2023 – Week 15
The golf gods are with us my friends. It didn’t look good for a few holes. Excessive heat, dark clouds, and thunder in the distance all around the golf course threatened week 15 of the GCCGL. This is summertime in Cincinnati. Luckily the storms stayed to the north, and we got the round in without so much as a drop of rain.
#Where’sMyKK?
There really isn’t much to blog about this week. PW unexpectedly missed last week and had to duck out after the round this past week. Therefore, I’d like to address the glaring absence of Kreyling Korner posts #DoBetterKK. I know LG loves percentages, so I’ll give him one. By my count, Lip Gloss has already missed 5 Kreyling Korners, which is 33%, this season already! #LGIsASlacker. Compare this to PW who has only missed 2 Weekly Update posts. One of them I missed because I was on vacation. And the only reason I missed last week’s blog was because I was busy torturing car salesmen all over the Cincinnati area. #PWHasNewWheels!.
While we are on the topic of Lip Gloss, are we supposed to be taking fashion tips from him now? His soliloquy during one of his rare Kreyling Korner posts on week 14 pretty much attacked anyone who chooses to where undershirts under their golf shirt. Seriously? Of course, I completely disagree with our resident fashionista. There is absolutely nothing wrong with wearing undershirts under golf shirts. LG talks about “technology” that absorbs the sweat completely eliminating the need for undershirts. If this isn’t the biggest crock of horse manure, I’ve ever heard…. LG, a bit of advice, you’re a finance guy, stick with numbers and leave the technology to the IT folks!
I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention LG’s vein-popping rant during another rare KK blog post on week 12 regarding the survey results on when and where to play the GCCGL US Open event. If you haven’t read that KK post, I highly recommend you read it. It was probably the best Kreyling Korner of the year. There are definitely some strong feelings on this topic. Perhaps if PW had taken the time to vote, we may not even be having this conversation. On this topic, I have to agree with LG. The US Open event is supposed to be the toughest event of the year. It is supposed to be a humbling experience, punishing the bad shots and rewarding the good ones. I’m just not sure this would be the case on the Pioneer front or any other course. At any rate, the members have spoken, although there are rumors of voting fraud and hanging chads which could turn this whole issue upside down. #ThisAin’tOver!
In other news, Wonder Kid Brady put on a special putting display. He sunk three long 20-30 footers on the Willows front nine to the dismay of Meat Morell. His ball had eyes. Did you guys like the new Willows hole #4 configuration? The tees were moved up due to the construction on Richardson Road turning the most difficult hole on the course, a 377-yard par 4 over two ponds, into a short 275-yard short par 4. You know what the sad thing is? I still double-bogied the hole.
To make up for not leaving a blog last week, I leave you with a special post about a true story involving our own J. Winkler and what happens when you mix Covid, a longboard and a Volkswagen Jetta. Some of you may already know about this story but for those of you who don’t, read on.
It was June 1, 2022, at 5:40am. For some reason, Jason decided it would be a good idea to get up and go longboarding in the parking lot of his apartment complex. Winkler was just recovering from Covid and hadn’t had much sleep for several days. He caught a good downhill roll and was picking up speed when all of a sudden, a “parked” Volkswagen Jetta came out of nowhere and got in between Winkler and the best longboard ride of his life. It was all captured on his GoPro in the video below.
OK. So maybe that wasn’t the actual footage of what happened to Winkler, but it includes a white car and a fool on a longboard. It was as close as I can get! Below are the actual images from the Winkler longboard incident.
 That’s what you get for parking your car in a parking lot |
 Poor Volkswagen Jetta |
 There might be frame damage |
 That doesn’t look so bad… |
 What is that? |
 It looks like oxidated Ketchup |
 Nothing some neosporin and a band aid can’t fix |
 Nothing like a good workout after destroying a car |
 Note to the Jetta owner |
 Happy ending! The Jetta is OK! |
In the end, Jason was not hurt too badly. He refused medical attention and did not have to go to the hospital. He doesn’t think he had a concussion but from the looks of that note he left, I’m not so sure. He suffered a contusion over his left eye and potentially some nerve damage to his right leg, but it could have been a lot worse. Someone could have been in the back seat of that Jetta.
The big winners this week were Courtesty Tap-Ins who beat the third-place place Meat-Balls (25-15). They were led by Leininger and Gosney who both etched out 7 points. Go Putt Yourself defeated Dude Where’s My Par? (25 -15). They were led by Goldie and Big Donkey who both nabbed 7.5 points. The low net winners were Parvesse (A/B) with a low net 35 and Hellman (C/D) with a low net 28! Holy mother of pearl! Hellman shooting 8 under his HC? Crowe never stood a chance. Congratulations to the winners! We continue match play this week. We hope to see you on the course and as always, hit ’em straight!
The Portuguese Warrior – GCCGL co-commissioner
