Great Moments In Golf History

In 1368, a Ming Dynasty Scroll illustrated, for the first time, a member of the Chinese Imperial court swinging what appears to be a golf club at a small ball with the aim of sinking it into a hole.

In 2008 Tiger Woods won what he always called "my greatest victory": with a torn ACL in his left knee and a double stress fracture in his leg, he won the 2008 US open on the first sudden-death hole.

And on Friday June 22, 2011, the Aarluk/Consilium/Stonecircle Team rocked the 9th annual Tungasuvvingat Inuit Charity Golf tournament.

It was a hot and sunny day at Champlain Golf and Country Club in Aylmer, Quebec. As many readers may or may not know, marketing on a Friday afternoon golfing is one of the favorite pastimes of several Stonecirclers, Aarlummiut, and Consiliumites. Ok, let’s be honest: Ron Ryan, Kory Goulais, Chuck Gilhuly, Jennifer David, Chris Grosset and Victor Tootoo are total Tee Addicts. With Jennifer away, Ron out of play due to a trip that was cancelled last minute, and Chris swamped with work before vacation, the task of defending our corporate honour fell to Kory, Victor, Chuck, with special ringer guest Hunter Tootoo (who, when not golfing, fills his time as Speaker of the Nunavut Legislative Assembly).

The scorching 37o temperatures made no difference to a team already on fire.  They shot an eight under 64, the lowest score of any Consilium, Stonecircle, or Aarluk team in the entire history of golf. At the end of the day they were crowned co-champions, the first time in TI tournament history. For their efforts, the Consilium team received a handshake and a pat on the back, and the knowledge that they will spoken of in hushed and reverent tones wherever Consilium golfers gather and reminisce.

Plus, of course, the satisfaction of contributing to the fine work of Tungasuvvingat Inuit, Ottawa's Inuit community center. Doesn’t that make it all worthwhile?