Alas, the opening day of SGC’s summer past time came and went last Sunday at Lionhead Master golf course. With the weather forecasting a glimpse of sunshine which never happened, it was a cloudy day throughout the afternoon at cool 14 degrees Celsius with moderate prevailing wind. So, the stage was set, twenty-eight players showed up and came to play. Mostly half of the members stayed at home but quite a few new prospective new members and guests totalling to eight helped to get this eventual first day out of the way.
Wet and soggy field didn’t play havoc to one veteran member, Julio Rodriguez who always has a knack for being clutch, took the day prize. Revenge is sweet so they say as JR, as we call him, was shut out of any day win last year, but didn’t have to go that far into the memory bank to find some inspiring recent form to take the opening day honours with a smashing front nine of 38 gross. He took the Nassau front and a total net of 71. There’s no better event to do that than JR. “Early bird catches the worm first”, don’t you think so? Nice start so far.
Jojo Dizon took the Nassau back nine with a net of 35.
With a home course familiarity advantage than anyone else, Ed Ilao took both closest to the pin contest as he bragged to those who he beat by getting a lot closer to the pin marvellously.
ANNOUNCEMENT: This is a reminder to those who played last Sunday and to those playing next Sunday. If you have not paid your membership fee before teeing off the deadline next Sunday, April 28, 2019 at Carlise Golf and Country Club, sorry to say that your score will not count unless otherwise. Ensure to pay your fee before you hit your first ball at your first tee off. Same is true to those aspiring qualified members to enter the SPOY contest this year.
Please also adhere to every Wednesday attendance deadline submission if you’re playing that Sunday of the week. No confirmation, you are deemed to be not playing.
NEW GOLF RULE FOR 2019: One important golf change for 2019 worth mentioning again is out of bounds and lost ball situation. No more hitting provisional ball in both cases. Automatically, you are hitting from your drop off location with two stroke penalty.