10th Annual Freeport Cup - June 18, 2011

The 10th Annual Freeport Cup was played at Land Park Golf Course, Sacramento, Ca. Our host golf club this year was Land Park Men's Club. For the last nine years, the team LP sported Hawaiian Shirts. But this attire has only one victory. So this year, the team put their heads together and all agreed on Black Shirts and to support of Breast Cancer Awareness.

GRIPS FAST GOLF CLUB WINS for the 5th time in 10 years. Gary Tinseth worked his magic and the course played very difficult. The weather was perfect, the course was in great shape and everyone had a great time. 12 player form each club: BCGC, BMGC, GFGC and LPGC participated in this years event.
The match came down to the last few groups where GFGC was awarded the Cup with 40.5 points, followed by Land Park Golf Club with 28.5 points, then by Bartley Cavanaugh Golf Club with 27 points, then Bing Maloney Golf Club with 24 points.

The McKenna Brothers (Mike and Ron) proudly display the points they won for the BCGC team while enjoying refreshments.

Out team was made up of the following golfers grouped by the points they earned for the team:

4 Point Club
Swann
3 Point Club
McKenna
Yanez
2.5 Point Club
Spring
McKenna
2 Point Club
Schultz
Urbani
Kinion
Carlson
1.5 Point Club
Jeske
Thomas
1 Point Club
Edgar

Low Gross was Kevin Schultz with a 84 (+16). This shows you how tough the course was set up, Kevin's HC was a 9. Low Net scoring went to Kevin Schultz and Doug Swann with a 75s.
Individual Net Scores as follows:
Kevin Schultz 75
Doug Swann 75
Michael McKenna 76
Ronald McKenna 77
Dave Springer 78
George Yanez 78
Wayne Urbani 78
Ray Carlson 80
Bob Thomas 81
Glenn Kinion 81
Roy Jeske 82
Mark Edgar 86

FREEPORT CUP STANDINGS:

5 Wins - GFGC
3 Wins - BCGC
1 Win - LPGC
1 Win - BMGC

June 15, 2011 – Midweek Group - “Skins”

This month the Midweek Group fielded 18 players with 16 competing in a net skins game. It was a beautiful day for golf with clear skies in the mid-80’s and a steady soft breeze blowing most of the day. The course was in fine shape with good roll-outs on the fairways and receptive greens. Only a few spots of casual water remained here and there after the most recent rains.

Myron Dahl collected the most skins (11-1/3) for $21; Bob Thomas earned 9-1/3 skins for $17 and Marie Hart had 9 skins for $18. No golfer went “skinless” so, over all, it was a good day of competition.

Looking at medal play, Ron McKenna and Myron Dahl tied for low net with a pair of 68’s and new member Chris Adams shot a smooth 78 for low gross of the day.

Thank you all for playing. Next month’s tournament, starting at 8:00 AM on July 20th will be individual medal play. I hope we have more nice weather and another nice crowd show up. And more of our lady members please!

Tournament Standings:
Men:
1) Myron Dahl…………………..$21
2) Bob Thomas………………….$17
3) Ron McKenna……………….$13
4) Will Hart………………………$10
5) Ray Carlson……………………$9


Ladies:
1)Marie Hart…………………..$18
2) Barbara Conerly……….…$2

May 18, 2011 Midweek Group Individual

Well Mother Nature tried to discourage the Midweek group again with another rainstorm right up until our first tee time. But then the rain stopped and 12 stubborn BCGC golfers were rewarded with clearing skies, gentle breezes and just a few puddles on the first few holes. We went off with two medal play flights, and one twosome with no handicaps yet playing Bingo-Bango-Bongo. We also welcomed two new members we hope to see more of: Chris Adams and Ed Fierro.

There was a lot of good natured griping put out by the Flight playing from the gold tees (they usually play from the blue) but it did not seem to bother Doug Swann much since he recorded an nice 85 (gross) score, followed by Bob Thomas with a net 69. Mark Edgar played a nice shot to 23’-7” from the gold tee to win CTP at #12. I think all agreed it turned out to be a great day for golf. The fairways and temperatures were fair, the rough was tough and the greens were rolling true.

Tournament Results (Net Scores):

Flight A:
Bob Thomas, 69
Willard Hart, 71
John Hawck, 75

Flight B:
Doug Swann, 68
Kent Flewellyn, 72
Mark Edgar, 75

Flight C (non-HC, Bingo-Bango-Bongo):
Lou Edgar, 30 Points
Ed Fierro, 24 Points

Closest to the Pin:
12th Hole - Blue Pin
1. Mark Edgar: 23'7"
2. Kent Flewellyn: 36'-10"

Weather Conditions:
Partial Cloudy Skies
Cool to Warm

Course Conditions:
Winter rules, course play great considering 3 days of rain.

Thanks again to all of you who played; I hope you had a good time.

Bob Thomas

Mark your PDA for the next tournament on June 15 - SKINS.

May 7, 2011 Weekend - 7.5.3.1

It was a beautiful day on the golf course, little cool in the morning but then warmed up for some good golfing!

The format was 7-5-3-1 which means within each group you had an opportunity to score up to 7 points. If you won that hole you would score 7, if you came in second you scored 5, and etc. Some teams came down to the wire, some did not (I might be talking about my foursome) Dave Springer tore it up out there…played awesome golf!

In Group II, Mark Edgar also put a solid round together to out point both George Yaney and Wayne Urbani. George might have beat mark, but somehow kept ending up in some extra rough. On hole 13, it took him 3 hits to get the ball out of the rough.

And in Group III, Glen Kinion won hands down by hitting strong drives with his Cobra.

Here were the standings by group:

GROUP I
Dave Springer: 105 points
Bob Volk: 94 points
Kim Volk: 71 points…see what I mean?

GROUP II
Mark Edgar: 96 points
George Yanez: 89 points
Wayne Urbani: 85 points

GROUP III
Glen Kinion: 92 points
Bob Thomas: 81 points
John Hillerman: 72 points
Dick Jones: 49 points (What happened here? A restricted Index)

Closest to the Pin:
Hole #8 John Hillerman: 5’-6” feet
Hole #12 Glen Kinion: 28’-0” feet

Weather Conditions: Cool to warm , clear skies

Course Conditions: Excellent

Great tournament guys! I am off to Italy and will miss the next tournament on June 5 - SKINS but hope to see everyone next time!

Hit ‘em straight! Ciao!

Kim Volk

April 13, 2011 - Midweek - Individual Match Play Against Par

At last! The Midweek Group finally got nice weather on the scheduled tournament date. Alas, only 8 players were on hand to take advantage of mild temperatures, clear skies and a gentle breeze.

Ron McKenna was the overall winner at “6 up.” He probably could have won any game imaginable the way he played with only two holes net bogie or worse on the way to a net 65. Doug Swann was in second place at “2 up” edging Mike McKenna by virtue of a back nine tie breaker. Doug was also low gross for the day shooting an 88.

Haruo Makimoto was closest to the pin on #17 which had a tough front left position on this day. The course had shed all of the standing water nicely in the two weeks since our last tournament and the fairways and greens were both favorable.

Tournament Standings:
1. Ron McKenna +6
2. Doug Swann +2
3. Mike McKenna +2
4. Roy Fukushima +1
5. Haruo Makimoto Even

Closest to pin # 17:
1. Haruo Makimoto: 24’-0”
2. Doug Swann: 27’-9”

Weather:
Temperature: Mild - Clear skies
Wind: Gentle breeze
Course Conditions: Favorable

April 10, 2011 - Weekend - 2 Person BB - NCGA Qualifier

The Weekend Group played April 10th under ideal weather and course conditions. This month's tournament was the NCGC Zone Qualifer / 2 Person Best Ball Club Match.Pictured above our BCGC's Zone Qualifier's: Robert Ruff, Paul Hand, and Bob Volk (not pictured is Shawn Breakey). Both of these qualifying teams play outstanding golf posting 61's or 10 under par. These men will move on to Monterey representing BCGC at this year's NCGC Zone Matches. Good Luck Team BCGC.
On the heels of teams Volk/Hand and Ruff/Breakey where Wayne Urbani and playing partner George Yanez (pictured above). They fired up a 64, for 7 under round to secure 3rd place and a back-up team should one of the other team not be able to make it. Wayne Urbani was also captured the closet to the pin on hole 5, hitting it 9'-2" to the pin. Gary Haack topped him on hole 17, by hitting to 7'-8" of the pin.
NCGA Zone Qualifiers:
1. Bob Volk/ Paul Hand: 61
2. Robert Ruff/ Shawn Breakey: 61
3. Wayne Urbani/ George Yanez: 64
4. Mark Edgar/ Bob Benefiel: 66
5. Steve Ackley/ Kevin McIntyre: 67

Club Results:
1. Bob Volk/ Paul Hand: 61 & Robert Ruff/ Shawn Breakey: 61
3. Wayne Urbani/ George Yanez: 64
4. Mark Edgar/ Bob Benefiel: 66 & Brian Springer/ Dave Springer: 66
6. Teve Ackley/ Kevin McIntyre: 67
7. Kim Volk/ Lisa Linn: 76 & Gary Haack/ Glen Kinion: 76

Closest to Pin:

Hole #5: Wayne Urbani - 9'-2"
Hole #17: Gary Haack - 7'-8"

Weather:
Temperature: Clear skies
Wind: Slight breeze
Course Conditions: Great shape

GOLF EXPO at Haggin Oaks Saturday Recapp

Another great day out at the Golf Expo by Morton Golf. I met my father Lou Edgar and nephew Ryan Edgar at the Golf Expo today at noon. We proceeded to hit some balls with the new Callaway RAZR Hawk and Octane. Loved them both, BTW, follow this link:

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I entered the Sacramento City Putting Championship and was on the bubble all day at 4 under and then got bumped with one of the last guys at 5pm - oh well - next year. If interested in seeing the best locals, the finals are Sunday at 2PM. On the putting green we ran into fellow club member - Kevin Schultz who also noted he liked the Callaway RAZR Hawk.

I has mentioned the Puma / Cobra Tent so I took a picture fo all to see.
Puma has bought the Cobra brand from Titleist, and I think this will be a great partnership. I have been impressed with Cobra and their product pricing, but they seemed to be shadowed by Titleist. This might be just what the brand needed to excel.Next Peter Jacobsen talked about the tour then & now. He talked about his knee and hip replacements and the importance of stretching, which he does every morning.

He remembered his buddy Payne Stewart and their music they played. The discussion that lead to Payne was

a question asked from the audience, "The younger guys on tour seem too focused and with little personality, how do they compare when you played on the PGA". Peter reflected on the colorful players back in the day, Trevino, Fuzzy, Chi Chi and Payne and share a few stories.

He also mentioned the young players today come out of college so well prepared and ready to win, and when he joined the tour, he had to figure it out while on the tour. He attributes this to junior golf programs and the degree of tournament play available today for the youth.

Senior Long Driver Champion Pay Dempsey sent 1-1/2 hours with us today. He shared some of his funny MLG stories. With golf he talked about the importance of balance, position and tempo. He mentioned he gained 5 mph in his swing speed just working on tempo, and for him, that means serious distance.

In addition to balance, position and tempo, he explained how most players think of 'A' (Setup, Take Away, Impact Zone) and how little time is spent thinking about where we finish our swing 'B' and more time spend thinking about the finish position as it will make is a better player. Pat Dempsey took us from the stage to the driving range, where he put on a driving show. He talked, hit, talked, hit, answered questions and then schooled a young fellow and a current local LDA player.
BTW, Pat's longest recorded drive - 475 yards.

And lastly, a special thanks to Morton Golf for their continued commitment on making this event better every year, it is second to no one.

Mark Edgar, BCGC President