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.

Reisdorf, Catalano, Geesman and Lovell Snag Top Honors in August "Cha-Cha-Cha" Tournament

The team of John Reisdorf, Gerry Catalano, Jim Geesman and Gary Lovell shot a sizzling 123 in the August "Cha-Cha-Cha" tournament, in which teams took their lowest net score on No.1, two lowest on No. 2 and thee lowest on No. 3, repeating the cycle through 18 holes.

We had 104 players in 26 teams and we paid prize money to 45 members in this tournament -- 43% payout.

Team Standings  PAR = 142

1st  John Reisdorf, Gerry Catalano, Jim Geesman, Gary Lovell -- 123

2nd Dave Webb, Jeff Collins, Tony Riccabona, Charlie May -- 123

3rd Joe Clardige, Mike Cloward, Bob Norton, Peter Tyzack -- 124
4th Jesse Reuter, Dan Olia, Jim Ford, Rich Lakely -- 127 

5th Bill Halward, Don Urfer, Frank Paz, Tim Carl  -- 128 

6th Post, Rich Wameling, Fred LaRocca, Paul Ciraulo -- 128

7th Franz Vaiarello, Shanne Carvalho, Bill Daitchman, Mickael Blas -- 128

8th Phil Trounstine, Jerry Woods, Jorgen Hagglof, Glenn Taylor -- 130

9th Bob McCormick, Bill Campbell, Ray Geisick, Dick Staniford -- 130

 

CPT # 8                              CPT # 12                          Proximity Drive # 9

Rich Lakely  8' 11"            Ray Geisick  2' 3 1/2"           Bob Martinelli  2"

Don Schwartz 11' 1 1/2"   Keith Rushing 3' 8"

Jim Gessman 13" 3/4"       Phil Tournstine 4' 5"

no entry better                  Travis Stephens 5' 9"

Stephens, Darrow, Catalano, Lovell, Carl and May Win Their Fights in July "39" Tournament

Travis Stephens won the first flight with an extraordinary +6 in the July “39” tournament – a modified Stableford format in which players subtract their handicap from 39 at the start and then get points for pars, birdies and eagles, aiming to get to zero or better.

All the winners in every flight did better than reaching zero: Marc Darrow and Charlie Parker made +4 in the second flight; Gerry Catalano and Gary Lovell made +2 in the third and fourth flights; Tim Carl and Charlie May did an amazing +8 in the fifth and sixth flights.

The standings were as follows:

Flight One                             Flight Two                   Flight Three

Travis Stephens +6              Marc Darrow    +4       Gerry Catalano +2

John Reisdorf     +1              Charlie Parker +4        Ron Lindsay      -1

Jerry Woods       +1              Mike Beebe     +3        Joe Guttadauro -1

Bob McCormick  -1              Mike Oliver       +2        Jim Geesman   -1 

Pete Pappas       -1              Joe Clardige     -1        Leon Johnson   -1 

Flight Four                             Flight Five                     Flight Six

Gary Lovell           +2             Tim Carl            +8        Charlie May         +8

Craig Matthews    +2              Dick Staniford  +2        Tony Riccabona  +7

Jeff Stanga           +1              Barry Baker      -1         Paul Ciraulo        +5 

Jorgen Hagglof      0               Dave Frock       -1        Willard Schwartz +4 

Bob Tomasi          -1               Mike Howley     -2        Don Schwartz      +1 

CTP # 8                            CPT # 12                    Proximity Drive # 9

Tim Carl  1'  7 1/2 "           Bob Postle 5' 5"          Jon Twaddle   3' 8"

Ron Lindsay 4' 4"             Marc Darrow 9' 9"   

Bill Campbell 4' 4 1/2"     John Peterson 10' 3"

Leon Johnson 4' 10"        Phil Trounstine 11'4"        

Upadate on Some Holes-in-One

Last month, on July 3, Mike Coyle, a former club champion just now getting back into serious golf since his retirement, aced No. 6, with Julie Howe as his witness.

Quite a feat, acing No. 6. But for sheer hole-in-one accomplishment, you gotta hand it to Travis Stephens, who aced No. 6 on May 15 to go along with his hole-in-one on No. 8, his two on No. 12 and one on No. 16. Only No. 14 has yet to escape Travis’s deadly ball-striking.

By the way, your ASMC contributes $100 to an open bar tab every time a member has a hole-in-one.

Lovell and Reisdorf Win 2013 Dave Webb Two-Man Match Play Tournament

Gary Lovell and John Reisdorf  defeated Tim Carl and Don Urfer 3 and 2 to win the 2013 Dave Webb Match Play Tournament, surviving undefeated from a field of 64 players in 32 teams.

Winners of the Consolation Bracket (after losing their first match) were Danny Braga and Brad Ryno who took Michael Blas and Peter Profido in 20 holes.

Third and fourth Places in the Championship Bracket were shared by the teams of Don Bonnel and Don Schwartz and Gerry Catalano and Dave Schultz.

In the Consolation Bracket,  runners up were Dan Olia and Jesse Reuter and Scott Humphreys and Chris March.

This tournament was organized and overseen by Dave Webb, with players competing throughout the Spring and finishing in June.