January 10, 2005

WARREN, PA — Former Blueberry Hill Best Ball Mike Davis, whose golf game failed him a year ago, has guaranteed a return to the Carl Spackler Open in June.  The announcement was made on Sunday evening.

"I have been having sweet dreams as of late," Davis said in an interview with Golfing Spackler magazine. "My game let me down last year, but it's always better to jump back up on that horse and try to put something together.  I can at least do it for my fans around the country."

A confident Gumby continued, "Some people have said, my desire to hit the ball farther caused me to tinker with my swing last year.  That is simply not true."

Davis' tournament went downhill in Round 2 of 2004 when he hit 50 strokes on the front nine. Gumby slid from the Top 6 shortly after and never returned to form.

"He has tried to analyze where it all went wrong but cannot figure it out," says Kevin Long, Jr.  "He believes that no changes to his game were implemented, but maybe he was just trying to hard."

Mike Davis, known as Gumby, will be striving for his first Spackler Championship in 3 years.  Look for him to better focus on his goals and be in the thick of things in the Final Round.

Gumby signs as the 6th player from Pennsylvania and 30th player overall.  The 2005 Carl Spackler Open begins in 149 days near Pottsville, PA.