up lead for Shorts . Strokes abound  on 17 but sloppy play from the 3 strokers leads the low ( short ) guy to finally show up with a 16' putt for birdie and a 2 and 1 win for the favorites.

 

Gt - net 73, John 74, Fred, Rickie 76 .

( the defeated are of course  welcome to revise if appropriate )

Gordon Thomas

Hi to All!

Waterfield Match 2 of 2nd Round Robin. 
Oct 22, 2014.  Garrison golf club. 
 
Gord/Nick vs Rob/Glen 
 
A cold north wind sweeps across the leave covered course.  Glen and Rob 
trod to the first tee; Rob after a sleepless night and Glen in a 
self-induced Robaxiset coma. 
 
The first 5 holes are a blur. Rob/Glen down 5.  Decide to relax and 
enjoy one of the last days of golf before the dark winter. 
 
Hole 6 is tied by Rob against the normal par by Gord. 
 
Hole 7 halved by Rob's par after Gord's bird attempt missed. 
 
Hole 8 won by Rob's nervy par. 
 
Hole 9 Rob's bird wins hole. (wry smiles exchanged......) 
 
(snack bar closed) 
 
Hole 10  Won with Rob's net par. 
 
Hole 11 Halved with Glen's par.  Both Nick & Gord missed birds by a dog 
hair. 
 
Hole 12 Halved with pars all around. 
 
Hole 13 Won by Glen's par.  Playing long into the wind, Glen's tee shot 
screamed at eye level across the lake, hit the bank 1' past the water 
and rolled to 12'.   Gord's tee shot long and short-sided against a 
tight back blue pin. 
 
Rob/Glen now only 1 down.  Not for long. 
 
Hole 14    Gord's brilliant bird gets them back to 2 up. 
 
Hole 15    Glen and Rob to normal pars.  Nick from right hits trees 
and/or ruff. (3 times)  Crosses the bridge and finds his first ball but 
cloaked in the trees.  Gord uncharacteristically sends 2nd shot to right 
rough.  Both end up with brilliant and remarkable bogies. Rob/Glen down 1. 
 
Hole 16 down wind.    All drives in play. Nick to 140 out!!   Nick to 
left trap.  Nick to 1' from left trap.  Nick punishes the trap with 4 
sharp blows and helicopters club towards OB but gets caught up in tree. 
Very quiet now.  Glen manages a 2nd shot to left fringe 15' below blue 
pin.  Par net bird conceded after chip and missed putts.  Match even!!!! 
 
Hole 17 Halved with Rob's par. 
 
Hole 18 Glen & Rob have reasonable drives. (Rob at ditch) Gord's drive 
in right rough with crappy lie.  Nick to left OB but has a stroke. 2nd 
drive over ditch in middle.  Glen and Rob's 2nds to inside 100. Nick's 
4th well right pin high.  Gord's 2nd shot plays with willow tree.  At 
this point the author forgets details beyond Rob's 3rd shot which is 3' 
from pin and eventually conceded. Victory recorded for Rob/Glen 
 
We do thank Gord and Nick for a fine match and wish them all the best 
against our true enemies........... 

Steve and Ken take on Glen and Rob in the first match of the second round robin... given the ties all around in the first round robin could not determine a winner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgWeefQq-Ks&feature=youtu.be

Gord and Nick to Play Ken and Steve. Gord starts a series of questionable emails because a drizzle is in the forecast. Ken shows up and is prepared to win by default. Eventually everyone shows up, the skies clear and 18 holes are played in a hot, humid calm weather.

Steve gets 5, Ken 6, Nick 7.

The good

Nick plays the par 3's in three under.

Gord is a par machine

Ken plays the back in 38

Steve's ball does a 180 on 11 for the camera.

The bad

Wait for it

The ugly?

Glen and Rob tag along as observers! 

Holy start. Steve drives the ditch but still isn't on # 1 in four. Gord knocks it to 10 feet but never threatens the hole. Ken lags to a couple of feet and calmly sinks it for a starting push.

#2 Steve drives over onto 8 but is close man putting for birdie. Nick and Gord miss from about thirty feet but so does Steve from fifteen. Push.

Three good chips on #3 from Gord, Ken and Steve. Pars look certain. No matter. Nick has hit the green and coaxes in a thirty footer for a winning birdie. 1 up G/N

Stroker alley. Everyone in play on #4 near the hundred yard marker. Gord goes long and with no stroke doesn't matter. Ken lags from well away to give Steve a free run at his 18 footer. He runs it twelve feet past. Net birdie. Nick has wedged to fifteen feet and when that drops for a birdie - net eagle it's a quick two up lead for G/N

#5 sees Nick in the right trap with a blast out to ten feet. The putt stays high and net par for all is a push.

Four good tee shots on #6. Steve gets his wedge on the green forty feet away. Gord has about a fifteen footer for birdie. Nick is nine feet on the fringe and stupidly tries to putt. Bad choice. Way short. Bogey net par. Gord misses. Par. Steve two putts and the net birdie means the lead is one.

Back blue pin on #7. Three on the green. GT is ten feet tight. Ken and Steve both have to putt before Nick chips. They get par. Nick is no longer putting from the fringe. Bingo. Birdie. 2 up G/N

Four good drives on #8. Four poor seconds. Bad lag from Nick is to ten feet and a miss. Ken chunks and is out of it. Steve is aggressive and eight feet away. Gord is the best of the bunch at four feet. No worries. Steve sinks and Gord misses. 1 up G/N. Picture by the plaque.

Nick strokes on #9 and after Ken misses his twelve footer and Gord misses his four footer, Nick two putts from fifteen feet for a winning net birdie.

The Good - Front Nine

Gord 37

Nick 37

Ken 40

Steve 41

#10 Nick drives in the creek. A drop and a 7 iron later he is closer than Ken after 3 shots. Ken misses. Nick sinks for par - net birdie. Steve stays focused on a three footer and the hole is halved in net birdie.

With the honour Gord hits his 135 yard shot on #11 to four feet. Ken and Nick end up with par. Steve hits a shot that looks like it might end up in the front trap. It barely clears and caroms forward to the back left blue pin. Glen is up filming for posterity and lets out a woop! The ball has circled the hole and is a gimmee bird! Gord dials in and does what is expected. Hole halved with real birdies. 2 up G/N

Ken Gord and Nick play #12 well. Ken does it the best by coaching his left to right fifteen foot slider to a front left pin into the hole for yet another birdie. That beats two pars and the lead is now one G/N.

Three on #13 green. Ken just off and putting. Steve's long attempt comes up way short. Gord slides by for an easy par. Ken looks and looks but ends up just on the edge. Par. Nick has hit another green. This time to eighteen feet. Gord has the team par so why not sink it? Nick's third par three birdie of the day! Some sort of record. 2 up again.

THE UGLY

Nick doesn't play 14, 15, and...

Putters from hell.

Where did all the birdies go?

Steve is playing Gord on #14. Gord clips a tree branch on his second but his 80 yard wedge ends up six feet away. Steve is on in regulation but a muscle spasm first putt leaves him five  feet away. Gord's putt is low and never threatens. Steve and Ken consult but Steve doesn't execute so the hole is halved in bogey. Nerves? Lead still 2

Steve talks to his wedge on #15 likes it's a piece of ****. It ends up two feet away max!. Gord nearly holes his third but stops about six feet away. Gord misses. But so does Steve!!! Lead is still 2 with three to go.

Stroke hole on #16 for all. Steve on in two but at the front to a back middle pin. Ken short in two and chips on to twelve feet. Nick in the sand in two and watches as his sand shot spins and stops instead of running out. Fifteen feet. Magic confident stroke dead in the middle from Ken means par net birdie and the lead is down to one.

Gord is in the right trap on 17. Ken is ok on the fringe. Nick hits a good iron and has a birdie putt. Not as good as Steve's wedge. Again pleas are issued to the ball to behave and again it listens, stopping ten feet away. Pars from Gord and Nick mean Steve can win with a good putt. As if. Push. G/N lead by one going to #18.

The third match to go to #18 with a team dormie.

The Really Ugly #18

Nick and Ken stroke.

Nick plays safe then snaps his second out of bounds.

Steve is nearly in the ditch, hits the willow. comes up short, chips long and makes bogey.

Stroker Ken is good in two but after stick handling has six feet for par net birdie. Nope. Net par.

Best Ken and Steve can do is a net par. And they must win the hole.

Gord is fine, fine, quite long and off the green left to a front right red pin. Lying three. Fourth is a downhill lag putt is inside Ken. His fifth is for the WIN.

His fifth is a five foot dead push that never has a chance. Mr Par makes bogie on #18.

The third tie!

Gord 76 -72

Nick 79 - 66

Ken 78 - 66

Steve 81 - 71

Some fabulous golf on a fantastic fall day. 

Lovely weather. North East wind. Rob gets 3, Glen 2 and Nick 6

Gord makes 15 pars and 3 bogies.

Rob is one over on the front.

Glen wakes up on the back.

Nick plays a different course.

Best lag putting possible - will anything ever drop?

One is a push with two putt pars from all but Glen. Gord stops his on the edge to set the tone.

Two is a nervous good good for par between Rob and Gord. Gimmees in the three foot range for par.

Nick plays his first par 3 from the left trees and after a penalty drop, just about holes a fifty yard punch runner but its a bogie. Gord chips for a given par. Rob and Glen both burn the edge with thirty footers. Push.

Four - Nick strokes. His curling twelve footer for net eagle stays high. Rob's same line curling eleven footer goes low. Nick wins with his stroke. One up GT/N

Garry shows up on 5 - walking in from the back nine. His presence distracts Rob. His calling out to explain why he is walking in is done in the middle of Nick's back swing. That doesn't work out so well. Glen chips close and makes net birdie to square the match.

Three balls on six in two, inside of ten feet. All have very curly putts. Nick is not on but is chipping straight uphill to the front left pin. He pulls the chip but taps in for net birdie. Rob cuts that with his own net birdie as the difficult putt refuses to drop.

Nick lays up on 8 avoiding the pond and tree trouble. Rob lags his forty footer for an easy par. Gord's chip runs on six feet but he pours that in the centre for another push.

Rob runs into the back trap on 8. Glen is playing hack hack. Nick is just over the back and has 18 feet left. Rob putts his twenty yard bunker shot through the sand, over the non lip and grazes the edge of the back right pin stopping two inches away. WTF. Making his only putt of the day Nick trumps Rob and once again its one up GT/N.

Downwind nine is a bit tricky to a front left pin. Glen goes nearly to the back of the green and then leaves his putt on the left edge of the hole. Gt navigates a straight four footer for his par. Nick has a free run straight uphill but pulls it so once again it's a push.

Rob 37. Gord 37 Glen 40 Nick 39

Don't worry says Rob to Glen. Nick doesn't get along very well with the back nine. We just have to beat Gord.

Nick waves at a nine foot straight putt. Ugh. Net par - same as Gord who lags to a couple of feet. Glen woke up with the putt on nine and calmly holes his five footer for a halve.

Left trees again for Nick on 11. Deft wedge to three feet but unnecessary as Gord burns the edge again for a par. Glen leaves it dead on line and half an inch short to halve in par again.

Downhill forty feet for Glen on 12 burns another edge. Curling twenty footer for Gord does the same. Is there a hole to be found?

Easy par three 13. Nick in the left trees again. Gord stubs a three foot par putt and with Glen sinking a four foot par putt we are tied again.

Ramping up the tension Glen chips it into the back bunker and hands 14 to GT/N who have both hit the fairway and green for easy pars. Rob has hit trees but nearly holes his fourth from well off the green. Not quite. One up again GT/N

Rob gets a flyer from the right rough and hits a masterful shot onto 15 in two about twenty feet away. Not wanting any pressure, he has his partner putt for a winning birdie after Glen has delicately chipped to two feet. Gord has burned the edge with a thirty foot downhill birdie try. Glen obliges by missing. Rob is pissed he can't ram his eagle try so instead lags it to a couple of inches and a winning birdie. All square.

Poorly played 16. Bogies net par win it for G/R. Nick hits second tee shot and wedge to the green but his sixty footer tails a bit right at the end and the best he can do is the same as Gord. One up for the first time in the match to G/R.

Gord has another putt take a good look at the back middle hole on 17 before stopping just past. Rob surprisingly doesn't threaten the hole with his putt from off the green. No more good good. Gord and Rob sink tiny little second putts to halve the hole in par. 

18 downwind. Rob hits his second behind a tree, hits the tree, hits it above the hole to forty feet and burns the edge. Bogey. Glen is in the green side bunker in two and three. On the fringe in four. Burns the edge with too much speed in five. Bogey. Fifteenth par of the day for Gord and the match ends all square.

Whew. Probably a fair outcome. Nick's putt on 8 is the longest one made all day. But had it been a string game....

Gord 75 - 70

Rob 78 - 69

Glen 80 - 72

Nick 83 - 70 

Was Fun Match!

Nick played well but a bit unconventional:

Played:
1 from 9
2 from 3
4 from 5
8 from 2
9 from 1
10 from 1
16X
18 from 10

Remarkable!!??

Nick - Gord 4 2 1 9

Glen - Rob 4 2 1 9

Ken - Steve 3 1 3 9

Ric - Tom  3 2 2 8
Chuck - Lil Bob 3 2 2 8

McD - Mac 3 3 1 7

Bob - Wayne  1 3 3 5

Dave - Fred  0 6 1 1

 On Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 23rd the HOTTEST TEAM IN GOLF (that would be Mac/McD and which is hereinafter referred to as "HTIG") met one of golf's all-time grittiest competitors, Fred Boland, playing shorthanded (and just plain short) without Dave who is on the DL. This was Fred's 10th round in the past eleven days and he was at the height of his powers. Mac, on the other hand arrived stressed and with no time to warm up. This was a crucial match for both teams. Fred wanted to erase that big ZERO in the wins column. HTIG wanted to finish the year at .500 after losing their first three. Here's what happened:
       First, the headlines:
HTIG MAKES ONLY ONE BIRDIE/NET BIRDIE ALL DAY
HTIG DOESN'T WIN ITS FIRST HOLE UNTIL MATCH ALMOST TWO HOURS OLD
HTIG DOESN'T WIN ITS SECOND HOLE UNTIL MATCH ALMOST THREE HOURS OLD
BY THEN IT IS MUCH TOO LATE ... Or is it??
       Here are the details, starting on #10:
#10 Mac's three putt from 90 feet for double matches Fred's bogey. All square.
#11 The rout begins when Fred pars and both Mac and McD bogey. Fred 1 up.
#12 Everyone makes one-putt pars. Fred 1 up
#13 Mac is having trouble on this one these days, but McD is only 15 ft away. Fred makes a great up and down from behind left, McD misses birdie. Fred 1up.
#14 All bogies. Fred still 1up
#15 Fred and McD make pars. Fred even still 1up.
#16 HTIG has a great chance to win but McD takes four from 95 yards on his stroke hole and only matches Fred's good putt bogey.
#17 Fred makes a classic Boland sand shot to two inches and par. McD matches him with a ten footer. Mac makes a great chip from deep left then drains the putt for NET BIRDIE and the win. All square.
#18 Fred and McD par, Mac net pars. All square at the turn.
#1 Fred and McD trade bogies. All square
#2 Fred has best chance for birdie - from 15 feet and just misses. Three pars and it's still all square.
#3 Fred finds a bad lie left and can't get it to the green, then misses a crucial putt to match Mac's and McD's bogies. Mac's chip had hit the hole and just stayed out. All of a sudden for the first time all day it's HTIG 1up. But that was all about to change.
#4 McD makes par, Mac makes net par, Fred makes mistake with chip and bogey. HTIG 2up.
#5 All bogeys but Mac and McD are stroking and just like that it's HTIG 3 up.
#6 Fred goes in the drink but recovers and with a great downhill putt makes 5. Mac stutters his way to a 6 but it's good enough for a push. HTIG 3up and dormie.
#7 McD chips to two inches meaning Fred has to sink his chip from the right to keep the match going. That does not happen and it's HTIG 3 and 2.

       It is so difficult to play against two people. They can make the occasional mistake but you can't. Fred hung on gamely for almost three hours then seemed to fade a bit as fatigue set in,
Nevertheless he played well and who knows? With a healthy partner they just might have given HTIG a run for their money. As it is, HTIG finishes the tournament with their heads held high having taken seven of a possible eight points in their final four matches. The commissioner really ought to let them into the playoffs on the strength of that, right?
       Thanks to everyone for seven wonderful matches (some more wonderful than others).

Fred 81 net 70
Mac 96 net 72
GMcD 83 net 70

                    GMcD

Chuck and Lil Bob over Fred and Dave. No details.

A rather scratchy affair today in the wind. Steve shot 82. Dave 85. Me 86. We think Fred shot a 84/85.
We tied the other guys on the last hole. Only thing I pulled off all day! Dave made some crucial putts. Farewell.

Glen and rob over bob and Wayne. 1&0

Tight match. Robs putter........

On Friday, Sept. 20th the two real powerhouses of this year's Waterfield competition, Chuck/Bobby and Mac/McD met in perfect conditions to battle it out for Waterfield supremacy. McD announced, as he usually does this time of year, that it would be his final round of the season.
    First, the headlines:
       CHUCK SHOOTS HIS AGE!!
       CHUCK MAKES BIRDIE OR NET BIRDIE ON FOUR OF THE MIDDLE SIX HOLES (AND PARS THE OTHER TWO)
       BOBBY ONLY FOUR OVER PAR AFTER FOURTEEN HOLES
       CHUCK AND BOBBY MAKE A LOT OF BIRDIES AND FINISH FOUR UNDER
       MAC FIVE OVER ON THE PAR FIVES ON THE BACK
       MCD NEEDS EIGHT MORE PUTTS THAN IN PREVIOUS MATCH
    It was always going to be a rout.
    Or was it?
    Here are the details (back nine played first):

#10 Chuck chunks his second and third shots and is still 80 yards out. McD is on the fringe and takes two to move the ball 80 feet. Unfortunately the hole is 81 feet away and he takes bogey. Chuck (Mr. Never-Say-Die) makes a great chip to 8 feet and drains it for the net par and a push.
#11 Everyone on or close to it. McD takes two putts to move the ball 75 feet. Unfortunately... You guessed it -three putts and a bogey. Chuck makes a great chip and gimme par, matched by Bobby. Mac makes a great two putt par. All Square.
#12 Bobby is inside 100 (sigh). Chuck goes for a crap. Mac and Gord beside the green in two. Mac makes a fine chip and solid putt for NET BIRDIE. Bobby's tap in par not good enough. Mac/McD 1 up.
#13 Mac uses the only stroke he gets on a par three to lose it left. Bobby short but Chuck and McD on and inside 25 feet. Chuck gets it to gimme distance. McD does not. But with a little help from Mac he drains the three footer for the push. Mac/McD 1 up.
#14 Bobby makes par with a good up and down. everyone else makes bogey but Mac is stroking. Still Mac/McD 1up, but Chuck is about to go on an incredible tear.
#15 Chuck three solid shots a good putt and a gimme par/NET BIRDIE. Bobby also a solid par. Mac out of it. McD two good shots to 112 yards out. Hits his shot of the day to five feet above the hole and has to make it to match Chuck. It catches the side of the cup and drops for BIRDIE and the push. Incredibly, Mac/McD still 1 up. but that was all about to change.
#16 Chuck makes a good third shot to 20 feet above the hole. He drains it for NET BIRDIE! Bobby rolls in his from the fringe for BIRDIE. McD has a chance with an 18 foot side hillier that misses high. All Square.
#17 Bobby on in two. Mac short but makes a good chip. uncharacteristically Bobby three putts while Mac drains his for par/NET BIRDIE. Mac/McD back to 1 up
#18 Bobby hammers his drive up the middle and his second just right of the green. Then, shockingly, dumps it in the trap and ends up with bogey. But Chuck is on fire - he's on the fringe in three, and gets down in two for par/NET BIRDIE. McD hits his approach from 105 yards, covers the flag and leaves it five feet below the hole. The birdie putt does a 360 and stays out. ouch! Still, a NET BIRDIE to match Chuck. Mac/McD 1 up.
    Incredibly, Chuck has netted to 34, Bobby is only three over and they're down one, But all that was about to change.
#1 Chuck continues his tear. Two great shots to the front fringe, a good putt and a gimme par which matches Bobby. Mac has hit one of his duck hooks left and short and gets the next one to the 100. He's still not on after three shots. But he makes a fine chip and drains the pressure putt for 5 net 4 and the push. Mac/McD still 1 up.
#2 Chuck hits a beauty second to 12 feet. McD is on at the back and makes par. Mac has hit his drive long and straight. He hits his second really long and not so straight, but gets a good look at the pin placement on #7. He then makes a great chip to 10 feet. Chuck drains his for real BIRDIE! Mac then drops his putt for a come-from-nowhere par/NET BIRDIE and the push. Mac/McD still 1 up.
#3 It all starts going south for Mac/McD on this hole. Bobby pars. Every one else bogies and it's all square with the momentum clearly with Chuck/Bobby.
#4 McD makes a terrible third shot and is out of it. Chuck is long with his fourth and long and off the green with his fifth. Bobby has hit two monstrous shots and is on the fringe right chipping for eagle. Then the bizarre happens. Bobby's fine chip hits an unrepaired ball mark and skitters down hill. He can only make par. Mac has hit three solid shots. Two putts later he has a par/NET BIRDIE and it's Mac/McD back to 1 up.
#5 Bobby hits two monstrous shots (yet again) and has a makable birdie putt. Chuck is nicely below the hole in three with a shot at net birdie. McD makes a lousy chip and ends up with six. Mac has sprayed his third left but makes a masterful chip and drops the putt for a net par. After Bobby and Chuck both come close but no cigar it's a push and Mac/McD still 1 up. 
#6 Maybe the pressure is getting to them but Mac goes into the front left hazard and McD, trying to play safe, pulls his hybrid tee shot and it drops into the pond. Bobby goes long but left and may be in trouble (he is and ends up with double) but Chuck plays it perfectly - up the right, into the middle then onto the green. McD is about to take a drop behind the hazard when he sees his ball in a shallow muddy spot with half the ball showing. He rolls up his pants and gingerly steps in. Looking back, the other guys see that he has pulled out a hybrid rather than an iron. WTF?? But he makes great contact and leaves his ball only 85 yards short. He makes a mediocre chip but a good lag gets him a bogey and a tie with Chuck. Mac/McD still 1 up with three to play.
#7 Mac is short. Chuck is short. Bobby is short. But McD has hit a fine shot to 15 feet below the hole. Mac and Bobby go way long with their seconds but Chuck (did I say he never says die?) makes an excellent chip to three inches and par. Feeling the pressure, McD knocks his birdie effort 2.5 feet by. Mac gives him the read and it drops. Mac/McD hang on by the skin of their teeth still 1up.
#8 Mac is stroking and promptly puts his ball deep OB. Everyone else is safe and on the fairway. Chuck leaves his second well short. McD hits an excellent shot from 180 to the fringe about 20 feet from the cup. Then Bobby uncharacteristically chunks one way short. He eventually makes six. But Mr. Never-Say-Die drops a good putt for five. McD, perhaps feeling the pressure, leaves his putt from the fringe four feet short. He looks to Mac who says "That putt's not going anywhere." Indeed it rolls straight and in for par and the win and that's all she wrote. Mac/McD win 2 and 1.

Over beverages we learn that this is Chuck's birthday. He is 67 and, incredibly, he has just netted to 67. It was a joy to see him play so well. It was a joy to see how long and straight Bobby can hit the ball. It was a joy to see Mac make clutch shot after clutch shot as we tofued and bean sprouted a very good team for a very satisfying victory. This is why we play The Waterfield. This is why we play golf.

Chuck 83 net 67
Bobby 81 net 76
Mac 94 net 70
GMcD 83 net 70

Glen and Rob tied Lil Bob and Chuck. Took 10ft birdie putt by Glen on 18 to accomplish!!!

Chuck says he will write it up. Incredible match. We lost by one. Chuck made everything. They were three up with three to go. We won 16. We won 17. I had a stroke on 18 and netted to birdie! Bobby made a 8 footer to stay one up and win.But what happened earlier would require a novel. Chuck and myself 83 (I had back nine 39) Steven 81. Unsure of Bob's score. Great match played in the best spirit. k

WATERFIELD POWERHOUSES MEET TO DETERMINE SUPREMACY OAKLEY BIRDIES #1 WEST MAKES 15 PARS GERVAN/McD DON'T STAND A CHANCE. OR DO THEY??

The two acknowledged powerhouses of this year's Waterfield met on Labour Day to determine ultimate supremacy. Here is what happened:

#1 McD rolls in a 9-footer for par but it's not good enough. Wayne has left himself only six feet below the hole and confidently rolls it in for his first birdie of the day. W/O 1 up
#2 McD rolls in a 6-footer for par and that turns out to be good enough. All Square
#3 Bob makes a fine chip from short left and makes par. McD sends his chip long and left above the hole but rolls in a 12-footer for par and a push. All Square
#4 Wayne and Mac run into trouble and doubles. Bob is on in reg and makes par. McD is just over, has a brain fart and sends it 30 feet by. He makes a 4-footer for net par and the push. All Square
#5 Mac, who hasn't played for a month, has been up since 3am with jet lag and has started with four doubles, finally wakes up. He makes a good fourth shot and rolls in the putt for net par. Bob has a fine 2 putt par. McD rolls in an uphill 12-footer for par/net birdie and Gervan/ McD are 1 up, but not for long.
#6 McD goes in the drink and is out of it. Wayne, Bob and Mac all in good shape with their drives. Second shots not so great but after three they all have make-able putts. Mac rolls in a 15-footer for net birdie, Wayne burns the edge and Bob is irrelevant. G/McD 2up
#7 Wayne and Mac are on, Bob and McD short. McD's chip is still short but he nails the 14-footer for par allowing Mac to take a run at a 25 foot birdie. It drops! The birdie puts G/McD 3 up
#8 Bob is on in reg (for the 6th time in a row) and leaves his birdie putt one turn short, opening the door for McD who rolls in a 10-footer for par and a push. G/McD 3 up
#9 Everyone has a birdie (Mac net birdie) putt, no one makes it. G/McD 3 up at the turn (which was somewhat amazing given that Bob was only one over par and his partner had contributed a birdie), but the back nine was to be a whole different kettle of fish.
#10 Bob taps in for another two-putt par, Mac and McD miss their net birdie chances as did Wayne. G/McD 3up.
#11 McD and Mac start to fall apart. Wayne is on and only 12 feet fro birdie. McD is trap-bound (with Bob) and doesn't come close with his par effort. Mac is over then skulls his chip 22 feet by. It's an easy win for Bob/Wayne. Or is it? Mac lines up his putt, channels Gord Thomas and nails it. Wayne comes close but no cigar and it's an unlikely push. G/McD still 3 up.
#12 McD and Mac continue their poor play. Bob is on yet again in reg. Wayne is in the woods. McD and Gervan take four shots just to get on the green. Then, out of nowhere, Mac nails another long putt for net par, Bob just misses again and it's a push. G/McD still 3 up but fading fast.
#13 Mac and Gord continue to fade with mediocre tee shots and lousy chips both more than 20 feet away while Wayne and Bob are on with legitimate birdie chances. McD goes first from 25 feet and incredibly, the putt drops. Mac makes his as well. Wayne and Bob both make routine pars but appear ever-so-slightly stunned and discouraged by the astounding display of putting by two guys who are not generally in anyone's top ten putters.
#14 The discouragement shows on the tee. Bob gets hung up in a tree only 80 yards out. Wayne does not get hung up in a tree. He's way over them right in Nickland. His second effort goes way left. Mac and McD are safely in the fairway. Mac knocks his second up near the green and is lying net 1. McD has a good look at his ball and realizes it isn't. His, that is. It's Mac's. Ouch! Loss of hole and the tide has finally turned. G/McD only 2 up
#15 Juiced by their unlikely win on #14, Bob and Wayne give it their all on #15, Bob deeply into the hazard right, and Wayne O/B short left. Mac also self-destructs after a great drive. McD plays it solid down the middle and his par is at least two better than everyone else. G/McD back to 3 up and Dormie
#16 Mac hits another great drive and then again gets into trouble. Bob hits a great second to leave himself below the hole. Wayne is left but only about 12 feet away in three. McD's third is still short and his fourth 8 feet below and left. Bob makes yet another routine par, Wayne makes net par, and McD can end it with one more putt. Mac gives him the read, he strokes it and the ball falls into the heart. Game. Set. Match - 3 and 2.

In 16 holes, Mac and Gord have had twelve one-putts none of them gimmes, and were three under net. 

Mac continued to falter on #17 and. #18 going quadruple/double. Bob made two more pars for a total of 15. Wayne finished 5 - 5. McD looked bad on #17 making double, but was on about 20 feet away on 18. He said "why not?" then rolled it in for birdie and a fine finish.
Mac and Gord set a new all-time Waterfield putting record - 28 and 26 for a total of 54. We predict that that record will last for eternity.

Bob 37-39 76 net 69
Wayne 42-45 87 net 72
Mac 46-50 96 net 72
McD 39-42 81 net 67

Gord McDiarmid

Early morning for some; greens smooth and true.
On 1 Ken's surprising birdie shocks gallery.
After eight holes Steve and Ken 4 up. Many of Bob's putts graze cup and fail to fall.
   9 Wayne net bird.
10 Bob birds.
11 only Ken pars.
12 Bob birds.
Steve and Ken 2up.
Halve 13 with bogies!
Steve and Ken win 14. 3 up.
Halve 15. Halve 16. All over. 3 and 2.

Bob 82/75
Wayne 90/74
Steve 84/74
Ken 78/66

Another lovely day for a Waterfield. 3 :30 start time that Mac thinks is 4:00. Chanelling Fred and looking for every psychological advantage.  No worries as it's men's night and one can tee off almost at will.

Nick still gets 7. Gord gets 8. Mac gets everything but the par 3s

Off to a fast start Gord's tie one and two with pars. Mac could have won two with a ten footer but in a foreshadowing moment misses the putt.

Nick talks to GTs tee ball on 3 and it dutifully rolls to the back of the green for a front red pin. Glare. And a huge putt right in the middle for a birdie and 1 up.

Stroker alley. Nick pars them all for net birdies and it's suddenly 4 up after 6.

7 sees Nick's twelve footer going in the middle but it hits a green bump and breaks uphill to end the birdie streak. Stalled at 4

8 has Nick nip a 50 yard chip into a foot and a half. McD uses Nick's ball to stop his fast moving chip and set up a good good half in par. Still 4 and the karma feels different.

Sure enough McD pars 9 and 10 for net birdies and wins. The lead is down to two and the times they are a changing.

Except Mac and McD go right on 11 and can't get up and down so GT's par wins

The tree on 12 takes both Gord's balls and throws them deep in the woods. So Mac plays Nick and their matching three footers halve the hole in par -net par.

And then the Gords play each other on 13 and GT leaves it on the edge while McD sinks. The lead is back to two.

Mac hits it deep in the trees on 14. After suitably rattling around it lands in the rough and two shots later he is putting for net birdie. However he and his Gord have putting challenges and their net bogie loses to Mr 69's par. Three up.

Nick bounces off a tree on 15 nearly ob.  Not playing. However GT stripes his best drive and even a not so wonderful second leaves a reasonable chip and a three footer for birdie. Mac can halve via a sandie and does. McD can win but his net eagle putt never threatens the hole so it's a halve and dormie.

Nick hits a hundred yard drive on 16 which is good because it is not lost. McD stripes a drive and a second to the fringe. Nick hits his hundred twenty yard third inside McD's chip. And GT makes a routine par. All over 3 and 2

Lots of wonderful play on a gorgeous night. Too big a lead in the end

GT 76 -72

Nick 83-70

McD 84-70

Mac had one par on 15 and so many nearly ins that it could have been his to win.

Mr 69 and Nick versus Dave and Fred. Lovely north wind day with an empty course

Fred and GT played together on Monday when Gord was 69 and Fred 77.  Nick had emailed Fred on Tuesday asking him to put some scores in for the last two weeks. Fred on Tuesday replied he put them in on Mondays. disrespectful prick.

so GT give 4 to Fred, 5 to Dave and 7 to Nick.

Nick pars 1 into the wind for a lead.

Nick birdie net eagles 4 for a 2 up lead.

Nick holes a four footer for a 4 net three on 5 to halve both Fred and Dave.  Nick starts with 5 fours.

Fred pars 6 with a stroke and 8 with a ten footer to get the match to even

Stroker Nick is the only one to gross par downwind nine so at the turn it's one up GT and Nick.

Fred and Dave are looking forward to their third free drink!

Stroker Fred hits the tree on ten with his second and caroms nearly into the ditch. But he recovers wonderfully to twelve feet only to miss the net birdie and halve Gord who makes par from the garbage on the left.

Nick birdies 11 and the lead is two.

Dave pars 12 and birdies 13 to square the match.

Nick takes x on 14, 15,16 and snap hooks it deep left on 17. Gord makes a lovely par on 14 to halve, birdies 15 from twelve feet to restore the one up lead but then his shoulders get tired and he allows Dave to par net birdie win 16 and again square the match.

17 no Nick again. Fred makes a wonderful sandie par. Gord lag putts from nearly the back of the green to a side hill four footer. He marks. Dave's fifteen foot birdie putt rolls directly over Gord's marker. Fred wonders if hitting the marker affected the ball. Nick hopes so. Disrespectful prick. Gord in another show of brilliance nails the curly putt to send the match to 18 all tied up.

Stroking Nick hits downwind 5 iron off the tee. He hasn't had a tee ball in play since 11. Another 5 iron and he's inside the 100 along with everyone else. Nick's wedge is to two feet and with the stroke it's game over. Another wonderful day of golf with friends. 

Fred 81 net 72

Dave 79 net 69

Gord 75 net 71

Nick 88 net 75

how did those two win?

GT Nick              2 0 1 5
Ric Tom              2 2 0 4

Glen Rob            2 2 0 4
Bob Wayne        1 0 1 3

Ken Steve          1 0 0 2

Chuck Lil Bob    1 1 0 2

Dave Fred          0 2 0 0
McD Mac           0 2 0 0

Hi Nick

Our record is incomplete.

Glen and Rob have won over Mac & Gord McD and Tom & Richard.

Have lost to Nick & GT and Ken & Steve

We are 2204

Thx

Glen

What I have so far

Richard and Tom beat Mac and McD
Richard and Tom beat Fred and Dave

Chuck and Lil Bob beat Richard and Tom

Rob and Glen beat Richard and Tom 1 up

Ken and Steve beat Glen and Rob 3 & 2

Bob and Wayne beat Dave and Fred 1 up

GT and Nick beat Glen and Rob 2up
GT and Nick beat Chuck and Lil Bob 3 & 2

GT and Nick tied Bob and Wayne

Am I missing anything?

SO

GT Nick              2 0 1 5
Ric Tom              2 2 0 4
Bob Wayne        1 0 1 3

Ken Steve          1 0 0 2

Chuck Lil Bob    1 1 0 2
Glen Rob            1 2 0 2
Dave Fred          0 2 0 0
McD Mac           0 1 0 0

Wayne and Bob started in bulldozer fashion and carried it for 11 holes over Fred and David.
1 and 2 tied with pars.
3 (with all four on the green) but Wayne sinking the birdie.
4 Wayne's net bird puts his team 2up.
5 tied with pars.
6 Bob in the right hazard and Wayne's long and well thought out safety 5iron (he had a stroke) in the drink lets David's par win.
7 tied with pars
8 and 9 won by bob with 4s Wayne and Bob up by 3

10 sandy save by Dave ties it.
11 birdie by Bob wins it. Bob and Wayne up by 4 with 7 to go.
12, 13 and 14 won by Fred and David with pars. B&W up by 1.
15 David birdies. Match square.
16 Fred net birdies. F&D up by 1.
17 Bob cleverly sculls his second,bumping it over the bunker to 8 feet and gets the bird to win the hole and tie the match.
18 All play the hole well, each just missing birdie putts but Wayne's net bird closes Dave and Fred out . Bob And Wayne win 1up.

Another wonderful Waterfield with the lesson being that anything can happen with golf. Match in the bag and then lose 5 straight.
Both teams want Pepto-Bismol sponsorship.

Fred 42/40 82(net 72) , David 40/37 77 (net 67). Wayne 42/42 84 (net 68), Bob 36/39 75 (net 67).

Glen/Rob lead the whole way to win 1 up. A very good match; at times Glen/Rob seemed to want to give it away but R/T always gave it right back. Verbal sparring match between Richard and Rob resulted in a clear victory for Richard. Glen acknowledged that he is partially deaf.

Everyone netted to the 60s except for Tom.

Tom and Richard are 2 - 2 

Victories over Gord McD/Mac and Fred/Dave

Losses to LB/Chuck and Rob/Glen

Waterfield # 1 for Ken and Steve vs Rob and Glen:

Rob Glen

Bob Wayne

Fred Dave

Steve Ken

Chuck Lil Bob

Gord McD Mac

Tom Richard

Gord T Nick

Congratulations to Rob and Glen for their victory in the 2013 Waterfield. Capped off by a fabulous dinner at Rob's Mums house catered by a fine Italian dish

W net 74

Team                Won Lost Tied Points

Tom - Ken             6      0     0     12

Bob-Mac                4     2     1     9

Rob-Glen               3     2     1     7

Fred-Nick               3     3     0     6

Richard - Dave        2     4    0      4

Gord T - Lil Bob      1    3      1      3

Gord McD-Wayne     1    3    1       3

Steve-Chuck           1      4     0     2

Waterfield Match Aug 9, 2013 
Rob/Glen  vs  Richard/Dave 
 
Perfect weather for Friday round.   R/D off to a slow start losing #1 
and then losing #2 to a bird by Rob.   All 4 par # 3. 
Long bomb putt by Dave on #5 for net eagle is definitive.  All bogey 7 
with front left pin position.  R/G win 8 to restore 2 hole lead. 
Never look back.  Nice long bomb par for Dave on 16 keeps match alive. 
Match ends 3&1 with Glen's bird on 17. 
 
Glen most grateful to once again ride the wave of Rob's great August play. 
 
Rob    74 net 68 
Glen    79 net 71 
Richard    87 net 71 
Dave    80 net 69 

glen rob beat richard dave 3 and 1

Richard and Dave are being shy ( or embarrassed ) but on July 31 they beat us 4 and 2. I was 76 ( 36 back nine but no birdies made ) They were BOTH net 67 ( or 66 ) ie. l'bob and I were doomed ...

August 13

Ken/Tom vs Glen/Rob

Under threatening skies and controversy, Ken/Tom prevail over Glen/Rob 3 and 1 to bring their record to a dazzling 6 – 0.

Holes 1, 2, and 4 are tied with pars. Bogeys halve #3. At the end of 4, all even.

Ken/Tom make the most of their strokes on 5 and 6 with net birdies to go up by 2.

Holes 7, 8, and 9 are tied with pars. Controversy on 9: Tom's birdie attempt misses by an RCH. Tom, thinking he had been given the 2 millimeter putt for par (and a halve), scoops up his ball and marches off to the 10th tee. Apparently no such concession was made! Glen/Rob confer. After much back and forth, they decide to do the gentlemanly thing. Ken/Tom +2 after 9.

Ken's birdie (net eagle) wins 10. Ken/Tom +3.

Holes 11 through 13 are halved with pars. Hole 14 generates a mini controversy: Ken plays out of turn, hitting a perfect shot to green. Rob and Glen play their shots AND THEN tell Ken he must replay his shot. Ken comes up with an obscure counter argument, presented with such confidence and authority, that it is immediately accepted. Glen and Rob apologise for being so cantankerous and the 14th is halved with pars.

Glen's birdie wins 15, the first and only hole they won all day. Ken/Tom +2

Ken and Glen get net birdies on 16. Glen/Rob are dormie.

Hole 17 brings more controversy. Four pathetic drives down the left side. Ken hits hybrid into stiff wind close to green. Glen and Rob are behind trees and facing difficult shots to the green. After much discussion on how to play the next shot Glen steps up and hits Rob's ball into a tree. Rob follows by hitting Glen's ball around the tree to the fringe of the green. On discovering their error Glen/Rob concede the hole and the match. It was a sad way to end an exciting match.

Scores:

Glen 78 net 70

Rob 79 net 73

Ken 78 net 67

Tom 80 net 69

Bob wins first hole with two putt par.
Mac, Bob and Tom par two.
Ken's two putt par wins #3. All square.
Mac's net par ties Ken's par.
Ken misses easy net birdie putt on 5. Push
Mac's beautiful approach after long, long drive leads to net eagle.
Evil twins up one.
#7 tied.
Bob and Tom both par 8.
Bob, Tom and Mac halve 9.
After 9, Bob and Mac up one.

#10. Bob sinks twenty foot par putt to take hole. 2 up.
Mac double hits from bunker. Ken's downhill 12 foot birdie putt reduces
lead by one.
Ken's two putt par makes it even.
Routine par for Tom gives his excellent team the lead after Bob and Mac
approach green from opposite sides.
Bob makes six footer to half #14.
Mac makes net birdie after fine chip makes up for botched third on 15.
All square. Three to go.

Bob's birdie attempt on 16 misses by a whisker.Ken's net birdie wins it.
One up for Tom and Ken.
Ken double hits from fringe. Bob's long birdie putt just misses. Mac's
chip is short. Mac, Bob and Tom tie.
#18. Tom and Ken above hole by 12 feet in regulation. On same line. Bob
has birdie putt from just off green. Almost pin high.
Push. Tom and Ken win one up!

Ken reads legal letter. Mac has forced him into early retirement. Rude
letter from scattish lawyer.
Next stop, Human Rights Commission. Huge settlement for gratuitous,
excessive and public humiliation.


Mac 87 net 67. Bob 79 net 72
Tom 85 net 75. Ken 82 net 70.

Wayne and McD beat Chuck and Steve 1 up in the longest match ever! It took 2 days to complete 



A wonderful and exciting match between Wayne and Gord McD. and Mac and Bob highlighted by extraordinary skill and requests to Bob for referral to psychiatry.
We wished it could have gone on longer but we were already 'twilighting'.

1. Bob's birdie wins. 1up M&B
2 and 3 pushed with pars. Still 1up
4. Mac's first stroke hole and a net bird for the win. 2up M&B
5. Wayne's first stroke hole and a wonderful putt for net bird. 1up M&B
6. Gord and Wayne's net birds win. All square.
7. Wayne's 2putt from off the green beats Bob's 3putt. 1up W&G
8. Mac took only 4 from just short of the ladies tee so his 5 (net 4) won. All square
9. Boring pars. All square.

AND THEN IT HAPPENED- AT LEAST FOR A WHILE

10. Mac's bird (net eagle wins) 1upM&B
11. Gord's birdie wins. All square
12. Mac's birdie wins. 1up M&B
13. Gord's birdie wins. All square
14. Bob's chip-in birdie wins. 1up M&B
15. Mac, with a stroke, hits it to the rock. Bob, behind him, strategically asks him to hit first so that he might 'go for the green'. Bob hits 6iron safely over and wedge to get 5. Mac finds his ball in the hazard and puts both parts of his rescue club gently in his bag. Gord gets 5. Still 1up M&B
16. Group butchery but Gord's net 4 wins. All square
17. Mac, with a stroke, hits his second just short of the trap. Gord and Bob essentially gone. Wayne's second is far left down by the road. After waiting for Gord to extract his ball from the long shit between 17 and 18 ( do we need rangefinders for this?) Wayne hits the most incredible pitch to 2 1/2 feet. Mac hits a good one but misses the putt. Mac's 5 beats Wayne's 6. 1up M&B
18. Bob's boring par (drive into the hazard-sand wedge to the 200-rescue club near the 10th-60* to the green and 1putt) isn't good enough for Gord's two down the middle and chip from past the green and knee knocking par (net birdie) putt. If you want to stay awake just imagine Gord putting with his knees knocking. All square.

I have only highlighted the best on each hole. There was much angst out there but our respective partners were always there. Everyone netted below 70. Another great Waterfield . Mac and I feel most fortunate for the draw. /bob

On Friday, August 9th Mac and Bob, 4-2 and seeking a pass into the playoffs met Wayne and McD, 1-3, who were seeking to keep their winning streak going.  The result was an exciting match that came down to the last putt. Here's what happened:

Team                Won Lost Tied Points

Bob-Mac                4      1     0     8

Tom - Ken             3      0     0     6

Fred-Nick               3     2     0    6

Rob-Glen               2   1       1     5

Gord T - Lil Bob      1    2      1     3

Steve-Chuck          0      2     0     0

Richard - Dave       0     2    0     0

Gord McD-Wayne    0    3     0     0

Dave & Richard vs Tom & Kenneth

Played Sunday, July 21, Blue/White

1                     Even though R takes par and there are 3 other bogies, Ken walks to #2 tee thinking he had the honour.  The tenor for the match is now set.

2                     Push

3                     Ricky stumbles his drive 90 yards off the tee. Everybody else is close to the green. But Ricky’s par wins hole. R&D 2 up

4                     R’s net par wins. 3 up

5                     R’s net par wins. 4 up. R is even par thru 5 holes and is amazed.

6                     The fun ends. Ken’s birdie wins hole.

7                   Ken & Tom par. R&D bogie and  are 2 up

8                     Push

9                     K&T par. R&D double bogey  are now just +1 at the turn.

10                 Tom's game kicks in with a par to win. All square

11                 Push with 4 pars

12                 Tom & Ken drive into thick stuff right of fairway and must hack their way out. D&R lick their lips in anticipation. However, Tom’s 3^rd shot is well crafted and is 10 feet from the hole. Stupid R&D bogey the hole. Tom pars to win and to go 1 up. Funny noises of glee are emitted from Ken’s mouth.

13                 K&T go 2 up, each with par

14               Is a push

15                 Ken’s par wins the hole. 3 up. Dormie.

16                 Long story short. K&T win the match. R&D hang their heads and walk to 17 tee

Ricky 87 net 69
Dave  83 net 72
Ken  81 net 70
Tom 81 net 71

Bob shows up at my house to pick up the evil A/C that had buggered up my back, obviously hoping for a reoccurrence . His plan backfires as I am fine but he hurts his shoulder removing it from his vehicle . His ego then takes a hit as L'Bob shows up and with one hand casually carries it into Bob's house . Young guys 1up.

THE MATCH ( played from Bl/Wh hybrids )
1st hole Old bob evens the psych war with a wedge to 8' and a birdie 
2nd Bob lips out birdie , Gord does not . All square
3rd Gord's 2 putt par good enough , Young 1up
4th Net Eagle for Mac , All square
5th Net birdies win it for Bob/ Mac

( all holes won with 3 so far)

6th boring par wins for GT/L'bob
7th 3's again win it for youngins
8th - Mac again makes another net 3 ( GT and L'bob just miss the tie )

So 8 holes 4 holes for each team , 7 with 3's 

9th finally tied with pars , as is 10
11 - Bob wins with 2
12,13 split
14 - GT and l'bob just miss birdie . Illegal putter Bob roles in 25' for split
15 l'bob lays up, then hits his 210 yd shot to 19inches for possible Shot of the year . Bob rolls in his 8 footer for split .

Oldins 1Up

16 - both Bobs uncharacteristically 3-putt for split
17 Mac returns to the fore with another net 3 for the VICTORY !! 2 and 1 

Summary Bob 4 birdies , 3 gross 
Mac 3 birdies , 1 eagle 
Bob - 75,6 Gord 77,78 L'bob 76,77 Mac 42/ 50 

Hottest day of the year for Wayne And McD vs C flight champion Fred And D flight also ran Nick

Wayne gets 2. Nick 3. McD 5

It's a humidex near 40 but the match is scheduled so off we go.  All as expected except Fred who has driven to Ottawa on Tuesday and has a bad back.

Good front nines from Wayne and some of Nick. Nick wins 1 with a par, 5 with a par net birdie and 7 with a real birdie from 3 feet. Wayne wins 2 with a par, 3 with a par, 8 with a par and shoots 38.  Throw in Gord's net par on 4 for a win after Fred misses from a foot and first in par on 9 for a win and it's 2 up at the turn for Wayne and McD. Fred hasn't factored in a single hole. He retreats to the car for more Advil.

Fred  3 putts 10 but it doesn't matter because stroking Gord wins with a net birdie. 3 up.

Wayne and Fred on 11. Nick is in the bunker hoping Fred won't 3 putt for the fourth time today. So he holes out for birdie and the unlikely win. Back to 2 up

Nick pars 12 to win and it's 1 up.

McD makes a wonderful chip from over the back of 13 to a foot which halves Nick's  green and 2 putt par. 13 holes and Fred hasn't been needed. But Advil takes time to kick in. 1 up Wayne and McD.

Wayne doesn't make the fairway on 14 . He hits his second so far right the trees throw it back in the rough at the one hundred marker, A simple wedge puts him thirty feet for par. McD hits trees with his first second third and then takes a drop. Not a factor. Fred stripes a drive and a second but the second runs into the back trap for a front red pin. Sandy Fred is magnificent. Out to three feet and he makes while Wayne misses so we are all square with four to go. 

15 and McD is the only drive not only on but even close to the fairway. Unfortunately he is in the bushes with his second. Fred is a strategic master and his lay up followed by wedge to a real birdie gives the lead back to Nick and Fred for the first time since hole # 1.

Stroking for all on 16 sees Wayne and McD on in net two with twenty feet to go. Nick is out of it. McD is woefully short and three putts before Wayne. Wayne is woefully short. Fred just misses a real par but has a downhill foot left  Wayne misses for 6 net 5. Fred sucks it up and holes for a real 5 and a half.

17 has Wayne hit first to 15 feet above the hole Beauty. Fred counters. 10 feet but also above the hole. Wayne hits a good putt but is short. Par  Fred hits a tentative putt but it's enough to half and be dormie going home.

18 is Wayne and Fred on in regulation. Wayne thirty feet and Fred fifteen.Wayne taps in for par. Nick lips out a chip for par. Fred leaves his 15 footer short by 17 inches with break. Remember 4!!!! No. This one goes in. Last shot wins a marvelous match on a very hot day. 1 up Fred and Nick. Partners who never really saw each other.

18 holes played. Only 5 holes halved incluing the last three. 

Wayne was 38 on the front before faltering on the back

Fred who faltered on the front was 38 on the back

McD started with an x and was a good match play partner

Ditto Nick who was 42 - 49 with two real  birdis and a net birdie.

     +1, 0, -1, 0, +1, 0, -1, 0, 0, 0, +1, +1, +1, +1, +1, +1 AND FINALLY MAC-FOR 2&1.
The scorecard looked like a computer program and if we weren't having fun we might have called Garry for help.

Wonderful golf with almost unbearable heat and torrential rain. Waiting out the rain forced us to cart quickly on the back and the change of pace affected Mac and Gord badly.

1. Bob 3 1up
2. Gord 3 all square
3. Gord 3 1up G&lb
4.Mac net 3 all square
5. Bob net3 (thank you Gord for the stroke) 1up B&M
6. Gord and lilbob with 4s (they screwed the string of 3s) but won by many strokes. all square
7. lilbob 3. 1up G&lb
8. Mac net 3. all square
9. Boring 5s all round. all square

!0. Bob and Gord 4s. all square
11. Bob 2. 1up B&M
12. Bob and lilbob 4s. 1up B&M
13. Bob misses a short putt for par but Gord misses an even shorter one. Still 1up B&M
14. Gord and lilbob on in two. Bob jerks it in the trap and plays out to thirty feet. Gord and lilbob clean leaves from their putting line ( into Bob's line) and both lip out. Bob ,disgusted by his play , opts to leave the leaves in his way and whacks it into the hole. 1up B&M
15. Bob duck hooks his drive to 180 from the cross hazard. lilbob hits it inside the 200 but almost unplayable on the left. Gord and Mac hit good drives but both hit their seconds into the 'swamp' as Mac said to Gord. Bob hits 5iron over the creek but lilbob has to chip out and then hits a rescue club from 205 to 2feet. Bob hits sandwedge and sinks the putt as does lilbob (not being given it). 1up B&M
16. Bob and lilbob on in 2 with easy putts. Gord on the fringe and almost chips in. 5s all round. 1up B&M
17. Mac strategically misses his only drive of the day and hits a hybrid to the green for a 4 net 3. 2&1 for Bob and Mac.


It was an exciting match (as have been all Waterfields for us) and Mac and I thank the other team for missing so many good putts by a fraction and thank Garrison for giving Gord the most unbelievable bad lies multiple times. We also thank the weather and late timing of the match for having Gord in a cart for the back 9. Don't we all play better with a cart?

It being Gord's 58th birthday Mac and I magnanimously bought the beer.

   Mac 42/49 91(net 71) Bob 39or40/36 76 (net 69)
   Gord around 36/43 79 (net 73) lilbob around 37/ 38 75 (net 69)

 A most wonderful match at the Glen between Mac and Bob and the two Boland Cup captains( who seemed to have put bitterness and glee aside). It was spoiled only by the usual Glen terrain and the bandstand. Prince would have killed for the cover of Purple Rain and we all would have supported his justifiable homicide plea. But back to the match...

1. Boring 5s all square.
2. Mac's 3putt bogey with a stroke beat Steve's 3putt bogey (he picked up before 4putting) and Chuck's 3putt 6. Nice lower pin placement. Steve's second was only 6feet away and his third was only 15feet away. 1up M&B

3. Strategic layup off the tee for Chuck and a wonderful pitch for par which won. All square.
4. Boring 5s. Chuck did manage to hit the green in regulation but ended up 2putting. All square.
5. Beautiful 5 net 4 for Chuck to win after everyone else had quit. 1up C&S.
6. Steve lips out for bird, Mac skirts the hole for net bird and Bob lips out for bird. Shithead winning captain Chuck sinks his bird to dredge up a hint of bitterness (but not from the losing captain) 2up C&S
7. Mac misses short birdie and ties Chuck. Steve last seen looking for his ball on 8 fairway. 2up C&S
8. Pars for Steve and Bob. 2up C&S
9. Stroke hole for Steve (and everyone else-almost). Bob channels some short hitting PGA player and hits driver 3/4 wedge to 3feet and makes it. 1up C&S

10. Pin 2feet from the front and everyone makes the mistake of flying to the green. Mac's 3putt 5 wins but it wasn't an easy three putt. All square.
11. Wonderful tee shot by Mac to tie Steve with pars. All square.
12. Pars by Steve and Bob. All square.
13. Stroke hole for Steve (and everyone else almost). There is an almost new ProV somewhere in the left hay with Steve's name on it. His play on his stroke holes had us offering him more but he graciously declined. He did mention that Rob wouldn't have. Bob hit a perfect drive-a perfect 6iron to 18feet directly under the hole- and a putt to 1foot. Chuck butchered his way to a 6 but wouldn't give Bob the putt. Still all square.
14. Hello Gervanator! Mac hits an incredible chip off a sidehill lie to 4feet and actually sinks it for net bird. 1up M&B
15. After lighting a smoke and getting the yardage from his machine, Chuck, in full concentration mode, hits his best shot of the day. Mac cannot find his perfect drive. It's no wonder. It is already on the green having been hit by Chuck. Bob and Steve both mishit to the green and make par. 1up M&B
16. Did I already say Hello Gervanator!? Perfect drive-perfect 6iron-perfect 2putt for net bird. Steve's 10foot birdie attempt was only 3feet short. 2up M&B
17. 3s by Bob and Steve close it. 2&1 for M&B

Chuck 41 on the front (off a 17) followed by 48. 89(net 72)
Steve 45 followed by 38. 83(net 73)
Mac 46 followed by 42! 88(net 67)
Bob 40 followed by 38 78(net 71) It was a wonderful, close and intense match- as is becoming the norm for the Waterfield.And another win for a Rangefinder deficient team.

Team                Won Lost Tied Points

Rob-Glen               2   1       1     5

Tom - Ken             2      0     0     4

Bob-Mac                2      1     0     4

Fred-Nick               2     2     0    4  

Gord T - Lil Bob      1    1      1     3

Steve-Chuck          0      1     0     0

Richard - Dave       0     1     0     0

Gord McD-Wayne    0    2      0     0

 SYMPATHY CAN ONLY GO SO FAR- or until Mac gets strokes on the last four holes.

  Knowing that this was David's first Waterfield match and still feeling kind to Rickie after his medical issues ( like how long can we do this?), Bob and Mac again lowered the level of play of everyone and kept the match even through 14 holes. Bob purposely hit OB on 12 and plunked one on 13 to make it close and Mac strategically made no pars with his 6 strokes until then.

   However Mac did sink a six footer on 15 for his only par-net birdie to put his team oneup and Bob bladed a pitch on 16 to 7 feet above the hole and miraculuosly holed it to keep it at 1up. Of course Mac's 5(net 4) on 17 finished it at 2&1 after David's 3 putt.

   Dave played well and Rickie's poor play did not really get the sympathy he was looking for. We are hoping he continues his form for the Boland Cup.

   No scores to report. /bob

It was steaming and sticky. The course was getting firm. The greens were late afternoon slow. Lil Bob and Gord had long pants on. Fred and Nick were comfortable in shorts.

In a match that was decided on the greens there was constant pressure, some superlative shots and some downright clunkers.

Fred was the five foot star. He did miss from one foot on 6 and five feet on 11, but he holed from 18 feet on 2 for birdie(win), five feet on 10(net birdie - win), 12 (par to half GT in the hole already), 14 (par to half GT in the hole already), 16(net birdie - win). Nick holed from 2 feet on 1 (half after GTs own 10 footer dropped), 2 feet on 3 after a 40 yard flop wedge over the tree and trap (half), 5 feet on 4 for net eagle to beat Bob who had hit a 230 yard 3 wood to 12 feet but missed his eagle, and the deciding 5 footer on 17 to half GT at par and seal the match at 2&1. 

Lil bob sunk all his putts at once - a forty footer on 5 for an improbable net birdie(win) after a drive that bounced over the creek in front of the forward tees. Think about that drive. 

Gord sunk a bunch but also missed a bunch on the lip and three putted 15 for a par. 

3 real birdies for the group (one of them a net eagle), none for Gord.

2 net birdies for Fred and one for lil Bob. 

So the line score for Fred - Nick was:

AS, +1,+1,+2,+1,+1,+1,AS,AS at the turn

+1,+1,+1,+1,+1,+1+2,2&1

Lil Bob had his phone ring in Nicks backswing on 2 and tried to give Fred his net eagle putt on 4 so that Nick wouldn't get a line on his own net eagle putt. Nick talked him out of that gift. Wonderful grouping and a real mix of pressure and pleasure. 

Fred was 80

Nick 88

Lil Bob 82

GT mid - high 70s

It was a damp and drizzly Friday as the radar was checked and non Waterfield players bailed but Rob, Glen, Fred and Nick put on their rain gear and headed out for battle a little after 1p.m.

An encouraging start saw Rob hole from 15' on 1 to win with par into a head wind, 8' for bird on 2 to go 2 up and then put the curse on Fred on 3 so he missed his par from 2', handing a third hole to B team pairing.

Fred and Nick. 0 and 2 and now 3 down after 3. No wonder Fred hasn't had to host dinner yet!