JOIN US AT OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION!

The holiday season is upon us once again.  It is time 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:

Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Time: 6:00 pm

Place: Aviator's Restaurant

6151 Freeport Blvd

Sacramento, CA

Cost: $20.00. Member, $25.00 Guest


RSVP by November 28, 2014

Mail to: Pat Mar

654 Rivercrest Drive, Sacramento, CA 95831

Call at Pat Mar, 392-1855 with questions.

2015 Board Members have been Elected

The following is a list of returning elected BCGC Board Members, with the exception of the Midweek Tournament Chairperson which is currently vacant:

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: VACANT

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 would also like to acknowledge and thank Bob Thomas for his dedication, hard work and service on the board.

October 8 & 15, 2014 Midweek Club Championship

2014 Midweek Champions
Low Gross:  Pat Mar & Keith Felte
Low Net:  Jean Chong & Ron McKenna

Well, we dodged the rain bullet, barely, and finished our 36 Hole Championship Tournament for 2014. It turned out to be a nice day with cool to mild temperatures under overcast to sunny skies. The wind even died down early for 13 men and 5 women vying for our most prestigious event.

The Low Gross Champions were Keith Felte (80-77-157, net 137) for the men and Pat Mar (98-91-189, net 137) for the women. Congratulations to both of you, well played.

The Low Net Champions were Ron McKenna with an astounding 62-64-126; and Jean Chong for the ladies with a nice 67-65-132. Jean’s final round 98 was her best of the year. Very nice golf from both of you. Rounding out the remaining positions for the men were: Leon Taylor’s steady 66-66-132, Don Sperling’s close 67-66-133 and Jim Coombs’ clutch 70-64-134. Second low net for the ladies was Barbara Conerly’s nice 75-69-144. Congratulations to all our winners for 2014. Hope to see you all at this year’s Christmas and awards party.

Closest to the Pin:
Round 1, Dick Carlsen 8’ at #12 and Dave Springer 2.5 inches at #5, with Kuniko Takeuchi taking both the ladies’ prizes, 23’ at #5 and 7’ at #12.

Round 2, it was Dave Springer 15’ at #8, Bob Thomas 7’ at #17, and Barbara Conerly grabbing both ladies prizes with 10’ at #8 and 14’ at #17.

Lastly, in the optional skins games, there were 7 in round 1, in a 11 person pool and 9 in round 2, in a 12 person pool. Totals were as follows: Chong-2, Kinion-1, Mike McKenna-1, Ron McKenna-2, Sperling-2, Springer-2, Taylor-1, Thomas-4, and Waits-1. Thanks you all for playing. Our final tournament of the year, the “turkey shoot" will be a modified stableford format held on November 19th. I hope to see you there,


Bob Thomas
Midweek Tournament Chair

Cell: 916-835-9167
E-mail: bob4golf@icloud.com

September 17, 2014 - Midweek Group's Tournament

 

Twenty-four members teed it up Wednesday on a pleasant day for golf. The course was in somewhat better shape than one might expect mired as we are in an extended drought.

In the Men's A flight, Haruo Makimoto got back on track and won low net with a sweet 64 (82 gross). This turned out to be the most competitive flight with a back nine tie-breaker giving Leon Taylor 2nd place with 81, net 65 and Kent Flewellyn 3rd with his 82, net 65. Gary Haack took 4th with a 67 (84 gross).

The Men's B flight was won by Tim Waits took low net honors with an 88, net 65. Next was Ron McKenna's net 70, then Will Hart's net 72 and 4th place went to John Hawck with net 73 via a back nine tie-breaker over Glen Kinion.

In the Women's flight, Kuniko Takeuchi earned the low net prize with a nice 68. Pat Mar took 2nd place with net 69, followed by Barbara Conerly's 70 and 4th place belongs to Jean Chong with a net 73.

Closest to the Pin prizes were awarded as follows:

Ladies / Men's A / Men's B

5th Hole: Pat Mar, 5'-3" Sam Kipp, 19'-1" Glen Kinion, 12'-7"

12th Hole: None, Doug Swann, 13'-3" Bob Thomas, 17'-6"

In the optional Net Skins Game, there were 12 in the pool scoring 9 skins: Don Sperling at #5 (1); Tim Waits, #6 (2); Bob Thomas, #7 (2) and #16 (2); Jean Chong, #9(2) and #13 (2) and #17 (net zero!); and Will Hart's net 3 on #15.

Congratulations to all you winners and thanks to all of you for coming out. Our next tournament will be the 36 hole Club Championship to be contested on October 8th and 15th. The fee for this two day Championship is $20 in advance. If you must miss one of the rounds you are welcome to play in the other for practice and fun. More on that later,

Bob Thomas

Tournament Director

Email: bob4golf@icloud.com
Cell phone: 916-835-9167

August 20, 2014 - Midweek Group's Tournament

 

 

On August 20th, 23 members got together at Bartley Cavanaugh for fun and the challenge of golf. The weather had pleasantly warmed, to the mid-80’s, by the time we finished and the winds were mild with only intermittent gusts.

In the Men’s A Flight, Kent Flewellyn showed the way with a nice 81, net 62. Welcome back Kent! Leon Taylor and Jim Coombs battled their way into a second place tie with a pair of nifty 81, net 63’s. And welcome back to Leon also, having spent half the season recovering from back surgery.

In the Men’s B Flight, one of our newest members, Tim Waits, bested long time member John Hawck in a tie-breaker for first place, shooting a smooth 88, net 65 to John’s 94, net 65. In third place, close behind was Mike McKenna with a 90, net 66 that was a pleasure for me to witness. All three were great rounds for these men.

In the Ladies’ Flight, Pat Mar continued her improvement with a 91, net 61 for first place. Joyce Makimoto and Kuniko Takeuchi rounded out the top 3 with net 71 and 72, respectively. Fine shooting by all our winners in the medal play contest.

The Closest to the Pin contest finished as follows:
A Flight: #8, Ray Alldritt, 9’-10", #17, Leon Taylor, 17’-3” (birdie)
B Flight:#8, Bob Thomas, 19’-10” (birdie); #17, Don Sperling, 10’-3” (birdie)
Ladies: #8, Kuniko Takeuchi, 21’-4”; #17, Barbara Conerly, 27’-3”

There were 12 members in the optional net skins game, resulting in 7 skins as follows:
Dave (deuces wild) Springer scored 2 skins with net twos on both #1 and #2. Bob Thomas had a 2 on #7 and a net 1 on #8. Haruo Makimoto had a 2 on #9, Glen Kinion had a 3 on #15 and Don Sperling took a skin with a net zero on #17.

Thanks to all who played and congrats to all you winners. Hope to see you all again at our next tournament on Wednesday, September 17th. And looking ahead, our Club Championship for the Midweek Group will be held on two successive Wednesdays in October, the 8th and the 15th. Please mark your calendars now for these next 3 rounds.

Bob Thomas
Midweek Tournament Chair

Home: 916-376-7990
Cell: 916-835-9167
E-mail: bob4golf@icloud.com

July 16, 2014 - Midweek Group's Tournament

 

Twenty-Two members got together at Bartley Cavanaugh for our July tournament. It was very warm, 90 degrees by the end, but not bad considering Monday had been 106! And a moderate breeze blew most of the day to cool us even more. There were some wet spots in the fairways due to the required heavy watering during the early morning hours, but the greens were fine.

In an effort to provide more chances to win prizes, the format was set to award all flights with 3 places for front 9 and back 9 net scores, plus low total net and gross. Big winners were as follows: For the ladies, Pat Mar won low net front (32, low net back (37), low net total (69) and low gross (94). Very impressive.

For the Men’s A flight, Garry Lowe was the big winner with his best round to date at Cavanaugh: 2nd low net front (33), low net back (29!) and low net total (62). Dave Springer picked up 3rd low net front (33), 2nd low net back (30), and low gross (79) to rack up the next best winnings total. For the Men’s B flight, Ron McKenna showed the way firing a nifty net 32/35 (67) to pick up 1st and 2nd on the front and back 9’s and low net to boot. Glen Kinion’s 33/35 earned 3rd and 1st on the two 9’s, and his 91 was the low gross. The final tally for the stroke play game was 12 of 22 players in the money.

In the closest to the pin competition, Jean Chong was closest on both with 9’0 on #5 and 27’3 at #17. In the Men’s A group, Greg Fletcher got to 5’-5” on #5 and Haruo Makimoto was 20’-1” at #17. Manny Jauregui’s 25’-0” and Tim Waits’ 34’-11” took the prize for Men’s B at #5 and #17.

Lastly, in the optional net skins game, Jean Chong’s one on #5, Tim Waits’ 3 on #4, Bob Thomas’ twos on #10 and #18, Haruo’s 3 on #11, Don Sperling’s one on #12 and 2 on #13 and Dave Springer’s 2 on #14 and one on #17 totaled 9 skins for 13 participants.

All said and done, 16 of the 22 members playing today won something, including two first time winners. Congratulations to you all. Thanks for playing, I hope to see you all at our next event, August 20th starting at 8 AM again.

Bob Thomas
Midweek Tournament Chair

Cell: 916-835-9167
E-mail: bob4golf@icloud.com

June 18, 2014 - Midweek Group's Tournament

 

Thanks to all of you who were able to come out on a pretty nice day for golf. I think we started early enough to beat the PM heat, and there was a slight north breeze that had a cooling effect. So after accounting for the loss of some regulars due to injuries, surgeries, vacations and other conflicts, 21 members showed up and seemed to have a good time.

In the Men’s A flight, longtime member, Kent Flewellyn started to find his game after a long hiatus firing a nice 88 for net 67 and first place. By virtue of a back-nine tie-breaker, Haruo Makimoto came in second with an 85/67. Third place went to Jim Coombs’ 87, net 68. Out of the money, but picking up P.O.Y. points, were Greg Fletcher (78/69) and Bryan Springer (82/70). First place honors in the Men’s B flight went to Mike McKenna who shot a really sharp 90, net 65, followed closely by Will (new driver) Hart’s 89/66, and Glen Kinion’s 91/67. Tim Waits’ net 68 and Ron McKenna’s net 71 picked up the last P.O.Y. points.

For the Ladies’ flight, Kuniko Takeuchi came in first with a nice net 70, followed by Jeri Fong’s net 74, Marie Hart’s net 76 and Linda Wark came in fourth to pick up the final P.O.Y. points. Good shooting, all of you.

In the closest to pin competition, at the 8th hole, for the A, B and Ladies’s flight, respectively, Gary Haack, 19’-9”; Bob Thomas, 8’-4”; and Kuniko Takeuchi’s 11’-11” were winners. Similarly, for hole #17, Jim Coombs, 3’-2”; Don Sperling, 10’-4”; and Kuniko Takeuchi’s 9’-0” were the winners.

And in the optional net skins game, there were 11 participants scoring only 6 skins as follows: Bob Thomas’ 1 at #8 and 2 at #15, Dave Springer’s 3 at #9, Mike McKenna’s 2 at #16, Don Sperling’s 1 at #17 and Myron Dahl’s natural birdie, net 2 at #18. Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to all who played.

Hope to see everyone back for our next event on July 16th at 8:00 AM.

Bob Thomas
Midweek Tournament Chair

Cell: 916-835-9167
E-mail: bob4golf@icloud.com

May 21, 2014 - Midweek Group



Hole 17 - "Make or Break"

On Wednesday, May 21, 2014 was another beautiful day for golf at Bartley Cavanaugh Golf Course with temps in the 80’s and a slight breeze.  Playing in this month’s tournament, we had 23 members gave it their all with the following results:

In the Men’s A Flight, Haruo Makimoto shot an 85, net 66 to nose out Dave Springer’s 84, 67 net. Eric Edgar came in third place with a 79, net 68 and Sam Kipp was fourth with the lowest gross score of the day, a nice 77 (net 70). 5th place, for POY points was Jim Coombs.

In the Men’s B Flight, by virtue of a back nine tie-breaker, Ron McKenna’s 96, net 65 was determined to be the winner over Bob Thomas’ 91, net 65. Garry Lowe took third place with an 87, net 66 and Don Sperling came in 4th with his 104, net 68. 5th place , for POY points, was Glen Kinion.

In the Ladies Flight, Marie Hart’s beautiful 88, net 63, took top honors. Eat your heart out guys! Barbara Conerly took second with a nice 95, net 67. Joyce Makimoto, Jean Chong and Kuniko Takeuchi filled out the top 5 positions for POY points.

Closest to Pin

Men’s A Flight:

Hole #5:  Doug Swann 9’-11”
Hole #12:  Eric Edgar 18’-6”

Men’s B Flight:

Hole #5:  Bob Thomas 23’-6”
Hole #12:  Ron McKenna 33’-1”

Ladies:

Hole #5:  Marie Hart, 25’-1”
Hole #12:  Jean Chong, 48’-1”

And for the optional net skins game, 13 players scored 9 skins:
Thomas, a 2 on #2, Makimoto, a 2 on #3 and also #14, Springer’s 2 on #7, Kinion, a 2 on #9, a 4 on #11 and a 2 on #16, McKenna’s 1 on #12 and Sperling’s 2 on #13.

I hope everyone had as much fun as I did and hope to see you at our next tournament, June 18th, starting at 8 AM.

Bob Thomas
Midweek Tournament Chair

Cell: 916-835-9167
E-mail: bob4golf@icloud.com

May 10, 2014 - Weekend Group - Member / Guest

The Cat's Meow!

OUR MEMBER/GUEST (MEMBER/MEMBER) TOURNAMENT WAS HELD ON MAY 10, 2014. IT'S A FRONT 9 (SCRAMBLE), BACK 9 (BEST BALL). MEMBER'S WHO PLAY WITH A GUEST GETS A 100 POINT (P.O.Y.) BONUS. FRONT 9 SCRAMBLE HDCP IS BASED OFF THE PLAYER WITH THE LOWEST HDCP. 10 HDCP (10/2=5 AND ONLY 9 HOLES 5/2=2.5 HDCP FOR THE TEAM). BACK 9 BEST BALL HDCP IS BASED OFF OF YOUR INDIVIDUAL HDCP. 10 HDCP WOULD RECEIVE, STOKES ON HOLES 10,12,15,16,18. THERE WILL BE A NET SKINS GAME ON BACK 9 ONLY.

LONIE PODGORNY AND HIS GUEST MR. SALAMEH TEAMED UP TO SHOT AN IMPRESSIVE 58.75. THIS IS LONIE'S SECOND WIN THIS 2014 SEASON AND SPRING BOARDS HIM INTO FIRST PLACE FOR THE POY.

THE FOLLOWING IS THE RESULTS FROM THE TOURNAMENT:

1st - L. PODGORNY / H. SALAMEH - 58.75

2nd- M. TARDIO / E. TORIX - 59.00

3rd- S. BREAKEY / D. SCHUTT - 59.75

4th- D. ADAMS / T. JEWELL - 60.75

5th- G. LEUTERIO / D. SCHUTT - 61.25

6th- D. LEUTERIO / M. CHANECKA - 61.25

7th- R. SANCHEZ / B. RUFF - 61.50

8th- G. FLETCHER/ M. STUART - 61.75

9th-G.YANEZ/ W. URBANI - 62.00

10th- S. KIPP/ B. SMITH - 62.25

11th- D. SPRINGER/ B. SPRINGER - 62.25

12th- D. JONES/ S. ACKLEY - 62.25

13th- E. EDGAR/ K. SAWITZY - 63.25

14th- T. RAMIREZ/ P. RAMOS - 64.25

15th- J. ELMASIAN/ J. ELMASIAN - 64.25

16th- M. EDGAR/ K. MODELLAS - 72.00

 CLOSEST TO PIN

• HOLE #5 - GREG FLETCHER 14' - 8"
• HOLE #12 - RICHARD SANCHEZ  7' - 7"

SEE YA AT THE COURSE,

Dave Schutt
Weekend Tournament Chair

916-538-6093
dave.bcgc.wtc@gmail.com

2014 Matchplay Championship - Pairings

 

THE 2014 MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP HAS KICKED OFF.  16 PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SEATED AND WILL BATTLE DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FOR THE TOP SPOT.  THE 1st ROUND MATCHES MUST BE COMPLETED BY MAY 31st. 

1- SHAWN BREAKEY vs 16- GEORGE YANEZ

3- STEVE ACKLEY vs 14- DAVE SCHUTT

5- DICK JONES vs 12- SAM KIPP

7- MARK EDGAR vs 10- DAVE LEUTERIO
 

2- BRYAN SPRINER vs 15- DAVID ADAMS

4- ERIC EDGAR vs 13- GREG LEUTERIO

6- DAVE SPRINGER vs 11- RICHARD SANCHEZ

8- GLEN KINION vs 9- TIM RAMIREZ

• Bolded names are past champions.

PAST CHAMPIONS:

• 2013 GREG LEUTERIO
• 2012 BRYON SPRINGER
• 2011 GLEN KINION
• 2010 PAUL HAND
• 2009 BOB VOLK
• 2008 BOB VOLK
• 2007 RAY REITHMEIER
• 2006 CARY TWING
• 2005 KEVIN SCHULTZ
• 2004 ROY JESKE
• 2003 KEVIN SCHULTZ
• 2002 MARK EDGAR
• 2001 BRIAN FUCHINO
• 2000 KEVIN SCHULTZ
• 1999 MARK EDGAR 

 

April 16, 2014 - Midweek Group - Individual

 

Midweek Group Chill'in

Spring has sprung! 23 members were treated to a beautiful day on our golf course. By tournament day, April 16th, nine or ten days had elapsed since the greens were aerated and sanded so conditions were pretty good. Good enough, in fact, for 11 of the 23 players to score in the mid to high 60's, net.

Eleven men in the A Group were led by Greg Fletcher (75, net 65). There were 4 tied for second low net at 66: Dahl, Kipp, Haack and Coombs. Three of these were awarded prizes based on a card match of holes 10-12: Myron Dahl, 2nd place (84/66), Sam Kipp, 3rd (76/66) and Gary Haack, 4th (84/66). The card match between 3rd and 4th place went all the way to the 18th hole before a determination could be made, a first in my experience in the last 4 years. Congratulations to you all.

The men’s B Group (8 players) was competitive too. There was a 4-way tie for first place at net 68: Lowe, R. McKenna, Hart and Thomas. Garry Lowe (89/68) was determined to be the 1st low net by virtue of the same tie-breaker. Ron McKenna (98/68) was 2nd and Will Hart (92/68) took 3rd place.

For the four Ladies in the competition, Kuniko Takeuchi was low net at 71, and Jean Chong came in 2nd at net 74.

In the Closest to the Pin competition, Greg Fletcher and Will Hart were closest of the two men’s groups at #8 while at #17, Dave Springer and Glen Kinion were closest for the men and Marie Hart was the class of the women.

In the optional Net Skins game, 15 participants scored only 3 skins: Ron McKenna’s 2 at #10, Garry Lowe’s 2 at #14 and Jean Chong’s net ace at #17. Good shooting, all of you. By the way, if there had been a gross skins match between the same participants, there would have been four: Two by Eric Edgar at #4 and #15, Hart at #8 and Lowe again at #14.

Thanks to all of you for coming out. Our next tournament is scheduled for May 21st, first tee at 8:30 AM.

Bob Thomas Midweek Tournament Chair

E-mail: bob4golf@icloud.com

April 5, 2014 - Weekend Group - Individual

 

The Weekenders

The Weekend Group was provided both great weather and course conditions.  One wcould say it as a prefect spring day.  The was an Individual Tournament and the Matchplay Championship (MPC) Qualifier.

Shawn Breakey fired up a new 65 to win the tournament and to place first in the Matchplay Championship (MPC) seating position.  The 2012 MPC Bryan Springer was also on fire as Bryan posted a smooth net 67 and a second place finish.  Steve Ackley also shot a net 67 but lost to a card push, so he is seated in 3rd position.  Return club member Eric Edgar has been playing in both the Midweek and Weekend tournaments and finished in 4th place.  Last years MPC, Greg Leuterio finished with a quiet new 76 and is seated in the 13th position.

Keep an eye out for future MPC post results as matches are played over the next couple months.

  

 

 

 

The following are the results of the tournament:

1st:  Shawn Breakey - 65

2nd:  Bryan Springer - 67

3rd:  Steve Ackley - 67

4th:  Eric Edgar - 69

5th:  Dick Jones - 70 / Dave Springer - 70

7th:  Mark Edgar - 71 / Glen Kinion - 71

9th:  Tim Ramirez - 72

10th:  David Leuterio - 73 / Richard Sanchez - 73

12th:  Sam Kipp - 75

13th:  Greg Leuterio - 76

14th:  Dave Schutt - 77

15th:  David Adams - 88

16th:  George Yanez - 89

 

 Closet to the Pin

Hole #5- Dick Jones: 18' - 4 1/2"

Hole #17- David Leuterio: 6' - 2"

See ya at the course,

Dave Schutt
Weekend Tournament Chair

916-538-6093
dave.bcgc.wtc@gmail.com

Midweek Tournament Director Position Available 2015

 

Midweek TC Bob Thomas

Midweek Tournament Director Position Available

If any of you BCGC “Midweek-ers” have ever thought, “Gee, I think I’d like to run one of these golf tournaments myself,” now is the time. My four years as Tournament Chair are up after this year’s Christmas party, and the Club will need to appoint or elect a new one. Before the call goes out to the entire membership, it would be great to have a volunteer or two from among the Midweek faithful. A rotation of Tournament Directors every year or two is a good way to keep the Club and its members fresh and lively. It is also OK for 2 people to share the Chair duties.

Simply put, the Tournament Chair is responsible for the planning and execution of 10 tournaments in a year. The season runs from February through November including the Club Championship in October, a 36 hole tournament held on successive Wednesdays. Each Chairperson has their own style and preferences and is free to plan the tournaments as they wish. The tournaments can be run with or without computers. It is up to your personal preference. The only requirement other than tournament planning and execution is attendance the board meetings and handing out annual awards, chiefly the Players of the Year and Club Champions, at the annual Christmas party. Those of you interested in this vital position in our Club, please contact me for more info or to answer any questions you may have.

The Tournament Chair position does definitely have its benefits, please contact me for more info on this, too.  Don’t be shy. If you are tempted, but not sure, give me a call and we can discuss your questions, or even work together setting up and running one of the remaining tournaments this year. Of course if you know you want to do this just let me know. We can work it out. The term is for one year, or more, at your discretion.

Let me know if you are interested,

Bob Thomas
Midweek Tournament Chair

E-mail: bob4golf@icloud.com

March 19, 2014 - Midweek Group - Individual

 

One of the many golf fans at Bartley Cavanaugh Golf Course

The Midweek Group kicked off March with 21 members participating in what turned out to be a beautiful day for golf.  Weather in the 70’s, calm breezes and the course in great shape in spite of the drought. There were three flights competing, with the following results:

Men’s A Flight
1^st Place Net Scores - Greg Fletcher 71 
2^nd Place Net Scores - Haruo Makimoto 72* 
3^rd Place Net Scores - Dave Springer  72 

Men’s B Flight

1^stPlace Net Scores - Glen Kinion   63
2^ndPlace Net Scores - Will Hart   66
3^rdPlace Net Scores - Manny Juaregui 72

Ladies Flight
1^stPlace Net Scores - Barbara Conerly 71
2^ndPlace Net Scores - Marie Hart 75*
3^rdPlace Net Scores - Jean Chong 75

* Won back-nine card match

Close to Pin
Hole #5 - Eric Edgar 21’-10", Bob Thomas 34’-4", Marie Hart 56’-0"

Hole #12 - Greg Fletcher 25’-0", Will Hart 12’-2", Jean Chong 46’-0"

In the optional net skins game, 12 players scored only 4 skins as follows: Ron McKenna on #6 with a 2; Jean Chong on #7 with a 2; Glen Kinion on #9 with a 2; and Mike McKenna on #13 with a 2.

Congratulations to all of our winners and thanks to all who came out, especially new members or first time “Midweekers,” Eric Edgar, Greg Fletcher, Gary Haack, Garry Lowe, Gordon Makimoto and Linda Wark.

Happy Golfing,

Bob Thomas

Midweek Tournament Chair

e-mail: bob4golf@icloud.com

March 15, 2014 - Weekend Group - NCGA Sectional Qualifier

TC Dave Schutt holding Court

The Weekend Group competed on March 15, 2014, as the March 8 date was cancelled due to rain.  Even with all the rain, the course played fine, and it was amazing to see it green up real fast from all the rain.

In addition to the our clubs two person best ball, this also was a NCGC Sectional Qualifier.  Long time friends and buddies Dick "Ham" Jones and Steve "Eggs" Ackley finally put together an outstanding display of what some call "Ham & Eggs" by finishing the day with a net 60.  The low score now allows them to move onto the next NCGA qualifier for a change to go on to the final in Monterey.  The score of 60 also placed them in second for the club tournament.

To no ones surprise, two of the clubs most consistently straight hitting players Lonnie Podgoruy and Roy Jeske (along with Bob Benefiel) creamed the field with a blistering 58.  When these wo are on, I am not sure many can beat them.  They both are just too darm good, nice play men! With third place scores of 61,  Rick Pratt (a new comer) and returning member Eric Edgar tied with Wayne "Snake" Urbani and George "Wolf" Yanez.  It took careful review of the back nine to determine the team of Rick and Eric edged out the Wolf & Snake.

The following are the detailed results:

1st - LONNIE PODGORUY & ROY JESKE (58)

2nd - DICK JONES & STEVE ACKLEY (60) 1st NCGA QUALIFIERS

3rd - RICK PRATT & ERIC EDGAR (61)TIE BREAKER B9

4th - GEORGE YANEZ & WAYNE URBANI (61)

5th - RICHARD SANCHEZ & RODNEY DELNERO (62)

6th - BOB RUFF & SHAWN BREAKEY (64)

7th - MIKE TARDIO & JEFF ELMASIAN (66)

8th - TIM RAMIREZ & DAVID LEUTERIO (66)

9th - MARK EDGAR & BOB BENEFIEL (67)

10th - KEVIN GRANDERSON & DANTE DRAKE (67)

11th - GREG LEUTERIO & DAVE SCHUTT (68)

12th - BRYAN SPRINGER & DAVE SPRINGER (68)

CLOSEST TO THE PIN

• #8 - DAVID LEUTERIO:  11'- 10 3/4"
• #17 - LONNIE PODGORNY:  4' - 0"

 

See ya at the course,

 

Dave Schutt

Weekend Tournament Chair

 

916-538-6093

dave.bcgc.wtc@gmail.com

 

Feb 19, 2014 - Midweek Group - Member/Guest Best of Two Balls



LOOK, that guy just drove the 13th green!!!

Thanks to all players and guests for an enjoyable opener to the 2014 season. There were 28 of us in all including 9 women, an all time high. The list also included 7 guests, also high for this club, many of whom expressed an interest in joining our club. This was a two person, best ball tournament, split into two flights.
 

In the A flight, the team of Eric Edgar and guest, Ken Sawitzky, bested Jim Coombs and Keith Felte for first place using a back-nine tie-breaker after both teams, playing in the same foursome, came in at 13 under, 58.  In one of the highlights, Eric Edgar drove the 13^th green, making him only the second to do so in one of our tournaments, to my knowledge! Only two strokes back, the team of Haruo Makimoto and his guest, Lance Clark, came in third on the strength of Haruo’s fine 79, net 65, low net among the men. Keith Felte, Eric Edgar and Greg Fletcher each shot 76, tying for the low gross score.
 

In the B flight, a back-nine tie-breaker was also necessary with the team of Jean Chong and Pat Mar defeating Glen Kinion and Mike McKenna, both teams scoring 10 under 61’s. Coming in 3^rd place, was the team of Barbara Conerly and Marie Hart, with Barbara’s net 64 low among all players. Well done all of you.
 

Dick Carlsen was closest to the pin at both #8 and #17 for the men and Barbara Conerly and Shirley Johnson were closest of the women.
 

13 players participated in the optional skins game with 5 of those scoring 6 skins as follows: Bryan Springer, net 2 on #2; Haruo Makimoto, net 1’s on #5 and #12; guest, James Kimker, net 2 on#7; Mike McKenna, net 4 on #11; and Eric Edgar, net 2 on #16.
 

The weather and course conditions were very nice and it seems that a good time was had by all. Thanks to all players and guests for coming out.
 

Our next Midweek tournament will be held on March 19^th, first tee at 8:57 AM for individual medal play. See you there I hope.

Bob Thomas
Tournament Chair

 

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Feb 15, 2014 - Weekend Group - 2 Person Best Ball / NCGA Zone Qualifier

 

The Weekend Bad Boys!!!

The 2014 Weekend Group started off the season all charged up, after being delayed a week due to rain.  The tournament day's weather provided for a nice day and the course played just a little wet from the previous days of rain but the overall course was in great shape.  Overall, it was tough to beat for a day in February. 

Dick Jones teamed with Richard Sanchez, came out swinging with a front nine (26) to help set them up to shoot a overall net 57 taking 1st place both in the BCGC Tournament and the NCGA Zone.

We had 3 teams tied for 2nd place with scores of 61. So we went to the tie breaker, which is the lowest back 9 score.  The team of Dante Drake and Kevin Granderson broke the tie with the lowest back score of 29.

 

Third place went to Bob Ruff and Shawn Breakey (2nd for the NCGA Zone) with a back nice score of 31.  And four place went to Bob Thomas and Glen Kinion with a back nine score of 32.

 

5th - Doug Swann & Mike Tardio (62)

6th - Keith Felte & Lonnie Podgorny (63)

7th - Greg Leuterio & Dave Schutt (65)

8th - Tim Ramirez & David Leuterio (66)

9th - Mark Edgar & Bob Benefiel (66)

10th - Eric Edgar & Mark Edgar (68)

11th - Bryan Springer & Dave Springer (69)

 

Note:  The entire field was net under par.

 

Closest to the pin:

• Hole #5 -  Bob Benefiel (3'-9")
• Hole #12 - Dick Jones (7'-3")

Look forward to seeing everyone next month on March 8, 2014 for another Weekend 2 Person better Ball Tournament and NCGA 2 - Person Best Ball Qualifier. 

See ya at the course,

Dave Schutt
Weekend Tournament Chair

916-538-6093
dave.bcgc.wtc@gmail.com

www.bcgc.info domain name has arrived

Exciting times for the Bartley Cavanaugh Golf Club's Website. The Board of Directors hava approved the funding to stake claim for a personalized Website domain. The new link is: www.bcgc.info. This new link will make it much easier for everyone to find us on the web. for the help and assistance with acquiring the new domain address.

I would like to thank Daneé Brady / www.cowboyblingdesigns.com / (916) 214-2139 for the help and assistance with acquiring the new domain address.  Check out her designs at the Cowboy Bling link above, she is amazing.

"JUST SO YOU KNOW" by Barbara Conerly, BCGC Handicap Director



Barbara Conerly
BCGC Handicap Director

Frequent Questions and Answers

Regarding “R” Index from NCGA

 

What does an “R” next to an index indicate? And what exactly does it mean for regular and tournament play? 

The “R” means Reduced and it is treated like any other handicap, meaning it is intended for regular and tournament play.

What triggers an “R” next to your index?  Does it matter how long between “T” scores, if one was this year, and one the next, could that still trigger the “R”?

The goal of the Handicap System is to issue a Handicap Index which best describes a golfer’s “potential” ability.  “Potential”, for these purposes, is measured by a review of the golfer’s 20 most recent rounds AND by a review of their two best Tournament scores of the past twelve months.  Basically the System examines the size of the “gap” between the best 10 of 20 numbers and the average of the two T-scores.  If the System feels the gap is too wide, an automatic reduction to the best 10 of 20 number kicks in.  This is how every handicap in the entire country is computed.  The T-scores themselves can be almost a year apart, but bear in mind that such rounds will not overlap for long.  For example, if one of the rounds was recorded late last July (and the golfer posts more than 20 rounds per year), it will no longer be a factor when the August 1^st handicaps are issued. 

What does “reduced” actually mean?  How is the handicap reduced?  Based on what?  Is this process/procedure spelled out somewhere? 

It means that the best 10 of 20 “number” has been reduced.  In other words, the Handicap Index has been placed somewhere between the best 10 of 20 number and the average of the two low T-scores.  The size of the reduction varies depending on the size of the “gap” referenced above, while weighing the total number of tournament scores credited to a golfer within the past year.  Follow this link and advance to Section 10-3 for the math. 

http://www.usga.org/Rule-Books/Handicap-System-Manual/Rule-10/

 

 

Barbara Conerly

BCGC Handicap Director