Golf 2001

Date Driving Range Lesson Pitch & Putt 18 Hole Game Details Location
01) Sa 12-May-2001 DR01       Ton's first golf experience the the McCleery Golf Course just north of Vancouver International Airport. Brendon Joseph took Ton to the driving range. For a rookie, Ton did not bad at all. McCleery Golf Course, Vancouver
02) Sa 19-May-2001 DR02       Another practice at the driving range. It was pretty windy today. McCleery Golf Course, Vancouver
03) Th 24-May-2001   L01     First lesson. Today was only theory about golf course etiquette, the rules of golf and the different kinds of clubs, when and how to use what club and about clothing. McCleery Golf Course, Vancouver
04) Su 27-May-2001 DR03       Another practice at the driving range with Brendon. McCleery Golf Course, Vancouver
05) Th 31-May-2001   L02     Second lesson: putting with the putter. McCleery Golf Course, Vancouver
06) Su 03-Jun-2001 DR04       Practiced at the driving range with Brendon and Jake. We also practiced putting. McCleery Golf Course, Vancouver
07) Th 07-Jun-2001   L03     Third lesson: pitching with a 7 iron and pitching wedge (P). McCleery Golf Course, Vancouver

Vancouver Skyline
08) Th 14-Jun-2001   L04     First practicing pitching with an iron 7 at the driving range. After that, fourth lesson: driving range (1) with an iron 7. Ton also bought a Wilson putter after testing 3 different ones. McCleery Golf Course, Vancouver
09) Su 17-Jun-2001 DR05       Another great sunny day in Vancouver. Ton and Brendon went to the driving range to practice. Afterwards we picked up Alex and Nicole from the airport. McCleery Golf Course, Vancouver
10) Tu 19-Jun-2001     P&P01   Brendon and Ton went to Stanley Park for a game of pitch and putt (18 short holes). Very nice place close to downtown to practice the short game. Stanley Park Pitch & Putt, Vancouver
11) Th 21-Jun-2001   L05     Lesson #5: more tips for the driving range with iron 5 after practicing 1 bucket of balls. McCleery Golf Course, Vancouver
12) Su 24-Jun-2001 DR06       Practicing my swing at the driving range of Eagle Quest at Musqueam golf course in Vancouver/ Eagle Quest at Musqueam, Vancouver
13) We 27-Jun-2001 DR07       Brendon and Ton went practicing at the driving range. Brendon keeps telling Ton that his shots have a 'draw' to it ... which seems to be a good thing. Ton has no idea what it is and where it comes from ... but as long as it's good ... don't change it then ... Eagle Quest at Musqueam, Vancouver
14) Sa 30-Jun-2001 DR08       Brendon and Ton went practicing again at the driving range. Eagle Quest at Musqueam, Vancouver

15) Su 01-Jul-2001     P&P02   Brendon, Michelle and Ton went to Stanley Park for a game of pitch and putt (9 short holes this time). Stanley Park Pitch & Putt, Vancouver
16) Tu 03-Jul-2001 DR09       Brendon and Ton went practicing at the driving range. Ton took advantage of the 3 hour free club fitting event they had this week. You can try out different clubs (all iron 5 or 6) with different shafts, lengths, club heads, angles and degree of forgiveness (360, etc.). The most comfortable and stable club was the Taylormade 360, regular flex and shaft length. Eagle Quest at Musqueam, Vancouver
17) Th 05-Jul-2001   L07     Lesson #7 (I had to skip #6 last week). This week Todd taught us how to improve the back swing. Ton was hitting the balls much more consistent after this great tip. McCleery Golf Course, Vancouver
18) Fr 06-Jul-2001     P&P03   After work Brendon and Ton went to the "Central Park" pitch and putt golf course in Burnaby for an 18 hole game. We teamed up with Jason and Kelly, who played in front of us. Central Park, Burnaby
19) Su 08-Jul-2001 DR10       Brendon and Ton practiced at the driving range and afterwards we putted at the 18 hole putting course. Eagle Quest at Musqueam, Vancouver
20 Th 12-Jul-2001   L08     Lesson #8: We had to play a short game to the hole from a 100 yard distance, using the tee. McCleery Golf Course, Vancouver
21) Tu 17-Jul-2001 DR11       Brendon and Ton each emptied 2 buckets of golf balls at the driving range tonight. Eagle Quest at Musqueam, Vancouver
22) We 18-Jul-2001 DR12       Ton got a free club fit session where the best club was determined by looking at and measuring his swings using  test clubs with stickers. These clubs were used to find out were on the club face and sole the stickers show contact with either the golf ball or ground. Using an iron 5 these are the results: shaft length = 38.5 inches; shaft material = iron; club angle = 62 degrees; stiffness = regular. McCleery Golf Course, Vancouver
23 Th 19-Jul-2001   L09    
Ton's first golf set Before lesson number 9 Ton bought his very first golf set (Infiniti Millenium), golf bag, towel and wood covers. Lesson 9 took place on a real fairway (first time) where we did 2 holes. Ton finished both of them with a bogey ... is that a handicap 18 for a starter? After the lesson I joined Brendon at the driving range at Eagle Quest to try out the new clubs.
McCleery Golf Course, Vancouver + Eagle Quest, Vancouver
24) Su 22-Jul-2001       G01 06.00-11.00 AM: First 18 hole game with Stephen Lee, his friend Peter Livingston and Brendon Joseph at the Carnoustie Golf Club in Port Coquitlam. Ton's score was 105 at a 71 stroke course (he's teeing off with a 3 wood on the picture below). Afterwards Ton bought a sand wedge which was not part of the standard golf set.

Ton is teeing off with a 3 wood

 Carnoustie Golf Club, Port Coquitlam
25) We 25-Jul-2001 DR13       Driving range time at Eagle Quest. Ton went there with Shawn Tagseth. Eagle Quest at Musqueam, Vancouver
26) Th 26-Jul-2001   L10     After purchasing an umbrella Ton went for his 10th and last lesson at McCleery Golf Club. This week we went to shoot balls to 2 holes as a practice. McCleery Golf Course, Vancouver
27) Sa 28-Jul-2001 DR14       Practicing on the driving range with Brendon Joseph. Eagle Quest at Musqueam, Vancouver
28) Su 29-Jul-2001       G02 18 hole game with Mark Tear (r) and Brendon Joseph (m) at Northlands Golf Course in North Vancouver. Start: 08.34 AM. Finish: 13.30 PM. It was Brendon's birthday.

Mark (r), Brendon (m) and Ton (l)

 Northlands Golf Course, North Vancouver
29) Tu 31-Jul-2001     P&P04   Pitch and putt with Niels and Barbara Ledinek and Frans Luit in Stanley Park. Ton met the Austrian couple during the golf instructions. Stanley Park Pitch & Putt, Vancouver
30) Fr 03-Aug-2001 DR15       Ton went to the driving range to prepare for the game on Sunday. Eagle Quest at Musqueam, Vancouver
30) Su 05-Aug-2001       G03 Ton was invited for a friendly South-African 18 hole tournament. Tee-off time was at 12.30 PM. We finished at 18.00 PM. The team members were Peter Livingston, Brendon Joseph, Ton Ensink and Stephan Lee. We played "best shot" and our end result was par +8. See Golf Score Cards for more details. Ton won a price for "kp" (closed to the pin) on hole 8. He won 2 tickets to the Air Canada Championship 2001 in Vancouver. The second half of the game it started to rain heavily.

Peter Livingston, brendon Joseph, Ton Ensink and Stephan Lee

 Carnoustie Golf Club, Port Coquitlam
31) Su 12-Aug-2001       G04 4-8 PM: 18 hole game with Eric Nishi and Karen Ashton.

Country Meadows Golf Course, Richmond
32) 16-Aug-2001 DR16       Ton went to the driving range with Karen Ashton. Eagle Quest at Musqueam, Vancouver
33) 27-Aug-2001 DR17       To the driving range with Ton's parents and Brendon Joseph. Eagle Quest at Musqueam, Vancouver
Sa 01-Sep-2001         Ton had tickets for the Air Canada Championship 2001 (in Vancouver-Surrey) and went there with Brendon Joseph. Some of the players they saw playing were Jesper Parnevik (Sweden) and David Frost (South Africa). See pictures.

Ticket

Northview Golf & Country Club, Surrey
34) Su 02-Sep-2001       G05 10AM-2PM: Two-some with Brendon Joseph at Eagle Quest. Ton's parents joined us too. They followed us in a golf cart. We played a four-some with Kelvin and Dave. On the picture from left to right: Kelvin, Brendon, Dave and Ton.

Eagle Quest at Musqueam, Vancouver
35) Su 09-Sep-2001       G06 11.30AM-3PM: Three-some with Brendon Joseph and Niels Ledinek at Eagle Quest. From left to right: Niels, brendon and Ton.

Eagle Quest at Musqueam, Vancouver
36) Th 13-Sep-2001 DR18       Ton hit 2 buckets of balls at the driving range. Brendon Joseph joined. Eagle Quest at Musqueam, Vancouver
37) Su 16-Sep-2001       G07 Restaurant "DIX" charity Golf tournament (click for pictures) for Multiple Scleroses at Mylora Golf Course, Sidaway in Richmond. From left to right: Brendon Joseph, Ton Ensink and Henry VanDerHorst.

Mylora Golf Course, Richmond
38) Mo 24-Sep-2001 DR19       Ton hit 1 bucket of (60) balls at the driving range. Brendon Joseph joined. Eagle Quest at Musqueam, Vancouver
39) Sa 29-Sep-2001 DR20       Ton hit 1 bucket of (60) balls at the driving range. Brendon Joseph joined. Eagle Quest at Musqueam, Vancouver
40) Su 30-Sep-2001       G08 Brendon Joseph, Stephen Lee and Ton Ensink played at Coyote Creek (par 65) in Surrey. We started at 9.30 AM and played until about 2 PM. The weather was absolutely great, 22 degrees and a sunny day. We played individual. Eagle Quest at Coyote Creek, Surrey
41) Sa 06-Oct-2001       G09 14.30-19.00: Three-some with Karen Ashton and Niels Ledinek at Eagle Quest at Musqueam in Vancouver. Today the weather is supposed to be nice (sunny and 16 degrees). From left to right: Ton Ensink, Karen Ashton and Niels Ledinek. After the game we had dinner at Milestones on Robson Street.

Eagle Quest at Musqueam, Vancouver
42) Fr 02-Nov-2001       G10 Today a group of colleagues from the IT department of Crystal Decisions in Vancouver went to play golf at the 9-hole Westwood Plateau in Port Coquitlam. This was their annual fun day. The weather was absolutely gorgeous. Sunny and 13 degrees. Below one of the 5 teams, from right to left: Henry Wilsenack, Chris Dircks, Michael Burgener and Ton Ensink. There are more pictures.

9-hole Westwood Plateau, Port Coquitlam

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