Players were greeted by blustery conditions Sunday at Royal Ashburn. Gusty winds made breaking 90 a formidable challenge. It was very tricky and everyone had to grind it out. Not taken for granted of course was Royal Ashburn in which it did not cooperate with twenty-nine players who showed up. There was an awful lot to be said for this golf course and from what we gathered, a good number of members never seen or played the golf course obviously indicated by their high scores. Not an easy course we see.

Regardless of when or where you play, someone has to be declared a winner. One player has already chalked up one victory earlier and as a matter of fact, it was SGC’s opening day when he won – Eddie I. had been particularly steady with all the rounds he ever played in. A repeat winner last Sunday, Eddie posted a net score of 73. Four strokes behind tied for second place were three players – Manny M., Levi M., & Lina M. who we’d like to think is beginning to get her mojo back. This is bad news for the boys, I tell you. Nice to see Manny M. playing in his first start and winning the Nassau back nine. How’s that for first timers huh? Levi M. took the front nine while Eddie I. won the total. Sunday was also Super Series day. Need I tell you who won it? Here are the top four getters as far as Super Series winners were concerned – Eddie I, Jojo D., Rey P., and Don D. Congratulations!!!

Glad to see Sam K. back from a trip to the Far East and also Seb DM. who missed two previous rounds.

Our season is getting more and more interesting folks. This Sunday is the start of the Senior POY. You can still join the senior race this week by registering. Or, you can join later on but your round will only count from the day you register.

See ya all next week.

After two Sunday outings of relatively almost impossible weather conditions, the sun finally made a steady appearance at last Sunday’s SGC round four at Royal Woodbine golf course. This pleasant day of bright sunshine brought a few cloudy moments but nevertheless, it was an ideal Sunday to play. Surprisingly enough, thirty players showed up including two guests.

SGC would like to welcome a new member, Rene Querubin who participated playing two rounds with us already including this past Sunday. We welcome back returning & confirmed members – Jun Paculaba, Saed Jafari, Oscar Jacela, and Ed Penas. From what we heard, another SGC prospect is planning to join us. At any rate, many thanks to members for trying to recruit new faces and hopefully more players are thinking of joining us in our summer past time event.

Jimmy M. had the best gross round of the day of 74 and he appeared headed for his Month 1 title after last Sunday. He did. Eddie I. took second place as Manny C. & Julio R. tied for third. Jimmy also had the pleasure of shooting an eagle on the par 5 third hole garnering him a not so bad prize return. Unfortunately, he was not able to win the coveted low net round of the day as someone else made a roaring low net score of 65. The honour goes to Don D. Royal Woodbine golf course in the past was a nemesis to Don D. Some weeks you play really well and you get the right kicks and everything goes well. And then there are weeks you can still hit the ball well and get the bad kicks. Well, for Don D. it was a case of nurturing being patient and shots that could go wrong went rightfully just for him. As far as the Nassau contest winners, Don took the lowest net score as well as winning the back nine tied with Rey P. Another player took the front nine. A round of drinks came afterwards. Thanks and congratulations to the winners!

Posting for the Race to regular POY will happen after five rounds. Senior POY after three rounds. All weekly score posting will be password protected right after the GTAA Interleague.

Please note:

Next week at Royal Ashburn is the last week to register for the Senior POY. It is also Super Series Sunday.

Tee time is 2:00 PM. Kindly notify the pro shop at Royal Ashburn when you are paying for your green fee if you are having dinner as well.

Good luck.

Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall. Yes folks, we got it last Sunday. We never experienced a day like it. It was all four seasons in just ONE day! Sunday’s forecast for the Hamilton Peninsula wasn’t all that much better with temperatures barely reaching 9 degrees C at times. The competitors had to contend with sleet, snow, hail, rain, and sunshine all packaged in one. Increasingly strong winds which became very blustery in the afternoon did not help either. It was one adverse weather phenomena to another. At least four players who abandoned play in the middle of the round could not be blamed for going straight to the clubhouse to seek shelter from the climate adversity.

Whether it’s the PGA Tour, a member-guest, or your club championship, if you’re a competitive golfer, dealing with inclement weather can be an advantage or disadvantage depending on your ability to handle it. Even one of the fickle Sundays failed to dampen enthusiasm for golf. Despite the weather condition, golf held its own among regulars who still showed to play. One player made it looked easy in the rain, sleet, snow, & hail Sunday at Kingsforest. With the field facing difficult scoring conditions, Jimmy M. reeled in the lowest net score of 71. Manny C. and Jojo D. didn’t do that bad either as they gutted net scores of 74 & 76 respectively. Congratulations!

Hopefully weather forecast will be a little different next Sunday. As of now they are calling for delightful sunshine at 19 degrees C.

See you then.

Weather predictions were thankfully correct last Sunday. The weather last weekend called for sunny skies with highs in the 22s C. Beautiful, beautiful weather at Royal Ontario Golf course. The golf course had a chance to play fast because of the forecast but golf balls were not quite running out on the putting surfaces that fast . Twenty-eight players including two guests showed up and enjoyed the ideal weather conditions. The sun was still shining bright as the entire SGC group finished earlier than expected  due to the course management’s decision to let us start from split tees.

 

 

 

 

Royal Ontario places a premium on hitting fairways. To gauge how the course was playing, not many players engaged in playing in a memorable and equally impressive day. Five players did not disappoint at all. All five (pictured above) – Jojo D., Fred H., Jimmy M., Levi M., & Rey P. netted the best score of 69.  Congratulations!

We are into the second round of the season and surprisingly scores are so close that it may take up to the fourth and final day of the month to determine the monthly winner(s).  So far, three players are again tied for the lead. Showing the lead are last week’s winner Ed I., Jimmy M., and Julio R. As we conclude with the top three vying for Month 1 honours, Fred H. together with Manny C. & Jojo D. are not so far behind. With two more rounds remaining for the monthly race, there is still hope for the others to catch up but will need a little help from the leaders.

We took pleasure in drinking a round of drinks and some French fries to munch on after the round thanks to the winners. As we were huddling around the club house, there was discussion of bringing back the idea of players having a choice of teeing off from the white tees or blue tees. Most of the players agreed and the decision now is when is this going to be implemented. Concerned members or for those who were not around when this issue came up, kindly contact Mike M. for more info.

Last Sunday’s attendance was not a dismal day after all compared to opening day a week ago.  Maybe the weather was to blame or a little too early in the season as people were not ready yet to get out of hibernation. SGC understands and appreciates the members who showed up in bunches and hoping to see small number of members who are yet to show up and join us.

We welcome Sam K. and Dave N. as new minted SGC members!