Fat Shafts Regain Lead

Peter Hughes tees off on hole #2

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.

Muggy End To May

In typical Ontario fashion, our temperatures have gone from chilly to sweltering quicker than I can donate a golf ball to the woods. The balmy conditions helped produce some better scores tonight as well as plenty of mosquitoes.

The Southpaws remain perfect on the season with the Fat Shafts two points behind in second. The middle of the pack is very tight with only seven points separating fourth from tenth place.

In the evenings matches the CCCP, Southpaws, Rolling Stones and Fat Shafts took six points each. The Latecomers and Dubbers grabbed four points while KGB and Grip It N Sip It took two points each.

The closest to the pin winners were Peter Hughes on hole #6 and Jamie Sandercock on hole #15. The 50/50 winner was Tyler Donaldson.

We’re on the blue tees next week. See you there.

2022 Playoffs - Week Two Results

I don’t think we could have asked for better conditions for week two of our playoffs. The course was in great shape, the temperature was ideal and the bugs…okay, two out of three isn’t bad.

The overall scoring for the round was also improved over last week and this allowed for some changes to the standings and some good scores. 

Andy Koetstra had the low round of the night with an even par 27. This helped the Fat Shafts to shoot 90 and move into a slim lead in the “A” Flight. The Southpaws shot 94 and sit two shots back in second while Grip It N Sip It had a solid round of 92 and are only six shots back. The Whizbangers are 21 shots off the lead in fourth. 

In the “B” Flight, the Latecomers struggled tonight and have dropped out of the lead. The Rolling Stones shot 100 again this week and have a two stroke advantage over the second place Dubbers who shot 102. The Latecomers shot 111 and sit in a tie with the KGB for third after they shot a 103. 

In the “C” Flight, the CCCP who shot a 110, remain in first but their lead has shrunk to four shots over the Hackers who posted an impressive score of 103. The Wedgers and Fivesome are tied for third and are only 9 shots off the lead so anything could happen.

The full standings after week two are below. The 50/50 winner was Mike Leslie and the closest to the pin winners were as follows:

Andy Koetstra - Hole #2

Jamie Sandercock - Hole #5

Pat Flynn - Hole #8

David Horner - Hole #11

Terry Letch - Hole #14

Terry Letch - Hole #17

Playoff Standings

“A” Flight

1. Fat Shafts - 100 + 90 = 190
2. Southpaws - 98 + 94 = 192
3. Grip It N Sip It - 104 + 92 = 196
4. Whizbangers- 107 + 105 = 211

“B” Flight

1. Rolling Stones - 100 + 100 = 200
2. Dubbers - 100 + 102 = 202
3. Latecomers - 98 + 111 = 209
4. KGB - 106 + 103 = 209

“C” Flight

1. CCCP - 109 + 110 = 219
2. Hackers - 120 + 103 = 223
3. Wedgers - 116 + 112 = 228
4. Fivesome- 118 + 110 = 228

Don’t forget…we start our final nine holes at 5:30pm next Wednesday to make sure we have enough daylight to finish. Sorry no video or photos this week. I got stuck keeping score. See you next week. 

The Dust Has Settled

With the completion of tonight’s round, another regular season has come to an end and our focus turns to the playoffs. 

Before we break that down, here’s how this evenings rounds went. The CCCP, Southpaws and Whizbangers all took six points. Grip It N Sip It and Fat Shafts earned five points each. The KGB grabbed four points while single points went to the Dubbers and Fivesome. 

The closest to the pin winners were Peter Hughes on hole #9 while Jamie Sandercock was tight on hole #18. The 50/50 winner was Mike Leslie. 

The playoffs start on the blue tees next week at 6pm and you’ll get your starting holes that night.

Two teams, Grip It N Sip It and Rolling Stones, finished tied for fourth spot but I believe since Grip It N Sip It beat the Stones 7-5 in head to head play, they will get the last spot in the “A” flight. If anything changes on that or I’ve made an error I’ll make a correction. 

Here are the playoff groupings as I understand it. 

“A” Flight

1. Fat Shafts
2. Whizbangers
3. Southpaws 
4. Grip It N Sip It

“B” Flight

1. Rolling Stones
2. Dubbers
3. KGB
4. Latecomers

“C” Flight

1. Fivesome
2. CCCP
3. Wedgers
4. Hackers

See you next week.