Twenty-seven players couldn’t be wrong when they said that playing golf last Sunday at Maples of Ballantrae was almost ideal weather. Mother nature treated them with twenty-one degrees Celsius  temps – not so cold, not so hot. The golf course itself was another story though. Cement liked bunkers and most of the greens were jumpy with bald spot conditions. A cold front sweeping late afternoon start was no bothersome either as golfers always expected the weather to turn things around at any given time. I heard one of the players telling another player  “Stop complaining. Avoid hitting your ball to those bunkers. That’s all”. To tell you the truth, no one cared that much of the temperature & course conditions as everyone was raring to go after being futile a week ago due to a round cancellation at flooded Royal Woodbine golf course.

Sunday’s banter: It never failed that there was always someone who would make the best of the worst conditions and would get the last laugh. This time another Montilla topped Sunday’s tournament by carding a net score of 72. A younger J.C. Montilla following his big brother’s win two weeks ago staged a top prize for himself by winning the day’s award. JC M. must be feeling good as indicated by his net score that this golf course was surprisingly as pressing.

Nassau corners: A newly free from work obligations Rey P. as a retiree, took the front nine as well as tying Ricky R. for the overall. Coming from the abyss was Eddie I. who grabbed the back nine.

 

 

 

 

Closest to the pin: The ever consistent Ed P. seized hole number six as Seho O. who was aided by a ‘wonder liquid’ that he drank got the tenth hole.

 

 

 

 

Manny C. who regularly winning something like closest to the pin, shot an eagle on par five hole eleventh.

Sierra Minutes: SGC welcomes our newest member, Ron Wilson. A recruit by our 2010 POY champ, Paolo B.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Participating members in the coming GTAA Interleague golf tournament this Sunday are encouraged to arrive earlier than usual for registration purposes and for a quick huddle regarding SGC’s hosting this very same event next year. SGC wishes to thank members for supporting this event. Good luck and have fun.