Valero Cup Narratives

1981 – The first Exxon Cup tournament for the top eight points places was held at Diablo Creek G.C. on October 24th, 1981. Tom Stead won the inaugural event by one stroke over Boyd Cook. Dave Pearce finished in third place. Other players in this first time event were John Ortiz, Marv Smith, Clar Reyes, Andy Marquez and Mike Cook. (Don Dean didn’t play) Tom Stead also won both closest to the pins that day.

1982 – The second Exxon Cup tournament was held at Rancho Murieta C.C. – South on October 23rd. Tom Palilonis and Scotty Coffin tied for first place. Mike Cook finished one stroke back. Other players included Mike Pajarillo, Don Dean, Denzil Storbeck, Don Scribner and Clar Reyes. (Tom Stead didn’t play) The playoff for the Exxon Cup was played at Kennedy G.C. with Tom Palilonis the winner over Scotty Coffin.

1983 – The third Exxon Cup tournament was again held at Rancho Murieta C.C. – South on October 22nd. Clar Reyes took first place with Mike Cook second and Andy Marquez third. Other players included Dave Pearce, Don Dean, Rollin Podwys, Tom Palilonis and Lloyd Stepp.

1984 – The fourth Exxon Cup tournament was held at Green Valley C.C. on October 20th. Cullen Stephenson won the Cup with Mike Cook second and Boyd Cook third. Other players included Rollin Podwys, Scotty Coffin, John Ortiz, Roger Staha and Gary Beckman. (John Ortiz didn’t play)

1985 – The fifth Exxon Cup tournament was held at Green Valley C.C. on October 19th. Ray Turner won the Cup with Mike Cook second and Blayne Eversole and Cullen Stephenson tied for third. Other players included Denzil Storbeck, Boyd Cook, Don Dean and Al Trujillo. (Bob Mathews and Ron Powers didn’t play).

1986 – The sixth Exxon Cup tournament was held at Fountaingrove C.C. on November 2nd. Ray Turner finishing first won his second Cup in a row. Mike Cook was second again with Dave Pearce third. Other players included Boyd Cook, Don Dean, Bruce Campbell and Sandie Cook. (Cullen Stephenson was a no show and Bill Telepak didn’t play)

1987 – The Exxon Cup tournament was not held due to the refinery wide turnaround starting in September.

There was no Exxon Cup tournament held from 1988 – 1992.

1993 – The new Sonoma G.C. was the site for the seventh Exxon Cup tournament but the first held after a five year absence. Dan Riley won the tournament with Larry Campbell second and Rollin Podwys third. Other players included Gary Beckman, Mike Cook, Gary Villeneuve, Rob Yarbrough and Larry Odom.

1994 – The eighth Exxon Cup tournament was held at Sonoma G.C. on October 22nd. Dan Tiburcio won first place with Mike Cook second and Rob Yarbrough third. Other players included Rollin Podwys, Larry Campbell, Bob Bohnet, Dave Pearce and Larry Odom. (Kevin Peck didn’t play)

1995 – The ninth Exxon Cup tournament was held at Oakhurst C.C. on November 4th. Dan Riley won the Cup with Neal Stachowicz second and Boyd Cook and Dave Pearce tied for third. Other players included Nemon Williamson, Rob Yarbrough, Rick Carr and Larry Odom. (not eligible but played, Mike and Sandie Cook)

1996 – The 10th Exxon Cup Tournament was played at Green Valley C.C. on November 16th. It started raining on the 6th hole and continued throughout the round. We finished in the dark but Rob Yarbrough saw the light and won his first major blowing away the rest of the field. Dave Pearce took second with Sandie Cook and Nemon Williamson tied for third. Other players included Mike Cook, Matt Hurst, Howard Nitzkowski and Boyd Cook. (Ron Powers didn’t play)

1997 – El Nino also prevented our playing the Exxon Cup Tournament in 1997. It was rescheduled for May 30th, 1998 to make sure we had good weather and we did even though it rained for two solid days prior to the tournament. Green Valley C.C. was again the host for the 11th Exxon Cup which was won by Nemon Williamson. Sandie Cook took second place with Neal Stachowicz finishing third. Other players included; Mike Cook, John Ortiz, Brian Cook, Boyd Cook, and Dan Riley. (not eligible but played, John Justus and Steve Blotzer)

1998 – The 12th Exxon Cup Tournament was played on November 14th at Hiddenbrooke C.C. on a very hazy day. Nemon Williamson saw clearly enough to shoot an excellent 76, net 61 to run away with the tournament and win the Cup for the second consecutive year. Mike Cook finished second and Dan Riley took third place. Other players included Matt Hurst, Brian Cook, Sandie Cook and Rob Yarbrough. (Don Scribner and Ron Powers didn’t play)

1999 – Due to scheduling conflicts, the 13th Exxon Cup Tournament was held at Hiddenbrooke G.C. on a beautiful day on December 11th. Mike Cook finally won his first Exxon Cup after previously finishing second six times. Dave Pearce took second with Nemon Williamson third. Other players included; Matt Hurst, Marv Smith, Sandie Cook, Rob Yarbrough and Sonny Menzel. (Denzil Storbeck and Don Scribner didn’t play)

2000 – The 14th Valero Cup tournament was played at Canyon Lakes C.C. on October 21st. The temperature was in the low seventies with a strong gusty wind blowing. Debbie Menzel won her first major tournament with a net 67 including a birdie on the 4th hole. Dan Riley finished second with Don Scribner third. Other players included; Rick Carr, Mike Cook, Sonny Menzel, Rob Yarbrough and Ed Vegas. (Nemon Williamson didn’t play)

2001 – The 15th Valero Cup tournament was again played at Canyon Lakes C.C. on October 13th. The temperature was in the low nineties with very little wind blowing. Matt Hurst took advantage of the conditions and shot an excellent net 65 to win his first major tournament. Mike Cook finished second, Larry Campbell and last years winner Debbie Menzel took third place. Other players included; Rick Carr, Dave Pearce, Bob Simonson and Sonny Menzel. (Nemon Williamson didn’t play)

2002 – The 16th Valero Cup tournament was played for the first time at Chardonnay – Vineyards G.C. on October 12th. The temperature was in the mid eighties with very little wind blowing. Last years defending champion Matt Hurst won again for his second Cup win (ties a record) and his third major title. Sandie Cook and Dave Pearce tied for second place with Rick Simonson taking third. Other top eight players included; Mike Cook, Mike Osada, Sheldon Custer and Nemon Williamson.

2003 – The 17th Valero Cup tournament was played for the first time at Shadow Lakes G.C. on October 18th starting at 8:30am. The temperature was a little cool to start with but ended up in the mid eighties with very little wind blowing. We starting play on the back nine. Matt Hurst, Dave Pearce and Neal Stachowicz tied for first place with net 66’s. Rob Yarbrough took second place with a net 70, Mike Cook and Jim Spurgeon tied for third with a net 71’s. Other top eight players included; Rick Carr and Nemon Williamson. The greens were undulated and fast which lead to many three putts and an occasional four putt. Dave Pearce shot a gross 39 on the back nine including 2 birdies, Mike Cook shot a 39 on the front nine with one birdie, Neal Stachowicz also had one birdie. An 18 hole playoff was played to determine the winner. The playoff was held at Rancho Solano G.C. on November 1st starting at 8am. The temperature was 40 degrees on the first tee but Matt Hurst got off to a warm start shooting a gross 39 on the front nine which gave him a 3 stroke lead over Dave Pearce and a 9 stroke lead over Neal Stachowicz. On the back nine Matt made it through amen corner in 4 over par, finishing the rest of the back nine in 3 over par to win his third consecutive Valero Cup tournament. Dave Pearce finished second in the playoff, Neal Stachowicz was third. In second round pyramid play Rod Robinson forfeited his rematch with Larry Campbell. In third round play it was Larry Campbell over Rick Carr by one stroke at Cypress Lakes G.C. The finals are now set  with Larry Campbell, Darwin Richey and Rob Yarbrough playing off for the major championship.

2004 – The 18th Valero Cup tournament was played for the first time at Eagle Vines G.C. on September 18th starting at 7:00am. The temperature was a little cool to start with but ended up in the mid seventies with very little wind blowing. Ken Dorsey claimed his second major championship for the year by finishing in first place with a net 67. Nemon Williamson, one major away from the Hall of Fame finished in second place with a net 69. Rick Simonson finished a strong third with a net 70. Other top eight players included; Matt Hurst, Rob Yarbrough, Debbie Menzel and Bob Simonson (Dave Pearce was a no show) not eligible but played, Sonny Menzel.

2005 – The 19th Valero Cup tournament was played for the second year in a row at Eagle Vines G.C. on October 8th starting at 11:30am. The temperature was in the mid seventies and the expected high winds held off but the wind was blowing starting on about the sixth hole. Hall of famer Dave Pearce claimed his first Valero Cup title, his sixth major and 35th career tournament win by shooting a net 69. Mike Cook and Neal Stachowicz finished tied for second with net 72’s. Scoring champion Chris Kelly  finished off a good year shooting a net 74 for a third place finish. Other top eight players included; Matt  Hurst, Debbie Menzel, Sonny Menzel and Nemon Williamson (Larry Campbell and Jim Spurgeon were eligible but didn’t play)  By winning the Valero Cup, Dave at the # 1 spot in the rankings increased his lead, Neal Stachowicz with his second place finish took over the # 2 spot, Jim Spurgeon took over the # 3 spot, Debbie Menzel slipped to # 4 and Mike Cook with his second place finish moved into the # 5 position to end the year.

2006 – The 20th Valero Cup tournament was played for the first time at Windsor G.C. on October 7th starting at 11:38am. The temperature was in the mid to high seventies with essentially no wind and the golf course was in excellent shape. On the front nine Mike Cook shot a net 36, Chris Kelly a net 38 and Sonny Menzel a net 38. On the back nine Mike shot a net 35, Sonny shot a net 34 but Chris Kelly shot a net 30 to win his second major in a row and his third consecutive win of the year. Other top eight players included; Sandie Cook, Jerry Crumrine, Matt  Hurst, Debbie Menzel and defending champion Dave Pearce (Kevin Peck, Nemon Williamson and Denzil Storbeck were eligible but didn’t play)  By winning the Valero Cup, Chris at the # 1 spot in the rankings increased his lead, Kevin Peck held at the # 2 spot, Denzil Storbeck held at the # 3 spot, Sandie Cook moved up to # 4 with Dave Pearce and Sonny Menzel tied at the # 5 position

2007 – The 21st Valero Cup tournament was played for the fifth time at Green Valley C.C. on Saturday, September 29th starting at 1:15pm. (Our thanks to our host Rob Yarbrough) The temperature was in the mid seventies with essentially no wind. The greens had recently been aerated which made putting an adventure. On the front nine Steve Blotzer shot a net 33, Jerry Crumrine a net 34, Glenn Campbell, Debbie Menzel and Bob Simonson had net 36’s, Sandie Cook had a net 37. On the back nine Steve shot a net 35 to win his first Major Championship and break the low net course record by 3 strokes. Jerry Crumrine finished second 2 strokes back, Debbie Menzel and Bob Simonson tied for third place another stroke back. Other top eight players included; Michael Katz and Nemon Williamson who had 3 birdies for the round. (Larry Campbell and Steve Page were eligible but didn’t play)  By winning the Valero Cup, Steve Blotzer moved up into the # 5 spot in the rankings. Bob Simonson maintained his # 1 ranking,  Nemon Williamson moved into the # 2 spot, Michael Katz slipped into the # 3 spot, Sandie Cook moved up to # 4.

2008 – The 22nd Valero Cup tournament was played for the first time at Wildhorse G.C. on Saturday, October 4th starting at 9:28 am. We played in the morning following the first rain storm of the season.  The temperature made it into the low seventies but a brisk wind that seemed to blow across almost every hole we played made for some tough conditions. On the tough par 5 fifth hole some scores posted were 7, 7, 8, 9, 12 and 14. The greens had not been aerated but were inconsistent in speed and hard to read. Only 3 birdies were made, one each by Mike Cook and Rob Yarbrough, Sonny Menzel birdied the # 1 handicap hole. Mike Cook won first place after shooting a net 70 and ended a 3 year individual tournament win drought. This was Mike’s second Cup win and his 8th major championship. Jerry Crumrine who was 3 strokes back finished runner-up for the second year in a row. Floyd Duggins and Sonny Menzel tied for third place another 3 strokes back. Other top eight players included; Rob Yarbrough, Dave Pearce, Debbie Menzel and Nemon Williamson. (Kevin Peck and Mike Osada were eligible but didn’t play). Not eligible but played were Sandie Cook, Brittany Hurst and Matt Hurst. The absent Kevin Peck and Mike Osada moved up into the # 1 and # 2 ranking positions. Jerry Crumrine slipped into the # 3 spot, Neal Stachowicz moved into the # 4 spot with Debbie Menzel just squeaking out Rob Yarbrough for # 5.    

2009 – The 23rd Valero Cup tournament was played for the first time at Yocha-De-He G.C. on Saturday, October 3rd starting at 9:00 am. The weather was great, temperature in the mid 70’s, a mild wind started on about the 4th hole but became very strong on the last few finishing holes. Yocha-De-He golf course translated means very large and very fast greens, a tough start, a 447 yard par 4 and a tough finish, a 417 yard par 4. The greens were very fast, like Roddy Ranch hard to chip to but these greens were very smooth and tricky, this combined with very difficult pin placements led to some high scores. At the end of the front nine Jerry Crumrine led the way with a net 33, Glenn Campbell & AJ Jones were at 35 with Don Scribner at 36. Glenn Campbell holed out from off the 18th green for a double bogey 6 but that was good enough to earn him his first major championship win and the $80.00 winner takes all prize money. Don Scribner had the tournament won but took an 8 on the tough par 4 eighteenth hole and finished second. The # 1 ranked Michael Katz came through on the back nine with a gross 41 to finish third. Only three birdies were made, Glenn Campbell, Jerry Crumrine and Matt Hurst had one apiece. Other top eight players included; Jerry Crumrine, Matt Hurst, AJ Jones, Sonny Menzel and Bob Simonson. (Kevin Peck and Nemon Williamson were eligible but didn’t play). Not eligible but played were Mike Cook, Sandie Cook, Floyd Duggins and Debbie Menzel. Sandie Cook and Debbie Menzel were presented the “Barbara Juris Award” for the years in which they each won it. Brittany Hurst was this years winner. In third round pyramid play it was Bob Boyer over Kevin Peck by forfeit and Michael Katz over Rob Yarbrough (@ Paradise Valley). Glenn Campbell with his win squeaked ahead of Michael Katz for the # 1 ranking, the absent Nemon Williamson is at # 3, AJ Jones is at # 4 with Todd Lopez at # 5.   

2010 – The 24th Valero Cup tournament was played for the second year in a row at Yocha-De-He G.C. on Saturday, October 9th starting at 8:48 am. The weather was great, temperature in the mid 80’s at the end of play and unlike last year we had essentially no wind at all. The greens were good but not nearly as fast or as smooth as last year. Even without the wind it is still a tough start, a 451 yard par 4 and a tough finish, a 417 yard par 4 eighteenth hole. At the end of the front nine Floyd Duggins led the way with a net 32, Steve Blotzer at  net 35, Randy Butler at net 36 with Sandie Cook, Jerry Crumrine and Neal Stachowicz with net 38’s. As it was last year the tough par 4 eighteenth hole determined the winner. Last year Glenn Campbell holed out from off the 18th green for a double bogey 6 and won by one stroke over Don Scribner. This year Jerry Crumrine took a triple bogey 7 on the 18th but managed to win by one stroke over Floyd Duggins who made a bogey 5 and by 2 strokes over Neal Stachowicz who had a lost ball off the tee but still managed to make a double bogey 6. Jerry won back to back major tournaments and the $80.00 winner takes all Valero Cup prize money. Only two birdies were made, Gary Beckman and Randy Butler had one apiece. Other top eight players included; Gary Beckman, Steve Blotzer, Randy Butler, Sandie Cook and Sonny Menzel (Michael Katz was eligible but didn’t play). Not eligible but played were Mike Cook, Matt Hurst (who shot a gross 39 on the front nine and a net 69) and Dave Pearce. Glenn Campbell  maintained the # 1 ranking, Steve Blotzer at # 2, Randy Butler came back in the rankings at # 3, Michael Katz slipped to # 4, Jerry Crumrine with his win moved up to the # 5 position

2011 – The 25th Silver Anniversary Valero Cup tournament was played at Eagle Vines G.C. on Friday, November 18th starting at 9:18 am. The Valero Cup was previously played there in 2004 (Ken Dorsey) and 2005 (Dave Pearce). The weather was awlful, temperature in the low 50’s, a very strong westerly wind and intermittent rain showers were with us the entire day. The greens were very good and very fast. At the end of the front nine Matt Hurst led the way with a net 35, Neal Stachowicz at  net 36 and Larry Campbell at net 37. After shooting a net 33 on the back nine Matt Hurst wins his 4th Valero Cup and 6th major championship. Larry Campbell finished second 7 strokes back. Neal Stachowicz and Nemon Williamson tied for 3rd place with net 78’s. Matt won the $80.00 winner takes all Valero Cup prize money. Shots of the day went to Larry Campbell who layed up to position “A” on the short dogleg par 4 fourth hole, only to hit his next shot into the right greenside bunker, leave it in the bunker on his next shot but then hole out his next bunker shot for a par 4. The other shot of the day went to Neal Stachowicz on the par 3 sixth hole island green. The wind was blowing very hard left to right, Larry Campbell’s tee shot went right at the flag but was blown right, hit the side of the green and then bounced into the water hazard. Neal hit his tee shot at the flag but was able to hold the line and stop 4 inches from the cup. Only two birdies were made, Mike Cook and Neal Stachowicz had one apiece. Other top eight players included; Steve Blotzer, Mike Cook and Sonny Menzel, only 7 of the top 8 players played. Nemon Williamson  maintained the # 1 ranking, Mike Cook at # 2, Sonny Menzel at # 3, Neal Stachowicz at # 4, Matt Hurst with his win moved up to the # 5 position

2012 – The 26th Valero Cup tournament was played at the first time venue Oakmont – West G.C. on Wednesday, October 3rd starting at 10:08 am. Following 2 days of 100 plus degrees the temperature for play was in the high 80’s with a mild westerly wind that came up at the end of the back nine. The Oakmont greens are very large with a lot of undulations, they didn’t look good but putted OK, faster on the front nine than the back nine. Before the Valero Cup results were announced Bob Simonson was officially inducted into the Valero Golf Club “Hall of Fame”. In the Valero Cup at the end of the front nine Mike Cook and Sonny Menzel led the way with a net 33’s, Kevin Peck at  net 36 and Matt Hurst at net 38. After shooting a net 35 on the back nine Mike Cook won his 3rd Valero Cup and 10th major championship. Debbie Menzel finished second 4 strokes back. Sonny Menzel took 3rd place with net 73. Mike won the $80.00 winner takes all Valero Cup prize money and bought a round of drinks for the field. Only three birdies were made, Mike Cook birdied the # 2 handicap second hole, Randy Butler birdied the # 1 handicap 17th hole after almost holing out his second shot, Kevin Peck made a downhill slick putt on the 9th hole for a birdie 3. Other top eight players included; Randy Butler, Steve Blotzer, Matt Hurst, Kevin Peck and Bob Simonson. Brittany Hurst was eligible but didn’t play. Kevin Peck  maintained the # 1 ranking, Mike Cook with his win moved up to # 2, Brittany Hurst moved up to # 3, Matt Hurst slipped to # 4, Nemon Williamson maintained the # 5 position.

2013 – The 27th Valero Cup tournament was played at the first time venue of Peacock Gap G.C. on Wednesday, November 6th starting at 10:04 am. The temperature for play was in the low 70’s with a fairly strong north wind which switched to the northwest during play. The Peacock Gap greens were fuzzy and just sanded, some more than others which made green speed very difficult to judge. The bunkers contained very soft sand leading to embedded lies, the canal that winds throughout the course caught it’s share of golf balls. Play was from the blue tees. Before the Valero Cup results were announced Sonny Menzel was officially inducted into the Valero Golf Club “Hall of Fame”. In the Valero Cup at the end of the front nine Nemon Williamson and Sonny Menzel led the way with a net 35’s, Randy Butler at net 36, Matt Hurst at net 37 and Neal Stachowicz at net 38. After shooting a net 32 on the back nine Nemon Williamson won his second major of the year, his 3rd Valero Cup and 7th major championship. Randy Butler finished second, a distant 7 strokes back. For the second year in a row in the cup Sonny Menzel took 3rd place with net 75. Nemon won the $80.00 winner takes all Valero Cup prize money and bought a round of drinks for the field. The conditions were tough, only one birdie was made, Randy Butler birdied the par five 4th hole. Randy hit three of the four par 5’s in two but tough putting made it hard to score. Other top eight players included; Mike Cook, Matt Hurst, Kevin Peck and Neal Stachowicz. The field was not not filled to 8 players, 7 played. Bob Boyer, Ken Dorsey and Brittany Hurst were eligible but didn’t play. Nemon Williamson with his win took over the # 1 ranking, Debbie Menzel held at # 2, Ken Dorsey held at # 3, Sonny Menzel slipped to # 4, Bob Boyer slipped to the # 5 position.

2014 – The 28th Valero Cup tournament was played at Hiddenbrooke G.C. on Wednesday, October 8th starting at 09:40 am, a beautiful fall day for playing golf. The 1998 Valero Cup (Nemon Williamson) and 1999 Valero Cup (Mike Cook) were held there as well as a regular tournament in 2004 with flight winners; Denzil Storbeck, Bob Simonson and Sandie Cook. The temperature for play was in the high 80’s with a prevailing wind calmer than normal. The Hiddenbrooke greens were in beautiful shape, fast and true. Play was from the white tees. Before the Valero Cup results were announced Kevin Peck was officially inducted into the Valero Golf Club “Hall of Fame”. The Club presented Matt Hurst a plaque and a $200.00 gift card in appreciation for him being our tournament director for the past six years. In the Valero Cup at the end of the front nine Rob Villarreal led the way with a net 33, Mike Cook at net 36, with Neal Stachowicz and Nemon Williamson at net 37’s. After shooting a net 38 on the back nine Rob Villarreal won his second tournament for the year and his first major championship.  Nemon Williamson birdied the 18th hole to tie Kevin Peck for second place with net 72’s. The # 1 ranked and Player of the Year Bob Boyer took third place with a net 75. Bob had three top 3 finishes in the majors this year. Rob won the $80.00 winner takes all Valero Cup prize money and bought a round of drinks for the field. On the Hiddenbrooke holes you can quickly put up some big numbers, we had some 8’s, 9’s and 10’s. Mike Cook lost two balls in the fairway and had to go back and retee. Other than Nemon’s birdie on the 18th, Matt Hurst birdied the par 4 fourth hole after almost driving the 295 yard hole, he also birdied the par 3 seventeenth hole. Mike Cook birdied both par 3’s on the front nine and the par 3 seventeenth hole. Other top eight players included; Mike Cook, Neal Stachowicz, John Perrin ansd Matt Hurst. Floyd Duggins was eligible but didn’t play. Bob Boyer with his 3rd place finish maintained his # 1 ranking, Floyd Duggins held at # 2, Nemon Williamson moved up to # 3, Randy Butler slipped to # 4, with Kevin Peck moving up to # 5.

2015 –The 29th Valero Cup tournament (from 2015) was played at Cypress Lakes G.C. on Monday, September 26th starting at 10:56 am, on a very very hot day for playing golf, temperature over 100 degrees with a slight north wind on occasions. When we arrived at the course, they informed us that the front nine was just closed for aeration and that we would have to play the more difficult back nine twice. In the Valero Cup at the end of the front nine Alex Tegenkamp led the way with a net 36, Mike Cook at net 40, with Kevin Peck at a net 41. After shooting a net 37 on the back nine Alex Tegenkamp won his first major championship with a net 73. Kevin Peck finished in second place for the second year in a row with net 74. Steve Blotzer was a distant third with a net 81. Alex won the $80.00 winner takes all Valero Cup prize money. The greens had many very difficult pin placements which led to many high scores being posted, we had some 8’s and 9’s on the scorecards. Birdies were rare, Randy Butler and Kevin Peck had one each. Because of the limited number of tournaments we had this year, tournament points were awarded and we also had 4 closest to the pins won by Randy Butler (2), Larry Campbell and Matt Hurst. The CP winners each received a sleeve of Titleist Pro V-1’s. The top eight point players this year will be eligible for the 2016 Valero Cup to be played at a later date. Other top eight players included; Randy Butler, Larry Campbell, Mike Cook, Matt Hurst and Rob Villarreal. Don Scribner and Rob Yarbrough were eligible but didn’t play. Rob Villarreal maintained his # 1 ranking, Rob Yarbrough held at # 2, Matt Hurst held at # 3, Kevin Peck moved up to # 4, and with his major win Alex Tegenkamp moved up to # 5 from # 8.

2016 – The 2016 Valero Cup was finally played at Kennedy GC on Monday May 21st, 2018 starting at 10:22am. The eight top point players from 2016 played minus Matt Hurst who couldn’t play. The playing conditions were tough, very strong winds, tricky pins which made putting very difficult and playing from the blue tees. Only one player hit a CP green, the other three CP’s greens went untouched by the field. Bob Simonson came through to win 1st place with a net 78, his first Valero Cup and 4th Major Championship. Mike Cook took 2nd place with a net 81, Steve Blotzer and Kevin Peck tied for 3rd with net 82’s. The first three CP’s went unclaimed, on the last CP hole Mike Cook miss hit his tee shot but the ball managed to roll up on the green. The shot of the day went to Randy Butler who hit the 539 yard par 5 fifth hole with his second shot just short of pin high, then just barely missed his eagle putt and tapped in for a rare birdie for the field. Bob Simonson won the $80.00 winner takes all prize money. Other players included Sandie Cook, Floyd Duggins and Alex Tegenkamp.

2017 – The 2017 Valero Cup was played at Rancho Solano GC on Tuesday July 23 rd, 2019 starting at 10:04 am. The eight top point players from 2017 played minus Steve Blotzer, Don Scribner and Eddie Pereira who were eligible but couldn’t play. The playing conditions were okay, very warm, temperature in the low 90’s, the prevailing wind did come up on the back nine. Many tricky pins, a wet course and slow greens added up to no birdies for the field. Floyd Duggins and Neal Stachowicz tied for first place, they were both vying for their first Valero Cup win. The tie required an 18 hole playoff which was held Sept. 9th at Rancho Solano GC with Neal Stachowicz winning over Floyd Duggins by one stroke. Alex Tegenkamp took 2nd place with a net 73, Dave Pearce took 3rd place with net 75. The CP’s went to Nemon Wiilliamson, Dave Pearce and Alex Tegenkamp good for a sleeve of Callaway true soft golf balls. Floyd and Neal split the $70.00 winner takes all prize money. Other players included Sandie Cook and Mike Cook. In first round Pyramid play in 2019 it was Neal Stachowicz over Nemon Williamson. In the 2019 Rankings Neal Stachowicz moves up to # 1, Floyd Duggins up to # 2, Eddie Pereira holds at # 3, Mike Cook drops to # 4 with Steve Blotzer holding at # 5. 2019 Player of the Year so far, Stachowicz, Pearce, Duggins, Pereira, Sandie Cook

2018 – 2023 – No Tournament