The McCleery Shootout, Stage II (second event to qualify for Molsons Cup Trophy) was played on June 29th (Monday), then on the July 4th-5th weekend. The weather forecast was iffy, so the Club Captain gave the players the option of lift. clean. place. in same fairways/fringe. Maybe that helped produce some of the low scores - but I like to think it was the skill of the players.
When playing ‘alternate shot’, both players really need to be on their game to score well. This makes the results particularly impressive this year, with SIX teams scoring in the 70’s (compared to 2019, when only ONE team shot less than 80)!
NOTABLES: Ty Gilbertson, throwing a dart at the 5th flag, leaving himself only 2’9” away and Elgan Ross making the putt. Result for this one hole: deuce pot win, closest KP win, and also random draw winner for Skins pot for GOLD flight! Big winner of the weekend!! Plus, he and Elgan won 1st place, GOLD flight, with a score of 73 (including a 2-stroke penalty on hole #1 for a lost ball). Is there an echo in here?? Go look at the McCleery Open scoring for similarities.
Other notables included kudos to yours truly (Christian Guenette) and Mike Mallen for scoring 3 birdies in their round on a way to a 1-stroke victory over the Ng/White team in the SILVER flight, who shot 2 deuces.
Also, congrats to our second place GOLD flight team — Barkwell/Dawson, who shot a 75.
PS. If you ever notice an error in the reporting, or have questions about scoring, please feel free to contact the Club Captain (Mr. Trying-Hard-But-Not-Perfect) - at mccleerygolfclub@gmail.com. Cheers!
PPS. Scroll down to the bottom of this post to see the standings in the Molsons Cup Trophy race after the second stage (aggregate scores). Gonna be a tight one to the finish!!
