Sandbagger XXI: Bass Lake, September 17-18
Gentlemen, start your engines (and polish your clubs). After much delay — admittedly due only to distractions affecting yours truly — we are now confirmed for our time and venue for the 21st edition of the storied Sandbagger Championship.
Jeff Mains has been preparing to defend his title and hopes to face a more robust field than he vanquished in 2015. As some will recall (with embarrassment, I hope) the field for the final round last year was seriously depleted, when a half dozen or so Sandbaggers (made of sugar?) opted to stay by a warm fire rather than brave the harsh mid-September elements. (Did I just hear someone cough “wusses”?)
The September 17-18 weekend is when we will gather, once again, at beautiful Bass Lake. I have reserved tee-times for as many as five foursomes and will need confirmations as soon as possible.
On Saturday, September 17, we will tee-off at Timber Run, a rolling country course a few minutes north and west of Perth (Sandbaggers have played there once before). The first tee-off on September 17 is at 11:04 am. Subsequent tee-times are: 11:12, 11:20, 11:28, 11:36
Sunday’s final round is at Smiths Falls Golf and Country Club, home course of Brooke Henderson, recently an LPGA major championship winner and currently ranked #3 in the world. Tee-times at Smiths Falls on Sunday are: 10:30, 10:39, 10:48, 10:57, 11:06.
We will, as usual, arrange a warm-up round for anyone able to play Friday afternoon.
The lodgings will be provided by defending champ Jeff Mains and two-time champion Ricky Cunliffe. We will all be expected to pitch in with cooking and clean-up. Rick proposes to bbq burgers on Friday at his place on Bass Lake. If you want something other than burgers, you are welcome to put it on the bbq (and tend to it). Jeff Mains is ruminating about preparing a beef tenderloin for Saturday night.
Please confirm with me as soon as possible that you intend to attend – or that you will regret missing our annual gathering.
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Smiths Falls GC Scorecard