7/19/08 Coral Creek Golf Tournament Recap
Well, what can I say….my good friend John tells me it is the best score he has ever recorded, my good friend Jay shoots a sub 80 round, and my good friend Suzie aces me out of the 3rd place money, so I guess it doesn’t PAY to have such good friends, all of whom were in Group 4. Congrats to all. John started his round with a closest to the pin shot and converted it into a birdie on Hole 10.

Low net: John Frauens, 64.
2nd Place net: Jay Jarman, 67.
3rd Place net: Suzie Pearce, 71 winning on the second hole tie breaker with Jo Miyakawa and Bruce Patterson.
Low gross: Jay Jarman, 79…….WOW
Other top 10 finishers were; Bruce Patterson; Jo Miyakawa; John Ellis; Leighton Miyakawa; Hyon Weber; Ron Watanabe and Jim Becker.
CTP’s: Leighton Miyakawa, 2; Suzie Pearce, 6; John Frauens, 10; Bruce Patterson, 12.
Birdies: Jay Jarman, 1 & 17; John Frauens, 10; Jim Hickerson, 16 (from off the green dead center of the hole), Hyon Weber, 17.

Guests: 4th time guest, Earl Takaoka, recently retired pastor and guest of Tom Stirling.
Next Tournament: Saturday 8/1/08 at Kapolei Golf Course Check-in with me before 6:30 AM.
Please contact me regarding your availability to play; we have 8 tee times and they are filling fast.

6/14/08 Ewa Beach Golf Tournament Recap
Aloha to our 2007 Player of the Year Howard Ashford as he embarks on a calling to pastor a Methodist Church in Inglewood, California. Not only did Howard win this tournament, he carded 2 birdies and won a closest to the pin contest. Howard has blessed our PGA group and will be missed. Jim Hickerson, also carded 2 birdies and quietly finished second for the 3rd month in a row. The course yielded 10 birdies, I think that is a record for our group.

Low net: Howard Ashford, 68.
2nd Place net: Jim Hickerson, 69.
3rd Place net: Shawn Ball, 70.
Low gross: Bill Sheehan, 80.
Other top 10 finishers were; Jay Jarman; Bruce Patterson; Bill Sheehan; Mike Mathieu; Carol Ellis; Ken Roberts; John Frauens.
CTP’s: Ken Roberts, 6; Carol Ellis, 8; George Fujiwara, 13; Howard Ashford, 16.
Birdies: Bill Sheehan, 4 & 11; Jim Hickerson, 6 & 12; Jack Bohman, 7; Gary Harms, 9; Howard Ashford, 10 & 15; Shawn Ball, 10; Jay Jarman, 17.

Guests: Shane Arnold, guest and working colleague of Mike Mathieu
Next Tournament: Saturday 7/19/08 at CORAL CREEK Golf Course Check-in with me before 6:00 AM.

5/17/08 Mililani Golf Tournament Recap
While many of our members were busy helping host the Presbytery Meeting at FPC, others managed to enjoy the beauty and the challenges of Mililani Golf Course. My group was so affirming with their comments on how successful I could be writing a book on “Trouble shots for Dummies”. I found myself hitting shots off of tree roots, under tree limbs, out of sand traps, up against tree trunks, etc…..much to the entertainment of my friends Bill Sheehan, Jay Jarman and John Frauens. My friend Jay also thought he was so clever by parking his golf cart over my ball which was in the fairway and thinking I would not know where my ball was. However, I was aware of his little trick and snuck up on him and gently placed a club handle in his ear from behind the cart while he was trying to act so innocent. You should have seen him jump. I hope the rest of you had as fun day as I did.

Low net: John Frauens, 69; 5th time winner.
2nd Place net: Jim Hickerson, 71, won via tie breaker on second hole.
3rd Place net: Leighton Miyakawa, 71.
Low gross: Dave Thibault, 83.
Other top 10 finishers were; Marcia Titcomb; Jay Jarman; Mike Mathieu; Suzie Pearce; Jo Miyakawa; John Ellis; Bruce Patterson.
CTP’s: Suzie Pearce, 3; John Ball, 6 & 16; Jay Jarman, 12.
Birdies: Leighton Miyakawa, 9; Bill Sheehan, 17.

Guests: Dave Thibault

Attached is a file with an article about the 18th Hole at Koolau Golf Course, submitted by jim Becker

Golf Humor: submitted by Ty Young
Confessions
To celebrate their 50th anniversary, a husband booked a round of golf for his wife and himself on a trip to famous old St. Andrews' Golf Course in Scotland.

On the third tee, the husband hesitated in teeing off and turned slowly to his wife and said contritely, 'Darling, I have to confess something. Twenty years ago I had a brief affair. It meant nothing. I hope you can forgive me.'

His wife was hurt but said, 'Dearest, those days are long gone. What we have now is far more valuable. I forgive you.'

They embraced and kissed.

On the seventeenth tee, the husband was starting his back swing when the wife blurted out, 'I'm sorry, darling, I've been so conscience-stricken since you told me, but since we're being honest with each other, I have something to tell you also. Fifty-two years ago I had a sex change operation; I was a man before I met you. I hope you can forgive me.

The husband, froze at the top of his back swing, then threw a fit! He slammed the driver into the ground, kicked the ball into the woods, stormed off the tee, pushed the golf cart over on its side, broke the rest of his clubs one by one, then started on his wife's clubs.

He screamed and ranted, 'You liar...you cheat ... you despicable deceiver! How could you? I trusted you with all my heart and soul...and all these years you've been playing off the ladies' tees?!'

Next Tournament: Saturday 6/14/08 at Ewa Beach Golf Course Check-in with me before 8:45 AM.

3/15/08 Waikele Golf Tournament Recap

At the last minute Kenny Roberts stepped up to run this tournament due to my stomach flu incident. I understand the tournament was enjoyed by all. It was Bill Sheehan Day at Waikele, as you can see below. Bill’s busy schedule doesn’t let him play with us as often as he would like but his golf game remains stellar with his 10 handicap. Carol Ellis and John Muller were chasing close behind with net 73 and 74 respectively. Both Carol & John have placed in the top 10 in all 4 tournaments this year.

Low net: Bill Sheehan, 72.
2nd Place net: Carol Ellis, 73.
3rd Place net: John Muller, 74
Low gross: Bill Sheehan, 82.
Other top 10 finishers were; Suzie Pearce; Norm Black; John Ellis; John Ball; Ty Young; Bob Curtis; Shirley Judge.
CTP’s: John Frauens, 5; Bill Sheehan, 8.
Birdies: Bill Sheehan, 12.

Guests: Bill and Mary Fisher from FPC

4/19/08 Royal Kunia Golf Tournament Recap

Once again Kenny Roberts stepped up to run this tournament right from the early stages and he had over 30 players confirmed at one time. This was such a tremendous help to me. THANKS again Mr. Roberts. The final count ended up being 26 and we had some real low net scores. The ladies did well capturing 4 of the top 10 finishes and taking 2 closest to the pin awards. Jim Hickerson was in Group 1; he turned in a net 64 which looked pretty tough to beat and of course he left before the rest of us could give him grief over his score. However, in Group 7 our last group, Marcia Titcomb stole Jim’s glory with a net 63 which captured 1st place and knocked Jim into 2nd. The ladies were not done as Lee Bassett also had a wonderful round of net 65.

Low net: Marcia Titcomb, 63, way to go Marcia.
2nd Place net: Jim Hickerson, 64.
3rd Place net: Lee Bassett, 65
Low gross: Jim Hickerson, 84, this was the only gross score in the 80’s.
Other top 10 finishers were; Jim Becker; Brad Bassett; Suzie Pearce; Carol Ellis; John Muller; Bruce Patterson; Gary Harms.
CTP’s: Anita Rhee, 5 & 13; John Frauens, 8; Howard Ashford, 17.
Birdies: John Muller, 1 & 12; Jim Hickerson, 6; Howard Ashford, 17.

Guests: Soo Moon, Anita’s mom played her 4th round with us.

Next Tournament: Saturday 5/17/08 at Mililani Golf Course Check-in with me before 7:10 AM.
Please contact me regarding your availability to play; we have 8 tee times; I understand FPC is hosting the Presbytery Meeting on this date. We should have lots of room for guests in May

2/16/08 Pearl CC Golf Tournament Recap

Pearl CC offered up a challenging course with deep rough and narrower than usual fairways. I understand this was the way Pearl set up the course for a recent Pro Am tournament. Play went a bit long because it was difficult to find balls that were off the fairway and well buried in the rough. Nevertheless, it was another blessed and beautiful day of golf. Brother John Ball came through with the best round of the day. This is John’s 4th PGA victory as a charter member of the PGA. Our newest member Suzie Pearce showed up with a good round and took 2nd place, netting a 71 in her 2nd round with the PGA. And 3rd place went to Jim Becker shooting his handicap and netting a 72.

Low net: John Ball, 70.
2nd Place net: Suzie Pearce, 71.
3rd Place net: Jim Becker, 72.
Low gross: David Thibeault, 83.
Other top 10 finishers were; Tom Stirling; Carol Ellis; John Muller; John Ellis; Gary Harms; Jack Bohman; Bruce Patterson

CTP’s: Lee Bassett, 3; Norm Black, 6; Jack Bohman, 13; Tom Stirling, 16; (on a side note, 2 of our guests hit wonderfully close tee shots on holes 6 (Kristeen) & 16 (Michele). Michele was less than 3 feet away and did make birdie; Kristeen was about 5 feet out.
Birdies: All by guests – Andy Chase, 2; Lt. Col. Bruce Fink, 7; David Thibeault, back to back on 14 & 15; and Michele ?, 16.

Guests: David Thibeault, brother-in-law of Mike & Ron Mathieu; Andy Chase, guest of the Bassett’s; Mike McGarraghan, Dell Epperson and Bruce Fink, guests of Ty Aldinger; Kristeen Warmuth, guest of FPC; Michele ?, guest of Kristeen Warmuth.

Next Tournament: Saturday 3/15/08 at Waikele Golf Course Check-in with me before 7:25 AM.

1/19/08 Hawaii Kai Golf Tournament Recap/Banquet Recap

We began our 6th year with the largest turnout ever, 33 players. And miraculously, the Lord rewrote the prescribed rainy, windy forecast to a beautiful sunny, mild golfing day, THANK YOU LORD. It was a busy day starting with golf and ending with a banquet of delicious food, putting contests, genuine fellowship and more. Much appreciation goes to Ted Otaguro for his excellent provision of menu, catering services and room arrangement. Also to Koolau Golf Club Director, Monica, who kindly donated 2 golf certificates good for 2 rounds of golf each. Winner of the PGA member putting contest, Tom Stirling, captured one golf certificate by holing both his putts. The second certificate was given to random seat winner Terri Ashford, wife of our 5th PGA Player of the Year, Howard Ashford. In theory, Terri is to hand over the certificate to Howard. Our Birdie Man was Jay Jarman with lucky 7’s, carding 7 birdies in seven tournaments in 2007. Tom Stirling, Tom Howes and Doug Auten all had 4 birdies as Jay’s closest birdie friends. It was also announced at the banquet that we collected and distributed $3,460 to our charities, a 22% increase over 2006, WAY TO GO PGA FAITHFUL. And finally, what can I say that will express my gratitude for the continual recognition you show me. I understand, from your contributions Ted brought back the Denver Bronco jacket and cap from one of his trips to the mainland. I treasure both as a die hard Bronco fan, and what makes it so special is that I probably would never spend the money because I am such a cheapskate. THANK YOU, I LOVE YOU ALL.

Low net: Bruce Patterson, 65 – no further comments necessary; yes my handicap is going down and I will have an extra 2 stroke cut for my next 2 tournaments.
2nd Place net: John Muller, 69
3rd Place net: Jay Jarman, 70

Low gross: Jay Jarman, 84.
Other top 10 finishers were; Lee Bassett; Ty Aldinger; Ken Roberts; Gary Harms; Shawn Ball; Tom Howes; Carol Ellis.

CTP’s: Ty Aldinger, 5; Ron Watanabe, 8; Marcia, Titcomb, 10; John Muller, 17.
Birdies: Bruce Patterson, 1; Ty Aldinger, 5; John Pyles, 12; Howard Ashford, 14; Shawn Ball, 18.

Guests: All guests of Ty Aldinger.
Navy Capt. Mike McGaraghan, a 2nd time and Mike shot a net 66.
Navy Capt. Del Epperson, a 3rd time guest.
Navy Capt. Taylor Skardon, a 1st time guest

New PGA Member: Suzie Pearce, also winner of the guest putting contest, receiving a dozen Noodle golf balls.

Next Tournament: Saturday 2/16/08 at Pearl Country Club Check-in with me before 7:20 AM.
Please contact me regarding your availability to play; we have 8 tee times

12/22/07 Mililani Golf Tournament Recap

A wonderful group of 20 were able to play this past Saturday in spite of the Christmas frenzy all around. We had some misting but in general the weather was cool and quite comfortable. When all the scores were turned in we had our first 3 time winner in one year, Mr. Personality himself, always smiling and loving the game of golf, Howard Ashford. Howard netted a 68 winning both tournaments played at Mililani this year along with his victory along with his victory in July at Luana Hills. He is working hard on his humility; feel free to help him with this difficult challenge. Second place went to Leighton Miyakawa netting a 71 and third place via a tie breaker was John Frauens edging out Vic Copeland. I had the privilege of playing with some great putters, Doug made several putts in excess of 6 feet including a 25 footer on #3 and around a 10 footer on #7; young Luke Auten dropped a 10 footer on 4; and Marcia Titcomb sank a 15 footer on #2.

Low gross: Howard Ashford, 85.

Other top 10 finishers were; Doug Auten; Jay Jarman; John Ball; Ted Otaguro; Marcia Titcomb; Bruce Patterson.

CTP’s: Howard Ashford, 3 & 6; Doug Auten, 12; Ted Otaguro, 16.
Birdies: Leighton Miyakawa, 7; Jay Jarman, 15.

Next Tournament: Saturday 1/19/08 Hawaii Kai Check-in with me before 6:40 AM.
Please contact me regarding your availability to play; we have 7 tee times;

Reminder: Dues for 2008 are $30; checks can be made out to FPC. If you are not planning on renewing your membership please let me know and I will take you off the distribution list. Thank You.

Just an update regarding the fantastic Karaoke party hosted by Anita Rhee and her mom Soo for about 15 of us; We were greeted with a beautiful full moon rising above Koko Head Crater, gourmet food including a Jumbo shrimp with a crusted batter that actually took 2 days to prepare, and assorted beverages and deserts. Once all fattened up everyone really got into the karaoke spirit. It did not take long to recognize where the hidden musical talents belonged to, beautiful Hyon Weber nailed several English and Korean songs with style and grace and she was matched with several songs by Mike Mathieu demonstrating a huge range in his singing capability, including a very real and raspy Louie Armstrong song. A great time was had by all and a BIG THANK YOU to Anita for her gracious hospitality and all this was prepared after playing 18 hole of golf. I did take some pics of the singing but later realized my memory card was full and they did not turn out. Oh well, I got the food.

11/10/07 Coral Creek Golf Tournament Recap

Coral Creek produced some low scores with the top 10 all shooting net par or better. Marcia Titcomb playing in group one posted an early lead with her net 68; then Jay Jarman posted another 68 in group three; Then group four’s Doug Auten came in with a net 65; but even lower yet, group five’s John Ellis, last months tournament champ, posted a net 64; But lo and behold our final group, group eight came in with the lowest net, a net 63 posted by Ron Lee. Congratulations Ron, great effort. Ron came to FPC as a pastoral intern for 3 months. He played all three tournaments while here and proved he is a man of many talents. We wish him well as he returns home to North Carolina.

Low gross: For the 2nd month in a row, Jay Jarman, 81.

Other top 10 finishers were; Jay Jarman, Marcia Titcomb, Gary Harms, Bob Curtis, Howard Ashford, John Muller, and Jo Miyakawa.

CTP’s: Bob Burke,2; John Pyles, 6; Jim Hickerson, 10 & 12. Birdies: Jay Jarman, 1 & 18; Howard Ashford, 3; Doug Auten, 4 & 8; John Ball, 16.

Guests: Pastor Drew; Bob Burke, guest of Jim Hickerson; Kristeen Warmuth, from FPC recommended by Anita Rhee; Bob Browning, a Presbyterian visiting from mainland, retired Navy I believe, responded to our website information.

Next Tournament: Saturday 12/22/07 Mililani Check-in with me before 7:25 AM for our first tee time at 7:54 AM. Please contact me regarding your availability to play; we have 8 tee times; We have 21 confirmed. (Also remember Anita anitainhawaii@gmail.com has sent evites to PGA members to come to her karaoke pot luck party in Hawaii Kai around 6 PM after the golf tournament; please remember to respond if you haven’t already; you can contact Anita via phone if you prefer, 295-0985; you do not have to sing, just come enjoy the fun and fellowship; hearing Jay sing should be worth it for everyone)

10/20/07 Makaha Valley Golf Tournament Recap

Despite the horrible brush fire in Makaha Valley reported Friday evening I did not receive one call to see if we would be playing Saturday morning. Thirty three committed players checked in right on schedule. The fire was still smoldering while we played. Helicopters were dropping water continuously; however we were not bothered by the nearby smoke. There were 8 scores of Par or better but the course basically played tough. When the PGA smoke cleared we had one clear winner and 3 tied (Gary Harms, John Ball and Mike Mathieu) for second place with net 71’s. Our tournament champion this month is John Ellis who recently joined the PGA with his wife Carol. Congratulations John on your net 69. Second and third place went to Gary Harms and John Ball respectively via the tie breaker. Honorable mention goes to Mike Mathieu.

Notable events: Howard Ashford mentioned sinking a 40 foot putt and is offering to share his new putting secrets with anyone interested; Doug Auten landed his second shot on the green at the Par 5 18th and was putting for eagle, but settled for a birdie, well done Doug, that is a tough hole.

Low gross: Jay Jarman, 84.

Other top 10 finishers were; Mike Mathieu; Jay Jarman, Ted Otaguro, Howard Ashford; Carol Ellis; Doug Auten and Vic Copeland.

CTP’s: Jay Jarman,2; NO ONE, 5; John Ellis, 13; John Ball, 17.
Birdies: Doug Auten, 2 & 18; Mike Mathieu, 3.

Guests: Mr. & Mrs. Moon, Anita’s parents visiting from Korea; Luke Auten; David Stoker (now PGA member);

Next Tournament: Saturday 11/10/07 Coral Creek
Check-in with me before 7:20 AM for our first tee time at 7:54 AM.

Please contact me regarding your availability to play; we have 9 tee times and can accommodate a max of 37 players; We have 24 confirmed already.

9/8/07 Waikele Golf Tournament Recap

With 30 players we once again hit our peak for largest turnout and again were blessed with 8 guests; some are becoming PGA members. Pictured above is our winner by a 5 stroke margin, the only player to shoot under par for the day with a net 70, Flash Jay Jarman. Jay wore a shirt that glimmered in the sun, not the white shirt he is wearing above. Jay’s last PGA victory came in August 2003 on his second outing with the PGA at Hawaii Country Club aka Kunia; he shot a Gross 79, had 4 birdies which I witnessed being in his group. Jay is still complaining his handicap was ruined by the fluke round. Stop complaining Jay and accept the fact that you are a good golfer. Second place went to new PGA member, Mike Mathieu with his net 75, Mike played in the Koolau scramble last month and is Ron Mathieu’s better looking brother. Third place via tie breaker went to one of UH football’s most loyal fans, Tom Stirling, with a net 76. Sorry Ty Aldinger.

Other top 10 finishers were; Ted Otaguro; new PGA member John Muller; Bruce Patterson; Jim Hickerson; & Gary Harms.

CTP’s: Ty Aldinger,5; Flash Jay Jarman, 8; Jim Hickerson, 11; Tom Stirling, 17.
Birdies: Ty Aldinger, 7; Jay Jarman, 8; Tom Stirling, 14.

Guests: Soo Moon, Anita’s mom visiting from Korea; Ron Lee, FPC intern and new PGA member; Commodore Dell Epperson, Ty Aldinger’s guest; Dell also played in the Koolau Scramble last month; Mike McGaraghan, retired Navy, guest of Ty Aldinger; Kelly Brezina, guest of Ty Young, I played with Kelly and saw him hole a nice chip shot; new PGA member John Muller; and new FPC members and contemplating PGA members, John & Carol Ellis.

Next Tournament: Saturday 10/20/07 Makaha Valley
Check-in with me before 7:15 AM

Please contact me regarding your availability to play; we have 8 tee times and can accommodate at least 32 players; We have 16 confirmed already, so sign up early.

8/11/07 Koolau Golf Tournament Recap

My apologies for getting this report out so late, been kind of busy. Really need sign ups for next month ASAP, because I am going to be off island and out of the office from 8/31 thru 9/4 and our tournament is on the 8th. Please respond before I depart so I can adjust my tee times with Waikele based on our signups.

The picture above is our glory to God in prayer prior to setting off on the course.

Hey, will it ever get any better than this. Forty eight players in a 4 person team scramble tournament and the most beautiful setting and day for golf. We were blessed to have several guests, which are named below. We were blessed by Brother Jay Jarman, who arrived early and placed 18 golf balls for general use on a tee box for every hole, which calculates to 324 golf balls. Some of those egg cartons were empty by the time our group got there, so big thanks to Jay.

My thanks to Buddy Gendrano for bringing his 3 friends; Buddy requested to play with the PGA but not compete in the tournament so he and his friends could play together. They played individual scores and Buddy scored a gross 88 including a 25 birdie putt on the 6th hole and a chip in birdie from the sand trap on the 12th hole. Nicely done Buddy.

In a perfect world I would have gotten a picture of each team, but due to circumstances it just did not happen. Part of the problem was our inaccessibility to get seated for after golf lunch at Honey’s due to a couple of bus loads of tourists being served. Many players left to avoid the confusion and the lack of seating available. I did receive a call from the course apologizing for the situation and a promise that such a problem will never happen if and when we schedule a next tournament there. From the many positive comments regarding the tournament, we will schedule another scramble sometime next year.

First place: Team 18A (Leighton Miyakawa; George Fujiwara; Lew Williamson; Laurelyn Berger) net 55.1
Second place: Team 16A (Jay Jarman; Mike Mathieu; Tak Yoshihara; Linda Roberts) net 56.3
Third place: Team 16B (Randy Lau; Nelson Yanos; Michael Moratin; Jo Miyakawa) net 57.3
Fourth Place: Team 14A (Tom Stirling; Gill Berger; John Ball; Shirley Judge) net 58.3
Fifth Place: Team 14B (Ty Aldinger; John Ellis; Dell Epperson; Anne Frauens) net 59.1
Sixth Place: Team 1B (Jack Bohman; Jo Ann Dornbush; Ken Roberts; Sue Williamson) net 60.0
Seventh Place: Team 18B (Shawn Ball; Elva Yoshihara; Sim Fulcher; Bob Curtis) net 60.2
Eighth Place: Team 17A (Howard Ashford; Brad Bassett; Jim Becker; Marcia Titcomb) net 61.3
Ninth Place: Team 17B (Van Alford; Drew Hulse; Anita Rhee; Ty Young) net 64.7
Tenth Place: Team 15A (John Frauens; Gary Harms; Norm Black; Lee Bassett) net 66.5
Eleventh Place: Go figure Team 15B (Bruce Patterson; Ron Mathieu; Joe Patterson; Florence Fujiwara) net 67.4

Guest(s): Total of 14

• Buddy Gendrano brought 3 guests all very good golfers; Sorry Buddy, in the efforts to get all checked in I forgot to verify your guests names; I know one was Jun.
• Ty Aldinger’s guest was Dell Epperson, Navy Captain I believe.
• FPC guest’s include John Ellis, Drew Hulse, Randy Lau, Lew & Sue Williamson, and Jo Anne Dornbush.
• Ron Mathieu’s guest was his brother Mike, our newest PGA member
• Josephine Miyakawa’s guest’s from her office were Nelson Yanos and Michael Moratin.
• Bruce Patterson’s guest was his son Joe, Navy Lieutenant.
  

7/14/07 Luana Hills Golf Tournament Recap
What a day!!! Claimed by one to be like a walk in Jurassic Park. The course had it way with most of us. There were some highlights in the midst of the agony and suffering through intermittent rain and tall magnetic grasses and ravines and narrow fairways; Pastor Sim almost posted a hole in one when he hit the pin on the par 3 7th hole, he settled for a birdie; John Frauens sank an estimated 40 foot put on his last hole of the day for a par; Jim Hickerson chipped in for his par on the Par 5 13th hole; Norm Black posted his best round ever with the PGA and on a most difficult course. I know there must be other successes enjoyed but those are the ones I either witnessed or got reports on. Thanks to all 23 players for your courageous efforts and your perseverance.

First place: Howard Ashford, net 70 (second time winner this year)

Second place: Norm Black, net 73.
Third place: Lucinda Pyles, net 79.
Other top 10 finishers: Ken Roberts; John Ball; John Frauens; Jack Bohman; Bruce Patterson; Buddy Gendrano; Jim Becker.

Guest(s):
Buddy Gendrano brought 3 guests all very good golfers; all I have are first names – Pocholo, John and Butch. Using the Callaway Handicap system they netted 71, 72 and 74 respectively. Thanks, Buddy.
Luke Auten, 10 year old son of Doug Auten. What a pleasure to have Luke join us, he has game and a beautiful spirit.

CTP’s: #3 Lucinda Pyles; #7 Sim Fulcher; Pond John Pyles; #16 unclaimed.
Birdies: #4 Van Alford; #7 Sim Fulcher; #4 & #17 Buddy’s guest John.

Don’t miss our first ever PGA event at our new home course, sign up Now for Koolau. If you have never played Koolau this is your chance to see how beautiful the toughest golf course in the nation really is. Below is the 18th fairway, probably one of the toughest holes in the nation to par. www.koolaugolfclub.com is a link you can actually take a tour of all 18 holes if you like. Once you open the website click on Golf in the upper left part of the picture.

We have 10 tee times (40 Players) and would love to make this be our biggest turnout ever. This tournament will be a shotgun start, 4 person scramble, 2 putt maximum format. Shotgun means we will all be starting and finishing about the same time; scramble means every person hits a drive as normal and then it is decided by your team which ball will be used to play your next shot from, repeating this process thru putting. The 2 putt max means once the team has a ball on the green, each member will putt from the same location, if no one makes the putt then you pick up and count the 2nd putt as a one stroke gimme. Each member of the team may be required to contribute a minimum of 2 drives to their team. Each team’s handicap is based on the combined total handicap of the 4 players times 10%, for example if your team has a 13, a 20 , a 27 and a 38 handicap, your team handicap will be 98 times 10% = 9.8. The team handicap will be deducted from your team’s gross score to record your team’s net score. I will try to design the teams to be as equal as possible. The sooner you sign up the easier it will be for me to start putting teams together. I will separate normally paired husbands and wives, fathers and sons, etc.. in order to establish teams. Hopefully I will be able to include a lady in each team to take advantage of some of the tee box locations on some holes.

Each player should purchase 2 mulligans for $5 which can be used at any time. The money collected from the mulligan sales will be distributed back as prizes for various results yet to be determined. Mulligan’s can not be shared with other team members. Maximum handicappers do not get mulligans unless they buy them for this tournament.

Closest to the pin will remain an individual challenge, mulligans can not be used to claim closest to the pin honors.

A handout will be provided with the final guidelines on the day of the tournament.

And as an added bonus, Jay Jarman has told me he will be providing a plethora of golf balls that he has collected over time for everyones use. Do Not Worry about bring a lot of golf balls.

Next Tournament: Saturday 8-11-07 at Koolau Golf Club- Check-in with me before 6:45 AM

Below are the names I believe to have confirmed or expressed regrets. Please review and let me know if any of this is incorrect. If you are not on one of these lists please let me know whether you will or will not be able to play. Guests are welcome but you may not be playing on the same team with your guest. Anyone inviting a guest must vouch for their handicap.

6/16/07 Makaha East Golf Tournament Recap
We almost had a repeat winner as Gary Harms playing in the second group posed a net 70 which held up until Tom Howes playing in the 6th and next to last group posted his net 69. Howard Ashford posted a net 72, par for the course giving him sole possession of third place. Howard informed me of his recent appointment as pastor to a church in Kahuku and hopes we can stop by sometime. Best wishes Howard.

First place: Tom Howes, net 69. Tom is a second time winner this year, having won in January at Hawaii Kai.
Second place: Gary Harms, net 70.
Third place: Howard Ashford, net 72.
Other top 10 finishers: Jay Jarman, Jim Becker (playing with recovering dislocated big toe, gotta love him), Gill Berger, Jim Hickerson, Tom Stirling, Marcia Titcomb and Laurelyn Berger.

Guest(s): Jim Smuda, from Albuquerque; Charley Barkers son Tom and son-in-law Shawn McDonald in town for Charlie’s change of command and retirement from the US Navy; Bruce Fink, guest of Ty Aldinger; Spencer Young, Ty Young’s son visiting from Maui; and new PGA member Laurelyn Berger who came as a guest and left as a member.

CTP’s: #2 Gary Harms; #5 & 17 Ty Young; #13 Van Alford.
Birdies: #3 Bruce Fink & Shawn McDonald; #12 Jay Jarman; #18 Ron Watanabe.

Note a schedule change for August 11th, 2007: date remains the same but we will be playing KOOLAU Golf Course; I have 7 tee times and what is different is we will ALL tee off at 8:00 AM using a shotgun format which has never been offered before by any of the other courses we have played. Please make this change to your schedules. The club rate will be $52.36 for all players regardless of work status at Koolau.

Please sign up early for JULY at Luana Hills; we have 8 tee times with plenty of room.
Next Tournament: Saturday 7-14-07 at Luana Hills Country Club (defending champion is John Frauens) - Check-in with me before 8:30 AM

5/12/07 EWA Beach Golf Tournament Recap
We had a glorious day and the greens were in great shape (not like Pearl CC situation last month) however as you can see below no one managed to get or beat par.

The first, second and third place finishers were determined with the tie breaking method since all three netted 73’s.

First place: Gary Harms, net 73.
Second place: Arlene Bohman, net 73.
Third place: Marcia Titcomb, net 73.
Other top 10 finishers: George Fujiwara; Shawn Ball; Tom Stirling; Anita Rhee; Howard Ashford; Anne Frauens; Norm Black.

Guest(s): Ed Versprille, guest of Marcia Titcomb; was visiting from Alabama.

CTP’s: #6 unclaimed; #8 Ken Roberts; #13 Arlene Bohman; #16 Ted Otaguro.
Birdies: #8 Jay Jarman; #13 Arlene Bohman.
Hole-In-Ones: Ask Lee Bassett about her recent round at Navy Marine, #5 hole.

Please sign up early; we have 8 tee times with plenty of room.
Next Tournament: Saturday 6-16-07 at Makaha Valley Country Club - Check-in with me before 7:30 AM.

4/14/07 Pearl CC Golf Tournament Recap
A challenging course proved to be that and more with very poor aerated greens. I would guess all the scores could have been 3+ strokes less with better green conditions. If you would like to hear more about the greens talk with Admiral Van, his experiences were well articulated at the 19th hole as he waited to collect his closest to the pin award. We had a smaller group of 24, however blessed by 3 guests thanks to Ted Otaguro.

One of the guests was Shayna Kusumoto’s husband David. Shayna is the web guru that posts these updates and keeps the FPC website up to date. David brought his brother-in-law Darren Nakamoto and another friend Randahl Matsuno.

Despite the course conditions I had a special time witnessing Jay Jarman’s proclamation of his worst hole ever shortly after scoring 2 birdies on holes 1 and 2. I won’t say more other than his graceful attitude through it all was quite admirable. Rumors from her playing partners, seems Anne Frauens did quite well despite the green conditions making several putts claimed to be 20’ or more.

First place: Ron Mathieu, net 70; 4th time winner.
Second place: Shawn Ball, net 73 also with low gross of 86.
Third place: Jim Becker; net 74.
CTP’s: Jack Bohman, 3 & 6; Van Alford 13; and Gary Harms 16.
Birdies: Jay Jarman 1 & 2; Jack Bohman 3; Tom Stirling 16. (if you got a birdie and your name is not on this list, please notify me)

Next Tournament: Saturday 5-12-07 at Ewa Beach - Check-in with me before 9:10 AM

3/17/07 Royal Kunia Golf Tournament Recap
Record turnout for the PGA, 34 counting me even though I did not play due to a rotator cuff concern which is now much improved thanks to healing prayer offered by wonderful Gerri Otaguro. We had a gorgeous day and a strong showing by the gals; The results are a bit interesting because I bent the rules in hope of forgiveness. DuWayne Worthington has been a member of the PGA from our inception but with small children has had difficulty getting free on Saturdays. In four years DuWayne has played in only 9 tournaments. DuWayne and family will be relocating to Colorado in a couple of months. Because this tournament would be his only and last tournament in 2007 I waived his 2007 dues, which he was prepared to pay. Naturally he gets a net score of 65 and cards a birdie on the 5th hole. So, in recognition for DuWayne’s loyalty to the PGA and in fairness to those who have paid dues you can see the shared results below.

First place: Lee Bassett, net 64; second time winner.
Second place: Gerri Otaguro; net 67 and DuWayne Worthington; net 65.
Third place: Ted Otaguro; net 69.
CTP’s: Ted Otaguro & DuWayne Worthington, 5; Mike Carr, 8; Shawn Ball, 13; Bobbie Merrill, 17. (Bobbie also shot well and placed 6th.
Birdies: DuWayne Worthington, 4; Jim Hickerson, 10; Vic Copeland, 18; (if you got a birdie and your name is not on this list, please notify me)

Next Tournament: Saturday 4-14-07 at Pearl CC - Sorry for the late notice, please respond soon if your name is not on one of the lists below.
Check-in with me before 7:00 AM
Please contact me regarding your availability to play; we have 8 tee times and can accommodate at least 32 players; There is lots of room.
Confirmed for April: (if this changes please notify me ASAP)
John & Shawn Ball; Jim Becker; Jack & Arlene Bohman; Bob Curtis & Shirley Judge; John & Anne Frauens; Jeff Guild; Jim Hickerson; Tom Howes; Ron Mathieu; Ted & Gerri Otaguro; Tom Sterling; Tak & Elva Yoshihara; Ty Young; Bruce Patterson.

Regrets:
Howard Ashford; Brad & Lee Bassett; Norm Black; Vic Copeland; Howard Hodel; Tom & Bobbie Merrill; Ken & Linda Roberts; Vicki Wiley;

2/10/07 Mililani Golf Tournament Recap
Hope everyone enjoyed a loving Valentines Day, the Koolau Catering Valentines Dinner was fantastic; Ted says they will be repeating the experience for Mother’s day so if you did not get to go last night you might want to consider the Mothers Day dinner which may be on the Saturday evening before Mother’s Day.

Much thanks to John Pyles for collecting and scoring the cards at Mililani while I was enjoying the Pro Bowl. The picture attached is our son Joe, wife Debbie and little James, all die hard Denver Bronco fans. The AFC won and that made it a great game for us. Also attached is a great email I received from TY Young with some funny golf stuff. Be sure to scroll all the way down to enjoy the cartoon representing our PGA name.

Players had a good day of golf in Mililani without me, beautiful weather, a great turnout of 27 players even with the Pro Bowl distraction. Mililani played tough with only 2 players netting their handicaps and scoring par. I have the prize monies for the first, second and third place finishers; remind me when you see me.

First place: Howard Ashford; net 72 won via a tie breaker.
Second place: Jack Bohman; net 72 – another top ten finish for Jack; he is 2 for 2 this year.
Third place: Ron Watanabe; net 73 – beating out Shawn Ball’s net 73 also via a tie breaker.
CTP’s: Howard Ashford, 3; Brad Bassett, 8; Sim Fulcher, 12; hole 16 went untouched.
Birdies: Tom Howes 11 & 17; Tom Stirling 2; Elva Yoshihara 11; Howard Ashford 15. (if you got a birdie and your name is not on this list, please notify me)

Next Tournament: Saturday 3-17-07 at Royal Kunia (Be sure to sign up early, this is one of everyone’s favorite courses)
Check-in with me before 7:40 AM
Please contact me regarding your availability to play; we have 8 tee times and can accommodate at least 32 players;
Confirmed for March: (if this changes please notify me ASAP)
John & Shawn Ball; Tom & Bobbie Merrill; Bruce Patterson.

Regrets:
Howard Hodel;

1/20/07 Hawaii Kai Golf Tournament Recap
A big day for the PGA; 30 golfers in our tournament and an even bigger turnout at the banquet. Thanks to Ted Otaguro and his staff for the great dining experience in the beautiful Koolau Glass Ballroom, no one should have left hungry. Thanks to all for making 2006 a successful year, 2007 is off to a great start. A copy of the 2007 schedule is attached.

First place: Tom Howes; net 65
Second place: Tom Stirling; net 66
Third place: Ted Otaguro; net 67 – beating out John Ball’s net 67 via a tie breaker.
Other Par or better scores: Kirk Leavy; Jack Bohman (2006 Player of the Year); Shawn Ball; all net 70’s
CTP’s: Tom Howes, 5; Florence Fujiwara, 8; Brad Bassett, 10; Ted Otaguro, 17 with a gimme put for birdie.
Birdies: Tom Howes 16 & 17; Jack Bohman 3 & 6; Tom Stirling 15; Ted Otaguro 17. 2006 Birdie Man was Buddy Gendrano recording 6 birdies in only 5 tournaments, however Buddy was birdieless at Hawaii Kai.

Next Tournament: Saturday 2-10-06 at Mililani (Pro Bowl is on this day as well)
Check-in with me before 7:45 AM

Please contact me regarding your availability to play; we have 8 tee times and can accommodate at least 32 players;
Confirmed for February: (if this changes please notify me ASAP)
Anita Thee; Bruce Patterson.

Regrets:
Howard Hodel; Jim Hickerson

12/09/06 Coral Creek Golf Tournament Recap
Hey everybody……Happy New Year!

It has been a great year capped off at Coral Creek, our first tournament at this course as we complete our 4th year. We finished strong with a turnout of 30 players. We averaged almost 27 players per tournament and that includes the November tournament of only 16 players. Our membership is strong at over 50 players. There are not many golf groups on Oahu that can tout that kind of membership.

The course played tough with only two players able to shoot their handicaps and score a net 72. Last years PGA Player of the year, John Frauens managed a first place finish over his good friend Jay Jarmanusing the tiebreaking score on the first hole. Third place went to Jack Bohman (net 73), his third time this year to finish third.

CTP’s: Ken Roberts 2; Arlene Bohman, 6; George Fujiwara, 10; Jim Hickerson, 12.
Birdies: John Frauens & George Fujiwara, 3; Jim Hickerson, 12; Ty Aldinger, 13; Tom Merrill, 17.

Next Tournament: Saturday 1/20/07 Hawaii Kai
Check-in with me before 7:15 AM
Please contact me regarding your availability to play; we have 8 tee times and can accommodate at least 32 players;

Confirmed for January: (if this changes please notify me ASAP)
Norm Black, Jack Bohman, Mike Carr, Bob Curtis, Sim Fulcher, Jim Hickerson, Shirley Judge, Kirk & Vicki Leavy, Ken & Linda Roberts, Tom Stirling, Marcia Titcomb, Geo & Florence F., Brad & Lee Bassett, Ted & Gerri Otaguro, Ron Watanabe, Ty & Spencer Young, Bruce Patterson

Regrets:
Ty Aldinger, Van Alford, Shawn Ball, Arlene Bohman, John Frauens, Jay Jarman, Tom & Bobbie Merrill, Howard Ashford

11/11/06 Hawaii Prince Golf Tournament Recap
Most of you know by now that this was a special event; again by God’s grace this tournament and my okole were saved from disaster when I discovered on Friday the 10th that our tournament had been rescheduled to the 11th from the 18th back in January of this year but mysteriously forgotten by your chairman. The response to my plea for help was fantastic, we ended up with 16 players and the Hawaii Prince Golf Course was graciously understanding and pleasant to work with. We were not assessed any monetary penalties, in fact it was never even mentioned. Our turnout was supported by 4 very special people, our guests; Ron Mathieu invited his sister and brother in law, Diane and David Thibault who have recently relocated from Rhode Island to Hawaii. Because they are not officially members of the PGA (yet) they were not eligible to receive the large jackpots associated with the first 3 place finishers, however, both turned in the best scores of the tournament; David (gross 81; net 69); Diane (gross 89; net 71). David was given the right to select our charity distribution as the official low net score because even our guests contribute to the charity fund; he selected Windward Spouse Abuse. Ron also contacted Kirk Leavy who comes to FPC. Kirk and his wife Vicki are now members of the PGA. Kirk joined us on short notice and managed a 3rd place finish including a birdie. Tom Stirling made some calls and brought his long time friend Earl Takaoka; Earl has played with us twice previously and we really appreciate him helping us out on this occasion.

Other angels besides those mentioned above that God sent to my rescue were Jim Becker; Bill Sheehan; John Pyles; John Ball; Jack & Arlene Bohman; and Brad & Lee Bassett. We all enjoyed a blessed day, and it truly validated the truth that God loves me in spite of my shortcomings. My apologies to all those who were hoping to play on the 18th.

First place: John Pyles; Net 72. This is John’s second time to win.
Second place: Brad Bassett; Net 75 won a tie breaker with our newest member Kirk Leavy by carding a par 4 on the first hole
Third place: Kirk Leavy; Net 75 using the Callaway Handicap System
Other Par or better scores: Oops, none to report other than David & Diane noted above.
CTP’s: Jim Becker C3; Jack Bohman, C6; Bill Sheehan, A3; Ron Mathieu A6.
Birdies: Kirk Leavy A3; Brad Bassett & Jim Becker A5; Bruce Patterson C3; David Thibault C9.

Honorable Mention: Brad & Lee Bassett, Tom Stirling and Earl Takaoka all scored a par 3 on the back nine third hole (A3). This foursome included elders, deacons and a retired pastor so it must be true. With handicaps ranging from 16 to 35 this is a notable result.

Next Tournament: Saturday 12/9/06 at Coral Creek (I have confirmed this)
Check-in with me before 7:25 AM

2006 Banquet has not been scheduled yet; should be in January and hopefully we can have it at Koolau. Anyone interested in helping organize the banquet, please contact me, I could use your help.

Please contact me regarding your availability to play; we have 8 tee times and can accommodate at least 32 players; we are filling up fast.

Confirmed for December: (if this changes please notify me ASAP)
Ty Aldinger; John & Shawn Ball; Brad & Lee Bassett; Jim Becker; Norm Black; Arlene & Jack Bohman; Gary Harms; Jim Hickerson; Howard Hodel; Kirk & Vicki Leavy; John & Lucinda Pyles; Bill Sheehan; Bruce Patterson.

Regrets:
Howard Ashford; John & Ann Frauens; Spencer Young

10/14/06 Mililani Golf Tournament Recap
Another big turnout with 30 players and 8 under par scores; it was a beautiful day in Mililani.

First place: Bruce Patterson; Net 64 oops; FINALLY
Second place: Buddy Gendrano; Net 66; with an 8 handicap so his gross was 74, not to shabby.
Third place: Van Alford; Net 66; lost a tie breaker to Buddy but won the tie breaker with Tom Howes who also shot a net 66.
Other Par or better scores: Tom Howes (66); Elva Yoshihara (68); Jack Bohman (68); Brad Bassett (69); Lucinda Pyles (70).
CTP’s: Sim Fulcher, 3; John Ball, 6; Buddy Gendrano, 12; Tom Howes, 16.
Birdies: Van Alford, 7 & 17; Jim Hickerson & Gary Harms, 11; Buddy Gendrano, 12 & 17; Bruce Patterson, 15.

Welcome: Anita Rhee who attends FPC and is interested in becoming a member.

Next Tournament: Saturday 11/18/06 at Hawaii Prince Golf Course
Check-in with me before 6:25 AM.

Please contact me regarding your availability to play; we have 8 tee times and can accommodate up to 32 players; we are filling up fast.

Confirmed for November: (if this changes please notify me ASAP)
Van Alford; John & Shawn Ball; Brad & Lee Bassett; Jim Becker; Norm Black; Arlene & Jack Bohman; Bob Curtis & Shirley Judge; George & Florence Fujiwara; Sim Fulcher; Jim Hickerson; John & Lucinda Pyles; Tom Stirling; Marcia Titcomb; Ron Watanabe; Tak & Elva Yoshihara; Bruce Patterson.

Regrets:
Gary Harms; Tom Howes; Bobbie & Tom Merrill;

9/22/06 Kapolei Golf Tournament Recap
WOW!!! The largest tournament in our 4 year history with 35 players. Thank you so much for this great turnout. So far this year we have averaged over 26 players per tournament and that is so inspiring.

First place: Leighton Miyakawa; Net 68; in spite of a cut on his thumb
Second place: Tak Yoshihara; Net 69; only Tak’s second outing with the PGA and he is a contender.
Third place: Buddy Gendrano; Net 70; a consecutive 3rd place finish for Buddy.
Other Par or better scores: Bill Sheehan (71); Jo Miyakawa (72); Bruce Patterson (72);
CTP’s: Ty Aldinger, 5; Buddy Gendrano, 8; Van Alford, 12; Bill Sheehan, 16.
Birdies: Leighton Miyakawa, 2 & 9; Buddy Gendrano, 5 & 9; Tom Stirling, 12; Ty Aldinger, 13.

Welcome: Van Alford who has kindly joined our membership even though his schedule is busy and may be restrictive for him to play regularly; Guest of Vicki Wiley, Mark Lepick; Guest of Bruce Patterson, Long Ball Ron Bumgarner.

Charity Contribution Status:

• common grace; $1,090
• Windward Spouse Abuse; $820
• River of Life; $470
  

Next Tournament: Saturday 10/14/06 at Mililani
Check-in with me before 6:25 AM.

Please contact me regarding your availability to play; we have 8 tee times and can accommodate at least 32 players; we are filling up fast.

Confirmed for October: (if this changes please notify me ASAP)
John & Shawn Ball; Jim Becker; Norm Black; Arlene & Jack Bohman; Bob Curtis & Shirley Judge; George & Florence Fujiwara; Sim Fulcher; Gary Harms; Jim Hickerson; Tom Howes; Bobbie & Tom Merrill; Ted Otaguro; John & Lucinda Pyles; Tom Stirling; Marcia Titcomb; Tak & Elva Yoshihara; Ty Young; Bruce Patterson.

Regrets:
Ty Aldinger; John & Anne Frauens; Howard Hodel; Gerri Otaguro; Ken & Linda Roberts; Bill Sheehan.

8/12/06 Royal Kunia Golf Tournament Recap
Thanks for all the wonderful comments on much you enjoy the golf. This tournament generated many such comments, especially from the gals. We had some great scores turned in and some new friendships established on a beautiful day for golf.

First place: Lucinda Pyles; Net 60; Third time winner, second win at Royal Kunia.
Second place: Howard Ashford; Net 61; Howard took advantage of the generous handicap he earned from his first round. Wait until he sees his new handicap.
Third place: Buddy Gendrano; Net 63; Watch out for Buddy, this guy is a player.
Other Par or better scores: **Bobbie Merrill (64); **Florence Fujiwara (65); Tom Stirling (67); Bill Sheehan (68); Jim Hickerson (70); Vic Copeland (71).
CTP’s: Bruce Patterson, 5; Howard Ashford, 8; Gary Harms, 13; Jim Becker, 17.
Birdies: Bill Sheehan, 1; Florence Fujiwara, 12; Howard Ashford, 14; Vic Copeland, 14; Buddy Gendrano, 15.

**Lowest Gross score ever shot, CONGRATULATIONS LADIES

Welcome: Tak and Elva Yoshihara, new club members; Tak is Florence Fujiwara’s brother.

Next Tournament: Saturday 9/23/06 at Kapolei
Check-in with me before 6:00 AM.

Please contact me regarding your availability to play; we have 8 tee times and can accommodate at least 32 players.

Confirmed for Sep: (if this changes please notify me ASAP)
Ty Aldinger; John & Shawn Ball; Jim Becker; Norm Black; Arlene & Jack Bohman; Vic Copeland; Bob Curtis; John Frauens; George & Florence Fujiwara; Buddy Gendrano; Gary Harms; Jim Hickerson; Tom Howes; Gladys & Mel Iwaki; Ken & Linda Roberts; Bill Sheehan; Tom Stirling; Ron Watanabe; Tak & Elva Yoshihara; Ty & Spencer Young; Bruce Patterson.

Regrets:
Brad & Lee Bassett; Ron Mathieu; Bobbie & Tom Merrill; Ted & Gerri Otaguro;

7/8/06 Makaha Valley Golf Tournament Recap
This was a great day of golf. Thanks to all for being so good about the early rise and the long drive. The weather was a bit warm, the greens were tough but the fellowship was A+. We were blessed with a large group of 28 players including 6 first time guests or new members. God even arranged for the starter to announce to the whole course that FPC was on the first tee while we were circled up for prayer.

First place: Arlene Bohman; Net 65; First play as an official PGA member and she takes it all; way to go Arlene.
Second place: Tom Stirling; Net 67; Hard luck Tom, 67 wins most tournaments.
Third place: Gary Harms; Net 69;
Other Par or better scores: John Frauens; Florence Fujiwara
CTP’s: Buddy Gendrano, 2; Ted Otaguro, 5; Norm Black, 13; Bob Curtis, 17.
Birdies: Ron Watanabe 1; John Frauens, 3; Gary Harms 4; Buddy Gendrano 7.

Welcome: Buddy Gendrano a regular FPC attender invited by John Ball and a new PGA member; David Woodard from Dallas, son-in-law and guest of Ron Watanabe; Spike Bigler from Colorado, proud father of triplets and nephew to Bruce and Tyne Cody. Vy Cody made sure he got to play with us; Howard Ashford, Air Force chaplain at Hickam, soon to be retired and his guest Jeffery Guild, both have joined as new PGA members; Shirley Judge, friend and guest of Bob Curtis.

Next Tournament: Saturday 8/12/06 at Royal Kunia (Not Hawaii Country Club);
Check-in with me before 7:45 AM.

Please contact me regarding your availability to play; we have 8 tee times and can accommodate at least 32 players; we are filling up fast.

Confirmed for Aug: (if this changes please notify me ASAP)
Howard Ashford; John & Shawn Ball; Brad & Lee Bassett; Norm Black; Jim Becker; Mike Carr; Vic Copeland; Bob Curtis & Shirley Judge; George & Florence Fujiwara; Sim Fulcher; Buddy Gendrano; Jeffery Guild; Gary Harms; Jim Hickerson; Bobbie & Tom Merrill; Ted & Gerri Otaguro; Ken & Linda Roberts; Tom Stirling; Marcia Titcomb; Bruce Patterson.

Regrets:
Gill Berger; Jack & Arlene Bohman; John & Anne Frauens; Jay Jarman; Ron Mathieu; John & Lucinda Pyles; Ty Young.

6/17/06 Olomana Golf Tournament Recap

First place: Ken Roberts; Net 72; First time winner; Way to go Ken; a good back nine made the difference.
Second place: Jack Bohman; Net 73; Jack’s birdie on the first hole won a 4 way tie at net 73; this is Jack’s fifth top 10 finish in six tournaments this year.
Third place: Jim Hickerson; net 73; Jim’s par on the second hole was good enough to secure third place; also note that Jim was playing with a 2 stroke courtesy cut and still managed to shoot close to par, do not listen to any complaining about his handicap.
Other Par or better scores: None, however Brad Bassett & Jim Becker did card the other net 73’s.
CTP’s: Jim Hickerson, 2 & 8; Jim Becker, 11; Brad Bassett, 17.
Birdies: Jack Bohman 1; Jim Hickerson 4 & 14; Bill Sheehan 16; Gill Berger 18.

Welcome: Howard Hodel, my cart partner and Gill Berger, my Personnel Team leader who capped his round with a par, par birdie finish. This was their first official round as club members.

Next Tournament: Saturday 7/8/06 at Makaha East (Not the hotel course);
Check-in with me before 6:45 AM. This will be our first time to play Makaha East. It is a fun course, a nice drive with time to fellowship on your way to & from the course, and a chance to enjoy the scenic Waianae Coast.

Please contact me regarding your availability to play; we have 8 tee times and can accommodate at least 32 players; we have lots of room.

Confirmed for June: (if this changes please notify me ASAP)
Brad & Lee Bassett; Jim Becker; Gill Berger; Norm Black; Jack Bohman; Bob Curtis; George & Florence Fujiwara; John Frauens; Gary Harms; Jim Hickerson; Jay Jarman; Ken & Linda Roberts; Ty & Spencer Young; Bruce Patterson.

Regrets:
Tom Howes; Ron Mathieu; John & Lucinda Pyles; Bill Sheehan; Marcia Titcomb; Hyon Weber; Vicki Wiley.

5/13/06 Pearl CC Tournament Recap

First place: John Ball; net 68 (another 3rd time winner)
Second place: Leighton Miyakawa; net 70
Third place: Jack Bohman; net 72
Other Par or better scores: None
CTP’s: Gary Harms, 3; Bill Sheehan, 6; Hyon Weber, 13. Jim Becker, 16.
Birdies: Jo Miyakawa, 11; Leighton Miyakawa, 14; Shawn Ball, 17.

Next Tournament: Saturday 6/17/06 at Olomana GC;
Check-in with me before 6:30 AM. Please contact me regarding your availability to play, we have lots of room.

Confirmed for June: (if this changes please notify me ASAP)
John Ball; Brad & Lee Bassett; Jim Becker; Norm Black; Jack Bohman; Bob Curtis; Gary Harms; Jim Hickerson; Howard Hodel; Tom Howes; Ron Mathieu; Bobbie & Tom Merrill; Jo Miyakawa; Gerri & Ted Otaguro; Ken & Linda Roberts; Bill Sheehan; Hyon Weber; Vicki Wiley; Ty Young; Bruce Patterson.

Regrets:
Ty Aldinger; Shawn Ball; Sim Fulcher; John & Lucinda Pyles;

4/22/06 Mililani Golf Tournament Recap (27 Players)

First place: Jim Hickerson; net 69 (third time PGA tour winner)
Second place: John Pyles; net 70
Third place: Tom Howes; net 71 won the tiebreaker hole over Tom Merrill
Other Par or better scores: Jim Becker & Bruce Patterson
CTP’s: Jim Hickerson, 6; Jay Jarman, 12; Bruce Patterson, 16. Hole 3 unclaimed.
Birdies: Jim Hickerson & Jim Becker, 10; Tom Merrill & Tom Stirling, 12; John Ball & Vic Copeland, 17.

Next Tournament: Saturday 5/13/06 at Pearl CountryClub;
Check-in with me before 6:40 AM. Please contact me regarding your availability to play, we have lots of room.

Confirmed for May: (if this changes please notify me ASAP)
John & Shawn Ball; Brad & Lee Bassett; Jim Becker and guest Walt; Norm Black; Jack Bohman; Vic Copeland; Gary Harms; Jim Hickerson; Tom Howes; John & Lucinda Pyles; Hyon Weber; Vicki Wiley and guest Ed Read; Ty Young; Mike Zavada; Bruce Patterson.

Regrets:
Bob Curtis; Bobbie & Tom Merrill; Marcia Titcomb; Howard Hodel

3/18/06 Kapolei Golf Tournament Recap

Before the recap, I wish you all the most Holy and meaningful Easter season you have ever experienced. As Christians this time represents the foundation of our faith and the joy of our hope. May your path be the one described in Proverbs 4:18

First place: Mike Carr; net 70 ( a little side note, Mike’s daughter attends UCLA and she called during the round to tell her dad that her team also took first place in the paddling competition earlier that day; Mike was my cart partner)
Second place: Sim Fulcher; net 71 won the tiebreaker hole over Jack
Third place: Jack Bohman; net 71
Other Par or better scores: John Pyles & Tom Howes
CTP’s: Jim Becker, 5; Mike Carr, 8; Ken Roberts, 12; Tom Howes, 16.
Birdies: Bruce Patterson, 3; Tom Howes, 4; Jay Jarman, 17.

Next Tournament: Saturday 4/22/06 at Mililani Golf Course;
Check-in with me before 6:30 AM. Please contact me regarding your availability to play, we have lots of room.

Confirmed for April: (if this changes please notify me ASAP)
Ty Aldinger; John & Shawn Ball; Brad & Lee Bassett; Norm Black; Jack Bohman; Bob Curtis; Mike Carr; John Frauens; Gary Harms; Jim Hickerson; Tom Howes; John & Lucinda Pyles; Hyon Weber; Ty Young; Bruce Patterson.

Regrets:
Mike Carr; Sim Fulcher; George & Florence Fujiwara; Ron Mathieu; Bobbie & Tom Merrill

1/14/06 Royal Kunia Golf Tournament Recap
Before recapping the tournament, I want to thank you ALL for the encouragements and the overwhelming generosity extended to me at our banquet last Saturday. It is my pleasure to share my passion (not skill) for golf with such a wonderful group of people. I truly believe God is pleased with the purpose of our special golf group and He will continue to bless us and grow us in our relationships in spite of the frustrations we have in mastering this sport. Again, thank you for your friendship and support.

First place: Gary Harms; net 64 (Gary, you have a new exciting handicap)
Second place: Tom Howes; net 65
Third place: Shawn Ball; net 69 won via tiebreaker with John Pyles; Jim Becker; Lee Bassett
Other Par or better scores: Jack Bohman; Ken Roberts; Brad Bassett
CTP’s: Shawn Ball; Jim Hickerson; Tom Howes; Jack Bohman.
Birdies: Tom Howes,1; Shawn Ball,15; Jim Becker,2; Vic Copeland,12; John Frauens,13; Ron Mathieu,17; Ted Otaguro,8.

Next Tournament: Saturday 2/11/06 at Waikele Golf Course;
Check-in with me before 10:45 AM. Please contact me regarding your availability to play, we have room.

Confirmed for January: (if this changes please notify me ASAP)
Ty Aldinger; John Ball; Brad & Lee Bassett; Norm Black; Jack and Arlene Bohman; Vic Copeland; Jahn Frauens; Sim Fulcher; Gary Harms; Jim Hickerson; Jan Higa; Howard Hodel; Tom Howes; Jay Jarman; John & Lucinda Pyles; Ken & Linda Roberts; Tom Stirling; Hyon Weber; Vicki Wiley; Ty Young; Bill Sanderson; Bruce Patterson.

Regrets:
Shawn Ball; Jim Becker; Bob Curtis; Tom & Bobbie Merrill; Bill Sheehan

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