Hitting the links

Sixty-nine strokes over eighteen holes is not too bad at all. That's the score we posted in the Third Annual KofC-Shriners Golf Tournament today.

Let me explain. This friendly competition began three years ago, when some of the Knights of Columbus and the members of the Shriners here in the city came together to sponsor a golf tournament in support of the Inner City Home of Sudbury. This annual event brought together twenty-five teams of four golfers who spent the afternoon playing 18 holes of golf in a best-ball tournament.

By the time we reached the 19th hole, our team score was 69, about 3 over par for the course. Not bad considering the fact that two or three members of the foursome that I was playing with (including me) don't play golf except for this tournament. We're not really into getting the low score, although we are elated when we get a good hit, and score a par. The important part of today is that we all had a lot of fun, shared a good meal, caught up with some friends old and new, and in the process raised some money to help the Inner City Home to continue responding to the needs of the transient and needy of our city.

What a wonderful moment of fraternity.