| Winner | Runner-Up | |||
| Player of the Year | D. Pearce | 126 | N. Williamson | 125 |
| Points Champion | M. Cook | 24.5 | J. Spurgeon | 24.0 |
| Scoring Champion | C. Kelly | 70.00 | L. Campbell | 70.60 |
| Pyramid Tournament | D. Pearce | 75 | Sonny Menzel | 77 |
| Winners Tournament | D. Menzel | 66 | S. Custer, K. Fails | 70 |
| Valero Cup Tournament | D. Pearce | 69 | M. Cook, N. Stachowicz | 72 |
| Club Championship | L. Campbell | 44 pts | D. Pearce | 42 pts |
| Low Gross Club Champion | L. Campbell, M. Cook | 82 | D. Pearce | 84 |
| Barbara Juris Award | D. Menzel | |||
| Most Improved Handicap | S. Menzel | 27.1-21.6 | J. Spurgeon | 25.0-20.2 |
| Most Improved Player | S. Menzel | N. Stachowicz | ||
| J. Spurgeon |
| Most Tournament Wins | M. Cook | 3 |
| Most Eagles | none | |
| Most Birdies | L. Campbell | 6 |
| Most Long Drives | S. Blotzer | 2 |
| M. Hurst | 2 | |
| R. Yarbrough | 2 | |
| Most Closest to the Pin | M. Hurst | 2 |
| Number of Tournaments | 9 |
| Avg. # of players per tournament | 26 |
| # different players winning first place | 16 |
| # different players winning second place | 16 |
| # of players eligible for the Winners Tournament | 22 |
| Valero Golf Club Records set or tied | Previous Record or Runner-UP |
| Lowest Tom Stead Scramble Tour. Score | |
| 9 under par, J. Finnegan, D. Frank, E. Vegas, N. Williamson | 8 under par, B. Boyer, M. Hurst, F. Longoria, K. Peck |
| Green Tree GC, 2005 | Green Tree GC, 2003 |
| 8 under par, K. Dorsey, J. Finnegan, R. Robinson, N. Williamson | |
| Green Tree GC, 2004 | |
| Most Tournament Wins @ one Golf Course | |
| 7 – M. Cook, Franklin Canyon, 1979, 82, 86, 88, 00, 02, 05 | 7 – B. Cook, Chimney Rock, 1979, 80, 84, 85, 86, 87, 96 |
| Course Record – Low Gross Score | |
| 11 over par, M. Cook, Mare Island, 2005 | 13 over par, L. Campbell, M. Cook Mare Island, 2001 |
| 10 over par, M. Cook, Eagle Vines, 2005 | 10 over par, N. Williamson, Eagle Vines, 2004 |
| 10 over par, L. Campbell, M. Cook, Roddy Ranch, 2005 | none |
| Course Record – Low Net Score | |
| 9 under par, S. Menzel, Mare Island, 2005 | 5 under par, L. Campbell, Mare Island, 2001 |
| 6 under par, L. Campbell, Roddy Ranch, 2005 | none |
| 4 under par, S. Custer, Rio Vista, 2005 | 2 under par, D. Storbeck, Rio Vista, 2001 |
Notes:
First Time Winner – Chris Kelly (2), Mitch Miller
New Players; Alex Tegenkamp
| Achieved 700 Tour. Points, Mike Cook – 702.0 |
| Achieved 350 Tour. Points, Denzil Storbeck – 356.5 |
| Achieved 150 Tour. Points, Bob Simonson – 152.5 |
| Achieved 125 Tour. Points – Kevin Peck – 126.0 |
| Achieved 125 Tour. Points, Neal Stachowicz – 133.0 |
| Achieved 100 Tour. Point, Debbie Menzel – 103.5 |
| Achieved 50 Tour. Point, Mike Osada – 61.5 |
| Achieved 50 Tour. Point, Rick Simonson – 64.0 |
2005 Highlights
The 35th Valero Golf Club season started out with the playing of the traditional 20th annual Tom Stead memorial scramble at Green Tree G.C. on March 26th. It rained for six straight days prior to the tournament but we ended up playing at the end of a 3 day dry window. The course was in pretty good shape considering we had a very wet winter. The temperature was in the high 60’s, overcast with a SE wind which came up on the back nine. Taking advantage of the good playing conditions was the team of Jake Finnegan, Dave Frank, Ed Vegas and Nemon Williamson who shot a new record score of 9 under par to win the first flight. Taking second place two strokes back was the team of Joe Bateman, Brian Fien, Fred Longoria and Mitch Miller. Two teams tied for third place, one team consisted of Larry Campbell, Mike & Sandie Cook and Don Scribner the other of Steve Blotzer, Bob Bohnet, Rick Morgan and John Ortiz. The second flight was won by the team of Kevin Peck, Debbie & Sonny Menzel and Gene Stangel who shot a 5 under par 66. Four strokes back was the second place team of Bob Aton, Jim Aton, Dave Pearce and Jim Spurgeon. Taking third place was the team of Mike Katz, Steve Page, Marge & Rob Talbot. Joe Bateman and Mike Katz won the closest to the pins. Fred Longoria and Debbie Menzel won the long drives. Debbie also had the shots of the day, after winning the long drive on the 16th hole she chipped in her teams 3rd shot for an eagle. This year we raised $400.00 in contributions to the American Heart Association in “Tom’s” memory. Total to date of $5581.00.
Valero Golf Rankings were developed based on the system used by the PGA and other world tours. To start the year off Rob Yarbrough held the # 1 spot, Debbie Menzel # 2, Rick Simonson # 3, Kevin Peck # 4 and Bob Simonson # 5.
Our first regular tournament of the year took place at Paradise Valley G.C. on a beautiful spring day, Saturday, April 16th with the starting time of 9am. The temperature was in the mid 70’s with essentially no wind, perfect playing conditions. We had 30 players, 24 eligible for a three flight tournament. Nemon Williamson with a net 70 won the first flight for the second year in a row. Neal Stachowicz with a 71 was second with Denzil Storbeck third with a 74. Chris Kelly with a 67 took first place in the second flight for his first tournament win. Bob Simonson, net 70 and Rob Yarbrough, net 73 took second and third place. Jim Spurgeon ran away with the third flight shooting a net 61 to take first place, his 10th tournament win. Sonny Menzel broke his long drought with a net 69 taking second place, after a slow start on the front nine he played the last 5 holes on the back nine in one over par. Jerry Crumrine with a net 70 won third place and with a 295 yard drive won the LD (his first) on the back nine. Mike DeHart took the other LD. Mitch Miller (his first) and Nemon Williamson won the CP’s. Nemon Williamson started out the year with the points lead for the second year in a row. Jim Spurgeon started the year with the scoring average lead. Matt Hurst and Bob Simonson each had two birdies. Other birdie shooters were Bob Bohnet, Al Cano, Chris Kelly, Don Scribner, Nemon Williamson and Rob Yarbrough. Fred Longoria, not eligible for the tournament shot a excellent one under par gross 71 with three birdies. Rob Yarbrough maintained his # 1 ranking in the Valero Golf Club. Debbie Menzel held on to the # 2 spot, Rick Simonson # 3, Bob Simonson moved into the # 4 spot with Kevin Peck dropping to the # 5 position. There was no Pyramid play because of a delay in the name drawing.
The 4th annual Menzel Classic best-ball tournament was held on Friday, May 6th at Mare Island G.C. We had a excellent turnout of 31 players for a three flight tournament. Starting at 1pm the weather was unsettled and got worse as we went along. Cold and windy conditions, then rain showers plagued us the entire round. Larry Campbell and Mike Cook teamed up to win the first flight with a best-ball score of 62. This was their 7th win together as a team. After a 2 year drought, Mike finally won his 50th career tournament. Last years best-ball winners Kevin Peck and Rob Yarbrough took second place with a 67. Tying for third place was the team of AJ Jones – Nemon Williamson and the team of Chuck Koziol – Bill Sharp with 69’s. A last minute matchup of Karl Fails and Neal Stachowicz proved to be just right as they went on to win the second flight with a 66. The team of Dave Pearce – Jim Spurgeon took second place with a 68. Sandie Cook and Don Scribner after shooting a very good 32 on the front nine stumbled coming in to finish in third place with a 69. The red hot team of Debbie and Sonny Menzel ran away with the third flight posting a best-ball score of 61. Finishing a distant second was the team of Mike Narodzonek and Mike Osada with a 69. The team of Steve Blotzer – John Ortiz took third with a 70. No one hit the green and stayed on to win the CP on the tough par 3 third hole. The other CP was won by Jim Spurgeon. Debbie Menzel and Rob Yarbrough won the LD’s. Jim Spurgeon tied Nemon Williamson for the points lead for the year but lost his scoring average lead to Sonny Menzel. Sonny shot a net 61 on his ball and broke the low net course record by 4 strokes. Mike Cook had 2 birdies for net eagles, Neal Stachowicz also had 2 birdies. Larry Campbell and Sonny Menzel both had birdies for net eagles. Nemon Williamson had 1 birdie, Bob Bohnet had a net eagle two on the # 1 handicap 7th hole. Debbie and Sonny handed out nice prizes and gift certificates to all the first, second and third place finishers in the first, second and third flights. The flight winners had their pictures taken with the “new” Menzel Classic traditional crystal vase. In first round pyramid play it was it was Sonny Menzel over Matt Hurst. Rob Yarbrough maintained his # 1 ranking but the gap was reduced by # 2 Debbie Menzel. Rick Simonson who didn’t play held on to his # 3 position. Kevin Peck swapped again with Bob Simonson to take # 4 with Bob at # 5.
Our first major championship of the year was played at Roddy Ranch G.C. on Saturday, May 21st starting at 9am. The playing conditions were good, temperature in the low eighties but a persistent west wind made some shots difficult. Larry Campbell after shooting a net 66 gathered 44 points and won the Club Championship, his third major and 15th career tournament win. Finishing a very close second place in the first flight was Dave Pearce with 42 points. Hall of famer Don Scribner took third place with 40 points. The second flight results were also close. Rick Simonson won the flight with 41 points and won a CP. Finishing second one point behind was Mike Narodzonek, another four points back was Mike Osada in third. Sonny Menzel won the other CP. Steve Blotzer and Matt Hurst won the LD’s. Larry Campbell took over both the points lead for the year and the scoring average lead from Sonny Menzel. Dave Pearce shot a gross 38’s on the front nine. Mike Cook shot a gross 39 on the front overcoming a triple bogey 6 on the par 3 third hole. In first round pyramid play it was Dave Pearce over Debbie Menzel. Some major changes took place in the golf club rankings, Rick Simonson with his win took over the # 1 spot, Ken Dorsey who reached his minimum tournaments played came into the rankings at the # 2 spot, Rob Yarbrough who didn’t play dropped from # 1 to # 3, Debbie Menzel dropped to # 4 with Kevin Peck just holding on to the # 5 position.
Winter weather would not go away, it rained for two days prior to the Bethel Island Tournament which was held on June 18th starting at 9am. The conditions for the tournament were good, no rain, temperature in the low seventies with very little wind. Nemon Williamson shooting a gross 79 net 68 tied for first in the first flight with Mitch Miller who captured his first tournament win. Matt Hurst was two strokes back to take second place. The trio of Mike Cook, Don Scribner and Denzil Storbeck tied for third place. Sonny Menzel shooting a career best gross 88 had a net 62 and ran away from the field in winning the second flight. Five strokes back was Mike Osada who took second place. Jim Spurgeon with his third top 3 of the year took third place. Bob Simonson and John Ortiz won the CP’s. Matt Hurst and Nemon Williamson took the LD’s. Nemon Williamson shot a gross 39 on the front nine, Matt Hurst and Sonny Menzel both had gross 39’s on the back nine. The greens were very grainy but the field did manage to make 9 birdies. Birdie shooters were Mike Cook, Matt Hurst, Sonny Menzel, John Ortiz, Denzil Storbeck, Nemon Williamson. Playing in the same foursome Dave Pearce, Marv Smith and Jim Spurgeon all birdied the par four 9th hole. Nemon took over the points lead from Larry Campbell who didn’t play. Larry did maintain his scoring average lead. In first round pyramid play it was Don Scribner over Ed Vegas by forfeit, Sandie Cook over Rob Yarbrough by forfeit, Nemon Williamson over John Ortiz (at Rancho Solano), Mitch Miller over Steve Blotzer (at Rancho Solano). In second round play it was Sonny Menzel over Mitch Miller. The top four spots in the player rankings remained the same although their ranking numbers were reduced as none of these players played in this tournament. Nemon Williamson moved from the # 8 spot to the # 5 position. Matt Hurst moved from # 9 to # 6.
The fourth “Greater PeckBrough Open” was held at Franklin Canyon G.C. on Friday, July 8th starting at noon. The weather was OK with the temperature in the low seventies and a blustery west wind. The field was vying for the largest prize money purse for the year provided by Kevin Peck and Rob Yarbrough who sponsored the tournament. Mike Cook won the first flight and joined Rob Yarbrough as a two time winner of the Open. Last years winner Matt Hurst tied with Neal Stachowicz for second place. Dave Pearce took third place. In the second flight Kevin Peck and Jim Spurgeon tied for first place with excellent net 66’s. Two strokes back, Jerry Crumrine took second place. Third place was captured by Debbie Menzel. Sonny Menzel and Dave Pearce won the LD’s, Dave with his 15th career LD. Don Scribner and Bill Sharp (his first) took the CP’s. The greens were awful, slow and bumpy but the field did make 8 birdies. Matt Hurst had two, these coming after eagle tries on the first and ninth holes. Other birdie shooters were Bob Bohnet, Larry Campbell, Jerry Crumrine, Debbie Menzel, Mitch Miller and Bill Sharp. Mike Cook and Neal Stachowicz shot gross 39’s on the front nine, Bill Sharp had a gross 39 on the back nine. Jim Spurgeon took over the points lead for the year from Nemon Williamson. Chris Kelly who didn’t play took over the scoring average lead for the year from Larry Campbell. The par 5 ninth took it’s toll again this year, the field averaged a double bogey seven on this difficult hole. Play improved on the par 5 thirteenth hole this year with the field averaging a bogey, an inprovement of one stroke over last year. In first round pyramid play it was Sheldon Custer over Kevin Peck (at Rancho Solano). In second round pyramid play it was Nemon Williamson over Bob Bohnet and Sandie Cook and Don Scribner tying their match. Sonny Menzel and John Ortiz won the low net money for the first round of play. Rick Simonson dropped out of the rankings due to minimum tournaments played, Rob Yarbrough regained the # 1 spot followed very closely by Ken Dorsey and Debbie Menzel in second and third. Kevin Peck with his win moved into the # 4 spot. Jim Spurgeon with his win moved into a fifth place tie with Nemon Williamson.
Saturday the 23rd of July was the date for the 4th “Boyd Cook Memorial Classic” held this year at Rancho Solano G.C. starting at 8 am. A great turnout provided us with a three flight tournament. Even starting at 8am the weather was warm and by the time we finished the temperature was 105 degrees. Mike and Sandie Cook who sponsored the tournament passed out valuables pouches to each player before they teed off. Mike Cook won the first flight with a net 69 and joined Nemon Williamson as a two time winner of the Boyd Cook Classic. Larry Campbell, Dave Pearce and Neal Stachowicz tied for second place. Mitch Miller finished in third place. Ken Dorsey with an excellent net 63 won the second flight. Al Cano was alone in second place with a net 67. John Ortiz and Rick Simonson tied for third place. Chris Kelly with his second win of the year finished first in the third flight with a net 64. One stroke back was Karl Fails in second place. Phil Eubanks and Jim Spurgeon tied for third place, it was Jim’s 5th top 3 of the year. Ken Dorsey and Michael Katz (his first) won the CP’s, Michael also won a LD along with Sheldon Custer. Mike Cook shot a one under par gross 35 on the front nine, Ken Dorsey shot a gross 38 on the back nine joined by Karl Fails with a gross 39. Mike Cook took over the points lead for the year. Chris Kelly strenghtened his lead in the scoring average for the year. It was a birdie fest with 16 birdies for the field led by Ken Dorsey with 3. Larry Campbell had 2 back to back. Al Cano, Mike Cook, Mike DeHart, Phil Eubanks, Chris Kelly, John Ortiz (after putting for an eagle on the first hole), Dave Pearce, Bob and Rick Simonson, Jim Spurgeon and Nemon Williamson each had one birdie. In second round pyramid play it was Dave Pearce over Sheldon Custer and Don Scribner over Sandie Cook. In third round play it was Sonny Menzel over Nemon Williamson. Low net money in the second round went to Sonny Menzel and Mitch Miller. The rankings were shook up again with Rick Simonson returning to the rankings in the # 1 position, Ken Dorsey remained in the # 2 spot, Rob Yarbrough slipped into the # 3 spot, Larry Campbell entered the rankings in the # 4 spot with Debbie Menzel holding on to the # 5 spot.
The fourth “Matt Hurst shootout featuring Rick Carr” was played on Saturday, August 13th starting at 9:30 am at Rio Vista G.C. The weather was miserable to say the least, a very strong westerly wind was blowing early in the morning and didn’t let up for the entire day. At the end of play the temperature was only in the low seventies. We had 23 players sign up, one shy of a three flight tournament. Hall of famer Denzil Storbeck won the first flight and repeated as the shootout winner. He also repeated by winning at Rio Vista for the second time and claimed his 25th tournament win. Dave Pearce finished second, and our host Matt Hurst took third place. Sheldon Custer won the second flight with a net 68 breaking the low net course record, followed closely by Mike Osada with a net 69 for second. Steve Blotzer took third place. The field had a very tough long day, the rest of the first flight averaged a net 88, the rest of the second flight fared a little better with a net 82. Matt Hurst and Rob Yarbrough won the CP’s, John Ortiz and Steve Blotzer won the LD’s. Mike Cook maintained the points lead, Chris Kelly kept the scoring average lead for the year. Birdies were as rare as hen’s teeth, only three for the field, two by second flight winner Sheldon Custer and one by AJ Jones. Two more players qualified for the Winners Tournament bringing the final total to 22 for the year. Matt and Rick handed out very nice tee prizes again this year. Denzil Storbeck and Sheldon Custer had their pictures taken in the traditional lavender blazer worn by the first place finishers. In third round pyramid play it was Dave Pearce over Don Scribner, Dave will face Sonny Menzel in the finals. Nemon Williamson won the low net money in the third round. The rankings again changed with Ken Dorsey taking the # 1 spot, Rick Simonson slipped to # 2, Rob Yarbrough held at the # 3 spot, Debbie Menzel moved up at # 4 with Mike Cook taking over at the # 5 position. Larry Campbell dropped out with not enough tournaments played.
The “35th” annual Winners Tournament was played for the first time at Indian Valley G.C. on Saturday, September 10th with a 10am start time. The temperature was unseasonable cool with reading’s only in the low seventies. A cool persistent west wind blew throughout the round. Seventeen of the twenty-two eligible players played plus four ineligible for a total of twenty one. Debbie Menzel claimed her first Winners Tournament shooting an excellent net 66. This was Debbie’s second major win and her tenth career tournament win. Finishing tied for second with identical net scores of 70 were Sheldon Custer and Karl Fails. Neal Stachowicz finished third with a net 72 helped out by making two birdies in the first five holes he played. There were no changes in the top eight point places for the Valero Cup tournament. Matt Hurst and AJ Jones (his first) took the CP’s. In a very competitive year 14 different players won a CP, Matt Hurst with 2 lead the way. The LD’s were won by Rick Simonson (his first) and Rob Yarbrough. Again we had 13 different players claim a LD, Steve Blotzer, Matt Hurst and Rob Yarbrough had 2 apiece. Mike Cook maintained his points lead for the year and claimed his 8th Tournament Points Championship. Chris Kelly won the Scoring Average Championship for the year. Birdies were rare again for this tournament, aside from Neal’s two AJ Jones, Rick Simonson and Denzil Storbeck had one apiece. Larry Campbell was the birdie leader for the year with 6. There was no pyramid play but it will be Dave Pearce vs Sonny Menzel in the finals. Debbie with her win moved into first place in the Valero Golf Rankings, Rick Simonson held on to the # 2 spot, Neal Stachowicz with his third place finish moved into the # 3 spot, Ken Dorsey slipped into the # 4 spot with Jim Spurgeon claiming the # 5 spot.
The 29th Pyramid Tournament finals were held at Paradise Valley G.C. on October 2nd, a beautiful fall day with temperatures in the mid seventies and essentially no wind. Dave Pearce made a birdie on the first hole and went on to gain his 9 strokes back on the first three holes. Sonny Menzel after a slow start came back however and went one stroke up at the finish of the front nine. The match went even on the 10th hole but Sonny went one up after the 11th. Dave went back on the offensive and picked up 7 strokes over the next four holes. Sonny came back again picking up 4 strokes coming in but ran out of holes and finished 2 strokes back. Dave will have his name engraved for the second time on the “Tom Stead Trophy” as the winner of the 29th Pyramid Tournament, ( $60.00 ). Finishing second was Sonny Menzel ( $28.00 ). Finishing third was Nemon Williamson ( $14.00). Low net money went to Sonny Menzel ( $20.00 & $16.00 ), Mitch Miller ( $12.00 ) and John Ortiz ( $10.00 ). Dave Pearce by winning the Pyramid moved into the # 1 spot in the golf rankings, Debbie Menzel dropped to # 2, Rick Simonson to # 3, Neal Stachowicz to # 4 and Jim Spurgeon maintained his # 5 spot.
The 19th Valero Cup tournament was played for the second year in a row at Eagle Vines G.C. on October 8th starting at 11:30am. The temperature was in the mid seventies and the expected high winds held off but the wind was blowing starting on about the sixth hole. Hall of famer Dave Pearce claimed his first Valero Cup title, his sixth major and 35th career tournament win by shooting a net 69. Mike Cook and Neal Stachowicz finished tied for second with net 72’s. Scoring champion Chris Kelly finished off a good year shooting a net 74 for a third place finish. Other top eight players included; Matt Hurst, Debbie Menzel, Sonny Menzel and Nemon Williamson (Larry Campbell and Jim Spurgeon were eligible but didn’t play) By winning the Valero Cup, Dave at the # 1 spot in the rankings increased his lead, Neal Stachowicz with his second place finish took over the # 2 spot, Jim Spurgeon took over the # 3 spot, Debbie Menzel slipped to # 4 and Mike Cook with his second place finish moved into the # 5 position to end the year.
The # 1 position in the Valero Golf Club Rankings was held by Rob Yarbrough from the start of the year through the Paradise Valley and Mare Island tournaments, Rick Simonson took over through Roddy Ranch and Bethel Island, Rob came back after Franklin Canyon, Rick then came back after Rancho Solano, Ken Dorsey was on top after Rio Vista, then Debbie Menzel after her Indian Valley win with Dave Pearce finishing the year in # 1 after he won the Pyramid and Valero Cup Tournaments.
By finishing 6th in Tournament Points, 9th in the Scoring Average Championship for the year, and winning the Pyramid Tournament, Dave Pearce was the Valero Golf Club’s “Player of the Year” for 2005. It was an extremely close race this year, Nemon Williamson finished one point back.
The annual Revenge Scramble Tournament that was to be played for the first time at Blue Rock Springs – east was cancelled and the awards presentations for the Valero Golf League postponed.
2005 was the fourth year for the Valero Golf League, nine hole team play starting officially at 4:30 pm every Thursday afternoon at the new venue of Blue Rock Springs – East G.C. in Vallejo. The League ran from mid April through September. Team Albatross was in first place for the start of the year in April and May but after the first position week the Seadlings took over the top spot which they held through most of June. Team Albatross came back to first again in late June but again after the second position week it was the Seadlings on top again. through July and August and kept it through the end of the regular season. At the end of the regular season the first place team ( The Seadlings ) received a bye, the second place team ( Team Albatross ) and third place team ( the Hackers Unlimited ) played off on August 25th to determine who would play the top team. Team Albatross won 6.0 to 2.0 and advanced on to play the Seadlings on September 1st. The Championship match was played with the The Seadlings winning 7.0 to 3.0 to claim their first League Championship. The first place team the Seadlings consisted of Steve Blotzer, John Endicott, Michael Katz, Tom Klemish, Al Middleton, team captain Neal Stachowicz and Gene Stangel. Team Albatross team members were Dave Barnholt, Rick Carr, Stephanie George, team captain Matt Hurst, Mitch Miller, Mike Osada, Glenn Overman and Kevin Peck. The Hackers Unlimited finished in third place. The team consisted of Phil Eubanks, Will Grinslade, Al Harp, team captain Debbie Menzel, Sonny Menzel, Don O’Donnell and Rob Yarbrough. Finishing in fourth place was the defending champion Rovers consisting of team captain Mike DeHart, Steve Duff, Karl Fails, Chris Kelly, Dave Pearce, Jim Rollins and Bob Simonson. Finishing in fifth place was the Birdies-R-Us team consisting of Mike Connally, Connie and Sheldon Custer, Jerry Crumrine, Andrew Estrada, team captain Sue Gustofson and Gary Jeffcoats. Finishing in sixth place was a new team The Hookers consisting of Jerry Dowler, Dave Frank, James Minkel, Rick Morgan, Marge Talbot, Fil Vigil and team captain Nemon Williamson. Year long individual honors went to Bob Simonsion, low gross of 38, low net of 27 in the regular season went to Karl Fails, Chris Kelly and Bob Simonson. In the playoffs low gross went to Steve Blotzer, John Endicott, Kevin Peck and Neal Stachowicz with 44’s. Low net in the playoffs went to Will Grinslade with a 28. Steve Duff had the most improved handicap for the year. Rankings were developed for individuals in the Golf League with Kevin Peck finishing the year in the # 1 position. During the season John Endicott held the # 1 spot for 7 weeks, Kevin Peck for 6 weeks, Matt Hurst for 3 weeks and Mike DeHart, Steve Duff and Glenn Overman for 1 week. John, Kevin and Matt due to their excellent play set numerous new records for the league as did the champion Seadlings team. In post season tournament play; in the three club tournament it was Sheldon Custer with a new record net 33 and Chris Kelly and Neal Stachowicz with gross 45’s, in the two person best-ball it was the Steve Duff – Chris Kelly team with a net 32 and finishing the year it was Jerry Crumrine breaking his own league record in the point tournament with 24 points.
This golf year came to a close following the Valero Cup Tournament. This year we continued our weekday tournament play and players sponsoring tournaments, thanks to all the sponsors. The Valero Golf League was excellent all year at the new venue with many good matches. Out thanks go out to Debbie Menzel for doing an outstanding job again as our Tournament Director and to Sue Gustofson for running the Valero Golf League, also Neal Stachowicz who was the league statistician. As always we’re looking forward to next year, who will be the # 1 ranked player, who will win the majors, who will win the points and scoring championships and who will be the player of the year? Tune in next year for the answers. Mike Cook