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A few days ago the greatest summary of TFF's action was published. While waiting for a possible Pulitzer Prise award, the author suddenly noticed that only a small part of the article was on the blog. During the process of attempting to publish the entire story that was full of wisdom, wit, humor, and breath taking descriptions of the thrill of victory("Back Nine Ron" at The Farms), as well as the agony of defeat (Karl at The Farms and LT at Shiloh Falls), everything was accidentally deleted. Also, the author had thrown away the scorecards. After searching through the trash can, the scorecards were fortunately(or unfortunately depending on your viewpoint) recovered. However, the article will remain lost in cyberspace for all eternity. All attempts to rewrite the summary have been denied by a combination of writer's block and tears. "I poured my heart and soul into that post. To rewrite that article would be like asking Tolstoy to rewrite "War and Peace" or Homer to rewrite "The Iliad and the Odyssey", it can't be done." So a few comments, then the scores. First, there are two scorecards that are missing, M,R ,and S's trip to Jackson National where Mike claims to have sunk a 163 foot birdie putt for a victory over Ron and LT, R, and S's trip to Woodland Hills. If these cards are not turned in to TFF Blog, they will remain stricken from official record. Also, TFF Blog is announcing that there will be a change in the voting process for next year's Provisional Mulligan Cup. The 2008 award was presented to LT, but other members of TFF complained the TFF Blog was a dictatorship and demanded a vote. So for the 2009 award TFF Blog changed it's policy and Sam was elected MVP by a truly democratic process. By the way, in the deleted post, there was some discussion concerning Sam's elitist attitude since winning the award and his refusal to tee off with the others on the blue tees and insisting that he (and he alone) play from "The Championship Tees". Perhaps we will discuss this in greater detail later but back to The Provisional Cup. It became aware to TFF Blog that in this year's voting that some members that will remain anonymous(LT and Ron), voted with an agenda and not according to the year long process of golf. As a result, TFF Blog is announcing that next year there will still be the popular vote by all members, however, after reviewing the votes TFF Blog will then select who it decides the winner is. It's kind of like The Electoral College in our presidential elections, nobody really understands how it works but there's still a winner.
Scores/birdies:
The Farms
Sam-40/40-80/0
Mike42/39-81/1
Ron-45/39-84/1
LT-45/45-90/0
Karl-47/49-96/0

Shiloh Falls
M-40/39-79/2
S-41/41-82/0
K-43/43-86/0
R-44/45-89/0
LT-46/49??-95/0

Notes of Interest
Team K/M will give 14
M gives R 7 and owes 1
K and R play even and are even
K gives LT 2 and are even

AND THE WINNER IS.........

Finally, after three and a half months of deliberation, The Friday Fivesome have elected the winner of the 2009 Player of the Year and recipient of the most prestigious trophy in golf; The Provisional Mulligan Cup. The announcement was made in front of a packed house at Neil's restaurant in Dyersburg. A hush grew over the crowd as the envelope was opened and Sam's name was called as the winner. Sam,as usual, was overcome with emotion and after a few moments to gather himself, accepted the award. He then addressed his fans with a lengthy(for Sam)acceptance speech that will surely be ranked along with Jimmy Valvano's "Never Give UP" talk as one of the greatest motivational orations ever given. In it's entirety, Sam said: "Thanks, but I still hate golf." Although Sam led the 2009 season in lowest scoring average and in total birdies, his announcement as the Player of the Year came as somewhat of a surprise to many who had predicted Mike (finished 2nd) to be the winner. Mike beat Sam in head to head play(12-11-3) and led team Karl/Mike to the 2009 team championship. Many speculate that Mike's involvement with legal actions against members of TFF may have cost him the award. Perhaps the strangest finish was Karl who came in 3rd. Karl's votes were split right down the middle with half for first place and half for last place. Ron received the most consistent voting with 4 threes and finished 4th. Without a doubt, the happiest golfer at the award ceremony was LT. " This past year has been the toughest of my life. Until you have your name engraved on The Provisional Mulligan Trophy, you have no idea the pressures that you have to endure from the media, the fans, and the other golfers. I'm glad my rein is over and the curse of that trophy has been lifted." The curse LT was referring to is the fact that every Provisional Mulligan Trophy winner has finished last in voting the year after receiving the award. The Friday Fivesome Blogspot would like to congratulate Sam as it's 2009 Player of The Year!!


Votes Received(low score wins):


Sam-6


Mike-8


Karl-10


Ron-12


LT-14

THE BIG TWO Struggle in Early Season

Well, the season is officially one sixth completed and there is still no winner of last year's Provisional Mulligan Cup. The month of March is underway and it may be hard to get all 5 together this month. Sam will be gone to Panama this Friday. By the way, what a great sermon Sam preached Sunday! I was so fired up about loving my brother that I almost considered having another Darby Day, oh well, maybe we'll try it again next decade. After the first two months the biggest question is what has happened to THE BIG TWO? As if Sam's nine holes without a par at Adamsville earlier this month wasn't bad enough, his poor round was upstaged by Mike this past Friday at Jackson National. LT was unable to play, and evidently neither were the four that did. Because of the sub freezing temperatures during the night the greens had been covered and the foursome had to start on #10. No one could have imagined when Mike missed a 3 footer on the first hole that he would go on to record 9 straight boggies! His perfect round, however, was ruined on the 10th hole when he doubled. After 10 holes Mike is 11 over and that's not even the bad news. The other 3 are playing so poorly that he is only 2 strokes behind Sam and Karl and 1 behind Ron. In fact, when Mike parred the next two holes, he was within 1 shot of the lead. Before the day was done, and despite a total of 4 pars for the day by Mike, Sam would finally heat up and play the last 5 holes at 2 under. Perhaps even worse was Ron, who didn't par a single hole(he did have 1 birdie). Hopefully as the weather improves our play will also!

Scores:

Sam-44/39-83-2

K-44/45-89-1

M-45/44-89-0

R-45/48-93-0



Notes of Interest:

M owes R 3 and gives only 6

K and R are even and play even

LT and K are even and K gives 2

LT/R get 14



2010 Stats:

Rounds Played:

1.K,M, and S- 4

2.R-3

3.LT-1



Scoring Average/2009 season average/ + or - from last years average

1.Sam-79.5/78.53/+.97

2.Mike-82/79.2/+2.8

3.LT-84/89.65/-5.65!!!

4.K-86.5/88.79/-2.29

5.R-89.33/87.65/+1.68



Birdies-per round

1.S-5-1.25 per round

2.M-4-1 per

3R-1-.33 per

4K-1-.25 per

5.LT-0-0



Team Records

1. LT/R-1-0



Head to head:

S-3-1 vs. M

3-1 vs. K

3-0 vs. R

1-0 vs. LT



M-3-0-1 vs. K

3-0 vs. R

1-0 vs. LT



K-2-1 vs R

0-1 vs LT



LT- 1-0 vs R



Hope to see ya'll Friday-Sam hope you and Dr. Bob have a safe and prosperous trip

What's Up With Mike?

For the first time this decade, all of TFF were able to play. The fivesome rode in the LTmobile to Falcon Ridge on a very pleasant February day. Making his 2010 debut, LT was playing like the golfer that won the 2008 player of the year. Long drives backed by exceptional putting led his team to an easy victory over Karl/Mike. After only one round, LT is the clear leader for TPMC this year. A little work on his short game and some improvement by his partner Ron, this team could run the table this year. Ron started slow again but finished strong enough to defeat Karl by 2 strokes. Karl and his partner Mike were non factors in their team and individual matches. Sam recovered from last week with 2 birdies and a respectable 75.


As the fivesome loaded up in the LTmobile, there was excitement in anticipation of the voting on last year's Provisional Mulligan Cup that was to take place during an enjoyable time of lunch and fellowship. Mike, however, quickly put a damper on the day as he demanded that he had to rush to Nashville and there was no time to eat, or vote. The team of LT/Ron were devastated as they had anticipated enjoying the fruits of their victory with a well deserved free lunch. TFF blogspot has learned that Mike never went to Nashville and all indications are that Mike was simply trying to put off the vote. It is unclear at this time why Mike is trying to delay the vote but one can only surmise that his lawyer is behind it.

Scores-birdies

1.Sam-37/38-75-2

2.M-42/40-82-1

3.LT-40/44-84-0

4.R-44/42-86-0

5.K-41/47-88-0



Notes of Interest:

K owes R 1 and will get 1 stroke

K and LT are even and LT gets 2
R gets 7 from M and M owes 2
LT/R get 14

Some Firsts For Sam

It was a day of several firsts for Sam as TFF (minus LT) traveled to Shiloh Golf Course in Adamsville last Saturday. It was Sam's first time to ride in Ron's new LTmobile. Ron named The LTmobile after his mentor and partner LT. It was Ron's first match of the year and he started off 6 over on the first two holes and after 6 holes Ron trailed Karl by 4. Just to make things more interesting and to lift Ron's spirits, Karl took an 8 on the par 4 #7. Sam who last year dominated TFF in birdies, picked up his first birdie of 2010 0n the par 5 #4. For the first time this year, Sam was beating Mike at the turn(by 2 strokes): S-39, M-41, K-46, R-49. Mike was feeling the pressure as he teed it up on the back and responded with a double on #10 and a triple on #11. Mike became the 2010 leader in trees hit on # 11. With 7 holes to go, Sam was up 5 on Mike. With an undefeated season on the line, Sam went 10 over on the final 7 holes. The good news is for the first time this year Sam beat Ron(first time Ron played). Sam lost to Mike for the first time this year by 4. For the first time since Sam was a young lad playing on the blue grass back home in Kentucky, he didn't par a hole on the back nine. To make matters worse, Karl shot a 38 on the back and for the first time in recorded history(K's historic round in Decatorville a few years ago was denied by everyone involved), Karl defeated Sam!


It is rumored that LT will be making his 2010 debut this Friday. LT is the current leader for this years Provisional Mulligan Cup as he is undefeated in both individual and team play. If all 5 show up the 2009 PMC winner could be announced soon!


Scores/birdies:


M 41/41-82-0


K 46/38-84-0


S 39/47!-86-1


R 49/40-89-0


Notes of interest:


R gets 8 from M and all even on lunches


R and K play even and even on lunches


LT owes K 2 lunches and gets 3


LT/R get 15

Sam Remains Undefeated This Decade

With January coming to an end, TFF has yet to announce the 2009 winner of TPM Cup. Hopefully, the fivesome will all be able to be together soon(maybe Sunday?) and vote. Currently, TFF plans on making the announcement of the winner and presenting the trophy the first time that all 5 are able to play this year. Meanwhile, 2 weeks ago S,M, and K were able to play the frozen tundra at Falcon Ridge for the first official match of the year. Mike came out with a vengeance as he not only birdied hole #1, but went on to birdie 3 of the first 7 holes. The only problem was that he also boggied 3 of the 1st 5, but did go on to shoot even on the front. Meanwhile the 2009 overall head to head match champion, Sam, played steady golf all day and was only 1 stroke behind after 9. Mike went 2 up on 10, but when M boggied 11 and 13, it was all square. Although Sam, the 2009 birdie champion, was unable to birdie any holes today, he did par the last 8 holes and go on to a one stoke victory over Mike and remains undefeated this decade. Sam and Mike both made strong starts to the 2010 season shooting 74, 75 respectively. Meanwhile, Karl, who was without a match today, played pretty steady golf to shoot an 85. Karl did have the shot of the year. His drive on the par 3 over the water #3 was hit to absolute perfection, and should have been an ace. However, Karl who never gets a break, got a bad bounce off the iced over lake and ended up 12 feet from the hole. He went on to miss the putt and what would surely have been the birdie of the year. Hopefully all will be able to play the first Friday in February. I'm including a video for anyone that did not get a chance to see this interview on Fox dealing with what Tiger really needs. It turns out to be the same thing that we all need, Jesus!
Scores-Birdies
S-37/37-74-0
M-36/39-75-3
K-42/43-85-0

All We Need Is Love

All TFF needs is love, not lawyers. Can't K leave town for a few days of R and R(rest and relaxation not Ron and Ron) to prepare himself mentally for the long and grueling 2010 season without the rest of you acting like spoiled brats? Has The Provisional Mulligan Cup become such a coveted award that it super cedes friendships?(Of course the answer is yes, but to the point of hiring lawyers?)Did TFF not spend enough time in court in 2009? What TFF needs is a big group hug, not some big time lawyer using words none of TFF can pronounce much less understand. We all know how to tell when a lawyer is lying.(His lips are moving.), and we understand the difference between a dead dog in the road and a dead lawyer in the road.(There are skid marks in front of the dog.).We also know what you call 5000 dead lawyers at the bottom of the ocean.(A good start.). Do you know what to do if you were stranded on a desert island with Hitler, Bin Laden, and a lawyer, and you have a gun with only two bullets?(Shoot the lawyer twice.)Have you ever wondered why sharks won't attack lawyers?(Professional courtesy) How do you get a group of lawyers to smile for a photo?(Just say, "Fees!") When the lawyer currently hired by M(hence forth referred to as TLCHBM) moved into Hartford Square, his son W asked R's son A what his dad did for a living. "My dad's an insurance agent,said A. "What's your dad do?" "He's a lawyer," W answered. "Honest?" said A. "No, just the regular kind." answered W. Then there's the story of the two alligators sitting on the edge of a swamp. The small one turns to the big one and says, "I don't understand how you can be so much bigger than I am. We're the same age, we were the same size as kids...I just don't get it." "Well," says the big alligator,"what have you been eating?" "Lawyers, same as you." replies the small alligator. "Hmm. Well, where do you catch'em?" "Down at the law firm on the edge of the swamp." "Same here. Hmm. How do you catch 'em?" "Well, I crawl under a BMW and wait for someone to unlock the door. Then I jump out, bite 'em, shake the crap out of 'em, and eat 'em!" "Ah!" says the big alligator, "I think I see your problem. See, by the time you get done shakin' the crap out of a lawyer, there's nothing left but lips and a briefcase..." OK already! enough lawyer jokes, besides the problem with lawyer jokes is that lawyers don't think they're funny and the rest of us don't think they're jokes! Besides, isn't it a shame how 99.8% of the lawyers give the whole profession a bad name? Santa Clause, an elder on sabbatical, and honest lawyer, and and old drunk were walking along when they simultaneously spotted a hundred-dollar bill laying in the street. Who gets it? The old drunk, of course, the other three are mythological creatures. Please, as editor of TFF blogspot, I urge all members to desist in any relationships with lawyers. Turn your speakers up loud on your computer and sit back and play the following song. All TFF needs is love!