2012 Season has now been put on hibernation until April but several players got a head start with tournaments In Lake Geneva and Wheaton. The final event for this year took place at Klein Creek in Wheaton. Though we did not get the 60 degree temperatures that were forecast earlier in the week, we did escape the rain. In true fall fashion the players dealt with damp windy conditions with temps in the low 50’s.
Closing out the final round for 2011 in winning fashion were Bill Schump, Frank Kaldis, John Mitchell, Nomie Namie and Clay Koenig who all won their respective flights. All the flights other than Hogan were closely contested, but Frank Kaldis playing in his first tournament as a Hogan posted the low round of the day with a 79 which was possible with a 37 on the back nine.
Palmer Flight: Only four players competed but all made the turn with only 4 strokes separating last to first and a lot of golf yet to be played. John Mauck was only one stroke back as he started the back nine but Bill Schump did not yield shooting a 37 to post a final score of 80. The biggest charge was headed up by Mike Anderson who was 2 back after nine and by the time the group reached the 17 hole it was a two way tie for first. Bill Schump closed the final two holes with birdies to fend off the late charge by Mike.
Hogan Flight: Frank Kaldis had the lead after nine by one over John Williams and three over Chuck Gleason. Frank began his back nine with a birdie but double bogied 11 giving the rest hope that he would open the door some. It wasn’t to be even though Chuck Gleason shot a 40 and John Williams 42, it was Frank Kaldis who took charge of the Hogan Flight shooting a 37 on the back for a 79 and the low round of the day.
Sarazen Flight: James Francey lead by two strokes after nine but an 8 on twelve opened the door for John Mitchell, Eddie Stephens and Steve Downey the opportunity to make a run. Steve Downey suffered with a bad back but manage to post a 43 on the back and tie for third with James. John Mitchell had taken charge of the tournament with Eddie Stephens in close pursuit. A triple bogey on 18 could have proved disastrous but John still managed a 42 to fend off Eddie Stevens 43 and win by one stroke.
Jones Flight: Five strokes separate last from first and in the Jones Flight, five strokes can be made up quickly. Though Nomie led after nine, he opened the door posting a 50 on the back for a 95. As things progressed on the back nine, only Lino Rojas had a chance of overtaking Nomie. With one hole Lino got the tournament all squared after 11 when Nomie Namie posted a nine on eleven. Both Nomie and Lino traded blows until Lino ran into a bit of trouble posting a 9 on hole 15 which put Nomie out in front to stay. Nomie posted an eight on the final hole but managed to win by3 over Lino Rojas shooting a 95.
Snead Flight: The Snead Flight had the largest field with 12 player’s with nine players in contention at the turn. A four stroke deficit in the Snead Flight as proven in the Jones Flight could be made up on one hole. Clay Koenig was two strokes back at the turn but his 42 on the back moved him quickly ahead of the rest of the flight. Mike Teegen was not far behind but posted a 44 to fall two strokes back and take second place.
Palmer Flight:
80 Bill Schump ($80 Golf Galaxy Gift Card and Trophy)
Hogan Flight:
79 Frank Kaldis ($110 Golf Galaxy Gift Card and Trophy)
85 Chuck Gleason ($50 Golf Galaxy Gift Card)
85 John Williams (lost scorecard playoff for 2nd place)
Sarazen Flight:
87 John Mitchell ($110 Golf Galaxy Gift Card and Trophy)
88 Eddie Stephens ($50 Golf Galaxy Gift Card)
Jones Flight:
95 Nomie Namie ($80 Golf Galaxy Gift Card and Trophy)
Snead Flight:
92 Clay Koenig ($125 Golf Galaxy Gift Card and Trophy)
94 Mike Teegen ($65 Golf Galaxy Gift Card)
99 David Small ($30 Golf Galaxy Gift Card)
100 Ray Lim ($20 Golf Galaxy Gift Card)
Closest To the Pin:
$65 Tom Ward
$65 DeRell Durr
$65 John Mitchell
$65 James Francey
Skins:
$34 Nomie Namie
$24 John Mauck
$24 Bill Schump
$24 Tom Ward
$24 Jim Thompson
$24 Frank Kaldis
$24 John Carrato
$17 Clay Koenig
$17 Mike Teegen
$17 Marty Bevil
$17 Eric Powell
$17 Lino Rojas
$12 Jim Patchett
$12 John Mitchell
$12 Eddie Stephens
$12 Richard Ross
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