It was a rainy weekend but the next Monday, May 25 the sun came out along with about 70 golfers for the Hamilton AM Rotary annual 9 and Dine Golf Tournament. It was a glorious day!
All was not rosy though as the course was wet from the rain and pull carts were required for all golfers. For the athletes in the crowd this was not a big deal but some of the “senior golfers” thought an ambulance should have been on “stand by”?
Most of the holes had a challenging game attached – closet to the Keg (free beer!) or closest to the gas can (for a Petro Canada gas card) and a number of others.
Some teams posted excellent scores but the lawyers from Ross & McBride took the top prize – a custom 40th Anniversary Hamilton AM Rotary hat and their names will be inscribed on the tournament trophy.
Golf was followed by an excellent dinner and a number of items were raffled off. Mark Ewer gave a brief but heartfelt tribute to Paul Lakin, for whom the tournament has been renamed. Paul’s family; wife Pamela and daughters Kathryn and Courtney and their families were present and appreciative of the club’s recognition of one it its favourite sons. Paul’s memory will live on for many reasons but he loved golf and was good at it so the tournament is now aptly named.
The winning foursome pictured below includes Nick Papageorge, Alexandra Petermann, Ted Paul and Taran Hoogsteen.
