The Broadfoot Open

Player	Gross Score	Handicap	Net Score	TGS Cup Points
Jason Wold	81	7	74	20
Rich Wold	87	12	75	15
Andy Rader	96	19	77	14
Charlie Broadfoot	87	8	79	13
Brian Galbraith	93	12	81	12
Jim Rader	101	19	82	11
Nick Mann	85	2	83	9.5
Jeff Albright	91	8	83	9.5
Tim Tyvand	107	23	84	8
Mark Uyeda	108	23	85	6.5
Keith Eayrs	102	17	85	6.5
Dann Sonne	109	23	86	5
Brendan McMullen	111	23	88	4
Darrin Carlson	106	17	89	3
Michael Jordan	108	18	90	2
Lance Meyerink	122	15	107	1

Oregon City, OR -- It was early, it was wet and it was ugly. With it's charitable motto of "Helping Cageys help themselves", the second annual "Coaches for Cageys" event happened to fall on the 39th birthday of tournament host Jason Wold. Unfortunately, Mother Nature (a great Cagey in her own right) decided to frown on the Tailgate State Cup competitors and the players were met with a constant drizzle when they awoke.

In their rush to get to the course for the 9:00 AM start time, many in the field neglected to grab suitable rain gear and umbrellas. What took place on the first nine holes could best be described as a deluge of bogeys and, as was often the case, the dreaded score of "other".

Only two players in the field (Nick Mann and Mark Uyeda) were able to make par on the first hole. Uyeda receiving a stroke on the hole meant the first payball of the day would belong to him and he was $50 richer.

In all, the field combined for fourteen 8s, three 9s and an 11 on the front nine, compared to only six birdies (two each by Charlie Broadfoot and Andy Rader). Brian Galbraith and Andy Rader shared the lead at even par after nine holes once scores were adjusted for handicaps. Jason Wold, Rich Wold, Jim Rader and Charlie Broadfoot were all three shots back as the only other players in the field to break 40. Tour stalwarts Lance Meyerink and Brendan McMullen were perhaps the players most ill-equipped to deal with the conditions as the tall grass that often contained their balls left them with wet shoes, soaked pants and dour attitudes. Neither was able to break 50 and both spoke frequently of walking off the course to the safer confines of Stone Creek's well appointed double-wide clubhouse.

Thankfully, the rain stopped in the third hour and smiles and laughter were more evident. Keith Eayrs remarkably had his ball closest to the pin on both of the holes that awarded prizes for the feat. Having won the long drive contest earlier in the day, his trifecta was an achievement rarely seen in golf circles.

Double bogeys early in the back nine derailed the runs of Andy Rader (11th and 12th holes), Broadfoot (10th and 12th holes), Jim Rader (10th, 13th and 14th with a triple bogey on 11) and Galbraith (13th and 14th holes with a triple bogey on 12). The Wold cousins, though not playing in the same group, were the only players with a realistic shot at victory. After a monstrous drive on the 18th hole that onlookers estimated to be 370 yards, Rich Wold made a disappointing bogey that left him one shot behind his cousin's final score of net 74. As he is known to do, Jason Wold made par on each of the final five holes and sealed his victory with a twelve foot putt on the eighteenth green.

The new champion's satisfying birthday ended in his basement, drunk from his accomplishment and drifting off to sleep with the official Tailgate State Cup tucked in beside him.

The mistakenly named "Clackamas Classic" will in fact take place in Multnomah county in two weeks at venerable Eastmoreland golf course. Tim Tyvand will need to shake off some poor finishes thus far this year in his attempt to be the third tournament host to win his own event in 2008.