Good Friends Golf

Today's outing at The Mines Golf Course featured an unusual game rule to juice up the scoring possibilities. The Hosts' Rules decreed that "On all par threes, should all team members hit and remain on the green, the team may record a score of one (1) for the hole". One team took full advantage and posted an "Ace" on the tricky 11th hole. Team 7 - Tom Connolly, Craig Hamlin, Tom Van Tassell, and Andy Huisman swear they strategized and planned the clever play. Congrats Guys!

(Note: The balls pictured were on the far left side of the green, closest to the tee. The pin was way far to the right, over a ridge, in a true "Sucker Pin" position.)

Tom Peeples was in the very last foursome to play the Par 3 6th hole at Boulder Creek. His teammates congratulated him after his tee shot ended up just a few feet from the hole, ensuring that he had won the closest-to-the-pin contest for the day, and the team was looking at another birdie. Only John Kobs was left to hit, and he joked that there wasn't much point in doing so. 

Taking a pressure free swing with his wedge, John's ball flew straight to the pin and rolled to within an inch of a hole-in-one. (Tom claimed an assist, as he "had shown John the way and his ball was used as a target.")

Two of the best back-to-back tee shots on a par three hole this season! Congrats to both gentlemen!

The winning team of Gord Bruins, Kevin Jones, Will Wallaker and Mike Redder posted one of the most memorable rounds in recent times. After a birdie on the ninth hole, they ran the table on the back nine at the Ravines Golf Club for ten birdies in a row, posting a score of 60. Twelve under. The MVP (Most Valuable Putter) was Gord Bruins. Well done, Gentlemen!