Last year we had nineteen Mens' Nights after a June 1st start. With our opening night next Wednesday, April 25th, we have six extra nights at our disposal. I even did a double take when I checked the calendar. There are actually five Wednesdays in May.
The weather forecast definitely looks promising for next week with a sunny day in the mid teens being projected. The golf forecast looks equally promising. If you think about it, it's like the first day of school...but for middle aged men. Like many others, I will likely be too excited the night before to get any sleep. Then the next day, instead of moms dropping off Kindergarten children, wives and girlfriends will drop off their charges for Mens’ Night...wishing them luck and telling them to try their best. Like elementary students, we will show up with our new bags, albeit golf bags instead of knapsacks. Some of us will have new shoes and new golf clothes. Everyone will be filled with promise, whether it is because of new swing thoughts or new equipment or shiny new balls. There will be smiles and good natured exchanges as people congregate together after a few months apart.
Unlike grade school, there will those aspects that appeal to the older crowd. For example, there will be alcoholic beverages and gambling. There will be some partial nudity and the occasional hooker…but mainly slicers. Speaking of the partial nudity, can we do something about those guys that play topless on the hottest evenings. It is Mens’ Night for god sakes!
Unfortunately, like the school experience of children, the promise of Mens' Night is not realized for everyone. While there will be excitement for many, some golfers may have anxiety about either not being successful or doing something that might be embarrassing. Some of the promise will disappear quickly when the sound of balls leaving clubs is followed by the sounds of balls striking trees and grown men muttering mean-spirited profanities. While some will experience promising beginnings, others will soon realize that this year could be worse than the last one. Like small children, there may be some lying (“I had a seven”) and some temper tantrums (“How come no one gave me that?). Some will throw things…most likely drivers off the eight tee. Some will be oppositional to their teacher, such as when that know-it-all in your foursome starts telling you what you are doing wrong and how you should correct it. The popular kids (John Gill, Blake Hunter) will be envied by the nerdy kids (Neuf, Ronnie Susinski, myself). There may be occasional instances of teasing and bullying (leave Milt alone Kimpinski!). There will be boys who flirt with girls…which is cute when you are in Grade 3, but somewhat creepy when it is a 45 year old guy hitting on a 20 year old cart girl. For those of you such as Brad who likes a woman closer to his age, I can report the return of a certain club house lady from a few years back.
In terms of the golf, the format remains much the same. We will do a shotgun start and then play 9 holes with skins. The maximum hole score of +3 will be sustained to speed up play and minimize low self esteem. The ringer board will continue to be flighted to allow for additional opportunities for prizes. For those of you who weren’t members of the Golf Club last year, we are once again offering half price memberships. This includes unlimited playing privileges on Mens’ Night.
This year, I am going to form an email group comprised of people who would like notifications of blog updates or coming events related to Mens' Night. If you would like to be included in the email group, simply let me know at sdavid@mts.net
One additional thing I would like to encourage is some interaction with the blog...and perhaps field reporting. Feel free to add a comment to any post. As a special incentive, anyone who posts a comment during a given week will be entered into a draw for a free beverage the subsequent Wednesday. Remember to keep the comments tasteful and relatively kind and good natured.
See you Wednesday. I will be the guy sitting outside the Club House waiting for it to open earlier that morning.
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