Eight is sort of enough

Eight is Enough is a TV show I remember watching a bit as a kid.  Last night, eight was not enough initially.  We needed 10 for Men’s Night but fell short.  However, eight was enough to golf.  We ended up with two four person teams involved in a scramble.  Congrats to Robin, Neuf, Shane, and Paul who defeated me, Blake, Scott Martin, and Darcy by a score of -5 to -4.

I suspect the less than ideal weather contributed to the low turnout.  However, that does not mean that that Mens’ Night is done for the year.  In fact, after we get through today and Friday it looks as if we will have a nice run of 20 plus weather.

If anyone is interested in one more tournament this year, you might consider the Lefty Righty event in Minnedosa on Saturday, September 21.  It is six holes each of scramble, best ball, and alternate shot for two person teams.  Right now we have four teams connected to Shoal Lake registered including Robin and Pete, Scott Martin and Tim Warren, Gorrell and Maynes, and Doug Cripps and I.

When will it all end?

People are starting to ask how much longer Men's Night will run.  The answer is quite simple.  We stop it when either people stop coming or when the weather makes it unreasonable.  Typically that gets us to the third week of September but we shall see.

This past Wednesday we had both sufficient players and reasonable weather.   The twelve golfers who showed up exceeded the required 10 while the temperature of 19 Celsius more than exceed the double digit threshold which we have unofficially set.

Despite the low numbers, skins only went on three holes.  Winners included Robin Kimpinski / Joe Shwaluk ($20.00 on #1), Scott Maynes / Paul Fraser ($30.63 on #2), and Charlie McNabb / Stephen David ($65.05 on #5).

For the second week in a row there were no deuces and only one closest to the pin.  Congratulations to Robin Kimpisnki who hit it tight on #5.

Congratulations to the ladies who hosted a very successful golf tournament this past weekend.  There were 17 teams. sunny conditions, and lots of good prizes.

Welcome back to Francis Caspillo who missed most of last week due to some health issues.  Fortunately it was nothing serious.  Thanks also to our head greenskeeper Tracey Spiring for his support of Francis last Wednesday.  Knowing the Club House was closed, Tracey ended his regular work day then spent the rest of the evening driving the beverage cart.  Not only did Francis still generate revenue while in the hospital, he also collected some great tips.  Thanks to all the golfers who contributed.

Good luck to our friends who are either farmers or in related industries.  I understand that there are thousands of acres to be harvested which will require several weeks of nice weather.  Here's hoping that the wet forecast for this week is inaccurate.