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Another Match Played & Recorded by: Long Island Golf League
Match Date:       09/15/2023						Course Played:       Bellport GC
Team #5 Mike & Chris		Match Points 12		VS				Team #7 Steve & Hank		Match Points 0
Chris	Points 0		Score 85		VS		Mike G.		Points 0	Score 97
Hank	Points 0		Score 96		VS		Steve C.		Points 0	Score 82

Comments: The format was one best ball closeout and we played from the blue tees. It was an interesting format for Chris & Mike but they needed to win it all to make the top bracket for the championship. Filling in Steve was Andy with a 2 index. With a 1 handicap Andy had to give a lot of strokes...14 & 22 for C&M and 19 for Hank. Chris came out of the box on fire, he was -1 after 4 holes leading to C&M being -4. However H&A came back winning the next 3 holes to only being down 1. That streak was short lived with C&M winning 8 & 9 to go 3 up making the turn. Andy birdied 13 to cut the lead to 2. Chris matched Andy's par on 14. Mike won 15 with a net par to go 3 up with 3 to go. Andy & Chris both hit one of their shots out of bounds leaving the hole to M&H. Both were getting strokes and Hank was able to make a net par but fortunately Mike was getting 2 strokes and managed to get a net birdie to close out the match. The 2 hole press began on 17. Chris had a net par to match Andy and on 18 C&M each had net pars to win the press. Hank had some great shots, especially the birdie on 10. Chris carried the load for most of the round with some help from Mike late. The wind was Andy's enemy most of the day but it was fun to watch him hit booming shots time after time. It was a beautiful day enjoyed by all and the 19th hole drink wasn't to bad either.

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Another Match Played & Recorded by: Long Island Golf League
Match Date:       09/11/2023						Course Played:       Bellport GC
Team #6 John & Brian		Match Points 12		VS				Team #5 Mike & Chris		Match Points 0
John	Points 0		Score 89		VS		Brian		Points 0	Score 98
Mike G.	Points 0		Score 98		VS		Chris		Points 0	Score 88

Comments: The format was best ball, Nassau. The day started out with a steady rain. WE were not sure if we would get the round finished. However, we played on. After the third hole the rain slowed and then stopped. It was game on! Brian parred the first hole in the pouring rain. John parred the 2nd hole in the pouring rain. We realized we were mudders. We were up 2 and the rain stopped. The 3rd hole was halved. The 4th hole John & Chris parred. B/J ham & egged it till we were up 5 holes by the ninth hole. The sun was shining bright and hot and John was feeling good. We started the back nine with C/M both parring the hole. Brian thought " The worm has turned". Chris was getting back to is game. But no, this was John's day! He parred the 11th hole. We were down 2 on the back till John parred the next 4 holes with strokes to win the Nassau and the press. One of John's best rounds. He truly is a Mudder! The day was so hot, Brian could not stick around to bask in the win with Chis and Mike, both great competitors and great friends. John and Brian have had a great time this season. Playing with some new great guys and the old great guys.

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Another Match Played & Recorded by: Long Island Golf League
Match Date:       09/05/2023						Course Played:       Pine Hills
Team #3 Rich & Tony		Match Points 3.0		VS				Team #9 Zach & Ed		Match Points 9.0
Rich	Points 0		Score 92		VS		Tony		Points 0	Score 89
Zach	Points 0		Score 93		VS		Ed		Points 0	Score 78

Comments: Format was bestball/bestball Nassau. Team R/T got off to a good start winning the front +3. We halved #10. Zak's par on 11 won the hole. We halved #12. Team Z/E won 13 and the Z/E team were up +2 for the back 9. #14 -a par 3 was a critical hole. Everyone was stroking off Ed's ball. Rich's 4 halved Ed's 3 . Zak had a downhill 15 foot putt and Tony had a 5 foot uphill putt. Zak drilled his for a net 3 but Tony's putt just missed so instead of a win for team R/T, team Z/E won 1 point and the overall match was now even. Zak got 2 strokes on #15 and his par net eagle won 1 point. Team Z/E took two points on #16 and won the back and were now plus 3 for the overall. This is where it got interesting. Team R/T knew they needed 4 points to lock up a place in the final 4. They only had 3 after winning the front. If they won #17 they would be down 1 for the overall and would need to win one point on 18 to halve the match. If they lost 17 they would lose the match but only need to halve the press to get the that 1 point. The problem was Zak was getting 2 strokes on 18 and R/T only one each. R/T made they're decision. All golfers were on the 17th green and R/T made the announcement. "Guys we have decided to give you guys the 17th hole and therefore you have won the match." Zak and Ed looked at each other, Zak said "Wait a minute what do you mean how can you give us the match We're being Palmieri'd . Somethings up." R/T explained the situation to the Z/E team explaining that if R/T halved the press they would be guaranteed a spot in the final 4 . If Z/E won the press they would be guaranteed a spot in the final 4. Z/E looked at each other still confused over the sudden turn of events. "We're being Palmieri'd" said Zak again. But they said Let's do It. We moved to the 18th tee knowing everything was on the line. All 4 of hit good drives. Ed and Rich were on the green in 2, Tony in 3 and Zak in 4. Ed got his par. Tony bogeyed with a stoke for a net par. It all came down to Rich and Zak. Rich had a 5 foot net birdie putt and Zak had a 4 foot net birdie putt. If Rich sank his putt, it would be over and team R/T would be guaranteed a spot in the Final 4. He missed the putt by 6 inches. Zak stepped up and drilled his putt in for the win. Although the R/T team were crushed by the loss, when they saw the pure joy on Zak's face after sinking his putt the loss didn't feel so bad. Drinks at the bar afterwoods were especially great when Chris showed up and bought everyone drinks. Great match!! Great with playing with Ed & Zak!

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Another Match Played & Recorded by: Long Island Golf League
Match Date:       09/01/2023						Course Played:       Bellport GC
Team #8 Dennis & Mike		Match Points 11.0		VS				Team #1 Bill & Bud		Match Points 1.0
Dennis	Points 0		Score 95		VS		Mike D.		Points 0	Score 92
Bud	Points 0		Score 88		VS		Bill		Points 0	Score 98

Comments: The venue was Bellport GC, the  format was best ball Nassau , the weather was perfect.   Team DM took the early lead after Den made par on 1.   Both Bill and Bud made par on 4 which brought the match to even.   It was looking like team BB would go 1 up on 8 when Mike finally woke up, got off Dennis’s shoulders  and sank a long putt from off the green to keep the match even.  Mike’s  par on 9 was enough to give team DM the front.   10 was halved .  Mikes parred 11 to see team DM go 2 up on the match and 1 on the back.  Bud sank a nice par putt on 12 to get the match to within 1.  Mike parred 14 and team DM was + 2 on the match .  Bogies by both D and M on 15 was enough to go up +3 on the match / + 2 on the back.  16 was halved with Bill ,Bud and Den all making par.  Team DM had won the front, and over all .  On to 17 , Mike’s par closed out the match and we went to 18 for the press.   Bill made a great chip to within 4 feet and his bogie along with Den’s was all that was needed to split  the press.  On to Peter’s for a few cocktails and laughs .  Always a fun time when these 2 teams get together.

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Another Match Played & Recorded by: Long Island Golf League
Match Date:       08/30/2023						Course Played:       Hamlet Commack
Team #6 John & Brian		Match Points 2.0		VS				Team #10 Chris & Mark		Match Points 10.0
John	Points 0		Score 96		VS		Brian		Points 0	Score 97
Chris R.	Points 0		Score 91		VS		Mark		Points 0	Score 83

Comments: Nassau front back overall. It was a dark and dreary morning, the rain came down hard. We had a 10:50 tee time. We started at 12:00 when the rain finally stopped. We all teed off and John and Brian went up the fairway. Chris and Marks cart stopped working. Once we started we were off and running. the first hole was one by John, wiith one of his seven strokes. C&M went even on number three and then went down one again on four and then down two on five. Chris chipped in for birdie on six. One down. Then Mark came alive barely missing a fairway the rest of the round. He shot 41 on the front nine and 42 on the back. However, Brian and John on the back nine halved the 10/11 holes and then Mark proceeded to have no mercy until eighteen. Where Brian and John down five pressed and won the hole. Mark had a great game. We all had alot of fun and laughs and the weather was perfect. The course was in fabulous shape. greens were impeccable. GREAT DAY!!!!

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Another Match Played & Recorded by: Long Island Golf League
Match Date:       08/31/2023						Course Played:       Vineyard GC
Team #2 Steve & Joe		Match Points 11.0		VS				Team #4 Tom & Billy		Match Points 1.0
Joe	Points 0		Score 94		VS		Steve		Points 0	Score 93
Tom	Points 0		Score 98		VS		Billy E.		Points 0	Score 102

Comments: Format Best Ball Tie Breaker Nassau. Beautiful Day with a bit of wind. Tom a great host at his Vineyard Golf Course. The course was in great shape but boy was the rough a nightmare. The course designer was sadistic.! Just a little of and you're either in a fairway bunker or in the tall weeds. Match was tight front nine with J&S winning by 1. Second nine J&S opened up a big early lead to close the match out on 14 and we split the press. Thid 6000yd parr 70 course plays tough and long. Lot of dialog on saving the world over beers. PS we lost a dozen balls between us.

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Another Match Played & Recorded by: Long Island Golf League
Match Date:       08/29/2023						Course Played:       Baiting Hollow Club
Team #7 Steve & Hank		Match Points 8.5		VS				Team #10 Chris & Mark		Match Points 3.5
Hank	Points 0		Score 84		VS		Steve C.		Points 0	Score 79
Chris R.	Points 0		Score 100		VS		Mark		Points 0	Score 93

Comments: Was a cloudy, cool day at Baiting Hollow. The format was best ball Nassau. I'd like to start by thanking Andy for stepping up to help Stevie and I finish the season. Steve is recovering nicely from his eye surgery, but it's up to the doctor if he'll be able to play the season finale. Going into the match Andy was a two handicap, giving Hank 18 strokes, Mark 20 strokes, and Chris 17 strokes, just to keep it competitive...lol. The front nine Hank and Andy were down 2 thru 7 when Andy made par to win hole 8 and Hank had a net par on 9 to win the hole and halve the front. On the back, team H/A put it n high gear to go 3 up thru 14. Mark won 15 with a net birdie, to then lose 16 to Hank's net birdie and the match. The press started on 17. Chris was not at all happy with his play during the match but redeemed himself with a net birdie on 17. Not to be outdone by his brother, Mark net birdied 18 to win the press. Our match finished just before a large outing was getting started so we said our goodbyes in the parking lot. No beers at the bar this time. Always a great time playing with these guys and I can't thank Andy enough !!!

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Another Match Played & Recorded by: Long Island Golf League
Match Date:       08/10/2023						Course Played:       Cherry Creek-Links
Team #2 Steve & Joe		Match Points 0		VS				Team #10 Chris & Mark		Match Points 0
Steve	Points 0		Score 93		VS		Joe		Points 0	Score 99
Chris R.	Points 6.0		Score 82		VS		Mark		Points 6.0	Score 90

Comments: DISASTER!!!!! CHRIS&MARK TOOK JOE&STEVE TO CHERRY CREEK. NARROW FAIRWAYS AND THICK, THICK ROUGH AND ON TOP OF THAT RAIN IN THE FORCAST. MATCH START WELL ENOUGH WITH JOE UP 3 AND STEVE UP 1 AFTER THE FIRST THREE. THAT WAS THE TEASE!!! CHRIS & MARK WENT 2 OVER & 3 OVER PARR OVER THE NEXT 6 HOLES WHICH GAVE MARK THE LEAD BY 1 AND CHRIS BY 3 AFTER THE FRONT NINE. CHRIS NEGLECTED TO TELL US WE HAVE TO HIT TO THE FAIRWAY. AFTER THE NINE THE FUN REALLY STARTED WITH THE BROTHER DUO SCORING A PAIR OF 41'S TO THROUGHLY KICK OUR ASSES. I WISH I COULD SAY IT WAS GREAT FUN BUT THE DRINKS & APPETIZERS AFTERWARDS WAS GREAT. GREAT PAIR OF GOLFERS (THE BROTHER REILLY TAG TEAM).

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Another Match Played & Recorded by: Long Island Golf League
Match Date:       08/11/2023						Course Played:       Bellport GC
Team #1 Bill & Bud		Match Points 3.0		VS				Team #9 Zach & Ed		Match Points 9.0
Bud	Points 0		Score 91		VS		Bill		Points 0	Score 100
Ed	Points 0		Score 69		VS		Zach		Points 0	Score 100

Comments: Zach an Eddie chose format which was single best ball Nassau. This could be a very short recap but it will not be. Eddie had to give so many strokes the score card looked like it had a rash. Zach got 1 on 14 holes and 2 on 4 holes. Bill got 1 on 16 holes and 2 on 2 holes. Bud got 16. Well, the match started with Ed and Bud paring 1. Bud felt goo for a second until Zach parred 1 for a net eagle. And now it began. Eddie birdied 2 and 3 and Bill and Bud are down 3. Bud parred 5 and Eddie had 1 of his 3 bogies for the day. Bud and Bill down 2 going to 6 but that did not last long. Anyway Zach and Eddie won the front +4. The back started with Zach and Eddie parring 10. Bud parred 11 to make the back even. Bill parred 13 and Bill and Bud were 1 up. Strange feeling. Bill and Bud won 15 and were 2 up going to 17 which was a tie so Bud and Bill won the back but lost the match by 2. The press is on for hole 18. Eddied was on the fringe in 2. bud was in the green side trap in 3. Eddie got the birdie and Bud had a 10 foot putt to split the press. Missed it. It was fun watching Eddie play and shoot his 69.

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Another Match Played & Recorded by: Long Island Golf League
Match Date:       08/05/2023						Course Played:       Bellport GC
Team #9 Zach & Ed		Match Points 9.0		VS				Team #6 John & Brian		Match Points 3.0
John	Points 0		Score		VS		Zach		Points 0	Score
Brian	Points 0		Score		VS		Ed		Points 0	Score

Comments: Replacement posting to correct standings. Original post was not filed.

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