Hobbits Glens Senior Golf Association
Roundup Memo- ABCD and Annual Banquet (10/23/2025)
It was a “no frost delay” start today as we enjoyed a nice, fall day and a fun ABCD event. We had 61 players, and after the smoke cleared, the team of Greg Fasick, Mike Caporaletti, Mac Ramsey and Steve Levin ended on top at 13 under, 131. In 2nd just a stroke behind was the grouping of Ed Cava, Nick Girardi and Tony Kausal (and blind) at -12/132. In third via tiebreaker was the foursome of John Scornaienchi, Jerry Carr (I was not much of a contributor), Richard Fields and Austin Jameson at -11/133. Also at 11 under and taking fourth was the team of Ray Tomasic, Jeff Neale, Marty Moran and Matt Hauser. Rounding out the top groups, in 5th, was the grouping of Don Van Deusen, Mark Cardwell, Greg Douglas and Wayne Moore at -9/135.
After a tough day on the links we were treated to our annual banquet, with presentations of our Championship Series and Match Play winner awards. I previously reported on that. We were also treated to pearls of thought by Ian Sumner - read below. By about 2:30 it seemed we had all had our fill at the buffet, and I suspect several went home for a well-deserved nap (including me).
Next week is the final regular season event, our 4-club. Always a challenge, fun and frustrating. I will be away, but I will be thinking of each of you wishing you had made a better choice of that 4th club.
It has been my pleasure and privilege to be your President for this season, and unless I am impeached (?), I will be back next year. My life is made pretty easy by a great leadership group, who I noted at our banquet.
Whether you are continuing play in the late fall and available winter days, or you are taking time off to rest body and mind for the 2026 season, enjoy and have a great end of year, holiday season and healthy and happy New Year.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift Cards:
Greg Fasick-$22
Mike Caporaletti-$22
Mac Ramsey-$22
Steve Levin-$22
Ed Cava-$18
Nick Girardi-$18
Tony Kausal-$18
John Scornaienchi-$16
Jerry Carr-$16
Richard Fields-$16
Austin Jameson-$16
Ray Tomasic-$14
Jeff Neale-$14
Marty Moran-$14
Matt Hauser-$14
Don Van Deusen-$11
Mark Cardwell-$11
Greg Douglas-$11
Wayne Moore-$11
Why Do We Do It?
Golf, it’s a brutal game
Sucks you in, like a moth to a flame.
Are we masochists who seek out Pain?
Or Are we optimists who dwell on Joy?
We know it's a game that’s not always fair.
So, then why do we do it?
Because we are MEN, we can fix and repair
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Oh, but have we forgotten some minor detail?
That now we are old, and fat and frail!
Nevertheless, each morning, we roll out of bed,
Pop a dozen pills, for our many ills.
Then sit on the throne
scrolling through our phone,
and studying all the golf drills.
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Finally, we put on our clothes,
Our hats and our shoes (and suspenders!),
And to our knees, elbows, and ankles
we strap on our braces,
Then take a deep breath and it’s off to the Traces.
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With our hopes up High,
We head out to war,
Against that devious foe,
the elusive Par.
On the 1st Tee, we wiggle and we waggle, keeping our knees bent.
Then with a mighty swing, the ball doth Fly
Rising and twisting into the Sky
And, as we stare down that ribbon of Grass,
We shout, “Did anyone see where it Went!”
Finally, we reach the Green,
And a Putt we must make for that elusive Par,
Or Bogey or Double - depends on who you are.
So again, we Wiggle and we Waggle
And stare at that Hole,
But our thoughts become clouded,
Break Left, Break Right, Downhill, Uphill, which way is the Grain.
Finally, we pull the Trigger,
Damn It, Short Again!
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Our round is now over,
And we retire to the Bar.
Our battle is over with that bastard Par.
But are we full of despair,
No, we are MEN who can fix and repair.
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So tomorrow we will return
And it begins again,
Our personal War,
With that elusive Par.
Or Bogey or Double
Depending on who you Are.
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The season is over,
And we retire to our dens,
With thoughts of next season,
Of how We will make amends.
And how will we do it, so, you ask.
Ah, Remember
We are Men, We Fix and Repair,
That’s our eternal Task!
Ian Sumner 10.23.25
Roundup Memo- 2-Man Scramble (10/029/25)
There may have been a bit of a chill at the start of our day, but things warmed quickly for our very full field in the 2-Man Scramble. And yes, Par 3s do count in computing the number of required drives!
Our Gross winners today were the dynamic duo of Tim Seelaus/Ray Tomasic at -7/65, with Kwangsoo Han/Rick Contel at -5/67 and Ed Cava/Kevin Kokes in 3rd at -4/68. On the Net side (and excluding any of the Gross winners), the duo of Reg Hahne/Mark Shevland took 1st at -7/65, with Dave Derheim/Dwight Johnson in 2nd at -6/66 and the duet of Mike Caporaletti and Rich Turner captured 3rd with -5/67 (via tiebreaker). I should have known Mike C would have a good day as he was coming off a 4-birdie round witnessed by yours truly and Mark Cardwell. Humble Mike said Rich was a star today with the putter.
Next week (10/16) is a 4-man Nassau played within your group, followed by a 4-man ABCD on 10/23, and our infamous 4-club on 10/30 ending the regular season. The field of each of these events is limited to 64 players.
A final reminder that our year-end banquet will be held at the Turn House on 10/23 after that day’s event. There is a separate Signup for the banquet and this will close at day’s end on this Monday, October 14, as we need to provide a final head count.
Gift Card winners are shown below.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift Cards:
Tim Seelaus-$20
Ray Tomasic-$20
Reg Hahne-$20
Mark Shevland-$20
Kwangsoo Han-$18
Rick Contel-$18
Dave Derheim-$18
Dwight Johnson-$18
Ed Cava-$16
Kevin Kokes-$16
Mike Caporaletti-$16
Rich Turner-$16
Mike Doyle-$13
Mike Barron-$13
FT Case-$13
Ric Vranek-$13
Brooke Greer-$13
Tom Romeo-$13
Don Bryan-$13
Dan Guy-$13
Rob Gettier-$10 (via tiebreaker)
Tim Harwood-$10 (via tiebreaker)
Ric Apatoff-$10 (via tiebreaker)
Joe Duklewski-$10 (via tiebreaker)
Roundup Memo- Match Play Final and 4-Man Stableford (10/02/25)
Perfect weather and good course conditions led to some excellent golf today. We had an exciting Match Play Final and lots of points were scored in our 4-man Stableford round.
Congratulations to Kevin Kokes. Kevin is the 2025 HGSGA Match Play Champion. Kevin outlasted Bob Harris 3&2 in today's round. Kevin and Bob both played well as in addition to playing their championship match, they also led their team to a second-place finish in today's 4-man Stableford round. Their team of Kokes, Harris, Douglas and Heneghan was just edged out 146 points to 145 by the team of Winschel, Cardwell, Hahne and Hickey, who took first place by the narrowest of margins. The team of Overly, Sumner and Leland finished in 3rd place.
Next week is our 2-Man Scramble. Our season is starting to wind down and will end on October 30. Please see SignUpGenius for all upcoming events, including our Banquet on October 23 (separate signup required).
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift Cards:
Dan Winschel-$22
Mark Cardwell-$22
Reg Hahne-$22
Tom Hickey-$22
Kevin Kokes-$16
Bob Harris-$16
Greg Douglas-$16
Bill Heneghan-$16
Charlie Overly--$15
Ian Sumner-$15
Henry Leland-$15
Don Van Deusen-$13
Felton Satterfield-$13
Rich Turner-$13
Steve Levin-$13
John Scornaienchi-$13
Mason Sebastian-$13
Marty Moran-$13
Charles Schwenz-$13
HGSGA Update - September 18
Roundup Memo- Championship Series #6 and Final Results (09/18/25)
This was the big day, our final round of the Championship Series. Although we endured Cart Path Only, it really turned out to be a nice, sunny day. In addition to the year-long wind-up, we also had a Gross/Net event for the day’s round.
Without further delay, the overall winners for the 2025 Championship Series are as follows: On the Gross side, Brooke Greer finished 1st at +1, 289. In 2nd, off by a whisker, was Bob Egge at +2/290. And in 3rd, via tiebreaker with Doug Wilson was Kwangsoo Han at +7/295. On the Net side, Steve Poulos carded a 15 under (273) for 1st, with 2nd going to F.T. Case at -3/285 and Rick Bergin in 3rd at -2/286. Congrats to all. Your applause and prizes await at our annual banquet.
For the day’s event, Gross winners were Bob Egge in 1st at even par, Kwangsoo Han in 2nd at +4/76 (Tim Harwood also shot +4, but was a winner on the net side) and Doug Wilson in 3rd at +5/77. On the Net side, Tim Harwood led with -5/67, and Reg Hahne took 2nd at -3/69 in a tiebreaker with Ian Sumner, who captured 3rd.
Next Thursday is our annual Guest Day, where you are permitted to bring 1 guest for a team Stableford event. Details are on Signup Genius, which will close for this event at 8:30 Monday morning. Please remember that check-in will be at a table outside the pro shop, where payment may be made in cash or by check payable to HGSGA (NO credit cards). Coffee and donuts beforehand.
Also, please remember our Annual Banquet on October 23, after the day’s event concludes. Separate signups are required for golf and for the banquet.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift Cards:
Gross:
Bob Egge-$25
Kwangsoo Han-$22
Doug Wilson-$20
Net:
Tim Harwood-$25
Reg Hahne-$22 (via tiebreaker)
Ian Sumner-$20
FT Case-$16
Austin Jameson-$16
Steve Poulos-$16
Mike Barron-$14
Greg Douglas-$14
Steve Gaudio-$14
Mark Cardwell-$12
Kevin Kokes-$12
Chris Chaplain-$12
Alex Pagnotta-$12
Jerry Carr-$12
Carl-Wikse-$10 (via tiebreaker)
Don Van Deusen-$10 (via tiebreaker)
The Match Play Finals Are Set
Congratulations to Kevin Kokes on reaching the finals of this year's Match Play Tournament.
Kevin defeated Greg Fasick 3&2 in the semifinal match between the A & B bracket winners.
Kevin will be playing Bob Harris who defeated Mac Ramsey 1up in the other semifinals match.
Good luck to Kevin and Bob who will be playing their match on October 2nd.
Roundup Memo- Florida Scramble (09/11)
Today was a day filled with mixed emotions as we enjoyed the comradery on the links, while we paused to remember the horrific attack and loss suffered on 9/1/2001. We remembered the thousands murdered that day, but also the families, friends and associates whose lives were forever changed, and the thousands of heroes who stepped in to help. We also paused to reflect on the awful tragedies suffered in Utah and Colorado only yesterday. I know we all wish for better here and around the world.
On the golf course, we started under clouds but ended with sunshine, and the sun seemed to bring out some great scores. The team of Dan Winschel, Alex Pagnotta and Bill Duncan finished 1st at -6 in a tiebreaker with the team of Steve Poulos, Charlie Overly, Greg Douglas and Austin Jameson. Coming in 3rd, at -4, was the grouping of Stevon Sutton, Jeff Neale, Marty Moran and Ric Vranek. Congrats to these top teams and all those receiving gift cards. While the Florida Scramble is a bit different on format, I hope you enjoyed it and the strategy that comes into play when 1 player is out.
Next week we are scheduled for the final round of our Championship Series. As I have said previously, even if you are not in the running for one of the top spots (as is my situation), we have a separate event just for the day.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift Cards:
Dan Winschel-$20
Alex Pagnotta-$20
Bill Duncan-$20
Steve Poulos-$15
Dave Derheim-$15
Dennis Hayes-$15
Doug Jarrett-$15
Stevon Sutton-$13
Jeff Neale-$13
Marty Moran-$13
Ric Vranek-$13
Ian Sumner-$11
Wayne Moore-$11
Keith Thompson-$11
Mason Sebastian-$11
Felton Satterfield-$11
Joe Sheehi-$11
Neil Bucklew-$11
Roundup Memo- Individual Net Stableford (09/04)
Once again a terrific weather day. And fairways running fast. When the dust settled our winner today was Steve Hutcheson with 41 points, via tiebreaker. In 2nd with 41 points was Tom Hickey, and 3rd went to Dennis Hayes with 40 points. Congrats to all for hitting the 40 point level!
Next week is a 4-person Florida Scramble, and our final round of the Championship Series is scheduled for 9/18. Even if you feel you are out of the running for the overall, remember that we hold a gross and net event for that day’s round.
Let’s hope our weather winning streak continues though it would be good to get some rain in (at night, of course).
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift Cards:
Steve Hutcheson-$25
Tom Hickey-$22
Dennis Hayes-$20
Wayne Moore-$18
Tom Romeo-$17
Dwight Johnson-$17
Ray Akerson-$15
Tim Seelaus-$15
Rich Roca-$13
Randy Maddox-$13
Don Van Deusen-$13
F T Case-$13
Jerry Carr-$13
Carl Wikse-$12
Dave Hohman-$12
Doug Jarrett-$12
Ed Cava-$10
Kevin Kokes-$10
Chris Chaplain-$10
Bill Duster-$10
Roundup Memo- California Scramble (8/28)
No complaints for today’s weather as we held our 4-person California Scramble. This is not an easy one as reflected by the scores. No par breakers! At the end of the day, the survivor of this format was the grouping of Phil Mercer, Carl Wikse, Dwight Johnson and Keith Thompson at +2. In 2nd at +4 was the team of Bob Rasmussen, Alex Pagnotta, Marty Moran and Tony Kausal. Rounding out the top 3 (via tiebreaker) was the 4-some of Rick Contel, Jeff Neale, Joe Sheehi and Austin Jameson at +5.
Next week (9/4) is an Individual Stableford so bring you’re A-game. Mine definitely needs some putting and sand practice.
I hope everyone has a great Labor Day weekend as we close out the unofficial end of summer. Fortunately our HGSGA season remains in full swing through October so look over the remaining games (October signups should open shortly). Also, please note our annual banquet on October 23.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift Cards:
Phil Mercer-$20
Carl Wikse-$20
Dwight Johnson-$20
Keith Thompson-$20
Bob Rasmussen-$15
Alex Pagnotta-$15
Marty Moran-$15
Tony Kausal-$15
Rick Contel-$12
Jeff Neale-$12
Joe Sheehi-$12
Austin Jameson-$12
Mark Cardwell-$11
Dave Derheim-$11
F T Case-$11
Neil Bucklew-$11
Steve Poulos-$10
Danny Callaghan-$10
Reg Hahne-$10
Steve Levin-$10
HGSGA Update - August 21, 2025
Roundup Memo- Championship Series #5
This was Championship Series #5, and the weather added to the tenseness of the moment as we close in on our season-long series. Through overcast skies and a drop here and there,
Kwangsoo Han was a shining light at -2/70 to win low gross for the day. Brooke Greer (where have I heard that name before on the leaderboard) captured 2nd at -1/71 and Bob Egge took 3rd at +3/75 (Steve Poulos carded a +2/74, but he took the low net win at 66). Continuing with low net, Bill Duster came in 2nd via tiebreaker with a -4/68 and Steven Hutcheson was 3rd with the same net score.
Now that we have completed 5 rounds of the Championship Series, here are the current leaders of those who have completed at least 4 rounds. On the Gross side, Brooke Greer leads at +1/289, with Bob Egge at +6/294, Doug Wilson at +7/295 and Kwangsoo Han at +10/298. On the Net side, Steve Poulos leads at -4/284, with Rick Bergin at -2/286, Brooke Greer at E/288 and Ed Cava also at E/288. Still a ways to go as hands will begin to shake in round 6.
REMINDERS:
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift cards:
Gross:
Kwangsoo Han-$25
Brooke Greer-$22
Bob Egge-$20
Net:
Steve Poulos-$25
Bill Duster-$22
Steven Hutcheson-$20
Steve Levin-$16
Pat Orwig-$14
Dan Winschel-$14
Buck Hartley-$14
Steve Roderick-$12
Stevon Sutton-$12
Kevin Kokes-$12
Rick Bergin-$12
Terry Thompson-$12
Chris Chaplain-$12
John Weiss-$11
Dan Guy-$10
John Scornaienchi-$10
Dick Lutz-$10
Joe Duklewski-$10
HGSGA Match Play Update - August,15, 2025
Congratulations to the 2025 HGSGA Match Play bracket tournament winners on Thursday.In the B bracket championship round, Greg Fasick beat Steve Roderick 4 & 3. Great tournament by Steve and good luck to Greg as he advances onto the Playoffs.
In the C bracket, Mac Ramsey overcame a tough Terry Thompson, 3 & 2. Mac will take on Bob Harris who won the D bracket over Dwight Johnson. Great tournament Dwight and good luck to both Mac and Bob in the first round of the playoffs.
Greg will play next week's A bracket winner between Kevin Kokes and Ed Cava. Attached you can find the brackets for this year's tournament.
The first round of the Playoffs will be finished by September 15th and the Match Play Champion will be determined by October 10th.
Update - August 14
Roundup Memo- Individual Stableford
There were points-a-plenty today in our version of the BMW. Leading the way this sunny Thursday was Mark Shevland with 43 points, followed by Buck Hartley with 40 points. In a 3-way tie-breaker, Reg Hahne captured 3rd with 39 points. All scores from today were posted to GHIN. Yours truly sat this one out as a proud grandpa, deferring to watch our 6 year old takes some swings, putts, chips and shots. I think I learned a few pointers.
Next (8/21) is our Championship Series #5, so things will certainly heat up as we close in on this season-long event. Practice up!
Finally, a reminder that our Guest Day (9/25) is now open for sign up.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift cards:
Mark Shevland-$25
Buck Hartley-$22
Reg Hahne-$20
Greg Fasick-$17
Charlie Overly-$17
Dan Guy-$17
Ralph Bowe-$15
Ed Cava-$15
Rick Begin-$13
Greg Douglas-$13
Kwangsoo Han-$13
Danny Callaghan-$13
Dennis Hayes-$13
Don Van Deusen-$12
Brooke Greer-$12
Ray Ackerson-$12
Felton Satterfield-$12
Steve Poulos-$11
Marty Moran-$11
Mac Ramsey-$11
Dave Hohman-$11
HGSGA Update - July 31, 2025
2 Man 666
Our 6 6 6 event is always a fun time, although there can be some frustrations, especially in the alternate shot format. All in all a decent weather day, though I know a bit of rain sneaked in earlier than expected toward the end.
Congrats go to the team of Randy Maddox and Patrick Orwig on a sizzling 8 under for 1st place. In 2nd via tiebreaker was the duo of Carl Wikse and Gerry Logue at -7, with 3rd going to Mason Sebastian and Felton Satterfield at the same score. We had a great turnout with 34 teams.
Pace of Play Reminder- I know I sound like a broken record, but it is important. When we hold up clearing the first tee, it delays course availability for others who have signed up to play on Thursday. Ready golf is essential, with club selection and lining up putts BEFORE it’s your turn, as well as not more than a single practice swing.
Next week (7/31) is a home MISGA.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift cards:
Randy Maddox-$25
Patrick Orwig-$25
Carl Wikse-$20
Gerry Logue-$20
Mason Sebastian-$18
Felton Satterfield-$18
Dave Hohman-$15
Jeff Neale-$15
John Weiss-$15
Jerry Carr-$15
Joe Duklewski-$12
Ric Apatoff-$12
Doug Jarrett-$12
Marty Moran-$12
Ralph Bowe-$12
Don Bryan-$12
Curt Island-$10
Joe Sheehi-$10
Don Van Deusen-$10
Brian Van Deusen-$10
Doug Wilson-$10
Tony Kausal-$10
Rob Gettier-$10
Steve Poulos-$10
HGSGA Update - July 25, 2025
Cha Cha Cha
A great weather day as 13 teams danced around Hobbit’s. I hope no toes were stepped on. I still remember my Cha Cha days from dance class (yes, I had several weeks of it where the guys and girls would line up to pair off, and everyone juggled for positon to try and get the partner they wanted). Enough reminiscing.
Yours truly was fortunate to be a part of the lead group that included Rick Contel, Felton Satterfield and Tom Hickey, shooting -15. There was a tie at 2nd (-11) between the group of Steve Poulos, Mark Cardwell, Lew Shipp and Austin Jameson and the group of Doug Wilson, Dave Derheim, Dwight Johnson and Doug Jarrett. Coming in 4th (via tiebreaker) was the group of Rob Gettier, Bob Rasmussen, Michael Dickens, Sr. and Steven Hutcheson at -10.
I greatly appreciate the efforts to maintain pace of play. I had all cards turned in by 1:15. Let’s keep it up!!
Next week (7/31) is our 2-man 6-6-6 event. You can choose your partner and indicate it on the sign up, or you will be paired up. This is always a fun event.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift cards:
Rick Contel-$20
Felton Satterfield-20
Jerry Carr-$20
Tom Hickey-$20
Steve Poulos-$16
Mark Cardwell-$16
Lew Shipp-$16
Austen Jameson-$16
Doug Wilson-$16
Dave Derheim-$16
Dwight Johnson-$16
Doug Jarrett-$16
Rob Gettier-$12
Bob Rasmussen-$12
Michael Dickens, Sr. -$12
Steven Hutcheson-$12
HGSGA Update - July 17, 2025
Championship Series #4
While hot, humid and spot rain weather persists, we enjoyed a dry day for round 4 of our Championship Series. There were certainly some hot scores on the course, as Bob Egge turned in a -3, 69 to capture 1st Gross. Coming in 2nd was Doug Wilson with a -1, 71, followed by Rob Gettier with a +1, 73.
On the Net side, our prize leader via tiebreaker was Bill Stetka with a -3 net (and a gross 73), followed in 2nd by Curt Island with the same net score, and Gerry Logue (-2 net) winning 3rd place prize. I played in the same group with Gerry, and he had some fabulous shots, including a near hole-in-one on #5. Speaking of close shots, Randy Maddox won our closet-to-the-pin contest on #11 at 11 inches. Great shot Randy!
We have 2 rounds to go in the Championship Series, so it’s time to see where things stand. On the Gross side, leaders include Doug Wilson (+7, 295) and Brooke Greer (+7, 295), Ed Cava (+13, 301), and Kwangsoo Han (+20, 308). Our Net leaders include Ed Cava (Even, 288), Rick Bergin (+1, 289), Brooke Greer (+5, 293) and Steve Gaudio (+7, 295). Still plenty of room for jockeying with 2 rounds to go.
Next week is our 4-person Cha Cha Cha. For those who forgot what this is (and for the uninitiated), it means 1 best ball on Holes 1,4,7, 10 (all will be net par), 13 and 16; best 2 balls on Holes 2,5,8,11,14,17; 3 best balls on Holes 3,6,9,12,15,18.
I know I keep harping on pace of play. I do so because it is important. It is a privilege for us to be able to have our events every Thursday. In consideration of that, we need to do our very best to finish in a timely manner so that others can enjoy the course. It is also a matter of consideration for our fellow playing partners. Let’s all think of ways we can reduce our time over each shot and make sure we play “ready golf” when it’s our turn. Millions are not riding on our shots.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift cards:
Gross:
Bob Egge-$25
Doug Wilson-$22
Rob Gettier-$20
Net:
Bill Stetka-$25
Curt Island-$22
Gerry Logue-$20
Chris Chaplain-$14
Ray Tomasic-$14
Marty Moran-$14
Bob Harris-$12
Ed Johns-$12
Ed Cava-$12
Greg Douglas-$12
Dave Derheim-$10
Kevin Kokes-$10
Rick Bergin-$10
Mark Cardwell-$10
Closest to #11-Randy Maddox-$20
HGSGA Update - July 3, 2025
Individual Stableford
A perfect weather day at HG today for our Stableford. Also special as it is my wife’s birthday (yes, she said it was okay for me to be on the links- probably a birthday present to her). The course showed that it absorbed the recent rains well, though the greens seemed a bit slow. But we had some fine points scores led by Charlie Overly (a winner last week as well) with 44 points. F.T. Case followed closely behind with 41 points and Tony Kausal rounded out the top 3 with 40 points.
The rounds seemed to go smoothly from a time perspective as I was able to leave HG with all cards in by 1:20. Thanks for that! I think it is more enjoyable for all when the rounds are at or near the standard 4 hour pace of play.
A couple reminders. We need to make sure that someone in each group has the Golf Genius scoring responsibility. GG is not difficult to use or load onto your phone. This avoids our having to enter the scores after play, and it means the leaderboard is not up to date when entries are delayed. The second note is that unless announced otherwise, we putt them all in. NO in-the-leather gimmies.
As always, thanks to all members who played today for making things go smoothly. And it allowed me to get out and go pick up a birthday cake!
Next week is a home MISGA. Mike Caporaletti and his team of HGSGA volunteers do a great job with this, and the Turn House lunch is a nice plus. Hope to see you there.
Happy Independence Day USA, and I hope all enjoy a fun and safe holiday weekend.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift cards:
Charlie Overly-$25
F.T.Case-$22
Tony Kausal-$20
Mac Ramsey-$18
Mark Cardwell-$17
Dick Lutz-$17
Jerry Carr-$17
Rick Contel-$17
Nick Girardi-$15
Terry Felton Satterfield$17
Thompson-$15
Steve Hutcheson$14
Ray Tomasic-$14
Curt Island-$13
Ed Johns-$13
Bill Duncan-$13
Dennis Hayes$13
Rick Bergin-$11
Stuart Resnick-$11
Mike Caporaletti-$11
Rob Gettier-$11
HGSGA Update - June 26, 2025
Championship Series #3
It was an almost perfect day for our CS3. Perhaps a “little” warm for some, but not quite as bad as the 2 prior days. The course, minus #10, also seems to be holding up. Let’s hope we get back on #10 soon.
There was also some hot golf played, with Brooke Greer leading the way at 1 under 71. Following close behind on the Gross side of things were Kwangsoo Han and Ed Cava at 73. These names all sound very familiar. Leading the way on the Net side was Charlie Overly at 7 under, 65, followed by Mac Ramsey at -4, 68, and Steve Poulos at -2, 70. Gift Card results are shown below.
After the first 3 rounds of the Championship Series, and looking at those who have posted 3 rounds: Brooke Greer leads in Gross at 218, followed by Doug Wilson at 224, Ed Cava at 226, and Kwangsoo Han at 232; on the Net side, F.T.Case, Ed Cava and Rick Bergin are tied at 215. Still a long way to go with 3 more rounds to play.
Next week is our Individual Stableford. Below we have reports on the Match Play Championship and the MISGA Past Presidents Tournament.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift cards
Gross:
Brooke Greer-$25
Kwangsoo Han-$22 (per tiebreaker)
Ed Cava-$20
Net:
Charlie Overly-$25
Mac Ramsey-$22
Steve Poulos-$20
F.T.Case-$16
Dwight Johnson-$16
Charles Schwenz-$16
Terry Thompson-$14
Jeff Neale-$14
Rick Bergin-$14
Greg Fasick-$14
Mark Cardwell-$13
Curt Island-$13
Mike Barron-$11
Ralph Johns-$10 (per tiebreaker)
Bob Egge-$10 (per tiebreake
HGSGA 2025 Match Play Tournament
Congratulations to Brooke Greer, Ed Johns, Greg Fasick and Dick Lutz on advancing to the next round of this year's Match Play Tournament. Brooke def. David Hand - Ed played well to defeat Nick Girardi and Greg cruised to an easy victory over Gerry Logue today. Dick advanced earlier in the week.
Let me know if have need any help in scheduling your next round matches.
Mark Cardwell
Match Play Coordinator
2025 MISGA Past Presidents ABCD Results
The HGSGA did pretty well at the MISGA Past Presidents ABCD on Monday June 16 at Crofton CC
Tough rainy conditions but great food
4 Flights of 25 golfers each
Kevin Kokes wins the B Flight $100
I won the Gross in the D Flight w 88 $100
(Net winner was 90 net -1… I was net Even)
Only 3 golfers out of 100+ were net under par
Extensive data in Results attached
Egge Wilson and Greer did well in A Flight
Egge gets a $113 CP !!!
Randy Maddox
HGSGA Update - June 19, 2025
2-Man Scramble
Today was our 2-man scramble and also the qualifier for the MISGA 2-Man. We finally seem to be getting our hot weather started, which added to the “fun” of a long course from recent rains. But somehow our group had many who shined through the conditions to record impressive scores.
Coming in 1st this week was the team of Kwangsoo Han and Bruce Winstead with an 8 under 64, including an eagle by Bruce on Hole #15. Also at 64 and in 2nd by virtue of the tiebreaker was the team of Ed Cava and Stuart Resnick. Rounding out the top 3 was the tag team of Andy Finkel and Bill Stetka at 6 under, 66.
For the MIGA State Qualifier (determined by those who said “Yes”), our Low Gross team will be Ed Cava/Stuart Resnick(70), and the Low Net teams are Andy Finkel/Bill Stetka(66) and Dave Hohman/Jeff Neale (67). Alternates will be contacted if one of the qualifying groups decides not to go forward.
Next week is Championship Series#3. Early forecast is for some hot temps. Hopefully things will be dried out and greens cut.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift cards
Kwangsoo Han-$25 (per tiebreaker)
Bruce Winstead-$25 (per tiebreaker)
Ed Cava-$20
Stuart Resnick-$20
Andy Finkel-$18
Bill Stetka-$18
Dave Hohman$15
Jeff Neale-$15
Rob Gettier-$15
Steve Poulos-$15
Tim Harwood-$12
Don Van Deusen-$12
Alex Pagnotta-$12
Steve Rodeick-$12
Ray Tomasic-$10 (per tiebreaker)
John Scornaienchi-$10 (per tiebreaker)
Bob Egge-$10 (per tiebreaker)
Brooke Greer-$10 (per tiebreaker)
HGSGA Update - June 19, 2025
HGSGA Update - May 29, 2025
Championship Series #2- May 29, 2025-Special Note on June Play
CS#2 was a longish course and a very long day for many. Five (5) hours seems too long, even with cart path only. Let’s find ways to speed things up (see some suggestions below).
For CS#2 it was Tim Seelaus scoring a winning 2 under 70 for 1st gross, with Brooke Greer in 2nd (via tiebreaker) and Doug Wilson 3rd with 74s. On the net side it was Dan Guy with a sizzling -9 (gross 78) followed by F.T. Case at net-3, and Rick Bergin in 3rd with net-2 (via tiebreaker). It’s a bit early to show totals too date. As always, players are only eligible to win in one of the categories. Players who placed in both categories were put in where they received the greater prize.
All scores were posted in GHIN. As this was a true championship round it is noted as a Competition score.
Beginning on or about June 9, hole #10 will be closed for irrigation work. This is anticipated to take 3-4 weeks. During this period we will skip from #9 to #11. For hole #10, a net par will be recorded. That means to if you do not get a stroke, you score a 4, with 1 stroke in handicap a 5 and if 2 strokes in handicap, a 6.
Finally, please remember that if you have signed up to play on June 5, we will be using tee times instead of a shot gun. You may play any game you choose within your group on that date (or none if that is the decision). Look for the tee sheet to be sent out for this. We need to play in this manner because the Member–Guest will be starting later in the day.
Once again, think how we can speed up play. Line up putts ahead of time so ready to go when it is your turn; maximum 1 practice swing; have the club you want to use for your shot in hand and be ready to go when it is your turn; record scores while others are hitting. I am sure there are other ways we can quicken the pace, and make things more enjoyable for all.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift cards ($332) for CS#2
Gross:
Tim Seelaus-$25
Brooke Greer-$22
Doug Wilson-$20
Net:
Dan Guy-$25
F.T.Case-$22
Rick Bergin-$20
Dwight Johnson-$18
Kevin Kokes-$17
Jerry Carr-$17
Mike Caporaletti-$16
Rob Gettier-$16
Joe Duklewski-$15
Ray Tomasic-$11
Rick Contel-$11
Patrick Orwig-$11
Ralph Johns-$11
Bill Duster-$11
Ray Akerson-$11
Tim Harwood-$11
Wayne Moore-$11
Ed Cava-$11
HGSGA Update - May 8th, 2025
We had a beautiful day for the first round of the HGSGA 2025 Match Play Tournament. With the course rounding into shape, and preferred lies everywhere, we had some really good scores and a lot of close matches, as well as an Eagle by Mike Doyle on hole #13!! Many matches went to the last hole, and it took Keith Thompson 20 holes before he could get past Bill Duncan in the match of the day. Congratulations to all of today's winners and good luck as you work your way to the bracket finals, and then the playoffs which will begin in September. From this point on, it will be up to you to schedule your next match.
You are welcome to play on Thursday's as long as it is not a MISGA event. Next week, May 15th, is our first home MISGA, so no matches next week.
Check the button above to see the updated brackets. To all of today's winners, please confirm that you are correctly posted to the next round and look to see who your next opponent is. Feel free to email, me - Mark Cardwell with any questions. [email protected] The deadline to play your next Match is June 29th, but please don't wait, as rainouts are always a possibility and life happens. Try and get your next match in by mid-June if possible. We still have a few first round matches to get done, so a few of you will have to wait to see who your next opponent is. Once again Congratulations to everyone on a great day yesterday and to many more good matches in 2025!
All the best, Mark
HGSGA Update - May 1, 2025
Championship Series #1
May 1 turned out to be terrific weather for the start of our Championship Series. No excuses there, and with “movability everywhere, no excuses there either. 72 members took to the battlefield and there was some hot scoring. On the gross side, Brooke Greer lead the way with a 73, closely followed by Mike Doyle, Doug Wilson and Ed Cava at +3, 75. On the net side, Randy Maddox sizzled with a net 65, followed by Steve Poulos at 67 and Steve Gaudio at 68.
Please note that as always, players are only eligible to win in one of the categories. Players who placed in both categories were put in where they received the greater prize.
All scores were posted in GHIN. As this was a true championship round it is noted as a Competition score.
Next week is the opening day of our Match Play, another exciting season-long event. Hopefully the weather will cooperate again.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift cards ($360) for CS#1
Gross:
Brooke Greer-$25
Mike Doyle-$22
Doug Wilson-$20
Net:
Randy Maddox-$25
Steve Poulos-22
Steve Gaudio-$20
Alex Pagnotta-$16
Ed Cava-$16
Jae Hyun-$14
Dick Lutz-$12
Rob Gettier-$12
Neil Bucklew-$12
Bill Heneghan-$12
Paul Littman-$12
Rick Bergin-$12
Keith Thompson-$11
Bill Duncan-$11
Michael Dickens Sr-$11
Curt Island-$11
Mac Ramsey- $11
Joe Duklewski-$11
Buck Hartley-$11
Steve Karasik-$11
Ray Akerson- $10 (per tiebreaker)
Dave Hohman-$10 (per tiebrealer)
HGSGA Update - April 24, 2025
What a perfect day for the Hobbits Glen Senior Golfers to get out and play. No frost delay and perfect weather led to some high scoring in today's 4-man Shamble. A big thank you to David Hohman for managing Golf Genius and to every team for doing a great job of putting your scores into golf genius.
Congratulations to the three teams that tied for first place. Each player on those teams will receive a $15 gift card. The team led by Andy Finkel finished 4th and the Steve Poulos team finished 5th. Each player on those teams will receive $10 gift cards.
Just a reminder that next week will be the first round of this year's Championship Series. We will ask that you keep your scores on both your score cards and input your scores into Golf Genuis and do the same the following week which is the first round of the 2025 Match Play Championships. There is still room on SignUpGenius for both events.
Once again congratulations to today's winners and thank to everyone for helping make today so much fun.
Gift cards ($260) for the 4-man shamble
1st - $15 each - Kevin Kokes, Felton Satterfield, Marty Moran & Peter Hauser (blind)
1st - $15 each -Bruce Johnson, Michael Dickens, Peter Hauser & Mason Sebastian (blind)
1st - $15 each - Ed Cava, Denny Walsh, FT Case & Keith Thompson
4th - $10 each - Andy Finkel, Jeff Neal, Richard Fields & Bob Harris
5th - $10 each - Steve Poulos, Jerry Logue, Rich Turner & Bill Duster
The pro shop will make up the gift cards for the winners sometime next week.
Mark Cardwell
HGSGA Update - April 17, 2025
Individual Stableford
Although we were off to a frosty start this morning, things certainly heated up on the course for our Individual Stableford. After all the points were calculated (and recalculated due to a computer scoring error noted below), our Entertainer Extraordinaire, Mason Sebastian, ruled the day with 47 points. Tied at 2nd just 1 point behind were Dan Guy and Danny Callaghan. We paid 17 places out of the 59 entrants, using a tiebreaker for those at 36 points.
The leaderboard originally showed Rob Gettier and Andy Finkel as leading the pack. They were late entries, and when inputted into the system, the computer set them up with handicaps as if they were playing the Black Tees. This necessitated revising the leaderboard.
Our next scheduled event is a 4 person Shamble on 4/17. Our Championship series begins on 5/1.
Hit em long and straight!
Jerry
Gift cards ($295) for Individual Stableford:
Mason Sebastian-$30
Dan Guy-$25
Danny Callaghan-$25
Len Moyer-$22
Neil Bucklew-$22
Richard Fields-$20
Steve Poulos-$18
Carl Wikse-$16
Steve Karasik-$16
F.T. Case-$15
Frank Weisberg-$13
Felton Satterfield-$13
Rob Gettier-$13
Jerry Carr-$13
Andy Finkel-$12
Matt Hauser-$11
Dwight Johnson-$11
HGSGA Update - April 10, 2025
This was our first rain format event. Hopefully there will not be many more during the season, although rain this time of year is a good thing. While not the best weather, those that stayed were able to complete the round. Please make sure to record your scores on GHIN.
For those who were awarded gift cards for our 3/27 and 4/3 events, there was a bit of delay in preparing these. I am following up on this, and hopefully they will be done by the end of next week.
Our next scheduled event is an Individual Stableford on 4/17. I hope you have signed up. The current forecast (always subject to changeJ) looks reasonable.
See you next week!
Jerry
HGSGA Update - April 3, 2025
What started out under overhead skies turned into a pretty nice day for April as we had 64 players for our ABCD. I was sad that I could not join in for today, but my thoughts were surely on the links. Leading the way this week was the team of Tim Harwood, Dan Guy and Nick Girardi (assisted with a blind) for a score of 11 under 133. Three teams tied at -10, with the grouping of Mike Caporaletti, Mark Cardwell, Bruce Johnson and Bill Duster taking 2nd in a tie-breaker. We will post the individual scores to GHIN.
Next week is a 4-person Nassau. This is played within the group. The goal is to have all within the group with similar handicaps. Full handicap applies. For a foursome, low net on each side wins $5 and low net total $10. Ties split. Note that start time will be at 8:30 am.
We paid 5 places with HG gift card amounts as noted below. As always, the gift cards will be prepared by the pro shop and available there. It usually takes about a week for this.
Tim Harwood, Dan Guy, Nick Girardi- $25 each
Mike Caporaletti, Mark Cardwell, Bruce Johnson, Bill Duster- $20 each
Greg Fasick, Dave Derheim, Marty Moran, Matt Hauser- $16 each
Ed Cava, Chris Chaplain, Mark Shevland- $16 each
Bob Egge, Jim Bona, Ralph Johns, Steven Hutcheson- $13 each
Congrats to all!!
See you next time.
Jerry
HGSGA Update - March 27, 2025
Texas Scramble
Welcome to our 2025 Season! After a moderate frost delay, our 14 groups smacked their way around the newly created White/Gold hybrid course (designed by Mike Caporaletti and others) in a Texas Scramble format. The weather had a bit of a chill, aided by a cool wind, but that did not stop some hot scoring. In the end it was the team of Brooke Greer, Joe Duklewski, Frank Ryan and Steven Hutcheson posting 9 under 63, clearing the field by 3. The grouping of Bob Egge, Dave Derheim, Ray Akerson and Henry Leland came in 2nd at -6, with 3 groups tied at -5. A terrific way to start things off. While the Gold tee course will continue to be our main mode for events, the new White/Gold hybrid version may sneak its way in from time to time.
Next week is a 4-person ABCD. Note that start time will still be at 9 am. (we are scheduled to change to 8:30 beginning on 4/10).
We paid 5 places with HG gift card amounts as noted below. As always, the gift cards will be prepared by the pro shop and available there. It usually takes about a week for this.
Brooke Greer, Joe Duklewski, Frank Ryan, Steven Hutcheson- $20 each
Bob Egge, Dave Derheim, Ray Akerson, Henry Leland- $15 each
John Scornaienchi, Richard Fields and Steve Levin- $12 each
Rick Contel, Andy Finkel, Ralph Johns, Tom Romeo- $12 each
Don Van Deusen, Steve Poulous, Mark Shevland and Steve Gaudio- $12 each
Think Warm!
Jerry
Get Ready for a great 2025 Season. Join today - click here for the application.
Click the buttons above to see the 2025 SignUpGenius Schedules This year there are two SignUp Genius Schedules. One for all home events and one for away MISGAs.
HGSGA Update - October 31, 2024
We had a perfect Halloween start this morning with a mist over the course at the start. It lifted quickly and turned into a fabulous weather day, especially for 10/31. Forty-three members selected their best 4 clubs and took on Hobbit’s. In the end it was Patrick Orwig leading our Stableford with 42 points, with Don Van Deusen close behind with 40 points. We paid off down to 34 points as shown below.
This was our last official event of the year. I want to thank all of you for making this a terrific season. I had a great time finishing my first season as your President. My special thanks to a great volunteer leadership group, without whom we would not have our HGSGA. They include Ian Sumner-Immediate Past President, Mark Cardwell-Vice President, Rich Rocca-Treasurer, Neil Bucklew- Associate Treasurer Denny Walsh-Secretary, Lew Shipp-Golf Genius Administrator Extraordinaire, Mike Caporaletti-MISGA Representative, Calendar Coordinator, and Home MISGA Leader, Mac Ramsey-Webmaster, and Reg Hahne and Dave Hohman-Columbia Cup Leaders. I apologize if I unintentionally left anyone off my listing. Send me a note so I may make amends. As you can see it truly takes a village.
Mike Caporaletti has graciously put together a HGSGA sign up (12 spots) for the offseason, as Hobbit’s changes to a shotgun. An email notification has been sent out for November with a link to SignUpGenius. Check your email or the site if you are interested.
Stay tuned as we will send out information on signup for HGSGA 2025 season later in the year.
Gift card winners for our 4-club Stableford are shown below. As one of my favorite cartoon characters once said, “That’s all Folks” (for now).
Jerry
Gift card awards for the 4-Club Stableford:
Patrick Orwig-$30
Don Van Deusen-$25
Stuart Resnick-$20
Michael Dickens, Sr.-$20
Jerry Carr-$18
Mac Ramsey-$18
Steve Levin-$15
Dave Hohman-$15
Dave Derheim-$15
Andy Finkel-$10
Nick Yaksich-$10
Frank Ryan-$10
F.T. Case-$10
HGSGA Update - October 24, 2024
A fun day with our 4-Man ABCD and annual banquet. We avoided a frost delay though many of us could not avoid a 3-putt here and there on the fast, but very nice, greens. The group of Don Van Deusen, Jim Bona, Mac Ramsey and F.T. Case headed the leaderboard at -12, with the 4-some of Gerry Logue, Ian Sumner, Mark Shevland and Charles Fitzhugh in second at -10.
We were all winners after the round with our annual banquet at the Turn House. A great way to celebrate our season and our seasonal winners in the Match Play and the Championship Series. To recap, in match play, Kwangsoo Han took the title in a finals match versus Wayne Moore, with Andy Finkel over Ian Sumner in a match of our other bracket winners. In the Championship Series, it was Doug Wilson taking the Gross title, with Brooke Greer in 2nd and Bruce Winstead in 3rd. On the Net side it was Randy Maddox in 1st followed by Ed Cava in 2nd and Bill Stetka in 3rd.
Of course, a highlight of the banquet was our very own, very talented, Mason Sebastian, who generously provided wonderful songs and repartee. If you stuck around toward the end you witnessed a number of our crew holding phones high, lights on, in a wave of appreciation. Really terrific!!
October 31 is our final event of the season, our famous/infamous 4-club. Yes, the 4 club DOES include a putter if you choose it. Always fun if not a bit frustrating. We may even have some Halloween treats available.
Now for the gift card awards from the ABCD, listed below:
Don Van Deusen, Jim Bona, Mac Ramsey and F.T. Case- $25 each
Gerry Logue, Ian Sumner, Mark Shevland and Charles Fitzhugh-$20 each
Mike Caporaletti, Michael Dickens Sr. and Randy Maddox-$15 each
Doug Wilson, Chris Chaplain, Steve Gaudio, Bob Harris-$10 each
Mark Cardwell, Marty Moran, Wayne Moore-$10 each
Jerry
HGSGA Update - October 17, 2024
Two-Person Team Stableford with Guest Option
Although it was a frosty start and the winds were present throughout, the sun did warm things up a bit during the round as we had our rescheduled Guest Day as part of our Team Stableford. The duo of Alex Pagnotta and Don VanDeusen topped the leaderboard with 80 points, followed by the team of Brooke Greer and Jeff Neale with 77 points. Mark Cardwell captured the closest to the pin competition on #5 at 3 feet and change, and Brooke Greer took closest on #11 at about 1’6” if I recall correctly (I did not remember to note the exact distances so my bad). Gift card awards were handed out at the fire pit for those that stayed around. For those that did not, I will have them for you on the 24th.
Speaking of October 24th, we have our 4 person ABCD on that date, so hit the signup genius if you have not already done so. And Halloween brings our season to a close with the challenging 4-club tourney.
Finally, please remember our seasonal banquet, scheduled for October 24 at the Turn House, following our round that day. This is a separate signup on signup genius. It will be the usual great way to celebrate our golf season (although we have another event scheduled for October 31). Trophies and season-long event awards will be handed out at that time. Signup for the banquet will close out at noon on Sunday, 10/20, as we need to provide a firm head count to the Turn House.
Jerry
Those Winning Gift Cards:
Alex Pagnotta & Don VanDeusen-80 points
Brooke Greer & Jeff Neale-77 points
Ric Vranek & Charles Schwenz- 75 points
Joh Weiss & Bill Everhart- 74 points
Neil Bucklew & Dennis Hayes - 73 points
Doug Wilson & Bob Egge - 70 points
Ed Cava & Maynard Chua- 68 points
Michael Dickens (w/ blind) - 67 points
Kwangsoo Han & Jim Bona-67 points
Mark Cardwell-Closest #5
Brooke Greer-Closest #11
HGSGA Update - October 10, 2024
Championship Series #6
Today was the final round in our Championship Series. With the wind blowing, fast greens and some tough rough areas, it made for a good setting for our final test in the Series. Doug Wilson won the Low Gross with a total score of +3, 291, with Brooke Greer 2 behind at +5, 203, and Bruce Winstead taking 3rd at +18, 306. On the Net side, Randy Maddox was 1st at +1, 289 followed by Ed Cava at +4, 292, and Bill Stetka taking 3rd in a tie breaker at +8, 296. Congratulations to all!!
Today was also a gross and net event. The course proved a worthy opponent as Brooke Greer took Low Gross at 79 in a tie-breaker with Tim Seelaus, who placed 2nd. On the Net side it was Curt Island with a +1, 73, followed by Carl Wikse in 2nd at +2, 74.
Next week (October 17) is a 2-person team Stableford with Guest Day Option. This event will be a $10 entry fee per person, covering range balls, donuts and juice, 2 closest to the pin prizes (#s 5 and 11) and team awards. If you are bringing a guest, please note the guest name and playing index/handicap from our gold tees in your signup. If you do not have a guest, make your own pairing or we will make one when the tee sheet is done. Also, if you bring a guest, both the member and guest must ride (ace card rate is allowed for the member). Cart or other fees to the course are payable inside. We will collect the $10 outside as we usually do.
Finally, please remember to sign up for our seasonal banquet, scheduled for October 24, at the Turn House, following our round that day. It will be the usual great way to celebrate our golf season (although we have another event scheduled for October 31). Trophies and season-long event awards will be handed out at that time.
Jerry
Gift card Winners today (Prize Pot-$290)
Gross:
Brooke Greer-$30
Tim Seelaus-$25
Net:
Curt Island-$30
Carl Wikse-$25
Randy Maddox-$20
Kevin Kokes-$18
Bruce Winstead-$15
Jerry Carr-$13
Ed Cava-$13
F.T.Case-$13
Steve Roderick-$12
Marty Moran-$12
Nick Girardi-$12
Mark Shevland-$12
Mason Sebastian-$10
Bill Stetka-$10
Bruce Johnson-$10
Terry Thompson-$10
Match Play Finals
Congratulations to Kwangsoo Han. He is the winner of the 2024 HGSGA Match Play Championship.
Kwangsoo won 1Up as he held off Wayne Moore in today's championship match.
Wayne jumped off to an early 3-hole lead as he won each of the first three holes. Kwangsoo began chipping away at Wayne's lead and took a commanding 2-hole lead with only two holes to go. Wayne then won the 17th hole to force it the 18hole where they tied and Kwangsoo finished as the 1Up winner.
In the 3rd place playoff match Andy Finkel outlasted Ian Sumner to win 3&2.
The final standing for this year's Match Play Championships was:
First Place - Kwangsoo Han
Second Place - Wayner Moore
Third Place - Andy Finkel
Fourth Place - Ian Sumner
Congratulations to all four players on winning their brackets and making it to the playoffs.
HGSGA Update - October 3, 2024
2-Man Scramble - Finally a day without rain, and even some sun for our 2-man scramble. The team of F. T. Case and Ric Vranek led the way at -7, 65. One stroke behind was the duo of Mike Caporaletti and Brooke Greer at -6, 66. A total of 6 teams broke par. Great scores on a day where the course was playing long and remained cart path only.
Next week (10/10) is our Championship Series round (#6). Remember that even if you may not be in the running, we still have our usual one-day event for that round.
Also, we are heading toward our season-end banquet on October 24. It will be held at the Turn House and follow our scheduled 4man ABCD. Please make sure to sign up.
Our final scheduled event is a Halloween 4-club on the 31st. Always fun to see the strategies used in this one.
Jerry
Gift Card Winners today (Pot-$200)
F.T.Case and Ric Vranek-$25 each
Mike Caporaletti and Brooke Greer-$20 each
Felton Satterfield and Mason Sebastian-$18 each
Kevin Kokes and Bruce Winstead-$15 each
Alex Pagnotta and Steve Roderick-$12 each
John Doherty and Dick Lutz-$10 each
HGSGA Update - September 12, 2024
Florida Scramble-Calling our event today a scramble was right on the mark as we had several last minute changes and confusion. I added to it as I differentiated on the # of required drives between a 4-some and a 3-some, but not on the need for a rotation through the hole of a 4th hitter for the 3-somes. I apologize for that as some groups knew this to be the case and others did not. Having said that we had one (1) 4-some finishing at -16, and one (1) 3-some at that same score. We also had a 3-some that did not use a rotation, so they were only hitting 3 shots each time, but still finished at -15. I made a Presidential decision to move them up to -16, creating a 3-way tie for first. I hope you will agree that this is a fair outcome. We also paid a 4th place to one of the remaining groups at -15, determined by the Golf Genius tiebreaker.
Gift Card Winners today (Pot-$235)
Don Van Deusen, Rich Turner, Richard Fields, Neil Bucklew-$19 each
Doug Wilson, Michael Dickens, Sr., Bruce Johnson-$19 each
Joe Duklewski, Mason Sebastian, Ian Sumner-$19 each
John Scornaienchi, Dave Derheim, Doug Jarrett, Rich Roca- $11 each
Glad for another great weather day, and again, sorry for the confusion.
Jerry
HGSGA Update - September 5, 2024
Championship Series #5
Today was CS#5. Kwangsoo Han led the field with a 2 over 74, followed by Brooke Greer at 3 over 75. On the Net side it was Neil Bucklew, fresh off vacation, with a Net -1, 71. We then had 4 players, Dan Guy, F.T. Case, Wayne Moore and Jim Bona at Net even par.
Through 5 rounds of the Championship Series, Doug Wilson still leads the Gross side at +3, with Brooke Greer in 2nd at +5. On the Net side, Randy Maddox is first at +2, 290, with Doug Wilson at +5, The trio of Bruce Winstead, Dan Guy and Bill Stetka is 3 shots back at +8, 296, followed by Gerry Logue at +9, 297. CS#6 will take place on October 10.
Next week is a 4-person Florida Scramble.
Finally, please remember to sign up for our seasonal banquet, scheduled for October 24, at the Turnhouse, following our round that day. It will be the usual great way to celebrate our golf season (although we have another event scheduled for October 31).
Jerry
Gift card Winners today (Prize Pot-$305)
Gross:
Kwangsoo Han-$30
Brooke Greer-$20
Net:
Neil Bucklew-$30
Dan Guy-$20
F.T. Case-$20
Wayne Moore-$20
Jim Bona-$20
Gerry Logue-$17
Ric-Vranek-$17
Len Moyer-$14
Mark Hill-$14
Bruce Winstead-$14
Dick Lutz-$14
Stuart Resnick-$11
John Potocko-$11
Mark Cardwell-$11
Dennis Hayes-$11
Randy Maddox-$11
HGSGA Update - August 29, 2024
2-Person Chapman
With a few rumbles of thunder in the distance, but no rain other than a couple wayward drops, we held our 2-person Chapman event today. We were fortunate as I understand there was a big rain event just west of us toward Mt. Airy. On the course Dennis Hayes and Ric Vranek created their own storm leading the pack with at 8 under 64. Coming in second using our tiebreaker was the team of Brooke Greer and Tom Romeo at -7/65. Also at that score and taking 3rd was the team of Don Bryan and Jeff Neale. We paid 8 places.
Next week is Championship Series #5, so practice up as we close in on the final 2 rounds. Remember, even if you don’t think you are in it for the entire series, we still play each round as a separate event.
The Gift Card awards for this week are as follows:
Dennis Hayes and Ric Vranek-$25 each
Brooke Greer and Tom Romeo-$22 each
Don Bryan and Jeff Neale-$20 each
Tony Kausal and Steve Roderick-$17 each
Phil Ferraro and Tom Hickey-$15 each
Tim Seelaus and Doug Wilson-$15 each
Ralph Bowe and Henry Leland-$12 each
Reg Hahne and Dave Hohman-$12 each
Happy Golfing,
Jerry
Match Play Report
The 2024 Match Play Tournament Playoffs are now set. Ian Sumner defeated Dwight Johnson 3 & 2 to win the C bracket.
Ian will play Wayne Moore who is the winner of the D bracket in the first round of the playoffs.
The other semi-final match is between the A & B winners - Kwangsoo Han will play Andy Finkel
The semi-final matches need to be played by September 12th, with the finals match being done by October 4th.
Congratulations to our bracket winners, and good luck in the playoffs.
It was a “no frost delay” start today as we enjoyed a nice, fall day and a fun ABCD event. We had 61 players, and after the smoke cleared, the team of Greg Fasick, Mike Caporaletti, Mac Ramsey and Steve Levin ended on top at 13 under, 131. In 2nd just a stroke behind was the grouping of Ed Cava, Nick Girardi and Tony Kausal (and blind) at -12/132. In third via tiebreaker was the foursome of John Scornaienchi, Jerry Carr (I was not much of a contributor), Richard Fields and Austin Jameson at -11/133. Also at 11 under and taking fourth was the team of Ray Tomasic, Jeff Neale, Marty Moran and Matt Hauser. Rounding out the top groups, in 5th, was the grouping of Don Van Deusen, Mark Cardwell, Greg Douglas and Wayne Moore at -9/135.
After a tough day on the links we were treated to our annual banquet, with presentations of our Championship Series and Match Play winner awards. I previously reported on that. We were also treated to pearls of thought by Ian Sumner - read below. By about 2:30 it seemed we had all had our fill at the buffet, and I suspect several went home for a well-deserved nap (including me).
Next week is the final regular season event, our 4-club. Always a challenge, fun and frustrating. I will be away, but I will be thinking of each of you wishing you had made a better choice of that 4th club.
It has been my pleasure and privilege to be your President for this season, and unless I am impeached (?), I will be back next year. My life is made pretty easy by a great leadership group, who I noted at our banquet.
Whether you are continuing play in the late fall and available winter days, or you are taking time off to rest body and mind for the 2026 season, enjoy and have a great end of year, holiday season and healthy and happy New Year.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift Cards:
Greg Fasick-$22
Mike Caporaletti-$22
Mac Ramsey-$22
Steve Levin-$22
Ed Cava-$18
Nick Girardi-$18
Tony Kausal-$18
John Scornaienchi-$16
Jerry Carr-$16
Richard Fields-$16
Austin Jameson-$16
Ray Tomasic-$14
Jeff Neale-$14
Marty Moran-$14
Matt Hauser-$14
Don Van Deusen-$11
Mark Cardwell-$11
Greg Douglas-$11
Wayne Moore-$11
Why Do We Do It?
Golf, it’s a brutal game
Sucks you in, like a moth to a flame.
Are we masochists who seek out Pain?
Or Are we optimists who dwell on Joy?
We know it's a game that’s not always fair.
So, then why do we do it?
Because we are MEN, we can fix and repair
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Oh, but have we forgotten some minor detail?
That now we are old, and fat and frail!
Nevertheless, each morning, we roll out of bed,
Pop a dozen pills, for our many ills.
Then sit on the throne
scrolling through our phone,
and studying all the golf drills.
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Finally, we put on our clothes,
Our hats and our shoes (and suspenders!),
And to our knees, elbows, and ankles
we strap on our braces,
Then take a deep breath and it’s off to the Traces.
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With our hopes up High,
We head out to war,
Against that devious foe,
the elusive Par.
On the 1st Tee, we wiggle and we waggle, keeping our knees bent.
Then with a mighty swing, the ball doth Fly
Rising and twisting into the Sky
And, as we stare down that ribbon of Grass,
We shout, “Did anyone see where it Went!”
Finally, we reach the Green,
And a Putt we must make for that elusive Par,
Or Bogey or Double - depends on who you are.
So again, we Wiggle and we Waggle
And stare at that Hole,
But our thoughts become clouded,
Break Left, Break Right, Downhill, Uphill, which way is the Grain.
Finally, we pull the Trigger,
Damn It, Short Again!
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Our round is now over,
And we retire to the Bar.
Our battle is over with that bastard Par.
But are we full of despair,
No, we are MEN who can fix and repair.
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So tomorrow we will return
And it begins again,
Our personal War,
With that elusive Par.
Or Bogey or Double
Depending on who you Are.
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The season is over,
And we retire to our dens,
With thoughts of next season,
Of how We will make amends.
And how will we do it, so, you ask.
Ah, Remember
We are Men, We Fix and Repair,
That’s our eternal Task!
Ian Sumner 10.23.25
Roundup Memo- 2-Man Scramble (10/029/25)
There may have been a bit of a chill at the start of our day, but things warmed quickly for our very full field in the 2-Man Scramble. And yes, Par 3s do count in computing the number of required drives!
Our Gross winners today were the dynamic duo of Tim Seelaus/Ray Tomasic at -7/65, with Kwangsoo Han/Rick Contel at -5/67 and Ed Cava/Kevin Kokes in 3rd at -4/68. On the Net side (and excluding any of the Gross winners), the duo of Reg Hahne/Mark Shevland took 1st at -7/65, with Dave Derheim/Dwight Johnson in 2nd at -6/66 and the duet of Mike Caporaletti and Rich Turner captured 3rd with -5/67 (via tiebreaker). I should have known Mike C would have a good day as he was coming off a 4-birdie round witnessed by yours truly and Mark Cardwell. Humble Mike said Rich was a star today with the putter.
Next week (10/16) is a 4-man Nassau played within your group, followed by a 4-man ABCD on 10/23, and our infamous 4-club on 10/30 ending the regular season. The field of each of these events is limited to 64 players.
A final reminder that our year-end banquet will be held at the Turn House on 10/23 after that day’s event. There is a separate Signup for the banquet and this will close at day’s end on this Monday, October 14, as we need to provide a final head count.
Gift Card winners are shown below.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift Cards:
Tim Seelaus-$20
Ray Tomasic-$20
Reg Hahne-$20
Mark Shevland-$20
Kwangsoo Han-$18
Rick Contel-$18
Dave Derheim-$18
Dwight Johnson-$18
Ed Cava-$16
Kevin Kokes-$16
Mike Caporaletti-$16
Rich Turner-$16
Mike Doyle-$13
Mike Barron-$13
FT Case-$13
Ric Vranek-$13
Brooke Greer-$13
Tom Romeo-$13
Don Bryan-$13
Dan Guy-$13
Rob Gettier-$10 (via tiebreaker)
Tim Harwood-$10 (via tiebreaker)
Ric Apatoff-$10 (via tiebreaker)
Joe Duklewski-$10 (via tiebreaker)
Roundup Memo- Match Play Final and 4-Man Stableford (10/02/25)
Perfect weather and good course conditions led to some excellent golf today. We had an exciting Match Play Final and lots of points were scored in our 4-man Stableford round.
Congratulations to Kevin Kokes. Kevin is the 2025 HGSGA Match Play Champion. Kevin outlasted Bob Harris 3&2 in today's round. Kevin and Bob both played well as in addition to playing their championship match, they also led their team to a second-place finish in today's 4-man Stableford round. Their team of Kokes, Harris, Douglas and Heneghan was just edged out 146 points to 145 by the team of Winschel, Cardwell, Hahne and Hickey, who took first place by the narrowest of margins. The team of Overly, Sumner and Leland finished in 3rd place.
Next week is our 2-Man Scramble. Our season is starting to wind down and will end on October 30. Please see SignUpGenius for all upcoming events, including our Banquet on October 23 (separate signup required).
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift Cards:
Dan Winschel-$22
Mark Cardwell-$22
Reg Hahne-$22
Tom Hickey-$22
Kevin Kokes-$16
Bob Harris-$16
Greg Douglas-$16
Bill Heneghan-$16
Charlie Overly--$15
Ian Sumner-$15
Henry Leland-$15
Don Van Deusen-$13
Felton Satterfield-$13
Rich Turner-$13
Steve Levin-$13
John Scornaienchi-$13
Mason Sebastian-$13
Marty Moran-$13
Charles Schwenz-$13
HGSGA Update - September 18
Roundup Memo- Championship Series #6 and Final Results (09/18/25)
This was the big day, our final round of the Championship Series. Although we endured Cart Path Only, it really turned out to be a nice, sunny day. In addition to the year-long wind-up, we also had a Gross/Net event for the day’s round.
Without further delay, the overall winners for the 2025 Championship Series are as follows: On the Gross side, Brooke Greer finished 1st at +1, 289. In 2nd, off by a whisker, was Bob Egge at +2/290. And in 3rd, via tiebreaker with Doug Wilson was Kwangsoo Han at +7/295. On the Net side, Steve Poulos carded a 15 under (273) for 1st, with 2nd going to F.T. Case at -3/285 and Rick Bergin in 3rd at -2/286. Congrats to all. Your applause and prizes await at our annual banquet.
For the day’s event, Gross winners were Bob Egge in 1st at even par, Kwangsoo Han in 2nd at +4/76 (Tim Harwood also shot +4, but was a winner on the net side) and Doug Wilson in 3rd at +5/77. On the Net side, Tim Harwood led with -5/67, and Reg Hahne took 2nd at -3/69 in a tiebreaker with Ian Sumner, who captured 3rd.
Next Thursday is our annual Guest Day, where you are permitted to bring 1 guest for a team Stableford event. Details are on Signup Genius, which will close for this event at 8:30 Monday morning. Please remember that check-in will be at a table outside the pro shop, where payment may be made in cash or by check payable to HGSGA (NO credit cards). Coffee and donuts beforehand.
Also, please remember our Annual Banquet on October 23, after the day’s event concludes. Separate signups are required for golf and for the banquet.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift Cards:
Gross:
Bob Egge-$25
Kwangsoo Han-$22
Doug Wilson-$20
Net:
Tim Harwood-$25
Reg Hahne-$22 (via tiebreaker)
Ian Sumner-$20
FT Case-$16
Austin Jameson-$16
Steve Poulos-$16
Mike Barron-$14
Greg Douglas-$14
Steve Gaudio-$14
Mark Cardwell-$12
Kevin Kokes-$12
Chris Chaplain-$12
Alex Pagnotta-$12
Jerry Carr-$12
Carl-Wikse-$10 (via tiebreaker)
Don Van Deusen-$10 (via tiebreaker)
The Match Play Finals Are Set
Congratulations to Kevin Kokes on reaching the finals of this year's Match Play Tournament.
Kevin defeated Greg Fasick 3&2 in the semifinal match between the A & B bracket winners.
Kevin will be playing Bob Harris who defeated Mac Ramsey 1up in the other semifinals match.
Good luck to Kevin and Bob who will be playing their match on October 2nd.
Roundup Memo- Florida Scramble (09/11)
Today was a day filled with mixed emotions as we enjoyed the comradery on the links, while we paused to remember the horrific attack and loss suffered on 9/1/2001. We remembered the thousands murdered that day, but also the families, friends and associates whose lives were forever changed, and the thousands of heroes who stepped in to help. We also paused to reflect on the awful tragedies suffered in Utah and Colorado only yesterday. I know we all wish for better here and around the world.
On the golf course, we started under clouds but ended with sunshine, and the sun seemed to bring out some great scores. The team of Dan Winschel, Alex Pagnotta and Bill Duncan finished 1st at -6 in a tiebreaker with the team of Steve Poulos, Charlie Overly, Greg Douglas and Austin Jameson. Coming in 3rd, at -4, was the grouping of Stevon Sutton, Jeff Neale, Marty Moran and Ric Vranek. Congrats to these top teams and all those receiving gift cards. While the Florida Scramble is a bit different on format, I hope you enjoyed it and the strategy that comes into play when 1 player is out.
Next week we are scheduled for the final round of our Championship Series. As I have said previously, even if you are not in the running for one of the top spots (as is my situation), we have a separate event just for the day.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift Cards:
Dan Winschel-$20
Alex Pagnotta-$20
Bill Duncan-$20
Steve Poulos-$15
Dave Derheim-$15
Dennis Hayes-$15
Doug Jarrett-$15
Stevon Sutton-$13
Jeff Neale-$13
Marty Moran-$13
Ric Vranek-$13
Ian Sumner-$11
Wayne Moore-$11
Keith Thompson-$11
Mason Sebastian-$11
Felton Satterfield-$11
Joe Sheehi-$11
Neil Bucklew-$11
Roundup Memo- Individual Net Stableford (09/04)
Once again a terrific weather day. And fairways running fast. When the dust settled our winner today was Steve Hutcheson with 41 points, via tiebreaker. In 2nd with 41 points was Tom Hickey, and 3rd went to Dennis Hayes with 40 points. Congrats to all for hitting the 40 point level!
Next week is a 4-person Florida Scramble, and our final round of the Championship Series is scheduled for 9/18. Even if you feel you are out of the running for the overall, remember that we hold a gross and net event for that day’s round.
Let’s hope our weather winning streak continues though it would be good to get some rain in (at night, of course).
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift Cards:
Steve Hutcheson-$25
Tom Hickey-$22
Dennis Hayes-$20
Wayne Moore-$18
Tom Romeo-$17
Dwight Johnson-$17
Ray Akerson-$15
Tim Seelaus-$15
Rich Roca-$13
Randy Maddox-$13
Don Van Deusen-$13
F T Case-$13
Jerry Carr-$13
Carl Wikse-$12
Dave Hohman-$12
Doug Jarrett-$12
Ed Cava-$10
Kevin Kokes-$10
Chris Chaplain-$10
Bill Duster-$10
Roundup Memo- California Scramble (8/28)
No complaints for today’s weather as we held our 4-person California Scramble. This is not an easy one as reflected by the scores. No par breakers! At the end of the day, the survivor of this format was the grouping of Phil Mercer, Carl Wikse, Dwight Johnson and Keith Thompson at +2. In 2nd at +4 was the team of Bob Rasmussen, Alex Pagnotta, Marty Moran and Tony Kausal. Rounding out the top 3 (via tiebreaker) was the 4-some of Rick Contel, Jeff Neale, Joe Sheehi and Austin Jameson at +5.
Next week (9/4) is an Individual Stableford so bring you’re A-game. Mine definitely needs some putting and sand practice.
I hope everyone has a great Labor Day weekend as we close out the unofficial end of summer. Fortunately our HGSGA season remains in full swing through October so look over the remaining games (October signups should open shortly). Also, please note our annual banquet on October 23.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift Cards:
Phil Mercer-$20
Carl Wikse-$20
Dwight Johnson-$20
Keith Thompson-$20
Bob Rasmussen-$15
Alex Pagnotta-$15
Marty Moran-$15
Tony Kausal-$15
Rick Contel-$12
Jeff Neale-$12
Joe Sheehi-$12
Austin Jameson-$12
Mark Cardwell-$11
Dave Derheim-$11
F T Case-$11
Neil Bucklew-$11
Steve Poulos-$10
Danny Callaghan-$10
Reg Hahne-$10
Steve Levin-$10
HGSGA Update - August 21, 2025
Roundup Memo- Championship Series #5
This was Championship Series #5, and the weather added to the tenseness of the moment as we close in on our season-long series. Through overcast skies and a drop here and there,
Kwangsoo Han was a shining light at -2/70 to win low gross for the day. Brooke Greer (where have I heard that name before on the leaderboard) captured 2nd at -1/71 and Bob Egge took 3rd at +3/75 (Steve Poulos carded a +2/74, but he took the low net win at 66). Continuing with low net, Bill Duster came in 2nd via tiebreaker with a -4/68 and Steven Hutcheson was 3rd with the same net score.
Now that we have completed 5 rounds of the Championship Series, here are the current leaders of those who have completed at least 4 rounds. On the Gross side, Brooke Greer leads at +1/289, with Bob Egge at +6/294, Doug Wilson at +7/295 and Kwangsoo Han at +10/298. On the Net side, Steve Poulos leads at -4/284, with Rick Bergin at -2/286, Brooke Greer at E/288 and Ed Cava also at E/288. Still a ways to go as hands will begin to shake in round 6.
REMINDERS:
- Next week (8/28) is a 4-person California Scramble, so make sure you are signed up.
- Our Guest Day (9/25) is open for sign up.
- When we collect scorecards, ALL cards must be turned in by 1:30 for groups to be eligible for prize awards. While this sounds simple, we have now had 2 occasions with groups not eligible because of this. 1:30 is plenty of time to get in, check the card against the GG, and have a group member turn the card in. We do check the cards for errors (and invariably find some).Please help with this.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift cards:
Gross:
Kwangsoo Han-$25
Brooke Greer-$22
Bob Egge-$20
Net:
Steve Poulos-$25
Bill Duster-$22
Steven Hutcheson-$20
Steve Levin-$16
Pat Orwig-$14
Dan Winschel-$14
Buck Hartley-$14
Steve Roderick-$12
Stevon Sutton-$12
Kevin Kokes-$12
Rick Bergin-$12
Terry Thompson-$12
Chris Chaplain-$12
John Weiss-$11
Dan Guy-$10
John Scornaienchi-$10
Dick Lutz-$10
Joe Duklewski-$10
HGSGA Match Play Update - August,15, 2025
Congratulations to the 2025 HGSGA Match Play bracket tournament winners on Thursday.In the B bracket championship round, Greg Fasick beat Steve Roderick 4 & 3. Great tournament by Steve and good luck to Greg as he advances onto the Playoffs.
In the C bracket, Mac Ramsey overcame a tough Terry Thompson, 3 & 2. Mac will take on Bob Harris who won the D bracket over Dwight Johnson. Great tournament Dwight and good luck to both Mac and Bob in the first round of the playoffs.
Greg will play next week's A bracket winner between Kevin Kokes and Ed Cava. Attached you can find the brackets for this year's tournament.
The first round of the Playoffs will be finished by September 15th and the Match Play Champion will be determined by October 10th.
Update - August 14
Roundup Memo- Individual Stableford
There were points-a-plenty today in our version of the BMW. Leading the way this sunny Thursday was Mark Shevland with 43 points, followed by Buck Hartley with 40 points. In a 3-way tie-breaker, Reg Hahne captured 3rd with 39 points. All scores from today were posted to GHIN. Yours truly sat this one out as a proud grandpa, deferring to watch our 6 year old takes some swings, putts, chips and shots. I think I learned a few pointers.
Next (8/21) is our Championship Series #5, so things will certainly heat up as we close in on this season-long event. Practice up!
Finally, a reminder that our Guest Day (9/25) is now open for sign up.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift cards:
Mark Shevland-$25
Buck Hartley-$22
Reg Hahne-$20
Greg Fasick-$17
Charlie Overly-$17
Dan Guy-$17
Ralph Bowe-$15
Ed Cava-$15
Rick Begin-$13
Greg Douglas-$13
Kwangsoo Han-$13
Danny Callaghan-$13
Dennis Hayes-$13
Don Van Deusen-$12
Brooke Greer-$12
Ray Ackerson-$12
Felton Satterfield-$12
Steve Poulos-$11
Marty Moran-$11
Mac Ramsey-$11
Dave Hohman-$11
HGSGA Update - July 31, 2025
2 Man 666
Our 6 6 6 event is always a fun time, although there can be some frustrations, especially in the alternate shot format. All in all a decent weather day, though I know a bit of rain sneaked in earlier than expected toward the end.
Congrats go to the team of Randy Maddox and Patrick Orwig on a sizzling 8 under for 1st place. In 2nd via tiebreaker was the duo of Carl Wikse and Gerry Logue at -7, with 3rd going to Mason Sebastian and Felton Satterfield at the same score. We had a great turnout with 34 teams.
Pace of Play Reminder- I know I sound like a broken record, but it is important. When we hold up clearing the first tee, it delays course availability for others who have signed up to play on Thursday. Ready golf is essential, with club selection and lining up putts BEFORE it’s your turn, as well as not more than a single practice swing.
Next week (7/31) is a home MISGA.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift cards:
Randy Maddox-$25
Patrick Orwig-$25
Carl Wikse-$20
Gerry Logue-$20
Mason Sebastian-$18
Felton Satterfield-$18
Dave Hohman-$15
Jeff Neale-$15
John Weiss-$15
Jerry Carr-$15
Joe Duklewski-$12
Ric Apatoff-$12
Doug Jarrett-$12
Marty Moran-$12
Ralph Bowe-$12
Don Bryan-$12
Curt Island-$10
Joe Sheehi-$10
Don Van Deusen-$10
Brian Van Deusen-$10
Doug Wilson-$10
Tony Kausal-$10
Rob Gettier-$10
Steve Poulos-$10
HGSGA Update - July 25, 2025
Cha Cha Cha
A great weather day as 13 teams danced around Hobbit’s. I hope no toes were stepped on. I still remember my Cha Cha days from dance class (yes, I had several weeks of it where the guys and girls would line up to pair off, and everyone juggled for positon to try and get the partner they wanted). Enough reminiscing.
Yours truly was fortunate to be a part of the lead group that included Rick Contel, Felton Satterfield and Tom Hickey, shooting -15. There was a tie at 2nd (-11) between the group of Steve Poulos, Mark Cardwell, Lew Shipp and Austin Jameson and the group of Doug Wilson, Dave Derheim, Dwight Johnson and Doug Jarrett. Coming in 4th (via tiebreaker) was the group of Rob Gettier, Bob Rasmussen, Michael Dickens, Sr. and Steven Hutcheson at -10.
I greatly appreciate the efforts to maintain pace of play. I had all cards turned in by 1:15. Let’s keep it up!!
Next week (7/31) is our 2-man 6-6-6 event. You can choose your partner and indicate it on the sign up, or you will be paired up. This is always a fun event.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift cards:
Rick Contel-$20
Felton Satterfield-20
Jerry Carr-$20
Tom Hickey-$20
Steve Poulos-$16
Mark Cardwell-$16
Lew Shipp-$16
Austen Jameson-$16
Doug Wilson-$16
Dave Derheim-$16
Dwight Johnson-$16
Doug Jarrett-$16
Rob Gettier-$12
Bob Rasmussen-$12
Michael Dickens, Sr. -$12
Steven Hutcheson-$12
HGSGA Update - July 17, 2025
Championship Series #4
While hot, humid and spot rain weather persists, we enjoyed a dry day for round 4 of our Championship Series. There were certainly some hot scores on the course, as Bob Egge turned in a -3, 69 to capture 1st Gross. Coming in 2nd was Doug Wilson with a -1, 71, followed by Rob Gettier with a +1, 73.
On the Net side, our prize leader via tiebreaker was Bill Stetka with a -3 net (and a gross 73), followed in 2nd by Curt Island with the same net score, and Gerry Logue (-2 net) winning 3rd place prize. I played in the same group with Gerry, and he had some fabulous shots, including a near hole-in-one on #5. Speaking of close shots, Randy Maddox won our closet-to-the-pin contest on #11 at 11 inches. Great shot Randy!
We have 2 rounds to go in the Championship Series, so it’s time to see where things stand. On the Gross side, leaders include Doug Wilson (+7, 295) and Brooke Greer (+7, 295), Ed Cava (+13, 301), and Kwangsoo Han (+20, 308). Our Net leaders include Ed Cava (Even, 288), Rick Bergin (+1, 289), Brooke Greer (+5, 293) and Steve Gaudio (+7, 295). Still plenty of room for jockeying with 2 rounds to go.
Next week is our 4-person Cha Cha Cha. For those who forgot what this is (and for the uninitiated), it means 1 best ball on Holes 1,4,7, 10 (all will be net par), 13 and 16; best 2 balls on Holes 2,5,8,11,14,17; 3 best balls on Holes 3,6,9,12,15,18.
I know I keep harping on pace of play. I do so because it is important. It is a privilege for us to be able to have our events every Thursday. In consideration of that, we need to do our very best to finish in a timely manner so that others can enjoy the course. It is also a matter of consideration for our fellow playing partners. Let’s all think of ways we can reduce our time over each shot and make sure we play “ready golf” when it’s our turn. Millions are not riding on our shots.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift cards:
Gross:
Bob Egge-$25
Doug Wilson-$22
Rob Gettier-$20
Net:
Bill Stetka-$25
Curt Island-$22
Gerry Logue-$20
Chris Chaplain-$14
Ray Tomasic-$14
Marty Moran-$14
Bob Harris-$12
Ed Johns-$12
Ed Cava-$12
Greg Douglas-$12
Dave Derheim-$10
Kevin Kokes-$10
Rick Bergin-$10
Mark Cardwell-$10
Closest to #11-Randy Maddox-$20
HGSGA Update - July 3, 2025
Individual Stableford
A perfect weather day at HG today for our Stableford. Also special as it is my wife’s birthday (yes, she said it was okay for me to be on the links- probably a birthday present to her). The course showed that it absorbed the recent rains well, though the greens seemed a bit slow. But we had some fine points scores led by Charlie Overly (a winner last week as well) with 44 points. F.T. Case followed closely behind with 41 points and Tony Kausal rounded out the top 3 with 40 points.
The rounds seemed to go smoothly from a time perspective as I was able to leave HG with all cards in by 1:20. Thanks for that! I think it is more enjoyable for all when the rounds are at or near the standard 4 hour pace of play.
A couple reminders. We need to make sure that someone in each group has the Golf Genius scoring responsibility. GG is not difficult to use or load onto your phone. This avoids our having to enter the scores after play, and it means the leaderboard is not up to date when entries are delayed. The second note is that unless announced otherwise, we putt them all in. NO in-the-leather gimmies.
As always, thanks to all members who played today for making things go smoothly. And it allowed me to get out and go pick up a birthday cake!
Next week is a home MISGA. Mike Caporaletti and his team of HGSGA volunteers do a great job with this, and the Turn House lunch is a nice plus. Hope to see you there.
Happy Independence Day USA, and I hope all enjoy a fun and safe holiday weekend.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift cards:
Charlie Overly-$25
F.T.Case-$22
Tony Kausal-$20
Mac Ramsey-$18
Mark Cardwell-$17
Dick Lutz-$17
Jerry Carr-$17
Rick Contel-$17
Nick Girardi-$15
Terry Felton Satterfield$17
Thompson-$15
Steve Hutcheson$14
Ray Tomasic-$14
Curt Island-$13
Ed Johns-$13
Bill Duncan-$13
Dennis Hayes$13
Rick Bergin-$11
Stuart Resnick-$11
Mike Caporaletti-$11
Rob Gettier-$11
HGSGA Update - June 26, 2025
Championship Series #3
It was an almost perfect day for our CS3. Perhaps a “little” warm for some, but not quite as bad as the 2 prior days. The course, minus #10, also seems to be holding up. Let’s hope we get back on #10 soon.
There was also some hot golf played, with Brooke Greer leading the way at 1 under 71. Following close behind on the Gross side of things were Kwangsoo Han and Ed Cava at 73. These names all sound very familiar. Leading the way on the Net side was Charlie Overly at 7 under, 65, followed by Mac Ramsey at -4, 68, and Steve Poulos at -2, 70. Gift Card results are shown below.
After the first 3 rounds of the Championship Series, and looking at those who have posted 3 rounds: Brooke Greer leads in Gross at 218, followed by Doug Wilson at 224, Ed Cava at 226, and Kwangsoo Han at 232; on the Net side, F.T.Case, Ed Cava and Rick Bergin are tied at 215. Still a long way to go with 3 more rounds to play.
Next week is our Individual Stableford. Below we have reports on the Match Play Championship and the MISGA Past Presidents Tournament.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift cards
Gross:
Brooke Greer-$25
Kwangsoo Han-$22 (per tiebreaker)
Ed Cava-$20
Net:
Charlie Overly-$25
Mac Ramsey-$22
Steve Poulos-$20
F.T.Case-$16
Dwight Johnson-$16
Charles Schwenz-$16
Terry Thompson-$14
Jeff Neale-$14
Rick Bergin-$14
Greg Fasick-$14
Mark Cardwell-$13
Curt Island-$13
Mike Barron-$11
Ralph Johns-$10 (per tiebreaker)
Bob Egge-$10 (per tiebreake
HGSGA 2025 Match Play Tournament
Congratulations to Brooke Greer, Ed Johns, Greg Fasick and Dick Lutz on advancing to the next round of this year's Match Play Tournament. Brooke def. David Hand - Ed played well to defeat Nick Girardi and Greg cruised to an easy victory over Gerry Logue today. Dick advanced earlier in the week.
Let me know if have need any help in scheduling your next round matches.
Mark Cardwell
Match Play Coordinator
2025 MISGA Past Presidents ABCD Results
The HGSGA did pretty well at the MISGA Past Presidents ABCD on Monday June 16 at Crofton CC
Tough rainy conditions but great food
4 Flights of 25 golfers each
Kevin Kokes wins the B Flight $100
I won the Gross in the D Flight w 88 $100
(Net winner was 90 net -1… I was net Even)
Only 3 golfers out of 100+ were net under par
Extensive data in Results attached
Egge Wilson and Greer did well in A Flight
Egge gets a $113 CP !!!
Randy Maddox
HGSGA Update - June 19, 2025
2-Man Scramble
Today was our 2-man scramble and also the qualifier for the MISGA 2-Man. We finally seem to be getting our hot weather started, which added to the “fun” of a long course from recent rains. But somehow our group had many who shined through the conditions to record impressive scores.
Coming in 1st this week was the team of Kwangsoo Han and Bruce Winstead with an 8 under 64, including an eagle by Bruce on Hole #15. Also at 64 and in 2nd by virtue of the tiebreaker was the team of Ed Cava and Stuart Resnick. Rounding out the top 3 was the tag team of Andy Finkel and Bill Stetka at 6 under, 66.
For the MIGA State Qualifier (determined by those who said “Yes”), our Low Gross team will be Ed Cava/Stuart Resnick(70), and the Low Net teams are Andy Finkel/Bill Stetka(66) and Dave Hohman/Jeff Neale (67). Alternates will be contacted if one of the qualifying groups decides not to go forward.
Next week is Championship Series#3. Early forecast is for some hot temps. Hopefully things will be dried out and greens cut.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift cards
Kwangsoo Han-$25 (per tiebreaker)
Bruce Winstead-$25 (per tiebreaker)
Ed Cava-$20
Stuart Resnick-$20
Andy Finkel-$18
Bill Stetka-$18
Dave Hohman$15
Jeff Neale-$15
Rob Gettier-$15
Steve Poulos-$15
Tim Harwood-$12
Don Van Deusen-$12
Alex Pagnotta-$12
Steve Rodeick-$12
Ray Tomasic-$10 (per tiebreaker)
John Scornaienchi-$10 (per tiebreaker)
Bob Egge-$10 (per tiebreaker)
Brooke Greer-$10 (per tiebreaker)
HGSGA Update - June 19, 2025
HGSGA Update - May 29, 2025
Championship Series #2- May 29, 2025-Special Note on June Play
CS#2 was a longish course and a very long day for many. Five (5) hours seems too long, even with cart path only. Let’s find ways to speed things up (see some suggestions below).
For CS#2 it was Tim Seelaus scoring a winning 2 under 70 for 1st gross, with Brooke Greer in 2nd (via tiebreaker) and Doug Wilson 3rd with 74s. On the net side it was Dan Guy with a sizzling -9 (gross 78) followed by F.T. Case at net-3, and Rick Bergin in 3rd with net-2 (via tiebreaker). It’s a bit early to show totals too date. As always, players are only eligible to win in one of the categories. Players who placed in both categories were put in where they received the greater prize.
All scores were posted in GHIN. As this was a true championship round it is noted as a Competition score.
Beginning on or about June 9, hole #10 will be closed for irrigation work. This is anticipated to take 3-4 weeks. During this period we will skip from #9 to #11. For hole #10, a net par will be recorded. That means to if you do not get a stroke, you score a 4, with 1 stroke in handicap a 5 and if 2 strokes in handicap, a 6.
Finally, please remember that if you have signed up to play on June 5, we will be using tee times instead of a shot gun. You may play any game you choose within your group on that date (or none if that is the decision). Look for the tee sheet to be sent out for this. We need to play in this manner because the Member–Guest will be starting later in the day.
Once again, think how we can speed up play. Line up putts ahead of time so ready to go when it is your turn; maximum 1 practice swing; have the club you want to use for your shot in hand and be ready to go when it is your turn; record scores while others are hitting. I am sure there are other ways we can quicken the pace, and make things more enjoyable for all.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift cards ($332) for CS#2
Gross:
Tim Seelaus-$25
Brooke Greer-$22
Doug Wilson-$20
Net:
Dan Guy-$25
F.T.Case-$22
Rick Bergin-$20
Dwight Johnson-$18
Kevin Kokes-$17
Jerry Carr-$17
Mike Caporaletti-$16
Rob Gettier-$16
Joe Duklewski-$15
Ray Tomasic-$11
Rick Contel-$11
Patrick Orwig-$11
Ralph Johns-$11
Bill Duster-$11
Ray Akerson-$11
Tim Harwood-$11
Wayne Moore-$11
Ed Cava-$11
HGSGA Update - May 8th, 2025
We had a beautiful day for the first round of the HGSGA 2025 Match Play Tournament. With the course rounding into shape, and preferred lies everywhere, we had some really good scores and a lot of close matches, as well as an Eagle by Mike Doyle on hole #13!! Many matches went to the last hole, and it took Keith Thompson 20 holes before he could get past Bill Duncan in the match of the day. Congratulations to all of today's winners and good luck as you work your way to the bracket finals, and then the playoffs which will begin in September. From this point on, it will be up to you to schedule your next match.
You are welcome to play on Thursday's as long as it is not a MISGA event. Next week, May 15th, is our first home MISGA, so no matches next week.
Check the button above to see the updated brackets. To all of today's winners, please confirm that you are correctly posted to the next round and look to see who your next opponent is. Feel free to email, me - Mark Cardwell with any questions. [email protected] The deadline to play your next Match is June 29th, but please don't wait, as rainouts are always a possibility and life happens. Try and get your next match in by mid-June if possible. We still have a few first round matches to get done, so a few of you will have to wait to see who your next opponent is. Once again Congratulations to everyone on a great day yesterday and to many more good matches in 2025!
All the best, Mark
HGSGA Update - May 1, 2025
Championship Series #1
May 1 turned out to be terrific weather for the start of our Championship Series. No excuses there, and with “movability everywhere, no excuses there either. 72 members took to the battlefield and there was some hot scoring. On the gross side, Brooke Greer lead the way with a 73, closely followed by Mike Doyle, Doug Wilson and Ed Cava at +3, 75. On the net side, Randy Maddox sizzled with a net 65, followed by Steve Poulos at 67 and Steve Gaudio at 68.
Please note that as always, players are only eligible to win in one of the categories. Players who placed in both categories were put in where they received the greater prize.
All scores were posted in GHIN. As this was a true championship round it is noted as a Competition score.
Next week is the opening day of our Match Play, another exciting season-long event. Hopefully the weather will cooperate again.
Cheers!
Jerry
Gift cards ($360) for CS#1
Gross:
Brooke Greer-$25
Mike Doyle-$22
Doug Wilson-$20
Net:
Randy Maddox-$25
Steve Poulos-22
Steve Gaudio-$20
Alex Pagnotta-$16
Ed Cava-$16
Jae Hyun-$14
Dick Lutz-$12
Rob Gettier-$12
Neil Bucklew-$12
Bill Heneghan-$12
Paul Littman-$12
Rick Bergin-$12
Keith Thompson-$11
Bill Duncan-$11
Michael Dickens Sr-$11
Curt Island-$11
Mac Ramsey- $11
Joe Duklewski-$11
Buck Hartley-$11
Steve Karasik-$11
Ray Akerson- $10 (per tiebreaker)
Dave Hohman-$10 (per tiebrealer)
HGSGA Update - April 24, 2025
What a perfect day for the Hobbits Glen Senior Golfers to get out and play. No frost delay and perfect weather led to some high scoring in today's 4-man Shamble. A big thank you to David Hohman for managing Golf Genius and to every team for doing a great job of putting your scores into golf genius.
Congratulations to the three teams that tied for first place. Each player on those teams will receive a $15 gift card. The team led by Andy Finkel finished 4th and the Steve Poulos team finished 5th. Each player on those teams will receive $10 gift cards.
Just a reminder that next week will be the first round of this year's Championship Series. We will ask that you keep your scores on both your score cards and input your scores into Golf Genuis and do the same the following week which is the first round of the 2025 Match Play Championships. There is still room on SignUpGenius for both events.
Once again congratulations to today's winners and thank to everyone for helping make today so much fun.
Gift cards ($260) for the 4-man shamble
1st - $15 each - Kevin Kokes, Felton Satterfield, Marty Moran & Peter Hauser (blind)
1st - $15 each -Bruce Johnson, Michael Dickens, Peter Hauser & Mason Sebastian (blind)
1st - $15 each - Ed Cava, Denny Walsh, FT Case & Keith Thompson
4th - $10 each - Andy Finkel, Jeff Neal, Richard Fields & Bob Harris
5th - $10 each - Steve Poulos, Jerry Logue, Rich Turner & Bill Duster
The pro shop will make up the gift cards for the winners sometime next week.
Mark Cardwell
HGSGA Update - April 17, 2025
Individual Stableford
Although we were off to a frosty start this morning, things certainly heated up on the course for our Individual Stableford. After all the points were calculated (and recalculated due to a computer scoring error noted below), our Entertainer Extraordinaire, Mason Sebastian, ruled the day with 47 points. Tied at 2nd just 1 point behind were Dan Guy and Danny Callaghan. We paid 17 places out of the 59 entrants, using a tiebreaker for those at 36 points.
The leaderboard originally showed Rob Gettier and Andy Finkel as leading the pack. They were late entries, and when inputted into the system, the computer set them up with handicaps as if they were playing the Black Tees. This necessitated revising the leaderboard.
Our next scheduled event is a 4 person Shamble on 4/17. Our Championship series begins on 5/1.
Hit em long and straight!
Jerry
Gift cards ($295) for Individual Stableford:
Mason Sebastian-$30
Dan Guy-$25
Danny Callaghan-$25
Len Moyer-$22
Neil Bucklew-$22
Richard Fields-$20
Steve Poulos-$18
Carl Wikse-$16
Steve Karasik-$16
F.T. Case-$15
Frank Weisberg-$13
Felton Satterfield-$13
Rob Gettier-$13
Jerry Carr-$13
Andy Finkel-$12
Matt Hauser-$11
Dwight Johnson-$11
HGSGA Update - April 10, 2025
This was our first rain format event. Hopefully there will not be many more during the season, although rain this time of year is a good thing. While not the best weather, those that stayed were able to complete the round. Please make sure to record your scores on GHIN.
For those who were awarded gift cards for our 3/27 and 4/3 events, there was a bit of delay in preparing these. I am following up on this, and hopefully they will be done by the end of next week.
Our next scheduled event is an Individual Stableford on 4/17. I hope you have signed up. The current forecast (always subject to changeJ) looks reasonable.
See you next week!
Jerry
HGSGA Update - April 3, 2025
What started out under overhead skies turned into a pretty nice day for April as we had 64 players for our ABCD. I was sad that I could not join in for today, but my thoughts were surely on the links. Leading the way this week was the team of Tim Harwood, Dan Guy and Nick Girardi (assisted with a blind) for a score of 11 under 133. Three teams tied at -10, with the grouping of Mike Caporaletti, Mark Cardwell, Bruce Johnson and Bill Duster taking 2nd in a tie-breaker. We will post the individual scores to GHIN.
Next week is a 4-person Nassau. This is played within the group. The goal is to have all within the group with similar handicaps. Full handicap applies. For a foursome, low net on each side wins $5 and low net total $10. Ties split. Note that start time will be at 8:30 am.
We paid 5 places with HG gift card amounts as noted below. As always, the gift cards will be prepared by the pro shop and available there. It usually takes about a week for this.
Tim Harwood, Dan Guy, Nick Girardi- $25 each
Mike Caporaletti, Mark Cardwell, Bruce Johnson, Bill Duster- $20 each
Greg Fasick, Dave Derheim, Marty Moran, Matt Hauser- $16 each
Ed Cava, Chris Chaplain, Mark Shevland- $16 each
Bob Egge, Jim Bona, Ralph Johns, Steven Hutcheson- $13 each
Congrats to all!!
See you next time.
Jerry
HGSGA Update - March 27, 2025
Texas Scramble
Welcome to our 2025 Season! After a moderate frost delay, our 14 groups smacked their way around the newly created White/Gold hybrid course (designed by Mike Caporaletti and others) in a Texas Scramble format. The weather had a bit of a chill, aided by a cool wind, but that did not stop some hot scoring. In the end it was the team of Brooke Greer, Joe Duklewski, Frank Ryan and Steven Hutcheson posting 9 under 63, clearing the field by 3. The grouping of Bob Egge, Dave Derheim, Ray Akerson and Henry Leland came in 2nd at -6, with 3 groups tied at -5. A terrific way to start things off. While the Gold tee course will continue to be our main mode for events, the new White/Gold hybrid version may sneak its way in from time to time.
Next week is a 4-person ABCD. Note that start time will still be at 9 am. (we are scheduled to change to 8:30 beginning on 4/10).
We paid 5 places with HG gift card amounts as noted below. As always, the gift cards will be prepared by the pro shop and available there. It usually takes about a week for this.
Brooke Greer, Joe Duklewski, Frank Ryan, Steven Hutcheson- $20 each
Bob Egge, Dave Derheim, Ray Akerson, Henry Leland- $15 each
John Scornaienchi, Richard Fields and Steve Levin- $12 each
Rick Contel, Andy Finkel, Ralph Johns, Tom Romeo- $12 each
Don Van Deusen, Steve Poulous, Mark Shevland and Steve Gaudio- $12 each
Think Warm!
Jerry
Get Ready for a great 2025 Season. Join today - click here for the application.
Click the buttons above to see the 2025 SignUpGenius Schedules This year there are two SignUp Genius Schedules. One for all home events and one for away MISGAs.
HGSGA Update - October 31, 2024
We had a perfect Halloween start this morning with a mist over the course at the start. It lifted quickly and turned into a fabulous weather day, especially for 10/31. Forty-three members selected their best 4 clubs and took on Hobbit’s. In the end it was Patrick Orwig leading our Stableford with 42 points, with Don Van Deusen close behind with 40 points. We paid off down to 34 points as shown below.
This was our last official event of the year. I want to thank all of you for making this a terrific season. I had a great time finishing my first season as your President. My special thanks to a great volunteer leadership group, without whom we would not have our HGSGA. They include Ian Sumner-Immediate Past President, Mark Cardwell-Vice President, Rich Rocca-Treasurer, Neil Bucklew- Associate Treasurer Denny Walsh-Secretary, Lew Shipp-Golf Genius Administrator Extraordinaire, Mike Caporaletti-MISGA Representative, Calendar Coordinator, and Home MISGA Leader, Mac Ramsey-Webmaster, and Reg Hahne and Dave Hohman-Columbia Cup Leaders. I apologize if I unintentionally left anyone off my listing. Send me a note so I may make amends. As you can see it truly takes a village.
Mike Caporaletti has graciously put together a HGSGA sign up (12 spots) for the offseason, as Hobbit’s changes to a shotgun. An email notification has been sent out for November with a link to SignUpGenius. Check your email or the site if you are interested.
Stay tuned as we will send out information on signup for HGSGA 2025 season later in the year.
Gift card winners for our 4-club Stableford are shown below. As one of my favorite cartoon characters once said, “That’s all Folks” (for now).
Jerry
Gift card awards for the 4-Club Stableford:
Patrick Orwig-$30
Don Van Deusen-$25
Stuart Resnick-$20
Michael Dickens, Sr.-$20
Jerry Carr-$18
Mac Ramsey-$18
Steve Levin-$15
Dave Hohman-$15
Dave Derheim-$15
Andy Finkel-$10
Nick Yaksich-$10
Frank Ryan-$10
F.T. Case-$10
HGSGA Update - October 24, 2024
A fun day with our 4-Man ABCD and annual banquet. We avoided a frost delay though many of us could not avoid a 3-putt here and there on the fast, but very nice, greens. The group of Don Van Deusen, Jim Bona, Mac Ramsey and F.T. Case headed the leaderboard at -12, with the 4-some of Gerry Logue, Ian Sumner, Mark Shevland and Charles Fitzhugh in second at -10.
We were all winners after the round with our annual banquet at the Turn House. A great way to celebrate our season and our seasonal winners in the Match Play and the Championship Series. To recap, in match play, Kwangsoo Han took the title in a finals match versus Wayne Moore, with Andy Finkel over Ian Sumner in a match of our other bracket winners. In the Championship Series, it was Doug Wilson taking the Gross title, with Brooke Greer in 2nd and Bruce Winstead in 3rd. On the Net side it was Randy Maddox in 1st followed by Ed Cava in 2nd and Bill Stetka in 3rd.
Of course, a highlight of the banquet was our very own, very talented, Mason Sebastian, who generously provided wonderful songs and repartee. If you stuck around toward the end you witnessed a number of our crew holding phones high, lights on, in a wave of appreciation. Really terrific!!
October 31 is our final event of the season, our famous/infamous 4-club. Yes, the 4 club DOES include a putter if you choose it. Always fun if not a bit frustrating. We may even have some Halloween treats available.
Now for the gift card awards from the ABCD, listed below:
Don Van Deusen, Jim Bona, Mac Ramsey and F.T. Case- $25 each
Gerry Logue, Ian Sumner, Mark Shevland and Charles Fitzhugh-$20 each
Mike Caporaletti, Michael Dickens Sr. and Randy Maddox-$15 each
Doug Wilson, Chris Chaplain, Steve Gaudio, Bob Harris-$10 each
Mark Cardwell, Marty Moran, Wayne Moore-$10 each
Jerry
HGSGA Update - October 17, 2024
Two-Person Team Stableford with Guest Option
Although it was a frosty start and the winds were present throughout, the sun did warm things up a bit during the round as we had our rescheduled Guest Day as part of our Team Stableford. The duo of Alex Pagnotta and Don VanDeusen topped the leaderboard with 80 points, followed by the team of Brooke Greer and Jeff Neale with 77 points. Mark Cardwell captured the closest to the pin competition on #5 at 3 feet and change, and Brooke Greer took closest on #11 at about 1’6” if I recall correctly (I did not remember to note the exact distances so my bad). Gift card awards were handed out at the fire pit for those that stayed around. For those that did not, I will have them for you on the 24th.
Speaking of October 24th, we have our 4 person ABCD on that date, so hit the signup genius if you have not already done so. And Halloween brings our season to a close with the challenging 4-club tourney.
Finally, please remember our seasonal banquet, scheduled for October 24 at the Turn House, following our round that day. This is a separate signup on signup genius. It will be the usual great way to celebrate our golf season (although we have another event scheduled for October 31). Trophies and season-long event awards will be handed out at that time. Signup for the banquet will close out at noon on Sunday, 10/20, as we need to provide a firm head count to the Turn House.
Jerry
Those Winning Gift Cards:
Alex Pagnotta & Don VanDeusen-80 points
Brooke Greer & Jeff Neale-77 points
Ric Vranek & Charles Schwenz- 75 points
Joh Weiss & Bill Everhart- 74 points
Neil Bucklew & Dennis Hayes - 73 points
Doug Wilson & Bob Egge - 70 points
Ed Cava & Maynard Chua- 68 points
Michael Dickens (w/ blind) - 67 points
Kwangsoo Han & Jim Bona-67 points
Mark Cardwell-Closest #5
Brooke Greer-Closest #11
HGSGA Update - October 10, 2024
Championship Series #6
Today was the final round in our Championship Series. With the wind blowing, fast greens and some tough rough areas, it made for a good setting for our final test in the Series. Doug Wilson won the Low Gross with a total score of +3, 291, with Brooke Greer 2 behind at +5, 203, and Bruce Winstead taking 3rd at +18, 306. On the Net side, Randy Maddox was 1st at +1, 289 followed by Ed Cava at +4, 292, and Bill Stetka taking 3rd in a tie breaker at +8, 296. Congratulations to all!!
Today was also a gross and net event. The course proved a worthy opponent as Brooke Greer took Low Gross at 79 in a tie-breaker with Tim Seelaus, who placed 2nd. On the Net side it was Curt Island with a +1, 73, followed by Carl Wikse in 2nd at +2, 74.
Next week (October 17) is a 2-person team Stableford with Guest Day Option. This event will be a $10 entry fee per person, covering range balls, donuts and juice, 2 closest to the pin prizes (#s 5 and 11) and team awards. If you are bringing a guest, please note the guest name and playing index/handicap from our gold tees in your signup. If you do not have a guest, make your own pairing or we will make one when the tee sheet is done. Also, if you bring a guest, both the member and guest must ride (ace card rate is allowed for the member). Cart or other fees to the course are payable inside. We will collect the $10 outside as we usually do.
Finally, please remember to sign up for our seasonal banquet, scheduled for October 24, at the Turn House, following our round that day. It will be the usual great way to celebrate our golf season (although we have another event scheduled for October 31). Trophies and season-long event awards will be handed out at that time.
Jerry
Gift card Winners today (Prize Pot-$290)
Gross:
Brooke Greer-$30
Tim Seelaus-$25
Net:
Curt Island-$30
Carl Wikse-$25
Randy Maddox-$20
Kevin Kokes-$18
Bruce Winstead-$15
Jerry Carr-$13
Ed Cava-$13
F.T.Case-$13
Steve Roderick-$12
Marty Moran-$12
Nick Girardi-$12
Mark Shevland-$12
Mason Sebastian-$10
Bill Stetka-$10
Bruce Johnson-$10
Terry Thompson-$10
Match Play Finals
Congratulations to Kwangsoo Han. He is the winner of the 2024 HGSGA Match Play Championship.
Kwangsoo won 1Up as he held off Wayne Moore in today's championship match.
Wayne jumped off to an early 3-hole lead as he won each of the first three holes. Kwangsoo began chipping away at Wayne's lead and took a commanding 2-hole lead with only two holes to go. Wayne then won the 17th hole to force it the 18hole where they tied and Kwangsoo finished as the 1Up winner.
In the 3rd place playoff match Andy Finkel outlasted Ian Sumner to win 3&2.
The final standing for this year's Match Play Championships was:
First Place - Kwangsoo Han
Second Place - Wayner Moore
Third Place - Andy Finkel
Fourth Place - Ian Sumner
Congratulations to all four players on winning their brackets and making it to the playoffs.
HGSGA Update - October 3, 2024
2-Man Scramble - Finally a day without rain, and even some sun for our 2-man scramble. The team of F. T. Case and Ric Vranek led the way at -7, 65. One stroke behind was the duo of Mike Caporaletti and Brooke Greer at -6, 66. A total of 6 teams broke par. Great scores on a day where the course was playing long and remained cart path only.
Next week (10/10) is our Championship Series round (#6). Remember that even if you may not be in the running, we still have our usual one-day event for that round.
Also, we are heading toward our season-end banquet on October 24. It will be held at the Turn House and follow our scheduled 4man ABCD. Please make sure to sign up.
Our final scheduled event is a Halloween 4-club on the 31st. Always fun to see the strategies used in this one.
Jerry
Gift Card Winners today (Pot-$200)
F.T.Case and Ric Vranek-$25 each
Mike Caporaletti and Brooke Greer-$20 each
Felton Satterfield and Mason Sebastian-$18 each
Kevin Kokes and Bruce Winstead-$15 each
Alex Pagnotta and Steve Roderick-$12 each
John Doherty and Dick Lutz-$10 each
HGSGA Update - September 12, 2024
Florida Scramble-Calling our event today a scramble was right on the mark as we had several last minute changes and confusion. I added to it as I differentiated on the # of required drives between a 4-some and a 3-some, but not on the need for a rotation through the hole of a 4th hitter for the 3-somes. I apologize for that as some groups knew this to be the case and others did not. Having said that we had one (1) 4-some finishing at -16, and one (1) 3-some at that same score. We also had a 3-some that did not use a rotation, so they were only hitting 3 shots each time, but still finished at -15. I made a Presidential decision to move them up to -16, creating a 3-way tie for first. I hope you will agree that this is a fair outcome. We also paid a 4th place to one of the remaining groups at -15, determined by the Golf Genius tiebreaker.
Gift Card Winners today (Pot-$235)
Don Van Deusen, Rich Turner, Richard Fields, Neil Bucklew-$19 each
Doug Wilson, Michael Dickens, Sr., Bruce Johnson-$19 each
Joe Duklewski, Mason Sebastian, Ian Sumner-$19 each
John Scornaienchi, Dave Derheim, Doug Jarrett, Rich Roca- $11 each
Glad for another great weather day, and again, sorry for the confusion.
Jerry
HGSGA Update - September 5, 2024
Championship Series #5
Today was CS#5. Kwangsoo Han led the field with a 2 over 74, followed by Brooke Greer at 3 over 75. On the Net side it was Neil Bucklew, fresh off vacation, with a Net -1, 71. We then had 4 players, Dan Guy, F.T. Case, Wayne Moore and Jim Bona at Net even par.
Through 5 rounds of the Championship Series, Doug Wilson still leads the Gross side at +3, with Brooke Greer in 2nd at +5. On the Net side, Randy Maddox is first at +2, 290, with Doug Wilson at +5, The trio of Bruce Winstead, Dan Guy and Bill Stetka is 3 shots back at +8, 296, followed by Gerry Logue at +9, 297. CS#6 will take place on October 10.
Next week is a 4-person Florida Scramble.
Finally, please remember to sign up for our seasonal banquet, scheduled for October 24, at the Turnhouse, following our round that day. It will be the usual great way to celebrate our golf season (although we have another event scheduled for October 31).
Jerry
Gift card Winners today (Prize Pot-$305)
Gross:
Kwangsoo Han-$30
Brooke Greer-$20
Net:
Neil Bucklew-$30
Dan Guy-$20
F.T. Case-$20
Wayne Moore-$20
Jim Bona-$20
Gerry Logue-$17
Ric-Vranek-$17
Len Moyer-$14
Mark Hill-$14
Bruce Winstead-$14
Dick Lutz-$14
Stuart Resnick-$11
John Potocko-$11
Mark Cardwell-$11
Dennis Hayes-$11
Randy Maddox-$11
HGSGA Update - August 29, 2024
2-Person Chapman
With a few rumbles of thunder in the distance, but no rain other than a couple wayward drops, we held our 2-person Chapman event today. We were fortunate as I understand there was a big rain event just west of us toward Mt. Airy. On the course Dennis Hayes and Ric Vranek created their own storm leading the pack with at 8 under 64. Coming in second using our tiebreaker was the team of Brooke Greer and Tom Romeo at -7/65. Also at that score and taking 3rd was the team of Don Bryan and Jeff Neale. We paid 8 places.
Next week is Championship Series #5, so practice up as we close in on the final 2 rounds. Remember, even if you don’t think you are in it for the entire series, we still play each round as a separate event.
The Gift Card awards for this week are as follows:
Dennis Hayes and Ric Vranek-$25 each
Brooke Greer and Tom Romeo-$22 each
Don Bryan and Jeff Neale-$20 each
Tony Kausal and Steve Roderick-$17 each
Phil Ferraro and Tom Hickey-$15 each
Tim Seelaus and Doug Wilson-$15 each
Ralph Bowe and Henry Leland-$12 each
Reg Hahne and Dave Hohman-$12 each
Happy Golfing,
Jerry
Match Play Report
The 2024 Match Play Tournament Playoffs are now set. Ian Sumner defeated Dwight Johnson 3 & 2 to win the C bracket.
Ian will play Wayne Moore who is the winner of the D bracket in the first round of the playoffs.
The other semi-final match is between the A & B winners - Kwangsoo Han will play Andy Finkel
The semi-final matches need to be played by September 12th, with the finals match being done by October 4th.
Congratulations to our bracket winners, and good luck in the playoffs.