Wildlife and Insects Abound

On any given night at the golf course we can see various forms of wildlife. Some of the animal variety and some in the form of the golfers themselves. Tonight some golfers were fortunate enough to see deer while a family of foxes have also been spotted around the 12th hole. Mosquitoes were plentiful on hole #15 on this night although none of us thought they were cute and cuddly.

I was also informed that someone hit a horse to the left of the 12th hole and Dave Walker was wondering who it might have been. Rumour has it that Nick VanGemeren was the guilty party but that was only according to Dan Jess.

As for the golf on this beautiful evening there were some good and some not so good scores turned in but nobody really cared considering the ideal conditions. Grabbing all six points tonight were the Dubbers, KGB, Whizbangers and Wedgers. The Rolling Stones and Southpaws took four each while the Fat Shafts and CCCP earned two.

The 50/50 winner was Ron MacDonald. Closest to the Pin winners were Eric Korver on hole #7 and Kim Defosse on hole #16.

Very young fawn located near hole #5.

Soggy But Cool Round

I promised I wouldn't complain about the rain anymore after having to deal with the intense heat we suffered through recently. Luckily I didn't have to break that promise as the day long rain came to an end just in time for the start of the round tonight.

After the razzing Dan Jess took for his errant tee shot a while back, it's only fair that I mention the highlight of this night. Tim Donaldson showed that Dan isn't the only one who can send a ball careening off the cars in the parking lot as he shanked his first tee shot of the evening off an automobile or two. What is it with these lefties?

Three teams took all six points in their matches as the Dubbers, KGB and Wedgers shot well. The Bogies took five points, the Rolling Stones and Hackers took four each, the Fat Shafts and Southpaws earned two points and the Fivesome took a single point.

The Closest to the Pin winners were Paul Reid on hole #7 and Kim Defosse on hole #16. Tom St.Denis was the 50/50 winner.

Now That Was A Nice Night

No mosquitoes, no black flies, no strong winds and best of all...no rain. The conditions were so ideal for our round of golf tonight I had to double check to make sure it was actually Wednesday.

Everyone seemed to have a good time as we played just nine holes from the blue tees as we made up a lost round from earlier in the season.

OK, maybe not everyone had a good time. Dan Jess of the Fat Shafts might have be been grumbling a bit after he sent his tee shot on hole 10 into the parking lot. Luckily nobody was injured and no vehicles were damaged this time according to Dan who had his playing partners in stitches. Not real stitches...just lots of laughing. Good thing Dan can take a ribbing because he got a lot of it after the round.

The KGB, Dubbers, Rolling Stones and Wedgers all took 6 points while the Fivesome earned 5, the Whizbangers 4, Southpaws 2 and a single point went to the CCCP.

Jerry Powell was Closest to the Pin on hole #2 while Marty MacDonald stuck it close on hole #11. John VanValls took home the 50/50 prize.

Have a great Canada Day long weekend guys and we'll see you next Wednesday.

Light Rain and Low Scores

The rain stopped prior to tee off and only made a brief appearance during the 18 hole round on Wednesday night.

The Southpaws had a good night taking all 12 points in their match while also setting the new Low Team Gross shooting an 84. The Rolling Stones and Whizbangers also took 12 points each. Randy Conley for the Stones had his first ever hole-in-one as he deposited his tee shot into the cup on hole 16 using a wedge.

Tim Donaldson shot lights out for nine setting the new Individual Low Gross bar even lower with a 25. Andy Koetstra also shot 25 and an 18-hole total of 52 but didn't count as it was his night to sit out.

Dan Jess won the 50/50 while the Closest to the Pin prizes went to Al Wilkinson on hole #9 and Steve Powell on #18.

Walker Wins Again

For the second week in a row, Dave Walker earned the Closest to the Pin honours on one of the appointed holes. Walker stuck it close on #16 to take home the prize. Dan Jess rebounded from a lofty score the week prior to turn in a much improved round and also get the Closest to the Pin prize for the front nine on hole #7.

This weeks 50/50 winner was Al Wilkinson.

On what turned out to be the hottest day of the year so far our members turned in some impressive scores but only three teams swept all the points in their matches. The Wedgers, Southpaws and Latecomers all took six points.

The Southpaws continue to hold a seven point lead over the second place Wedgers in the standings.

Aces-O-Plenty Lately

For the last two weeks the 16th hole has been more generous than usual as two golfers found the cup with their tee shots.

Last week Dan Jess of the Fat Shafts helped propel his team to take over the Team Low Gross (87) with his first Hole-in-One on 16. This week Kevin Wadsworth from the KGB followed up winning the Closest to the Pin prize on hole 15 with his ace on 16. Congratulations to both Dan and Wally.

With just five weeks remaining in the regular season the playoff picture is starting to become clearer and if teams are looking to make a move they'll need to do it sooner rather than later.

The other Closest to the Pin winner this week was Bill Hewson on Hole 6. The 50/50 winner was Glen Lonergan.

No More Donuts in Standings

The black flies were plentiful but the weather continued to be nice on Wednesday night. Four weeks into the season and every team finally has points on the board as the standings start to spread out.

The Bogies took two points and the Latecomers grabbed one as they became the last two teams to remove the zero's next to their team names in the standings.

The Wedgers took another six points to remain perfect while the Southpaws suffered their first blemish with a five point night to drop one back of first overall.

Winning the Closest to the Pin honours on the Front Nine was Michael Walker on the 4th hole while Jeff Istead's shot on hole 13 was good enough to win the cash. The 50/50 draw was won by Dan Jess.