2022 provided us a few raindrops, a couple coolish days, then six days of some of the best golf weather that we could have imagined.

We brought in new talent from Southern Minnesota – the one known as “Champ” from years ago – but now known as Tub (or Tubster, or Tubmeister, or Tup-o-matic, or Hey You). He acquitted himself very nicely on the course, was a non-stop clean-up dynamo around the house, and gave as well as he received in the verbal abuse category. Well done against a team of pros in this area.

The Colt was obviously being bothered by what he billed as knee replacement. Previously known as King Kong Corrie, we all thought that he just applied a temporary tattoo to make it look grotesque but there may be something to his tale. His massive drives from previous years didn’t materialize as often as we thought they should. Despite this, he remains our hero. Did you know that Team Corrie/Riddle provided wonderful fuel for our golf days with superior breakfasts, including scrambled eggs with no milk? How about his Succulent Country Ribs?

The Gosling served several 5-star meals, following hard-to-beat set-up meals by Danno, Colt, and Swede. The anonymous rankings of those will be kept secret for now. He frequently made the ball get small in a hurry with his power game from the tee. To help us emulate his swing, a slow-motion video is provided. Use it and greatly improve. As our best conversationalist, he regaled us with tales from the past with intricate detail and kept us in stitches. He watched our backs throughout the week by letting us know if we were going to bed too early and filled us in with movie nuances if we had questions.

Swede came back to the fold after a year absence but only because he was already in the area for a month with the bride. Guess he figured that as long as he was in the area, it might work out. He shamed the other seven of us with the svelte look he brought. He had better provide whatever diet he used other than his frequent in-home exercise so we can look less like whales next to him. It certainly doesn’t include his acclaimed Majestic Meatloaf. (See group photo) His one fault is that he has no faults.

Danno, the Shifty One, motored down for most of the week and kept us on our toes with his humor and sneaky long length, proving that is deliberate style provides results. He provided the opening meal of Chicken Supreme straight from his bride’s kitchen secrets book. TASTY! A scouting party composed of Swede and bride made sure the over size supported his feast.

Fuzzy was Mr. Steady for the thirtieth time both on and off the course. His stability kept us on point, in line, and guaranteed a successful week. He also pushed the overall golf average winner to new heights. In doing so, he cleaned our clocks as the overall money sponge in the week-long Alabama game. (Tub second, Swede third, with the guy running the game coming in last)

Lastly, and certainly not least: Stubby (who is always first in our hearts) gave us a half-week of himself. That may have been the highlight of the week. His high-ball swing with a low-ball flight provided by his horizontal back swing and tip toe delivery can be seen on the slow-motion video and copied by all. We milked him for the joy he provided for the short time he allotted us. We will start the lobbying process early to get him down in 2023 if we get together again.

The Queen is dumping the rental house for about a $900K profit in 14 years (if all reports are accurate). We will have to send a team to meet with new owner and tell him how we run things if we descend on MB in 2023. As long as he realizes that he is simply managing OUR house, all will be well.

Course ratings were mixed leaving the one who builds the itinerary with carte blanche for a possible 2023. Sometimes he is swayed by financial considerations. Did I mention that he could be bought? I understand that he has a PayPal account.