Date: May 23, 2006

ATAG
Ansley Tuesday Afternoon G olf Tour Issue #: 16

The Nickelodeon
Chronicling The Play and Behavior of ATAG Tour Players

Chief Editor
Don Nichols FOUR TEAMS GO FOR THE
Graphic Design Manager GUSTO!
Amanda Nichols
May 23, 2006
Sales and Marketing By: Don Nichols
Manager Ansley Tuesday Afternoon Golf Tour
“Pool Bar Dave” Nichols
It was another great day at the Ansley in town nine
Editorial Assistant as 18 players assembled into four teams to battle
open it out for the coveted golden ale. Once again, all tee
times were booked with two players standing by and,
once again, two players failed to show, making it
necessary for the last two teams to play as
fivesomes and denying the opportunity to those on
the wait list. (more on this later)

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3

P. J Wade Jim Williamson Craig Sellner
Photography
open
Scotty Greene Doug Gooding John Carper
Russ Jobson Tim Martin Ollie
Publisher Kennon
Nickelodeon Bill Benning Ron Majors Danny
Publications, Inc Morris
Since 2005 Lee Pearson
Score: -4 Score: -11 Score: -9*

Group 4
ATAG Tom Kisgen
Ansley Tuesday Afternoon Richard Gilmore
Golf Tour Andy Tyber
Ansley Golf Club Marty Arnold
1912 Don Nichols
196 Montgomery Ferry Dr Score: -8*
Atlanta, Ga 30309 * indicates adjusted score after randomly selecting one player’s score
to drop from the fivesome; player is eliminated from the competition
.
11 UNDER GRABS THE GUSTO!
WILLIAMSON REPEATS!
Just like last week, the second group ended up the winner,
with Jim Williamson conspicuously a member of both
teams.(No doubt making the second tee time of some
 value in future matches, or could it be that Williamson is
the lucky partner of choice?) Joining Williamson in
savoring the sweet taste of the bountiful barley were
Doug Gooding, Tim Martin, and Ron Majors. The
purveyors of the beverage of choice were Team 1
members Scotty Greene, Russ Jobson, Bill Benning,
and P.J. Wade who finished at only 4 under.

FOUR WAY TIE FOR LOW GROSS!

For The Trivia Buffs
: Tyber. At the other end of the spectrum, Bill Benning
What is the longest hole
on record for a regular
golf course?
What is the longest hole
in the U. S.?
When and where was the
first round of golf played
in the U.S.?
BENNING RETURNS TO FORM TO
CLAIM HIGH GROSS!
The back nine proved formidable on this particular
Tuesday, especially for the single digiters, as the best low
gross score of the day was 6 over, which was matched
by Danny Morris, P.J. Wade, Ollie Kennon, and Andy
returned to last season’s form by soaring to a 54, denying
Craig Sellner of a fourth straight victory and setting the
stage for a potential fierce rivalry in contending for the
top prize in future matches.
KISGEN WINS LOW NET!
Sixteen handicapper Tom Kisgen parred the final two
holes to edge out playing partner Marty Arnold by one
stroke to win the Low Net with a net score of 2 under.

PEARSON EARNS SHOT OF THE

DAY!
Lee Pearson did manage to put a little salve into his
wound by sinking a 30 foot putt for birdie on the last
hole to earn
Shot Of The Day honors. Oddly, no other shots were
reported
that were believed to be worthy of mention.

3 BIRDIES ADD TO THE TOTAL!

The Birdie Club added three tweeters to its total—
compliments of Russ Jobson, Lee Pearson, and
Richard Gilmore.

EATON AND BERNHARDT

CENSURED!
ATAG DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE
Ansley Tuesday Afternoon FORMED!
Golf Tour This week’s miscreants were Rick Eaton and Jim
Ansley Golf Club Bernhardt who failed to show. (although Eaton did at
1912 least reach the Commissioner by phone as the
196 Montgomery Ferry Dr Commissioner was pulling into the lower parking lot, and
Atlanta, Ga 30309
later showed up on the porch to beg forgiveness and incur
the wrath of those present). Seeing that back to back

“Commish....First let me
compliment you on the
new look of the
Newsletter...is there a
“newsletter category for
the “Pulitzer Prize” ? , if
so I would like to submit
the
Nickelodeon!....Secondly,
please accept my sincere
apology for my no show
last week, although I did
call to cancel with Patty
so that others could fill
the spot....nonetheless, I
accept my punishment
with dignity and grace
with hope of getting back
into the good graces of
the Commissioner again
soon.”
Guy Thomson, 5-16-06
“love the new look...
revamped Nickelodeon
explodes into pulitzer
contention in the category
of best weekly newsletter
about nothing”
Brooks Cowles, 5-18-06
ATAG
Ansley Tuesday Afternoon
Golf Tour
Ansley Golf Club
1912
196 Montgomery Ferry Dr
Atlanta, Ga 30309
weeks of no shows was of great concern to those ATAGers
present, the Commissioner immediately formed an
ATAG Disciplinary Committee to set ATAG policy for no
shows and come up with appropriate sanctions for those
who violate the rules. After deliberating for some length
(2-3 cold ones), the Committee instituted the following
policy which will be incorporated into ATAG By Laws: (a)
players must notify the Commissioner by e-mail of any
cancellation of a reserved spot as soon as possible but in
no event later than 2 pm on the day of the match.
(b)failure to show without proper advance notification will
result in the following sanctions: For the first offense,
the player will be publicly censured in the
Nickelodeon, will receive a double fine, and will have a
Letter Of Reprimand placed in his file. For a second
offense, the player will suffer death by “boogada
boogada”. Accordingly, both Bernhardt and Eaton
were sanctioned in compliance with the new policy,
although Eaton’s sentence was later suspended by the
Commissioner for good behavior and remorse, although
he was placed on probation.
OTHER TIDBITS:
▪ It was another pleasant evening on the porch and
seemingly a more amiable group of participants as some
players again stayed past 9 pm sharing stories and
enjoying the camaraderie. Kisgen and Sellner told a
couple of jokes that were met with polite applause but it
was mostly just sitting around the tables and talking,
eating, and drinking.
▪ Henry Sawyer made a cameo appearance on the
porch to let everyone know he was heading to Paris,
France, and would miss the next two matches. Tom
Thornhill likewise dropped by during a break from the
Ansley Golf Club’s grounds committee meeting where he
is representing the ATAG interests and is due to make a
full report to the Commissioner.
▪ “Metro Marty” Arnold was at it again, sipping his
chardonnay and eating a light salad while wearing
designer shades, and lacking only a scarf to complete the
Truman Capote look.
▪ Danny Morris let it slip that he had recently seen
—on pay per view—the gay cowboy flick “Brokeback
Mountain”. Morris assured everyone that he had not
“crossed over”, but did give it raving reviews. This
raised the eyebrows of some players and caused others to
remark how the film had put a new spin on some of the
Old West sayings such as, “Ride’em Cowboy” and
“Howdy, Partner”.
■ Since new jokes are coming few and far between,
the Commissioner asked that each week one player take
it upon himself to tell a joke (hopefully new material). Ron
 Leaders in the
Clubhouse Majors grudgingly agreed to be the first to do so .

Low Gross: Tyber: 36 ■ Players were reminded that there will be no ATAG
match next week since the club will be closed for the
Low Net: Arnold, Batelaan, Memorial Day weekend. See you on June 6 when we start
Cowles: 5 under the summer session!

Birdies: Tyber: 6

High Gross: Sellner: 57 Box Scores: (back nine)

Morris 41
Tyber 41
Kennon 41
Wade, PJ 41
Kisgen 42
Arnold 42
Majors 43
Pearson 44
Williamson 44
Greene 44
Gooding 44
Carper 45
Jobson 46
Gilmore 46
Nichols 46
Martin 49
Sellner 50
Answers to Trivia:
Benning 54
1. 7th hole at Satsuki Golf
Course in Japan....964 yard
par 7

2, 12th hole at Meadows

Farms, Va...841 yard par 6

3. On 2-22-1888 at Yonkers,
.
NY at a 3 hole course which
was name St Andrews by
John Reid and 5 of his friends
who shared a total of 6
clubs.

ATAG
Ansley Tuesday Afternoon
Golf Tour
Ansley Golf Club
1912
196 Montgomery Ferry Dr
Atlanta, Ga 30309