SOGGY CONDITIONS FOR MASTERS WEEK!

April 9, 2024 ATAG Match Summary-By DANNY MORRIS

This was Masters Week. One of the cool features of Ansley Golf Club during Masters Week is the addition of visiting faces heading to Augusta for the weekend.  Friends and buddies from out of town sprinkle the intown Ansley property, and a few stray carry-ons and suitcases litter the locker room as these visitors stop off for a round of golf on the journey to Augusta National for the Signature Event in all of Golfdom. These guests from all over the world experienced a double dose of golf heaven when they were able to be in the Ansley Men’s Grill as the ATAG teams finished their respective rounds and settled in for an evening of awards and cheer.

On to this week’s ATAG match:

Wet grounds made the first nine unusually long and the scores reflected as much.Low Net was shared by Jim Williamson and David Danzig.  Their score of net 35 was several shots higher than those in previous weeks.  Williamson shot 42 and was able to turn that into Low Gross as well. 

On the search for the Pink Lady, Jeff Colbath also scored higher than the Pinktress usually requires. His 55 net 44 was pretty darned high and certainly he could have had her for a few strokes less.

This week’s ATAG team tour event was won by Kevin McGlynn, Jim Williamson,  Don Nichols and their Par Partner. That squad scored an eight under in soggy conditions.   Danny Morris, Doug Healy and Tom Kisgen bought the winning team a beer. That wayward bunch could only assemble a score of -1.

The sole birdie of the week was a 2 on hole number 9 by Jim Williamson.

A brief but important digression here, an idea struck this writer while watching this week’s Master’s coverage.  One of the “new” and controversial features of the LIV Tour has been team golf.  The PGA needs to figure out how to embrace a new audience while protecting and honoring its older traditional base.  The uber traditional ATAG Tour under the guidance of Commissioner Emeritus Donald L. Nichols successfully implemented team golf 40 plus years ago. A sit-down between Jay Monahan, Greg Norman and Don Nichols might be just what the golf world needs to pull the diverse professional tours together.

Back nine coming up next week, watch for the Call for Players

Final Scores: 4-9-24 Front Nine Gross / Net

Williamson	42	35
Danzig	44	35
Nichols	45	36
Thorton	43	36
McGlynn	45	37
Kisgen	48	38
Morris	46	40
Healy	46	40
Cowles	50	41
Colbath	55	44