Memorable Pyramid Matches

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Memorable Pyramid Matches

     Memorable matches include matches that were close or had a big turnaround during the round. If you have a match you think should be included,  let Mike Cook know about it. ( some Pyramid match scorecards are missing )    

     There were memorable matches in 1976 and 1977, unfortunately no scorecards exist from this period of time. There was no Pyramid Tournament in 1978. 

     1977 – Third round match in the losers bracket ( double elimination tournament ) between Mike Cook and Joe Luna @ old Blue Rock Springs G.C. ( from memory )  Mike had lost in the first round to Joe at Kennedy G.C. Joe shot an 89-33=56 to Mike’s 90-16=74. Joe known as a wild golfer did not hit his own fairway for 17 holes and did not lose a single golf ball. For the final insult his tee shot on # 18 hooked out way right over the water and came back into the middle of the fairway. Mike won over Floyd Duggins in the losers bracket. Joe lost in the second round to John Ortiz and came back to the losers bracket. Mike had to give Joe 15 strokes for this rematch. Mike had slowly and steadily reduced Joe’s lead to 3 strokes going to the 15th hole. Mike made a par to pick up one stroke and picked up one more on the par 4 sixteenth hole. Joe had a one stroke lead going to the 17th hole. Mike hit his tee shot right down the middle, Joe’s tee shot went off to the right into the 18th fairway. Mike hit his second shot on the front of the green. ( the pin was in the upper left hand part of the green ) Joe hit his second shot into a dirt area near the 18th  tee box behind some trees. On his next shot Joe mentioned to Mike he was going to hit his shot and please watch it as there was a lot of trees between him and the hole. Mike saw a dust cloud as Joe hit his shot out of the dirt, the ball ran across the ground, through all the trees, on to the fringe area, up over a large hump, and then ran clear across the green and stopped one foot from the hole. Joe tapped in for a par. Mike three putted from the front of the green for a bogey. Mike was now 2 strokes down going to the 18th hole. Joe hit a long tee shot right down the left center of the fairway. Mike hit his tee shot to the hump area on the left edge of the fairway which blocked out any shot towards the green. He tried to hook a long iron around the corner but it went right towards the 17th tee area. Joe using a utility wood topped his second shot down the fairway about 30 yards. Now using the same club, Joe hit a rocket, air mailing the green over the back. Mike and Joe looked for Mike’s ball but couldn’t find it in the tree area near the 17th tee. They finally found it had rolled down the cart path and ended up pin high on the par 5 hole. Joe’s ball was in 2 foot high grass behind the green. His first attempt didn’t get out, his second landed on the back of the green. He two putted for a double bogey 7. Mike chipped down close to the hole and then made a birdie 4 to win the match by one stroke. Mike would go on with wins over Dave Pearce, John Parker and Denzil Storbeck to win the losers bracket, then win over Rollin Podwys in the winners bracket before losing to John Ortiz in the finals. 

     1979 – Second round match between Dave Pearce and Tom Stead @ Diablo Creek G.C. Dave had won a match over Ron Kempka. Tom had won a match over Jim Spurgeon. Dave had to give Tom six strokes for the match. Tom took a double bogey on the first hole to lose 2 strokes and lost another on the par 5 third hole. He gained back 2 strokes on the par 3 fourth but then lost 6 strokes to Dave over the next four holes. Dave lost one stroke on the ninth hole but finished the front nine six strokes ahead to even the match.They started the back nine with Dave picking up 2 more strokes on the 10th hole. After halving the par 3 eleventh Tom got back 2 strokes by making par on the par 5 twelfth. Dave made par on the 13th hole to pick up one stroke but then tripled the par 5 fourteenth to go 2 down. He picked up those two strokes on the 15th to even the match once again. They halved the 16th and 17th holes with bogeys and went to the 18th dead even. Tom made a par to Dave’s bogey to win the match by one stroke. The next year, Tom would make a par on the 18th hole again @ Diablo Creek to win the Pyramid finals over Ron Kempka by one stroke.

                                       
     1979 – Third round match between John Ortiz and Clar Reyes @ Franklin Canyon G.C. John had won matches over Dan Tiburcio and Denzil Storbeck. Clar had won matches over Jim Aton and Joe Luna. John and Clar were even for the match. John made a par on the first hole to pick up one stroke but Clar made a par on the next three holes to pick up 6 strokes. John birdied the par 4 fifth hole to Clar’s double bogey to gain back 3 strokes. They halved the 6th hole. John picked up one more stroke on both the 7th and 8th holes to even the match going into the tough ninth hole. Clar made a bogey on the hole but John took a triple bogey to end the front nine 2 strokes down. The back nine started with John picking up one stroke on the 10th, halving the 11th and picking up two more strokes on the 12th to go one up. The players tied the 13th and 14th holes but John tripled the par 4 fifteenth to go 2 down. John came back to make a par on the 16th hole and reduce Clar’s lead to one stroke. Both players made a bogey on the 17th and made a par on the 18th hole to give Clar a one stroke win. Clar went on to defeat Mike Cook by 2 strokes in the finals to win the 1979 Pyramid Tournament

     1980 – Second round match between Darwin Richey and Denzil Storbeck @ old Blue Rock Springs G.C. 

     Darwin had a bye in the first round.

     Denzil won a match over Dan Tiburcio. 

     Denzil had to give 9 strokes to Darwin for the match. The players halved the first hole. Denzil picked up one stroke on the second and then they halved the third hole with bogeys. Darwin birdied the par 5 fourth hole to pick up 2 strokes. They halved the 5th. Denzil then picked up 5 strokes over the next three holes. Darwin made a par on the ninth hole to pick up a stroke and finish the front nine 6 strokes up. Denzil started the back nine by making a par on the 10th hole to pick up one stroke. The players halved the next two holes before entering old Blue Rock’s “amen corner” . Darwin doubled the 13th hole and tripled the 14th hole losing 4 strokes to Denzil. Darwin made a par on the 15th hole to go back to 2 up for the match. Denzil won the 16th hole and reduced Darwin’s lead to one stroke. They halved the 17th hole. Darwin made a par on the 18th hole to Denzil’s bogey and won the match by two strokes. Darwin won the next match by forfeit over Fred Trott but lost to Ron Kempka in the semifinals. 

     1980 – 4th round match between Mike Cook and Tom Stead @ old Blue Rock Springs G.C. 

     Mike had won matches over Jay Jordan, Jim Aton and Bob Simonson

     Tom had a bye, won by forfeit over Jim Grant and won his match over Roger Staha. 

     Mike had to give 20 strokes to Tom for the match. Mike took a 6 on the first hole and lost a stroke, he picked it back up on the second hole, then they halved the third. Tom picked up one more on the par 5 fourth hole. Mike then picked up 6 strokes on the next three holes but Tom birdied the 9th to Mike’s par. At the end of nine holes Tom was up by 17 strokes. After halving the 10th hole Mike picked up 4 strokes on the 11th and 12th holes. The players now entered Blue Rock’s  “amen corner”. Mike hit a tee shot down the right center of the fairway just around the corner. Tom put his first two tee shots out of bounds . He then hit another ball right into the trees, and in attempting to play through them his ball went O.B. His adventures continued, he even ended up in the piles of sands that are used to fill bunkers, played out of them and finally got back to the fairway. Mike hit his second shot on the green and made a 4. Tom ended up taking a 15 on the par 4 hole. Tom’s lead was down to 2 strokes going to the par 5 fourteenth hole. Mike hit a good tee shot but Tom passed him up using his 2 iron off the tee. After taking a 15 on the previous hole, Tom birdied the par 5 fourteenth hole. Mike made a par and was 3 down. They halved the par 3 fiftheenth hole. Mike hit his tee shot right on the 16th hole and had to take an unplayable lie. He lost another stroke and was 4 down. Mike made a par on the 17th and 18th holes, Tom made bogeys but won the match by 2 strokes. Tom went on to beat Ron Kempka in the finals by one stroke and was the 1980 Pyramid Champion. 

          1981 – First round match between Mike Cook and Don Dean @ Somoma G.C. 

     Mike had to give Don 20 strokes for the match. Mike birdied the old short par 4 first hole to pick up one stroke and then picked up 7 more strokes on the next 4 holes. They halved the 6th hole and then Mike picked up 6 more strokes on the next three holes to finish the front nine 6 strokes down. Don lost 2 more strokes on the 10th hole, they halved the 11th, Don lost 4 more strokes on the next two holes to even the match. Don picked up one stroke on the 14th to go one up, they halved the 15th and Mike picked up one stroke on the 16th hole to even the match again. Mike hit his tee shot on the short par 3 seventeenth into a bunker, Don hit his on the green. Through a series of misadventures Mike ended up taking a seven  to Don’s par 3 to go 4 down going to the 18th hole. Mike picked up two strokes on the 18th hole and lost the match to Don. Don went on to lose in the second round to Andy Marquez. 

     1981 – First round match between John Ortiz and Rarwin Richey @ Sonoma G.C. 

     John had to give Darwin one stroke for the match. Starting out they halved the first two holes. John picked up 3 strokes on the par 4 third hole but then lost one stroke to Darwin on each of the next two holes. John picked up one on the 6th hole, Darwin got it back on the 7th hole. They halved the 8th hole, Darwin picked up two strokes on the ninth to finish the front nine 2 strokes up. They started the back nine halving the 10th hole. They swapped strokes on the next two holes. Darwin picked 2 strokes on the 13th hole to go 4 up for the match. John came back  winning the 14th hole by one stroke to reduce the lead to 3 strokes again. They halved the next two holes and went to the 18th hole with Darwin leading by 3 strokes. John made a par on the 18th, Darwin made a double bogey but hung on to win the match by one stroke. Darwin would go on to win over Mike Pajarillo but lose in the third round to Jim Aton. 

     1981 – First round match between Mike Pajarillo and Denzil Storbeck @ old Blue Rock Springs G.C. 

     Denzil had to give 13 strokes to Mike for the match. Denzil picked up one stroke each on the first two holes. He then birdied the par 3 third hole to pick up 3 more strokes. He then picked up one more on the 4th hole, they halved the next four holes. Denzil picked up one more on the ninth to finish the front nine 6 strokes down. Starting the back nine Denzil picked up one on the 10th, three on the 11th before halving the 12th hole. Mike was still two strokes up as they entered old Blue Rock’s “amen corner”. Denzil picked up one stroke on the 13th to go one down but Mike turned it around by making a birdie on the par 5 fourteenth to Denzil’s bogey. They halved the par 3 fifthteenth, Mike picked up one on the 16th to put Denzil 4 down going to the 17th hole. Denzil picked up one stroke on the 17th and two strokes on the 18th but lost the match by one stroke to Mike. Mike went on to lose in the second round to Darwin Richey. 

     1981 – Second round match between Tom Palilonis and Tom Stead @ Dry Creek Ranch G.C. 

     Tom Palilonis had won a match over Jim Grant

     Tom Stead had won a match over Scotty Coffin. 

     Tom Palilonis had to give Tom Stead 11 strokes for the match. Palilonis picked up one stoke on each of the first six holes before halving the seventh hole. He then picked up two strokes on the 8th hole and one more on the 9th to finish the front nine 2 strokes down. Palilonis started the back nine the same by picking up two strokes on the 10th hole to even the match. Stead birdied the par 3 eleventh to pick up 3 strokes but gave them back on the next hole. They halved the next two holes to remain even. Palilonis made par on the # 2 handicap 15th hole to pick up a 2 stroke lead. Stead came back to pick up one stroke on the 16th hole and be one down going to the 17th. They halved the 17th hole. Palilonis made a bogey on the 18th hole but still picked up a stroke to win the match by two strokes. 

     1981 – Fourth round match between Andy Marquez and Tom Palilonis @ old Blue Rock Springs G.C. 

     Andy had won matches over Ron Kempka ( forfeit ), Don Dean and Boyd Cook.

     Tom had won matches over Jim Grant, Tom Stead and Marv Smith. 

     Tom had to give Andy 11 strokes for the match. Andy made a par on the first hole to pick up 2 more strokes. Tom picked up one stroke on the second hole but gave it back on the par 3 third. Andy’s big slice shot got him into trouble on the par 5 fourth hole, taking a 9 to Tom’s 6. They halved the fifth hole.  Tom picked up 6 more strokes on the next three holes and then matched Andy’s par on the ninth hole to finish the front nine 4 strokes down. Tom picked up one more stroke on the 10th hole but gave back one stroke each on the 11th and 12th holes to go 5 down entering old Blue Rock’s “amen corner”. Andy triples the 13th and 14th holes and makes a bogey on the 15th to give back 6 strokes and put Tom up by one stroke going to the 16th hole. Andy hits his normal big slice off the tee. He gets to his second shot and tells Tom he’s going to hit his 5 iron ( he hit his 5 iron anywhere from 120 yds to 190 yds ). Andy hits his 5 iron up over the top of the large trees between 16 and 17 fairway and slices it back. Andy couldn’t see where it went and asked Tom if he saw it. Tom replied in dismay it was on the green about a foot from the hole. Andy tapped in for a birdie 3, Tom took a bogey 5 and was now down by one stroke. They halved the 17th hole. Andy made a par on the 18th hole to Tom’s bogey to win the match by two strokes. Andy went on to lose to Jim Aton in the finals. 

          1982 – Second round match between Mike Cook and George McCloskey @ old Blue Rock Springs G.C. 

     Mike had won a match over Jim Spurgeon

     George had won a match over Boyd Cook 

     Mike had to give George 19 strokes for the match. Mike made a par on the first hole to pick up one stroke. They halved the second hole with bogeys. Mike picked up 7 strokes over the next 4 holes. They halved the 7th hole, Mike picked up one stroke each on the next two holes to finish the front nine 9 strokes down. Starting the back nine George lost 3 strokes on the 10th hole and 2 more on the 11th hole before they halved the 12th. George was 4 strokes up entering old Blue Rock’s “amen corner”. Mike made a par on the 13th hole to pick up one more stroke, but George halved the next two holes against Mike to maintain a 3 stroke lead. George picked up another stroke on the 16th hole to go 4 up. Mike made a par on the 17th and with George’s double bogey reduced the lead to 2 strokes going to the 18th hole. George took a 7 on the par 5 eighteenth hole, Mike birdied it to win the match by one stroke. Mike went on to lose in the third round to Denzil Storbeck. 

     1982 – 2nd round match between Andy Marquez and Denzil Storbeck @ old Blue Rock Springs G.C. 

     Andy had won a match over Bob Meyer.

     Denzil had won a match over Clint Todd. 

     Denzil had to give Andy 8 strokes for the match. Andy takes an 8 on the par 4 first hole to lose 3 strokes. They halved the second hole. Denzil picked up one stroke on the par 3 third but gave it back to Andy on the par 5 fourth hole. Denzil comes back to pick up one stroke each on the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th holes. At the end of the first nine holes of play Denzil had picked up 8 strokes to even the match. The players started out the back nine by halving the 10th hole. Denzil picked up one stroke on the par 4 eleventh hole. Andy got the stroke back on the par 3 twelfth. The players now entered “amen corner”. They halved the par 4 thirteenth with bogeys. Denzil would make a par on the par 5 fourteenth and pick up 3 strokes on Andy. Andy turned it around and picked up 2 strokes on the par 3 fifteenth and one more on the par 4 sixteenth. The match was dead even going to the 17th hole. Denzil would make a bogey on the hole but still picked up 2 strokes on Andy. Denzil would then make a bogey on the par 5 eighteenth but Andy would birdie it to end the match in a tie. Denzil would go on to win the rematch with Andy by 3 strokes, win a third round match over Mike Cook before losing in the fourth round to Don Scribner. 

     1982 – 3rd round match between Dave Pearce and Don Scribner @ Franklin Canyon G.C. 

     Dave had won matches over Bill Telepak and Rollin Podwys.

     Don had won matches over Bob Simonson and John Ortiz.                                                                                                               Don had to give Dave one stroke for the match. Dave picked up one stroke on the 1st and 2nd holes but gave them back plus one taking a seven on the par 3, 6th hole. Dave picked up another stroke on the 7th hole with Don picking up one on the 9th hole. The match was dead even after nine holes. Starting the back nine Don took an 8 on the par 4 10th hole and a 7 on the par 5 13th hole giving Dave a 5 stroke lead. Don picked up one stroke on the 14th to reduce Dave’s lead to 4 but tripled the 15th. Dave returned the favor by taking a  triple on the 16th but picked up one stroke on the 17th hole for a five stroke lead going to the par 5 eighteenth hole. The tees were on the left side of the tee box, Don commented that he would cut the dogleg by going over the trees and proceeded to hit a good drive. Dave followed Don’s lead but his tee shot hit the trees. He had to retee his drive and hit again. After a series of shots Dave was on the green in 6 strokes. Don after hitting a good drive hit his second shot on the green. Don was away and putted first making as he describes it a 90 foot snake putt that broke four ways for an eagle three. Dave had a long putt and putted up to within a couple of  feet. He then missed the putt giving Don the match by one stroke. Don would experience a similar fate later in the year in the finals match but that’s another story. Dave and Don would meet again the following year in a first round match at Green Tree G.C. Dave taking no chances shot a net 60 to win the match by 16 strokes. 

     1982 – Finals match between Don Dean and Don Scribner @ Kennedy G.C. 

     Don Dean had won matches over Marv Smith, Harold Juris, Ron Powers and Clar Reyes.

     Don Scribner had won over Bob Simonson, John Ortiz, Dave Pearce and Denzil Storbeck. 

     Don Scribner had to give two strokes to Don Dean for the match. Don Dean took a 10 on the par 4 first hole (now the 10th) followed by an 8 on the par 4 second hole (now the 11th) and decided to forfeit the match. Don Scribner talked him into continuing to play and on they went. Dean lost another stroke on the 3rd hole (now the 12th) but got it back on the 4th (now the 13th). Scribner took a 9 on the par 5 fifth (now the 14th) and a 8 on the par 3 seventh hole (now the 16th) to give Dean a 2 stroke lead. After halving the 8th hole (now the 17th) Dean picked up 3 more strokes on the 9th hole (now the 18th) for a 5 stroke lead after 9 holes. Scribner picked up one stroke on the 10th and 11th holes (now the 1st & 2nd), 2 strokes on the 12th (now the 3rd) and one on the 13th (now the 4th) to even the match. They halved the next two holes, then Scribner picked up one stroke on the 16th and 17th (now the 7th & 8th) holes for a two stroke lead going to the 18th hole (now the 9th). Scribner with a two stroke lead decided to play it safe and tee off with a 4 wood. He mishit his tee shot into a patch of tall wet grass just left off the tee. Dean hit his normal tee shot right down the middle of the fairway. Scribner decided he could hit his 4 wood out of the grass but the ball just barely moved, then one more try with the same result. He now had to take an unplayable lie and dropped out. Three more shots to the green, in the meantime Dean hit on the green in three and made the putt for a par 4. Scribner ended up with a nine and lost the 1982 Pyramid finals by three strokes. Moral of the story, if your competitor wants to forfeit the match to you, let them! Don Dean was the 1982 Pyramid Champion.

      1983 – Second round match between Joe Luna and Rollin Podwys @ Franklin Canyon G.C. 

     Joe had won a match over Jim Aton.

     Rollin had won a match over Barry Ramos 

     Rollin had to give Joe 17 strokes for the match. Rollin started out the match hot winning one stroke a hole through the first 5 holes. Joe put a stop to it on the par 3 sixth hole winning 2 strokes back. They halved the next hole, Rollin came back gaining 3 strokes on the 8th hole and 3 more on the par 5 ninth hole. They finished the front nine with Joe up by 8 strokes. Rollin continued to gain picking up 3 strokes on the 10th hole and 4 more on the 11th hole. Joe was now only up by one stroke. He turned it around again gaining 2 strokes against Rollin on the 12th hole and 4 more on the 13th hole. They halved the 14th, Rollin got back one stroke on the 15th before halving the 16th hole with Joe. Rollin turned it around again picking up 2 strokes on the 17th hole and 2 more on the 18th but fell just short losing the match to Joe by 2 strokes. Joe would go on to win matches over Terrance Woram and Andy Marquez before losing in the finals to Denzil Storbeck.  

     1983 – Third round match between Andy Marquez and John Ortiz @ old Blue Rock Springs G.C. 

     Andy had won matches over Mike Cook and Scotty Coffin.

     John had won matches over Mike Pajarillo and Boyd Cook. 

     Andy had to give John one stroke for the match. The players started out by halving the first two holes. Andy made a par on the par 3 third hole and picked up 2 strokes. They halved the 4th and 5th holes with bogeys. Andy picked up 2 more strokes on the par 4 sixth. John picked up his first stroke on the 7th hole but gave it back again on the par 3 eight. Andy would end play on the front nine by picking up one more stroke and be 4 up for the match. John started out the back nine by gaining one stroke on the par 4 tenth hole. They halved the 11th hole. Andy got back the stroke on the par 3 twelefth to remain 4 strokes up entering “amen corner”. They halved the par 4 thirteenth hole. Andy picked up one more stroke on the par 5 fourteenth to go 5 up. John picked up one stroke on the par 3 fifteenth, 2 on the par 4 sixteenth and 2 more on the par 4 seventeenth to even the match going to the 18th hole. Both players would make a bogey on the last hole to end the match in a tie. John had enough and forfeited the rematch to Andy. Andy would go on to lose in the fourth round to Joe Luna. 

     1984 – First round match between Dave Pearce and Jim Spurgeon @ Diablo Creek G.C. 

     Dave had to give Jim 11 strokes for the match. Dave picked up 2 strokes on the first hole but gave one back to Jim on the second hole. Dave then picked up 9 strokes on the next 5 holes. They halved the 8th hole and Jim came back to gain one stroke on the 9th hole. Jim’s lead was down to 2 strokes starting the back nine. The players halved the 10th and 11th holes, Dave picked up one stroke on the 12th and 3 more on the 13th to go 2 up for the match. Jim came back gaining 2 strokes on the 14th hole, halving the 15th and picked up one more stroke on the 16th hole to regain the lead by one stroke. Dave picked up 2 strokes on the short 17th hole to go one stroke up going to the 18th hole. Dave and Jim halved the 18th hole giving Dave the match by one stroke. Dave went on with wins over Jim Grant, Bob Meyer, Howard Nitzkowski and Cullen Stephenson to win the 1984 Pyramid Tournament. 

     1985 – First round match between Tony Ramos and Clar Reyes @ old Blue Rock Springs G.C. 

     Clar had to give Tony 8 strokes for the match. The players halved the opening par 4 first hole. Clar picked up 2 strokes on the 2nd hole but gave them back on the third as Tony made a par 3. Clar started off again picking up 2 strokes on the 4th and one more on the par 4 fifth hole. Tony came back picking up one stroke on the 6th hole. They halved the 7th hole. Tony picked up one more stroke on the tough par 3 eight. Clar came back to get one stroke back on the 9th hole. At the end of the front nine Tony was up by  6 strokes. Clar started out the back nine by picking up 2 strokes on the 10th hole and one more on the 11th. They halved the 12th hole with bogeys before entering “amen corner”. Clar drew first blood picking up one stroke on the 13th hole and 3 more on the par 5 fourteenth hole to go up by one stroke. Tony came back by making a par on the par 3 fifteenth hole and getting back 3 strokes. They halved the 16th and 17th holes. Going to the last hole Clar was down by 2 strokes. Clar would make a bogey on the par 5 eighteenth, Tony would take a double bogey but hang on to win the match by one stroke. Tony would go on to a second round win over Jim Spurgeon before losing to Denzil Storbeck in the third round. 

     1985 – Finals match between Boyd Cook and Ray Turner @ old Blue Rock Springs G.C. 

     Boyd had won matches over Tom Stead, John Ortiz, Dave Pearce and Bob Mathews.  

     Ray had won matches over Al Trujillo, Blaine Eversole, Sandie Cook and Denzil Storbeck. 

     Boyd had to give Ray 9 strokes for the match. Ray started out with a par on the first hole to pick up one stroke. Boyd picked up 2 strokes on the par 5 second hole. Ray came back to pick up one on the par 3 third hole. Boyd made a par on the downhill par 5 fourth hole picking up one stroke. Ray came back again to pick up 2 strokes on the 5th hole. Ray took a nine on the par 4 sixth hole to lose 4 strokes. They halved the 7th hole. Boyd picked up one stroke on the 8th hole, they then halved the 9th hole. At the end of the first nine holes Ray was up by 5 strokes. The players started out the back nine by halving the 10th hole. Boyd picked up one stroke on the 11th and 3 strokes on the 12th hole to be down by one stroke entering “amen corner”. They halved the par 4 thirteenth hole with bogeys. Boyd took a double bogey 7 on the par 5 fourteenth but picked up 3 strokes with Ray taking a 10 on the hole. They halved the 15th and 16th holes. Boyd picked up one more stroke on the 17th hole to lead by 3 strokes going to the 18th hole. They halved the 18th making Boyd the 1985 Pyramid Champion. This was an early Christmas present for Boyd as the finals match was played on December 21st that year. 

     1986 – First round match between Tony Ramos and Jim Spurgeon @ old Blue Rock Springs G.C. 

     Tony had to give Jim 14 strokes for the match. Tony got off to a fast start picking up 2 strokes on the 1st, one on the second and one more on the third hole. Jim came back to pick up one stroke on the par 5 fourth hole but gave it back on the par 4 fifth. They halved the next two holes. Tony made a par on the tough par 3 eight hole to pick up 2 strokes. They halved the par 4 ninth hole. At the end of the front nine Jim was up by 8 strokes. Tony started out fast again the on the back nine picking up one stroke on the 10th hole and 2 more on the par 4 eleventh. They halved the par 3 twelfth before entering “amen corner”. The players halved the 13th and 14th holes. Jim picked up one stroke on the par 3 fifteenth. Jim was 6 strokes up going to the 16th hole. Tony made a par on the 16th hole to pick up 2 strokes. They halve the 17th holes with double bogeys. Tony made a birdie on the par 5 eighteenth hole but Jim with a bogey wins the match by 2 strokes. Jim would go on to lose a second round match to Dave Pearce. 

     1986 – First round match between Sandie Cook and Dave Pearce @ Chimney Rock G.C. 

     Dave had to give Sandie 10 strokes for the match. Sandie picked up one stroke on the opening par 4 first hole. She then picked up 2 strokes on the 2nd. They halved the par 3 third hole. Dave came back to pick up one stroke on the 4th hole. They would go on to halve the 5th, 6th and 7th holes. Dave picked up one stroke each on the 8th and 9th holes. At the end of the first nine holes of play Sandie was leading by 10 strokes. Dave got it going starting out the back nine by picking up one stroke on the 10th, 2 on the 11th and 2 more on the 12th. Sandie came back to pick up one stroke on both the 13th and 14th holes. Dave bounced back by picking up 2 strokes on the 15th, one on the 16th and 2 more on the 17th hole to be two strokes down going to the 18th hole. Dave would make a par four to Sandie’s triple bogey seven to win the match by one stroke. Dave would go on with wins over Jim Spurgeon and Ray Turner before losing to Denzil Storbeck in the finals. 

     1986 – Finals match between Howard Nitzkowski and Denzil Storbeck @ old Blue Rock Springs G.C. 

     Howard had won matches over John Ortiz, Cullen Stephenson and Don Dean

     Denzil had won matches over Jim Aton, Darwin Richey and Rollin Podwys 

     Denzil had to give Howard 8 strokes for the match. Howard who was known to get off  usually to a bad start in matches did the opposite and made a birdie 3 on the par 4 first hole (now # 10 on the west course) to Denzil’s par 4. The players halved the par 5 second hole (now # 6) with bogeys. Howard picks up another stroke on the par 3 third hole (now # 7) with a par. Denzil pars the downhill par 5 fourth hole (now # 8) regaining 2 strokes on Howard. They halve the par 4 fifth hole. Denzil makes a bogey 5 on the tough par 4 sixth hole and picks up another stroke. Howard comes back with a par on the par 4 seventh hole (now # 16) and gets that stroke back. Denzil makes a bogey 4 on the tough par 3 eighth hole to regain that stroke again. The players halve the par 4 ninth hole (now # 9). At the end of nine holes of play Howard is up by 7 strokes. Howard had problems starting play on the back nine taking a 7 on the par 4 tenth hole (now # 5), Denzil made a par 4. The players exchanged strokes on the par 4 eleventh (now # 17) and the par 3 twelfth holes (now # 4). They halved the par 4 thirteenth hole (now # 18) with pars. Both players had problems on the uphill par 5 fourteenth hole with Denzil picking up one stroke. They halved the par 3 fifteenth hole with bogeys. Denzil picks up one stroke on the downhill par 4 sixteenth hole to be 2 strokes down in the match going to the 17th hole. They halve the uphill par 4 seventeenth hole. Howard had some problems trying to close out the match and took a 7 on the downhill par 5 eighteenth hole, Denzil came through with a great birdie 4 to win the match by one stroke.  

     1987 – First round match between John Ortiz and Don Scribner @ old Blue Rock Springs G.C. 

     John had to give Don 4 strokes for the match. John got off to a bad start taking a 9 on the par 4 first hole and a 9 on the par 5 second hole, Don picked up 7 strokes. John picked up one stroke each on the next two holes but gave them back on the 5th and 6th holes. Don picked up 3 more strokes on the 7th hole, John coming back got two back on the par 3 eight but gave one of them back again on the 9th hole. At the end of the front nine Don was up by 13 strokes. The two players halved the first three holes on the back nine. They now entered  “amen corner”. John picked up 4 strokes on the 13th hole, one stroke on the 14th hole and 3 strokes on the par 3 fifteenth hole to be down by 5 strokes. They halved the 16th hole, John picked up one stroke on the par 4 seventeenth to be down by 4 strokes going to the 18th hole. Don took a 10 on the finishing hole with John making a par 5 to win the match by one stroke. John went on with wins over Mike Rosenberg and Mike Cook before losing in the finals to Drew Paterson. 

     1988 – Second round match between Larry Campbell and Boyd Cook @ Tilden Park G.C. 

     Larry had won a match over Drew Paterson.

     Boyd had won a match over Howard Nitzkowski. 

     Boyd had to give Larry 3 strokes for the match. Play started on the back nine. Larry picked up two strokes by making par on the par 4 tenth hole but gave them back with a double bogey on the long par 3 eleventh hole. After halving the narrow 12th hole Boyd picked up one stroke on the par 5 thirteenth hole but gave one back to Larry on the 14th hole. Larry took an 8 on the 15th hole to Boyd’s 5 losing 3 strokes. They halved the 16th hole, Boyd picked up one stroke on the 17th but lost two strokes to Larry’s par on the 18th hole. At the end of the first nine holes Larry was up by one stroke. Larry took an 8 on the tough par 4 first hole losing two strokes and lost one more on the sharp dogleg left par 4 second hole. Larry picked up one stroke on the 3rd hole and halved the 4th hole with Boyd. Larry made a par on the 5th hole picking up 2 strokes. The players halved the next two holes with Larry up by one stroke going to the 8th hole. Boyd made a par on the tough par 5 eight hole to Larry’s bogey to even the match. Boyd won the match by making a par on the uphill dogleg left par 4 ninth hole. Larry made a bogey 5. Boyd went on to lose in the third round to Phil Eubanks. 

     1988 – Finals match between Phil Eubanks and Don Scribner @ Diablo Creek G.C. 

     Phil had won matches over Mike Rosenberg, Dave Pearce and Boyd Cook.

     Don had won matches over Don Dean, Sandie Cook and Mike Cook. 

     Don had to give Phil 9 strokes for the match. Don picked up 5 strokes on the first three holes but made a triple bogey the par 3 fourth hole giving back 2 strokes. They halved the par 4 fifth hole, Don picked up one stroke on the 6th hole and two strokes on the 7th hole. After halving the 8th, Phil made a par on the par 4 ninth hole and gained back two strokes. At the end of the front nine Don was down by 5 strokes. Starting the back nine Don picked up 4 strokes on the 10th and 11th holes. They halved the next two holes before Don picked up another stroke on the 14th hole to even the match. Phil made a par on the par 4 fifteenth to Don’s double bogey and then gained another stroke on the 16th hole. Don made par on the tough little 17th hole to get back one stroke and go to the final hole 2 strokes down. Both players made a bogey on the par 4 final hole making Phil the winner of the 1988 Pyramid Tournament. This match was also the playoff for the Winners Tournament in which Phil and Don had tied and made Phil the Winners Tournament Champion for 1988 also. 

     1991 – First round match between Bob Bohnet and John Ortiz @ old Blue Rock Springs G.C. 

     John had to give Bob 7 strokes for the match. John starting out par, bogey on the first two holes and picked up two strokes on Bob. They halved the third hole. John made a par on the downhill par 5 fourth hole and picked up two more strokes. Bob went on the offense and picked up 4 strokes on the next two holes. John came back to pick up two strokes on the 7th hole and one each on the 8th and 9th holes. At the end of the front nine Bob led by 3 strokes. John starts out the back nine by picking up 2 strokes on the 10th hole. They halved the 11th hole with pars, then John picked up 2 more strokes on the par 3 twelfth to go ahead in the match by one stroke. The players now entered “amen corner”. They halved the 13th and 14th holes, then Bob picked up 2 strokes on the par 3 fifteenth to go back ahead in the match by one stroke. They halved the 16th hole. John picked up one stroke on the uphill par 4 seventeeth to even the match again. John would make a par on the par 5 eighteenth to Bob’s bogey 6 to win the match by one stroke. John went on to tie Dave Pearce in the second round at Graeagle Meadows G.C. before losing to him in the playoff match at Plumas Pines C.C. 

     1992 – First round match between Bob Bohnet and Phil Kruger @ Franklin Canyon G.C. 

     Bob had to give Phil 4 strokes for the match. Bob and Phil started out the match by halving the first three holes. Bob picked up one stroke on the par 3 fourth hole but lost it back to Phil on the par 4 fifth hole. Bob picked up one stroke again on the par 3 sixth hole, 3 more strokes on the par 5 seventh and one more on the par 4 eight hole. They halved the par 5 ninth hole finishing the front nine with Bob leading by one stroke. They halved the 10th hole to start the back nine. Phil picked up one stroke on the par 3 eleventh to even the match. He then picked up one stroke each on the next three holes to go three up. Bob came back by making par on the par 4 fifteenth hole and picking up two strokes. They halved the 16th hole. Bob picked up one more stroke on the 17th hole to even the match. Phil would make a bogey on the 18th hole but Bob would make a double bogey to lose the the match to Phil by one stroke. Phil went on to lose to George McCloskey in the second round. 

     1992 – First round match between Steve Blotzer and Ed Vegas @ Franklin Canyon G.C. 

     Ed had to give Steve one stroke for the match. Ed started out fast picking up 4 strokes on the first two holes but Steve came right back picking up 4 strokes on the next two holes. Ed would make a bogey on the par 4 fifth hole and pick up one stroke on Steve. Steve came back to par the par 3 sixth hole and pick up 2 strokes. Ed returned the favor by making a par on the par 5 seventh hole and picked up 3 strokes. Steve picked up 2 more strokes on the par 4 eight hole with a par. Both players stumbled on the par 5 ninth hole but Steve was able to pick up 2 strokes. At the end of the front nine Steve was leading by 3 strokes. Steve lenghtened his lead by picking up 3 more strokes on the 10th hole. They halved the par 3 eleventh. Ed picked up one stroke on the par 4 twelfth and birdied the tough par 5 thirteenth hole to pick up 3 more strokes. Both players struggled on the sharp dogleg right par 4 fourteenth hole with Steve gaining back 3 strokes. Steve picked up one more stroke on the 15th hole. Ed came back picking up 3 strokes on the par 4 sixteenth hole. Steve was up by 3 strokes going to the 17th hole and picked up one more stroke on the par 3 seventeenth to go 4 strokes up going to the final hole. Ed makes a birdie 4 the 18th hole for the win as Steve takes a 9 and loses the match by one stroke. Ed went on with wins over Floyd Duggins and George McCloskey before losing to Mike Cook in the finals.

      Both the Bohnet – Kruger close match and the Blotzer – Vegas close match were played on the same day in the same foursome at Franklin Canyon G.C.

     1993 – Third round match between Rollin Podwys and Rob Yarbrough @ Paradise Vly. G.C. 

     Rollin had won matches over Matt Hurst and Phil Kruger

     Rob had won matches over Mike Cook and Sandie Cook 

     Rollin had to give Rob 9 strokes for the match. Rob made a par on the first hole to pick up 3 strokes but gave two back on the par 4 second hole. Rob got one back on the par 3 third hole. Rollin got one stroke on each of the next two holes. The players halved the 6th and 7th holes and they again exchanged one stroke on each of the last two holes on the front nine. At the end of the front nine Rob was leading by 9 strokes. Rollin started out the back nine by picking up 2 strokes on the tough 10th hole. They then halved the next two holes. Rollin picked up one stroke on the 13th hole. Rollin birdied the 14th hole and made a par on the 15th hole  to pick up four more strokes. Rob made a double bogey on the 16th hole to lose one more stroke. Rollin made a bogey on the 17th hole but picked up two strokes to go one up in the match going to the 18th hole. Rollin made a par on the 18th hole to Rob’s bogey to win the match by two strokes. Rollin would go on to lose in the finals to Ed Vegas. 

     1993 – Third round match between Ed Vegas and Gary Villeneuve @ Cypress Lakes G.C. 

     Ed had won matches over Sheldon Custer and George McCloskey ( by forfeit )

     Gary had won matches over John Ortiz and Dan Riley. 

     Gary had to give Ed 13 strokes for the match. Ed made a bogey on the par 5 first hole but picked up one stroke. They halved the second hole. Gary picked up one stroke on the 3rd and two strokes on the par 4 fourth hole. Ed made a par on the par 5 fifth hole to Gary’s triple bogey to gain the  3 strokes back. They halved the 6th hole. Gary picked up 5 strokes on the final three holes of the front nine. At the end of the first nine holes Ed was leading by 9 strokes. Ed started out the back nine with a double bogey but still picked up 2 strokes on Gary to increase his lead to 11 strokes. They halved the 11th and 12th holes. Gary picked up one stroke each on the 13th and 14th holes. Ed made a par on the 15th hole to pick up one more stroke to keep his lead at 10 strokes. Both players struggled on the tough par 4 sixteenth hole but Gary managed to pick up one stroke. Gary made a par on the par 5 seventeenth while Ed took a 9 to reduce Ed’s lead to 5 strokes going to the final hole. Gary made a par on the tough par 4 eighteenth hole with Ed taking a triple bogey but hanging on to win the match by two strokes. Gary picked up 8 strokes on the final three holes but just ran out of holes to play. Ed went on to win the finals match over Larry Campbell and Rollin Podwys. 

     1994 – Third round match between Larry Campbell and Dave Pearce @ Blue Rock Springs – West ( Course was still in transition, the nines were reversed and par 70 instead of  par 71 ) 

     Larry had won matches over Boyd Cook and Steve Blotzer ( after a second round tie )

     Dave had won matches over Gary Villeneuve and Rob Yarbrough 

     Larry and Dave had played their first third round match to a tie. This match was to break the tie. Larry had to give Dave one stroke for the match. Dave made a par on the first hole to go 2 strokes up. They halved the next two holes. Dave picked up one more stroke on the 4th hole but triple bogied the 5th hole, Larry made par on the hole to even the match. Larry picked up one stroke each on the 6th and 7th holes to go 2 up. They halved the 8th hole. Dave came back to pick up one stroke on the ninth hole and be one stroke down after the first nine holes. Dave started out the back nine by picking up one stroke on the 10th hole to even the match again. Larry made a par on the 11th hole to go back up by one but Dave made a par on the 12th hole to even it out again. They halved the 13th hole. Larry picked up one stroke each on the 14th and 15th holes to go two up. They halved the 16th hole but Dave picked up one stroke on the 17th to be one down going to the 18th hole. They halved the 18th, Larry winning the match by one stroke after 36 holes of play. Larry would go on to lose in the finals to Dan Tiburcio. 

     1995 – First round match between Howard Nitzkowski and Neal Stachowicz @ Blue Rock Springs G.C. – East 

     Neal had to give Howard 14 strokes for the match. Neal picked up one stroke on the 1st hole. They halved the second hole. Neal picked up 3 strokes on the 3rd hole, one on the 4th, 2 on the 5th and 3 on the 6th hole. Neal birdied the par 5 seventh hole to Howard’s 10 to gain 6 more strokes. Neal continued on picking up 3 more strokes on the 8th and one more on the 9th hole. At the end of the first nine holes, Neal had not only got his 14 strokes back but was 6 strokes up starting the back nine. Howard started the back nine fast by picking up one stroke on the 10th hole, 3 strokes on the 11th hole with a birdie and 2 more on the par 4 twelfth hole to even the match. Neal came back to pick up 2 strokes on the 13th and one more on the 14th hole. Howard turned it around again picking up one stroke each on the 15th and 16th holes to be one down for the match. Neal would bogey the 17th hole but picked up one stroke and was two up going to the 18th hole. Howard made a par on the 18th hole but Neal managed a bogey to win the match by one stroke. Howard improved his front nine score by 17 strokes on the back nine to win the “Dr. Jekykl and Mr. Hyde” award. Neal went on with wins over Dan Riley, Larry Campbell, Bill Sharp and John Ortiz to win the 1995 Pyramid Tournament. 

     1995 – First round match between Sandie Cook and Dave Pearce @ Kennedy G.C. 

     Dave had to give Sandie 12 strokes for the match. Dave made a par on the tough starting par 4 first hole and picked up 4 strokes. He picked up another stroke on the second hole. Sandie came back and picked up one stroke on the par 4 third hole. They halved the 4th hole with bogeys. Sandie picked up one stroke on the par 5 fifth hole but Dave got the stroke back on the 6th hole and picked up one more on the 7th hole. They halved the 8th hole. Dave picked up one more stroke on the 9th hole. At the end of the front nine Sandie lead by 6 strokes. Dave got off to a good start picking up 3 strokes on the 10th hole. Sandie hung on by halving Dave on the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th holes. Dave picked up one stroke each on the 15th, 16th and 17th holes to even the match going to the 18th hole. Dave would make a bogey on the hole but Sandie took an 8 to lose the match by 3 strokes. Dave went on to lose to John Ortiz in the second round at Graeagle Meadows G.C. 

     1996 – First round match between Howard Nitzkowski and Nemon Williamson @ old Mare Island G.C. 

     Nemon had to give 13 strokes to Howard for the match. Howard got off to a bad start giving up 6 strokes on the first three holes.He got back one stroke on the 4th hole, halved the 5th hole with Nemon but then lost 8 strokes on the next four holes to finish the front nine 13 strokes behind or even for the match. Starting the old 9 hole course again they halved the 10th hole. Howard picked up one stroke on the 11th, but gave it back on the 12th. He then picked up one on the 13th, halved the 14th and picked up one more on the 15th hole and 16th holes to go 3 strokes up. Nemon won the 17th hole to go 2 down going to the 18th hole. He made a par on the 18th hole but Howard birdied it to win the match by 3 strokes and better his front nine score by 11 strokes. For his turnaround he won his second “Dr. Jekykl and Mr. Hyde” award. Howard went on to a win over Larry Campbell but then lost to Mike Cook in the 3rd round. Howard and Nemon met again the the following year in the third round and played to a tie. Nemon, learning his lesson, won the playoff by 7 strokes to move on to the finals.  

     1996 – First round match between John Ortiz and Bill Sharp @ Blue Rock Springs G.C. – West ( Course was stll in transition, the nines were reversed and Par 70 instead of Par 71 ) 

     Bill had to give 5 strokes to John for the match. Bill made a par on the first hole and picked up 3 strokes, they halved the second hole with bogeys. John got back one stroke on the 3rd hole. They halved the 4th and 5th holes. John picked up one stroke on the 6th hole but gave it back on the 7th. They halved the 8th and 9th holes to finish the front nine with John up by 3 strokes. Bill started the back nine with a birdie on the 10th hole to pick up one stroke. The players halved the 11th hole. Bill picked up one more stroke on the 12th, they then halved the 13th hole. John took a triple bogey on the par 4 fourteenth to lose 3 strokes and go 2 down in the match. Bill returned the favor on the par 5 fifteenth hole by taking a triple bogey to John’s par which put John up by one stroke. John picked up one more stroke on the par 3 sixteenth to go two up. Bill made a par on the par 5 seventeenth while John took another triple bogey to put Bill up by one stroke going to the par 4 eighteenth hole. Both players took bogeys giving Bill the match by one stroke. Bill would go on to win a second round match with Neal Stachowicz. 

     1996 – Third round match between Dave Pearce and Bill Sharp @ Rancho Solano G.C. 

     Dave had won matches over Rich Nitzkowski and Rob Yarbrough

     Bill had won matches over John Ortiz and Neal Stachowicz 

     Bill had to give Dave 6 strokes for the match. The players started out by halving the par 5 opening hole. Dave picked up 2 strokes on the par 4 second and 4 strokes on the par 4 third hole. Bill came back to pick up one stroke each on the 4th and 5th holes. They halved the 6th hole with pars. Bill made a par on the par 5 seventh hole and picked up 3 strokes on Dave. After halving the 8th hole Dave picked up one more stroke on the par 4 ninth. At the end of play on the front nine Dave was up by 8 strokes. Dave started out the back nine by picking up one more stroke on the par 5 tenth hole. Bill started a comeback by picking up 2 strokes on the 11th, 3 strokes on the 12th, 2 more strokes on the 13th and one on the 14th to go one down for the match. They halved the 15th and 16th holes. Dave birdied the par 5 seventeenth hole to pick up 2 strokes and lead by 3 going to the last hole. Bill made a par on the 18th hole, Dave made a double bogey 6 but hung on to win the match by one stroke. Dave would go on with a win over Mike Cook in the 4th round but lose in the finals to Rollin Podwys. 

     1996 – Third round match between Phil Kruger and Dan Tiburcio @ Blue Rock Springs – East 

     Phil had won matches over Ed Vegas and Gary Villeneuve

     Dan had won matches over Sheldon Custer ( by forfeit ) and Ron Powers 

     Phil had to give Dan 11 strokes for the match. Phil got off to a quick start picking up one stroke on each of the first two opening holes. He picked up 2 more strokes on the par 4 third hole. Dan picked up one stroke on the 4th hole but Phil moved on by picking up 2 more strokes on the 5th and one on the 6th hole. They halved the par 5 seventh hole. Dan started a comeback picking up one stroke each on the 8th and 9th holes and finishing the front nine 7 strokes up. Dan added another stroke on the 10th hole to start the back nine. They halved the par 3 eleventh hole. Phil picked up 2 strokes on the 12th and one more on the 13th hole. The players halved the 14th and 15 th holes. Phil made a par on the 16th and 17th holes to pick up 2 strokes and be down by 3 strokes going to the 18th hole. Phil added another par on the final hole, Dan took a double bogey 6 and squeaked out a one shot win for the match. 

     1996 – Fourth round match between Rollin Podwys and Dan Tiburcio @ Blue Rock Springs G.C. – East 

     Rollin had won matches over Connie Custer, Kevin Peck and Matt Hurst

     Dan had won matches over Sheldon Custer ( by forfeit ), Ron Powers and Phil Kruger 

     Rollin had to give Dan 9 strokes for the match. Rollin got off to a good start picking up 3 strokes on the 1st hole and one more on the 2nd hole. Dan picked up one stroke on the 3rd hole. Rollin came back to pick up 2 more strokes on the par 4 fourth hole. Dan picked up one on the uphill par 5 fifth hole. Rollin birdied the par 3 sixth hole to pick up 2 strokes. Rollin picked up one stroke on the 7th hole but gave it back to Dan on the par 3 eight hole. Rollin finished the front nine by picking up 2 strokes on the 9th hole. At the end of the front nine Dan had a one stroke lead. Dan made a par on the 10th hole and picked up 4 strokes on Rollin who took an 8. They halved the 11th and 12th holes. Rollin picked up 2 strokes on par 4 thirteenth hole. They went on to halve the par 5 fourteenth hole. Rollin picked up one stroke on both the 15th and 16th holes and 2 strokes on the 17th hole to go one up for the match. Both players would make bogey on the 18th hole to give Rollin a one stroke win in the match. Rollin went on to win over Dave Pearce in the finals and win the 1996 Pyramid Tournament. 

     1997 – First round match between John Justus and Larry Odom @ Green Valley C.C. 

     John had to give Larry 22 shots for the match. John and Larry halved the first hole with pars. John picked up one stroke on the 2nd hole, two on the 3rd, three on the 4th, two on the 5th and two on the 6th. Larry came back to halve the 7th and 8th holes. John picked up one more stroke on the ninth hole. After the front nine Larry was leading by 11 strokes. John started the back nine with a birdie on the 10th hole to pick up 2 strokes. John only picked up one stroke each on the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th holes. On the 15th hole John picked up 2 strokes adding one more on the 16th. On the 17th hole John birdied to Larry’s bogey to even the match going to the 18th hole. John would make a par on the finishing hole to Larry’s bogey to win the match by one stroke. Both players played well with net scores of 67 and 68. 

     1997 – First round match between Don Scribner and Rob Yarbrough @ Bethel Island G.C. 

     Don had to give Rob 3 strokes for the match. Rob got off to a good start with a  par on the first hole and picked up 3 strokes. They halved the 2nd hole. Don picked up one stroke on the par 3 third hole. Rob turned around and birdied the 4th hole to pick up 2 strokes. Don got one back on the 5th. Rob turned it around again picking up 2 strokes on the par 5 sixth hole. They halved the tough par 4 seventh hole. Don picked up one stroke on each of the last two holes on the front nine. At the end of nine holes of play Rob was up by 6 strokes. Starting the back nine Don came out of the blocks fast picking up one stroke on the 10th, 11th and 12th holes. They halved the 13th with pars. Don picked up one more stroke on the 14th. They halved the 15th and 16th holes. Don picked up one more stroke on the 17th hole to be one stroke down going to the finishing hole. Rob made a bogey on the 18th hole but Don made a double bogey to lose the match by 2 strokes. Rob went on to lose in the second round to Mike Cook. 

     1997 – Second round match between Bob Bohnet and John Justus @ Green Valley C.C. 

     Bob had won a match over Rollin Podwys

     John had won a match over Larry Odom 

     John had to give 19 strokes to Bob. John made a par on the first hole to pick up 3 strokes. Bob got one stroke back on the par 4 second hole with a par. John picked up 2 strokes on the par 5 third hole. They halved the 4th. John got one more on the 5th hole. They again halved the 6th hole. John made a  par on  the 7th hole and gained 2 strokes. They halved the 8th. John picked up one more stroke on the ninth hole. At the end of play on the front nine Bob was leading by 11 strokes. John started the back nine in a hurry picking up one stroke on the 10th, 2 on the 11th, one on the 12th and 2 more on the 13th. Bob stopped the bleeding by making a par on the 14th and halving the hole. John took off running again picking up one stroke on the 15th, 2 each on the 16th and 17th holes to even the match going to the last hole. Bob made a bogey on the 18th hole, John made a par to win the match by one stroke. John would go on with wins over Mike Cook, Phil Kruger and Nemon Williamson to win the 1997 Pyramid Tournament. 

     1998 – First round match between Boyd Cook and Howard Nitzkowski @ Bethel Island G.C. 

     Boyd had to give Howard 7 strokes for the match. Boyd got off to a fast start picking up 2 strokes on the 1st, 2 strokes on the 2nd and 2 strokes on the third hole. They halved the 4th hole. Boyd picked up 2 more strokes on the 5th, then halved the 6th. Howard lost one more stroke on the 7th hole, halved the 8th and lost another stroke on the 9th hole. At the end of the front nine Boyd was leading by 3 strokes. They started out the back nine by halving the 10th hole. Howard made a par on the par 4 eleventh hole to pick up 2 strokes. The players halved the 12th and 13th holes. Boyd picked up one stroke each on the 14th and 15th holes to go up by 3 strokes. Howard made a par on the par 3 sixteenth hole and gained back 2 strokes. He then made a par on the par 5 seventeenth, picking up another stroke and evened the match. Howard made a double bogey on the tough 18th hole but Boyd would make a triple bogey on it to lose the match by one stroke. Howard would go on to win a second round match with Sandie Cook but lose to Mike Cook in the semi-finals. 

     1999 – Second round match between Mike Cook and Marv Smith @ Cypress Lakes G.C. 

     Mike had won a match over Kevin Peck.

     Marv had won a match over Dan Riley. 

     Mike had to give Marv 10 strokes for the match. Marv birdied the first hole to Mike’s bogey and picked up 2 strokes. Mike got one back on the par 4 second hole. They halved the 3rd. On the tough par 4 fourth hole Mike made a par and picked up 4 strokes. He then picked up 2 more on the 5th hole. They halved the 6th. Mike picked up one stroke on the 7th but gave it back on the par 3 eight hole. Marv made a double bogey 6 on the ninth hole to give Mike back one stroke. At the end of the first nine holes of play Marv was up by 4 strokes. Mike made a par on the par 5 tenth hole, picked up 5 strokes and went one up for the match. Marv birdied the par 3 eleventh to go back up by one stroke. The players halved the 12th, 13th and 14th holes. Mike picked up one stroke on the 15th to even the match again. Marv made a par on the tough par 4 sixteenth to Mike’s 6 to go back up by 2 strokes. Mike made a bogey on the par 5 seventeenth but managed to pick up one stroke and be one down down going to the 18th hole. Both players make a double bogey on the finishing hole with Marv the match winner by one stroke. Marv would go on to tie Sandie Cook in a third round match but lose the rematch to her as she would go on to win the Pyramid Tournament for 1999. 

     2000 – First round match between Sandie Cook and Darwin Richey @ Blue Rock Springs G.C. – East      

     Darwin had to give Sandie 5 strokes for the match. Both players had a hard time on the opening hole, Darwin managed to pick up one stroke. He then made a par on the 2nd hole but Sandie birdied it to get the stroke back. Darwin and Sandie exchanged strokes on the next two holes. Darwin picked up 2 strokes on the uphill par 5 fifth hole, one more on the par 3 sixth and 4 more on the par 5 seventh. They halved the 8th hole. Sandie picked up 2 strokes on the 9th hole. At the end of nine holes of play the match was even. The players started out the back nine by halving the 10th and 11th holes.Darwin picked up 2 strokes on the par 4 twelfth. They halved the 13th hole with bogeys. Darwin made a par on the par 5 fourteenth and picked up one stroke. Sandie picked up 2 strokes on the tough uphill par 4 fifteenth hole to be one stroke down for the match. Sandie and Darwin both make a par on the par 3 sixteenth. They then halved the 17th hole with Darwin one up for the match going the final hole. Darwin would make a bogey on the 18th hole but Sandie would make a double bogey to lose the match by 2 strokes. Darwin would go on to win a second round match by forfeit over Brian Cook but then forfeit a third round match to Rick Carr. 

     2000 – First round match between AJ Jones and Kevin Peck @ Lone Tree G.C. 

     The players were even for the match. Kevin picked up one stroke on the opening hole. AJ got the stroke back by making par on the par 3 second hole. They halved the 3rd hole. AJ birdies the par 5 fourth hole to pick up 3 strokes. The players halved the 5th and 6th holes. AJ picks up 2 more strokes on the par 4 seventh hole. Kevin comes back to birdie the par 3 eight and gain back the 2 strokes. AJ finishes the front nine by making a par and picks up one stroke. At the end of the front nine AJ is up by 4 strokes. Kevin starts out the back nine by making a bogey on the tough par 4 tenth hole but picks up 4 strokes on AJ to even the match. Kevin picks up 2 strokes on both the 11th and 12th holes. AJ comes back to pick up two on the par 4 thirteenth hole. They halved the 14th and 15th holes. AJ picks up 2 strokes on the par 5 sixteenth hole to even the match. They halve the 17th and go to the 18th hole dead even. Kevin makes a par 4 to AJ’s triple bogey to win the match by 3 strokes. Kevin would go on with wins over Larry Campbell and Mike Cook before losing in the finals to Rick Carr. 

     2001 – First round match between Larry Campbell and Mike Cook @ Napa Valley C.C. 

     Mike had to give Larry 8 strokes for the match. Mike hits the green on the par 3 first hole, Larry misses the green, makes a bad chip but holes a difficult putt for a par. Mike 3 putts for a bogey. Both players make a par on the second hole. Mike made a long difficult putt for a par on the 3rd hole and got back one stroke. They halved the next two holes. On the tough par 4 sixth hole, Larry’s drive was right, he chipped out and then hit his next shot behind a tree and had to take a drop, ending up taking an 8, Mike made a par on the hole and picked up 4 strokes. Larry came back and picked up one stroke on the par 5 seventh hole, they then halved the 8th hole. On the par four 9th hole Mike’s tee shot hit a tree just off the tee dropping straight down. His next shot was short of the dogleg forcing him to lay up again. Mike’s next chip shot to the green went OB, after a drop he chipped to the back of the green and 3 putted for a nine. Larry made a bogey on the hole and picked up 4 strokes. After nine holes Mike was behind by 9 strokes. Starting the back nine Larry’s tee shot almost went OB but after a chip out he made bogey on the hole, Mike birdied it to pick up 2 strokes. Mike picked up one more stroke on each of the next two holes but gave one back to Larry on the long par 4 thirteenth hole. After halving the 14th hole Mike was down by 6 strokes with four holes to go. Mike picked up one stroke on the par 3 fifteenth hole. On the 16th hole Mike hit his tee shot into the fairway bunker and had to lay up short of the revine. Larry after a good tee shot hit his second shot into the revine. After some poor approach shots by both players Mike was on the par 5 hole in 5 strokes, Larry was on in 6 strokes. Larry two putted for an 8, Mike made a 20 ft. putt for a 6. On the sharp dogleg right 17th hole Mike hit a good tee shot around the corner, Larry’s tee shot ended up staying on the hillside forcing him to chip out. Both players hit the green, Larry two putted for a bogey, Mike made a 20 ft. uphill putt for a birdie 3. At the end of 17 holes Larry was leading by one stroke. On the par 4 eighteenth hole Mike’s tee shot just missed the Oak tree in the middle of the fairway, Larry’s tee shot went left, hit the cartpath and bounced up in the dirt area behind a rock wall. Larry chipped out but the ball went right and ended up in a group of trees on the right side of the fairway. He was forced to chip out again into the center of the fairway. Mike hit his blind second shot just off the back of the green. Larry hit the green with his 4th shot and two putted for a double bogey six. Mike attempted to putt the ball from off the green but it barely made it on. Mike then made a 10 ft. putt for a par and won the match by one stroke. Mike would go on to a second round win over Rob Yarbrough before losing to Matt Hurst in the third round. 

     2001 – First round match between Sheldon Custer and Dave Pearce @ Blue Rock – West G.C. 

     Dave had to give Sheldon 9 strokes for the match. Sheldon got off to a fast start by making a birdie 3 on the par four first hole picking up an additional 4 strokes. Dave got them back picking up 4 strokes on the next three holes. Sheldon gained one back on the par four 5th hole. On the par 5 sixth hole ( old # 2 ) Dave picked up 2 strokes and one more on the short par 3 seventh. They halved the par 5 eight but Dave picked up 2 strokes on the par 4 ninth to finish the front nine 5 strokes down. Starting the back nine Dave would make par on the par 4 tenth and the par 3 eleventh to pick up 3 strokes on Sheldon. They halved the par 5 twelfth and the short par 4 thirteenth. On the difficult par 4 fourteenth Dave would make a bogey but picked up 3 strokes to go ahead in the match by one stroke. They halved the par 3 fifteenth, Dave picked up one more stroke on the par 4 sixteenth. They halved the par 4 seventeenth and went to the last hole with Dave up by 2 strokes. On the difficult par 4 eighteenth ( old # 13 ) Sheldon made a bogey 5, Dave would make a double bogey 6 but hang on to win the match by one stroke. Dave would go on to meet Matt Hurst in the second round. 

     2001 – Second round match between Matt Hurst and Dave Pearce @ Paradise Valley G.C. 

     Matt had won a match over Rollin Podwys

     Dave had won a match over Sheldon Custer 

     Dave had to give Matt 3 strokes for the match. Dave picked up one stroke on the opening par 5 first hole. They halved the par 4 second hole. Matt made a par on the par 3 third hole to pick up 2 strokes. On the par 5 fourth Dave would make a bogey 6 but picked up 4 strokes on Matt who had problems on the dogleg hole. Matt came back on the par 4 fifth picking up one stroke but then gave Dave back 5 strokes on the next two holes. They halved the par 3 eight and the par 4 ninth to finish the front nine with Dave up by 4 strokes. Matt would par the par 5 tenth hole and pick up one stroke. Both players made par on the difficult par 4 eleventh. Dave made another par on the par 3 twelfth and picked up one stroke. Matt made a par on the Par 4 thirteenth and the par 4 fourteenth to pick up 3 strokes on Dave. They halved the par 3 fifteenth. Matt would make par on the par 5 sixteenth to Dave’s bogey and even the match. Dave would make a bogey 5 on the par 4 seventeenth but Matt had a double bogey to go one stroke down going to the final hole. Matt made a par on the difficult par 4 eighteenth hole, Dave would make a bogey 5 to end the match in a tie. Matt won the rematch by four strokes and would go on with wins over Mike Cook in the third round and Debbie Menzel in the finals to win the 2001 Pyramid Tournament. 

     2002 – First round match between Sandie Cook and Ken Dorsey @ Blue Rock – East 

     Ken had to give 9 strokes to Sandie. Ken made par on the par 4 first and the par 3 second to pick up 3 strokes. They halved the par 4 third. Ken picked up 3 more strokes on the par 4 fourth and the par 5 fifth holes. Sandie came back with a par on the par 3 sixth to gain back 2 strokes but gave them back on the tough par 5 seventh. Ken picked up one stroke on the par 3 eight but Sandie got the stroke back on the par 4 ninth. At the end of the front nine Sandie was leading by 3 strokes. Ken got off to a good start on the back nine picking up one stroke each on the Par 4 tenth and the par 3 eleventh holes. Sandie came back to pick up one stroke on the par 4 twelfth. They halved the par 4 thirteenth. Ken picked up 1 more stroke each on the par 5 fourteenth and the par 4 fifteenth to even the match. Sandie picked up one stroke on the par 3 sixteenth but Ken got it back on the par 4 seventeenth. The match was dead even going to the final hole. They halved the hole to end the match in a tie. Ken would go on to win the rematch by 4 strokes. 

     2002 – First round match between Sheldon Custer and Dave Pearce @ Paradise Valley G.C. 

     Dave had to give Sheldon 14 strokes for the match. Dave made a par on the par 5 first hole to pick up 3 strokes. The players halved the par 4 second and par 3 third holes. Dave picked up 2 more strokes on the dogleg par 5 fourth hole. They halved the par 4 fifth. Dave picked up one stroke on the par 4 sixth, they halved the seventh, Dave got one more stroke on the par 3 eight. They halved the par 4 ninth with Sheldon up by 7 strokes for the match. Sheldon had problems on the tough par 5 tenth giving Dave 5 strokes back. Dave would birdie the tough par 4 eleventh to even the match. Sheldon came back to pick up one stroke on the par 3 twelfth. Dave picked up 3 strokes on the par 4 thirteenth to go ahead by two in the match. The two players swapped strokes on the Par 4 fourteenth and the par 3 fifteenth holes. They then halved the par 5 sixteenth. Sheldon made a par on the par 4 seventeenth to reduce Dave’s lead to one stroke going to the 18th hole. On the final par 4 hole Dave would make a bogey 5 but Sheldon took a double bogey 6 to lose the match by 2 strokes. Dave would go on to win a second round match over Debbie Menzel but lose in the third round to Mike Cook. 

     2004 – First round match between Dave Pearce and Nemon Williamson @ Diablo Creek G.C.  

     Nemon had to give Dave 6 strokes for the match. Dave started out with a triple bogey 7 on the par 4 first hole to Nemon’s bogey. The players halved the next three holes. Nemon would birdie the par 4 fifth hole to pick up one stroke. They halved the next two holes. Nemon would finish the front nine par, bogey to Dave’s bogey, bogey. At the end of the front nine Dave was leading by 2 strokes. Nemon made par on the 10th, 11th and 12th holes to pick up 3 strokes on Dave. They halved the 13th hole. Nemon with a par on the par 5 14th hole picked up one more stroke. They halved the next two holes. Dave would finish par, par on the 17th and 18th holes, pick up 2 strokes and even the match after 18 holes.

     The rematch was held at Foxtail-North G.C. Nemon had to give Dave 4 strokes for the match. Both players bogied the first hole. Dave made pars on the par 4 second hole and the par 3 third to pick up 3 strokes. They halved the 4th hole. Nemon picked up one stroke on the 5th hole. They halved the 6th hole. Dave would finish the front nine with three straight pars and pick up 3 more strokes. At the end of the front nine Dave was leading Nemon by 9 strokes. Starting the back nine Nemon picked up one stroke on the 10th hole and 3 more on the par 4 eleventh. Dave got one back on the 12th hole and 2 more on the 13th. Nemon started his run with a par on the 14th hole picking up 3 strokes, one more on the par 3 fifteenth hole, two more with a birdie 4 on the par 5 sixteenth hole, one more on the 17th and 18th holes to even the match again.

     The second rematch was held at Shadow Lakes G.C. Nemon had to give Dave 5 strokes for the match. Nemon picked up one stroke each on the 1st and 2nd holes. They halved the third hole. Nemon made a par on the par 3 fourth hole and picked up 2 strokes. Dave got one stroke back on the 5th hole. Nemon picked up 2 shots on the par 5 sixth hole. The players halved the last three holes on the front nine. Nemon and Dave finished the front nine even. Nemon started out the back nine picking up one stroke each on the 10th and 12th holes. Dave got these strokes back on the 11th hole and 13th holes. They halved the par 3 fourteenth hole so the match was dead even. Dave picked up one stroke on the par 5 fifteenth hole. They halved the next two holes and went to the 18th hole with Dave leading by one stroke. Dave would bogey the 18th hole but Nemon made a bouble bogey. After 54 holes of match play golf Dave would win the match by 2 strokes. Dave, worn out would go on to lose in the second round to Mike Cook. 

     2004 – Third round match between Mike Cook and Rob Yarbrough @ Paradise Valley G.C. 

      Mike had won matches over Mike Osada & Dave Pearce

      Rob had won matches over Darwin Richey & Steve Blotzer 

     Mike had to give Rob 8 strokes for the match. Rob started out the match making a par 5 on the first hole picking up one stroke. Mike returned the favor on the 2nd hole to get the stroke back. Rob picked up 2 strokes on the next two holes. They halved the par 4 fifth hole. Mike picked up 2 strokes on the next two holes. They halved the par 3 eighth hole. Mike would make a par on the ninth hole and pick up 3 strokes. At the end of the front nine Rob was up by 5 strokes. Mike started out the back nine with a par 5 and picked up one stroke. Rob would make par on the 11th hole and gain 2 strokes back. The players halved the next three holes. Mike with pars on the par 3 fifteenth and the par 5 sixteenth holes would pick up 6 strokes and even the match. Mike and Rob halved the last two holes to tie the match.

     The rematch was held again at Paradise Valley G.C. Mike had to give Rob 9 strokes for the rematch. The players halved the opening two holes to start the match. Rob picked up one stroke on the par 3 third hole. They halved the 4th hole. Mike picked up one stroke on the 5th hole, 2 on the 6th hole and one more on the 7th hole. They halved the 8th hole. Mike picked up one more stroke on the 9th hole shooting a one over par 37 but only managed to pick up 4 strokes on Rob with a 41. At the end of the front nine Rob was leading by 5 strokes. Mike got one stroke back on the par 5 tenth hole. They halved the 11th hole. Mike picked up one more stroke on the par 3 twelfth hole. They halved the 13th hole. Mike picked up one stroke on the 14th hole. The players halved the 15th and 16th holes. Mike picked up one more stroke on the par 4 seventeenth to be one stroke back going to the par 4 finishing hole. Mike hit his drive in the fairway but short. Rob hit a long drive into the first fairway. Being too far from the green Mike had to lay up. Rob hit a beautiful iron over the trap and on the green. Mike chipped up but then missed his par putt. Rob two putted for a par four and won the match by 2 strokes. Rob would go on to win the finals match against Debbie Menzel and be the Pyramid Champion for 2004.  

     2005 – Second round match between Sandie Cook & Don Scribner @ Franklin Canyon GC 

     Sandie won her first round by forfeit over Rob Yarbrough

     Don won his first round by forfeit over Ed Vegas 

     Don had to give Sandie 10 strokes for the match. Don makes a par 5 on the opening hole and picks up 2 strokes. Both players had trouble on the par 3 second hole but Don picked up one more stroke. Don makes pars on the 3rd and 4th holes and picks up 3 more strokes. Sandie makes a bogey 5 on the par 4 fifth hole and regains one stroke back. Both players make a bogey 4 on the par 3 sixth hole. Don makes a triple bogey 8 on the par 5 seventh hole and gives one stroke back to Sandie. Don comes back to pick up one stroke each on the par 4 eighth and the par 5 ninth. At the end of the front nine Sandie was leading by 4 strokes. The players halved the par 4 tenth hole. Sandie makes a bogey 4 on the par 3 eleventh hole but picks up one stroke. Don gets that stroke back on the par 4 twelfth hole. On the tough par 5 thirteenth hole Sandie makes a nice bogey 6 and picks up 2 strokes on Don to go up by 6 strokes over Don for the match. Don comes back by making par on the par 4 fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth holes picking up 4 strokes. Don makes a bogey 4 on the par 3 seventeenth but gets one stroke back. Sandie is up by one stroke going to the par 5 eighteenth hole. Sandie makes a good bogey 6 on the finishing hole but Don makes a par 5 to even the match in a tie. Don would go on to win the rematch with Sandie but later forfeit to Dave Pearce who would go on to win the 2005 Pyramid Tournament. 

     2005 – The Pyramid finals match between Sonny Menzel & Dave Pearce @ Paradise Valley GC.

     Sonny had won matches over Matt Hurst, Mitch Miller & Nemon Williamson

     Dave had won matches over Debbie Menzel, Sheldon Custer and by forfeit over Don Scribner 

     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 had to give Sonny 9 strokes for the match. 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 had his name engraved for the second time on the “Tom Stead Trophy” as the winner of the 29th Pyramid Tournament. 

     2006 – Second round match between  Sandie Cook & Sheldon Custer @ Wildhorse GC 

     Sandie had received a bye in the first round

     Sheldon had won a match over Rob Yarbrough 

     Sandie had to give Sheldon one stroke for  the match. Sandie picks up one stroke on the opening par 4 first hole. They halve the second hole with pars. Sandie picks up one stroke each on the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th & 7th holes. Sheldon comes back to regain one stroke back on the par 5 eighth hole. The players halve the par 4 ninth hole, Sandie is up by 4 strokes at the end of the front nine. Sheldon starts off the back nine with a birdie 3 on the par 4 tenth hole and picks up 2 strokes. Sandie gets those strokes back plus one on the par 4 eleventh hole as sheldon takes an 8 on the hole. Sheldon makes a par 3 on the twelfth hole and regains back 2 strokes. The players halve the par 5 thirteenth hole. Sheldon makes another par on the par 3 fourteenth hole picking up 2 strokes. Sandie gets one stroke back on the par 4 fifteenth hole to go 2 up for the match with 3 holes to play. They halve the par 4 sixteenth hole. Sheldon makes a par on the par 5 seventeenth hole to go one down for the match. On the tough par 4 eighteenth hole both players have trouble but Sheldon squeaks out one stroke to end the match in a tie. Sandie would go on to win the rematch wth Sheldon at Mare Island GC but then lose to John Ortiz in the third round. 

     2006 – Third round match between Mike Cook & Dave Pearce @ Paradise Valley GC 

     Mike had won matches over Bob Bohnet & Bob Boyer

     Dave received a first round bye and had won a match over Kevin Peck 

     Mike had to give Dave 6 strokes for the match. The players halved the first hole with bogeys. Dave makes a birdie 3 on the par 4 second hole and picks up one stroke. They halve the par 3 third hole with pars. On the par 5 fourth hole Mike makes a par 5 and picks up 2 strokes on Dave. They halve the par 4 fifth hole. Mike makes a par 4 on the sixth hole to gain 2 strokes. They halve the par 4 seventh hole. They both make a mess on the par 3 eighth with Dave picking up one stroke. They halve the par 4 ninth hole with bogeys. At the end of play on the front nine Dave was up by 4 strokes. They started out the back nine with a halve on the par 5 tenth hole. Mike makes a bogey 5 on the par 4 eleventh but still picks up one stroke. They halve the par 3 twelfth hole with pars. Dave makes a par 4 on the thirteenth hole and regains one stroke back. Dave is up by 4 strokes as they start their run to the finish line. Both players don’t budge a bit as they both make pars on the 14th, 15th 16th & 17th holes. Dave is up by 4 strokes on the eighteenth tee. Both players hit good drives however Dave mishits his second shot into the lake. Mike misses his par putt to make a bogey 5, Dave staggers in with a triple bogey 7 but wins the match by 2 strokes. Dave would go on to win the finals over Michael Katz and John Ortiz and repeat as the Pyramid Champion. 

     2006 – Third round match between Matt Hurst & Michael Katz @ Rancho Solano GC 

     Matt had won matches over Steve Blotzer & AJ Jones

     Michael had won matches over Ken Dorsey & Mike DeHart 

     Matt had to give Michael 3 strokes for the match. Both players struggled on the par 5 first hole with 7’s. Matt picks up one stroke each on the par 4 second hole with a par and the par 4 third with a bogey. They halve the par 4 fourth hole. Matt makes a par 3 on the tough par 3 fifth hole to pick up 2 more strokes. They halve the par 4 sixth hole. Matt picks up one stroke on the par 5 seventh and the par 3 eighth. Michael comes back with a par on the par 4 ninth hole and gets back 2 strokes. At the end of the front nine Matt is up by one stroke. To start the back nine they halve the par 5 tenth hole. Michael pars the tough par 4 eleventh hole to even the match. Michael makes a birdie 2 on the tough par 3 twelfth hole and picks up 2 strokes. Michael goes on to par the par 4 thirteenth hole and picks up one more stroke. Matt comes back with a par on the par 4 fourteenth hole and regain one stroke. They halve the par 3 fifteenth hole. Matt makes a birdie 3 on the par 4 sixteenth hole to even the match with two holes to go. Michael bogeys the par 5 seventeenth hole but picks up one stroke and be one up going to the eighteenth hole. Michael pars the eighteenth hole to Matt;’s bogey to win the match by 2 strokes. Michael would go on to finish second in the Pyramid Finals for 2006.

      2007 – First round match between Mike Cook & Nemon Williamson @ Paradise Valley GC 

     Mike had to give Nemon one stroke for the match. Both players make par on the opening par 5 first hole. Nemon picks up one stroke on the par 4 second hole. The players halve the par 3 third hole. Nemon pars the par 5 fourth hole to gain one stroke, Mike pars the par 4 fifth hole to regain that stroke back. The players halve the 6th, 7th & 8th holes. Mike picks up one stroke on the par 4 ninth hole. At the end of the front nine Nemon is up by one stroke. Mike evens the match with a par 5 on the tenth hole. Mike makes a par 4 on the eleventh hole and picks up 3 strokes on Nemon. The players go head to head on the next four holes halving all of them. Nemon would par the par 5 sixteenth hole to go 2 down for the match. Another par on the par 4 seventeenth hole for Nemon has him go one down for the match going to the last hole. Nemon continued his good finish with a par 4 on the eighteenth hole, Mike would take a double bogey 6 to lose the match by one stroke. Nemon would go on to a second round win over Bob Bohnet before losing to Neal Stachowicz in the third round. 

     2007 – Second round match between Steve Blotzer & Don Scribner @ Rio Vista GC 

     Steve had won a first round match by forfeit over Todd Lopez

     Don had won a first round match over Alex Tegenkamp 

     Don had to give Steve 5 strokes for the match. Steve would par the par 4 first hole and pick up 2 strokes. Don makes a par 5 on the second hole and regains 3 strokes back on Steve. Steve gets back one stroke on the par 4 third hole but gives back 3 strokes to Don on the par 5 fourth hole. They halve the par 3 fifth hole. Steve gets one back on the par 4 sixth hole. Don pars out on the 7th. 8th & 9th holes picking up 5 strokes on Steve. At the end of the front nine Don is up by 2 strokes. Don picks up 2 strokes each on the par 4 tenth & the par 4 eleventh holes. Steve comes back picking up one stroke on the par 4 twelfth and 2 strokes on the par 3 thirteenth. The players halve the par 5 fourteenth hole. Steve makes a bogey 4 on the par 3 fifteenth hole but picks up 3 strokes on Don and evens the match. Don goes one stroke up on the par 4 sixteenth hole. They halve the par 5 seventeenth hole. On the tough par 4 eighteenth hole both players have trouble but mamage to halve the hole giving Don a one stroke win in the match. Don would win his third round match with Michael Katz and go on to finish third in the Pyramid Finals match. 

     2008 – First round match between Rick Morgan & John Ortiz @ Rancho Solano GC 

     John had to give Rick 5 strokes for the match. Rick got off to a good start making par on the par 5 opening hole and the par 4 second hole to pick up 2 strokes. John came back with a par 4 on the 3rd hole while Rick was taking a 9. Rick did come back from this making a birdie 3 on the par 4 fourth hole regaining 2 strokes. They halved the par 3 fifth and the par 4 sixth. John would pick up 2 strokes on the par 5 seventh and one more on the par 3 eighth. They halved the par 4 ninth. At the end of the front nine Rick was up by one stroke. John evens the match with a bogey on the par 5 tenth hole. He goes one up after making a bogey 5 on the tough par 4 eleventh hole. The players halve the par 3 twelfth and the par 4 thirteenth holes. Rick picks up one stroke on the par 4 fourteenth hole to even the match. They halve the par 3 fifteenth and the par 4 sixteenth. John goes one stroke up on the par 5 seventeenth hole. Both players had problems on the final eighteenth hole but managed to halve the hole giving John the match by one stroke. John would go on to win in the second round against Kevin Peck before losing in the third round to the eventual Pyramid Champion Nemon Williamson. 

     2008 – First round match between Dave Pearce & Nemon Williamson @ Eagle Vines GC 

     Nemon had to give Dave 3 strokes for the match. The players halved the opening par 5 first hole. Nemon picks up one stroke on the par 4 second hole. They halve the par 5 third hole. Nemon picks up one stroke on the par 4 fourth hole and two more on the par 4 fifth hole. Dave comes back with a par 3 on the sixth hole and a birdie 3 on the par 4 seventh to regain 2 strokes. Dave continues on with a bogey on the par 3 eighth and a par on the par 4 ninth to regain 2 more strokes. At the end of the front nine Dave was up by 3 strokes. They halve the par 4 tenth hole to start the back nine. Nemon makes a par 5 on the eleventh hole good for a 2 stroke pickup and then makes a birdie 2 on the par 3 twelfth to pick up 4 more strokes. Nemon picks up one more stroke on the par 4 thirteenth to go up by 4 strokes for the match. Dave comes back to pick up 2 strokes on the par 4 fourteenth. Nemon pars the par 3 fifteenth hole good for a one stroke pickup. Dave gets that stroke back on the par 5 sixteenth hole to go 2 strokes down for the match. Nemon picks up one stroke on the par 4 seventeenth hole, Dave makes a good par on the par 4 eighteenth hole but Nemon bogeys it to win the match by 2 strokes. 

     2008 – Third round match between Sandie Cook & Debbie Menzel @ Paradise Valley GC 

     Sandie had won matches over Neal Stachowicz and Bob Brown

     Debbie had won matches over Matt Hurst and Steve Blotzer 

     Debbie had to give Sandie 2 strokes for the match. Debbie picks up one stroke on the par 5 opening hole, Sandie gets it back on the par 4 second hole. They halve the par 3 third hole. Debbie picks up 2 strokes on the par 5 fourth hole, Sandie gets one of them back on the par 4 fifth. Debbie makes a par 4 on the sixth hole good for a 2 stroke pickup. Sandie gets back one stroke on each hole after making pars on the par 4 seventh hole, the par 3 eighth and the par 4 ninth. At  the end of the front nine Sandie is up by 2 strokes. Sandie starts off the back nine with bunker problems that lead to losing 3 strokes to Debbie on the par 5 tenth hole. The players halve the par 4 eleventh hole. Debbie picks up 2 strokes with a par on the par 3 twelfth hole. Sandie gets one stroke back on the par 4 thirteenth hole. Debbie picks up 2 strokes on the short par 4 fourteenth hole. Sandie picks up one stroke each on the par 3 fifteenth and the par 5 sixteenth to be 2 down for the match. Debbie picks up one more stroke on the par 4 seventeenth hole. Sandie gets back one stroke on the par four finishing hole but loses the match by 2 strokes. 

     2008 – Pyramid Finals between Todd Lopez, Debbie Menzel & Nemon Williamson @ Paradise Valley GC. 

     Todd had a bye in the first round, then had match wins over Sheldon Custer and Bob Boyer

     Debbie had match wins over Matt Hurst, Steve Blotzer & Sandie Cook

     Nemon had match wins over Dave Pearce, Brittany Hurst & John Ortiz 

     The 32nd Pyramid Tournament finals were held at Paradise Valley G.C. on Friday, November 7th, a beautiful fall day with temperatures in the low seventies and an unusual intermittent northeast wind blowing. The course was in good shape, the greens speed slower than normal. Todd Lopez, Debbie Menzel and Nemon Williamson made up the final threesome for the championship. The problem was with a 1pm start time to finish before dark. Mike Cook didn’t play as planned but tended pins, raked bunkers, looked for wayward golf balls and made an occasional ruling. This round was highlighted by some excellent shots by all three players. On the opening hole Todd hit the shortest drive but came through with a bogey 6. Nemon’s drive was just short of the left fairway bunker, hit a short second, his 3rd was long left and then had some short game problems to end up with a 7. Debbie hit a good drive but then put her second shot in the right side hazard. Her short game gave her problems which led her to taking a 9. On the second hole Todd was way left with his drive but made a very good shot over the trees to just off the green back, from there he made a bogey 5. Debbie again hit a good drive but thinned her second shot into the front hazard, the ball ran through and was just short of the green. A good chip and putt saved her par 4. Nemon hit a very good drive leaving him a 100 yard second shot. He used a pitching wedge and holed out his shot for an eagle 2. On the par 3 third hole both Todd and Nemon made par 3’s. Debbie put her tee shot into the hazard, this led to a triple bogey 6. On the par 5 fourth hole Todd hit his tee shot OB left but came back and made a double bogey 7. Debbie again found the hazard behind the green but made a very good bogey 6, Nemon also took a 6. On the par 4 fifth hole Nemon hit his tee shot left towards OB but hit a tree and bounced forward. Debbie hit a good drive, got on in 2 and 2 putted for a par 4. Nemon and Todd took bogey 5’s. On the par 4 sixth hole both Nemon and Todd hit their tee shots left, Debbie right down the middle. Nemon hit a very good shot from a difficult position to just on the green front. Todd hit his second shot right and into the water hazard. His ball was in the water a couple of inches with about 5 feet of very wet mud to stand on. He stood in the mud and hit a wedge over the huge front side bunker and just off the back of the green. You had to see it to believe it! From there he made a great bogey 5. Nemon and Debbie also had 5’s. On the short par 4 seventh hole Nemon hit a good drive, wedged pin high a 2 putted for a par 4. Debbie was long with her second shot and took 4 more shots for a 6. Todd 3 putted for a 6. On the par 3 eighth hole Nemon hit the front of the green, Debbie rolled just by the hole and was just long, Todd was way left of the green but got in for a bogey 4. Nemon 2 putted for a par. Debbie made a 15 foot downhill putt for a birdie 2. On the par 4 ninth hole both Nemon and Todd were left with their drives, Debbie right down the middle and long. All three players took bogey 5’s. At the end of the front nine both Debbie and Todd were 3 strokes up on Nemon. On the par 5 tenth hole Todd paid the price for not being familiar with the course hitting his second shot right into the right side water hazard but still made a bogey 6. Nemon also took a 6. Debbie hit the left fairway bunker with her tee shot, this eventually led to a double bogey 7. On the par 4 eleventh hole Todd hit his tee shot left, almost OB, Nemon was in the left fairway bunker, Debbie hit a very good tee shot down the middle. Todd hit his second shot right and into the rightside hazard. Nemon hit a low runner out of the bunker and onto the green and 2 putted for a par. Debbie took a bogey 5. Todd after his drop hit a tree and almost into the hazard again, all this led to him taking an 8 on the hole. On the short par 3 twelfth hole Debbie and Nemon made both par 3’s, Todd had a bogey 4. The par 4 thirteenth hole was the turning point in the match. Nemon would make a par 4, Debbie a double bogey 6 to go one down in the match. Todd hit his drive left, had a bad stance and put 2 balls left OB. The match was now down to two players. On the short par 4 fourteenth hole Debbie almost drove the green, Nemon was in the right side bunker, Todd left in the fairway. Todd made a par 4, short game errors led to bogey 5’s for Debbie and Nemon. On the par 3 fifteenth hole with a blue pin left Nemon hit the very right side of the green, Debbie hit a beautiful shot pin high about 10 feet from the hole. Todd hit the hazard with his tee shot. Nemon 3 putted for a bogey 4, Debbie just missed her birdie but made a par 3 to even the match. On the par 5 sixteenth hole Nemon hit his tee shot left. Debbie hit a good drive around the right side fairway bunker but the ball then went right into the hazard. Debbie went into the hazard and hit a fairway wood out of it, an excellent shot. Nemon layed up with his second shot, then hit his third shot just in the right side fringe on the green. Debbie hit a fairway wood for her third shot, it just missed going on the green and ended up in the right greenside bunker. To make things worse the bunker was in horrible shape, large footprints all over it. Debbie took a big swing but barely got out. A bad chip shot followed. She then just barely missed an uphill putt, just short by a couple of inches and took a 7. Nemon 2 putted for a par 5 and was up 2 strokes for the match. Arriving at the 17th hole it was getting dark, the moon was out to help us with the light. On the par 4 seventeenth hole Debbie was short with her second shot, chipped on and 2 putted for a bogey 5. Nemon was on the green in two but 3 putted for a 5. The match was still Nemon 2 up going to the eighteenth hole. One thing you don’t want to see is a bad shot right before you hit your tee shot. Todd hit his tee shot into the right side water hazard. Nemon gets on the tee, aiming at the left fairway bunkers, comes off the shot and puts his drive into the lake. Debbie hit her drive into the left side fairway bunkers. Nemon lays up short with an iron. Debbie hits another great shot out of the bunker just short and right of the green. Nemon hits the green with his fourth shot but leaves himself a long putt. Debbie chips her third shot on about 10 feet short of the pin. Nemon hits his putt within a couple inches of the hole and taps in for a 6. Debbie has to make her putt for a tie, hits an aggressive putt but it goes by the hole, then 2 putts for a 6. We finished the round in 3 hours, 56 minutes. Nemon will have his name engraved for the first time on the “Tom Stead Trophy” as the winner of the 32nd Pyramid Tournament. 

     2009 – First round match between Todd Lopez & Don Scribner @ Rancho Solano GC 

     Don had to give Todd 3 strokes for the match. Todd makes a par 5 on the opening hole to pick up one stroke. The players halve the par 4 second hole. Todd picks up 2 more strokes with a par 4 on the third hole. Don gets back those 2 strokes on the par 4 fourth hole. Todd makes a bogey on the par 3 fifth hole but still picks up one stroke. They halve the par 4 sixth. Both players come alive on the par 5 seventh hole with birdie 4’s. Don continues on with pars on the par 3 eighth and the par 4 ninth picking up 2 strokes. At the end of the front nine Todd is leading by 3 strokes. They halve the par 5 tenth hole to start the back nine. Todd picks up one stroke on the tough par 4 eleventh hole, Don gets it back on the tough par 3 twelfth hole. Don picks up 2 strokes on the par 4 thirteenth hole to be one down in the match. Todd picks up one stroke on the par 4 fourteenth hole. Don gets it back by making a birdie 2 on the fifteenth hole. They halve the par 4 sixteenth hole. Todd bogeys the par 5 seventeenth hole but picks up one stroke on Don and is 2 up going to the 18th hole. Don comes through with a par 4 on the final hole but Todd manages a bogey 5 to win the match by one stroke. Todd would go on to lose in the second round to Glenn Campbell. 

     2009 – Second round match between Steve Blotzer & Sandie Cook @ Paradise Valley GC 

     Steve won his first round match by forfeit over Nemon Williamson

     Sandie had won a first round match over Matt Hurst 

     Steve had to give Sandie 2 strokes for the match. The players halved the par 5 first and the par 4 second holes. Sandie makes a bogey 4 on the par 3 third hole but it was good enough to pick up 3 strokes on Steve. Steve makes a par 5 on the fourth hole and regains back 2 strokes. Steve picks up one more stroke on the par 4 fifth hole. They halve the par 4 sixth hole. Steve makes pars on the par 4 seventh and the par 3 eighth to pick up 3 more strokes. They halve the par 4 ninth hole. At the end of the front nine Steve is up by one stroke in the match. Steve starts out the back nine with a par 5 on the tenth hole and picks up 3 strokes. They halve the par 4 eleventh, the par 3 twelfth and the par 4 thirteenth. Sandie makes a birdie 3 on the fourteenth hole to regain 2 strokes. She goes on to par the par 3 fifteenth hole and picks up 4 more strokes to go 2 up in the match. Steve picks up one stroke each on the par 5 sixteenth and the par 4 seventeenth to even the match going to the 18th hole. The players halve the eighteenth hole and end the match in a tie. Steve would go on to win the rematch with Sandie @ Tilden GC by 2 strokes. 

     2009 – Third round match between Steve Blotzer & Glenn Campbell @ Roddy Ranch GC 

     Steve had won matches over Nemon Williamson (forfeit) & Sandie Cook

     Glenn had won matches over Rick Morgan, & Todd Lopez 

     Glenn had to give Steve 5 strokes for the match. Steve pars the opening par 5 hole picking up one stroke. The players halve the par 4 second hole. Steve makes another par on the downhill par 3 third hole to gain one more stroke. They halve the par 4 fourth hole. Glenn comes through with a par on the par 4 fifth hole to regain one stroke. They halve the very downhill par 5 sixth hole. Steve makes another par on the par 3 seventh hole and goes up another stroke. The players halve the par 4 eighth and the par 4 ninth holes. At the end of the front nine Steve is up by 7 strokes. Glenn makes a 7 on the par 5 tenth hole but still picks up 2 strokes on Steve. They halve the par 4 eleventh. Steve picks up one stroke on the par 4 twelfth but gives it back on the par 3 thirteenth. They halve the par 4 fourteenth and the par 4 fifteenth. Glenn comes back to pick up one stroke on the par 4 sixteenth, another on the par 3 seventeenth and another on the par 5 finishing hole. Glenn runs out of holes and loses the match by 2 strokes. Steve would go on to win the 2009 Pyramid Championship. 

     2010 – First round match between Sandie Cook & Brittany Hurst @ Paradise Valley G.C. Sandie had to give Brittany 2 strokes for the match. Sandie makes a bogey 6 on the par 5 opening hole and picks up one stroke. The players halve the par 4 second hole. Sandie picks up one more stroke on the par 3 third hole. They halve the par 4 fourth, the par 5 fifth and the par 4 sixth. Sandie picks up one more stroke on the par 4 seventh, the par 3 eighth and the par 4 ninth to go up 3 strokes in the match. Sandie starts off the back nine by picking up one more stroke on the par 5 tenth hole. The players halve the par 4 eleventh hole. Sandie makes a bogey 4 on the par 3 twefth and gains another stroke to go up 5 up in the match. Brittany makes a par 4 on the thirteenth hole and gets back 3 strokes. Brittany then birdies the par 4 fourteenth to gain another stroke back. They halve the par 3 fifteenth hole. Sandie comes back picking up one stroke on the par 5 sixteenth hole. They halve the par 4 seventeeth hole. Sandie is 2 strokes up going to the eighteenth hole. Brittany makes a bogey 5 on the par 4 eighteenth hole but Sandie makes a triple bogey 7 to end the match in a tie. Brittany forfeits the rematch, Sandie goes on to lose to Kevin Peck in the second round.

      2010 – First round match between Randy Butler & Rick Morgan @ Paradise Valley G.C. Randy had to give Rick 15 strokes for the match. Randy gets off to a fast start making par on 3 of the first 4 holes picking up 6 strokes on Rick. The players halve the par 4 fifth hole. Randy picks up 3 more strokes on the par 4 sixth hole. They halve the par 4 seventh hole. Rick gets going with a par 3 on the eighth hole to regain back one stroke. They halve the par 4 ninth holes with bogeys. Rick is 7 strokes up after play is finished on the front nine. Randy makes a par 5 on the par 5 tenth hole picking up 3 more strokes on Rick. Rick holds him at bay as they halve the par 4 eleventh and the par 3 twelfth holes. Randy takes off again and picks up one stroke on the par 4 thirteenth, the par 4 fourteenth and 2 more on the par 3 fifteenth to even the match. Randy makes a par 5 on the sixteenth hole picking up 2 strokes and going 2 strokes up in the match. Rick comes back to pick up one stroke on the par 4 seventeenth hole and is one down going to the eighteenth hole. Randy decides to end the match by making a par 4 to Rick’s 6 and win the match by 3 strokes.    

     2010 – First round match between Steve Blotzer and Don Scribner @ Franklin Canyon G.C. Don had to give Steve 6 strokes for the match. Steve picks up one stroke on the opening par 5 first hole. The players halve the par 3 second hole. Don picks up one stroke each on the par 4 third and the par 3 fourth. Steve comes back and gains one stroke on the par 4 fifth hole. The players halve the par 3 sixth hole. Don gets back one stroke on the par 5 seventh hole. The players halve the final two holes on the front nine to put Steve up by 5 strokes at the end of the front nine. Don starts off the back nine gaining one stroke on the par 4 tenth hole. The players tie on the par 3 eleventh hole. Don picks up one stroke on the par 4 twelfth, Steve returns the favor on the par 5 thirteenth. Don makes a birdie 3 to Steve’s bogey 5 on the par 4 fourteenth hole to go 2 down in the match. They halve the par 4 fifteenth hole. Steve makes a par on the par 4 sixteenth and goes 3 up in the match. Don makes a bogey 4 on the par 3 seventeenth but picks up 2 strokes and is only one stroke down going to the par 5 eighteenth hole. Don makes a par 5 but Steve birdies it to win the match by 2 strokes. Steve would go on to a win in the second round over Dave Pearce. 

     2010 – First round match between AJ Jones and Nemon Williamson @ Franklin Canyon C.G. Nemon had to give AJ 4 strokes for the match. AJ picks up one stroke on the par 5 opening hole but has a bad time on the par 3 second hole where he loses 3 strokes to Nemon. AJ comes back with a par on the par 4 third hole and regains one stroke. The players halve the par 3 fourth and the par 4 fifth. Nemon gets back one stroke on the par 3 sixth hole and 2 more on the par 5 seventh hole. AJ comes back to pick up one stroke on the par 4 eight. Nemon makes a par 5 on the ninth to get back one stroke and go even in the match after the end of the front nine. Nemon starts out the back nine with a par on the par 4 tenth hole to pick up one more stroke. AJ puts a halt on Nemon by making a birdie 2 on the tough par 3 eleventh regaining 2 strokes. The  players halve the par 4 twelfth, the par 5 thirteenth & the par 4 fourteenth holes. Going to the par 4 fifteenth hole AJ is up by one stroke. AJ picks up one more stroke on the fifteenth hole. He adds another stroke to his favor by making a birdie 3 on the par 4 sixteenth hole to go three up in the match. Nemon comes back with a par 3 on the seventeenth hole to AJ’s double bogey 5. AJ is now one stroke up going to the par 5 eighteenth hole. Nemon makes a birdie 4 to AJ’s double bogey to win the match by 2 strokes. 

     2010 – Second round match between Bob Boyer and Mike Cook @ Rooster Run G.C. 

     Bob had won a match over Debbie Menzel.

     Mike had won a match over Rob Yarbrough. 

     Mike had to give Bob 10 strokes for the match. Mike made a par 4 on the first hole to pick up 2 strokes. He then picked up one more stroke on the par 5 second hole. Bob hit the green in regulation on the par 4 third hole, Mike ended up in the greenside bunker, barely got out, a bad chip combined with a missed putt led to a double bogey 6, Bob 2 putted for a par. On the par 4 fourth hole both players hit the green in 2, Mike 2 putted for a par, Bob made his birdie 3 to remain 10 strokes up in the match. On the par 4 fifth hole Mike again hit the greenside bunker, got out a 2 putted for a bogey 5, Bob chipped on and also 2 putted for a bogey. On the par 3 sixth hole Mike mishit his iron but managed to just make the green, Bob’s tee shot skied into a tough wind and fell short into the water hazard. He reteed and hit just left of the green, chipped short, then on and 2 putted for a 7. Mike 2 putted for a par 3 and picked up 4 strokes. On the tough par 4 seventh hole Mike hit his second shot into the left side lateral hazard, Bob played it safe a made a bogey 5, Mike ended up taking a double bogey 6. On the par 3 eighth hole both players missed the green, Bob chipped on a 2 putted for a bogey, Mike chipped on and made his putt for a par 3. Bob was 6 strokes up going to the very tough par 5 ninth hole which was playing into a very difficult northwest wind. Both players hit the fairway with their drives and second shots. Mike layed up right with a pitching wedge, Bob hit his third shot into the water hazard and after a drop hit his next shot again into the hazard. Mike hit a 9 iron on the green and 2 putted for a bogey 6, Bob had a  series of misadventures and ended up taking an 11 on the hole. At the end of the front nine holes of play Bob was up by one stroke. On the par 5 tenth hole Mike missed a short birdie putt but ended up with a par 5, Bob made a bogey 6, the match was now square. Both players hit awful tee shots on the par 3 eleventh  hole, Mike made a bogey 4, Bob had a double bogey 5. On the short par 4 twelfth hole both players hit the green with their second shots, Mike made a par 4, Bob a bogey 5. Mike was now 2 up in the match. On the par 4 thirteenth hole Mike hit his tee shot into the fairway bunker, Bob hit the fairway, then the green a 2 putted for a par 4. Mike had bunker difficulties, a short approach shot, a chip and a putt for a double bogey 6, the match was now square again. On the tough par 4 fourteenth hole Bob hit a beautiful draw shot around the dogleg left hole, Mike hit a short tee shot to the right, then hit his second shot into a tree. Bob hit the green with his second shot and 2 putted for a par 4, Mike had to use a seven wood to chip his ball from under the tree to just off the back of the green. He then chipped up and made the putt for a bogey 5. The players halved the short par 3 fifteenth hole. After a long drive Bob hit his second shot onto par 4 sixteenth hole and 2 putted for a par 4, Mike hit a 9 wood just left but ended up in the large depression left of the green, a chip and a tough putt gave him a bogey 5. Bob was now 2 up in the match. On the short par 4 seventeenth hole Mike layed up with a 3 wood. Bob hit his driver but ended up in the hazard that crosses the fairway, he dropped and then hit a very good shot on the green, a chance for a par 4. Mike hit his second shot and almost holed it out but it then ran by the hole and up above the hole by 10 feet. Mike after a awful first putt managed to get in for a par 4, Bob 2 putted for a bogey 5. Bob was now one stroke up going to the par 5 eighteenth hole. Bob hit a 300 yard drive right down the middle of the fairway, Mike hit a 240 yard drive slightly left which bounced into the center of the fairway. Mike layed up with a 6 iron, Bob hit his second shot pin high just off the right side of the green. Mike hit a pitching wedge onto the green but about 18 feet below the hole. Bob chipped on but the severe slope of the green caused the ball to go left and well down on the green. Bob putted up the hill, a severe right to left break, the ball went past the hole. Bob then 2 putted for a bogey 6. Mike hit his putt way too hard but it slammed into the back of the cup and then dropped in for a birdie 4 and a one stroke win in the match. “It was a memorable match”. 

     2010 – Second round match between Bob Simonson and Nemon Williamson @ Paradise Valley G.C. 

     Bob had won a match over Jerry Crumrine.

     Nemon had won a match over AJ Jones 

     Nemon had to give Bob 9 strokes for the match. Nemon pars the par 5 opening hole to gain one stroke on Bob, he picks up another stroke on the par 4 second hole. Bob comes back by gaining one stroke on the par 3 third hole. Nemon pars the par 5 fourth hole and gains 2 more strokes. Bob comes back again gaining one stroke on the par 4 fifth hole but gives it back to Nemon on the par 4 sixth hole. They halve the par 4 seventh hole. Back and forth Bob gets one stroke on the par 3 eighth but gives it back on the par 4 ninth. Bob is 6 strokes up in the match at the end of their front nine. Bob starts out the back nine by gaining one more stroke on the par 5 tenth hole. This is where Nemon starts a run, he picks up one stroke on the par 4 eleventh, one more on the par 3 twelfth, 3 more on the par 4 thirteenth and one more on the par 4 fourteenth by making a birdie 3. Bob is one up going to the par 3 fifteenth hole and picks up another stroke by making a par 3. Nemon makes a double 7 on the par 5 sixteenth hole but still picks up one stroke on Bob. Bob makes a bogey 5 on the par 4 seventeenth hole but picks up 2 strokes to go 3 strokes up going to the par 4 eighteenth hole. Bob makes a bogey 5 on the last hole and should win the match but Nemon holes out a 175 yard 4 iron for an eagle 2 and gains a tie in the match. Bob would go on to win the rematch over Nemon @ Rooster Run G.C. 

     2010 – Finals match between Mike Cook, Michael Katz & Kevin Peck 

     Mike had won matches over Rob Yarbrough, Bob Boyer & Bob Simonson

     Michael had won matches over Todd Lopez (forfeit), Sonny Menzel & Glenn Campbell

     Kevin had won matches over Floyd Duggins, Sandie Cook & Steve Blotzer 

     Due to scheduling conflicts the 34th Pyramid Tournament finals were held at Paradise Valley G.C. on Thursday, December 9th at 10:00 am. It rained the night before, the course was extremely wet, standing water in the fairways and the greens were slower than normal. The players teed off in the fog. It turned out mostly cloudy, temperature in the mid 50’s with the sun breaking through on the back nine. The three players in the finals were Mike Cook, Michael Katz and Kevin Peck. Mike Cook had to give one stroke to Michael Katz and two strokes to Kevin Peck. On the par 5 opening hole Peck hit his tee shot right and ended up in the fairway bunker, Katz hit his left into the fairway bunker, Cook hit his tee shot down the middle. Katz hit a good shot out of the bunker but it ended up hitting a tree and he ended up taking a 7 on the hole. Both Cook and Peck 2 putted for bogeys. On the par 4 second hole Cook and Peck both hit their tee shots right center, Katz was left and pretty much blocked out for his second shot. Cook hit the green in two but missed a short birdie putt, Katz was short in the front hazard, chipped out but took a 6 on the hole, Peck was in the greenside bunker, got out but 3 putted for a 6. On the par three 3rd hole both Cook and Peck hit the green, Katz was in the right side bunker. Cook 3 putted for a 4, Katz came out of the bunker and 2 putted for a 4, Peck 2 putted for a par 3. On the par 5 fourth hole all the players hit good tee shots. Cook mishit his second shot right into the lateral hazard. He found the ball and was able to play it back into the fairway, got on the green in 5 and 3 putted for an 8. Katz also had some problems and ended up taking a 7, Peck was on in 3 and 2 putted for a par 5. On the par 4 fifth hole Peck hit his tee shot left possibly OB, his provisional tee shot was topped just off the front of the tee. Katz hit a long drive but right towards the lake, Cook hit his tee shot right down the left center. Cook found Peck’s tee shot hidden in some weeds, his second shot was short but he got on in 3 but then three putted for a 6. Katz’s tee shot ended up in the mud flats lateral hazard as the lake level was down. He hit an iron out and was pin high in 2 (absolutely the best shot of the day), and he 2 putted for a par. Cook hit his second shot straight at the pin but just short of the green and 2 putted for a par. On the par 4 sixth hole both Cook and Katz hit good tee shots, Peck was left with his, then hit the green in two. Both Cook and Katz hit the right greenside bunker, got out and 2 putted for bogey 5’s. Peck 2 putted for a par 4. On the par 4 seventh hole all three players hit good tee shots, were on in 2 and 2 putted for par 4’s. On the par 3 eighth hole all the players were short of the green, Cook and Peck chipped on and 2 putted for bogey 4’s, Katz’s chip shot was short, he rechipped and one putted for a bogey. On the par 4 ninth hole Peck’s tee shot went left, Katz’s right and Cook’s down the middle and through a large puddle. All the players were on in 2 and 2 putted for par 4’s. At the end of the front nine Peck was up by 3 strokes over Cook and 4 strokes over Katz. Changes would take place on the par 5 tenth hole, Katz’s tee shot went left into the lateral hazard, Cook and Peck both hit the right center of the fairway. Katz dropped and hit back out to the fairway, Peck hit his second shot left into the lateral hazard and dropped out. His next shot hit a tree branch and sent the ball into the ditch that crosses the fairway. Cook hit his second shot just short of the ditch, then hit a pitching wedge pin high. Katz hit his next shot on the green. Peck dropped out of the ditch, hit the green and 2 putted for an 8. Katz would 3 putt for a 7, Cook missed his birdie putt but did make a par 5. On the par 4 eleventh hole  Cook’s tee shot was short of the fairway bunker, Peck went right but OK, Katz hit a very long drive right down the middle. Katz’s second shot was on the green but way above the hole, Cook’s second was just left and short of the green, Peck’s hit the right greenside bunker. Cook chipped on close and made the putt for a par 4, Peck came out of the bunker and 2 putted for a bogey, Katz 3 putted for a bogey 5. On the par 3 twelfth hole Cook and Peck both hit the green, Katz was just left and long, he chipped on and 2 putted for a bogey, Cook and Peck both 2 putted for par 3’s. On the par 4 thirteenth hole all the players managed to make bogey 5’s. On the short par 4 fourteenth hole all the players managed to hit some bad shots and make bogey 5’s. On the par 3 fifteenth hole, Katz hit the green, Cook and Peck both missed the green but chipped on and 3 putted for double bogey 5’s. Katz would 2 putt and make a par 3. When the players reached the par 5 sixteenth hole Cook was up by one stroke over Peck and three strokes over Katz. Katz’s tee shot went right into the lateral hazard, Cook was in the middle but short, Peck was left and long. Katz played his second shot out of the hazard and back in play down the fairway. Cook mishit his second shot ending up right across the lateral hazard, his next shot was advanced down the fairway. Peck hit his second shot, then his third on the green in 3. Katz also hit the green in 3 strokes. Cook hit the green but was on in 4, he missed his par putt and made a bogey 6. Both Katz and Peck 2 putted for par 5’s. Going to the par 4 seventeenth hole Cook and Peck were tied, Katz was 2 strokes back. All the players hit good tee shots, all 3 players were just short of the green. Cook was right below the hole, Katz and Peck off to the right. Peck chipped on and 2 putted for a bogey 5, Katz hit a poor chip and ended up 3 putting for a double bogey 6. Cook chipped up to the hole and tapped in for a par 4. Going to the final hole of the match Cook was up by one stroke over Peck and four over Katz. On the par 4 eighteenth hole Cook hit a good drive right center, Peck went left but OK, Katz hit a very long tee shot left center. Peck mishit his second shot but in the fairway, he then hit his third shot onto the green. Cook hit his second shot left of the green and then had to search quite a while just to find his ball down next to a utility box. His next shot was impossible, the pin being just on the green behind some large mounds. His chip shot was mishit and landed on the mound, he tried to hole it out but it went clear across the green. He then 2 putted for a double bogey 6. Katz 2 putted for a bogey 5. Peck made a 25 foot par putt to win the 34th Pyramid Tournament by one stroke. The pin placements, perhaps because of all the rain and water were set up on crowns, a very difficult day of putting. Kevin Peck will have his name engraved for the first time on the “Tom Stead Trophy” as the winner of the 34th Pyramid Tournament. 

     2011 – First round match between Mike Cook and Jerry Crumrine @ Foxtail – South GC. Mike had to give Jerry 8 strokes for the match. Mike makes a par 4 on the opening hole to pick up one stroke. Mike picks up another stroke with a bogey 6 on the par 5 second hole. Both players hit the green on the par 3 third hole, Jerry makes a par, Mike makes a birdie 2. Mike pars the # 1 handicap hole to Jerry’s bogey to gain another stroke. The players halve the par 3 fifth hole with pars. Mike hits a very bad drive into the trees on the par 4 sixth hole but manages to make a bogey 5 to halve the hole with Jerry. The players halve the par 3 seventh and the par 5 eighth holes. On the par 4 ninth hole Jerry hits his drive left ending up in a tough spot between two bunkers. He advances it somewhat then hits his third shot into the right greenside bunker. Out of the bunker and 2 putts for a 6. Mike was on the green in regulation and 2 putted for a par 4. At the end of the front nine Jerry was up by 2 strokes. Mike got off to a quick start on the back nine with a par on the 10th hole and a birdie on the par 5 eleventh to even the match. Jerry comes back to regain one stroke on the par 4 twelfth hole. They halve the par 4 thirteenth hole. On the par 3 fourteenth hole Mike makes a par to even the match again. Jerry comes back again with a par on the par 4 fifteenth hole and a bogey 5 on the par 4 sixteenth hole to pick up 2 strokes and go 2 up in the match. Both players hit very bad tee shots on the par 3 seventeenth and halved the hole with bogey 4’s. Jerry was 2 up in the match going to the par 5 eighteenth hole. Jerry and Mike both hit their tee shots left. Jerry mishit his second shot to the left side of the fairway, Mike hit his right just catching the fairway about 60 yards from the green. Jerry’s third shot went into the right greenside bunker. Mike pitched onto the green pin high about 8 feet from the hole. Jerry came out of the bunker a little long which led to 3 putting for a double bogey 7. Mike made his birdie putt to win the match by one stroke.  

     2011 – First round match between Sandie Cook and Matt Hurst @ Paradise Valley GC. Matt had to give Sandie 7 strokes for the match. Play started on the back nine. Matt makes a double bogey 7 on the opening par 5 but picks up one stroke on Sandie. Matt pars the 11th hole to pick up one more stroke. The players halve the par 3 twelfth and the par 4 thirteenth. Matt picks up one stroke each on the par 4 fourteenth and the par 3 fifteenth holes. Sandie and Matt halve the par 5 sixteenth hole. Matt picks up one more stroke on the par 4 seventeenth. The players halve the par 4 eighteenth and at the end of play on the back nine Sandie is up by 2 strokes. Matt starts off the front nine with a par on the par 5 first hole to pick up one stroke but gives it back to Sandie on the par 4 second hole. They halve the par 3 third hole. Sandie makes a par 5 on the fourth hole and regains 2 strokes back on Matt. Sandie makes a 7 on the par 4 fifth to Matt’s par to lose 3 strokes. Sandie gets one stroke back on the par 4 sixth hole. Matt makes a birdie 3 to Sandie’s bogey on the par 4 seventh hole to even the match. Sandie and Matt halve the final two holes to end the match in a tie.

     The rematch was held @ Franklin Canyon GC. Matt had to give Sandie 8 strokes for the match. Sandie and Matt halved the first two holes to start the rematch. Matt picks up one stroke on the par 4 third hole. Sandie makes a par on the par 3 fourth hole and picks up 2 strokes. Matt picks up one stroke on the par 4 fifth hole but gives it back on the par 3 sixth hole. Matt has trouble on the par 5 seventh hole allowing Sandie to pick up 2 more strokes. They halve the par 4 eighth hole. More trouble for Matt on the par 5 ninth hole, Sandie picks up 2 more strokes to go up by 13 strokes at the end of the front nine. Matt starts off the back nine picking up one stroke on the par 4 tenth, two strokes on the par 3 eleventh, two more on the par 4 twelfth and one more on the par 5 thirteenth. Matt makes a bogey on the par 4 fourteenth hole but still picks up 3 strokes on Sandie. Matt regains 2 strokes on the par 4 fifteenth and one more stroke on the par 4 sixteenth to be one stroke down in the match going to the par 3 seventeenth hole. Sandie and Matt halve the hole with Sandie one stroke up going to the eighteenth tee. Sandie makes a double bogey 7 on the final hole, Matt makes a par 5 to win the rematch by one stroke. 

     2011 – First round match between Glenn Campbell and Neal Stachowicz @ Paradise Valley GC. Neal had to give Glenn one stroke for the match. Play started on the back nine. Glenn gets off to a good start with a par 5 on the opening hole to pick up 2 strokes. Neal comes back with a par 4 on the eleventh hole to even the match. Neal makes a bogey 4 on the par 3 twelfth hole but still picks up 2 strokes on Glenn. The players halve the par 4 thirteenth and the par 4 fourteenth holes. Glenn picks up one stroke on the par 3 fifteenth to even the match. They halve the par 5 sixteenth hole with bogeys. Neal finishes par, par on the seventeenth and eighteenth holes to pick up 3 strokes and be 3 up for the match at the end of the first nines holes. Neal starts off the front nine with a bogey 6 but picks up one stroke to go 4 up in the match. The players halve the par 4 second hole. Glenn makes a par 3 on the third hole to regain one stroke back. Glenn gains another stroke back on the par 5 fourth hole. Neal makes par on the par 4 fifth hole to gain a stroke but gives it back on the par 4 sixth hole. They halve the par 4 seventh hole with pars. Glenn gets one stroke back on the tough par 3 eighth to be one stroke down going to the final hole. Both players bogey the par 4 ninth to give Neal the match win by one stroke. 

     2011 – First round match between Steve Blotzer and Bob Boyer @ Paradise Valley GC. Steve had to give Bob one stroke for the match. Play started on the back nine. Both players got off to a bad start on the par 5 tenth hole but Bob picked up 2 strokes on Steve. Steve gets the 2 strokes back on the par 4 eleventh hole to even the match. Steve then makes a par 3 on the twelfth hole and gains one stroke. They halve the par 4 thirteenth hole. Bob picks up one stroke each on the par 4 fourteenth and the par 3 fifteenth holes with pars. Steve bogeys the par 5 sixteenth hole but picks up 2 strokes on Bob who had problems. The players halve the par 4 seventeenth and the par 4 eighteenth holes to even going to the final nine holes. Evenly matched Steve and Bob halve the first 4 holes on the front nine in 2 over par. Bob picks up one more stroke on the par 4 fifth hole but Steve gets it back on the par 4 sixth hole. They halve the par 4 seventh holes with pars. Steve makes a par 3 on the tough par 3 eighth to Bob’s bogey to be one stroke up going to the final hole. Steve has problems on the last hole, Bob makes a par 4 to win the match by 2 strokes.  

     2011 – Second round match between Michael Katz and Rick Morgan @ Cypress Lakes GC. 

     Michael had won a  match over Casey Walker

     Rick had won a match over Bob Simonson 

     Michael had to give Rick 12 strokes for the match. Rick starts off good making a par on the par 5 opening hole picking up one stroke. On the par 4 second hole Michael gets the stroke back and then picks up one more on the par 3 third hole. The players halve the par 4 fourth hole. A big turnaround takes place on the par 5 fifth hole, Michael makes par and picks up 5 strokes from Rick who was in trouble including a lost ball. Michael continued to gain strokes picking up 3 more on the par 4 sixth hole. They halved the par 4 seventh and the par 3 eighth. Rick comes back and regains one stroke on the par 4 ninth hole. At the end of the front nine Rick is leading by 4 strokes. On the par 5 tenth hole Michael with a par reduced Rick’s lead to 3 strokes. They halve the par 3 eleventh and the par 4 twelfth. On the tough par 4 thirteenth Rick picks up one stroke but gives it back again on the par 3 fourteenth. Michael picks up 2 strokes on the par 4 fifteenth to go one down in the match. The players halve the always tough par 4 sixteenth hole. On the par 5 seventeenth hole Michael makes a bogey 6 but picks up 2 strokes to go one up in the match with one hole to go. Both players had problems on the tough par 4 eighteenth but Rick managed to pick up one stroke and end the match in a draw.

     The rematch was played @ Blue Rock Springs – West, in another extremely close match it was finally Michael Katz (net 68) over Rick Morgan (net 69) by one stroke.

      2011 – Second round match between Matt Hurst and Rob Yarbrough @ Green Valley CC. 

     Matt had won a match over Sandie Cook.

     Rob had received a bye in the first round. 

     Playing from the “black tees” Matt and Rob were even in strokes. Playing even both players halved the par 5 first, the par 4 second, the par 5 third and the par 4 fourth holes. On the par 3 fifth hole Rob made a bogey but picked up one stroke on Matt. On the par 4 sixth hole Matt gets that stroke back with a par 4. Rob makes a par on the short par 3 seventh hole to regain one stroke. Matt has trouble on the par 4 eighth, Rob picks up 3 strokes. The players halve the par 4 ninth hole leaving Rob 4 strokes up in the match at the end of the front nine. Starting the back nine Matt makes a par on the very uphill par 5 tenth hole and picks up one stroke. Another par on the downhill par 4 eleventh hole has Matt pick up another stroke. They halve the uphill par 4 twelfth hole. On the par 3 thirteenth hole Rob makes a bogey but picks up 2 strokes, he then picks up 2 more strokes on the par 4 fourteenth hole to go 6 up in the match. The Golf God’s noticed this and then had Rob take an 11 on the par 5 fifteenth hole, Matt picked up 4 strokes to be 2 down in the match. They halved the par 4 sixteenth hole. On the par 3 seventeenth hole Rob has a double bogey 5, Matt a par 3 to even the match going to the eighteenth hole. On the par 4 eighteenth hole Rob makes a bogey 5 but Matt takes a double bogey 6 to lose the match by one stroke. 

     2011 – Finals match between Mike Cook, Sonny Menzel and Nemon Williamson @ Paradise Valley GC. 

     Mike had won matches over Jerry Crumrine, a forfeit match and Rob Yarbrough

     Sonny had won matches over Floyd Duggins, Bob Boyer and Michael Katz

     Nemon had won matches over Debbie Menzel, Brittany Hurst (forfeit) and AJ Jones 

     The 35th Pyramid Tournament finals were held at Paradise Valley G.C. on Friday, October 21st at 10:24 am.  The course was in very good shape, the greens had not been aerated yet, the temperature was in the low 80’s with essentially no wind. The three players in the finals were Mike Cook, Nemon Williamson and Sonny Menzel the current # 1, # 2 and # 3 ranked golfers from this year. Mike Cook and Nemon Williamson were even but both players had to give Sonny 8 strokes for the match. On the par 5 opening hole Nemon hit his approach shot on the green about 8 feet from the hole, Mike’s approach shot was short, a chip and 2 putts for a bogey 6. Sonny’s approach went long over the green left, with a lot of tough shots left he ended up taking an 8. Nemon just missed his birdie but made a par 5. On the par 4 second hole Mike and Nemon both hit good tee shots, Sonny hit his drive into the right side hazard, had to drop and then hit his next shot left and short of the hazard in front of the green. Mike and Nemon both hit the green Mike short and Nemon long. Sonny hit his approach shot long just off the back of the green, but then putted the ball in the hole  for a good bogey 5. Mike and Nemon both 2 putted for pars. On the par three 3rd hole Sonny hit the green and just rolled off, Nemon hit the left side bunker, Mike hit his tee shot into the rightside lateral hazard and after a futile search had to hit his 3rd shot from the ball drop area. Nemon hit the green and 2 putted for a bogey, Sonny 3 putted for a bogey, Mike 2 putted for a double bogey 5. On the par 5 fourth hole both Nemon and Sonny hit good tee shots. Mike’s tee shot went right towards the hazard but short of it. Mike had no shot and had to hit a low runner just to get back into play. Sonny hit the green in 3 and 2 putted for a par 5. Nemon went long on his approach shot, some chips and putts he ended up taking a 7. Mike’s third shot went a little right, hit the back of the greenside bunker and careened into the lateral hazard. He ended up with a triple bogey 8. On the par 4 fifth hole Sonny hit his tee shot left but OK, Mike and Nemon both hit drives down the middle. Nemon hit the green in 2 and 2 putted for a par, Mike hit the green in 2 and after missing a very short putt 3 putted for a bogey, Sonny was on in 3 and 2 putted for a bogey. On the par 4 sixth hole both Mike and Nemon hit good tee shots, Sonny went right and into the lake. Sonny dropped and hit his next shot back into the lake etc and would end up taking a 10 on the hole. Nemon was on in 2 and 2 putted for a par, Mike was left of the green but pin high, chipped across the green and 2 putted for a bogey 5. On the par 4 seventh hole Mike and Nemon hit good tee shots, Sonny topped his tee shot, then hit his second shot into the right greenside bunker. Some bunker problems led to a 6 for Sonny. Mike hit the green but missed a short birdie putt but made par, Nemon also hit the green but 3 putted for a bogey 5. On the par 3 eighth hole with a blue pin left Sonny’s tee shot went left of the cart path, Mike hit the green but on the very right side, Nemon hit the shot of the day, a 200 yard shot straight at it landing about 7 feet below the pin and then rolled in the putt for a birdie 2. Sonny’s approach shot went into the bunker which led to a 6 on the hole. Mike facing a 80 to 90 foot putt 3 putted for a bogey 4. On the par 4 ninth hole Nemon hit a long tee shot left center, Mike was right center and short, Sonny’s tee shot hit the driving range net but came back into play. Sonny hit his third shot long and 3 putted for a 6, Mike hit the green in 2 missed another birdie putt but made par, Nemon hit a very good shot about 3 feet from the pin and made his second consecutive birdie. At the end of the front nine Nemon was up by 7 strokes over Mike and 9 strokes over Sonny. On the par 5 tenth hole Nemon hit a good tee shot down the middle, Mike’s tee shot was way right, Sonny hit the left fairway bunker. Mike mishit a fairway wood, then had to lay up to the ditch with an iron, Nemon hit a good layup shot, Sonny was out of the bunker but his next shot was short of the green left. Mike was on the green in 4 way below the hole, Nemon was on in 3  but above the pin, Sonny was on in 4 but again above the pin. Mike 2 putted for a bogey, Nemon and Sonny 3 putted for a bogey for Nemon a double for Sonny. On the par 4 eleventh hole  Mike’s tee shot was short right, Nemon was long down the middle, Sonny’s was left but OK. Mike hit a 3 wood just short of the green on the left side, Nemon hit his second shot on the green center, Sonny’s shot was long left of the green and facing a near impossible chip shot to the back left blue flag. His chip shot hit the fringe above the hole and stopped there. He then calmly putted the ball into the hole for a par 4. Mike chipped his ball across the green to 3 feet and made the putt for a par, Nemon 2 putted for a par. On the par 3 twelfth hole Mike hit the green about 4 feet from the pin, Sonny was short right, Nemon went long left ending up on the downslope of the grass bunker. Some chipping and putting problems led to a double bogey 5 for Nemon, Sonny got it on and 2 putted for a bogey, Mike left his short birdie putt short and made par. Mike moved to 5 down for the match. On the par 4 thirteenth hole Mike hit the center of the fairway, Sonny was long right but OK, Nemon was long right but managed to reach the lateral hazard and lose his ball. Mike hit a fairway wood on the green about 18 feet above the pin, Sonny’s shot was left of the green, Nemon after a drop hit his next shot short left. Sonny chipped on a 2 putted for a bogey, Nemon got on and 2 putted for a double bogey 6, Mike lipped out his long downhill putt but did make a par 4. Mike moved to 3 down for the match, Sonny was 8 down. On the short par 4 fourteenth hole Mike layed up and hit the fairway, Nemon hit his driver long left of the green, Sonny hit the large right side bunker. Mike badly mishit an iron short right of the green, chipped up and 2 putted for a bogey 5. Nemon had chipping problems and also wound up with a bogey, Sonny had a triple bogey 7. On the par 3 fifteenth hole, Mike hit the green about 8 feet from the pin, Nemon just missed the green, Sonny had lake problems and was essentially out of the match. Nemon chipped on and 2 putted for a bogey 4, Mike again left his birdie putt short and settled for a par. Mike was now 2 down for the match. On the par 5 sixteenth hole Mike hit his tee shot down the center, Nemon was long left center. Mike hit two fairway woods to reach the green and was about 10 feet below the hole. Nemon was just off the green pin high in 3 shots, chipped down and made the putt for a par 5, Mike 2 putted for a par 5 also. Mike was still 2 shots down in the match. On the par 4 seventeenth hole Mike hit his tee shot down the middle, Nemon’s went right towards the lateral hazard. Mike hit a fairway wood just through the green and ended up in the back fringe. Nemon’s ball had found the hazard. Nemon had to drop but had no shot towards the green because of low hanging trees, he chipped out to the fairway. Nemon got on in four and 2 putted for a double bogey 6. Mike was pin high to the blue flag but had to putt through 6 feet of fringe to reach the green. The pin was on a severe downslope. Mike putted the ball just through the fringe, it crept unto the green and very slowly made it’s way to the hole stopping just a few inches away, Mike tapped in for a par 4. The match was now even going to the 18th tee. On the par 4 eighteenth hole Mike hit a good drive right center, Nemon went somewhat left but good. Mike mishit his fairway wood, Nemon hit his second shot just left of the green. Mike’s pitch shot from 60 yards went right at the pin but long landing about 20 feet above the red pin. Nemon chipped on the green but left his shot 8 feet above the flag also. Mike putted down the hill but misread the putt and ended up 6 feet above and off to the right side of the hole. Nemon putted down the hill, missed the putt and went by about 4 feet. Mike missed his putt and tapped in for a double bogey 6. Nemon makes his putt and wins the 35th Pyramid Tournament by one stroke. For Mike it was groundhog day all over again as he lost the finals match one year ago on the same hole by the same score. Nemon Williamson will have his name engraved for the second time on the “Tom Stead Trophy” as the winner of the 35th Pyramid Tournament, his fifth major ($90.00). Finishing second (for the 26th time in a major) was Mike Cook ($46.00). Finishing third was Sonny Menzel ($28.00). Low net money went to Rob Yarbrough ($22.00), Brittany Hurst ($18.00), AJ Jones ($14.00), Matt Hurst ($12.00) and Don Scribner ($10.00). After the Pyramid Tournament Nemon Williamson took over the # 1 spot (by 0.02) in the golf rankings, Mike Cook at  # 2, Neal Stachowicz at # 3, Steve Blotzer at # 4 and Jerry Crumrine at the # 5 spot.  

     2012 – First round match between Jerry Crumrine and Don Scribner @ Boundary Oak GC. Don had to give Jerry 4 strokes for the match. Jerry picks up one stroke on the opening par 4 first hole. Don pars the par 3 second hole to even the match. Jerry makes a par 5 on the 3rd hole and a bogey 5 on the par 4 fourth hole to gain 2 strokes back on Don. On the downhill par 5 fifth hole Don makes a par 5 to Jerry’s 6. On the uphill par 3 sixth hole Jerry makes a bogey 4 while Don makes a birdie 2. Jerry comes back to par both the par 4 seventh and eighth holes picking up 2 more strokes. Both players halve the ninth hole. At the end of nine holes of play Jerry is 5 strokes up for the match. Jerry starts off the back nine with a par 4 to pick up another stroke. On the tough downhill par 4 eleventh hole Don makes a bogey 5 but Jerry has problems and takes a 7 on the hole. The players halve the par 3 twelfth and the par 4 thirteenth holes. On the long left to right sweeping par 5 fourteenth hole Don makes a bogey 6 but picks up 2 strokes on Jerry as he takes an 8. Jerry comes back to regain one stroke on the par 4 fifteenth hole. Don returns the favor and picks up 2 strokes on the par 4 sixteenth hole and is only one stroke down in the match. Both players halve the long par 3 seventeenth hole and go to the eighteenth tee with Jerry leading by one stroke. Jerry bogeys the par 5 finishing hole but Don also makes a bogey 6 to lose the match by one stroke. Jerry goes on to lose in the second round to Mike Cook. 

     2012 – First round match between Steve Blotzer and Nemon Williamson @ Boundary Oak GC. Nemon had to give Steve 11 strokes for the match. The players halve the par 4 opening hole. Nemon makes a par 3 on the par 3 second hole to gain one stroke. They halve the par 5 third hole with pars. On the par 4 fourth hole Steve makes a bogey 5 but picks up 2 strokes on Nemon. They halve the par 5 fifth hole. On the tough uphill par 3 sixth hole Steve makes a bogey 4 but picks another stroke. The players halve the par 4 seventh and par 4 eighth holes. Nemon picks up one stroke on the par 4 ninth hole but Steve is 12 strokes up in the match going to the back nine. Nemon decides it’s time to make a run. He picks up 12 strokes over the next seven holes to even the match going to the par 3 seventeenth hole. Both players make par 3’s and go to the eighteenth hole tee even in the match. Nemon makes a bogey 6 on the eighteenth but Steve takes a double bogey 7 to lose the match by one stroke. Nemon would go on to lose in the second round to Kevin Peck. 

     2012 – First round match between Matt Hurst and AJ Jones @ Boundary Oak GC. Matt had to give AJ two strokes for the match. Matt gets off to a fast start picking up one stroke on the par 4 opening hole, another on the par 3 second, 2 more on the par 5 third, one more on both the par 4 fourth and the par 5 fifth.  AJ stops the bleeding as he halves the par 3 sixth and the par 4 seventh holes. Matt goes back on the offensive picking one stroke each on the par 4 eighth and the par 4 ninth holes. At the end of the first nine holes of play Matt was up by 6 strokes. The players halve the par 4 tenth hole. Matt picks up one more stroke on the par 4 eleventh hole. They halve the par 3 twelfth and the par 4 thirteenth holes. AJ pars the sweeping par 5 fourteenth hole and regains 3 strokes on Matt. AJ goes bogey, par on the next two holes and picks up 4 strokes to even the match going to the par 3 seventeenth hole. Both players make bogey 4’s on the 17th and go to the 18th tee even for the match. Matt makes a bogey 6 on the par 5 finishing hole, AJ takes a 7, his comeback falling short by one stroke. Matt would go on to tie Rob Yarbrough in the second round but lose the rematch to Rob. 

     2012 – Second round match between Sonny Menzel and Alex Tegenkamp @ Rancho Solano GC.

     Sonny had won a match over Todd Yarbrough

     Alex had received a first round bye. 

     Sonny had to give Alex 6 strokes for the match. Both players got off to a even start halving the par 5 first and the par 4 second holes. Sonny makes a par on the par 4 third hole and the par 4 fourth hole to pick up 4 strokes. Alex comes back with a bogey 4 on the par 3 fifth hole and a bogey 5 on the par 4 sixth hole and regains 2 strokes. Sonny makes a par 5 on the seventh hole and picks up 4 strokes on Alex who had problems on the uphill par 5. Sonny makes a par 3 on the eighth hole for another stroke gained. The players halve the par 4 ninth hole. At the end of the front nine of play Sonny is up by one stroke. Sonny starts off the back nine picking up 2 strokes on the par 5 tenth hole. Both players had problems on the par 4 eleventh hole but halved it. Alex picks up one stroke on the par 3 twelfth hole. They halve the par 4 thirteenth hole. Alex makes a par on the par 4 fourteenth hole to pick up 2 strokes and even the match. The players halve the par 3 fifteenth hole. Alex makes a par 4 on the par 4 sixteenth hole to go 2 strokes up in the match. Sonny makes a par 5 on the downhill par 5 seventeenth hole to square the match going to the finishing hole. Sonny double bogeys the par 4 eighteenth hole but Alex had problems on the last hole and loses the match by 2 strokes. Sonny would go on to meet Rob Yarbrough in the third round. 

     2012 – Second round match between Matt Hurst and Rob Yarbrough @ Kennedy GC 

     Matt had won a match over AJ Jones

     Rob had received a first round bye 

     Matt had to give Rob 2 strokes for the match. Matt picks up 2 strokes on the opening par 4 first  hole. Rob regains one stroke back on each of the par 4 second, the par 4 third and the par 3 fourth holes. Matt turns the table picking up one stroke on the par 5 fifth, two more on the par 4 sixth and 3 more on the par 3 seventh. Rob gets one back on the par 5 eighth hole but Matt pars the par 4 ninth hole to get that stroke back. At the end of the first nine holes of play Matt is up by 2 strokes. The players start off the back nine halving the par 4 tenth hole. Rob picks up one stroke on the par 4 eleventh hole. They halve the par 4 twelfth and the par 4 thirteenth holes. Rob makes a par 5 on the fourteenth hole to pick up one stroke and even the match. Matt pars the par 4 fifteenth hole to gain one stroke, Rob pars the par 3 sixteenth hole to get that stroke back. Rob makes a bogey 5 on the par 4 seventeenth hole, good enough for one stroke and a 1 up lead going to the eighteenth hole. Matt makes a par 5 on the eighteenth hole to even the match in a tie. Matt and Rob had a rematch @ Rancho Solano GC with Rob winning by 5 strokes. Rob would go on to meet Sonny Menzel in the third round. 

     2012 – Second round match between Michael Katz and Neal Stachowicz @ Rancho Solano GC

     Michael had received a bye in the first round

     Neal had received a forfeit by Sandie Cook 

     Michael had to give Neal 2 strokes for the match. Both players halved the par 5 first hole. Neal pars the par 4 second, Michael pars the par 4 third, both gaining one stroke. Neal has problems on the par 4 fourth but only loses one stroke to Michael. They halve the par 3 fifth hole. Michael makes a par 4 on the sixth hole to pick up one stroke. The players halve the par 5 seventh and the par 3 eighth holes. Neal picks up one stroke on the par 4 ninth hole. At the end of the first nine holes of play Neal is up by one stroke. In a very close match both players start off the back nine with more of the same. The par 5 tenth, the par 4 eleventh, the par 4 twelfth, the par 3 thirteenth, the par 4 fourteenth, the par 3 fifteenth and the par 4 sixteenth holes are all halved by the players. Michael makes a par 5 on the seventeenth hole picking up 2 strokes on Neal and be 1 up going to the par 4 eighteenth hole. Both players have problems and halve the hole with double bogey 6’s, Michael wins the match by one stroke. Michael would go on to meet Debbie Menzel in the third round. 

     Third round match between Sonny Menzel and Rob Yarbrough @ Rooster Run GC 

     Sonny had won matches over Todd Yarbrough and Alex Tegenkamp

     Rob had received a first round bye, then won a rematch over Matt Hurst 

     Sonny had to give Rob one stroke for the match. Both players had problems on the par 4 first hole with Sonny picking up 2 strokes on Rob. They halved the par 5 second hole. Sonny picks up one stroke each on the par 4 third, the par 4 fourth, the par 5 fifth and the par 3 sixth holes. Rob makes a par on the # 1 handicap par 4 seventh hole to regain 3 strokes back. The players halve the par 3 eighth and the par 5 ninth to finish the front nine. At the end of play on the front Sonny is up by 2 strokes. The players start off the back nine by halving the par 5 tenth hole. Sonny picks up 2 strokes on the par 3 eleventh hole and another on the par 4 twelfth. They halve the par 4 thirteenth, the par 4 fourteenth and the par 3 fifteenth holes. Sonny has trouble on the par 4 sixteenth hole, Rob picks up 2 strokes. They halve the par 4 seventeenth hole. Sonny is 3 strokes up going to the par 5 eighteenth hole. Sonny has some problems and takes an 8 on the hole, Rob makes a par 5 and ends the match in a tie. Sonny would go on to win the third round rematch with Rob. 

     2012 – Third round match between Michael Katz and Debbie Menzel @ Rooster Run GC 

     Michael had received a first round bye and won a match over Neal Stachowicz

     Debbie had won matches over Randy Butler and Bob Boyer 

     Michael starts off by picking up one stroke on the par 4 first hole. Debbie makes a good par 5 on the second hole, Michael has big problems and loses 5 strokes to Debbie. Michael comes back on the par 4 third hole regaining 3 of those strokes. Debbie says not so fast and gets those 3 strokes back on the par 4 fourth hole. Michael comes back to regain one stroke on the par 4 fifth hole. They halve the par 3 sixth hole. Michael picks up one stroke on the par 4 seventh hole but Debbie takes it back with a par on the par 3 eighth hole. Both players have problems on the tough par 5 ninth hole but Michael gets back one stroke. At the end of the front nine Debbie is up by 6 strokes. Michael pars the par 5 tenth hole and picks up one stroke. The players halve the par 3 eleventh hole with bogeys. Debbie bogeys the short par 4 twelfth hole but still picks up one stroke. The players halve the par 4 thirteenth hole. On the tough dogleg left par 4 fourteenth hole Michael makes a bogey 5, Debbie has problems and takes a triple bogey 7. Both players par the short par 3 fifteenth hole. On the par 4 sixteenth hole Michael makes a par to Debbie’s 6 to go 2  strokes down in the match. On the short par 4 seventeenth hole Debbie makes a bogey but Michael has problems and ends up taking a 7 to go 4 strokes down in the match going to the par 5 eighteenth hole. Michael comes back to par the 18th hole, Debbie has problems and takes an 8 on the hole but hangs on and wins the match by one stroke. Debbie goes on to play in the Pyramid Finals against Kevin Peck and Sonny Menzel.

     2012 – Finals match between Kevin Peck, Debbie Menzel and Sonny Menzel @ Rancho Solano GC

     Kevin had won matches over Brittany Hurst, Nemon Williamson and Mike Cook

     Debbie had won matches over Randy Butler, Bob Boyer and Michael Katz

     Sonny had won matches over Todd Yarbrough, Alex Tegenkamp and Rob Yarbrough
 
     The 36th Pyramid Tournament finals were held at Rancho Solano G.C. on Friday, October 3rd at 08:50 am.  The course was in very good shape, the greens had not been aerated yet, the temperature was in the low 70’s at the end of play, the normal afternoon wind started up early on the second hole. The three players in the finals were Kevin Peck, Debbie Menzel and Sonny Menzel. Kevin Peck had to give one stroke to Debbie and two strokes to Sonny. It was a tough start for the guys on the par 5 opening hole, Kevin went left off the tee and was OB, Sonny topped his tee shot for a short distance while Debbie hit a nice drive down the right side. Debbie went on to par the 1st hole, Sonny ended up with a 7, Kevin with an 8. All 3 players hit good drives on the par 4 second hole. Sonny was on the green with his second a 2 putted for a par, Debbie had some problems and would make a double bogey 6. Kevin was just off the back of the green and sank a 36 foot putt for a birdie 3. On the par 4 third hole all the players again hit good drives. All three players hit the green in two, Sonny and Kevin were on the green left, the pin was way right and back. Both Kevin and Sonny made difficult 2 putts for pars, Debbie 3 putted for a bogey 5. On the par 4 fourth hole all 3 players hit their tee shots OB left, Debbie and Sonny came back down the hill and into play, Kevin’s tee shot stayed OB. Sonny’s second was short of the green, he chipped on a 2 putted for a 5. Kevin went long with his 4th shot, chipped on a 2 putted for a 7. Debbie was long on her second shot, left her chip shot short but then sank a 41 foot downhill putt for a par 4. On the par 3 fifth hole both Sonny and Kevin hit the green, Debbie’s tee shot was short. Debbie chipped on a 2 putted for a bogey 4, Sonny 3 putted for a bogey 4 and Kevin 2 putted for a par 3. On the par 4 sixth hole all 3 players hit their tee shots left towards the OB but all came back into play. Debbie got on in two and 2 putts for  par 4, both Kevin and Sonny got on in 3 shots and 2 putt for bogey 5’s. On the par 5 seventh hole both Debbie and Sonny hit good tee shots, Kevin goes right but it’s very playable. All three players hit good second shots. Sonny’s third shot finds the front bunker, he gets on in 4 but 3 putts for a 7. Both Debbie and Kevin are on in two and both make difficult 2 putts for par’s. On the par 3 eighth hole all 3 players hit the green with their tee shots. Sonny 2 putts for a par three, Debbie 3 putts for a bogey, Kevin makes a 12 foot putt for a birdie 2. On the par 4 ninth hole both Sonny and Debbie hit perfect tee shots, Kevin is just short of the dogleg left after hitting an iron off the tee. Kevin’s next shot hits the trees on the corner, his third shot is pin high but off the green right, a bad chip and 2 putts for a double bogey 6. Both Debbie and Sonny are on in two and 2 putt for pars. At the end of play on the front nine Debbie is one stroke up on Sonny and three strokes up on Kevin. Starting the back nine both Debbie and Sonny hit good tee shots on the par 5 tenth hole, Kevin is left towards the bunker on the corner. Kevin’s second shot hits the trees and drops down but then hits a very good shot unto the left side of the green. Sonny hits the left side of the green with his third shot, Debbie is long with her third shot. Debbie hits a bad chip and then 2 putts for a bogey 6. The pin was on the very right side of the green,  Sonny 3 putts for a bogey 6, Kevin 2 putts for a par 5. The players now enter “Amen Corner”. On the par 4 eleventh hole Debbie’s tee shot is down the middle, both Kevin and Sonny are left but OK. Sonny hits the green in two and 2 putts for a par 4. Kevin goes way right with his second shot, has 2 bad chips and then 2 putts for a double bogey 6. Debbie’s tee shot landed just short of the lake but then mishits her second shot into the lake, her 4th shot goes right of the green, a chip and 2 putts for a triple bogey 7. On the par 3 twelfth hole both Debbie and Kevin hit the green, Sonny is way left and lands on the 13th tee box. He pitches over trees right in front of him but the shot comes up short of the green. He chips on in three and ends up 3 putting for a triple bogey 6 ( he missed a very short putt for a 5). Debbie 3 putts for a bogey, Kevin 2 putts for a par 3. On the tough par 4 thirteenth hole Kevin’s tee shot went left, hit the trees and dropped straight down. He chipped out with a middle iron back to the fairway. Debbie’s tee shot went right towards OB but hit a tree and bounced back to the middle of the fairway. Sonny hit a very good tee shot but then mishit his second shot into the bunker. Kevin’s 3rd shot was short but he then putted on and then made a tough putt for a bogey 5. Debbie and Sonny were both on in 3 shots but both 3 putted for double bogey 6’s. (tough green to putt) At the end of 13 holes played Kevin is up by one stroke on Debbie and Sonny. On the par 4 fourteenth hole Debbie and Sonny hit very good tee shots. Kevin’s tee shot went right around the corner and ended up in the bunker in the back of the par 3 fifteenth hole. He hit a very good shot out of the bunker but it hit the trees short of the green. He had a couple of chips and 3 putts which led to a triple bogey 7. Debbie got on but then 3 putted for a bogey 5, Sonny got on in 3 but 3 putted for a double bogey 6. On the par 3 fifteenth hole both Debbie and Sonny’s tee shots were just off the green left but pin high. Kevin’s tee shot was right just off the green but short of the back pin placement. Kevin chipped on and 2 putted for a bogey 4. Debbie 3 putted for a bogey 4, Sonny 2 putted for a par 3. On the par 4 sixteenth hole both Kevin and Sonny hit very good tee shots. Debbie hits her tee shot right along the tree line, her second shot hits the trees but then bounces back into the middle of the fairway. (good Karma again) Kevin was short with his second shot, he chipped on a 2 putted for a bogey 5. Both Debbie and Sonny ended up on the green but way above the red pin placement, this led to double bogey 6’s for both of them. On the par 5 seventeenth hole both Debbie and Sonny hit very good tee shots, Kevin’s was good but left into the hump area. Kevin’s second shot hit the trees but he then hit his 3rd shot on the left front of the green. Sonny gets on in 3 shots and 2 putts for a par 5. Debbie gets on in 3 shots but her and Kevin both 3 putt for bogey 6’s. The match being extremely close goes to the par 4 eighteenth hole. The blue pin is on the top left shelf of the green. Kevin and Debbie hit very good tee shots, Sonny’s is hit but hugging the right side of the fairway towards the bunkers. Kevin’s second shot was just a little long and off the back of the green on a downslope. Sonny’s second shot was right of the green but pin high. Debbie’s second shot was a beauty, pin high left and 6 feet from the pin. Sonny chips on a 2 putts for a bogey 5. Kevin putts from the back of the green just missing the hole but it goes by about 6 feet. His next putt again just misses the hole, he then makes a tester for a bogey 5. Debbie putts, the ball goes to the hole, catches the right side, spins around the cup 270 degrees and hangs on the highside of the hole, it looked like it was going to drop in but it didn’t. Debbie makes a par 4. In one of the closest 3 way playoffs in the history of the Pyramid it’s Debbie and Sonny Menzel tying for 1st, Kevin Peck finishes one stroke back for 3rd place. Debbie and Sonny will play off for the win.    

     2013 – First round match between Bob Brown and Debbie Menzel @ Cypress Lakes GC 

     Debbie had to give Bob 4 strokes for the match. On the opening par 5 first hole Debbie makes a par and picks up 2 strokes on Bob. Debbie makes a bogey 5 on the second hole but still picks up 2  more strokes. The players halve the par 3 third hole. On the tough par 4 fourth hole Debbie picks up one stroke with a bogey 5. They halve the par 5 fifth hole with bogeys. Debbie makes a par on the par 4 sixth hole to gain one more stroke and picks up one more on the par 4 seventh hole. Both players had trouble on the par 3 eighth hole but halved it. Bob got on track with a par on the par 4 ninth hole getting back one stroke. At the end of the first nine holes of play Debbie was up by 2 strokes. Debbie goes 3 up making a bogey 6 on the par 5 tenth hole. They halve the par 3 eleventh hole. Bob goes 5 down with a triple bogey on the par 4 twelfth hole. Bob starts the turnaround picking up one stroke on the par 4 thirteenth hole and one more on the par 3 fourteenth hole but gives one back again on the par 4 fifteenth hole. On the tough # 2 handicap par 4 sixteenth hole Bob makes a par 4 and regains 3 strokes to go only one down for the match. The players halve the par 5 seventeenth hole and go to the 18th hole with Debbie up by one stroke. The players halve the tough par 4 eighteenth hole to give Debbie the match by one stroke. 

     2013 – First round match between Bob Boyer and Sonny Menzel @ Cypress Lakes GC 

     Sonny had to give Bob one stroke for the match. Bob picks up one stroke on the par five opening hole to go 2 up but gives them back on the par 4 second hole. They halved the par 3 third hole. Bob picks up one stroke on the par 4 fourth hole but Sonny gets it back on the par 5 fifth hole. The players halve the par 4 sixth hole with pars. Bob pars the par 4 seventh hole to gain one stroke but Sonny gets it back on the par 3 eighth. Bob makes a par 4 on the ninth hole and regains 2 strokes on Sonny and goes 2 up in the match after the first nine holes of play. The players start off the back nine halving the par 5 tenth hole. Sonny makes a par 3 on the eleventh hole to go one down in the match. The tight match continues as the players halve the par 4 twelfth, the par 4 thirteenth, the par 3 fourteenth and the par 4 fifteenth holes. On the tough par 4 sixteenth hole both players had problems but Sonny picked up one stroke to even the match. They halved the par 5 seventeenth hole and went to the 18th hole even in their match. On the tough 18th hole both players made bogey fives to end the day with the match tied. In the rematch @ Eagle Vines it was Bob Boyer over Sonny Menzel. 

     2013 – First round match between Michael Katz and Kevin Peck @ Cypress Lakes GC 

     Michael had to give Kevin 2 strokes for the match. Both players got off to a good start making pars on the par 5 first hole and the par 4 second hole. Michael continued on and made another par on the par 3 third, Kevin losing 2 strokes on that hole. Kevin gets back one stroke on the par 4 fourth hole. The players halve the par 5 fifth hole. Michael picks up one stroke each on the par 4 sixth and the par 4 seventh hole. They halve the par 3 eighth holes with pars. Kevin goes on to par the par 4 ninth and gets one stroke back. At the end of the front nine play the match is dead even. Michael makes a par on the par 5 tenth hole but loses a stroke to Kevin’s birdie 4, Kevin goes up by one stroke. Michael returns the favor by paring the par 3 eleventh and picking 2 strokes and go back in front by one stroke. They halve the par 4 twelfth hole. Kevin evens the match again with a bogey on the par 4 thirteenth hole. Michael goes back up by one stroke by making a bogey 4 on the par 3 fourteenth hole. They halve the par 4 fifteenth hole with pars. On the tough par 4 sixteenth hole Kevin makes a par 4 to Michael’s 7 to go ahead in the match by 2 strokes. On the par 5 seventeenth hole Michael makes a bogey 6 but it’s good enough to get one stroke back. They go to the par 4 eighteenth hole, Kevin up by one stroke. The tough par 4 last hole took it’s toll with both players ending with double bogey 6’s. Kevin wins the match by one stroke. 

     2013 – Second round match between Kevin Peck and Alex Tegenkamp @ Eagle Vines GC 

     Kevin had won a first round match over Michael Katz

     Alex had received a first round match by forfeit over Bob Simonson 

     Kevin had to give Alex 17 strokes for the match. Play started on the par 5 eleventh hole. Alex makes a par 5 and picks up 5 strokes on Kevin who had trouble on the opening hole. Kevin comes right back with a par on the par 3 twelfth hole and regains 2 strokes. Kevin also pars the par 4 thirteenth hole and regains 2 more strokes back. On the troublesome par 4 fourteenth hole Kevin makes a bogey 5 and gets back a whopping 8 strokes on Alex on the narrow driving hole. Kevin picks up 2 more strokes by making a par on the par 3 fifteenth hole. Another par by Kevin on the par 5 sixteenth hole grts him one stroke back. Alex turns the tables on Kevin by making a birdie 3 on the par 4 seventeenth hole good for 3 strokes. The players halve the par 4 eighteenth hole. Kevin comes back with a par on the par 5 first hole, good for 2 strokes. At the end of the first nine holes of play it was Alex up by 8 strokes. The players halve the par 4 second hole. On the par 5 third hole Kevin makes a bogey 6 but Alex takes a big number and gives up 4 strokes. On the tricky par 4 fourth hole and the tough par 4 fifth hole Kevin makes a pair of par 4’s and regains 6 strokes on Alex. The players halve the par 3 sixth hole. Alex makes a run by making a par on the nasty par 4 seventh hole and regains 4 strokes on Kevin, Alex goes 2 up in the match. They halve the par 3 eighth hole. Kevin makes a par 4 on the ninth hole good for one stroke back and to go to the final hole one stroke down in the match. Kevin makes a bogey 5 on the par 4 tenth hole but it’s good enough as Alex takes a 7, Kevin wins the match by one stroke. 

     2013 – Third round match between Bob Boyer and Kevin Peck @ Wildhorse GC 

     Bob had won matches over Sonny Menzel and Debbie Menzel

     Kevin had won matches over Michael Katz and Alex Tegenkamp 

     Kevin had to give Bob 4 strokes for the match. Kevin made pars on the two par 4 opening holes, Bob would par the first hole but take a double bogey 6 on the second. The players halved the # 1 handicap par 4 third hole and the par 3 fourth hole (with a temporary green). The first big turnaround of the match took place on the difficult par 5 fifth hole. Bob makes a good par 5, Kevin has problems and ends up taking a 10 on the hole. The players halve the short par 3 sixth hole with pars. Bob wins the long drive on the par 5 seventh hole but then has problems and ends up taking a 9 on the hole, Kevin escapes with a bogey 6. Kevin double bogeys the par 4 eighth hole but Bob’s problems continue as he ends up taking a 10 on the same hole. Kevin finishes the front nine with a par 4 on the par 4 ninth hole to Bob’s double bogey 6. At the e nd of the first nine holes of play it’s Kevin up by 2 strokes on Bob. Starting the back nine Bob makes a par to Kevin’s bogey on the par 4 tenth hole. Kevin regains the stroke back on the par 4 eleventh hole. Bob pars the par 3 twelfth hole gaining back one stroke on Kevin. Bob comes through on the tough par 5 thirteenth hole with a par 5, Kevin takes a double bogey 7, Bob goes one stroke up in the match. The players halve the par 3 fourteenth and the par 4 fifteenth holes. Bob makes a bogey 5 on the par 4 sixteenth hole to Kevin’s double bogey and go 2 strokes up in the match. Both players par the par 5 seventeenth hole and go to the 18th hole with Bob up by 2 strokes. Kevin comes through with a par 4 on the tough par 4 eighteenth hole, Bob takes a triple bogey 7 to lose the match by one stroke. Kevin has managed to win all three of his matches this year by one stroke.

     2014 – First round match between Bob Boyer and Mike Cook @ Paradise Valley GC

     Mike had to give to give Bob 5 strokes for the match. On the opening par 5 first hole both players hit good drives and second shots. Bob’s third shot was long but on the green, Mike missed a short pitch shot left of the green and had to chip on. Bob 2 putted for a par 5, Mike 2 putted for a bogey 6. On the par 4 second hole Bob hit a good drive and second shot and 2 putted for a par 4. Mike after a good drive hit his second shot long just off the back of the green. In putting off the fringe the ball barely made the putting surface, he then 2 putted for a bogey 5. On the tough par 3 third hole both players hit the red flag green and had birdie putts, both just missed and tapped in for par 3’s. Bob was now 7 strokes up in the match. On the par 5 fourth hole Mike hit a short drive, a good 3 wood and an 8 iron at the flag but it came up just short. Bob hit a big drive but had some tree trouble with his second shot, he got on in 4 and 2 putted for a bogey 6. Mike chipped on and also 2 putted for a bogey 6. On the par 4 fifth hole Mike hit a short drive down the left side, Bob’s drive went way left and hit the trees, he then hit a provisional tee shot, also left. Bob found his first drive, got on in 3 and made a bogey 5. Mike’s second shot was just short of the green, chipped on and 2 putted for a bogey 5. Bob had trouble on the par 4 sixth hole and ended up taking a double bogey 6. Mike hit a short drive, had a long second shot left over the lake which ended up in the front right bunker. The sand was soaking wet, Mike’s sand shot came out hot, hit the pin dead solid and stopped about one foot from the hole. Mike tapped in for a par 4. Both players made par 4’s on the par 4 seventh hole. On the tough par 3 eighth hole Mike’s tee shot hit the green but way right, the blue pin was located way left. Bob badly mishit his tee shot,  his second shot went long just off the back of the green, he chipped on and 2 putted for a double bogey 5. Mike 3 putted for a bogey 4. On the par 4 ninth hole Bob mishit his tee shot, his second shot went out of bounds left, his fourth shot to the right side fairway bunker, missed the green, got on a 2 putted for a 8 on the hole. Mike’s tee shot was short, his second iron way left into the greenside bunker, barely out of the wet sand, chipped on and 2 putted for a double bogey 6. At the end of 9 holes of play Bob was up by 2 strokes. Starting the back nine Bob hit a good drive on the par 5 hole, Mike’s tee shot went left into the bunker on the corner of the fairway. Bob hit a good second and third shots and made a par 5. Mike hit a good 7 iron out of the bunker to approx. 100 yards from the green. The ball landed in a bad wet and mushy area. Mike mishit his pitch shot into the creek that fronts the green. Then on the front of the green in 5 and 3 putted for a triple bogey 8. Bob was now 5 strokes up in the match. On the par 4 eleventh hole Mike hit a very short drive again, then hit a 3 wood into the right green side bunker. Bob’s tee shot went out of bounds left, he had to scramble to make a 7 on the par 4 hole. Mike hit his shot of the day, a very long bunker shot across the green to 6 feet for the blue flag location. Mike made the putt for a par 4 and picked up 3 strokes. On the short par 3 twelfth hole Bob’s tee short was short, he chipped on and 2 putted for a bogey 4. Mike hit the green with his tee short but missed the birdie and settled for a par 3. Bob was now 1 stroke up in the match. On the long par 4 thirteenth hole both players hit good drives. Mike’s second hit was short of the green on the right side. Bob missed the green, got on and 2 putted for a bogey 5. Mike hit a poor chip shot and ended up 3 putting for a double bogey 6. Bob hit a very good drive on the short par 4 fourteenth hole. Mike needing to make a move also hit a driver but it was weak and ended up in the fairway bunker. Out of the bunker and pin high but left of the green he chipped on and 2 putted for a bogey 5. Bob also took a bogey 5 on the hole. On the par 3 fifteenth hole into a very stiff wind, Mike’s tee shot hit the middle of the green but a long ways from the right red pin location. Mike 3 putted from there, both players left the green with bogey 4’s. Bob was still 2 strokes up in the match. The par 5 sixteenth hole played long into the wind. Mike hit a short tee shot, Bob’s tee shot went left and out of bounds. Mike hit a 3 wood good but left and ended up dead in the left side trees, a chip out, then missed the green left, chipped on and made the putt for a bogey 6. Bob worked his way down the fairway, also missed the green left and ended up taking an 8 on the hole. The match was now square going to the 17th hole. Mike hit another short tee shot but in the middle. Bob hit a very good tee shot just left a little. Mike had to hit a 7 wood which turned out very good drawing into the left blue flag location, ending up pin high. Bob hit his second short short but it made the very front of the green. Bob 2 putted from a long ways to par the hole. Mike missed his 15 foot birdie putt and tapped in for a par 4. The players now went to the 18th tee dead even in the match. Bob hit a very good long drive, Mike hit a good tee shot down the middle but it took a funny bounce right towards the lake. Mike faced a downhill side hill lie but certainly playable. Mike slightly mishit the shot and ended up about 20 yards short and right of the green. Bob hit his second shot on the green but long for the red pin location. Mike’s chip shot carried to the green, hit and went right at the pin, it looked like it was going in but just skirted the hole and went by about 8 feet. Bob 2 putted for a good par 4, Mike missed his par putt and lost the match by one stroke.

     2014 – A first round match between Randy Butler and Matt Hurst @ Paradise Valley GC.

     Randy had to give Matt 4 strokes for the match. Both players got off to a rough start matching double bogeys on the par 5 first hole. They halved the par 4 second hole with bogeys. Randy came through with a par 3 on the third hole, Matt had more problems ending up with a double bogey 5. Randy made another par on the par 5 fourth hole, Matt makes a bogey 6. The players halve the par 4 fifth hole. Randy makes a bogey 5 on the par 4 sixth hole but picks up one stroke and evens the match going to the seventh hole. Both players match each other with par, bogey, par on the 7th, 8th and 9th holes. The match is square after nine holes of play. Randy starts off the back nine with a par 5 on the 10th hole. Matt makes a bogey 6 to go one stoke down in the match. The match has a big turn on the par 4 eleventh hole, Matt makes a birdie 3 to Randy’s bogey 5 to go one stroke up in the match. The players halve the par 3 twelfth hole with pars. Matt wins the long drive on the par 4 thirteenth hole but loses 2 strokes to Randy who pars the hole and goes one stroke up in the match. Matt comes back with a par 4 on the fourteenth hole to even the match again. On the into the wind par 3 fifteenth hole Matt makes a par 3, Randy has problems and ends up taking a 6 on the hole. Matt goes 3 strokes up in the match. Randy makes a par 5 on the sixteenth hole and gets back one stroke on Matt. The player halve the par 4 seventeenth hole and go to the 18th tee with Matt up by 2 strokes. Randy comes through with a par 4 on the finishing hole but Matt makes a bogey 5, good enough for a one stroke win in the match.

     2014 – First round match between Steve Blotzer and Neal Stachowicz @ Wildhorse GC

     Neal had to give Steve one stroke for the match. Neal pars the par 4 first hole to Steve’s bogey to even the match. Both players bogey the par 4 second hole. The first big turnaround occurs on the # 1 handicap par 4 third hole, Steve makes a par 4, Neal has some problems and takes a triple bogey 7. The players halve the uphill par 3 fourth hole. On the tough par 5 fifth hole playing into a very strong north wind, Neal makes a good par 5, Steve does OK with a bogey 6. The players halve the par 3 sixth and the par 5 seventh holes. On the long par 4 eighth hole, Steve makes a double bogey 6, Neal makes a par 4 to even the match going to the ninth hole. The scores on the eighth hole are repeated on the par 4 ninth. At the end of the first nine holes of play Neal is up by 2 strokes. On the short par 4 tenth hole, Neal starts the back nine with a par 4, Steve takes a bogey 5. The players halve the tricky par 4 eleventh hole with pars. Both players play very well on the par 3 twelfth hole which was playing into and across a very strong north wind, they halved the hole with par 3’s. The always difficult par 5 thirteenth hole took Neal as a victim when he ended up taking a double bogey 7, Steve makes a par 5 to go one stroke down in the match. The players halve the short par 3 fourteenth hole with pars. The par 4 fifteenth hole which has potential for having high scores shot on it proved itself again, Neal makes a bogey 5, Steve a triple bogey 7 to go 3 down in the match. Now on to the short par 4 sixteenth hole, the tee shot was directly into the strong north wind making the hole very difficult. The scores are repeated from the fifteenth hole which put Steve 5 strokes down in the match with two holes to play. The dogleg left par 5 seventeenth hole over the water was playing downwind but with a very strong left to right wind making it difficult to play. Steve manages a bogey 6 but picks up 2 strokes on Neal to go 3 strokes down in the match. The par 4 eighteenth hole was playing into a strong right to left wind, Neal makes a double bogey 6, Steve makes a bogey 5 to pick up one stroke but runs out of holes and loses the match by 2 strokes.

     2014 – First round match between Nemon Williamson and Rob Yarbrough @ Rancho Solano

     Nemon had to give Rob 8 strokes for the match. On the par 5 first hole Nemon got off to a great start with a birdie 4, Rob made a good par five. Rob came back right away with a par 4 on the par 4 second hole, Nemon took a double bogey 6. The players halved the par 4 third hole with bogeys. Nemon gets back 2 strokes with a par on the par 4 fourth hole. Both players had problems on the par 3 fifth hole, Nemon with a bogey picks up one stroke on Rob. The players halve the par 4 sixth hole. Rob makes a bogey 6 on the par 5 seventh hole, Nemon a par 5 to gain one stroke back. The players halve the par 3 eighth hole. Nemon makes a par on the par 4 ninth hole to Rob’s bogey to close out the front nine. At the end of 9 holes of play Rob is up by 4 strokes. Starting the back nine on the sometimes tough par 5 tenth hole Nemon picks up one stroke on Rob with a bogey 6. The players enter “Amen Corner” and both have problems on the par 4 eleventh hole but halve the hole, they also halve the par 3 twelfth hole with bogeys and halve the par 4 thirteenth hole with good par 4’s. Nemon goes on to par the par 4 fourteenth hole picking up 2 strokes and is one stroke down in the match. Both players make par on the par 3 fifteenth hole, Rob goes on to par the par 4 sixteenth hole to go back 2 strokes up in the match. The players halve the par 5 seventeenth hole with pars and go to the 18th hole with Rob up by 2 strokes. Rob has some problems off the tee and ends up taking an 8 on the par 4, Nemon makes a bogey 5 and wins the match by one stroke.

     

2015 – First round match between Mike Cook and Kevin Peck @ Kennedy GC

     Mike had to give Kevin 2 strokes for the match. On the opening par 4 both players had problems and halved the hole with double bogey 6’s. On the short par 4 second hole Mike just missed a chip in for a birdie, made par and picked up one stroke. Both players again had problems on the par 4 third and halved the hole. On the tough par 3 fourth hole Kevin’s tee shot went right, a pitch on the green and a one putt for a par 3. Mike badly pulled his tee shot left into the water hazard leading to a 5 on the hole. On the par 5 fifth hole Kevin’s third shot went just right of the green, chipped on and made the putt for a par 5. Mike’s third shot air mailed the green, a bad chip led to a bogey 6. On the par 4 sixth hole Mike again pulled his tee shot left into the water hazard, dropped and mishit a seven wood short of the green, chipped long to the very back of the green with the red pin just on the green. Mike’s shot of the day was making this very long 49 foot putt for a bogey 5. Kevin had some problems and took a 6 on the hole. The players halved the par 3 seventh hole. On the par 5 eighth hole Mike was short of the green in 3, chipped on and 2 putted for a bogey 6. Kevin hit his second shot right into the water hazard which led to him taking a 7 on the hole. On the par 4 ninth hole the players halved with bogey 5’s. At the end of the first nine holes of play Kevin was up by 2 strokes. On the par 4 tenth hole Kevin visited the greenside bunker but scrambled for a bogey 5. Mike’s tee shot was just between the trees, he attempted to hit a low 4 iron to the green but it went left and into the water hazard, this led to him taking a 6 on the hole. Kevin’s up by 3 strokes. The players halved the par 4 eleventh hole. On the par 4 twelfth hole Mike’s second shot just missed the greenside bunker, he chipped and made the putt for a par 4, Kevin takes a 5 on the hole. On the par 3 thirteenth hole Kevin was short of the greenside bunker but mishit his next shot into the bunker, this led to him taking a 5 on the hole. Mike was pin high left of the green, just missed his chip shot for a birdie but left his next shot above the hole, 2 putts from there for a bogey 4. Kevin was now up by one stroke. On the into the wind par 5 fourteenth hole Mike’s third shot landed in the new greenside bunker, it was lacking some sand, in playing out Mike’s ball went clear across the green and into the water hazard leading to a triple bogey 8, Kevin make a bogey 6 to pick up 2 strokes and was up 3 strokes for the match. On the par 4 fifteenth hole Mike makes a bogey 5 but picks up on stroke on Kevin. On the par 3 sixteenth hole Kevin makes a bogey 4. Mike’s tee shot was just short of  Don Scribner’s winning closest to the pin but he left his birdie putt short and ended up with a par 3. Kevin was now up by one stroke going to the 17th hole. On the par 4 seventeenth hole (blue flag) Kevin’s tee shot went right, Mike’s went left. Kevin hit his second shot just off the back of the green but up on the hump. Mike hit a low draw shot just off the back of the green. Kevin’s difficult chip shot landed good but then bounced long on the green, he 2 putted for a bogey 5. Mike missed his birdie try but made a par 4 to even the match going to the 18th hole. Both players hit very good tee shots into the valley, Kevin further right than Mike. Kevin hit his second shot towards the left fairway tree but went by it. Mike hit his second shot at the tree but under it enough so he could not go at the flag. Mike hit his third shot right and long of the green. Kevin hit the green in three but long. Kevin 2 putted for a par 5. Mike chipped across the green and made the putt for a par 5 and halved the match.

     2015 – First round rematch between Mike Cook and Kevin Peck @ Rancho Solano GC.

     Mike had to give Kevin two strokes for the match. The weather conditions were tough, cool with a strong westerly wind blowing the entire round. On the opening par 5 first hole Mike’s tee shot went left, Kevin’s right. Mike hit his second and then his third shot on the green but 20 feet from the cup. Kevin hit a real good third shot on the green about 6 feet from the pin. Mike 2 putted for a par 5. Kevin’s downhill putt picked up speed and went by the cup about 7 feet, he then 2 putted for a bogey 6. On the par 4 second hole Mike’s tee shot was left but in the fairway, Kevin’s tee shot went way right towards the lake. Mike hit his second shot on the green left of the blue flag. Kevin hit a very good long second shot left across the green and into the back fringe. Kevin then hit a bad chip and 3 putts for a double bogey 6. Mike missed his birdie putt and then missed his par putt for a bogey 5. On the par 4 third hole Mike’s tee shot was left center but short. Kevin hit a very long drive to the right center of the fairway. Mike had to hit a fairway wood and ended up in the left greenside bunker. Kevin’s second shot was just left of the green in the fringe. Mike hit his bunker shot to within 5 feet from the pin but missed the par putt and settled for a bogey 5. Kevin’s chip shot was bad, he then 2 putted for a bogey 5. Finally downwind on the par 4 fourth hole both players hit good tee shot to the right center of the fairway. Mike’s second shot hit the green but was a long ways from the pin, Kevin hit an excellent shot about 3 feet from the pin. Mike 2 putted for a par 4, Kevin missed his birdie putt and had to settle for a par 4. On the par 3 fifth hole the blue pin was way right in the back corner. Mike’s tee shot went right at it but short and ended up in the valley in front of the green. Kevin hit his tee shot to the middle of the green, leaving him a very long putt, he 2 putted for a par 3. Mike chipped up on the green to within one foot of the hole but missed the tap in for a bogey 4. On the par 4 sixth hole both players hit tee shots right but in the fairway. Both players hit their second shots just short of the green, Mike chipped on and made the putt for a par 4, Kevin chipped on but got above the hole and made an excellent fast downhill putt for his par. On the par 5 seventh hole Kevin hit his tee shot out of bounds and topped his next tee shot left and short. Mike hit a weak tee shot to the right and ended up on a mound with a tree in the way. He attempted to go up the right side of the fairway and carry the fairway bunker but his ball hit the top lip and fell back into the bunker. Kevin worked his way back up the fairway and got on the green with his 6th shot. Mike hit out of the bunker and then onto the green with his fourth shot but left up on a large mound. His putt off the mound went way left to right and down past the pin and almost off the green, he then 2 putted for a 7. Kevin 2 putted for an 8. On the par 3 eighth hole Mike’s tee shot went right at the rightside blue pin and went by just off the back of the green. Kevin’s tee shot went left missing the green. He chipped on but it stayed on the upper tier, he then putted down the hill past the hole but made an excellent putt for a bogey 4. Mike’s putt for a birdie ended up hole high but he missed the short par putt and ended up with a bogey 4. On the par 4 ninth hole Kevin’s tee shot was left and short, Mike’s was right center. Mike’s second shot ended up short of the green. Kevin put his second shot right of the green. Both players scrambled for bogey 5’s. At the end of the first nine holes of play the match was dead even. On the par 5 tenth hole Mike’s tee shot was left center, Kevin’s left into the trees. Mike hit his second shot and then his third shot at the pin but just off the back of the green. Kevin worked his way down towards the green ended up taking a double bogey 7 on the hole. Mike 2 putted for a par 5. Mike had a 2 stroke lead entering “Amen Corner”. On the tough par 4 eleventh hole Mike hit a punch driver down the right side of the fairway. Kevin hit a very good drive right down the middle. Mike’s second shot went right but caught the green and continued to go right to left and ended up about 6 feet above the cup. Kevin’s second shot hit just off the very right side of the green. Kevin chipped on, made 2 very good putts for a bogey 5. Mike missed his birdie putt and in doing so ended up with a long putt for a par, he missed that putt and ended up taking a bogey 5. On the par 3 twelfth hole both player hit their tee shots into the lake and went to the drop area. Both players scrambled for double bogey 5’s. On the par 4 thirteenth hole Mike’s tee shot was in the middle but short, Kevin’s went left. Kevin hit his next shot left just short of the green, Mike hit his left and just on the green. Kevin just missed his birdie and made a par 4. Mike also 2 putted for a par 4. On the par 4 fourteenth hole Mike’s tee shot was in the middle, Kevin hit a good tee shot right and long. Mike’s uphill second shot was heading right at the blue pin but caught short in the fringe. Kevin hit his second shot pin high but on the very right side of the green. Kevin 2 putted from a long ways for a good par 4, Mike’s chip came up short, 2 putts from there lead to a bogey 5. Mike was one stroke up in the match. On the par 3 fifteenth hole Kevin’s tee shot hit the front greenside bunker, Mike’s hit the middle of the green, pin high. Kevin got out and just missed his par putt for a bogey 4. Mike 3 putted again for a bogey 4. On the par 4 sixteenth hole Mike’s tee shot was left, Kevin’s right into the trees. Mike hit his second shot just right of the green in the fringe. Kevin’s third shot was left and just long in the fringe. His next shot was hot and rolled well past the hole, 2 putts from there for a double bogey 6. Mike putted up to the hole but missed another putt and took a bogey 5. Mike was now 2 strokes up in the match. On the par 5 seventeenth hole, Mike’s tee shot was down the middle, Kevin’s was left but okay. Mike hit his second shot down the right side, it bounced off the OB fence and ended up in the small group of trees short of the greenside bunker. Kevin’s third shot was just short of the green, a chip and 2 putts for a bogey 6. Mike’s chip shot came out soft barely making the front of the green. His 4th shot putt was misread and ended up high on a mound above the pin. His downhill putt went way past the hole, 2 putts from there for a double bogey 7. Mike was one stroke up going to the 18th hole. On the par 4 eighteenth hole Mike’s tee shot went left into a mound area, Kevin’s went further left but hung up in a dried up grass area. Mike popped his next shot up attempting to hit off the mound area. Kevin’s next shot ended up just short of the green. Mike’s pitch shot landed on the green but left and above the pin. Kevin chipped on and 2 putted for a bogey 5. Mike eased his putt down the hill and ended up tapping in for a bogey 5 and a one shot win in the rematch.                        

2016 – A first round match between Steve Blotzer and Nemon Williamson @ Rancho Solano GC     Nemon had to give Steve 8 strokes for the match. On the opening par 5 first hole Steve had some problems taking a double bogey 7 to Nemon’s par 5. The players halved the par 4 second hole with bogey 5’s. Nemon makes a par 4 on the # 1 handicap hole, the par 4 third hole and regains one stroke. On the par 4 fourth hole Steve makes a bogey 5 but Nemon has problems and ends up taking a double bogey 6. Nemon comes back to par the tough par 3 fifth hole, Steve makes a bogey 4. Nemon is 5 strokes down in the match. The players halve the par 4 sixth hole with bogey 5’s. Steve managed to make a bogey 6 on the par 5 seventh hole, Nemon had some problems and ended up taking a triple bogey 8, now down 7 strokes in the match. Nemon comes back again to par the par 3 eighth hole while Steve takes a bogey 4. Both players halve the par 4 ninth hole. At the end of the front nine Nemon is down by 6 strokes. Steve gets off to a good start on the back nine by paring the par 5 tenth hole, Nemon takes a bogey 6. Now entering Rancho’s “Amen Corner” both players managed to halve the tough par 4 eleventh hole with double bogeys. The big turnaround took place on the tough par 3 twelfth hole, Nemon makes another par on a par 3 hole and picks up 3 strokes on Steve who had some problems, Nemon is now 4 strokes down in the match. The players halve both the par 4 thirteenth and the par 4 fourteenth holes. On the par 3 fifteenth hole Nemon makes another par 3 to Steve’s bogey 4 to go 3 strokes down in the match. Steve returns the favor by paring the par 4 sixteenth hole to Nemon’s bogey to go back up by 4 strokes in the match. Nemon comes back with a par 5 on the par 5 seventeenth hole to Steve’s bogey. As they go to the par 4 eighteenth hole Steve is up by 3 strokes. Both players came through with par 4’s on the last hole, Steve wins the match by 3 strokes.

2016 – First round match between Mike Cook and Kevin Peck @ Eagle Vines GC

     Mike and Kevin had the same handicap for the match. On the opening par 5 first hole Mike hit his tee shot down the middle, put his second shot across the hazard but almost in the right hand lake, hit a short iron at the pin but long, chipped on and two putted for a bogey 6. Kevin;s tee shot went left unto the water hazard, dropped a ball, hit across the hazard and then scrambled for a good bogey 6. On the par 3 second hole Mike hit his shot right at the pin but short of the green. Kevin’s tee shot went right but bounced off the hill by the bunker and rolled right down to the pin, he tapped in for a birdie 2. Mike’s chip shot was short, then 2 putts for a bogey 4. On the par 4 third hole Mike hit a 3 wood in the middle, then an iron to the very front of the green, a very long lag putt ended up stiff for a tap in par. Kevin had some problems on the hole which ended up with him taking a double bogey 6, so the match was even again. On the par 4 fourth hole Kevin’s tee shot went left into the hazard, a drop with the next shot across the hazard, on in 4 and 2 putted for a double bogey 6. Mike’s tee shot was down the middle but too far back so he layed up and then hit a short iron to the back left of the green, 2 putts for a bogey 5. On the par 3 fifth hole Mike hit the green just short of Bob Simonson’s CP winner. Kevin’s tee short went right of the green but pin high. He hit a pitch shot on and made a good putt for a par 3. Mike’s first putt up the hill was too strong, 2 more putts for a bogey 4. On the par 5 sixth hole Kevin hit a good tee shot right, Mike was down the middle but short. He hit a 3 wood but had to lay up with his third shot which almost went into the hazard. He then hit a wedge to the left side of the green. Kevin also got on the green in 4 strokes, left side. Both players had downhill putts to a pin that was sitting on a ridge, if you went a little long you were looking at your ball rolling across and off the green. Kevin and Mike both eased their first putts towards the hole and made the next ones for bogey 6’s. On the par 4 seventh hole Kevin hit a good drive left center, Mike’s was in the middle but very short. Mike hit a 7 wood but it popped up slightly and ended up in the front rightside bunker. Kevin hit his approach shot just short of the green, chipped on and 2 putted for a bogey 5. Mike came out of the sand but long across the green, a chip and 2 putts for a double bogey 6. On the par 4 eighth hole Kevin hit a good tee shot, Mike’s was right and short but okay. He then hit a 3 wood that ended up in the left greenside bunker. His shot out of the bunker went long almost into the water hazard but he was able to get a very long putt fairly close but then 2 putted from there for a double bogey 6. Kevin was on the green and 2 putted for a good par 4. On the par 5 ninth hole Kevin hit a good tee shot right center, Mike’s was short and left, he had to hit a wedge over the large tree and ended up just under the next big tree in the fairway. Mike hit a long iron from there to the very front of the green. Kevin’s next shot ended up in the greenside bunker but a very good shot out left him a short birdie putt which he made. Mike putted across to the blue pin and made his next putt for a scramble par 5. At the end of 9 holes of play Kevin was up in the match by 4 strokes. Starting the back nine on the par 4 tenth hole Kevin’s tee shot was right but okay. Mike’s tee shot was pulled left into the lateral hazard, he chose to retee and hit to the right center. his next shot was right of the greenside bunker, he chipped across the green and made a long putt to save a double bogey 6. Kevin was short with his second shot but then on and 2 putts for a bogey 5 to go up by 5 strokes in the match. On the par 5 eleventh hole Mike finally hit a decent drive in the middle. Kevin’s tee shot went left and into the lateral hazard, a drop, then hit next shot right but okay. Mike hit his second shot right but playable, then his third pin high but just left of the green. He just missed his birdie chip but tapped in for a par 5. Kevin was on in 4 and 2 putted for a bogey 6. On the short par 4 twelfth hole Mike hit his tee shot left center, Kevin’s tee shot was way left. Mike’s next shot was over the hazard but way right of the green, he chipped on but it went long across the entire green, a good putt back led to a short putt for a bogey 5. Kevin also had problems on this nasty hole and ended up taking a double bogey 6. On the par 4 thirteenth hole Kevin hit his tee shot OB, his next was good down the right side. Mike’s tee shot was popped up and short. He layed up with a 7 wood towards the two mounds located on the right side of the fairway. Kevin missed the green but chipped on and one putted for a good 6. Mike tried to hit a half wedge to the green but ended up hitting his shot OB. His next shot was left just off the green, a chip and a putt for a 7. On the par 3 fourteenth hole Kevin’s tee shot was right over the pin but long. Mike’s tee shot was pin high just outside Randy Butler’s winning CP. Mike missed his birdie putt and settled for a par 3. Kevin 3 putted for a bogey 4. On the par 4 fifteenth hole Mike hit a good tee shot right center. Kevin’s tee shot went left towards the large left fairway bunker. As the players approached their tee shots there was a ball very short in the center of the fairway, it turned out to be Kevin’s, his tee shot must of hit a rock and then flew backwards. Kevin hit right of the green, chipped on and 2 putted for a bogey 5. Mike mishit his iron shot and ended up left of the greenside bunker, he chipped on but long, then 2 putted for a 5. On the par 3 sixteenth hole Kevin’s tee shot was at the pin but just short. Mike’s tee shot was pin high but a longs ways right. He made a good chip and tapped in for a par 3. Kevin chipped on but then 2 putted for a bogey 4. On the par 4 seventeenth hole Mike hit a good drive down the right side, Kevin’s tee shot was left but okay. Mike hit his second shot just left and short of the green. Kevin’s second shot went right of the narrow green and ended up in the small lateral hazard. He decided to play it out of the hazard, a scary shot, if you go long you’re in the other hazard across the green. He hit it to the center of the green and 2 putted for a bogey 5. Mike make a good chip and tapped in for a par 4. As the players go to the 18th hole Kevin is up by one stroke. Kevin’s tee shot was good, left center, Mike hit his best drive of the day right down the middle. Kevin’s second shot went left and ended up between the two large trees near the green. Mike hit a 7 wood uphill straight at the pin, it ended up about 7 feet short of the pin. Kevin pitched on the green, his ball almost hit the pin going by, he ended up about 6 feet from the pin. Mike putted for a birdie 3 but pulled it left of the hole, he then tapped in for a par 4. Kevin drained his putt and won the match by one stroke.

2016 – Second round match between Steve Blotzer and Kevin Peck @ Blue Rock-West GC

     Steve had won a match over Nemon Williamson

     Kevin had won a match over Mike Cook

     Kevin had to give Steve 2 strokes for the match. Kevin got off to a great start on the par 4 first hole making a birdie 3 to Steve’s bogey 5 and even the match after one hole. Steve comes back with a par on the par 4 second hole to Kevin’s bogey 5. Kevin returns the favor with a par 3 on the third hole to Steve’s bogey 4. Steve has some problems on the short par 4 fourth hole and makes a triple bogey 7, Kevin makes a bogey 5 and picks up 2 strokes. The players halve the par 4 fifth hole with bogey 5’s. On the uphill par 5 sixth hole Steve makes a bogey 6 but Kevin takes a 7 to lose one stroke. The players halve the par 3 seventh and the par 5 eighth holes with pars. Kevin makes a par 4 on the ninth hole to Steve’s bogey 5. At the end of the first nine holes of play Kevin is up by 2 strokes in the match. A rough start for both players on the par 4 tenth hole. Kevin makes a double, Steve takes a triple bogey. Both players make par on the par 3 eleventh hole. On the uphill par 4 twelfth hole Steve makes a bogey 5 but Kevin takes a double bogey 6 but remains 2 strokes up in the match. On the downhill par 4 thirteenth, the sharp dogleg right par 4 fourteenth, the downhill par 3 fifteenth and the par 4 sixteenth the players halved the holes with 3 pars and a bogey. Kevin is still 2 strokes up in the match going to the par 4 seventeenth hole. Steve makes a par 4 on the seventeenth hole but Kevin takes a double bogey 6, the match is now even going to the eighteenth tee. Kevin gets on the eighteenth green in regulation but about 45 feet from the hole. Steve’s tee shot goes into the trees but he hits a great shot back to the fairway about 80 yards out, then hits his next shot 4 feet from the hole. Kevin’s first putt comes up about 8 feet short of the hole, his second putt comes up 2 inches short, he taps in for a bogey 5. Steve sinks his 4 foot putt for a par 4 and wins the match by one stroke. Steve has a great finish shooting a gross 39 on the back nine. A great match !

     2018 – First round match between Eddie Pereira and Nemon Williamson at Rancho Solano GC. Nemon had to give Eddie one stroke for the match. On the opening par 5 first hole Eddie makes a par 5, Nemon makes a birdie 4 to even the match after one hole. The players halve the par 4 second hole with bogey 5’s. On the # 1 handicap par 4 third hole Nemon makes a par 4 to Eddie’s bogey 5 to go one up in the match. The players halve the par 4 fourth hole, the par 3 fifth hole and the par 4 sixth hole with pars on all three holes. On the uphill par 5 seventh hole Nemon takes a bogey 6, Eddie makes a par 5 to even the match again. They halve the par 3 eighth hole with par 3’s. On the par 4 ninth hole Nemon takes a bogey 5, Eddie pars the hole to go one up in the match after nine holes of play. Both players shot 2 over par 38’s on the front nine.

     Starting the back nine both players par the par 5 tenth hole. Starting “Amen Corner” (11, 12 & 13) Nemon will bogey the tough par 4 eleventh hole but Eddie takes a double allowing Nemon to even the match again. On the equally tough par 3 twelfth hole Eddie makes a par 3 to Nemon’s bogey 4 to go back up by one stroke in the match. Both players have difficulty on the uphill par 4 thirteenth hole halving the hole with double bogey 6’s. On the par 4 fourteenth hole Nemon makes a good par 4, Eddie has some problems, takes a double to go one down in the match going to the par 3 fifteenth hole. Nemon makes a par 3 on the fifteenth hole but Eddie makes a birdie 2 to even the match again. On the uphill par 4 sixteenth hole Eddie will par the hole to Nemon’s bogey and go back up in the match by one stroke. On the downhill par 5 seventeenth hole Eddie will take a bogey 6, Nemon comes through with a par 5 to even the match again going to the 18th hole. On the finishing par 4 eighteenth hole Eddie makes a par 4, Nemon takes a bogey 5, Eddie wins this great match by one stroke, neither player was ever up or down by more than one stroke in the entire match. 

      2018 – First round match between Dave Pearce and Neal Stachowicz at Rancho Solano GC. The players were even for the match. On the opening par 5 first hole the players halved the hole with bogeys. On the par four second hole and the # 1 handicap par four third hole, Dave pared both holes to pick up 2 strokes and take the early lead in the match. Neal returned the favor on the par four fourth hole making par to Dave’s bogey and picks up 2 more strokes on the par 3 fifth hole to go one up in the match. The players halve the par 4 sixth hole. Going up the hill on the par 5 seventh hole Neal makes a par to Dave’s bogey and takes a 2 stroke lead in the match. The players halve the par 3 eighth hole. Dave comes back to pick up one stroke on the par 4 ninth hole and ends the front nine one stroke down in the match.

     Starting the back nine both players had some problems on the par 5 tenth hole but Dave picked up one stroke and evened the match. Starting “Amen Corner” (11,12 & 13) the players halved the tough par 4 eleventh with bogeys. On the equally tough par 3 twelfth hole the first big swing in the match took place, Dave had some problems and took a double bogey, Neal would make a birdie 2 and go 3 up in the match. Dave came back with a par on the difficult par 4 thirteenth hole to go two down in the match. Neal makes a bogey 5 on the par 4 fourteenth hole but it’s good enough to regain one stroke back. Dave comes back again and picks up one stroke on the par 3 fifteenth hole but is 2 strokes down in the match going to the par 4 sixteenth hole. The players halve the sixteenth hole. Neal has some problems on the downhill par 5 seventeenth hole, Dave takes advantage of this making a par 5 and evening the match going to the 18th hole. On the tricky par 4 eighteenth hole Dave has a problem taking a double bogey 6, Neal comes through with a par 4 to win the match by 2 strokes. 

   2018 – Second round match between Eddie Pereira and Neal Stachowicz at Wildhorse GC. Eddie had a first round match over Nemon Williamson, Neal had a first round match over Dave Pearce. Eddie had to give Neal 7 strokes for the match. Both players made par on the par 4 first hole and after some problems halved the par 4 second with double bogeys. Eddie pars the # 1 handicap par 4 third hole to Neal’s bogey. On the par 3 fourth hole Eddie’s tee shot hit the right hand bunker but after a very nice long sand shot made a par 3. Neal’s tee shot went way left, he scrambled for a double bogey 5. On the very difficult par 5 fifth hole with a very strong wind blowing across, Eddie scrambles for a bogey 6, Neal’s tee shot went towards the trees on the right and could not be found. He re-teed and after some more problems ended up taking a 10 on the hole. The players halved the par 3 sixth hole with pars. On the par 5 seventh hole Eddie makes a bogey but picks up one stroke on Neal. Neal comes back to par the par 4 eighth hole and regains the stroke. The players halve the par 4 ninth hole with pars. At the end of the first nine holes of play the match is even.

    Starting the back nine on the par 4 tenth hole Neal makes a nice par, Eddie birdies the hole to go one up in the match. On the tricky par 4 eleventh hole Neal makes another par, Eddie bogeys the hole, the match is even again. On the tough par 3 twelfth hole Eddie’s par is good enough to regain one stroke and be one up. The players halve the par 5 thirteenth hole with pars. On the short par 3 fourteenth hole both players had some problems, Eddie takes a bogey 4, Neal a double bogey 5, Eddie is 2 up in the match going to the difficult par 4 fifteenth hole. Neal pars the hole, Eddie’s tee shot went long and ended up in the hazard, this led him to take a 7 on the hole and go one down in the match. Both players par the short par 4 sixteenth hole. On the par 5 seventeenth hole with the difficult tee shot Neal makes a bogey 6, Eddie makes a very long birdie putt to go one up in the match going to the par 4 eighteenth hole. Both players hit good tee shots, Neal’s second shot clears the hazard and he goes on to make a good par 4. Eddie’s second shot misses clearing the hazard by a couple of feet and cannot be played where it lies, this led him to take a 7 on the hole and lose the match by 2 strokes.

    2018 – Second match between Steve Blotzer and Sandie Cook at Wildhorse GC. Steve had a first round match over Don Scribner, Sandie had a first round match over Mike Cook. Steve had to give Sandie 6 strokes for the match. Steve gets off to a good start with a par on the par 4 first hole, Sandie makes a double bogey 6. Sandie makes a bogey 5 on the par 4 second hole but picks up one stroke on Steve. The players halve the # 1 handicap par third hole with bogey 5’s. On the par 3 fourth hole Sandie makes a bogey 4 but it’s good enough to pick up one stroke on Steve. Steve has big problems on the difficult par 5 fifth hole and ends up taking a 9 on the hole, Sandie makes a double bogey 7 and picks up 2 strokes. Sandie pars the par 3 sixth hole to Steve’s bogey 4. Steve makes a par on the par 5 seventh hole, Sandie makes a good bogey 6. Steve has a strong finish on the front nine making par on the par 4 eighth and the par 4 ninth and picks up 6 strokes on Sandie in the match. At the end of the first nine holes of play Sandie is 2 strokes up in the match.

    Starting the back nine on the par 4 tenth hole Steve picks up one stroke on Sandie and repeats this on the par 4 eleventh, the par 3 twelfth and the par 5 thirteenth holes to put Steve 2 up in the match. They halve the par 3 fourteenth, the par 3 fifteenth and the par 4 sixteenth holes. Sandie makes a good bogey 6 on the par 5 seventeenth hole, picking up one stroke and be one down in the match going to the tough par 4 eighteenth hole. Sandie cannot clear the hazard on her second shot, has to drop in the ball drop and will go on to take a 6 on the hole. Steve makes a good par on the hole to win the match by 3 strokes.