The Classic - Summer 2024 Recap

It felt like the good ol' days Sunday, playing Northdale with a small field of 14 Members. The overwhelming consensus was we've played way worse courses, for way more money, with much longer travel distance. 

 

Outside of the first green which was totally dead, the course was fine. The fairways actually had grass! Group A went out early! The pace on the front nine was great, until grinding to a halt on the back (4:10 total). And the bar afterwards was lively, probably due to how close Northdale is to most of our houses. Even Buchert hung out for awhile!

It appeared everyone had a good time, except Dave, who was not amused with John, Ho and Marcus throughout the day.

Hopefully Northdale continues to get in better shape. We need closer options.

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Geoff — who somehow raised his handicap since the start of last season — putted lights out to post a lifetime personal best score of 86, and winning at -9 (net). He was terrible off the tee. Can't say his approaches were very good either. And yet he drained a few long putts and maybe only had one 3-putt on the day. Most impressively, he made par on the final two holes! Who is this guy??

Geoff did tank his handicap with an "exceptional score," dropping to what I believe will be his lowest Index ever at 18.6. It's nice to see the continued improvement.

Reid played well enough to win, but couldn't quite chase down his former golf partner. It's another strong start to a season, as he searches for his first Championship.

We put a big dent into our owed pitchers, so the count on the blog should be correct.

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We're off next weekend for Memorial Day. I'm still searching a Skins Game course. Lots of places punching greens this time of year. Check back for updates and keep your RSVP status current.