“Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air”. Yes, that was an excerpt from the song by the Eagles’ Hotel California. Summer golf is here again in TO. In anticipation for what this year may bring to an SGC member’s golf yearning: you have to have an entire game show cased – drive it straight, accuracy with your irons and have great read on greens. All sound familiar to you? Another year, another aspiration or should we say another frustration or near misses or the one that got away? Maybe so but this is another year to look forward to. I know most players just would like to go out, feel the summer air, see winter/summer friends again, and have some fun. Don’t we deserve the spoils of summer treatment to ourselves? Of course we do, don’t you agree? After a long winter hibernation, let’s get it going again with the very same sentiment we normally do every year. Anything that comes your way as an endearing winning way, is just an added personal gratification. Whether it be an improvement to your golf game or a boost to your energy and mental state; give yourself an offering of a vigorous competitive appetite for a new year felt all around your body. Surprise us, you absolutely can do it.

Year of unfamiliar heights in reaching personal goals could happen this year. Who would excel this year? Prediction? This is a stingy predicament. I personally advocate fresh faces winning a few tourneys although you cannot blame those regular members who continually and constantly in the pinnacle of getting themselves up there where it counts. Competitiveness. That was the word I was looking for describing these members. Perpetually giving themselves chances of catching the big ones that SGC has to offer. No concerns here for weekend warriors like us. Golf is one of the sports I know where it allows golfers of all skill levels to compete against one another fairly.

Then there are those members who just go their own ways of just playing and supporting our great organization regardless of result they merit with no qualms at all. Aren’t these people the real winners?

The SGC’s event’s new proposal on our schedule only heightens the anticipation for what is already one of the most fun summer of the year. SGC welcomes the idea of indulging yourself to deal with making summer fun a little bit exciting to members – more non-golf activities with family and friends a possibility. Think about it. No suggestion is necessarily out of the question. We always go for numerous ways of doing things when they usually count, likened by majority of members. Not that a few of them disagree with it.

And how is this revelation that may surprise you. SGC is getting old. Yes, you heard it right. Does SGC need fresh young blood to join us? As of last year, membership age average is around 56 to 58 years old. I could be wrong but taken into account what I saw and surveyed last year’s membership, believe you me we are an aging group. Simply put, there are more members who are 55 years old and up. The last time I counted, at least nineteen members were 60 years old or more. But who’s counting anyway? No alarm bells but just an unpretentious reality check.

For no matter what, SGC wishes everyone a good time and a healthy summer. Start your spring clean-up – we mean your golf clubs. SGC’s optimism about happening in this magical year is the return of some MIA members to the golfing summer calendar after a year or so absence. Hope to see them soon and reclaim their passion of playing our favourite past time again with us.

Song of Solomon 2:11-12

For behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time isof singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Please be cognizant of the new SGC ruling for this year, most importantly the submission of membership fee with regards to SGC deadline. As well as new golf rules that we had agreed upon a few months ago during the annual SGC meeting. Everything is all available and posted on our SGC website. Kindly give yourself a few minutes reading the SGC 2016 Local Rules. 2016 SGC schedule is now posted on our website as well.

As a reminder SGC is proudly hosting this year GTAA Golf Interleague tournament. SGC needs volunteers to get this tournament going smoothly. Please contact an SGC official if you feel you are able to help. Thank you.