It looked a little shaky about 20 minutes before tee time. But then10 more guys showed up. We ended up with thirteen golfers (shown in the picture) which made it official. In total, we had three of us from Shoal Lake, eight from Waywayseecappo, one from Rossburn, and one from Oakburn. Obviously, the cool, windy weather kept many people at home. However, everyone seemed to be dressed warmly enough and we got the round in.
I think it is worth acknowledging the thirteen who made it. Let me state their names so that the history books will remember them, and so that their grandchildren may speak of that cold day in October 2022 when these brave young, old, and middle-aged men faced their fears and the elements to play golf. Let's hear it for Randy Jr., Tim, Landon, Terry B., Ash B., Zach, Terry Z., Ashon T., Charles, Colby, Myles, Rob, and Stephen.
Three skins went on Wednesday. Logan Tanner paired with a nice dummy card to win twice ($20.01 on #4 and $41.26 on #5). Myles Shingoose and Ashton Tanner claimed $20 on #9. Logan was closest to #5 and Colby Moore was closest to #9. Terry Brandon grabbed the $123.76 deuce pot in dramatic fashion. With winds swirling in all directions, he hit a three-wood from the tee to about six feet on the par 4 first hole then drained the putt.
The title of this blog entry is "It's not over until it's over". While this past Wednesday may have been our final one for the year, it is too early to make that call. The Club House will still be open this week and right now the forecast is suggesting it could be 12 Celsius. Plus the Wayway boys will likely be there to get us past the required 10 golfers.
I will wait until Tuesday evening to make the call regarding whether or not we will try for one final Men's Night. I will carefully assess predicted temperatures and estimated wind speeds. I will analyze radar maps and study charts depicting barometric pressure, windchill, and cloud coverage. And then finally, I will text the boys from Wayway to see if they are still coming.
Last week we teed off at 5:30 pm and it was tight getting it completed. So in the event that we can go this week, I will suggest a 5:15 pm tee off. I know this doesn't work for everyone. If you come a little later, just start when you can.
No matter what happens next week, we already had 20 Men's Nights this year. There were 22 available but we had cancellations due to insufficient numbers on May 18 and September 14.
One final thing...I check Weather Network and Environment Canada to get my forecast and choose to believe the one that looks best. For next Wednesday, it is this one - https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/mb-28_metric_e.html
