Jordan Creek, November 5

Mike M, Mike W, Saito and Myself headed out to beautiful Jordan Creek on a perfect fall day. Both the doubles and the singles saw some fiesty competition. A low point of the round for me personally was having to strip down to my skivvies, and wade into the icy cold water of Jordan Creek to fight the fast moving current to fetch my favorite driver from the deeps. I just barely saved the thing, quite an ordeal, but at least it provided much mirth for my fellow competitors and some embaressing camera phone shots.

Results:

Doubles

Ben/Saito +3
Mike/Mike +4

B and S opened up a two-to-three stroke lead about midway through the match. The last few holes Mike M. apparently decided to kick it up a notch however, carding birdies on 15 and 16 to bring the score to within one. Steady Saito was our team's approach master, with key layups up to within a few feet from tricky positions which kept us from ceding too many strokes during the late charge. Ultimately we prevailed in a round where everyone seemed to be playing pretty well. Although Mike W did throw a disc in the pond for which he apparently owes Mike M 7 bucks, or so i hear.

Singles

Ben +5 (won after one hole play off)
Mike M +5
Saito +23
Mike W +24

The singles round had some great competition. Mike and Ben traded the lead all round. Mike tied it up with a great drive for birdie on hole 16. Hole 17 was a wash but on the big downhole boomer of 18 I ripped a soaring long drive to within 20 feet of the 400+ hole. But, alas, the putt did not fall and I could not seal the victory with a birdie. So we went to hole 1. I had my best drive of the day for this hole while mike m put up his worst, resulting in his taking a bogie while i held on for par and the win.

Saito and Mike W were also locked in a close race for 3/4th. Mike W had 3 chances on the last 3 holes to tie it. Each time he had about a 15 foot putt to make and tragically not one would fall. Saito holds on for third.