TeeBirds weekly report Weibring GC for September 23rd, 2021: End of Season Play and Luncheon
What an incredibly beautiful day--feeling like Fall--for the TeeBirds final play for the 2021 golfing season. The day started with six foursomes of 24 members doing a shotgun start for a Bramble competition with hole by hole challenges set up by Hank Campbell with the assistance of Tom our golf pro on every hole.
Golf Play. Our top scorers where Jim Kellogg at an even par 36, Paul Kahle at +1 37, Ron Smith at +2 39, and five players with 39s (Al, Pote Bob Bradley, Gary Duffy, and Gary Klass). Our top woman score was Sandy Groves with 42.
The top team score went to the foursome of Sandy Grove, Al Pote, Jim Kellogg, and Larry Lowe with a 72; 2nd place with the team of John Walker, Matt Norma, John Shea, and Gary Klass with a 73.
For all the scores be sure to check isuteebirds.net/weekly-results/leaderboard.html .
End-of-Season Golf Luncheon and Social. We had some 28 members and guest contine after play with lunch catered by Moe's. Guests included Susan Kern, Cathie Lockwood, Matt Norman (The Walker's son-in-law) and Melinda Walker's father, and Dawn Pote. Many thanks to Sandy Grove for setting up all the arrangements for this social event and all the others this year; thanks as well for the able assistance of Al Pote who volunteered to help Sandy with social events now and next year. Thanks to JoEllen for the delicious homemade cookies.
Hank Campbell created an impressive buffet of prizes both donated prizes and purchased gift certificates and golf goodies from the TeeBirds treasury. Prizes were first given out for play scores followed by special on the course accomplishment followed by hole-by-hole competitions. Then we had a drawing for many more prizes. The majority of members and guests won something to top off the day.
Thank you's for the season. Dave Williams thanked all the members for a great season with showing up on time, giving us heads up on play changes, serving as starters, using Golf Genius, and keeping a generous and collegial atmosphere throughout the season. As he expressed, "you all are just a wonderful group of folks to socialize with and play golf with, thank you!" Special thanks go out to Wayne for organizing the starters and scorecards to Chuck for membership efforts and writing reports for our local SUAA newsletter; Sandy for organizing our social events; Bob Stefl for overseeing the prize balls and serving as our photographer; Hank for setting up the season play dates, serving as treasurer, providing weekly play drinks, being a wonderful co-leader with Dave for the TeeBirds, and much more; and Dave for managing Golf Genius, the ISUTeebirds.net website, coordinating electronic communications, setting up the weekly play invites and team assignments, and like Hank, a few other things.
Post-season Play. Four weeks of post-season play has been arranged with three tee times--12 players--each date. Golf Genius will send email each Friday morning for open play. This means you find your slot and sign yourself up. If you change your mind, please go back in and remove yourself to open slot for someone else. If all the times fill up, text Dave Williams and he will try to add another tee time if possible. If you need help using Golf Genius to sign up for open times see:
The four dates are:
- September 30th: El Paso GC 8:24 first tee time. $31 for walking 18; $45 for cart and 18.
- October 7th: Ironwood GC 9:00 am first tee time
- October 14th and 21st: Weibring GC 9:00 am first tee time
Thanks again for a successful and enjoyable golf season 2021!
Dave Williams and Hank Campbell
PS. We wrote this up quickly to get it posted. Apologies in advance for any typos!