Two enormous celebrations coming up this week. Thursday marks the 9th wedding anniversary of Team Laustin. We also mark Manager Dave’s birthday. I would expect a huge parade in Montrose.
Quiet weekend in Dallas
A net total of just 5 FGL points were scored at the Byron Nelson. No one had any player finish in the Top 10. Standings did not change through Team Jaustin is now just 1 point behind your Commissioner.
Jordan Spieth - Texas is supposed to be your state. You were a favorite pick to win this tournament. Something tells me that all is not well with Team Big J right now. Monday’s conference call will not be pleasant.
Wells Fargo - I can’t keep up with all the different names this next tournament has had. And it’s usually later in the season. But it’s a great course and has a strong FGL field being a PGA Signature event.
Manager Golfers expected to play
PAK-Mon Captain Kirk, Will Zalatoris, Tom Hoge, Andrew Putnam [NO SCOTTIE!]
Commish Ludvig Aberg, Cameron Young, Nick Taylor, Sungjae Im, Cam Davis, Shane Lowry
Doug Wyndham Clark, Tom Kim, Sahith Theegala, Emiliano Grillo, J.T. Poston, Denny’s McCarthy
B.T.O. Viktor Hovland, lil Rickie, Harris English
Jim Patrick Cantlay, Brian Harman, Fleetwood Mac, Don Henley
Jaustin Rory, Tony Finau, Si Woo Kim, Austin Schenk, Hideki Matsuyama
Big J Matt Fitzpatrick, Jordan Spieth, Collin Morikawa, Jason Day, Matthieu Pavon
The Doctor Max Homa, George Burns, Sepp Straka, Kurt Kitayama, Lucas Glover, Pete Rose
Kevin Xander Schauffele, Milton Bradley, , Justin Thomas, Corey Conners, Akshay Bhatia
Hanging with Jack for lunch last week
Manager Doug and I hung out at the Ohio Union last week for a luncheon to help Jack kick off the upcoming Memorial tournament. Honoree Julie Inkster was also there as they told stories of their favorite moments, tournaments, etc. All very nice but I still find myself loving Doug’s golf adventures much more.
Nice afternoon at Franklin Co. Conservatory
Very impressive butterfly exhibit. Kind of forgot we even had butterflies. I know - butterflies? But it was much easier than going to a wasp exhibit. And it scored me points.
Zalatoris out at Byron Nelson
Concerned about his back, Will has withdrawn before the tournament. Monica, rub some Ben-Gay on that boy’s back.
Team golf in N'leans
Is LIV something like what we saw in New Orleans with the team concept? Our FGL standings did not change with this tournament though I did cut my gap against Monica/Paul a bit with Shane Lowry’s win. (I heard his interview after the tournament. I absolutely love his accent. I just had no clue what he said.) Team Jaustin picked up 10 points with Rory also on the winning team.
A fun day of MONSTER TRUCKS!!!!!!
First time I had been to one of these. These 8 trucks are huge, smelly and sooooo loud. The way they spin around, bounce all around, jump in the air, etc - kind of reminded me of riding in the golf cart with Big J.
Fishing
Liam went fishing. He likes fishing. He just doesn’t like the fish.
Byron Nelson up next. Wells Fargo to follow
Not a huge FGL event.
Manager Golfers expected to play
PAK-Mon Will Zalatoris, Tom Hoge
Commish Sungjae Im
Doug Tom Kim
B.T.O. Sam Ryder Truck, Kevin Streelman
Jim Adam Scott, Dustin Hoffman
Jaustin Si Woo Kim, Adam Schenk
Big J Jordan Spieth, Jason Day
The Doctor No one. Nope - no one going to play
Kevin No - no one will play for you either.
Opening round of the season
I headed south Saturday to golf with two legends. Absolutely a lovely day - except for crazy winds. I wish this story had a happy ending but it doesn’t. After about 7 holes, Three Finger Tim had to withdraw with some strained neck injury. As for Big J, his golf game was absolutely terrible. Simply horrible. But the sad truth is that my game was even worse. My highlight was probably getting a hot dog at the turn. After 10 holes, we no longer bothered keeping score. Just glad all of that madness must certainly be behind us!
Team Laustin heads to Motown for NFL Draft
One is a Lions fan and the other is a Steelers fan but both from Ohio. I’m just surprised I didn’t see them on TV.
Interesting week at FGL Headquarters
We got out with the Kids in IT. Roamed around Oakland Park Nursey and then hit Budd Dairy Food Hall. Had never been there before. Nice place.
Played Upper Deck Golf at the Shoe with Lauren. Roamed around the stadium playing 9 holes. I can confirm that the stadium still has plenty of steps. I think I walked them all. A fun time seeing the Ohio Stadium in a different way.
Hit TopGolf with Brelley one afternoon. I don’t think of my son as a comedian but as he was telling me a story of how Big J tried to explain to him when to use the “A wedge”, I had tears in my eyes.
Thank you Woody for an invite to opening night of a new Shadowbox Show: Behind Close Doors.
Of course, another win for Scottie
Monica and Doug both pick up 19 points in Hilton Head. Scottie’s 57 points alone would put him in ahead of most managers. He must be stopped!
Battle appears to be for 2nd place as no cut at The Heritage guarantees points for everyone.
We’re going to New Orleans for team competition. It is NOT a signature event so many FGL golers are takng the week off. TOP 33 TEAMS MAKE THE CUT.
Manager Golfers expected to play
PAK-Mon Will Zalatoris, Andrew Putnam(?), Tom Hoge
Commish Nick Taylor, Shane Lowry,
Doug Sahith Theegala
B.T.O. Sam Ryder Truck, Kevin Streelman
Jim Patrick Cantlay, Dustin Hoffman
Jaustin Rory
The Doctor Sepp Straka, Kurt Kitayama
Kevin Xander Schauffele, Jimmy Conners
Big J Matt Fitzpatrick, Collin Morikawa
Doug makes a major move after the major
Brooks Koepka has been shown the door. Stepping in is Denny’s. Denny McCarthy to be specific.
Controversy strikes Master's Champions' Dinner
News of this violation of protocol was mostly kept under wraps. But FGL Insider has learned that an imposter crashed the Champions’ Dinner appearing to be a former Master’s winner. Fortunately, we were able to sneak a picture of this terrible incident.
Taking a moment to vent…
I clearly haven’t bought paint in awhile. Our outside patio deck needed some touch-up so off to Home Depot I went. A gallon was $65. When did this happen? I asked the lady at Home Depot if it had gold flecks in it. She gave me a curious look and then very seriously told me that there was no gold in it. That’s just crazy. Next time - I just stay on my couch!
Scottie is taking all the drama out of this season!
Definitely the most steady & consistent player this week and really all season. What happened to all that crappy putting from last season? Paul must have passed along a few tips. But a huge tournament for PAK-Mon as all four players made the cut and all were Top 20. 40 points and the Major sidebet victory.
Team Jaustin also had a strong tournament with all players making the cut. Jaustin holds onto 2nd place. Actually with all the points flying everywhere, there were no changes to the standings except Doug and Kevin flipped spots.
For both Doug and Dave, none of their players finished in the top 20. That kind of hurts.
Special thanks to Managers Doctor, Monica and Doug for an outstanding Master’s Viewing Party at Coach’s.
Going back home
It was a lovely adventure at the OSU Spring Game. Kind of like going home back in the suite!
Let's go to Hilton Head
Fun tournament. Such tiny little greens. A signature event so a strong field.
Manager Golfers expected to play
PAK-Mon Scottie, Captain Kirk, Will Zalatoris, Tom Hoge, Andrew Putnam
Commish Ludvig Aberg, Cameron Young, Nick Taylor, Sungjae Im, Cam Davis, Shane Lowry
Doug Wyndham Hotels, Tom Kim, Sahith Theegali, Emiliano Grillo Pad, J.T. Poston
B.T.O. lil Rickie, Harris English
Jim Patrick Cantlay, Brian Harman, Fleetwood Mac, Don Henley
Jaustin Rory, Tony Finau, Si Woo Kim, Austin Schenk
The Doctor Max Homa, George Burns, Sepp Straka, Kurt Kitayama, Lucas Glover, Pete Rose
Kevin Xander Schauffele, Milton Bradley, Justin Thomas, Jimmy Conners, Akshay Bhatia
Big J Matt Fitzpatrick, Jordan Spieth, Collin Morikawa, Jason Day, Matthieu Pavon
