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As the Sierra Golf Club (SGC) golf tournament arrives for the start of six summer month’s swing, the 2013 season already is bursting with plotlines and buzzing with as many questions as there are surprises.
Have the SGC golfers awaken from their winter hibernation? With anticipation they will arrive in droves, current and new members alike to play in our opening game April 28th at Century Pines. Among the members making their debut are POY defending champion Sennix B. together with runners up Seho O., Levi M., & Rey P. One runner up missing is Joey C. who happens to be MIA for awhile enjoying hot weather somewhere on this planet. We suspect Joey is seriously honing his golf skills to get back strong this year. What about the returning Super Series Champions – Joey C., Levi M., Eddie I., Fred H., and Bingoy P. who is also our Grand Final champion? Can Jimmy M. defend as Most Improved Player and Lowest Gross Champion? We dare not to disturb the temporary slumber of these ‘sleeping giants’ – Manny C., Julio R., Jun P., Mike M., Exe N., Saed J., and Paul H. Could hear them murmur enough is enough already! Well, take note. We take notice of rumbling from the rest of the members that a stiffer competition is in the offing this time around. Don’t you want to be a part of this year’s rivalry to see other players including yourself nipping at last year winner’s heels seething with desire to dethrone them? We’ll see.
We’d like to see the likes of JC M., Nap P., Carina V., Bong M., Rey P., Lina M., Manny M., Oscar J., Fred D., Sebastian D. Pat D., Mar DV., Bert C., Don D., and Jojo D., stepping up and claiming the winner’s podium. But setting winning aside, SGC wishes a few of these members could show up & play a little bit more often to engage plainly more socially with the rest of us and have fun.
SGC is optimistic that this should be a good year asserting hope for a healthy and worry free summer for members and their loved ones. With a little bit of luck, we hope to see SGC’s long lost broods back – Ed P., PJ P., Tony D., Stafford M., Renato M., Tom B., Paolo B. Sam R., and Nick D. We miss them all, do we not folks?
As we backtrack to SGC’s annual meeting held last January at Levi’s Fiesta Filipina restaurant, members who attended enjoyed the food as well as exchanging hello to everyone. Order of business came about and to no one’s surprise almost everything stayed the same, from POY, Super Series, Grand Finals, and Monthly contests to name a few to local rule changes. A major event addition is the 
Senior Cup which is to be included this year. Although SGC decided NOT to make this obligatory, it is open to qualified golden members only – 60 years of age & up. Funding comes from those who enter the contest. One local rule was discussed and added to current rules. It is implemented this year and already posted on our website under “Sierra minutes/Sierra Local Rules”.
A new SGC picture banner was revealed during the meeting. Everyone gazed in delight for its huge size and amazingly quality picture resolution. Thanks to Bingoy P. who took all the trouble of having it made in Pinas and brought back here. Don D. offered himself for the banner’s safe keeping.
Mike M. who volunteered for the position to replace Joey in absentia also took the responsibility of representing SGC in dealing with other golf associations for this year’s participation in the GTA Interleague tournament hosted by BIGAT. Mike is also taking care of player’s handicapping. Meanwhile aside from Jimmy M’s duty as attendance person, the player’s flight schedule for every game and calculation of scores after every game fall on his shoulders. Please be reminded it is still the responsibility of players from the first foursome of every game to collect all scorecards and list down all the scores in the sheet list. Members are also asked to be more responsible and discreet when it comes to attendance. Remind yourselves to submit your attendance a week ahead if you want to play a round of golf for a particular week. SGC cannot emphasize this issue more as we had trouble last year with a couple of golf courses that meticulously accepted no changes to the list of people playing SGC had given the golf course at deadline.
Joey C. who seems to wear a lot of hats with this club is going to be missed as it takes a ration of people doing his numerous duties as mentioned above.
SGC once again credits Carina V. for having the trouble of managing our golf summer schedule. Our schedule has a new look this year with two or more golf courses removed from the list, replaced by something new. SGC offers many thanks to Pat D. for Royal Ontario’s inclusion to the schedule as well as Jimmy M. for Royal Ashburn, Don D. for Ballantrae and to Jojo D. for the budget saving Century Pines. Please take note that Ballantrae Golf Club management according to Don D., is sternly asking SGC and its guests to maintain 4 ½ hours length of play.
Much kudos to Lina M. for coordinating a wonderful awards night affair last October. We have not forgotten Ed Peñas’ exceptional contribution as we offer him a worthy praise for providing SGC with friendly handicapping software. If you enjoyed last year’s closest to the pin contest, then Bong M. deservedly gets a thumb’s up for running it with fervor or growing pains.
SGC would like to acknowledge the job well done for so many years by outgoing treasurer; Rey P. Bingoy P. is taking over the reins for now.
Is it true that Nelly D. and Pat D. are again treating members for a scrumptious dinner after a round of golf sometime this year? SGC does not want to put the Deocas on the spot but members for sure got the pleasure of their hospitality last year and we would like to thank them earnestly.
Rumor mill abound: It’s heard through the grapevine that SGC will have two new recruits this year, maybe more. Did I hear a player or two moving from SOGA to SGC? Only time will tell. At any rate SGC welcomes new members wholeheartedly.
SGC appreciates the people who contributed their time and effort to help achieve our goals during the years. SGC as always, gets the pleasure and is forever open of having volunteers every time there is a call for support or assistance to our club.
Once a golf nut, you’re always be a golf nut………..glory days are here again. Take care of yourselves, see you soon!!!
Practice…practice….practice….
The only drama on this day came when the question of who would be the eventual winner. Ed I. (pictured) who gutted out a round of net 67, thought it was not good enough to win the round as someone else carded a lower net of 66. Unfortunately that someone else was part of the whole foursome that got disqualified for hitting from the wrong location. After debating the disqualification for the four players involved, the Rule Committee’s decision stayed which most players thought that it was the right thing to do. The player who got DQ’d took the penalty like a real gentleman would together with three others and all claimed that it was nothing but an honest mistake. We agreed, case closed. Anyway to Ed’s credit, he began his season in earnest with a win as he was declared the first SGC opening round winner. Congratulations.
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