2024 SEASON COMES TO A CLOSE

 ST JEAN TAKES 3RD RETIREES CHAMPIONSHIP

Perfect weather greeted the 50 Birchbank Retirees as they teed off in the season closing Club Championship and dinner.

Ray St. Jean made it a hat trick with his 3rd straight Retirees Club Championship winning the Overall Low Gross title while Wayne Shubert won his first Overall Low Net title.

RESULTS:

Overall Low Gross: Ray StJean (71)

Overall Low Net: Wayne Shubert (net 70) via tiebreak

'A' FLIGHT

1. Sandy Santori

2. Marlin Frederick

3. Rick Brown

'B' FLIGHT

1. Serge Pasquali

2. Brian Muskeyn

3. Stan Trozzo

C'' FLIGHT

1. Pat Zinio

2. Perry Hyson

3. John Newton

CLOSEST TO THE PIN

Don Szillagyi, Farrell Mclellan, Tom Stevens, Kevin Oliver

LONGEST PUTT

David Panton, Dave Muir

OVERALL CHAMPIONS

'A" FLIGHT WINNERS

"B" FLIGHT WINNERS

'C' FLIGHT WINNERS

2024 EVENT WINNERS

Each month the Retirees Club played 3 rounds that matched up with the professional majors, but without the big prize money. The winners did get to hold a  'big' trophy for a photo and have bragging rights for a year.

APRIL - RETIREES MASTERS MONTH

Green Jacket winner: Gary Schmitz shown donning the Green Jacket with last year's winner Marlin Frederick

MAY - RETIREES PGA MONTH

Bobblehead winner - Richard Dewdney

JUNE - RETIREES CANADIAN OPEN MONTH

Cdn Open winner - Al Pasin

JULY - RETIREES BRITISH OPEN MONTH

The Open winners - John Newton & Paul Troseth (tied)

AUGUST - RETIREES FED EX CUP MONTH

Fed Ex Winner - Wayne DeWitt

RETIREES CHAMPIONSHIP - SEPT 19 and more stuff

 2024 RETIREES CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

Register now for our windup event to be held Sept 19 at 10AM.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE

Entry fee is $20.00 — includes dinner, individual prizes for Overall Low Gross, Overall Low Net, and 1st,2nd.3rd place in each flight, and individual prizes for KP & LP.

All players will be flighted by their course handicap and play in a group with players from the same flight. 

All players expected to abide by the Rules of Golf unless a Local Rule is in effect (ie. Local Root Rule) and all putts must be holed — there is no maximum number of strokes on any hole.

2023 Overall Winners: St.Jean and Holm

SEPTEMBER SPECIAL ROUNDS

Next up Sept 5 - Long Drive Day - let out the shaft and give 'er a rip to see how far you can hit it (in the fairway of course). FYI we have 30 players going to Christina Lake that day, so even I have a chance for LD.

Sept 12 - No Gimmes Day - count all your putts, don't take any gimmes in order to get ready for the Championship.

Sept 19 - CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP AND WINDUP 10AM SHOTGUN

Sept 26 - Last Retirees Day using the sign up sheet for tee times

SOME GUYS GOT THE MEMO

RAGING STORM AT THE DICE SCRAMBLE

 37 players braved the raging storm at this year’s Dice Scramble. Huge wind, large hail, lightning, and all manner of other dangers didn’t slow down this hardy group of golfers. OK, OK, I have no idea what the weather was doing today, but here in the Vancouver area it was quite decent.

Huge thanks to everyone who stepped up and helped John and Al with today’s event. 

Winning Team: Molloy, Regnier, Johnston, Muir

RESULTS

1ST - Phil Molloy, Howie Regnier, Scott Johnston, Dave Muir - 67 (tiebreaker)

2ND - Reg Cherenko, Wally Drezdoff, David Ross, Farrell McLellan - 67

3RD - Jim Park, Rollie Caron, Sergio Peloso, Dave Panton - 69

KP #2 - Team St Jean

KP #7 - Team Ross

KP # 14 - Team Trozzo

KP #17 - Team Gawryletz

LP #9 - Team Trosett

LP #18 - Team Wray

CHRISTINA LAKE DEADLINE

Just another reminder that the deadline to enter and pay the entry fee is Aug 28. Sign up online or on the paper copy on the bulletin board — pay via eTransfer or by cheque in the ProShop. I will email a list of entries to make sure I haven’t missed anyone. 

NEXT WEEK ‘COMBO MADNESS’ and HAWAIIAN SHIRT DAY

Everyone plays the combo tees next week, but you choose which ones — Red/White Combos OR White/Blue Combos. Check the scorecard to see which tees to use.

It is also the return of ‘Hawaiian Shirt Day’ so dig out that loud shirt that you bought at the airport when you vacationed in Hawaii so many years ago. Never been there? Wear the loudest shirt you own or maybe that John Daly golf outfit you foolishly once bought. Grass skirts optional.