One More Night

 

Well it has been a good run. We started Mens Night back on May 20, which was later than usual due to the pandemic and early restrictions placed upon golf courses. And here we are getting ready to have a Men's Night on September 30 which is the latest that I can remember.

This Wednesday is the final night that the Club House is open. Consequently it will be our final official Men's Night of the year. That doesn't mean that we can't continue golfing on Wednesday.

We had 19 possible Men's Nights but lost two, one due to heavy rain and another due to insufficient players. Some years we get to 20 nights played but that requires a later April or early May start. There were some nights with great turnout and others when we just got past the required 10 golfers.

Last week we had 14 golfers. Skins went on four holes. Darcy Kowalchuk and Donovin Tanner teamed up to win three $20.00 skins, on #2, 3, and 8. The only other skin was on #5 when Nick Roullette and Pete Ostash combined for a $40.01 win. Closest to the pins were Nick on #5 and Phil Ostash on #9. Nick also converted his birdie to claim the $46.86 deuce pot.

So come on out if you are free for the final Men's Night of the year. Tee off is 6:00 pm. We welcome back any of the farmers who have enjoyed the great fall season and have already finished their harvest.

At Least We Have No Hurricanes

Last year our final night of Men’s Night was September 4. For the following two weeks in 2019, we didn’t get enough golfers before the weather went south quickly. I hate to remind you but last year was the second of two Septembers in a row when we had snow. Last September was actually the second wettest on record dating back to 1872.

This year we’ve already played golf into middle of September and plan to keep going as long as the weather holds. The way farming seems to be going we might get some guys back next week if we are lucky.

Last week we had 11 golfers. The lower number was attributable to a cool evening and farming. Despite the low number, skins only went on two holes. Winners included Robin Kimpinski / Blake Hunter ($20.00 on #7) and Jason Gorrell / Sonny Blackbird ($20.00 on #8). Closest to the holes were Pete Ostash on #5 and Reegan Kominko on #9. There were no deuces.

Thinking about tomorrow, there may be a chance of showers but the high is forecasted as 16. Be grateful that conditions are favourable. My home province of Nova Scotia is going to get hit today with either a hurricane or a tropical storm. Tomorrow Shoal Lake may get 1-3 mm. Parts of Nova Scotia may get over 50 mm today. And they also have a storm surge warning which means the winds may be so high that ocean waves might flood the coast. I grew on the east side of the province which today is expected to experience extreme impact of the storm as shown in the map above. So we are doing pretty well for Men’s Night tomorrow.

Almost Missed It

 

I just came on my compter to print out the stuff for Men's Night when I realized I forgot to update the stuff for Men's Night. So here it is in a nutshell. There were twelve golfers last Wednesday. Skins went on four holes. Winner included Darcy Kowalchuk / Robin Kimpinski ($20.00 on #1. $20.00 on #6), Charles McKay / Noah Street ($20.00 on #3), and Brad Benton / Reegan Kominki ($24.38 on #9). Reegan also had the only deuce for the $22.50. Closet to #5 was Jason Gorrell and # was Stephen David.

Men's Night tee off tomorrow evening is 6:00 pm.

Bonus Golf

This is the time for extra golf. Summer is winding down but officially fall doesn't start for a couple of weeks. Despite a couple of cool days the weather looks like it will turn around starting tomorrow. Many people are back to work or school with no vacation time remaining. But we are likely a long time from putting our clubs away. 

So why not take advanatge and get out to Mens Night tomorrow evening. It will be 16 Celsius and sunny with a 6:00 pm tee off to get in ahead of the earlier sunset. You could have a few beverages, hang out with friends, and maybe cash in $2250 for a hole-in-one.

If your recall, we had snow in September the last two years. It will not be long before we are looking outside at a barren white landscape longing for nicer weather. And right now is perfect bonus golf weather. Still warm enough to make it enjoyable but not so cold that you need to spend your evenings putting away deck furniture and other summer items. When it's bonus golf time it almost doesn't require negotiating with your significant other. They understand the need to get out a few more times before it's shut down for the season.

Heck it's going to be way nicer tomorrow than last week when it was cool and rainy. We still got 11 golfers out then. Skins went on the first four holes. Winners included Brad Benton / Joe Shwaluk ($73.76 on #1), Chad Tanner / Brandon Tanner ($20.00 on #2, $26.88 on #3), and Robin Kimpinski ($73.76 on #4).

Closest to the pins were Chad on #5 and Brad on #9. There were no deuces. Robin had the low round of the evening with a 36.