Were you able to have a glimpse at the closing PGA championship last Sunday? This was the last major event in the golfing world. Just in case you were out of town or somewhere where there was no access to social media, the muscle-bound Brooks Koepka won his second major in a year, his third in his career keeping the first prize $1.98 million money and the Wanamaker trophy. Tiger Woods in his golf comeback, shot the best round of his career in a major tournament with a 64, fell short but still received $1,188,000 for his second-place finish. The very last place golfer received $18,600 just for showing up and finishing the four-day round. Not bad, eh?

At SGC’s round at last Sunday at Lionhead Masters, we were feeling full of reluctance playing this venue. Surprisingly, we started our round of golf without last minute changes coming from the golf course management whatsoever as compared to two previous starts. So far so good. At twenty-eight degrees Celsius, twenty-seven players came to play. This was SGC’s seventeenth game of the season and winding down with only eight games to go. At this time of the year, it reminded me of the coming opening of CNE midway rides along Lakeshore Boulevard at CNE grounds and its closing sometime in September; meaning back to school already and the end of summer. Phew, forget about that thought and let me take you to the game results that happened last Sunday anyway.

With another scenario where again two people winning & sharing the day prize, this was the sixth time so far it had occurred this season. To SGC’s long hitting newcomers – Bong Blanco, Mike Dang & Steve Kim, Steve Kim came out sooner than expected to win out of this bunch. Him and JC Montilla both signed a scorecard of net 67. More on JC later. Steve not surprisingly with the length off the tee, in his only fourth game of the season, got the job done. JC Montilla with his second win, just joined the other six members in the prestigious multiple winners club. JC also seized the Nassau front nine as well as the total net. We are seeing a lot of good play from this member lately. He is also in the running for MIP and POY awards.

Only three players posted net score in the 60s. Two of them were mentioned above already and the other member who joined them was Ross Bautista. Ross was not too far from winning the day prize either with a net score of 69.

Another member Julio Rodriguez coming from a lay off a week ago warranted a good net score of 32, winning solely the Nassau back nine. Julio might be starting a good run of scoring low to move up in the standings just like he did late last year. Maybe we should try a week off or two then come back and win something. Not for everyone, you’d think?

Closest to the pin contest: Jimmy Manguerra fired the best shot than anybody else on the par 3 eight, while Ed Ilao at the eleventh hole beat a previous shot by the continual “brides’ maid” Joey Cruz at this particular contest. No offense intended, mind you.

Announcement: There was a sudden change as far as the net adjustment was concerned for those members who hit from the white tees & red tees from last Sunday’s round of golf. Lionhead Masters posted new course ratings for all tee boxes involved. According to Joey Cruz since we used the blue tee as reference point, the difference between blue tee & white tee became net adjustment for white tee as one from three as noted before. For red tee, the net adjustment decreased from five to four.