Amongst the towering Loblolly pine trees complete with their spring blizzard of green pollen, six intrepid competitors strode the pristine rye-grass-overseeded fairways of Myrtle Beach’s finest during the last part of February. As usual, we were right, and the various weathermen were wrong as we endured rainless 60’s and 70’s for the week. It was too warm to keep from severely softening our candy bars in the carts. It was said that we have a marketable product. Just let us know when you need a beautiful week of weather and we will schedule SCAGI to coincide.

Of Note:

Swede drained THREE birdies on the front nine one day, treated us with his now world-famous meatloaf, and almost finished a NY Times Sunday crossword puzzle. Winning the overall “Alabama” game, he showed such an upward trajectory that frightens us about 2024.

Pat was unshakeable and turned in six consecutive rounds in the mid to low 80s. Unfortunately, he relinquished his chairmanship of the Movie Selection Committee to our detriment. The second in command failed miserably. We found that Nicolas Cage and Bruce Willis do NOT make movies worth watching anymore and that there were no good movies created during the last couple years. Better call Saul.

Curt produced several meals that were judged secretly by the group. We told him the average of the results were ranked about 3 of 5 stars. Then he pulled back the curtain and found that we all awarded him 5 stars for his culinary excellence on all meals. He rules! His attention to his feasts vs. golf may have cost him as he let Pat massage a slightly better average golf score for the week.

Steve blindsided us with a double secret mystery meal that we can all still taste – a magnificent combination of all food groups in a pot. His improved vision is close to being able to admire his brilliant golf shots without relying on the rest of us to tell him how great he is. To a man, we wish we were him.

Dan brought his most admired asset, himself. Laughs and stories galore, he brings joy. He also fought off a faulty oven and treated us to “Dan’s Bird”. Thanks for the feast and overcoming a broke appliance. He now has a string of 12 years of average scores in the 90’s. Talk about a gamer. I’d keep an eye on him for 2024 for a spurt into the 80s.

Bill has claimed a berth for 2024. The anticipated dates are 23 February to 2 March 2024 if anyone else is interested.