Kreyling Korner – Week 13 – 07-12-18
THE LIP-SMACKER MATCH OF THE WEEK
Well that sucks! I won two last week bringing my overall record to 4-12. Here’s hoping I lose better in week 13.
A/B Group – Jason “Cupcake” Nill vs. Danny “Snoodles” Roller – when I reviewed Cupcakes’ head to head matches this week, this one jumped off the page. Not necessarily because both guys are dead even historically at 2-2. More so that they’ve only played 4 times. Roller has been a member of the GCCGL since 2007; Jason a member since 1999. Funny fact – I graduated high-school in 1999. You know what else is funny – if you stood Cupcake next to most of the members in the GCCGL a lot of them would guess him to be the younger guy. Some guys just have all the luck. But one thing Jason doesn’t have – golf skill. That’s why I think Roller and Jason have only played 4 times. Since Danny joined the league in 2007, Jason has predominantly been in the C/D group while Roller has been in the A/B group. Translation – you suck Cupcake and you are going to lose tonight. Please let the jinx work; Please let the jinx work; Please let the jinx work. GLOSSY PREDICTION – Roller wins 7-3.
C/D Group – Matt “Senator” Bedell vs. Melissa “Golf Angel” Cember – there is only one C/D match this week that doesn’t involve a sub (or a no show). That match would be Roddy and Urbano. Since picking that match does nothing to benefit my team, they’re out. Side note, did you guys notice Jason put George’s record against the card in this week head-to-head stats. He’s 15-0-7! He’s played the card 22 times in his entire career, which basically means he’s played the card at least once a year since this league has been around. What’s even funnier is he ties the card 32% of the time! Back to this week’s MOW – since we are low on members this week, I figured I throw in a long-time member of the league turned sub. Melissa has subbed a few times for the league this year, and while a win over the Senator would really help Putter Face, I just don’t think it is going to happen (wink wink). Bedell is giving up 14 strokes, but I think he overcomes that in a nail biter. GLOSSY PREDICTION – Bedell wins 5.5-4.5.
THE KREYLING KORNER
This week Golf digest ran an article talking about the dumbest things in golf. Reading that, and PW’s week 12 update, I thought the idea of dumb things in golf would be a good topic for Kreyling Korner.
Moving your ball out of a divot in a fairway.
There are a lot of goofy rules in golf. One, however, stands out more than any. A player is not given relief when a golf ball comes to rest in a divot in the middle of the fairway. Obviously, we don’t play by these strict of rules in the GCCGL (except for next week fools), but why do the governing bodies continue to try and make this game harder than it already is? Let’s ignore professional players for a minute (although it sucks for them too) and focus purely on amateurs. You’re standing on any given tee box with a driver in your hand. You stripe one right down the middle, and let’s be honest, if you are a talented player you probably have a 50% shot of doing that at best. You feel good as you start walking down the fairway, or for most in the GCCGL, you drive. Seriously guys it’s 9 holes and most of you need it…walk. Anyway, you walk up next to your ball and half of it is under ground because some idiot before you failed to replace his divot or fill it with sand. You get my point – this rule needs to go away.
It’s better to miss a golf ball.
This occurred to me as I was doing hours of in depth research on “dumb golf things” via the world wide web. Bear with me for a moment – your standing on hole number 12 on the back of the Willows. For nearly everyone, the hole plays as a 3 shot par 5. Trouble lurks on both sides of the fairway, so any potential for a decent score requires an accurate tee shot. You take 3 practice swings and perfectly visualize the shot. You step up to the ball….perfect backswing….great transition….perfect follow through. You look down the fairway for a beautiful white ball against a crystal clear blue sky. Nothing. The stupid ball is still on the tee because you missed. You step up, go through your routine and give it a whack. You are now lying 2. Now consider this – you connect on that first ball – 280 yards right down the middle of the fairway, off a sprinkler head and dead left out of bounds. You re-tee, and with a penalty stroke, you are now hitting 3! Yup, you should have missed!
You get a hole-in-one and you buy drinks!
WHAT…THE…F. This could be quite possibly the dumbest “tradition” in all of sports. Tonight, ask your playing partners if anyone has a hole-in-one (yes Ollie, we do know you got one about a month ago). Now, when you realize that number is super low ask how many people have witnessed a hole in one. Again, a very low number. THAT’S BECAUSE THEY ARE REALLY RARE! So, if you are lucky enough to have one you must fork out the cash! I’ve witnessed one hole-in-one ever. My friend Joe was fortunate to score an ace on hole number 13 at Summit Hills Country Club. That sounds great…right? Well, the ace happened to be during the Club’s member/member tournament. Yeah – a tournament that probably had a minimum of 72 participants. Needless to say, I think poor Joe had about $1,500 worth of drinks on his bill that day.
Until next week – fairways and greens my friends.
