2012 Fall Memorial Tournament

The 2012 Fall Memorial Tournament is now a memory, and hopefully a good one for everyone who attended. We had 84 golfers who bundled up for the morning frost delays and removed layers as the day warmed up, usually to the mid 80's. A nice break from Juneau's record cold and wet summer!

The beautiful setting was once again at the Eagle Crest Golf Resort in Redmond, Oregon. Golfers attended a welcome reception as they confirmed their attendance at the registration table the evening before the golfing started.

The first day's play was on the Resort Course, a "best ball" scramble with four-somes selected by handicaps so they were all more-or-less equal teams. Being a player usually at the end of the scoring list, I always enjoy this day, being able to play with players that I wouldn't normally get to play with since they are from across the flights. And it's always a thrill to get to watch the "A" player show off. :-)

The next three days were tournament play days and scores were accumulated and handicaps applied. The first day was on the Challenge Course, next day was on the Ridge Course, and the final day was on the Resort Course. From these three days of play, the winners were:

MEN'S LOW GROSS: David George

MEN'S A FLIGHT: 1st Net, Steve Houlihan; 2nd Net, John Lucas; 3rd Net, Mike Strasser

MEN'S B FLIGHT: 1st Net, John Rear; 2nd Net, Bob Storer; 3rd Net, Kim Custer

MEN'S C FLIGHT: 1st Net, Tim Dimond; 2nd Net, Brian Parker; 3rd Net, Sid Jarnell

SENIOR'S A FLIGHT: 1st Net, Dan Rear; 2nd Net, Steve Schlaffman; 3rd Net, Tim Mitchell

SENIOR'S B FLIGHT: 1st Net, Al Walker; 2nd Net, Bob Gallagher; 3rd Net, Sandy Sturrock

WOMEN'S LOW GROSS: Dot Walker

WOMEN'S A FLIGHT: 1st Net, Brenda Swift; 2nd Net, Linda Bruch; 3rd Net, Rosie Good

WOMEN'S B FLIGHT: 1st Net, Kris Burnett; 2nd Net, Laura Beason; 3rd Net, Pam Christensen

In addition to the net scores, certain holes were set up to measure "closest to the pin" and "straightest drive." Awards were given to the winners of each tournament day and also to the top three "scramble" teams. These winners were:

SCRAMBLE TEAMS:
1st Place: Sid Jarnell, George Mangini, Tim Dimond
2nd Place: Mike Mauseth, Larry Schutt, Donna Schultz, Jerry Adams
3rd Place: Dave Butler, Doug Courtney, Dave Hunt, Shirley Gallagher

STRAIGHTEST DRIVES - MEN
Bob Storer, Sid Jarnell, Ken Wiedrich

STRAIGHTEST DRIVES - WOMEN
Linda Bruch, Brenda Swift, Shana Ferguson

CLOSEST TO THE PIN - MEN
Mike Strasser, Lou Edwards, Bob Storer

CLOSEST TO THE PIN - WOMEN
Barb Whiting, Uyvonne Mangini, Pam Christensen

A special and very BIG THANK YOU goes out to Donna Schultz and Anna Marg Rear who worked so many hours to make this tournament a big success. Planning a tournament takes many months of work, and we want them to know how much we appreciate thir hard work!!

Another very BIG THANK YOU goes out to Candy Behrends who took all the wonderful photos to document our good time at this tournament. CLICK TO VIEW THE PHOTOS.

Check our website periodically for updates on upcoming tournaments. Next one is Tuesday - Friday, March 12-15, 2013 in El Cajon, California (near San Diego). Hope to see you there!

Barb Whiting, Webmaster
Juneau Golf Club