Columbia Golf hosted the 3rd week of the Metro Sr. League at Gross as the Columbia course is still undergoing some reconfiguration and maintenance. The weather, while a bit chilly to start was perfect.
The winds came up late in the round and the greens were a little bumpy making it challenging for the Golden team as they had three matches “against the card” because Chomonix only could bring one player. With @Steve-Slivken and @Sheldon-Silberman filling in the empty spots (for fun) and providing some tips on playing the card, @Tom-Hansen and @Stan-Hop each swept with 6 points by tying the card both front and back (ties go to the actual player). @Dan-Peters also played the card and won all 6 points. Unfortunately, @Ward-Eames was not successful in his close match shooting a net 74 but was shut out on points. The Golden team 18-6 win vaulted them up to a tie for 5th place in the standings
The Brookview Valley Team played strong but didn’t get many points in a 17-7 loss to Wirth and dropping to 7th place overall. @Jim-Sanford struggled a bit but was able to pull off a tie with 3 points. @Peter-Steichen shot 3 over par on the front and a net 73 overall but was giving up 11 strokes to a guy that shot a net 69! Peter squeaked out a tie on the back for 1 point. @Ted-Roberts also ran into a buzz saw when his opponent shot a net 70 from the short tees and got swept. @Randy-Zejdlik won the front and squeaked out a tie for the match to gain 3 points.
After 3 weeks the Golden team snuck past the Valley team to gain a tie for 5th place and the Valley team slipped to a 7th place tie. There are 16 teams in the league.
To learn more about the league, check out the website http://metroseniors.org or speak to one of the captains, @roger-hamm (Golden Team) or @Sheldon-Silberman (Valley Team.)
Full standings here Full results here Season Schedule here
