Wine at Mens' Night?

Twenty golfers came out on a cooler Wednesday evening, on our twentieth mens' night of the year. The 6:00 pm start was very necessary given that it was already getting dark at 8:10 when most golfers were finishing. It was really dark when Neuf and his BFF's from the railroad crew found their way to the Club House after 9:00 pm. We weren't sure what they were doing for that extra hour or so...although Brad and Robin were willing to speculate for those of us waiting.

There was excitement in the air as some of our farmers and farm-industry guys made a reappearance. Many golfers excitedly texted their friends and spouses to report the return of local legends such as Ron Susinski and Hubey. Given the returning of these big shots, other guys tried to impress them by using utensils to eat and by drinking fancy wine from a bottle. Consequently, I will bringing forward a motion that wine may only be served during ladies night or Nine and Dine.

Whether it was the result of the lower temperature or other factors, it was not a great evening for scoring. There were reports of slices, hooks, shanks, chunks, skulls, pop-ups, chili dips, and worm burners. On a positive note, I did not hit anyone with a golf ball fired from a three wood from 140 yards away. Thankfully, it has been like three weeks since this last happened.

Scott Maynes and Dale Watson won the only skin of the evening, cashing in for $20 on #4. Closest to the pins were recorded by Benton on #5 and Jason Hunter on #9. Jason converted the two-footer for the only deuce of the evening...and cashed in for $99.50 as a result. As expected, Benton complained about the poor pin placement that caused him to two-putt. This was actually a legitimate gripe this time given that Joel tucked the flag on the ridge in the middle of the green. There were actually some four putts there last night.

The early tee-off time will continue until the end of season...whenever that might occur. We are supposed to have above average temperatures through September...and we went until October 6th last year. Personally, my hope is we golf until December. Realistically, I imagine at least 3-4 more weeks at a minimum.