Howie Tiger
The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association conducted its annual Summer Sizzler tournament on Wednesday, July 26 and Thursday, July 27. Like last year, the temperatures this summer have been super high ranging between 110 to 122 degrees for long stretches making the name for this two-day competition an appropriate one. The format was individual stroke play with gross and net winners. The event also featured a Skins game for each day. The first round was played at Eagle’s Nest and the final round at Tuscany Falls (Lakes/Falls courses).
Sixty-three players participated and survived the heat. There were two flights that played from the blue tees and one flight that played from the white tees. There were numerous Skins winners, but the big Skins winners were Ray Measles and Ian Downing, each winning over $100. They did it different ways. Ian had the only gross skin on Wednesday and Ray had one gross skin plus six net skins!
Gross Winners (scores in parenthesis):
Blue Flight 1 – 1st place Brian Maine (153), 2nd place Wayne Gearig (156)
Blue Flight 2 – 1st place John McCrickard (162), 2nd place Larry Haiflich (168)
White Flight – 1st place Ken Robinson (160), 2nd place Chuck Gustafson (168)
Net Winners (scores in parenthesis):
Blue Flight 1 – 1st place Michael Self *(140), 2nd place Bill Gainer (140), Tie 3rd place Joe Little and Lyman Gallup (141)
Blue Flight 2 – 1st place Joe Jones (137), 2nd place Ray Measles (138), Tie 3rd place Kirk Harrison and Ed Bobigian (139)
White Flight – 1st place Yogi Toru* (134), 2nd place Thomas Janssen (134), 3rd place Jim Muck (142)
* Scorecard playoff
Following play on Thursday, hot dogs, potato salad, soda and beer were served in the Chianti Room at Tuscany Falls.
Congratulations to all the winners and all participants for braving the heat!