Holy Heatwave Batman!

Far be it for me to complain about the heat but holy guacamole that was a scorcher tonight. Add in the local insects and it made for a tough round of golf.

The sauna-like conditions didn't affect Andy Koetstra as he came close to tying the Individual Low Gross. He missed his last putt for the tie but still posted an impressive even par round of 27.

Meanwhile in the evenings matches the Southpaws moved to within two points of the first place Rolling Stones after the Stones were shutout. Taking all six points in their rounds tonight were the Fat Shafts, KGB and Latecomers. The Wedgers earned five points while the Southpaws and Fivesome took four points each. The CCCP and Whizbangers grabbed a pair of points while a single point went to the Hackers.

The Closest to the Pin winners were Jim Turner on hole #6 while Don Muldoon stuck it tight on hole #15. The 50/50 winner was Kory Hietala.

Stones Nearing Century Mark

It's still a battle at the top of the standings between the Rolling Stones and the Southpaws.

Kevin Wadsworth is dialed in on hole #16.

The Stones are closing in on the 100 points mark for the season while the Southpaws remain within striking distance of the lead should they falter.

Both teams continued their winning ways on Wednesday night as they swept their matches. Also taking all six points up for grabs were the Dubbers. The Whizbangers took five points, the Fivesome and KGB earned four, the Fat Shafts and Hackers took two while the Wedgers earned a single point.

Taking the Closest to the Pin honours tonight were Jim Conley on hole #5 and Kyle Wilkinson on hole #14. The 50/50 winner was David Swartz.

See you Wednesday night.

Something In The Air

It might have been the cooler temperatures or the pauses between swings to swat bugs but whatever it was, it was one of those nights for many where it just felt right. Several players, myself included, came close to getting aces while others were just hitting the ball well, Whatever the reason, lets hope it continues and everyone plays well down the stretch.

On this evening, all but one match was a sweep. Taking all six points up for grabs were the Fat Shafts, Rolling Stones, Southpaws, KGB and Whizbangers. The Bogies earned four points while the Wedgers took two.

The Closest to the Pin winners were Ryan Cuculuzzi on hole #4 and Benny Brock on hole #13. The 50/50 winner this week was Peter Hughes.

Sorry no photos or videos again this week. I was in the zone and forgot.

Sixes Were Wild

Sorry I'm a little late with the update guys. I'm busy busy busy these days. But better late than never.

It was a beautiful night for golf this week. It was so nice in fact that I think every mosquito in Wooler decided to feast on the course like seniors at an early bird special buffet in Florida. I'm still scratching and hearing the buzzing in my ears.

In between swatting and swearing we were able to get in our round and on this night sixes were wild as every match was swept. I think that might be a first this season. Taking all six points up for grabs were the Fat Shafts, Rolling Stones, Wedgers, Southpaws, Hackers and Latecomers.

The Closest to the Pin winners were Mark Kennedy on hole #3 and Matt Couperus on hole #12. The 50/50 winner was Art Mansfield.

Big Points Night

After three weeks of playing for 12 points, next week we'll return to the usual six point matches.

A passing shower left a nice rainbow behind tonight.

For some teams that will be a welcome sight as other teams took full advantage of the double point rounds.

All but one of the matches tonight were sweeps as the mosquitoes didn't hurt some games even if they did leave their mark on a lot of us.

Taking all 12 points up for grabs were the Southpaws, Wedgers, Bogies, Dubbers and Rolling Stones. The KGB earned 10 points while the Hackers grabbed two.

The Closest to the Pin winners this week were Paul Scobie on hole #2 and on hole # 11 it was Peter Hughes. This weeks 50/50 winner was Tom St. Denis.

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.