Weather in Chicago was nasty on Sunday...how was it up there?
Yestarday was great. This is a fantastic doubles event & I will continue to play it in the future. It snowed a few hours & stopped about halfway thru the first round. There was probably 8-12 inches of snow on the ground. Wind conditions were probably 15 to 20 mph all day long.
Jason & I lead the first round by 1 stroke. We struggled tremendously the second round alternate shot. We ended up finishing second.
Here is what I e-mailed Jason this morning.
2 Rounds of 24 Holes (Par 72)
2003 1st RD-> 73 2nd RD-> 84 Total 157 +13(8th Place)
2004 1st RD-> 61 2nd Rd-> 78 Total 139 -5 (2nd Place)
The course was slightly easier due to pin positions & weather conditions but we were pumped about the improvement. I'm still bummed about the second place finish after seeing the first place team got a DVD player & other goodies.
We'll try our luck next year in Advanced.
Dr Dye & I finished 13/17 yesterday in the same division as those two baggers. We were +11 (155)
I would definitely recommend this tournament to anyone. Uncle Joe and others do a great job running it and give out some very genreous prizes. I was kind of disappointed to see a small field yesterday. They filled it up last year, but probably had 10-15 openings on the Sunday portion of this year's Ice Bowl. Luckily, there was a large number of Illinois golfers up there on the frozen tundra. Brett and I shot great in the first round, but really struggled in the second as evidenced by our +6 The first place team definitely deserved the win. Overall, it was a great time, especially in the snow.
QuoteI would definitely recommend this tournament to anyone. Uncle Joe and others do a great job running it and give out some very genreous prizes. I was kind of disappointed to see a small field yesterday. They filled it up last year, but probably had 10-15 openings on the Sunday portion of this year's Ice Bowl. Luckily, there was a large number of Illinois golfers up there on the frozen tundra. Brett and I shot great in the first round, but really struggled in the second as evidenced by our +6 The first place team definitely deserved the win. Overall, it was a great time, especially in the snow.
Good job you guys!! Next year I'll try harder to find a partner ;)