MWC Blue Flight Winners (left to right): Brad Johnston, Bob Richards, Dan Schmillen, Kevin Sandberg and Tom Klein; not pictured Bob LeClair
MWC White Flight Winners (left to right): James Seith, Greg Harris, Ed Stadjuhar, Dave Hokaj, Jerry Myers and Greg Ray
Howie Tiger
The PebbleCreek Men’s Golf Association conducted its third annual Mid-Winter Classic on January 23 and 24. A total of 104 two-man teams competed in this event which incorporated two separate formats. Forty-eight teams competed in three flights that played from the blue tees. Fifty-six teams competed in three flights that played from the white tees.
On the first day, the format was a scramble. The blue tee flights played the Tuscany Falls East course and the white tee flights played the Eagle’s Nest course. On the second day the format was a one best ball. The blue tee flights played the Eagle’s Nest course and the white tee flights played the Tuscany Falls East course.
Winners:
Blue Flight 1 1st place: Bob LeClair and Tom Klein, 2nd place: Brian Maine and Howie Tiger, 3rd place: Jeff Furnia and Ken Ogden.
Blue Flight 2 1st place: Brad Johnston and Bob Richards, 2nd place: Skip Holmes and Bob Iverson, 3rd place: Duane Hagstrom and Dick Wiederhold.
Blue Flight 3 1st place: Kevin Sandberg and Dan Schmillen, 2nd place: John Abercrombie and Jim Tratz, 3rd place: Rick Haendel and John Howell.
White Flight 1 1st place: Dave Hokaj and Ed Stadjuhar, 2nd place: Jerry Davis and Cort Wyss, 3rd place: Bill Mills and Victor VanHorn.
White Flight 2 1st place: Jerry Myers and Greg Ray, 2nd place: Nick Castiglione and Norman Munger, 3rd place: Lawrence Noble and Charles Ransom.
White Flight 3 1st place: Greg Harris and James Seith, 2nd place: John Nelson and Paul Polk, 3rd place: Rand Hill and Bob Rottman.
Tacos, burritos, beer and soda were provided in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom after play. The PCMGA Most Improved Player for 2018 was announced. Scoring was done using Golf Genius. Each foursome was required to input their score hole-by-hole either while playing or by end of play. The Leaderboard was available for display once all teams input was complete. Using Golf Genius provided final results almost immediately instead of taking 45 minutes to an hour to complete.
Thanks to the greens-keeping staff for providing great playing conditions.
Prizes were awarded to the top six blue flight teams and top seven white flight teams. Congrats to all the winners!