Where art thou SGC members? Ten MIA members did not show up as there were only five flights at Century Pines golf course contended for this eventful week last Sunday. Weather was ideal at twenty-seven degrees Celsius with a threat of rain that never happened and with cloudy periods early in the afternoon.

This golf course considered by many as one of the easiest golf courses in our schedule. Proof of that was at least seven people produced net scores in the sixties and only three people with net scores in the eighties. With this week measured as the end of the month week, you could reward yourself with a share of substantial prizes waiting to be had – provided you put yourself in a position playing virtuously submitting low score at the end of the day. One member just did that by winning the Nassau overall score as the day’s winner as well as winning the richly contested Super series 3 contest. Eddie I. justifying that this was his kind of day, scored a net of 66.

Eddie I.

Nassau contest: As mentioned above, Ed I. with that kind of 66 net score got the total lowest score. Amazingly enough, Sennix B. did not let anybody get close enough by winning the front with a net score of 27. Wow. Quietly summoning to be heard, Mar DV. steadily won himself the back nine.

Sennix B.

Mar DV.

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Par 3 sharpshooters contest: Ricky R. armed with probably nine or eight iron fired it close on the fifth hole. Seho O. who is getting a habit of winning this contest every week won hole thirteen.

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Ricky R.

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Super Series: That Ed I. again for his third win of the day. Mar DV, & Ross B. tied to bag second place while Seho O. placed fourth.

Ross B.

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Month 3 contest: This was the contest to measure your consistency for five consecutive weeks. Seho O. provided that consistency by winning it. Jojo D. without even playing tied JC M. for second place.

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Seho O.

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MIP contest is posted as we entered day fifteen of our summer season of the year. So far, Ricky R. is the sole qualified candidate to make the winners edge. We need five winners for this contest. With only ten more games unaccounted for, those players with a difference of 1.00 or under (start handicap index minus ending handicap index) are not too far off to contend and get in the top five. But of course you need to play fifteen games and playing well to lower your ending handicap than your starting handicap to qualify. Please check where you stand in the list posted already to one of our web site links.

Congratulations to the winners.

Sour grapes? Not sure. The set up of tee boxes for sure riled up a lot of SGC senior members yesterday at Royal Woodbine golf course. Gold, blue & white tee boxes all bunched up together in all par 5 holes located at the most precarious spot – gold teeing area. This was not amusing at all. Distance to carry fescue or hazard played havoc to most seniors with limited physical ability who showed up and played. As a matter of fact, one senior discontinued his play because he had to face this trending scenario to a few holes ahead of him. Sad. Very sad. Most obviously rib-tickling to most seniors who just came out to enjoy the company, enjoy the outdoors and to simply have fun did not get any of that sort. Were we forgetting that the enjoyment of playing this game resting on how it was being played? The bare facts about SGC membership, whether you liked it or not, more than fifty percent were senior members. Yes at most times we all could be competitive but perceptibly that did not happen yesterday. Could we be more respective of the remaining golden years for these people? Yes SGC could be. We all learned from our mistakes.

In consequence, this tee box setup was due to the previous tournament held before us and was never returned to regular setting when it was our turn to play. SGC complained to course management after our round and was somewhat apologetic about it. If I remembered correctly, the same occurrence happened two or three years ago at this very same golf course.

We all know and played this golf course regularly throughout the years, so how do we prevent this from happening again? SGC suggested this:

Hit from familiar white or blue tee box locations. Tee up from the middle of the teeing area.

We challenge and welcome any comments from the younger generations. SGC would like to be fair and treat its precious members equally.

Moving on. There was a point in time that SGC’s best players during our golf season would decide to give it a little rest and give someone else a chance to take over. Alas, things turned out in their favour yesterday. The golf course proved to be too long – a haven for long hitters because of tee box locations that were way, way back on few holes. It would take just one of these holes to cause a disaster, scoring wise to some who were not too long off the tee. Let us give credit when it was due to those who thrived in this kind of situation. Two players – Manny C. and Jojo D. took advantage of last Sunday’s event to edge out the rest of the field by scoring a net of 68. Both deservingly grabbed the day’s prize. There were only three players who net scored in the high 60s. Dave N. lost by a slimmest of margin with a net score of 69. All three players known to be long off the tee and good. Very good indeed.

Manny C.

Jojo D.

Dave N.

Nassau corners: Joey C. got the mojo working as he captured the front nine. Jojo D. who almost made a sweep, warranted to win the back nine and overall score convincingly. Nice work.

Joey C.

Par 3 closest to the pin contest: Seho O’s accuracy with his irons rewarded him of winning the seventh hole while Joey C. got another win by shooting the closest on the fifteenth.

Seho O.

Super series next Sunday.

Congratulations to all winners. Appreciate the round of drinks.

Twenty-eight degrees Celsius with the sun out and slight breeze at Kingsforest golf course last Sunday. Worst humidity felt by twenty-three players plus two guests who were brave enough to show up and played. What was the word I was looking for? Sticky. It was so sticky. So uncomfortable feeling when you’re making that golf swing and felt that clothing of yours sticking to your skin – sweat & heat. Better than rain mind you. Scoring wise, it was an eventful ‘all sizzle, no steak’ scenario.

We were going to have winners regardless. So what happened at Sunday’s event? This wily veteran never surprised anyone anymore. You’d think that Sennix B. seemed forgotten and buried deep into the abyss but guessed what, he would come up from time to time and would say “Guys I’m still here”. Given a golf course to play on with all kinds of adversities around – a horde of trees all lined up left & right, OBs and water hazards on few holes, expecting low scoring would happen? No Sireeee. High average scoring proved that at Kingsforest golf course. Almost dried fairways did not help low scoring either. Sennix awakened with a net of 71 snared the day’s prize. Well done.

Sennix B.

Nassau contest: Nobody appeared to want winning anything at all indicated by high scores, so Sennix grabbed the front nine and overall. Julio R. unwittingly took the opportunity of seizing the back nine.

Julio R.

Approaching to that number of fifteen games required to qualify for the coveted POY title. Make that four players registered thirteen rounds after last Sunday – Rey P., Jojo D., Ricky R. & Mike M. all in that list in winning order. Piece of advice? Try not to miss anymore games and try your best to keep up with these leaders.

Thirteen. This is the magic number to win the SPOY title. Why of course, SGC just played its thirteenth game of the season. So far, only two senior entrants were able to register thirteen games – Rey P. and Ricky R. with the former running away with a humongous lead. No need to worry for the rest of the contestants as we still have twelve more games unaccounted for.

Month 3 contest with two more games to go, has its own three top players in the lead – Seho O., Jojo D., & JC M. No significant qualms here as it is still anybody’s game for a lot of players are all bunched up closely.

For those who are aspiring to see improvements in your game, lowering of handicap that is, MIP will be tabulated after the fifteenth game. To qualify please check SGC’s local rules.

See you at RW next Sunday. Go ahead, make your day. Good luck.

Congratulations to the winners. Thanks for the round of drinks.

Here we were again at almost halfway point of our golf season. Time always flew fast when we were having fun. Twenty-nine degrees Celsius last Sunday at Westview golf course welcoming twenty-three players as well as three guests.

Hmm……let me see the profile on last Sunday’s winner – JC M. In 2015 POY race he closely fought for the title but fell short dropping down in fourth place, lagged behind by twenty-four strokes to the eventual winner, his very own brother, Mike M. He narrowly missed third place overall by a mere stroke to Jimmy M. Not bad – engaging yourself in top five of the POY race was not an easy task. His best outing last year was a net of 67 for second place at Royal Woodbine on August 16, 2015, round 17, beaten by a net of 64 courtesy of Bingoy P. Well at Westview golf course which had a higher course rating than most of the golf courses slated in SGC schedule, amusingly had its own way of counterbalancing player’s respective handicaps. In simple layman’s terms, it was a difficult course. JC came out just mighty fine by bagging the day’s prize with a net score of 70. It could be a start of a good beginning for him; couldn’t agree more.

JC M.

Nassau Contest: This some guy with an Irish ……er Pinoy luck, Bert C. won the front nine. Shared and shared alike, this sounded good as three people all tied to win the back nine – Jojo D., JC M., & Seho O. Who else would win the overall score but JC M.

Jojo D.

Seho O.

Sad news for an ailing member. Sam Kim with unfortunate advice from his doctor not to play any physically driven sport activity because of back problems is abruptly gone for the season. May we remind everyone that Sam was one of our members that was instrumental in helping SGC win this year’s Gemini Cup by shooting an admirably net of 62. SGC in behalf of its members would like to wish him a speedy recovery. We appreciate as well the round of drinks he provided last Sunday. See you next year Sammy.

Sam K.

Don D.

Nap P.

SGC also would like to send best health wishes to Don D. and Nap P. We do not easily forget.

It was twenty-seven degrees Celsius at Tyandaga golf course where twenty-three players tried their mettle of recording low golf scores with this sympathetic, stunning ideal weather. What more could you ask for? After an endearing win as Gemini Cup champions last week at GTAA Interleague event, celebration after the game nutritiously happened at Bingoy P’s sacrificiail home. Food and drinks provided by few members and of course by SGC as well, were devoured scrumptiously by those who came. Thanks and appreciation coming from those who were grateful enough to savour the festivity. Nice to know if we could do it again next year? A 64-million-dollar question.

Last Sunday was already in the record books as the eleventh game of our SGC young golf season and the hands of time were moving fast. From our point of view, this person who only played his third game of the season, was seemingly trending to be a fully retiree from work and or should we say ……..playing golf. Ross B. surprisingly with a chance to reinvent himself in an adventurous way got his retired skilful golf mojo generated once more by winning the lowest net of the day. He carded a net score of 68.

Ross B.

If I may, please let me refer to something about retirement coming from a retired professional golfer:

“When a man retires, his wife gets twice the husband but only half the income.” Chi Chi Rodriguez

Nassau corner winners: Three players joining in to grab the front nine – Ross B., Bert C. & Bingoy P. A similar scenario captured the back nine again by three players – Ross B. Joey C. & Julio R. And if you noticed Ross B. was a winner in both nine corners – and for that reason, Ross who else, took the overall prize.

Bingoy P.

Joey C.

Julio R.

For other scores and its entirety, please refer to other links posted on this web site.

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.

In Memoriam: SGC in behalf of its members send condolences to the family of Mel Catre who passed away last week. Mel C. was a long-time SGC member – may he rest in peace. For particulars about Mel’s wake, please contact Joey C.

Moving on, atmosphere surrounding SGC members was showing calming effect to the point of every one was saying “It’s about time”. Cheerful days were here again, weather wise to be exact. Round six at Tyandaga golf course received twenty-one players with a whooping twenty-four-degree Celsius temperature with the sun cooperating, shining brightly all afternoon long.

A repeat of last week results happened again. Another splendid showing of last week’s winner. Mar DV. closed out with a net 69. He topped the Sunday tournament by three shots over fours players – Manny C., Ed I., Mike M., & Julio R. who all secured second spot with a net 72. A cruising runaway win for Mar who out ranked them age wise by almost a decade or more. Vintage wine much better tasting did you say?

Mar DV.

Nassau: C’mon now who else would do it? Mar DV. of course, who romped away with the overall score as well as the front nine. Bingoy P. who was showing good performance of late took the back.

Bingoy P.

Par 3 contest: Ed I. got the closest on hole number three; Rey P. with another consistent sharp shooting binge since last week took the thirteenth; Joey C. who now won two in a row shot the closest on hole fifteenth.

Eddie I.

Rey P.

Joey C.

Race to POY update: Jojo D. leads by four strokes with 442 over Joey C. and Ricky R. with 446 total in six rounds.

Jojo D.

Ricky R.

Race to SPOY update: Joey C. and Ricky R. battling it out but both tied in first place with 446 after six rounds. Rey P. running third with 450 followed by Bingoy P. a mere stroke in fourth place with 451.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Deadline to submit your entry fee on June 19, 2016 for the GTAA Interleague tournament to be held the following week, June 26, 2016. Members show your colours and participate. We are hosting this event. GTAA event counts as your fifth game in SGC’s Month 2 contest.