Feeling Hot Hot Hot

Lyle Williams fires at the ninth hole.

I can’t speak for everyone but the heat and humidity took a toll on my round tonight. I was ready to pack it in after three holes and based on my score, I should have. I like the heat but golfing in a sauna is frowned upon for a reason. But we made it and hopefully we see a cool down soon.

In the evenings matches, the Southpaws moved into a tie for first after the Fat Shafts faltered. The Rolling Stones sit alone in third just ahead of the KGB. There’s still lots of time to make moves and improve your playoff positioning.

Taking all six points in their matches were Grip It N Sip It, Southpaws, Rolling Stones and Whizbangers. The Latecomers and Dubbers grabbed four points each. Two points went to the Fat Shafts and KGB.

The closest to the pin winners were Dave Walker for the second week in a row, this time on hole 2 and Eric Korver on hole 11. The 50/50 winner was Kevin Wadsworth.

See you next Wednesday as we return to the hopefully more forgiving white tees.

What A Smoke Show

The unprecedented wildfire season continues to bring very bad air quality to our area but luckily we got our round in tonight before the worst of it arrived.

Unfortunately a couple of teams must have had players get lost in the haze as they had to forfeit their matches this evening.

Denis Schick and Andy Koetstra played well tonight and both shot two over par rounds of 29. Al Wilkinson and Dave Horner both shot 30.

In the nights matches, the Fat Shafts, Whizbangers, KGB, CCCP and Rolling Stones took six points each. The Southpaws earned four points while the Fivesome took two points.

The closest to the pin winners were Ron Eliens on hole 1 and Dave Walker on hole 10. The 50/50 winner was Jared Culkin.

See you next Wednesday as we tackle the blue tees again.

2022 Playoffs - Final Results

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:

1. Don Muldoon
2. Kevin Wadsworth
3. Tyler Donaldson
4. Symen Korver
5. Ross Prophet
6. Marsh Ferguson
7. Dave Walker
8. Al Wilkinson
9. Jim Conley
10. Kim Defosse
11. Tyler Rittwage
12. Colin McDonald
13. Mark Kennedy
14. Ron Eliens
15. Scott Reilly
16. Josh McDonald
17. Derek Leclair
18. 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.

Playoff Final Standings

“A” Flight

1. Fat Shafts - 100 + 90 + 92 = 282
2. Grip It N Sip It - 104 + 92 + 91 = 287
3. Southpaws - 98 + 94 + 100 = 292
4. Whizbangers- 107 + 105 + 114 = 334

“B” Flight

1. Rolling Stones - 100 + 100 + 102 = 302
2. Latecomers - 98 + 111 + 101 = 310
3. KGB - 106 + 103 + 101 = 310
4. Dubbers - 100 + 102 + 109 = 311

“C” Flight

1. CCCP - 109 + 110 + 106 = 325
2. Hackers - 120 + 103 + 107 = 330
3. Wedgers - 116 + 112 + 112 = 340
4. Fivesome- 118 + 110 + 113 = 341

 

Playoff Picture Getting Clearer

Did anyone notice the bugs tonight? The thunderstorms passed us by but the swarms of flying critters were definitely annoying as we completed the second last round of regular play.

Some teams were able to make moves and secure their playoff positions this evening. The Whizbangers and Southpaws clinched spots in the “A” flight by taking six points each in their matches.  The Rolling Stones also earned six points and hold a five point lead over Grip It N Sip It, who took four points, for fourth place.

The Dubbers and KGB will be in the “B” flight after both teams were blanked tonight. The Fivesome still have a chance to get into the “B” flight if they can sneak past the Latecomers but it will come down to next week.

In other action, the Fat Shafts and Hackers each took six points while the CCCP earned two points. 

The closest to the pin winners were Dave Walker on hole #8 and Mark Kennedy on hole #17. Ron Eliens was the 50/50 winner this week. 

Back to the white tees next week to finish off the regular season. We’ll see you there.

Southpaws Remain Perfect

What a difference a week makes. After the sweltering humid round of golf we had last week, it was a much more comfortable overcast round with a slight breeze for tonight's round of play.

Some impressive golf was turned in once again as Tim Donaldson shot an even par 27 to join Andy Koetstra and Denis Schick for the Individual Low Gross lead. Andy also shot his second round of 27 tonight, just missing a birdie on the final hole. The Fat Shafts posted their second sub-90 round as a team shooting an 89. The Southpaws had an impressive 91 score as well.

The Southpaws remain the lone team after three weeks of play to not give up a single point in their matches after taking another six points tonight. The Fat Shafts also earned six points. The Dubbers sit in second spot after taking five points while the KGB also took five points. Four points went to the Fivesome giving the Rolling Stones two points. Single points were earned by the Wedgers and Whizbangers.

The Closest to the Pin winners were Kim Defosse on hole #3 and Taylor Rivando on hole #12. The 50/50 winner was Dave Walker.

Just a reminder to team captains to make sure your team is set for next Wednesday night and everyone knows their tee times.

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.