Cha-Cha-Cha: Stephens, Holderbein, Webb & Noce Can Dance!

The Cha-Cha-Cha is one our annual 4-man events. Best net score on the 1st hole, 2 best on the 2nd, 3 best on the 3rd, repeat. Simple. And a lot of fun. A look at the winning scores shows the competition was tough this year. And so was the course! Many agreed their were several challenging pin positions to test our putting prowess. And through it all, the team of Travis Stephens, Phil Holderbein, Dave Webb and John Noce rose to victory with a 21 under par 119! Congratulations gentlemen.

Team		Score
1.	Stephens, Holderbein, Webb, Noce	119
2.	Halward, Paz, Urfer, Bruckner	120
3.	Walt, J. Baker, Babin, O'Gorman	121
4.	Ryan, McNary, Camarena, O'Hara	121
5.	Braga, Paul, Pappas, Wade	122
6.	Schwartz, Dalman, Miller, Kaswen	123
7.	Leininger, DeMarco, Hendricks, Olson	126
8.	Beebe, Lovell, Henriques, Arrendondo	128

All ties decided by "Card-Off" Method

ASMC Traveling Team Wraps up the Season on a High Note

The ASMC team ended its season on a high note by beating Poplar Creek, 25-9. Palo Alto, by winning four matches, won the group and moves on to the playoffs. We finished tied with Poplar Creek with three wins, but we beat them 25-9, while they beat us 25-11, so we finished in second place. Crystal Springs, with two wins, finished last.

Next year, I hope we are matched against teams on this side of the hill to cut down on the long commutes. Another problem encountered this year was players committing to play and then being unavailable just prior to the match. Family responsibilities, medical problems, and unanticipated travel all contributed to us having only eight players at Poplar Creek and only eleven on August 13th at Seascape.

David Webb. Team Captain

Rules Challenge

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Target Practice

This month's precision players...

Closest to the pin #8 Bob Leininger 2' 6" Jim Boulware 2' 10" Gary Paul 5' 5" Glenn Taylor 6' 9"

Closest to the pin #12 Bobby Sayous 2' 4" Stephen Goldstein 3' 8-1/2" Jim Walt 4' 7" Gary Paul 4' 8"

Gerald E. Williams, Mar. 11, 1940 - Aug. 3, 2015

Gerald E. Williams, known to family and friends as “Jerry”, passed away on August 3, 2015. He was 75.

Jerry was born in Bell, California to Floyd Loren and Flora May (Jeri) Williams. He was second of their three sons, preceded by Loren Thomas (Tom) and followed by Norman. Early in his childhood, the family moved from the Los Angeles area to a farm in the northern California community of Bayliss, near the town of Willows. After attending a two-room school in Bayliss through the eighth grade, he moved on to Willows High School where he excelled in academics, sports and student leadership activities. From there, he enrolled at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles where he realized his dream of playing baseball on a team coached by the legendary Rod Dadeaux.

He earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Industrial Management and Business at USC. During this time, he married Marcia Moreland and became the proud father of two sons, Scott and Mark. In the mid-1970s, the family moved to Saratoga when he accepted a management position with Data Products Corporation in Sunnyvale.

Jerry spent his professional life in financial management positions in high-technology manufacturing, agribusiness, and telecom/security services. Poetry emerged as a pleasant distraction from the bustle of Silicon Valley start­ups and enterprises, and he was proud to have his work published. Also along the way, he had the opportunity to name a newly patented rose, “First Light”, during his tenure in agribusiness.

He was an avid golfer for most of his life as well as a loyal fan of the USC Trojans. His greatest love was spending time with his sons and extended family. He was a long time member of the Seascape Men’s Golf Club where he enjoyed a circle of close friends.

He is survived by Scott Williams and his wife Pamela of Valencia, and Mark Williams and his Wife Christine of Castro Valley along with his cherished grandchildren, McKenna, Connor, Max and Ryan who all affectionately called him “Grumpy”. He is also survived by his younger brother, Norman Williams and numerous nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will take place on Monday, August 10th at 4:00 P.M. at Twin Lakes Church (2701 Cabrillo College Dr, Aptos, CA 95003) with a reception to follow at Seascape Golf Club (610 Clubhouse Dr, Aptos, CA 95003).

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to his favorite cause, Stand Up to Cancer. https://constellation.standup2cancer.org/49658

Jerry served on the ASMC Board, he was a friend to many and he will be missed.

Chicago "39" keeps the competition lively!

Chicago "39" is a format that takes players' handicaps into account to balance the competition while keeping the round interesting because each hole is an opportunity to win points. Though some play with no penalty for blow-ups, this year the tournament committee wisely docked 1pt. for triple bogey or worse. That kept us working hard even to save double bogey!

Congratulations to our top tier winners: Corey Peterson +4, Jim Walt +4, Ron Lindsay +3, Don Schwartz +3 and Steve Olsen +1.

Flight #1 Score 1. Corey Peterson +4 2. Paul Chan Lee +3 3. Jeff DeRoza +1 4. John Watson +1 5. Brad Ryno +1 6. Gary Bruckner -2	Flight #2 Score 1. Jim Walt +4 2. Phil Trounstine +1 3. Don Urfer -1 4. Dave Webb -2 5. Michael Coyle -2 6. Frank Paz -4
Flight #3 Score 1. Ron Lindsay +3 2. Craig Matthews -2 3. Jim Goscimniski -2 4. Gary Paul -3 5. Bill Campbell -6 6. Jim Geesman -6	Flight #4 Score 1. Don Schwartz +3 2. Tim Carl +1 3. Michael Blaz +1 4. Gary Lovell +1 5. Jeff Stanga -2 6. Jeff Collins -2
Flight #5 Score 1. Steve Olsen +1 2. David Moore 0 3. John DeWorken -2 4. Richard Wameling -3 5. Bob Kaswen -3 6. John Cranston -3

All ties decided by "Card-Off" Method

Rules Challenge

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Target Practice

This month's precision players...

Closest to the pin #8 Mike Beebe 4' 3-1/2" Joe Guttadauro 6' 5" Gary Paul 7' 6-1/2" Bob Twaddle 12' 8"

Closest to the pin #12 Craig Mattews 1' 3" Bob McCormick 3' 3-3/4" Frank Paz 4' 1" Jim Geesman 4' 2-1/2"

Interclub Teamplay Gets Off to a Good Start

The ASMC Thursday team made one of our best starts in recent years, beating Palo Alto at Seascape, 27-9. The pairs of Bobby Sayous and Gary Nelson, Jim Geesman and Gary Paul, and Breese White and Danny Braga all came through with all six points out of six! In addition, Bobby shot a 71, Gary a 72, Brad Ryno a 73 and Mike Oliver a 77.

We lost our away match at Poplar Creek 25 to 11. We will be playing at home on July 16th against Crystal Springs, away at Crystal Springs on July 23rd, away at Palo Alto on July 30th, and at home against Poplar Creek on August 13th. If we manage to win or tie one of our away matches and win both of our remaining home matches, we might be able to go to the playoff rounds.

If you didn't sign up initially but enjoy match play and want to help us get to the playoffs, please contact me at (831) 688-4472 or at davidlwebb@cruzio.com.

David Webb, Team Captain

June Eclectic Brings Sizzling Scores

Week 2 of the Eclectic wrapped up today with players dropping over 9 strokes on average and knocking off as many as 25 strokes. Top honors went to Mike Beebe 60, Pete Pappas 56, Bill Campbell 57, Jeff Stanga 63 and Steve Olson 61. Congratulations Gentlemen! We look forward to seeing everyone in July for the “39” (AKA CHICAGO).

Eclectic Results

Flight #1 rnd #1 rnd #2 place Mike Beebe 71 60 1 Sang Jin 67 61 2 Stephen Perez 67 61 3 Jeff DeRoza 66 62 4 Bob McCormick 70 62 5 Bill Halward 69 62 6	Flight #2 rnd #1 rnd #2 place Pete Pappas 64 56 1 Joe Claridge 69 59 2 Dave Webb 71 62 3 Jim Geesman 69 63 4 Matt Kluger 66 63 5 Don Urfer 74 64 6
Flight #3 rnd #1 rnd #2 place Bill Campbell 67 57 1 Mike Cloward 65 61 2 Gary Paul 72 61 3 Danny Braga 72 62 4 Michael Blas 79 63 5 Breese White 73 63 6	Flight #4 rnd #1 rnd #2 place Jeff Stanga 71 63 1 Phil Holderbein 76 64 2 Jeff Collins 80 65 3 Greg Brougham 69 66 4 Bob Norton 80 66 5 Gary Lovell 70 66 6
Flight #5 rnd #1 rnd #2 place Steve Olson 74 61 1 Bob Twaddle 69 62 2 John Noce 73 64 3 Dick Staniford 75 65 4 Bill Ruxton 91 66 5 Tom Kirker 79 67 6

Target Practice

This month's precision players...

Closest to the pin #8 Mike Beebe 3' 10" Gary Lovell 4' 4-1/2" Jeff DeRoza 8' 0" Bobby Sayous 10' 8"

Closest to the pin #12 Curtis Smith 4' 1" Leo Espinoza 5' 5" Marc Darrow 5' 8" Sang Jin 9' 8"

Pappas, Sayous, Cloward and Kluger to Represent ASMC at NCGA Net Amateur

The 2-round Individual Eclectic started of with several players going low to win spots in the NCGA 2015 Net Amateur Tournament. Leading the pack was Pete Pappas who shot an inspired 64 topping the list of qualifiers. Bobby Sayous turned in a 65 as did Mike Cloward and Matt Kluger filled the qualifying 4-man team with a 66. Our 2 alternates were lead by Jeff DeRoza who also shot 66 but placed after Matt following a back 9 card-off. Jeff was followed by Jin Sang who turned in a 67. Steve Perez and Bill Camplbell also shot 67 but placed behind Jin in card-offs. Congratulations to our qualifiers and alternates. The sectional will be held on 9/17 at a site to be determined. The Championship will be played on 10/12 and 10/13 at Poppy Ridge.

NCGA 2015 Net Amateur Qualifiers		Net Score
1.	Pete Pappas	64
2.	Bobby Sayous	65
3.	Mike Cloward	65
4.	Matt Kluger	66

NCGA 2015 Net Amateur Alternates		Net Score
1.	Jeff DeRoza	66
2.	Jin Sang	67

• All ties decided by "Card-Off" Method

Rules Challenge

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Target Practice

This month's precision players...

Closest to the pin #8 Mike Cloward 8' 7" Paul Sanders 8' 9" Pete Pappas 9' 0" John Twaddle 11' 7"

Closest to the pin #12 Bobby Sayous 1' 10" Michael Blaz 2' 0" Mike Cloward 2' 9" Steve Rodriguez 2' 9-1/2"

Daitchman, Urfer, Alustiza & KarafaASMC Senior 4-Ball Qualifiers

The Senior 4-Ball Qualifier is a 2-man better ball competition. The top 2 teams qualify for the NCGA Senior Four-Ball event. Teams submit the better score on each hole after adjusting for handicap. Our Ham & Egg Champs are Bill Daitchman and Don Urfer shooting a lights out 62 and Bob Alustiza and Jay Karafa who qualified with a sizzling 65. These four will represent ASMC at the NCGA Senior Four-Ball Net Championship to be held Aug. 31-Sept.1 at Poppy Hills GC. Good Luck Gentlemen!

Rules Challenge

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May 13, 2015 4-ball winners by flight

Flight #1 1  Bob Alustiza & Jay Karafa 65 2  Frank Paz & Bill Halward 65 3  Stephen Perez & Leo Espinoza 66	Flight #2 1  Jim Geesman & BlindDraw (Walt) 64 2  Jim Walt & James Baker 67 3  Gary Lovell & John Reisdorf 67
Flight #3 1  Bill Daitchman & Don Urfer 62 2  Wolfgang Tanner & Matt Kluger 65 3  John Camerena & John Holquin 66	Flight #4 1  Craig Matthews & Barry Baker 65 2  Jorgen Hagglof & Glenn Taylor 67 3  Mark Hogue & Jeff Stanga 70
Flight #5 1  Steve Olson & Russ Nicholson 67 2  Jay O'Gorman & Dave Frock 68 3  John DeWorken & Leo Babin 70

• NCGA Senior Four-Ball Qualifiers in red alternates in green
• All ties decided by "Card-Off" Method

Target Practice

This month's precision players...

Closest to the pin #8 Bob Twaddle 1' 8" Steve Olson 2' 3" Gerry Catalano 6' 1" Jorgen Hagglof 6' 5-1/2"

Closest to the pin #12 Michael Blaz 5' 8" Bob Twaddle 7' 3" Marc Darrow 7' 9-1/2" Jim Walt 8' 6-1/2"