Cahaley, Blas, Nicholson & Hendricks to Represent ASMC

The 4 qualifiers for the 23rd NCGA Annual Net Amateur Championship are:

Player	Net Score
Mike Cahaley	64
Michael Blas	69
Russ Nicholson	70
Neil Hendricks	70 (match of cards)
First Alternate
Bob Twaddle	70 (match of cards)

Congratulations to the qualifiers! These were the only red numbers posted in the first round. The Sectional Qualifier is September 8th.

Kosciolek-Sayous, Paul-Clowardbracket winners in Dave Webb Tourney

Congratulations to Ted Kosciolek & Bobby Sayous and to Gary Paul and Mike Cloward our bracket winners in the Dave Webb 2-Man Team Match Play Tournament for 2016. We started with 32 teams broken into 2 flights of 16 teams based on team handicap. The format was single round elimination bracket with 4 rounds total to determine the champions.

Flight One

1st Place Team - Bobby Sayous and Teddy Kosciolek defeated Brad Ryno and Ron Lindsay 2 and 1.

3rd and 4th place Teams where Fred O'Hara and Paul Sanders - Pete Pappas and Danny Braga.

Flight Two

1st Place Team - Mike Cloward and Gary Paul defeated Dick Staniford and Ray Geisick 4 and 2.

3rd and 4th place Teams where Peter Porfido and Michael Bas - Mark Hogue and Jeff Stanga.

Sayous & Kosciolek ChampsKarafa, Kluger, Trounstine & Leininger NCGA bound

This year the Four Ball champs are the duo of Bobby Sayous and Ted Kosciolek who shot a blistering 59. Representing ASMC at the NCGA Senior 4-Ball Net Stroke Qualifier on August 10 are the teams of Jay Karafa & Matt Kluger 60 and Phil Trounstine & Bob Leininger 63.

May 11, 2016; 4-ball winners by flight

Flight #1 1  Bobby Sayous & Ted Kosciolek 59 2  Jay Karafa & Matt Kluger 60 3  Phil Trounstine & Bob Leininger 63 4  Garth Watrous & Bruce Driggs 63 5  Matt Ryan & Fred O'Hara 63	Flight #2 1  Bob Norton & Joe Claridge 65 2  Bill Daitchman & Franz Vaiarello 67 3  James Baker & Jim Walt 67 4  Jim Geesman & Dave Webb 67 5  John Watson & Dave Frock 69
Flight #3 1  Gary Elia & Joe Guttadauro 60 2  Ed Arredondo & Gary Lovell 64 3  Barry Baker & Craig Matthews 65 4  George Williams & Rick Bean 65 5  Phil Holderbein & Ron Lindsay 65	Flight #4 1  Dick Staniford & Ray Geisick 65 2  Richard King & Mark Fussy 65 3  Keith Price & Mike Cahaley 66 4  Tom Hinton & Steve Goldstein 66 5  Russ Nicholson & Devon Salter 66

• NCGA Senior Four-Ball Qualifiers in red alternates in green
• 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 Matt Ryan 1' 10" Joe Guttadauro 3' 9" Joe Claridge 5' 10" Jim Gosciminski 7' 3"

Closest to the pin #12 Mark Fussy 4' 4" Bob Alustiza 6' 8" Travis Stephens 6' 9" George Williams 9' 3"

The Spring Medal

The Spring Medal 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. The greens were fast this week and it took a steady putter to get the job done. This year Ray Geisick earned top honors turning in a 2-round net 136. Well done Ray! Other scores of note include Jay Karafa 140, Jim Geesman and Jeff Stanga each finishing with a net 141 and Gary Lovell came in with a 146.

Flight #1 rd 1 rd 2 total 1. Jay Karafa 73 67 140 2. Matt Ryan 70 71 141 3. Bobby Sayous 74 68 142 4. Bob McCormick 78 67 145	Flight #2 rd 1 rd 2 total 1. Jim Geesman 74 67 141 2. Phil Trounstine 72 74 146 3. Dave Webb 71 76 147 4. Joe Claridge 77 73 150
Flight #3 rd 1 rd 2 total 1. Jeff Stanga 73 68 141 2. Ron Lindsay 74 72 146 3. Bill Daitchman 81 68 149 4. Joe Guttadauro 74 78 152	Flight #4 rd 1 rd 2 total 1. Gary Lovell 71 75 146 2. Richard King 76 73 149 3. Jay O'Gorman 75 77 152 4. Tom Hinton 89 67 156
Flight #5 rd 1 rd 2 total 1. Ray Giesick 66 70 136 2. Steve Olson 70 71 141 3. Mike Cahaley 82 67 149 4. Mark Fussy 75 74 149

Rules Challenge

How did you do on the Rules Challenge today? This month we look at crime and punishment. While you’re in RulesRRules, look up past Rules articles in the Rules Archive and use the new USGA Rules Quick-Links to look up all the current rules of Golf. It's all there in “Rules R Rules”.

Target Practice

This month's precision players...

Round #1
Closest to the pin #8 John Watson 4' 1/2" Steve Olson 5' 5-1/2" Paul Lee 6' 4"	Closest to the pin #12 Michael Blas 14' 7" Phil Trounstine 18' 10" Stephen Goldstein 23' 7"

Round #2
Closest to the pin #8 Jay Karafa 1' 10-1/2" Ben DeMarco 2' 9" Ray Geisick 13' 0"	Closest to the pin #12 Gary Lovell 4' 6-1/2" Paul Lee 5' 3" Jim Geesman 5' 11-3/8"

The Blind Draw Shamble ABCs

A is for ASMC,
B is for Bright & Sunny,
C is for Competition,
D is for Deeeeeep rough!

Well it will officially be Spring this week and that means two things. Stay in the fairway because the rough is deep and shaggy and... it's time for the A•B•C•D Blind Draw Shamble. And while we're at it, maybe you're wondering what a shamble is. According to Google, a shamble is to move with a slow, shuffling, awkward gait. And appropriately enough play was soggy and slow this week. Fortunately the sun was shining and us golfers were golfing. Even though the greens were aerated just two weeks prior, they had healed enough to get a reasonable roll in spite of or maybe because of the gentle waffle pattern blanketing them.

But with all the challenges presented to our members, some outstanding scores were posted. Let's congratulate the winning team of Brad Ryno, Danny Braga, Jeff Stanga and Russ Nicholson who turned in a net 109. Well done gentlemen!

And here are all the winning teams:

Rank Net 1 Team 17 109 Brad Ryno Danny Braga Jeff Stanga Russ Nicholson 3 Team 18 116 Bruce Driggs Mark Hogue David Bardellini Jay O'Gorman 5 Team 4 117 Bobby Sayous Bill Duquette Ray Apolskis John Noce 7 Team 6 120 John Reisdorf Jim Goscimnski George Williams Bob Twaddle

Rank Net 2 Team 11 115 Garth Watrous Jim Geesman Michael Blas Bob Kaswen 4 Team 9 117 Jay Karafa Breese White Mike Howley Pete Pappas 6 Team 5 119 Teddy Kosciolek Jim Baker Jeff Collins Mike Cahaley 8 Team 10 121 Joe Claridge Gary Paul Steve Goldstein Tom Hintol Banks

Rules Challenge

How did you do on the Rules Challenge today? This month we ask, when is a gopher not a gopher? While you’re in RulesRRules, look up past Rules articles in the Rules Archive and use the new USGA Rules Quick-Links to look up all the current rules of Golf. It's all there in “Rules R Rules”.

Target Practice

This month's precision players...

Closest to the pin #8 Jeff Collins 4' 7" Brad Ryno 9' 3" Ray Apolskis 13' 7" Keith Rushing 14' 10"

Closest to the pin #12 Craig Matthews 1' 3" Jim Baker 3' 7-3/4" Brad Ryno 6' 1-1/2" Frank Paz 7' 5-1/4"

The Low Went Lower in the 4-Ball Eclectic Final Round

Good weather and great course conditions yielded the opportunity to do some real damage on last week's first round scores. A shout out to Jim Geesman and Gary Lovell who knocked 8 more strokes off last week's score to turn in a tournament low 54! Let's also offer kudos to Joe Guttadauro and Bill Daitchman who scored a net 56 and to Stephen Perez and Jay Karafa who finished with a 58.

Flight #1 Score 1. Stephen Perez/Jay Karafa 58 2. Paul Sanders/Sean Jiggins 59 3. Gary Bruckner/Paul Lee 60	Flight #2 Score 1. Jim Geesman/Gary Lovell 54 2. Gary Paul/Michael Cloward 57 3. Jim Gosciminski/Jim Morris 58
Flight #3 Score 1. Joe Guttadauro/Bill Daitchman 56 2. Rich Lakely/Dave Webb 58 3. Breese White/Dave Black 59

Rules Challenge

How did you do on the Rules Challenge today? This month we go looking for our lost ball. Maybe we should have hit a provisional? While you’re in RulesRRules, look up past Rules articles in the Rules Archive and use the new USGA Rules Quick-Links to look up all the current rules of Golf. It's all there in “Rules R Rules”.

Target Practice

This month's precision players...

Closest to the pin #8 Breese White 9' 2" Gary Paul 9' 6" Stephen Perez 10' 3"	Closest to the pin #12 Phil Trounstine 9' 0" Paul Lee 9' 0" Danny Braga 10' 8"
Closest to the Pin prizes were awarded for rounds 1 and 2 at the conclusion of the tournament

Karafa, Perez, Taylor & McCormick to represent ASMC at NCGA 2016 South Coast Zone Semifinals

Low net rounds carded by Jay Karafa (68), Stephen Perez (69), Glenn Taylor (68) and Bob McCormick (71) earned them each a trip to the NCGA South Coast Zone Semifinals this spring. Congratulations gentlemen! And... congratulations to the four alternates Bill Halyard, Gary Lovell, Fred O'Hara and Jon Twaddle.

Let's also congratulate our ASMC Club tournament flight winners Jay Karafa (68), Fred O'Hara (71), Jim Geesman (73), Gary Lovell (71) and Glenn Taylor (69).

Flight #1: 1. Jay Karafa 68 2. Stephen Perez 69 3. Bob McCormick 71 4. Bill Halward 71 5. Gary Bruckner 72 6. Brad Ryno 73	Flight #2: 1. Fred O'Hara 71 2. Jon Twaddle 71 3. Joe Claridge 72 4. Paul Sanders 73 5. Frank Paz 73 6. Michael Coyle 76
Flight #3: 1. Jim Geesman 73 2. Gary Paul 73 3. Matt Kluger 73 4. Mike Cloward 73 5. Ron Lindsay 73 6. Gerry Catalano 74	Flight #4: 1. Gary Lovell 71 2. Jeff Stanga 72 3. Michael Blas 76 4. Jorgen Hagglof 77 5. Stephen Goldstein 79 6. Ben DeMarco 80
Flight #5: 1. Glenn Taylor 69 2. Bill Daitchman 73 3. Phil Holderbein 76 4. Bob Norton 77 5. Barry Baker 79

All ties decided by "Card-Off" Method.
Scores in red indicate NCGA Qualifiers and Alternates.

Our Representatives at the NCGA South Coast Zone Semi-Finals.
Qualifiers: 1. Jay Karafa 2. Stephen Perez 3. Glenn Taylor 4. Bob McCormick	Alternates: 1. Bill Halyard 2. Gary Lovell 3. Fred O'Hara 4. Jon Twaddle

Target Practice

This month's precision players...

Closest to the pin #8 Scott Berlin 1' 5-3/8" Gary Lovell 2' 6-1/2" Breese White 3' 7-1/2" Stephen Goldstein 3' 11"

Closest to the pin #12 Ben DeMarco 5' 0" Fred O'Hara 6' 1-1/2" George Williams 6' 2-1/2" Gary Paul 6' 9"