Deuces Wild

There were five deuces last Wednesday, which I think is a record. Congrats to Brendan Cloud, Kendal Koroscil, Logan Tanner, Stephen David, and Tim  Gianotti for sharing the $88.13 deuce pot. Logan's two was on the par 4 second hole which makes it even more impressive. Stephen and Tim's deuces paired on the 9th hole for a skin.

Closest to the pins were Kendal on #5 and Stephen on #9. Kendal had visions of an ace with his ball coming to rest inside of two feet from the cup. Maybe this week one of those $2250 hole-in-one pots will go. I see that a $5000 ace was made in Minnedosa on Saturday.

Despite only having 21 guys, only two skins went. Dawson Tanner and Jason Neufeld won $59.39 for #3 while Stephen and Tim cashed in for $20.00 on #9.

So far we've had one week that was effectively canceled due to poor weather and two nights in which it was windy, cool, and wet. Here's hoping that the forecast for this Wednesday of 17 Celsius and sunny is realized...but not the part about the wind of 40 km/hr gusting to 60.

Two Short, Too Bad

We need 10 guys for an official Men's Night. The cool and rainy weather conspired against us this past week and we only had 8 golfers. Therefore there was no Men's Night and we carry over everything to this week.

On a positive and somewhat selfish note, I will be there this Wednesday after two weeks of conflicting events. This will be the latest that I have ever started the Men's Night season...on May 25. My hope is that anyone else who has yet to get out will be there this week.

Let the Season Begin

Well, that took a while. After 30 plus years in Manitoba, you would think that I would be used to the six-month-long season of winter. I am not. Technically, Men's Night was only one week delayed from last year but the golf season is about a month delayed. But let's put the misery of winter behind us and look forward to this new season with optimism.

In the spirit of positivity, here are my wishes for 2022. Firstly, I hope that someone claims the hole-in-one prize. Obviously, my preference would be that it is me. If that isn't the case, may it happen on a night when I am present, and perhaps within my group. Secondly, let there be few nights lost due to weather. I know extreme summer storms are the new norm. May they happen on Thursday evenings instead of Wednesday. It would also be nice if we could have at least one night with 50 golfers. We haven't accomplished this feat in several years. Finally, may every golfer who comes out this year have fun, be fun with play with, and pay their $10 skin fee.

For our first Men's Night of the year, there were 20 golfers. There were three scores under 40 and four over 50. Everyone else slotted somewhere in between. The low scores of the night were the 37's of Charles McKay and Chad Tanner. Nathan Maynes also carded a very respectable 39.

Skins went on five holes. Winners included Nathan Maynes/Blake Hunter ($36.88 on #2), Charles McKay/Phil Ostash ($46.26 on #6 and $28.75 on #9), Randy Brandon/Shane Kimpinski ($28.75 on #7), and Chad Tanner/Pete Ostash ($28.75 on #8).

Closest to the pin on #9 was Kendal Koroscil. No one hit the green on #5. There were no birdies.

A few golfers joined the ringer board which runs from May 11 to August 24. For $10 it is a fun added element for anyone who might be interested.

Thanks to Jason Gorrell and whoever else helped out running things this past week. I was in Winnipeg for a meeting and will be there again this coming Wednesday. If someone is going to get a hole-in-one, would you kindly wait until I am back on May 25.

While there is still some wet spot on the course, things are drying up quickly thanks to the pumps. Credit for this goes to our new head greenskeeper Robin Kimpinski who is already doing a great job.