Night of the birdie

For the second week in a row we had 31 golfers on Mens' Night. That's a good number but we expect we will soon burst out with a 45-50 player night. Maybe next week.

Conditions were great for scoring. It was sunny and warm and the greens were soft and receptive from early morning rain. There were stories of birdies from all over the course by all kinds of guys.

The term birdie comes from the early 20th century American slang term "bird", meaning anything excellent. Eagle, a score of two under par for a given hole, was clearly the extension of the theme of birds for good scores from a birdie. Albatross, of course, is the term for three under par and is a continuation of the birdie and eagle theme, but is in fact a British term. Three under par is a very rare score and an albatross is a very rare bird. Finally, there is the term "emu" which represents a score of 15 over par for a nine hole round. It was first coined on Thursday in Ipswich, Manitoba.

Skins went on four holes. Winners included Luke Funk / Keith Martin ($69.00 on #1), Pete Ostash / Joe Shwaluk ($20 on #2), Scott Martin ($20 on #3), and Stephen David / James G. ($43.50 ON #6).

Scott Martin also posted two more scores on the ringer board to go to the lead at -5 for the season. Brad Benton and Wes Arnfinson are one stroke behind at -4.

Closest to the pins were Jason Gorrell on #5 and Ken Ostash on #9. Gorrell converted his putt to split the $46.50 deuce pot with Pete Ostash and Scott Martin.