Was it a sign of old man winter reminding us that it was just around the corner? It was getting a little dark before thirty players including three guests finished their respective rounds last Sunday at Royal Ontario golf course. Otherwise, could be just the forecast for the day, hopefully so. Almost the end of August and with six more SGC games to go CNE opened last week, an indication of another school year opening real soon and then the Fall season. Perfect golf weather, with light breeze and the sun hiding behind the clouds for most of the day. For most souls that showed up got to think of this day as ‘must do’ to outplay everyone. With Super Series looming for next week as well as race to Month 4 waiting to be had, there was this tingling token running on everyone’s’ mind that this could be the time to win something for your own self before the season is over. Jockeying for post season awards I must say?

The Round: You’d think that a simple formula of getting good ball striking and a newly acquired putter for more improved putting would help his own cause of turning in a net score of 63. This was the case for Bong Munson who finished the round four shots clear of his nearest competitor. For the past few weeks Bong complained about his poor putting and he thought that with a new putter it helped outplayed his rivals for the tournament. A scenario of anything that you thought could aid you to improve was more than justified. Reminded me of one golf legend saying that the real golf course management happened six inches between the ears. Day prize deserving to Bong M. Worth mentioning as well was about the round yesterday was a sparkling gross score of 73 by Manny C.

Nassau contest: Bong M. with a stunning gross score of 39 in the front nine grabbed the front and overall. Sennix B. & Ricky R. were tied to win the back nine.

 

 

 

 

 

PAR 3 contest: Ross B. – hole 2; Nap P. – hole 8; Rey P. – hole 11; Jojo D. – hole 17.

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to the winners.

Race to Month 4: Bingoy P. & JC M. are tied with the lead with best three completed rounds so far. Ends next week.

SGC is entering the 20^th game of the season. Even with two earlier rounds cancelled, some players have completed 15 games – meaning stats are available for the most coveted spots in the three categories. Here they are:

Race to MIP: Two of SGC’s best players – Manny C. & Jimmy M. in the one two punch spot while Ed P. hoovering around in third place. The M brothers – Mike & JC are spotted fourth and fifth respectively with Manny M. bringing up the rear in sixth place.

Race to Senior POY: Ed P. who looked like a cinch to win this contest for the past few weeks is closely being challenged now by upcoming Joey C. Seho O. standing in third firmly. Fourth & fifth spots are anybody else’s spot.

Race to POY: The M brothers, Mike & JC are looking good sitting in first and second position measly separated by ten strokes. 18 strokes behind is Jimmy M. in third place followed by Manny C. and Ed P. in fourth and fifth respectively

Good luck to all in the running for the awards.

SPECIAL MENTION: SGC thanks the active contribution of these three members who play significant roles running the show week in & week out: Jojo Dizon, Jimmy Manguerra, & Bingoy P.

Yes folks, a good number of players showed up surprisingly to play golf last Sunday at Kingsforest golf course to compete in a fun “Blind Partner” contest held for the second time around because of popular demand. Thirty-one players to be exact including four guests enjoyed the beautiful thirty-two degree weather Celsius with the sun smiling brightly all day. SGC provided a light dinner and drinks for those players who decided to stay after the round. By the looks of it, it seemed that everyone appeared to enjoy this competitive assembly as far as this innocent looking & exciting contest was concerned.

The Game: What could you say about a player who showed up and played good steady golf every time during the past weeks? Mr. Consistent Ed Peñas was the sole owner of a net score in the 60s at Kingsforest golf course. This trending member at the rate he was going for climbing the winner’s podium regularly could be the envy of many weekend players at the moment. Well done.

Bind Partner contest: 1^st: Mar D. & Ed P. – 145 points; 2^nd: Seho O. & Nap P. – 146 points; 3^rd: Paolo B. & ReyMac – 147 points.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nassau contest: Ed P. prevailed over the whole field by winning the front nine and overall. Seho O. stole the back nine uncontestably.

Closest to the pin contest: Bingoy P. – hole 5; Julio R. – hole 7; Manny C. – hole 17. No one got on hole number 14 which was weird because that hole was the shortest of all par 3s contested measuring only 128 more or less yards.

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to all winners.

Race to MIP is also posted.

Royal Ontario with 1:30 PM start this Sunday. Do not forget to bring your RO ‘rain check’ with you.

Ahhhhhh…….dog days of summer. What would be the ideal thing to do in this kind of weather on a Sunday afternoon? Most people would be lounging in a chair holding a cold drink with one hand and spatula on the other while doing a barbeque in the sanctity of their own backyards. A few of us after a gruelling workweek, Sunday could not come soon enough. We would be somewhere out there trying to relax and get ourselves playing a round of golf. Yes indeed. Royal Woodbine golf course welcomed twenty-six players who sweated it out in a thirty-two degree Celsius temperature with a humidex reading of thirty-five. Oh boy was it scorching hot and muggy. How hot really was it? It was so hot that eight players comparably like the weather itself turned in sizzling net scores in the sixties. In golf mind you, there was no telling what it felt like carrying out a blazing feat like this. Well done members.

Let us start who did what yesterday. Amazingly enough these were the above eight mentioned players who closed out their respective rounds in the net sixties: (67) JC M., (68s) Lina M., Seho O., Ricky R., (69s) Paulo B., Manny C., & Rene Q. One more player who got the best of them to follow.

It’s worth remembering that golfers peak at different times. A low net score of 68 last week at Westview, Bingoy Peña did a compelling performance of duplicating his exploit last week but this time a lot better. He seared the course for a low net score of 64, three shots cleared of second place and consequently winning himself the day’s best prize. This one obviously served him as prime candidate by far for seizing Month 4 honours that would conclude in a three week time

Nassau corners: We got the two M’s in a sweep of this contest. JC M. proudly winning the front nine and overall; while Mike M. on odd occasion of joining this particular contest or any other side contest for that matter snatched the back nine.

 

Sharp shooters brigade: Bong M. – hole 4; Jimmy M. – hole 7; Jun P. – hole 10; Sennix B. – hole 14.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Announcement: This is regarding a slight change in the SGC’s local rules where it reads “Any error or omission on the scorecard will result in the disqualification of the player concerned.” What it means to explain to one of the errors that may happen: A player submitting a signed scorecard with a total gross score that does not match the actual gross score of that player faces a round disqualification. Example: A player’s actual gross score is 90 but signed for an 89 or 91 is disqualified. No need to change the wording on this rule. This is in effect starting next week, August 23, 2015 until the end of the season.

Please be prepared for a mandatory “Blind corner” contest this Sunday at Kingsforest as requested by popular demand.

Happy retirement to Renato Macapagal. Enjoy. Thanks for the food and a round of drinks.

SGC acknowledges the return of Julio Rodriguez. Welcome back.

Closest to the pin contest:

Hole 5:   Rene Q.

Hole 7:   Seho O.

Hole 11:  Manny C.

Hole 17:   Bong M.

Nassau:

Front & overall: Bert C.

Back: (Tie) Bingoy P., Jimmy M., & Lina M.

Super Series:

1. Bert C. 2. Paolo B. 3. Jimmy M. 4. Seho O.

Monthly:

1. Mike M.

2. Manny C.

3. Jojo D.

Congratulations to all winners.