After a short rain drizzle midway in a round and at 27 degrees C, it really got muggy last Sunday at Century Pines golf course. Most of the twenty-eight players who showed up and played scorched the golf course, scoring wise. This golf course with a very reasonable green fee unpredictably had given members a good ribbing from past events SGC played here. Noticeably players took advantage this time around got their wishes by scoring low from what seemed an easy setup from this golf course. Well let’s see who got themselves positioned for a start of a new race for month three. Time flies when you’re having fun as we are nearing halfway mark into the season.

Exe N. still gregariously hot from previous outing a week ago, closed-out with a net of 64. Seho O. who claimed after the round that this was the first time he beat someone named Jojo D., echoed the same net score of 64. This proved to be the lowest mark for that day. Impressive showing by both seniors.

 

 

 

 

 

Nassau: Seho with that incredible net of 64, snatched the back and overall. Another senior, Mar DV, inspired by a new club – a driver – took the front nine convincingly.

 

Closest to the pin: Seho again showing hard work of practice rifled an accurate shot on the fifth hole to take the honour, while another senior, Don C. beat Seho’s on the fifteenth by a hair of a margin.

This must be senior’s day. Way to go fellas!!

Race to Senior POY is shaping up as ten games are all in. Seho leads the way by two points over Joey C. Far third is a tie for Bingoy P. & Rene Q.

SGC welcomes back Levi M. for his first official game of the season.

Congratulations to all winners.

Official start of summer was last week and guess what, summer’s already in full swing. Players more times than not are now to endure long hot lazy days. As of last Sunday at Royal Woodbine golf course, only three players were not able to show up. As a matter of fact most of the thirty-five players that did, most of them were aspiring to be the preferred one to grab the Super Series top prize. However the likelihood of winning this one for some members was just virginally a dream – dream big if you could. Nothing wrong with it. They say ball is round and you’ll never know what happens.

Just three days prior to last Sunday, I met with one of our SGC seniors in one of our religious sect gatherings they called “off-track” institution. He said and I quote, “I’m not playing that good lately but this Sunday, I feel like confident enough to enter that Super Series contest and win it”. True to his words, Exe N. entered the contest and won it together with Jimmy M.

A lot of good things happened that Sunday. Particularly interesting was that Exe and Jimmy both turned in a net of 67 tying another senior, Rey Mac garnering the best net score of the day.

Nassau: Two other seniors showing gritty mettle – one Rey P. who I heard was mysteriously practicing hard in a mystifying place, grabbed the front nine while the other senior, Sennix B. took the back. With Rey Mac’s net of remarkable 67, he took overall tying that guy Jimmy M. who seemed to be placing himself in the winning podium all the time.

Closest to the pin: Members were heard saying that they had never seen this one happening in so many years. One senior member, Bingoy P. shooting the closest to pins 4th & 10th that nobody was able to beat.

Jojo D.

Month 2: It was game five of the month so somebody would win the monthly honours. Jojo D. outmaneuvered Jimmy M., yes it was him again and Sam K. to reap first place. Only a mere stroke separating the three gentlemen.

 

Jun P.

Special mention to Jun P. who shot an eagle on the par 5 ninth.

Congratulations to the winners.

GTAA pictures, click here

SGC would like to compliment the other three members who rallied to launch our convincing second place team finish in last Saturday’s GTAA interleague – Ross Bautista, JC Montilla and Rene Querubin. These trio turned in net score of 74 to supplement the lowest ten scores submitted by SGC. Wonderful effort.

JC M.

Rene Q.

 

 

GAME 9 – Excitement and expectations at the GTAA aftermath toiled dearly to most spent members the following day Sunday at Kingsforest Golf Club. For twenty-four players that showed up, some players did not have enough juice to get it going while others did not bother showing up. The likelihood of repeating same performance the day before was highly unlikely, you ponder? Disappointment surprised members who’s got a few words regarding the condition of this golf course – concrete fairways, spotted greens and to top it all the $70 green fee the course charged with power cart. Whatever happened to the senior rate we used to have?

Anyway gripes aside, one player who seemed not irritated by all of these distractions and was one of the players responsible for elevating SGC’s second place finish a day ago at the GTAA – Fred H. – posted another impressive romp net score of 69. How about them apples?

Nassau – Bong M. shooting fair number of GIRs at the front rewarded himself winning it while Julio R. playing with Jimmy M. & Jojo D. did not give them a chance by grabbing the back nine. Another trio tied to seize the coveted lowest overall prize –Sennix B., Oscar J. & Seho O.

Sennix B.

 

Closest to the pin – “How did it happen that no one beat my shot?”, Jojo D. was asking himself because his shot barely made the green on the seventh hole thirty yards away from the pin. Given a chance to do her thing on the 14^th hole, Lina M. beat Joey C’s ten-footer from the pin.

Much to the delight of the crowd that stayed after the round, they got treated by the winners with round of drinks, fries and the famous KF chicken wings.

Congrats to the winners!

Super Series week next week.

June 14, 2014

Cheers to all participants in this year’s GTAA Interleague. Much appreciation to SOGA for hosting vigorously this event at Carlisle Golf & Country Club last Saturday. Sierra Golf Club thanks SOGA’s president and its members for making this one another success story. More than one-hundred and forty players played and the attendance was considered one of the biggest or if not the biggest even without Tiger Woods.  Kidding aside, the weather turned out perfect and cooperated the whole day as if it was on cue.

How did SGC fare this time at the height of this competition you asked? Well there were signs of good karma and preparation by the members prior to this event. Although SGC did not win the team overall lowest score, which was won by BIGAT – applause, applause – SGC performed well to garner second place. This was a huge accomplishment by the whole SGC team as SGC jumped from last place from the previous years to well-earned second place.

SGC would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of these triumvirate members –  Manny Chea, Jojo Dizon, and Jimmy Manguerra – who performed with guts and gusto winning best gross and best net walloping the very best of other clubs that they had thrown in into the arena. Should we say they put SGC on the map? Of course they did without a doubt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The obvious was as far as the team effort was concerned these three players mentioned above could not do it alone without the support of other members. SGC would like to acknowledge the exceptional show of determination in a team effort by the following members: Joey Cruz, Oscar Jacela, Fred Halili, Sam Kim, Pat Deoca, Mike Montilla, and Eddie Ilao. Upon finding out who made the top ten net scores to improve SGC’s position as second placer, SGC salutes our very own Seniors – Fred Halili & Pat Deoca. Good work fellas, you made the rest of us so proud !!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For a complete round-up of scores and standings, SGC will post it as soon as we receive the complete list.

Hope to see you all next year to be hosted by Philcan.

Last Sunday still had the trappings of another weather show at Carlisle Golf Club. Golf weather was so unpredictable that it started well at tee time but at the time we were concluding our round, the weather did us no favor at all. Most of us were ill-prepared and taken by surprise that all thirty-four players including one guest were all soaking wet because of the rain.

GTAA news: Heading into next weekend, SGC feels that members participating in the GTAA are in the position to be a little excited for reasons that this interleague event is happening on this very same venue. If not for the rain last Sunday, good scores turned in by members from previous engagement on this course predict a very good showing to give the big boys from other clubs a good run for their money. SOGA who happens to host this annual event marvelled that SGC has the most number of participants competing this year together with BIGAT. We are all set to compete. Good luck to all of us!!!

Sunday’s Game: A strong performance off the tee consistently left Saed J. in position to attack the harder two of the three nine-hole Carlisle course turning in a net score of 67 – the best of the bunch. SGC could probably use Saed’s game at this coming GTAA competition this Saturday but the nature of his work conflicts with the sched and that is just too bad. Special mention to Lina M. who signed for a net score of 70 tying three others for third place overall earning well deserved 27.5 points each.

Nassau: There was little hope of drama for the Sunday finish at the Carlisle golf course as astonishingly Sam K. made a sweep of the corners, well almost. With his net score of 68, it won him the overall and front. Sam also grabbed the back nine tied with Joey C. and Jimmy M. By far Jimmy again took the lowest gross score of 76.

Closest to the pin: Sounded like these two gents were cut out to winning this contest a regular habit. After winning one hole the last time we played here, Jun P. again shot the closest on fourth hole. Julio R. who happened to win one of the holes last week took the seventh.

SGC welcomes a new member Ed Tenorlas who happened to be the president of the now defunct Heritage Golf Club.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Please come early this Saturday for the GTAA event. Registration starts at 12 noon. If Joey C. receives a confirmed line-up list from SOGA in time, we will post it together with other info if there is any. Wear your SGC shirt with beige pants.

Thirty-three players showed up and played last Sunday at Royal Woodbine golf course including two guests. No more complains heard from players concerning the weather except for a few bites from unfriendly mosquitoes. Not much wind to contend with and the sun, yes the sun was smiling at us all afternoon long. Noticeable also was the abundance of moths hovering over your head that was quite bothersome when teeing off. Golf course nice layout is much adapted to wild life which is rather surprising because of its proximity to urban environment. It shows the richness of food for wild animals plying the course as we saw two healthy coyotes, a fox and bunnies. Heard that the course management is just renting the property and that our government owns the land. Well so much for that stuff and let’s talk about the game. Perception wise, most players if not all are getting into the summer golf swing of things and getting into fine form as indicated by progressing scores.

Remarkable net 66 of three players showing guts and determination – Jojo D., Bingoy P., & Rene Q. who could have shot easily the lowest gross score but beaten by Jimmy M. with a 74.

Nassau: Oscar J. took the front nine with a 42 gross while both Jojo D. & Bingoy P. grabbing the back with gross 38 and both also tied for the overall. How about that huh?

Closest to the pin: Jimmy M. shot the closest on 7^th hole; Julio R. won the 14^th. Both were so close that I could not put my hairpiece in between the ball and the pin. Just kidding.

SGC welcomes back one of our old timers for his first game this season – Nap Pascual.

ANNOUNCEMENT: If you have not read an email from our Prez Joey C., please take note: Royal Woodbine reminded our club they might lose their liquor license because of members bringing their own liquor and drinking on the course. This is our second warning already and SGC does not want to lose our good standing with this golf course or to any golf course for the same matter.

SGC similarly would like to put a cap to maximum number of members to 40 for this year and the years to follow.

Congratulations to all winners. Thanks for the round of drinks.