Winner | Runner-Up | |||
Player of the Year | M. Cook | 122 | L. Campbell | 119 |
Points Champion | M. Cook | 32.5 | R. Podwys | 16.5 |
Scoring Champion | D. Tiburcio | 70.00 | M. Cook | 70.17 |
Pyramid Tournament | E. Vegas | L. Campbell, R. Podwys | ||
Winners Tournament | G. Beckman | 66 | R. Yarbrough | 67 |
Exxon Cup Tournament | D. Riley | 66 | L. Campbell | 69 |
Club Championship | tournament was not held | |||
Most improved Handicap | P. Kruger | 26.4-19.6 | G. Villeneuve | 14.9-12.0 |
Most Tournament Wins | M. Cook | 4 |
Most Eagles | N. Williamson | 2 |
Most Birdies | G. Beckman | 7 |
Most Long Drives | G. Beckman | 2 |
S. Blotzer | 2 | |
M. Hurst | 2 | |
K. Peck | 2 | |
Most Closest to the Pin | M. Cook | 2 |
D. Pearce | 2 | |
E. Vegas | 2 |
Number of Tournaments | 7 |
Avg. # of players per tournament | 30 |
# of different players winning first place | 14 |
# of different players winning second place | 15 |
# of players eligible for the Winners Tournament | 24 |
Exxon Golf Club Records set or tied | Previous Record or Runner-up |
Most Consecutive Tournament Wins | |
4 – M. Cook, 1993 | 4 – D. Paterson, 1987 |
Most Eagles in one Tournament | |
2 – Nemon Williamson, Franklin Canyon, 1993 | 9 players with one |
Most Eagles in one Year | |
2 – N. Williamson, 1993 | 9 players with one |
Lowest Best-Ball Tournament Score | |
12 under par, L. Campbell-M. Cook, Green Tree GC, 1993 | 12 under par, J. Ortiz-D. Richey, Blue Rock Springs, 1980 |
12 under par, J. Luna-R. Podwys, Green Tree, 1984 |
Notes;
First Time Winners; Rick Carr, Sheldon Custer, Dan Riley, Sal Salinas, Gary Villeneuve, Rob Yarbrough
1993 Highlights
Rob Yarbrough became our Tournament Director in 1993 and scheduled 7 tournaments, the first of which was the 8th annual Tom Stead memorial scramble at Chimney Rock G.C. It was a very wet and cold day for golf especially on the back nine. Forty four players were set in teams by total handicap with a three tee shot minimum for each player. The team of Dave Pearce, Kevin Peck, Rob and Todd Yarbrough won first place. It poured rain almost the entire day but everybody hung in there. We raised $220.00 for the American Heart Association, total to date $981.00. ( Rob Yarbrough shot video of the start and finish of the tournament )
The first regular tournament of the year was held at Lone Tree G.C. on May 1st. In the first flight it was Mike Cook in first place with the trio of Rollin Podwys, Mark Reinhart and Denzil Storbeck in second. Gary Villeneuve took third place. Dan Tiburcio won the second flight, Phil Kruger was second with Sheldon Custer and Larry Odom tied fot third. Dave Pearce and Sandie Cook won the CP’s. Gary Beckman and Rollin Podwys took the LD’s. Mike Cook started out the year with the points lead, Dan Tiburcio the scoring average lead.
The Best-Ball tournament was held at Green Tree G.C. on June 26th. Larry Campbell and Mike Cook teamed up to win the first flight. The Kevin Peck, Rollin Podwys team took second with the Dave Pearce, Rob Yarbrough third. The Ron Powers, Darwin Richey team won the second flight with the Bob Bohnet, Steve Blotzer team close behind in second. The Phil Kruger, Jim Spurgeon team took third. Mike Cook and Rollin Podwys won the CP’s while Kevin Peck and Steve Blotzer took the LD’s. Mike Cook and Dan Tiburcio kept their points and scoring leads.
Delta View G.C. in Pittsburg was the site of the next tournament on July 31st. In the first flight Mike Cook and Gary Villeneuve tied for first place. Bob Bohnet and Dave Pearce tied for second with John Ortiz alone in third. Dan Riley won the second flight with Ron Powers second and Phil Kruger and Larry Odom tied for third. Ed Vegas and Bob Bohnet took the CP’s, Matt Hurst and Mark Reinhart the LD’s. Mike Cook extended his points lead while Dan Riley took over the scoring average lead. Ed Vegas made an eagle 3 on the par five fourteenth hole.
Thirty six players turned out for the next tournament held at Paradise Valley G.C. on August 14th. Mike Cook, Bill Sharp and Mark Reinhart finished first, second and third in the first flight. The trio of Rick Carr, Boyd Cook and Rob Yarbrough tied for first place in the second flight. Larry Campbell and Dan Riley tied for second place with Bob Bohnet third. Sal Salinas won the third flight with Jim Spurgeon second and Jim Grant and Richard Nitzkowski tied for third. Sal Salinas and Gary Villeneuve won the CP’s, Matt Hurst and Kevin Peck the LD’s. Mike Cook kept his points lead while Dan Tiburcio regained the scoring lead.
Green Tree G.C. on September 25th was the last chance to qualify for the Winners Tournament. Larry Campbell and Rollin Podwys tied for first place in the first flight. Finishing second and both qualifying were Gary Beckman and Kevin Peck. Jim Millan and Dan Riley tied for third. Sheldon Custer qualified by winning the second flight. Steve Blotzer also qualified by taking second place along with Jim Spurgeon. Dan Tiburcio was third. Gary Beckman and Mike Cook won the CP’s, Dan Riley and Steve Blotzer the LD’s. Mike Cook and Dan Tiburcio kept their leads in points and scoring.
The twenty third annual Winners Tournament scheduled for October 9th at Blue Rock Springs G.C. was cancelled and replaced by Franklin Canyon G.C. on Sunday, October 10th. Gary Beckman after shooting a gross 75 won the tournament with Rob Yarbrough close behind in second place. Denzil Storbeck took third. Although not eligible to win, Larry Odom took first place points with a net 63. Ed Vegas won a CP and a LD. Dave Pearce won the other CP and Gary Beckman the other LD. Gary also made an eagle 3 on the par 5 first hole. ( we played the back nine first ) Nemon Williamson went one better by making two eagle 3’s, one on the par 5 first hole and one on the par 5 ninth hole. Mike Cook won the Points Championship with Gary Beckman, Rollin Podwys and Dan Riley tied for second, Larry Campbell was third. Dan Tiburcio won the Scoring Average Championship for the year with Mike Cook second and Gary Beckman third.
The new Sonoma G.C. was the site for the eighth Exxon Cup tournament but the first held after a five year absence. Dan Riley won the tournament with Larry Campbell second and Rollin Podwys third. Other players included Gary Beckman, Mike Cook, Gary Villeneuve, Rob Yarbrough and Larry Odom.
Ed Vegas had his name engraved on the Tom Stead perpetual trophy as the winner of the 17th Pyramid Tournament ( $48.00 ). Larry Campbell and Rollin Podwys tied for second place ( $17.00 ) Low net winners were Steve Blotzer ( $5.00 ), Bob Bohnet ( $6.00 & $9.00 ), Rob Yarbrough ( $7.00 ) and Larry Campbell ( $11.00 ).
Finishing fourteenth in the 24 player Pyramid Tournament but first in tournament points and second in scoring average for the year, Mike Cook was the 1993 “Player of the Year”. Larry Campbell finished a close second with Dan Riley and Gary Villeneuve tied for third.
Our thanks go out to Rob Yarbrough for being our Tournament Director and doing an outstanding job. We had a record number of players per tournament this year. I’m looking forward to the 1994 golf season and I think it will be very competitive. We have a lot of new players who established handicaps and will now be ready to win tournaments. Mike Cook