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.

What a superb day to play golf last Sunday. Was it the water or was it the weather? Must be the weather. First of all, with four games going into the season we almost gave up on people joining us this year. Declining attendance was a real concern every time we teed off for the first four weeks. Bad weather conditions unfortunately augmented to the daunting thought. It made us to believe that a dwindling membership would take place this year because of mother nature. But lo and behold, a twenty-two-degree temperature with the sun smiling at us for the whole day welcomed twenty-seven players including three guests at Royal Woodbine golf course. Most of all, we were all surprised and jubilant to see Pat Deoca, Fred Halili and Exe Navarette joining us this year. Welcome back boys! With three more members in anticipation to return later on, it’s gotta be the weather. Not bad. Not bad at all.

Pat D.

Fred H.

EXE N.

From all the results at day end, it looked to be a fruitfully senior day. From the scent of BenGay cream rising up in the air, it was deemed to be a day for the ‘young onced’. Kidding aside, these seniors had not forgotten to tell everyone that they were still around swinging hard and effectively. Mar D. and Rene Q. both kayoed the field with a net score of 69 clipping Jojo D. by a stroke. Another senior, Bingoy P. captured fourth place a stroke behind third place.

Mar DV.

Rene Q.

Nassau contest: Who else but Mar D. grabbed the overall net score. Watch out for a new member of this golf course who is going to present us with good score the next time we play Royal Woodbine – Rey P. He convincingly won the front nine. Sssssh…… he did not want us to know that he became a member this year. Not to be outdone, Jojo D. took the back.

Ricky R.

Jojo D.

Monthly contest: This was one contest where consistency must persevere for a streak of five weeks. Ricky R. and Jojo D. showed that form of playing consistently, rewarded themselves by winning Month 1 with both amassing total best net three scores of 212. Mike M. stayed in third place a mere stroke behind.

Super Series: Ever wanted to catch a big fish? This was it. Again, who else could have done it? A hot string of good luck and cleverly play, got Mar D. going capturing the title. Jojo D., Bingoy P. and Ricky R. placed second, third and fourth respectively.

Bingoy P.

Sharpshooting contest: This might sound weird but both Dave N. & Manny C. landed their shots closest on the fourth hole, declared both shots equidistant to the pin. Huh? Rey P. added another win for his second of the day with his shot being closest on the seventh hole. Dave N. got his precise shot going on again on the tenth while nobody got closer than Joey C’s shot on the fourteenth. Manny C. who I heard got scope secretly attached to every club, got the fifteenth.

Dave N.

Manny C.

Rey P.

Joey C.

Congratulations to all winners.

ANNOUNCEMENT: SGC declares that Super Series 2 is to be held on Sunday, June 19, 2016 at Glen Cedars. This schedule is shortened by a week due to GTAA Interleague tournament that SGC is hosting the following Sunday on June 26, 2016. The first week for the Super Series 2 collection is doubled as well as on that day it is being held.

What was it with this golf course? Last Sunday at Crosswinds golf course, a weather phenomenon just happened. Eighteen players showed up and was greeted by mother nature in a very odd way. Why? This was what occurred during their round – hail after a sunshine, then snow after sunshine, then hail again after rain, then sunshine after snow. Jeepers man, that was what happening all day long. Not to mention the howling wind making it a lot cooler most especially on the fifteen hole where it was blowing like you were at the exhaust end of a started huge jet airplane. Temperature wise during the week was not so bad after all as it averaged around fifteen degrees Celsius but not that Sunday and that Sunday the last time we played Crosswinds. Just too bad, most players likened the idea of playing this golf course but the weather did us no favour at all. I heard one member saying “This was the worst golf condition I ever played with.”

Anyway regardless of what happened, we were going to have results no matter what. Many cheers to those players who braved the weather conditions and finished their respective rounds. No quitters reported.

I believe for one that this person who performed well under this conditions was good enough to win the scoring title for the day. Dave N. who seemed to treat that day as another day at the office signed in a net of 72. What bad weather did you say? Dave after the game never showed that he was perturbed by any distraction at all.

Dave N.

Others winners: Eddie I. who looked so relaxed after a week from Panama took the Nassau front nine and overall. Seho O. who is known for shooting good score consistently, grudgingly captured the back nine.

Eddie I.

Seho O.

We thank the winners for the round of drinks they provided for those who stayed after the round.

SGC would like to officially welcome wholeheartedly our newest members – Allan Man and Sopeara Tuy. Good luck to both.

Super Series is this Sunday. Late entries are still welcome.

Announcement: In behalf of SGC members, we would like to send our condolences to the family of Ross Bautista for the passing of Ross’ mother Dolores. May she rest in peace.

Confusion about golf violation rules regarding hitting a wrong ball and hitting a ball from wrong location explained. To avoid eliminating the authenticity of the ruling, please check the link below. Otherwise, see the contents of this link further down this page.

http://lindamillergolf.blogspot.ca/2009/01/ask-linda-98-wrong-ball-vs-wrong-place.html

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Ask Linda #98-Wrong Ball vs. Wrong Place

Linda, Do you have an easy way to explain the difference between a wrong ball and playing from a wrong place (i.e., a ball played from where it was set aside, which is a wrong ball, and a ball played at a place your marker was moved to)? Rules can get technical and you have a way with words and can maybe explain the difference well. Even though the penalty is the same, one needs to be corrected and the other one not. Curious Lulu in Puerto Rico Dear Lulu, The answer to this question involves an understanding of the definition of “wrong ball” and “wrong place,” an explanation of the penalty for each infraction, and finally some examples that I hope will help to clarify the difference. I. Wrong ball A ball is a “wrong ball” if it is another player’s ball, an abandoned ball, or even your own ball if you have taken it temporarily out of play by marking and lifting it. In this last instance (and here’s where it gets a little tricky), the ball is not in play until you replace it where it was marked; if you place it elsewhere and play it, it is a still a wrong ball, and not a ball played from the wrong place. It remains a wrong ball until it is properly put back into play. The following balls can never be “wrong:” your ball that is in play, your provisional ball or a second ball that you play under Rule 3-3 when you are in doubt as to the proper procedure. The penalty for playing a wrong ball is loss of hole in match play. In stroke play, you are penalized two strokes, and you must abandon the wrong ball and play the correct ball from the correct spot. Do not count the strokes you took playing the wrong ball. II. Wrong place You have played from the wrong place if you (1) hit a ball from a place not permitted under the rules; (2) if you were required to re-drop a ball and did not do so (e.g., your dropped ball rolls into a hazard, or rolls more than two club-lengths – for a complete list, see Rule 20-2c); or (3) if you move a ball and fail to replace it (Rule 20-7a). The penalty for playing from a wrong place is loss of hole in match play. In stroke play, there is a two stroke penalty and you must continue playing the hole with the ball you played from the wrong place. However, if you suspect you may have gained a significant advantage by playing from the wrong place, then you must play a second ball from the correct place, report the facts to the Committee, and await its decision as to which ball will count. Under these circumstances, if you do not play a second ball, and the Committee rules that you gained a significant advantage, you will be disqualified for committing what is known as a “serious breach” of the rules (Rule 20-7c). The difference between a wrong ball and a wrong place is the same everywhere on the golf course. Lulu, since you made references in your question to a “moved marker” and to “setting the ball aside,” actions that most typically occur on a putting green, I will use examples of infractions that might occur on the green to try to help to clarify the differences for you. Let’s begin with a wrong ball. I trust that everyone understands that someone else’s ball or an abandoned ball are both “wrong” balls. The penalty and procedure are straightforward, and are explained above (see I, penalty for wrong ball). However, the concept that your original ball no longer in play is a “wrong” ball is not intuitive, and may be better explained using a concrete example: Suppose someone else in your group marks your ball on the green and sets it aside. If you proceed to putt from that spot where it was set aside, you have played a wrong ball. This is because once a ball has been lifted, it is out of play. Even though you are playing your original ball, it is defined as a “wrong ball” because it has not officially been put back in play (this might be a good time to review the definitions of Wrong Ball and Ball in Play in Section II at the beginning of your rule book). The penalty in match play is loss of hole. The penalty for putting this wrong ball is a little tricky in stroke play. If you knew it had been set aside, then your penalty is two strokes, and you must now place the ball on the correct spot and hole out (don’t count the strokes made with the wrong ball). If you did not know it had been set aside, there is no penalty, and your procedure is as follows: If you discover the error before teeing off on the next hole, you would have to return to the putting green, place your ball on the correct spot (estimate as best you can), and putt out; if you become aware of the error after teeing off, the score with the wrong ball would stand (Decision 15-3b/3). Let’s take a look now at playing from a wrong place. The most common example on the putting green occurs when you have been asked to mark your ball one putter-head length to the side and you forget to replace it before putting. You have played a ball from a “wrong place.” The penalty in match play is loss of hole. In stroke play, you must complete the hole with this ball, the score stands, and your penalty is two strokes. Another example of playing from a wrong place on a putting green would be if you mistakenly place your ball in front of another player’s marker and putt it. In match play, you would lose the hole. In stroke play, the penalty is two strokes, and you would have to continue with that ball until you hole out [Rule 20-7c]. If you think you may have committed what the rule book calls a “serious breach,” then you would have to play a second ball from the correct spot under Rule 3-3 (Doubt as to Procedure), report the facts to the Committee, and await its ruling. In this case, the Committee would probably rule that you had committed a serious breach if you gained a distinct advantage by putting from the wrong place (perhaps the wrong place was 20 feet closer to the hole!). You would be told to count the second ball, disregard the strokes played with the ball from the wrong place, and add a two-stroke penalty to your score. (If you did not play a second ball and the Committee ruled you had committed a serious breach, you would be disqualified.) An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; this old adage is as applicable to golf as it is to life. None of the above golf “disasters” would happen if you would heed these simple suggestions: 1. Always draw distinctive marks on all your golf balls so that you can easily identify them. 2. If you mark someone else’s ball and set it aside, tell him so as soon as he is within earshot. 3. Store several ball markers in your golf bag. Use the one that is noticeably different from those of the other players in your group. And here’s a trick that will help you to remember when you have marked your ball a putter-head length to the side at another player’s request: Whenever you are asked to move your marker, place it upside-down on the green. When it’s your turn to putt, noticing your upside-down marker will remind you that you moved it and will need to replace it before putting.