Roundup of local golf news
Gabe Plaza joined Josh Welch for a best ball 63 to win the gross division of the DHMGA monthly tournament played at the Mesa Del Sol Golf Course last Saturday morning. Second place went to the team of John Baas and Dennis Seek with a best ball 67. Mario Robles and TC Covarrubias took third place, while Rick Faris and Bob Contreras took fourth. Gary Golembiski shot a gross score of 70 for a net 65 to carry his blind draw partner Al Johnson to a first-place finish in the net division. Second place in the net division went to Don Bennett and Sean Toomey, third place went to David Echols and Felix Ochoa, and fourth place went to Miguel Zendejas and Tom Kelly. The skin winners were Shawn Mckeown, Gabe Plaza, Josh Welch, Echols David, Al Johnson and Ed Alupay.
Garry Whitcomb posted 12 pro power points to win first place in the Mesa Del Sol weekly mixed quota play on Monday morning. Second place went to George Christopher with 6.52 quota points with Tami Harmon taking third place with 4.83 points. Marilyn Cotter was the fourthplace finisher with Sandy Blair in fifth. The skin winners were Gary Whitcomb, George Christopher, Garry Sletten, Steve Parrish, Bob Blair and Sandy Blair.
On Tuesday at the Las Barrancas Golf Course, the Silver League gross winners were Rollie Harris and Jack Joseph. The net score winners were Frankie Allen and Carl Riggs. The team winners were Al Smith, Harry Stanley, Lee Estes and Greg Beatie.
Bob Lauer teamed with Evelyn Pribble, Christian and Sharon Vanoni for a scrambling 2-under par 34 to win the Moose Lodge Golf League play at the Mesa Del Sol Golf Course on Tuesday morning. There was a two-way tie for second place at even par and the teams were Randy Labrasseur, Chuck Holland, Bob Peterson and Knutz Hammer, and Juan Batista, Carl Christensen, Dave Bradford and Rick Parks.
On Wednesday at the Foothills Executive Golf Course, the Men’s League gross score winners were Lee Estes and Bob Selle. The net score winners were Buddy Hartley and Roger Sprague. The team winners were Greg Beatie, Joe Van Aeist, John Cullen and Ken Kingston.
Hank Browning was the top winner in the Mesa Del Sol “Pinky’s Pick” weekly mixed play on Wednesday morning with Marilyn Cotter in second, Bob Rehn in third, David Givens in fourth and Albert Johnson in fifth. The remaining winners were Bill Beulke, Kris Sockwell, Bill Slade, Garry Whitcomb, Raymond Throckmorton, Jim Mitchell and Garry Sletten.
On Thursday at the Las Barrancas Golf Course, the Copper League gross score winners were Rollie Harris, John Cullen and Jack Joseph. The net score winners were Chuck Scott, Bob Selle and Al Pittman.
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 more than $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 on 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 twoman 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 (928446-6869), Gary Gist (928-919-3835) or Dean Wolfe (928-246-9098) for entry or additional information.