On the heels of the successful Horse Race tournament, Hubey introduced a new event...the Lakeside Club Toss. After mounting frustration from earlier drives, Hubey's tee shot resulted in a short pop up into the bushes beside the eight tee box. While the drive only went about 40 feet, the driver went about 60, as Hubey fired it into the bog to the left. Witnessing this act of exasperation was Jason Hunter. When asked for a comment, Mr. Hunter said that Hubey's club toss was the second best of the six he had seen this year. He stated the best so far was Chris Hyrsak's from earlier. While Hubey definitely put full effort into his throw, he didn't accentuate his toss with the string of colourful profanities as did Chris. Also, Hubey followed up with how he needed a new driver anyway. Chris' follow-up, on the other hand, referenced his hatred for the game of golf, the local course, and his playing partners. Chris also suggested that he might never golf again following his throw.
Playing with Chris Kimpinski, I watched his masterful course management for most of the round. He consistently makes good decisions, disregarding the temptation to hit long in favour of accuracy and positioning. On seven, for example, he stated at the tee box that he intended to hit seven iron, seven iron, wedge...which he did. He hit the first seven iron in front of the bushes, the second over the slew to 150 yard...and then the wheels fell off. Instead of hitting the green with his approach, he decided to hit it toward his camper in the OB area to the right. On a positive note, many of the errant shots like his will end up on his new property, so he will get lots of free balls in the future. Unfortunately, his was not one of those that he could find.
To be fair to Chris, he was not the only one experiencing trouble. I played with him and he constantly complimented me on my nice drives...but usually after I messed up on the rest of the hole. For example, my drive on #1 went to the rough behind the green. Despite being 20 feet from the pin, I finished with a five, including a double hit on the first chip. I think he gave me three or four of these "nice drive, too bad about the rest of the hole" compliments the rest of the way. Consequently, I will admit that I felt a bit of karmic pleasure as his ball sailed towards his camper later in the round. Ironically, Hubey complemented me as well, but not in the same sarcastic way. Despite this, I also enjoyed his club toss on #8. Such is the nature of golf, I guess...we congratulate our friends on their success while secretly envying them...and we offer them verbal condolences for their misfortune while quietly celebrating that our score improves relative to them. The exception here would be the wonder twins, Robin and Brad. When they compliment you it is heart felt. Plus, they rip your bad shots with the same earnestness.
While there were only eighteen golfers, skins went on only four holes. It wasn't because of a bunch of ties and pushes. The lack of winners related to the fact that on the other 5 holes there were very few cumulative pars. The winners included Robin and new guy from Carman, Steve Heatherington ($20 on #1), Chris K. and Hubey ($20 on #5), Stephen and Wes ($20 on #6), and Clayton Bomack and Austin ($38.50 on #9). Closest to the pins were Jason Hunter on #5 and Stephen David on #9. Both missed their putts which partially explained why there were no deuces on the evening.
As stated last week, we are going to stick with mens' night until we no longer have enough golfers to sustain it. The first week we cannot make the required 12 will be the final evening for the year. I am excited to say that next week will mark our first foray into September in recent years. Start thinking about how you will play #4, given the skin there will be worth $70 or so. Remember to come early, because even the 6:30 pm start is getting tight.
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