Tin Man Burns Down The Woods

Broken Joe
May 28, 2021
4 min read

Jon wins the Woods Shootout in spectacular fashion by finishing with a score of 87 which is 5 strokes better than his closest competitor.

Front Nine: While Cody’s 41 was impressive, because of his handicap, it isn’t real. Here are the front nine score with the BJG Handicaps (and actual scores) for the front.

1st - Adam: 44.5 (50)

1st - Dan: 44.5 (49)

3rd - Jon: 45 (59)

3rd - Dave: 45 (42)

5th - Juan: 45.5 (49)

6th - Joe T: 46 (46)

7th - Chris: 46.5 (47)

7th - EJ: 46.5 (61)

9th - Tim: 47 (45)

10th - Cody: 48.5 (41)

11th - Matt: 49.5 (62)

11th - Dustin: 49.5 (55)

13th - Rey: 50.5 (51)

14th - Nic: 51.5 (58)

15th - Jake: 52 (50)

15th - Joe: 52 (52)

17th - Rock: 53.5)

The shot of the day on the front nine comes from Chris making a rare eagle on the first hole. The last time Chris saw an eagle he was 8 years old and at the Baltimore Zoo.

Back Nine BJG Handicap Score (Actual Scores)

1st - Jon: 42 (56)

2nd - Joe T: 46 (46)

2nd - Matt: 46 (59)

4th - Nic: 47.5 (54)

5th - Juan: 48.5 (52(

6th - Tim: 49 (47)

7th - Cody: 49.5 (42)

7th - Dustin: 49.5 (55)

9th - Jake: 51 (49)

10th - Chris: 51.5 (52)

10th - Rock: 51.5 (52)

12th - Dave: 52 (49)

13th - Rey: 53.5 (54)

14th - Dan: 54.5 (57)

15th - Joe: 58 (58)

16th - Adam: 59.5 (65)

17th - EJ: 59.5 (74)

Jon & Matt are able to cut 6 strokes off their front 9 scores, Nic cuts 4 strokes, Rock cuts 2 strokes, and Jake cuts 1 stroke.

On the other side of the coin, Joe adds 6 strokes, Dave adds 7,strokes, Dan adds 10 strokes, EJ adds 13 strokes and Adam adds 15 strokes. In Dan's defense, his leg was seriously swollen by the end of the round.

Agawam Golf Course always amazes me just how easy and hard it can be at the same time.

The shot of the day on the back nine comes from Dustin. Dustin holes out from 145 yards on the 16th hole to save Par.

The Woods Shootout Final Score (Actual Score)

1st Place: Jon – 87 (115)

2nd Place: Joe T – 92 (92)

3rd Place: Juan – 94 (101)

4th Place: Matt – 96 (121)

4th Place: Tim – 96 (92)

6th Place: Dave – 97 (91)

7th Place: Chris – 98 (99)

7th Place: Cody – 98 (83)

9th Place: Dan – 99 (108)

9th Place: Dustin – 99 (110)

9th Place: Nic – 99 (112)

12th Place: Jake – 103 (99)

13th Place: Adam – 104 (115)

13th Place: Rey – 104 (105)

15th Place: Rock – 105 (106)

16th Place: EJ – 106 (135)

17th Place Joe – 110 (110)

20th Place - Bryan, Matt T and Harry did not play

The Woods Shootout Points

1st Place: Jon – 21

2nd Place: Joe T – 20

3rd Place: Juan – 19

4th Place: Matt – 17.5

4th Place: Tim – 17.5

6th Place: Dave – 16

7th Place: Chris – 13.5

7th Place: Cody – 13.5

9th Place: Dan – 11

9th Place: Dustin – 11

9th Place: Nic – 11

12th Place: Jake – 9

13th Place: Adam – 7.5

13th Place: Rey – 7.5

15th Place: Rock – 6

16th Place: EJ – 5

17th Place Joe – 4

20th Place: Bryan, Matt T & Harry - 0 (DNP)

Race to Big Y (Dubai) Points

1st Place: Matt – 181.5

2nd Place: Jon – 178.5 (3 points from 1st place)

3rd Place: Bryan – 161.8 (16 points from 2nd place)

4th Place: Adam – 151.8 (10 points from 3rd place)

5th Place: Nic – 138 (13.8 points from 4th place)

6th Place: Joe – 136.3 (1.7 points from 5th place)

7th Place: Dave – 136 (0.3 points from 6th place)

8th Place: Rock – 131.5 (4.5 points from 7th place)

9th Place: Rey – 131 (0.5 points from 8th place)

10th Place: Joe T – 112 (19 points from 9th place)

11th Place: Cody – 111.5 (0.5 points from 10th place)

12th Place: Chris – 111 (0.5 points from 11th Place)

*** CUT Line ***

13th Place: Dan – 94 (17 points from 12th place)

14th Place: EJ – 86 (8 points from 13th place)

15th Place: Juan – 84 (2 points from 14th place)

16th Place: Tim – 78.5 (5.5 points from 15th place)

17th Place: Jake – 77 (1.5 points from 16th place)

18th Place: Dustin – 36 (41 points from 17th place)

19th Place – Matt T – 31 (5 points from 18th place)

20th Place: Harry – 18 (13 points from 19th place

There was not a lot of movement with positions but the scores did get a whole lot closer. We have our 2nd Major coming up and that could really shake up the Leaderboard.

This is Jon’s second win with a score in the 80s. Jon is starting to remind me of Cody in 2020 when Cody shot handicap scores of 87 (77), 84 (74), and 89 (79).

In 2020, Jon’s average score was 127 with his highest score being 142 and his lowest score being 121. That is how Jon got a handicap score of 28. Who knew that Joe was such a good mentor AND that Jon was going to take lessons AND practice ???

Good for Jon for “Playing Better Golf” and taking full advantage of his handicap.

Of course, the curse of BJG handicaps is that when you do “play better golf”, we have to adjust your handicap to your new potential.

After 5 rounds out of 11 rounds of regular season golf, it is time for the Handicap Committee to review and possibly make changes to the 2021 BJG handicaps. I will send Chris the numbers from the last 5 weeks. Once the BJG handicaps are adjusted I will post them on the website.

Next on our schedule is the Fathers and Uncles Invitational. The FU Invitational will be played once again at Agawam Golf Course on June 6th, 2021. Points are worth 4 times the regular points with a total of 840 points up for grabs. 80 points for first place and just 4 lonely points for last place.

We brought Juan a small gift for his new born but Juan once again ghosted us after the round. I am really impressed that he played golf at all. Dan should be bring this to Juan soon.