GTAA INTERLEAGUE June 26, 2016 – Words of encouragement to members from SGC:
Here we are hosting another great golf event for the second time around involving a great number of players for a day of competition connecting not only with old friends anew but meeting fresh faces as well. Hosting this kind of huge event cannot rely on one person’s shoulders but putting an onus to every SGC member to make this event an enjoyable and successful fun for everybody. We do not overlook that participants invest a good amount of money & time to play this event.

SGC’s modest competitive nature is again on the line against five other groups this time including a non-GTAA guest group from Windsor. Compete in the best of your abilities, nevertheless SGC would like to think that everything else comes secondary to being sociable and welcoming to our determined guests. SGC would like to be known more as a great hosting club than something else.

We will be approaching this event by treating our guests as warm as we possibly can and let them leave with a concept of thanking us for boundless fulfilment. Let us go out of our way to generate an enjoyable environment, one that not only warrants a feel at home scenario, but branches out to genuine sociable proceedings.

Wear your colours (red shirts & dark pants) proudly when you are out there on the golf course. Meet players with a smile; introducing yourself first does not hurt at all.

It is nice to be nice.

Your other duties as a playing SGC member: As a member of a foursome, you are the designate & official scorer. Ensure a correct signed scorecard by every member of your group after the round; without any delay, proceed to submit the official scorecard right away for game processing.

Honorable mention to one member: SGC appreciates the efforts of Sennix Bontigao for making it possible to commit his employer, Addison GMC Dealership on Eglinton, Mississauga as our sponsor to this event. Thank you very much.

SGC also pays gratitude to other members who are always there and offer their support every time SGC needs them. You know who you are.

Shotgun start at 12:00 PM sharp. Please come earlier for registration purposes.

Enjoy and have fun.
SGC

ROUND 9 AT GLEN CEDARS

Rey P. posted an impressive romp of low net 66, shooting a third straight low net in the high 60s in as many days. Dusting off the competition, it was safe to say that Month 2 contest was already considered in the bag for Rey P. as his lead increased to thirteen humongous strokes with one round to go. What was also trending was Rey P. now was putting the SGC golf world on notice. Why? He now leads his closest competition by screaming twenty-one and twenty-four strokes in the POY and SPOY contest respectively. Amazingly enough, Rey also won the par 3 closest to the pin contest at hole sixteenth. But he was not done yet. By shooting a remarkable net 66, he also won the most coveted prize of the month – Super Series 2. Well as the saying goes “Strike the iron while it’s hot”. You would think that a visit from a drug governing body is in the offing here? Just kidding.

Rey P.

Nassau contest: With a net of 34 on the front nine, three players – Mar DV., Jojo D., & Rey P. all tied; Eddie I. was the sole winner of the back nine with a sterling one over gross of 37. Overall score went to Rey P. Yes, yet again.

Par 3 Sharpshooters: Dave N. won persuasively hole 5 while Rey P. as mentioned above won the 16^th hole.

Super Series winners: 1^st Rey P. (66), 2^nd Bong Munson (67), 3^rd Dave N. (68) 4^th Bingoy P. (70)

Congratulations to the winners.

Many thanks to French fries and a round of drinks.

Hole-in-one prizes: Courtesy of ADDISON GMC DEALERSHIP

1. Par 3 – 7^th            2016 Chevrolet Malibu ($30,000) automobile
2. Par 3 – 5^th            Travis Mathew – head to toe signature outfit + $500 online shopping spree
3. Par 3 – 13^th          A 4-day 3-night golf vacation at a Fairmont Resort (airfare and transportation not included)
4. Par 3 – 15^th         Set of TaylorMade Speedblade HL Irons – 4 to SW

Women may tee off from ladies tees.

How do you like them apples? Twenty-two degrees Celsius at Royal Woodbine golf course last Sunday. SGC almost had a one hundred percent attendance. Only one member did not bother to show up. We welcome two members who finally appeared in their very first game – Ross Bautista and Manny Marquez.

Ross B.

Manny M.

Sunday’s assessment: Well, well, well, guess who is leading all three categories – POY, SPOY & Month 2? Rey P. who was as hot as a hot tamale lately blazed his way of shooting a net of 68 winning the day’s prize. Julio R. came three shots behind in second place with Jimmy M. placing third with 74. Rey P. now leads Ricky R. by a whooping nine strokes in the POY and SPOY contest. A mere stroke separates him and Julio R. in Monthly 2 race. It remains to be seen, once again, whether Rey P. has the discipline to handle the pressure all the way to the end. Obviously, he must be practicing smarter than practicing harder.

Rey P.

Nassau contest: Rey P. with expectation proved to be right, won the front nine and overall as well. Nice. Jimmy M. with a gross score of 34 deservingly grabbed the back.

Jimmy M.

Seho O.

Par 3 closest to the pin: First time to show up Ross B. got his shot with rifle accuracy going on the seventh hole while Seho O. beat everyone on the fifteenth hole.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: For those of you who are playing in the GTAA, this Sunday at Glen Cedars is the deadline to submit your entrance fee. GTAA round counts as the fifth and last game for Month 2 contest. Super Series is this Sunday at Glen Cedars.

A threat of rain during Sunday’s round at Maples of Ballantrae golf course never materialized. Almost perfect weather, not so cold, not so hot. But guess what, the sky opened up after the round. Rain came down hard with booming thunder and occasional lightning strikes. Winds were not a real factor at all except for some holes where it blew in an open field. Called it luck why the bad weather phenomena never happened during our round? Twenty-one players gutted it out and as usual, it was a perfect time to allow players to play true and to score well but moaning and groaning were heard from those who didn’t. Count your blessing because we have eighteen more games to go, hopefully with circumstance beyond our control never delivers.

Well moving onwards, who got the high honours at last Sunday’s event? A double whammy is trending actually for the past seven weeks now. This member who happens to work hard to improve his game transpires to lead both POY and SPOY up to last SGC’s event. To early to tell, did you say? Personal gratification tells us that it is better to get the lead while you can than trail behind where substantial pressure could mount trying to catch up. Ricky R. turned in a net of 67 to grab the day’s tournament. He topped Rey P. by a stroke; three strokes behind settling for a tie for third place were Jimmy M. and Julio R.

Ricky R.

Nassau contest: With finishing net of 67, the aforementioned day’s winner, Ricky R. seized overall score as well as tying Rey P. for grabbing the back nine. Julio R. who dangerously hovering around lately for such honours snatched the front nine. Julio leads Month 2 race by a stroke over Ed I.; two strokes over Rey P.

Rey P.

Julio R.

Sharpshooters: Rene Q. playing only in his third game of the season got the closest on sixth hole; Jimmy M. convincingly won his on hole number ten; par 3 hole fourteen as well as the eighteenth hole had only one owner to claim – Bingoy P.

Rene Q.

Jimmy M.

Bingoy P.

It was just ill-fated that this golf course closed their dining hall & bar area for renovation. Players had to congregate outside and after a while had to scramble for shelter for chatter and tallying of the scores when the rain came down.

For all scores please check SGC web posting.

Congratulations to the winners.