A deuce would be nice

I was away on June 6 and sometimes when I am absent I miss things...especially if no one tells me anything.  Apparently there were four deuces that night and each person agreed to throw the  $45 deuce pot back.  This week there were no twos. As a result, an additional $50 has been added to the pot.  If we get a similar turn out next week the pot will likely be in the neighbourhood of $150.

As I thought about the phrase "throw it back", I realized that it generally references getting rid of things that you don't want.  For example, people throw back fish that are either too big or too small.  Or baseball fans throw back home runs hit by visiting teams.  And there is the usage during an argument when throw it back and remind someone of something bad that they did in the past in order to upset them.  

I guess it can also have a positive meaning...such as when people throw back a drink, finishing it in one gulp.  Or when others post old pictures on social media on Throw Back Thursday.

Since it is Thursday, I thought I would do a throwback to some of the past blogs when the weekly title painted a clear picture of something that happened that week.

• For example, on May 26, 2010, the blog was titled "Opening Night" which symbolized the first week of Men's Night that year.  That was also my first blog entry ever...over eight years ago.
• On September 3, 2011 we had the "1st Annual Lakeside Club Toss" when Hubey put his driver in the bog to the left of the eight tee box.  
• On July 27, 2012 the blog was dedicated to a single golfer when it said "Dale Watson hole in one".  
• Five common-named guys on August 21, 2014 helped me write a column called "That was a lot of Jasons".  
• Dan Stokes sticking his ball in a tree behind the eight green was the focus of "Three in the tree" from August 30, 2015.  
• On June 6, 2016, we learned that "Jason is better than Robin".
• July 16, 2017 was a "Great Wednesday evening" due to Men's Night and the Snowbirds that flew over the course during the community air show.

Last night we had 27 golfers.  Skins went on four holes.  Winners included Robin Kimpinski / Ron Susinski ($31.88 on #3), Brad Benton / Jason Hunter ($70.13 on #4 and $20 on #7), and Chris Kimpinski / Dale Martin ($20 on #9).

Closest to the pins were Stephen David on #5 and Brad Benton on #9.  As mentioned earlier, there were no deuces.