Now that's better

It was a nice Band Concert on Wednesday. All the groups played well and the Grade 8 Band of which my daughter was part sounded really good. It was kind of bittersweet because it might be her last concert. It seems like Band isn't a cool option for kids as they head to Grade 9.

It was also a really good Mens' Night.  I know because I went to the Club House upon returning home from the Bend Theatre. Over the first four weeks our turnout was 15, 14, 0, and 12. This Wednesday we had 35 golfers. There was so much excitement that 10 of them forgot to sign up.

It was also a very nice evening with higher temperatures, sun, and even some reduced wind. It seems that the good weather is here to stay if the last few days are any indication.

There was lots of guys making their first appearance of the year. John and Dave Gill came as a pair. Neuf showed up having received doctor permission to golf earlier in the day. Pete Ostash made the trek from Brandon.  You could tell the spring farming season was wrapping up when Mike and Ron Susinski visited as did Wes Arnfinson and Jason Hunter.  Ronnie Anderson came and even brought a friend.

The performance of the night belonged to Robin Kimpinski who shot a 33 despite a double on #3.  Robin also had deuces on two holes to grab 2/3 of the $88.50 pot for the week. The other deuce went to Scott Maynes.

Robin's start to June this year was much more promising than last year. The June 6, 2016 blog title was "Jason is better than Robin". Then Gorrell shot the low round of the night and Robin had a 51. He was two strokes a hole better this year.  That simply shows that golf is a fickle game and even the good players get to experience some humility on occasion.

The great thing about having better numbers is the skins don't go as easily. Only two holes were won. The Ostash twins Milt and Joel made $29.50 on #4 while Robin teamed with Wes for $20 on #6. There wasn't a combined par on #2 despite the fact that Robin had a 2 there. His partner Wes had a 7 and was fine with it. The odd triple bogey is easier to take when you are happy just to be golfing with the boys.

Closest to the pins were Scott Maynes on #5 and Ron Anderson on #9.

There's already some buzz for next week with talk of a possible game of cards to follow. Come on out and boost our numbers, enjoy some company, and take a crack at the growing Chase the Ace prize.