Before we get into Tuesday’s action, I must mention something that is truly newsworthy.  Even though Thursday wasn’t a Builders Tee Day or event, one of our BTC Legends Don Franko stepped onto the course at Ravisloe and showed everybody how it’s done.  The 92 years young Don Franko shot a 79.  I don’t care if you are 92 or 29, that’s a great score from a great man.  Some of you newer members may not have had the pleasure of meeting Don yet.  When you do, you will see why so many speak so highly of him.  It didn’t take long for him to become one of my favorite people.

Our top individual score this week belonged to Kevin Kennedy.  Kevin shot an impressive 78.  Right behind him was Mike Tinerella (79) and Gary Foster (81).  The low net score of the week was Dan Heraty’s 65.  Bob Vizdal (66) and Tony Alexander (68) also went low.  See the full list of scores at the bottom of the daily game results. The closest “Closest to the Pin” this week was the dart Ron Bazan threw at the flag on fifteen.  Ron stuck it just 6’ 11” from the hole.

It’s been a while since we’ve been to Silver Lake but that’s where we will be next (Sept. 15).  Attached to this email is the sign-up sheet for Silver Lake.  Check the sheet and if you are not signed up yet, call the Hotline (815-242-1597).  We would like to see as many guys out there as possible, especially if you have a match. Please make every effort to be available.  The updated Two Man and the Club Championship standings are in the links above.

When you check in at Silver Lake Tuesday you will receive a ticket good for a hot dog, chips and a drink (Water, Gatorade, Soft Drink or domestic beer) at one of the concessions stands on the golf course, compliments of The Builders Tee Club.

The “In The Square” went well.  It seemed a little chaotic in the morning as a couple teams were waiting for the final player to show up.  We only had one player that couldn’t be there.  Unfortunately, we did have two players that weren’t feeling well and were unable to finish their rounds.

The scorecards were kind of close to being almost accurate.  Only two out of ten teams turned in scorecards without mistakes.  The Jethro Bodine award goes to team #6.  Their scorecard was off by a whopping 10 strokes.  Once corrected, they ended up tied for 3^rd place.

Team #7 (Elliott, Schlesser P, Bondi, Botwinski) was our In The Square Champions this year with a score of 127. Team #4 (Foster, Day, Zupan, Kaz) came in second place with 130 and teams 6 (Moretti, Quilici, Vizdal, Tutka) and 8 (Serritella, Bewley, Heraty, Conners) finished tied for third with 132.

A lot of the guys we talked to seemed to enjoy the format so I think we might do this again next year.