June 27, 2009 — Two Wrights don’t make a wrong.
That’s the current motto of the Country Meadows Crawford Cup team as it sits in first place headed into today’s second round of golf at Whispering Pines.
Randy and Bob Wright, along with Todd Woods, carded 14 team points in the opener at the Meadville Country Club on May 31.
Randy Wright was the medalist with a 76, followed by Woods with a 78 to win Flight C. Bob Wright shot an 85 for fifth place in Flight B.
“I was fortunate enough to play in a scramble ther eon Wednesday, so I was able to see the course and get on the greens. They are right about perfect, and personally I like faster greens. They always keep them in real good condition.”
“I think the golf course is in about as good of shape as I’ve ever seen it right now.”
last round — “I guess, all in all, it was a good day. It was good in the conditions, because I hit the ball really high. The wind can play a lot of havoc on my approach shot.”
bogeyed four of the last five
looking forward to hopefully playing a good round
“We’ve got a pretty solid team with the two Wrights and myself, and we’ve got a couple other guys waiting in the wings,” Woods said. “We’ve been fortunate to hit it well so far.”
The trio has been playing leagues together for quite some time, and Woods feels like its a solid team. And a lot of his faith in the combination comes from the Wrights.
“They are both good players — long hitters,” Woods said.
Woods also has a familiarity with the Pines, having been a member there before Country Meadows.
“I used to belong at the Pines, so I know it well,” he said. “It’s very tricky in the first four holes.”
The course is in excellent shape, according to host Carol Kingzett, so the competition should be quite a bit better than the opening round in the wind and cold.
Temperatures should be around 74 degrees with a light wind and no precipitation at the 2 p.m. tee-time.
“Everybody kind of struggled at the club because the conditions weren’t great,” Woods said. “There was a 30-mile-an-hour wind and it was chilly. We played pretty solid that day. We’ve got a lot of golf to play this year before we are on top again, though.”
Woods is looking for Oakland Beach and the Country Club to make a move.
The Beach is currently in second place with 11 1/2 points, led by a B Flight-winning 80 from Jim Dupont Sr.
MCC is in third place with 9 1/2 points and is paced by Jeff Byham’s B Flight second-place showing with an 81.
“Oakland and the Country Club, depending on who they send, are always tough,” Woods said.
Country Meadows was also the 2008 champion, somewhat of a surprise considering it was the first year the course had competed in the event.
Last season Mt. Hope built on its already-existing lead at the Pines in Round 2 under similar course conditions.
Sixth-place Whispering Pines would love to make a jump like it did on its home course in 2008. The Pines team slapped 14 1/2 points on the board last year to move up into third place.
The next round will be Sunday, July 12 men at Island Green Golf Course at 1 p.m.
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