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Donald McArthur 57 days ago
...Drew McMahon won the low net and $83 in A Flight in the Bogey Golf Tour’s MG Designs Championship at Deer Run with an 84 (68.5) and Dom Paonessa emerged victorious for the high handicappers, firing a 96 (65.4) and pocketing $80. David Sharpe finished second among the low handicappers, winning $50 with an 85 (68.5) and Larry Rubik won third and $33 with an 88 (69.8). Rob Sharon took home silver and $48 in B Flight with a 92 (67.6) and Ken Quaggiotto finished in third with a 90 (67.6), winning $32. Dave Brownlee had the lowest round among the low handicappers with a 78, winning $33. Mark Lauzon had the low round of the day in B Flight, pocketing $32 with an 88. Tour Commissioner Todd Grondin won the closest to the pin in A Flight and Tom Reid hit the big ball. For the high handicappers, Matt Allison hit the long ball and Quaggiotto knocked one tight. Skins were worth $18 in A Flight ...Donald McArthur 94 days ago
...None of the South Koreans I've met in Windsor knows a North Korean and some of them don’t really know English. But they all know how to golf. Their love for the game persists through the dark of night and the dead and gone of winter. On days when neither you nor even I would venture outside, let alone hit golf balls, chances are at least one South Korean die hard has blasted balls from beneath the heated stalls at Tecumseh Golf. That might not be so remarkable in Seoul, but this is Windsor. On a per capita basis, I'd wager more South Koreans play golf than any other nationality in the area. I've met several South Koreans at the range and their passion for the game is irrepressible, pure and inspiring. More men seem to hit balls than women, but the ladies are just as dedicated and almost as many. Half of the men I’ve met seem to be nicknamed Jumbo, because they go through extra large buckets like a newborn does diapers. My one South Korean friend, Joe, told me he once hit ...Donald McArthur 96 days ago
Barry Crutchley fired a 78 (65.2) to win $165 and the low net for the low handicappers in The Bogey Golf Tour’s Home Hardware-Home Furniture PGA Championship at Maple City Golf Club. Michelle Grondin carded a 102 (66.2) to take home $135 and low net honours for the high handicappers. Dave Brownlee shot the low round of the day with a 72, winning the low gross and $41 in A Flight. The low round in B Flight was the 87 carded by John Hilliard, for which he pocketed $29. Brownlee’s 72 (66.9) was good enough for $99 and second place in A Flight and Tom Reid took third and $66 with an 80 (67.3). Hilliard’s 87 was a net 66.4, giving him the silver and $81 in B Flight. Donna Brown took the bronze and $54 with an 89 (68.1). Roch Marier won the KP for the low handicappers and Jeff Kelterborn hit the booming drive. Brown knocked one stiff for the high handicappers and Tony Meriano won the long drive. Each victor ...Donald McArthur 103 days ago
...The only good thing you can say about cancer is that it's better than a car crash. You get a chance to say goodbye. The farewell might be awkward and strained, but the final, slowing breath is rarely preceded by a slamming door or words uttered in anger. Watching someone you love waste away from cancer is painful, but there are no regrets. You will not spend the rest of your life ruing your decision to let them drive home drunk. Your final words will be meaningful and loving. They will not be: "Can you pick up some milk on your way home" or "Is that a meteor?" I told my mother everything I needed to before she died of brain and lung cancer in her Burlington apartment nearly 18 months ago, but there are still things I yearn to tell her, still times I find myself thinking about calling her only to remember that she's gone. This is one of those times. It started the day she died — Feb. 22, 2008 — as my two sisters and I ran our fingers through her things, ...Donald McArthur 131 days ago
...One of my secret pleasures is walking my dog Sunny late at night and window shopping in Pillette Village on Wyandotte Street. There always seems to a new painting or sculpture in the window of Nancy Johns ’ eclectic art studio. The same holds true for Vincent Franzoi’s gallery across the street. Ditto for Paula’s. Upcoming events and fundraisers are always being promoted on colourful flyers in the window of Riverside Music . I miss strolling by the gritty Royale Tavern and sneaking a peak through the grubby window, but the new Shoppers Drug Mart has gone up in a flash. Months ago, I developed a secret crush on one of Johns’ original paintings and walked by it nearly every night and studied it intently for several minutes. It must have looked to passing motorists like Sunny and I were planning some big art heist and casing the joint. But then one night I strolled up to the window and the painting was gone. I was filled with an overwhelming feeling of ...
