Vinny Giles, 66, defied all the odds and conquered in the early round this morning and has since teed off for his second 18 against the very capable John Pallin. Giles seems to be not only the Clubhouse favorite, "He is a breath of fresh air." says Tom Harrigan, but he would be the second player to ever win the US Amateur Championship and the US Senior Amateur Championship titles. Quite an accomplishment especially since if he were to win tomorrow he would hold the record for the longest span between Amateur tiltes, having won the US Amateur Championship back in 1972!!
Continuing the excitement of the already, "Biblical golf"-Steve Coates, the final four players are sure to kick it up a notch as they come up 18 later this afternoon with their growing group of spectators.
Carp continues to ride the course storing more historic memories in his mental book and awing the players with his everlasting stamina and Bev knowledge. The week has turned out to be the best of summer in Chicago, beatiful skies and weather that only the golf Gods could bring forth for Beverly's first National Championship since 1931. Meteroroligist, Jerry Taft, and loyal Bev member, dicussed the rainfall totals from this time last year. 12.6 inches soaked Chicago's terrain from September 14th-21st 2008, so in short we have been extremely blessed.
For everyone here at Bev we have enjoyed every moment of the past week. We hope to see you out as the final four make their way up 18, and please come join us tomorrow at 9AM for an exciting and hopefully historic finale.
Giles and Pallin are ALL SQAURE thru Hole 5
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Grace and Bemowski ALL SQAURE thru Hole 4
Ashley Whitten
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