So, who’s who at last Sunday’s event at Century Pines golf course? No complains heard from a single member about the exemplary weather condition although it was getting a bit more on the cooler side of things. SGC was nice enough to acknowledge the compassionate notion of Century Pines management to give us a two-hour head start at 11:00 AM simply because of the days getting shorter of late. We always thought that this golf course would be a pleasant and enjoyable staging venue for achieving low scores by everyone. Twenty-one strong who showed up and played proved us fittingly right. At least nine players stood ground by wavering low net scores in the sixties when after the dust settled. But who led the assault of this golf course? Previous posted remarks about this member who was getting his old form back noticeably with strong performance in the aforementioned weeks, Jun P. ruled the day’s contest by closing out a net score of 61. He took the day’s overall prize, what else? We’d say Jun is a force to reckon with for next season, wouldn’t you say so? Watch out, dangerously unsettling. Just stay healthy.

Nassau: The irrepressible Mar DV. took the overall net score while also grabbing the front nine tying Jimmy M. and Seho O. Sole winner of the back nine went to Sennix B.

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Par 3 closest to the pin: The never a ‘dull moment’ Ross B. won the fifth hole. Untiringly lucky and good, Mar DV. shot it closest on the thirteenth hole.

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With two games to go, what is the skinny on this fast ending unpredictable contests? Boy, don’t you love this kind of situation? On no account somehow any leader is considered a runaway. Slimmest of margin regarding their lead contributes to a shuddering stretch for those vying for a good spot to take away the three titles -POY, SPOY, MIP. That saying comes to mind about “You snooze, you lose” plays a very significant role as far as winning these three coveted titles are concerned. What it makes more interesting is that a whimsical merry-go-round is happening with the leaders. No one has a commanding lead. As far as we are concerned, nothing is safe until it is all over. Fine, please show me a winner soon. This is killing me.

So to update the million SGC followers (No kidding – we are seen globally. You would not believe the comments we get from the outside world). Here we go:

POY: Rickey R. has taken the lead back from the idle Rey P. who is two strokes behind. Dave N. and Jojo D. sitting third and fourth comfortably are five and fourteen off the lead respectively. There is a battle going on for the last spot between Bingoy P. and Joey C. They are separated by mere three strokes.

SPOY: Who has got the best thirteen net scores? Why it is still Rey P. followed by Ricky R. a hair of a stroke behind in second place. Fourteen strokes behind the leader in third place is Bingoy P. trailed by Sennix B. four strokes behind him. Closely only two strokes behind fourth place in fifth place are Joey C. and the up & coming Jun P.

MIP: A week ago only five players, yes five mind you, fully qualified for this volatile contest. Now we have ten players making it. It just shows you how competitive SGC members are. But if I may say so, taking the lead two out of three ain’t bad, is it? Ricky R. who comes settled leading also the POY race, never gave up the lead on this one. His superb past performance for the past few months deservingly entitled him at the top of the leaderboard. Breathing down his neck in second place is Rey P. Way down in third and fourth respectively are Bingoy P. and Jun P. Closing out in fifth place is Dave N.

To most of our minds, you are still looking good if you are positioned in the top tier with two games to go. No lead is unsurmountable we think. Again, may the best man or woman win.

Congratulations to the winners.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Reminder that this Sunday is the first week of the last two weeks for the GRANDFINALS contest. We play Middle and Lakeland course.

2016 SGC BANQUET AWARDS NIGHT: Please click on the link below.

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At twenty-two degrees Celsius last Sunday at Maples of Ballantrae golf course with the sun smiling all day, only eleven players braved to show up and played. Was it the air or was it the water? It was so surreal nobody could answer what happened to a lot of members who did not quite make it. We would guess it was coincidental that for whatever reasons, they all came up with different excuses at the same time and place. This was bizarre considering there were only four games left before last Sunday and so many contest prizes to be had. Never happened as far back as we could have recalled unless it was the weather to blame for a diminished attendance.

Did it make any difference to those who competed? Guessed not. A sweet redemption for one member who quietly mind his own business at the golf course trying to conceive and absorb whatever situation was surrounding him. Rey P. with an emphatic net score of 68, rewarded himself the day’s prize. He almost won all Nassau corners – front nine, overall score and tying three other members for the back nine. Out of eleven players, it was Rey and Jun P. who was showing an amazing turn around with his game lately, turned in net scores in the high sixties. Not surprisingly enough was our top low grosser, Manny C. with a gross score of 77.

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Plot thickens at all corners of all contests. Rey P. who lost the lead in SPOY a week ago & POY three weeks ago to Dave N. & Ricky R. three weeks ago, now leads both contest deservingly. But wait, it is not enough yet. In the MIP race, Rey is trailing Ricky with a mere 0.0019 points for the lead. Winning all three categories is something that you have to reach out for, isn’t it? But the rest of those who are contending, may not agree and give Rey a run for his money. To all those gentlemen who are still in the race up to this point, may the best man win.

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Congratulations.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Tee off time for this Sunday at Century Pines was moved up to 11:00 AM. Please confirm your attendance.

A comfortable twenty-three degrees Celsius at Glen Cedars last Sunday – not cool, not so hot just about right to twenty-one players who played that day under the gleaming sun. SGC got a reprieve from this golf course by teeing off half-an-hour earlier than booked as in our schedule. The last flight turned in their scores at around six thirty at night and it was noticeably a little bit dark already. As the saying goes, “I’ll see you in September when summer is gone”. We were still blessed with a warmer weather even with days getting shorter and hopefully with four games unaccounted for, this very same weather phenomenon would continue until our very last game.

Who was playing good last Sunday? Or should I say who were playing great that day? Yes, there were two people who signed in net score of 68. Sennix B. and Jojo D. both winning different Nassau corners, tied as well for the total score for the day’s prize. With Jojo grabbing the front nine, Sennix took care of the back nine. A consolation to another player, Joey C. who made up of only three players shooting in the high net sixties.

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Par 3 contest: Manny C. who still got a scope attached to one of his irons for accuracy shot, got it close on the seventh hole. Mar DV. who was claiming if you could not beat the day’s low net score then win one of these closest to the pin contests – the fourteenth hole.

 

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POY Race: A see saw battle is going on with the leaders for this POY race. With four people – Rey P., Ricky R., Dave N., & Jojo D. in a realistic contention for the coveted title, this is a real close and a tight race. Rey P. who was dislodged by Dave N. a week ago for the lead, is back again for the top honours this week. Rey now leads Ricky by three strokes. Dave drops down to third place four back, a stroke behind second place. Jojo standing by a mere stroke behind third for fourth place.

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SPOY: Ricky R. maintains his lead by three strokes over Rey P. Far third is Bingoy P., a humongous nineteen strokes behind. Amazingly enough, four people – Sennix B., Ed I., & Joey C. tied in fourth place twenty-five strokes behind the leader. Ricky is going for his second SPOY title.

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MIP: The most intriguing race. Why? A rarely multifaceted situation for improving players as qualifications for this contest are a bit complex. Only four players – Ricky R., Rey P., Bingoy P., & Dave N. qualified to make it to top five so far at this point. Possible border line players who could still make it are: Paolo B. (needs one more game) and Jojo D. (needs to shoot lower than his starting handicap index by a narrowest of margins).

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Congratulations to the winners.

Appreciate the fries and round of drinks.

It was a beautiful twenty-five-degree Celsius weather at Westview golf course with the sun shining brightly with minimal wind last Sunday for twenty-two players. Again this golf course did not surprise anybody at all as it showed its might as indicated by high scores. We would compare this venue most specially the hard-to-read greens as the kiss of death. Most proper to hold a lively event such as this time of year with so many prizes at stake.

In the blaze of a Sunday afternoon, in the thick of one of the biggest Sunday’s in summer golf, it was the end of the concluding month for contest prizes to be had. So who got to win the honours? This member was kind of hard to figure out. His day night performance mostly baffled us all summer long. But last Sunday, JC M. showed us that there were so many ways to skin a cat. JC who signed in for a 65 net score, was the only player who netted in the low sixties. By doing that, he garnered the day’s prize, the hugely coveted prize Super Series, as well as almost sweep of the Nassau corners. Not a bad winning haul for a single day’s work, huh?

Sharpshooters contest: Jun P. who was rediscovering himself shot the closest on the seventh Middle course while Bong M. got his second closest to the pin in as many weeks on number four Lakeland course.

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Month 4 contest: Ricky R. got this one locked since two weeks ago as aspiring closest contenders needed to score a net of 63 or lower to claim top spot. Amazingly enough, three players – Sennix B., Jimmy M., & Dave N. – did good by outperforming the rest by getting tied for second place.

Super Series winners: 1^st JC M., 2^nd Dave N., 3^rd Joey C., 4^th Ricky R.

An interesting change in the SPOY and POY race. Rey P. who led both categories since day one was relegated to second place in both contest after last Sunday’s outing. Rey P. now trails Ricky R. by six strokes in the SPOY race. Dave N. who was making a noise the past few weeks got the imposing three stroke lead over Rey P. in the POY race. Battle of guts in good display here as summer event is winding down to five games.

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Members appreciate the round of drinks and fries provided after the round.

Congratulations to the winners.