Guest Card Holder Corner It has been one of the best summers yet at Ladies’ since I have been here. Compared to last year with all that rain, this season has been rocking and I can’t believe how fast it has flown by. Heading into September now, I have had the pleasure to see nearly every Guest Card Holder around the golf course either on the 1st tee, in the clubhouse or the driving range. From talking to both Golf Shop Staff and Golf Ops, Guest Card Holders have been utilizing both the Bayview and Yonge Street ranges, which is great. There have been a number of golf events for the Guest Card Holders so far this year. The first event was the GCH Match Play, which had 16 players to start off the first round. We are now in our final round between Dave Stock and Mark Evans – good luck to both. Speaking of Match Play, the Golf Shop started a new event this year called the Mix Member/Guest Card Holder Match Play, which had 14 teams entered in it (hopefully there will be more in 2019). There have been some very close matches and the semifinals are now underway. It won’t be long before we crown our 1st ever Mixed Match Play Champions. The last weekend of August held the 2018 Club Championships. This year, we had 11 men sign up for the two-day event. The golf course was in pristine condition with no rain in the forecast for both mornings, which allowed golfers to post some good scores. After Day 1, some familiar faces led the field, however it was great to also see some new competitors lurking this year. Joe Turcotte fired a 79, with a finishing birdie on the 18th hole. However, Lorne Eidinger was lurking behind with a score of 80. Day 1 ended with Joe’s 79 as the clubhouse leader. Heading into Day 2, another beautiful morning, the men were off early again. With the first group teeing off at 6:50am, anything could happen during the round. After some great first tee shots from every group, the final tee time for the 2018 GCH Championship was ready to roll. Both Joe and Lorne
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found the fairway and just like that, they were off. In just over 4 hours, the final group put the pin in the 18th hole. It was hard to tell how each of them played but after signing the scorecards and tallying the final score up, Joe Turcotte was the 2018 GCH Champion with a six-shot lead - Congratulations Joe! I would like to thank the other Guest Card Holders who participated in both days. I hope you enjoyed yourself and we hope to see you back out next year. With the final two months left of the 2018 golf season, I want to take the time to talk about the remaining golf events for Guest Card Holders. The Mixed Member Guest Event is on September 8 at 1pm. If you are interested in playing with a Member or female guest, please sign up on GGGolf as it is one of the most fun events of the year. Secondly, the Ada Mackenzie Fall Classic is on September 30, a fun unique event with one of the best prize tables you’ll ever see. Sign-up available on GGGolf. I hope everyone had a great summer and we look forward to seeing you on the course again soon.
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