2021 Rapture Rules and Info - Part 1

Listen up people...

We are rooming together by team. It seems AirBNBs are adding stricter language, and higher monetary penalties. I guess owners are tired of people breaking things and pissing into storage containers.

 

I looked at over 50 potential rentals to eventually find two within walking distance, with pools, and a good "value." You're going to have fun. Let's not ruin my ability to book future Rapture locations by having too much fun.

 

 

Houses:

Both houses have a pool. Both have strict language about "no smoking." Those of you with oral fixations are going to need to get creative. Especially if you can smell your "special cigarettes" over a block away. Take a walk around the neighborhood or something. Or hotbox Darren's car like he did in high school.

The Orange house seems very uptight:

    - No guests allowed

    - No outside music at any time

    - No outside noise after 9pm

    - Only three cars allowed on property

    - The woman lives in the neighborhood, and I have to personally meet her to get the keys.

    - There's a "security camera" onsite...

The Blue house is where any poker/banko will have to take place. But for the most part, we shouldn't be partying too hard in the houses. That's what bars are for.

 

If someone has an air-mattress they enjoy, make a comment and bring it. Especially in the Blue house. It might be your best chance of avoiding Ho's midnight cuddles.

 

I'd also highly recommend bringing soap/shampoo/towel. I believe both of these houses allow us to flush toilet paper.

I'll email each team an address before we leave.

 

 

Bars/Restaurants:

 

Within 1.5 miles is Mercato — which is basically the outdoor section of International Mall. "The Pub" (same one at International) is where a lot of people go for overpriced drinks.

The "North Naples Country Club" is a dive bar that's a 12-minute walk from our houses, and has good reviews on Yelp.

 

Jet's Pizza is at the end of our street (2 blocks).

There's also the "Bone Hook Brewing Company" down the road. And the beach is only a 5-minute drive, with some bars/restaurants as well.

 

A Super Walmart is very close for all your snack and toiletry needs — much more convenient than Orlando last year.

 

Final Payment:

 

Everyone has paid me $160, which only covers housing. I allegedly have to pay for the entire group Day 1 and Day 2. We also all owe $50 to the pot for the "pay for performance" purse. 

 

Because of this, I'll figure out what the final total is ($210-ish) and charge you all later. Maybe even after the Rapture. Don't worry about it for now.

2021 Rapture Picks

We're 10 days away from heading down to the 2021 Rapture. Here are my picks:

Round 1 - Four Ball

Faz/Travis vs. Dave/Brendan - Any time Faz gets a few pops on the scorecard, he's difficult to bet against. However, Travis' handicap finally caught up to him after a honeymoon improvement period.

 

Dave and Brendan both have winning Four Ball records, and Brendan's 9-ish strokes are deadly with the guidance of Guru Harrio. Dave/Brendan cruise 4&2, and Dave sells Brendan a 30-pack of "teachings" in the Tennessee wilderness.

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Melberg/Gorecki vs. Moostie/John - John and Moostie have an unbreakable bond, going back to their Elephant Walking days at the frat house. They'll be very comfortable feverishly grinding over the course, lubed up with copious strokes.

 

Melberg will be doing all he can to captain his ship through treacherous waters. There's no doubt he's up to the task, as we saw when he shot 6-fucking-under (gross) at Southport Springs. Too bad Gorecki is a boat anchor, dragging the team (and the iceberg) to the bottom of the ocean. Orange wins 3&1.

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Ho/Geoff vs. Casey/Darren - I really don't like either of these teams. Geoff's been getting lessons and his handicap has recently dropped — which is good and bad depending on how you look at it. Ho fell off the Rainbow Road to Scratch, only to miraculously land on the track below creating a shortcut. His Index decreased over 4 points in the last four months, apparently peaking too early.

 

Casey is 0-2 in this format, and his previous five rounds have ranged from +9 to +23 (gross). Darren has been struggling lately, desperate to find some sort of consistency before our most prestigious event.

 

If I was going to show a stranger what it's like to be a Member of our Club... I'd show them this match. Put it down as a halve.

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Gary/Reid vs. Chandler/Danny - On paper, Gary/Reid should be a good team, as long as they don't blow-up on the same holes. When this happens they bicker like an old married couple (ie: 2020 Rapture).

 

Chandler is struggling with putting yips, which could plague him all weekend. Danny gets 14-ish strokes, so I think the outcome falls on his shoulders. If he plays well... it'll be an easy point for Team Orange. Armed with this knowledge, I'm picking Gary/Reid to win 2 Up.

 

 

Round 2 - Chapman

Ho/Gorecki vs. Darren/Danny - This match comes down to the 5-ish strokes Darren/Danny are getting... vs. the ability for Ho to stay positive while he's hitting 200+ yard approach shots and watching Gorecki pump his Kirkland Signature balls into the water. I think the Vineyards is going to beat us up a bit, which will be especially difficult for teams of opposite skill-sets.

 

The Double Ds just need to do what they do best... sag and swing. Give me those two boobs 2 & 1.

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Reid/Geoff vs. Dave/Moostie - Guru Harrio moves on to his next sucker student: Tall Mike. Dave will encourage Moostie to be himself, and stay on his chosen path. If Mike is meant to be a slow golfer, then dammit, Dave is going to help him realize his dream.

 

Reid/Geoff's 7-ish strokes are nothing to sneeze at, but the annoyance of listening to the Dave Moostie Band all day — without any harmonica interludes — causes Geoff to eject on the final hole. Orange wins 1 Up.

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Faz/Gary vs. Chandler/Brendan - Faz and Gary getting a stroke? Woof. In golf, distance is king, and both these Blues are long hitters (even if Gary no longer believes it). Right now, our Club's default patriarch is hitting the big stick better than he has in years.

Brendan recently went through the shanks, but swears he's high and dry on Noah's Ark at the moment. The only time CBBD paired up was in 2016 Chapman, where they lost to JW/Gorecki (2&1). That's a stain that won't wash out, no matter how much "perspective" (ie: children) Brendan has gained since then. Faz/Gary win 2&1.

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Melberg/Travis vs. Casey/John - Melberg and Travis are used to playing the back tees, where they both hit towering bombs with decent accuracy. In my opinion, similar playing styles are the best pairings.

In contrast, Casey and John are prone to completely lose their drivers during the round. It's difficult to win in Chapman when you don't have two reasonable approach shots. To me, this would be the Stone Cold Lock of the Century of the Week (the Bucs somehow won this game), if not for the 6-ish strokes Casey/John receive. Blue still wins 4&3.

Heading into Singles, Orange is leading 4.5 - 3.5.

Round 3 - Singles

Gary vs. Darren - Darren has famously never won a Singles match in Rapture history. He's only getting 2-ish from Gary, which might not seem like enough given Darren's poor recent play. However both of these guys played an exhibition match recently, with Gary going Eagle - Birdie (gross) the final two holes to tie Darren. I'm not going to predict a tie. Darren wins 1 Up and stops the winless streak.

Travis vs. Brendan - What do you think will be higher? The 5-ish strokes Brendan receives... or the total hours of sleep Travis gets over the weekend? Brendan wins as Travis crashes.

Faz vs. Danny - Faz is worried about giving Danny 12-ish strokes. It's a lot, especially on a course that looks pretty wide open. High handicappers (basically just Danny and Gorecki) are about .500 in Singles. But by day 3, Danny will probably have sprained an ankle trying to hit a ball out of a lake. Faz wins.

Gorecki vs. Chandler - Somehow, in 11 years of Club history... Chandler has never played Gorecki in Singles. Neither in the Rapture, nor in seasonal Match Play. It's completely unbelievable. So... Gorecki wins with his embarrassing 14-ish strokes.

Geoff vs. John - Geoff gets 3-ish strokes. Him and John have never faced off in Singles either. I'll take John since Geoff is going to act like his favorite high school necklace and choke.

Ho vs. Casey - Casey only getting 1 or 2 strokes here... which doesn't seem like enough. Ho is playing some really good golf lately. Allegedly. He doesn't seem to do that with us. Do we make him nervous? Ho wins regardless.

Melberg vs. Dave - The match we all wanted to see. Dave should be getting a couple pops after dropping off that 74 from the tips at Ozark National. Technically Melberg and Dave have the highest Singles winning percentages in Club history. I'll take Melberg, who was drafted #1 overall for a reason. Plus... I'm down on the Euros in team golf right now.

Reid vs. Moostie - This match might not finish before dark. Reid's Singles record is way better than Tall Mike's — and he's 2-1 against him directly. You could say Singles is good for Reid. Hooray for Singles. Singles for life! Reid wins.

Final prediction... Blue wins 8.5 to 7.5.

Ryder Cup - Saturday Watching

Some of you may be aware the Ryder Cup is this weekend. I'll be having people over on Saturday to watch if you're interested. Coverage is literally all day — 7am to 6pm — so I'm not really "planning" anything. Just giving us a place to hang out and grill if you'd like.

- Come over whenever.

- Bring any food you'd like for the grill.

- Bring alcohol.

- Yes, wives and girlfriends are welcome.

- I'll have a 2nd TV for football (on mute).

See you Saturday. Maybe.

 

Also, I'm told someone is actually planning an "event" for us on October 3rd. The new BGR, perhaps? Stay tuned for that.

Rapture Reminders

We're less than a month away from the 2021 Rapture. Things you should be doing, or have already done:

• Making sure you're off work on Friday, October 8th
  
• Coordinating rides down to Naples on Thursday, October 7th. Comment on here when you get a car figured out so we have an idea who's arriving together.
• Informing your WAG you'll be gone that weekend.
  
• If you're planning on getting COVID, I'd recommend doing so now. If not... then be careful out there.
• We only have two alternates: Billy and Topor. If someone has to bail for any reason, we'll attempt to replace them with those alternates. But the closer we get to the event, the more likely they won't be available to fill in.
  
• If a team is down a player and we can't get a Club Member alternate... their partner will be playing by themselves Rounds 1 & 2. In Chapman they'll just be playing one ball (not multiple shots). In Singles, it's an automatic forfeit.
• This will probably lead to three lost points. Bailing in team golf should be super penal, and every Club event operates this way (as Faz discovered up in NJ).
• Report your scores. Some of you do a good job of this, or at least use apps that I can check. Others are complete shit. Text me scores if you play during the off-season and we aren't "friends" on an app.
  
• Get your gear in order. Balls. Gloves. Rain gear. Blue/Orange shirts. Etc.
  
• We usually do a terrible job with pictures. Picture Day is going to be Friday before our first round at Talis Park. Wear your best colors then.

These are *estimated* strokes for each match. They're subject to change on October 1st, but this should give you an idea if you want to make some commentary/picks::

Round 1 - Talis Park - Four-Ball
1 - Faz (3) / Travis (4) vs. Dave (0) / Brendan (9)
2 - Melberg (0) / Gorecki (18) vs. Moostie (9) / John (10)
3 - Ho (0) / Geoff (7) vs. Casey (1) / Darren (7)
4 - Reid (7) / Gary (5) vs. Chandler (0) / Danny (14)

Round 2 - Vineyards (S) - Chapman (Alt-Shot)
1 - Ho / Gorecki vs. Danny / Darren (5)

2 - Reid / Geoff (7) vs. Moostie / Dave
3 - Gary / Faz (1) vs. Chandler / Brendan
4 - Melberg / Travis vs. Casey / John (6)

Round 3 - River Hall - Singles
1 - Gary vs. Darren (2)
2 - Travis vs. Brendan (5)
3 - Faz vs. Danny (12)
4 - Gorecki (14) vs. Chandler
5 - Geoff (3) vs. John
6 - Ho vs. Casey (1)
7 - Melberg vs. Dave (2)
8 - Reid (1) vs. Moostie

2021 Rapture Course - Chapman

Our final course is booked for the 2021 Rapture, playing Chapman on Saturday at 10am at Vineyards (South).

This is a private course which was recommended, so I have no idea what to expect. They're also asking us to pay as a group, so I'll add it to your tab and collect while we're down there — about $210 for: Friday golf, Saturday golf, and $50 entry fee.

This course was built in 1987, designed by Bill Amick — who also did Mangrove Bay & Pebble Creek! It hosted a Champions Tour event five times, the first two (1990 & 1991) won by Lee Trevino.

Based on the tee options, it's going to be a little longer than we've ever had for Chapman (6,362) — which is bad for Team Orange as they possess two of the shortest hitters (Chandler & Darren). Of course, this also means that chipping around the green will play a big factor, which is bad for Team Blue.

Everything is now officially booked. Remember we check-in the afternoon of Thursday, October 7th. There's limited parking available so we need to carpool as much as possible. Start coordinating with people now.

2021 Rapture Course - Four Ball

The general area of Naples has about 90 golf courses, about five of which are public. A few are even "no calls... no solicitations... invite only" courses that don't have tee times and look amazing (if you can afford the membership and know the right people).

So I knew booking this years Rapture would be a struggle, but worth it if we land the right spots. The top course on my list was Talis Park, a private Club which I've played a couple of times (Gary and Darren have been there too). It's basically a flatter version of Bella Collina, but I think the course is much better (less tricked up).

It was also co-designed by Greg Norman and Pete Dye. I can't confirm this, but it feels like Norman did the front nine and Dye did the back nine. Completely different looks, and I recall thinking I just played two separate courses. It's odd, but not necessarily in a bad way.

I had to go through the father-in-law's real estate broker friend in order to get us a tee time. In typical private club fashion, we'll be playing Friday (Oct 8th) at 11am. $75+. I also have to pay for the entire group at once.

 

But don't worry — just like the IRS, I'm never done collecting. I still have yet to charge you the $50 for our Pay For Performance game (the $160 you paid me was just housing). So I'll collect that and Round 1 greens fees while we're down there.

 

One more course to go!

 

Par-3 13th hole.

2021 Rapture Draft Results

I woke up drunk thinking it was Sunday. Thanks to all who showed up last night.

 

Geoff's team is BLUE. Moosite's team is ORANGE.

 

1 - Melberg
2 - Chandler
3 - Dave
4 - Faz
5 - Reid
6 - Casey
7 - John
8 - Travis
9 - Ho

10 - Brendan
11 - Danny
12 - Gary
13 - Gorecki
14 - Darren

 

Round 1 - Talis Park - Four-Ball
1 - Faz / Travis vs. Dave / Brendan
2 - Melberg / Gorecki vs. Moostie / John
3 - Ho / Geoff vs. Casey / Darren
4 - Reid / Gary vs. Chandler / Danny

Round 2 - Vineyards (S) - Chapman (Alt-Shot)
1 - Ho / Gorecki vs. Danny / Darren

2 - Reid / Geoff vs. Moostie / Dave
3 - Gary / Faz vs. Chandler / Brendan
4 - Melberg / Travis vs. Casey / John

Round 3 - River Hall - Singles
1 - Gary vs. Darren
2 - Travis vs. Brendan
3 - Faz vs. Danny
4 - Gorecki vs. Chandler
5 - Geoff vs. John
6 - Ho vs. Casey
7 - Melberg vs. Dave
8 - Reid vs. Moostie

2021 Rapture Draft

We're holding the Rapture draft this Friday, August 20th, at Red Dog (aka: The Dog).

I'll be there around 8pm, maybe earlier depending on dinner. Attendance is by no means mandatory, or even important. In fact, you might find the draft anticlimactic and not worth negotiating/begging for permission to go out to a bar on a Friday night.

Tall Mike won't even show up until about 10pm (estimated... Tall Mike Time is difficult to calculate). And depending on how the Captains want to Captain, they may not even listen to your suggestions during the pairings creation.

But if you want to hang out at our unofficial Clubhouse — which is now somewhat of a college bar after UT kids discovered it during the 2020 "lockdown" — then I'll see you Friday. Significant others welcome.

For the Captains:

I'll bring a couple of "draft sheets" to help you keep everything straight. The quicker we get through the process of drafting and then creating your pairings for each round, the better.

2022 - 2023 Board of Directors Vote Results

Thanks to everyone for voting in a timely manner. With all 23 Members voting, the results are:

Faz - 22

John - 22

Geoff - 22

JW - 17

Gorecki - 9

I'll get with the new board about meeting very soon. If anyone has pressing issues you'd like discussed and voted on, now is the time to say something. Either here, or to a Board member. Especially if you have any thoughts on the elimination of "gimmie" putts. Or how much you dislike Dan. Or any new logo ideas.

Charity Golf Scramble

There is a Charity Golf Scramble for Shriners on Thursday, September 30th at Buckhorn Springs Golf and CC.   It will have your typical charity goodies: Free polo and welcome bag, all the booze, maybe cigars and light breakfast, and usually a buffet dinner, and silent auction.  Pretty care free environment.  It starts at 12:30 but registration will be a few hours before that.  

Rease, Troy + 1, and I have a team already.  Anyone else want to join or create a team?  Feel Free to sign up directly or reach out to me.  Prices go up September 14th.  It is $500 for a foursome right now ($125 each).

site to register: Egypt Shrine Temple Doug Cox Memorial Golf Tournament

Their details:

Early Registration fee of $150 per person or $500 per foursome ends September 14, 2021, so don't delay. Registration anytime on September 14, 2020 through the day of event will be $175.00 per player or $650 per foursome.

The Egypt Temple Shine is proud to present the annual Illustrious Doug Cox Memorial Golf Tournament, to be held on Thursday September 30, 2021, at Buckhorn Springs Golf and Country Club. Join us for a day of great fun as we host a four-man scramble on one of Tampa's finest golf courses. 

Registration is per player, and includes the following:

All Green Fees
Range Balls
Golf Shirt and Welcome Gift Bag
Tee Gifts
Water / Soda / Beer
Post Play Dinner
Awards Ceremony

Each team will consist of 4 players, shotgun start at 12:30 pm.

We will also host a Silent Auction and Putting Contest at this event!

PROCEEDS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF EGYPT SHRINERS.

Golf Course Flyover Video Brandon FL | Buckhorn Springs

2021 Rapture Course - Singles

Got our first Rapture course reserved.

River Hall Country Club, located in Alva about an hour north of our AirBnBs (on our way back to Tampa). We'll be playing our final round — Singles — starting at 10:18am, for $59ish.

This is a Davis Love III design, built in 2007. I have never played one of his courses, and this looks to be a high-handicappers dream. Wide open off the tee, not long by any means, with large greens. You can watch a flyover of each hole here (pro tip: turn off your sound and set the speed to 2x):

However... that shitty drone footage doesn't do a good job with the elevation changes of greens and fairway ridges. For example, the par-3 16th green looks flat and surrounded by bunkers. From the ground it looks like this:

Clearly two distinct tiers and probably a 4-6 foot drop off the back into sand. It'll probably play a lot like the original Esplanade in Lakewood Ranch... but I'm just guessing. I'm not going to see this course before we get there.

More to come later!

2021 Rapture Draft

Draft will be held at Red Dog, on Friday August 20th. I'll be there around 8pm if anyone wants to hang out like we used to. Whenever Moostie finally makes it out, we'll hold the draft and the pairings reveals.

I've received housing payment from all 16 participants:

1 - Geoff (Captain)

2 - Moostie (Captain)

3 - Dave

4 - Brendan

5 - Melberg

6 - Gorecki

7 - Casey

8 - Chandler

9 - Ho

10 - Reid

11 - Darren

12 - John

13 - Gary

14 - Faz

15 - Danny

16 - Travis

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Alternates:

1 - Billy

2 - Topor

 

If anyone bails after being selected, we will attempt to replace them with the next alternate. If no alternates are available... or if we run out of alternates... then the Captain can try to convince one of the 5 Members who are OUT to attend. We will not fill spots with non-Members.

 

I'm starting to work on booking us courses, but remember that we play Friday, Saturday AND Sunday (October 8th, 9th and 10th). Get your PTO in now if you need to. I'd also recommend taking a half-day on Thursday the 7th to travel down to Naples.

 

Here are some Faz Stats from last season, which the Captains may find useful. Names in yellow are people who played in less than 5 events:

 

Updating the Losing Streak Leaderboard

 As the season has ended, it's a time to reflect upon our accomplishments and failures and learn where we can go from here. We should all congratulate Travis on a great first season and chide Billy for choking so terribly at the end. We have a new Katie and a new Geoff, apparently. As many of you know, however, it isn't this wins that interest this club member. Adhering strictly to Reese Bobby's drug addled piece of wisdom, "if you ain't first, you're last," and therefore everyone who didn't win the last event is now on a losing streak. Congrats to Gorecki on being the only current winner in the club.

Most of the club loses every tournament, but only a select few can do so prodigiously. Some years ago, Reid lost a hefty 36 tournaments in a row. More recently, Mike Ho lost a staggering 40 events in a row. None of these compare to the 5-year drought of yours truly, however, with a mind-numbing 72 losses in a row. I must live with my scarlet L until a poor soul finally takes the mantle from me. My one and only current hope is non other than fellow board member Chris Fazioli, currently in the midst of a 3+ year drought spanning 49 events played without a win.

If he somehow gets within 9 losses by the end of Summer '22, I'll buy champagne in anticipation of popping the bottles sometime in late Spring '23. So, once again, here's to anyone other than Faz winning tournaments until Summer '23.

Grid of Losers:

 

Board of Directors: 2022 - 2023

It's time to vote in our rotating Board of Directors seats for the next two years.

For the new people... or the old people who never pay attention... you can find a link to the current By-Laws at the top of the "Leadership" page of this blog. While the Chairman position remains unchanged (he's just a puppet anyway), we do require all other Board seats to go through an election process.

First thing we need is volunteers. Your obligation as a Board member would include (but not limited to):

• Attending a couple of in-person dinners/meetings per year
• Keeping track of items/issues you've heard from other Members for discussion
• Voting on Club policies & playing rules
• Contributing to the resolution of any spontaneous issues that arise, such as rain-outs
• This means you have to respond to texts in a timely manner, and should eliminate most of you from consideration
  
• Approving potential new Members (if space is available)

The Board is something we need so our Chairman can pass blame. It's not really glamorous. The other day I was asked by a 3+ year Member: "who's actually on the Board?"  [Chandler, Faz, John, Gary, JW]

People don't know, nor care, because our operation is pretty smooth. Off the top of my head, the biggest thing the next Board will vote on is the elimination of "gimmie" putts. Riveting stuff.

If you've played in at least 20 events (which is everyone except the four most recent Members), make a comment to be on the ballot.

 

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In related "Board" news, I received a tip that Big John — Supreme Allied Commander of the Boozer's Golf Review — unilaterally fired the entire BGR Board of Directors. He subsequently filled the vacancies with Adam, Troy, and Billy.

If this report can be verified, it's potentially very exciting news as the replacements are much more knowledgeable about booze and hanging out than the previous Board. Perhaps the new iteration can stop this once celebrated group from "fading into bolivian." Potentially returning the BGR to its Glory Days (an actual bar) instead of being chained to a radiator in the house next to a glory hole to the outside world.

Story developing.

FBGC Masters - Summer 2021 Recap

We were unable to recreate the experience of Golf Utopia on Sunday, as scoring at ChampionsGate Country Club failed to break any records. It wasn't due to conditioning — the course was in great shape, especially for the summer. But the magic was gone, replaced by the general challenge and frustration of golf.

Perhaps it was slightly windier than in 2016. This definitely played a factor in the long par-3s, and turned all but the final par-5 into three-shot holes. But the distances of those holes hasn't changed, and we did a much better job navigating them five years ago.

It was scorching hot, and the 4:36 pace set by the non-golfers in front of our first group didn't help. However, the course was dry and we avoided the typical afternoon Orlando lightning storms, so I can't imagine heat alone contributed to a 9.2 average net stroke increase between events (adjusted for the new handicap system, which added about 2 strokes to everyone's score).

The fairways were cut noticeably narrower than in years past. It was laughable on some holes, with 15-yard wide strips of short grass. Only two of the four groups had a long drive winner, and Troy earned his by barely reaching the fairway. The rough was hardly a hindrance, however, and some players probably preferred the fluffier lies.

The last factor I can think of, was the seemingly infinite amount of identical rental homes and quadriplexs built along the course. While this didn't alter the vast width, it did visually make an impact. Some of the views on the front nine were comical. Holes were 100 yards wide, but the endless stucco boxes acted as golf ball magnets.

All those things combined, ChampionsGate Country Club is no longer the easiest most fun course we play. That title now belongs to the Commander Course at Lakewood National.

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Gorecki led the way with an unbelievable start to his round, shooting +4 (gross!) on his first eight holes. I believe he was -8 (net) at this point, before succumbing to the 150-yard carry off the 9th tee. Despite possessing six clubs in his bag that can easily clear the pond... he mentally imploded leading to an unnatural max 10.

 

His back nine was average, shooting even par (net) and coasting to his first win of the season. Casey and Faz faltered early on the back, eliminating any real chance of chasing down the leader on their own.

 

The thrill of victory didn't stop the complaints, as Gorecki lamented that he should have been allowed to play the 5,744 yard "Member" tees. Never mind the US Senior Women's Open was currently being contested on a course 300 yards longer, with an 82 year old woman shooting better than her age. Nope... Gorecki wanted the title, the Club Credit, and less yardage than someone born in 1939. This is why Mike doesn't have nice things. Like friends.

Billy — the only player in the field capable of winning the Cup — was twice near the lead. Both times he carded a 9, going with a "Warren Sapp" on the 16th and 17th holes to fall to DFL. If those three holes were bogeys, he'd tie for the victory. While that still wouldn't etch his name into history, it would have been pretty exciting down the stretch. Not only were those blow-ups costly to Billy's championship dreams, but his handicap actually took the round and dropped half a point after the ESC adjustment!

As expected, Travis won the Summer season, and becomes our 10th different Champion.

Great season everyone. It was a lot of fun, and we'll start up again in January 2022.

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I'll have a handful of updates this week, as we try to lock down the Rapture Draft... Rapture courses... new Board of Directors... and other off-season events. Stay tuned, and... you know... don't be afraid to use this blog to organize your own shit.