Month: March 2008

March 2008 — Myrtle Beach. I was waiting on a few more scores, which I have now, so to wrap up the 2008 Kohler Tournament, here are the final standings:

Steve Scott DQ’d for using performance enhancing drugs (HGH). Just kidding Steve!

For a blow-by-blow play of the final group, Randy graciously put this recap together:

The points at the beginning of the day were as follows:
• Randy   +10
• Tom   +9
• Chester   +3
• Mike   -2

Play begins on #10 tee
	Randy	Tom	Mark	Mike
Hole #10	6 / +9	6 / +8	5 / +3	5 / -2
Randy & Tom both make double bogies and loose a point.
Hole #11	4 / +9	4 / +8	3 / +4	4 / -2
Chester picks up a point. Things are getting interesting at the top.
Hole #12	6 / +8	6 / +7	4 / +5	5 / -2
Chester again picks up a point and the game is on.
Hole #13	5 / +9	4 / +10	5 / +6	7 / -3
Tom knocks in a 40′ birdie putt from just off the edge of the green to take a 1 point lead. Randy & Mark both make par to pick up a point.
Hole #14	6 / +8	5 / +10	5 / +6	6 / -4
Tom goes up by two after another double by Randy, who can’t get out of his own way at this point.
Hole #15	4 / +11	5 / +11	5 / +7	5 / -3
Randy makes birdie to tie the match up again. Chester only 4 behind at this time.
Hole #16	5 / +11	5 / +11	5 / +7	5 / -3
Tom makes a good five after hitting it in the bunker off of the tee.
Hole #17	3 / +12	3 / +12	5 / +6	5 / -4
Randy makes an incredible 3 after hitting it against the back lip of the bunker over the green, somehow got it on the green and makes the 15′ putt down the hill to save 3 and stay even with Tom.
Hole #18	5 / +12	5 / +12	5 / +6	4 / -3
The match makes it to the turn a dead heat between Randy & Tom at +12 and Chester at +6. Mike is along for the ride.
Hole #1	4 / +13	5 / +12	5 / +6	6 / -4
Randy had to make a 4′ putt to save par and pull ahead by a point.
Hole #2	6 / +12	4 / +13	4 / +7	5 / -4
Just when you think you can breath, Tom makes par from the fairway bunker and Randy makes double boogie from the green side bunker. Randy goes from 1 up to 1 down just that fast.
Hole #3	5 / +13	6 / +13	6 / +7	6 / -4
Randy misses a 8′ birdie putt and Tom misses a 5′ par putt so the match is all square again.
Hole #4	3 / +14	5 / +12	3 / +8	4 / -4
This is the point at which this match really turns, Randy has to make another 3 footer for par and Tom chips on to the green and 3 putts from from 20′ on the worst green of the day.
Hole #5	4 / +15	4 / +13	6 / +7	4 / -3
Tom bounces right back with par as Randy two putts for par also. Campbell picks up a point.
Hole #6	3 / +16	3 / +14	4 / +7	3 / -2
Randy again has to make a 4′ putt to save par. Tom also makes and just won’t go away, and now Mike has going the other way.
Hole #7	4 / +17	5 / +14	5 / +7	4 / -1
After a poor tee shot Randy hit probably his best shot of the day a 5 iron from 190 over the lake and into the wind to about 20′ of the pin and still had to make another 4′ putt to save par. Tom made a very good 5 from the fairway bunker on a very difficult hole.
Hole #8	4 / +18	4 / +15	6 / +6	4 /  0
Campbell has clawed his way all the way back to 0 for the event and Randy & Tom go to the last hole with the match still undecided.
Hole #9	4 / +21	5 / +16	7 / +5	6 /  0
Randy makes birdie on the final hole to finally get some breathing room. Tom makes par and finally brings to close the 2008 Kohler. Tom shoots 43 / 41 for a total of 84. Randy shoots 44 / 37 for a total of 81 without using a driver all day. Chester shoots 42 / 45 for a total of 87. And Mike Campbell shoots 46 / 42 for a total of 88.

What a final round! The next tournament is the Don Drehoff Spam Invitational, Ocean City, MD, June 13-15.