Almost Aussie jets across the pond to host the event, arriving a little later than usual due to plane issues in Newark. His private jet needed to replenish beer, shrimp and sheep before making it up to Montreal.
An immediate sentimental moment as Lemur meets Almost at the airport, with his golf travel bag still sporting the same large splat of bird poop emblazoned on the front. If that bird knew it had created a logo, it could be worth millions!
a 7am meet up north of Laval with The Dagenator and we're on our way to Tremblant. Dark clouds ahead cause frowns on the brows of our intrepid golfing heroes, and a few minutes later the skiess open and Lemurs Audi gets its first wash of the day. He concludes that driving faster gets it cleaner, but the motor is having none of it, complaining that it's oil level is low and wants some more lube.
A quick stop at the petroleum rip off station, and a quick decision to grab some breakfast has the golfers get back into the car, pull out of the station, turn back in to the Tim Hortons car park, only to park within 4 metres of the starting point. the chaps conclude that we're all taking turns in being less than bright this morning, apart from Dag of course who is always alert....... until a point in time 1/2 an hour later on arrival at Manitou when he realizes that 'THE MURSE' is still at Tim's. Almost is left with the bags, and Lemur and Dag scoot back to the brekki point. THE MURSE and its owner are reunited. Lemur wonders if Dagenator should be renamed MURSELESS (perhaps a future discussion).
Almost greets the arrival back at Manitou and its on to the course. no warm up (thanks to Dag) and on to the first tee. The chaps decide to be macho and play from the tips (on a par 58 course), and onwards. Almost and Dagenator strike first with a birdie each, leaving Lemur catching up later in the round with 2 of them. a few trips into the sand for various players reveal the bunkers are made from rocks, some of which could genuinely be used for a rock garden. An immediate local rule brought into play allowing removal of the rocks from around the balls to prevent damage to the head and shaft.
Par 4s are brought to their knees with big drives to the green. Dag nails one..overcooks one.. and f*&ks one up (but still scores par after a Tiger-esque recovery from the deep stuff). Final scores on the Manitou..
Lemur - 65, Dag - 68, Almost - 75
Lunch in downtown St Jovite, then on to Diable
Waste bunkers are the order of the day on Diable, and they're MONSTERS. great holes in the planet sucking balls in from every direction. Almost makes an early entry into the wasteland, Lemur quickly follows, but Dag opens up the round with a brace of pars.
on to the third and we're joined by a local. 'ET' was his name. unfortunatley this alien sucks the life from the 'Man of Murse' and his golf game starts to falter. Almost is having a tough round, Lemur is doing pretty well, and Dag is varied, but all having a fun afternoon, and the sun is shining. Highlight of the round for all. Cart girl selling 2 for 2 on Coors light !. Dagenator continues his trend of burning the sides of the cup, culminating on the 17th hole when his 10 foot putt, travelling towards the hole .A foot away from the target, Dag calles out "FINALLY" ... only for the putt to burn past the hole.
Lemus finishes with a triple bogey to end what was a pretty good round, Dag is a bit unhappy at the round costing 15 bucks more than it needed to, and Almost hoping that his golf over the next two weeks in the US increases in quality and decreases in shot count. A curry at Sahibs in Pointe Claire rounds off the day.
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