Another great trip and great weekend! The 2016 CGH began with ominous weather due to Hurricane Julia but ended up being fantastic all the way around. On late Wednesday afternoon, the forecast was for 20-30 inches of rain over the weekend. Reacting in his typically level headed way, the Chairman called an audible, moving the ‘AM’ round on Thursday from Eagles Pointe on Hilton Head to the Georgia State University GC (Go Eagles!!)in Statesboro, which is 30 miles west of Savannah. Pure genius!! Statesboro didn’t get a drop and with Julia moving out to sea earlier than predicted, the threat of a disastrous weekend was averted. The GSU course was quite good, especially the front side.
The first official round was played from the blue tees at the Golden Bear course at Indigo. Tight, very…Tough, absolutely. By far the best round of the day was Jeff’s net 75 which was truly impressive in that he had only one double the whole round. It also ended up being the low round of the weekend even though this proved to be the toughest of the courses this year. That left Jeff with a 7 stroke advantage over the “English John Daly”, Tim, and an 8 stoke bulge over Eric and Jimmy. The defending champion Joe showed he was ready to defend… by shooting a round high of net 97.
Round 2 was played on the world famous Harbourtown GC. It was in great shape and the weather was perfect. By the time the group played up to the iconic lighthouse, we had a new leader. Jeff’s net 87 opened the door for Tim to seize control after a net 79. Jeff was one stroke back tied with the Chairman, who used a fortuitous bounce off of his caddy, to stay in contention. Brian made the final group, three strokes behind, after a fine net 78. Jimmy was still in touch, 5 strokes off the pace while Joe and Tommy were more interested in the breakfast menu on Sunday morning.
After a fine dinner at Cranes which included traditional Woodford shots for the leaders, Sunday set up for an exciting finish…5 players within 5 strokes! Played on the difficult Fazio course at Palmetto Dunes a wild final group shootout occurred with each of the players leading the tournament at some point. Eric started hot but was undone by a four hole, twelve over par run on holes 5-8 (well done!). Brian had a nice cushion after a great front nine 42 but melted on the back. Tim grinded back to the top during the back nine but stumbled on 17. That was the key hole as Tim made a double on the signature par three while Jeff parred it. This led to the two stroke margin that Jeff would need to claim the 2016 title and his 5th overall.
Great job Jeff!!
Results:
Jeff 241
Eric 243
Tim 243
Brian 249
Jimmy 255
Joe 265
Tommy 274
Courses:
GSU 71.2/130
Golden Bear Indigo 73.1/139…Total net 602/86 avg.
Harbour Town 71.4/136…Total net 588/84avg.
Palmetto Dunes Fazio 71.9/135 Total net 573/81.8 avg.
For those that have photos, please send them to Drew.
Check out these photos , Scoop Bogey and other CGH stuff from Hilton Head on the website http://www.covetedgreenhat.com/
Eric
The first official round was played from the blue tees at the Golden Bear course at Indigo. Tight, very…Tough, absolutely. By far the best round of the day was Jeff’s net 75 which was truly impressive in that he had only one double the whole round. It also ended up being the low round of the weekend even though this proved to be the toughest of the courses this year. That left Jeff with a 7 stroke advantage over the “English John Daly”, Tim, and an 8 stoke bulge over Eric and Jimmy. The defending champion Joe showed he was ready to defend… by shooting a round high of net 97.
Round 2 was played on the world famous Harbourtown GC. It was in great shape and the weather was perfect. By the time the group played up to the iconic lighthouse, we had a new leader. Jeff’s net 87 opened the door for Tim to seize control after a net 79. Jeff was one stroke back tied with the Chairman, who used a fortuitous bounce off of his caddy, to stay in contention. Brian made the final group, three strokes behind, after a fine net 78. Jimmy was still in touch, 5 strokes off the pace while Joe and Tommy were more interested in the breakfast menu on Sunday morning.
After a fine dinner at Cranes which included traditional Woodford shots for the leaders, Sunday set up for an exciting finish…5 players within 5 strokes! Played on the difficult Fazio course at Palmetto Dunes a wild final group shootout occurred with each of the players leading the tournament at some point. Eric started hot but was undone by a four hole, twelve over par run on holes 5-8 (well done!). Brian had a nice cushion after a great front nine 42 but melted on the back. Tim grinded back to the top during the back nine but stumbled on 17. That was the key hole as Tim made a double on the signature par three while Jeff parred it. This led to the two stroke margin that Jeff would need to claim the 2016 title and his 5th overall.
Great job Jeff!!
Results:
Jeff 241
Eric 243
Tim 243
Brian 249
Jimmy 255
Joe 265
Tommy 274
Courses:
GSU 71.2/130
Golden Bear Indigo 73.1/139…Total net 602/86 avg.
Harbour Town 71.4/136…Total net 588/84avg.
Palmetto Dunes Fazio 71.9/135 Total net 573/81.8 avg.
For those that have photos, please send them to Drew.
Check out these photos , Scoop Bogey and other CGH stuff from Hilton Head on the website http://www.covetedgreenhat.com/
Eric