Kreyling Korner – Week #18 – August 19, 2021
THE LIPSMACKER MATCH OF THE WEEK
“Hit me with a MOW homie!” 4-3 on the year (PW and Serkan tied in week 16 so that’s an L for old LG) and this week is going to be a doozy!
Week 18 MOW – Kurt “Lip-Gloss” Kreyling vs. Danny “Snoodles” Roller – one time a year (generally). One time a year I put myself in the MOW. In 2021, I waited until the second last week of match-play to do it. Why, you might ask? Well, up until last week, my team, Dustined to Fail, was 9.5 points out of first place. The MOW jinx is real, so I wasn’t tempting fate. After an incredibly poor performance in Battle Golf, and I seriously can’t get into this because Cupcake and I went through all of it last Friday and we had to stop before we lost it, we are now 20 points out of first place. One freaking week and it all goes out the window.
The other reason I waited to add myself, I’m actually in the running for winning some end of the season money. Then it occurred to me – I don’t care about that. This is my 11th year and, unless the Rolling 60’s and Jerry’s Kids just don’t show up (but chances are their damn cards would still win), I’m still not going to have a championship. Seriously, not 1. So naturally, I went to the blog to see some of the old members that have won at least one championship:
- Mike Tucker – need I say anything else?
- Andy Crowe – yeah you made the list Andy, deal with it…
- Adam Schott – had his entire golf bag stolen from his car and bought replacement sticks on an insurance claim
- Justin Seiter – I giggle every time I say his name
- Mike Hlebovy – I’ll give a dollar to a member of the league, that did not play with Hlebovy, that can pronounce his last name appropriately
- Zeke Knechtges – dude wore great shorts
- Lynne Scott – don’t know her but heard stories
- Glenn Gustafson – yup, Wildcard has a championship
Glen….Freaking….Gustafson. The guy who on one Thursday morning sent the entire league an email that said “Hey – guys, I’m still in Costa Rica, I need a sub.” Like the dude went to sleep in his own bed, and then woke up in Costa Rica, shocked and looking for a sub. Yeah – that guy won a championship.
One other stat I had Cupcake look up for me – if I don’t win next year, I will be the longest member ever in the league without a championship. I believe I was mistaken (and PW too) in previously blog pot stating that Duer won his first championship in his 11th year. I believe Potter played his first full season in 2009. Which means he played 11 seasons before winning his championship in his 12th, 2020. Regardless, I’m starting to have visions of Collin Montgomerie. The crotchety old Scottish golfer who never won a major.
GLOSSY PREDICTION – Where was I? Roller is 5-4 on the season, averaging 5.8 points per match. More importantly, on the Roller vs. the League statistic, he’s won 57.2% of the matches. I’m 8-1-1, averaging 6.1 points per match. Danny has a slight edge in the historical match-up at 7-6 and tonight’s match-up will be played straight-up. What’s it all mean? That Snoodles will win. See above at my perennial loser ways. I mean…I’ve only come in second once in my time in the league. Pathetic! Snoodles wins 7-3.
Until next week – fairways and greens my friends.
