The ace helped Tom and John finish in a tie for first place with Ray Northey and Brian Murdoch. Both teams had a score of net 60. Needless to say Tom won the Closest to the Pin on #12!
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
A Hole in One in the Weekday Fourball!
The ace helped Tom and John finish in a tie for first place with Ray Northey and Brian Murdoch. Both teams had a score of net 60. Needless to say Tom won the Closest to the Pin on #12!
The Haig Results!!
This past Saturday the Men's and Women's Haig events were held.
The Women's Haig was won by Jan Pugh and Jennifer Hogg. They shot a great score of 62 which topped the field by 4 shots. There score was helped by a couple of chip in birdies! Second place went to Josette Bell and Lucy Blais who shot 66. There was a tie for third place between Ann Griffin and Barb Rogers and Lynda Lennon and Lori Sheffield. Both teams shot 67.
The Men's Haig went to the team of Bob Doyle and Brent Wiens who fired a net 63. There was a tie for the gross event between defending champions Mark Burrell and Jared Docking and Mike McGarragle and Wade Brackenbury who had one under par 71's.
There was a three way tie for second net with the teams of Craig Ferns/ Dave Sutton, Bob Nebel/ Bob Spahn and Tim Charlton/ Don Pickthall all shooting scores of 65.
Team Spirit!! - the group of Tim Charlton and Don Pickthall and John and Brian Guenther sported Japanese headbands for some team motivation. We were told that the inspiration messages were "Win" and the other said "Champions"! We have no way to confirm this!! For their sakes we hope this is true!!
There was a three way tie for second net with the teams of Craig Ferns/ Dave Sutton, Bob Nebel/ Bob Spahn and Tim Charlton/ Don Pickthall all shooting scores of 65.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Women's Night Shotgun
The Women's Night Shotgun was played in some ideal golfing conditions as was reflected in the scores that were posted! The field of 98 players consisted of players from around the GTA and welcomed back some former Members and friends.
The winning team had an awesome score of 113 for the double net better ball format. The winners were Kathy Hick, Wendy Christiansen, Mary Anne Palmer and Susan Dale. Second place went to the team of Phyllis Burgan, her daughter Kelly Dory, June Atam and former member Marg Webb who shot a 116. Third place was taken by Zona Pereira, Janet Fischer, Lori Sheffield and Lynda Lennon who carded a 120.
Zona Pereria was instrumental in promoting the Event and securing the many sponsors who made the day a huge success. Thanks also to Suzi Snow-Liska who also assisted with the many prizes that were donated to the Proximity contests.
The winning team had an awesome score of 113 for the double net better ball format. The winners were Kathy Hick, Wendy Christiansen, Mary Anne Palmer and Susan Dale. Second place went to the team of Phyllis Burgan, her daughter Kelly Dory, June Atam and former member Marg Webb who shot a 116. Third place was taken by Zona Pereira, Janet Fischer, Lori Sheffield and Lynda Lennon who carded a 120.Zona Pereria was instrumental in promoting the Event and securing the many sponsors who made the day a huge success. Thanks also to Suzi Snow-Liska who also assisted with the many prizes that were donated to the Proximity contests.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Senior Champions are Crowned!
The Senior Men's and Women's Club Championship were played this past weekend. The weather was hot and humid and we were fortunate to complete the rounds on Sunday. The horn blew just minutes after the last group had putted out!
The Women's Championship is a Net Score first event and this year's winner was Lucy Blais with a two round total of 144. The Low Gross winner was Gail Pimm with a 158.
The Seniors winner was Ann Griffin who shot a net 149 and Joan Store captured the Diamond Senior low net with a 154.
This year's Championship featured some impressive golf. Barry Fairhurst who carded an outstanding two round total of 141 (3 under par) was crowned the Champion. Close behind in second place was Kevin Hughes with a 145. The overall net Champion was Dennis Matton whose 136 narrowly defeated Ed Griffin who came in at 137.
Flight Winners:
55 - 64
Low Gross - Bob Nebel 150
Low Net - Tie - John Trimble & Pat Burrell 138
65+
Low Gross - Peter Schuch - 156
Low Net - Rick King - 140
The Seniors winner was Ann Griffin who shot a net 149 and Joan Store captured the Diamond Senior low net with a 154.
This year's Championship featured some impressive golf. Barry Fairhurst who carded an outstanding two round total of 141 (3 under par) was crowned the Champion. Close behind in second place was Kevin Hughes with a 145. The overall net Champion was Dennis Matton whose 136 narrowly defeated Ed Griffin who came in at 137.
55 - 64
Low Gross - Bob Nebel 150
Low Net - Tie - John Trimble & Pat Burrell 138
65+
Low Gross - Peter Schuch - 156
Low Net - Rick King - 140
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Another Hole in One!
It had been a strange lull in the Hole in One activities - we did not have one for the whole month of June!
Brian Godin made his first Ace ever on Wednesday afternoon. His shot on the 12th hole was witnessed by Kevin Collins and given the heat that afternoon, the party didn't last long!
Congratulations Brian!
Brian Godin made his first Ace ever on Wednesday afternoon. His shot on the 12th hole was witnessed by Kevin Collins and given the heat that afternoon, the party didn't last long!
Congratulations Brian!
Men's Member Guest
The Annual Men's Member Guest tournament was played in some extreme heat and the golf was just as hot!
The Event was kicked off on Thursday evening with the popular Shoot-Out. Gord Young and his partner Murray Young survived this marathon and beat 30 other teams for the win.
The Par 3 event took place on Friday morning and Bob Nebel and "guest" Jim Orr were victorious.
The Main Event saw some fine scores. The team of Tom Markakos and former member Warren Crossey topped the field with a 61 net. The Gross event was won by Mark Burrell and his brother Todd with a 3 under par 69. The Callaway event was won by Paul Dunphy and guest Joe Parsons.
Glenn Hogg and his Committee of volunteers did a wonder job again this year. A special Thanks to all of the Sponsors who made it such a successful Event.
The Event was kicked off on Thursday evening with the popular Shoot-Out. Gord Young and his partner Murray Young survived this marathon and beat 30 other teams for the win.
The Par 3 event took place on Friday morning and Bob Nebel and "guest" Jim Orr were victorious.
The Main Event saw some fine scores. The team of Tom Markakos and former member Warren Crossey topped the field with a 61 net. The Gross event was won by Mark Burrell and his brother Todd with a 3 under par 69. The Callaway event was won by Paul Dunphy and guest Joe Parsons.
Glenn Hogg and his Committee of volunteers did a wonder job again this year. A special Thanks to all of the Sponsors who made it such a successful Event.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Oh Canada!
The Annual Canada Day fixtures on the golf calendar saw some amazing performances this year. Women's Flag Day and the Men's Better Ball took place on Sunday July 1st and the golf was as hot as the weather.
The Flag Day format lets players see how far around the Course they can go before exhausting their combined handicap and par. When you have used all your strokes, you plant your Canada Flag.
This year we had an number of players who were able to play on after 18 holes. The winner was Zona Pereira who was ale to tee of on the 2nd hole. Pamela Cooper finished 2nd by holing out her putt on the 1st and Ann Griffin set the pace early in the morning made it onto the 1st green which was good enough for 3rd place. Joanne Kajganich finished 4th and Sharon Pullam finished 5th. They also got to play down the 1st hole.
The Men's Two player Best Ball had some great individual and team performances. The winning team of Pat Scanga and Al Billington had a blistering 59 net which featured Pat shooting a round of 70 gross. There was a tie for second place between the teams of Ed Griffin /Peter Schuch and Mike Lindsay/ Ryan Trimble. Both teams shot 61. Peter shot a fine round of 74 gross. A tie for 4th place between Craig Burrell/ Pat Burrell and Mark Brown/ Stephen Stuart saw both teams shoot net 62.
The Gross Event also had a tie for low with defending champions Dave Walker/ Cam Hreljac and Jeff Sinovic/ Jared Docking both shooting 68 gross.
This year's Event had 68 players and most showed their national pride by dressing in our Nation's colours!
The Flag Day format lets players see how far around the Course they can go before exhausting their combined handicap and par. When you have used all your strokes, you plant your Canada Flag.
This year we had an number of players who were able to play on after 18 holes. The winner was Zona Pereira who was ale to tee of on the 2nd hole. Pamela Cooper finished 2nd by holing out her putt on the 1st and Ann Griffin set the pace early in the morning made it onto the 1st green which was good enough for 3rd place. Joanne Kajganich finished 4th and Sharon Pullam finished 5th. They also got to play down the 1st hole.
The Men's Two player Best Ball had some great individual and team performances. The winning team of Pat Scanga and Al Billington had a blistering 59 net which featured Pat shooting a round of 70 gross. There was a tie for second place between the teams of Ed Griffin /Peter Schuch and Mike Lindsay/ Ryan Trimble. Both teams shot 61. Peter shot a fine round of 74 gross. A tie for 4th place between Craig Burrell/ Pat Burrell and Mark Brown/ Stephen Stuart saw both teams shoot net 62.
The Gross Event also had a tie for low with defending champions Dave Walker/ Cam Hreljac and Jeff Sinovic/ Jared Docking both shooting 68 gross.
This year's Event had 68 players and most showed their national pride by dressing in our Nation's colours!
Friday, June 29, 2012
Summer Challenges
As the summer stresses become more evident on the golf course, certain areas begin to look less than 100% healthy. Areas in many of the fairways are showing signs of drought stress. These areas can get a yellow and brown colour to them and the leaf tissue will almost cease to exist. Looking closely at areas around these hydrophobic spots can look as healthy as any turf ever has, so cranking up the irrigation to try and rid the property of every isolated dry spot is really just a waste of water and an added expense.
You may have also noticed that the collars on some greens, such as at 5, 11, 12 and 17 have looked like we neglected to get water to them and the drought stress caused some damage. However Kyle and I have known for a week that something else was going on in these areas. When we see turf decline on any part of the golf course, the first thing we do is to remove a plug and send it in to the University of Guelph so the lab can diagnose if there is a pathogen infecting the turf grass.
While we patiently wait for the lab to identify a possible disease that is not visible to the naked eye, we continue to watch for any other possible causes such as insects, fertilizer issues or abiotic stresses.
When the University got back to me they said they found no pathogens and no insects. I really started to stress out at this point because I know something is causing this turf to decline, (and it’s not drought related) and without positive identification of what’s going on, I know the turf health will continue to go backwards until we positively identify the problem and it’s only a matter of time before the problem gets into the greens.
So our first line of action knowing we had some turf decline, but not knowing the cause, was to reduce stress any way we could. First off we did not verticut on our maintenance morning the way we normally would as this puts enormous stress on the turf and opens wounds in the leaf tissue making fungal attack easier, but we did do a solid mini tine aerification on all greens and collars. This allows fresh oxygen better access to the roots and allows carbon dioxide and methane as well as other gases to escape the soil. It also allows easier water penetration to the root zone. We kept the roller off the affected areas which again reduces stress and traffic. We used a mini tine to pull cores from the damaged collars and over seeded to promote healing, and followed up with a light shot of fertilizer. We also called in three different technical advisors from different companies to ask their opinions. I took photos with my phone and sent them to fellow superintendents and asked if they were experiencing anything similar, and asked for ideas or suggestions.
When we did get the message from Guelph that no pathogen was found, I was immediately suspicious as these labs always find something, and the usual challenge for us is determining if everything they find is actually causing any problems or if there is just low populations which is the normal case. So we immediately sent off a 2nd plug for re-diagnosis. Late on Wednesday the University emailed me with their findings. Pythium!
If you don’t know what Pythium is, having it diagnosed on our turf is a little like having a family member being diagnosed with cancer. It is as serious as it gets. And like cancer, there are different strains, different levels of infection, and if the host is healthy and strong, fighting it is easier. We are confident that the greens are healthy and that we got the correct product into the plant early enough to get complete control.
Since we don’t stock products that can help us fight this disease, I quickly called our fungicide supplier and told him our dilemma, and he agreed to get the products we need and have them delivered to us by 6am Thursday morning. We were able to get the fungicide sprayed onto all greens and collars early Thursday morning. I would like to apologize to the first few groups of members who had to deal with the irrigation system running as this product had to be watered into the root zone, and I thank you for your patients. We feel at this point we caught the infection early enough to stop it from spreading, but we will certainly have a close eye as we may have to reapply in 7 to 12 days.
Recovery with this type of damage is never fast, and member’s can help us by avoid walking on the stressed areas. As always, the healthier the turf looks the better it handles the traffic. 24 hours after this product was applied and we are happy to say we are seeing a slight improvement already.
You may have also noticed that the collars on some greens, such as at 5, 11, 12 and 17 have looked like we neglected to get water to them and the drought stress caused some damage. However Kyle and I have known for a week that something else was going on in these areas. When we see turf decline on any part of the golf course, the first thing we do is to remove a plug and send it in to the University of Guelph so the lab can diagnose if there is a pathogen infecting the turf grass.
While we patiently wait for the lab to identify a possible disease that is not visible to the naked eye, we continue to watch for any other possible causes such as insects, fertilizer issues or abiotic stresses.
When the University got back to me they said they found no pathogens and no insects. I really started to stress out at this point because I know something is causing this turf to decline, (and it’s not drought related) and without positive identification of what’s going on, I know the turf health will continue to go backwards until we positively identify the problem and it’s only a matter of time before the problem gets into the greens.
So our first line of action knowing we had some turf decline, but not knowing the cause, was to reduce stress any way we could. First off we did not verticut on our maintenance morning the way we normally would as this puts enormous stress on the turf and opens wounds in the leaf tissue making fungal attack easier, but we did do a solid mini tine aerification on all greens and collars. This allows fresh oxygen better access to the roots and allows carbon dioxide and methane as well as other gases to escape the soil. It also allows easier water penetration to the root zone. We kept the roller off the affected areas which again reduces stress and traffic. We used a mini tine to pull cores from the damaged collars and over seeded to promote healing, and followed up with a light shot of fertilizer. We also called in three different technical advisors from different companies to ask their opinions. I took photos with my phone and sent them to fellow superintendents and asked if they were experiencing anything similar, and asked for ideas or suggestions.
When we did get the message from Guelph that no pathogen was found, I was immediately suspicious as these labs always find something, and the usual challenge for us is determining if everything they find is actually causing any problems or if there is just low populations which is the normal case. So we immediately sent off a 2nd plug for re-diagnosis. Late on Wednesday the University emailed me with their findings. Pythium!
If you don’t know what Pythium is, having it diagnosed on our turf is a little like having a family member being diagnosed with cancer. It is as serious as it gets. And like cancer, there are different strains, different levels of infection, and if the host is healthy and strong, fighting it is easier. We are confident that the greens are healthy and that we got the correct product into the plant early enough to get complete control.
Since we don’t stock products that can help us fight this disease, I quickly called our fungicide supplier and told him our dilemma, and he agreed to get the products we need and have them delivered to us by 6am Thursday morning. We were able to get the fungicide sprayed onto all greens and collars early Thursday morning. I would like to apologize to the first few groups of members who had to deal with the irrigation system running as this product had to be watered into the root zone, and I thank you for your patients. We feel at this point we caught the infection early enough to stop it from spreading, but we will certainly have a close eye as we may have to reapply in 7 to 12 days.
Recovery with this type of damage is never fast, and member’s can help us by avoid walking on the stressed areas. As always, the healthier the turf looks the better it handles the traffic. 24 hours after this product was applied and we are happy to say we are seeing a slight improvement already.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
GOLF BAG SALE - 20 % OFF
All Cart and Stand Golf Bags will be on sale for 20% Off
Sale ends Wednesday July 4th
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Are you Ready for Canada Day??
Are you ready to show that you are a proud Canadian?
The Second Skin shirts feature patented Coolon Moisture Management technology to provide excellent comfort even on the hottest day. They come in Men's and Women's models and are available in Red, White and Black.
We also have a limited number of Canada Proud Lt. Wind Jackets. These are water resistant, breathable and quiet!
You won't have to pack these items away after the 1st - remember the little Event taking place in London later this summer!
Go |Canada Go!
The Second Skin shirts feature patented Coolon Moisture Management technology to provide excellent comfort even on the hottest day. They come in Men's and Women's models and are available in Red, White and Black.
We also have a limited number of Canada Proud Lt. Wind Jackets. These are water resistant, breathable and quiet!
You won't have to pack these items away after the 1st - remember the little Event taking place in London later this summer!
Go |Canada Go!
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