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Chad Kimmelshue recently eagled the difficult No. 14 hole at Butte
Creek CC. Kimmelshue laced his 175-yard, 6-iron, one-hop approach shot
into the cup as witnessed by his playing companions. Kimmelshue, a
junior on the Pleasant Valley High School golf team, was playing with
some other very talented young golfers, Ryan Trask, Chris Massoletti,
Art Golden and Aaron Gausemel, when he made his great approach shot.
Kimmelshue must subscribe to the philosophy that you can't get better
unless you compete against someone better than you. That is a true
statement.
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Six-year-old Drew Stilwell recently made the first par of his young
golfing career on the 410-yard second hole at Butte Creek CC. Stilwell
chipped in for par on this difficult, par-5, dogleg hole. As with
5-year-old James Sprotte, who made his first par last week on the No.
3 hole at Canyon Oaks, Stilwell is also an avid golfer and takes the
game very seriously.
Canyon Oaks CC
Wallace Crosby (69) took first place in the Canyon Oaks CC Senior
Men's Club "Bah Humbug Tournament" last week. Each player was allowed
two mulligans (a second shot with no penalty) during the round. Jim
Gochnauer and Harold Richins tied for second at 70. Dan Walker was
fourth (72). Doug Bockus and Gene Rideout tied for fifth place (73).
Abe Baily and Marv Smith tied for seventh (74). Closest to the pin
winners were: No. 3, Smith; No. 6, Gary Chase; No. 11, Dan Walker; No.
14, Max Newman.
Butte Creek CC
Butte Creek CC Women's Golf Club did not let a little adverse weather
(like in "cold and wet") keep the club from playing in its weekly
outing last week. Their "Best of Nine" format also allowed a
club-length bump of the ball. A "club length" is always the driver.
Barbara Joronen finished in first place with a score of 35. Kay
Kurdziel and Karen Beckman tied for second (35.5). Vickie Ellcessor
took the fourth spot at 36.
Tip of the week: Don't try it till you've practiced it! Occasionally,
you'll find yourself facing a very unusual shot. For example, you may
have to play the shot left-handed, or stand inside a deep bunker with
the ball outside it, way above your feet; or you may be standing well
above the ball, which is in the edge of a water hazard. When you
encounter a situation requiring a very odd swing, the best advice is
not to try a full shot unless you have practiced the situation. If you
haven't previously encountered the swing that's needed, you might hit
into more trouble or even whiff the shot. Instead, play a safe chip
into the fairway and go from there, or take an unplayable lie penalty
if necessary. Later, practice these situations when playing a few
casual holes, so you're more prepared for them in the future.
Definition: Finesse shot — any nonstandard shot used to get a ball out
of an awkward or impossible lie by bending, twisting or stretching the
rules or by hitting it directly through a loophole.
Quip of the week: The devoted golfer is an anguished soul who has
learned a lot about putting, just as an avalanche victim has learned a
lot about snow.
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