The annual Tough Man tournament was held with the players facing some tricky hole locations and the tees back as far as they could go. Throw in a steady, cool rain for most of the day, and it was a truly tough day of golf. Outlasting the conditions and the rest of the field to win this year were Blair Jones (gross division) and Tim Baker (net division). Congratulations to those two, and thank you to everyone who braved the elements and the course setup.
The 11th annual Par-3 Contest wrapped up with Jeff Blake shooting an even-par round of 27 on The Orchard Course to claim victory in this year’s Par-3 Contest. Congratulations also to the closest-to-the-hole winners Jimmy Taylor and John Rainero.
The Men’s Invitational, the Club’s annual member-guest, was held this past weekend, with the team of Dr. Andy Ambrister and Joe Nolan taking home the coveted Caddie Shack trophies as this year’s champions. The field of 108 players began arriving on Wednesday for practice rounds and capped off the evening with a putting competition, closest…
Congratulations to Randy Merritt and Eric Deaton on their recent victory in this year’s Member-Member tournament. Flight champions were Chuck Green-Alex Viers, Merritt-Deaton, Tom Crabtree-Warren May, and Charlie Skeens-Eddie Skeens. Flight champions were Chuck Green-Alex Viers, Merritt-Deaton, Tom Crabtree-Warren May, and Charlie Skeens-Eddie Skeens.
The Gray team and General Marcellus Osceola claimed a dramatic victory in this year’s Blue-Gray Tournament. The Blue nearly pulled off an incredible comeback in Saturday’s singles’, but the Gray held on for a 38 ½ – 37 ½ victory. General Smith passed the victory saber off to General Osceola and closed the chapter on…
The annual Tough Man tournament concluded with Morgan Brewster claiming the Gross title with an impressive 82 from the Black tees. Dr. Dick Sander won the Net with a score of 73.
The 10th annual Par-3 Contest wrapped up with Spike Tickle taking home the title in a playoff over Mike McCool.