* Buffy
& John competed in 4 competitions on the golf course again in 2017; low net,
match play, closest to the pin on par 3s and low putts. The end the year
Buffy & John Invitational Tournament ended in a tie by Buffy holing a putt on
the last hole. To view Buffy's GHIN handicap click
HERE. To view John's
GHIN handicap click HERE.
A summary of the
season competion is posted below:
| Competition |
Buffy |
% |
John |
% |
Ties |
% |
| Low Net |
23 |
39 |
29 |
49 |
7 |
12 |
| Match Play |
22 |
39 |
32 |
54 |
4 |
7 |
| Closest to the Pin |
22 |
39 |
24 |
40 |
11 |
21 |
| Number of Putts |
17 |
28 |
35 |
60 |
8 |
12 |
| Total # Closest to the Pin |
60 |
49 |
68 |
51 |
0 |
0 |
* Buffy
& John celebrated the coming of Chistmas at daughter Denise and Patrick's home
on Saturday, December 2nd. The photo taken at the event documents how
everyone has grown.
The Whiting Annual Xmas Party hosted by daughter Denise (middle front)
* John
has just published his 15th book "The
Women's Guide to Learning to Play Golf for Fun!". The book was
written to provide women, wives, and girlfriends who may wish to join their
friends, husbands, and boy friends for a fun round of golf. The book
details how to make learning to play golf easy and fun. The book is
available online at
Lulu.com in paperback edition. An eBook edition will be available
shorly.
* Buffy & John's
Crystal Springs Cart Manager Russ is headed to a new career opportunity.
He requested John take a photograph of his many emplyee freinds
and his Cart Staff to capture the memories of his time at the resort.
Those photos are below.
* Buffy & John played
Black Bear Golf Club with sister Peg on October 16th. It was a fun day
in spite of the chilly weather. It was fun to share a day on the links
with sister Peg and a few adult beverages at the Grasshopper after golf.
|
Our friend Charlie
the Black Bear Golf Assistant took this photo |
Peg 's photo of Buffy & John on the green of Bkacj Bear's 12th
hole |
* Buffy & John
welcomed golfing buddy Harry Nullet to play a round of golf at the Ballyowen Golf Club. They enjoyed a cold adult beverage at the Owen's Pub 19th hole following golf served by bartender friend Kyle. It was fun again.
|
Buffy & John share a cold adult beverage with friend Harry Nullet
following golf at Ballyowen Golf Club served by bartender buddy
Kyle. |
* Buffy & John
played in the 2nd Annual Nullet Invitational Golf Classic at the beautiful The
Links at Uniondale Golf Club. The team of Buffy, John, Steve and Sal won
the event with Buffy surviving some difficuylt hazards to take low net honors
for the event. It was fun.
|
The golfers in the 2nd Annual
Nullet Invitational Golf Classic held at the beautifule The Links at
Unionvale Golf Club |
Buffy hits out of the native
grass at the Links of Unionvale Golf Club. She won low net in
the event. |
* The
arrival of September provides an opportunity for Buffy & John to celebrate their 34th wedding
anniversary (9/3) in the traditional way - golf at Ballyowen Golf Club.
Sister Peg, John & Buffy celebrated
Anne's birthday (8/22) and their anniversary at Portofino's. It was fun again.
John & Buffy &
Ballyowen Starter John for Anniversary |
Peg, John & Buffy celebrate Anne's birthday at
Portofino's |
* Buffy has started a new business called "Buffy's Bargains" to sell her
homemade knitted products that include baby products: booties, baby caps, baby
blankets; adult products: neck cowels, headbands, fingerless gloves and more.
Custom orders are accepted. Check out her
Buffy's Bargains Facebook
page by clicking HERE.
Check out samples of the products on
Buffy's Bargains Etsy Page
by clicking HERE.
Samples of products are presented below:
* The
2017 22nd Annual Poppa Lou Golf Classic was held on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at
the beautiful Blackhead Mountain Golf Resort. This is one of the special
events of the summer that brings friends and family together at a beautiful
facility for a fun day of golf and to party. The photo below is of this
year's golfers.
The golfers in the 2017 22nd Annual Poppa Lou Golf Classic
*
Buffy and John continue to play in and photograph the golf events at the
Crystal Springs Golf Resort and the monthly Crystal Cup Qualifing tournaments.
Photos graphs of these fun events can be viewed on Golf Event Photos Facebook.
The pair surprised their fellow golfers by taking the win in Flight 3 of the
July Crystal Cup Qualifier. The photograph below documents their win.
Buffy & John receive their winner's prize from Crystal Springs event coordinator Matt McGary
* The Friends and
Family Annual Memorial Day gathering was held upstate in Saugerties New York
featuring the traditional softball game, family photograph and picnic at
Buffy's sister Irene's home. It was fun!
