Sandbagger XXIV – Planning
Gents – Brian Arbique has kindly offered to host us for Sandbagger 2019.
By coincidence — I’m sure — the last time Brian hosted, in 2005, he emerged victorious. (In fact, it is worth noting that Rick Cunliffe and Jeff Mains have won championships while hosting and playing on home courses.)
Driving distance to the cottage/course is about 2¾ hours from Ottawa taking Hwy 7 to Havelock and then going north for about 20 minutes. It is about 140km from Toronto.
Brian’s cottage has 1 king, 3 queens, 1 double and 2 singles as well as two extremely comfortable couches. Brian assures me that it can easily sleep 9 with no spooning. He also has numerous cots and enough additional space to expand sleeping capacity to 12-16 as necessary. And, for those who snore, there is also ample space for an RV or tent trailer. 🙂
Brian is examining two possible weekends: Sept 7-8 or Sept 14-15. I suspect we will end up on the latter. The lake will still be warm and usable at that time of year. We will dine at the cottage.
We will golf at www.golfwildfire.com, which is “located in the heart of Ontario’s picturesque Kawartha cottage country”. The course is on the south side of Stoney Lake exactly 14 minutes from Brian’s cottage. The course is top-notch (ranked #73 by ScoreGolf), scenic and forgiving.
Guest fee packages are $100 each which represents a $25 discount off regular guest fees. Cart charge ($25/cart) is extra…but it is also a very walkable course should people prefer (many members choose to walk). Given accommodation is free and we’re not using restaurants, hopefully this is workable for most.
Brian won’t be able to confirm tee-times until the tee-sheets are available in the spring but he says there should not be an issue blocking 4-5 consecutive times on either of those weekends.
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