Ron Jumps to #1-- Insurmountable Lead???

With an apparent cancellation of play this Friday due to weather, the 1st month of this year's play is in the books. And with only 11 months left in the year, the 2009 Player of the Year may already be set. Ron's average score of 0.00 per round may be hard to beat. Ron is leading 2nd place Sam by 77.5 strokes per round. Even if Sam were to shoot 59s for the next 10 rounds, Ron would still lead by 62.08 strokes per round. Unbelievable!!! Hopefully before the year ends, TFF will be able to actually all play together. Hope to see you all next Friday. Don't forget the presentation of The Provisional Mulligan Cup next Friday night in Memphis. Bellow are stats and rankings for January:

1. Rounds played
1.Sam-3
2.LT-3
3.Karl-2
4.Mike-2
5.Ron-0

2.Average Score Per Round
1. Ron-- 0.00
2. Sam-- 77.5
3. Mike-- 80.5
4. LT-- 85.67
5. Karl-- 89

3. Birdies
1. Sam-4
2. LT-2
3. Mike-1
4. Ron-0
5. Karl-0

4. LT/Ron vs. Karl/Mike
No matches

5. Dinners Bought (total Cost)
1. Karl ( $17.73)

6. Shot's of the Year
1. Mike's sand shot #16 at Chickasaw-1" birdie putt
2. Lt's drive #8 at The Farms- 85 yards out on par 5

7. Putt of the Year
1.LT's #17 (29 feet) at Chickasaw-birdie
2.Sam's #9 (originally measured as 46 feet adjusted to 28.5 feet) at The Farms-birdie
3. LT's #3 (21 feet) at Decaterville-birdie

8.Club Toss ( in anger)
1. Karl - 36 yards #15 The Farms (8 iron )

9. Leaf Rule
1. LT

10.End of January rankings
1. Ron
2. Sam
3. LT
4. Karl
5. Mike

Sam Buys LT's Lunch

#16 at Chickasaw

In an otherwise uneventful day at The Bear Trace at Chickasaw, Sam in an unprecedented move, bought LT's lunch. Mike, Sam, and LT were the only members of TFF present. Mike had a 2 stroke lead over Sam at the turn with a 38 and seemed destined to move up in the rankings. LT had a respectful 42. Things continued well for Mike and on #13 he was only 82 yards out on the par 5 in 2. However a pulled L wedge into the woods for a lost ball 7 followed by a 12 foot birdie putt by Sam led to a 3 stroke swing. The match remained close, an when Mike missed an eagle by 1 inch from the green side trap on #16 (shot of the day at the time), he knew he would pick up at least 1 on Sam. However, Sam answered with a high pressured 12 foot birdie putt of his on(new shot of the day at the time). The match came down to the testy #17 par 3. Once again Mike had hope as his drive was just 30 feet from the pin and Sam had an apparent lost ball. Sam was able to find his ball, get up and down, and watched Mike melt under the pressure with a 3 putt. To make matters worse for Mike, LT had the official shot of the day, a 29 foot putt from off the green for a birdie. LT finished with an 83, Mike-79, and Sam-77. LT won $2 from Mike. Mike and LT had 1 birdie each, and Sam had 2 back 9 birdies for a 37. The guys then made the short trip to Bell's in Henderson to dine on the best hamburger in the state. That's when things got a little strange. According to Mike, for no apparent reason, Sam picked up LT's tab. Some have speculated that Sam is trying to move in on Ron (The Tongue), and form a partnership with the 2008 player of the year. TFF blog spot was able to catch up with Sam who made this statement: "I simply could tell when they brought the bill that LT didn't understand that he was supposed to pay. LT hasn't payed for his own lunch in months and was totally unaware that Karl was not there to pay for it."


In an unrelated event, TFF regrets to announce that due to financial problems, we have had to let Ashley go. Ashley has served as TFF's graphics expert, photographer, and editor since the inception of this blog spot. Ashley will be missed and we thank her for her month of service. In the future TFF will continue without any photos, videos, etc., unless someone knows a person willing to take over this job. (like Sam)

Conflicting Reports

The lucky hat at various Miami spots...

The fountain at the Biltmore

Golf course at the Biltmore.

Bush at the Biltmore.

Pool statue at the Biltmore

Eggs benedict at the Biltmore

Another spot at the Biltmore

Former TFF blog administrator

Front of Biltmore

Banyan tree in Coral Gables

Another shot from Coral Gables

Without a TFF reporter at this Friday's match, there have been a couple of conflicting reports as to exactly what happened. According to 2008 Player of the Year LT, "I dominated from start to finish. There is little doubt that I will move up in this week's rankings." However, Mike was also claiming victory:"I'm back and better than ever. I may have dropped a buck to LT but there's no way I could have dropped in the rankings." No truer statement could be made in regards to Mike's ranking, since he was currently ranked last. TFF will make every attempt to obtain reliable documentation of this week's match and report back asap. Meanwhile, TFF was able to catch up with Karl with a K in Miami where he agreed to an exclusive interview. According to Karl, his absence from this weeks match had nothing to do with reports of a Mike/Karl breakup. "Mike is still my partner. I'd hate to think what would happen to him if he didn't have me. We'll be back together soon." Asked if he had travelled to Fla. perhaps for a tuneup of his swing Karl laughed at the thought. " Do you remember the scene from "Happy Days" where The Fonz looks in the mirror and starts to comb his hair only to stop when he realizes that his hair is already perfect? Well that's the way it is with any pro that has ever looked at my swing: what could they change?" After a little more questing, Karl finally explained his trip to Miami. "I'm a little superstitious. I was looking for a lucky hat. I drove over to Dick's but nothing felt right so I drove to Nashville. Nothing. Then Atlanta. On to Orlando, still nothing .Finally, at The Biltmore Golf Course in Coral Gables Fla. I found it. 19 hours of driving was worth it . Never underestimate the value of a lucky hat."

Obama Requests Tee Time with TFF

Karl and Mike during happier days.

Absent from this Friday's match will be Karl with a K. He is taking a sabbatical from action until Mike apologizes for his behavior at the ping pong match last Friday. As of today, Karl and Mike have not spoken and rumors of a split up are rampant. It also appears that Karl is already negotiating with Sam for a possible partnership. In other news, in his first action as president, President Obama has requested a tee time with TFF. Although it is easier to join Augusta than to play with TFF, his request is being considered. It looks like from this video that he has the game to play with the boys.

LT and Ron Claim Ping Pong Victory!!!

It was cold outside, but nothing compared to the frigid partnership of Mike and Karl. Forced inside for ping pong, TFF missed their 1st day of golf of 09, so the rankings will remain the same as we go into week 4. After splitting some matches, Ron and LT came from behind to win the championship match. Fortunately for Karl and Mike, there was no lunch lost. After a good showing in his only appearance at the table a couple of weeks ago, there were high expectations of Mike. To say he didn't live up to the hype would be putting it mildly. After Ron scored 5 straight points on his serve to Mike, the match was all but over. With encouragement from his pardner(Karl kept reminding Mike of him losing 5 straight points to Ron), Mike never responded. Despite an afternoon of inspired play from Karl , Ron and LT went on to a 21-19 win. While LT and Ron were celebrating their victory, Mike and Karl went their separate ways. TFF caught up with Mike and asked him what happened to his return of Ron's serve."I know the basic rule of ping pong is to keep your eye on the ball. As hard as I tried to do this while Ron was serving, I couldn't take my eyes off his tongue. What he does with that tongue has got to be illegal." Ron has become known as "the Michael Jordan of ping pong". The nickname has nothing to do with talent and everything to do with his tongue. TFF contacted the USTTA(United States Table Tennis Association) about any rules that limit the actions of the tongue during a match. Rule 154 clearly states, "as long as the tongue does not contact the ball, it is free to be used for distraction purposes." LT, who has used his tongue to talk his way into countless victories, had this to say about his pardner: "I stand behind my pardner, and if your pardner wagged his tongue around like Ron, you'd be sure that you were standing behind him too!!!" Karl's concerns were focused on Mike. "All I can say is that I wasn't surprised(about Mike's poor play). Mike ate up all the talk about him being the next Forrest Gump, but when it came time to play, his game was definitely not like a box of chocolates because I knew exactly what he was going to do: choke!!" Meanwhile, Sam was a no show for the match as he was contemplating going to Highland Green for the free cart special. TFF Ping Pong Rankings 1. LT 2.Ron 3.Karl 4.Sam receiving votes but not enough to be ranked:Mike

The Michael Jordan of ping pong in action.

LT: "I stand behind my partner."

Mike with his friends. He was no Forrest Gump.

LT receives #1 ranking!

TFF to Compete in Ping Pong

Due to inclement weather conditions, TFF will compete tomorrow at the table. (the table tennis table). Hopefully, the weather will improve for next week's match. TFF was able to obtain some video clips of LT and Ron practicing for the match.

2008 Award Ceremony Set

LT in his "Godfather of Golf" days

The 2008 award ceremony has been set for Friday, February 6th at 6:30. It will be a formal dinner at Jim's Place East. The highlight will be the presentation of the player of the year award to LT. TFF is asking for your input in 2 ways. First, we need access to photographs. Due to cutbacks, TFF does not possess a digital camera. This picture of LT is from before he joined TFF when he was better known as "The Godfather of Golf." It is the only picture of LT that TFF has. Please bring your camera on Friday and,or email any good shots(especially of Ron in his w.t.)to: martha30@charter.net. Also, we need a name for the player of the year award a.s.a.p. Without any input TFF will name this award. At this time there are only 2 names being considered:

1. The Friday Fivesome Cup

2. The Provisional Mulligan Cup

This will be a trophy that the yearly winner will posses until the next year's award is presented, and will be engraved with the winner's name. It is looking good for golfing on Friday!! They have taking snow out of the forecast and temps could reach the mid-20s!!!!!!!!!!