The Butte Creek Women’s Golf Club held it’s annual Christmas Goody Tournament, wherein the players used four clubs and a putter. The tournament field was divided into two teams, the red team and the green team. The Green Team prevailed over the Red Team, 296 to 317. Following the tournament, each winning team player picked a wrapped gift for themselves and then selected another gift to give to a member of the losing team.
The Butte Creek Senior Men’s Club’s Christmas Gift Tournament was an individual stroke play tournament last week. Those in the winner’s circle chose a wrap gift, as a reward for their play: 1, Mike Rutledge, 72; 2, Jim Westcott, 73; 3, 4-way tie, Steve Haws, Mark Blofsky, Randy Holt, Dave Harrison, 74; 7, tie, Jim Gaumer and Galand Hallowell, 75. Blofsky was also overall low gross with a 3-over par of 75.
Canyon Oaks Country Club
Members of the Canyon Oaks Senior Men’s Club endured the cold foggy weather last week to participate in their Ho Ho Ho Senior Sweeps Tournament for December.
The format consisted of 4-man teams playing “variable net best ball” from the gold tees, variable meaning 3 best net balls on the par 3s, 2 net best balls on the par 4s and 1 net best ball on the par 5s. Under this format the “hypothetical par” was 136.
Team Results: first place at 16 under par: Ed Silva, Gayland Taylor, Keith Chamberlin and Marty Coil. Second place at 9 under par: Scott Borges, Greg Smith, Tom Peppas and Bob Kromer. Third place at 6 under par: Bruce Alpert, Bruce Gibson, Tim Lehor and Mike Loofbourrow. Also in third place (losing the card off) at 6 under par: Paul McIntosh, Mike Lopez, Mike Carr and George Morris.
Closest to the pin winners: hole No. 3: Scott Borges at 4-feet-1 inch; hole No. 6: Jay Peters at 7-feet-7 inches; hole No. 11: Marty Coil at 2-feet-11 inches; hole No. 14: Andy Lanier at 4-feet-10 inches.
The Canyon Oaks Women’s Club members, who love golf enough to brave the fog and cart path only conditions, played a Stableford game last week. Low Gross and Low Net: Shelley Carney, 84/75. Game 1: Carney, 34; 2: Sally Pearson, 31; 3, tie, Karen Escott and Cathy Edgar, 29.
Closet to pin on No. 14: 1, Carney; 2, Escott; 3, Nancy Vieira.
Bidwell Park Golf Course
The Bidwell Women’s Golf Club held a Two Best Ball Shamble Tournament followed by their Holiday Giving Luncheon last Tuesday.
Taking first was the team of Betty Linzy, Gail Johnson, Melodie Johnson, and a Blind Draw, 135; 2, Becky Callas, Yumiko Hankins, Deena Cooper, and a Blind Draw, 136; 3, Sheila McMurphy, Tammie Cook, Barbara Albers, and Fran Gedney, 138. Closet Pin on Hole No. 7: 1 Kelly MacKinnon; 2, Sandy Sample.
The members displayed their generosity and Christmas spirit by donating $690 in Target gift cards to the women’s Catalyst organization.
Spectacular Shots
John Regh, enjoying the drier climate in Arizona, scored his 14th career hole-in-one on the Vistas Course at Westbrook Village Golf Club in Peoria. Regh selected his 7 wood from the blue tees for a perfect 160-yard tee shot on the 14th hole. His playing companions were his finaceé, Kathy Hollkamp, Marilyn Gilbert and Mark Hart.
Caleb Cooley finally joined the hole-in-one club as attested by his playing companions, Jordan Cooley and Mark Taylor. Cooley hit a perfect 150-yard 8 iron on the intimidating 12th hole at Bidwell last week.
Upcoming tournaments
Save the date of Jan. 19 for the El Rancho Chico Golf Club four-man, two best-ball (1 gross and 1 net) tournament at Bidwell. It will be an 8 a.m. shotgun start.
Merry Christmas to all from Plano, Texas!
Ed Anderson’s local golf column appears Tuesdays. He can be reached at edanderson1936@gmail.com.
