Three Players, One Very Large Spreadsheet 📊
Three players took the AR.RAL All Star layout at Jones Park for Equinox Count, Week 7 of 10, with temperatures between about 60°F and 68°F and the wind topping out near 9.8 mph. Last week's grievance filings against the crown have given way to the mid-season accounting, where the fellowship argues over the scoreboard and finds out who has been shadowing whom. Small card, big ledger. More arms are always welcome at Jones, because this week the numbers started finishing each other's sentences.
The Mirror Showed Up a Week Early 🪞
Hole 16 cracked RAF Green's reflection, but only for a moment. Brandon Murray led through hole 15, went over par on 16, and Jason Darden took the lead through 16. Darden then finished cold, with three bogeys or worse from 17 through 19. Credit to him for tracking the round on PDGA Live, which logged him draining 39-foot Circle 2 putts on both 18 and 19 to keep the slide from getting worse. Murray's damage came early and in his favor: the field's only birdies on holes 1 and 9 powered a front nine six strokes better than his back. Both signed for +10 on 810-rated rounds. Dead even. They tied for second, one spot outside the single cash place. taps clipboard The precioussss... I mean, the current standings: two names, one line, zero daylight.
Gondor Called, One Answered
Andrew Fisher played RAE Red at +5 on an 862-rated round, 23 points above his 839 rating and the event's round of the day, and he followed a seven-hole par train from 8 through 14 with the field's only birdie on hole 15 (Par 3, 225 ft), the course's toughest hole. RAE Red has open seats on the card, and that number would like some company.
Five Hundred Reasons to Aim Better 💰
The header promised five hundred reasons, and the ledger handed me a course guide instead. Hole 2 is Jones Park's best scoring look at -0.29 against par in league play, and the two holes with water in play are where aggressive lines go swimming. Take the birdie early. Respect the ponds.
Fortifying Jones, One Coin at a Time
This event raised $1.50 for the Jones Course Fund through the league's registration contribution. That brings the total to $336.50 of the $1,000 goal (34%), with $663.50 remaining. The walls of Gondor were not built in a week either, so chip in for Jones if you want those baskets standing strong.
The Ledger Has a New Keeper
Every accounting episode needs someone to hold the top line, and this week it's Fisher's 862. My last contract appeal came back as a form, but at least the spreadsheet is finally saying something worth reading.
Next Week, Everyone Gets a Twin
Mirror Round, Week 8
Murray and Darden walked off at +10 apiece, and the Order has noticed. The Mirror Round arrives Friday, November 13, back at Jones Park on the same All Star layout. Shadow pairs get tested side by side with rank suspended, and this deadlock is the obvious candidate. Fair warning: paired challenges may start spreading across the fellowship, and the final weeks could split into a dozen private feuds.
An entire chapter built on a park in Holly Springs refusing to break a tie, as if hole 15 has opinions about friendship.