Eriksen, Paz, Land and Schwartz Win the March ABCD Blind Draw Tourney

Robert Eriksen, Frank Paz, Charles Lang and Don Schwartz shot a sizzling 111 in the March 19 ABCD Blind Draw tournament, winning a tie-breaker over Bob Sayous, Mike Howley, Joe Guttaduaro and Charlie May, who also carded 111.

The tournament pitted teams of four players, each drawn randomly from four pools of players, divided by handicap so that each team had one A, B, C and D player. with 90% of handicap, each team carded two scores on each hole.

Third place: Derek Nagamine, Terry Forsberg, Bob Fust, Dave Black - 112
Fourth place: Steve Perez, William Duquette, Jeffrey Stanga, Ferdinand Larocca - 112
Fifth place: David Webb, Marc Darrow, Dave Moulton, Ray Geisick - 112
Sixth place: David Tavarez, Michael Cloward, Michael Blaz, Bob Postle - 113
Seventh place: Rudy Ortega, Jim Gosciminski, David Frock, Allan Miner - 114

Closest to the Hole on #8: 1st - Dave Webb - 3’ 1” 2nd - Gary Bruckner - 6’ 2” 3rd - John Reisdorf - 7’ 10” 4th - Jim Walt - 8’ 2”

Closest to the Hole on#12: 1st - Mike Coyle - 3’ 1” 2nd - Bobby Sayous - 3’ 9” 3rd - Jim Morris - 4’ 7 7/8” 4th - Mike???? - 5’ 2”

Two Recent Holes in One That Were Really Cool

Holes in One are pretty special any time, but a couple of recent ones were spectacular and worthy of note.

During the annual Guns Thornes and Roses Tournament with the ladies, Tom McNary aced No. 8. And a few days later, in an early morning round, Steve Rodriguez knocked one in on No. 14, with a 7-wood!


Not too shabby, guys.

Adopt-a-Hole Program Coming Next Year

The ASMC Board of Directors has approved a plan to creat an Adopt-a-Hole program in the coming year in hopes of further encouraging players to repair divots, rake sand traps, pick up trash and generally participate in keeping the golf course in top shape.

The idea is NOT to take the place of the Seascape Golf Course grounds crew, which remains responsible for maintenance and upkeep of the gold course. The object is to further encourage what everyone ought to be doing already, but in a more concentrated way.

When the program's signs are up, they'll announce at each hole which portion of the ASMC membership is assigned to a particular hole. While members should continue to fill divots, fix pitch marks, rake traps, etc. throughout the course, they'll also have one hole on which they'll have a special responsibility to do the right thing.

Here's the tentative breakdown of the course, alphabetically divided. Players whose last name begins with the letter A, for example, will "adopt" Hole #1. Players with last names from Ba to Bl will "adopt" Hole #2.

Hole  Last Name Begins With ...
1        A
2        Ba-Bl
3        Bo-Bu
4        Ca-Ci
5        Cl-Cr
6        D
7        E-F
8        G
9        H
10      I-K
11      L
12      Ma
13      Mc-Mu
14      N-O
15      P-Q
16      R
17      S
18      T-Z

So, for example, ASMC President Danny Braga would put special effort into Hole #3 while Tournament Chairman Steve Olson would pay special attention to Hole #14.

There's nothing stopping you from starting right now. It has worked at clubs throughout the US and we think it will improve everyone's experience here.

2013 Turkey Shoot Raises Cash for 2nd Harvest while Two Teams Break 60

The 2013 Turkey Shoot was a smashing success again with 52-two man teams winning turkeys and some sizzling best-ball net scores.

Phil Trounstine and Bob Tomasi shot a net 59, as did Bob Postle and David Moore and members contributed more than $600 ($10 a head to play No. 16 from the forward tees) and a full barrel of food donations to the Second Harvest Food Drive.

Here are the best-ball net results for the top teams in each flight:

First Flight
	Phil Trounstine, Bob Tomasi		59
	Garth Watrous, Gary Nelson		62
	Steve Rodrigues, Leon Johnson		64
	Bobby Sayous, Teddy Kosciolek		65
	Mike Wade, Pete Pappas		65
Second Flight
	Mark Hogue, Jeff Stanga		61
	Chris Wilmouth, Marc Darrow		61
	Danny Braga, Joe Claridge		61
	Mike Cloward, Gary Paul		64
	Bob McCormick, Bill Campbell		66
Third Flight
	Mike Howley, Raul Grau		60
	Jon Twaddle, Bob Twaddle		63
	Michael Blas, Peter Porfido		64
	Bill Daitchman, Franz Vaiarello		65
	Jim Gosciminski, Jim Morris		65
Fourth Flight
	Bob Postle, David Moore		59
	Bert Post, Ferdinand Larocca		64
	Russ Nicholson, Jack Marshall		65
	William White, Paul McGillicuddy		67
	Grant Butcher, Steve Maciel		69

Closest-to-the-pin results:

Hole # 8 -- O’Hara - 2’2”, Nelson - 3’4”,Gosminski - 3’10 1/2”

Hole # 12 --Watrous (Garth) - 8’6”, Black - 10’ 4 1/2”, Postle - 10’ 5”

Hole # 16 -- Karafa - 4’4”, Watrous (Garth) - 7’3”, Wade - 11’8”

It's the 2013 Holiday Party!

2013 A.S.M.C. Holiday Party

Please join us for a great evening of food, dancing, and fun!

Friday December 6, 2013 @ 5:30 p.m.

With live music featuring the smooth sounds of “TSUNAMI”

Cost: $40.00 a person (Wine Included)

It’s going to be a good time, so please come out and support our club, meet other members, and have a grand evening.

For each ticket purchased by November 22 you will receive your name in a drawing to win a $150.00 American Golf gift card. (We will draw name at the party!)

Name:______________________________________________________

Number of Attendees:_________________________________________

Amount Enclosed:____________________________________________

Please make check payable to ASMC.  Please drop in the men’s club envelope in pro shop, or checks can be mailed to:

ASMC PO Box 431, Aptos, CA 95001

Troy Rettig Beats Jeff DeRoza on the 40th Hole to Win the 2013 Club championship

It took until the 40th hole in their 36-hole match, but Troy Retting bested Jeff DeRoza to emerge as the 2013 Club Champion, played at scratch.

Brad Ryno took Tom McNary 4-and-3 in the Directors Flight, played with handicaps among those who lost their first match in the Championship Flight.

Jay Karafa beat Charlie Parker 2 up to win the First Flight; Breese White bested Gerry Catalano 8-and-7 in the Second Flight and Steve Robertson beat Rodd Doerr 2-and-1 in the Third Flight

In the Fourth Flight, Channe Carvalho took Dave Frock 3-and-2 and in the Fifth Flight, Jack Marshall won 3-and-2 over Dave Schulz.

ASMC had 96 players with matches once a week, Sept. 4, 11, 18, and 25. Closest-to-the-pin was paid for those playing on the 4^th and 11^th.

Winners were Garth Watrous, Jeff DeRoza and Paul MacGillicuddy on #8 on the 4^th; Breese White, Bob Tomasi, Jim Boulware and Phil Trounstine on #12 on the 4^th.  On the 11^th, the winners on #8 were Steve Rodrigues, Bob Norton, Jim Geesman and Tom McNary; and on #12 the winners were DeRoza, Watrous, Bill White and Gary Nelson.

Most accurate drive on #9 on the 4^th was steve Rodriguez and on the 11^th Josh Christenson put it right on the line to win.

Another Primer on 'Par Plus' vs 'Equitable Stroke Control'

Although we’ve reviewed it a number of times, we still find members who don’t understand the maximum allowable strokes they are permitted to take on a hole, in part because there is confusion about “par plus” and “equitable stroke control.” So let’s review.

Equitable Stroke Control

In posting a score for completed holes, Equitable Stroke Control (ESC) is followed for handicap purposes. It is used when a player’s score on a hole exceeds a pre-set maximum number of strokes that may be taken on any hole. ESC is based on the following table:

Handicap 0-9 = double bogey

Handicap 10-19 = 7

Handicap 20-29 = 8

Handicap 30-39 = 9

In other words, a 36 handicapper can post no more than a 9 on any hole. If he had a 10, it has to be adjusted before he posts. Likewise, a 6 handicapper might make a 7 on a par 4, but when he posts, that 7 has to be adjusted down to a 6.

If, for example, a 16-handicapper knocks two shots out of bounds on No. 3 and then takes three more to get on the green and two putts, he should record a 9 on the card. But this must be adjusted to a 7 when posting his score because he is not allowed to post more than 7 strokes on any hole. (The computer program will do this automatically when the Tournament Committee is posting scores for tournaments.)

This is not the score a player may post if he picks up. For that, a player must use “par plus” or the most likely score he would have made. For example, if 30-handicap player is in the bunker on No. 12, he can’t just pick up and record a 9 because that’s his maximum allowable score using ESC. He has to honestly assess what he likely would have made.

Par Plus

“Par plus” means adding one’s handicap strokes to par for that un-played hole. Let’s take an example:

-- No. 15 at Seascape is rated on the scorecard as the number 8 handicap hole. If a player has a 10 handicap, he gets a handicap stroke on that hole. So if he stops playing before No. 15, he would score No. 15 as a 5 on his card because he would take par plus his handicap stroke. He does NOT score 7, which his maximum allowable postable score under ESC.

-- A player with a 26 handicap would get 2 handicap strokes on No. 15. If he picks up before completing the hole, he must score 6 – par plus his 2 strokes. He does NOT score 8, which is his maximum allowable postable score under ESC.

-- On the other hand, a player with a 6 handicap who stopped after No. 14 would have to record a 4 on No. 15, because he would not get a handicap stroke No. 15.

If a player stops playing a hole for any reason before par plus becomes valid, he must use his "most likely" score that he would have made if he had completed the hole. In other words, he cannot just pick up and take the maximum allowable score under the Equitable Stroke Control rules. The "par plus" rule is especially important when playing in a match play tournament. It must be used for all holes after a match has been won by an individual unless he scores a par or better.