Ben and Nick Update on the BICK Junior Golf Tour

Hoping to carry their good play from Stop 3 back on July 19 at Chippewa Creek, both Ben and Nick were optimistic of moving up the rankings given that Stop 4 was being held on their home course of Flamborough on Thursday July 29. Weather was phenomenal but below average putting countered Nick's home course advantage as he shot an 82, good for 24th on the day and dropping him 3 spots to 25th for the tour to date.  Ben shot an 81 which was good for 20th for the day and maintaining him at 24th for the the tour.

Stop 5 of the tour moved to the Burlington area at Lowville Golf Club on Tuesday August 3.  The scenery with the backdrop of  the Niagara escarpment was spectacular  ... unfortunately that was not the case with Nick's game.  A promising +4 for the first nine withered away in the heat and humidity to a final 87.  The score ranked 31st for the round; Nick falls to 27th for the tour with 335 points.  Perhaps the previous 3 days of the Club Championships had their deterioating effects.  On the other hand, Ben shot a fantastic 79, good for 14th for the round which moved him to 22nd for the tour with 400 points.

Based on prior years' average of 640 points to make the Top 15 Exempt list., both Nick and Ben would need a tournament win at one of the remaining two stops or a couple of top 7 finishes in order to make the Exempt list for 2011.

Carolyn Turns Seventeen

Freshly back from her month long SHAD experience out at UBC, Carolyn was kind to grace us with her presence for her 17th birthday.

I can still remember bringing her home, this round butterball in our new Dodge minivan.

Julie's Martyrs Mom Finishes Second ...

Julie's 2010 Edition of Martyrs Mom finished two months of weekly training and culminated the effort with the Row 4 Heart Regatta held on Saturday July 24th at Bayfront park.  Buoyed by their new uniforms and the return of their coxie, Carolyn who just returned from a month long stint at SHAD UBC, the team turned in a great effort.

They finished second ... 

The Lost Generation ... Inspiration to Change

Here's a You Tube vid that I got courtesy from one of Carolyn's fellow SHAD ... Think about it!

Carolyn and Jane at UBC

Today, Carolyn had the fortune to have received a visit from Aunt Jane and Sue and Rob.  Carolyn was at her SHAD's closing luncheon and her visitors were her guests at the event.  We were so pleased that some family was there to experience along with Carolyn.

Much thanks to Jane for sending this picture almost as it was happening.

Another Ossie Mind Teaser

Ossie sent this in for us to enjoy(?) ...

Read out loud the text inside the triangle below. 

More than likely you said, 'A bird in the bush,'! and. ......  

if this IS what YOU said, then you failed to see 

that the word THE is repeated twice! 

Sorry, look again. 

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Count every '  F  ' in the following text:  

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE
SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI
FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH
THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS... 

(SEE BELOW)

HOW MANY ?
WRONG, THERE ARE  6   -- no joke.
READ IT AGAIN !  
Really, go Back and Try to find the 6 F's before you scroll down.  
  
The reasoning behind is further down.  
The brain cannot process 'OF'.
  
Incredible or what? Go back and look again!!
Anyone who counts all 6 'F's' on the first go is a genius.
                   
Three is normal, four is quite rare.  

Nick and Ben Hits Top Ten on BICK Tour

Finally, Nick and Ben played like they believe they are capable. Stop 3 of the BICK Junior Golf Tour was held at Chippewa Golf Club in Mount Hope on Monday July 19.  Weather was a lot more confortable and so were the boys' games.  They finally shot what they believe to be their best (and hopefully typical) game.  Nick was on fire and shot a 76 which tied him for 5th while Ben shot a 79 which was good for 11th.  Nick had a +1 going into the 18th but a DB did him in.  Hoping for a birdie to get a Par round, he stretched his 220 yard approach which landed him in a trap.  With the fine showing, Nick shot up the rankings from 40th to 22nd with 226 points while Ben holds 24th place with 217 points.  They also sit 8th and 9th respectively in the rookies standings.

more pics, here