2012 Photo of the Year Contest - Finalists Posted

[Jeff Blume]

A personal favorite of mine.  Four generations of Blumes enjoying a round at Grand Pines earlier this year.  This photo was used for a Father's Day article in a local golf publication.

For the record:  Left to right:  Jeff Blume (45), Keaton Blume (6), Jay Blume, Jr. (72) and Jay Blume, Sr. (102)


And another favorite from that day.  You can see who the player is!

[John Mayhugh]

Nice! Now THAT'S what a golf course should look like.  Good thing they don't hold Majors....

They could easily smooth out all those pesky humps if needed.

[Don_Mahaffey]

Wish I had a better quality picture, but the setting more than makes up for it.  6th tee at Westward Ho!

My new background

[Tommy Williamsen]

Wish I had a better quality picture, but the setting more than makes up for it.  6th tee at Westward Ho!

How's this? Looking back toward the tee.

[Howard Riefs]

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Howard,

Nope, this is a view of the par 3 5th from 4 green. I understand your grief at #2 though, long is no place to be.
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Ahh, yes. A much better memory: My lone birdie of the round.

[John Mayhugh]

Wish I had a better quality picture, but the setting more than makes up for it.  6th tee at Westward Ho!

How's this? Looking back toward the tee.

Lighting is everything.  Gorgeous, Tommy.  

Don,
Thanks.  That would be tough to mow, wouldn't it?

[Trey Kemp]

Great pictures Jeff!

[Sven Nilsen]

Bumping this back to the front page for any last minute entries.

[Bill McKinley]

Here's my entry...

The 8th at LACC - North.  A wonderful par 5.  No throwaway shots here.  A good drive will give you the thought of going for the green, a safe drive will leave you with a challenging layup to give yourself the proper angle for a wedge into the green.  The restoration work on this hole was tremendous.  Lots of tree removal to give you a sense of scale and great bunkering on the golfers left side.  The clouds were rolling in and out on the day that we played.  This shot captures some pretty good contrast and I like it! So I  hope you all do too!!

[Brett Hochstein]

Really light year golf photo-wise for me compared to a monster one last year. I can't go wrong with the subject matter in this submission though:



Nice entries all

[Matthew Delahunty]

Cape Kidnappers 16

[Robert Mercer Deruntz]

There is nothing better mentioned than this image:

I have been very fortunate to have played here quite a few times, but this was by far the best day ever for weather!

[Mac Plumart]

the Committee will choose five photos as the finalists (to be posted on the 22nd);

[Sven Nilsen]

the Committee will choose five photos as the finalists (to be posted on the 22nd);

Slight change of plans, its going to be 10 photos and probably posted tomorrow.

We're waiting on Michael George to post his "winner."

[Michael Goldstein]

The Westward Ho pic is brilliant.

But my vote undoubtedly goes to Quinn

[Michael George]

Sven:

My "winner" was beaten out long ago.  I will post but it certainly won't be top 5 or 10.  Good thing as year end has been crazy with the impending tax increases (I am sure it is the same at your shop too) and I haven't had much time on the site over the last couple of weeks.

However, thanks for remembering my stupid banter!

[BHoover]

Sven:

My "winner" was beaten out long ago.  I will post but it certainly won't be top 5 or 10.  Good thing as year end has been crazy with the impending tax increases (I am sure it is the same at your shop too) and I haven't had much time on the site over the last couple of weeks.

However, thanks for remembering my stupid banter!

There many things that I really do miss about practicing law at my old firm. But I can say with all honesty that I don't miss the end of year rush to close deals and tax planning transactions. As a tax attorney, i know that this year in particular would be crazuer than ever.  The best feature of being in-house counsel is that I get to rely on law firms for that!

[Sven Nilsen]

Michael George's entry:

[Sven Nilsen]

Due to a suggestion made earlier in the thread, the Committee has decided to break the finalists down into two separate groups.  The first group is made up of golf course related photos.  The second has more to do with what golf means to all of us: its traditions, the people we play with and how the game is passed on to future generations.

Please cast your votes for one picture from each group either by posting in this thread or by sending me a PM.

Our apologies to those not nominated, as we greatly enjoyed seeing all of the photos posted.  There were also a number of great photos that were either taken prior to 2012 or were the second photo posted which were not eligible for consideration for the finalists.

Group 1 - The Courses:

1.  Anders Rytter:



2.  Ben Jarvis:



3.  Gib Papazian:



4.  Leo Barber:



5.  Neil Crafter:



Group 2 - The Game:

1.  Jeff Blume:



2.  Joe Leenheer:



3.  Dan Kelly:



4.  Tim Johnson:



5.  Quinn Thompson:



Finally, perhaps our favorite photo was the one from Tom Yost, but unfortunately we just couldn't find a spot for it in the final 10.  So let's just call it the Eleventh Runner-Up:

[Mac Plumart]

For both groups, my vote is for #1.

[Ronald Montesano]

Can't believe the Super's dog didn't make the finals. I hate canine discrimination, the closet crime.

[Jud_T]

My vote is #5 for each. 

[Cristian]

For both groups, my vote is for #1.

+1

[Randy Thompson]

4 and 1

[Mark Saltzman]

5, 1