April 20, 2013 - Weekend Group - 2 Person Best Ball / NCGA 4-Ball Net Qualifier

Dave Schutt and Greg Leuterio
NCGC 4-Ball 2013 Qualifiers

On Saturday, April 20th, the BCGC Weekend “Winded Warriors” braved another windy day! Is it just me, or is everyone getting tired of playing in the north wind? Aside from the fact that hole #’s 2, 3, 6, 11, & 15 play easier in the north wind, I think everyone would be very happy to get back to relatively calm conditions. We’d probably even look forward to playing with the prevailing southerly winds again. We just need a change!!!

Format for the day was Best Ball of Partners. Additionally, it was a qualifier for the NCGA 4-Ball Net Championship for which five of the 12 two-man teams competed. Low twosome for the day was the team of Dante Drake and Kevin Granderson who shot a sizzling 58, hi-lighted by an individual gross score of 86 by Dante! Winners of the NCGA 4-Ball Net qualifier were Greg Leuterio and Dave Schutt who teamed up to shoot a net 61, hi-lighted by an individual gross score of 78 by Greg! Great golf in the wind, gentlemen!

Closest to the pin winners:
#5 – Greg Leuterio – 34’
#12 – Dante Drake – 3’1”

Top finishers in the tournament:
1st Place – Dante Drake/Kevin Granderson – Net 58
2nd Place – Greg Leuterio/Dave Schutt – Net 61
3rd Place – Dave Travis/John Hillerman – Net 62 (Won by match of cards)
4th Place – Shawn Breakey/Bob Ruff – Net 62
5th Place – Steve Ackley/Dick Jones – Net 62

Mark your calendars for the next tournament scheduled for Saturday, May 18th! Format will be Individual Net.

Bob Benefiel
BCGC Weekend Tournament Chair

April 10, 2013 – Midweek Group - Net Stoke Play

Thanks to all 29 of you who came out on such a beautiful day for some golf! The skies were clear, the winds were calm and the thermometer rose from 62* to 82* while we were out there. The greens had been aerated and sanded 10 days previously and some were not yet back to prime condition, but yet not too bad either. Should be perfect for our next tournament on May 15th.

The format was straight net stroke play. Prize winners were as follows:

Men's Blue Flight / Men's White Flight / Women's Flight

• Ron Glick, 67(Adj.) /  J. Johnstone, 66 / Barbara Conerly, 69
• Dick Carlsen, 68 / Roy Fukushima, 67 / Shirley Johnson, 69  
• H. Makimoto, 70 / Bob Thomas, 68 / Jeri Fong, 69
• Tom Bell, 70 / Will Hart, 71 / Jean Chong, 70
• CTP #17, Felte, 3'9" / CTP #17, Hart, 3'3" / CTP #17, Conerly, 5'1"

In the optional net skins game, there were 12 players in the pool scoring 9 skins as follows:

Tom Bell, #1 and #16; Bob Thomas, #2 and #18; Roy Fukushima, #6 and #10; Ron McKenna, #9 and #12, Jean Chong, #13.

For you new members I would like to direct you to our club's website: bartleycavanaughgolfclub.blogspot.com. You will find a wealth of club info and photos.

Once again, our next tournament will be at 8:30 am on Wednesday, May 15th. The format will be the same at net stroke play, plus the optional net skins game and closest to pin by flight. Hope to see you there.

Bob Thomas

Midweek Tournament Chair
email: bob4golf@icloud.com

March 13, 2013 – Midweek Group - Bingo-Bango-Bongo

Thanks to all 26 members and one guest who participated in the Midweek Group's March Tournament. The weather was fantastic and the course was in great shape although the greens were not as fast and smooth as in February. The format was Bingo-Bango-Bongo and I heard some kudos and some complaints so if any of you would like to be heard in this regard, let me know your thoughts and I will consider them all when planning next years' games. For the most part, there were no big winners.

In the Closest to the Pin competition, the results were as follows:

Hole# Black T's / White T's / Blue T's Prizes

• #8-1 Johnson, 21.3' / R.McKenna, 13.3' / D. Stringer, 11.7'
• #8-2 M.McKenna, 21.3' / Swann, 15.0'
• #17-1 Chong, 4.2' / M. McKenna, 8.1' / Carlsen, 7.7'
• #17-2 M. Hart, 31.2' / Glick, 25.7' / Coombs, 14.4'

In the optional net skins game, there were 15 participants scoring 6 skins. Don Sperling won two skins scoring a net zero at #8 and net 2 at #10. Bob Thomas, scored a 2 at #9, Myron Dahl a net 1 at #12 and Dave Travis and Richard Coakley shot 2's at #13 and #14 respectively.

Men's and women's Player of the Year Points will be awarded based on adjusted net scores. I will include a POY standings sheet with next month's recap letter as we will by then by a quarter of the way through the year. Our next tournament will be the 2nd Wednesday, the 13th of April starting at 9AM. I hope to see you all there. Thanks again for playing and for your feedback.

 

Bob Thomas

Midweek Group TC

March 9, 2013 - Weekend Group - Individual Net and Match Play Qualifier

 

First of all, I wish to welcome and thank the new members who played on Saturday, and congratulate them on having the courage to stick around through the golf and the gathering afterward and experience the camaraderie that makes our club a fun group.  Those new members are; Dante Drake, Kevin Granderson, Keith Felte, Richard Sanchez, Rod DelNero, and Dave Travis.  Welcome gentlemen!  I hope we didn’t scare you away from future tournaments!

Tournament Results:

On Saturday, March 9, 2013 a field of 23 players braved the breezy conditions on this day that the north wind blew.   It was also a day that Bob Olson blew away the field with his best round ever round, gross 84 (net 65) to capture first place in the Individual Net tournament.  It also positioned him as the number one seed in the BCGC Match Play Championship.  Olson out-distanced Bob Benefiel who shot nines of 39-34, gross 73 (net 67).   

Rounding out the field of 16 for the Match Play Championship are: 

#3 – Roy Jeske @ net 70 (78)

#4 – Keith Felte @ net 71 (86) won back nine match of scorecard tiebreaker

#5 – Greg Leuterio @ net 71 (88) second in back nine match of scorecard tiebreaker

#6 – Richard Sanchez @ net 71 (88) third in back nine match of scorecard tiebreaker

#7 – Bob Thomas @ net 72 (96) won back nine match of scorecard tiebreaker

#8 -  Rod DelNero @ net 72 (88) second in back nine match of scorecard tiebreaker

#9 – Steve Ackley @ net 72 (90) third in back nine match of scorecard tiebreaker

#10 – Dick Jones @ net 73 (87) won back nine match of scorecard tiebreaker

#11 – Greg Taca @ net 73 (87) second in back nine match of scorecard tiebreaker

#12 – Lonnie Podgorny @ net 74 (80)

#13 – Glen Kinion @ net 75 (99)

#14 – Kevin Granderson @ net 76 (100) won back nine match of scorecard tiebreaker

#15 – Dave Travis @ net 76 (96) second in back nine match of scorecard tiebreaker

#16 – Dave Schutt @ net 76 (93) third in back nine match of scorecard tiebreaker

 
The Match Play Bracket will be posted soon on the BCGC blog-site.  Match Play will begin in April at times agreed upon by the respective opponents, with subsequent matches concluding on, or before, September 15, 2013.  The Match Play Champion will be crowned at the 2013 Christmas Party in December.

Other Individual Net tournament results:  Prizes were paid through sixth place in the tournament.

Closest to the pin:

     Hole #8 – Kevin Granderson  - 17’4 ½”

     Hole #17 – Bob Benefiel  - 7’2”

For those of you who don’t know this fact, Bob Olson and Bob Benefiel are brother-in-laws.  Now Benefiel is going to have to put up with the constant reminders from his “favorite” brother-in-law at all future family gatherings until the day he can gain revenge!

The next Weekend Tournament will be held on Saturday, April 20th.  This tournament will be a 2-Man Best Ball as well as on optional NCGA 4-Man Net qualifier.  Get yourself a partner (must be a fellow BCGC member), and come out and have some fun!

See you on April 20^th!

 

Bob Benefiel

BCGC Weekend Tournament Chair

Feb. 13, 2013 - Midweek - Member/Guest

The first tournament of the year for the Midweek Group was held on February 13th under fair skies with calm winds and temperatures in the 60's. Quite a start for this time of year!

We also had a nice turnout for the member/guest ice-breaker with 26 players including 7 new members and 3 guests. Thanks to all of you. In the "A" flight, Dick Carlsen and Leon Taylor teamed for a hard fought victory over the team of Greg Fletcher and Ron Glick. The Fletcher/Glick team started out with eagle/birdie on 1 & 2 on the way to a 34-37-71 (net 66), but the stubborn Carlsen/Taylor team hung on to tie, firing a 35-37-72 (net 66.) The back-nine tie-breaker (using strokes where they fall) was won by Carlsen and Taylor (net 34 to net 35!!) Fine golf by both sides. Third place in "A" flight went to the team of Dave Springer and Divid Rivas with a net 67.

First place in the "B" flight went to the team of Haruo Makimoto and Roy Fukushima with a beautiful round of 36-37-73, net 63. Second place was decided by a last-nine tie-breaker with the team of Jean Chong and Gloria Parrott edging the team of Mike and Ron McKenna as both teams finished with net 66's. For those of you interested in the complete results, I have attached .pdf and .doc files for your use.

Closest to Pin contest on #8 was won by Richard Coakley at 28'-11". Haruo Makimoto was closest to pin on #17 at 9'-3". Once again the course was playing beautiful with firm, green fairways, manageable rough and receptive greens that putted true.

Thanks to you all for participating, especially you new members and those of you who brought guests. The next tournament will be March 13th and will be individual stroke play with scores suitable for posting, as will all ten rounds remaining for the year.

For those of you who can play on weekends, keep an eye out for the next weekend tournament announcement from Bob Benefiel. That tournament will be held March 9th and will count as one of the NCGA qualifiers and it doubles as a qualifer for our own BCGC Match Play Championship.

I hope to see you all next month. Let me know if you have any questions.

Bob Thomas
Midweek Tournament Chair
bstj1967@yahoo.com

2012 Weekend Tournament Schedule

2013 WEEKEND TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE - BARTLEY CAVANAUGH GOLF CLUB

DATE     FORMAT

9-Feb    Member/Guest 6-6-6

9-Mar    Format TBD , **Club Match Play Qualifier - top 16**

20-Apr  2-Person Best Ball and 4-Ball Net NCGA Qualifier

18-May Format TBD

8-Jun     2-Person Best Ball and NCGA Zone Qualifier

13-Jul    Format TBD

10-Aug  Stroke Play (Net),  NCGA Net Amateur Qualifier

14-Sep  Format TBD

19-Oct   Club Championship - First Round

20-Oct   Club Championship - Second Round

9-Nov    Stroke Play (Stableford)

WEEKEND TOURNAMENT CHAIR - BOB BENEFIEL 5109 Worcester Way, Elk Grove, CA 95758 hm: (916) 684-2144 , cell: (916) 599-1313 email: r.benefieljr@frontiernet.net

2013 Midweek Tournament Schedule

2013 MIDWEEK TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE - BARTLEY CAVANAUGH GOLF CLUB

DATE     FORMAT

13-Feb  Member / Guest Scramble Format

13-Mar Bingo, Bango, Bongo (individual within foursomes)

10-Apr  Individual Stroke Play,  Flights

15-May Individual Stroke Play,  Flights

19-Jun   Skins Game (individual within foursomes)

17-Jul    Individual Stroke Play,  Flights

14-Aug  Individual Stroke Play,  Flights

18-Sep  Individual Stroke Play,  Flights

9-Oct     Club Championship, Round 1  - Stroke Play, Flights

16-Oct   Club Championship, Round 2  - Stroke Play, Flights

20-Nov Turkey Shoot (Stroke Play, Mod. Stableford Format), Flights



MIDWEEK TOURNAMENT CHAIR - BOB THOMAS 8032 Linda Isle Lane, Sacramento, CA 95831 hm: (916) 376-7990, cell: (916) 476-7059 email: bstj1967@yahoo.com