Putting course skills challenge
Howie Tiger
On Wednesday, April 22 the PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association provided several Member/Guest pre-tournament activities. The activities included the TaylorMade/Adidas/Ashworth Pro Shop, practice rounds and a skills contest just like the one on the Golf Channel’s Big Break program.
The skills event consisted of three separate challenges: a nine hole putting contest (member and guest alternated putts), a flop shot “over the wall” and a target shot. The object was to get the lowest score. There were prizes for each challenge and for overall.
The putting course was set up very different this year. Director of Golf Jason Whitehill suggested the use of rocks, tree branches and sand piles to make the course more challenging.
The flop shot required the player to skillfully fly his ball over a 10 foot wall onto the green within the target zone. The best score was zero points for landing in the center of the bull’s-eye. The highest score was 50 points for not carrying the wall. Most players scored 40 points for carrying the wall, but landing outside the target zone.
The final challenge was the target shot. From 15 yards, the player had to hit a yellow metal square that was located inside a green metal target. The player scored zero points for hitting the yellow target. The highest score was 50 points for missing the entire green target altogether.
Skills Challenge Winners
Overall:
1st Place – Mike Burke and Ron Dixon. Tied for 2nd Place: Mike Daubenmaier and Tim Fowler, Richard Kale and Richard Van Treese, Kelly Schunke and Paul Schwartz and Harvey Winn and Terry Kay
Putting:
1st Place – Jan Cralle and Chris Cralle; Tied for 2nd Place – Lee Kitchel and John Winerey, James Hughes and Sam Saunders, Roy Bridges and Bart Price, James Anspaugh and Ron Eppley, Dean Bass and Ted Cooper, Jack Schafer and Tom Mairs and Bob Schimelpfening and Brian Schimelpfening
Flop Shot: Tied for 1st Place – Dave Hokaj and John Yaklin, Bud Held and Keith Boller, George Marley and Stephen Campbell, Mack Johnson and Charles Brewer and James Seith and Chuck Hagen
Target Shot:
Tied for 1st Place – Mike DerManual and Ryann Roberts, Lou Romano and Dave Pickhardt, Ed Stadjuhar and Bob Muldrow, Bud Barber and Jim Higgins, Ron Rogers and Jim Kuraisa, Robert Newell and Kyle Laudenslager, Ray Measles and Steve Ricks, Bill Walenda and Dave Marzullo, Dave Willison and Robert Singer, John Pugsley and Tony Ratanaproeska, Jack Stipp and Paul Littledale, Alan Peterson and Greg Peterson, James Haas and Andrew Haas, Deral Sax and Ed Williams and Ron Olberding and Chuck Campbell
The PCMGA would like to thank all of the volunteers who made this skills challenge happen. From the grounds crew who set up the wall and target, to the gals who did the registration and to the gals from the Circle who kept score. It was a success because of you. Thanks again!