Week 14 in review....Mertz 2nd in City Tourney........Happy Birthday Slider!

In Tom Watson fashion playing in the final group of the Carroll City Tourney with golfers 30 years his younger long time subscriber, top local amateur, highly successful and more veteran golfer Craig Mertz scrapped it around in a one over par for 45 holes to claim the runner up poistion. Mike "Jewels" Eckerman finished one shot back of Mertz for third place honors.



With his success over the weekend the long time subscriber, top local amateur, highly successful and more veteran golfer Craig Mertz will lead your Bud Light team to battle tonight against the Scooter's guns of Volquartsen Custom. Also making the call to the 11th tee will be 2009 MVP front runner Steve "Hans" Auen, 2008 MVP Mike Schulz and your Captain Mike Franey. 2009 MVP runner up Steve Sinnard is vacationing at Lake Okoboji with his family including wife Keeley "Giant Killer" Sinnard. In Cleveland Cup action Keeley beat both Kirby Pettitt and 2009 City Tournmament winner Aaron Ahrendsen before losing to Hy-Vee produce manager Tom "Duffer" Duff. That is a pretty good feat for one summer. Bud Two Troy Auen will be riding the Week 14 pine after his loss last week to Carroll Cycle Center team captain Terry Ruchti. Your Bud Light team will look to widened their six point lead over the oil jobbers of Community Oil Company. Head oil jobber Chico Kanne was spotted yesterday at the range with a large bucket of balls working on his game. The oil jobbers will take aim at local funeral director Kyle Atkinson's Sharp Funeral Home team.



After their loss to your Bud Light team the cycles look to rebound by facing off with one of the hottest teams in the Tiger Woods division, Macke Motors. Who will make the call to the tee for the motors? The featured pairing of the night will be Scott Kanne's Broadband Bandits squaring off against Kasperbauer Cleaners. Ron Juergen's lawn boys go head to head with Byron's Boyz and Captain Comito's Stiffsticks take on the bankers of Carroll County State Bank. The big moving Subway team team take on Larry's Automotive without the services of Papa Joe Pick



Papa Joe Pick is on the banks of West Lake Okoboji preparing for the start of the 2009 Papa Joe Okoboji Classic tomorrow. Many report subscribers will be taking part in this tournament so look for this publisher to keep you informed with all of the results. Digger Dave Nelson is the defending champion and reportedly been playing quite well of late. We will have to wait until around 4 on Thursday to see who will drink their ice cold Bud Light from the Cup and etch their name in the Papa Joe Okoboji Classic history books.



The finals in the Cleveland Cup are just around the corner. Tom "Duffer" Duff waits the winner of the match between Carroll Country Club President Randy Hockom and your Captain Mike Franey. Todd Kanne took care of Jacque Masching last Friday and will now face Frank Comito. All of the five remaining golfers are subscribers to this report! Good to all. Tickets will go on sale soon for that Hockom and Franey title fight.



Birthday wishes from this report go out today to "Big T" Tom "Slider" Snyder.



That is a wrap for the week 14 preview show. Your Bud Light team looks to extend the lead over the oil jobbers of Community Oil Company. Look for tomorrow's report from the banks of West Lake Okoboji.



Fairways and greens to all!

Championship Supper League Captain

Mike Franey

A BIG Bud Light Victory.........Sinnard Week 13 MVP......New leader in the Tiger Woods division!

The skies over the Carroll Country Club opened up last night just in time for the golf gods to witness your Bud Light team defeating arch rival Carroll Cycle Center. Your Bud Light team was led by 2009 MVP contender Steve Sinnard. Sinnard defeated Tony Bluml 12 to 6 and has crawled into virtually a dead heat with 2009 MVP front runner Steve "Hans" Auen for this years individual honors. Auen was rested last night by Captain Mike Franey from action but was seen completing a four mile walk with wife Krissi. It is good to see that the Bud Light team conditioning program is in full swing. Riding along with Sinnard was 2008 Bud Light MVP Mike Schulz who took care of Joe Hinners 11 to 7. Captain Mike Franey revenged a 2008 loss to Dr. J.B. Greenwell by beating him 11 to 7. The only blemish on your Bud Light team card was in the match that pitted sponsor against sponsor. Bud Two and team sponsor Troy Auen lost a close one to Carroll Cycle Center team sponsor and captain Terry Ruchti 10 to 8. Your Captain sent long time subscriber, top local amateur, highly successful and more veteran golfer Craig Mertz to play for Sharp Funeral Home where he took care of 2008 Papa Joe Okoboji Classic winner Digger Dave Nelson 11 to 7.

Another solid performance from your Bud Light team last night as they remain perched at the top of the Zach Johnson division. The lead was reduced last night by one point to 6 as the oil jobbers of Community Oil Company handed Byron's Boyz a 43 to 29 loss. Dick Muhlbauer led the team beating Brian Widdel 14 to 4. Todd Kanne beat Leon Muhlbauer 12 to 6 and Dierk Halverson beat Tony Feldman 11 to 7. The only loss for the team was from the head oil jobber Chico Kanne who fell to Bob Giguere. As of this moment your publisher will not be accepting any more coffee or donuts from Mac's Corner Cafe to insure that no foreign substances interfere with the decision making process that is needed to win a Zach Johnson division title. Java Ridge coffee from Kum and Go will be the official coffee of your publisher for the remainder of the year.

So the leader board in the Zach Johnson division has Your Bud Light team with 437 points followed by Community Oil Company with 431, Walsh Motors with 417 and the Carroll Cycle Center and Commercial Savings Bank with 410.

This publisher was ambushed as he entered the clubhouse last night by members of several teams in the Tiger Woods division wanting to make sure that their results received mention in today's report as they scored big victories. Papa Joe Pick was patiently waiting for your publisher perched on the bar stools on the North side of the bar to report that his Subway team dismantled Kasperbauer Cleaners 55 to 17. This is the third consecutive win for the soggy subs in as many weeks and has moved them from 10th place in week 11 to 4th in week 13! Also waiting for your publisher was Uncle Grandpa Bruce Pettitt and Captain Carpet Randy Bierl to tell me all about Macke Motors big win 53 to 19 over the gunners of Volquartsen Customs. The Motors leap frogged from 4th to 1st in the Tiger Woods division with the help of Uncle Grandpa Bruce's nephews, Nate and Kirby's, throttling of league leading Stiffsticks 45 to 27. Ron Juergen's lawn boys just got by Subway Mike Gute's Kerp's squad 37 to 35.

As the top analyst of Supper league action I am sorry to burst your bubbles BUT all of these large moves were made against teams with only three players. I understand that it is not your fault but it is like playing baseball without a bat, bowling with a square ball or polo without a horse! What is fair about Mike Nelson playing both Nate and Kirby Pettitt at the same time and watching them shoot three under each. It sure has made for some interesting conversation and made quite a heated race for the Tiger Woods division title. This report will put an asterisk on the Week 13 results in the Tiger Woods division.

In other news worthy items.........

• Congrats to John Gradoville for his even par 34 to earn low gross honors!


• Eric Muhlbauer for earning closest to the pin on #17


• Todd Kanne for low gross with a 29(an official investigation has been launched to look at his handicap)


• Kirby and Nate Pettitt for low gross with a three under 34 on the front nine.


• Low net team honors to Ron Juergen's lawn boys!


• Head bar keeper Jason Scranton for closest to the pin on #8


• Low net team to Commercial Savings Bank and for a big win over the La-z-boys.


• Welcome to new birdie sponsors: Schulz Cellars-who will be featuring his wines at the CCC on August 29th and Super Soynuts of Inwood, Iowa!

That's a wrap for Week 13! Your Bud Light team still on top of the Zach Johnson division!

Fairways and greens to all!

Championship Supper league Captain

Mike Franey

Thanks Tom Watson!.......the show down is here......after the recount the lead is 7!

On Sunday afternoon I sat on the edge of my recliner hoping to see a ten foot putt fall into the center of the cup on the 72nd hole of the 2009 edition of the British Open and witness one of the greatest golf stories of all time. Long time subscriber, top local amateur, highly successful and more veteran golfer Craig Mertz's favorite golfer was playing like a Tom Watson of old. He silenced the golf world as all golf fans held their breath waiting for that putt to go in........it did not go in! Instead it was a life and career changing experience for Stewart Cink. It wasn't like I was cheering against Cink I was cheering for golf's true gentleman who was trying to put an exclamation point on a career that already had one! Four days of watching golf, the first three from below peaks 7 and 8 in Breckenridge Colorado and the final in my La-z-boy on Suncrest Road in Carroll, Iowa. A British Open that I will not soon forget thanks to a 59 year old from Kansas City, Missouri who was trying to shock the golf world reserved for his youngers! Thanks Tom Watson!


The time has come! What Mother Nature postponed on June 23rd will not be put off any longer. A rivalry that has simmered for years between Your league leading Bud Light team and the 3rd place Carroll Cycle Center team will take center stage tonight on the fairways and greens of the front nine of the Carroll Country Club! In a recount last Wednesday morning Bud Two Troy Auen brought it to your Captain's attention that there had been a mistake in scoring week 12. After several emails and an internal audit it was confirmed your Bud Light team deserved two more points and so it was a seven point lead instead of five.


Making the call to the tee tonight for the Cycles will be Captain Terry Ruchti, Dr. J.B. Greenwell, Joe Hinners, and D.A. Tony Bluml. Carroll Cycle Center's MVP front runner Jay Drees is vacationing in Boston this week and will not be in the line up! And now your starting line up for YOUR Bud Light team! Captain Mike Franey will lead the team to the tee along with Bud Two Troy Auen, 2008 Bud Light MVP Mike Schulz and Steve Sinnard who is in 2nd place in the 2009 Bud Light MVP race. Your Captain has decided to rest 2009 MVP front runner Steve "Hans" Auen to preserve him for the rest of the season. Long time subscriber, top local amateur, highly successful and more veteran golfer Craig Mertz is riding the pine for Week 13. Good luck to all and hold your beers high toasting a big Bud Light victory!


In other Zach Johnson division action the 2nd place oil jobbers of Community Oil Company take on Byron's Boyz. The oil jobbers are just seven points back of your Bud Light team and are ready to pounce into the lead. Supper league's oldest running team and former champions the
La-z-boys look to lower their interest rate against the bankers from Commercial Savings Bank and Walsh Motors are eyeing a Supper league crown take on the Broadband Bandits. Captain Scott Kanne will not be on the roster as he takes part in Ragbrai!


Over in the "I can't believe a 59 year old almost won the Bristish Open and I missed the cut" Tiger Woods division the Stiffsticks try to continue their winning ways against the Carroll Country Club. Macke Motors play the riffles of Volquartsen Customs and Subway's team sponsor Mike Gute's Kerps squad plays Ron Juergens lawn boys. The lawn boys are still recovering from a lonely Week 12 loss. Papa Joe Pick's Subway team looks to make it three wins in a row and avoid being taken to the cleaners. They play the youngsters of Kasperbauer Cleaners.

In other news worthy items.........................

• A big report welcome to Carroll Country Club's New General Manager and Head Golf Professional Nick Schon! Schon comes from the Montreux Golf and Country Club in Reno, Nevada. He is the son of Don and Paula Schon and nephew of Mike and Ruth Barrett. He grew up playing golf at the Carroll Country Club. He will start early to mid August. Welcome Nick and thanks to the Board of Directors for their hard work!

• Congratulations to Sue Kanne for a hole in one yesterday in the UNI Golf Outing on hole 15 using a 9 iron!
  

Fairways and greens to all!

Supper League Championship Captain

Mike Franey
















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Week 12 wrap up from the Rocky Mountains!

Your Bud Light team entered Week 12 with only a slim three shot lead over the oil jobbers of Community Oil Company and exit Week 12 with a 5 point lead heading into the highly anticipated show down with the Carroll Cycle Center! Your Bud Light team was led to battle by interim Captain Steve "Hans" Auen who took dead aim at The Judge Eric Neu beating him 8 to 1. Auen earns the Week 12 Bud Light MVP award. Auen's cart partner Steve Sinnard took care of John Wagner 7 to 2! A nice team win for Sinnard and Auen.

Well that is the good news for your Bud Light team. Over in the injured reserve cart of Bud Two Troy Auen and long time subscriber, top local amateur, highly successful and more veteran golfer Craig Mertz the news was not as encouraging as the Bierl Boys, Todd and Colby came to play. Todd Bierl fired a 37 at the long time subscriber, top local amateur, highly successful and more veteran golfer beating him 11 to 7. Bierl was awarded low gross honors with his net 29. Bierl is a golfer with oodles of talent who has not played much golf over the past two years and if he starts playing more he will be a force to be reckoned with. Colby Bierl followed in his father's footsteps topping Bud Two Troy Auen 13 to 5. Both Auen and Mertz played well only to be beaten by good golf from the Bierl's.

Overall a good night from your Bud Light team beating the Bandit's 43 to 29 to remain where they belong at the top of the Zach Johnson division.

The 2nd place oil jobbers rode the wings of Todd Kanne's 39 to a 39 to 33 win over the other beer in the Zach Johnson division Miller Lite. The Carroll Cycle Center barely got past Walsh Motors 37 to 35. Fear of what was coming next week may have played a roll for Cycles. Jay Drees the week 12 MVP for the Cycles beating Tiger Tom Simons 16 to 2. Joe Hinners and J.B. Greenwell were both beaten 12 to 6. The Captain Terry Ruchti tied Bill Badding. Some big decisions for Captain Terry Ruchti this week in setting the line up for Week 13. A wrong move could dash all hopes of a 2009 Carroll Country Club Supper Championship.

The running order in the Zach Johnson division is Your Bud Light team followed by Community Oil then Carroll Cycle Center, Walsh Motors and Prenger La-z-boys!

Week 12 action in the Tiger Woods division saw Ron Juergen's lawn boys take one to the head from the Sharp Funeral Home. Dr. Dave Nystrom leading the way for the morticians beating Bob Linde 14 to 4. The lawn boys lost oh so precious ground to the Stiffsticks with their 44 to 28 loss. Speaking of the Stiffsticks they needed a loss by the lawn boys as the sticks could only battled to a draw with Macke Motors. Uncle Grandpa Bruce Pettitt led the team soundly beating Captain Frank Comito to 4. Comito was still in a golf hangover after advancing on in the Cleveland Cup with a victory over Carroll Broadcasting's general manager Kim Hackett.

Make it two in a row for the soggy subs as they beat Carroll Eye Clinic 37 to 35. Captain Papa Joe Pick got down to business and led his team to victory! Steve "Cuda" Quandt tied Jefferson Iowa's Tristan Brown. Pat "Spanky" Vollstedt lost to Lidderdale Country Store's Brad Stork and Tom "Duffer" Duff lost to Carroll Glass' Andy Reiman.

In other news worthy items...................

• The fireman of Feld Fire Equipment handed Commercial Savings Bank another loss 41 to 31! John Horbach the week 12 MVP for the fire guys!


• Congratulations to Carroll Country Club's head bar keeper Jason Scranton for closest to the pin on #8.


• Long time subscriber, top local amateur, highly successful and more veteran golfer Craig Mertz and Tomato John Gradoville were awarded low gross in the Zach Johnson division.

That is a wrap for week 12 as your Bud Light team still remains in the #1 position in the Zach Johnson division. Your Captain returns next week to manage the show down - Your Bud Light team vs. Carroll Cycle Center.

Fairways, greens and mountains to all!

Championship Supper league Captain

Mike Franey

Week 12 Preview from The Rocky Mountains!

Steve "Hans" Auen Interim captain for Week 12....Big Cleveland Cup wins for Keeley Sinnard and Jacque Masching!

This week 12 preview show comes to you from breath taking Breckenridge, Colorado where your Captain is enjoying the Dukes family vacation and also celebrating my in laws and report subscribers, Phil and Caryl Dukes’ 50th wedding anniversary!

Monday was a first for your publisher playing golf at the Copper Creek Golf Course in Copper Mountain, Colorado as several different weather conditions were endured!

As I teed off with former Bud Light teammate and his wife, John and Lisa Dukes of Ames, Iowa and a new high handicap friend named Jay it was sunny and around 71 degrees. Shortly after your publisher carved up the front nine on the highest elevated golf course in the U.S. with a smooth 45 it started to rain, followed by hail and more heavy rain. It then cleared off and the majestic views of a fresh snow on the Copper Mountains appeared.

Week 12 is really a make up of the rained out Week 5. Your 1st place Bud Light team will take on Scott Kanne's 12th place Broadband Bandits.

In your Captain's absence Steve "Hans" Auen takes the reins as interim Captain and has released his line up for Week 12. Joining your interim captain on the 11th tee will be Bud Two Troy Auen who is off the injured reserve list after a complete recovery from his throttle elbow aliment, 2009 MVP front runner Steve Sinnard and Long time subscriber, top local amateur, highly successful and more veteran golfer Craig Mertz. 2008 Bud Light MVP Mike Schulz will be on the bench tonight! Your Captain will be rafting down the Colorado River.

In other Zach Johnson division action second place Community Oil Company who are just 3 points behind your Bud Light team will face off against Miller Lite. Your Bud Light teams next week opponent, Carroll Cycle Center, take on 5th place Walsh Motors and 4th place La-z-boys play Byron's boys.

Over in the Tiger Woods division league leading Stiffsticks take on Macke Motors. One has to wonder if Flying Bob Raue will be in the line up for the Motors. Ron Juergen's lawn boys who are only one point behind the Stiffsticks are dying to play Cute Kyle's Sharp Funeral Home team. Captain Papa Joe's Subway team looked to win two weeks in a row against Carroll Eye Clinic.

Other news worthy items………………………..

In Cleveland Match Play action on Monday big wins for Jacque Masching beating Cute Kyle Atkinson, Keeley Sinnard for beating Aaron Ahrenholtz in a close one. Frank Comito beat past Carroll Country Club Women's Champion Kim Hackett on hole 17.

Report subscriber Mike “Jewels” Eckerman was front and center in Monday’s Des Moines Register being credited with carrying Gene Elliott to the win at the Iowa Masters over the weekend! Way to go Jewels! Check out the story here!

A big report welcome to Scott Hucka who built the back 9 of the Carroll Country Club and former high school state champion Dave Blum.

That's a wrap for the Week 12 preview show from beautiful Colorado. Good luck to Your Bud Light team and thanks to Steve "Hans" Auen for being the interim Captain!

Fairways, greens and mountains to all!

Carroll Supper League Championship Captain

Mike Franey

Week 11 in reveiw!

In the words of your publisher!


Bud Light back on top………Thanks CSB…….Sinnard MVP and Cycles drop a piston!

In the words of this publisher’s hero…………..Jim Zabel……………….I Love It!…………I Love It!……………I Love It!

Some times in life things turn out just as planned and last night on the fairways and greens of the Carroll Country Club the master plan was executed perfectly.
This report would like to publicly thank the Commercial Savings Bank team of Ryan Milligan, Chris Knerl, Eric “Bart” Muhlbauer and Papa Joe’s eldest Aaron Pick for accepting the challenge last night, carrying it out perfectly and burying the Cycles 44 to 28. For their efforts the bank team received a free drink and low net team honors! CSB Captain Ryan Milligan recorded his best round ever and this reporter feels it came a great time! This is the second week in a row that a Bud Light bounty has paid off!

The Cycles loss opened a door that four eighteen wheelers could have driven through and your Bud Light team was ready willing and able to capitalize on their misfortunate. Steve Sinnard led the team beating Mike Kelly 15 to 3 and Sinnard takes the lead in the Bud Light MVP standings. Long time subscriber, top local amateur, highly successful and more veteran golfer Craig Mertz blew out the birthday candles of Pat Malloy and looks to be on the mend after his accident! Your Captain Mike Franey took care of John Greteman 14 to 4. The only blemish on the card for your Bud Light team was a devastating loss by 2008 Bud Light MVP Mike Schulz. Schulz was beaten by Joel Harris 14 to 4. My mother told me if you can’t say something nice don’t say anything at all. Sorry Mother but Schulz’s performance was his worst in Supper league history and one that will result in a week 12 benching. Schulz did return to his original form in extra holes so I look for good things in the future from the 2008 MVP!
Your Bud Light team scores a big 44 to 28 victory over the Miller Lite team and have regained the perch at the top of the Zach Johnson division!
Next up for your Bud Light team is the Broadband Bandits. Interim captain Steve “Hans” Auen will step in to take the reigns in week 12 for a vacationing Captain Mike Franey.

Community Oil Company took care of Carroll County State Bank last night and are in second place 3 points behind your Bud Light team.

This publisher is elated to report that Subway was a winner last night 37 to 35 riding the broad shoulders of off season acquisition Pat “Spanky Vollstedt’s even par round 37. Steve “Cuda” Quandt also fired an even par 37 for the Subs. Tom “Duffer” Duff and Lonny Lehrkamp went down to defeat. Lehrkamp was subbing for Papa Joe Pick who was playing in the Bud Pearson Classic in Okoboji.

Over in the minors Captain Comito’s Stiffsticks reclaimed the lead with a win over the Carroll Eye Clinic. The sticks are one point clear of Ron Juergen’s lawn boys! Macke Motors suffered a loss at the hands of Hawkeye Commodity Brokers. Loren Boyce the MVP for the brokers handing Grandpa Uncle Bruce a 13 to 5 loss.




Other news worthy items………………………..
• Happy birthday wishes go out to Pat Malloy who turned 58 last night!
• Congratulations to Randy Hockom for sharing the low gross honors with Craig Mertz with a one under 33 on the back nine.
• Congrats to Eric Muhlbauer for closest to the pin on 17.
• The first ever hole in Supper League history was won last night with a score of 10 on hole 14 as Broadband’s John Wagner tied Rick Kapserbauer. Wagner received a stroke on the hole resulted in the point!

• A big report welcome to former Carroll resident Jim Selby.


Save the date…………..Tuesday July 21st #1 Bud Light vs. Carroll Cycle Center!

That’s a wrap for week 11! Last night’s rain fall is seen as tears of joy from above! That’s right YOUR Bud Light team right back to where they belong at the top of the Zach Johnson division. Make it a great week!

Fairways and greens to all!


2008 Championship Supper league Captain


Mike Franey

Week 11 preview!

In the words of your publisher!


Battle of the beers…..Cycles in the lead……..another one on the injured reserve list!

As week 11 starts your Bud Light team is just 7 points behind the exhaust pipes of the Carroll Cycle Center. I hope each and every one of you had a Happy 4th of July holiday celebrating the birthday of our fine country! Your Captain is fresh off a fishing trip to Mule Lake Minnesota and attended the turtle races in Longville, Minnesota which is the Turtle racing capital of the world!

This report received front page billing in last Wednesday’s edition of the Carroll Daily Times Herald newspaper. I would like to thank Doug Burns for taking the time to sit down with your publisher to discuss the platform that is used to cast a little humor on the world of Carroll Country Club Supper league golf!

A big week for the Carroll Cycle Center has resulted in the Cycles vaulting to the top of the Zach Johnson division. This week the Cycles will take on Commercial Savings Bank. The bankers have struggled of late but do pose a threat to the leaders. This report is placing a bounty on the Cycles by offering the bank team a free drink for a victory over the front runners. This report will monitor the play of Joe Hinners as he was heard revving his motorcycle into the Carroll Country Club last night after a 4th of July trip to Eastern Iowa. Is Captain Terry Ruchti going to gamble on the condition of Hinners and place him in the week 11 line up? Details will follow!

Your second place Bud Light team takes on the Miller Lite team who currently resides in a tie for 7th place. The less filling beer will be without Fred Dolezal who will return to the area on Wednesday. After a big win by the Class of 69 last week one has to believe that Joel Harris will have to do some fancy begging to climb back into the line up!

Making the march to the 10th tee for your Bud Light team in week 11 will be 2008 Bud Light MVP and self proclaimed world’s best putter Mike Schulz, 2008 MVP runner up Steve Sinnard, Captain Mike Franey and Long time subscriber, top local amateur, highly successful and more veteran golfer Craig Mertz. Mertz has received a release from the doctor and returns to the line up after spending seven days on the injured reserve list for an accident while wrestling with fellow report subscriber Kristy “Kwee” McDermott. Your Captain officially places team sponsor Bud Two Troy Auen on the seven day injured reserve list for what doctors are saying is “Throttle elbow.” Bud Three Steve “Hans” Auen has carried the team so far this year and has earned the week 11 night off. Auen will return next week as interim Captain as Captain Mike Franey will be on a family vacation in Colorado.



Other news worthy items………………………..



· Bud One Jim Auen was spotted at the learning center on Monday night. The La-z-boys will take on the Broadband Bandits.


· On Thursday afternoon reporters covered a match at the Carroll Country Club which pitted Mike “Jewels” Eckerman and Carroll Cycle Center’s J. B. Greenwell against Wade and Kirby Pettitt. Jewels and the good doctor were allowed to play from the senior tees and started out strong against the former State Champions. As I said started out strong but the Eckerman/Greenwell pairing started to struggle, folded under the pressure and were soundly beaten by the two members of the Pettitt dynasty. After the match on the tarmac in front of the Carroll Country Club Pro Shop, Jewels was over heard negotiating to play from the women’s tees in their rematch.


· Papa Joe Pick’s Subway team is looking for a needed win. They tee it up against their sponsor Subway Mike’s Kerps squad. This ought to be good as Subway Mike can see first hand what is ailing his foot longs.


· Congratulations to Tiger Woods for hosting and winning the AT & T National Tournament over this past 4th of July weekend. Did someone really say that he was washed up?

· Captain Comito’s Stiffsticks take on the Carroll Eye Clinic. The sticks are currently tied with Ron Juergen's lawn boys. The lawn boys play Utilicom. Second place Macke Motors take on Hawkeye Commodity Brokers. 2008 Papa Joe Classic winner Digger Dave Nelson is nursing a sore shoulder after catching so many fish in Minnesota with your Captain over the weekend.



· The report would like to welcome new subscribers former Carroll residents Denny and Mary Thomas of McKinney, Texas, Kevin Milligan of Wells Fargo in Des Moines, my fine hair cutter Mo, my mother Shirley Franey of Jefferson, my in laws Phil and Caryl Dukes of Marathon, Iowa and all of my brothers and sisters in laws.





That is a wrap for the week 11 preview show! Your Bud Light team looks to take the lead in the Zach Johnson division.



Fairways and greens to all!





2008 Championship Supper league Captain





Mike Franey

The Golf Report on the front page of today's Daily Times Herald!

Blogging for birdies and bogeys

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2008 Championship Supper League Captain

Mike Franey

Week 10 in review

In the words of your publisher!


Cycles to the top………Hans Auen Week 10 MVP………CSB crushed and What’s wrong with Papa Joe?!

A night that saw the North winds carry the Carroll Cycle Center team into 1st place in the Zach Johnson division riding on the shoulders of D.A. Tony Bluml. Captain Terry Ruchti was back in action after a successful hip surgery and he still remains the MVP front runner for the cycles. The Cycles posted an impressive 55 to17 throttling of the Broadband Bandits.

The Cycles are just 7 points clear of your Bud Light team who took care of Bud One’s La-z-boys 40 to 32. Nephew Troy Auen topped Uncle Jim 10 to 8 on his way to shooting a 37. For Auen the even par round is far and away the best performance of the year for him and well needed as he is sitting in 5th place in the MVP standings. Your Bud Light team was led last night by 2009 MVP front runner Steve “Hans” Auen who took Rick Kasperbauer to the cleaners. Auen’s round was highlighted by a chip over a bunker that landed on a pillow resulting in a saving par. Your Captain edged out 2009 Carroll Country Club President Randy Hockom. Steve Sinnard ran into a scrappy Larry “Doc” Sporrer and was beaten 10 to 8. Over all a good night for YOUR Bud Light team jumping up a spot into 2nd and only 7 points behind the tail lights of the cycles.

A developing story that this publisher is monitoring is over in the Tiger Woods division as Juergens Lawn and Landscape is making a strong move to the top and currently are tied with Captain Comito’s Stiffsticks. The Sticks beat Juergens in Week 1 42 to 30. The lawn boys were led by Pete Juergens who shut out Cory Hempstead
18 to 0. Twenty time City Champion Mike “Jewels” Eckerman was a big winner last night wearing his Tiger Woods Sunday red shirt. The sticks last night took away the guns from Volquartsen Customs.

What is going on with Subway? The soggy subs slipped another slot to 10th in the Zach Johnson division. Steve “Cuda” Quandt and Tom “Duffer” Duff were winners for the subs. Captain Papa Joe Pick suffered terminal damage last night shooting a 45. That’s right eleven over par and just a cool 12 shots from low gross honors. Knowing the talent level of Papa Joe Pick several report subscribers are considering an intervention.


Other news worthy items………………………..

· Carroll Country Club head golf professional Nate Pettitt was tied last night by little brother Wade for low gross with a 1 under par 33 on the back nine. Wade was subbing for Macke Motors and along with Grandpa Uncle Bruce led the team for the Motors.
· Subway Mike Gute led his Kerp’s squad over Cute Kyle’s morticians 43 to 29.
· A big shout out to the 2009 Candy Classic winners Dirk Glynn, Pete Collison, Tom Burns and Papa Joe’s eldest Aaron Pick shooting a 15 under par over the weekend in the win.
· Congratulations to subscriber Ron Juergens for his low net 61 in the Men’s 18 hole league. Juergens along with his playing partner Jerry Schroeder were also awarded low net team honors.
· Long time subscriber, top local amateur, highly successful and more veteran golfer Craig Mertz still remains on the injured reserve list and is questionable for week 11.
· The late Byron Nair is smiling from above this morning as his boy’s dismantled Commercial Savings Bank last night.
· Feld Fire Equipment punctured a hole in the oil jobbers of Community Oil Company knocking them from 1st to 3rd.
· The Miller Lite team last night featured 4 members of the Class of 69. The 69’ers all won their matches last evening and it is unclear if Fred Dolezal and Joel Harris will earn their starting spots back.


That’s a wrap for the Week 10. The Cycles take the lead in the Zach Johnson division with YOUR Bud Light team in hot pursuit.

On behalf of this report I would like to wish all of you a Happy 4th of July holiday! I hope that you take time to celebrate with family and friends. Your publisher is off to the lakes of Minnesota in search of the big! Happy 4th July to all!

Fairways and greens to all!
2008 Championship Supper league Captain Mike Franey