Frog Creek Open slated

Hackers across the district should mark Sunday, Sept. 16 on their calendar.
That’s when the annual Frog Creek Open will be held at Kitchen Creek Golf Course—and only the elite who have earned a plus-15 handicap qualify to play.
“This is not the Kitchen Creek Classic,” joked Norm Hyatt, co-chair of this year’s tournament. “It’s the kind of thing where if you’re standing somewhere on the golf course, you’re likely to hear the sound of golf balls coming off poplar trees.”
The tournament gets underway at 10 a.m. and wraps up with a roast beef dinner, when prizes are awarded. The cost is $50 each, and a cart rental is included if the fee is paid by Sept. 14.
New to this year’s tournament is a challenge hole, where golfers can spend $2 to try to get a shot closer to the hole than course superintendent Real Cure and win a new golf bag.
All proceeds will go to fund junior golf programs out at Kitchen Creek.
Hyatt, a longtime Frog Creek participant, said he’s always had a fun time in the tournament, adding the reason why it’s so enjoyable is “probably the fact that nobody’s very serious.”
“Everybody’s just out there having a lot of fun. Winning is nice, but they’re sort of afraid to win,” he noted.
That fear stems from the fact that the champion “wins”—among other prizes—the chance to chair the Frog Creek Open the following year.
Hyatt won last year’s men’s bracket and so held organizing duties with last year’s female winner, Dona Pollard.
Worse still, Hyatt won’t be participating this year.
“[My handicap is] lower than 15 now, I can’t play in it,” he laughed. “Managed to keep it up above last year.”
Anyone interested in playing in the Frog Creek Open can register by calling the Kitchen Creek pro shop (274-4653), Hyatt (487-2360), or Pollard (274-7558).