Roberts and Helmar, alias "Vitali," shot a net 58-57 for 115, winning by five strokes.
Right there is the heart of the problem.
These two guys had handicaps that were inflated by 14 and 15 strokes respectively, went out and shot more than 30 under par for two days, and only won by 5 strokes....
My club has a handful of guys who seem to be able to shoot par or under in every net event they play in. They are 8-10 handicaps, so they aren't going really low, but 75 to 80 over, and over, and over. One of them, a 10 handicap, won my flight in our recent club championship, shooting 80-76, but his last 20 ronuds for handicap included only two rounds in the 70s, and one 80. The other 17 rounds are 81 to 88.
He beat another 10 who shot 80, 78 and wasn't happy with the way he played. Yet, his last 20 posted rounds only had three in the 70s.
What's the liklihood of that happening?
I can't complain, because I shot my low round of the year on Sat., a 77,, and followed it with a good 83. The difference, IMHO, is that I have never contended in even one tournament here, and these guys are at or near the top in every event.
I have ZERO evidence that they are actually cheating, but this stuff drives me crazy.