Three Weeks To Go

It hardly feels like summer has even started, yet after tonight's round we only have three weeks of regular season play remaining before the playoffs begin on August 27th.

Colin MacDonald tees off on hole #1.

So with time running short, teams need to make a move if they hope to improve their spot in the standings and spots in the playoff divisions.

On this night, four teams dominated their matches as the Southpaws, Wedgers, CCCP and KGB took all six points up for grabs. The Dubbers came close earning five points. The Rolling Stones grabbed four more points from the Latecomers who took two and the Fat Shafts earned a single point on the night.

Andy Koetstra drains his putt on #1.

Despite the nice evening conditions there weren't many impressive rounds to be had as the low scores for the night went to father and son duo Al and Kyle Wilkinson who both shot one over par 28.

The Closest to the Pin prizes went to Don Muldoon with his shot on #4 while Paul Scobie took the honours on the back nine on hole #13. The 50/50 winner this week was Peter Hughes.

See you next Wednesday night!

Regular Season Speeding By

It's hard to believe the month of July is nearly complete and another regular season of golf is quickly passing us by. But although the playoffs are on the horizon, there's still time left for teams to make moves to improve their positions and secure spots in each of the divisions.

The lowest scores of the evening went to Al Wilkinson and Jim Turner who each posted a one over par round of 28.

On this night there were only three teams that swept all six points up for grabs in their matches. Both the Southpaws, Fivesome and Whizbangers got the job done. The Rolling Stones and Dubbers each took five points. The KGB earned four points over the Fats Shafts who grabbed two points and the Bogies and CCCP each took one point on the night.

The Closest to the Pin winners this week were Benny Brock on hole #3 and Scott Reilly on hole #12. Dave Reid was this weeks 50/50 winner.

Is This July?

I can't believe I'm saying this but where's the heat? Two weeks in a row we've had ideal clear and cool conditions for golfing. The typical sweltering heat of summer is nowhere to be found here. But of course that can change so we'll enjoy these conditions while we can.

Dave Walker tees off on Hole #1.

The low scores of the night were impressive but not good enough to challenge for the Individual Low Gross. Kyle Wilkinson and Nick Vangemeren tied for the low scores of the night with even par 27. I don't know who had the high score for the evening but there's a good chance Art Mansfield of the Fat Shafts came close by shooting a 46. Good job Art!

In the matches for the evening, the Southpaws, Fat Shafts, Rolling Stones and Dubbers swept all six points up for grabs. The Wedgers earned five points, the CCCP four, Whizbangers two and a single point went to the Bogies.

The Closest to the Pin winners were Nick Vangemeren on hole #2 and Tom Christmann on hole #11. The 50/50 winner this week was Marty MacDonald.

Below you'll find a few more short videos of the nights action to enjoy and perhaps chuckle at. Please note there might be the odd bit of foul language so if that offends you, please skip them. I'm too lazy to edit them and bleep stuff out.

Does It Get Any Better?

Carl Troke chips out of trouble on hole 12.

I think we can all agree, as July nights for golf go, that was pretty sweet! Tonight was easily the most comfortable evening for Men's League in recent memory. And even the bugs decided to leave us alone for the most part.

The conditions also helped to produce some very good scores for many of us with Tim Donaldson and Al Wilkinson posting the low score for the night at even par 27.

Terry Hore tees off on 18.

Wilkinson also nabbed the Closest to the Pin prize on hole #1 while Paul Dekeyser stuck it tight on hole #10. The 50/50 winner was Randy Conley.

The points were a bit more spread out tonight however four teams still managed to take all six points up for grabs as the Rolling Stones, Southpaws, Fat Shafts and Wedgers won their matches. The Hackers grabbed five points, Latecomers four, CCCP 2 and the Whizbangers earned a single point.

Honourable mention goes to Dave Reid and Terry Hore who both made long chip-ins for birdies on the back nine.

Dave Reid misses his putt on 12.

Heading for Home

Now that we're officially into the second half of the season, now is the time for teams to start making moves in preparation for the playoffs. Things are still relatively tight at this point so by mid-August the standings could look completely different.

Andy Koetstra tees off on hole 3.

On this night there were no team scores close to challenging for Team Low Gross however Andy Koetstra did take a run at the Individual Low Gross but came up two shots shy after shooting a 26.

In the evenings matches, all but one saw all the points taken by one team. The Whizbangers, Southpaws, Dubbers, KGB and Rolling Stones all took six points. The Wedgers grabbed four points while the Latecomers earned two.

The Closest to the Pin winners on the night were Benny Brock on hole #9 and Randy Conley stuck it close on hole #18.

Steve tees off on hole #3 while Andy and Nick look on.

The 50/50 winner tonight was Len Bosma.

You will also notice I decided to try adding video from the night to the updates from time to time. Below you'll see some impressive shots on hole #5 by Nick VanGemeren and Steve Powell.

See you next Wednesday night.