2013 Christmas Party and Award Presentations



2013 BCGC Board of Directors
Will, Bob, Bob, Santa, Jeri, Barbara, Marie, Pat and Don

Pat Mar, Marie Hart and Will Hart have put on another amazing Christmas Party for our membership on December 4, 2013.  The food was delicious and the conversation was delightful.  We even had a special guest appearance by Old Saint Nick.

Marie says: "Over here Will, I see someone who wants more raffle tickets."

Bob Benefiel and Bob Thomas provided a recap of the tournament season and presented the Championship Awards:

Jim Coombs and Dave Springer
Midweek Club Champions

Marie Hart and Barbara Conerly
Midweek Club Champions

Bob Benefiel and David Leuterio
Weekend Club Champions

The "Winning" Leuterio Family
David: Club Champion, Greg:  Match Play Champion & Player of the Year - Weekend

President, Mark Edgar provided a overview of the club and the following are some of his highlights:

As president, his Top 5 indicators of a healthy club are:

Board of Directors: Is the Board of Directors stable?  Yes, it is stable.  Many board members have held positions since the beginning of the club.  And he encourged anyone wanting to join the next board to step up and let the current board know.

Membership:  Is the membership going up or down?  Our membership is up 16% from 82 in previous years to 95 in 2013.  (27 New & 68 Returning)

Tournament Participation:  Is tournament participation trending up or down?  Both the Midweek Group and Weekend Group tournament participation is up from previous years.  From a membership perspective, he notes players are enjoying each others company after the matches are over and strong attendance at the annual Christmas Parties, both are signs of a healthy club.

Finances / Budget: Are we finacially strong?  Yes, we are forecasting to land the budget where we started the year, right around $1,000. This has been our goal for the last 5 years and we have been successful in doing so.

Membership Participation:  Are members having fun and enjoying their time spent at the club?Yes, from a membership perspective, he notes players are enjoying each others company after the matches are over.   As a matter of fact, many members continue to have pick up games outside of scheduled tournament dates.  Plus we have a strong attendance at the annual Christmas Parties, all are signs of a healthy club and members are having fun. 

Mark then talked a golf:

Freeport Cup:  In June, BCGC won it's 5th Freeport Cup Title, now tied with Grips Fast (5), followed by Land Park & Bing Maloney (1 each)

Bing Maloney:  Bing has expressed interest in combining some weekend tournaments with BCGC to increase tournament participation during 2014.

Land Park Ladies:  During 2013, we joined the ladies for a Ice Breaker Tournament last January and plans are in the works for another ion January 18, 2014.

Kathy Leuterio was kind enough to take more than 150 pictures from the event. You can follow this link to see pictures that night: http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8AZMmzhu5buFNXI. Thank you Kathy.

Happy Holidays Days and Cheers to All!

Greg Leuterio named 2013 Match Play Champion

2013 Match Play Champion - Greg Leuterio with his son David Leuterio

Fittingly, the 2013 BCGC Match Play Championship was won by this year’s Player of the Year, Greg Leuterio.  Greg topped off an outstanding year of play with wins in four consecutive matches to take home the BCGC Match Play trophy. 

The tournament began with a qualifier in March where the top 16 players continued on in head-to-head matches.  Those 16 qualifiers competed for the top spot.

Results of Greg’s matches are as follows: 

• Round #1, Greg defeated Lonnie Podgorny 4&3. 
• Round #2, In the Quarter-Final match, Greg defeated Glen Kinion 2&1. 
• Round #3, Greg was again victorious in his Semi-Final match with Dave Schutt, winning 6&5. 
• In the Finals, Greg beat former 2002 Match Pay Champion Roy Jeske 3&2. 

For the complete Match Play Bracket results, follow this link:

2013 Match Play Bracket


Prizes will be awarded at this year’s Christmas Party, scheduled for December 4^th.

PAST CHAMPIONS:
2012 - Bryan Springer
2011 - Not Held
2010 - Paul Hand
2009 - Bob Benefiel
2008 - Barry Scheel
2007 - Ray Reithmeier
2006 - Anthony Snow
2005 - Mark Edgar
2004 - Rick Klenhard
2003 - Roy Jeske
2002 - Don Murdoch
2001 - Jeff Williams
2000 - David Beveridge
1999 - Mark Edgar


Bob Benefiel
Weekend Tournament Chair

2014 Board Members Have Been Elected

The following is a list of returning and newly elected BCGC Board Members:

Link:  2014 BCGC Board Members

President: Mark Edgar
mark.edgar.architect@hotmail.com
Vice President: Jean Chong
jeanchong@sbcglobal.net
Secretary: Jeri Fong
jsfminmouse@sbcglobal.net
Treasurer: Don Sperling
golferdon9@sbcglobal.net
Mid-Week Tournament Chair: Robert Thomas
bob4golf@icloud.com
Weekend Tournament Chair: David Schutt
dave.bcgc.wtc@gmail.com
Handicap Chair: Barbara Conerly
barbaraconerly@aol.com
Newsletter Chair: Mark Edgar
mark.edgar.architect@hotmail.com
Membership Chair: Pat Mar
4teetime4pat@sbcglobal.net
Past President: Kevin Schultz

We welcome two new board members Jean Chong and David Schutt to the BCGC Board of Directors.  We also want to thank Marie Hart, Will Hart and Bob Benefiel for their dedication, hard work and service on the board.

November 20, 2013 - Midweek Group Tournament Results

Well, I guess it had to happen. They say “into every life a little rain must fall” and that’s what happened to the Bartley Cavanaugh Golf Club’s Midweek Group at our 2013 Turkey Shoot. We had 29 members signed up for an event with great prizes for everyone and instead it rained all the previous day and through the night. Tournament day was overcast and misty and the course was open but “cart path only” was in effect. This of course is not doable for some of our group and the cold, damp weather promised to be no fun for others of us.

Fortunately, after a nice breakfast shared with 16 members, 12 decided to try our luck and were rewarded with pretty good conditions for 18 holes. I didn’t even need the extra towel I brought to keep the seat in the cart dry!

The McKenna Brothers (Mike & Ron)

The format for this tournament was a Stableford Points game. In the Men’s B Flight, Mike McKenna turned in the performance of the day firing his all-time best BCGC round of 91, net 67 and scoring 32 points to come in fist place. It was fun to watch with two net eagles! Bob Thomas and Ron McKenna took second and third place honors with 22 and 16 points, respectively.

 

In the Men’s A Flight, Dave Schutt came out with the win shooting a beautiful 83, net 67 scoring 30 Stableford points. Haruo Makimoto came in second with 26 points (85, net 68) and Jim Coombs was third with 25 points (88, net 69). And in the Women’s Flight, Joyce Makimoto and Kuniko Takeuchi tied with 14 points each.

There was a "Closest to Pin" competition held at hole #’s 5 and 17. At #5, Mike McKenna (39’-8”) and Dave Springer (11’-7”) took the honors for their respective flights. At #17, Bob Thomas (23’-9”) and Jim Coombs (12’-6”) won their flights.

We also had an optional skins game with 7 golfers scoring 6 net skins: Mike McKenna’s eagle 2’s at #9 and #16; and birdies by Haruo Makimoto at #1, Dave Springer at #6, Thomas at #10 and Dave Shutt at #13. Good shooting all of you on a cold, dreary day made fun by golfing with friends.

 
Bob Thomas
Midweek Tournament Chair

2013 Christmas Party and Awards Night

JOIN US AT OUR ANNUAL CELEBRATION!

Amazing, another year is wrapping up. We are now sneaking up on the holidays and it is that time of year we all get together to celebrate the winners of the Championships and Player of the Years.

We will be meeting at the Aviator Restaurant and we are looking forward to seeing everyone again. This year we will be treated to another amazing night of great food, raffle prizes, and good company.

Christmas Party Information:

Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2012

Time: 6:00 pm

Place: Aviator's Restaurant
6151 Freeport Blvd
Sacramento, CA

Cost: $20.00. Member, $25.00 Guest


RSVP by November 29, 2013

Mail to: Pat Mar
654 Rivercrest Drive , Sacramento, CA 95831
Call at Pat Mar, 392-1855 with questions.

November 9, 2013 - Weekend Tournament Results

The Wild Turkeys

The 2013 season finale Turkey Shoot featured some fine play from a field of old and young birds alike.  Format for the tournament was a Stableford competition. 

George Yanez, the "Wolf" ruffled a few feathers by firing a terrific round of 81, net 67, (23 Stableford pts.), which included birdies on #11 & #12, to capture first place. 

Close on his tail was Club Champion, David Leuterio who followed up his 67-71 Club Championship performance with another round as "Smooth as Down”, with a 71, net 68 (21 Stableford pts.), including birdies on #’s 3, 14, & 18. 

"Papa Bird", and 2013 Player of the Year, Greg Leuterio finished third with an 88, net 72 (19 Stableford pts.), and a birdie on #1. 

Fourth place went to “Spring Chicken” Springer (Bryan), with a 90, net 73 (17 Stableford pts.), with birdies on #2 & #4. 

Fifth place went to Bob Benefiel, who is “Flying the Coup” as Tournament Chair this year, with a round of 79, net 74 (15 Stableford pts.), including birdies on #14 & #17.

Final Flock Finish:                          Gross                      Net                 Stableford 

George Yanez                                    81                           67                           23

David Leuterio                                   71                           68                           21
Greg Leuterio                                    88                           72                           19
Bryan Springer                                  90                           73                           17
Bob Benefiel                                      79                           74                           15
Mark Edgar                                         85                           75                           14
Bob Thomas                                    101                            75                           14
Greg Taca                                            89                           76                           14
Steve Ackley                                      94                           78                           13
Lonnie Podgorny                              84                           77                           12
Glen Kinion                                      109                            80                           12
Roy Jeske                                            86                           79                           11
Dave Springer                                    93                           79                           11
Dave Schutt                                        97                           80                           11
Richard Sanchez                               90                           79                           10
Wayne Urbani                                101                            88                             5           

Closest-to-the-pin:

                Hole #8 – Glen Kinion                    3’-9”

                Hole #17 – Dave Leuterio             4’-11”
Bob Benefiel
Weekend Tournament Chair

October 19 & 20, 2013 - Weekend Club Championship

It’s interesting how the most important golf tournaments bring out the best golf in the best player.  That fact was evident in this year’s BCGC Weekend Club Championship.  This year’s Gross Club Champion, Dave Leuterio, shot the lowest two-round total in the history of Bartley Cavanaugh Golf Club.  Dave’s gross score rounds of 67 – 71 (138) easily beat out his next-nearest competitor, four-time Gross Champion, Bob Benefiel who shot rounds of 73 – 74 (147).  Dave’s first round of 67 featured five birdies, one bogey and 12 pars.  His second round was very consistent with two birdies, two bogies, and 14 pars.     Great shooting Dave!  You are a very deserving Club Champion! 

 

Bob Benefiel / David Leuterio

(Net Champion) / (Gross Champion)

 

Although Bob Benefiel failed in gaining his fifth consecutive Gross Club Championship, he did play consistent enough to win the Weekend Net Club Championship with net rounds of 68 – 69 (137).  Winning the Net Championship was not an easy task however, as Bob and Dave’s father, Greg Leuterio, were tied with net scores of 68 after the first round.  Bob managed three consecutive birdies on #’s 11, 12 & 13 to wrestle the Net Championship from Greg who shot a net second round total of 72.  Third place Net went to Dave Schutt with rounds of 72 – 72 (144).  Fourth place Net went to Steve Ackley 79 – 66 (145) who tied with Dante Drake 69 – 76 (145) but won based on a tie-breaking-match of scorecards.  

Tournament Results:

                                                First Round       Second Round          Total                               
                                                Gross    Net        Gross    Net        Gross    Net
David Leuterio                       67      64                 71       68            138      132
Bob Benefiel                          73       68               74       69             147      137
Greg Leuterio                        84      68                 88       72             172      140        
Dave Schutt                            89      89                 72       72            178      144        
Steve Ackley                          96      79                 83       66             179      145
Dante Drake                           89      69                 96       76            185      145                        
Kevin Granderson                103     81                88       66             191      147        
Tim Ramirez                           79      69                 89       79            168      148        
Mark Edgar                             88       78               82       72             170      150
Dave Springer                        87       73               91       77             178      150        
Lonnie Podgorny                   85       78               80       73             165      151                        
Roy Jeske                                80       73               86       79             166      152        
Glen Kinion                            104      78              105      79            209      157        
Bryan Springer                      99       83               97       81             196      164
Dick Jones                              N/C    N/C            W/D   W/D         W/D   W/D       

Closest-to-the-pin:

Saturday
Hole #8 – Mark Edgar                     2’ 2”
Hole #12 – Dave Leuterio             10’-6”
Sunday
Hole #8 – Lonnie Podgorny          31’-2”
Hole #17 – Greg Leuterio              11’-3”

Bob Benefiel
Weekend Tournament Chair

October 9th & 16th, 2013 - Midweek Club Championship Results

Our annual Club Championship for the midweek players was held October 9^th and 16^th with 36 holes of individual stroke play competition. The weather smiled on us for both days with cool morning temperatures warming to the low eighties with clear, calm skies. The course was playing tough with speedy greens and tricky pin positions both days. Many thanks are due to the Bartley Cavanaugh maintenance and pro staff for their hospitality and course conditions all year.

For our lady members, Marie Hart played beautifully on the last round firing a 104-92/196 to earn low gross honors and Barbara Conerly went low in the first round to take low net with a nice 67-75/142. Rounding out the top four, Kuniko Takeuchi took 2^nd place in a last round tie-breaker over 3^rd place Joyce Makimoto, both shooting 151 and Jean Chong came in 4^th with a net of 155.

On the men’s side, Dave Springer shot a personal best 75 in round one and hung on with a second round 89, 164 total to beat Haruo Makimoto by one stroke to take low gross honors for 2013. Two other members excelled in round one, Leon Taylor’s 75 and Jim Coombs’ 78. Fine shooting by all of you. In the low net competition, Jim Coombs shot a blistering 60 on the first day and followed that with a smooth 72 to take the low net championship this year with a 132. Ron McKenna followed a 1^st round 70 with an clutch 63 for a 133 total to edge Leon Taylor’s 58-75/133 by virtue of a last round tie-breaker to take 2^nd and 3^rd, respectively. Haruo Makimoto’s 64-70/134 took 4^th place and John Hawck garnered 5^th place honors with a steady 69-68/ 137 he can be proud of. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners, your performance has earned you all twice the normal Player of the Year points for your positions.

Looking ahead, our final tournament this year will be held on November 20^th, first tee at 9:00 (format undecided) and our annual Christmas party for members will be held at 6PM on December 4^th. Expect an Invitation to the party shortly, but you can mark your calendars now for a nice dinner with friends and Player of the Year awards, Club Champion trophy presentations and lots of more fun to be had. Look for “Turkey Shoot” tournament invitations in your e-mail around November 1^st.

Thanks again to all of you who participated in our club championship.

Bob Thomas

Midweek Tournament Chair

September 18, 2013 - Midweek Group Tournament Results

On September 18^th the BCGC Midweek Group , 26 in all, met to compete in a stroke play tournament. The weather, except for some gusty winds, was really nice with pretty skies and mild temperatures. The course was in good shape thanks to some heavy watering which managed to find low spots off the fairway.

In the Men’s A flight, Haruo Makimoto led the pack with an 84/net 67, followed closely by Dave Springer (86/70) and Doug Swann (87/71).

In the Men’s B flight, Roy Fukushima was low man shooting 96, net 68, nosing out Ron McKenna (98/70) and Don Sperling (108/73).

On the softer side, the ladies flight was led by Barbara Conerly’s net 71, besting Jean Chong’s net 74 and Joyce Makimoto’s net 75.

In the "Closest to Pin" competition, the winners were as follows:

Men’s A Men’s B Ladies

#12: Dick Jones (11’-7”) Manny Jauregui (10’-6”) Joyce Makimoto (31’)

#17 Dick Carlson (14’-7”) Ron McKenna (7’-5”) Kuniko Takeuchi (36’)

In the optional skins game, 10 members got in the game and there were 7 skins made: Glen Kinion got 3 skins at #3 (3), #11 (4), and #14 (3); Don Sperling scored 2 skins at #8 (2) and #17 (1); and Haruo Makimoto and Ron McKenna each scored a skin at #10 (3) and #12 (1), respectively.

Next month we have scheduled our annual Club Championship, a 36 hole tournament to be staged on the 9^th and 16^th of October. More on that soon, but mark your calendars for sure. You must play both days, paying in advance.

Hope to see you there,

Bob Thomas
Midweek Tournament Chair

September 14, 2013 - Weekend Tournament Results - Best Nine

Greg "The Waxman" Leuterio

In one of the most dominant displays of golf in recent memory, Greg Leuterio “waxed” the field shooting back-to-back, outstanding nine-hole scores. 

Format for the tournament was Best Nine (Net) where prizes were awarded for the best score of the field of either the Front-Nine or the Back-Nine.  Well, Greg shot the best scores against the field on BOTH nines as follows:  Front-Nine 42 (Net 33) & Back-Nine 40 (Net 32).  To top it off, Greg also won the closest-to-the-pin contest on hole #8 with a measurement of 4’11”.   

Second place – Front-Nine went to Greg’s son, David with a gross 37 (Net 35). Second place – Back-Nine went to Bob Ruff 40 (Net 33). 

Bob Ruff also won Third place – Front-Nine with 45 (Net 37).  Third place – Back-Nine went to Bryan Springer 41 (Net 33).

Tournament Results:

                                                    Front Nine (Net)                                   Back Nine (Net)
Greg Leuterio                                    33  (1^st)                                                 32  (1^st)
David Leuterio                                   35  (2^nd)                                                 34
Bob Ruff                                              37  (3^rd)                                                 33  (2^nd) Won by match of scorecards
Wayne Urbani                                   37                                                           34
Dante Drake                                      38                                                           36
Bryan Springer                                  42                                                           33  (3^rd)
Dave Schutt                                       39                                                           36
Bob Benefiel                                      40                                                           35
Glen Kinion                                        38                                                           38
Lonnie Podgorny                               39                                                           37
Tim Ramirez                                       39                                                           39
Richard Sanchez                                41                                                           37
George Yanez                                    44                                                           35
Roy Jeske                                            39                                                           43
Dave Springer                                    43                                                           40
Rod DelNero                                      50                                                           41

Closest-to-the-pin:

                Hole #8 – Greg Leuterio                                4’-11”
                Hole #12 – Dante Drake                                14’-2”

 

Bob Benefiel

Weekend Tournament Chair

August 14, 2013 - Midweek Group Tournament Results

"Mr. 62" Myron Dahl

On August 14th, 16 members of Bartley Cavanaugh Golf Club teed it up for an 18 hole stroke play tournament. The weather was nice, not too hot, with a slight breeze. The course was in good shape, but with all the necessary watering, our 7:30 starting time landed us in some wet conditions with some tall clover if one strayed from the fairway at all.

Myron Dahl must not have strayed too often, shooting a sweet 80 (62 net!!) to take the honors in the Men's A group. Dave Springer had a nice round too, coming in 2nd place firing an 83, net 65. Leon Taylor came in third shooting an 86, net 68.

In the Men's B flight, Ron McKenna shot 95, net 67, followed by John Hawck, 97/68 and Mike McKenna at 92/69.

 

For the ladies, Jean Chong continued her winning ways with a net 77 and Joyce Makimoto came in second scoring a net 78. Good shooting from all of you, thanks. And thanks for your understanding when, due to late scratches, it became necessary to shuffle the advertised pairings to avoid sending out singles. For those of you not around to collect your winnings, I will save them for you until next time, or mail them to you later.

In the optional skins game, Myron Dahl's net 1 on #12 scored him one, Roy Fukushima's net 2 on #16 was another, and Bob Thomas's net 1 on #17 and net 2 on #18 earned him two skins. There were eight players in the game for these 4 skins.

There was a "Closest to Pin" contest at #17 also. This was won by Leon Taylor for the A flight with a distance of 20'-9" and Bob Thomas for the B flight at 5'-11". None of the ladies were eligible this time, sorry.

Next month, our Midweek group will play on the 18th, first tee at 8:03 AM. More on that around the first of the month. Thanks again to all of you.

Bob Thomas

Midweek Tournament Chair