Times Advocate, 1989-08-02, Page 19Sports Spotlight
by Wayne Proctor
I had heard of playing baseball under the moon and stars, but never
golf.
That was until last week when the Ironwood Men's League decided
to hold their weekly golf outing at night.
-I have to admit I was really skeptical when I heard that a night golf
outing was planned. I had been golfing a couple of times in the
league when I finished holes eight and nine after the sun had set after
starting late, and I knew that wasn't a lot of fun.
When that happened I was playing really well until darkness fell
and then I couldn't do anything right and ended up with a pair of
eights on the last two holes which ruined a pretty good round.
I guess that was why I was so skeptical when it was announced the
league would not start until after 9 p.m.
I guess most golfers could say they also were in the dark when it
came to knowing what to expect when things got underway because
this was the first year that the league had ever attempted anything
like that.
The only real extra cost the golfers had a endure, other than the
regular green fees, was $2 for the glow -in -the -dark ball. The balls
normally cost more than that but were bought by the executive
through MacLean's at a special discount, which they passed on to the
golfers.
The night golf balls are, not quite like the regular. About the only
thing they have in common with a regular golf ball is that they both
have dimples.
The company that makes the ball in New Hampshire said they are
are made of a clear, translucent, polyurethane material. The way it
'works is, the ball has a small narrow hole through the middle of it.
It also comes equipped with a glow stick that very conveniently fits
in that hole. Before the stick goes in the hole, to get the glowing
mechanism activated, the stick must be bent, then snapped and then
shaken to get it glowing.
The company admitted the ball doesn't go quite a far as a regular
ball and recommended- using an extra club or two when hitting it.
Then came the first test, the first hole. I have a tough enough time
keeping track of my shots when I play in the daytime I was just im-
agining what it was going to be like in pitch dark.
The ball, remarkably, was not very hard to follow at all once it
was hit. The key was to just watch it off the tee and get the general
idea where it was going and sure enough once we walked down the
fairway there it was. Our group did get lucky in that none of us hit it
into the woods. I don't think it would have been as easy to find in
there
Once it got totally dark the ball became very difficult to hit. Our
group did not use flashlights to shine on the ball to make it easier
when we hit the ball or even to make sure we pulled the right club
out of the golf bag. We only used our sheer instincts and years of
golf knowledge, (sure sure) to guide the ball toward the hole.
Every once in a while we wouldn't get all of the ball and leave it
short or we would find some other way to screw up a hole, which
wasn't hard to do.
The greens were also very difficult to read in the dark. I forgot to
mention, theexecutive put glow stick on the tops of the flags, so
we knew what we were aiming at, but once we were on the greens it
was still very hard to find the actual hole, so the first person that
putted in, kept his ball in the hole to "light the way' for the others.
I should mention, I did get extremely lucky on one hole.
I have been playing every week in the league for more than three
months now and never won a skin, (by 5eing the only one in the
league to get a birdie on that particular hole to win a cash prize).
Most golfers put a dollar in the pot at the start of golf to make up
the pot. •
On the par three fourth hole, I hit the ball on the green to within
about 20 feet from the hole. After everyone else in the group had
putted out, I calmly walked up to my ball and sank the putt and re-
corded myfirst birdie ever on that hole.
I thought for sure I was going to get my first skin as well. I mean
how many other guys could have gotten a birdie in pitch dark golf.
Once I got back to the club house my hopes were dashed when I
learned that one other golfer also birdied that hole, which meant the
pot was carried over to the next hole. One golfer in a different group
even chipped in to eagle the eighth hole
Oh well there is always next week.
For the most part, night golf seemed to go over very well with the
other golfers and some guys turned in some really good scores, so
there will probably be night golf next year. I, for one, hope so any-
way.
Ironwood Men's Golf
Night Golf
Tuesday, July 25, 1989
1st Low Gross: A Flight Stu ,Homuth Score 39
B Flight Larry Wein Score 42
C Flight Gib Dow Jr Score 45
D Flight Gary MacLean Score 49
1st Low Net: A Flight Don Heywood Score 37
B Flight Rick Borden Score 34
C Flight John Gray Score 34
D Flight Kevin Ferguson Score 34
2nd Low Gross: A Flight Ken Bergman Score 41
B Flight Bill Steele Score 43
C Flight Larry BrosJ Score 46
D Flight Bill Thompson Score 51
2nd Low Net A Flight Wayne Bui'ue Score 38
B Flight Brian Bake • Score 37
C Flight Dave Moy.r Score 36
D Flight Don Keeping Score 35
Nufiber or Golfers: 68
Skins: Kc+►BeigutaTt=1-3U:(10 "
Hayden Gozzard - Eagle - $18.00
Specials: Closest to #3: Ken Pinder
Closest to #8: Hayden Gozzard
Closest to #9: Wayne Burke
sponsoring the Ist Annual Night Golf event at Ironwood.
Exeter Mens.GoIf
Monday Men's League •
. July 31, 1989
. Spool rcd by: Bayficid---1't ;: C. t;uaii '`d.:it.,
8 PttNitr'` Low Gross Ralph Wells
Low Net Jim Gage
C Flight • : y,,kow Gross Tory Roth
. Trow Net Bob Osgoode
Skins #5 Kitch, Pavlick
#7 Ed Johns
#8 Gary Campbell
#9 Ralph Wells
Longest Drive: #9 Gary Campbell
Closest to Hole: #9 Paul Ritchie
Other Winners:
•
Mike Homer
Stan Kochan
Ken Varley
John Batten
Gary Koehler
Charlie Dalrymple
Doug Penhale
Hans Gerstenkom
Bill Taylor
Gary Campbell
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MARCH
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Times -Advocate, August 2,1989
Needham new coach for Lucan
LUCAN - The Lucan Irish, pro-
vincial junior D finalists last year,
have hired Ken Needham, of Ilder-
ton, as their new coach, to replace
Dave Revington, who last week,
accepted the same position with the
provincial Senior B champions Ex-
eter Mohawks.
"We wanted to see how things
were going v.4th Dave, (Revington)
in Exeter before we finalized things
with Ken in Lucan. We are very
glad to have Ken with us but also
very sad to see Dave leave and the
executive want to wish him a lot
of luck in Exeter," said Jim Hem,
of the Irish executive.
Needham has several years exper-
ience coaching hockey in llderton.
He coached three years of high
school hockey for Medway in
Arva, coached three years of Midget
hockey and a year of Pee Wee, also
in llderton.
He said he wanted to give Junior
hockey to try when he heard Lu -
can's job might become open.
"I really became interested in the
job when I heard Dave was talking
with Exeter and let the executive
know I was interested in the job"
said Needham.
Needham is aware that Lucan
wall be losing most players from
last year's team because they are
too old, and as a result is only set-
ting one goal for himself and the
team for next season.
"The only thing I am really ex-
pecting next season is to make
the playoffs. I know we have about
seven or eight guys that are eligi-
ble to come back next year but
some will be trying out at Junior B►'
camps so we are probably going to
have a rebuilding season next year,
but I looking forward to the chal-
lenge," said Needham.
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Ken Needham
Grand Bend Pee Wees bomb llderton
GRAND BEND - The Grand Bend
Pee Wee Boy's soccer team picked
up a hard-fought 8-1 win in Ilderton
last Monday night in Lucan and
District Minor Soccer League ac-
tion.
Jeff Lingard led the way with four.
tallies, followed by Mark Mollard
with a pair and singles went to
Keith Crawford and Warren Haist.
The Pee Wees played host to St.
Columban yesterday, Tuesday.
The Under 18 team took a 4-1 de-
cision to St. Columban on the chin
last Tue: day night in St. Colum -
ban.
Steve t'hapdelaine was the only
marksm.' 1 for Grand Bend in that
contest.
Grand Bend played at home to Ex-
eter Monday night.
The Grand Bend Squirts played
host to Exeter last Tuesday and won
rather easily 7.0.
Jeremy Arnold led the way with a
hat trick, while Joshua DeBrum had
a pair; and singles went to Blake •
Smith and Sean Maguire, with
Mike Skinner earning the shutout,.
Grand Bend played in Exeter,
against Exeter 2 yesterday, Tuesday
nigh .
Th.; Grand Bend Atoms lost a 5-0
to Lucan 2 last Monday night and
played host to Exeter 2 Monday
night.
The Grand Bend Mosquitos
dropped a'7-1 game at the hands of
St. Columban last Wednesday but
the goal score for Grand Bend was
unavailable:
Grand Bend play host to Exeter 2
tonight, Wednesday.
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