Christopher Mucha
This past month, PCM9GA (The Golfing Niners) held two tournaments as well as normal stroke play. Winners for the tournament events were as follows.
On January 16, a shamble team format was used, with teams shooting the lights out with under par scoring.
Front Nine Results
1st Place -20: Don Drummond, Pete Paris, Rob Risden, Derek Smeeton
2nd Place -20: Gil Butson, Sandro DeSimone, Bill Grenier, W.R. O’Reilly
3rd Place -18: Bernie Bangert, Lloyd Callahan, Randy Cheek, Kent Chu
Back Nine Results
1st Place -17: Jeff Carren, Rene Lefebvre, Randy McConaughey, Brian Rothwell
2nd Place -15: Barney Elfstrom, John Heinz, Tim Munson, Ron Viano
3rd Place -14: Charlie Conroy, Bruce Hulbert, Richard McCurdy, Dave Robertson
On January 23, a team event using the two low net scores per hole was the game of choice. This format paid out a total pot of $560 to the players. Winners were as follows.
Back Nine Winners – White Tees
1st Place* +5: Pat Sherlock, Terry Descoteaux, Bill Wagner Jr, Lennie Liebowits ($20/player)
2nd Place* +5: Mark Walmsley, Charlie Conroy, Bjarne Kaer, Lloyd Callahan ($15/player)
3rd Place* +5: Fred Schmidt, Joe Duch, Rob Viano, Bob Gunn ($12/player)
*Score card playoff – USGA/club rules – last 9, last 6, last 3, last hole to break ties.
Front Nine Winners – Red Tees
1st Place -8: Nick Isenhart, Charley Wiley, Don Burrows, Rick Fulton ($20/player)
2nd Place -6: Stan Fuller, Shahid Mecci, Mike Bunn, Blind Draw ($15/player)
3rd Place -4: Scott Crawford, Dave Robertson, Jerry Matousek, Ted Hallenbeck ($12/player)
Closet to the pin (KP) and longest putt (LP) winners included the following:
KP’s
Hole 3: Jim Tackett; Hole 5: Loren Norgaard; Hole 12: Gary Ruehl; Hole 16: Pat Sherlock
LP’s
Hole 9, Barry Elfstron, 13’6″; Hole 18, Tony Staley, 15’10”.
If you are interested in competitive play, fun, and camaraderie, contact our membership chair, Bruce Hulbert, at [email protected] for more information.