It was a muggy afternoon when five players teed it up for the third and final round of the 2013 Surgeon’s Cup Summer Series.
Going into the round Sammy was leading at thirteen under (-13) followed by Brad at eleven (-11), Wayne and Robby at eight (-8) and BOB playing his first round from scratch.
Jackson and Altone came off the tee with birds on one, followed by pars on two and three and then another couple of birds on four. Brad would then bird five while Sammy dropped in with a par giving Brad the first lead of the round at three under (-3).
Both Robby and BOB started off slow hitting pars on the first three holes. BOB would continue hitting par for two more holes before his game started to kick in.
Wayne hit a bird on two but would not tweet again until five and six. Altone took a solo par on six bringing the round to a four way tie.
As the group teed on seven, Sammy, Brad, Robby and Wayne were at three under and BOB was only two strokes back. Altone let loose with a bomb and while everyone else then laid up for a par, Brad stuck it for a birdie two.
By the turn Brad was leading at six under (-6) with the tie for fourth only a stroke back and BOB now four off the lead but still having fun.
As the group approached ten, the hole had morphed into a six fold challenge with cars lining both the cul-de-sac and the streets leading into it. Fortunately, the hole was not blocked and everyone kept their drives on line and in the fairway. Wayne’s second shot went well past the hole costing him a bird while Altone nailed an eagle adding even more zip to his momentum.
Now leading by two, Altone was starting to taste something; but with the “Trail†still ahead, he was not sure what it was.
The group now had to tee between two more vehicles for the downhill eleven. All drives were safe and on his second shot, BOB suffered an overthrow ending up with par while the rest of the field birdied the hole.
Twelve had two sets of challenges in addition to being the toughest hole on the course. Two cars guarded both sides of the fairway and another two cars guarded the hole itself. Altone drove past the first two cars taking them out of play for his second shot. Morgan had a little trouble on the approach and ended up with a bogey. All players went for the hole in spite of the cars and – true to the game being played here- did so safely.
Still leading by two after twelve, Brad could only muster a bird on thirteen and gave up a stroke as the rest of the group hit eagles.
There can always be speculation as to where and when momentum changes in a game. More times than not, when it comes to this game, that moment in time is almost always on the “Trail.â€
On fourteen, Wayne, Brad and Robby gave up a stroke with pars while BOB and Sammy started their “Trail†runs with birdies.
Teeing it up on fifteen Brad and Sammy were tied for the lead at ten under (-10). With a par on fifteen, Wayne then gave up another stroke to the entire group.
With the help of an awesome approach shot, Sammy took the lead on sixteen and then put the round and tournament out of reach with a double eagle on seventeen.
Everyone hit their birds on eighteen and Sammy, once again, went down in the record books.
Congratulations to Sammy and to all who played in this historic Surgeon’s Cup!
Whether anyone is going to stop the domination of this league was answered this round.
Sammy played the best round in Surgeon’s Cup history hitting a 56 (-16) which is one stroke better than the previous record held by MaT. And even though the format this year was to count a single round, had we counted the best two, Sammy would have bettered his own record by a stroke with a combined 115 (-29).
With this win, Sammy becomes the first NFGA member to hold four (4) recorded championships. He is followed by MaT with three (3) and Wayne with one (1).
The entire group played an outstanding round averaging thirteen under par (-13) which is three strokes better than any previous Surgeon’s Cup round.
No medallions or aces were scored during the round.
This round’s anonymous sound bite was, “F***! Oh I’m sorry!â€
NFGA Surgeon’s Cup Summer Series Final
It was a muggy afternoon when five players teed it up for the third and final round of the 2013 Surgeon’s Cup Summer Series.
Going into the round Sammy was leading at thirteen under (-13) followed by Brad at eleven (-11), Wayne and Robby at eight (-8) and BOB playing his first round from scratch.
Jackson and Altone came off the tee with birds on one, followed by pars on two and three and then another couple of birds on four. Brad would then bird five while Sammy dropped in with a par giving Brad the first lead of the round at three under (-3).
Both Robby and BOB started off slow hitting pars on the first three holes. BOB would continue hitting par for two more holes before his game started to kick in.
Wayne hit a bird on two but would not tweet again until five and six. Altone took a solo par on six bringing the round to a four way tie.
As the group teed on seven, Sammy, Brad, Robby and Wayne were at three under and BOB was only two strokes back. Altone let loose with a bomb and while everyone else then laid up for a par, Brad stuck it for a birdie two.
By the turn Brad was leading at six under (-6) with the tie for fourth only a stroke back and BOB now four off the lead but still having fun.
As the group approached ten, the hole had morphed into a six fold challenge with cars lining both the cul-de-sac and the streets leading into it. Fortunately, the hole was not blocked and everyone kept their drives on line and in the fairway. Wayne’s second shot went well past the hole costing him a bird while Altone nailed an eagle adding even more zip to his momentum.
Now leading by two, Altone was starting to taste something; but with the “Trail†still ahead, he was not sure what it was.
The group now had to tee between two more vehicles for the downhill eleven. All drives were safe and on his second shot, BOB suffered an overthrow ending up with par while the rest of the field birdied the hole.
Twelve had two sets of challenges in addition to being the toughest hole on the course. Two cars guarded both sides of the fairway and another two cars guarded the hole itself. Altone drove past the first two cars taking them out of play for his second shot. Morgan had a little trouble on the approach and ended up with a bogey. All players went for the hole in spite of the cars and – true to the game being played here- did so safely.
Still leading by two after twelve, Brad could only muster a bird on thirteen and gave up a stroke as the rest of the group hit eagles.
There can always be speculation as to where and when momentum changes in a game. More times than not, when it comes to this game, that moment in time is almost always on the “Trail.â€
On fourteen, Wayne, Brad and Robby gave up a stroke with pars while BOB and Sammy started their “Trail†runs with birdies.
Teeing it up on fifteen Brad and Sammy were tied for the lead at ten under (-10). With a par on fifteen, Wayne then gave up another stroke to the entire group.
With the help of an awesome approach shot, Sammy took the lead on sixteen and then put the round and tournament out of reach with a double eagle on seventeen.
Everyone hit their birds on eighteen and Sammy, once again, went down in the record books.
Congratulations to Sammy and to all who played in this historic Surgeon’s Cup!
Whether anyone is going to stop the domination of this league was answered this round.
Sammy played the best round in Surgeon’s Cup history hitting a 56 (-16) which is one stroke better than the previous record held by MaT. And even though the format this year was to count a single round, had we counted the best two, Sammy would have bettered his own record by a stroke with a combined 115 (-29).
With this win, Sammy becomes the first NFGA member to hold four (4) recorded championships. He is followed by MaT with three (3) and Wayne with one (1).
The entire group played an outstanding round averaging thirteen under par (-13) which is three strokes better than any previous Surgeon’s Cup round.
No medallions or aces were scored during the round.
This round’s anonymous sound bite was, “F***! Oh I’m sorry!â€