Skins Game Entertaining on a Gorgeous Day
The annual Skins Game moved to the Links at Gateway for the first time and 16 competitors enjoyed a brisk but beautiful fall day for golf.
In the lead Central Div. match Bob Delorey logged only 3 skins to Ned Loving’s 4, but Bob collected a big 5 hole carry over skin on #15 for $30 and then locked the match up with the super skin win on #18. Bob netted $46, Ned Loving collected $18 for his 4 skins, Jeff Cubel collected 2 skins for $10 and Host Greg Kline logged 1 skin for $6.
The west match was dominated by the hot player of the fall, Helen Puffenberger, who locked up the match on the 16th hole with her 5th skin and the top money of the day of $50. Host Corey McCue did collect the 18th hole super skin for his 3rd of the day and $24. John Raymond netted 2 skins and $6 while Scott Wilsey enjoyed the afternoon sun.
In the East match Host Bill Gordon and Gary Thomas collected a pair of carry over skins and a single each to come to the 18th hole tied for the lead. Gordon softly rolled a downhill birdie putt that dropped in the side door for the $20 carryover super skin and win at $46. Thomas collected $26, Ken Westerman logged 1 skin on the 16th hole for $6 and Thomas Mulhern collected the first skin of the day on #1 for $2.
The All Star match went to the putting green after a push for the 18th hole super skin left Host Mike Prieskorn tied with Willi Hesse. Prieskorn survived a 5 hole playoff with a 20 foot down hill bender to win his 3rd skin, $38 and the match. Willi posted 2 skins and $24. Gregg Nothdurft posted 1 skin for $18 and Tom Litzler enjoyed the sunny day. All 5 skins won on the course were won with natural birdies.
This is the first Skins Game win for Mike, Helen and Bob while Bill notches his 2nd.