The Blast Alta Vista Country Club May 2014

Upcoming Events May 11 Mother’s Day Brunch May 17-18 Senior Club Championship May 30 Return of Twilight Golf and Dinner June 5-7 Member Guest Tournament June 27 BBQ Dinner and Magic Show

Tournament entries are available in the Pro Shop For information on social events, call Joanne at (714)524-1591

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MEMBER GUEST TOURNEY SIGN UP AVAILABLE

The 2014 Bill Marsh Alta Vista Member Guest Tournament is scheduled for June 5,6 & 7th. The entry form is inside this Blast issue. Entries close May 20th so get your entries in promptly or you may miss out on this wonderful event.

Inside The Blast Member Guest Entry Pg. 2 Men’s Club News and Results Pg. 3 Sunday Social Group News Pg. 8 AVWGA News Pg. 9

The “Shootout” Brings Out All the AVCC Gunslingers

2014 Two Man “Shootout” Tournament Results

There are some new Wild and Wooly AVCC Men’s Club players as a new mixed format two man “Shootout” was played April 12th.The Tournament combined three different two man formats to create a uniquely interesting combination. The first six holes were played as best ball of partners. Holes 7-12 were played as alternate shot or Scotch ball. It’s called Scotch ball because if one partner hits a bad shot the other partner will probably reach for the Scotch. The last six holes were played a s a two man scramble format. From the feedback this reporter has been getting, the tournament format was well received among the 86 participants. So it appears that playing a tournament which did not involve always playing your own ball and having an individual postable score was interesting, enjoyable and competitive.

Results:

Flight One:

1st place gross: John Grippi and Vinnie Amato (68)

1st place net: Bob Truckey and Joe Truckey, Sr. (63)

2nd place net: :Andy Vanginkel and Jack Thomas tied with Brian Madden and Dan Ashcraft (66)

4th place net: Bob Stubbe and Dan Mather tied with Jeff Hecht and Tommy White (67)

Flight Two:

1st place gross: Mike Relph and Tommy Solomonson (73)

1st place net: Chris Leahy and Frank Brewer (64)

2nd place net: Joe Conway and Nick Hergenreter (65 )

3rd place net: Chuck Adinolfi and Pat Lee (66)

4th place net: Doug Hicks and Mark Reed (67)

5th place net: Dan Deming and Duane McMurtrey (68)

Next scheduled tournament is the Senior Club Championship to be held May 17th and 18th.

New Members Corner

The Blast would like to welcome the

following new and returning members:

Gregg Jeffries, Yorba Linda

Full Single

Patricia (Trish) McBride, Yorba Linda,

Full Single

Vinnie Amato, Yorba Linda, Returning Full

Single

Golfer of the month awards for April 2014 Black tees (gross) Frank Brewer(73) Black tees (net) Don Averill(69) Blue tees (gross) Kip Kahler(70) Blue tees (net) Ron Voll(62) White tees (net) Bob Tonnancour 61)

Our Own Kenny Cruz Finishes Top Ten in SCGA Mid-Am

Alta Vista member Kenny Cruz competed in the SCGA Mid-Amateur Championship held April 14-15, 2014

at Valencia Country Club. This two day 54 hole event was contested over the 6991 yard par 72 course.

The Valencia Country Club course has previously hosted both regular PGA and Senior PGA events. This

included a short stint as a replacement course for the Los Angeles Open.

Kenny competed very well. He made the 36 hole cut and was, at one time, in a tie for third. But his go for

broke style cost him several bogies at the end of the final round and left him in a tie for ninth place. His 7

over par 223 was eight shots off the winning score of one under par 215. But, the 223 was ten shots

lower than the field average score of 233. Our heartiest congratulations to Kenny!!!!

Congratulations Monthly Holes-in-One

After a short drought, we had another hole-in-one. Kudos to

Ron Lopez who aced Hole # 14 on April 28th. Ron hit 6 iron to

a 164 yard pin pacement.

April Meeting Day Tournament

Under blue skies, gusty Santa Ana winds and record temperatures, the monthly Men’s

Club meeting day tournament was held on Wednesday April 30th. The wind, gusting to 40

MPH at times, made club selection difficult and the course challenging. The players also

had to contend with a lot of debris strewn about the course as a result of the high winds.

Many thanks to those who braved very trying conditions to play this month’s Men’s Day

tournament. Also, many thanks to the Maintenance staff who worked extra hard to get

much of the debris off the course.

The format this month was two better balls of the foursome on the par threes and par

fives with three better balls needed on the par fours. After much calculation, it figures out

to a par score of 176. There were three flights. And several teams benefitted from a lucky

blind draw. Results below:

Flight one

1st place: Dan Ashcraft, Roger Watson, Terry Pedicone (155)

2nd place: Jeff Stoll, Jerry Dieball, Jim Vallone, John Murphy (159)

3rd place: Bill Tabb, Brian Ignatowski, Mark Reed, Tom White (161)

Flight two:

1st place: Bob Routledge, Dennis Castaldo, Bob Truckey, Joe Truckey, Sr.(157)

2nd place: Chuck Adinolfi “Lee”, Pat Lee, Joe Conway, Nick Hergenreter (160)

3rd place Dennis Thomas, Gary Melton, John Welch(166)

Flight three:

1st place: Bob Mallory, Chick Marshall, Fred Stone, John Vardo(158)

2nd place: Dick Swan, Eric Bloom, Steve Rach(161)

3rd place: TIE BobTonnancour, Jack McDonough,Rich Linn, Robert Robichaud with

Conrad Caprez, Dave Fuller, Ed Walsh, Robert J. Forrester (!70)

Derby winners:

Flight one Vallone/Dieball Flight two : Scott/Conway

Closest to the pin winners

#2 Steve Simms/ Rob Corbin, #4 Jorge Morales/Rob Corbin, #12 Dan Wiegel/Jerry

Schwarz, , #14 Tom Gruenberg/Bob Robichaud, # 17 Lou Grushen

Left

Flight one winners

Terri, Roger and Dan

With Mike

impersonating

The Blind Draw

Right

Bob Chick

Fred and John

celebrate their F

light three

win

Let’s Be Heat Smart As we saw at Men’s Day, the heat is upon us. This brief heat wave is just the first of many

very hot days. Our thanks to Bob Sato for the helpful hints on coping with the heat that

appear on the card below.

Maintenance Pays Off Jorge Morales our Superintendent and our maintenance staff performed the semi-annual

green aerification and sanding process the last week in March. As you will recall, the

staff was not able to do this necessary task last fall because Jorge , along with our

consulting agronomist, deemed the greens’ root structure too fragile to withstand the

process. This put our greens at great risk. The ability to perform this maintenance

greatly improves the viability of the greens. The greens are nearly fully recovered as of

this writing and playing conditions are vastly improved. The expectation is for faster

healthier greens this season. Many thanks to Jorge and staff.

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Sunday Social Group Results

April 6th The weather was perfect and we had 26 players, yesterday. Two of our players

decided to forget about the weather and their golf game. I guess spending the morning

having breakfast in bed was more appealing. Yves & Barb Pinkowitz, the O'Buchs did

just fine without you.

First place went to Warren and Leslie O'Buch with a draw. With all of Leslie's injuries,

she slowed her swing down and played outstanding. I understand though that the script

you win here doesn't cover the emergency room co-pays and medical costs. Be careful

Leslie! Second place was the team of Larry & Lilah Burnette, playing with Gail Grundy

and Frank Giambalvo. DFL players, Bob & Paula Sato with Bill and Patty Freck received

golf balls and a bracelet from the Testicular Cancer Awareness Group that said "FEEL

MY BALLS" We have a very fun time on Sunday's, but this is a serious cancer and I

wanted to bring awareness to this disease.

Closest to the pin was on hole #2. Ron Chester and Gail Grundy were the precise hitters

yesterday. Long drive went to Don McCay. Keeping the Big Dog and the crown in the

family... Donna McCay also won from the red tees. Paula Sato was crowned from the

gold tees. Congratulations to Dennis Jaeger for his EAGLE on hole #7.

April 12 We had 27 players and 1 patron join us to celebrate Master's Sunday. Thanks

to Teresa Wyles for being our patron. I also want to welcome Trish McBride back to Alta

Vista. The game was 1BB Net and 1BB Gross. First place went to Mark & Mary

Peterson playing with Paul Wyles, and Chuck Tuggle. One stroke behind, in second

place, were Ron & Kathy Chester, playing with Mark & Susan Alderson.

DFL went to the team of Don & Donna McCay, playing with Bill Freck. For their hard

work, they received "Master" golf coasters.

Closest to the pin winners were Dave Banig with a shot of 9'2" and Trish McBride at

38'2". Long drive winners were Paul Wyles, Mary Peterson, and Paula Sato.

April 20 I hope everyone had a great time golfing or with their family on Easter. I want

to thank Dennis Jaeger for doing the game and results for Mark and I.

The players were few, but the competition was fierce. I understand Larry had a great

game. He had 4 birdies, gross score of 79 and a net score of 65. Larry, you are a true

sandbagger!

The team of Don and Donna McCay, playing with Yves and Barb Pinkowitz with a special

guest star of Matt Manaserro took first place. Yes, it took all 5 of them, so they had an

advantage. Charity.

Dennis Jaeger and Donna McCay won closest to the pin. Paul Wyles and Lilah Burnette

were the long drive champions.

All winnings went to H.I.S. Charity. Next week the game fees will also go this

charity. Thank you all for your generosity.

April 27 We had 32 players come out and

celebrate National Pie championship Week. It

was also our second week where we collected

donations for H.I.S. House Charity. As of

yesterday, we had collected $1720.00 Lilah will

wait a few more days, as some people are still

sending her checks. Thank you to everyone who

donated and help make life a little easier for those

in need. If you would still like to donate, contact

Lilah Burnette.

First place, went to the team of Don and Donna

McCay playing with Rick and Linda

Saunders. The McCay's have taken first two

weeks in a row. Second place was won by Chuck

and the ladies. Also known as Chuck Smude,

Laury Smude, Lisa Sanders and Alex Oh.

Long drive was on hole #3 and Bob Sato smoked

one past Chuck Smude's drive. Alex Oh won

from the red (Lisa Sanders was very close) and

Linda Saunders won from the Gold tees.

Closest to the pin went to Mark Alderson at 9'5"

and Laury Smude at 2'3". Yes, Laury made the

putt for a birdie.

DFL winners did not receive PIE in the

face. They received a whole pie from Marie

Calendars. Sometimes, it is good to be

DFL. Congratulations to Larry and Lilah Burnette

playing with Bill and Pat Freck. We also had

delicious cookies for our April birthdays.

The Burnettes and the Frecks

show off their pies

Rick and Isabel Kahn

Sunday Social Group Spotlight

W o m e n ’ s C l u b N e w s

AVCCWGA

April 2014

Congratulations

to Lisa Sanders

2014

Club Champion

Senior

Club Champion

Joy Foster

Sweeps Results

We love Golf!

Chairperson . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lynn Melton

Tournament . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Roberta Rikli

Handicap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gail Grundy

Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gayle Stone

Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Beckett

Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patty Williams

Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathy Chester

Social . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Lynn Bridges

Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lou Wilson

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April Birthdays

Congratulations! Kathy Chester

1st Hole In One at Red Hill !