Valley took on first place Colombia at Como on Friday, July 24 and defeated them soundly 15-9 with great 6-point victories by Jeff Towey (net 73) and Randy Zejdlik (net 67). Richard Brynteson (net 74) looked to be control until his opponent shot a net 1 on the par 3, 9th hole to take the front. Richard came back strong on the back and won 3 points overall. Doug Giron (net 75) was shut out when his opponent shot a net 68. Some days are like that!
Golden had a competitive but tough day against 5th place University, losing 9-15. Steve Slivken (net 76) won the front up 2 with pars on the last two holes but was clobbered on the back when his opponent shot a gross 35. John Von Eschen (net 76) one-upped Slivken with a net 1 on the 9th hole to win the front nine but was also clobbered by League President, Skip Schultz who also shot a gross 35 on the back. Paul Yakshe (net 70) had a nice round just loosing the from but coming back strong to take the back and the match for 4 points. Captain Dan Olson (net 70) had a nice round but could only tie the front and lost the back and the match down one and only got 1 point for his efforts.
Week 11 scheduled at Valleywood was cancelled due to unhealthy air and extreme heat. There will be no makeup. The season was scheduled with head-to-head competition between each team. We have now had two missed weeks so the final week of competition will be played August 7, at Highland but use the pairings from the missed matches from June 12 at Wirth. The traditional position round will not be held this year and the matches from Valleywood will not be played, However, there will be a “fun Day” planned at Wirth on August 14.
Valley (9th place) has now surpassed Golden (10th place) in the standings with only two weeks to go.
Here are the current standings:
This week Valley takes on 3rd place Braemar and Golden plays 7th place Bunker Hills at Brookview. Could be a pivotal week for both teams!
