Golf is an outdoor game and inclement weather is far too often a factor. Such was the case for the 43rd Annual ASGA Men's Match Play and 1st Annual ASGA Mid-Senor Match Play the first weekend in May at Big Creek Golf & Country Club in Mountain Home. Over the four days of play - two 18-hole stroke play rounds and two days of matches, the participants endured about 8 hours of rain delays. But somehow Mother Nature let us complete the tournament on schedule. Patience, dry towels and a really good rain suit were a must.
Hats off to Brent Edens, golf course superintendent and his crew for all their hard work. Brent had the zoysia fairways and bentgrass greens in perfect condition and it was the only way the course was playable. Over an inch of rain fell on Saturday and roughly the same amount fell Sunday. But when the dust settled (HA HA) - the winner in the men's match was also the sentimental favorite and hometown hero Kirk Brown. Stacey Shiew won the first ever mid-senior division.
Also, PGA Professional/Metereologist Eddie Roethlisberger was "right on the money" in his radar predictions about when the rain would arrive and how long it would last. Knowing the area was a key to the success of getting the players off the course safely when threatening weather moved into the Mountain Home area. Big Creek has now hosted the ASGA Men's Stroke and Match, ASGA Senior Stroke and Match and the Ozark Junior Challenge.
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