Congrats to Geoff Buzzell on winning The Bluegrass!

Complete results to follow, but here is  the top 4.

1 – Buzz 82, -3 net, $111
2 – Kremer 80, -1 net, $50
3 – Walton 77, even net, $37
4T – Tucker 82, +2 net, $18
4T – Gallander 83, +2 net, $18
4T – Rone 87, +2 net, $18

Thanks for coming out, fellas!

A sunup challenge to identify the 2015 Match Play Champion.

Tee-times? No-way, we are doing this old style. Past years championships were held at private clubs with members only availability, fine manicured fairways, hallowed halls, shirts required, and locker rooms be damned. The battle of the long knocker vs the short knocker is being held right next to the unwashed UK fans as they hack through the field with grandpas mashies and spoons and a cigarette dangling from their lips.

When challenged to Pen Run by Gibson, Brown’s response summed it up well….,’Seriously?!’

Here are the final scores from the SW Prestige. A season recap will likely be coming soon, but the nerds down at the lab have determined based on cocktail-napkin math that NO ONE made a move to kneecap anyone and get into the TC, using another’s demise to catapult them into post-season success, the true American way. Basically, all you TCers are all pre-Wall-coming-down Russians.

All that remains for 2015 is the final group for the final tourney, the true Prestige one might say. Great season to all except me and a few other truly pitiful golfers. You know who you are. . . .

There will be more information to come for those of you who actually get to continue your season, specifically the course location and hopefully a firm date – the goal for the Tour Championship is always to get everyone to play at one time to create that palpable sense of circumstance and awkward sexual tension that all major sporting events exude. The KAG Tour Championship is surely to go light on circumstance, and heavy on the other . . .

A tip of the cap and a flip of the bird to you all!

In honor of the heritage of the Shroeder/Wolf Prestige, I have adorned myself with the green jacket given to me in 2011, following my SW Prestige victory at Charlie V.  To some, it still smells like a thrift shop, but to me….the smell is called “victory”!

– 2015 Prestigious Wool Jacket Winner, Casey Weber

All the Pre Tee-Off chatter Saturday AM indicated Walton had the QCGCDFCI championship all wrapped up with his pre-play 5 Under Par posting, but low

numbers came streaming in from font 9- with 10 players still in position to best Walton’s -5. The South Course had played up to its reputation- gentle, nourishing, beckoning. The West Course turned out to be another story. KAGT members got their full $15 green fee/cart fee paid for on the back nine, with every fairway roped off, ripped up, reseeded, and playing soft, soft, soft. Hole #5 was converted to a Par3 and the back nine played to a 34. Player were laying sod all over the West Course and scores were rising steadily. After 14 one contender stood alone at the top: Cummins at -9.

Cummins has been coming on strong the past several tournaments- 2^nd at the RWI and a top 4 at the KAGT Open. He would ride out the West Course to post a KAGT scoring record at -7 and claim his first victory of the year. With Geer and Brown both finishing poorly, Cummins should jump into 2^nd place and close the gap significantly on Camomot. The Record-Setting victory surely inspired Jason Day’s performance later in the afternoon.

(Cummins enjoys a cold one from the “Campeón QCGCDFCI” traveling champion’s mug. No stranger to KAGT hardware, Cummins noted he had enjoyed coffee from his Highland Classic mug that very morning.)

Walton’s 2^nd place finish will net him some additional points and keep him firmly in the conversation heading into the last tournament: the SW Prestige, “The Memorial” at Old Capitol Sunday September 13^th.

Mitch Gibson would finish strong to finish in solo 3^rd with a -4 performance. Casey Weber rounded out the money winners in 4^th at -3. Three others finished at -2. You had to go low this year at the QCGCDFCI- an Even Par finish got you nothing more than a three-way tie for 9^thplace.

Well played, and see you at the Memorial.

Match Play 2015 moves into the semi-finals. Here’s a quick look at the road to the final four for the survivors:

Match 1: battle of the Steves: (4) Brown vs (21) Irwin

No stranger to MatchPlay victories, former MP Champion Steve Brown received a play-in round bye, then took down family rival Camomot 3&2 in Round 1 before blitzing Rone 6&4 with a stunning 74 at Quail Chase. Steve Irwin, on the other hand, received a tremendous gift with opponents Deetsch and Wolf both unable to make the schedule work and having to withdraw. No wants to win like that, and at least Irwin had a spirited battle with Fetter before sending him packing, 2up at Seneca. Can Brown use a MP Championship to close the gap at the top of the Season Points Standings?

Match 2: battle of the short-knockers: (1) Gibson vs (10) Nacrelli

While these guys may not be known for their distance on Tour, they’ve both proven themselves battle-worthy on the Matchplay circuit. In another inter-family showdown, Nacrelli shocked Walton 3@2 in Round 1. He then went on to the “unprecedented comeback of epic proportions” (quotes by Fetter)- after allowing Weining to go dormie after hole 13, Nacrelli took 5 straight holes, plus the 85yd playoff to advance to the semi-finals. Gibson eeked out a victory over Buzz with a brilliant putting display during the MatchPlay Kickoff. He then got out early on Quintana and managed to keep him at bay for a 4&3 win at the Quail. Is the 2015 Match Play Champion but steps away from a repeat trophy?

Steve, Steve, Mitch and Matt- the idea is always to complete Match Play before the Memorial (Sept 13^th). I know Mitch and Matt are scheduled. Steves- please try to play as soon as you can get it schedule, before the end of August.

Congrats to Geer on his victory.  While most think that winning via a preplay is BS, Geer managed to double down and do it with a scorecard playoff.  I guess you get that kind of crap on a tour where the commissioner shows up to half of the events.  All joking aside, you have to tip your hat to a guy who can come in under par on the very challenging Heritage Hills.  Despite the moisture, the course showed well & definitely should be considered a yearly stop for the KAGT going forward.  It’s no Shawnee, but it will do, I suppose.

Next up is the QCGCDFCI at the Quail on or around Aug 15.  More info to follow.

Standings

Match play is included w/ points accumulated thus far.  The lowest two scores for each golfer have been dropped.  Dino has a nice lead, but both he and Geer are out of Match Play, which leaves Steve Brown within striking distance down the stretch.

Money

Remaining MP Contenders-

We have fallen woefully behind on the match play schedule, so it’s time for MP host Fetter to get out the whip! Here are revised dates. I’m afraid we are going to have be sticklers on completing in time or forfeiting.

**Note Rounds 1 & 2 can still be 9 hole matches- get out after work, no excuses

Remaining Round 1 – complete by July 5^th

(15) Wolf vs (8) Weber

(21 Irwin vs (2) Fetter

(14) Weining vs (9) Kremer

Round 2 – complete by July 26^th

(6) Rone vs (4) Brown

(12) Quintana vs (1) Gibson

Wolf/Weber vs Irwin/Fetter

Weining/Kremer vs Nacrelli

Semi-Finals – complete by August 16^th

Finals – complete by September 6th

This is no joke- you’ve been warned!!!

On another note, Dino is running away with the 2016 season, but he’s been knocked out of MP in round 1. If anyone has a chance to catch him, they will likely come from this group. Rone is obviously best positioned, but 150pts for MP will go a long way toward anyone who is trying to close the gap with Dino.