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Sports: Golf Club notebook
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Wayne Stafford shot a hole-in-one Monday, June 22, not Sunday as earlier reported.
Above, he poses beside the hole where he accomplished the feat.
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Joanne Smith
Pro Shop Supervisor
Congratulations to Quintin Guttinger and Dylan Barrons, two of our junior members, who will be playing at the Wolf Creek Golf Resort Aug. 31 as part of the McLennan Ross Sun Junior Tour. Both qualified after placing in the Whitecourt tournament June 30.
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Approximately 20 women showed up on Tuesday, July 7 for Ladies Night, only to have their spirits dampened by the rain. That didn’t deter one group, who decided to go out and play in the rain.
Too hot, too cold, too windy, too wet, sometimes we can’t wait for the perfect conditions, we just have to get out there and do it!
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Upcoming events include the Frank Carson Memorial Junior Tournament on Saturday, Aug. 15, and the Sir George Bennett Senior Tournament Thursday, August 20. Please register at the Pro Shop.
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The greens are also back in excellent condition after the deep-tining June 23. If you haven’t been to the course in a long time we invite you come out for a visit, or a game, and check out the awesome improvements, perhaps even do a little shopping at the Pro Shop.
The Spike Lounge, operated by Kenatan Catering, also offers a great food and beverage service.
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Tips on taking care of the greens:
If your ball makes a mark when it lands on the green, repair it using a tee or a ball mark repair tool. It’s a special tool that looks like a little fork. Put the tool into ground on the outside edge of the mark and gently bring the edges together. Then tap your putter on it to smooth the grass. If you don’t repair ball marks, the grass will die.
Never bring a pull cart on a tee or green. You’ll damage the grass.
If you carry your bag, lay it gently on the ground and never on the green.
If you wear golf shoes, you’ll scratch the green by dragging your feet. Use your putter to smooth out any marks you make. Always lay the flagstick on the green gently.
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Stevie Wonder and Tiger Woods are in a bar. Tiger turns to Stevie and says, “How’s the singing career going?”
“Not too bad. How’s the golf?” Stevie replies.
Woods replies, “Not too bad, I’ve had some problems with knee and my swing, but I think I’ve got that right, now.”
“I always find that when my swing goes wrong,” Stevie says. “I need to stop playing for a while and not think about it. Then, the next time I play, it seems to be all right.”
Tiger says, “You play golf?”
Stevie says, “Yes, I’ve been playing for years.”
“But — you’re blind! How can you play golf if you can’t see?” says Tiger.
“Well, I get my caddy to stand in the middle of the fairway and call to me,” says Stevie. “I listen for the sound of his voice and play the ball toward him. Then, when I get to where the ball lands, the caddy moves to the green or farther down the fairway and again I play the ball toward his voice.”
“But how do you putt?” asks Tiger.
“Well,” says Stevie, “I get my caddy to lean down in front of the hole and call to me with his head on the ground and I just play the ball toward his voice.”
Tiger asks, “What’s your handicap?”
Stevie says, “Well, actually — I’m a scratch golfer.”
Woods, incredulous, says to Stevie, “We’ve got to play a round sometime.”
Stevie replies, “Well, people don’t take me seriously, so I only play for money, and never play for less than $10,000 a hole. That a problem?”
Woods thinks about it and says, “I can afford that, OK, I’m game for that, $10,000 a hole is fine with me. When would you like to play?”
Stevie Wonder says, “Pick a night.”
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Quote: “I’ve spent most of my life golfing. The rest I’ve just wasted.”
- Anonymous.
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