Roundup of local golf news
It’s almost that time of year again for the 2nd Annual Golf for the Kids Charity Golf Classic, presented by the Yuma Investment Group, benefiting the Arizona’s Children Association. We hope to have more golfers sign up this year. Last year’s event brought in over $12,000 to the Arizona’s Children Association to help local children in need. Because of the cash amounts awarded to our winners last year, we are going to have two blind draw teams play the same hole at the same time keeping track of each other’s score. The team buy-in will take place the evening of Nov. 30 at the Yuma Golf and Country Club. The blind draw four-person scramble tournament will be the following morning with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. at the Yuma Golf and Country Club. Please submit your entry form ASAP as entries will be limited. Players may contact the YGCC for entry or additional information.
The Yuma ELK’s Lodge #476 will play their 44th annual golf tournament on Oct. 27 at the Yuma Golf and Country Club. Players do not need to be an ELK’s member to play. The format is nine holes of two-man best ball and nine holes of two-man scramble. There is a 10-stroke max handicap spread between players and we will pay out both gross and net winners. We are hoping to pay the gross and net winners $1,000 each, which will depend on the number of overall players. Please let us know if you can play by Oct. 20. Players may contact Steve Schulte (928-446-6869), Gary Gist (928-919-3835) or Dean Wolfe (928-246-9098) for entry or additional information.
Willie’s Couples play at Mesa Del Sol will start on Nov. 4. A sign-up sheet will be available in the club house or players may call Willie at 928-305-9777 for entry or additional information. Four teams tied for first place in the Moose Lodge Golf League play at Mesa Del Sol last Tuesday morning with a scramble score of 37. The teams were John Coffey, Al Kalbus and Shirley Patterson; Charlie Kline, Tony Martin, Bob Ewers and Ken Sparks; Ron Sodlinm, Ron Hardin, Bob Peterson and Rick Parks; and Juan Batista, Chuck Holland, Christian and Roy Cavanaugh.
The team of Shannon Mason and Tiffany Humer won low gross in their flight in the AWGA Scotch Play tournament played Oct. 1-2 at the White Mountain Country Club in Pinetop. The field consisted of 46 two-person teams.
On Wednesday at The Foothills Executive Golf Course, the men’s gross score winners were Rollie Harris and Carl Fritz. The net score winners were Al Smith and Dennis Wagner. The team winners were John Newberry, Ken Kingston, Jim Hartley and Michael Costello.
Tim Segrest was the top winner in the “Pinky’s Pick” mixed play on Wednesday morning at the Mesa Del Sol Golf Course. The remaining winners were, Jim Mitchell, Garry Sletten, Marilyn Cotter, Bob Rehn, Wayne Gunion, Bill Slade, Raymond Butler and Sam Samples.
On Thursday at Las Barrancas, the Copper League gross score winners were Rollie Harris, John Cullen and Carl Fritz. The net score winners were, Lee Estes, Al Smith and Gary Boag.
Fred Hancewicz and Ray Butler won the best ball gross division of the Friday morning MGA mixed play at Mesa Del Sol. The net division winners were Matt Whittaker and George Christopher, followed by Bill Slade and Hank Browning in second, and Jim Mitchell and Jack Parker in third. The skin winners were Ray Butler, Wayne Gunion, Matt Whittaker, Steve Parrish, Garry Whitcomb and Sandy Blair.