Despite our earlier concerns, The Friendly Tarpon was good fun on Saturday. It was a decent spot to hang and talk... no deafening music blaring or overly weird locals. And we had a good turnout with over half the field meeting up, plus a couple of non-participants.
However, the drinks were flowing at what felt like an elevated rate... and it definitely took its toll on a handful of us.
But not Billy! Fueled by enough 0.0s to give some concern... he shot what I believe is a personal best 37 (gross) on the front nine. Of course, the "Falcon" nine is where things get really dicey, and the ejection that followed was predicted by many. Still, his -4 (net) was good enough to win 1st prize in the Hangover side-pot — a bonus $49!
Right behind Billy was Topor, who is once again compiling a solid season. He earned a bonus $21 from the side-pot, and probably could have won the entire thing if he manned up and consumed just one more beer at the bar. Excellent play regardless, as one of the handful of people who shot better on Falcon than Osprey.
Reid and Chandler finished middle of the pack, with no real chance to win the event.
And perhaps understandably, the bottom of the leader board was chock-full of bar attendees: Dave, Buchert, Geoff, and Gary... each with too many blow-ups to earn any points.
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| Not pictured: Buchert |
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Scepter was good. I still don't "like" the Falcon nine... but it isn't unfair. It was actually kind of fun making the turn knowing that carnage was waiting for the leaders.
The greens weren't as good as in years past. They were a little too slow today, but at least they were soft which made it slightly easier on approach. The O/F routing held its +2.5 median net score to par, making it one of the easier tracks on our list.
We'll probably wait a bit to return until the Ibis/Osprey routing is available. I can only imagine they'll desperately need our business in the future.
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We now have nine different winners this season, with only two events remaining. Billy has assumed the top spot only 67.5 points ahead of Melberg. Troy is lurking again, while Brendan, Topor and Reid are in position to possibly win their first ever season title.
We have a tough test coming up at Crescent Oaks, a course we haven't played in 2.5 years. It's a beast, playing +7.0 median net to par... and conditions are usually just "meh" at best. I actually picked it since we've been traveling pretty far from the nest lately, and we really should hit up the Trinity / East Lake area once in awhile... despite having one of the worst selections of courses in our rota: Wentworth, Lansbrook, Tarpon Woods, The Eagles, and even Fox Hollow appears to have fallen.
At least recent reviews of Crescent Oaks are promising. Is that reality? Probably not. But the best thing about this Club is all the different places we play. Even the turds.
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It looks like Adam is setting up a 7:30am final round at Cabot Citrus in two weeks. They have a "Florida Resident" special of $135+ (rack is $220+ at the moment). There will be 20 spots available, so update your RSVPs now. Any maybes are going to get booted fairly quickly.
Much more on this later, but now's your chance to see what all the hype is about... and why I think it kinda sucks.
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