Harvest Season and High Scores

If you stepped outside at 8:00 am this morning and immediately felt your face or toes go numb, you weren’t alone. At 7°C, with a wind chill making it feel like 3°C, it was probably the first Saturday since May where the weather suggested it might not be a golf day. However, we are still having Men’s Nights and the overall forecast suggests we still don’t have to put the clubs away yet.

Speaking of Wednesday’s Men’s Night, a modest 22 golfers came to play. Around here, September means harvest time, and when the grain needs to come off the field, the golf clubs get benched. For the non-farmers who did show up, the evening started out fairly nice, right up until mid-round, when most guys started adding long sleeves or jackets.

Despite reasonable course conditions, the scores were surprisingly high. Ryden Lanouette had the only sub-40 score with a 37. The rest of the scores ranged from a middle score of 46 all the way up to a 56.

Only two skins were won. Stephen David and Robin Kimpisnki won $66.25 on #6 while Phil Ostash and Cohen Koroscil combined for $66.25 on #9.

Closest to the pins were Ryden Lanouette on #5 and Dave Mansell on #9.

The $41.25 deuce pot was shared by Rob Eastcott and Dave Mansell.

There are some pretty big skins available next week. Both #2 and #3 will be over $100.

The forecast for next week is promising. However, if it isn’t 20°C, we will be fine. A little crisp air doesn’t mean the end of golf. It just means our dress code needs an update. Put away the shorts, embrace the long pants, and get comfortable wearing a windbreaker. Heck, throw on a toque if you need it. After all, a warm hat is a small price to pay when there’s over a hundred bucks sitting on the line on the second and third holes.

One other interesting thing to note...Wednesday, September 30 is a stat holiday this year. If you aren't farming it might be a good opportunity to extend Men's Night into the afternoon before.