“Team Mike” — Mike Simpson and Mike Armour — won the Twin Lakes 2-Man Scramble on Sunday in Kent with style, making a series of sweeping bomb putts whenever they weren’t hitting iron shots so close that they hung on the lip of the hole.
The pair shot a scorching 9-under par score of 61 to win by two shots over three teams.
The highlights of the “Team Mike” scramble round were the near hole-outs from the fairway on three different holes (each time prompting real-chance shouts of ‘GO IN!’), and a series of sweeping, breaking bomb putts — including a truly incredible putt on the par-3 11th hole.
On the second trip through the old-school tilted green of the 2nd hole at Twin Lakes (it’s a 9-hole course played twice from different tees for the scramble), the pair decided to take a putt from the top fringe 25 feet above the hole instead of the swooping downhill/sidehill chip from hole-high right. Armour tapped the team’s first attempt softly and directly at the hole, but the ball ended up 20 feet past the hole down the hill. Simpson realized he couldn’t go at the hole directly, so he turned his back to the cup, and from the fringe putted UP THE FRINGE a couple of inches. The ball just barely crept onto the green and rolled slowly down, building speed as it went. A couple of breaks left, a couple of wiggles right, and the ball found the bottom of the cup — an unbelievable putt that had Armour running around the green and Simpson yelling with his fist in the air.
25 2-man teams participated in the event on Sunday on a great day for golf, with ADGA members earning Golfer of the Year points as an ADGA-recognized event.
There were no skins won outright on the day, so eight teams split the skins pot as four ‘twice tied’ holes fell under the tie-breaker. Complete results below.
If you haven’t yet played the Twin Lakes golf course after the renovations, it’s worth a trip; the land is rolling, the holes are interesting, the course is in great shape, and the prices are very affordable. And as a thank you from the golf course, every player who participated in the event on Sunday has 2 free passes for 9 holes w/ a cart in the pro shop! An awesome bonus.
The next scheduled monthly event on the Fairways at Twin Lakes 2-Man Cash Scramble schedule is on Sunday July 8th; entry details here. (The course is also hosting scramble play next Saturday for interested teams; call the pro shop to enter.)
FINAL RESULTS: Twin Lake June 2012 2-Man Cash Scramble
The Fairways at Twin Lakes, Kent, Ohio | Par 70
Sunday, June 2, 2012
1st- Mike Armour/ Mike Simpson- 61 -9 $670.00
T2- Jim Cea / Ron Bell 63 -7 $370.00
T2- Dave Trier / Butch Morette 63 -7 $370.00
T2- Shane Bishop / Drew Davidson 63 -7 $370.00
T5- Chris Okenson / Rob Schustrich 64 -6 $74.00
T5- Mike Sampson / Ryan Mikita 64 -6 $74.00
T5- Mark Ciccerello / Matt Bova 64 -6 $74.00
T8- Aaron Meikle / Rob Davies 65 -5
T8- Dean Cutlip / Jeff Stormer 65 -5
T10- Tom Seever / Mark Thomas 66 -4
T10- Aaron Crewse / Brian Vincelette 66 -4
T10- Allen Freeman / Drew Thompson 66 -4
T13- Shawn Klotezer / John Karamas 67 -3
T13- Ron Miller / Mark Foss 67 -3
T13- Ed Marsine / Jeff Bentley 67 -3
T13- Nick Anagnost / Dave Sotka 67 -3
T17- Howard Weaver / John Kabasky 68-2
T17- Tom Stack / Fred Martin 68 -2
19th- Mike Christopher / Martin M’Tambo 69 -1
20th- Mr Tarter / Joe Hedrick 71 +1
21st- Tim Davis / Charlie Mozingo 72 +2
22nd- Mark Hensel / Jeff Yaw 74 +4
23rd- Richard Malik Jr / Richard Malik Sr 75 +5
24th- Chris Plute / Casey Ayers 76 +6
25th- Doug Hull/ Kary Hull 80 +10
SKINS:
No outright skins were won, so the least tied holes split the money:
Hole 3 (Eagle 3): Armour / Simpson $125.00 & Sampson / Mikita $125.00
Hole 7 (Birdie 3): Ciccarello / Bova $125.00 & Armour / Simpson $125.00
Hole 12 (Eagle 3): Freeman / Thompson $125.00 & Malik / Malik $125.00
Hole 18 (Birdie 3): Cutlip / Stormer $125.00 & Sampson / Mikita $125.00
PIN SHOT: Hole 17
Ciccarello and Bova – 2 feet
$40.00 credit to the restaurant and 20 9-holes w/ cart passes
