2016 – Week 19
Week 19 of the 2016 GCCGL is complete and the stage is set for the final Best Ball Scramble. It was an extremely hot day but that didn’t hurt attendance. We had 23 of 24 golfers show after a late scratch from Hollywood. A big thank you to the subs who filled in, Robinson, Miller, Junker and Berkley. We’ve had 17 different subs fill in for GCGL members this season for a total of 72 matches/events! Our super sub award goes to Joel Miller who subbed 9 times this season. Seriously, thank you once again to all our subs. You’ve come through in a big way this season!
With one week left in the 2016 GCCGL season, barring some miraculous last week miracle, Gamblers Fallacy may go down in GCCGL history as the worst team ever. Even worse than the 2014 team of Balls and Dolls. Let’s run through some numbers shall we?
Statistics through the next to last week of the season:
| Year | Team | Points behind 1st |
Points behind 5th |
Money | W/L/T | Team Pts |
| 2014 | B&D | 52.5 | 37.5 | $35.00 | 15-31-2 | 41 |
| 2017 | GF | 83.17 | 28.0 | $24.48 | 17-27-1 | 27 |
It’s close. Keep in mind that back in 2014, we played 2 less weeks than we have in 2016. Also, the team point numbers for Balls and Dolls above include a BIG FAT ZERO for the Best Ball Scramble that year. Gamblers Fallacy has a chance to finish an unprecedented 100+ points behind the 1st place team. Nice draft picking Cupcake!
After the round a bunch of us went to Barleycorn’s for some post round libations and food. We even had a Cupcake and Lip Gloss sighting! It was nice. We sat out in the patio, there was some live music, the drinks were cold and the food was good. Big Donkey wondered why in the world it took us so long to come to this place instead of BW’s or some of the other locations we’ve been going to over the last decade. I concur. It’s really close to the golf course too, just 5 miles north up Turkeyfoot Road.
It’s that time of year to call out some of our GCCGL members for their exemplary play this season.
2016 Points Champion – Justin “The Legend” Seiter (81.5 pts)
2016 Winning % Champion – Mike “Big Donkey” Harris (.923% – 12 wins is the official record for most wins in one season)
2016 Regular Season Money Winner – Mike “Squints” Tucker ($61.25)
2016 Super-sub Award – Joel Miller – (9 weeks)
2016 Best Point Average – Danny “Snoodles” Roller – (6.1 pts)
2016 Low Round – Ed “Big Ed” Petryk – (34)
Congratulations to all of you for putting together fantastic seasons. But the only thing that really counts is the coveted GCCGL Championship trophy which only 8 members have a chance at next week. Good luck!
As stated earlier, it was ridiculously hot this past Thursday. About half the league was riding as a result but the Portuguese Warrior decided it was a nice night to walk. It’s common knowledge in the GCCGL and the surrounding metropolitan area that PW is a sweater. It doesn’t take much too profusely exude moisture through the pores of my skin. Part of the problem is that I have no hair (on my head) to soak up the salty secretions which is why I go through so many hats. Sure I have all kinds of hair protruding from various body parts but that doesn’t help absorb the virtual fountain of perspiration jetting out of my noggin and down this short, stocky frame. That’s right, I said “stocky”. Give me a break, I’m hitting the workout room again!
You like games? Let’s play a few. Below we have a few picture games for you. Let’s see how you fair.
The first game is called, What does PW’s sweat stain look like? Hmm, smells like a good survey question.
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This one is a little more challenging. It’s called Who’s the real PW? Only one picture below is the real PW. The other two are my twin brother and a Prince Sheik who has an uncanny resemblance to the Portuguese Warrior.
Did you like that game? Let’s play one last game shall we? This one is my personal favorite. This one is called Find the GCCGL frat bothers. There are two Alpha Tau Omega fraternity brothers below who play for the GCCGL. The challenge is to find them as quickly as possible.
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Can you believe this season is almost over? That went awfully fast. The big winner this week once again was the surprise team of the season, Laying 8. They beat Gamblers Fallacy (22.5-17.5) further solidifying their chances for a respectable third place finish. They were led by Ollie who played against the card and got 7.5 points. The Prince Albert Syndrome barely beat Grandpa’s Cough Medicine (20.5-19.5). They were led by Prince Albert himself as he won 6.5 points. Protein for Peffercorn needed a big week to catch up to 3rd place Laying 8 and although they managed to win their match (20.5-19.5 over Three Men and a Sub, they still lost ground. They were led by The Senator who stole 6.5 points. On a side note, JJ “The Boot Boy” Eiser shot a 38 and got whipped by Joel Miller who’s handicap is WAY TOO high! No way a 10 handicapper should be shooting a 38. Am I wrong? Great round Joel!
Attention all subs, now is the time to get on the GCCGL Waiting List if you want to become a full-time GCCGL for the 2017 season. There is a possibility that we might have as many as 4 or 5 opening next season depending on what the circumstances. One of the huge advantages to being a sub is that you get first crack at joining as a full-time member before anyone else. GCC employees have priority over non-GCC employees. Please email me if you currently are NOT on the waiting list and want to be. On the flip side, any current members who know 100% that they will not be rejoining as a full-time member, please email me and let me know. Please indicate whether you want to still partake as a sub or not.
Your GCCGL Commissioners office has been working hard to keep the league fresh and entertaining. Please watch for news on an update to the GCCGL blog during the offseason. The new blog will look similar to the current one but will be running on a completely different server platform which should make it faster and more flexible. One of the biggest improvements you will notice is in the statistics area. There will be more statistics than ever before and most of them will be sortable. This will give future team captains a one-stop location to research and perform critical data analysis when designing their draft selection. Speaking of statistics, what you all think of adding a league MVP to the mix? Maybe have all the GCCGL Members vote either the week before the Best Ball Scramble or afterwards? Is this the last season for the former GCCGL co-commissioner and long-time member, Cletus? I sure hope not. Cletus, if it’s any consolation, the GCCGL commissioner’s office would really like to see you come back and play regularly like old times. If not, we understand but we thought it was important that you know that you are still wanted ………..even though you’re old.
We finish the season on the back nine of the Pioneer with the Best Ball Scramble. It’s really simple this year. If Three Men and a Sub finished in front of The Prince Albert Syndrome, then they clinch the 2016 GCCGL Championship. If The Prince Albert Syndrome finishes in front of Three Men and a Sub, then they win the championship. Laying 8 just need to finish no worse than one spot below Protein for Peffercorn and they finish in the money in 3rd place. PFP can only finish as high as 3rd place. There is the slimmest of all hopes for Laying 8 to finish in 2nd but they would have to finish in 1st place outright and have Prince Albert Syndrome finish alone in dead last. The odds of that happening have been calculated as ZERO…POINT…ZERO. We hope to see you on the golf course and as always, hit ‘em straight!
On this next to last blog post of the year, let us leave you with this piece of advice “If you live your life each day as if it were your last, one day you’ll be right.” Woody Allen – 2016
George Almeida – GCCGL Co-commissioner
