We had our FINALS for the 2024 Tour of the Brookfields season on Saturday, September 28th. It is also called “The Grand Tour“. Each division/flight had 6 teams placing in the prize circle. There were also skins awarded (3) as well as 4 closest to the pins.
We had an amazing field of 128 players – broken out into 32 teams. We had not had so many in a long time. We had 10 teams in the Nicklaus Flight, and 11 teams each in the Palmer and Player Flights.
There was incredibly competitive golf in each flight as you will see below. In the Nicklaus Flight, 6/10 teams were within just three strokes. In each of the Player Divisions, 7/11 teams were within three strokes! You can’t get much more close and competitive than that.
There were two playoffs as well for the top honors – one lasting 3 extra holes in the Palmer and one in the Player Flight – that one lasting four extra holes! The gallery got to cheer on both as they played it out on the 18th hole.
OVERALL RESULTS FROM THE 2024 TOUR OF THE BROOKFIELDS GRAND TOUR
Nicklaus Division/Flight
In the top division (the Nicklaus Division), the team of Tom Staiti, Brad Earle, Ken Burnham, and Patty Kularski had the BEST score of any team in the tournament. They shot a STELLAR 12-under par to finish on top over 4 teams that came in at -10 (not shabby either). Those four teams, who shared in the 2nd to 5th awards, were:
Ryan Auger, Dan Foley, Ray Rawlston, Bob Weighill
Cory Heyes, William Foley, Peter Davis, Paul Wyman
Chris Depasse, Mike Kularski, Kristen Depasse, Dick LaPierre
Josh Russell, Dave Russell, Darryl Furtado, Greg Wypych
Rounding out in sixth place at -9:
Rick Lindsten, Kathleen Soltys, Dave Ashworth, Keith Tytula
Player Division/Flight
In the Player Division, there was a marathon playoff of 4 holes between two teams that finished at 11 under par. To decide the top team, these teams slugged it out 3 times on the 10th hole before moving on to the 18th for the 4th and decisive playoff hole. In the end, the team of Jack Dorman, Dave Fiske, Gary Donlin, and Jim McKeon outlasted their rivals to come in first with a birdie putt by Jim McKeon on the 18th.
Coming in second in the playoff, at -11, was:
Mike Ellis, Jim Gregoire, Bill Gaudette, Ed Kosla
Tied for third at -10, and sharing in the 3rd and 4th team awards, was:
Fran Lamothe ,Bob Demaio, Tom McCarthy, George Jette
Tanner Frankian, Paul Davis, John Desimone, John Wheeler
Coming in 5th, and sharing in the 5th and 6th awards at -9 were the teams of:
Tom Orszulak, Mark A. Morin (me), Norm Laliberte, Jeff McLeod
Todd Allen, Paul Sanborn, John McQuaid, Jamie McShera
Palmer Division/Flight
In the Palmer Division there was yet another playoff as two teams finished at impressive -10’s each. This time, the playoff was three iterations of the 18th hole. Coming out on top was the team of Jim Wilson, Ron Jette, Clayton Rice, and Alex Morales.
Coming in second in the playoff, at -10, was:
Joe Desimone, Shane Higgins, Jim Lovett, Lynn Morin
Alone in 3rd place at -9 was:
Gary Ward, Stan Nolin, Leo Forget, Hoss Ford
In 4th place at -8 was:
Ron Allen, Lex Varney, George Fiske, Tim Nason Sr.
Lastly, coming in 5th, and sharing in the 5th and 6th awards at -7 were the teams of:
Ken Dorman, Dylan Allen, Wyatt Alm, Rick Gendreau
Ron McCann, Lisa Kularski, Tony Woodman, Rob Peterson
Skins
There were three skins – all eagles!
Eagle on number 2: Fran Lamothe, Bob Demaio, Tom McCarthy, George Jette
Eagle on number 8: Mike Ellis, Jim Gregoire, Bill Gaudette, Ed Kosla
Eagle on number 13: Chris Depasse, Mike Kularski, Kristen Depasse, Dick LaPierre
We also had all four par-three holes eligible for closest to the pin prizes. Any teams that did not finish in the top 6 in any division could compete for these prizes. Winning those were:
Closest to the Pin on number 4:
Tom Foley, 10′ 3″
Closest to the Pin on number 6:
Kevin Paradis, 9′ 0″
Closest to the Pin on number 11:
Steve Whitman, 8″ !!!!!
Closest to the Pin on number 17:
Jim Kularski, 3′ 10″
That rounds out the awards – congrats to all the winners and the players. Special thanks to Quail Hollow, especially Debbie Donlin, Gary Donlin, Jim LeBlanc, and the rest of the staff for making this season and this event so special.
Below are some photos I shot during the event.
A Few Event Photos
Busy putting green and range before tee-off time!John Desimone, Stan Nolin, and Jim McKeonTara readies the beverage cartPatty Kularski, Mike McCarthy, and Jeff McLeod chat it up at the bar.George Fiske, Brad Earle, and Mike Kularski diligently doing the committee thing at the sign in desk.Matt Brown, Pete Peloquin, Sr., and Jim McKeon consider their picks to win.Teammates Lynn Morin and Jim Lovett ready to play.Brothers Reece and Matt McLeod.Todd Allen, Dylan Allen, and Ryan Toomey.We had to get extra carts there were so many teams!Ryan Auger surrounded by the Foley brothers Dan and William.Lynn Morin heads out to her golf cart.Rich Casault gives a casual thumbs up, while Matt Desimone rocks it out.Spencer Rice, Norm Laliberte, and Tom OrszulakMy team poses! Tom Orszulak, Mark A. Morin, Jeff McLeod, and Norm Laliberte.Palmer playoff action.
What Next?
Well, the TOB will return in 2025 in April. Stay tuned to this blog for information (you can be an email subscriber for free just select follow and subscribe at the bottom of this article).
The Draft night starts at 7 PM SHARP on Thursday, September 26th! If an A player is late, we will still proceed at 7 PM – so please plan accordingly and arrive early. All are welcome to attend the draft as it is a fun and exciting night!
As the FINALS for the 2024 Tour of the Brookfields season is nearly here, I need to share information!! This blog post will have all of the pertinent data for all players – especially the A players – for the Draft Night at Quail Hollow Golf Course and Country Club. I will share the files (which are downloadable) and screenshots of the files, with some explanations.
The “A” Players Ranking and Pick Sheet
The screenshot below shows the pick/fill in sheet for the Draft Night, to include the 3 divisions/flights.
In Round 1, the “A” players will pick in order from the player field starting with number 32 (Rich Johnson) and finishing with number 1 (Chris Depasse) across the three flights. Players can choose any remaining player from the player pool when their turn comes (the player pool will be seen later in this blog post).
In Round 2, the “A” players will pick in order from the player field starting with number 1 (Chris Depasse) and finishing with number 32 (Rich Johnson) across the three flights. Again, players can choose any remaining player from the player pool when their turn comes.
Round 3 is the “WILDCARD” Round. Each flight will be randomly selected to go first, then second and then third. When a flight is chosen, all of the “A” players in that flight will be chosen in a random order to pick their final player from any of the remaining players from the player pool. At this point, they will also choose their starting holes at random as well.
The Excel file that you can download and print for the pick is called “2024 TOB Finals Fill In Pick Sheet” and is below:
The next question of course is, who is in the player pool as B, C, and D players? There are screenshots below – click on any for a bigger image – or download the file:
Remember, “A” players can choose any available player from any group they want when it’s their turn to pick. Here is the downloadable Excel file for the entire field of 128 players – it is called “09262024 FINALS Field by ABCD”:
In my last post I wrote about the two regiments of Whim Whim cavalry that I painted up in August 2024. There, I mentioned that while each brigade of these desert nomads can have up to six regiments of spearmen, they are limited to just one unit of cavalry, chariots, bowmen, or Janissaries, and just two units of Noobi. With the figures that I have, I believe that I will be fielding two distinct brigades of Whim Whim, with common color features that do not distract from the canon colors.
Regarding bowmen, I had two Whim Whim Bowmen regiments (WWBR) to paint. Each has 20 bowmen and a mounted leader on the common 6-eyed multiple-tailed beasts called siliyiplix. The SKU number is OZZ-1401. The figures are metal, and 28mm in size. The bowmen came in five different poses. My goal was to get these done between golf rounds in September!
On the Wars of Ozz website the photo of the regiment is as shown below:
“Sand-colored tunics, white turbans, brown boots.”
So, not much in terms of restrictions there – and that left me with a lot of room to both follow the canon and add my own colors to make some differentiation between the two regiments. I decided to make these color choices:
Greenish-yellow (1st Regiment) and orange (2nd Regiment) mounts as I did for the cavalry, as well as yellow (1st Regiment) and orange (2nd Regiment) saddles.
Aztec yellow (1st Regiment) and copper helmets (2nd Regiment).
Dark green kilts and leader sashes (1st Regiment) and light green kilts and leader sashes (2nd Regiment).
Yellowish-sand tunics (1st Regiment) and tan-sand tunics (2nd Regiment).
Light (1st Regiment) and dark-colored (2nd Regiment) bows and spears.
Three different beard colors (grey, dark grey, and black) were also used to vary the figures. I figured that these WWBR’s would be a more logical place for older warriors.
For the white turbans, I used Army Painter “Speed Paint – Blinding Light 2.0” for the first time. In color, it is very similar to Citadel “Apothecary White”. Also similar to the Citadel product, it is not quite white enough – but a little dry brush action with some off-white paint on the turbans remedied that. I will say that the AP product flowed better – and was less difficult to mix and distribute the pigment after shaking. Both are good, I just think I’ll prefer the “Speed Paint – Blinding Light 2.0” version going forward.
I do list all of the exact paints and more that I used at the end of the post for those interested in such information.
WWBR are excellent missile units that cost 6 points. In the game, their bows are equivalent to muskets in terms of combat power and range. The WWBR have a Marksmanship value of 8/10. In Melee, they are still relatively stalwart at 6/10. The WWBR have similar a Resolve value (ability to stand against an attack) and Elan value (desire to get into and stay in a fight)of 6/10.
I started work on my WWBR’s on August 30th and finished them on September 20th. I’ll share some WIP work below, and then some eye candy of the completed regiments.
Whim Whim Bowmen WIP Shots and Discussion
Unlike the cavalry, there was minimal assembly here (just for the leaders and the drummers).
The two regiments as received. Note that there were 5 different poses of the bowmen.
Mold-line and flash removal preceded washing of the figures on September 1st.
All cleaned up!
Once again I brush-primed both units to use up my 200ml primer bottle of Vallejo Mecha White Primer that was clogging my airbrush. I have about 20% left and don’t want to waste it. After the primer had had a day to cure, I added a wash with Army Painter Dark Tone – by September 2nd. Next, I dry-brushed both regiments with an off-white paint.
The two regiments are here primed and mounted for painting. I used popsicle sticks with similar poses put together, as well as the stand with alligator clips for the components that needed assembly.
I worked on and off on the WWBR’s through September 15th – usually anywhere from a half hour to more at a time. By then, the figures were done.
Main painting completed.
As I had only lightly glued the figures to the popsicle sticks (with PVA glue), they were easy to detach on September 16th.
The WWBR’s ready for basing.
I have found that sequential basing works best for these desert dudes and the sand basing paste. Normally, infantry are mounted four figures to a base. By sequential, I mean that I use Gorilla Glue to affix two of the four figures to the 2″ square steel bases. Then I apply the sand basing paste/texture paint to the sides of the bases with the two figures – and let that dry. I then glue on the remaining two figures to each base. Next, I apply the remaining unpainted parts of the bases with the sand paste, and let that dry.
This photo shows the dried sand paste covering half of the steel bases and a recent add of the remaining figures on September 16th.The remaining parts of the bases here are recently covered with the sand paste on September 16th. Application of three pigments and two types of varnish came next.
I then mounted the figures on poster tack-covered specimen jars (as seen in the gallery below). This I did in order to add three types of sandy pigments before using my air brush to varnish everything.
2nd Regiment stand after varnishing but before final flocking and flags are added.1st Regiment command stand at the same point.
Once the two coats of varnish dried, I flocked everything with rocks and tufts, then added the flags. On September 20th – these were 100% done.
So how did they come out…let’s see! Click on any image to see them better.
Eye Candy
1st Whim Whim Bowmen Regiment
1st WWBR Stands
1st WWBR COMMAND Stand
1st WWBR Regimental Commander
1st WWBR Group Shots
2nd Whim Whim Bowmen Regiment
2nd WWBR Stands
2nd WWBR COMMAND Stand
2nd WWBR Regimental Commander
2nd WWBR Group Shots
Group shots of both
The completion of these two WWBR’s brings me up to 187 painted figures for the Whim Whim faction. Right now, for Whim Whim units, I have just one regiment left to paint – the elite Janissaries.
I hope that you enjoyed these two and that it was of interest. I’d be interested in any feedback on my color choices – as it is Ozz!
And yes, I still have much more Ozz to come…
Miscellaneous details and references for those interested in that sort of thing:
For all of my earlier posts on Wars of Ozz games, figures, units, and other related projects – please see this page.
PAINTS, INKS, GLAZES, SHADES, WASHES, PIGMENTS, FLOCKING, GLUES AND MORE THAT I USED ON THESE TWO REGIMENTS OF WHIM WHIM BOWMEN:
MDF Brigade Leader bases from Wars of Ozz Miniatures (used as regimental commander bases)
Pendraken 12mm dice frames
Wargames Accessories FOW #1 (1.25″ X 1″ steel bases)
Whim Whim flag design from Wars of Ozz Facebook page (printed on card stock)
Blue Sharpie pen
Brown Sharpie pen
As you may want to check out the excellent Wars of Ozz figures’ range – there are two places to get them and to get the rules (and I make no money from this btw). The game rules and the figures are available from the next two places:
Our sixth and LAST regular season TOB event – the September 2024 Tour of the Brookfields Tournament was held on Sunday, September 8th at Quail Hollow Golf and Country Club in Oakham, MA. It was sponsored by Lamoureux Ford in East Brookfield.
We sincerely thank Lamoureux Ford for their longtime sponsorship of this event and the Tour of the Brookfields!
There was a nip in the air and it seemed as if Fall was knocking on summer’s door. I arrived with Lynn before 7 AM and discovered a baby snapping turtle on the cart path by the cart shed below the clubhouse. I saw Debbie Donlin and let her know of my discovery as I thought it was cool. The little cold-blooded guy or gal (I did not investigate) was struggling with the cold (around 52 degrees Fahrenheit) to cross and make his way to safety.
Debbie exclaimed, “Oh my God, they hatched!”, and sure enough there was a small conga line of little snappers trying to make their way to the distant (for them) pond by the 18th hole green. Their eggs were laid on a hill earlier this year by a bog momma snapper.
I spotted the little reptiles for her and she scooped them up with an old golf ball box and got them to the pond/grass edge safely. I think she got between 12-15 of them to cover. If they had come out the day before or even an hour later I think the golf carts would have done them in – so it was an auspicious start to a golf day!
The first baby snapper I spotted – the shell was about 2″ long.A mini-shot of the conga line – you can see there are two exiting the buried nest here and one in the lower right on its way down the hill towards water.
I thought I’d share as not many of you got to catch this little miracle of nature!
Back to the golf! Despite the initial cold, it did warm up and we had great golf weather. There were 96 golfers on 24 teams divided into three divisions/flights. The three were competitive as you will see, and we did have one very exciting playoff. There were just two skins won as well.
In the Nicklaus Flight, the team of Chris Depasse, Clayton Rice, Tim Nason, Sr., and Alex Morales came in first place with a great score of -11. This was the lowest score by any team in the tournament. Congratulations to all for a fine round of golf! Coming in second place only one stroke back at -10 was the team of Cory Heyes, Tom McCarthy, Rick Gendreau, and Jamie McShera. Very well done!
In the Player Flight, the winning team won by the largest stroke difference between first and second place that we had all year – 3 strokes! Coming out on top was the team of Tom Orszulak, Brad Earle, Brian Chaffee, and Spencer Rice. Amazing! Coming in second and taking that honor due to better match on the 15th hole was the team of Ryan Auger, Tom Foley, Dan Foley, and Brandy Peterson. Congrats to all!
Lastly, in the Palmer Flight, we had a very tight group of teams. Two of them ended up playing off in sudden death over three holes as both top flight teams came in at 8 under par. Outlasting the competition in the playoff was the team of Beth McCann, Dave Woodward, Nelson Malin, and Jason Malin.Dave Woodward, in very dramatic fashion – and with the gallery watching – made the winning putt as the last player on the last playoff hole. Wow!! with Woody’s great putt, Beth’s team narrowly outlasted the team of John Snelling, Adam Stati, Kathy Keough, and Nick Snelling. John’s team are to be congratulated as well on a tough performance – to include precariously standing on the wall over the pond on one shot (giving the baby snappers a nice view perhaps?). Amazing golf was played by these two teams!
Two skins were won – an Eagle on the par-4 second hole by the winners of the Player Flight, Beth McCann, Dave Woodward, Nelson Malin, and Jason Malin! A birdie on the par-4 fifteenth hole netted the other skin for the team of Jack Dorman, Ken Burnham, Kristen Depasse, and Greg Wypych. Congrats!
For the closest to the pin prize on 17, that went to Rich Casault for his team with a fine shot – a 2′ 1″ laser.
The results table is below, as are some notes for the upcoming and highly-anticipated FINALS! I’ll also share a few photos
2024 Lamoureux Ford Open Results
The Next Tournament IS THE FINALS!!
Thanks again to all the players, to Lamoureux Ford for sponsoring this event, and to Gary and Debbie Donlin, Jim LeBlanc, and all the staff at Quail Hollow who work so hard to make the Tour of the Brookfields possible.
The next tournament is the FINALS and it will be HUGE!.
Key information for the FINALS – Mark your calendars!
The FINALS will be on Saturday September 28th with registration starting at 8:30 AM as daylight and cold will be approaching.
This blog will have KEY INFORMATION about the FINALS. I will publish all of the results for this year’s events in a consolidated and downloadable list in this blog (“Life, Golf, Miniatures, & Other Distractions”) similar to what I did last year.
As soon as the committee decides the ranking of the A-players for the draft and the field choices, I will also include that information in the same post. I expect to put that out by the evening of September 22nd or early on the 23rd. The committee’s decision on A-men rankings and the publication of the players in the field will occur by September 23rd – also here in this blog.
Due diligence on the A-players’ parts will be an important aspect in preparing for the draft night. All will have access to the same information published here.
The FINALS sign up will close no later than September 15th – and possibly even closed up earlier. We will be looking for subs volunteers through the Facebook group Facebook page for the TOB here.
The DRAFT NIGHT for the FINALS will be held at Quail Hollow on September 26th (Thursday) evening at 7 PM. ALL are invited and encouraged to attend.
If you have any feedback or comments on this blog post – there is a comment section that you can use below. I will continue to put up these events on Facebook – with results posted here on this blog.
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Your committee at work! The line at 7:36 – great as everyone came on time!Jim Wilson is ready!Cheryl Woodman, Spencer Rice, and Beth McCannPaul Boulette, Ken Begin, Tim Nason, Jr, and Lynn Morin try to stay warm with the sun finally coming up.Bill Gaudette and Doug Brown chat it upKathleen Soltys, Greg Wypych, Lisa Persson and Jamie McSheraEddie Kosla, Dave and Josh RussellTony Woodman exudes confidence, while Rich Casault and Spencer look on…
Each Whim Whim brigade can have up to six regiments of spearmen. However, each brigade is limited to a single regiment each of chariots, a single regiment of cavalry, and one of janissaries. They for example cannot have two regiments of cavalry, but could have a chariot and a cavalry and a janissary. When I have completed the Whim Whim, I will have enough to field two to three separate brigades. Each of these two cavalry (WWCAV) regiments will be assigned to different brigades.
And a word about “cavalry”. When I first saw these, I immediately thought “camelry”. On further learning that the mounts were not camels, but called siliyiplix. Yes, try pronouncing that… Further, are these “siliyiplixery” units, what is the plural? Never mind, it’s Ozz! Oh, and they have 6 eyes and double or triple tails too!
On the Wars of Ozz website the photo of the regiment is as shown below:
Photo from the Wars of Ozz website
The Army list file from the Wars of Ozz Facebook group (it’s a private group but when/if you ask to join reference me) shows the following regarding colors:
“Green tunics, white turbans. Mounts are yellow or orange. Spears do not have pennons.”
As I had the two WWCAV’s, and as I always try to have some differentiation between similar regiments, I decided to make these color choices:
Greenish-yellow (1st Regiment) and orange (2nd Regiment) mounts
Dark green (1st Regiment) and light green (2nd Regiment) tunics
Yellow (1st Regiment) and orange (2nd Regiment) saddles
Aztec yellow (1st Regiment) and (2nd Regiment) copper helmets
Red (1st Regiment) blue (2nd Regiment) sashes and boots
Light (1st Regiment) and dark-colored (2nd Regiment) spears
Each WWCAV regiment consists of 10 mounted troopers and a mounted regimental commander. The unit is found on the website as SKU OZZ-1402. Therefore I had a total of 22 figures for both. The figures are metal, and are 28mm scale.
Similar to other cavalry units in Ozz, the WWCAV are quite powerful and can have a great shock effect when used properly. The most combat power is due to a Melee value of 8/10. They are armed with spears but have no missile capabilities. The WWCAV regiments are above-average with a Resolve (ability to stand against an attack) value of 7/10, 2 better than the chariots. Their desire to get into and stay in a fight (Elan) is also 7/10. Point-wise, they cost 6 points per WWCAV. The sculpts of both the siliyiplix and the riders have a few differentions, but they are massive together and look impressive.
I started work on my WWCAV’s on August 10th and finished them on August 28th. I’ll share some WIP work below – these did involve a good bit of hobby work.
Whim Whim Cavalry WIP Shots and Discussion
I worked on the different components separately. These were:
The siliyiplix mounts and rider legs
The riders’ torsi
The riders’ heads
I decided to work on each component separately. First, I performed the obligatory filing off of mold lines and removal of flash. I also drilled out for mounting of the drummers’ drums and each of the heads. Then it was on to washing the metal before priming it.
All cleaned and drying – I use an old electric toothbrush with dishwashing soap.
As my 200 ml primer bottle of Vallejo Mecha White Primer was clogging my airbrush, I went with a brush application. I won’t be buying any more 200ml primers or varnishes any more btw, they are not reliable long-term for airbrush use. I’ll buy 60 ml from now on.
I brush-primed the lot – and used my alligator-clip stand and popsicle stick jigs to mount for painting for the torsi.
Priming done.
Then I added a wash with Army Painter Dark Tone by August 15th.
Washing done.
Then it was dry-brushing time with off-white. By August 18th I had made some progress.
August 18th progress.
By the 24th, I was on my way to getting ready for assembly – though it felt like these were taking forever!
I finished assembly and on the 26th started to apply the sand paste for the bases, adding and gluing on one figure at a time.
Once that paste had dried, I added pigments before using my air brush to varnish everything. The last step was to flock everything with rocks and tufts.
Done by August 28th – FINALLY!
And yes, my siliyiplix have pink eyes (well, magenta really)! So do the Noobi.
Enough WIP, time now for…
Eye Candy
1st Whim Whim Cavalry Regiment
Frontal view of the 1st WWCAV.
1st WWCAV Regimental Commander
Example of a regular 1st WWCAV stand
1st WWCAV Command Stand
1st WWCAV in formation
The 1st Whim Whim Cavalry Regiment in column formation.The 1st Whim Whim Cavalry Regiment in line formation.
2nd Whim Whim Cavalry Regiment
Frontal view of the 2nd WWCAV.
2nd WWCAV Regimental Commander
Example of a regular 2nd WWCAV stand
2nd WWCAV Command Stand
2nd WWCAV in formation
The 2nd Whim Whim Cavalry Regiment in line formation.The 2nd Whim Whim Cavalry Regiment in column formation.
Whim Whim Cavalry Group Shot
All together now!
Perhaps this project also may qualify for Dave Stone’s “Season of Scenery 2024” community painting challenge as he includes vehicles – that is, if siliyiplix count as vehicle? Either way, Dave, much thanks for running that!
As for my remaining Whim Whim units, I have two regiments of bowmen and one janissary left to paint. I appreciate that you took a look and I hope that it was of interest.
And yes, I still have much more Ozz to come…
Miscellaneous details and references for those interested in that sort of thing:
For all of my earlier posts on Wars of Ozz games, figures, units, and other related projects – please see this page.
PAINTS, INKS, GLAZES, SHADES, WASHES, PIGMENTS, FLOCKING, GLUES AND MORE THAT I USED ON THESE TWO WHIM WHIM CAVALRY REGIMENTS:
Whim Whim flag design from Wars of Ozz Facebook page (printed on card stock)
Yellow Sharpie highlighter
Brown Sharpie pen
As you may want to check out the excellent Wars of Ozz figures’ range – there are two places to get them and to get the rules (and I make no money from this btw). The game rules and the figures are available from the next two places:
Our fifth regular season TOB event – the August 2024 Tour of the Brookfields Tournament was held on Saturday, August 17th at Quail Hollow Golf and Country Club in Oakham, MA. It was sponsored by Hardwick Crossing Golf Course.
We had great golf weather – and for the second time in a row had 104 golfers on 26 teams in three divisions/flights.
We sincerely thank Hardwick Crossing for their sponsorship of the event!
I may sound like a broken record, but once again, each of the three flights were very competitive. One were decided by two strokes, one by one, and one by a playoff to break the tie.
There were just two skins won as well.
In the Nicklaus Flight, the team of Reece McLeod, Tom McCarthy, Paul Boulette, and Lynn Morin won with agreat score of -11. Congratulations to all for a fine round of golf! Coming in second place two strokes back at -9 was the team of Jim Kularski, Rick Gemme, George Fiske, and Greg Wypych. Well done!
In the Player Flight, there was once again a two-team playoff as both top teams ended their rounds at 9 under par. That playoff took place on hole number 18, and was decided there. The team of Jim Wilson, Amanda Pierce, Jarrod Dandurant, and Joe Nichols won the playoff. The team that fought it out for first place and came in second was the team of Chip Wetherell, Pete Peloquin, Sr., Jake Malin, and Bernie Lapierre, Sr.. Of course, Chip’s team did get an amazing Eagle on the par-5 hole number 16 which was worth a good number of bucks – so kudos there!
Finally, in the Palmer Flight, the team of Dave Daoust, Tom Foley, Nelson Malin, and Mike McCarthy took top honors with the best score of the entire tournament at -12!! Wow!! In second place at only one stroke back was the team of Tanner Frankian, Dave Russell, Dylan Allen, and Jamie McShera. That team also were happy winners of the other tournament skin with an Eagle on the par-4 8th hole! So good news for them too! GREAT golf was played by these two teams!
On hole number 17, Matt Desimone got the closest to the pin prize for his team with a fine shot – a 3′ 5″ pin-seeker (that edged out his brother Joe Desimone!).
The results table is below as are some notes for the upcoming September event and the highly-anticipated FINALS! As I was busy at the event, I did not get any photos or videos this time – my apologies.
2024 Hardwick Crossing Express Results
The Next Tournament and some notes
Thanks again to all the players, to Hardwick Crossing for sponsoring this event, and to Gary and Debbie Donlin, Jim LeBlanc, and all the staff at Quail Hollow who work so hard to make the Tour of the Brookfields possible.
The next tournament is the last regular season event.
It is a SUNDAY – NOT A SATURDAY – event!
It is coming up on Sunday the 8th of September, and will be the great Lamoureux Ford Open. Sign ups for this event will come down on the afternoon of Wednesday, August 28th.
The event is coming up very quickly – and this event will also likely be VERY well-attended, so sign up early at Still Harts, at Quail Hollow, or on the Tour of the Brookfields Facebook page!
Registration starts on the day of the event (September 8th) at 7:00 AM.
Some of you need to play in this event to qualify for the FINALS, so sign up!
As before, many players are trying to get qualified for the FINALS (you need to have played in 3 to be qualified for the FINALS).
Going forward only players who have a chance at playing in 3 will be allowed to sign up. The exceptions will be sponsor’s teams and individual medical issues as reviewed by the Committee.
Key information for the FINALS – Mark your calendars!
After the Lamoureux Ford Open, all of the results for this year’s events will be consolidated and published in a blog post here in this blog (“Life, Golf, Miniatures, & Other Distractions”) similar to what I did last year. Due diligence on the A-players’ parts will be an important aspect in preparing for the draft night. All will have access to the same information published here.
The FINALS sign up will close no later than September 15th – and possibly even closed up earlier. Sign up at the September 8th event or afterwards at Still Harts, at Quail Hollow, or on the Tour of the Brookfields Facebook page!
The committee’s decision on A-men rankings and the publication of the players in the field will occur by September 23rd – also here in this blog.
The DRAFT NIGHT for the FINALS will be held at Quail Hollow on September 26th (Thursday) evening at 7 PM. ALL are invited and encouraged to attend.
The FINALS will be on Saturday September 28th with registration starting at 7:30 AM.
REQUESTS AND FYI
Thanks for arriving on time on Saturday! Thanks for getting the scorecards in quickly – these two items made things run a LOT more smoothly. Please keep that going by continuing to come early for registration. 7:30 should find everyone at Quail on September 8th.
As we hope to continue a full player showing, please sign up early – by August 28th – that’s a Wednesday! When it’s full, it’s full. If we still have openings after Aug 28th, that will be shared on the Facebook page.
If you have any feedback or comments on this blog post – there is a comment section that you can use below. I will continue to put up these events on Facebook – with results posted here on this blog.
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A while back I received a nice gift of a couple of fully-painted LED-lit resin mushrooms from Buck Surdu. I have been using them on my tabletop set ups this year and they always add a nice touch for a Wars of Ozz game.
I have found that not all gaming halls are well-lit, so nicely-lighted terrain definitely brings a new visual element to the games. When I went to Historicon, I heard that a vendor was selling them, so I went down to the hall and bought three mushrooms as well as two crystals. All were unpainted (painted ones were available too but I preferred to paint mine). The nice thing with these is that the insertable lights and the batteries came with the mushrooms/crystals. In fact, they were nearly sold out by Saturday morning!
I have previously played with using little tea lights to make smoke/blast markers for What a Tanker games (see here). I am not a 3-D printer, and prefer metal stuff, but have used many things that have been 3-D printed before. In the vendor hall, I believe the seller was a 3-D printer and the booth there was for Bad Goblin Games.
After coming home, I did some digging on-line, but I could not find the products on their website. Looking further on the packaging, I saw a reference to Fat Dragon Games. There I found the links for the STL files available for purchase for both the mushrooms and the crystals – but as far as whether the lights and batteries came with the purchase – I think only the files do. I cannot find anywhere the little lights could come from that fit here, but if interested I’d contact the vendors on their websites.
The mushrooms and the crystals as purchased. The mushrooms came with white lights and had green, orange, and blue discs that accented those colors. The two crystals came with green and purple lights. All had batteries. The back of the package with QR code and website listing.
The crystals were made of clear white resin, and their green and purple lights did give them a nice glow. But if you’ve ever read this blog before, you KNOW that I always try to add another level to a project. So I added some Secret Weapon Washes for effect – and they worked really well.
The crystals after washes added……and lit!
Here is a short video of the crystals:
Crystals done!
I then moved on to washing, assembling, priming, and painting the mushrooms. I used a number of paints (see list at end) to achieve the look that I wanted. For flocking the bases, I went with a leaf-litter look.
The three mushrooms and crystals from the top.Here you see the little lights and how they nest in the mushroom stands and the bottom of the crystals. The mushroom caps fit right over the lights which are inserted light-down. The batteries are flat CR2023’s.Close up of the mushrooms showing their colors.My current collection – the two green ones on the left are from Buck……and now lit up in a darkened room!
Lastly, I made another brief video of these that I think you’ll enjoy.
Miscellaneous details and references for those interested in that sort of thing:
For all of my earlier posts on Wars of Ozz games, figures, units, and other related projects – please see this page.
PAINTS, INKS, GLAZES, SHADES, WASHES, PIGMENTS, FLOCKING, GLUES AND MORE THAT I USED ON THESE LED CRYSTALS AND MUSHROOMS:
Secret Weapon Washes “Purple” (wash on crystal)
Secret Weapon Washes “Green” (wash on crystal)
Vallejo Surface Primer “Black”
Vallejo Model Color “Off White”
Citadel “Contrast Paint – Apothecary White”
Army Painter “Speed Paint – Fire Giant Orange 1.0”
Citadel “Contrast Paint – Contrast Medium”
Army Painter “Speed Paint – Shamrock Green 2.0”
Citadel “Contrast Paint – Talassar Blue”
Citadel “Contrast Paint – Bad Moon Yellow”
Citadel “Contrast Paint – Iyanden Yellow”
Army Painter “Speed Paint – Burnt Moss 2.0”
Elmer’s PVA Glue
Loose crushed leaves (oregano, basil? I don’t know! Got these flocking materials for free or in a raffle box at HUZZAH! in May. They gave good texture under the 4-Ground leaves.)
4-Ground “TSM 123 Loose Foliage Brown Leaves”
4-Ground “TSM 124 Loose Foliage Copper Leaves”
4-Ground “TSM 124 Loose Foliage Green Leaves”
As you may want to check out the excellent Wars of Ozz figures’ range – there are two places to get them and to get the rules (and I make no money from this btw). The game rules and the figures are available from the next two places:
I mentioned in my last post that I would have cavalry units coming up next to augment the Whim Whim – and here they both are – “Whim Whim Chariots pulled by Great Desert Aepyers”.
What are Aepyers, let alone Great Desert ones? It seems that they are similar to either jackals or the ancient Egyptian god Anubis. They definitely have that feel.
In Wars of Ozz games, a Whim Whim Chariot Regiment (WWCR) consists of two chariots deployed abreast in a column formation (never in line formation) on 2″ x 4″ bases. This is due to the physical size of the models. The two chariot bases in the regiment are always deployed abreast, and each base acts as two normal Ozz bases. By this I mean that one chariot base counts as two bases. When the regiment has taken four hits – then it is treated as a three-base unit. After four more hits, the regiment becomes a two-base unit with one of the two chariot bases removed. After 4 more hits, it becomes a one-base unit. Each chariot is pulled by 4 Aepyers, and has three figures inside. I had two regiments to paint up for Historicon.
The unit is found on the website as SKU OZZ-1403. With 2 bowmen, a driver, a chariot,and 4 Aepyer per WWCR base – that makes a total of 32 figures for both WWCR’s together. WWCR’s are quite powerful. They are treated as cavalry, and have all the shock advantages as other cavalry units. They also have missile capabilities with their bows. Their Marksmanship is exceptionally good with a value of 8/10. The WWCR’s are average in Melee with a value of 6/10. They do not have regimental commanders.
As far as their ability to stand fast against an attack, the WWCR’s are average with a Resolve value of 6/10 – but as it’s tough for infantry to charge cavalry in Ozz games, this is better than you’d expect. Their desire to get into and stay in a fight is average with an Elan value of 6/10. Point-wise, they cost 6 points per WWCR. The figures are 28mm and metal. The Aepyers have basically two different sculpts.
The WWCR photo from the website is below.
Image of the OZZ-1403 on the website
As you will see below, I made some modeling and color modifications. I thought that instead of scoring the metal on the chariots to look like wood, that I would actually use wooden matchsticks to achieve that look. I did this before on my conquistador ships. I also wanted to rig the yokes with thread, As I had two regiments, I took some liberties with the color schemes to differentiate them from each other on their wheels, uniforms, and Aepyers.
I started work on all of these WWCR’s right after the 4th of July (the 6th actually) with the hope of finishing them before leaving for Historicon on July 18th. These took a few twists and turns that you will see in the WIP shots next.
Whim Whim Chariots WIP Shots and Discussion
The pieces of both WWCR’s, filed and washed and prepped for priming on July 6th.
I decided to work on the figures separately from the chariot components. As I did with the WW spearmen regiments, I mounted the chariot crew figures themselves on popsicle sticks for painting instead of the specimen jars that I usually use to save space.
I first cut and glued the wooden matchsticks to the chariots, and brush primed them when dry.
The chariots modified with the matchsticks. The one on the far left has been primed. My goal was to have them look dark but weathered.
I primed, gave a wash application, and dry brushed all the components.
July 8thJuly 8th
By July 9th, I had made some progress on the project as seen below.
July 9thJuly 9th
By the next day (July 10th), I had made some more progress.
July 10thJuly 10thJuly 10th
July 11th and 12th saw me more approaching asssembly and base preparation.
Drilled out for quiversAffixed the quiversStarted prepping styrene bases (with steel hases underneath for magnetic storage & transport)Let’s put these chariots together!
After I assembled the chariots, it became obvious that attaching the yokes to the Aepyers needed a special approach if I was to successfully mount and rig everything – and attach to the poles on the chariots.
I chose to mount the Aepyers to a 2″ square steel base first. Then, once they were in position, I would add their yokes across their backs – shaping to the different heights of their saddles. Next, I would add basing paste to the bases to hide the steel bases under the Aepyers. I would then glue that assembly to the styrene base, and add more basing paste to hide the steel bases’ edges.
At this point I would be able to determine the exact position of each set of chariot wheels by mocking the set up. I marked those spots on the styrene, and scored depressions there for the wheels. I next covered the rest of the base with the basing paste, and let that dry (with some hair dryer help), leaving the depressions alone.
Aepyers on steel base mounting to styrene base – note scored wheel depressionsHelp drying!Flippy assembled chariotsWaiting for the basing paste to dry on the styrene bases- July 14th
July 15th saw the final assembly. Once dry enough, I then mounted the wheels into the depressions, and used Gorilla Glue to hold the wheels and the flippy pole onto the yoke. I added some pigments to the sand, then rigged with some sewing thread. Then it was on to varnishing and flocking and I was finally done on July 15th. Phew!
Starting rigging on a 1st WWCR baseMore rigging on a 2nd WWCRGetting close!Done!
I hear you – “Mark that’s a LOT of WIP”. Yes, so it’s time for…
Eye Candy
1st Whim Whim Chariot Regiment (front left view)1st WWCR (left side view)1st WWCR (back view)1st WWCR coming at ya!2nd WWCR now coming at you!2nd WWCR (right side view)2nd WWCR (back view)2nd WWCR (left side)Both WWCR’sNice side view of both WWCR’s
As with my WW Spearmen, these did make their first brief tabletop battle at Historicon in July. I did not feel well at Historicon, but managed this picture of their encounter with a regiment of Gillikin Dire Wolves.
At Historicon – I think the fight favored the WWCR.
This project also qualifies for Dave Stone’s “Season of Scenery 2024” community painting challenge as he includes vehicles. Thanks Dave for running that!
I still have more Whim Whim units to paint up over the rest of the summer, but I’ve made a nice dent in the pile…
Did you enjoy this WIP-heavy post? Any feedback – any favorite WWCR? Let me know! I always thank you for looking!
And yes, I still have much more Ozz to come…
Miscellaneous details and references for those interested in that sort of thing:
For all of my earlier posts on Wars of Ozz games, figures, units, and other related projects – please see this page.
PAINTS, INKS, GLAZES, SHADES, WASHES, PIGMENTS, FLOCKING, GLUES AND MORE THAT I USED ON THESE TWO WHIM WHIM CHARIOT REGIMENTS:
As you may want to check out the excellent Wars of Ozz figures’ range – there are two places to get them and to get the rules (and I make no money from this btw). The game rules and the figures are available from the next two places:
It’s been a while since I had a chance to finish a blog post on any new Wars of Ozz units. That doesn’t mean that I have not been working on any – in fact between golf since April (which you have seen a bit about here in this blog), HUZZAH in May, I have posted about the Noobi, allies of the Whim Whim. I have been working my way through some Whim Whim units.
The Whim Whim are nomadic tribesmen who hail from the southern “underbelly” of Ozz. This faction has many very cool units, especially in terms of cavalry and infantry. (However, artillery? Nothing – as is appropriate for these nomads.)
Still, I have enough figures to build two brigades for the Whim Whim in concert with the Noobi. I decided to start with an infantry core – with 2 Whim Whim Spearmen Regiments (WWSR’s). As a Whim Whim brigade can have up to 6 WWSR’s, this seemed to me to be a good start on the brigades. Of course, the two brigades would need leaders. My good friend Greg Priebe also 3D printed some “Ottoman Noble Admirals” for me that will serve as either ersatz brigade or divisional commanders until more are avaialble from Old Glory. I worked on the leaders at the same time as I did on the WWSR’s.
The regiments are listed on the website under “The Kingdom of Whim Whim Tribes” as SKU#1400, “Whim Whim Spearmen with Command”. There are 4 command figures, 16 spearmen, and a regimental leader mounted on a siliyiplix in each regiment. Don’t worry – I cannot pronounce it (the mount) either – but it’s the common one for the WW. Apparently it’s a camel-like animal with 6 eyes and a double tail. This is Ozz after all… That makes a total of 42 figures for both WWSR’s together.
As the WWSR’s are only armed with long thrusting spears, Marksmanship is irrelevant for them. The WWSR’s are, however, very good in Melee with a value of 7/10 – plus they get an extra die in the first round of Melee, giving them a nice shock advantage. As far as their ability to stand against an attack, the WWSR’s are average with a Resolve value of 6/10. They do more enjoy more getting into and remaining in a fight with an Elan value of 8/10. Point-wise, they cost 5 points per WWSR. The figures are 28mm and metal. There are a few very subtle differences among the spearmen as far as the individual sculpts go.
On the website, the WWSR photo has them with paper pennons attached to their spears. Additionally, there are no protrusions from their shields where the little holes are. The website photo is below.
Photo from the Wars of Ozz website
I decided that I would modify my WWSR’s in these two areas. First, I would change the spear tips with an Iron Wind Metals spear tips product that I remember using in my Ral Partha Rooman project that I did a while back. That product is now sold under IWM, is very reasonably priced, and is called SKU#DH-507 “Banner Spear Head Sprue”. There are 6 tips per sprue.
DH-507 spear tips sprue
The other modification that I made was to disassemble the little balls from a pull-chain (the kind that lights use), and add them to the shield fronts where the holes are. As for colors, the 1st Regiment would have a purple theme, and the 2nd an orange theme – which is completely fine with the canon. I started working on these back in late May.
As for the leaders, Greg printed up Wargames Atlantics SKU WAAD00063, “Ottoman Noble Admirals”. He mailed me 5, of which 3 bodies and 5 heads survived the USPS journey.
The Admirals.
The figures curing in Greg’s Laboratory of fun.
I started work on all of these (45 figures in total) back in May – and with my modifications it took a while (there was a LOT of drilling and gluing). Another issue really added to the time for this project – 1.0 versions of Speed Paint.
I mistakenly forgot that one of the the purple paints that I used (Army Painter “Purple Alchemy”) and one of the orange ones (Army Painter “Fire Giant Orange”) were not 2.0 but were instead 1.0 versions. As a result, I didn’t mix them initially with Citadel “Contrast Medium” – which I normally do to avoid the notorious bleeding in the 1.0’s. AARGH!
This led to a lot of repainting, but luckily it was mainly on the shields. I do want you to know that after mixing with the Citadel “Contrast Medium”, no bleeding occurs in my experience. I just have many more 2.0’s than 1.0’s, so I forgot – and I have had no bleeding issues with the 2.0’s.
Now onto WIP shots for both the WWSR’s and the leaders!
Whim Whim Spearmen WIP Shots and Discussion
As receivedWashed and ready for primerSpears with the IWM tipsEarly painting on the shields – with visible bleeding having started. I glued on the pull-chain balls to the shields and used Gorilla Glue to fill voids on them. The balls also acted as handles for painting them – again and again due to the bleeding.
I mounted the figures themselves on popsicle sticks for painting instead of the specimen jars that I usually use to save space.
By the end of May I had the WWSR’s drilled out (for shields, heads, and spears!), primed, washed and dry brushed.
I needed a jig to hold the spears while they were assembled and paint dried on them – not ideal but it worked.
32 modified spears.
Then I worked on the two regimental commanders and their siliyiplixes (is that the plural???).
I used a new (to me) pumice sand-basing paint/paste on the bases. I acquired it from Shadow’s Edge Miniatures and it is called Shadow’s Edge Miniatures Earth Works Dirt Colors “Sand Dust”. It comes in a 230ml/8 oz jar and I really liked it a lot. The only downside is that there is no photo on the website – you just have to choose “Sand Dust”. I have a photo below of the jar mid-project after using a lot!
Shadow’s Edge Miniatures “Earth Works Dirt Colors Sand Dust”Early work on the mountsAdding “Sand Dust” initially
By mid-June I had the infantry figures mainly painted and ready for weapons and shields.
We need spears – and shields!
You notice that I alternated drilling out on the forearms and the hands for the shield mounting so as to give more differentiation.
Armed!
With the final proximity of each figure to each other on a 2″ base, I needed to sequentially add the basing paste. First, I added the basing texture where the figures were to be affixed with Gorilla Glue. I got help from my granddaughter Tabitha who had fun doing this.
Tabitha at work!!Here you can see the sequential process that I followed – which allowed much easier application of the “Sand Dust” texture paint between the figures – but this added TIME.
After the “Sand Dust” had dried, I added three pigments to give better subtlety to the sand (and all the paints that I used are listed at the end of the post). Then I added varnish and flocking. By the end of June I had them completed and varnished as well as the leaders – but let’s get to their WIP next.
Whim Whim Brigade Commanders WIP Shots and Discussion
The brigade commanders went much more quickly as the drilling was limited to their heads! The figures looked great.
At the start – heads drilled out.
After assembly, I followed the same procedure as with the WWSR’s.
Two of the heads on paper clip wire after dry brushingBodies after drybrushing. I painted the figures then assembled them.
Before basing, I had these looking pretty good.
Then I was on to basing them like the WWSR’s, except this time on MDF bases.
Basing showing the figures with and without pigments on the sand on their bases.
Enough WIP I’d say – let’s jump into some…
Eye Candy
1st WWSR from the front in line formation1st WWSR in column formation2nd WWSR in line formation from the front2nd WWSR in column formation
And the leaders:
Leader with a blue turban from the frontLeader with a Blue turban from the sideLeader in armor from the frontLeader in armor from the sideOlder Leader with a red turban from the frontOlder Leader with a red turban from the sideBoth WWSR’s and the three Brigade Leaders assembled
These did make their first tabletop battle at Historicon in July, as did another Whim Whim unit – but I’ll save those pics for the next post. That will be coming shortly (so I can get caught up)! Let’s just say it will be cavalry units that required some modeling for sure.
I now have a full box of Whim Whim and Noobi – though in retrospect I should have slightly trimmed the spear shafts to fit better height-wise in the Really Useful Box.
One box of Whim Whim and Noobi!
I hope that this was enjoyable to read. Your feedback in the comments section is always appreciated – and thank you for looking!
And yes, I still have much more Ozz to come…
Miscellaneous details and references for those interested in that sort of thing:
For all of my earlier posts on Wars of Ozz games, figures, units, and other related projects – please see this page.
PAINTS, INKS, GLAZES, SHADES, WASHES, PIGMENTS, FLOCKING, GLUES AND MORE THAT I USED ON THESE TWO WHIM WHIM SPEARMEN REGIMENTS:
Number 6 steel washers
Iron Wind Metals Banner Spear Head Sprues SKU #DH507
As you may want to check out the excellent Wars of Ozz figures’ range – there are two places to get them and to get the rules (and I make no money from this btw). The game rules and the figures are available from the next two places:
Our fourth regular season TOB event – the July 2024 Tour of the Brookfields Tournament – the 308 Lakeside Restaurant Open – was held on Saturday, July 27th at Quail Hollow Golf and Country Club in Oakham, MA. The weather was spectacular, as was the number of players we had sign up – we had 104 golfers sign up (with one last-minute late drop due to illness). This left us with 103 players on 26 teams in three divisions/flights to max out the available carts at the course.
We sincerely thank 308 Lakeside Restaurant in downtown East Brookfield for their sponsorship of the event!
As is the norm for the TOB, all of the flights were very competitive. None were decided by more than one stroke, with 14 of the 26 teams finishing within 3 strokes of the winning scores in their respective flights. See the results after the narrative.
We had two sudden-death playoffs – with two teams each playing off in the Player and Palmer Flights. Amazingly, there was just skin won as well (and that was a BIG prize).
In the Nicklaus Flight, the team of Ryan Toomey, Dave Fiske, Jared Danitis, and Doug Brown took top honors. They were victorious with a spectacular score of -11. This was the best score of any team across the three flights. Congratulations to all for a fine round of golf! In second place at one stroke back at -10 was the team of Cory Heyes, John McQuaid, and Matt McLeod. Due to the previously-mentioned player drop, this team valiantly played with three players instead of four – and was only 1 stroke away from the top score as well – so kudos to you three!
In the Player Flight, there was a two-team playoff as both top teams ended their rounds at 9 under par. That playoff took place on hole number 18, and was decided there after the 18th was played only once. The team of Tom Orszulak, Rich Casault, Jason McCarthy, and Lynn Morin (my wife!) won the playoff with a par. Tom told me that all of his team contributed of course to their -9, but Lynn had two spectacular putts that made a huge difference. She dropped a 35-foot downhill putt for an Eagle on the par-5 fifth hole. And she was not finished as on the next hole she then dropped a 25-foot putt on the par-3 sixth hole. WOW! The team that joined Tom’s team in that playoff was the team of Jack Dorman, Norm Laliberte, Joe Nichols, and Leo Forget, which came in at second but had also an amazing -9 round – INCLUDING that sole skin of the tournament with an Eagle on the first hole (par 4). So, they were the big winners money-wise!
Finally, in the Palmer Flight, there was a two-team playoff on holes 10, 18, and 18 as both teams there finished at an astounding -10. The team of Fran Lamothe, Rich Johnson, Ed McLeod, and Tom Korzec came out on top on the final hole. The other contending playoff team was the team of Shane Higgins, Tom Savage, Bob Demaio, and Jamie McShera who fought valiantly to the end and just came up a bit short on the final playoff hole. Wonderful golf was played by these two teams – well done!
Brian Leveille got the closest to the pin prize for his team with a fine shot – a 6′ 9″ dart!
The results table and some photos that I took will follow this narrative and some notes below.
2024 308 Lakeside Open Results
The results – and some photos I took – are below. Big congrats again to the winners!
As for photos, I did not get as many as I would have liked – and some had folks with closed eyes (I thought I’d delete those). I did get a few videos and I’ll include two here below.
Click on any of the photos for a bigger image.
Matt McLeod and Tom SavageNewlyweds Ron & Beth McCann, with Tony Woodman and Norm Laliberte await the start of the dayLex Varney and Paul WymanJim McKeon and Sam Patchen happy to play golf
As for videos, these are not great (I never claimed to be trying out as a videographer), but the first is Tom Orszulak in the playoff hitting from Lynn Morin’s drive position. It’s a tough shot – probably about 125 yards – to an elevated green over a swampy pond.
As you can see Tom’s shot stayed on the green. The other team ended up off the green, chipped on, and two-putted for a 5. Tom’s team putted close and Lynn Morin got to finish as you see below (the exuberant yell at the end is from me).
Before the tournament started, Tom and Lynn gave me a pose – how prophetic!
Before the round even started!
The Next Tournament and some notes
Thanks again to all the players, to 308 Lakesidefor sponsoring this event, and to Gary and Debbie Donlin, Jim LeBlanc, and all the staff at Quail Hollow who work so hard to make the Tour of the Brookfields possible.
The next tournament is in August coming up on Saturday the 17th of July. It will be the prestigious 308 Hardwick Crossing Open and will be at Quail Hollow. The event is coming up very quickly – so sign ups for the Hardwick Crossing Open will come down on the afternoon of Wednesday, August 7th. This event will also likely be VERY well-attended, so sign up early at Still Harts, at Quail Hollow, or on the Tour of the Brookfields Facebook page!
Registration starts on the day of the event (August 17th) at 7:00 AM.
As many players are trying to get qualified for the FINALS (you need to have played in 3 to be qualified for the FINALS), going forward only players who have a chance at playing in 3 will be allowed to sign up. The exceptions will be sponsor’s teams and individual medical issues as reviewed by the Committee.
REQUESTS AND FYI
Thanks for arriving on time! Thanks for getting the scorecards in quickly – these two items made things run a LOT more smoothly. Please keep that going by continuing to come early for registration. 7:30 should find everyone at Quail.
As we hope to continue a full player showing, please sign up early – by August 7th – that’s a Wednesday! When it’s full, it’s full. If we still have openings after Aug 7th, that will be shared on the Facebook page.
If you have any feedback or comments on this blog post – there is a comment section that you can use below. I will continue to put up these events on Facebook – with results posted here on this blog.
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