We've now played Seminole Lake three times in Club history, and it has produced a wide range of winners. It's not overly penal, and the main defense is the rock-hard greens (which were re-built two years ago). Eventually they'll be more receptive, and I'd expect the course to finally get them rolling fast... which will be another diabolical challenge — as there's a ton of movement to them.
But in its current state, approach shots are the overall test. This type of set-up can really neutralize all skill levels, since high and low handicappers alike are going to miss a bunch of greens. When this happens... you might as well have a shit ton of strokes in your pocket.
So it's no surprise Gorecki won today, as long as he avoided the massive blow-ups. Two of his three pars were net-eagles. Five of his ten bogies were net-birdies. That's impossible to beat. As long as we overlook his 3x disqualification for not turning in a card, grounding his club multiple times in bunkers, and then "signing" an incorrect virtual card over text.
Gorecki has now won three times in his last eight events! He'd be a near lock for Rapture Captain if he hadn't also missed 5 tournaments during that stretch.
It's the 2nd week in a row he shot a 43 (gross) on the front nine. And he racked up 16 skins which might be a record.
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Melberg finished 5 strokes behind Gorecki, and probably didn't leave enough strokes out there to catch him. It was a solid round even if he didn't seem happy about it.
Brendan made par on the final two holes to secure solo 3rd.
And Billy tied the bad course record (w/ Danny) at 105 (gross).
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Overall the course was a great value. I was shocked how good the greens were rolling (albeit slow) for being punched one month ago. And the head pro seems to like us and want us back.
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We're off next week for Father's Day and the US Open. See you in two weeks when Casey hosts us at Countryside for our first Major of the season.
Be sure to update your RSVP so he can drop a tee time if needed.
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