Closest to the pin on #5 was Derek Patterson and on #9
was Scott Maynes. While not Men’s Night related, I would like to do a shout-out
to Scott who was the Champion of our recent Horse Race. Craig Miller claimed
the first flight while Ron Huberdeau won the second.
Skins only went on two holes. The father-and-son duo
of Dave and Ryan Mansell paired up with two birdies to win $22.50 on #2. The
other winners were Matt Ostash and Nathan Nowasad who got $38.13 for their
combined 10 on the par-5 fourth hole.
The deuce pot of $223.13 went unclaimed. I am away
next week, so I am hoping for either no deuces or five deuces. The latter is a
long-standing tradition on Men’s Night. If there are five winners, the deuce pot
is pushed to the next week. The individuals receive no money but the amount is added to their season earnings. This has only happened on a few occasions and often
when the pot is small. However, it is likely that the pot will be $300 next
week. So, the best advice I can give you is to get a deuce and hope that
there are no more than three other golfers that do the same.
Another deuce pot practice that we don’t need to use
often involves the possibility that someone gets multiple deuces. In this
instance, they would get an apportioned part of the pot. For example, if there
were four deuces next week, and Sonny Blackbird got two of them, he would get
50% of the prize.
Since I am mentioning Men’s Night rules or standards, I will also note how the hole-in-one pot works. Right now, we have three
pots, the main one that is $4712,63 next week and two back-up pots of $2250. If
one person or three people get an ace next Wednesday, they split the main pot.
The backup pots are there in case someone else gets another hole-in-one a few
weeks later.
Another one that has come up recently is the dummy
card. We use this if there is an uneven number of players. Imagine there are 33
golfers on a given Wednesday. We divide them into groups of 17 and 16 with the
extra one going low side. Then we replicate the middle score and write "Dummy" on
the top. That one goes into the high pot. When we randomly match high-low
partners, someone in the first group gets a chance to win alone if they get the
dummy card.
Remember that the Ringer Board runs until August 26,
so you have three more weeks to add scores. If you fail to enter a
score, it is recorded as a triple bogey, as per the Men’s Night max rule.
A few people asked me when earlier tee times will
begin. That typically does not happen until the end of August. We will keep you posted.
And finally, the Fundraiser Tournament that was postponed in early July is scheduled for next Friday and Saturday. Given a lower
number of entrants than previously, one might imagine that it goes to just one
day. If you are interested in more information, contact the Club House or check
out the Lakeside Golf Course and Campground Facebook page.
