5th Annual Devil's Tournament

The weather was wonderful for the Devil's Tournament - some said it was a little too hot - but it didn't rain on a Tuesday!  The meals were terrific, prepared by chef Jen.  The course was in great shape.  And the company couldn't have been better!  Here are some of the photos from the post round drinks on the balcony.  The winners and full results will be in a later posting.

 

 

 

By the way, several people had left before the bills had come out of the kitchen, so we decided to add 15% automatically to all the meals for the gratuity. The staff didn't want to interrupt the prizes, so that's why there was a delay in delivering the bills.

 

40th Anniversary

It was great to see so many members celebrating Dalewood's 40th Anniversary last Saturday with golf in the afternoon and a nice barbecue and corn roast out on the first tee.  It was really fun to see so many Juniors playing in the tournament and enjoying the dinner as well - of course, they had to be called off the putting green when it was time to eat.  Many thanks to Jamie, Dave, Jen and staff for putting on a wonderful day. 

The entertainment was terrific - "tall girl in the back shop" aka Caroline and Andy Earle, of course!

Sitting with the Thorpes, it was really nice to see the O'Neills - Art was our first Club President, and Ruth was secretary for the Women's Section for years. The big evergreen tree behind the first tee 

has special meaning now.

Our Greens Superintendent Tyler Ruest and his wife Wendy were there.

And lots of members of our women's section were enjoying the evening:

Baskets for Gracie

A big thank you to the Dalewood Women’s Section for your generous donations that were used to create baskets to be used to raise money for Gracie Bowen. 

 (valued at ~ $625)

Pictures from Club Championship

Pictured below are the 2014 Women Club Champions:

 

 Junior Girls - Rachel Jackson; Flight winners: B Flight - Gina Jackson, A Flight - Sandi MacDonald-Wangen, C Flight and Low Net Winner - Laura Ebbrell; Diamond - Joan Hayward; Overall - Jeanne Beaith; Senior Women - Sharon Klan; Double Diamond - Dale Hodge

 Some of the Club Champion Participants:

And mother and daughter winners!!

Congratulations to All!!

District Championship and Devil's Tournament

Our Peterborough District Championship will be held this year on August 25th at Cedarhurst Golf Club, near Beaverton (Lake Simcoe area).  The cost is $85, which includes golf, lunch, and gift card prizes.  The closing date is August 11. Information and forms are on the bulletin board.  Husbands and significant others may play in this tournament as well. You may leave your entry in the pro shop for George Moffat, who is the convenor.  Sandi and Claudia are going, so perhaps some car pooling could happen.

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Our annual Devil's Tournament is taking place on Tuesday, Aug 26, starting with a 1 pm shotgun.  As usual, partners will be randomly drawn from 2 handicap flights and you will play 6 holes of better ball, 6 of scramble, and 6 of Chapman alternate shot.  The cost is $10 and prizes will be given to the top 4 teams.  Dinner selections will be made ahead of time.

Club Championship Weekend

Although the forecast was not good, we managed to get both days in under sunny skies. 

Everyone started out hopeful, a little nervous, and in good spirits!

 It appears that everyone finished in good spirits as well.  (Pun intended)

Saturday's play was followed by "Apps on the Balcony".  Looks like good food and great company:

Stay tuned for more Club Championship photos and results.

FUNDRAISER FOR GRACIE BOWEN

An appeal to help someone in our community with relatives in our Dalewood membership –

Gracie Bowen is a nine year old Grafton girl who is fighting Osterosarcoma (bone cancer).  Active in hockey and soccer, she is a fighter but with something this momentous, she and her family will need all the help they can get.  She has recently come through a major operation at SickKids where her knee was removed and replaced with her ankle and foot so she may be fitted for a prosthesis.

For those who wish to help this little girl and her family through this difficult time, you may make a donation directly to a fund in her name – please ask for details at the Pro Shop.

Also, the Women’s executive thought we could put together a golf basket and an entertainment basket that could be raffled off or auctioned at the golf tournament being organised for her cause on August 10.  If you wish to participate, there will be a basket left in the locker room to collect your donations to fill the baskets.

We know we can put together something spectacular so let’s give her our support – every little bit counts. 

The Robins

Thanks to Yvonne for the pictures from Tuesday afternoon.  It appears that mother robin will be very busy feeding these two mouths!  We're happy they've survived so far!!

There is still time to sign up for Club Championship.  Speak to Dave, in the pro shop, if you neglected to put your name on the list.

2 hatched - 1 to go

We don't know if it's the same robin, but she clearly likes that water cooler on 3 tee as a nesting spot.  She flies away every time anyone comes near, which on busy days would be every 10 minutes or so.  Luckily she was able to keep them warm enough to hatch.  Now she just has to worry about predators like coyotes or cats!  Maybe Martha and Sandi can set up an overnight vigil to help her out?   ;-)

 Remarkable how many more feathers are there on Friday (right) compared to Thursday (left).  Thanks to Laura Ebbrell and Elliot vanderMeulen for the two pictures.

Sun, finally, and Club C

We finally got a beautiful Tuesday afternoon for golf and these women certainly appreciated it!  Ariane and Annabel were seen plotting their Greta Philips strategy and we're not sure what the others were doing - just having a normally good time on Tuesday afternoon!!

Club championship is on next weekend, July 26, 27 (with the Skills Challenge on Friday night).  All women are welcome to participate.  There are age divisions, and flights for handicaps.  You will play with similar handicaps.  The $35 fee includes Skills Night and Club Championship prizes, as well as dinner on Sunday.
Linda sent out an invitation to "apps on the balcony" following play on Saturday for a cost of $10.  Even those not playing on the weekend are welcome to come out.  Please sign up by this Saturday (July 19).