I don't know about the rest of you but I'm starting to get the shakes from being away from the golf course all winter.
Hopefully everyone has been safe and healthy since we last saw each other. Perhaps some of you were able to sneak away to a warmer climate and do a little golfing while the rest of us were left just dreaming of draining a long birdie putt.
Up until a few days ago I had hopes of an early Spring thaw and was planning to search for all of my golfing paraphanalia in anticipation of the upcoming season. Sadly the return of the snowy weather only brought a longer skiing season for some of you.
With any luck we'll see green grass sooner rather than later. As always, once I hear any news regarding the course opening or a planned start date for league play, I'll let you know here. Nothing is ever written in stone as Mother Nature doesn't always see eye to eye with us.
In the meantime, don't injure yourselves shovelling snow or slip on any icy spots. And of course... think warm thoughts.
For those of you who may be interested, here is a breakdown of the league finances for the season.
Things are a bit different than normal since the Hole in One pot, 50/50 and Closest to the Pin money are taken from league dues. Under normal circumstances we would pay that each week to enter ourselves into a chance to win those prizes and that money would be used to cover the final party. With any luck we can return to that next Spring.
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.
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
Fat Shafts - 100 + 90 = 190
Southpaws - 98 + 94 = 192
Grip It N Sip It - 104 + 92 = 196
Whizbangers- 107 + 105 = 211
“B” Flight
Rolling Stones - 100 + 100 = 200
Dubbers - 100 + 102 = 202
Latecomers - 98 + 111 = 209
KGB - 106 + 103 = 209
“C” Flight
CCCP - 109 + 110 = 219
Hackers - 120 + 103 = 223
Wedgers - 116 + 112 = 228
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.
After a season of dry weather on Wednesday nights, we were subjected to some damp conditions at times as we began the 2022 Playoffs.
Perhaps it was the rain or maybe playing from the blue tees but scoring overall was on the high side tonight. The end result was a close competition in all three divisions with two weeks remaining. The low rounds of the evening were turned in by Gerry Fox and Colin MacDonald who both shot 30.
The standings after week one are below. The 50/50 winner was Rob Campbell and the closest to the pin winners were as follows:
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.
