7th Annual Habitat for Humanity Golf Tournament

Team A (for Awesome)

It was a scorcher of a day at the Chateau Cartier Golf Club on Friday August 24, 2012. Why is that relevant? Well, it was the site of the 7th annual Habitat for Humanity (Iqaluit) charity golf tournament. As always, Aarluk sponsored a hole at this event. However, unlike years past, there were two Aarluk teams who played in the event.
Team one, or the “A” team, consisted of Ron Ryan, Chris Grosset, Michelle Turpin and Terry Forth. ('A' also stands for Awesome!) Team two, or the “B” team, consisted of Aarluk manager Jimmy Jacquard, Chuck Gilhuly, Kory Goulais and Daryl Diblee. I know what you are thinking, who picked these teams? Well, let me tell you. Aarluk manager Jimmy Jacquard handpicked both teams based on a set of 24 criteria established in his evaluation matrix and following interviews with each individual he cross referenced the matrix and each attribute to determine who would work well together based on their skill sets. Ok, who am I kidding, he stacked his team.


In this particular tournament, both team A and B ended up teeing off together at the same hole, the 16th. The 16th hole was supposed to be where the Aarluk sponsorship sign was located; however, due to some sort of mix up, the Aarluk sign was placed at the 15th hole (which was a hole in one to win a car hole). Talk about sponsorship value!

Unlike the David (Ryan, Grosset, Turpin and Forth) vs. Goliath (Jacquard, Gilhuly, Goulais and Diblee) matchup, there was no Cinderella ending. The match finished as people would have anticipated. Although, Team A made it perfectly clear to hole attendants at the tournament that their team was far more fun.

 

Following the tournament and shellacking that Team B handed Team A, both teams sat down and enjoyed a very nice meal. A very successful tournament, a very memorable day was had by all!