Manic Mondays Spring 2015   April 14, 2015 at 11:06am

I am so happy for Drew Retherford!

DREW aced tonight for $115! . .. He also did well in Open because he had an ace a lot of birdies (despite having more bogies than most Open players). Be Aggressive . . . Be Be Aggressive! My card-mates were claiming that I only told everyone to be aggressive while I sat back and played safe . . . but clearly those who were aggressive (and executed) were rewarded for their play. YES YOU HAVE TO EXECUTE ALSO . . . it's not just about being aggressive its also about execution. You need to follow up your aggressiveness with made followup putts if you happened to miss. Drew knew how to play the system and break the 5 way tie at (-8) with 64 points. . . only behind Dustin Skorupinski with 70 points (-11 with 12 birdies and a bogey) but Drew's aggressiveness rewarded him over 4 other people who shot (-8) and had scores of 63, 62, 61, 61.

The same thing happened in Advanced where the 3 guys with the most birdies also finished in the top 3 . . .Cody England with 67 points (11 birdies 6 pars, and a bogey) and Zach Shelton with 61 points (9 birdies, 8 pars and a bogey). Tim Boville backed up some solid scores with 57 points (9 birdies, 6 pars, and 3 bogeys).

In Intermediate the same thing was true where Eric Knaak (57) finished with 7 birdies, 11 pars, and a bogey, Mike Korpela (55) finished with 7 birdies, 10 pars, and a bogey, and John Nishnik (52) finished with 6 birdies, 11 pars, and a bogey).

In a limited sample size for Recreational . . . the more Pars you make . . . the more competitive you will be. Sure birdies count for more points . . . but you have to balance that with bogies.

Next Week is CTP week . . where payout is 100% separated from the points earned from their score. While every hole will be worth some money ... it is also worth some points. This format is one of the very clear deciders on who walks away with prizes or money on the week . . . and those who are clearly competing on a weekly basis to remain in the top of their division..