LaFlare Mail (Vol 1.2)

Yo, what up. It's your boy Drip Bayless back to give you the updates you've been craving. 

The month of April was eventful as the world bloomed again into many beautiful shades of green. On the topic of green, our man did it again. Scottie Scheffler won the Masters, topped off with a LaFlarian 4-putt on the 72nd hole. Scottie's fourth win of his already-historic season somehow wasn't the biggest story down in Augusta. That, of course, went to Tiger's triumphant return. The Masters without Tiger is like a Normand without a stiff drink, a round with The Enforcer without being yelled at, and a LaFlare event without The Namesake.

Speaking of The Namesake, Mr. Bo K LaFlare himself graced the Tour with his presence at the Billy Brooks Tax Day Turn Up with news of his return to the Southeast. To celebrate that and the Honorable Will Brooks AKA The People's Champ's emergence from under the vast shadow cast by Uncle Sam insistence on taking our hard-earned dollars, LaFlare Golf descended upon one of it's favorite courses, Dead Horse Lake. 

The conditions were mostly favorable as you could hear LaFlarians thanking servicemen and servicewomen from all corners of our home state when early forecasts looked bleak ('sup, Mother Nature?). 

Two teams and thirteen matchups of two-man scramble match play ended tied, which necessitated the ultra-double-super-secret tiebreaker: total strokes. Our commissioner, James Michel, pored over the data and brought out the abacus. In an historic finish, the Income Statement Sticks defeated the Balance Sheet Brigade by one measly stroke. One stroke. That’s one missed putt. That’s laying up on a par 5 instead of going for it. That’s one slight misstep that the Income Statement Sticks didn’t commit.

As a result of the event, there was yet another shakeup atop the leaderboard. Starting with the tie for 4th place, we have two LaFlare pillars Josh Gambrell and Reid Elwood sharing a spot yet again. Last month, they were T-2, now they’re T-4. 

Next up, in 3rd place all by himself is our Inaugural 2020 Champion, Elliott Normand. Elliott is always a threat to land the Drip or Drown points and has found himself on the winning team in half the events of the season. You never know how the year will shake up, but you do know E-Norm will be near the top of the standings. 

Finding himself in second place is Rickey McElhaney. Rickey has taken the tour by storm with a combination of consistent attendance, low scores, finding himself of the winning team, and one incredible beard. You know that he’ll do what is needed to keep atop the leaderboard after his first taste of being in the Upper Echelon. 

Finally, our new leader has us saying FREELS LIKE ‘98! Hayden Freels is not only the King of Rockwood but also the (temporary?) King of LaFlare. After finding himself on the winning team in the past two events and winning the Kobe in the last event, he had earned enough to find himself atop with plenty of room to spare. 

BILBO’S Monthly features

Member Spotlight

There’s much more to read about our Member of the Month on the website, including what his fellow members have to say about him and what he listens to before an event. So make sure to check out the Member Spotlight each month and let us know who you think is deserving of being featured next month.

Blooper of the Month

When you buy new irons, you expect your game to improve. Fresh off one of his patented on-course backflips, Blake Minturn approached the 3rd tee box with a brand new 8 iron in hand. Needless to say, things didn’t go as planned and he is in the market for another brand new 8 iron.

In the week following the incident, Blake’s conscience got the best of him and he felt compelled to issue a public statement. Apparently, public statements are all the rage in the golf world these days.

Upcoming LaFlare Events

We’ve got great events coming up in both Knoxville and Chattanooga, so make sure to checkout the Events Page to register for those events.

Chattanooga- The King’s Cup @ Nob North (5/7)

Knoxville- Champion’s Classic @ Egwani Farms (5/21)

Words to live by

We like to wrap up every edition of LaFlare Mail with some words to live by. Kinda like how Rev Run wrapped up every episode of Run’s House by sitting in his bath tub drafting e-mails on his Blackberry. Because everyone watched Run’s House, right?

That’s all folks! Don’t get cocky. Club up and save the balls. Have a great month LaFlarians!!

Yours Truly,

DRIP BAYLESS & BILBO SWAGGINS