This is it folks. One game to go and say aloha to our favorite summer pastime of playing golf. Where did the season go? It was just like yesterday when we were getting ready for our first game of the season at Century Pines some seven months ago. It was still a springy like temperature as we were dressed and bundled up properly for that kind of weather. Nevertheless, we were excited and raring to go to start the season.

Ahhhhhh………time flies when you are having fun.

An unbecoming weather temps in October as if our wishes were satisfactorily granted, eighteen degrees Celsius at last Sunday’s SGC round of golf at Westview golf course greeted twenty-five players with a bright sun smiling all day at us. A perfect day comfortably leaning more on the cooler side. Aspiring contenders jockeying for positions hoping for good turn of events favoring their game to catch the leaders, found a roadblock in the form of Westview golf course. This challenging and difficult course could bite you in the you know what if you were not careful and not bringing your ‘A” game. Time and time again, we got the same impression of degree of scoring with difficulty with this golf course, in truest form. But lo and behold, this was not the buzz that was being heard through the grapevine. As a matter of fact, a number of players loved this golf course because of its difficulty – undulating fairways, fast sloping greens, tree lined on every side of the fairways, but it was the course management’s ill-fated treatment of SGC organization as a whole. Not only for the steep green fee they charged at this time of year but the way the course was prepared for us – missing blue tee boxes, shortage of golf carts, aerated greens without notice, etc. SGC did not beg for premium fees rendered through all these years we played here but then again, giving us a little respect would put us in a very consoled, fitting feeling, wouldn’t you agree? So much for the crabbiness, wait ‘til next year? Not.

So, who defied the difficulty that this course had to offer? This member with a deafening silent demeanor when he played just going about his own business, was the vibrant winner of the days’ prize. With the only player finishing a round in the high 60s, Seho Oh with his very slow, proverbial backswing grabbed the Nassau back nine and total net score of 69. Admired his humility that preceded everything else. Seho who was not fond of using the internet, could perhaps get this accolade to him in some other ways. At least we tried. He sure deserved it.

Julio Rodriguez with a penchant of winning something every week, seized the front nine.

Closest to the pin: Soft-spoken Dave Nelson got the best of the sharpshooters by edging them with his precise shot at the Middle course fifth hole. Jojo Dizon’s shot at Lakeland 7th hole beat two other guys prior.

Grand Finals: With the culmination of this contest next Sunday, here are the top four players who established the biggest chance of winning it after posting lowest net scores last week.
1. Seho Oh 69
2. Jess Velearde 71
3. Jimmy manguerra 73
4. JC Montilla 73

Major, major threat. I may sound like a broken record but inevitability, performance shown from week’s conclusion seemed to fall convincingly to Joey Cruz’ determination to take all three major awards – POY, SPOY, & MIP. Never done before. Sorry to say that the advantage turned out to be a mirage for those who are trying to catch him. Remember those days when Tiger Woods played an event? You could hear other players saying, “We are playing for second place.” Indeed. Take a bow Joey.

Congratulations to the winners.