Second Place, Again,,,

Nobody has been runner-up more times than I have been in the Coach Groves Golf Tournament.  That's me again, this time with a group where everybody but Artie Gilkes is scratched onto the surface of The Coach Groves Memorial Cup.  Brian Boyer was in our "foursome" also, but showed up late and left early, much like all the Yankee fans I know!  All 5 of us helped out, as at least one shot from all of us were "best ball".  It was good to have our Official Physicist there, even if it was part-time!

Don Ziter's game has improved over the year's while mine has slid precariously on the edge of a huge cliff.  It's great to see Don still pumping out 19:00 5K's and 270 yard drives.  Golfing with him after all these years was a big thrill, making the memories of hanging out at his Fraternity (Sigma Pi!) seem like eons ago.

Gary Black was our keystone, which is kind of pitiful considering his 2 repaired shoulders and 2 artificial hips.  On his first shot of the day, Gary won the Longest Drive Contest on the 3rd hole.

We didn't have the stamina, as we were 3-under par after our first three holes and ended up at 3-under par.  Much like all of my marathons, we just couldn't finish.  Next year we'll carbo-load.

Artie Gilkes golfed for the very first time, and I think we'll have him hooked into returning every year now.  He has a naturally nice swing, probably honed from his hockey experience.  He spent a lot of his time coaching Rebecca from afar, helping her "put on the foil" before her big race somewhere other than Happy Valley.