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Mens' Golf News
We had a great turnout for Thursday Night Mens' Golf on May
21, but winds kept the scores a bit higher than usual, with
no one able to even break 40 on the front nine.
In the A-flight, which was sponsored this week by
Southampton Foodland, Phil Hunt and Bruce Towner were tied
for low gross with scores of 40, but Hunt won out over
Towner in the tie-breaker to take first low gross. Barry
Beatty won the tie-breaker over Ed Pette and Mike Cleary to
win first low net with a net score of 35.
In the B-flight, sponsored by Crabby Joe's Bar and Grill in
Port Elgin, Randy Derry was the outright low gross winner
with a score of 44. Charlie Schmalz won first low net with a
net score of 36.
Paul Holk won first low gross in the C-flight, sponsored by
Caudle Denture Clinic in Southampton, with a score of 45.
Hugh Morrison Jr. took another trip to the prize table
winning first low net with a net score of 36.
In the D-flight, which was sponsored by Streak Free in
Southampton, Watt Rodgers had a great round of 49 to win
first low gross while Russ Solomway won first low net,
edging out Gary Hamer in the tie-breaker, with a net score
of 38.
John Upper won the Closest to the Pin competition on the
fifth hole while Russ Solomway sunk the Longest Putt on @2.
Don Foell was the lucky winner of the weekly Steelback draw.
On May 28, the last Thursday of the month, the format was
our monthly four-man scramble. Sponsors for this event were
Coblenz and Brown Drywall, Wino's in Port Elgin, Martin's
Home Hardware and the Walker House, both in Southampton.
Again, the weather played havoc with the players golf balls
as wind and rain alternated throughout the afternoon. The
team of Hugh Morrison, Steve Webb, Don Foell and Russ
Solomway took first place honours with a team score of 33,
four under par on the back nine. The team captained by Ron
Caudle with Gord Shular, Geza Kocsis and Jeff Schel were
second with a score of three under par, 34.
Geza Kocsis won the Closest to the Pin competition on #13
while Gord Shular sunk the Longest Putt on #17. Hugh
Morrison Jr. won the weekly Steelback draw. (next column)
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Mens' Senior Golf News
On May 19, the Senior Mens Section took to the links in a regular golf
format over eighteen holes. In the A-flight, including handicaps from 14
- 19, Mike Pitzen won first low gross with a score of 87, followed by
Barry Beatty with a score of 90. Terry Bailey and Dan Lazenby were tied
for first low net with net scores of 74.
In the B-flight, Don Hill, John Upper and Paul Holk were tied for first
low gross with scores of 93 while Al Cruickshank and Bob Speight shared
first low net with net scores of 76.
In the C-flight, Bill Richards won first low gross with a great score of
99, followed by Jim Connelly with a score of 106. Bob Boyd won first low
net with a net score of 76 followed by Watt Rodgers with a net score of
80.
In the D-flight, Art Eby had a strong round of golf with a 98 to win
first low gross. Dennis Johnston took second low gross with a score of
111. Doug Oatman and Bill Streeter shared first low net with net scores
of 80.
Paul Holk won both Closest to the Pin competitions on holes #5 and #13.
On May 26, the format for Seniors Golf was a four-man scramble over
eighteen holes. One team stood above the rest of the competition with a
great score of five under par 67. Congratulations to the team of Bruce
MacGregor, Bill Lazenby, Bob Boyd and Bill Richards. Second place was
shared by four teams, all with scores of three under par, 69. The teams
sharing second place were: the team of Jerry Burrows, Lorne Lazenby, Don
White and Joe Chiappetta; the team of Barry Beatty, Paul Holk, Bob
Speight and Ralph Maynard; the team of Bill Western, Al Cruickshank John
Upper and Doug Oatman; the team of Derryl Urstadt, Kent Bergstrom, Don
Hill and Tony Maley.
Closest to the Pin competitions on #5 and #13 were both won by Bruce
MacGregor.
Chippewa Member Scores Albatross
All golfers dream of the perfect shot - a hole in one. It is a
once-in-a-lifetime event for most of those who have managed to hole
their tee shot on a par three, and the event lives in the golfer's
memory forever.
There is another major accomplishment that is even more rare than a hole
in one - the Albatross. The Albatross occurs when a player scores a 2 on
a par 5, and there are very few golfers who have managed to achieve this
feat. It requires two accurate and long shots, and probably a wee bit of
luck.
On May 23rd, Chippewa member Dan Lazenby was playing a round of
golf with Dan O'Leary, Ryan Richardson and Mark Hamilton. When they
arrived at the eighth hole, Lazenby hit a great tee shot, just past the
tree that guards the left side of the fairway on the 441 yard par 5. He
chose a three wood for his second shot, and he hit it directly at the
green but everyone in the group lost sight of it as it approached the
fringe. When the ball couldn't be located behind the green, Richardson
looked in the cup and lo and behold, there was Lazenby's ball.
Congratulations to Dan, for achieving this remarkable score.
Submitted by Lorne Lazenby
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