Jamaican Open - 2021 Summer Recap

Travis is the new Katie after winning a third event in his rookie season. Shooting -13 (net) at Eaglebrooke is almost unfathomable. Especially in wet, cart path only conditions.

 

During the week he joked about moving back to the Blue Tees to intimidate Melberg... and then fires the lowest gross round of the day (78), and his personal best. I haven't spoken to the two witnesses yet, as they were apparently shamed off the course and fled back to Tampa immediately following the round. It must have been a sight to behold.

There are a lot of golfers who just lack reps, and quickly improve once they start playing every week (like we saw with Katie). This is one of the greatest things about our Club. We give golfers a ton of opportunities to play and improve. Travis is clearly in that category, dropping his handicap from an 18 to a 12.2 in just four months. The most recent revision has him reducing his Index by 3.9 points, thanks to his recent exceptional score.

Travis' Index reduction may be too little, too late for anyone hoping to hoist the Cup. With only a couple events remaining on our schedule, he just needs one more decent outing. And it appears he'll only get one more outing. 

 

Keen observers may notice he's "OUT" for our final tournament on August 1st. While we try to make sure anyone "in the hunt" can tee it up at the finale, we also have to review each scenario on a case-by-case basis. In this instance — with Travis also "OUT" the following three make-up weeks (and questionable the fourth) — we're not going to reschedule.

Again, it's probably a moot point. Unless the Hangover gets rained out... Travis should have this locked up. Maybe we'll get some end of the season drama. But it looks like everyone is playing for pride at this point.

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We're off next week for the British Open. That may sound weird, but in 2016 we missed watching Henrik Stenson battle Phil Mickelson — one of the best Opens in history — because we were at Buffalo Creek. The following year, only a handful us watched Jordan Spieth cheat his way to a victory over Matt Kuchar after were were rained out at Pebble Creek.

 

I caught a lot of shit (rightfully so) from guys questioning why we would ever golf during the Open. And thus, it's now one of our bye weeks. If you don't care about professional Major championships — which is understandable since our tournaments are more important — then use the extra time off wisely.

 

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In two weeks we'll have the Hangover, which is preceded by our season party/gathering. I spoke extensively with our Social Chair last weekend, and we agreed that while bowling was awesome... we shouldn't wear out the idea. Plus, we have a Rapture draft and parings to conduct (assuming both Captains attend the party and Tall Mike actually pays to be in the Rapture).

 

Speaking of, we have four guys who haven't sent in their Rapture money ($160 for housing) as of today. They need to get on that so we can create the draft list.

 

With only two alternates remaining, we're getting close to reverting back to a 12-man event. Lots of consequences to doing that... so let's get our shit together!

Based on who we expect to show up at our Club gathering, we'll meet at World of Beer on Spruce St. by the airport at 8pm. No gimmicks — except for the Rapture stuff (if applicable). Just us meeting at a bar and hanging out. Like adults. Bring your WAGs.

See you then.