Third golf game of the season and it was exercising while socialising, catching up with friends, and had a bit of friendly competition. Twenty-four players showed up at Royal Woodbine golf course last Sunday playing in a twenty-eight degree Celsius and of course not to mention the exasperating heat due to a strong case of humidity. Play was suspended for a while because of the threat of lightning but we were allowed to get back on to the course and finished the round.

Sunday’s banter: It was only the first group of four players that was able to finish the round completely before the play interruption because of the weather that got a bit worse late afternoon. It was in this group that one member had one stellar day. Jimmy Manguerra made his move with a stunning front nine of four under par, shooting in his second shot for albatross on the third par five hole and got himself a nice prize reward by making the putt for eagle. Mind you, Jimmy was putting for eagle at all par 5s that this course had to offer. He lived up to his billing as the best-ranked player in the field by signing a gross score of 69. Yes folks that was not a net score. In so doing, he joined a select group of SGC players who broke 70 in a SGC sanctioned event. Later he asserted that this was his golf’s Everest moment after understandably done in a tournament play. Sometimes you needed to tip your cap and would say ‘great playing’ to someone who did all that. I happened to be in the very same foursome watching in awe this kind of performance. Did somebody mention that this golf course was considered Jimmy’s home course? Why, you asked? He together with a few members are members of this golf course for twilight playing privileges. Does it matter….or not? It surely helped.

Nassau: Jimmy M. who else could win the front nine and the overall convincingly? Ed P.who got another win for three straight weeks now shared the back nine with Bingoy P.

Closest to the pin: Jimmy M. got it close four inches to the fourth hole while Jojo D. shot the closest to the tenth hole pin.

Thanks for the round of drinks from the day’s winner Jimmy M.

Congrats to the winners.