The 2007 CCHS Soccer Golf Invitational was held under clear skies and a mild SW wind. The revised course, lengthened considerably after record setting scores in 2004 and 2005, again proved a formidable opposition as the tees were placed at the back of the tee boxes. While the 1878 yard layout favored the long hitters, one of the tours longest hitters was not to be found. Mike Burke, who took a knock in a game last week, reportedly was located waiting at the Nashatuc Country Club and escorted home.
Wyper and Cam. This group had trouble written all over it and they didn't disappoint posting one of the worst scores in the history of the tournament. When asked what he thought went wrong with the pairing, always amiable Drew Vanasse stated, "the only possible explanation for a score that bad was if they both played with their left feet. But since we are talking about Wyper we know that's not an option, so I'm stumped."
The team of Williams and Oz put together an amazing round considering fact that OZ was forced to play in an ankle boot as a result of a vicious tackle he put on himself. "I saw a leg and I went after it, imagine my surprise when I found out it was my own."
The pair finished at +4, with Big G sinking several clutch puts on the afternoon.
The rookie team of Vanasse and Moran certainly came dressed to kill. Unfortunately the pair did not play as well as they dressed. Too focused on getting home to play with their action figures the pair shot an unimpressive +6.
The Fenn Boys proved to be just that, a couple of boys attempting to play a man's game.
+7 on the day, outmatched from the start, thanks for coming out.
Dressed
in their best Abercrombie and Fitch "Lumberjack" gear, the team of Robitaille and Smith were not able to take advantage of their length off the tee, finishing a disappointing +4 on the afternoon. Asked to comment on their round Smith stated, "Yo bro. I got my swapple pop stuck on my swiffle tip and just couldn't recover. The day was a complete dangle smack."
The winners for best costume go to the Mario Brothers.
They also had a solid afternoon on the course finishing at +3. Scores could have been better
if Tony Meyer had been able to volley each of his shots. Tony Lania was named best citizen. During his round Lania was seen helping a stuck cat down from a tree, walking an old lady across the street, helping a young girl tie her shoe and breaking up a fight between two boys on the playground.
It's a good thing that Wells and Schmidt-Chang were dressed in camouflage because all they wanted to do after posting a +8 was hide in disgrace.
Schmidt-Chang improved greatly from last year, only dribbling off the tee on two occasions. Wellsie, apparently distracted by the possibility of a post game ice cream social, was not as his best and could not repeat as champion.
Have two tougher looking kids ever graced the soccer golf course, I think not. Despite there imposing nature, Gray and Weist could not bring the competition to their knees. Overall the pair had a solid showing, posting a +3 on the afternoon.
Clown show it was not. The pair of Verril and Ayandeh put together a brilliant round, posting a
+1, good enough for second place. Taking into account that Verill has been stricken with an intestinal virus and has to go to the bathroom every 5 minutes (note look on his face) this accomplishment is even more impressive.
"Every time we'd get close to the hole, Williams would yell 'watch this' and then proceed to kick the ball 20 feet over the flag. I don't put on my best gangsta gear and then expect the team to play like crap." These were the words of beleaguered partner Alex Litwin." Williams only response was ask if anyone wanted to see how far he can throw a soccer ball.
Flawless might be the only term to describe the efforts of Miller and Pavlik this year. Dressed to perfection the pair was two shots ahead of the field posting a -1. This was Miller's first opportunity to raise the trophy and he could not have been happier. Add another chapter to Chicken Noddle Soup for the Soul, Soccer Edition.
With a combined weight of 127 pounds, Atwood and Terris could not handle the length of the course. Asked to comment on their effort Atwood replied, "Did you know I scored a diving header and he's Theo's brother?"
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In the biggest non-surprise of the day Cam and Ross arrived late to the game, needing to jump the fence to get to the tee box on time. The two put together a solid round despite Silverman getting hurt on three occasions.
Terris and Miller paid homage to their coaching staff by dressing as them for the 2007 tournament. If I have said it once, I have said it a thousand times, if on your first shot you drive a ball 40 yards right at the flag and the ball lands directly in a garbage can, you are screwed. As was the day for Terris and Miller. +6, they leave CCHS without ever holding the the trophy, a career now incomplete.
Past Champions:
2006 Champions Fauchet and Wells (E)
2005 Fauchet and Brandon (-2)
2004 Stratford and Callahan (-4)
2003 McGrath and Pavlik (-2)
2002 Martini and Maldonian (-3)
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