TGS Cup Championship

Player	Saturday gross	HCP	Saturday net	Sunday gross	HCP	Sunday net	Total score	TGS points
Scott Hall	89	24	65	92	24	68	133	40
Jason Wold	79	7	72	77	7	70	142	30
Jim Rader	93	20	73	91	20	71	144	27
Brett Hamel	82	6	76	74	6	68	144	27
Andy Rader	86	17	69	95	17	78	147	24
Jeff Albright	89	11	78	84	11	73	151	21
Seth Harris	84	9	75	85	9	76	151	21
Kevin Nufer	105	28	77	104	28	76	153	18
Jake Panowicz	88	11	77	89	11	78	155	15
Tim Tyvand	97	25	72	108	25	83	155	15
Dave Charbonneau	106	26	80	102	26	76	156	12
Tommy Berry	88	12	76	95	12	83	159	10
Steve Teubner	103	25	78	108	25	83	161	8
Rich Wold	94	12	82	92	12	80	162	6
Lance Meyerink	105	22	83	129	22	107	190	4

Scott Hall won the weekend but Seth Harris played well enough to win the season-long race for the 2012 Tailgate State Cup on a beautiful weekend at the Oregon Coast.

Despite grumblings about handicaps, Hall coasted to a nine shot victory over perennial top-three finisher and two-time TGS Cup Champion Jason Wold. Hall was decided to be a 24 handicap despite the fact that he had never broken 100 in a TGS Cup event. Even if he had been a 27 handicap -- the original one assigned to him -- he still would have won by three strokes. And it helped his cause when he bought five pitchers of beer for the rest of the field with his winnings.

Gearhart proved to be a worthy championship caliber course for the field with it's short holes and tiny greens. The environs were so appealing that Kevin Nufer ended up purchasing a vacation home in Seaside that is sure to be enjoyed by players in the future should the tour return to Gearhart.

Lance Meyerink made a cameo appearance but didn't seem to have worked on his golf game while living in swanky Las Vegas. He lost a fight to an ice chest and proved that some things will never change. That's a good thing.

The only drama during the weekend came via some gamesmanship displayed during a money match between defending TGS Cup Champion Rich Wold and tour mainstay Tommy Berry. On the ridiculously challenging 18th hole, Rich thought it would be a good idea to remind Tommy that he was playing out of turn. In the middle of his backswing. This is a feud that will be worth paying attention to in 2013.

The bars and restaurants on the strip in Seaside saw good business from the solid field of "has-beens" and "never-weres" with karaoke night at Twisted Fish being a particular highlight of the weekend. Apparently mixing a crowd of 30 and 40-year old men determined to relive their glory days, a bachelorette party of women who like to eat and a special needs group out on their monthly excursion doesn't have to end poorly.

Thanks to everyone who played this year and especially to the tournament hosts who make everything possible. Dramatic rule changes are being proposed for 2013. Stay tuned.