Champions –
Good Flight: Vince Bogard & David Winters
Ugly Flight: Mike Truscott & Bryan Holliday
Woodbridge Golf Club
Wylie, TX
October 7, 2005
(L) OU 12 – TX 45
After five years of dominance, a young and inexperienced Sooners squad fell to the hated horns for the first time this century. Like salt to an open wound, Texas wormed its way through the rest of the schedule and knocked off Southern Cal for its first undefeated season and first national championship in 35 years. I guess it had to happen sometime, but suffice to say, it has made for a LONG year for this south of the border Sooner. I can only hope it will be another 35 years before the hated horns experience such success again.
Nevertheless, the Ugly was smashing success and we were treated to great weather yet again at Woodbridge Golf Club.
In the Good Flight, Oklahoma State alums Vince Bogard and David Winters took first place honors firing a 2 under par 70 and winning by 1 stroke over three other teams. In the Ugly Flight, the Sooners got a little redemption as Mike Truscott and Bryan Holliday ensured their entry into next year’s Good Flight with a sizzling 7 under par 65.
The highlight of the tournament however, had to be Gordita Girl’s jello shots. Strategically positioned on the 2nd hole, GG and her fellow Big Ugly Chicks were armed with hundreds of jello shots. They were set to heckle, haggle and hex would-be Tiger Woods’s prior to their shots on the short par 3. Unfortunately, they did not understand the logistics of the shotgun start that placed groups on holes 1 thru 9. As such, only two groups passed the second hole before the 2 hour gap that occurred while everyone was playing the back nine. As such, they waited – and partook of the jello shots. Then they waited some more – and partook of the jello shots.
By the time everyone got back around to play the 2nd, the girls were smashed. So much so that my lovely bride ended up running over David Bennington with her golf cart. Not since “The Legend of Lefty” have we had such a fracas involving motorized caddies. Fortunately, Bennington’s game was already a wreck. His badly bruised leg slowed down his swing and led to a remarkable turn-around.
And even though the Sooners’ play on Saturday followed suit with my putrid putting, the Texas State Fair and the Cotton Bowl, with the stadium split down the 50 yard line, is one of the greatest scenes in all of sports. The October North Texas sunshine, corny dogs and midway carnival barkers combine with the smell of 10,000 show animals to create pure sensory overload. It is sad the Dallas City Council has squandered yet another major sports opportunity and is set to lose the game to a home and home series beginning in 2011. Thank you Laura Miller for your outstanding vision and leadership. Enjoy your billion dollar Calatrava bridges and your stinkin’ smoking ban.
Bitch.
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