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by Bruce Braun
“It’s a funny thing – the more I practice, the luckier I get.” – Arnold Palmer.
After a three-week hiatus from golf due to all that wet weather there sure were a lot of smiles as Beauty Bay Senior Men’s League returned to the golf course. A big hip hip hooray! 73 members and 3 guests participated today. Next week we will be gathering on the ninth tee hilltop for our annual memorial service. From there, you will be heading to your designated start hole. The Tuesday following that, July 9, we will be enjoying our annual summer barbecue. Definitely looking forward to that! Your membership dues cover your food costs but please patronize our wonderful clubhouse staff for your beverages.
A few weeks back I mentioned an interest in presenting an old golf rule that no longer exists. The stymie is one of the most famous, now-extinct rules in the Rules of Golf.
A stymie was a situation in greens play in golf where one player’s ball blocked the path of another’s to the cup, governed by a now obsolete rule of golf. Formerly, the blocked player was not afforded relief, and had to chip over or putt around the obstructing ball. Today, the blocking ball is temporarily removed to afford a clear line to the hole without penalty to the putter or advantage to the player whose ball is moved.
In 1952 the stymie was eliminated when the USGA and the R&A established a joint set of rules.
Results for the league on June 25 are as follows:
Back nine scramble winners were Gord Sando, Randy Baird, Jim Bergman, and Gord Hunter with a -4 score of 31. Congratulations!
Other achievements:
Longest putt, number 1: Orlo “Nothing but Net” Mejia.
Closest to the cup, number 4 second shot: Tim “I Do Cool Stuff” Warkentin.
Longest putt, number 6: Eric “Downtown” Bergman.
Closest to the cup, number 7: Tom “On a Roll” Kozak.
Closest to the cup, number 9: Tom “Still Rollin’” Kozak.
Flight winners:
Flight 1: Keith Lake, 39.
Flight 2: Bob Calder, 43. Won on a countback.
Flight 3: Dennis O’Sullivan, 43.
Flight 4: Tom Kozak, 40. Holy smokes Tom!
Flight 5: Tim Warkentin, 46.
See you next week!
