Two Day Member Guest

I would like to thank everyone who participated in the 2009 Two Day Member Guest.....

Congratulations to all the winners!

This year’s Winners were:

"Red Flight"

• First Place: Tim Diskin & Frank Mahoney
• Runner's Up : Kevin McKeever & Dan Manchester
• Second Place: Rob Touchette & Tim Houlihan
• Dave Creta & Tom Bailey
• Mike Bonetti & Rick Kelly

"Blue Flight"

• First Place: Art Hewes & Red Hewes
• Runner's Up: Brian Nerney & Bill Nerney
• Second Place: Bob Bursley & Bill Mudge
• Ed Cheverie & Bill Cheverie

Closest to the Pin: (Saturday)

Hole # 3 ~ Bill Cheverie ~ Hole # 5 ~ Kevin McKeever ~ Hole # 8 ~ Rob Rainville

Closest to the Pin: (Sunday)

Hole # 3 ~ Tim Branco ~ Hole # 5 ~ Ken Berube ~ Hole # 8 ~ Rob Touchette

Congratulations to ALL!

Club Championship Qualify

Matches are now underway and the results will be in the next Newsletter!

Gent's Competition

• Member Three Guest ~ Sat. July 11th ~ 8am Shotgun
  
• Two Day Member Member ~ Sat. & Sun. July 25 & 26 ~ Sign up by July 15th
  

Tournament Schedule for the 2009 Golf Season
(Remaining Tournaments)

* Member Member (Aug 22)

* Qualifying for Mulligan Interclub Tournament
(Aug. 21-23)

* Mixed Scotch (Aug. 23)

* Member Guest (Sept. 13)

* Member Member (Sept. 27)

* Senior Open (Oct. 4)

* Turkey Shoot (Nov. 1)

* New Year's Day Brunch (Jan 1, 2010)

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Birthday/Anniversary/Congratulation Wishes

Happy 70th Birthday to our good pal Fred McPeak! (July 22nd)

Anyone have a special someone that they want to wish a Happy Birthday, Happy Anniversary or just a Congrats to? Just send in your wishes,

I will be happy to put them in the newsletter...

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(Members only). You can purchase these special passes from Dave.

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Simple Rules of the Golf Course

Please Follow Cart Signs, Replace Divots, Fix Ball Marks, and Rake Traps. Look Ahead, Don't Look Back....This will move play along nicely and make your Golfing experience much more enjoyable.

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Did you ever wonder where the words divot, mulligan and bogey came from??



"Divot"

What a great word for those small sod patches we golfers knock out of our courses! The word comes from the Scottish word for a small square of sod used for roofing. In the U.S., the common joke about a large divot is that you could take it home and sod your lawn with it. In Scotland, the same joke, presumably, ends with a new roof for your home. It's interesting that the word means both the bit of sod that goes flying ("Please replace your divots") and the hole left by the departing sod ("That shot came to rest in a divot").

"Mulligan"

For everyone who's ever asked, "Why didn't I do that the first time?" The mulligan is golf's version of the do-over. Some sneer at them. Some embrace them. Some call them "breakfast balls." Regardless, the mulligan is a great golf term.The term comes from the name of either David Mulligan, a hotelier, or John A. "Buddy" Mulligan, a locker room attendant. Suffice it to say, they were both known for replaying shots off the tee, for one reason or another.

"Bogey"

As perfect as shank maybe to describe, well, a shank, bogey is just as perfect or more to describe using one more stroke to complete a hole than required by par. Bogey is not as menacing as the shanks. It usually doesn't cripple your round the way a case of the shanks can. It can actually be a good score for high handicappers or beginning golfers - make 18 bogeys and you shoot 90 at most courses. Bogey is still a perfect term for just missing par. Britains often related the word bogey to the Boogey Man… it can creep up on you and, pow, you're another stroke over par. It turns out that's exactly where the term comes from. It was first used in Britain, borrowed from a popular song at the time called "The Bogey Man," in which the title character hid in the shadows.

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