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The 6th Annual "Wide Open" started like many others, an early breakfast at Hays Street (time for a carbo reload) at 7:00AM!

After another safe (how unusual is that?) drive to Hawthorne and the Walker Lake Country Club, it was once again time for the Commish of Golf--the honorable Smilin' Jim--to take charge:
The teams:                                     
Team Rhino's  - Bill Reid, Greener, and Sperm

Team Vaseline - Slomax, Rocko, and Ryan

Bad Bones - Sybil, BT, and 3D
           
Team Stewart - OD, Morgan, and Smilin' Jim                                     
Strokers -Sparky, Oregonism, and POD                                                   
It's Not About Golf - Walkbucks, Mayor, and Hands

There were some notable shots, but since your Commish and Editor made one of them--let me remind you of the five-wood off the tee--319 yard dogleg right, over the trees, over the Captains gazebo, and to a foot from the green! Baddabing!

Team Vaseline and It's Not About Golf both came in at five-over--but when the Commish of Golf discovered the controversy surrounding mulligans on Team Vaseline--he was quick to award "It's Not About Golf" with the victory!

Other than the $100 we had set-aside for the Leukemia Society, we had a Victory Beer in the Clubhouse, and then we headed back to Rhino's to spend the rest of the money as usual.

Other notables:
Longest Drive--Walkbucks  [POD missed the fairway]

Closest to Pin #15--POD
Closest to Pin #17--Ryan

After the Commissioner negotiated with the Walker Lake Golf Course, to allow us to bring in our own refreshments this one last time, we were ready to go!

Smilin' Jim sent us out as threesomes, and even gave us, what should have been, simple mulligan instructions.

The brewskies were workin' and the clubs weren't, but everyone had a great time as usual! 

Thursday May 30th: The angst was showing, as many started the trek to B-Port early, with the 2nd Annual gathering for "Lone Pine Night" was underway and putting many in striking distance of B-Port for a Friday morning arrival. Some of the early arrivals were MIA [CR, LTR, and T] but as in past years-we survived without them!

Friday May 31st:  With some newbies in tow from Lone Pine [Doc, Aida, Rick, and Nicholas] folks started showing up, and by pure coincidence, they seemed to gather at Rhino's!  There were early discussions [and side-bets] about the Fishin' Derby but, thanks to Sparky, we already knew It's Not About The Fishin'!  After some serious timeout for refreshments, some folks went to camp and got organized, others got busy and got their lines wet [reports were that fishin' SUCKED] and then everyone seemed to find their way back to B-Port for a late first-night at Rhino's! The Laker fans [you know who you are] were already getting obnoxious, and the series was only tied 3-3.   

Saturday June 1st:  As you would expect after a late first-night, folks were slow to rise on Saturday. Early reports were that fishing was slow [nice way to say it SUCKED] and I don't think that changed all week! We talked about a big dinner in camp, but the weather was questionable with intermittent thunderstorms and a little spittin'-snow so we decided to do it on Sunday instead! Bowen brought a new clan up [never did get names and addresses -- if they come back we'll get 'em] who missed out because of the postponement. POD, taking

a page from Charlton Heston's book [no, not the Bible-he only played Moses] gave Omar's kids an NRA 101 lesson. And since we weren't dining in camp…...some went back to Rhino's.  Others stayed in camp for a big campfire, shots, and some misdemeanorin'! Doc helped out later that night [at the Sheriff's request] in getting some of the wounded back to camp safely. Oh yeah, did I say that fishin' SUCKED again today!

Sunday June 2nd:  With the Derby ON, a lot of folks got down to the Res early [Smilin' Jim and Sperm were there at five but only Smilin' got up early--Sperm was still up from Saturday night….something about Paleontology?] but it didn't matter when you got there, because…..fishin' SUCKED! Kept ourselves occupied with O'Brother rehearsals and aluminum recycling. The NASCAR lovers had
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