Seven teams were out for New Horizons golf Thursday, July 3. They were playing on Thursday instead of the usual Monday because of the Canada Day weekend.
A double eagle was scored on No. 9 during this round. The second shot on the card was with a putter. The golf course has been in existence for many years and only Ed Ewanchuk carded a two on a par five some years ago.This time, it was done by guys a good deal past there prime and is indeed astonishing.Hank Nickel had the longest putt on that hole.It was a shortened hole and they were using a temporary green because of water problems.That also made their team's score of 32 reasonable.Nickel, alongside John Chomyn, Merv Zulynik and his brother Dave from British Columbia, took the number one spot.
Two strokes back was the team of Dale Cane, Rita Peterson, Dyck Blom and Ken Schwab.In third place with an even par 36 was Bruce Dalshaug, Don Johnson, Faye MacKinnon and Dick Horrel.The consolation prizes go to Sid Waters, John Dove and Marian and Wally McNabb. Dale Cane came closest to the pin on number eight and Hank Nickel gets mentioned again for having that long putt on the shortened hole on number nine.
Thirty members showed up for New Horizons golf on a sunny Monday, July 7.With a score of 36, Sid Waters, Barry Werth, Dave Page and Don Murray took first place. In second place, Peter Pauls, Dick Blom, Ken Holiday and John Yarske shot a 37. Norm Soiseth, Ken Schwab, Don Dill and Allie Raycraft shot a 39 for third place after a countback with the John Chomyn team.
The consolation winners were Bryan Boechler, Faye Carson, Wally and Marian McNabb.
On hole No. 8, Peter Pauls won the closest to the pin. Norm Soiseth won a car wash for the longest putt on No. 9.
