6:30 pm tee off next week. I want to emphasize it because there was some confusion this week. Typically we start the year at 6:00 pm tee off and bump it to 6:30 the first week of June. So technically this past week should have been 6:00 pm. You get an extra half an hour now to hang out with your family or finish up at work before coming to the golf course.
I didn't play on Wednesday but I went for a ride with a group and got to enjoy the beautiful evening. I watched Brad Benton shoot a 34. I was in awe of the scrambling ability of Jason Gorrell, who went in the bush on 4, took a long drop, hot his third shot in view of the green, his fourth over the green, before draining a long chip in for par.
The bulk of the scores were in the 40-45 range. In fact, there were several high-low pairings in which the players scores differed by only 2 or 3 strokes. The most notable was Dave Gill and Chalie McNabb teaming up with two 44's. One neat grouping was Cubby and Zach Bartram who were randomly selected to be teammates.
There were still scores on either end of the spectrum. There were five over 50 and two under 40, including Brad Benton with a 34 and Jamie McCutchins with a 39. Brad's 2-under score was noteworthy in that it included a bogey, a double bogey, two pars, and five birdies. He also added three of the birdies to the ringer board to bring his score to -6 which is pretty impressive given that June had yet to arrive when he did it.
Skins went on three holes. Winners included Brad Benton / Troy Chwaluk ($20.00 on #1), Robin Kimpinski / Blake Hunter ($33.75 on #2), and Keith Martin / Darcy Kowalchuk ($20.00 on #6).
The deuce pot of $56.25 was split by Brad Benton, Darren Ostash, and Ian Paterson. Ian was closest on the 5th hole while Cubby hit it tightest on #9.
The forecast for the next week is sunny and dry. If anyone knows how to do a rain dance please do it. The golf course, the farmers, and our lawns need some moisture.
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