Kevin Nicholson showed up and immediately became a problem
Eleven rounds in and this race refuses to settle down. Todd and Tom finally played each other. Jeff Kardas got humbled. Orlando's ghost showed up to play Jason Maxwell again. And Kevin Nicholson — who's played exactly twice all season — walked off with two prizes. Let's get into it.
Kevin Nicholson showed up and immediately became a problem
Two rounds played, two prize wins — CTP on Hole 2 AND Longest Putt on Hole 9. He lost to Jeff Hunt 6.5–3.5, so his match record isn't pretty, but his wallet left happy. If Kevin plays more often, someone is going to regret it.
Todd Sewell put Tom Pehr back in his place
Last week Tom fired a 39 gross and climbed to 6th. This week Todd answered with a tidy 7–3 win, dropping Tom back and extending his own lead in the standings. Todd is now 5th at 57.5 and these two have been circling each other all season — this one was clean.
Orlando beats Jason again — but the gap barely moved
This was their second meeting. Jason won the first 6.5–3.5 back in May. Orlando flipped it this week, 5.5–4.5. Orlando holds the lead at 62.0, Jason is right behind at 60.0. Two points, eleven rounds, and they've split the head-to-head series 1–1. The rematch has to happen.
Jimmie Rains took a gut punch
He beat Orlando last week and was within striking distance of the top. Then Brian Shields came in and went 6.5–3.5 on him. Jimmie drops to 4th at 58.5. He's still very much in this — but he gave away 6 points in two weeks against players he probably should've handled. Every week matters now.
Jeff Kardas quietly passed everyone again
A 7–3 win over Andy Dean moves Kardas to 3rd at 59.0 — one point behind Jason, three behind Orlando. He's played all 11 rounds, he's got the 3rd-best points-per-round average in the league at 5.36, and if you haven't noticed him yet you're about to.
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Top 5 are separated by just 4.5 points. This race is going to the wire.