Date: September 26, 2006

\ ATAG
Ansley Tuesday Afternoon G olf Tour Issue #: 31

The Nickelodeon
Chronicling The Play and Behavior of ATAG Tour Players

BACK NINE STRUGGLES

Chief Editor CONTINUE!
Don Nichols
AN OVER PAR DAY!
Graphic Design Manager
Amanda Nichols September 26, 2006
By: Don Nichols
Ansley Tuesday Afternoon Golf Tour
Sales and Marketing
Manager
“Pool Bar Dave” Nichols It was a gorgeous Tuesday afternoon that saw 16 ATAGers
take on the intimidating back nine in pursuit of the golden ale
and, as each hoped, maybe even the cash booty for the Low
Contributing Writers
Danny Morris
Net. Once again, though, the back side prevailed as only two
players posted net under par scores. Two others did manage to
shoot their handicap, but, as the box scores attest, the rest of
the field hacked their way around the course to record some of
the highest collective scores of the year. Participating in this
day’s match were:

Team 1 Team 2 Team 3

Team 4
Brad Reese Craig Sellner Tom Thornhill Ben
Cass
Mike Gutt P.J. Wade David Danzig Kevin
McGlynn
Frank Corrigan Henry Sawyer Jeff Colbath
Photography Richard Gilmore
still looking Rich Hall Tim Martin Don Nichols Ron
Majors
Publisher score: -10 score: -4 score: -4 score: -2
Nickelodeon
Publications, Inc
Since 2005 TEAM 1 DOMINATES AT 10 UNDER !
Early arrivals Brad Reese, Mike Gutt, Frank Corrigan, and
ATAG Rich Hall were the first to tee off and never looked back as
they coasted through the back side, getting to 6 under after
Ansley Tuesday Afternoon only four holes and finishing at 10 under. There was some
Golf Tour drama on the porch as the second and third groups ended up
Ansley Golf Club tied at 4 under and anxiously awaited the arrival of the last
1912 group which mysteriously did not arrive until some twenty
196 Montgomery Ferry Dr minutes later, just barely beating the darkness. The fourth
Atlanta, Ga 30309 group later explained they needed the extra time to search for
errant shots on just about every hole that collectively earned
them the right to be the day’s patron with a score of 2 under.

CORRIGAN WINS LOW NET! REESE

 HAS
LOW GROSS!
Twenty four handicapper “Lucky Frank” Corrigan, normally
one of the head liners of the next section, surprised everyone
including himself by firing an impressive 45, for a net 3 under
to capture the day’s Low Net Purse of 16 bucks. “Lucky
Frank” had two net eagles and six net pars in recording his
Leaders In The season’s best and leading his team to victory. (Frank did not
Clubhouse: stay around for the conclusion of the match so the winnings
Low Gross: Bernhardt: 34 have been placed into escrow until a ruling is issued by the
ATAG Record: Reese: 33
ATAG Rules Committee.) The honorary Low Gross was won
by Brad Reese who shot 39, edging out P.J. Wade by one
Low Net: Gutt, Sawyer: -6
stroke.
(ATAG Record)

Birdie Leader: Tyber: 15

ATAG Record: Tyber: 19 GILMORE EDGES OUT DANZIG!
It was a lot more competitive on the high side, but Richard
Eagle Club: Gilmore managed to use a triple quadruple combination on
2006: John Arnold # 11 and #16 to edge out last week’s winner David Danzig by
2005: Majors, Meagher
one stroke to capture high score honors with a score of 52. Craig
Best Team Score: -16 Sellner and Jeff Colbath had their chances, but fell a little
short
Eaton, Gilmore, Thornhill, with scores of 50 each.
Nichols
(Ties ATAG Record first set in
2005 by Martin, Tyber, Healy, MCGLYNN HAS SHOT OF THE DAY!
and draw partner Kisgen) (well, sort of)
Eighteen handicapper Kevin McGlynn earned “shot of the
day” honors) for his approach shot on #13 from behind the trees
on # 14. Showing utter defiance for the tree barrier in front of
him, McGlynn unhesitatingly took a full swing and zoomed the ball
into the heart of the tree branches—only to see the Ansley
hardwoods counter the assault by sending the ball back and
over his head in a high arc reminiscent of a jai alai shot that landed
softly some fifteen yards behind him.

BIRDIE CLUB ADDS TO ITS TOTAL!

Four birdies were added to the Birdie Club—one each by P.J.
Wade, Brad Reese, Henry Sawyer, and Don Nichols.

OTHER TIDBITS
● It as another pleasant evening on the porch as the players
conversed about their day’s round and all of the “would of,
could of, should of” opportunities. Nichols and Sellner told a couple
of jokes that elicited some genuine laughter and McGlynn
followed with a lawyer joke with mixed results before the
conversations shifted to even more mundane matters.

● Rich Hall revealed that he is an inveterate high stakes

gambler and continually successful at Texas Hold-Em poker ,
ATAG causing much
that we should
discussion by the group and suggestions by some
start an ATAG Texas Hold-Em league. (the
Ansley Tuesday Afternoon
Commissioner remained silent during the discussion but later
Golf Tour
noted that such an endeavor does not conform to the ATAG Mission
Ansley Golf Club Statement.)
1912
196 Montgomery Ferry Dr ● Jeff Colbath, one of several ATAGers who are in the
Atlanta, Ga 30309 “investment advisory” business (read stock broker) gave a
“buy” stock tip on British Petroleum (Ticker: BPT), citing a current
 14% dividend yield. No one seemed anxious to hurry home to
await the next day’s opening of the market but, you never know, the
ATAG porch could reveal the secrets of great wealth for those who
follow stock tips and pursue on line gambling (aren’t they the same?)
at the recommendation of high handicapper golfers with cocktails in
their hands.

● Russ Jobson was a “no notice, no show”, but did make a

cameo appearance at 7:55 pm to beg forgiveness, citing a last
minute business conflict. The Commissioner showed leniency
by removing Jobson from ATAG Death Row and instead
sentencing him to “Double Secret Probation.” (side note:
Richard Gilmore was nominated, and curiously accepted the
nomination, to be the Executioner in the event the sentence of
“death by boogada boogada” is ever given to any of the
players currently on ATAG Death Row.)

● ATAG veterans Mike Gaddis, Danny Morris, Doug

Healy, Tom Kisgen, Marty Arnold, Don Nichols, Rick Eaton,
and former ATAGer John McClymonds returned from their
annual golf trip to Hilton Head this past week end where they
played 108 holes in four days on four different courses involving
several two man and four man team matches and an overall
individual winner for the four day tournament. Don Nichols
had a nine stroke lead going into the last day but opened the
final round with a double bogey after topping the ball into the
lake and struggled off and on all day long under the pressure of
hard charging Marty Arnold, Tom Kisgen, and Danny
Morris. Fortunately for him, Nichols managed to have a few
good holes and withstood the pressure and won by four shots
over a relentless Arnold with a four day net total score of 282.
Kisgen and Morris finished third and fourth respectively
with net total scores of 293 and 294. This was
the first time that Nichols had ever won the highly competitive
ATAG Hilton Head Tournament . (which he followed up on
Tuesday by posting his highest ATAG round of the season.
Oddly, all of the other tournament players elected to pass this
week.)

That’s it for this week. See you next week when we go back to
the front nine. The days are getting shorter so we will be
starting a little earlier for those who can make it. THERE ARE
ONLY 4 MORE MATCHES IN THE 2006 SEASON!

ATAG
Ansley Tuesday Afternoon Box Scores: Back Nine: Slope 136
Golf Tour Reese 39 Majors 47
Ansley Golf Club Hall 40 McGlynn 48
1912 Wade 40 Nichols 48
Thornhill 43 Martin 49
196 Montgomery Ferry Dr
Cass 42 Sellner 50
Atlanta, Ga 30309 Gutt 44 Colbath 50
Corrigan 45 Danzig 51
Sawyer 47 Gilmore 52