STATS LEADS MASTERS AFTER ROUND 2

 CORAZZA HAS A SLIM LEAD

Mauro 'Stats' Corazza (73-71=144) holds a one shot lead after two rounds of this year's Masters with several players close behind with a score of 145. Next week is the final round — the winner is determined using your 2 lowest NET scores. 

Round 2 KP & LP winners are listed on the yellow scoresheet.

OPENING SCRAMBLE REGISTRATION DEADLINE APPROACHING

Don't forget to sign up online and pay your entry fee ($25) before next week's deadline.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP ONLINE

Pay with eTransfer OR pay with a cheque in the ProShop 

HOT LATTANZIO LEADS MASTERS

RETIREES MASTERS ROUND 1

A hot start for John Lattanzio on a bitterly cold day as he fired a net 71 to lead after R1. Only the brave (or those dressed warmly) were able to make it all 18 holes as the wind picked up and the wind chill dropped.

IT'S RETIREES GOLF SEASON!

 SIGN UP FOR TEE TIME STARTS THURSDAY - 9:30 am start

1. Sign up sheet for next week's Retirees Club tee times is posted on our bulletin board - you CANNOT sign up via Chronogolf. 

2. The sheet goes up Thursday morning and comes down Monday morning 

3. If you miss the sign up sheet, you will need to book a time with the ProShop starting Monday morning.

4. CHECK IN WITH THE PROSHOP before you tee off - this helps them keep things running smoothly.

5. Know what group you follow and don't jump the queue.

April Showers

RETIREES MASTERS ROUND 1

Marlin Frederick begins his defense as MASTERS Champion starting with Round 1 next week. 

— The winner will be determined using each player's lowest 2 rounds of the 3 rounds planned for this month. Play White Tees or Combo Tees (your choice) but apply the correct course handicap please.

— At the end of your round, each group must turn in the scorecard. Please make sure every hole score is correct, course handicap is used, gross score is calculated, and net score calculated. INCOMPLETE SCORECARDS will not be accepted for scoring.

Green Jacket awarded

OFFICIAL OPENING SCRAMBLE APRIL 25

Our first tournament is set for April 25, 

10AM shotgun start

Entry fee: $25

Deadline: April 19

Sign up and pay online now OR sign up and pay by cheque in the ProShop starting next week.

Last year's winning team

MEMBERSHIP FEES DUE

Don't forget that your Retirees Club dues $30 (Early Bird price) are due starting next week. Sign up and pay online using the website link below OR  sign up and pay by cheque in the ProShop now.

The dues are used to pay for all our prizes and reduce our entry fees for our tournaments.

TICK, TICK, TICK - RETIREES NEWS MARCH 19

 SILLY SEASON BEGINS

The 'silly' season begins as today's forecast is nearing 20°C with clear blue skies — perfect golfing weather — but possible rain/snow by Friday. Don't forget to put the sunscreen, as well as rain gear, mitts and toque into your golf bag just in case.

Silly Season Golf

GET REGISTERED 

Sign up for the 2024 season ONLINE - CLICK HERE and pay with eTransfer

OR

Sign up and pay with a cheque ('TRAIL RETIREES GOLF') in the PROSHOP 

**** 2024 fee is $35, but $30 if paid before April 30 ****

RETIREES SEASON BEGINS APRIL 4

Our season kicks off with Round 1 of the RETIREES MASTERS. Last year's winner, Marlin Frederick used some great early season iron play to be crowned Masters Champ.

2023 Winner Marlin Frederick dons the green jacket

MARCH MADNESS - RETIREES NEWS

 MARCH MADNESS

Nope, not the Basketball March Madness — the weather version. Fresh snow visible out my windows and a forecast for nearly 20° by next weekend seem like madness to me.

ONLINE REGISTRATIONS PAGE NOW LIVE

I have been busy updating the website over the last couple of days. The major improvement is the addition of an Online Registrations Page where you can sign up for ALL of our events as well as most out of town events.

We don't have any prices for entry fees, BUT you can get your name on the entry list now and pay the entry fee closer the deadline for each event.

Look for Online Registrations next to the Event Schedule near the top of the page.

SEASON PLANNING UNDERWAY

(1) eTransfers are still the preferred method for payments, but you will be able to pay in the ProShop with a cheque. So no more having to track down John or Norm — pay online or pay in the ProShop with a cheque.

(2) The important work of getting the monthly meals organized has started. We all know food prices have jumped, so we are in contact with the Bistro to get meals that we can keep within our budget.

We use the Retirees Club fee and 50/50 money to subsidize the cost of the all the prizes and meals in order to help reduce the entry fee for each event.

We spend all the money raised during the year running the weekly events, monthly events, and the year end Championship (any left overs are used to reduce the meal cost and improve the quality of prizes).

(3) Watch for some changes to end of round scorekeeping for our weekly events which I hope will make it easier for updating the results. More on that soon.

(4) In general, all of the Scramble & Brunch events are on the 4th Thursday of each month with the exception of the Championship that has moved to the 3rd Thursday of September.

(5) Reminder to everyone that your handicap must be kept up to date using either Chronogolf or Golf Canada and that all rounds should be entered.

EARLY BIRD FEE RATE AVAILABLE NOW

 EARLY BIRD RETIREES CLUB FEES

Register online and pay your Retirees Club fee before April 30 to get the EARLY BIRD rate of $30 (after April 30 regular price is now $35).

Look for the link under ONLINE REGISTRATIONS and pay with an  eTransfer.  

MORE SNOW AND RAIN FORECAST

Any thoughts of getting on the course early have been dashed by the snow and the rain this week. The weather forecast for the next couple of weeks has a soggy look — good for some things I suppose.

Soggy golf is bad!

PROBABLY NO RETIREES GOLF THIS WEEK

 NOT THIS WEEK

Some days you drive by the course and think, 'We could be playing today!' and then you step out of your car and think, " Ya-a-a-h, nope!'. About 6 weeks to wait, unless you are south for the winter.

EARLY BIRD FEES & REGISTRATION

Register online and pay your Retirees Club fee before April 30 to get the EARLY BIRD rate of $30 (after April 30 regular price is now $35).

Look for the link under ONLINE REGISTRATIONS on our website - pay with eTransfer. 

GOLF CANADA MEMBERSHIPS

So far we have 16 retirees who have chosen to take advantage of the Birchbank Players League pricing (see previous posts and emails) to get or renew a GC membership. We encourage all members to consider taking advantage of this program.

2024 SEASON SCHEDULE

The updated version of the 2024 Retirees Schedule is posted on the website — look for the EVENT SCHEDULE link at the top of the page. 

Going on holidays and not sure if you will miss an event - check the schedule. 

DON'T MISS THE DEADLINE — Signing up for the monthly scramble events can be done online and payment of the entry fee done with eTransfer or by cheque in the PROSHOP.