Time to Renew Your ASMC Membership

It’s that time of year again. Our annual membership sign up period begins October 1, 2009, and extends thru December 28, 2009. Regrettably, for the first time in three years, our dues have to be increased. NCGA has raised our prices $6 per person, so the Board is raising our ASMC dues $5 to $85 for the year. New memberships, and “LATE” sign ups (a fter December 28) will be $100. Junior memberships, which have not increased in price since 1984, have been raised to $18, part of which will be subsidized by a $6 donation by ASMC, so the cost to Juniors will be $12.

With our NCGA and ASMC memberships, we are provided with our handicap cards, reduced fees at Poppy Hills and Poppy Ridge, the NCGA magazines, seasonal discounts at Pebble Beach Resort golf courses, hotel discounts, 7% discount at Dell Computer, mobile-ready website with the opportunity to post scores, read rulings, and more (information on these and other offers are available at ncga.org). Through ASMC and our monthly tournaments, you can qualify for many golf tournaments run by NCGA. In addition, ASMC memberships offers opportunities for getting to know other golfers through our social events, opportunities to buy and sell used equipment through the bl og, and pleasant golf with special friends here at Seascape.

The Membership Committee will be providing new applications forms by mail, at Seascape, and possibly on our club Blog beginning the first week in October.

ASMC at the Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach

ASMC Members Jorgen Hagglof, Scott Humphreys, John Peterson, Bob Tomasi and Tom Yuschak [will be working] worked for the Golf Channel this Labor Day weekend at the Champions Tour Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach. They [will be doing] did the T.V. Spotting and Mic Operations for the talking heads. Jorgen, Scott and Jesse Reuter worked this event last year.

The tournament [is] was Friday-Sunday. Greg Norman, Tom Kite and Ben Crenshaw [are] were just some of the full-field of pros who [will be] were paired up with the top junior golfers in the country, along with several amateurs and celebrities in each group. [Check your local listings for broadcast times and look for our guy’s on TV inside the ropes.]

Here are some shots of the guys working the big show. [Original post updated Sept. 7]

-- Scott Humphreys

Claridge, Twaddle, Ebbs Win Their Flights in the Eclectic

Joe Claridge shot a blistering second round to finish at 59 in the first flight of the August Eclectic and Bob Twaddle won the second flight with 58 while John Ebbs cleaned up in the third flight with an amazing 55.

The Eclectic, one of ASMC's most popular tournaments, is a two-day affair in which players can improve on each hole individually, contributing to a best-of-two-days net score. You can make a 7 on No. 1 in the first round and a 4 in the second round and your score for No. 1 is 4.

After Claridge, winners in the first flight were Phil Trounstine, Garth Watrous, Tom McNary, Josh Christenson and Curt Christenson.

Second flight winners after Twaddle were Rodd Doerr, Bill Campbell, George Wolfe, Ed Arredondo and Danny Braga.

Following Ebbs in the third flight were John MacDonald, Dave Schultz, Don Bonnel, Sid Martin and Bud Ralston.

Clostest-to-the-oin winnders in the first round were: #8 -- Phil Dick, John Peterson, Cam Hanson; #12 -- Phil Trounstine, Gabe Reyes, Ron Lindsay. In the second round the winners were: #8 -- Ron Lindsay, Gabe Reyes, Gary Paul; #12 -- Fred O'Hara, Dave Frock and Ed Arredondo.

The big news here was that for the first ASMC tournament in three months, Fred O'Hara did NOT make a hole in one on #12 -- but he did knock it to 2'8"!!!

-- Phil Trounstine

Webb, May, Cavallero and Collins Win July Tourney

Lloyd Webb, Charlie May, Frank Cavallero and Jeff Collins shot a cool 27 under par 115 to win the four-man, two-best-ball tournament in July.

Bob Norton, Joe Claridge, Michael Cloward and Michael Wade came in second with 116. George Wolfe, John MacDonald, Don Bonnel and Mel Phelps captured third followed by the team of Bob McCormick, John Hadley, Marc Darrow and Jesse Reuter.

Ferdinand LaRocca, Robert thompson, richard Wameling and Tony Riccabona grabbed fifth place.

The low gross shooter was Travis Stephens with a staggering 65, followed by Orion Galioni at 74. Low net winners were Bob Norton at 65 and John MacDonald, 66.

Closest to the pin honors on No. 8 went to Travis Stephens, Brandt Wilson and Ron Lindsay. On No. 12, the winners were Fred O'Hara -- with a hole in one (see below) -- Don Bonnel and Travis Stephens.

Here's another interesting factoid: In two shots, on No. 8 and No. 12, Travis was a total of 6'1" away from the hole.

News Flash: O'Hara Scores Second Ace in a Tournament

Even before we're able to post the results of the July tournament, we've got some incredible news: Fred O'Hara, the former ASMC president, scored his second hole-in-one during an ASMC tournament!

Twice, now, Fred has knocked it in on No. 8, with an 8-iron -- in the June and July tournaments.

His pals are all breathing sighs of relief that he didn't do it in the Friday skins game with the $100 Rule in effect.

Seascaper Has Moved to the Web

Although several months have gone by without a newsletter, we've addressed that now by moving from a newsletter to a blog. The tournament reports are now up to date and from now on it will be possible to keep up with club news right here on the Seascaper blog.

Seascape Veterans Shoot Their Age

ASMC veterans Jerry Woods and Glenn Taylor have done what few golfers are ever able to do -- shoot their age.

Woods, 68, plays to a 6.0 index and is the proud father of an even better player -- Ken Woods, the hed pro over at Pasatiempo.

Taylor, 76, carries a 15.4 index, and works part-time in the pro-shop.

Seascaper sends out a hearty congrats to both men.