We are going to need that time change soon... the light was just appearing as our first group set out for LGLN.  Bob Harrison took Low Gross honors in a tie-breaker over Vester. Then there was a three-way tie with Craig, Doc, and Tom sharing third place.

Ralph claimed Low Net with Kim close behind for second and another three-way tie for third between Jack, Ira, and Richard. Jack had one of two skins with a nice chip-in birdie and Ira took the other skin. There were no on-in-ones carded.

The course looked very nice in the soft light of the morning. There was grass on the fairways!  Really. We had two unbreakable ties.  First, Ralph and Kim tied Vester and Paul for first place. Then Neeraj and Doc tied Bob H and Chuck. For others, after nine holes, the morning looked less lovely.

The eleven members who showed up for our away game at Alhambra were treated to a very short course with all the tees moved up due to maintenance of the tee boxes.  Several of the par 4's were driveable making for an interesting round with quite a few birdies and pars. Ralph took low gross honors with Kim one stroke behind and Jim Stowell hung in there for third. Ray took low net honors coupled with two skins while Richard, one stroke back, sweetened the deal with five skins. Nice going Richard!  Jack got on the leaderboard with a skin.

There was a good turnout this morning with 18 players in the tournament.  Neeraj had everything working today with a 1-over par 37 gross score and taking first place in RW&B plus two skins.  Bill Morgan and Ralph were tied for second. Bill tacked on a skin, and Ralph had an on-in-one. Dave and Doc were tied for fourth. Dave also had a skin and on-in-one.

With very timely help from the GolfGenius support staff, the scoring problem has been solved. It came down to one checkbox set incorrectly. All is good now.  Instead of a tie, we have Bobs Ball Busters in the lead, eight points to four.

Today's game was 2 Man Shamble.

Results: First place goes to the team of Kim&Ralph.

Second Place is a tie between the teams of Mike&Vester and Paul&Tom.

Today's game was Tin Whistle.  Follow-up:

Points are earned based on net score. Birdie earns 5 points, par earns 3 points, and bogey earns 1 point. Any score over bogey earns no points.

Results Three way tie for first between Bob B, Ray S and Paul S.   The tie was broken with Bob B coming in first and Ray and Paul tied for second and Bob H in fourth.

There were four skins over all: Bob B picked up two for a Birdie on #9 and an Eagle on #3.   Ralph got a Birdie on #1 and new member Al a Birdie on #4.

There were two On in Ones: by Paul and new member Scott.

To err is human!

I missed a Chip In by Bob H he made on #8.  This increases his points from 4 to 6 and there by changing the results at the top of the leaderboard.  Please see updated results below.

Today's game was Aces Wild.  We had a good turn out today, with two new members playing.

Welcome Al and Mark!

The aerated greens made putting tricky but as it turns out, we've got some good putters out there.

In Aces Wild scores on each hole can be improved by 2 strokes with a 0 putt and by 1 with a 1 putt. On the leaderboard, the “Player Points Summary" is the number points earned by each player.  These points are subtracted from the player's net score to generate the Aces Wild score.  These scores are listed "Aces Wild" table inside the link.

Aces Wild results 1st Bob B., 2nd John B., 3rd Bob H. and 4th Jim S.

There were two skins: Bob B for a Birdie on #2 and Bill W for an Eagle on #3.

There was one On in Ones: Ira K on #8.

Today was the monthly Low Gross Low Net game.  We had a good turn out today.

Low Gross results: 1st-Bob H, 2nd-Vester, Tied for 3rd-Ralph and John

Low Net results: 1st-Ray 2nd-Doc.  There was a five way tie for 3rd place-Ira, Richard, Bill, Neeraj and Paul.

There were three skins: John for and Eagle on #1, Neeraj for a Birdie on #3 and Richard for a Birdie on #9.

There was two On in Ones: John on #6 and Jim on #8.

We had 12 players participate in the 2 man Match Play event today.

Results are below.  Winners are in black.

Sorry, I didn't handle the tie correctly.  New results below.

Today's game was 2 Man Scramble.  We had 14 players.

Neeraj and Doc came in first with Bob H. and Chuck second.  There was a three way tie for third with Rich/Ira, Bob B/John and Ralph/Jim.

Today's game was 2 Man Alternate Shot.  We had 14 players.

Richard and Ray came in first.  Neeraj and Doc are second.  Rob and Bill are third.  There was a tie for fourth between the teams of Ralph and Jim and Vester and John.

Okay guys minor glitch.  Two golfers were left off the results list.  There is a slight adjustment.

This email supersedes yesterday's.

The game was Irons and Hybrids Only.  We had 16 players.

Low Net honors went to, Richard, Ray and Ira at 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively.

There were 4 skins today: Jack got a Birdie on #1, Kim a Birdie on #2, Doc a Birdie #3 and Neeraj a Birdie on #5.

Tobin got an On in One on #8 and Richard an On in One on #6.

Today's game was July's LGLN game.  We had 14 players today.

Low Gross honors went to, Ralph, Kim and Jim at 1st 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Top Low Net went to Paul, Richard and Doc respectively.

There were only 2 skins today: Richard got a Birdie #3 and John a Birdie on #4.  Ralph and Bill got an On in One on #8.

Today's game was 4 Man Stepback.  We had 13 players today.  Everyone was in the money!

The team of Richard, Doc, Henry, Neeraj and Frank came in first.

Today's game was Criers.  Kim took low Net.  There was a 3 way tie for second Jim, Ira and Bob H.

Jim picked up a Skin and an On in One.

Bill, John, Mike and Richard also picked up a skin.

Vester Pittman is once again our Low Gross champion, and congratulations to him for a great string of club wins. Bob Harrison gave him a run for it and came in second, with Dave Nold placing third.

Paul Swaim had a good second round taking Low Net honors in a tie-breaker over Ray Spano. Paul had three skins adding to his take, and Ray also earned a skin. Jim Stowell took third place.

Our first round of the 2023 Club  Championship found Vester in a strong lead over the field with a 41. Bob  Harrison and Dave Nold are within striking distance at 45 but have  their work cut out. Kim is close enough to get on the Low Gross  leaderboard.

Ray found his game after struggling on  Tuesday and has the lead in Low Net. Ira, Dave, and Kim are also  positioned to move up in that category.

Ray, Ira, and Dave had one skin with net birdies.

We had a good round with 11 players at the beautiful Alhambra golf course in pleasantly warm weather. The greens were recently cut and sanded but played well.  The day belonged to the two Roberts. Bob Harrison took Low Gross with three skins, and  Rob Norman enjoyed his Low Net honors also with three skins. Kim was second in Low Gross with a skin, and John followed the pattern with second in Low Net and a skin.

Today was 2 Man Best Ball.  Mike and Mike took first place, with Paul and Vester second and Bob H and Dave third.

We  went back to a pure irons only tournament today. Did anyone play a 1  iron? Ray was the big winner today taking first with one of three skins.  Vester hung in there for second adding a skin. . Mike Whipple was third  and Ralph took fourth. Jack finished out of the money but tacked on a  skin.

Rained out?

Today’s Game was the end of the month LGLN and Putting Contest.

Low Gross went to Vester, Bob H. then Ralph.

Low Net Paul, Mike then Jim.

For the Putting Contest #1 was Bob H., second was Vester, third was Paul, and and fourth was Ray.

Today’s Game was 5 of Clubs.  Ralph and Kim were the top scorers, with the tiebreak going to Ralph.  Jim came in third and John fourth.

We had a small turnout for this week's match-play tournament, perhaps due to the continuing cold weather.  Henry, Doc, and Jim Stowell won their matches while Robert and Ralph were tied.

Today’s Game was a 2 Man Scramble.  Vester and Bill won the event today.  The teams of John and Henry and Neeraj and Doc tied for second two strokes back.

Our Criers game saw John edge out Kim, and both added skins to their take. Jim S and Mike W were tied for third. Henry scored a skin and Bob had the only on-in-one for the day.

Today’s Game was Aces Wild where scores on each hole can be improved by 2 strokes with a 0 putt and by 1 with a 1 putt. On the leaderboard, the “Points” column refers to Putt credits. Ralph had his “A” game on today with 8 Ace points, and low gross putting him in first place. Paul came in second and Jim Stowell and Ray Spano tied at 3rd. Skins went to Bob B for Birdie on 2 and Eagle on 5, Henry for Birdie on 1, Jim Stowell for Birdie on 4, Ray for Birdie on 6 and Kim for Birdie on 7.

February’s away tournament was Santa Anita this last Tuesday. Thursday’s usual game was rainout and no one braved the elements to play. On Tuesday, Vester took Low Gross honors with Bob H and Ralph placing second and third. Low Net went to Henry Chavez. Skins went to Vester for Birdie on 2, Birdie on 11 and Birdie on 16, Bob B for Birdie on 6 and Eagle on 14, Doc for r Birdie on 7 and Birdie on 10, Jim Stowell for Birdie on 13, John Broderick for Birdie on 12 and Henry for Birdie on 9.

This week we played a four-man best-ball tournament with the team of Bill M Frank, Jack, and Jim S taking first place by two strokes with all four players contributing to the win. Paul, Tom, Ray, and Bill W., tied with Richard, Doc, Neeraj, and Vester for second place. Kim Petersen fell out of the money but had a fine round posting both low net and low gross for the day.

There was a new game played today, a 2-Man Alternate shot. Dave and Bob teamed up to take first place with the teams of Ralph and Vester, then Doc and Paul tied for second one stroke back.

After Tobin's first stint as president of the ASMGC board, he took command of the field taking first place in Tin Whistle with 29 points.  Paul hung in there for a second at 26 Stableford points.  Henry Chavez was the big winner for the day taking the sole skin and tying with Vester for third place.  There were no on-in-ones carded.

We had our end-of-the-month LGLN tournament with a nice putting contest after play.  Vester took low-gross honors with Bob a close second and John third. Ralph had low-net honors with a three-way tie for second between Henry, Richard, and Ray.  Jack, Kim and Tobin each had a skin.

In the putting contest, Henry topped the winnings today with his first place. Dave was second, and Ralph third. The putting contest was a three-way tie at 13 strokes over six holes, with distance to the hole deciding the outcome.

Paul and Vester teamed up to win the 2-May Scramble by three strokes. Dave, Bob H,  John, and were tied for second place. 

There was a good turnout of 14 members for our away game at Alhambra. The course was very soggy, both from the rain and from overwatering. That didn't stop Ralph from having a good round taking low-gross honors, and he had low-net as well. Bob was second, two strokes back, and Vester hung in there for third.

Tobin took low-net honors by two strokes and carded two skins as well. Tom was second, with Chuck, Doc, and Mike tied for third.

We played our first round of golf this new year, with Mike W taking first place in our 5 of Clubs tournament.  Bob Boucher took second while John B and Paul tied for third.   The long-hitting Mike Pavese had the only on-in-one, and there were six skins.

Vester had a blistering round in this last tournament of the season, playing scratch golf and securing a clear low gross and low net for the day. Ralph and Jim tied for second, and Jim had the only on-in-one.  Mike W  took low net honors with two skins putting him at the top of the winnings for the day. Paul, Neeraj, and Ray were tied for second.

There was a small turnout for our  Match Play tournament due to the cold, perhaps just the busy holiday season.  Click the link for results.

Vester and Paul teamed up to take the 2-Man Scramble event. Mike W, Ray, Rob H, and Dave were one stroke behind and tied for second.

It was a bit nippy for our away round at Alhambra and it seemed to cool off the golf as the top scorers were five over net par. Vester hung in there for low-gross honors tacking on two skins. Bob H took second, with Jim S third.  Mike W won low-net in a tie-breaker over Kim, with Bob B and Chuck tied for third. Bob added three skins to sweeten the deal. Ralph and Bill M each had a skin.

Richard played well, scoring two under net par, taking RW&B honors tacking on a skin as well. Jack hung in there for second. Neeraj and Vester were tied for third, with Neeraj also taking a skin.

There was a decent turnout of 20 members this morning for Tin Whistle. One of our newest members, John Broderick, joined us for the round, so welcome, John!  Mike Whipple was on it this morning, taking three skins and finishing well ahead of the field with 35 points. Bill Morgan took second with 28 points, while Kim and Ray tied for third.  There were no one-in-ones today

There was a modest turnout of eleven members on this, the day before Thanksgiving. No doubt, many were preparing for family get-togethers or simply didn't want to brave the brisk morning.  Vester had another strong round taking low-gross honors, with Tobin and Ralph finishing second and third.  Dave topped the winnings board by combining low-net with a skin.  Tom took second place with a skin, and Henry sweetened his third spot also with a skin.

Our 4-Man Scramble was played on a beautiful fall morning, and we finished with a nicely constructed putting contest.  In a close finish, the team of Tom, Henry, Paul, and Vester took first place.  Mike, Dave, Rob, and Bob finished one stroke back, with Ralph, Van, Kim, and Jim S finishing third.

In the putting contest, three people tied for first with a score of 10 putts for the 5-hole event. The ties were all broken by the tie-breaker closest to the hole on the first putt on the last hole, which was a 40-foot uphill putt. Vester was closest with a distance of 3’6”. Second was Paul Swain with a putt of 4’ 6”, and third was Dave Nold at 6’10”. Ralph was 4th, and Ludi was 5th place.

There was a small turnout for our annual Turkey Shoot. Perhaps the cold morning kept people away?  Dave took Low Gross honors with Kim, Jim S, Ralph, and Bob H hanging in there for payouts.  Richard had a good round taking Low Net with Henry, Jack, Paul, and Mike W sharing in the payouts.  Skins went to Richard, Dave, Kim, and Jim S.

Vester  had a blistering round on a brisk morning of LowNet/Low Putts.  His net  32 took first place over Ray Spano he had his mostly usual on-in-one  and tacked on two skins.  Tom and Ralph shared third place.  Then Tom  had the hot hand taking low putts over Ralph and Bob.

Tom had a breakout round this morning and almost broke the bank.  He carded the only skin and took low gross honors in a tiebreaker over Vester.  Tom also had low net for the day, which signals a great round.  Jim Stowell and Ralph shared third.

Charles took low net honors in a tiebreaker over Henry, with Neeraj, Doc, and Ray sharing third place.

Bob Harrison and Dave lead the field by two strokes.  Vester and Paul took second. Jim Stowell and Mike Pavese were one stroke back and had a fine middle three holes.

Summer seems to have returned for our away game at Santa Anita, and Ray Spano was playing hot, topping the winnings with LG honors and two of four skins. Bob Harrison took LN, adding a skin to his take. Jim Nelson hung in there for second in LG, with Dave taking third. Tom got a second in LN plus a skin.  Jim Stowell had to settle for third in LN.

Doc had another breakout day leading the field by four strokes to win the Red, White & Blue tournament.  Mike Whipple was second, with Ray and Vester tied for third.  Ray had the sole skin today, putting him at the top of the day's winnings, and Vester tacked on two on-in-ones, making up for a brief dry spell in that category.

With a warm weekend forecast, the Five of Clubs tournament was played on a very comfortable morning. Unfortunately, the greens were punched and very sandy.  That didn't stop Ray, who posted a net 34 for first place tacking on two of the four skins. Bob Harrison was one stroke back for second, and Mike Whipple took third. There was a three-way tie between Bill M., Charles, and Vester.  Doc and Paul both had skins.

We enjoyed another two-round team event honoring the  PGA yearly events like Ryder and President's cup.  The pairings seemed to work out well and were very closely matched with only one stroke separating teams in most foursomes.  So good work Jack and Tobin!  Special mention should go out to the cafe to get a lot of food out quickly.  The Titans took a 4-3 advantage over the Jesters in the first round ending up  8 to 6 after the final Scramble round.

Well, the results are in!  I just got the final scorecard which made a dramatic change in the results.  From an early results tie, with the new scorecard, the Titans triumphed, tumbling the Jesters to a 4-3 drubbing.

I hope everyone enjoyed the round. It was really fun for our group.  We did feel a different pressure early on in the rounds and always had a different take on each shot but it was great to see everyone supporting the team and enjoying the 'slings and arrows' of golf's turns of fortune.

The Alhambra course was in good condition  except for the recently sanded greens. Still, it was a beautiful day on  the course.  Kim had a good round beating Jim Stowell by one stroke and  adding two skins. Jim also had two skins.  Van and Chuck shared third  place in the low gross category.  Rob had a strong round taking low net  honors and adding a skin to his take. Tobin had to settle for a second  and added a skin to his take. Bill and Henry split third place.

Tom and Paul took first place, beating Ralph and Kim by one stroke.  Bob Harrison and Dave were tied with Herman and Charles for third place. It's always interesting to look at the net scores for individuals. Tom and Charles were -5 par-to-net for the day, helping their teams.

We all played Tin Whistle this week instead  of the fake news put out last week that we would play Red White &  Blue. Mike Whipple must be glad to have just renewed his membership  because he cleared the field by four points and carded two of the four  skins.  The two Bobs (Harrison and Norman) tied for second place. Rob  added a skin, and Bob had an on-in-one. Vester hung in for fourth place,  adding a skin and an on-in-one to this take.

Doc must like the heat!  He led the field by three strokes in our Aces Wild tournament. Bob  Boucher took second by two strokes over a four-way tie between Don, Ralph, Jim Stowell, and Tom.  Doc, Bob, and Don also won skins. We had on-in-ones from Ludi, Bill Morgan, Mike Whipple, and Ralph.

Our final game of August was the  traditional LGLN tournament. Vester came out strong, taking low-gross  and the only on-in-one.   Dave Nold had to settle for second, with Don  and Jim Stowell sharing third place.

Charles Hope snagged low-net honors, and Richard took second, adding a skin to his take.  Doc and Ray each had a skin.

Our outing at San Dimas was fully attended,  with 12 members teeing off on that very interesting course.  We  welcomed back Jeff Gordon, who's been missing from our lineup.  The  weather was very cooperative, staying mostly in the low 80s most of the  time due to some light cloud cover and a steady on-shore breeze. This is  a beautiful course in a great setting, and every hole offers something  different and challenging and should be put on our regular rotation.  Bill Morgan combined first place in low net with a skin to top the  winnings board. Dave Nold had low gross honors, with Bob Harrison close  behind and adding a skin to his take. Tobin took second in low-net, also  adding a skin.  Rob Norman and Jim Stowell took third in LN and LG,  respectively, each with a skin.