Twelve members started early at Santa Anita with a new scramble format. The "Family Scramble" took a little getting used to but seemed to work out fine. Bob Harrison and Jim Nelson took first place by three strokes. Ralph and Kim settled for second, with Doc and Mark close behind for third.

Today's game was 4 Man Step-back.  Scores are net scores based on Handicap.  The USGA has a weighted formula to adjust handicaps.

First place went to the team of Paul, Tom, Ira and Vester.

BobB, BillW,  John, and Ray took second, with BobH, Ralph JimS, and Kim settling for third.

Today's game was Criers.  Everyone’s score is based on the best seven net scores (the two worst scores are removed).  With 18 golfers, we had a good turnout.

Kim, Ira, and Mike took the top three spots.

Mike, Bill and Dave each picked up a skin.

There were 3 On-in-Ones recorded by Mike, Vester, and Ralph.

Today's game was Tin Whistle.

Tobin, Mike and Vester took the top three spots.

They also won the three skins.

There were 2 On in Ones recorded by Dave and Bob H.

It was a tight finish in our Club Championship Finals. Vester was pressed by John up to the last hole but secured top low-gross honors with a long final putt. John was only one hole back for the two-round series but did secure low-net honors.  Ralph topped the winnings sweepstakes with his second in low-gross, with other winnings.

Bill M got second in low-net.

Today was the first Round of the Club Championship.

John and Vester are neck and neck both Gross and Net.

But there are some good players right on their heels.

There were 2 On in Ones recorded by Vester and Paul.

There were 3 Skins by Ralph, Jim N and Bill W.

Our first ever Chipping Contest seemed a success.  I hope everyone agrees.

Mike W. came in first, chipping to 3 ½ inches of the cup.

Ralph D. was second closest at 12 1/2 inches from the hole.

Ira K. was third place with a distance of 23 1/4 inches from the hole.

Today's game was 6 Blind holes.  The 3 holes dropped and ignored from Net scoring was #3, #7  and #8.

There was only 1 On in One recorded by John B.

There were 3 Skins by Bob B, Richard and Dave.

Mike was the big winner today with multiple ties at 2nd, 3rd and 4th place.

There were 2 On in Ones by Vester and Bill M.

There were no Skins awarded.

Richard put it all together today, taking low-net honors. Dave was one stroke back, and Ralph, Bob H., and Bill W. tied for third.

Chari and Henry had skins, and Ira had the only on-in-one.

Ira and John blasted past the field, winning the Alternate Shot by five strokes. There was a three-way tie for second shared by Chuck, Dave, Ralph, Bob, Richard, and Mark.

The tournament was scored as two rounds because most players played blue tees on the front 9 and white tees on the back 9.  Bob Harrison took low-gross honors, Ralph was second, adding two skins, and Bill W secured third place also with a skin.  Kim took low-net, and Richard took second, adding a skin to his take, with Mark hanging in for third also with a skin. Bill Morgan and Jim Nelson went home with one skin each.

Mike W. and Paul beat Rob and Jack in a tie-breaker in our 2-Man Best Ball round. (Tie breakers look to see who finishes stronger.). There was a three-way tie for third place.

Ray put together enough good shots to beat Kim in a tie-breaker for low-net honors. Bill M was one behind for third place and tacked on the only carded on-in-one. Bob H and Mike W were tied for fourth.

There were no skins on this round.

Today's Game was 5 Clubs.

Congrats to Mike coming in first.

There were 3 On in Ones:  Vester, Young and Bill W..

And 4 Skins: Mark, Jack, Bill and Neeraj.

Today's Game was Low Net

Congrats to Ray for coming in first.

There were 3 On in Ones:  Doc, Young and Dave.

And 5 Skins: 2 for Paul, and 1 each for Ralph, Bill and Doc.

Today's Game was Aces Wild.

Vester took first place, Bill W was second. Ralph was third and a three-way tie for third between Henry, Richard and Mark.

There were no On in Ones recored.

Bill, Henry, Vester and Richard picked up skins.

Ralph took Low Gross honors with Vester and Jim Stowell tied for second.

Ray had Low Net with Richard and Mike Whipple tied for second.

Ray, Neeraj, Mark and Bill W all had skins. Chuck had the only on-in-one 

Today's Game was February's LGLN.

The only On in One was recored by Chuck.

Today's game was Low Net,'

Bill W took top honors and carded a skin. Doc had second. Bob B was tied with John for third. Bob had two skins and John added a skin as well. Vester and Tom both had skins.

There was one On in Ones recorded by Bob B.

Today's game was 4 Man Best Ball.

The team of Mike W, Paul, Tom, and Vester took first place. The teams of Bob B, Richard, Dave, and Bob H tied for second with, and Kim Ralph, the two Jims.

The three way team of Harmon, Henry and Ira came in first.

Second was the team of Ralph and Vester.

Tied for Third was Paul and Bob B and Jim and Kim.

The only On in One was recorded by Paul.

Today's game the monthly LGLN and Putting Contest.

Harmon was the big winner with Low Net and 2 skins.

Mark and Richard rounded out Low Net at Second and Third.

Bob H took Low Gross.  Jim and Vester took second and third in Low Gross.

Bob H and Richard also picked up a skin.

Today's game the monthly LGLN and Putting Contest.

Harmon was the big winner with Low Net and 2 skins.

Mark and Richard rounded out Low Net at Second and Third.

Bob H took Low Gross.  Jim and Vester took second and third in Low Gross.

Bob H and Richard also picked up a skin.

Six holes on the Altadena Practice Putting Green

Henry C $30

Ira K $20

Bob B $10

There was a 5 way tie at the top broken by distance to the pin on the last of the 6 holes.

Henry C came in First with 13 putts for the six hole course.

He won the tie breaker by having his 1st putt on the 6th hole finish 10 inches from the cup.  He wins $30.

Ira K came in Second with 13 putts for the six hole course. His 1st putt on the 6th hole finish 23 inches from the cup.  He wins $20.

Bob B came in Third with 13 putts for the six hole course. His 1st putt on the 6th hole finish 50 inches from the cup.  He wins $10.

Bill W and Vester P also finished with 13 putts; Bill 54 inches from the cup on his 1st putt on the 6th hole and Vester 58 inches from the cup on his 1st putt on the 6th hole.

Today's game was 2 Man Shamble.

Mike & Vester came in first, Chuck & Bob H and Ralph & Jim tied for second.

We had a chilly morning in Alhambra for today's away game.

Today's game was scored Low Net.

Jim S came in first, Ralph second, Bob H third and Bob B fourth.

Skins: Bob H, Bob B, Chuck, Jim and Ralph.

Good Blustery Morning!

Today's game was 5 of Clubs.

Henry came in first, Ira and Ralph tied for second and Kim third.

Ira and Bill each picked up a Skin and Tom an On in One.

Our game yesterday was Red White & Blue.

Vester came in first, Paul second and Bob H and Doc tied for third.

Vester and Ralph each picked up a On in One on #6.

Schwartz, Harmon

1Eagle on 1

Pittman, Vester

1Bogey on 4

Whipple, Michael

1Eagle on 5

Duffield, Ralph

1Double Eagle on 6

Katz, Ira

1Eagle on 8

Our game yesterday was 2 Man Match Play.

The winner of the match wins his partner's $5.

If the two players tie, each keep their $5.

The match winners: Jim S, Mike W, Kim, Ralph and Paul.

Vester and Bob H tied their match.

Payouts are below.

Rained out or not enough players

Today's game (for the last time!) Irons and Hybrids Only

Top honors go to Harmon, Vester and Tobin tied for second and Tom third.

There were 4 Skins Mark for a Birdie on #1, Tom for a Birdie on #6, Doc for a Birdie on #7 and Henry for a Birdie on #8.

There were no On in Ones recorded.

Today's game was Tin Whistle.

Top honors go to Bob H, Kim P second and Neeraj, Harmon and John tied for third.

There were 2 Skins Bob B for and Eagle on #1,  and Neeraj for a Birdie on #8

There were no On in Ones recorded.

Today's game was November's LGLN.

Fortunately there was no rain, just a little chilly.

Low Gross goes to Vester, Ralph and Tobin

Low Net to Paul, Bob B and Mark.

There were 3 Skins Bill W for and Eagle on 6, Neeraj for a Birdie on 4 and Mark for a Birdie on 8

There were no On in One.

Rained out or not enough players

Today's game was 4 Man Step Back

The winning team was Bob B Rob N and John B.

Team Jim S, Kim P, Ralph D and Vester

tied with

Doc, Henry, Mike P and Jack.

Freed from the burden of collecting tournament fees, Richard could show his stuff, taking low net honors and three of the six skins, putting him on top of the winnings board. Bob B, Jack, Doc, and Paul shared in the Turkey spread of $30 each. Mike Pavese had a fine round, taking low gross honors also with a skin, and joined by Ralph, Kim, Vester, and Jim.

There were no on-in-ones carded.

Today's game was 5 of Clubs.

Revised

First place Chuck.

Second place Jim S.

Third place Doc

Fourth place Vester

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.

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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.

Our Thursday round was played on a cold and misty morning. The course was playable but enough members were seeing rain at home and did not show up. We did not have the eight players we require to run a tournament, so we all just played a friendly round.

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.