Fat Shafts Defend Regular Season Title

The final night of our shortened season proved to be the deciding night and when the dust settled, the Fat Shafts narrowly defended their regular season title.

Several teams had a chance to claim first place. The Fat Shafts and the second place Southpaws went head to head and both teams scored well with the Fat Shafts winning the gross for four points and the Southpaws took the net for two points. This meant the Dubbers had a chance to move into first if they could beat the KGB. Both teams played well but the KGB took all six points to play spoiler. The Rolling Stones were also in the mix and took six points to slip past the Dubbers into a tie for second place with the Southpaws.

Also taking six points tonight were the Whizbangers and the Fivesome.

Several players turned in solid rounds with Tim Donaldson shooting a 27, Andy Koetstra and Stephen Westlake both shot 28 and Al Wilkinson and Peter Hughes each shot rounds of 29. The Fat Shafts had the low team total of 89.

The 50/50 winner was Peter Hugues while the Closest to the Pin winners were Kevin Wadsworth on hole #9 and Paul Reid on hole #18.

The final regular season standings are listed on the right. Peter Hughes round last week of 26 earns him the Individual Low Gross award for the season. The Fat Shafts had the Team Low Gross this year with an 87.

The playoffs begin next Wednesday night and go for four weeks. The first two weeks will be on the Blue Tees with the last two week from the White Tees. There has been a slight change and the top six teams will compete against each other with the bottom four teams battling it out. As usual this is strictly gross score total based on your best three players each night. Tee times have yet to be set but as soon as they are Steve Powell will contact the team captains and I'll try to post them here as well.

See you next Wednesday and good luck in the playoffs.

Rivando Joins Group at 27

The heatwave continued tonight as we passed the halfway point of league play in this Covid19 shortened season. However, the sun wasn't the only thing hot on the course tonight.

Taylor Rivando of the Whizbangers turned in an impressive even par round of 27 to move into a four way tie for the Individual Low Gross lead. Denis Schick also scored another low round with a 28 as the Whizbangers posted the low team round of the evening with a 90. The KGB also had an impressive effort shooting a team score of 93.

The Dubbers, Whizbangers, Rolling Stones and Fat Shafts all took six points in their matches. The KGB earned four points against the previously unbeaten Southpaws who took two points on the night.

The Closest to the Pin winners were Marty MacDonald on hole #5 and Paul Reid on hole #14. The 50/50 winner was Denis Schick.

A couple of reminders for next week. With the use of masks being made mandatory inside all commercial buildings in our area, please note that to enter the clubhouse you will be required to wear a mask. You won't have to wear one on the deck or anywhere else on the golf course. It was good to see all teams make it out this week. Captain's please make sure your teams are set to go next week at the proper tee times. Stay cool and stay safe!

Season Humming Along

It still feels a bit odd as we continue to adjust to the way things are with the league and golfing in general this year but everyone seems to be handling it well.

The weather was ideal for a round of golf Wednesday night as week two of our shortened season teed off and produced some impressive scores on the longer blue tees. Tim Donaldson had the low round of the night shooting a 29 on the front nine and combining with his teammates to post the low round of the night with a 92.

The Southpaws and Dubbers were the only two teams to take all six points in their matches. The Rolling Stones came close by earning five points. The KGB and Hackers each took four points while the Fivesome and Wedgers snagged two points. The Fat Shafts had to settle for one point.

The Closest to the Pin winners were Tim Donaldson on hole #2 and Al Wilkinson on hole #11. The 50/50 winner this week was Dave Reid.

Keep cool this week and stay safe until we hit the links again next Wednesday night. Please check the schedule for your tee times and make sure your team lineup is set ahead of time.

Fat Shafts Clinch First

(Update: A couple days after posting the update below, an error was found on the score sheet. The standings are correct now but this story contains some inaccuracies based on the original scores.)

With three weeks left to play in the regular season, the Fat Shafts (consisting of Mark Kennedy, Andy Koetstra, Lyle Williams, Stephen Westlake and Dave Reid) have clinched the league championship. With a 22 point lead they can’t be caught by the now second place KGB.

The Fat Shafts earned six points in their match against the Dubbers this evening.

Peter Hughes fires at hole #1.

The Rolling Stones also took six points and still mathematically have a chance to challenge for a spot in the “A” flight of the upcoming playoffs. They currently sit nine points behind the fourth place Whizbangers. Also taking six points were the KGB.

Further down in the standings, the Bogies, Latecomers and Hackers are all tied for ninth place with 27 points but any of them could slip into the “B” flight as they are only nine points back of the eighth place CCCP.

Also taking points this evening were the Southpaws, Hackers and Fivesome who earned four point each. Two points went to the Whizbangers, Wedgers and CCCP.

Tim Donaldson had the low round of the night with a 29. The Closest to the Pin winners were Dave Walker on hole #5 and Eric Mofina on hole #14. The 50/50 winner was Rick Turtle.

Heat Doesn't Help

By far tonight’s round of golf was the warmest and most humid of the season but that didn’t translate into hot scoring.

The lowest team score of the evening was a 104 and Scott Reilly shot a solid round of 32 but nobody challenged the low scores of the year.

The first place Fat Shafts were gifted six points  after the second place Whizbangers were unable to field a team. Earning six points tonight were the now second place KGB, Bogies and Hackers. Four points each went to the CCCP and Dubbers while the Southpaws and Wedgers grabbed two points.

The Closest to the Pin winners were Paul Reid on hole #8 and Symen Korver on hole #17. The 50/50 winner was Don Muldoon.

Dean Sinks Hole-in-One

The hole-in-one pot will be starting fresh next week after Rick Dean's tee shot on hole #2 this evening found the bottom of the cup.

Rick Dean is all smiles after sinking a hole-in-one tonight.

His choice of holes couldn't have been better as it also turned out to be the closest to the pin hole on the front nine this evening. Kyle Wilkinson was closest on the back nine with his tee shot going just a bit long on hole #11.

On what was the coolest evening we've had in some time we might have expected the scores to be pretty good overall but that wasn't the case as the majority of the rounds tonight were a tad high. Kyle Wilkinson shot a 28 for the lowest round of the night but not one team was able to score under 100.

Four teams swept their matches as the Dubbers, Rolling Stones, Whizbangers and Southpaws all took six points. The KGB grabbed five points while the Wedgers moved out of last place by taking four points. The Fivesome earned two points and a single point went to the CCCP. Dave Reid was this weeks 50/50 winner.

Changes on the Leaderboard

With only seven weeks of regular season play remaining in the league, time is starting to grow short to jockey for your playoff positions.

Steve Guindon take aim at the 4th hole.

The top four teams are starting to pull away from the rest of the pack however a lot can change in a short time.

Tonight the conditions were much more comfortable following last weeks round in the sauna and the Fat Shafts took advantage to shoot a total of 91 to take over the Team Low Gross. Paul Reid also joined Tim Donaldson and Peter Hughes for a share of the Individual Low Gross lead after posting a round of 27.

The Fat Shafts, KGB, Southpaws and Dubbers all took six points. Grabbing four points each were the Latecomers and Hackers while the Bogies and Rolling Stones each earned two points.

The closest to the pin winners were Paul Reid on hole #1 and Juddy Timson on hole #10. The 50/50 winner for the second time in three weeks was Benny Brock.

Feeling The Blues

On the final night of Spring we were treated to some ideal golf conditions following last weeks cancelled round.

Don Muldoon says thanks! Well done.

There was no rain, lightning or strong winds but the blue tees proved to be a challenge all on their own for many.

Only two teams managed to post a total under 100 with Al Wilkinson and Andy Koetstra shooting 29 for the low scores of the evening. 

Sweeping all six points in their matches were the Rolling Stones, Wedgers, Fat Shafts and Bogies. The KGB took five points while the Dubbers earned four points. The Latecomers grabbed two points and the Whizbangers took a single point on the night. 

The closest to the pin winners were Andy Koetstra on hole #7 and Ralph Lambert on hole #16. The 50/50 winner was Paul Reid.