Strathmore Golf Club defends Wheatland Cup title

Justin Seward
Times Reporter

 

The Strathmore Golf Club’s members continued their dominance over the Lakes of Muirfield Golf Club as they won the fifth installment of the Wheatland Cup with a 69-51 point differential.
Long time Strathmore Golf Club member Sandy Daag received the cup for her team and loved the atmosphere with new golfers that made the experience that much more enjoyable.
“You get to meet new people,” said Daag. “You get to play both golf courses, get a fabulous meal, it’s great. We played with a couple ladies that we hadn’t played with before, super people, just really good.”
She felt that her team did not play any differently than they would in a normal game of golf, as they stayed consistent on both courses, which helped preserve the victory.
“Everybody contributed, it was fun,” she said.
With this being her fourth time playing the event, she said her game was in need of work, while she also enjoyed the win and liked meeting new people throughout the tournament and getting to play a course she very rarely gets to play.
“I enjoy coming out here because I very seldom ever get to play this course,” said long-time Strathmore golfer Gus Cammer. “Just how good the greens were … these are very fast and very true.”
He has been a member at the Strathmore Golf Club since 1976 and felt his overall game was better than Day 1 of the tournament at Strathmore.
A Muirfield Golf Club member since 2010, Gary Edwards thought the matches were closer than the points indicated but said it is not a matter of winning or losing, but a great way to gain familiarity with one another and have fun in a friendly competition.
“It’s not a win or lose thing,” said Edwards. “We’re starting to know them now. We play their course, they play ours and we just have a great time. We’ll get them eventually, we have pretty small membership out here, and we’ve only got about 50 to 60 members. We’re dragging everyone in to play and they just have a great time.”