SOM 1 Golf

We couldn't have asked for a better day to kick off Summer of Man 2011. The sun was shining, birds were chirping, Bingaman's new shoes were gleaming. By looking at us, with our creased slacks and sharp polos, you would never have guessed our average round by the end of the day would be a cool 100. The favorite going into the first competition was Couls, but unlike last year when the favored challenger choked until the 8th week, he stepped up and delivered.

Bing, the reigning champ, struggled on the front nine shooting a 61, but regrouped nicely to post a 52, good enough for a 5th place finish. Couls was not the only rookie to do well in his man challenge debut. Jeff shot a 109, good enough for a third place finish. Sean and Johnson, the other neophytes, didn't fair as well. Sean faded in the back 9, posting a 64, and finished last among the men competing. Johnson notched the first SOM no show and was rewarded with a big fat zero. Pete and Jantz were the most consistent golfers, both shooting one worse on the back than on the front (49/50 and 55/56). By far Bing and zVirus were the most inconsistent on the day (Bing inking a 9 stroke swing...Zach a whopping 15 strokes between a front 52 and a back 67).

In the end, the day played out pretty much the way the experts predicted. Coming up on Tuesday...SOM 2 Poker.

By the Numbers:

Kris......Front....44....Back....51.....Round 95

Pete......Front...49.....Back....50.....Round 99

Jeff.......Front...52.....Back.....57....Round 109

Jantz....Front...55.....Back....56....Round 111

Bing.....Front...61.....Back....52.....Round 113

Zach....Front....52....Back....67.....Round 119

Sean...Front....56....Back....64.....Round 120

Best Rounds

Front.........Back

Kris 44......Pete 50

Pete 49......Kris 51

Jeff 52........Bing 52

Zach 52......Jantz 56

Jantz 55.....Jeff 57

Sean 56......Sean 64

Bing 61.......Zach 67

Kris 6 pars 6 bogies

Pete 1 birdie 1 par 9 bogies

Zach 2 pars 2 bogies

Jantz 1 par 6 bogies

Bing 1 par 4 bogies

Jeff 0 pars 9 bogies

Sean 0 pars 4 bogies

Worst shots of the day....Jantz 11 on hole 12; zVirus 14 on the 18th; Pete 10 on the 13th; Couls 10 on the 18th