The Sandbagger

We have assembled in Malone, NY, for the 22nd Sandbagger.

The Star Chamber took place last night at Mo’s Diner.  Since we are just 8, we tried something new this year. Each Sandbagger was given a piece of paper and wrote their proposed target on the front and then everyone else’s proposed targets on the back. Your commissioner then went player by player, reading out proposed targets, sparking considerable laughter, and sometimes downright derision.

The most outrageous was past champion Geoff Oliver’s request for a 99, a stratospheric target that was seven strokes higher than any of the proposed targets for him put forward by other Sandbaggers.  Geoff doubled down on the insanity by proposing an outrageous 81 for your humble Commish.

Andrew Posthumus showed great respect for 3x champion Ricky by proposing Rick take a target of 84.

The targets for 2017 are as follows.  Note: past Sandbagger champions are indicated in brackets by year(s) of their glory.

Anderson, Jim (’97, ’08)
Cunliffe, Ricky (’99, ’09, ’16)
Hockley, Derrick
Jarvis, Greg (’06, ’12)
Mains, Jeff (’15)
Murdock, B (Bridesmaid 3x)
Oliver, Geoff (’96)
Posthumus, Andrew (’14)

91
93
90
75
114
92
87
95

Some patterns become evident when we examine the proposed targets for each player, as put forward by their fellow Sandbaggers, along with (in red) each Sandbagger’s own proposal for their target and (in blue) the final targets they were given.

Anderson, Jim: 81, 88, 90, 90, 90, 90, 91, 92, 93
Cunliffe, Ricky: 84, 90, 90, 90, 92, 93, 93, 97, 98
Hockley, Derrick: 86, 87, 87, 88, 89, 90, 90, 90, 98
Jarvis, Greg: 73, 75, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 82, 83
Mains, Jeff: 100, 105, 107, 110, 114, 114, 115, 115, 115
Murdock, Bruce: 90, 92, 92, 92, 92, 93, 94, 95, 95
Oliver, Geoff: 83, 86, 86, 87, 90, 90, 90, 92, 99
Posthumus, Andrew: 90, 95, 95, 96, 97, 98, 98, 101, 103

Ricky contemplating (his final moments with) the Sandbagger trophy

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