Roundup of local golf news

In the Las Barrancas Silver Men’s league play Larry Garrett, Mark Parks and Jack Joseph were the gross winners. Fred Okerholm, Wayne Fisher and Larry Villa won net. In the Las Barrancas Copper Men’s league play, Art McLaughlin and Mark Hammons were the gross winners. Mike Costello and Larry Garrett won net.

At Mesa del Sol Sandy Blair was the winner in the Monday Quota competition with Garrett McKeeman second and Bob Blair third. In the Wednesday Pinky’s Picks the winners were Bill Dowding first with Larry Colao second and Dave Doherty third.

In the Mesa del Sol Men’s Wednesday Twilight

league best ball format Fred Blohm and Paul White shot 33 to win low gross. Bob Ricker and Jim Allen won low net with a 29. Robert Vaughan and Ernie Jimenez were second at 30. Ben Franz and Todd Birney were third at 31. The league plays every Wednesday at 5:00. Cost is $35 per player.

In the Mesa del Sol Friday mixed league 2-person, random draw, best ball Bill Slade and Jerry Timm were first. Hank Browning and Lola Stone were second. Ray Butler and Gary Whitcomb third.

In the Mesa del Sol Friday Twilight league 2-person best ball Denney McKay and Gary Golembiski won low gross with a 36. Brad Grosse and Jim Wright won net with a 31. Andy and Matt Keddy were second in a scorecard playoff at 33. Fred Thacker and Shane Marquit were third. The league plays every Friday at 5:00. Cost is $30 per player and is open to women’s, men’s or mixed teams.

Upcoming Events

It is not too late to sign and support the Gila Ridge High School Girls and Boys Golf Teams Fundraiser: Mesa del Sol, August 17, with an 8:00 am shotgun start. Entry is $300 per team and includes a $100 sponsorship. Format is 4-person gross and net shamble. Contact me at paul@stratisgolf. com.

Please send your golf results and event information to paul@stratisgolf. com.

ASSOCIATED PRESS IN THIS JULY 18 file photo, Bryson DeChambeau, of the United States, looks at his putt on the fourth green during the first round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. DeChambeau wasted no time defending himself against accusations of slow play Saturday, Aug. 10, after harsh criticism on social media stemming from a video showing him taking more than two minutes to hit an 8-foot putt at The Northern Trust.