Club Championship 2023

The Club Championship took place Aug 22, 23 under sunny skies and hot temperatures. The course was in terrific shape and the greens rolled fast and true.

THE GROUP:

Back L-R: Leanne Stevenson, Gail Richards, Rachel Jackson, Cathy Morin, Sandy Young, 

Anna Crowley, Dianne Beatty

Front L-R: Joan Hayward, Sandi MacDonald, Jeanne Beaith, Sue Morrow

THE RESULTS:

Overall: Jeanne Beaith

Senior: Sue Morrow

Diamond: Sandi MacDonald

Double Diamond: Joan Hayward

A Flight: Rachel Jackson

B Flight: Dianne Beatty

Junior Girls: Anna Crowley

The Bulger Alternate Shot and Books

Tuesday was our annual Jane Bulger Alternate Shot Tournament. The rain held off until we were almost all finished.

THE TEAMS:

YVONNE SHANNON & SANDY YOUNG; SHARON BRUBACHER

ANN HALL & JOAN HAYWARD; BRIDGET SMITH & JOANNE O'SULLIVAN

LYNN ATTLEY & RACHEL JACKSON; DALE HODGE & PATTY HUNT

LAURA McCRACKEN EBBRELL & SU MORROW; BARB PEMBERTON & PATTI McDONALD

DAWN McMASTER & ANNE PARKS

LORI SHEFFIELD & ARIANE MACDONALD

DIANNE BEATTY & SUSAN ROSS-FOSTER; HEATHER OGDEN & DIANE ARSENAULT

JEANNE BEAITH & LINDA MacDONALD; DONNA TODD & LYNDA RENNICK

CLAUDIA van der MEULEN & VALERIE FOSTER; LEANNE STEVENSON & TRACEY BODASHEFSKY

THE RESULTS:

FIRST - NET 64.5 - CATHY MORIN & GAIL RICHARDS - $30.00 EACH

TIED SECOND - NET 66 - PATTY McDONALD & BARB PEMBERTON - $20.00 EACH

                                                       - SU MORROW & LAURA McCRACKEN EBBRELL - $20.00 EACH

FOURTH - NET 66.5 - SANDY YOUNG & YVONNE SHANNON - $10.00 EACH

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THE LITTLE TREASURE SHOP AT THE HOSPITAL IS LOOKING FOR DONATIONS OF BOOKS. THEY ONLY WANT RELATIVELY NEWLY PUBLISHED ONES - NO OLD AND OUT OF DATE. 

CONTACT DALE OR BARB WHO WILL TAKE YOUR DONATIONS FOR THE SHOP.

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DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR THE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP - JULY 22, 23

RED TEES OR RED/GREEN TEES

Penalty areas and ALMOST a hole-in-one.

PENALTY AREAS:

A lot of new penalty areas emerged after the Golf Ontario qualifier was here a couple of weeks ago. The interns marking the course admittedly wanted to speed up play and therefore marked EVERYTHING RED - even some of our out-of-bounds areas. 

Most have been restored - the red paint has been washed away. The areas should be played as they have been previously. The creek now has YELLOW stakes at the bridges and a few other spots along the creek.

A few details about #8 - Right and left of the tee are marked RED. The creek crossing is YELLOW. The pond is RED. Remember that for BOTH red and yellow, you can go back on line as far as you want, keeping the point of entry between you and the flag. However, for red, you also get a 2-club length option. If you enter the pond bouncing in from the right side, your spot to drop can be a 2-club length area near your point of entry (no closer to the hole), without having to cross the pond. If you cross the pond, but you are virtually certain the ball has bounced back in from the green-side bank, you can take a 2-club length relief (no closer to the hole) from here as well. If the ball enters the pond from the tee on the fly, you must keep the point of entry between you and the flag, somewhere between the creek and the pond. 

A side note: There are no markings left of the #8 green - therefore, if you hit it there, it is more than likely a lost ball.  Before leaving the tee would be an excellent time to hit a PROVISIONAL BALL, because if you don't find the original ball you must hit again from the tee. 

The diagrams below may help you with red and yellow markings:

If you have any questions please see Jeanne.

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ALMOST A HOLE-IN-ONE! 

Sooo close for Carol MacGregor on Saturday on #17 - hopefully it was for a skin, at least!!

A great turn out for our Eleni Ponting Better Ball. 

The last day of spring sure felt like the first day of summer!!

THE TEAMS:

DAWN McMASTER, DIANE ARSENAULT, LEAH ANNE GOODY, ANNE PARKS

ANN HALL, LYNDA RENNICK, VALERIE FOSTER, LYNN ATTLEY

LEANNE, STEVENSON, SANDY YOUNG, PATTY McDONALD, BRIDGET SMITH

DIANNE BEATTY, GAIL RICHARDS, ENE MILNER, ANNABEL THORPE

BETTY BRIGHT, JANE GIBBENS, PATTI HUNT (🎂 girl), ARIANE MACDONALD

SUSAN ROSS-FOSTER, YVONNE SHANNON, BARB PEMBERTON, JOAN HAYWARD

RACHEL JACKSON, DALE HODGE, ANNE ABBOTT, TRACEY BODASHEFSKY

LAURA McCRACKEN EBBRELL, JEANNE BEAITH, LINDA MacDONALD, HEATHER OGDEN

CATHY MORIN, SANDI MacDONALD, SHARON BRUBACHER

 WELCOME TO NEW MEMBER, SHARON BRUBACHER!

Where were you born? Brantford, in south western Ontario; grew up in a rural farming community 

Where do you live now? Port Hope

How long have you been golfing? About 12 years

Previous clubs you belonged to? Ladies Golf Club of Toronto

Do you have any golfing goals this year? Getting to know and play with members of the DWS 

Favourite post round drink? A cold beer

Significant other, kids, grandkids, pets? Spouse, Lou

Other sports, hobbies, interests? Walking, good food, a bit of gardening, travel

I hope you were watching the historic finish to the Canadian Open!! All of Canada congratulates Nick Taylor.

From our match convenor Sandi MacDonald:

Match Play info:

Putting: Ask the pro shop staff for the numbered flags for the putting contest and return them to the pro shop when you finish. The new flags don't have numbers on them.

Match Play Cards: Sandi is more than happy to make up your match play cards. Just let her know via text 289-251-0104 or email at sandi.macw@gmail.com. She will leave the card for you in the match play box in the locker room.

After the match, leave the signed card in that same box.

This and That

Cancelling a tee time: If you happen to be the first name listed for a tee time, especially on a Saturday or Tuesday, and you need to cancel, please phone the pro shop to do so. If you take your name out online through Chronogolf, you will cancel the whole group from that time. 

Bunkers: Always enter and exit a bunker from the low side - do not climb down or up steep faces, even if it might be be faster and mean less raking. Climbing steep bunker faces causes damage to the face of the bunker and can cause the edge of the bunker to collapse. Leave rakes on the low side (and away from the entrance to the green), to encourage others to do the same thing. As you leave the bunker use your club to knock sand off the bottom of your shoes, especially from a green side bunker. You don't want to leave sandy footprints on the green. 

By the way, more sand is going in our green side bunkers this week!!

Provisional balls: If you think your ball may be lost or has gone out of bounds, you should hit a provisional ball and announce it to your playing partners. It will save you the "walk of shame" back to the tee or from wherever you hit it, if you can't find your original ball. This does not apply to balls hit into a hazard or penalty area. (In fact, you may not hit a provisional if you are unsure if your ball is in a hazard.)

Here is a link to a short video about a provisional ball.

And if you are in match play, don't forget to get your matches arranged soon - time flies, as we all know!!

WELCOME TO NEW MEMBER, VALERIE FOSTER!

Where were you born? Etobicoke, ON. Moved to Calgary, AB post university graduation. From there, we moved in 2000 to Saudi and North Cypress. Repatriated to Canada in 2018.

Where do you live now? Cobourg

How long have you been golfing? Very sporadically without continuous participation for 10 years.

Previous clubs you belonged to? Very sporadically without continuous participation for 10 years.

Do you have any golfing goals this year? Be consistent (ha ha) and hit 'em straight.

Significant others, kids, pets? My husband Ted has joined the Dalewood Golf Club and plays in the men's league 3X per week. We have three daughters Kaytlin, Caylea and Claire who live in Germany, St. Louis and Toronto respectively. We are proud new grandparents to Eloise Adelaide (Kaytlin).

Favourite post round drink? Cab Sauve, Gin and Tonic or Vodka Soda. 

Other sports, hobbies, interests? I swim for a Master's Swim Team in AZ and competed successfully in 4 races this past March.  I was a personal trainer and still enjoy working out with free weights. I am an avid quilter and have been teaching the skills needed for 22 years.   

 

 

  

It's time to pick your partner. The Eleni Ponting Better Ball is on Tuesday, June 20th. The sign up sheet is posted on the bulletin board outside our locker room. We play our own ball and use the better net score on each hole.

If you don't have a partner, sign up as a single or get in touch with convenor Cathy Morin (cmorin003@sympatic.ca).

Just a reminder that you must have different partners for our 3 partner events - match play, better ball and alternate shot.

 Sincere condolences to Annabel Thorpe on the passing of her husband Peter.