Darby Has His Day, Leads Team To Victory

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Mike and Karl have agreed to drop their lawsuit against TFF. In an out of court settlement, TFF promised to never again support, back, and or promote the celebration of Darby Day. Also, TFF agreed to pay for counseling for both Mike and Karl who are both suffering from Post Darby Day Syndrome. Now that the lawsuit is over, TFF can report on perhaps the most eventful match of the year. Darby Day began with a catered meal from Chic Fillet as well as a sack of treats for Ron. The fivesome drove to Ross Creek in what would become another beautiful day. Ron began the celebration of his day by holing out a sand shot for birdie on #1 and 3 holes later birdied #4 to give his team a 3 point lead. Two holes later, LT birdied #6(#5 handicap) putting LT/R up 4 and they would finish out the front nine with a 3 point lead. M/K however, felt pretty confident as in recent history, team LT/R have faltered on the back nine. At the turn, Sam was up 1 in his weekly battle with Mike. Mike gave Ron 10 strokes so Ron was up 9 strokes after posting a 42. Ron gave Karl 1 stroke so he was up 5. Karl gave LT 2 and LT was still up 2 despite posting a 48. Sam began the back with a beautiful approach shot on #10 and nailed his putt for a rare if ever seen birdie on this most challenging hole. Mike doubled putting Sam up 4. TFF recorded 5 bogies on #11 which put LT/R up 5points with 7 to go. Mike and Karl both parred #12 to pick up a much needed 2 points. When Mike recorded the only par on #13, he not only led his team to within 1, but also got back to within 2 of Sam. However, Sam nailed a 51.5 foot birdie putt on the par 3 #14 to increase his lead back to 4. With only a 1 point lead going into #15, LT inspired his team as he nailed a 19 footer for birdie and a 3 point lead. He followed that up with a par on #16 and put his team up 4 and dormie with 2 holes to play. In individual matches at this point: S up 3 on M, R is up 4 on M and 3 on K, LT is up 3 on K. Despite the odds, team K/M were able to capitalize on a triple by LT and a quadruple by R to get back to 2. Everyone hit a good drive on the long and dangerous #18 except for K who hit a classic elephant's butt drive (high and stinky). Still in possession of his mulligan and after a long consultation with his partner, K hit another drive and improved it by 100 yards. Things looked good for K/M when R shanked his third shot. Ron's 4th shot was executed well but still 12 feet away. LT posted a 6 which gave him a 1 stroke victory over K. K and M both made easy bogies, with both just missing long par attempts. As Ron lined up his 12 foot bogie, he had to make it for not only a team win but also a win over K and a tie with M. Has ever such pressure rested on any man's shoulders? Ron nailed the putt and with tears in his eyes, he thanked all for honoring him with Darby Day. " It was the best day of my life! the only way it could have been any better was that if my partner LT hadn't eaten all my cookies."

Scores/birdies
S-40/39-79-2
M-41/41-82-0
R-42/50-92-2
K-48/46-94-0
LT-48/47-95-2

Notes of Interest
Team K/M will give 14
M will give R 10
R will give K 2
K will give LT 1
everyone is even on lunches
there is a rumor of a possible match this Friday! Happy Thanksgiving!