JOE ECKFORD JR,

HAS THE B FLIGHT TAKEN OVER

Chuck Tolliver won on June 25th in the U.S. Open with an 11th handicap, while Ben Dejean triumphed at his first tournament in three years with a 14 handicap and Joe Eckford won his first event in six years with a 17 handicap. It's been a remarkable showing from the B Flight players, as it's the first time ever that they have won three events in a row. The last time two B Flight Players won back-to-back was in 2019 with Anthony Leamons at Hermann Park and Jonathan Cole at the British Open. Even though the A Flight still dominates the League, they should throw the B Flight a bone every now and then. Let's take a look at the stats and see how the A Flight stacks up against the B Flight in terms of wins and money won before we dive into Joe Eckford's incredible victory. The Flights were reduced to one in 2019, requiring over forty players to form two flights. A Flight accumulated 211,000 dollars while B Flight earned 131,000 dollars, a difference of 117,000 dollars, nearly twice as much. Although A Flight had more wins with a 60/40 split, the amount of money won did not equate to the difference in wins between the two flights. This discrepancy can be attributed to the large skin pot of forty dollars which was established to help develop the city's best golfers come out and play. So the side games would be the culprit of the large discretion of money between Flights. So to wrap up compassion between flights the A Flights players do have an advantage over The B Flight and rightly so If you want to better your chances of winning work on your game. We not going to give participation trophies in this league.  With that being said let's talk about Joe Eckford had been a member for six long years, and in that time he had never achieved much success. He had always been on the brink of greatness, but something always seemed to be holding him back. But in the summer of 2023, on July 30th everything changed. Joe had been practicing hard all year and had finally reached a level of skill and confidence that he hadn't experienced before. He was determined to make something of himself and prove that he was a force to be reckoned in the League. When the British Open Championship rolled around, Joe was ready. He was confident and prepared, and he had faith that this would be his day. Sure enough, on hole one he delivered an incredible shot that set the tone for the rest of the tournament. Right from the start, Joe was in top form. He consistently hit the ball to the green and rarely missed a shot. By the time he reached hole number sixteen, he was in the lead and feeling unstoppable. On the sixteenth hole, Joe delivered the shot of a lifetime. He hit the ball to perfection and it landed right in the center of the cup.  Joe knew he had won the tournament. After six long years of ineptitude, he had finally achieved his dream of becoming the 2023 British Open Champion. Congratulations Joe on a great round of golf.

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