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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-09-23, Page 18Page ,2A Times -Advocate, September 23, 1987 wwww ?3A\ :C3a?e t Late n ih t g - ramblings and an odd 9► days are over. Friday afternoon I took part in a full fledged golf tournament. And here's the kicker -- I liked it. My partner Sue and I took to the course with another pair and proceeded to hack and chop our way through nine holes of absolute- ly unimpressive golf: I could begin this column with a little treatise on the Canada Cup final series and how good it is to be the best in the world at something, even if we do tend to wave our flags upside down. I could talk about the way, our nationalidentity is being carved out on the ice rinks of the world and about the excitment I felt when Gretzky ancj Lemieux clicked in front of the Soviet net. Byt let's face it. This is a weekly paper and the Canada Cup is old news. How about those Jays/Tigers (depending on your allegiance). I could talk about them, but let's face it again -- nobody knows what's going to happen. It's impossible to say. The whole thing is going to come down to that seven game stretch between the two teams. The NFL strike, you say'? The only statement I have to make ,on that subject is that a strike will probably save thousands -of mar- riages and at the very least it will save me a few bucks a week. No, ladies and gentlemen, what I would really like to relate to the six people who are still patiently looking for some meaning in this article, ( Hi Mom), here are a few brief thoughts on the game of golf. Yes golf. lip until this week, I admittedly; was a golf illiterate. But those Sports,SpotIight by 11ark Bisset Sz' z?43 Sue started the game by losing one of the golf clubs her sister had unwittingly loaned out. It seemed for a while as it that would cast a shadow over the entire event, but we soon discovered that the loss fit perfectly into our game plan. As we passed people on the course, 1 would say things like: "You haven't seen Sue's sister's three wood, have you? "and when they said they had not, I would shake my head and say: "She's .. MMI., . Viz,»,�'.�.�WR�k"SSOISM.a '. IRONWOOD INVITATIONAL CHAMPS — These gentlemen (left) took top honours at the Ironwood Men's Invitational \tourney on the weekend. Back row, left: Dave Holtzmonn (low net, A flight), Gino Giannandrea (low gross, B flight), Robert Drummond (a representative of Ironwood men's club, presenting trophies), Mike LaCroix (low net, C flight), Mike Brintnell (low net, B flight). Sitting, left: Ray Webb (low gross, C flight) and Brad Walsh (low gross, A flight). game golf of lost it and it seems to be affecting our game." By the time we teed -off for the third hole, we had amassed about 23 strokes on holes with pars of four or five. Not so bad, I thought to myself, considering.we've lost Sue's sister's three wood • The excuse held up under pressure. Under Sue's guidance, (she had golfed at least two times before) I began to understand the finer points of the game. I learn- ed that, after.using a sand trap, you are expected to rake it smooth. That knowledge came in handy a number of times as the game progressed. I discovered that the charming little creeks which meandered gently through the course were not there for their asthetic value. Rather they were strategically placed in order to promote the sale of golf balls. And I finally understood the magic of a 'gimmie'. That was. explained to me on the fifth hole after I had putted myself all over the green and occasionaly, near the hole. The 'gimmie' has to be golf's one great contribution to socie- ty. I'm still trying to figure out a way to apply it to every day life. With the help of the 'gimmie', Sue and I managed to keep our score in the three digit range. As far as 1' now, no one has seen Sue's sister's three wood �y;�<,.�tY' ...-f....k. .E. -.p..,.,. .. . ."'$�'•5:3'fi.^x <''4rt,:Yt;<.,i'tn'?:8?,� r.. OM; 4 3a IN THE SWING -- Dave Holtzmonn exhibits winning form while tee- ing off at the Ironwood Men's Invitational tourney on the weekend. Holtzmann captured A flight low net. Holtzmann wins A championship IRONWOOD WINNERS — The stakes were high at the Ironwood Men's Invitational tournament on the weekend. Jack Taylor, of Stoney Ridge Developments, presents Brian Taylor with a trip to Port a Plata for coming closest to the pin on number seven. Don Cowan (second from left) came closest to the pin on number four and won a one year membership at the golf course. Gib Dow presents the member- ship to Cowan. The prize for closest to'the pin on number four was open only to Ironwood golfers. Ellison Travel also sponsored a prize trip for a hole -in -one, but no one was able to manage the feat dur- ing the course of the tourney. Ironwood men wrap up season Sunday. Ironwood Men's Club con- cluded the season's golf with a cham- pionship tournament. The group en- joyed a record number of golfers and some good scores were recorded. Dave Boltzmann won 'A' flight gross championship with a 76. Ile had to score a victory on a play-off hole to do so. Also with a fine score of 76 and winner of second low gross was Ken Bergman. Close on the heels of the leaders was Don Gifford's 77 which won him low net champion with a 68 net. Runnerup to Gifford was Randy Evans with a net of 70. Gino Giannandrea shot his best score of the year to post a victory in HOT WATER... CLEANING POWER... Karcher makes its own hot water for just pennies, and cleans 100% faster... Cold and Hot Water Models to Choose From FREE DEMONSTRATION You pick out one of your toughest cleaning problems and we will come out and give you o free cleaning demonstration. RENT... by the week or month LEASE... to own Don't buy unless you give o Karcher a try! HURON TRACTOR u Exeter, Ontario (519) 235-1115 Karcher Hotline 1-800-265-4268 Free Demo Contact: Glenn Guest B flight. His score of 80 pushes out Mark Cronyn and Don Cowan. Bill Steele got things going on the course and came in with a 65 net, good for 'B' net champion. Dennis Rowe and Al Taylor were runnerup to Steele. Top honours in 'C. flight were captured by Jim Gilchrist with an 87 followed by Scott Pincombe and Steve Sutton. John Maurer won divisional low net championship with 65 followed by Jeff Lamonde and Bill Hodge. Gary MacLean closed out a memorable day with a 97 and '1)' championship for low gross. Ron Dawe was second at 100 followed by Barry Mills. Low net of the day went • to Bob Osgoode, the net championship with a 64. Runnersup to Osgoode were Peter Czypyha and Craig Webber. The 1987 match play champion was decided in favour ofOrvilleltinn who beat Dave Frayne. Nearest to the pin honotjrs at the tournament went to: Jan Van Haarlem (number one), Bill Hodge (number two), Jan Vanlfaarlem (number four), and Will Chisholm (number six). Al Taylor got closest on number seven while Mark Cronyn took number eight and Dave Holtzmann captured number 10. Longest drive honours on Number three went to our resident Australian Bill Steele and Randy Evans on number five. The\vrap-up tournament was a suc- cess because of significant contribu- tions by Veal Meat Market, Nabisco, and the supporting artists of fine cooking: Gabby Mol and son John. 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