Update: 20 Sandbaggers to battle for Pewter Mug at Sandbagger XX
Update on Sandbagger XX:
Good day, gents. I have one significant, regrettable loss and two welcome additions to report, as well as some details on start times.
Michel Ranger, 2014 Sandbagger Champion (and author of a record-setting 74 in his Sunday round) has been called away on business. He will be in Europe for a month. Michel is very upset about not being able to be with us to defend his title. He has been spending much of the past few weeks spinning some of us his tales of woe about how his game had gone downhill. I didn’t see much evidence of a decline in his skills, which suggests that his impressive Star Chamber skills were still being exercised.
Though we have lost Michel, we have two additional competitors joining us: Geoff Oliver (2000 Champion) and John McKinnon (a ‘made man’ in Ricky’s Hinton Avenue mafia and a past Sandbagger). This gives us our biggest field ever and — with 20 competitors — puts a nice twist on our 20th year.
As usual, we have a relaxed round scheduled for Friday for those who are available and in need up a tune-up. The first group will tee off at 1:30 pm, at Lombard Glen. Subsequent groups are booked immediately after. The following 12 are confirmed:
Anderson, Doug
Anderson, Jim
Cunliffe, Rick
del Castillo, Andres
Hockley, Derrick
Hodgins, Greg
Jarvis, Greg
Johnston, Blake
Maidment, Michael
McKinnon, John
Oliver, Geoff
Riccoboni, Lou
If you want to golf in the warm-up round but don’t see your name above, or if I have you booked in error, please let me know.
For the weekend’s competition, we are booked at Smiths Falls (LPGA superstar rookie Brooke Henderson’s home course) on Saturday and at Perth Links O’Tay for Sunday.
Tee times on Saturday, September 12 are at: 10:00, 10:09, 10:18, 10:27, 10:36 (tell pro Adam Miller that you’re with the Sandbagger group; a special rate has been set up)
Tee times on Sunday, September 13 are at: 10:33, 10:41, 10:49, 10:57, 11:05
The following 2015 Sandbagger competitors will be vying to take home our precious Pewter Mug:
Anderson, Doug
Anderson, Jim (1997 and 2008 Champion)
Arbique, Brian (2005 Champion)
Bonnar, Brian (2001 Champion)
Cunliffe, Ricky (1999 and 2009 Champion)
del Castillo, Andrés (click here to see videos!)
Hockley, Derrick
Hodgins, Greg
Jarvis, Greg (2006 and 2012 Champion)
Joe, Brian (Sunday round TBC)
Johnston, Blake
Maidment, Michael
Mains, Jeff
McKinnon, John
McMahon, Steve (2004 and 2013 Champion)
Murdock, Bruce (bridesmaid revisited)
Oliver, Geoff (2000 Champion)
Pantalone, Jack
Posthumus, Andrew (2010 Champion)
Riccoboni, Lou
Friday’s dinner will be at about 7:30 pm. We’ll dine at the cottages on Saturday night as well. Stay tuned for details regarding dinners, Star Chamber and accommodation plans.