Reisdorf, Poor, Apolskis and May Win the ABCD Blind Draw

John Reisdorf, Dale Poor, Ray Apolskis and Charlie May took top honors in the March ABCD Blind Draw tournament, turning in a blistering, breath-taking, staggering net score of 109 on two balls.

That’s 33 below par, for those keeping count.

The second-place team – Bob McCormick, Joe Claridge, Glenn Taylor and Frank Cavallero – wasn’t far behind at 111. Whew!

Third place at 112 was won by John Peterson, John Holquin, Rodd Doerr and Bob Gadsby. With 113, the team of Bill Halward, Jim Boulware, Bob Twaddle and Bob Fust took fourth. (Furst took fourth, ha!)

The fifth place team  at 115 was Don Urfer, Billy Klinkefus, Dick Staniford and Jeff Stanga. And the sixth place team at 117 – the last in the money – was Pete Pappas, Frank Antunovich, Jeff Collins and Mike Howley.

This was a four-man, two-best-ball team event, with teams randomly created from blind draws of player from four handicap flights.

Closest-to-the-pin awards on #8 went to Dick Stainford, 5' 11"; Dale Poor, 6' 5", and John Peterson 9' 3". On #12 it was Ray Aposkis, 2' 1 1/2"; Gerry Catalano, 3' 6", and Bill Halward 4' 5".

The tournament was organized by ASMC Tournament Chairman Gary Lovell and his Tournament Committee.

World War II 'Battlefield' Golf Rules

There's some dispute about whether they're real or just a wonderful joke (as noted in Snopes), but they're so good (and thanks to Rob Prough for passing them along), that we thought you'd get a kick out of seeing them:

RIP Rudy Monte: A Longtime ASMC Friend

Rudy Monte, an independent grocer, philanthropist and longtime member of the Aptos Seascape Men's Club, died Monday, March 12. He was 85.

Born in Mission San Jose in 1926 and a graduate of Washington Union High School in Centerville, Monte served in the Merchant Marines during World War II. He and his bride, Doris, lived in San Francisco and then San Jose, operating a variety of businesses until finally settling as a retail grocer.

He served on the board of the Monte Foundation, established by his son Marc, to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for local schools by putting on an October fireworks spectacle on Seacliff State Beach as a way of thanking the community for supporting the family business, Deluxe Foods of Aptos.

Besides Doris and Marc and his wife Jessica, Monte is survived by sons Paul and his wife Charlotte, and Rudy Jr. and his wife Deena, and a daughter Linda and her husband Bob. Also five grandchildren and one great grandchild.

A viewing for family and friends is scheduled for Sunday, March 18, 2012, 4-6 pm with a Rosary beginning at 6 pm at Benito Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel, 1050 Cayuga Street, Santa Cruz. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 19 at St. Joseph's Church, 435 Monterey Ave., Capitola.

The family suggests that Rudy's spirit be honored with a gift to The Monte Foundation. You may visit www.pacificgardenschapel.com to light a candle for Rudy and share any condolences with his family.

First H-I-O For $caletti

Mr. Budweiser...aka...Jeff $caletti had his very first Hole-In-One on Monday (Presidents Day) February 20th. He aced the 126 yard, 8th hole with a 9-iron. The group $100 dollar H-I-O rule was in effect and rumor has it, it was a pretty good  payday! Congratulations Jeff and way to get in your playing partners pockets!

Glenn Taylor Shoots Better Than His Age

Glenn Taylor, who is 80, shot 79 on Tuesday, Feb. 21. He did it with a birdie on 18. Congratulations Glenn!

BTW: A couple of days later, Glenn went back out and shot his age: 80. Just trying to whittle down that handicap, eh Glenn?

Ryno, Braga, DeBernardo and Geisick Win Flights in February Tourney

Frank DeBernardo shot a blistering net 64 to become top qualifier for the NCGA Zone tournament, joined by Glenn Taylor (67), Brad Ryno (68) and Shanne Carvalho (68), who posted the best net scores and had handicaps low enough to qualify for NCGA tournament play.

 

Ryno won the first flight, followed by Steve Rodrigues, Jerry Woods, Michael Wade, Bill Hlaward and Phil Trounstine.

 

Danny Braga won the second flight, with a net 71, followed by Joe Claridge, John Reisdorf, Gerry Catalano, David Webb and Pete Pappas.

 

DeBernardo, Taylor and Carvalho were the top finishers in the third flight, followed by Rodd Doerr, Jorgen Hagglof and Tim Carl.


In the fourth flight, Ray Geisick took top honors with 68, followed by Breese White, John MacDonald, Mike Howley, Don Bonnel and Jim Morris. Because of the NCGA's maximum handicap requirements, players in the fourth flight were not eligible for the zone tournament.

Closest to the pin honors on #8 went to Bill Halward,  Barry Baker and Mike Beebe. On #12 the winners were Danny Braga (1 foot!) Jim Geesman and Dave Schulz.

ASMC March 21st Tournament

The next ASMC tournament will be the "ABCD Blind Draw Shamble" -- a four-man team event in which the two best net scores on each hole will count, scheduled for March 21.

The field of sign-ups will be listed by course handicap and divided by four to create A, B, C and D groups. Each team will include one player from each handicap group, chosen by blind draw. Everyone will play at 90% of their handicap.

Each player will hit a drive on each hole and the team will pick which drive to play from and then all players will play their own ball from there though the hole. Teams must use at least three drives from each player over the course of the 18 holes. The two best net scores on each hole will determine the team's score. Prizes will also we awarded for closest to the hole on #8 and #12.

As usual, the cost is $15 per player. Players may sign up on the bulletin board in the club house or by sending an email to www.asmcgolf@gmail.com.