The Vukelic Cup 2007

The teams and their members were:

The Force:  Scott Halvorson, Dave Cantrell, Byron Paul, and Gary Gronberg

The Dark Side:  Dennis Steele, Mike Heilman, Nick Kjos, and Dale Hoerauf

Dennis looks over a putt. He and Nick took on Byron and Dave in the first match where the teams played 3 holes of scramble, 3 holes of best ball, and 3 holes of alternate shot golf.

Byron hit a nice shot within twelve feet of the pin on #3, a par 3.  Unfortunately, he and Dave were unable to convert it into a birdie.  Dennis' putter was fiery hot on the front nine and helped the team to a 7-2 win.

Representative of Scott's woes were tough recovery shots like this one.  Surprisingly, he managed to get the ball onto the green from under a tree limb.  Still, Scott and Gary were bested, 6-3 by Mike and Dale, thanks to shots like the one Dale made on #7 [below].

Mike picks Dale's hole out of the hole after Dale chipped in for an eagle on #7.

The second nine holes featured head-to-head matches.

The two principals are still friends as they drive to the tee on #8, their match all square.  Scott won the match, 5 1/2 - 3 1/2.

In other matches, Dale and Byron split, as did Nick and Gary.  Dave defeated Dennis 5 1/2 - 3 1/2.  All of the matches went to the last hole.

Nick and I do the grip and grin as Nick accepts congratulations on accumulating the most points during the tournament.  He got some great Ram golf balls for his efforts.

If you look closely at Dave's hat, you'll see he is sporting a brush tee in its receptacle, proof that it can be kept close at hand during the round.  Gary takes a break from the chili to admire Dave's fashion sense.

Here's to next year.

Previous Vukelic Cup Tournaments are available for your perusal here, here, and here.

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