Most difficult golf courses are designed to force a player into a risk/reward choice. Take the risk, execute the shot, get the reward. Combine a gentleman’s wager on a risk/reward golf course and you ratchet up the pressure to perform.
Golfers Gone Wild took on Palmira Golf Course in St. John, Indiana on Saturday, September 19. A field of 8 players chanced what is always a tough place to play for those who bomb and gouge. Add to this mix, fast greens, plentiful sand traps and water hazards, creates a risky challenge for the GGW.
The Gambler avoided the risks and was rewarded with his first victory on Tour. Using his familiar 5 wood on almost every hole, The Gambler shot an 84 (net 64), including a blistering 39 on the front side while taking home first place money. Two shots behind was the TaylorMade Kid, who hit the ball as well as he has all season. Country Strong (net 76) and Silent Assassin (net 77) finished in third and fourth places.
The rest of the field was rewarded with nothing but trouble. Big triple digit scores were carded by Kappatain Styles, Lucky Lefty, Quick Draw and Double D. WTF, did none of these players have any trumps to play? At least this group was well dressed. However, as golfers, all were proven to just be bluffing from the first tee.
The first three were also the only golfers getting paid for skins wins. Country Strong won 5 skins and The Gambler won 6. But TaylorMade Kid won 7 skins to take over the tour lead with 67.
Palmira plays to the strengths of those who know the course and can manage the risks of a tough track. It’s a course where you can’t go “all in”. With his superior short game and the win, The Gambler Got Paid at Palmira. The GGW Tour resumes this Saturday at Silver Lakes in Orland Park. Are you willing to manage the risks and claim the winner’s reward; or will you cut your losses, fold your hand and lie on the couch?
Monday, September 28, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Nate Event No. 23: Rifleman Shoots ‘Em Down * Posted by Nate on September 20, 2009 at 8:59pm in GGW Report (Change)
Winning a Golfers Gone Wild Tour event gets a player thousands of GGW points, cash and most important of all, bragging rights.
Past winners have proffered several myths as law; riders always beat walkers, long hitters have advantage from shorter tee boxes, and that the GGW handicap is systematically unfair. On Saturday, September 12, with a win, Rifleman shot down all those myths while shooting down the GGW field.
Ten of the GGW met for the 23rd Tour event of the season on the Blue Course at Green Garden Golf Club. Green Garden Blue is a beautiful 6287 yard, par 72 layout located in Frankfort, Illinois. But the Rifleman announced to the GGW that there is a now a new sheriff in town.
Rifleman has long been known for his saying “it’s all about the 2nd shot”. But using his new PING G15 driver, Chuck Conner hit almost every fairway; walking in at first place with net 63. Lucky Lefty rebounding from a tough week, settled for riding shotgun with a net 64. Country Strong, playing exceptionally well of late, had a net 65 and came in third by less than a stroke over Kappatain Styles.
The rest of the golfers were also competitive, Grade A (68), Quick Draw (70), Way Cool (70) broke par net. But along with Cadillac Blue (73), Silent Assassin (74) and Double D (75), they just ended up as part of the shooting gallery.
Grade A won the most skins on the day. Grady won 7 skins with a key birdie on #11 and par on #16 over water. Rifleman won the first 4 skins with a solo par on the tough #4, a par 3 with a severely undulating green guarded by bunkers on all sides. Lucky Lefty, Kappatain Styles and Double D all won 2 skins each. Sam the Silent Assassin won 1 skin with a solo par at #12.
Country Strong continues tied for the lead in total skins for the season with 60. Though he shot an 85 scratch with 7 pars including 5 straight, Ron was unable to break a skins tie with an absent TaylorMade Kid.
Match Play Competition continued at Green Garden Blue.
The match between Lucky Lefty (+5) and Double D was over long before sundown, 5&4. Grade A (-2) flushed Quick Draw (+2), 2 up. Cadillac Blue (+1) held a winning hand versus Silent Assassin, 1 up.
In the most interesting match of the day, the Rifleman (-6) outdueled Kappatain Styles, 2&1. K Styles, knew when to fold-up and with his third loss was eliminated from competition for Match play Champion.
Rifleman shot down his match play opponent, the rest of the GGW Field and several myths along the way while earning his first victory on tour this season. Tee boxes? Walking vs Riding? Handicaps? Rifleman shot ‘em all down, he won and so end of discussion. If you don’t agree with him, next week GGW Tour resumes at Palmira in St. John, Indiana. Don’t shoot the messenger, just bring your “A” game and outgun your competitors.
Past winners have proffered several myths as law; riders always beat walkers, long hitters have advantage from shorter tee boxes, and that the GGW handicap is systematically unfair. On Saturday, September 12, with a win, Rifleman shot down all those myths while shooting down the GGW field.
Ten of the GGW met for the 23rd Tour event of the season on the Blue Course at Green Garden Golf Club. Green Garden Blue is a beautiful 6287 yard, par 72 layout located in Frankfort, Illinois. But the Rifleman announced to the GGW that there is a now a new sheriff in town.
Rifleman has long been known for his saying “it’s all about the 2nd shot”. But using his new PING G15 driver, Chuck Conner hit almost every fairway; walking in at first place with net 63. Lucky Lefty rebounding from a tough week, settled for riding shotgun with a net 64. Country Strong, playing exceptionally well of late, had a net 65 and came in third by less than a stroke over Kappatain Styles.
The rest of the golfers were also competitive, Grade A (68), Quick Draw (70), Way Cool (70) broke par net. But along with Cadillac Blue (73), Silent Assassin (74) and Double D (75), they just ended up as part of the shooting gallery.
Grade A won the most skins on the day. Grady won 7 skins with a key birdie on #11 and par on #16 over water. Rifleman won the first 4 skins with a solo par on the tough #4, a par 3 with a severely undulating green guarded by bunkers on all sides. Lucky Lefty, Kappatain Styles and Double D all won 2 skins each. Sam the Silent Assassin won 1 skin with a solo par at #12.
Country Strong continues tied for the lead in total skins for the season with 60. Though he shot an 85 scratch with 7 pars including 5 straight, Ron was unable to break a skins tie with an absent TaylorMade Kid.
Match Play Competition continued at Green Garden Blue.
The match between Lucky Lefty (+5) and Double D was over long before sundown, 5&4. Grade A (-2) flushed Quick Draw (+2), 2 up. Cadillac Blue (+1) held a winning hand versus Silent Assassin, 1 up.
In the most interesting match of the day, the Rifleman (-6) outdueled Kappatain Styles, 2&1. K Styles, knew when to fold-up and with his third loss was eliminated from competition for Match play Champion.
Rifleman shot down his match play opponent, the rest of the GGW Field and several myths along the way while earning his first victory on tour this season. Tee boxes? Walking vs Riding? Handicaps? Rifleman shot ‘em all down, he won and so end of discussion. If you don’t agree with him, next week GGW Tour resumes at Palmira in St. John, Indiana. Don’t shoot the messenger, just bring your “A” game and outgun your competitors.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Event No. 22: Kappatain Styles - Simply Spectacular at Sherwood * Posted by Nate on September 10, 2009 at 1:19pm in GGW Report (Change)
Golf can be a complex game, with swing mechanics, equipment technology and mental focus all playing critical roles. You have to hit the right shot, with the right club at the right time, to have success. Some days it seems impossible to get it all together. But then there are some days where Golf becomes Simple and your game becomes Spectacular.
Saturday, September 5 at Sherwood Golf Course was one of those spectacular days for Kappatain Styles. K Styles shot a personal record 83 including five straight pars to close out the round. Jeff’s GGW playing foursome were astounded as he reduced the 6248 yard, par 71 layout in Schererville, Indiana into a simple matter of 300 yard bombs, tight wedges and pure putts.
A large field of 12 Golfers Gone Wild met at Sherwood as scheduled. Kappatain Styles easily won the 22nd event of the season with his net 61. Country Strong, continuing his strong play, placed second with a net 66. Cadillac Blue scored well, showing with a net 68. Double D and Quick Draw also came in the money tied with net 70.
The Gambler and Silent Assassin both shot about average and finished with net 73. The complexity of the game got the better of TaylorMade Kid, Grade A and Way Cool, who shot 75, 76 and 78 respectively.
Unfortunately, the game wasn’t simple for everyone. Rifleman came all the way to Indiana just to finish with an 83 net. (There ought to be a law). And Lucky Lefty carded an unusual triple digit score. His 84 net couldn’t beat the winners’ scratch round even after subtracting his handicap.
Cadillac Blue won the most skins on the day. Cadillac won 9 skins on the first 10 holes scrambling for a solo par on #5 and scoring the day’s only birdie at #10. Kappatain Styles won the final 8 skins with his par run at the end. Country Strong salvaged one skin with par on #6.
Match Play Competition continued at Sherwood and we saw four surprising contests.
TaylorMade Kid (+6) survived a tough match with Silent Assassin. Sam had Taylor dormie with 3 holes to play, but The Kid shook off his so-so day and won three straight holes to finish the match All Square.
Double D (-6), stuck with a K Styles matchup, staved off swift defeat but finally succumbed at sixteen, 3&2. Steady play from The Gambler (+2) led to a short match as he slammed Lucky Lefty, 7&5. A long bombers’ match stretched out over seventeen holes before Country Strong (+3) subdued Grade A, 3&1.
Golf seems simple, a tee shot, approach shot, a putt and save par. But it really can be complicated. Like a woman you meet on the street, Golf can be either sweet or sadistic. She’s sweet when you read her right, hit it pure and score. Sadistic when you start the foreplay, discover she can whip your ass and still makes you shell out cash. For any given round on any given day, you just have to hope you pick up the sweet one.
With his second win, Kappatain Styles earned a sweet payday for his spectacular round last week at Sherwood. This week the GGW goes to Green Garden. The game of Golf may not be but your choice is simple; will you show up to shock us or just be a spectator while paying to suck?
Saturday, September 5 at Sherwood Golf Course was one of those spectacular days for Kappatain Styles. K Styles shot a personal record 83 including five straight pars to close out the round. Jeff’s GGW playing foursome were astounded as he reduced the 6248 yard, par 71 layout in Schererville, Indiana into a simple matter of 300 yard bombs, tight wedges and pure putts.
A large field of 12 Golfers Gone Wild met at Sherwood as scheduled. Kappatain Styles easily won the 22nd event of the season with his net 61. Country Strong, continuing his strong play, placed second with a net 66. Cadillac Blue scored well, showing with a net 68. Double D and Quick Draw also came in the money tied with net 70.
The Gambler and Silent Assassin both shot about average and finished with net 73. The complexity of the game got the better of TaylorMade Kid, Grade A and Way Cool, who shot 75, 76 and 78 respectively.
Unfortunately, the game wasn’t simple for everyone. Rifleman came all the way to Indiana just to finish with an 83 net. (There ought to be a law). And Lucky Lefty carded an unusual triple digit score. His 84 net couldn’t beat the winners’ scratch round even after subtracting his handicap.
Cadillac Blue won the most skins on the day. Cadillac won 9 skins on the first 10 holes scrambling for a solo par on #5 and scoring the day’s only birdie at #10. Kappatain Styles won the final 8 skins with his par run at the end. Country Strong salvaged one skin with par on #6.
Match Play Competition continued at Sherwood and we saw four surprising contests.
TaylorMade Kid (+6) survived a tough match with Silent Assassin. Sam had Taylor dormie with 3 holes to play, but The Kid shook off his so-so day and won three straight holes to finish the match All Square.
Double D (-6), stuck with a K Styles matchup, staved off swift defeat but finally succumbed at sixteen, 3&2. Steady play from The Gambler (+2) led to a short match as he slammed Lucky Lefty, 7&5. A long bombers’ match stretched out over seventeen holes before Country Strong (+3) subdued Grade A, 3&1.
Golf seems simple, a tee shot, approach shot, a putt and save par. But it really can be complicated. Like a woman you meet on the street, Golf can be either sweet or sadistic. She’s sweet when you read her right, hit it pure and score. Sadistic when you start the foreplay, discover she can whip your ass and still makes you shell out cash. For any given round on any given day, you just have to hope you pick up the sweet one.
With his second win, Kappatain Styles earned a sweet payday for his spectacular round last week at Sherwood. This week the GGW goes to Green Garden. The game of Golf may not be but your choice is simple; will you show up to shock us or just be a spectator while paying to suck?
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Event No. 21: Country Strong is Best at Balmoral * Posted by Nate on September 3, 2009 at 3:23pm in GGW Report (Change)
Golfers Gone Wild took on one of its toughest course competitors, Balmoral Woods Country Club on Saturday, August 29. Balmoral Woods is memorable and picturesque. It has a unique layout with four par 5 holes within the first 9, playing to uneven par totals, 38 front, 34 back. Balmoral with a 128 slope rating stretched out over 6,300 yards of dense trees, deep rough, undulating greens and carries over ravines.
A small field of six took on the challenge, with Country Strong proving to be the Best at Balmoral. Country Strong survived carding two 9’s on the first four holes to finish with a net 75. A strong middle round with pars on 4 of 7 holes, catapulted Ron to his fourth Tour victory.
TaylorMade Kid was second by a net stroke. The Kid, who shot a 76 net, fought off a strong effort from Double D. Double D, again playing well on the tougher courses, finished third with net 78 highlighted by a birdie on #2. Cadillac Blue despite needing 10 to hole out on the par 5 #7, placed fourth.
Rifleman, Cadillac Blue and Medicine Man all struggled through the tough front side. However, it was perfect weather for a walk in the park. Too bad this threesome was supposed to be there to post a decent golf score.
All the skins were won by the first threesome. Double D’s birdie won the first two skins. Country Strong won the next seven with a key par on #9 and added an eighth skin with par on #11. TaylorMade Kid made par on two long 430+ yard par 4 holes, #10 and #14 and finished with 8 skins total.
Match Play Competition saw two tough matches at Balmoral.
Medicine Man (-1) and Cadillac Blue engaged in a spirited battle, finishing All Square. The wheels came off the Cadillac as Medicine Man recovered all the way, from 3 down with 8 to play. to lead 1 up going into the final two holes. Cadillac converted a Blue monster drive on #18 to win the last hole.
Double D (-6) pushed the TaylorMade Kid to the wall in their match. Dennis, 3 up after just six holes, and all square after the turn, matched Taylor shot for shot, until giving way at #16 and losing 1 up. TaylorMade Kid won his eighth match of the season. His Match Play record is now 8-1. Only five other players remain eligible for the Match Play Championship, and Taylor has already beaten three of them.
As expected of a championship course competitor, Balmoral Woods was in great shape. Excellent greens, well maintained fairways, on an interesting layout. All players walked and enjoyed a tough test of golf. Lucky Lefty’s GGW points lead was reduced to within a 2 week striking range. TaylorMade Kid took over the season total skins lead by 1. Country Strong, now the Best at Balmoral, is only 1 win right behind the leaders. Next week, Schererville Golf Course in Indiana will host the GGW Tour. As we head into our final 7-9 events of the 2009 season, Schererville will provide a new opportunity to show who is best.
A small field of six took on the challenge, with Country Strong proving to be the Best at Balmoral. Country Strong survived carding two 9’s on the first four holes to finish with a net 75. A strong middle round with pars on 4 of 7 holes, catapulted Ron to his fourth Tour victory.
TaylorMade Kid was second by a net stroke. The Kid, who shot a 76 net, fought off a strong effort from Double D. Double D, again playing well on the tougher courses, finished third with net 78 highlighted by a birdie on #2. Cadillac Blue despite needing 10 to hole out on the par 5 #7, placed fourth.
Rifleman, Cadillac Blue and Medicine Man all struggled through the tough front side. However, it was perfect weather for a walk in the park. Too bad this threesome was supposed to be there to post a decent golf score.
All the skins were won by the first threesome. Double D’s birdie won the first two skins. Country Strong won the next seven with a key par on #9 and added an eighth skin with par on #11. TaylorMade Kid made par on two long 430+ yard par 4 holes, #10 and #14 and finished with 8 skins total.
Match Play Competition saw two tough matches at Balmoral.
Medicine Man (-1) and Cadillac Blue engaged in a spirited battle, finishing All Square. The wheels came off the Cadillac as Medicine Man recovered all the way, from 3 down with 8 to play. to lead 1 up going into the final two holes. Cadillac converted a Blue monster drive on #18 to win the last hole.
Double D (-6) pushed the TaylorMade Kid to the wall in their match. Dennis, 3 up after just six holes, and all square after the turn, matched Taylor shot for shot, until giving way at #16 and losing 1 up. TaylorMade Kid won his eighth match of the season. His Match Play record is now 8-1. Only five other players remain eligible for the Match Play Championship, and Taylor has already beaten three of them.
As expected of a championship course competitor, Balmoral Woods was in great shape. Excellent greens, well maintained fairways, on an interesting layout. All players walked and enjoyed a tough test of golf. Lucky Lefty’s GGW points lead was reduced to within a 2 week striking range. TaylorMade Kid took over the season total skins lead by 1. Country Strong, now the Best at Balmoral, is only 1 win right behind the leaders. Next week, Schererville Golf Course in Indiana will host the GGW Tour. As we head into our final 7-9 events of the 2009 season, Schererville will provide a new opportunity to show who is best.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
The Rifleman Gets a Hole In ONE!!!
On a sunny but cool day Charles Conner and Roosevelt Pointer decided to
play a round of golf at Cardinal Creek Golf Course in Beecher, IL. Playing
from the longest tees on the 134 yard par 3, Charles Conner, the Commissioner
of the South Suburban Golf Association high a high 8 iron into the 7th
green. Roosevelt Pointer shouted that the ball went into the hole, the always
humble Charles Conner was not so sure. As the players approached the green
Charles Conner thought the ball had rolled off the green. Before Charles
Conner could reached the green, Roosevelt Pointer walked to the flag reached
into the hole and sure enough in the hole was the Nike ball he had just
struck.
THAT'S RIGHT CHUCK HAS A HOLE IN ONE ON THIS DAY, AUGUST 31, 2009. In lieu
of congratulations, money may be sent to the Charles Conner golf fund.
Hopefully, my name will appear in the Chicago Sun-Times the week of September
5th. I will try not to become the guy in the Kinkos- FEDEX commercial.
Thank you!!!
play a round of golf at Cardinal Creek Golf Course in Beecher, IL. Playing
from the longest tees on the 134 yard par 3, Charles Conner, the Commissioner
of the South Suburban Golf Association high a high 8 iron into the 7th
green. Roosevelt Pointer shouted that the ball went into the hole, the always
humble Charles Conner was not so sure. As the players approached the green
Charles Conner thought the ball had rolled off the green. Before Charles
Conner could reached the green, Roosevelt Pointer walked to the flag reached
into the hole and sure enough in the hole was the Nike ball he had just
struck.
THAT'S RIGHT CHUCK HAS A HOLE IN ONE ON THIS DAY, AUGUST 31, 2009. In lieu
of congratulations, money may be sent to the Charles Conner golf fund.
Hopefully, my name will appear in the Chicago Sun-Times the week of September
5th. I will try not to become the guy in the Kinkos- FEDEX commercial.
Thank you!!!
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