The Sunbird Men’s Golf Association conducts tournament events each Thursday morning. The events are in the form of individual stroke/net play, four person scrambles, two person best ball or other games at the discretion of the tournament committee. Events are handicapped and flighted which allows players of all skill levels to have a chance for prizes. If you would enjoy the fun, games and meeting and playing with different people on a weekly basis, then the Men’s Club is for you. In addition to playing in the weekly events, membership also includes membership in the Arizona Golf Association handicap system. Contact Fred Garmeson, Membership Chairman, at 480-895-9363 for details.
Men’s Club business meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 9:00 a.m. in the SunBird Clubhouse Ballroom. Interested golfers are welcome to attend. A highlight of the meetings is the introduction of new members to the club. New members introduced and welcomed into the club at the November and December meetings were Ron Norgard, Dave Fischer, Dillon Boyle, Ross Bennett, Jack Baudistel, Bob West and Gary Popelka.
The odds of getting a hole in one are quite slim. Well, how about four in a month’s time? It happened! Four members of the Men’s Club found the bottom of the cup on their drives during the last month. Wes Terry aced No. 14 in men’s day play, Jim Bickett aced No. 14 in Roadrunner play, Dale Stokke aced No. 13 in open play and Richard Craig aced No. 14 at Johnson’s Ranch. Good shooting!
Men’s day results for the past five weeks were as follows:
11/03. Stroke/Net Play – Gross score winners in Flights 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively were Fred Nixon 68, Gary Hall 73, Scott Moore 78 and Gary Whistler 83; Net winners were Eric Gossling 62, Dave White 60, Bill Barkley 62 and Earl Ferguson 61
11/10. Two Man Best Ball – Gross score winners in Flights 1, 2 and 3 respectively were Gerry Tomlinson and Blind Draw 66, Glen Ketchum and Ernie Anderson 68 and Wes Terry and Gary Whistler 67; Net winners were Jack Cooper and Earl Ferguson 54, Cal Macpherson and Larry Verbitsky 53 and Laverne Schaffer and Norm Ramme 50
11/17. Stroke/Net Play – The four Flight winners respectively were in gross, John German 65, Wes Terry 73, John Franklin 77 and Roy Comeau 82; Net winners were Dale Stokke 62, Lew Lepore 62, Neil Donaldson 63 and Gary Whistler 63
12/01. Team Game 1, 2, 3 – Gross Winners were Rick Koshuta, Gary Hall, John Brockish and Richard Craig at 138; Net winners were Wayne Onyx, Cal Macpherson, Bill Ingles and Gerald Hardy at 108
12/08. Four person scramble. The winners were Howard Anderson, Gerry Tomlinson, Bill Ingles and David Fischer at 54
The annual Match Play Tournament will start on January 19 and end on February 9.