A beautiful Saturday afternoon at Brookview hosted 24 guys in our season ending shootout. With about a dozen spectators watching the action, the following 10 Players, at net 38 or better, advanced to the final 9 hole shootout. Ted Roberts, Curt Medina, Sheldon Silberman, Matt Grove, Doug Paquette, Ben Zurn, Tyler Nelson, Randy Milbert, Howard Hoffman, & Matt Haws.
10th Hole – Net 5’s Hoffman, Haws, Nelson and Grove chipoff with Grove being eliminated
11th Hole – Silberman hits one in the water and is eliminated with a 7 net 6
12th Hole – Net 4’s Roberts & Milbert chipoff with Milbert being eliminated
13th Hole – Net 5’s Paquette, Zurn, Medina chipoff with Paquette being eliminated
14th Hole – Medina is eliminated with a 6 net 5
15th Hole – Nelson is eliminated with a 8 net 7
16th Hole – Roberts is eliminated with 8 net 7
17th Hole – Net 4’s Hoffman, Haws, Zurn chipoff with Hoffman being eliminated
18th Hole- Zurn and Haws both hit perfect drives in the fairway. Both pull their second shots a little. Haws clears the left trap is just about hole high in the fringe. Zurn hits the bank left of the green and ends up in the back of the trap. Haws comes up short on his birdie putt but makes a great 8 footer for par. Zurn burns the edge on his par (net birdie) and makes the 3 footer for 5 net 4. Chip off for the title is from back right to a back middle pin. Zurn wins with a chip ~2′ closer to the hole than Haws.
Below is hole by hole scoring Gross and Net:
The following payouts for the shootout.
| Ben Zurn | 1st Place | $ 100.00 |
| Matt Haws | 2nd Place | $ 75.00 |
| Howard Hoffman | 3rd Place | $ 40.00 |
| Ted Roberts | 4th Place | $ 25.00 |
| Tyler Nelson | 5th Place | $ 15.00 |
Congrats to our overall money winners for the 2022 season!
| Sheldon Silberman | 1st Place | $344.00 |
| Howard Hoffman | 2nd Place | $311.00 |
| John Bolduc | 3rd Place | $280.00 |
| Matt Haws | 4th Place | $254.00 |
| Brent Lindstrom | 5th Place | $250.00 |
Congratulations Ben. Howie’s summary is very accurate but does not emphasize the fabulous shot making during the final nine holes. Multiple chip ins, clutch putts made, multiple Budweisers being consumed, and caddie’s recommendations being ignored. As a spectator, I found it very entertaining.
Great point Steve. Watching and playing in the shootout it was awesome to see the clutch shots that everyone had and with so many people watching! Other shots that come to mind: Robert’s chip to 1” on the 12th hole chip off. Zurn and Haws chips on 17 to about a foot. Recovery shots on 10 by what felt like all 5 guys in the second group.