Not a huge FGL event.
Manager Golfers expected to play
PAK-Mon Will Zalatoris, Tom Hoge
Commish Sungjae Im
Doug Tom Kim
B.T.O. Sam Ryder Truck, Kevin Streelman
Jim Adam Scott, Dustin Hoffman
Jaustin Si Woo Kim, Adam Schenk
Big J Jordan Spieth, Jason Day
The Doctor No one. Nope - no one going to play
Kevin No - no one will play for you either.
I headed south Saturday to golf with two legends. Absolutely a lovely day - except for crazy winds. I wish this story had a happy ending but it doesn’t. After about 7 holes, Three Finger Tim had to withdraw with some strained neck injury. As for Big J, his golf game was absolutely terrible. Simply horrible. But the sad truth is that my game was even worse. My highlight was probably getting a hot dog at the turn. After 10 holes, we no longer bothered keeping score. Just glad all of that madness must certainly be behind us!
One is a Lions fan and the other is a Steelers fan but both from Ohio. I’m just surprised I didn’t see them on TV.
We got out with the Kids in IT. Roamed around Oakland Park Nursey and then hit Budd Dairy Food Hall. Had never been there before. Nice place.
Played Upper Deck Golf at the Shoe with Lauren. Roamed around the stadium playing 9 holes. I can confirm that the stadium still has plenty of steps. I think I walked them all. A fun time seeing the Ohio Stadium in a different way.
Hit TopGolf with Brelley one afternoon. I don’t think of my son as a comedian but as he was telling me a story of how Big J tried to explain to him when to use the “A wedge”, I had tears in my eyes.
Thank you Woody for an invite to opening night of a new Shadowbox Show: Behind Close Doors.
Monica and Doug both pick up 19 points in Hilton Head. Scottie’s 57 points alone would put him in ahead of most managers. He must be stopped!
Battle appears to be for 2nd place as no cut at The Heritage guarantees points for everyone.
We’re going to New Orleans for team competition. It is NOT a signature event so many FGL golers are takng the week off. TOP 33 TEAMS MAKE THE CUT.
Manager Golfers expected to play
PAK-Mon Will Zalatoris, Andrew Putnam(?), Tom Hoge
Commish Nick Taylor, Shane Lowry,
Doug Sahith Theegala
B.T.O. Sam Ryder Truck, Kevin Streelman
Jim Patrick Cantlay, Dustin Hoffman
Jaustin Rory
The Doctor Sepp Straka, Kurt Kitayama
Kevin Xander Schauffele, Jimmy Conners
Big J Matt Fitzpatrick, Collin Morikawa
Brooks Koepka has been shown the door. Stepping in is Denny’s. Denny McCarthy to be specific.
News of this violation of protocol was mostly kept under wraps. But FGL Insider has learned that an imposter crashed the Champions’ Dinner appearing to be a former Master’s winner. Fortunately, we were able to sneak a picture of this terrible incident.
I clearly haven’t bought paint in awhile. Our outside patio deck needed some touch-up so off to Home Depot I went. A gallon was $65. When did this happen? I asked the lady at Home Depot if it had gold flecks in it. She gave me a curious look and then very seriously told me that there was no gold in it. That’s just crazy. Next time - I just stay on my couch!
Definitely the most steady & consistent player this week and really all season. What happened to all that crappy putting from last season? Paul must have passed along a few tips. But a huge tournament for PAK-Mon as all four players made the cut and all were Top 20. 40 points and the Major sidebet victory.
Team Jaustin also had a strong tournament with all players making the cut. Jaustin holds onto 2nd place. Actually with all the points flying everywhere, there were no changes to the standings except Doug and Kevin flipped spots.
For both Doug and Dave, none of their players finished in the top 20. That kind of hurts.
Special thanks to Managers Doctor, Monica and Doug for an outstanding Master’s Viewing Party at Coach’s.
It was a lovely adventure at the OSU Spring Game. Kind of like going home back in the suite!
Fun tournament. Such tiny little greens. A signature event so a strong field.
Manager Golfers expected to play
PAK-Mon Scottie, Captain Kirk, Will Zalatoris, Tom Hoge, Andrew Putnam
Commish Ludvig Aberg, Cameron Young, Nick Taylor, Sungjae Im, Cam Davis, Shane Lowry
Doug Wyndham Hotels, Tom Kim, Sahith Theegali, Emiliano Grillo Pad, J.T. Poston
B.T.O. lil Rickie, Harris English
Jim Patrick Cantlay, Brian Harman, Fleetwood Mac, Don Henley
Jaustin Rory, Tony Finau, Si Woo Kim, Austin Schenk
The Doctor Max Homa, George Burns, Sepp Straka, Kurt Kitayama, Lucas Glover, Pete Rose
Kevin Xander Schauffele, Milton Bradley, Justin Thomas, Jimmy Conners, Akshay Bhatia
Big J Matt Fitzpatrick, Jordan Spieth, Collin Morikawa, Jason Day, Matthieu Pavon
Mrs. Commissioner and I headed out to experience the eclipse experience Monday afternoon. Rather than just watch it at home, I wanted to get a little deeper into it so that I got the full experience. I’m not sure I’m going to make it the next time it comes through Ohio in 2099. I’ll probably be busy.
I initiated the Doug Bame Travel Protocol. With that, you just randomly travel wherever you want and once you stop, then you are exactly where you are supposed to be. Mrs. Commissioner was not a big fan of this plan. “Are you stopping here? Are we really just going to get out and walk around?” We ended up in Ashley Ohio at a small local “downtown” bar. There’s only one traffic light in Ashley so it’s hard to pinpoint the downtown. I told the bartender that we were just trespassing and he responded that everyone there was. There were about 50 people at the bar/patio. “I know everyone in this town and I don’t know any of you!” - he told me.
Without the silly glasses, you wouldn’t know the moon was attempting to do its magic. With even the slightest sliver of sun shining through, it was still very much daylight. Kind of disappointing. But then the moon stepped up its game. It got mostly dark, street lights came on, the temperature dropped a little, Mugsy wanted to get in her pajamas. But a few minutes later, the sun peeked out the other side and it was blnding again! I took a crappy picture through the silly glasses. Any photo you find on-line will be much better.
And I heard Dark Side of the Moon and Total Eclipse of the Heart enough to last me until the next eclipse.
Several FGL franchises did very well this past weekend. Starting with Team Jaustin who moved into 2nd place with three top 10 finishers.
Manager Jim, like Laustin, also picked up 12 points. And a special congratulations goes out to Dustin Hoffman. This was his 500th PGA start. That’s about 25 starts for 20 years. Impressive. But just as impressive is that most of those starts happened on Jim’s team!
Kevin picked up 11 points and also jumped up the leaderboard. Bhatia was on fire. (Hopefully that’s all behind him now) And I got to see what he looks like. Kind of like a computer nerd. But he sure can play. McCarthy shooting a 28 on the back nine on Sunday certainly made it interesting but Bhatia got the win. Kevin’s arch-enemy Doug lost a point last weekend and falls from 2nd to 4th place; just ahead of Kevin.
And Big J has lunged out of the basement. A really crappy weekend for Dave leaves him down in the cellar.
The Master’s is coming up. Our only Major that never changes its address. ESPN has coverage & replay on Thursday and Friday. CBS will bring it home on the weekend.
Manager Golfers expected to play
PAK-Mon Scottie Scheffler, Captain Kirk, Cameron Smith, Will Zalatoris
Commish Ludvig Aberg, Cameron Young, Nick Taylor, Sungjae Im, Cam Davis, Shane Lowry
Doug Wyndham Clark, Tom Kim, Sahith Theegala, Brooks Koepka, Emiliano Grillo, J.T. Poston
B.T.O. Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland, Rickie Fowler, Harris English
Jim Patrick Cantlay, Brian Harman, Fleetwood Mac, Don Henley, Adam Scott
Jaustin Rory, Tony Finau, Si Woo Kim, Adam Schenk, Hideki Matsuyama, Bryson DeChambeau
The Doctor Max Homa, George Burns, Sepp Straka, Kurt Kitayama, Lucas Glover, Pete Rose
Kevin Xander Schauffele, Milton Bradley, Tyrrell Hatton, Justin Thomas, Corey Conners, Akshay Bhatia
Big J Matt Fitzpatrick, Jordan Spieth, Collin Morikawa, Jason Day, Matthieu Pavon, Niemann
He’s back. And it feels good to welcome him back. NEWMAN! Byeong Hun An is gone. And honestly, I’m glad. I waste so much time scrolling up and down trying to remember if I look up Hun or An. Just a frustration I don’t need.
Mrs. Commissioner and myself popped into Bexley to the old Top Steakhouse. Picture of the RatPack in the bathroom, classic dark rooms and Frank playing over the 1972 intercom system.
From there it was down to the famous Ohio Theater for the announcement of 2025 shows.
10 more points for Team PAK-Mon. Zaltoris gets red hot on his back nine Friday to just make the cut. That’s the kind of year you need to have to earn the coveted Tommy O Award.
Big J? I have no words.
Valero Texas Open coming up before The Master’s. A pretty decent field using this as a warm-up for Augusta.
Manager Golfers expected to play
Big J Matt Fitzpatrick, Jordan Spieth, Collin Morikawa, Byeong Hun An
Commish Ludvig Aberg
Doug Tom Kim
B.T.O. lil Rickie, Harris English, Sam Ryder Truck, Kevin Streelman
Jim Brian Harman, Fleetwood Mac, Don Henley, Adam Scott, Dustin Hoffman (He’s 86 years old and still trying to make it on the FGL!)
Jaustin Rory, Adam Schenk, Hideki Matsuyama,
The Doctor Max Homa, Lucas Glover
PAK-Mon Andrew Putnam
Kevin Jimmy Conners, Akshay Bhatia
This is not your father’s corporate intramural volleyball league. These girls jump through the ceiling, dive to the floor and just never stop jumping around. I’m pretty sure a volleyball spike in the face might sting a little.
20 FGL Golfers started the tournament. 10 missed the cut. It simply wasn’t pretty.
Not much changed. Your Commissioner stayed in 3rd place but snuck up close to Doug and PAK-Mon thanks to Cameron Young’s 2nd place finish.
Dave moves out of the basement! Really! That’s big news. Sharing the cellar at the moment are the Doctor of Golf and Big J.
First two trades have rolled into the FGL. I haven’t liked Eric Cole nor Min Woo Lee and I wanted to have someone play for me this week. So welcome Cam Davis and Mr. Shane Lowry.
Had a wonderful Thursday afternoon with Managers Doug, Monica and Doctor watching my bracket go up in flames.
