Reid Is Aces

It was a perfect evening for hitting the links and the scores showed it. Even your humble blog writer shot a 28 which means Tom must have funneled the greens to hole somehow.

The most impressive shot of the night came on hole #3 where Paul Reid's tee shot landed left of the flag and spun towards the hole and dropped into the cup for a hole-in-one.

Paul Reid pulls his hole-in-one out of the cup.

Nobody in the group saw it fall in although they were curious about why the group ahead of them was celebrating.

In the evenings matches, four teams took all the points up for grabs as the Whizbangers, Southpaws, Dubbers and KGB all earned 12 points. The Rolling Stones and Wedgers came close by taking 10 points each while the Fat Shafts and Fivesome grabbed two points.

The Closest to the Pin winners were Kyle Wilkinson on hole #1 and Kim Defosse won another closest to the pin on hole #10. The 50/50 winner this week was Jim Turner who we all hope is well on the road to recovery and will be back on the course again soon.

So Long Eighteens

After several years of debate it was finally decided that we would do away with the 18 hole nights and instead stick to all nine hole rounds from now on. 

With the need to make sure each team plays the other teams twice, the former 18 hole rounds will still count as double the points.

Denis Schick makes his putt on 15.

So tonight we were playing for 12 points for nine holes played. No word yet on whether the points will work the same next season on those nights.

On this night however, two teams were able to take full advantage of the extra points as the Dubbers and Rolling Stones took all 12 points up for grabs. The Southpaws and Whizbangers each earned 10 points. Eight points each went to the Fivesome and Latecomers. The KGB and Bogies took four points while the Fat Shafts and CCCP managed only two points each.

The Closest to the Pin winners were Kim Defossee on hole #9 and Ralph Lambert on hole #18. The 50/50 winner this week was Steve Westlake.

Once again a reminder that next week will be nine holes and not the scheduled 18 holes.

My apologies for the delay in getting this weeks update online.

A Damp Round

We had our doubts that we'd get the round in but the stormy weather held off just long enough to complete the round, although we did get a little damp in the process.

Watching for groups to come in from the storm.

As the thunder got closer our pace quickened and most groups managed to get in to the clubhouse before the heavy rain arrived.

It was a clean sweep again tonight in the matches as the Southpaws, Whizbangers, Fivesome, KGB, CCCP and Dubbers all took six points.

The Closest to the Pin winners this week were Benny Brock on hole #8 and and Paul Dicrescenzo on hole #17. The 50/50 winner was Roger Bulman.

Just a reminder that starting next week we play 18 holes for three weeks straight.

Stones Lower Low Team Gross

Other than a few annoying bugs we couldn't have asked for better conditions to golf in tonight and the scores reflected that.

Matt Knell aims for the first hole.

The Rolling Stones turned in a very impressive round and took over the Team Low Gross lead by shooting a very impressive combined score of 82. Well done guys!

The low scores of the evening were shot by Matt Couperus, Kyle Wilkinson and Andy Koetstra who all shot even par 27.

It was also a night of clean sweeps in the team matches as no points were split. The Fat Shafts, Rolling Stones, Southpaws, Bogies, Fivesome and Latecomers all took six points.

The Closest to the Pin winners this week were Tom St. Denis on hole #7 and Paul Reid on hole #16. Kyle Wilkinson was the 50/50 winner this week.

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Scores Must Be Entered After Matches

 Just a reminder to everyone that someone from either team in each match for the night must record the scores on the official league points sheet. 

You must enter the scores for the players counting and tally the totals to determine the points for the match. It is not up to Steve Powell, Alida or anyone else to do this for you. We had a problem with this happening just this past week where neither team had anyone enter the scores. If you don't know how to do it, please ask someone for help. It isn't hard to do and only requires simple math.

Thanks for your cooperation with this matter guys. See you Wednesday night.

Stones Move Into First

The scores were a bit higher overall tonight however that didn't stop the Rolling Stones from taking advantage of their head to head match up against the Southpaws. The Stones moved into the first place all alone as they swept the match. This should be an interesting battle to watch all season.

The rest of the teams near the top of the standings continue to put up good scores and grab points making for a very tight leader board at this point in the season.

Dave Wharry tees off on Hole 12.

Just six points separate seventh spot from the second place spot.

In the matches for the evening, every group was all or nothing as the Dubbers, Fat Shafts, KGB, Rolling Stones, Wedgers, Bogies and Fivesome took six points. The low team gross for the evening was turned in by the Dubbers and KGB who each shot 94. Three players shot under 30 this week as Jerry Powell, Steve Guindon and Mark Lafee each posted a 29.

The Closest to the Pin winners this week were Mike Morey on hole #6 and Mark Kennedy on hole #15. The 50/50 winner was Dave Wharry.

Everyone's On The Board

What a difference a week makes.

The Southpaws who had yet to give up a single point this season finally cracked as the KGB were up to the challenge grabbing four points from the lefties.

Art Mansfield reacts to just missing his putt.

At the same time, the previously pointless Hackers changed that this week as well by turning in an impressive round.

Only three teams this week swept all the points in their matches as the Hackers, Fivesome and Fat Shafts earned six points each. The KGB, Rolling Stones and Whizbangers each earned four points while the Southpaws and Dubbers took two points each. The low team gross for the night was 92, shot by the Rolling Stones. Paul Dicrescenzo and Al Wilkinson turned in the lowest rounds of the night as they both shot one over par 28.

The Closest to the Pin winners this week were Jerry Powell on hole #5 and Andy Koetstra on hole #14. The 50/50 winner was Art Mansfield.

Southpaws Remain Perfect

Four weeks into another season and the Southpaws remain the only team without a blemish to their record for the fourth straight week they took all six points in their match and have yet to give up a point to their opponents. The Rolling Stones are nearly perfect having lost only two points so far this season. On the opposite end of the standings, the Hackers are the lone team yet to register a point but there's lots of opportunity to change that yet to come.

It was a cool and breezy night which might have had some impact on the scores being a bit higher than normal for some but Tim Donaldson and Al Wilkinson still managed to turn in impressive rounds with each of them shooting a one over par 28. The low team gross for the night was the Southpaws with a 90.

It was another night of all or nothing for the matches as the Southpaws, Dubbers, Rolling Stones, Wedgers and Bogies all took six points. The CCCP grabbed four points while the Fivesome nabbed two.

The Closest to the Pin winners on the evening were Peter Hughes on hole #4 and Coady MacGillivary on hole #13. The 50/50 winner this week was Randy Conley.

Par Round for Koetstra

Andy Koetstra shot the low round of the night with an even par 27 to help lead his Fat Shafts team to one of their more impressive nights in some time.

Lyle Williams tees off on hole #4.

The Fat Shafts also produced the low Team Gross for the evening by turning in an 88. That was still three shots off Southpaws low round of the year as they hold the lead with an 85.

Lyle Williams came within inches of a hole in one on hole #3 but that was good enough to earn him the Closest to the Pin on the front nine. Marty MacDonald tucked it closest on the back nine with a good shot on hole #12. The 50/50 was won this week by Bill Clapp.

It was another feast or famine night in the matches. The Fat Shafts, Southpaws, Fivesome, Dubbers and Whizbangers all took six points. The earned four points while the Bogies took two.

Defosse Off To Good Start

After some miserable weather to start the season last week, we were all much happier to see an exact opposite this week with sunshine, warmth and calm conditions.

Dave Walker tees off on the ninth hole.

Hopefully it helped to give everyone better results in their game.

Kim Defosse has his swing down when it counts to start the season. For the second week in a row he took home a Closest to the Pin prize as he stuck his tee shot tight on hole #2. Jim Turner was tops on the back nine taking the honours on hole #11. For the second week in a row the 50/50 prize went to a member of the Fat Shafts as Lyle Williams had his name drawn tonight.

It was almost an all or nothing night for points as five of the six matches were swept.

Art Mansfield miss his putt left on hole #4.

The Wedgers, Southpaws, Latecomers, Rolling Stones and Whizbangers all took six points. The KGB earned four while the Dubbers grabbed two points.

There were no changes in the lead for Individual and Team Low Gross spots however Nick VanGeveren, Tim Donaldson and Kyle Wilkinson all turned in impressive rounds of 29 each.