The 2012 Kummel Cup participants on the day before the rains came.
Saturday was a perfect day. The greens were fast. Then it got tricky. Sunday’s weather came in with a steady rain and light wind with temperatures in the mid-60’s. Just tough enough. A bit of Scotland in old Wisconsin.
The 2012 Kummel Cup competitors had all they could handle on the beautiful Lawsonia Links Golf Course in Green Lake, Wisc.
The players found it tough to keep everything dry. Slippy grips, etc. But that was all to the liking of Marty Joy, head pro at the Belvedere Golf Club in Charlevoix, Mich., who won the title in a one-hole playoff with the hard-playing Bill Ernst. Both carded a 166. Another Belvedere Club member, Chuck McMullin, who is no stranger to hickory golf titles, secured the Senior title, also with a 166. Chuck is from Williamsburg, Va.
The course was was set up at 5,875 yards for seniors and 6,100 for the championship division. Lawsonia presented its usual set of challenges. The course is ranked 13th on the “Top 50 Most Fun Golf Courses in America” in Golf Digest’s September issue. Says the magazine’s rater, “Golf’s most audacious set of green pads: enormous pedestal putting surfaces that look like buried railroad cars. Rumor is the seventh green really is one.”
Friday began with a practice round and then a two-man alternate shot competition. No winner determined. (Not even Joe?) There is some debate as to the winning team. Nuances are being discussed. The Committee is still meeting. After Saturday’s round there was a picnic at the Kummel Kabin with food and drink. The ladies spent Sunday morning in lively indoor social activities, merely smiling as their husbands regarded the steady rain outdoors. Off the lads went to keep their date with golf despite the inclemency. Perhaps the ladies shook their heads, perhaps not. None of the lads looked back. Such is hickory golf at the highest levels.
Event organizer Dr. Jim “Doc” Eike was appreciative of all participants and the help of the Lawsonia staff. “Thanks to all who attended and participated,” he said.