President's Corner
The month of May means one thing; it’s time for the Member Member Tournament. This is without a doubt one of the most popular tournaments of the year. Time is running out, so If you haven’t already done so, get your signup slip turned into Dennis and be part of the fun!
I would like to thank all of you who participated in the Quad Club and a special thanks to Director Mike Vaughn for putting together another successful tournament. El Dorado was the host course this year and as always superintendent Marc Lilleberg, had the place in tip top shape. I had a fun day even though as your President was unable to win a single point, I’ll get ‘em next year!
Starting in May, I will begin taking signups for the Club Championship- June 16th, 23rd and 24th. The Partner Best Ball Blind Draw Tournament on June 16th doubles as Round 1 of the Club Championship. Signup forms are available on the website, in the pro shop and at the general meeting. The cost is $100 paid separately from the Partner Best Ball Blind Draw Tournament entry. To qualify, a Member must have participated in at least three Club events (this includes monthly tournaments, Team Play matches, weekender or away trips) in the twelve months since the last Club Championship.
As Always
“Hit It Close and Go Lower”
Cliff Aichele
Meeting Minutes
APRIL 2018 MEETING MINUTES
The monthly meeting of the El Dorado Park Men’s Golf Club was held on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, in the Restaurant (due to a wedding being held in the Big White Tent). The pre-meeting dinner was salad, Italian pasta, white and red sauces and chicken, but no garlic toast. The meeting was called to order at 7:01 pm by President Cliff Aichele who led the membership in the Pledge of Allegiance. There were approximately 90 members in attendance, which was good for a non-sign up meeting. Past Presidents in attendance were Jerry Leininger, Dennis Tramer, Mike Montgomery, Don Marmion, Bob Livingstone, Nick Zamora and Terry Fulford. Life Member in attendance was Bob Livingstone.
The previous month’s Minutes and Treasurer’s Report were approved as submitted in the Newsletter.
President Cliff noted that we are pleased with the number of new members in the Club but reviewed a Club Policy that for the Club tournaments to which thousands of dollars are added to the purse (namely the upcoming Member-Member, the Club Championship and the Christmas Tournament) you must have played in three club events (including monthly tourneys, away trips or the Weekender or Team Play matches) and that the Board has just voted to confirm this policy. One new member was in attendance and was introduced and given a run down on the operation of the Club by Past Prez Nick Zamora.
Directors’ Reports were as follow:
Director Jerry Leininger noted that members Kevin Mehlbrech and Paul Standish had qualified for the just completed SCGA Amateur Net Championship at Industry Hills GC. He also announced that the First Quarter Most Improved Golfer was Mark “Ziggy” Ziegenhagen, who received a $50 stipend for his accomplishment.
Director Mike Montgomery reminded everyone of the Club’s Slow Play policy. In the March event, three groups were penalized two strokes (one of which then fell from a tie for 2nd place to a non-cashing finish). The key is ready golf…you do not necessarily need to run the final few holes, but you should be aware that when you finish a hole and your group is losing sight of the group in front of you, that you should probably go tee off rather than watching your group finish. Mike also noted that long-time member Tom Braun had suffered through some significant health issues and a back surgery and could use your thoughts and prayers. Finally, Mike announced that long time member Dwight Summers’ wife had died suddenly that morning.
Director Matt Huntington announced the Golfers of the Month for February. Net winner was Jeff Tanner with a “respectable” net 62, and the gross winner was Sonny Nimkhum, who “double dipped” with a 70 that was good enough to win both the Golfer of the Year tourney and the March GOM. In keeping with Matt’s prior month’s announcement that sometimes you just need to show up to win (when his 81 was the only card turned in and he won the March GOM) he presented 1st and 2nd place 9-Hole money to the only two 9-hole competitors, Pete Douglas and Dale Green. Remember the Club adds $50 to this event every month, so sign up, play and win something!
Director Omar Diaz announced this month’s Special Events. They include Skins, two circles, closest on #17 and a new event called “Up Livy’s Creek” which will be net par or better on the 6 holes that border the creek created at Mr. Livingstone’s urging in 1999. The holes will be #1, #2, #8, #11, #13 and #15.
Entertainment Director Lucero recapped the successful and fun Weekender recently completed in Laughlin and thanked the Directors who attended and helped (Dennis – organizational help, Livy – scoring, and Monty – skins). The next event will be June 2nd at Mile Square. Signups will occur soon!
Director Mike Vaughn congratulated (and paid) 6 gentlemen who tied for 1st in the putting tournament at 2-under par (no one really shined, apparently). Remember that the Club adds $25 to this every month during Daylight Savings Time, so bring your putter and your $5/entry. Mike also recapped the upcoming Quad Club match at Eldo on April 28th.
Past Prez Nick Zamora recapped the Derby won by Henry Degraff (who bombed his first tee shot on #1 into the Driving Range) and Mike Roddy (who clearly stepped up after his partner’s start) who received $45 each for what never looked like an eventual winner! Remember the Club adds $50 to this every month, so contact Nick in advance of the meeting to reserve a spot.
Vice President/Tournament Chairman Dennis Tramer reiterated some thoughts on Ready Golf and common sense and asked everyone to do their part…Dennis really stepped up to do the generally thankless VP job this year (generally, since he does get a free beverage here and there) but it is no fun to have to be at the course from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM, so all players are asked to be efficient. April event is 1 Gross, 2 Net and Dennis explained that the lowest gross ball must be used for gross regardless of if that ball would be a much better net score. Tee times will go from 6:06 AM to 12:15 PM. There will be no gross payout in any flights due to the format requiring both gross and net scores. For the upcoming Member-Member you MUST provide your entry fee when signing up! There will be a pairings party hosted by the Course on the Friday evening before the event. Format is 4-ball from the Blue tees on Saturday, Aggregate from the white tees on Sunday, using 6-month LI and Sunday you will be required to post as a “T-Score”. Finally Dennis announced that the Board had agreed to set aside one tee time in each tourney for new members that do not have a group, so do not lose heart if your name doesn’t get called immediately.
Old Business: There was no Old Business.
New Business: There was no New Business.
The 9th name drawn in the $50 Membership Drawing was Kerry Bryan, who was in attendance. The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Bob Livingstone – Secretary, Pro Tem
(Rob Kuehn will update the membership total if he returns alive from Peru)
Director Report
Hi guys, Quad Club was held here on Saturday April 28, 2018. With grief it is reported that we lost to Lakewood by 2 points, 48.5 to 46.5. Rec Park scored 35 and Skylinks scored 20. We had a strong team, just didn’t get the job done. Eight of our players took 3 points (Grant Wilson, Noah Busch, Daniel Kletke, John Wong, Mark Ziegenhagen, George Lanese, Lloyd Lee and Ruben Gonzales). Mark Baldwin and Matt Williams both tied for the win taking 2.5 points. We had a Net Skins game in this event and all but (2) holes were cut (13 was cut by net eagles; Grant Wilson, Mark Baldwin and Kenneth Cheong).
The April Putting Contest was “Count ‘em All”. We had (24) players in this event! There was an 8-way tie for 2nd with 17, and a 6-way tie for the win with 16. 2nd place returned $7 ($56) while 1st paid $20 ($120). The format for May will likely be different so be sure to get to the meeting early and bring your flat stick. Action will start at or about 5:15 and continue to 6:45 pm on the south green.
Looking forward to seeing everyone,
Mike Vaughn
Director Report 2
Matt Huntington Director 2
Well I hope we get a better showing for the 9 Hole Tournament as we only had 2 DAMN players participate in April. They both played very average and both won big because we put a nice amount in to attract players. We will continue to play the White tees for the Tuesday 9-Hole on 5/8.
Last month we had some really good scores for the Golfer of the Month. Taking Gross was Mike Roddy with a very Nice 35-33 for a Gross 68, nice work Mike. Net we had Wally Gordon fire a gross 76 in the tournament for a net 64 (35 on the back) Hey Wally, where the hell is that when you fill in on my squad, damn it!!!!!!!. But it was not good enough to beat Scott Lindman!!! Scotty shot Gross 70 as a 6 HCP (net 34 on the back). Mr. Larry Bartley had a respectable 66 as well. . Keep the scores coming in and keep up the good work on filling out the cards correctly once again.
This article Was corrected on meeting night as I misread Scott’s card
