Men’s Golf – December Update

October 30 we had a tournament at Aliso Golf Club. This bright sunny day brought out 11 hardy participants. The course was in great condition and all had a great time. The game that day was team play: “Two best net scores.” 1st place went to the team of Bill Johnson, John Monson, and Bill Verbrugge; 2nd Place went to the team of Roy Dohner, Al … [Read more...]

Women’s Golf – December Update

The golfing ladies “pinned the tail on their turkeys” at the golf course last month. Playing as a team, each player could add a feather to their turkey with a par score, a oneputt hole or a birdie score. The team with the most feathers on the turkey was composed of Pam Strayer, Val Mitchell and Brenda Tuckley. Other individual winners of the day … [Read more...]

Women’s Golf – June 2012

The Niguel Shores ladies who golf together had a “Fun-Day” in May at Aliso Creek Golf Course. What a little hidden gem of a place. We noticed a group of ladies in pink golf shirts from the Beverly Hills Golf Club there. Later, we noted a contingent of men from Minnesota playing in a tournament. The Niguel Shores ladies have been playing at Aliso … [Read more...]

Men’s Golf – June 2012

April 24 had us playing at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club. It was a beautiful warm day at this great course. The format for the tournament was “Combined Net Foursome.” Flight A winning team was Roy Dohner, Dave Ontiveros, John Monson, and Bob Gutknecht. Flight B winning team: Gary Katsuki, Woody Woodward, Boyd Van Ness, and Barry Daniel. … [Read more...]

Women’s Golf – May 2012

Lovely Spring day…pleasant round of golf…putting them together on a Fun-Day with Niguel Shores Women’s Golf group…priceless! In April, these golfers had an especially fine day: Low gross score for the day, Val Mitchell; Low net score for the day, Linda Ross; Closest shot to the pin on #8, Linda Ross; Longest drive on #9, Val Mitchell (yep, a mighty … [Read more...]

Men’s Golf – May 2012

March 27 had us playing at Talega Golf Club. It was a beautiful warm day at this great course located in San Clemente. The format for the tournament was “Low Net Low Gross-Foursome Play.” I am not sure who created these format games but it sure makes the scoring interesting. Flight A: first place went to the team of Roy Dohner, Dave Ontiveros, … [Read more...]

Men’s Golf – April 2012

On February 28 the gang attacked and conquered Arroyo Trabuco. The format was a challenging Foursome Teams-Net Total Scores. What I have learned is the format doesn’t matter as long as they have the cheap beers for under a dollar. First place went to the team of Bob Gutknecht, Barry Daniel, Peter Rask, and Morry Dohner. Second place went to the … [Read more...]

Women’s Golf – April 2012

Alert: Niguel Shores Women's Golf Fun Day will take place Monday April 16, not on the 2nd Monday of the month (the 16th is the third Monday). Mark your calendar. That being said, the ladies enjoyed a beautiful day of golf on the 2nd Monday in March, with special emphasis on holes 3, 1 and 7. The best combined team score on those holes, standing for … [Read more...]

Women’s Golf – February 2012

Our January tournament was a beautiful typical golf day and this one was no exception. We had a good turnout with three full foursomes. Golf Captains Lee Sweeney and Anne Greenwood created a really fun scramble which is unnamed, but consisted of every best shot of the foursome being used for all the members next shot and so on into the … [Read more...]

Women’s Golf – December 2011

Another beautiful and breezy day of golf was played on November 14 and the Thanksgiving theme planned by our Golf Captains, Val Mitchell and May Gramer, made it even better. It consisted of awarding a feather for every par, a feather for a chip-in and a feather for each one putt. These feathers were put back on Tom Turkey so that he could run away … [Read more...]