HIDEAWAY QUOTA SKINS GAME: WEEK 3

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Ok, ok, so my info wasn’t so hot regarding last week’s top performer. Scott LoVecchio expressed his appreciation for the credit he didn’t really deserve (although he did get a skin), but the big winner really was Dan Hoffacker. My apologies Dan, and I hope that didn’t have anything to do with your not coming out this week!

This week I have no doubt that the info 

Jeff Ashby

I have is good, as it comes directly from the man himself: Jeff Ashby. The Hideaway’s Thursday Night Quota Skins Game is definitely the thing to do on Thursday nights if you enjoy getting on and off the golf course in two hours, having a few wet ones, and playing some fun golf that can also put a few greenbacks in your pocket.

Gregg watches T. A. miss yet another

Thirty-three players teed it up this Thursday (5/8/14) and just 33% of the group finished in the money. I think this outing may have been the first time that I finished below quota…and I didn’t play all that horribly. Putting was a struggle though. Just couldn’t score.
 

Chris Capps on way to +6

My cart partner, Chris Capps, had no struggles until the final two holes, andI’m pretty sure he was thinking about the fact that he could finish under par at The Hideaway for the first time, as he headed into No.4 (our 8th hole) at -1.

After smoking a 3-wood off the tee on 

No.4, Chris hit a 9-iron into the greenside bunker, was on in three and 2-putted for a bogey. No big deal; still even-par going into the last hole, the simple, 120-yard par-3, right? 

Here’s how it happened in his own 

words: “I short sided myself short of the green, hardly moved the ball on the first chip. Nuked the second. Followed by an awesome two putt for a double bogey.” So after all that, he still finished 2-over par and plus-6 for his quota.

It turns out that plus-6 was the best 

Archie Copeland all smiles

quota ratio of the day, but Archie Copeland and Leon Hall both posted nice plus-5 ratios as well. Holes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8 yielded birdies, but 5 and 8 didn’t fly. Game Master Jeff Ashby claimed the bird on No.1, Chris Capps had his birdie on 8 nulled and voided, but his bird on No.2 held up.

Chet Ballard had a nice day, going plus-2 on his quota and picking up the skin 

Chet Ballard collecting his cash from Jeff

on No.6. Game Host Sean Balliet went minus-2 on his quota, but managed to slip the birdie putt in the cup on No.3.

Greg Price making his quota

Hideaway club member Greg Price joined the group for the first time and finished plus-2. Newbie Tom Dougherty came in at plus-4 and first-timer Bob Strait broke even. Well, I’m way behind on my projects so I’m gonna get this thing out as is.

Oh! Brief reminder before I go: The Hideaway’s Sunday Morning Quota 

Sean Balliet contemplating birdie

Skins Game debuts this coming Sunday the 18th at 8:30am. For $35 greenbacks you get 18 holes of golf, for double the Thursday fun, and as always there will be cash to be won. Just get to the course before 8:15am, hand Jeff your $35 and you are in like Flynn.

"The reason the pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can't see him laughing." ~Phyllis Diller