Event No. 28: It Was Close, But Cadillac Blue Comes Through

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Conventional Wisdom recognizes that golfers who play the same course get more advantages than just the occasional “member’s bounce”.

Golfers Gone Wild Tour stopped at Coyote Run for the third straight week on Sunday, October 25.
Three straight weeks at the same venue makes the 5900 yard par 71 layout in Flossmoor, the closest thing all the GGW has had to get “home” course advantage.

Three players (Nate, Ron and Perry) who all live within a well struck 3 wood of the course; took full advantage. The final was close, but in the end, it was Cadillac Blue who came through with the victory.

Cadillac Blue hit 7 pars on the day; including three in a row at the end to finish off the competition. Curry shot a net 63 for his second victory on Tour this season. Close behind by a mere ½ stroke was Quick Draw. Perry had the same raw score and an almost identical scorecard, but a slightly lower handicap, left him with net 63.6. Country Strong had the best scratch round of the day (83), but finished almost one net stroke behind at 64.

All players in the field seemed to benefit from the recent familiarity of Coyote Run. Experienced players avoided “sucker” pin placements, putted tough greens and chose correct clubs on most holes. Few found hazards and everyone was well aware of hidden dangers. Scores reflected as much. Every player broke net par.

Silent Assassin and Taylor Made Kid shot 69. Rifleman shot net 70 and Lucky Lefty managed a net 71.

Rifleman and Quick Draw won 3 skins each. Rifleman shot a birdie on #14 par 5 and Quick Draw made par on #3. TaylorMade Kid won 4 skins with a par on the tough #9.

However, Country Strong won the most skins on the day. Ron came into the match as the season skins leader with 80, leading by only 3. But, Country Strong hit a chip in birdie on #5 that even Miller would say was “lucky” for 2 skins. And, after another blown birdie putt by Cadillac Blue on #18, Ron’s last hole par along with his pushed birdie on #17, was good for 4 more skins.

Country Strong stretched his lead over TaylorMade Kid to five going into the last week of the season. With both, TaylorMade Kid and Lucky Lefty finishing out of the money, the Kid was also denied an outside shot of catching Lefty for the GGW Points Lead.

On Sunday, Coyote Run had some good play, a tight finish but some sadness as with the coming end of the golf season. And to add further insult, by the time we got to the clubhouse, the Beloved Chicago Bears were getting trounced 31-3 at half-time. At least there was free pizza at the 19th hole.

Next weekend, you have one last chance at a GGW Tour victory before the start of the golf silly season. Conventional Wisdom also recognizes that winter in Chicago is five long months and there is only so much golf channel to watch.