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

 

home: 916-376-7990

cell: 916-835-9167

e-mail: bob4golf@icloud.com

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

 

From the desk of Dylan Flynn, Director of Golf



Dylan Flynn
Director of Golf
Bartley Cavanaugh Golf Course 



Welcome back to another fabulous year at Bartley Cavanaugh. Free rounds for membership in 2013 should be arriving in the mail in the next couple of weeks, as always we appreciate you membership and participation in the club. We will be extending another free round of golf for new and renewed memberships in the club this year. Just a small way of saying thank you.
 

We have down an entire system wide upgrade to our point of sale computer system as well as our tee sheet. Please bear with us all as we continue to learn the intricacies of the system. The system is the start of the Customer Relations Management(CRM) philosophy Morton Golf is moving to. We want to learn about our customers intimately so we can serve you better in the future. It is also the start of a deeper loyalty program aspect to our customer that we will be developing over the first year of using this new system. We are excited about the future.
 

Be on the lookout for a couple of events in the café this year. Victoria Magana, our chef and food and beverage manager has created a small prix fix menu for Valentine’s Day and at $45.00 plus tax for a three course meal is a steal of a deal. We are taking reservations so call the café at 808-2750 and make a reservation today. I am sending the menu to Mark Edgar so he can post it on the website. Also, We are going to begin serving dinner on Friday Nights. Be on the lookout for some vouchers for the club members as I would like some of you to come down and give it a try and give us a critique. We are looking to kick off a soft open around mid-April and open the doors fully around the beginning of May. As always your great support is appreciated.
 

Be on the lookout for construction. The potable water project has been approved and we are in the final stages. All permits have been issued and now it is created the contract and having to choose the contractor. Once the project has been started and we begin to get closer we will start addressing the on course bathrooms and some of the bathroom fixtures in the clubhouse as well. This has been a long process and it is exciting to see if come to fruition. Secondly we are looking into our #12 tee box, we know it is in need of repair. We have it on our radar screen and are going to do all we can to tackle that this year, however it may be end of year or beginning of 2015 before we can get to it.
 

Lastly, The weather has been incredibly forgiving so far this year which has led to some concerns about water and drought. I can assure you Bartley Cavanaugh will be cognizant of its watering practices to ensure we are a good partner in the community. We do not believe this will immediately affect our conditions at the course, however if this pattern continues for any real lengthy time period we could see some measures taken during the summer that may affect some areas of the golf course. Morton Golf currently has a meeting scheduled to develop our plan on how to address concerns from our superintendents as well as our community.
 

Thank you for your continued support of the facility.

 

Sincerely,

 

Dylan Flynn

Director of Golf

January 18, 2014 - Second Annual Ice Breaker

 

Second Annual

 

Bartley Cavanaugh Golf Club + Land Park Ladies Golf Club

 

On January 18, 2014, the 20 Land Park Ladies Golf Club teamed with 40 Bartley Cavanaugh Golf Club members to play in the Second Annual Ice Breaker. The format is Devil Ball with a 3 Person Scramble. The golf course was in amazing shape and once the frost melted away, the weather left us an incredible day to play some golf. Who would ever think short pants in January?

 

 

For the second year in a row, every team competed like this was the Ryder Cup, there was hooping and cheering all over the course.  I think all the contestants would agree this is one of the most fun tournaments ever played and most nerve racking tournaments ever played!

 

 

Each team was made up of two members from each club, and 10 teams competed in two tournaments in one, the Devil Ball and the 3 Person Scramble. The penalty for losing the Devil Ball is a $2 donation.  Edwin Dong was the most generous in this group, losing all three Devil Balls.  Also, a special thanks to Edwin for sponsoring the 8^th hole CTP awards.



 

DEVIL BALL RESULTS:

 

First Place - 71

Mark Edgar, Bob Benefiel, Cecilia & Eiko Bohringer

 

Second Place - 74

Chuck Richardson, Edwin Dong, Di Richardson & Paula Tapia

 

Third Place - 75

Eric Edgar, Rick Pratt, Janet Georgie & Robin Richman

  

3 PERSON SCRAMBLE RESULTS:

 

First Place - 63

Steve Ferguson, Richard Sanchez, Joanne Guidera & Brian Rugne

 

Second Place - 68

Wayne Urbani, Goerge Yanez, Deb Murata & Denise Fong

 

Third Place - 69

Greg Leuterio, Dave Schutt, Pam Laudi & Racquel Smith

 

 

See you ladies next year, and thanks for the great day together.....