12/17/05 Mililani Golf Tournament
Hi Everyone, Happy New Year. Here is a brief wrap-up of our tournament. Due to an increasingly busy work schedule, I am going to abbreviate these reports, at least for a while.

First place: John Pyles; net 69
Second place: Mike Zavada; net 72
Third place: Hyon Weber; net 73, won via tie-breaker.
Fourth place: Ron Mathieu; net 73

CTP’s: Mike Carr; Doug Auten; Tom Merrill; Tom Stirling.
Birdies: Doug Auten; Bruce Patterson; Tom Stirling

Next Tournament: Saturday 1/14/06 at Royal Kunia Golf Course;
Check-in with me before 8:30 AM. Please contact me regarding your availability to play, we have lots of room.

Confirmed for January: (if this changes please notify me ASAP)
Jack Bohman; Gary Harms; Jim Hickerson; Tom Howes; Ken & Linda Roberts; Bill Sanderson; Bruce Patterson.

Regrets:
Tom & Bobbie Merrill; Norm Black; Hyon Weber;

11/19/05 Pearl CC Golf Tournament
First, I wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving holiday. I am thankful for each and every one of you for another great year. Mark your calendars for January 21st, 2006 6:00 PM for our banquet in Hale Ohana. More details will be forthcoming. The 21st will also be our first tournament scheduled at Pearl CC again. It will be a great day of golf.

Well, here is the kind of day it turned out to be, only 2 players netted par and only 9 of 23 players shot gross scores under 100. I knew by the 3rd hole I was in for a long day. Nevertheless, my cart partner Jim Becker was his ever jolly self doing his best to keep my spirits up while my other playing partner Jim Hickerson, not having his best day, kept efficiently grinding it out to his net 75 to capture 3rd place. Two of our clubs low handicappers turned in net 72’s to compete for 1st & 2nd place. Tournaments like these are difficult for low handicappers to win and this is only the 2nd time this year someone with a handicap under 19 has won. Second place due to his bogie on starting hole #10 goes to Pastor Jay. First place due to his par on hole #10 goes to a well deserving, good man and good golfer, Ted Otaguro. Ted also birdied the last hole which allowed him to get to the tie breaker. Ted has turned in a net 66 and a net 68 in 2 previous tournaments this year, neither good enough for first place. It goes to show you, good things happen to good people that continue to persevere. Congratulations Ted but watch out because Jay is persevering for his first win of the year and is already looking forward to a rematch next month.
 
Other Highlights:
CTP’s: Tom Merrill, 3; Bruce Patterson, 6; Bill Sheehan, 16.
 
Birdies: John Frauens, 1; Shawn Ball & John Pyles, 7; Ted Otaguro, 9.
Low Gross: Ted Otaguro, 82;
Top 10 Finishers: Ted O; Jay J; Jim H; John F; Shawn B; Ken R; Tom S; Vic C; Tom M; Bill S.
Net Par or better: Ted O; Jay J.
Charity Winners: $230 TBA;
YTD Charity Contributions =  $2,500
Guests: Spencer Young, Ty’s son.
New Member: Vic Copeland, joined as a result of Vicki Wiley’s encouragement. I believe Vic teaches at Punahou.
Humor: Golf wives say, “When I die, bury me on the golf course so my husband will visit”.
 
Next Tournament: Saturday 12/17/05 at Mililani Golf Course; Check-in with me before 8:00 AM. I have 6 times good for 28 players.

Special Note: We have a young man that is interested in joining our club. He is a first year student at Chaminade without transportation. He will be playing on Chaminade’s golf team in the spring and I believe he is staying on campus. His mother contacted me via the golf note in the FPC Sunday Bulletin. If you are able to provide occasional or regular transportation, please contact Darren Bradley via email at 'sktr9246@aol.com' or his cell phone; 1-503-367-9442.

Confirmed for December: (if this changes please notify me ASAP)
Ty Aldinger; John & Shawn Ball; Norm Black; Bruce Cody; Vic Copeland; Bob Curtis & Guest Mark Kobayashi; Howard Hodel; Jay Jarman; Nancy Kimm; Ron Mathieu; Tom & Bobbie Merrill; John & Lucinda Pyles; Bill Sheehan; Tom Stirling; Hyon Weber; Vicki Wiley; Ty Young; Spencer Young; Bruce Patterson.

Regrets:
Brad & Lee Bassett; Jim Becker; Jack Bohman; John & Anne Frauens; Jim Hickerson; Ross Kutsunai; Ken & Linda Roberts.

10/22/05 Kapolei Golf Tournament
Our day started with a light drizzle in the area and some beautiful crisp rainbows that stayed with us for the first 3 or 4 holes. I stopped several times in awe of the beauty and the promise of God’s Rainbows. It was a great day of golf for many in this, our ninth tournament of our third year. Shawn Ball has played in 7 tournaments this year and for the 5th time finished in the top ten with a third place finish, netting a 69. Pastor Sim having recovered from a serious shoulder injury found the zone, netting a cool 67 with a birdie and 2 closest to the pin shots to capture 2nd place. Sim was in Group 1 and it looked like his net 67 would take it all, but wouldn’t you know that our last group came in and lo and behold a net 65 appeared. One of our charter members put together his best round and took sole possession of 1st place, well deserved congratulations to brother John Ball. John has played in 27 of our 34 tournaments. All of these gentlemen will see reduced handicaps in their next tournament.

Other Highlights:
CTP’s: Sim Fulcher, 5 & 12; Ty Aldinger, 8; Bob Curtis, 12.

Birdies: Sim Fulcher, 12; Jack Bohman, 6: Jay Jarman, 4; Ted Otaguro, 11 & 12; Leighton Miyakawa, 12 & 18; Ty Aldinger, 9 & 18; George Fujiwara, 7.

Low Gross: Ted Otaguro & Shawn Ball, 84;

Top 10 Finishers: John Ball; Sim Fulcher; Shawn Ball; John Pyles; Tom Stirling; Jay Jarman; Ted Otaguro; Bob Curtis; Jack Bohman; Ross Kutsunai.

Net Par or better: John Ball; Sim Fulcher; Shawn Ball; John Pyles; Tom Stirling; Jay Jarman;.

Charity Winners: Windward Spouse Abuse $280;
YTD Charity Contributions =  $2,270
 
Guests: Curtis Kenmotsu, guest of Jo & Leighton Miyakawa.

Humor: Golfer: “I’ve spent most of my life golfing. The rest I have just wasted.”
From a supposed book: The First Truly Useful Golf Book. The book includes among others the following chapters:  

• How to properly line up your fourth putt.
• How to hit a Nike from the rough when you hit a Titleist off the tee.
• How to avoid the water when you lay 8 in the bunker.
• How to get more distance off the shank.
• Using your shadow on the green to maximize earnings.
• Crying and how to handle it.
• How to rationalize a 6-hour round.
• How to find that ball that everyone else saw go in the water.
• Why your wife doesn’t care that you birdied the 5th.
• How to let a foursome play through your twosome without getting embarrassed.
• When to suggest major swing corrections to your opponent.
• Re-gripping your ball retriever
  

Next Tournament: Saturday 11/19/05 at Pearl Golf Course; Check-in with me before 6:45 AM. I have 8 times good for 36 players.

Special Note: We have a young man that is interested in joining our club. He is a first year student at Chaminade without transportation. He will be playing on Chaminade’s golf team in the spring and I believe he is staying on campus. His mother contacted me via the golf note in the FPC Sunday Bulletin. If you are able to provide occasional or regular transportation, please contact Darren Bradley via email at 'sktr9246@aol.com' or his cell phone; 1-503-367-9442.

Confirmed for November: (if this changes please notify me ASAP)
Doug Auten; John & Shawn Ball; Norm Black; Jack Bohman; Bob Curtis; John Frauens; Sim Fulcher; Jim Hickerson; Jan Higa; Howard Hodel; Nancy Kimm; Ted  & Gerri Otaguro; John & Lucinda Pyles; Ken & Linda Roberts; Bill Sheehan; Tom Stirling; Hyon Weber; Vicki Wiley; Ty Young; Spencer Young; Bruce Patterson.

Regrets: Brad & Lee Bassett; George & Florence Fujiwara; Ed & Arlean Hamada; Tom & Bobbie Merrill.

8/13/05 Royal Kunia Golf Tournament

A beautiful day at Royal Kunia. Mike Carr was back from vacation and his son’s wedding. He shared a story about how his son had a golf outing for some of the wedding party and naturally his son got a “Hole In One” gift during the round. God led Murray to the course just in time by the power of group prayer, and Ted Otaguro shot a lights out 79. In spite of that great score Ted’s net 68 came in 2nd to Lucinda Pyles net 66. For the second month in a row Lucinda has taken 1st place honors, even with a 2 stroke courtesy cut on her handicap. She is in the ZONE. We have her where we want her because she is now feeling embarrassed by her success. Fortunately for the rest of us, she and John will be off island for our September tournament. The greens were in great shape but seemed slow as I left several putts short. Third place went to yours truly by virtue of a tie breaker at net 71. My par on the first hole stole the prize from Jim Hickerson and Bobbie Merrill. We have room for lots of players in September – see below. Sign up soon and let’s set a record.

Other Highlights:
CTP’s: Ted Otaguro, 5; Ty Aldinger, 8; Hyon Weber, 13; Bruce Patterson, 17.
Birdies: Ty Aldinger, 1 & 16; Jim Hickerson, 4; John Frauens, 16.
Low Gross: Ted Otaguro, 79;
Top 10 Finishers: Lucinda Pyles; Ted Otaguro; Bruce Patterson; Jim Hickerson; Bobbie Merrill; Lee Bassett; Ty Aldinger; Hyon Weber; Tom Merrill; John Frauens.
Net Par or better: Lucinda, Ted, Bruce, Jim H., Bobbie and Lee.
New Members; Norm Black, yeah!!!! Welcome aboard Norm.
Completed 10th Round:
Charity Winner: Kauai Food Bank
YTD Charity Contributions =  $ 1,710
 
Guests: Murray Bawden

Humor: Golfer: My body is here, but my mind has already teed off.
 
Next Tournament: Saturday 9/10/05 at Waikele Golf Course; Check-in with me before 6:00 AM. I have 9 tee times which allows us a maximum of 40 players. Can we DO IT???? Please confirm early. Only 15 are confirmed at this time.

Confirmed for September: (if this changes please notify me ASAP)
Ty Aldinger ; John & Shawn Ball; Norm Black; Jack Bohman; Bob Curtis; Anne & John Frauens; Nancy Kimm; Tom & Bobbie Merrill; Ted  & Gerri Otaguro; Tom Stirling; Bruce Patterson.
Regrets: Brad & Lee Bassett; Jim Hickerson; John & Lucinda Pyles

7/16/05 Hawaii Prince Golf Tournament

Hawaii Prince once again proved to be a nemesis course for me, and I really felt like this time was going to be different. Oh well!!! Contrary to last month when we only had 2 gals this month we had 9, four of which finished in our top ten and one of which won the tournament with a great net score of 67. Lucinda Pyles received the news with surprise and much delight and couldn’t wait to share her good fortune with her 3 sons. And wouldn’t you know it, none of them were at their respective homes and she could only leave voicemails. Way to go Lucinda. Her nearest competitors both netted 71’s with the tie breaker giving Shawn Ball second place and Hyon Weber third place. Shawn started with a par on the first hole and it pays off to have a good start. Shawn & Hyon both birdied the same hole as well, see below. Hyon did confide to me that she wasn’t really awake until about the 3rd or 4th hole. Bobbie Merrill captured 4th place giving the gals 3 out of the top four finishes. Super effort by our gals.

Other Highlights:
CTP’s: Mike Zavada, A3; Ken Roberts, A5; Bill Sheehan , C3; Hyon Weber, C7.
Birdies: Mike Zavada, A3; Bruce Patterson, C6; Shawn Ball & Hyon Weber, C9.
Low Gross: Hyon Weber, 80;
O ther Net Par or better: all noted above
Top 10 Finishers: Lucinda Pyles; Shawn Ball; Hyon Weber; Bobbie Merrill; Ty Aldinger; Ken Roberts; Jan Higa; Mike Zavada ; Ron Watanabe; Bruce Patterson.
New Members; Hyon Weber.
Completed 10th Round: Ty Young
Charity Winner: Windward Spouse Abuse
YTD Charity Contributions =  $1,470
 
Guests: Norm Black, a new attendee at FPC responded to the announcement in the weekly church bulletin and is considering becoming a regular member.

Humor: Golfer: “The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course.” Billy Graham

Next Tournament: Saturday 8/13/05 at Royal Kunia Golf Course; Check-in with me before 7:30 AM. I have 7 tee times which allows us a maximum of 28 players. Please confirm early. 24 are confirmed already.

Confirmed for August: (if this changes please notify me ASAP)
Ty Aldinger ; John & Shawn Ball; Brad & Lee Bassett; Norm Black; Jack Bohman; Bob Curtis; Anne & John Frauens; Gary Harms ; Jim Hickerson; Jan Higa; Nancy Kimm; Ron Mathieu; Tom & Bobbie Merrill; Ted Otaguro; John & Lucinda Pyles; Bill Sheehan; Tom Stirling; Hyon Weber; Bruce Patterson.

Regrets: Sim Fulcher; Tom Howes; Peter Leong; Jo & Leighton Miyakawa; Gerri Otaguro; Ken & Linda Roberts; Marcia Titcomb; Vicky Wiley; Ty Young

6/18/05 Kapolei Golf Tournament

A nice turnout of 21 players even though summer travels have taken priority for many. But hey girls, only two of you made it and one was a new member Vicky Wiley. Welcome Vicky. Jan Higa was our o ther gal and Jan represented the gender well managing a close 4th place finish (net 71) only one stroke away from the 2nd and 3rd place finishers (John Frauens & Ted Otaguro) both shooting net 70. John won 2nd place by virtue of the tie breaker system. However, Ted holed a fairway shot on the 11th hole for an eagle and also carded a couple of birdies. Way to go Ted. First place goes to ringer Doug Auten (see picture below), netting an impressive 67. This was Doug’s 2nd outing with us and he will now see a huge adjustment in his handicap. All three of these guys were in Group 1 and a fourth guy in the group, Bill Sheehan had a pretty good round as well, shooting a GROSS 78 (net 72) with 2 closest to the pins and one birdie.

Other Highlights:
CTP’s: Bill Sheehan, 5 & 8; John Frauens, 12; Ron Watanabe 16.
Birdies: Ron Watanabe, 1 & 4; Ted Otaguro, 7 & 9; Jay Jarman, 7 & 18; John Frauens, 12; Bill Sheehan, 17.
Low Gross: Bill Sheehan, 78;
O ther Net Par or better: John Ball, 72
Top 10 Finishers: Doug Auten; John Frauens; Ted Otaguro; Jan Higa; Jo hn Ball; Bill Sheehan; Jay Jarman; Ron Watanabe; Gary Harms; Jim Hickerson.
New Members; Vicky Wiley; Ron Watanabe, we finally got Ron out and he starts with birdie, par, birdie in 3 of his first 4 holes.

Completed 10th Round: n/a
Charity Winner: TBA
YTD Charity Contributions = $1,240
 
Guests: Gary Hickerson, Jim’s bro ther visiting from Ohio; Earl Takaoka, 2nd time guest of Tom Stirling; Vicky Wiley, guest but now a member playing in her 4th or 5th round of golf ever; Tim Vail, missionary from Japan who contacted me via email after seeing our ministry on the website.

Humor: Golfer: Do you think it is a sin to play golf on Sunday? Caddie: The way you play, sir/madam, it is a sin on any day.
 
Next Tournament:
Saturday 7/16/05 at Hawaii Prince Golf Course; Check-in with me before 6:20 AM. I have 7 tee times which allows us a maximum of 28 players. Please confirm early.

Confirmed for July: (if this changes please notify me ASAP)
Jo hn & Shawn Ball; Brad & Lee Bassett; Bob Curtis; Jim Hickerson; Jan Higa; Nancy Kimm; Tom & Bobbie Merrill; Ken & Linda Roberts; Bill Sheehan; Vicky Wiley; Bruce Patterson.

Regrets: John Frauens; Sim Fulcher; Ed & Arlean Hamada; Jay Jarman; Ron Mathieu; Ted Otaguro; Tom Stirling.

5/21/05 Pearl Country Club Golf Tournament

What a great weekend. My thanks go out to both those who played on Saturday and to those who sacrificed for the “For Such A Time” banquet at the convention center. We had 17 players allowing us 4 groups and 3 of the players in group 4 were non members/attendees at FPC so it could not have worked out any better. Those in the first 3 groups were able to do both golf and celebrate at the banquet.
 
I believe God may have taken exception to the Presbyterian one baptism tradition. By the end of the first 3 holes I felt and looked like the steady gentle rain had performed a full immersion baptism on me. As expected after baptism, the heavens opened and the rest of the morning was blessed on the beautiful fairways/greens of Pearl Country Club.
 
For most of us the course played difficult. Only one player, Bill Sheehan finished at par or better and it confirms that regardless of rainy and wet conditions a solid low handicapper knows how to adjust to score well. Bill recorded a 40’s on both the front and back nine which netted him a 71, good for first place and $15. Now just for comparison, Patrick “Sheehan” shot a 76 on Sunday, after posting a tournament low of 62 on Thursday, finishing in last place collecting $11,032 at the Colonial Tournament in Fort Worth, TX. Our second place winner was John Frauens netting a 75 and third place went to Mike Zavada netting a 76.
 
I was informed that our fourth group had an interesting story to share, one that might be of great value to the rest of us. With 5 holes to go, Brother Jay Jarman who had been struggling some with his game discovered one of his shoes had lost its sole. Being a Pastor and concerned about lost souls he removed his shoes and finished his round barefooted. He began with his longest and straightest drive of the day and recorded 3 pars in the last 5 holes. Shoeless Jay Jarman might be starting a new trend in order to save soles and par holes.
 
Other Highlights:
CTP’s: Jo Miyakawa, 3; Bill Sheehan, 13; Ty Young 16; #6 hole escaped, no winner.
Birdies: Jim Becker, 7
Low Gross: Bill Sheehan, 80;
Net Par or better: Bill Sheehan, 71
Top 10 Finishers: Bill Sheehan; John Frauens; Mike Zavada; Leighton Miyakawa; Jim Hickerson; Bruce Patterson; Jim Becker; Jay Jarman; Michael Carr; Marcia Titcomb.
Completed 10th Round: n/a
Charity Winner: TBA
YTD Charity Contributions = $1,030
 
Guests: none

Humor: If I hit it right it is a slice, if I hit it left it is a hook, if I hit it straight it is a miracle.
 
Next Tournament: Saturday 6/18/05 at Kapolei Golf Course; Check-in with me before 6:30 AM. I have 7 tee times which allows us a maximum of 32 players. Please confirm early as I will be off island from June 5th thru the 12th and will need to confirm our count to Kapolei on the day after I get back. Green Fees are $50

Confirmed for June: (if this changes please notify me ASAP)
Bob Curtis; John & Anne Frauens; Jim Hickerson; Nancy Kimm; Tom & Bobbie Merrill; Ken & Linda Roberts; Bruce Patterson.

4/23/05 Luana Hills Golf Tournament

We had a great turnout, our second largest with 30 players. Luana Hills proved to get the best of most of us. A difficult target course allowed only 4 players to post a net 72 par or better. Most net scores were 80 and above. First place honors went to Dr. John Frauens who used his surgical skills to a carve out a net 69. Mike Zavada posted a net 71 for second. Mike was in group one and was in contention for 3 of the 4 closest to the pin contests. Third place went to Doug Auten playing with us for his first time. Doug netted a 72 using the Callaway handicap system. Congratulations also to Anne Frauens, representing the ladies as a top ten finisher on this difficult course.

Other Highlights:
CTP’s: John Frauens, 3; Bill Sheehan, 7; Mike Zavada, 11; Tom Stirling 16;
Birdies: John Frauens, 5; Don Parker, 2, 6 & 17;
Low Gross: Don Parker, 82;
Net Par or better: John Frauens; Mike Zavada; Doug Auten; Don Parker
Top 10 Finishers: John Frauens; Mike Zavada; Doug Auten; Jim Becker; Tom Howes; Leighton Miyakawa; Tom Merrill; John Ball; Jim Hickerson; Anne Frauens.
Completed 10th Round: Tom Stirling
Charity Winner: TBA
YTD Charity Contributions = $860

Guests:
Don Parker and Ted Diggs were invited guests of Ron Mathieu . Don is an FPC Elder and a very good golfer. Ted’s ship was docked in Pearl Harbor, Ted is a Navy Commander. Taylor Roberts, son of Ken and Linda Roberts joined us for a second time. Playing in the last group Taylor was able to witness the integrity of his father who turned in all of the closest to the pin markers with “Ken Roberts” as the winner on all four par three’s. My suspicions were confirmed when I saw the wry smile on Ken’s face as I pondered the authenticity of this special accomplishment.

Humor: “The Law of Physics: It is easier to get up at 6:00 AM to play golf than at 10:00 AM to mow the lawn or do the dishes.”

Our next tournament will overlap with the all church “For Such A Time” Special Event at the Hawaii Convention Center which starts at 11:30 AM beginning with a lunch. Our first tee time is 7 AM and if we have 6 groups, our last group will probably finish around 12:45 PM. Players and guests that are not FPC members will be placed in the later groups so all FPC members and regular attenders can leave as soon as they have completed their rounds.

Next Tournament: Saturday 5/21/05 at Pearl Golf Course; Check-in with me before 6:30 AM. I have 6 tee times which allows us a maximum of 26 players. Please confirm early; 14 players are confirmed.

Confirmed for May: (if this changes please notify me ASAP)
Bob Curtis ; Jack Bohman; John & Anne Frauens; Jim Hickerson; Tom Howes; Jay Jarman; Nancy Kimm; Tom & Bobbie Merrill; Bill Sheehan; Tom Stirling; Mike Zavada; Bruce Patterson.

3/12/05 Waikele Golf Tournament

It didn’t look good with heavy rains on Friday and a serious threat of rain for Saturday. Although Saturday morning started off clear it began to rain pretty steady beginning about 45 minutes prior to our tee time of 7:05 AM. All 27 players arrived, checked in and stood by for the starting call. What a gallant group of golfers, ready to play rain or shine. I appealed to everyone to just give up and go home, but “No Way” was the unanimous reply. “We bought all this fancy play in the rain golf stuff and you can’t deny us the opportunity like this,” was their cry. What could I say, but “Just Do It” Nike charge. We approached the first tee with a blowing drizzling rain in our face and off we went. I am so proud of the few, the brave, the Marines of the PGA that showed up and honored their commitment; Despite the elements, miraculously, all 27 players shot scores under their handicaps, but the real highlight was the Hole In One by Arlean Hamada on the 145 yard Par 3 5th hole. Of course Arlean in her humble manner just high fived everyone and took it in stride as one more blessing in her life. Way to go Arlean…….. “April Fool”

Now for the rest of the story; We really did get rained out for the first time in our 2+ years of play. Ironically, we are seeing heavy rains affecting several of the other PGA tournaments this year as well. Waikele was kind enough to refund everyone their green fees. Many stayed to enjoy some fellowship and breakfast. Again, my thanks to all who braved the weather and showed up ready to play. Hopefully the rest of the year will provide us with pleasant days for golfing.

Humor: “A golfer’s diet; Live on greens as much as possible”
 
Next Tournament: Saturday 4/23/05 at Luana Hills Golf Course; Check-in with me before 7:30 AM. I have 8 tee times which allows us a maximum of 32 players, foursomes only. Please confirm early. 18 players are already confirmed.

2/12/05 Mililani Golf Tournament

A WOW experience for our brother Ron Mathieu as he broke 90 for the first time ever, thank goodness he showed up at the right course. Way to go Ron. Friday evening strong winds accompanied by rains coming down in buckets had me a bit skeptical about a successful Saturday tournament. Mililani had been impacted by the many rains we have had over the recent few months, the greens were not in very good shape. Sim led us in prayer and incorporated a moment of silence for our wonderful brother Henry Naganuma who had passed away only a few days earlier. Henry netted 62 at Mililani for first place in May 2003. This tournament we had 7 groups (28 players). A steady rain began about the time our first group completed their 18th hole. Despite the rain and poor putting surfaces our all managed to finish their rounds with some amazing results. Nine birdies were recorded and nine players posted scores that beat or equaled their handicaps. Ted Otaguro started his round with 5 pars, slipped in a bogey and then 3 more pars for a sizzling 37 and finished with a great round of 79, netting him a 66, but only good enough for 3rd place. He was edged out by his playing partner George Fujiwara (welcome back Fujiwara’s) who netted a 65 for 2nd and Ron’s 88 for a net 63 took overall honors. Ron played in group 5 which battled a steady rain for at least the last four or five holes. Shawn Ball (68) & Jim Hickerson (69) also had good rounds. Kudo’s also to brother Bob Curtis for posting his best round ever with our club, almost breaking 100.
 
Other Highlights:
CTP’s: Shawn Ball, 3 &  6; Leighton Miyakawa, 12; Ted Otaguro, 16;
Birdies: Shawn Ball, 3 & 11; John Pyles, 11 & 13; Tom Stirling, 2; Leighton Miyakawa, 11; Ty Aldinger, 5 & 7; Rich Willoughby, 11.
Low Gross: Ted Otaguro, 79;
Top 10 Finishers: Ron Mathieu; George Fujiwara; Ted Otaguro; Shawn Ball; Jim Hickerson; John Pyles; Florence Fujiwara; Jack Bohman; Sim Fulcher; Ed Hamada.
Charity Winner: TBA
YTD Charity Contributions = $560
 
New PGA Members: George & Florence Fujiwara; Gil Berger.

Pending PGA Members: Doug Auten; Ron Watanabe; Brian Sutton;.

Guests: Rich Willoughby, guest and playing partner of Ron Mathieu, posted a very desirable 64;

Humor: “If profanity had an influence on the flight of the ball, the game of golf would be layed far better than it is.” Horace G. Hutchinson
 
Next Tournament:
Saturday 3/12/05 at Waikele Golf Course; Check-in with me before 6:45 AM. Currently I have 6 tee times which allows us a maximum of 28 players. Please confirm early. 21 players are already confirmed.

Confirmed for March: (if this changes please notify me ASAP)
John & Shawn Ball; Lee Bassett; Jim Becker; Jack Bohman; Bob Curtis; Ed & Arlene Hamada; Gary Harms; Jim Hickerson; Jan Higa; Jay Jarman; Nancy Kimm; Ron Mathieu; Tom & Bobbie Merrill; John Pyles; Ken & Linda Roberts; DuWayne Worthington; Bruce Patterson.

1/8/05 Royal Kunia Golf Tournament

A big day for our golf family, a tournament in the morning and a banquet in the evening.

First, the banquet. Great evening of food, fellowship and fun in Hale Ohana. The putting contest winners were PGA Member Brad Bassett & Non PGA Member Kamakoa Page, guest of Shawn Ball. A Birdie Trophy was presented to Leighton Miyakawa for his 6 birdies in 2004 plus a beautiful painting called Birds of Paradise for his Player of the Year accomplishment graciously donated by artist Angela Mathieu. Leighton also received recognition on the wall plaque as our PGA Player of the Year. The plaque will be located at FPC for all to observe. The plaque also shows the total dollar contributions the PGA awarded to charities. Finally and most importantly my heartfelt recognition to the key people that made this banquet special; John Deliso, Juan Paez and Yuko Lee for Set Up; my lovely wife Patty for heart and soul table decorations; Ty Young for efforts to welcome everyone to the banquet and assure our financial success; Ken Roberts for patient and thorough administration of the putting contest; Jim Becker, my special accountability partner for jokes and Master of Ceremony willingness; and last but not least, Ted and Gerri Otaguro for incredible servant effort to plan, pick up and transport, present, serve the delicious menu of food, beverage and desert and then clean up, with help from many willing others. WOW….THANKS Everybody

And now the tournament, the course was in very good shape and the scores were some of the best we have ever had, 11 of our 25 members shot net par or better and 11 birdies were recorded. Four players had multiple birdies. An outstanding low net of 60 was posted by one of our newest members, Mike Carr. Congratulations Mike, wait until you see your new handicap. I was asked if this was our club record and after research I found Jay Jarman posted a net 59 on 8/16/03 at Kunia (Hawaii Country Club). The next closest were net 62’s by Brad Bassett and Henry Naganuma. Second place went to Shawn Ball, net 66 and posting his best gross score with the PGA. Third place and keeping the ladies placing in the money for a second month in a row was Marilyn Gottesman, netting a 67. Here is a noteworthy item in my opinion, Bill Sheehan shot a gross 37 on the back nine and that included a triple bogey.

A handicap policy used in many clubs invokes a courtesy cut of 2 strokes to the tournament winners handicap in each of the players next 2 tournaments. After completing 2 additional tournaments the courtesy cut is removed. We have incorporated that policy beginning 2005.

Other Highlights:
CTP’s: Tom Stirling, 3; Bruce Patterson, 8; Michael Carr, 13; John Frauens(sorry Jay), 17.
Birdies: Gerri Otaguro, 3; Shawn Ball, 7 & 12; Jay Jarman, 17 & 18; Bill Sheehan, 4, 13 & 14; Mark Richey, 6 & 12.
Low Gross: Bill Sheehan, 81;
Net Par or better: Michael Carr, Shawn Ball, Marilyn Gottesman, Jim Hickerson, Tom Stirling, Bruce Patterson, John Frauens, Ron Mathieu, Jay Jarman, Bill Sheehan & Jim Becker.
Charity Winner: TBA
YTD Charity Contributions = $280
 
New PGA Members: Michael Carr made it official for 2005; Nancy Kimm; Gary Harms; Bruce Cody has returned from a year off; Jan Higa; Ross Kutsunai; Jack Bohman;

New Pending PGA Members: Doug Auten; Ron Watanabe; Mike Zavada ; Brian Sutton; Gil Berger(?); George & Florence Fujiwara.

Guests: Masa Edamura, guest of John Ball shot his best round ever so I am told, grossing 89; Bud Arenz, guest of Mike Carr from the mainland; Mark Richey, Bill Sheehan’s college buddy (Miami of Ohio) in Hawaii for a conference; note his 2 birdies.

Humor: “Golf appeals to the idiot and the child in us. Just how childlike a golfer becomes is proven by the frequent inability to count past 5.” John Updike

Next Tournament:
Saturday 2/12/05 at Mililani Golf Course; Check-in with me before 7:45 AM. Currently I have 6 tee times which allows us a maximum of 28 players. Please confirm early. 19 have already signed up.

Confirmed for February: (if your status changes please notify me ASAP)
John & Shawn Ball; Brad & Lee Bassett; Michael Carr; Anne Frauens; Gary Harms; Jim Hickerson; Jan Higa; Ron Mathieu; Tom & Bobbie Merrill; Ted & Gerri Otaguro; Ken & Linda Roberts; Brian Sutton; Mike Zavada; Bruce Patterson.

I am Marshalling at the Sony Open tomorrow thru Sunday, maybe I will see you there.

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