| Winner | Runner-UP | |||
| Player of the Year | N. Williamson | 140 | M. Katz | 119 |
| Points Champion | N. Williamson | 31.5 | B. Simonson | 25.0 |
| Scoring Champion * – won tie breaker | B. Bohnet * | 71.00 | AJ Jones | 71.00 |
| Pyramid Tournament | N. Stachowicz | 69 | J. Ortiz | 74 |
| Winners Tournament | N. Williamson | 66 | B. Simonson | 67 |
| Valero Cup Tournament | S. Blotzer | 68 | J. Crumrine | 70 |
| Club Championship | S. Menzel | 46 pts | S. Cook | 41 pts |
| Low Gross Club Champion | N. Williamson | 82 | L. Campbell | 84 |
| M. Cook | 84 | |||
| Barbara Juris Award | S. Cook | |||
| #1 Ranked Golfer at the end of the year | B. Simonson | 14.97 | J. Ortiz | 12.36 |
| Most Tour. as the # 1 Ranked Golfer | C. Kelly | 5 | B. Simonson | 3 |
| Most Improved Handicap | J. Ortiz | 20.7-15.9 | S. Blotzer | 22.1-17.8 |
| Most Improved Player | S. Blotzer, G. Campbell | B. Bohnet, J. Ortiz, S. Page |
| Most Tournament Wins | N. Williamson | 3 |
| Most Eagles | none | |
| Most Birdies | N. Williamson | 7 |
| Most Long Drives | S. Page | 5 |
| Most Closest to the Pin | S. Blotzer | 2 |
| L. Campbell | 2 | |
| M. Katz | 2 | |
| N. Williamson | 2 |
| Number of Tournaments | 9 |
| Avg. # of players per tournament | 22 |
| # different players winning first place | 19 |
| # different players winning second place | 19 |
| # of players eligible for the Winners Tournament | 23 |
Notes:
First Time Winner – Glenn Campbell (2), Steve Page (2)
New Players;
| Achieved 450 Tour. Points, Dave Pearce – 458.5 |
| Achieved 300 Tour. Points, Sandie Cook – 310.0 |
| Achieved 300 Tour. Points, Don Scribner – 302.0 |
| Achieved 200 Tour. Points – Rob Yarbrough – 200.5 |
| Achieved 150 Tour. Points, Neal Stachowicz – 159.5 |
| Achieved 100 Tour. Points, Steve Blotzer – 114.0 |
| Achieved 50 Tour. Points, Mike Katz – 68.0 |
| Achieved 50 Tour. Points, Mike Narodzonek – 50.5 |
| Valero Golf Club Records set or tied | Previous Record or Runner-UP |
| Most Tournaments @ the # 1 Ranking | |
| 5 – C. Kelly, 2007 | 5 – D. Storbeck, 2006 |
| Highest Avg. Ranking Points | |
| 14.97 – B. Simonson, 2007 | 14.63 – R. Simonson, 2005, 14.63 – N. Stachowicz, 2006 |
| Most Club Championship Wins | |
| 2 – S. Menzel | 1 – 9 players with one |
| Course Record – Low Gross Score | |
| 12 over par, D. Scribner, Deer Ridge, 2007 | 16 over par, M. Hurst, K. Peck, Deer Ridge, 2006 |
| 10 over par, N. Williamson, Rio Vista, 2007 (white tees) | none |
| 5 over par, N. Williamson, Shadow Lakes, 2007 | 9 over par, M. Cook, Shadow Lakes, 2003 |
| Course Record – Low Net Score | |
| 9 under par, S. Menzel, Rio Vista, 2007 (white tees) | none |
| 11 under par, S. Blotzer, Deer Ridge, 2007 | 9 under par, J. Crumrine, Deer Ridge, 2006 |
| 4 under par, S. Blotzer, Green Valley, 2007 | 1 under par, R. Yarbrough, Green Valley, 1996 |
| 1 under par, N. Williamson, Green Valley, 1997 |
2007 Highlights
The 37th Valero Golf Club season started out with the playing of the traditional 22nd annual Tom Stead memorial scramble at Green Tree G.C. on April 28th starting at 9am. The later than usual start to the season was caused by a Refinery Turnaround and Major Project work. The bonus was we had beautiful weather this year, quite a change from previous years. We had 31 players sign up and play. The first flight was won by the team of Ken Dorsey, Jake Finnegan, Don McFatter and Nemon Williamson, they were tied in first place by the team of John Ortiz, Dave Pearce, Don Scribner and Denzil Storbeck both teams shooting 64. Finishing in second place one stroke back, the team of Steve Blotzer, Bob Bohnet, Rick Morgan and Eddie Pereira. Taking third place was the team of Bob Brown, Glenn Campbell, Chris Kelly and Trent Van Nieuwburg. The second flight was won by the team of Mike Cook, Sandie Cook, Phil Eubanks and Michael Katz with a 66. Two strokes back was the second place team of Brittany Hurst, Matt Hurst, Kevin Peck and Karen Webster. Taking third place was the team of Todd Lopez, and Debbie and Sonny Menzel. Eddie Pereira won both closest to the pins. Sonny Menzel and Michael Katz won the long drives. This year we raised $310.00 in contributions to the American Heart Association in “Tom’s” memory. Total to date of $6351.00.
Valero Golf Rankings, to start the year off Chris Kelly held the # 1 spot, Kevin Peck # 2, Dave Pearce # 3, Sandie Cook # 4 and Denzil Storbeck # 5.
The first regular tournament of the year was held at Foxtail – South GC on Saturday, May 19th starting at 9am. Going low is the name of the game at Foxtail – South, the last tournament held there 9 years ago was won by Don Scribner and Jim Grant with net 63’s to win the first and second flights. No difference this year, Dave Pearce shot his best gross score ever (79) in winning the first flight with a net 65. Finishing second was Larry Campbell with Mike Cook taking third. In the second flight Glenn Campbell won his first tournament with a net 63. Bob Bohnet and Steve Page tied for second place with net 65’s. Steve Blotzer and Sandie Cook tied for third with net 70’s. The CP’s were won by Debbie Menzel and Larry Campbell. Dave Pearce and Steve Page won the LD’s. Dave Pearce starts off the year with the points lead, Glenn Campbell leads the scoring average. The greens were fast and like Rooster Run last year gave the players real problems if they were pin high or above. 8 birdies were made by the field, two by Dave Pearce, other birdie shooters were Steve Blotzer, Bob Bohnet, Matt Hurst, Don Scribner, Denzil Storbeck and Nemon Williamson. In first round Pyramid play it was Glenn Campbell over Sandie Cook. The Rankings were little changed, Chris Kelly at # 1, Dave Pearce moved into # 2, Kevin Peck slipped to # 3, Sandie Cook at # 4 and Denzil Storbeck at # 5.
The 6th annual Menzel Classic best-ball tournament was held on Saturday, June 2nd at Deer Ridge CC starting at 9:30 am. The weather was beautiful, temperature in the mid 80’s with only a rare slight delta breeze. AJ Jones and Nemon Williamson teamed up to win the first flight with a best-ball score of 61. The team of Steve Blotzer and Dave Pearce took second place with net 63. Steve Blotzer was red hot, shooting a net 60 (new low net course record) on his own ball plus a CP, LD, a birdie and 2 net eagles. The team of Mike Cook and Bob Simonson finished in third place with a 65. Sandie Cook and Don Scribner won the second flight for the second year in a row with a net 65. The Kevin Peck and Rob Yarbrough team finished second one stroke back. The Mike Osada and Denzil Storbeck team took third place with a 74. The team of Mike Narodzonek and Steve Page (Steve’s first tournament win) won the third flight posting a best-ball score of 68. Finishing second was the team of Floyd Duggins and Ed Vegas with a 69. The team of Bob Bohnet and Matt Hurst took third with a 72. The greens were the thing, difficult to read, only 4 birdies made for the entire field. Steve Blotzer, Kevin Peck, Don Scribner and Bob Simonson with one apiece. Net Eagles were made by Mike Osada, Kevin Peck and Bob Simonson. Only 6 players shot net scores par or better, the rest of the field averaged a net 79. Don Scribner’s gross score of 83 broke the low gross course record. The other CP was won by Don Scribner, the other LD was won by Rob Yarbrough. Dave Pearce maintained the points lead, Steve Blotzer took over the scoring average lead. Debbie and Sonny handed out very nice cash prizes to all the first, second and third place finishers in the first, second and third flights. The flight winners had their pictures taken as winners of the Menzel Classic. In first round Pyramid play it was Bob Bohnet over Kevin Peck. Chris Kelly maintained his # 1 Ranking, # 2 was Dave Pearce, Kevin Peck held at the # 3 position, Sandie Cook held at # 4 with Denzil Storbeck in the # 5 spot. Positions # 2 through # 4 are only separated by 0.29.
If you like playing golf in Scotland then you would have fit right in at Franklin Canyon at 7:30 am on Saturday, June 16th. The temperature was in the fifties with a 30+ mph gusty wind blowing, very cold conditions. The bad conditions didn’t bother Michael Katz who ran away in the first flight shooting a net 66, second place was Matt Hurst and Bob Simonson 8 strokes back. Don Scribner took third with a net 77. Jerry Crumrine and Debbie Menzel tied for first place in the second flight with net 66”s. In second place 2 strokes back was AJ Jones, another stroke back was Bob Bohnet and Bob Brown who tied for third. Steve Page won a CP (his first), the other CP was won by Michael Katz who also won both LD’s. Dave Pearce barely held his points lead for the year, Michael Katz tied Steve Blotzer for the scoring average lead. The greens were very slow, only 4 birdies made by the field. Rob Yarbrough had 2, Steve Page and Sonny Menzel had one apiece. In first round Pyramid play it was Michael Katz over Bob Brown, Matt Hurst over Dave Pearce and Don Scribner over Alex Tegenkamp. The Rankings remained the same in the first 4 positions with AJ Jones moving into the # 5 spot.
It was a beautiful day for golf, Saturday, July 14th starting at 9:36am at Paradise Valley GC, the temperature was in the mid eighties with the normal prevailing wind which came up on the back nine. The Campbell’s had their day, Larry won the first flight with a net 68, Michael Katz was one stroke back in second place, Nemon Williamson took third with a net 71. Glenn Campbell along with Bob Bohnet won the second flight with net 64’s, Bob winning for the second year in a row. Debbie Menzel was one stroke back in second place, another stroke back was John Ortiz in third. Shots of the day went to Larry Campbell who just missed a hole in one on the CP 3rd hole, Sandie Cook hit the pin on the CP 12th hole. The LD’s were won by Steve Page and Debbie Menzel. Bob Bohnet and Glenn Campbell with their wins took over the Points lead. Glenn also took over the scoring average lead for the year. The greens were in very good shape which led to 10 birdies from the field of 20 players. Birdies shooters were Steve Blotzer, Bob Bohnet, Larry Campbell, Ken Dorsey, Matt Hurst, Michael Katz, John Ortiz, Steve Page, Don Scribner and Neal Stachowicz. In very close first round Pyramid play it was Nemon Williamson over Mike Cook and Neal Stachowicz over Sonny Menzel. Also in first round play it was Ken Dorsey over Bob Boyer (@ Cypress Lakes). The Rankings were shook up as Michael Katz’s entered in the # 1 position, Chris Kelly dropped to # 2, Dave Pearce at # 3, Kevin Peck at # 4 with Bob Bohnet moving up into the # 5 position.
Our first major championship of the year was played at Rio Vista GC on Saturday, August 4th starting at 9am. When we got to the course we thought we were going to play Rio Vista without the wind as it was calm, that all ended on the first tee as the wind came up and blew pretty hard on the front nine, it dropped off on the back nine with the temperature at about 100 degrees as we finished play. Sonny Menzel after shooting a net 63 gathered 46 points and won the second flight and the Club Championship, his second as he also won it in 2001. Finishing in second place in the second flight was Bob Simonson with 33 points. Glenn Campbell took third place with 31 points. The first flight winner was Nemon Williamson with 40 points. Finishing second three points behind was Larry Campbell, another one point back was Mike Cook and Neal Stachowicz who tied for third. The third flight was won by Sandie Cook with 41 points. Jerry Crumrine was 6 points back in second place. Mike Narodzonek and Mike Osada tied for third place with 32 points. Bob Brown and Jerry Crumrine (both their first CP’s) won the CP’s. Steve Page won both the LD’s to bring his total to 4 for the year. Larry Campbell took over the points lead for the year, Glenn Campbell held on to the scoring average lead. The greens were quite a bit slower than the practice green but birdies were made, Nemon Williamson led the way with 3, Dave Pearce had 2, Larry Campbell, Mike Cook, Sandie Cook, Sonny Menzel, Steve Page and Denzil Storbeck had one a piece. Nemon Williamson shot a gross 37 on the back nine, both Larry Campbell and Sonny Menzel had gross 39’s on the same nine. Some changes took place in the golf club rankings, the absent Chris Kelly reclaimed the # 1 spot, Michael Katz slipped to the # 2 spot, Sandie Cook moved from # 6 to the # 3 spot, Nemon Williamson moved up from # 10 to the # 4 spot with Dave Pearce at the # 5 position. There was lots of movement in the Rankings due to the high ranking points available for the Club Champiionship. In first round Pyramid play it was John Ortiz over Joe Bateman, Debbie Menzel over Mike Osada by forfeit and Steve Blotzer over Todd Lopez by forfeit. In Second play it was Michael Katz over Debbie Menzel, Don Scribner over Steve Blotzer, Nemon Williamson over Bob Bohnet and Neal Stachowicz over Matt Hurst.
Friday the 24th of August was the date for the 6th “Boyd Cook Memorial Classic” held this year at Cypress Lakes G.C. starting at 1 pm. The weather was OK with the temperature in the high eighties but with a very strong westerly wind blowing. Mike and Sandie Cook who sponsored the tournament passed out driver or fairway wood head covers to each player after the round was over. Bill Sharp won the first flight with a net 68. Nemon Williamson took second place 2 strokes back. Neal Stachowicz was another stroke back and took third place. Bob Simonson became a two time winner of the Boyd Cook Classic by winning the second flight with a net 73. Sandie Cook took second place two strokes back. Jerry Crumrine was another stroke back and finished in third place. Bill Sharp and Nemon Williamson won the CP’s, Matt Hurst and Glenn Campbell (his first career LD) won the LD’s. Nemon Williamson shot a gross 39 on the front nine and took over the points lead for the year. Bob Bohnet who didn’t play took over the scoring average lead for the year. The greens were inconsistent in speed, some damp and some dry, this led to only 4 birdies for the field. Birdie shooters were Don Scribner, Bill Sharp, Bob Simonson and Nemon Williamson. In second round pyramid play it was Ken Dorsey over Glenn Campbell. The rankings were shook up again with Chris Kelly maintaining the # 1 position, Michael Katz in the # 2 spot, Bob Simonson moved from # 6 to the # 3 spot, Sandie Cook slipped to the # 4 position with Nemon Williamson holding the # 5 spot.
The sixth “Matt Hurst shootout” was played on Saturday, September 8th starting at 8:00 am at Rancho Solano G.C. The weather was OK, temperature in the mid eighties at the finish with a less than normal westerly wind. Matt Hurst handed out the traditional goodie bags to each player before they teed off. Neal Stachowicz won the first flight with a net 65, his second Shootout win and his second win in a row at Rancho. Michael Katz was second four strokes back. Don Scribner was third with a net 70. Steve Blotzer with an excellent net 66 won the second flight. Ken Dorsey and John Ortiz tied for second pl;ace with net 69’s. Bob Simonson took third with a net 70. The third flight was won by Sheldon Custer with his second Shootout win and Steve Page who tied for first place with net 74’s. Sandie Cook won second place two strokes back. Bob Brown took third place with a net 79. The par four 11th hole took it’s toll again this year, Mike Cook was the only player in the field to make a par four. Michael Katz and Mike Cook won the CP’s, John Ortiz and Steve Page (with his 5th LD this year) won the LD’s. Sandie Cook and Steve Page took over the points lead from Nemon Williamson. Bob Bohnet, who didn’t play maintained the scoring average lead for the year. There were some very difficult pin placements but birdies were made, birdie shooters were Ken Dorsey, Michael Katz, Sonny Menzel, Neal Stachowicz, Bob Simonson and Nemon Williamson. Neal Stachowicz, Steve Blotzer, Sheldon Custer, John Ortiz and Ken Dorsey took the last qualifying spots for the Winners Tournament bringing the final total to 23 for the year. Neal Stachowicz, Steve Blotzer, Sheldon Custer and Steve Page had their pictures taken in the traditional lavender blazer worn by the first place finishers. In third round pyramid play it was Neal Stachowicz over Nemon Williamson. The rankings again changed with Michael Katz taking over the # 1 spot, Bob Simonson moved up to # 2, Chris Kelly slipped to the # 3 spot, Sandie Cook held at # 4 with Nemon Williamson holding the # 5 position.
The “37th” annual Winners Tournament was played for the second year in a row at Shadow Lakes G.C. on Saturday, September 22nd with a 8am start time. Last year the temperature was unseasonable cool with reading’s only in the low to mid sixties. This year rain was added, it rained hard early but stopped just as we teed off, we did have some showers half way through the back nine. Only sixteen of the twenty-three eligible players played plus three ineligible for a total of nineteen. Nemon Williamson claimed his first Winners Tournament and third major shooting an excellent gross 76 net 66. The first place prize money was sweetened by a generous contribution by Rob Yarbrough. In winning his third major Nemon qualified for the Valero Golf Club’s “Hall of Fame”. With his win Nemon Williamson won the Points Championship for the year. In another very competitive year 11 different players had a chance to claim the Points Championship going into the Winners Tournament. Bob Simonson shot a net 67 to finish in second place. John Ortiz finished third with a net 68. Steve Blotzer and Nemon Williamson took the CP’s. In another very competitive year 12 different players won a CP, Steve Blotzer, Larry Campbell, Michael Katz and Nemon Williamson with 2 each led the way. The LD’s were both won by Michael Katz. We had 9 different players claim a LD during the year, Steve Page with 5 led the way closely followed by Michael Katz with 4. Bob Bohnet won the Scoring Average Championship for the year by winning a tie breaker with AJ Jones. Dave Pearce had two birdies, Sandie Cook, Sonny Menzel, Bob Simonson, Nemon Williamson and Rob Yarbrough had one apiece. The pin locations were difficult, each one seemed to be sitting on a crown. Nemon Williamson was again the birdie leader for the year with 7. In first round Pyramid play it was Rob Yarbrough over Mike DeHart by forfeit. In second round play it was John Ortiz over Rob Yarbrough. In third round Pyramid play it was Don Scribner over Michael Katz and John Ortiz over Ken Dorsey (@ Blue Rock-east). Bob Simonson with his second place finish moved into first place in the Valero Golf Rankings, Michael Katz slipped into the second spot, Nemon Williamson moved up to the # 3 spot, Chris Kelly moved down to # 4 with Sandie Cook holding the # 5 position.
The 21st Valero Cup tournament was played for the fifth time at Green Valley C.C. on Saturday, September 29th starting at 1:15pm. (Our thanks to our host Rob Yarbrough) The temperature was in the mid seventies with essentially no wind. The greens had recently been aerated which made putting an adventure. On the front nine Steve Blotzer shot a net 33, Jerry Crumrine a net 34, Glenn Campbell, Debbie Menzel and Bob Simonson had net 36’s, Sandie Cook had a net 37. On the back nine Steve shot a net 35 to win his first Major Championship and break the low net course record by 3 strokes. Jerry Crumrine finished second 2 strokes back, Debbie Menzel and Bob Simonson tied for third place another stroke back. Other top eight players included; Michael Katz and Nemon Williamson who had 3 birdies for the round. (Larry Campbell and Steve Page were eligible but didn’t play) By winning the Valero Cup, Steve Blotzer moved up into the # 5 spot in the rankings. Bob Simonson maintained his # 1 ranking, Nemon Williamson moved into the # 2 spot, Michael Katz slipped into the # 3 spot, Sandie Cook moved up to # 4.
The 31st Pyramid Tournament finals were held at the beautiful Contra Costa C.C. on Tuesday, November 13th, a beautiful fall day with temperatures in the high seventies and no wind. The course minus a couple of aerated fairways and some difference in the greens speed was perfect. John Ortiz, Don Scribner and Neal Stachowicz made up the final threesome for the championship. On the opening hole you tee off across the main road coming into the Country Club, Neal split the fairway, John was way right, Don was left. A huge tree sits right in the middle of the fairway and must be played around or over on your second shot. Neal hit his second shot pin high just left just off the green, John after we found his ball hit his second shot short of the green, chipped up and made a very good putt for a par. Neal also made a par on the hole. Don having some trouble took a triple bogey. Neal hit his tee shot on the par 3 second hole about 6 feet from the pin. John was long, Don was short. Neal missed his birdie putt but made par. John and Don made bogeys. On the par 5 third hole Neal again hit the green in regulation, missed a birdie putt and made par. John and Don made bogeys. On the # 1 handicap par 4 fourth hole both Neal and Don hit good tee shots. John teed off and went right over the road going OB but it carried all the way to the back of the par 3 fifth hole. Neal was on the green in two but 3 putted for a bogey. Both John and Don scrambled for bogey 5’s. On the par 3 fifth hole John and Don hit the green, Neal was just off and ended up making a bogey 4, John and Don both made pars. At the end of five holes of play John was 2 up over Neal who was 3 up over Don. The tough par 5 sixth hole was the turning point for the match. Neal hit his tee shot left but in bounds, hit his second shot left hitting a tree and bouncing straight down, from there he got down for a bogey 6. John having to hit from an impossible down hill side hill lie in the aerated fairway hit his shot left into the lateral hazard. A series of misadventures left him taking a 10 on the hole. Don made a bogey 6. Neal went back to par golf making pars on the 7th, 8th and 9th holes and going out in 39 strokes. At the end of the front nine he was leading John by 8 strokes and Don by 6 strokes. On the back nine John was even with Neal for the first 5 holes then picked up 3 strokes over the next 3 holes but ran out of holes and finished second, Don finished third. Neal will have his name engraved for the second time on the “Tom Stead Trophy” as the winner of the 31st Pyramid Tournament, ( $90.00 ). Finishing second was John Ortiz ( $46.00 ). Finishing third was Don Scribner ( $28.00). Low net money went to John Ortiz ( $22.00 ), Glenn Campbell ( $18.00 ), Rob Yarbrough ( $12.00 ), Ken Dorsey ( $14.00 ) and Sandie Cook ( $10.00 ). After the Pyramid Tournament Bob Simonson maintained the # 1 spot in the golf rankings, Kevin Peck holds at # 2, Dave Pearce with his win moves up to # 3, Sandie Cook holds at # 4 and Denzil Storbeck slips to the # 5 spot.
The # 1 position in the Valero Golf Club Rankings was held by Chris Kelly from the start of the year through Foxtail – south, Deer Ridge and the Franklin Canyon tournaments, Michael Katz took over after Paradise Valley, the absent Chris Kelly retook the top spot after Rio Vista and through Cypress Lakes. Michael Katz returned to # 1 after Rancho Solano. Bob Simonson after finishing second in the Winners Tournament at Shadow Lakes took the # 1 position and held his lead by finishing third in the Valero Cup at Green Valley CC. Bob ended the year as the # 1 ranked golfer.
By finishing 1st in Tournament Points, 3rd in the Scoring Average Championship for the year, and 5th in the Pyramid Tournament, Nemon Williamson was the Valero Golf Club’s “Player of the Year” for 2007 (his third).
The 13th annual Revenge Scramble Tournament scheduled to be played at Kennedy GC in Napa on October 13th was cancelled due to a refinery turnaround.
2007 was the sixth year for the Valero Golf League, nine hole team play starting officially at 4:30 pm every Thursday afternoon at Blue Rock Springs – East G.C. in Vallejo. The League ran from mid April through September. Birdies-R-Us and the Rovers were in first place to start off the year, then Team Albatross took over and held first through week # 7, Birdie-R-Us took over in week # 8 and held first place until the end of the regular season. At the end of the regular season the first place team ( Birdies-R-Us) ) received a bye, the second place teams the Hackers Unlimited and Team Albatross played off on August 10th to determine who would play the top team. Team Albatross won 6.5 to 1.5 and advanced on to play Birdies-R-Us on August 17th. The Championship match was pretty much one sided with Birdies-R-Us winning by a score of 7.0 to 1.0. This gave Birdies-R-Us their first league championship. Mike Cook shot video of the match showing play on the first, third and ninth holes. The first place team Birdies-R-Us consisted of team captain Glenn Campbell, Susan Cortez, Andrew Estrada, Sue Gustofson, Gary Jeffcoats, JD Johnson and Todd Lopez. Team Albatross finished in second place. The team consisted of Dave Barnholt, Lauren Bird, team captain Matt Hurst, Mike Osada, Glenn Overman, Mark Patterson and Terrence Vallely. The Hackers Unlimited took third place, the team consisted of Will Grinslade, AJ Jones, team co-captain Debbie Menzel, Sonny Menzel, Trent Van Nieuwburg, Don Wilson and co-captain Rob Yarbrough. Finishing in fourth place was The Rovers consisting of team captain Mike DeHart, Steve Duff, Rick Morgan, Jim Petrellese, Jim Rollans, Karen Webster and Guy Young. The Hookers finished fifth, the team consisting of Bob Boyer, Rick Hastings, Ben LaFountain, Tom Lorsbach, Jack Merrill, James Minkel, Robert Rivers and team captain Tim Tadler. Finishing in sixth place was the defending champion The Seadlings, the team consisted of co-captain John Endicott, Michael Katz, Tom Kelly, Al Middleton, co-captain Neal Stachowicz, Gene Stangel and Casey Walker. Year long individual honors went to Tim Tadler, low gross of 39 in the regular season, a record low net of 25 in the regular season went to Todd Lopez and Terrence Vallely. In the playoffs low gross went to Dave Barnholt and Matt Hurst with 41’s. Low net in the playoffs went to Dave Barnholt and Will Grinslade with 31’s. Jim Rollans had the most improved handicap for the year. In the league individual rankings Jim Rollans finishing the year in the # 1 position. During the season Jim broke the highest player ranking % record with a perfect 10 and held the # 1 spot for 12 weeks and 11 consecutive weeks. Al Middleton held # 1 spot for 4 weeks to start off the year. The Birdies-R-Us set a new league record for most team medal points won. Jim Rollans tied 6 league records, Sue Gustofson and Todd Lopez each tied one league record. In post season tournament play; in the three club tournament it was John Endicott with a new record gross 42, in the two person best-ball it was the Dave Barnholt-Rick Hastings team and the Casey Walker-Terrence Vallely team with net 27’s. In the bingo, bango bongo tournament it was Guy Young, Neal Stachowicz, Sonny Menzel and Terrence Vallely. In the Points Tournament it was Casey Walker in first with 20 points (birdied the 9th hole), Guy Young in second with 19 points and John Endicott in third with 18 points (and a gross 38). On September 20th there was play followed by an awards banquet where league president Sue Gustofson presented the league awards.
This golf year came to a close following the Pyramid Tournament Finals. This year we continued our weekday tournament play and players sponsoring tournaments, thanks to all the sponsors. We never tire of thanking Debbie Menzel for doing an outstanding job again as our Tournament Director in a very busy year for her. The Valero Golf League had another good year with a first time winner of the League Championship. Thanks to Sue Gustofson for running the Valero Golf League, also Mike DeHart, Treasurer & Membership Coordinator, Jim Rollans who was the league statistician and Will Grinslade who was the farm league statistician. As always we’re looking forward to next year, let’s pray for another year of wonderful weather. Mike Cook