TGS Cup Championship

Place	Name	Gross	HCP	Net	Gross	HCP	Net	Total net	Points
1	Tom Wortman	84	18	66	84	18	66	132	60.00
2	Kurt Weiss	94	21	73	92	21	71	144	48.00
3	Andy Clark	82	11	71	86	11	75	146	39.36
4	Jeff Albright	85	12	73	87	12	75	148	33.06
-	Jake Panowicz	76	10	66	95	10	85	151	-
T5	Scott Hall	98	16	82	92	16	76	158	26.73
T5	Sean Ealy	99	18	81	95	18	77	158	26.73
7	Kevin Govro	85	8	77	90	8	82	159	22.52
8	Steve Teubner	98	23	75	108	23	85	160	20.27
-	Tobin Knowles	85	10	75	95	10	85	160	-
9	Rich Wold	99	12	87	86	12	74	161	18.24
10	Dann Sonne	105	25	80	107	25	82	162	16.42
11	Kevin Nufer	110	30	80	113	30	83	163	14.78
T12	Karl Finkelnburg	101	22	79	108	22	86	165	12.64
T12	Hunter Levengood	103	25	78	112	25	87	165	12.64
14	Kevin Palmer	121	31	90	126	31	95	185	10.77
	Field average	95.31	18.25	77.06	98.50	18.25	80.25	157.31

KP #6	Jake Panowicz	Saturday
LD #10	Scott Hall	Saturday
KP #17	Steve Teubner	Saturday
KP #6	Forgot to mark	Sunday
LD #10	Too much wind	Sunday
KP #17	Kurt Weiss (probably)	Sunday

	Gross Birdies
#6	Jake Panowicz	Saturday
#6	Kurt Weiss	Saturday
#14	Andy Clark	Saturday
#1	Kevin Govro	Sunday

	Double-Digit Club
#2	Rich Wold (11)	Saturday
#2	Steve Teubner (10)	Sunday
#5	Dann Sonne (10)	Sunday
#10	Dann Sonne (10)	Sunday
#10	Kevin Palmer (11)	Sunday
#12	Kevin Palmer (10)	Sunday
#12	Kevin Nufer (10)	Sunday
#14	Kevin Palmer (10)	Sunday
#18	Jake Panowicz (11)	Sunday

	Casino Winners
A lot	Kevin Palmer	Friday
$47	81-year old woman named "Shitface"	Saturday
$0	Everyone else	Combined

He left most of his balls in the forests surrounding Salish Cliffs Golf Club but Kevin Palmer went home with the Tailgate State Cup and a good chunk of money from the Squaxin tribe, thanks to his robust blackjack play on Friday night.

His lead proved to be insurmountable as no one could reach the massive amount of points he had accumulated during the regular season. Tom Wortman put up a valiant effort to shoot net twelve strokes under par but it wouldn't matter. Jeff Albright was the only one with a mathematical chance to catch Palmer but triple-bogeys on the opening hole on both days sealed his fate.

The course was particularly difficult for the high-handicappers, despite playing from white tees that made driver unnecessary for several players. Many began the tournament with crippling hangovers and started spraying shots far and wide into the beautiful timber-lined fairways. On his second hole, Rich Wold made the mistake of trying to hit from the tall fescue grass on one of the many "Cliffs of Salish" only to watch his ball trickle onto a cart path and meander down the hill. Much like a native Chinook salmon returning to spawn, his ball ended up back where it had begun life: some 200 yards away near the tee box.

Sunday brought refreshed players - many were in bed by 9:00 PM on Saturday - but blustery conditions that made the course much tougher than the previous day. Jake Panowicz (2019 Comeback Player of the Year?) topped an outstanding 76 on Saturday with a disappointing encore but took solace in his bitchin' new car and golf clubs. Only four players were able to improve upon their score from the previous day and most spent the day alternating between sunscreen and rain gear as wind gusts and showers made their way around the course.

Salish Cliffs' combination of outstanding golf, short distance from Portland, casino wagering and ample firewater had most of the field in a positive, reflective mood and wondering what 2019 would have in store for the Tailgate State Tour. Palmer will attempt to become the third person to win the cup in back-to-back years while they rest of us try to check him into the boards and wrestle it away for ourselves.