Summer Survivor First Place, Closest-to-the-Pin and Putting Contest Winners, row one, left to right: Mike Park, George Marlow, Jane Richards, Parry Green, Patti Halbmaier, Lorna Lincoln, Mary Neeley; row two: Mike D’Onofrio, Jeff Horan, Robert Newell, Carolyn Suttles, Jim Halbmaier, Bob Caldwell, Vicky Ray, Larry Haiflich, Lou Cerri; not in photo, John Stergulz, Pat Hallacy
PCM9GA, PC9GA, PCLGA and PCL9GA Presidents, left to right: Jerry Treece, Emma Mosley, Brenda Sand, Ray Clements
PCM9GA, PC9GA, PCLGA and PCL9GA Vice Presidents, left to right: Jerry Monk, Lynn Pidcock, Kittie Day, Randy Prinz
Erv Stein
On the pleasant morning of Wednesday, September 30 a total of 140 highly charged golfers from all four of our PebbleCreek sanctioned golf clubs, the PCM9GA, PCL9GA, PCLGA and PCMGA, teed off utilizing both the Tuscany Lakes and Falls Courses. This extraordinarily successful fifth annual Summer Survivor Tournament, hosted by the PCM9GA, utilized the Step Aside Scramble Format which is somewhat more competitive than the standard Scramble game in that for each successive foursome drive, fairway or putting stroke, whoever’s ball location is utilized for the next drive steps aside and the remaining three foursome members proceed for the next stroke. Therefore, team strategy becomes of paramount importance since the closet ball to the green may not be the best option since a low handicap team member may have a much better chance of reaching the green even if the selected best ball location is further away from the green. The 35 foursomes were divided up into four flights; Flight 1, 2, 3, 4 and the final net 18 hole team scores were further adjusted based upon the prevailing AGA handicaps of each team member. In addition to the Closest-to-the Pin Competition, a Putting Contest was simultaneously, however separately, conducted.
Hats off to the winners as follows:
Flight One Net Score
1st: George Marley, Patty Green, Jane Richards, Jeff Horan 25
2nd (tie): Edward Bobigian, Pat Kaer, Nancy Perkins, Don Belonax 27
2nd (tie): Jerry Monk, Lynn Bishop-Pidcock, Kittie Day, Randy Prinz 27
Flight 2
1st: Robert Newell, Pat Hallacy, Carolyn Suttles, Jim Halbmaier 25.5
2nd: Kenneth Wechselberger, Pat Howard, Holy Stark, Gary Draus 27
3rd: James Seth, Charlotte Krause, Debbie Sayre, Bob Cowan 8
Flight 3
1st: John Stergulz, Lorna Lincoln, Vicki Ray, Bob Caldwell 20
2nd: Bill Schaffer, Barbara Hockert, Donna Meyers, Albert Lowe 21.5
3rd: John Low, Judy Romano, Donna Havener, Stan Fuller 23
Flight 4
1st: Larry Haiflich, Patti Halbmaier, Mary Neeley, Lou Cerri 18.5
2 (tie): Steve Pirner, Wendy Wisser, Ellen Enright, Erv Stein 25.5
2 (tie): Jerry Briner, Patti Englehardt, Majorie Scherer, Connie Neeley 25.5
2 (tie): Steffen Jacobson, Kaycee Christenson, Ron Olberding, Bruce Ruder 25.5
Closest-to-the-Pin Winners
Steve Pirner, Ray Clements, Judy Newell, Jeff Furnia
Putting Contest Winners
1st: Mike D’Onofrio, Mike Park
2nd: Cliff Olson
3rd: B. Baumgartner, Walter Hohlstein
Following the tournament competition everyone gathered at the Tuscany Clubhouse for a buffet lunch where the winners were all announced and congratulated. Hats off to the hosting PCM9GA Executive Board and committee members for a simply phenomenal job in coordinating this simply incredibly enjoyable event.
We always highly encourage prospective interested new members to join our low-key fun loving group. Please visit the PCM9GA website at www.PCM9GA.org or you may contact our current PCM9GA Membership Chairman Bruce Hulbert at 623-535-8761.