Horse Race July 27th

Our Horse Race tournament is Saturday, July 27th.  Information is found in the links section to the left.

This event is part of the Desjardins Financial Westman Golf Tour.

We are accepting 60 golfers. Here is who has registered to date:

1- Stephen David
2- Scott Maynes
3 - Darcy Kowalchuk
4- Jamie McCutchin
5- Bob Moffatt
6- Dale Watson
7- Jason Neufeld
8- Jason Gorrell
9- Brant Hilton
10- Mike Susinksi
11- Pete Ostash

12- Derek Ostash
13- Dan Deonarine
14- Jason Hunter
15- Robin Kimpinski
16- Brad Benton
17- Kyler Demond
18- Wes Gregory
19- Cam Gregory
20- Chris Kimpinski
21- Brad Swereda
22- Doug Koroscil
23- Ken Wowryk
24- Clay Wyborn
25- Ron Huberdeau
26- Gab Hubderdeau
27- Dale Martin
28- Dave Gill
29- Wes Arnfinson
30- Barry Chief
31- Jim Geekie
32- Dean Oakden #1
33- Dean Oakden #2
34- Dean Oakden #3
35- Dean Oakden #4
36- Austin Hunter
37- Devin Allen
38- Blake Cramer
39- Matthew Short
40- Ron Susinski
41- John Derhak
42- Dennis McCutchin
43- Rick Haynes
44- Doug Scutchings
45- Carey Findlay
46- Pete LePage #1
47- Ken Fast
48- Paul Johnstone #1
49- Paul Johnstone #2
50- Paul Johnstone #3
51- Paul Johnstone #4

Contact Stephen David to enter, by email sdavid@mts.net or text 847-0161.

That's a Big Hole!

Actual fake picture of hole #7 on Wednesday

I know this blog is supposed to be about Mens’ Night…but I am excited about Saturday so I want to talk about the Horse Race first.

Horse racing is an equestrian sport has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Greece, Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC. In the Roman Empire, chariot and mounted horse racing were major industries. Thoroughbred racing was, and is, popular with the aristocrats and royalty of British society, earning it the title "Sport of Kings”.

In Shoal Lake, the Horse Race is a new phenomenon. Our version of this ancient tradition pits man against man in the noblest of battlefields...the nine hole, small town golf course. This Saturday is our third annual Horse Race and I am excited about it.  Sure we are on the Desjardins Financial Westman Golf Tour which is cool I guess. Plus we got a mention in the Brandon Sun….which is kind of neat. For me…it is the whole experience. The planning and promoting…followed by the mild anxiety as people sign up, then withdraw, then get replaced by others. I look forward not to just the golf on Saturday, but the Calcutta and the placement of the chipping stakes in between rounds. Heck…I am even excited about going out with Scotty Maynes tomorrow night and repositioning the red stakes on the third hole. The Horse Race is fun!

Mens’ Night is also fun…and this week was no different. We finally hit 40 golfers for the first time in an unusual year in which we have had pretty good turnout every week but not a single instance of great turnout. The conditions initially seemed quite favourable, but the rain around 5:00 pm made the greens really slow and soft. Multiple golfers complained that they hit the front of holes and stopped almost instantly. By the end of the night, the course was littered with countless deep pitch marks.The scoring was actually much worse than anyone would have predicted, with over a quarter of the golfers passing the half century mark.

Skins went on five holes. Winners included Jamie McCutchin / Dick Edgeworth ($20 on #1), Stephen David / Carey Findlay ($103 on #3), Chris Kimpinski / Cubby Bartram ($20 on #4), Ron Huberdeau / Austin Hunter ($20 on #6), and Mike Susinski / Scott Maynes ($20 on #7).

Closest to the pins were recorded by Dwayne Blackbird on #5 and Jim Geekie on #9. Sport is one a Tom Gibson kind of roll, being tightest two weeks in a row. Only Dwayne converted the deuce, which was good for $60.

By the way, while some people complained about how deep the seventh hole was cut, I really enjoyed it. There is something reassuring about putting towards an opening which is twice as large as usual.

One final thing…if you have not heard about the proposed development of an upscale RV park adjacent to the golf course ask a Board member about it.

Just the Facts

 

Some big shot local insurance agent recently suggested that the Mens' Night blog is more my personal journal than anything else. I don't want to mention the guy's name. Let's just call him Bobbin Bobinski.

To be fair, a lot of what is written is from my perspective...because it is written from my perspective. If no one tells me about anything that happens in their own groups, I am a bit limited in what I can reference.

This week, I will limit my personal reflections and focus on the facts of Mens' Night.

There were 35 golfers.

Three skins were won, including Bob Moffatt / Kyler Demond ($20 on #4), John Gill / Bobbin Bobinski ($32.50 on #6), Les Grills / Scotty Maynes ($64 on #7)

Closest to the pins were Jim Geekie on #5 and Tom Gibson on #9. This is the fourth time this year Tom has had closest to the pin on nine...and three of them were witnessed by Jason Hunter.

Dale Watson and Brad Benton shared the $52.50 deuce pot.

Read Between the Lines

 

Since I have gone on vacation, the blog posts are getting shorter. I am not sure if I am busier or lazier.

Thirty golfers showed up on Wednesday. During the Mens’ Night round…some golfed well, some didn’t. Almost everyone golfed extra holes. On one of those nights that the conditions were just right, many of us turned in our score cards and kept going. It just seemed like the right thing to do given the circumstances.

Three skins went, including a big $120.50 one on #5 to Devin Allen and Gab Huberdeau. Devin birdied with a chip in from 60 yards or so. The other two skins went to Scott Maynes / Stephen David ($65.50 on #5) and Terry Susinski / Brad Benton ($20.50 on #9).

Brad and Terry were part of a group of four golfers who recorded deuces. The other two were Scottie Maynes and Gab Huberdeau.  They split $45 for their twos.

The closest to the pins were Maynes on #5 and Benton on #9. Scott claimed a great prize for his efforts…two passes to Shilo Golf Club donated by Tom Gibson. If anyone else is interested in donating anything for closest to the pin, please let me know.

As of next week we will have two hole in one pots. We made a motion to cap any hole-in-one prize at $1500 and then start building a  second pot. That way, if someone wins it one week there could be a reasonable prize if someone else scores an ace in a subsequent week.  If multiple people get lucky the first week, they will split the $1500.

Another good Wednesday

 

 

This will be a quick one. The in-laws are coming for a visit and I have to finish getting things ready.

Thirty one golfers competed, with skins going on four holes including Dick Edgeworth / Scott Maynes ($20 on #2), Chris Kimpinski / Ron Huberdeau ($50.50 on #6), and Stephen David / Jeff Kuntz ($64.00 on #8).

Closest to the pins were Stephen David on #5 and Tom Gibson on #9. That’s two weeks in a row for Tom…and likely a half dozen or so in the last two years. The deuce pot of $46.50 was split by Mr. Gibson and Sport. Sport jumped to the top of the season money list, now leading the way with $112.25.

Our next big tournament is the Horse Race on July 27^th. If you would like to enter or want some additional information, you may reach me at 847-0161 or sdavid@mts.net.

Thanks to everyone who came out to support the club at Friday’s fundraiser tournament. Great job to all who organized, worked, and volunteered.

Pass the word and let’s crack 40 for the first time this coming Wednesday. Some of the holes are building up, including #4 which will be worth over $120.