Golf Shop News, June 26th

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2 Man Best Ball Recap

Thank you to all the participants of the 2018 2 Man Best Ball Tournament.  Mother nature cooperated in the end and a field of 62 players posted some outstanding team scores.  At the end of the day we had two teams finish at 59 and had to go all the way to the 4th tiebreaker to resolve it.  A full recap of the event including all the prize winners can be found by clicking the link below:

2 Man Best Ball Results

Congrats to our 2018 Champions

Frank Mortensen & Pran Kundi

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Men's Member Guest

One of the highlight's of the Lookout Point Calendar is the Men's Member-Guest tournament.  This year marks the 35th Annual event and we are looking for 2 more teams to complete our field of 60 teams (Not available to lifesytle catagories).  To claim one of the remaining spots (first come first served) you will need to email Dan Roud directly at dan.roud@lopcc.com  Any interested member's who we are unable to accommodate this year will be put on the 2019 Waitlist.  The cost for the event is $725 per team (All in) and includes all Golf, Carts, Food, Prizing (including skins) & a welcome gift for your guest.  The tournament page for the event is in the process of being created but an agenda for the event is posted on the site below:

2018 Men's Member-Guest

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RBC Scramble

Lookout Point is hosting a public Local Qualifier for the PGA of Canada RBC Scramble on Monday, July 30th.  Members are welcome to enter and receive a discounted entry fee.  Teams must register online at the link below (Registration cost is $29.95 per player) and the event entry fee is $20 for Members and $75 for Public players (payable at registration on July 30th)  All information about the event including rules and regulations can be found at www.rbcpgascramble.com.

RBC Scramble Registration

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Monday, July 2nd 8:00 am Member Shotgun

On Monday, July 2nd we will have a member shotgun in the morning at 8:00 am.  With Monday being a holiday there are booking restrictions in place, however, with a member event occupying the afternoon, we will accept requests for the 8:00 am shotgun from category members other than Platinum once the lottery has been run on Wednesday, June 27th.  The draw will not be posted online but will be available to view by visiting or calling the Golf Shop.  Platinum members are encouraged to book their request in the lottery anytime before noon on Wednesday, June 27th by calling the Golf Shop.

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Tileist Bike Promotion

From now until August 25th we will be running a promotion in the Golf Shop for a Titleist Bike.  For every 1 dozen Pro V1, Pro V1x or AVX golf balls you purchase you will receive a ballot.  The bike is on display in the Golf Shop now.

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NIAGARA CUP QUALIFYING

After a year off, the Niagara Cup is back for 2018.  The Niagara Cup is an interclub competition pitting the finest golf clubs in the Niagara & GTA regions against each other in a team gross match play format.  Teams are made up of 8 players (7 amateurs and 1 professional).  Please read the info below or contact Adam Steinschifter if you are interested in qualifying or for more information

Qualifying dates are between June 21st - July 5th
21 years of age or older
Qualifying is off the Black tees (best 2 of your 3 qualifying rounds)
Cost is $25 to attempt
 

Our first round opponent is Greystone Golf Club.  The first leg of the match will take place at Greystone Golf Club on Sunday, July 15th - tee times starting at noon.  The return match is scheduled for July 22nd at Lookout Point - tee times beginning at 3 pm

We will be taking 6 players plus a couple alternates based on player availability.  Congratulations to Taylor Tyminski (2017 Club Champion) who has been awarded an automatic spot on the 2018 Niagara Cup team.

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CANADA DAY PARENT/CHILD & PATIO PARTY

July 2nd, 1:30 pm Shotgun

Parent/Child tournament
$20 per member, $40 per guest
Includes raffle ticket, golf, and prizes
Cart not included

Format:
2 Player Teams
18 Hole Alternate Shot
 

CANADA DAY RAFFLE

Enter for your chance to win a Titleist Bag, Lookout Point merchandise, Callaway balls and much more.... Valued at over $400.  Tickets are 1 for 5 or 3 for 10.  Will be drawn prior to the fireworks on Monday, July 2nd.

2018 Two Man Best Ball

2018 Two Man Best Ball Results

Thank you to all the participants of the 2018 2 Man Best Ball Tournament.  Mother nature cooperated in the end and a field of 62 players posted some outstanding scores.  July is a busy month with lots of member events upcoming:  Canada Day Parent-Child, Senior Club Championships, and 4 Man Quota Points are all open for you to sign up on the member portal.

A note about retrogression:  For member events that are NOT shotguns, we are following the USGA and Golf Ontario method of Last 9, 6, 3, 1.  You can find more information on the exact tie-breaking procedures here:

https://gao.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/gao/mo/tiebreakpolicyqualify.htm

 

1st Place

Frank Mortensen / Pran Kundi (59)

via tie break
Last 9 - 30
Last 6 - 19
Last 3 - 9
Last hole - 3

Titleist 917 Driver ($480 value each)
 

2nd Place

Bart Klimowicz / Terry Smith (59)

via tiebreak
Last 9 - 30
Last 6 - 19
Last 3 - 9
Last hole - 4

Taylor Made TP Putter ($270 value each)

 

3rd Place

Don Robert / John Rukavina (60)

via tiebreak
Last 9 - 28

FootJoy Superlite Shoe ($125 value each)

 

Most Honest Team

John Bruce / Lockie Williams

we'll let them tell you the score.....

 2Undr Men's Brief ($25 value each)

Closest to the pin - Hole # 2

Bob Anderson

1/2 Dozen Pro V Golf Balls

Closest to the pin - Hole # 5

Ralph Mauro

1/2 Dozen Pro V Golf Balls

Closest to the pin - Hole # 8

Roger Jacklin

1/2 Dozen Pro V Golf Balls

Closest to the pin - Hole # 11

Ian Penney

1/2 Dozen Pro V Golf Balls

Rainy Day Random Draw Prize

Roger Jacklin / Dan Degazio

As a thank you to all of this year's participants who braved the threat of rain we wanted to add a special draw prize to a randomly selected team:

 Lookout Point Umbrella ($40 value each)

 

50/50 Draw

Don Robert

$190

Golf Shop News, June 20th

US Open Pool Results

When you're good you're good!  Congrats to Rick Herchmer for taking the top 2 spots in this year's US Open pool.  The only player Rick had in both of his teams was Dustin Johnson!  Great picking Rick!

1st Place

Rick Herchmer (+26)
$120 in Golf Shop Credit

2nd Place

Rick Herchmer (+27)
Green Fee Pass

3rd Place

Susan Newell (+34)
$70 in Golf Shop Credits

Friday Date Night Couples Golf

June 22nd
July 13th
July 27th
August 10th
August 17th
August 24th

Interested in bringing a non-member to Friday Date Night and adding some Golf to your evening plans?  Contact Kent Taylor (gordonkenttaylor@gmail.com) who will book and make arrangements for you and your guest to add some Golf to the above Date Nights.  The rates below include Golf, Cart and a food voucher which needs to be redeemed the night you play.

Member with 1 Guest - $125 (includes all Golf & Carts and $55 food voucher)

Additional Non-member Couple - $195 (includes Golf & Cart for both non-members and a $55 food voucher)

Monday, June 25th

Please note that the Golf Course and Food & Beverage will be closed on June 25th to service a corporate event.  The driving range will be open at 9:00 am for members interested in practicing.

Niagara Cup Qualifying

After a year off, the Niagara Cup is back for 2018.  The Niagara Cup is an interclub competition pitting the finest golf clubs in the Niagara & GTA regions against each other in a team gross match play format.  Teams are made up of 8 players (7 amateurs and 1 professional).  Please read the info below or contact Adam Steinschifter if you are interested in qualifying or for more information

Qualifying dates are between June 21st - July 5th
21 years of age or older
Qualifying is off the Black tees (best 2 of your 3 qualifying rounds)
Cost is $25 to attempt
 

Our first round opponent is Greystone Golf Club.  The first leg of the match will take place at Greystone Golf Club on Sunday, July 15th - tee times starting at noon.  The return match is scheduled for July 22nd at Lookout Point - tee times beginning at 3 pm

We will be taking 6 players plus a couple alternates based on player availability.  Congratulations to Taylor Tyminski (2017 Club Champion) who has been awarded an automatic spot on the 2018 Niagara Cup team.
 

Titleist Fitting Day, Friday June 22nd
11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Demo products will be available for use, fittings are by appointments only.  
Please email Adam Steinschifter at adam@lopcc.com to register for a fitting slot.

Update on practice facility (tee surface)

We are moving forward on making improvements to the turf with the following cultural practices.  We will be carrying out these procedures on maintenance Mondays.  This process began over a week ago by verticutting the tee deck, and we will continue this procedure through the golf season.  Starting in July, aerification, top dressing and overseeding will take place.  Divot mix will be applied to areas that are showing wear.  Fertilizer will be applied as needed based on growth and weather conditions.  Improvements may not be noticed immediately but with a focus on these practices, we will see better quality turf in the near future.

Gypsy Moths

Many of you have noticed we have been hit with a large infestation of the Gypsy Moth (currently in their caterpillar form).  The damage caused by these moths occur during their caterpillar stage, which is now coming to a completion.  They generally feed on the foliage of White Oaks but have also been known (when the population is high) to feed on any deciduous trees and surprisingly, even on some coniferous trees such as Spruce.  Chemical applications at this stage in their life cycle will do little if any to control the population.  As such, an aerial spray will be applied in early spring of 2019.

 

Golf Shop News, June 12th

Lookout Point US Open Pool

The US Open Pool is open online.  Register ASAP!!!  All entries must be in prior to midnight on Wednesday, June 13th.  Payouts will be based on the number of pool entries.

Pool ID: 45331
Password: usopen
Link: https://www.easyofficepools.com/golf-tier-select/ 

Member Shotgun, Saturday June 16th

With the Ladies Member Guest event this weekend we will have a member shotgun at 8:00am on Saturday June 16th.  This shotgun is open to all Platinum members.  You may request a spot in the shotgun by contacting the Golf Shop directly.  The hole assignments will be posted in the Golf Shop Wednesday evening, June 13th.  At this time, any open hole(s) will be available first come first serve to Gold catagorey members.

 

Father's Day Special

Come in and celebrate Father's day with a great Burger & Pint special.

Everyone's favorite Travis Burger & Any Molson Pint for $15!!!

 

Event Recaps

 

2018 Lookout Point Men's Invitational

Congratulations to Garrett Atkinson - The Winner of the Lookout Point Men's Invitational.  Garrett made 5 birdies en route to a round of 74, capping it off with an excellent 2 putt from a slippery location on the 18th green to clinch the T.H. Brooke Trophy for the 2nd consecutive year in front of a large crowd of onlookers.  Great playing Garrett! We look forward to seeing you in 2019 at the 60th Annual Men's Invitational to see if you can become the 2nd person in history to successfully complete a Three-peat!!!

Congratulations also to Lookout Point member Brett Richardson who won the A.T. Gaylor Award for Low Net with an excellent round of 75 (Net 69).  Did you know? Brett is quickly becoming a name to watch at Lookout Point.  In 2016 he won the A Flight of our Club Championships, and last year, with his partner Rob Boardman, he won the 2017 Member/Guest.  The A.T. Gaylor Award is a great way to start the 2018 season!  Great shooting Brett!

For a full list of results, including hole by hole scores, purses, payouts, gross & net skins and more please click on the link below (Note: anything in a blue text can be clicked on and expanded to show hole by hole and/or field results). 

lopcc-lookoutpointmensinvitational.golfgenius.com 

The Ladies Section first social shotgun of the year was a great success!  Thank you to all the Ladies who braved the cold temperatures to participate.  

Winners

Heather MacLeod-Boyle, Carolyn Culliton, Christine Perrin-Taylor & Shelley Bauer (-2)

Closest to the Pins

Hole # 2

Janice May

Hole # 5

Heather Boyle

Hole # 6

Diane Girard

Hole # 8

Diane Girard

Hole # 9

Rosanne Cole

 

Upcoming Member Events

2 Man Best Ball

Saturday, June 23rd
Registration is open through the Member Portal

 

Canada Day Parent/Child & Patio Party

July 2nd, 1:30pm Shotgun

Parent/Child tournament
$20 per member, $40 per guest
Includes raffle ticket, golf and prizes
Cart not included

Format:
2 Player Teams
18 Hole Alternate Shot
 

 

Canada Day Raffle

Enter for your chance to win a Titleist Bag, Lookout Point merchandise, Callaway balls and much more.... Valued at over $400.  Tickets are 1 for 5 or 3 for 10.  Will be drawn prior to the fireworks on Monday, July 2nd.

Upcoming Fitting Days

 

Titleist Fitting Day, Friday June 22nd

Demo products will be available for use, fittings are by appointments only.  
Please email Adam Steinschifter at adam@lopcc.com to register for a fitting slot.

Canada Golf Day

[On May 3rd,] Canada’s national golf industry associations announced the first annual National Golf Day, May 29, an event aimed at raising awareness to the public and government decision makers on the many positive impacts of the golf industry.

“More Canadians play golf than any other participation sport and our industry is #1 in driving economic impact, employment and charity fundraising,” said Jeff Calderwood, National Allied Golf Associations (NAGA) and We Are Golf Chair. “Combined with golf’s diversity, healthy fitness benefits and environmental stewardship, we really do have such a positive message to communicate.”

National Golf Day provides the opportunity for Canada’s golf industry leaders to discuss these wide-reaching benefits of the sport directly with MPs, Senators and policy advisors at Parliament Hill. A May 28 evening reception will also be held in Centre Block, and NAGA will be hosting a day of interactive golf activities on the front lawn where MPs and visitors will be able to participate. This day of outdoor golf activities will include a focus on junior golf.

“We are really looking forward to our time in Ottawa and expect that government officials from all parties will be impressed to learn about all the ways golf contributes in virtually every riding throughout Canada,” added Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum. “There are so many meaningful benefits that golf delivers in communities from coast to coast and it will be great to share all those insights on National Golf Day.”

Golf courses and all related stakeholders throughout Canada are encouraged to promote the same positive messages. NAGA will provide shareable social content.

NAGA is also announcing a rebranding of its public facing name to We Are Golf. This aligns with the same brand name used by the American golf industry for allied association activities such as National Golf Day. NAGA does carry on as the administrative body but will use the We Are Golf brand for all public communications.

We Are Golf is a public awareness raising initiative sponsored by the National Allied Golf Associations, which includes the following members: Golf Canada, Canadian Golf Superintendents Association, Professional Golfers’ Association of Canada, Canadian Society of Club Managers and the National Golf Course Owners Association Canada. For more information on We Are Golf, visit www.wearegolf.ca