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

How did you do on the Rules Challenge today? Check out this months Q&A with special guest Danny Noonan introducing our Rules topic. It's all there in “Rules R Rules”.

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

How did you do on the Rules Challenge today? Be sure to read the whole story including the mind-numbing question, the correct answer and the USGA rules that apply! It's all there in “Rules R Rules”.

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

How did you do on the Rules Challenge today? Be sure to read the whole story including the mind-numbing question, the correct answer and the USGA rules that apply! It's all there in “Rules R Rules”.

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"

Russ Nicholson prevails in 2015 Spring Medal Championship

The Spring Medal Play Championship is one of the most demanding tournaments of the year. Players compete over 36 holes of stroke play in this 2-week event to claim victory. While the field is flighted, the champion can come from any flight to win the top prize. This year Russ Nicholson earned top honors turning in a 2-round net 137. That's 14 strokes under par. Well done Russ! Other scores of note include Pete Pappas 138, Jay Karafa 139 and Jim Baker 140. Also, congratulations to Bob Kaswen who netted a stunning 60 in the first round.

Flight #1 rd 1 rd 2 total 1. Stephen Perez 72 69 141 2. Gary Bruckner 73 71 144 3. Michael Oliver 72 72 144 4. Leo Espinoza 75 70 145	Flight #2 rd 1 rd 2 total 1. Pete Pappas 68 70 138 2. Jay Karafa 71 68 139 3. Paul Chan Lee 73 68 141 4. Michael Coyle 69 74 143
Flight #3 rd 1 rd 2 total 1. Don Urfer 70 72 142 2. Jim Geesman 75 69 144 3. David Webb 71 75 146 4. Terry Reigelsperger 71 75 146	Flight #4 rd 1 rd 2 total 1. Jim Baker 68 72 140 2. Ben Demarco 78 69 147 3. Tad Sterling 78 71 149 4. Jim Boulware 72 79 151
Flight #5 rd 1 rd 2 total 1. Rodd Doerr 73 68 141 2. Garry Lovell 70 72 142 3. Bob Norton 67 78 145 4. Glen Taylor 72 75 147	Flight #6 rd 1 rd 2 total 1. Russ Nicholson 70 67 137 2. Bill White 70 74 144 3. Steve Olsen 71 75 146 4. Bob Kaswen 60 86 146

Target Practice

This month's precision players...

Round #1
Closest to the pin #8 Bob Alustiza 6' 9-1/2" Brad Ryno 9' 11" Gary Bruckner 11' 9-1/2" Bobby Sayous 11' 11-1/2"	Closest to the pin #12 Mike Coyle 3' 10" Jay O'Gorman 7' 6" Jim Baker 11' 9-1/2" Bill White 12' 8-3/4"

Round #2
Closest to the pin #8 Bobby Sayous 1' 10-1/2" Bob Leninger 11' 0" Fred O'Hara 12' 3" Mike Oliver 15' 10-1/2"	Closest to the pin #12 Mike Coyle 2' 1/2" Jon Twaddle 5' 5" Dave Frock 5' 5-1/2" Jim Geesman 7' 6"

ASMC 2015 Blind Draw Team Event

The ASMC Blind Draw event divides all the players into 4 groups based on handicap. Each team is made up of one player from each group, randomly selected. All players on the team drive off each tee, the best drive is selected, and all 4 players play in from the selected drive. The team must use at least 3 drives from each member of the foursome. The 2 lowest net scores are  recorded on each hole. The round is dynamic and everyone contributes.

This year's event produced outstanding results with the top 8 teams all within 5 strokes of each other. Congratulations to the winning team: Teddy Kosciolek, Gerry Catalano, Bill Daitchman and Richard Lakely who turned in a blistering 111. Three teams tied with 113 and positions 2 thru 4 were awarded based on their back 9 totals. 2nd place went to Bobby Sayous, Matt Kluger, Gary Lovell and Dennis Dalman. Bruce Driggs, Don Urfer, Williamd Duquette and  Jay O'Gorman took 3rd place and 4th went to John Watson, Danny Braga, Craig Matthews and Glenn Taylor. Prizes went to the top 8 positions.

Rank Net 1 Team 4 111 Teddy Kosciolek Gerrry Catalano Bill Daitchman Richard Lakely 3 Team 12 113 Bruce Driggs Don Urfer William Duquette Jay O'Gorman 5 Team 8 114 Leo Espinoza Jim Walt Bill Campbell Andy Forget 7 Team 7 115 Gary C Bruckner Frank Paz David Moulton Gregory Brougham

Rank Net 2 Team 1 113 Bob Sayous Matt Kluger Gary Lovell Dennis Dalman 4 Team 15 113 John Watson Danny Braga Craig Matthews Glenn Taylor 6 Team 13 114 Michael Coyle Jon Twaddle Rodd Doerr Leo Babin 8 Team 18 116 Dale Poor Paul D Sanders Dave Frock Mr. Michael Banks

Target Practice

This month's precision players...

Closest to the pin #8 Gary Bruckner 2' 11" Leo Babim 3' 7" Gary Lovell 3' 11" Ric Duquette 4' 0"

Closest to the pin #12 Ric Duquette 3' 6" Matt Kluger 4' 10" Glenn Taylor 7' 8" Bob Postle 8' 8-1/2"