Kreyling Korner – Week 10 – 06-21-18

It’s good to be back!  No really, I missed your ugly mug.  Happily lost 2 in week 8 to take the overall record to 2-10.  That’s right, I’m happy I lost.  Those two Ls benefited Putter Face.  The MOW jinx is real, and I’m applying it again in week 10.  Insert diabolical evil laugh

THE LIP-SMACKER MATCH OF THE WEEK

A/B Group – Kurt “Lip-Gloss” Kreyling vs. Joe “Cousin Joe” Cook – Say it with me – Lip-Gloss.  Wants.  A.  Championship.  In week 8 I put the MOW jinx to the test by picking against my own teammate.  I’m taking it a step further this week by putting myself in the MOW.  And you know what, nothing related to actual golf matters in this match.  Who cares that halfway through 2018 Cousin Joe has put together arguably his best season with a 6-0 record and 37.5 points?  Who cares if own a slight advantage in our historical match-ups at 2-1?  This match won’t be close tonight.  I’m going to get absolutely whooped!!!     GLOSSY PREDICTION – Cook wins 6-4.

C/D Group –  Oliver “Ollie” Livermore vs. George “Portuguese Warrior” Almeida – You know what, I’d probably actually pick this match for the MOW even if I wasn’t trying to jinx the teams in front of mine.  I think as it stands right now, these are the two oldest GCCGL members (and George if Rayburn is older than you, let it go.  He’s not THAT much older than you and facts are optional here at the Kreyling Korner).  Cue the old jokes – these guys are so old that when they were kids the Dead Sea was only sick.  These guys are so old they remember when emojis were called “hieroglyphics.”  These guys are so old that sex at their age is like shooting pool with a rope!  These guys are so old, and have been around the GCCGL for so long, they have played an astounding 13 times…the first match in 2007.  Turnwald was 15 in 2007!  This match has been pretty even through time with George holding a slight advantage at 7-6.  Unfortunately, he’s losing tonight.  Ollie is going to kill him.  Yup, no question about it.  GLOSSY PREDICTION – Ollie wins 7-3.

THE KREYLING KORNER

Here comes a trend watch!

TRENDING UP

Mike “Swiper” Ethridge

Don’t look now, but Swiper has rattled off 3 straight match play wins in a row.  In those three wins he has earned 5.5, 7.5 and 7.5 points, respectively.  I think it is no coincidence that in the same time frame, the Hackstreet boys have moved from third to first place.  We are only reaching the halfway point of the season and the Championship is still “technically” up for grabs to everyone in the league.  The one thing that isn’t in question is that if the Hackstreet Boys want a coveted GCCGL trophy, Ethridge will have to play well down the stretch.  Is he simply on the fortunate end of a high handicap with improved play – a trend we have seen in years past?  Or, is Mike going to laugh in the face of the first year league effect and take no prisoners along the way?  Or, was this another way for me to jinx the first place team?  Again with the diabolical evil laugh

TRENDING DOWN

The Tags on New Golf Clubs

What I’m about to type could really be more of a golf pet-peeve.  But, I don’t have a decent list of pet-peeves so I’ll make it a “trending down” point.  I feel like 2018 has been a year of new clubs in the GCCGL.  It all started when Rayburn broke his driver on the driving range and subsequently put out a small forest fire.  Little did we all know that his subsequent club fitting and “Big Dog” purchase would lead to other league members forking over $300+ for new drivers.  Hell, the GCCGL should basically be a walking billboard for the Taylormade M3 – Rayburn, Cletus and Schott all have this driver in their bag.  Anyway, what’s trending down is the guys that leave the stickers/price tags on the shaft of their clubs right before the head.  TAKE THE STUPID STICKER OFF.  By full admission, I have no idea if Rayburn, Cletus or Schott still have these stickers on.  But I’ll be checking tonight!  You know who else has this sticker – Joel Miller.  The best part – he’s had his driver for like 5 years!

The Pioneer Back 9

Come on man!  If you are a golf course in the Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati area you know there are two things to deal with in the summer – hot and dry conditions.  Apparently, the Kenton County golf course doesn’t take this issue to seriously.  We were all amazed in the last couple weeks at how hard the greens were on the Pioneer.  Towering approach shots to the front of greens went bounding off the back.  Putts were faster than anyone could remember.  Well, last week we found out why.  The freaking sprinkler system was broken.  And…they FINALLY decided to suspend play at least on the back 9.  Seriously – this had to be a problem for at least a month.  How else can you explain how dry the course was?  And to think they went all the time without FIXING said problem.  Seems to me a properly functioning sprinkler system is key to a golf course…in Northern Kentucky…in June.  I can’t wait to see how chewed up the back 9 is tonight.

Until next week – fairways and greens my friends.