MOB Invitational » 2007 Recap

Summoning our courage, might and resolve, the Barbuce set upon a course to redemption in 2007. No, not the kind of redemption after a long weekend in Tijuana, but that kind of redemption you need after your best friend shows a picture of someone else's privates to a girl you like and tells her the little fella was yours. Yeah, you know what we're talking about.

A new venue: Hale's Location Golf Club; a new crib: The Bear Brook House; a new region: The White Mountains; but sticking with that original flava: All About Bards, Baby!

Friday evening: men hugged, girls swooned and the crowd oohed and ahhed as the weekends' all stars arrived for the festivities. Missing from the varsity team were stalwarts such as Ryan Rubin of Rubin's Diggler Palace and Charlie Morris of "I'm So Badass and You Know It" (famous feature film). But, the show went on and before long we were back in our old routine of a good time celebration of the lucky moments we were all able to spend with our friend Matt.

Saturday AM: Restless with anticipation, the masses arose to a beautiful New Hampshire morning like it was Christmas, even for the Hebrew friends among us. Irons were dusted off, balls were cleaned and metal woods sparkled like onyx ornaments in the summer sun. We were heavyweights and still undisputed. Hales Location golf pro Julie Rivers was ready for us, regaling the crowd with stories of the "Angry Beaver" golf team that ruled the roost at her course. She went over and above to ensure our event was a success and when thirty sudsy and fun-laden carts took off onto her course, no one looked back.

Skipping stories of golf carts in sand traps, golf equipment in the yards of multimillion dollar estates and felonies committed on squirrels, it was a photo finish with perennial bridesmaid but never the bride Chris Buono rising from the ranks of obscurity to secure the win with a dramatic 18th hole chip in. It is noteworthy that all day Yates's man-baby emasculated him with mammoth drives and cunning iron play. It was a brutally long round on a decidedly short course, but hey, we're the Barbuce and that's just how we roll.

Saturday Night: The mood was right. Myles was in the house. Hammer fired it off. The Pigman was in the house (and a little surly but that's how we like him). Mary Beth Hardy won a golf bag. It was sweet. Myles electrified the crowd with his enthusiasm and resisted the urge to leave anything on the field, displaying an intensity never before seen for prize-winning. Drew Carey, eat your heart out. Maybe Myles, with his new free tickets, will fly to LA to be a contestant.

The Most Important Part: We showed our girl our real junk and it was awesome. No longer will the Barbuce be thought of as a bunch of hooligans out to squash bugs and kill toads. No longer will be our good name be dragged through the mud on dirt bikes and through preschools on tricycles. We're back. So get used to it and when you hear our name, you'll know what we're all about. We remembered and honored our dear friend Matt Bardsley with class. More importantly, we laughed and cried, all the while doing it together. The way it's supposed to be done. See you next year.

Highlights:

-Closest to the Pin: Mike Wren
-Long Drive Alec Orr, and Lorie Bardsley
-Myles won 2 round trip tix- courtesy of Pet
-There was sketchy hook-up in a car
-House was cleaned and everyone in new Hampshire loved us this year- quite different than last
-Rock Paper Scissors for Thousands of Dollars in Handcock Prized
-Mary Beth Hardy won a Mic Ultra Golf bag but gave it to Jarvis
-Someone won a Putter
-Marty Bards likes to Party