Cragin XXXIV
July 12, 2008
Scores can be found here. The truth is out!
Are we all masochists? We must be given our continued return to the Cragin, this year for the 34th time. The usual misfits and miscreants showed up to display their ineptness at golf and the Polish aptitude for silliness. After a weather delay of a little over an hour, 16 people teed off at Bristol Oaks Country Club in Kenosha.
In Golf Magazine, an article suggested that the USGA increase the hold size from it's current 4.5 inches to 8. Most of us could have used that bigger size today.
When they made the film, "A River Runs Through It," I don't think they had a golf course in mind. Balls were sticking on the greens for all players, but they were also sticking on the fairways. Occasionally a ball would find a dry spot, but for the most part, anything hit in the air would land softly go nowhere.
Only two females played this year, so awarding the trophies for low gross to Jackie and low net to Cathy was not a hard decision.
On the men's side, three players were locked in a dual for low gross. Tim Mocarski, Dennis Zielinski, and Lenny Tobiaski traded pars and bogeys over the front nine and were within three shots of each other. Their rounds all went south on the back nine, but they still remained close. Well, actually Lenny pulled away from Moe and Den, but fell apart on the last three holes. His 86 beat Den's 88 and Moe's 89. It was the first time in Cragin history that the top three scores came from the same foursome. We think Lenny fell apart because he was getting sick to his stomach. We don't think it was his game that was making him sick, but rather the beer and that hot dog he had at the turn. The rest of us got sick, but it was our games that made us ill.
In another bit of Cragin lore, the same foursome also produce the Low Net winner, Gregg Rossi. Although he beat his last years score by a mere one stroke, he was justly rewarded for his exceptionally lousy shot making on the right holes to win the Traveling Trophy with a 62 net score. This was a history making performance for Gregg. Though he has won numerous Cragin trophies for his scratch play, this was the first time he has taken home The Cannon Shell. After bemoaning his lousy play for the last several years, he was heard to say as he drove out of sight, "Damn. Now I have to come back here next year."
Wes also shot an 89, the first time he has ever broken 90, not just in the Cragin, but in his life! Congratulations, Wes.
Although the weather started out iffy, it cleared. Toward the end of the round, the wind picked up a bit, but it didn't affect our already poor play. In fact, Moe really enjoy the cool breeze. On the 16th, while bending down to line up yet another missed putt, he tore his pants, about a six inch tear on his inner thigh. The drive in on the last two holes was quite breezy, but refreshing, certainly more so than his putting.
Missing in action, recovering from surgery, were Bob Sparr and Gail Zielinski. We send them best wishes for speedy recoveries.
After these several good years at Bristol, we have reserved the place again for the 35th Cragin next year. Mark your calendars for July 11, 2009, and save that spare change to pay for the gasoline for the car.
Rumor has it that our old course Hunters in Richmond is returning to 18 holes, and some have suggested a return. The true masochists in us would probably go back.
See you all next year, somewhere.
As always, the 2008 Cragin provided us with fun, laughter, and the fellowship of the past and present. It was the usual contingent of Cragin suspects. We missed some people and relished the ones there. We caught up on old times, with old friends and enjoyed ourselves. As always, the scores don't really matter. Being with each other does.
Get ready for next year. Bristol Oaks, July 11, 2009. Mark your calendars now!
July 12, 2008
Scores can be found here. The truth is out!
Are we all masochists? We must be given our continued return to the Cragin, this year for the 34th time. The usual misfits and miscreants showed up to display their ineptness at golf and the Polish aptitude for silliness. After a weather delay of a little over an hour, 16 people teed off at Bristol Oaks Country Club in Kenosha.
In Golf Magazine, an article suggested that the USGA increase the hold size from it's current 4.5 inches to 8. Most of us could have used that bigger size today.
When they made the film, "A River Runs Through It," I don't think they had a golf course in mind. Balls were sticking on the greens for all players, but they were also sticking on the fairways. Occasionally a ball would find a dry spot, but for the most part, anything hit in the air would land softly go nowhere.
Only two females played this year, so awarding the trophies for low gross to Jackie and low net to Cathy was not a hard decision.
On the men's side, three players were locked in a dual for low gross. Tim Mocarski, Dennis Zielinski, and Lenny Tobiaski traded pars and bogeys over the front nine and were within three shots of each other. Their rounds all went south on the back nine, but they still remained close. Well, actually Lenny pulled away from Moe and Den, but fell apart on the last three holes. His 86 beat Den's 88 and Moe's 89. It was the first time in Cragin history that the top three scores came from the same foursome. We think Lenny fell apart because he was getting sick to his stomach. We don't think it was his game that was making him sick, but rather the beer and that hot dog he had at the turn. The rest of us got sick, but it was our games that made us ill.
In another bit of Cragin lore, the same foursome also produce the Low Net winner, Gregg Rossi. Although he beat his last years score by a mere one stroke, he was justly rewarded for his exceptionally lousy shot making on the right holes to win the Traveling Trophy with a 62 net score. This was a history making performance for Gregg. Though he has won numerous Cragin trophies for his scratch play, this was the first time he has taken home The Cannon Shell. After bemoaning his lousy play for the last several years, he was heard to say as he drove out of sight, "Damn. Now I have to come back here next year."
Wes also shot an 89, the first time he has ever broken 90, not just in the Cragin, but in his life! Congratulations, Wes.
Although the weather started out iffy, it cleared. Toward the end of the round, the wind picked up a bit, but it didn't affect our already poor play. In fact, Moe really enjoy the cool breeze. On the 16th, while bending down to line up yet another missed putt, he tore his pants, about a six inch tear on his inner thigh. The drive in on the last two holes was quite breezy, but refreshing, certainly more so than his putting.
Missing in action, recovering from surgery, were Bob Sparr and Gail Zielinski. We send them best wishes for speedy recoveries.
After these several good years at Bristol, we have reserved the place again for the 35th Cragin next year. Mark your calendars for July 11, 2009, and save that spare change to pay for the gasoline for the car.
Rumor has it that our old course Hunters in Richmond is returning to 18 holes, and some have suggested a return. The true masochists in us would probably go back.
See you all next year, somewhere.
As always, the 2008 Cragin provided us with fun, laughter, and the fellowship of the past and present. It was the usual contingent of Cragin suspects. We missed some people and relished the ones there. We caught up on old times, with old friends and enjoyed ourselves. As always, the scores don't really matter. Being with each other does.
Get ready for next year. Bristol Oaks, July 11, 2009. Mark your calendars now!
