Golf Shop News, September 12th, 2018

Champion of Champions

Congratulations to Ben MacLean & Kayla Burke who won the Junior Boys and Junior Girls Niagara Regional Champion of Champions! Lookout Point also tied Port Colborne in points for the Team Championships but we eventually lost in the tie-breaker. Congratulations are also in order to Taylor Tyminski, Jim Langill, Amanda Garner & Sharon Montgomery-Greenwood who also represented Lookout Point in the championship. A full list of results can be found by clicking HERE.

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Member/Member Update

We have had an excellent response to the Member/Member this year, and as a result, our numbers have increased over 2017.  With our cart fleet and some extra carts we were able to order, we have a maximum capacity for 112 riders.  All players who have registered as of Wednesday, September 12th are guaranteed a cart.  You are welcome to sign up past this deadline, and your registration will be placed on a "waitlist".  This waitlist is for CARTS only.  You will still be registered to play in the event, however, we cannot guarantee you a cart - cart requests will be filled by order on the waitlist the morning of tournament play.

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Ladies Tombstone Tournament

On Sunday, September 9th the Ladies section had their annual Tombstone Tournament. For a full recap of the event click HERE.

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Course Care

As the season winds down, we wanted to take the time to go over some course care best practices. Click HERE to view 2 videos: the first outlines how to properly repair a ball mark on the green, and the second shows how to fix a divot. We encourage all members to take a moment to watch these. 

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Golf Shop Promotions

There a number of promotions on right now in the Golf Shop. Come on by and take advantage of these savings before they are gone!!!

20% off ALL in-stock APPAREL
SAVE THE TAX on all in-stock GOLF SHOES
ALL in-stock GOLF BAGS 20 % off
ALL HATS $20 (+ tax)

Ladies Annual Tombstone Tournament

September 9th, 2018

22 ladies braved the cold and wind to participate in our hilarious and ghoulish 2 person event that tests the will to live! Tombstones, skeletons, rats and scary creatures were featured along with great prizes and food.

Our first to die on #17 tee deck were Karen Tribble and Joanne Catena. The team of Terry-Lynn Adamson and Marilyn Chute “lived” the longest, almost making it to the 18th green.

Stay tuned next year for another twisted tournament of survival!

Golf Shop News, September 5th, 2018

To all the volunteers...

We would like to start off by thanking you for making our week hosting the Ladies Mid and Senior Am Championship a huge success.  We could not have done it without you.  The feedback from Golf Canada has been positive along with the response of all the participants.  We are looking forward to continuing our partnership with Golf Canada for year's to come.

Always go the distance winner!!!

Our Titleist Golf Ball promo (Buy a dozen and get entered to win a bike) has come to a close.  We are pleased to announce that Henk Venter was the winner of the draw!  Congrats Henk, although it may be tough to steer with one arm.

Busy week at the club...

Lots going on these days at Lookout Point!  Our Men's & Ladies leagues are in full swing in the final stages of their year-long competitions, and we have a couple of events coming up, some of which are still open for registration:

September 6th - Men's League Playoff's begin
September 9th - Ladies Tombstone
September 10th - Ladies Triple L
September 12th - Men's Senior Invitational
September 15th & 16th - Member Member

Later Start Times

Now that Fall is nearly upon us, we have moved back our morning starting time beginning at 7:36 am.  Please note, as the season progresses we will need to continue to adjust this further to accommodate daylight and our grounds department.  Our practice facilities will continue to operate 30 mins prior to the first tee time and close an hour prior to dusk.

Reciprocal Lottery Results

Thank you to everyone who submitted ballots for the below reciprocal times.  We had over 104 requests.  If you are unable to go to your assigned time, you may offer it to another member at Lookout Point.  In this case, please let our Professional Staff know the changes so we may contact the host club and update them.  

There are a few OPEN reciprocals listed below.  These will be given away on a FIRST COME FIRST SERVE basis by contacting Head Golf Professional, JJ Alexander at jj@lopcc.com.

Monday, August 27th
11:03 am - Robert Anderson
11:12 am - Frank Mortensen

Tuesday, August 28th
11:21 - Robert Anderson
11:30 - Tim Michalak

Wednesday, August 29th
11:30 - Bob Podio

Friday, August 31st
7:54 - Tim Michalak
11:30 - Keith Lenahan

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Monday, August 27th
9:30 - Brenda Jones

Tuesday, August 28th
9:30 - Michael Quinn

Wednesday, August 29th
9:30 - Don Tronko

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Monday, August 27th
1:32 - Nicole Noiles

Thursday, August 28th
7:32 - Shirley Coughlin
11:48 - Shawn Beatty

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Monday, August 27th
10:30 - Joe Vince
1:30 - Robert Doerssam

Tuesday, August 28th
1:30 - Joe Vince

Thursday, August 30th
9:30 - Doug Fast
1:00 - Bruce Herbeson

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Tuesday, August 28th
9:31 - Al Kviring
12:31 - Frank Mortensen

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Tuesday, August 28th
1:14 - Rob Doerssam
1:28 - OPEN

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Tuesday, August 28th
11:30 - David Willer
2:00 - Mark DiRaddo

Wednesday, August 29th
9:20 - Gerald Penney
2:00 - Dan Degazio

Thursday, August 30th
9:20 - Bruce O'Neil
11:00 - Joanne Colborne
 

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Monday, August 27th
11:30 - Rick Herchmer

Tuesday, August 28th
9:30 - Cheryl Allen

Wednesday, August 29th
1230 - Nick Markovich

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Monday, August 27th
1:10 - Gino Paolone
2:10 - Tim Michalak

Tuesday, August 28th
2:10 - Gino Paolone

Thursday, August 30th
11:10 - Bruce Herbeson
12:10 - OPEN
 

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Monday, August 27th
10:30 - Larry Downes

Tuesday, August 28th
11:25 - Tina Drummond

Wednesday, August 29th
10:03 - Reno Tofano

Thursday, August 30th
10:03 - Bob Wheatley

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Monday, August 27th
1:27 - Keith Lenahan

Thursday, August 30th
2:12 - Joe Duffy

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Tuesday, August 28th
12:33 - Paul Lord
2:38 - OPEN

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Monday, August 27
10:50 - Danny Greer
2:30 - Michael Foster

Wednesday, August 29th
10:40 - Robert Doerssam

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Monday, August 27th
12:24 - Mike McQuade

Tuesday, August 28th
12:24 - Tim Coughlin

Wednesday, August 29th
12:24 - Harry Weller

Thursday, August 30th
12:24 - OPEN

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Monday, August 27th
9:50 - OPEN

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Monday, August 27th
11:00 - Doug Fast

Tuesday, August 28th
3:00 - Doug Fast

Golf Shop News, August 21st

Golf Course & Practice Facility Access

We are very excited to be hosting the Canadian Women's Senior and Mid-Am National Championship.  This is an excellent opportunity for Lookout Point to showcase our amazing course and facilities to the best women's amateur golfers in Canada.  Players will be arriving on Sunday evening to familiarize themselves with the golf course and facility.  The tournament officially opens with practice rounds on Monday, August 27th.  Competition rounds are held on Tuesday & Wednesday, August 28th and 29th, with a cut scheduled prior to the final round on Thursday, August 30th.

The Golf course and all practice facilities (including driving range, chipping and putting greens, and the lower range) will be closed to the membership starting Monday, August 27th and re-opening Friday, August 31st.  In preparation for the event, we are also scheduling some additional maintenance to the driving range which will force the closure of the range in the early evening of Thursday, August 23rd and be reopening mid-morning on Friday, August 24th.  The chipping green and putting area will remain open.

 

Reciprocal Lottery Process

On Thursday, August 23rd the lottery for the reciprocal times will be conducted by the Professional Staff with the assistance of a group of selected members.  All ballots must be in by noon Wednesday, August 22nd. The winners of each tee time will be posted via an e-blast on Thursday.  The maximum number of times each member may win is 1 time per day.  If the member selected can't or chooses not to take the time, that member has the option to offer that tee time to any other member at Lookout Point.  In this situation, the member must contact the Professional Staff so we may contact the reciprocal club and update the booking with the appropriate names.

A number of members have inquired as to the procedure for the lottery.  It will be run as follows:  Ballots will be arranged first by Day (Starting with Monday, August 27th) and then by Tee Times starting with those with the largest number of requests.  Once a member is selected he/she can no longer be selected for a second tee time on that day.  Once all of Monday's tee times have been assigned, the process will repeat for Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday times.

More Reciprocal Times

Beverly Golf & Country Club has graciously offered an additional 7 tee times for our reciprocal ballots for the week of August 27-30th.   If you are interested in playing at Beverly please click on the following link and fill out the form:

https://goo.gl/forms/r8HQFgtGDQo1yjbn1

Reciprocal Times August 27th - 30th

With the Golf Course and practice facility being closed during the week of August 27th - 30th we have arranged a number of reciprocal opportunities should you wish to take advantage of them.  These tee times will be allocated through a lottery process.  If you want to enter a request for one or more of these times please do so at by clicking on the following link and filling out all the information required.

https://goo.gl/forms/LpreFhhmOwuuTGfv2

 The lottery will remain open until Thursday, August 23rd.  If you are selected for one of the tee times you will be notified by the Professional Staff by Saturday, August 25th at the latest.  For any specific questions please contact Associate Professional Adam Steinschifter at adam@lopcc.com

Canadian Mid-Am & Senior Ladies Championship

VOLUNTEER INFO SESSION

Thank you to everyone who has expressed interest in volunteering during the Canadian Mid-Am & Senior Championships.  For all those who have already volunteered and for anyone who is interested in volunteering but have yet to sign up we will be hosting an Info Session on Monday, August 13th at 7:00 pm in the 19th Hole (Please note, the bar will be open however, the kitchen will be closed for food service)

Those who attend the meeting will have priority selection on times and volunteer roles available.  If you are unable to attend the meeting, please contact Head Golf Professional JJ Alexander to arrange to have the information provided to you.

 

VOLUNTEERS

The Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur and Senior Championship is coming to Lookout Point Country Club in Fonthill, ON from August 27-30!

Come volunteer and watch the best 156 Canadian and International Mid-Amateur and Senior golfers on display at Lookout Point! Many players who have competed for these trophies have had tremendous Amateur golfing careers. See top Canadian and International players battle it out for this prestigious championship and witness an amazing week featuring Canada’s top female talent!

Volunteer Duties include:

•Forecaddies (spotters)

•Live Scoring

•Pace of Play

•Drivers

•Range Attendants

•Player Caddies

•and more...

If you are interested in volunteering CLICK HERE to sign up today!

If you would like more information or have any questions regarding the 2018 Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur and Senior Championship please contact:

Dan Hyatt
dhyatt@golfcanada.ca
1-800-263-0009 ext. 208

Reciprocals during the Canadian Women's Championship

We are currently finalizing a list of golf courses and tee times for our membership during the week of the Canadian Women's Senior & Mid-Am Championships.  There is no need to submit a request via our traditional manner.  These reciprocals will be made available via a lottery process that will be explained in an e-blast early next week.  These reciprocal opportunities will be open to all categories with the exception of our Lifestyle 12 and 25 memberships.

Club Championship Results

What a weekend!!!  What a finish!!!  Congratulations to all of our Champions!  The hot temperatures brought with them some hot scores.  Before we get to the results, we wanted to take a minute and thank everyone who participated in doing their part to maintain an exceptional pace of play all weekend long, especially in the previously mentioned heat and humidity.  The average time it took for each threesome to complete their round over the course of the weekend was 4 hours and 10 minutes!!! 

For a full list of results visit the Tournament Results page on the member portal or click on the following link:

Lookout Point 2018 Club Championship Results

Men's Champion

Taylor Tyminski
72 / 74 / 72 (218)

Congratulations to defending champion Taylor Tyminski who shot a final round 72 in what will certainly be remembered as one of the most exciting finishes in recent championship memory to win the 2018 Men's Club Championship by 3 strokes over Joe Miszk & Luke Delgobbo.  Taylor had a 4 shot lead heading into the final 9 on Monday.  After firing a front nine 36, Luke Delgobbo promptly birdied both the 12th & 13th holes in succession to get 2 shots back of the lead.  Not to be outdone, Joe Miszk (a multiple time champion in his own right) also birdied numbers 12 & 13 but added one more on 14 to get 1 shot back of Taylor by the end of the 14th hole.  Ever the steady Champion, Taylor made an incredible birdie on 15 and followed it up with another on 16 to officially shut the door on Joe and Luke's combacks!  

Ladies Champion

Stefi Markovich
78 / 74 / 75 (227)

Stefi Markovich continued her dominance in the Ladies Division with her 9th Lookout Point Club Championship victory.  Stefi can add another trophy to what is a long list of golf accomplishments from the junior, amateur, local and provincial levels.  After starting the championships 5 over par through the first 12 holes, Stefi played the final 6 holes in 1 under par during round 1 to take a 2 shot lead into Sunday.  While her competitors struggled with difficult pin locations and windy conditions Stefi made 5 birdies en route to an even par 74 and a 10 shot lead heading into round 3.  Consistant play in the final round highlighted by birdies on 1 & 12 put no doubt in anyone's mind that Stefi would retain the title for 2018.  Congratulations Stefi - Well Played!!!

Men's Flight Champions

A Flight

Michael Foster
77 / 77 / 70  (224)

B Flight

Joe Duffy
74 / 84 / 70 (228)

C Flight

Wayne Farrow
80 / 86 / 78 (244)

D Flight

Mike Kershaw
85 / 90 / 88 (263)

E Flight

Mike Leyer
94 / 95 / 97 (286)

Ladies Flight Champions

A Flight

Julie Kozub
96 / 98 / 96 (290)

B Flight

Laurie Robert
92 / 102 / 90 (284)

C Flight

Terry Lynn Adamson
91 / 91 (182)

D Flight

Marlene Tucker-Whyte
120 / 107 (227)

Junior Boys Champion

Ben Maclean
78 / 75 (153)

Juvenile Boys Champion

Isaiah Ellis
84 / 81 (165)

Junior Girls Champion

Kayla Burke
82 / 78 (160)

Men's Net Winners

A Flight - Joe Spiler
B Flight - Daniel Millar
C Flight - Gino Paolone
D Flight - Danny Greer
E Flight - John Skelton  

Ladies Net Winners

3 Day Net - Mandy Garner
2 Day Net - Terry Lynn Adamson

50/50 Winner - Dean Kurgan