Dear CTUAA GC Members,
The climate was perfect for golfing yesterday. Sunny blue
sky. Warm enough for you wear
your tee shirt. Almost windless but a little breeze to keep you cool and make you think
about your approach shots.
Our well-prepared team won the match with an
eye-whopping 5-2. Exactly what the Captain
(i.e. yours truly) predicted before the game started. And we did this without our
best player Norman whose wife started contraction the night before the game. I think
the baby wanted to come to this world early and share our joy.
This game was so exciting, everyone in both clubs stayed in the party for a long time.
The dinner was great! A lot of beer were consumed. Frank and George had 4 each on the
course and I do not know how much more they had in the party.
MVGC president complained (for fun) we put players with good chemistry in a team,
complained about us wearing team shirts and Caps. And they want a re-match already.
We will probably play a similar game in October (no trophy).
I want to thank the players for their dedication and effort. We put a lot of heart in
this and it was great fun for all!
We out-played them.
Only one of our player shoot a net score over 80.
They have 5 players shoot more than 80.
And they lost these 5 matches.
Although their lower index players all played decently, their higher index players helped
less compared to ours.
(See Performance Analysis)
We out-prepared them.
12 of the 14 players played a practice round at
Black horse within 10 days before the game.
Everyone practiced hard and played hard.
Almost all teams actually practiced/played together.
We out-strategied them.
As a club, we have great loyalty from the players and almost everyone knows other members/
players. Our team pairing selection is based on team chemistry.
5 of the teams are made up with close friends who played together frequently. This genuine
partnership has proven to be a big help when the pressure is high.
And the last minute replacement players whom the Captain had the privilege to recruit all played
greatly. Alex helped Jennifer beating a fine team. JI helped
Liz to play relaxed and he won many
holes too. Albert played really well, matching his index but lost since his partner did not recover
until the last 3 holes.
Lucern started hot early winning 1 and tied 2 in the first 4. Then Lucas become very hot in the back 9,
he shot 89 and this is only the second time he broke 90. What a good timing for such a great
performance. Both played well, the combined net score is the best among all 7 teams too.
But most impressive of all is how they helped each other. Just look at their front 9 and back 9 scores,
you will see how good a match up this team is.
Lucas 47/42
Lucern 51/56
George/Frank, Steve/Michael, Jennifer/Alex all played like this too.
One player has a great front 9, while the other has a great back 9.
Our individual players may not be much better, but our teams are performing at a much better level.
And now it can be told. I had tweaked our lineup twice so that the team ranking would result in the
matches. I believe that would advantageous to our side. Steve/Michael did not disappoint us, beating
their best team, who got intimated by Steve's long/straight drives. It takes their best 2 performers
(net 67 and 70) to beat Roger/Jerry in a very close match. Roger/Jerry did not play poorly, but their
opponents just had not 1 but 2 super games. And a very poised team of Jennifer/Alex cracked their
opponents exactly how I hoped. I played behind them and was feeling better when Takashi (sometimes
Conrad too!) kept on looking for ball in the trees.
(See Final Scores)
We out-motivated them.
I heard a comment from MVGC player after the game: "We just want to play for
fun, unlike CTUAA
who cared about this more." I may beg to differ that they "just want to have fun".
But I agreed totally that we wanted about this more, much more. And that is why we out-worked them
and deserved to win.
So at the end, no surprise, WE WON!
yu
Pictures
- Teams
