Why We Play?

Why do we play every week? There are lots of reasons to play golf on Wednesday evenings, but none of them are represented in the pie chart.

You might do something noteworthy that will be remembered the following week. However, fame isn’t likely. Sure, there have been a few moments that earned someone a bit of infamy—but those are stories for another time.

No one’s getting rich playing Men’s Night. You might win a few bucks on a skin or for sticking it close on a par three, but no one’s quitting their day job to live off their Men’s Night earnings.

And let's be honest—no one’s coming out for the girls. I have yet to be stopped on the street by an adoring group of female golf fans, swooning over the fact that I won a one-fifth share of the deuce pot last week.

So what is it that keeps us coming back week after week?

It’s the ritual. The camaraderie. The chance to spend a few hours with friends, away from work, stress, and responsibilities. It’s the shared laughs over a missed drive, the grudging respect for a miraculous birdie, and the ongoing banter that picks up right where it left off seven days earlier.

We come out for the stories—the ones we retell and the new ones we create. For the trash talk that starts on the first tee and the good-natured jabs after the round ends. For the feeling that, no matter how your round went, you're part of something—something relaxed, something competitive, something uniquely ours.

That’s why we go to Men’s Night. Not for the fame, not for the fortune, and certainly not for the fans. We go because it’s fun. Because it matters in the way that only the best traditions do.

And hey, there’s always next week’s deuce pot...which should be over $100 given it wasn't won this past week.

We did have 29 golfers on Wednesday, who enjoyed as nice weather conditions as we could have for May golf. 

There were five skins won. Winners included Darcy Kowalchuk/Paul Lucas ($20.00 on #2), Stephen David/Charles McKay ($43.76 on #3), Chad Tanner/Darren Ostash ($20.00 on #4), Scott Maynes/Wes Arnfinson ($29.38 on #5), and Pete Ostah/Blake Hunter ($20.00 on #9).

Pete was closest to the hole on #9. No one hit the green on #5.

Darcy Kowalchuk birdied holes 1, 2, and 8 to jump out to the early lead on the ringer noard at -3.