As the Editor, Webmaster and Club President, I think I speak for the entire group in extending a sincere THANK YOU to our Myrtle Beach Chairman. Jeff's thoroughness in preparation, steadfast avoidance of Do-The-Least-You-Can-Do, and consistently good humor in the face of potential criticism deserve our complete gratitude. Speaking from personal experience, this is a job nobody wants to do, and arguably a job nobody could do better. Congratulations on an outstanding MB2K!
The CMGC's oldest event, The Roommates Trounament was captured by Vince and Jeff at The Pearl West. Narrowly edging John and Tom, the winning score was three under 69 in this better ball tournament. Highlights included Jeff's chip-in for par from the fringe on 12 and Vince's par putt from 10 feed on 18. The Pearl West was unanimously praised for its beauty and balance and made the Top 5 List of several members.
Tom and Brian T. won the Everyone Is A Diamond better ball at Moorland. This is the CMGC's second event at this Pete Dye course. How can you help but to play well after warming up amid the sounds of bagpipes wafting across the vast practice area. Several teams were in the running through the first nine holes, but excellent, consistent play by Tom and Brian and a stumble on #18 by the team of Jeff and Bob kept them on top.
The team of Scott K., Brian T., and Phil won the Three Man with a combined better ball score of 67 at Heather Glen. Amusingly, the supposed "favorite" team of Vince, John and Richard finished a distant last. The complex scoring of this event took nearly an hour to sort out and kept the entire field (except the "favorites") wondering until then math was final. Heather Glen is in Golf Magazine's Top 50 Public Courses and was a beautiful place to win.
Vince captured the newest event by shooting a net 65 in the Individual Tournament at Diamondback. Richard, Vince and Jeff were all close at the turn with the latter two shooting 39s, but the final margin of victory was four strokes. The traditional closing round of the overall tournament was replaced this year by the Individual Tournament to better keep the attention of the entire field. Despite the intentions, the field was reduced to 9 by the early departure of some contestants. Mother Nature cooperated for the only early round of the event by providing a mild morning followed by warm, sunny skies.
Kraft House met with mixed reviews. Some loved it; some were underwhelmed. Despite the lack of maid service, toilet paper and modern luxuries, the concept of a house was a huge success.
We all owe Mother Nature a big toast for Her cooperation and good will. I'm sure She would appreciate a wink next time you see Her.
MB2K Money List (I'm still adding these up and your help would help; please e-mail me your total)
- Vince R. $77
- Brian T. $66
- Tom K. $60
- Richard $42
- Jeff $36
- Scott K. $36
- Phil $36
- Bill J. $12
- Bob $12
- Scott B. $0
- John K. $0
- Brian C. $0
