Event No.17: Lucky Lefty Knocks Out The Champ

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Ladies and Gentlemen; on Saturday August 1, the GGW Tour went toe to toe in an epic, 18 round, must see event against one of the toughest public golf courses in the South Suburbs.

Introducing the challengers, averaging about 6 feet and 198 pounds twelve men known as the Golfers Gone Wild…….Our opponent, in Riverdale, Illinois, with a slope of 124, covering 6,742 yards, a favorite course of the legendary Brown Bomber, Joe Louis “The Champ”…….

Golf on a Saturday at Joe Louis is always a demanding, usually long day. With light rain failing to soften up the hard greens, water hazards jabbing us left and right, long par 4s bobbing and weaving, trees and traps mixing in and out, plus given all the upper cuts we took to the mid-section at par 5s, Joe Louis was a difficult match-up.

However on this day, the GGW was more than up for a fight from start to finish. Beginning with Country Strong’s birdie at #2 through The Gambler’s birdie at #17 and highlighted with an eagle by Kappatain Styles from 158 yards on #16, we matched Joe Louis blow by blow. Collectively, members of the GGW scored par or better on 16 of 18 holes, carding the eagle, three birdies and just two bogeys. As a group, we would have finished with a 3 under 69.

But for the GGW tournament main event, the winner by Technical Knock Out was Lucky Lefty. Miller survived the late round punches from Joe Louis on back to back par 5’s. Lefty was left standing even after those bogey haymakers staggered the rest of the GGW field, finishing with net 66 for a three shot victory.

Medicine Man and Country Strong both had net 69s. Medicine Man was awarded 2nd by decision of only 0.1 handicap strokes. The Gambler and Quick Draw both shot 2 under net 70.

K Styles, using that amazing fairway shot for eagle, won the most skins on the day with six. Lucky Lefty won five skins with a birdie on #8. Cadillac Blue, Country Strong and The Gambler won two skins each. Medicine Man won one.

GGW Match Play Competition continued at Joe Louis. Three matches were on the undercard.

Way Cool (-5) stunned Kappatain Styles, 2 up. Way Cool endured a series of counterpunches, although bandaged and bruised, left the course a winner. Lucky Lefty (+1) won a hard fought struggle over Country Strong, 2&1. The Gambler (+9) scored a 1 up win over Medicine Man by referee’s decision.

Rifleman, Grade A, Quick Draw, Hawk and Cadillac Blue were just instigators, ring men or pay per view spectators during match play.

Our next event will be the weekend of August 8-9. Watch for email from the Tournament Director. Last Saturday, Lucky Lefty knocked out “The Champ”. How long he retains the title of reigning champion will be up to you. Are you Ready to Rumble?