The last night of the regular season has solidified the final standings and the participants in each of the playoff divisions. Before I share those groupings, we’ll take care of tonight’s matches.
The Fivesome narrowly took six points from the KGB and slipped past the Whizbangers for eighth place. Also taking six points were the Southpaws, Dubbers, Rolling Stones and Fat Shafts. Grip It N Sip It grabbed five points while a single point went to the Latecomers.
The closest to the pin winners were Nick Vangemeren on hole 9 and Colin McDonald on hole 18. The 50/50 winner was Pat Convey.
As we head into the first nine holes of the playoffs next week, these will be the division groupings.
“A” Division 1. Fat Shafts 2. Southpaws 3. Rolling Stones 4. Grip It N Sip It
“B” Division 1. KGB 2. Dubbers 3. Latecomers 4. Fivesome
Just a reminder that we will be returning to our pre-Covid playoff routine. The next two Wednesdays will be nine holes each from the white tees. On Saturday September 9th we will play 18 holes from the blue tees and all team members can play. The round will be followed by the wrap up meal and social.
If anything changes I’ll let you know. See you next week.
Time is quickly slipping away to solidify team rankings heading into the playoffs. Just three weeks of regular season play remains.
The Rolling Stones were able to take six points from the Southpaws and slip into a second place tie with the lefties. The Stones have also guaranteed their place in the “A” division of the playoffs and they helped the Fat Shafts increase their first place lead to nine points after they took six points from the Hackers.
The Dubbers stumbled this week and allowed the KGB and Grip It N Sip It, who both took six points, to leap frog them and sit tied for fourth place.
The Wedgers and Hackers will be playing in the “C” Division of the playoffs as they mathematically can’t reach 8th place.
Also taking six points tonight were the Latecomers and CCCP.
The closest to the pin winners were Mark Lafee on hole 6 and Paul Scobie on hole 15. The 50/50 winner was Josh McDonald
We’re back to the white tees next week. See you then.
Once again, based on the majority of the scores, hitting from the longer blue tees proved to be a challenge this evening. The Fat Shafts were the only team to post a sub 100 team score of 98.
A trio of players, Al Wilkinson, Kevin Wadsworth and Colin McDonald, had the low individual rounds of 30 tonight.
The Fat Shafts took advantage of an off night by the Southpaws to move back into sole possession of top spot. The Dubbers sit five points out of fourth while Grip It N Sip It are one point back in sixth and the Whizbangers are only two points back in seventh.
The Latecomers continue to cling to eighth place with a one point lead over Fivesome for the last spot in the B division of the playoffs. Just five weeks remain in the regular season.
Taking six points in their matches were the Rolling Stones, Wedgers and CCCP. The Fat Shafts and Whizbangers grabbed five points while Grip It N Sip It took four points. The KGB took two while the Dubbers and Southpaws settled for a single point.
The closest to the pin winners tonight were Al Wilkinson on hole 4 and Jamie Sandercock on hole 13. The 50/50 winner was Matt Knell.
We’re back to the white tees next Wednesday.
UPDATED: The standings have been adjusted and the story should be correct now after a scoring error was found on the sheet on Thursday.
Ideal conditions both on the course and weather wise resulted in some much lower scores overall tonight.
Six teams posted sub 100 team totals. Peter Hughes and Andy Koetstra had the low individual rounds shooting one over par 28. Thirteen others shot 32 or better. Good shooting guys.
There was some movement in the standings as the Dubbers moved into fifth place, just four points behind the fourth place KGB. The Latecomers have a slim one point edge on the Fivesome for the potential last spot in the B division come the playoffs. Only six weeks remain in the regular season.
In the nights matches, the Southpaws, Rolling Stones, Fat Shafts and Dubbers all took six points. The Whizbangers earned five points while the Fivesome took four points. The Hackers doubled their season point total by taking two points while one point went to the Wedgers.
The closest to the pin winners were Colin McDonald on hole 3 and Kim Defosse on hole 12. The 50/50 winner was Peter Hughes.
On another night when the blue tees proved to be a challenge to most of us, Colin McDonald was able to shoot the low score of the night with a 30 on the front nine. Denis Shick also played well on the front to shoot a 31.
The evenings matches were all six point sweeps for Grip It N Sip It, Whizbangers, Latecomers, KGB, Fat Shafts and Southpaws.
The closest to the pin winner on hole #5 was Mike Leslie while Rick Dean was tight on hole #14. The 50/50 winner was Don Muldoon.
We return to the white tees next week and hopefully some warmer weather. See you then.
The cool Spring conditions continued as we moved our game to the blue tees for the first time this season. This proved to be an added challenge for many based on the overall scores.
Denis Schick and Tim Donaldson had the low rounds of the night shooting 31. The Fat Shafts tied the Team Low Gross by posting a 98.
The Southpaws and Rolling Stones remain perfect after grabbing another six points each tonight. The Fat Shafts, Whizbangers and Fivesome also took all the points in their matches. The CCCP took four points while the Dubbers earned two points.
The closest to the pin winners were Jim Bryant on hole #2 and Josh McDonald on hole #11. The 50/50 winner was Carl Snutch.
I think it’s safe to say we’ve had colder first nights to start a new season but this one definitely ranked up there. Or perhaps I should say down there. On the bright side, at least we weren’t snowed out as we have been in past years.
It was nice to see many familiar faces in the clubhouse before we started our round and we also want to welcome all of the new league members as well.
The scores were probably a bit higher overall but that’s to be expected with all of the winter rust to shake off. Tyler Donaldson and Colin McDonald had a good start and set the Individual Low Gross mark by shooting 30. The Team Low Gross to start the season was shot by both the KGB and Grip It N Sip It with a 98.
Jumping out to the early lead in the league standings were the Rolling Stones, Grip It N Sip It and the Southpaws who earned all six points in their matches. The KGB, Whizbangers and Fat Shafts each took four points while two points went to the Dubbers, CCCP and Latecomers.
The closest to the pin winners were Kevin Wadsworth on hole #1 and Derek LeClair on hole #10. The 50/50 winner was Dave Wilson.
Another excellent season of league play has come to an end and the final playoff results were competitive right up to the last nine holes.
In the “A” flight, the Fat Shafts were the winners once again this year, although Grip It N Sip It kept it close just five strokes back. The Fat Shafts posted a score of 92 for a three round total of 282. Grip It N Sip It finished second, shooting 91 tonight for a total of 287. The Southpaws placed third with a total score of 292 and the Whizbangers were fourth shooting 334.
In the “B” flight, the Dubbers sat two shots back before the round began but faltered and the Rolling Stones won the title by eight strokes with a total of 302. The Latecomers and KGB tied for second with scores of 310 while the Dubbers were one shot back in fourth with a total of 311.
Over in the “C” flight the CCCP held on to first all through the playoffs and took the title with a total score of 325. The Hackers were five strokes off the lead and shot a 330. The Wedgers grabbed third with a score of 340 while the Fivesome ended up fourth shooting 341. The full standings are below.
Congratulations to Andy Koetstra, who as a result of being the only one to get a hole in one this year, takes home the pot.
Rodney Keyes was the 50/50 winner and the closest to the pin winners on the 18 holes were:
Don Muldoon
Kevin Wadsworth
Tyler Donaldson
Symen Korver
Ross Prophet
Marsh Ferguson
Dave Walker
Al Wilkinson
Jim Conley
Kim Defosse
Tyler Rittwage
Colin McDonald
Mark Kennedy
Ron Eliens
Scott Reilly
Josh McDonald
Derek Leclair
Mark Kennedy
Our thanks as always to Stephen Powell for all of his hard work and organization behind the scenes. Thanks also to Alida and Tom St.Denis for their work to keep things safe and running smoothly at the clubhouse and for the exemplary playing conditions all season long. If all goes well, I know we hope to return to our usual playoff format and party next year.
Just a reminder, for those who would still like to get out and play, we are still meeting each Wednesday night at 5:30pm to play for fun. It's usually a friendly round of best ball in teams so we hope to see you out. If not, have a safe and enjoyable Fall and Winter and we'll see you next season.
It was the last night of regular season and the last opportunity to grab the individual low gross prize for the season and Rick Dean did just that with a bang. He broke the three-way tie at even par 27 by shooting an impressive two-under par 25 to earn the honour by himself. His score along with a 30 by Kevin Wadsworth and a 33 by Jim Turner improved on the KGB's Team Low Gross crown with an 88.
The KGB, Wedgers and Southpaws all took six points tonight. Five points each went to the Latecomers and Fivesome. The Fat Shafts took four points from the Dubbers who settled for two points. Single points went to the Rolling Stones and CCCP.
The playoff pools are now all set. The "A" Flight was already decided with the KGB, Southpaws, Rolling Stones and Fat Shafts battling each other. The "B" Flight saw the teams solidify their positions with the Whizbangers, Dubbers, Latecomers and Wedgers set to meet. The "C" Flight will see the Fivesome, Bogies, Hackers and CCCP fight it out.
The playoffs will take place the next two Wednesdays from the White Tees and then the final 18 holes from the Blue Tees on Saturday September 8th beginning at 2:00 p.m.
The closest to the pin winners this evening were Kyle Wilkinson on hole #7 and Tim Donaldson on hole 16. The 50/50 winner was Carl Snutch.
