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2015 TGS Cup Championship
October 3-4, 2015
Chambers Bay Golf Course (University Place, WA) and The Home Course (DuPont, WA)
Format: net stroke play
Place | Name | Handicap | Sat gross | Sat net | Sun gross | Sun net | Total net | Points |
1 | Jim Rader | 26 | 96 | 70 | 81 | 55 | 125 | 60.00 |
2 | Jeff Albright | 16 | 88 | 72 | 80 | 64 | 136 | 48.00 |
3 | Kevin Nufer | 32 | 105 | 73 | 103 | 71 | 144 | 39.36 |
-- | Charlie Broadfoot | 8 | 81 | 73 | 81 | 73 | 146 | -- |
4 | Kevin Govro | 10 | 88 | 78 | 79 | 69 | 147 | 33.06 |
5 | Jake Panowicz | 12 | 89 | 77 | 83 | 71 | 148 | 28.43 |
T6 | Andy Rader | 13 | 90 | 77 | 85 | 72 | 149 | 23.77 |
T6 | Jason Wold | 8 | 82 | 74 | 83 | 75 | 149 | 23.77 |
8 | Brett Hamel | 5 | 79 | 74 | 81 | 76 | 150 | 20.27 |
- | Tal Wold | 22 | 93 | 71 | 102 | 80 | 151 | -- |
9 | Rich Wold | 14 | 98 | 84 | 82 | 68 | 152 | 18.24 |
T10 | Sean Ealy | 20 | 102 | 82 | 93 | 73 | 155 | 15.60 |
T10 | Andy Clark | 12 | 96 | 84 | 83 | 71 | 155 | 15.60 |
T12 | Scott Hall | 18 | 108 | 90 | 86 | 68 | 158 | 12.01 |
T12 | Tommy Berry | 12 | 90 | 78 | 92 | 80 | 158 | 12.01 |
T12 | Matt Bonniksen | 14 | 92 | 78 | 94 | 80 | 158 | 12.01 |
-- | Steve Beal | 23 | 103 | 80 | 102 | 79 | 159 | -- |
15 | Steve Teubner | 25 | 106 | 81 | 107 | 82 | 163 | 9.69 |
16 | Dann Sonne | 31 | 118 | 87 | 110 | 79 | 166 | 8.72 |
17 | Tim Tyvand | 29 | 127 | 98 | 106 | 77 | 175 | 7.85 |
18 | Whitney Jorde | 24 | 126 | 102 | 105 | 81 | 183 | 7.07 |
19 | Lance Meyerink | 33 | 137 | 104 | 121 | 88 | 192 | 6.36 |
- | Marc Streleski | 8 | WD | WD | 86 | 78 | WD | -- |
Field average | 18.04 | 99.73 | 81.23 | 92.39 | 74.35 | 155.41 |
Let's agree to stop discussing whether or not his handicap was valid (it wasn't) or his win legitimate (probably not) and appreciate the fact that Jim Rader played one damn fine round of golf on Sunday to sweep low net score for both days and the weekend. On a gorgeous October morning, Jim made double bogeys on the first and sixth holes at The Home Course, then never looked back while trouncing the rest of the field on route to an (ahem) eleven shot, two-day victory. He made 10 fours, 7 fives and one six on his remarkably boring scorecard. After three years of searching, Jeff Albright finally found a putter that worked and grabbed second place with a score of 80 on Sunday; a day when the average score dropped by almost eight shots and 16 of the 23 players improved upon their Saturday score.
Half of the field spent Friday night questioning the appeal of line dancing at a downtown Tacoma honky tonk bar while enjoying refreshing (and very masculine) margaritas. The tension was palpable as all were nervous of what Chambers Bay would bring the following morning. The course was awesome, the walk difficult and the bunkers were challenging but everyone would agree that Chambers Bay was worth every penny, every lost ball and every ache and pain felt the next morning. It was probably the finest course that the Tailgate State Tour had ever visited.
Not knowing how difficult The Home Course would be meant that even those who had blown up on Saturday held out hope that they could still hoist the trophy come Sunday afternoon. A brisk morning turned into a stunning day at a golf course that - though very well maintained - didn't pose the threat of big numbers like the day prior. Andy Clark and Jake Panowicz (aka "The Emerald Queens") had too much ground to make up on Kevin Nufer, though, and the doctor held it together to claim the 2015 Tailgate State Cup and all of the glory and accolades that accompany it. His relief while french-kissing the trophy was evident after two pressure-packed nights of sleeping on a first place lead with so much on the line.
Congratulations to our 2015 champion golfer of the year: Dr. Kevin Beauregard Nufer (that might not be his real middle name).
The off-season will be a time of reflection and soul searching for the rest of us who hope that 2016 will be the year when our balls fall at the right time to claim prizes, fame and a glorious tin and wood trophy. Rules and regulations will be debated, examined and proposed (bet your ass, they will). 2016 will be the tenth year of this tour and we hope to have great events, venues and prizes to commemorate such a important anniversary. Stay tuned.
Lessons learned at the 2015 Tailgate State Tour Championship: