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Minutes of Member Meeting November 3, 2015 Meeting was called to order by Pres. Jeff Middlebrook at 5:35 Board Members present were President Jeff Middlebrook, Vice President Tom Woliver, Secretary Peter Berk, and at large members Larry Barron, Frank Caso, Bob Grassa, Steve Thoresen, and John…
meeting-minutesBalboa Golf Course and it's representative, The Balboa Golf Men's Club (that's us, guys), expect a round of golf to be played in 4:15. Under some conditions, 4:30 is acceptable so long as a group is not more than 15 minutes behind the group in front of them. If they ARE over 4:30 total time AND…
Guys, Sign-ups are now open for our Annual Dinner/Meeting: SECOND Tuesday of January, the 12th. {NOT THE FIRST TUESDAY.} WE HAVE OVER 250 MEMBERS, over 1/2 of you play Wednesdays or Saturday/Sundays. ** So far LESS THAN 10% OF YOU have signed up; we have only 20, a long way from the 90 we're…
Delays were caused in this posting as several of us were traveling the world looking for the meaning of life or a least a good beer. My heads still a little hazy so you know which one I found. The individual event was played on the narrow, bush lined, uneven slopes of the Park and just to make it a…
tournament-writeupsThe finals for the Club Match Play Championship hit the links this past Monday and Hedge "The Godfather" Capers had his organization ready, seconds in place, weapons concealed, and was on a mission from God. Hedge who made the finals for the second straight year this time had to deal with the lowly…
Ok, no confusion with the rules in this event. Just tee it up, hit it straight, make a putt, and low score wins. Got it Mills and Hoffman. Nobody gets a break in this column! So who was hot? How about the youngster, Tom Donnellan. He just celebrated his 80th birthday last month and then gave…
tournament-writeupsAfter starting with a field of 44 we are finally down to 2! The semi finals were played this past Sunday as the final four hit the home links with the dream still alive. First up the Capers vs Aubrey match - The match started pretty even, then Hedges 12th cup of coffee kicked in with full force.…
tournament-writeupsPeter Berk used this as an audition for his new position at match.com by pairing up the grizzly guys from the club with the good looking ladys from the womens club. Actually he just used a blind draw but it sounds better the other way. Seventeen teams hit the hollow grounds of the "Park" and in the…
tournament-writeupsSteady strong Kansas like winds greeted a full field of contestants in Wednesdays individual event. The winds were strong enough that several of us skinny guys had to load a couple rolls of quarters in our pockets just to stay anchored in place. Others had plenty of ballast. Don't worry, I'm no…
Have you ever watched the plinko disc bounce around on the Price is Right game show? If not you got to see that format on the newly punched Balboa greens this past Wednesday. Here's what you had to do. Line the putt up aiming at the punch hole on the right which turns it back to the middle hitting…
With all the low net & gross totals the scoreboards looked like something you would see in the garage where the St Valentine's Day massacre happened. It most have been something in the air as 36 players posted a net or gross score that was under par. Add in the guys with net 72's and exactly half…
The first of Peter Berk's away tournaments found about 50 club members gracing the ground of Shadowridge County Club for a good old individual event. Modest price buy in ($40 plus $15 entry) netted the players access, carts and prize money for another well run event. Even a little rain couldn't…
tournament-writeups2014 featured many great highs for our historic club and unfortunately a few lows. With the new year only hours away it's time to review, David Letterman style, the happenings of 2014. **Top Ten Highs** 10....COCHRAN'S BACK IN THE CLUB ---- Andy Cochran, a former club champ, jumped back into…