Only in Canada

Tuesday, October 11/16

So yesterday I went out and played what might turn out to be my final round of golf this year and had one of those moments that can only be described as truly Canadian.

I met my buddy B at Glen Mar for our 2:02 tee time and off we went.

We both hit nice drives on the opening par 3 hole, I still hate the fact that GM switched to the old back nine as the opening front nine as I think it strange to start off with a  par 3 but it is what it is, and we ended up with a pair of pars to begin the round.

The second is a really long par 5 that plays about 545 yards slightly uphill to a partially hidden green. There is a hill on the right side and it hides a pond that is about 225 yards out from the tee box.  Somehow I boomed my drive just slightly past the pond in the middle of the fairway and hit a super 3 wood that left me about 138 yards out but on the right side along the tree line and behind the trees guarding the right approach to the green.

As I was getting ready to hit my 8 iron I looked up to see a golfer coming down the tree line looking for what had to be a very wayward tee shot off of the 15th box. Now this and of itself isn't anything special until it dawned on me he was wearing shorts in 8 degree Celsius weather. Again, nothing special as I've been known to do the same and almost did yesterday lol

No, what makes this so Canadian was the fact that he was smiling as he walked past me, apologized for disrupting my swing, and was wearing a big red and white toque!.

Yes, you read that right, he was in shorts and golf polo with a toque.

How so very Canadian and worth the high five we exchanged as he passed me by.

B was standing about 5 yards away and all he could do was smile and mutter "Only in Canada"

My name is Marcus and that is how we roll in Canada....................