3/16/25 Rossmoor - Dollar ranch
Results:
Low Net #1
Jane Hornaday - Gross 103/Net 76
See what happens when you retire
Low Net #2
Debbie Gill – Gross 102/Net 77
It's been a while
Low Gross
Judy Moran – Gross 102
She came in frozen
Fewest Putts
Debbie Gill - 32
Eight one putts
Closest to pin #2 - 8'8"
Chris Czerkies
But 3-putted
Closest to pin #16 - 11'
Lily Boris
Parred it
Long Drive #18
Amy Stout - 184 yards
"Finally" she yelled
Card Game
Team 3 - Score 86
Judy, Jane, Lily, and Joy
La Presidente: The start of our 2025 season was chilly and misty but I think we had fun in our misery. Well, I did.
Group 1: Debbie Gill, Amy Stout, JoAnn Deasy, Kathy Lemon. Scribed by Debbie. It was cart path only and chilly. We decided to use the cart path in another way. Kathy Lemon started using the cart path very early and we followed her idea. Each of us used the cart path to gain extra yardage. We had moments of brilliance: Debbie having eight one-putts, Amy winning the longest drive on #18, JoAnn parring the two par threes on the front nine and Kathy playing all par threes with bogeys. And then we had moments of assholery: Debbie hacking herself up #18 to then one putt (as Kathy Lemon says, “whip cream on shit.”), Amy five putting #9, JoAnn with a few 9s and Kathy with a 10 on the uphill #4. From the get go, the card game was our nemesis cuz the card drawn was most often the highest score on any hole. But fun we had.
Group 2: Mary Jo Leary, Mary Ann Cucchiaro, Lana Yagle, Lisa LaMagna. Written by New Member Lisa LaMagna (rhymes with Lasagna.) I’m at a party in Palm Springs with a group of golfers and there is a table next to mine and the women are having a GREAT time. On top of that, they are winning prizes from the NCGA event organizer. Who ARE these women?! Well, of course it is Lana, Mary Jo, Kathy and Linda and they are all so friendly and welcomed me to play golf with them in Walnut Creek on March 16th. I came, I golfed, I laughed. OK, perhaps I didn’t golf as well as I’d hoped, but I had a wonderful time meeting you all. Can’t wait for the next event. Thank you!
Group 3: Judy Moran, Jane Hornaday, Lily Boris, Joy Woo. As usual, penned by Lily. The course is called the “DOLLAR.” Quite fitting as Judy, Jane, Joy, and Lily set off to bet on each of those 18 envelopes on the green. Hole 1 was a red heart. Now what! Lily loudly proclaiming that hole 2 had to be a spade, clover, or diamond. BUT couldn’t be another heart. But it was a purple heart!!!! All bets and gloves came off! Jane and Judy each sunk a couple of chips ins. ZERO putts we’d all 4 laugh out loud. Joy dominates on the putting greens. Judy and Lily just had to keep going for distance on their drives. Jane was solid from T to green! Bunkers were not our friends today. But eh, we’ll be back next month for another round. Light mist, clouds, and sun accompanied us. We launched shots with our irons, woods, drivers, and wedges. We laughed! We even belted out a few tunes. Mostly we enjoyed each other’s company!
Group 4: Kathy Burry, Linda Lockyer, Valerie Makarovsky, Maureen, Theberge. Recorded by Linda. It was a cool and drizzly March Day. The hills, fairways and greens were bright green. If I didn’t know better, I'd think we were in Ireland. Now I can use the weather as our excuse. Linda started out with very good tee and fairway shots only to 4 and 3-putt on #1 and #2. Unfortunately both holes were Linda's suit of hearts. Kathy had her typical nice drives and had a net par on #4 and #10. Her suit was spades and it seemed to come up when she was having some extra putts. Valerie had a par on #2 and a net par on #16. She also joined the high putting club with 49 putts overall. Maureen hit the driver very well and chipped in #4 for a bogey. Even though we didn’t win the team game we had fun and enjoyed the day. It was a good start to a nice PTG season.
Group 5: Chris Czerkies, Marissa Felizardo, Virginia Lawson. As noted by Marissa. I really enjoyed the course despite none of us playing great cart path golf. I have missed the Partee Girls and the 19th hole banter. Virginia: great tour guide. Missed a fair number of fairways but showed off her putting prowess by two putting almost every hole except one or two. DFSPFD! Also, my arthritic knees want that doohickey she has affixed to the end of her putter for picking up balls without bending. Chris: Consistently had some excellent drives (except for #18) and nice straight approach shots throughout the day. Got closest to the pin with a killer shot. She also ate 4 bananas. No leg cramps for Chris! Marissa: Picked up on three holes, parred two holes. Had a one putt. The rust is real, but I sure did have fun. Sorry to Virginia and Chris that I biffed on the card game and didn’t tally our total scores. I thought La Presidente was gonna do it as if she didn’t have enough to do. Oops.
11/3/24 half moon bay - ocean course
Results:
Low Net #1
Chris Czerkies - Gross 90/Net 70
No wind-she would've shot 72
Low Net #2
Mary Jo Leary – Gross 101/Net 73
Tied with Deb Zipp
Low Gross
Althea Peng – Gross 87
Fewest Putts
Althea Peng - 32
Dead Eye Althea
Closest #3 - 16'4"
Joanne Ribeiro
She's on a roll
Closest #17 - 14'4"
Chris Czerkies
No birdie
Long Drive #5
Meleah Larroca - 168 yards
Against the wind
El Presidente: I didn’t play as I was on the DL, but I arrived at 12:30, grabbed a Bloody Mary and waited in our reserved section of Mullins for the foursomes to tromp in. The following recap is from my interrogation of the foursomes as they tried to defrost from the windy, cold conditions, except for the second foursome. Good ol’ Lily Boris wrote the blurb.
1st Group: Meleah Larroca, Katie Arnemann, Kim & Steve Richardson. Meleah looked very cold as she walked into the restaurant. The highlight of this group was Steve’s hole in one on #7. He was rather miffed that they didn’t make a bigger deal out of it, but the gals weren’t paying attention. Steve also paid for the drinks. Whadda guy. Meleah played bumper carts. The governor on the carts thwarted Meleah and she got frustrated and threw it into reverse and rammed Kim & Steve’s cart. Katie sunk a 30-foot putt on #14. Katie isn’t known for always hitting her ball straight and with the heavy winds, her balls went in every direction. She feared for the non-golfers skirting the course. Joanne Wood (in the second group) hit her best shot of the day and hit Steve. He’ll be out of the ICU in a few days. Sorry, Kim, I think Steve’s hole in one overshadowed your play.
2nd Group: Judy Moran, Lily Boris, Joanne Wood, Althea Peng. Lily the Scribner: Salty sea air whipped our foursome.
· Yet we played on.
The Half Moon Bay links fairways and putting greens were no match for our:
Drivers, approach shots, pitches and chips, flop shots, bump and runs, and of
course putts.
· And we played on.
The Pacific Ocean was a thundering raucous background. But it was no
match for the clamorous earsplitting flag at the top of the flagstick. To gain
some semblance of quiet: half the time we kept it in, and half the time it was
pulled out.
· And onward we trekked.
We saw no eagles today,
But had plenty of (net) birdies (and a few red-tailed hawks, gulls, and a lone
great blue heron).
. We thanked the Par Tee Girls for booking an event at HMB, and we all marveled at our great state and our ability to golf along the most beautiful coastal scenery in November.
3rd Group: Lana Yagle, Kathy Burry, Jane Hornaday, Mary Jo Leary. Mary Jo indicated that she putted pretty well and felt rather proud of her play although the wind was causing havoc on the greens. She enjoyed the landscape and panoramic views. Jane suffered PTSD after a 4-shot attempt to get out of a sand trap. However, she had a new five wood that she fell in love with. Kathy also had trouble with a green side sand trap on #18. It took her three to get out but she blamed jet lag after a 2.5-week Eastern European trip. Lana on the other hand hit a lucky shot through the same sand trap on 18, through the rough onto the green for a bogey.
4th Group: Chris Czerkies, JoAnn Deasy, Deb Zipp, Audrey Szutu. Chris fessed up that she played well but would have 18 fewer shots if the winds weren’t gale force. Audrey thawed out by drinking hot tea. Her game let her down though. Deb Zipp didn’t lose a diamond out of her wedding ring like she did the last time she played this course…a plus for her. Three out of the four were in the water on #7. JoAnn complained how fast the greens were compared to her home course, the Presidio…even when putting into the wind.
5th Group: Joanne Ribeiro, Valerie Makarovsky, Maureen Theberge, Virginia Lawson. Joanne confessed that she wasn’t a morning person, so she came down the night before cuz of the early tee time. Virginia started out on the first hole with a 10 and she conceded she five-putted twice. But she enjoyed the scenery and the fun foursome. Sadly, I didn’t get Maureen’s take on the round, but it looked like she had a good time. Joanne again got closest to the pin but wound up buying a $300 jacket she was so cold. Valerie bought a jacket and a blanket but for only $200…what a bargain. Joanne also said that the Lobster Roll was the best she ever had at Sam’s Chowder House.
2024 YEAR-END RECAP BY THE NUMBERS:
Lowest, Low Net: 68 - Jacqueline Johnson at Carmel Valley Ranch; Susan Lowe at Poppy Ridge
Highest, Low Net: 76 – Joan Hoover at Baylands
Lowest, Low Gross: 82 - Elise Leung at Baylands
Highest, Low Gross: 99 - Meleah Larroca at Wente
Fewest, Fewest Puts: 27 - Althea Peng at Carmel Valley Ranch
Most, Fewest Putts: 35 - Joanne Ribeiro at Chuck Corico
Most, Most Putts: 46 – Shelley McGinity at Poppy Ridge
Longest, Longest Drive: 220 yards – Jacqueline Johnson at Poppy Ridge
Shortest, Longest Drive: 168 yards – Meleah Larroca at Half Moon Bay
Closest, Closest to the Pin: 2’9” – Chris Czerkies at Presidio
10/5/24 WEEKEND - CARMEL VALLEY RANCH
Results:
Low Net #1
Jacqueline Johnson - Gross 98/Net 68
Plays well when no kids to go home to
Low Net #2
Audrey Szutu – Gross 108/Net 72
When she has it, she has it
Low Gross
Althea Peng – Gross 89
Strong performance
Fewest Putts
Althea Peng - 27
Dead Eye Peng with 27
Closest #7 - 3'3"
Joanne Ribeiro
Dead on
Closest #15 - 9'1"
Joanne Ribeiro
On a roll
Long Drive #15
Jacqueline Johnson - 200 yards
She be on
10/5/24 WEEKEND - BLACK HORSE RECAP
Results:
Low Net #1
Joan Hoover - Gross 96/Net 75
Big winner of the day
Low Net #2
Jacqueline Johnson – Gross 107/Net 77
1st one day, 2nd the next
Fewest Putts
Joan Hoover - 31
The prizes keep rolling in
Closest #5
Elise Leung
No measurement recorded
Closest #15
Joan Hoover
No measurement recorded
Long Drive #18
Joan Hoover
No measurement recorded
9/8/24 PRESIDIO RECAP
Results:
Low Net #1
Jacqueline Johnson - Gross 101/Net 71
Started out with two pars
Low Net #2
Elise Leung - Gross 79/Net 72
Tied with Chris and Audrey
Fewest Putts
Lana Yagle - 31
A lot of NAPs I bet
Closest to Pin #4
Elise Leung - 11'6"
No birdie, but par
Closest to Pin #15
Chris Czerkies - 2'9"
No birdie, but par
Long Drive #9
Lily Boris- 185 yards
No one parred this uphill par 5
8/18/24 BAYLANDS RECAP
Results:
Low Net #1
Joan Hoover - Gross 94/Net 76
She won #2 Low Net at Wente-improving
Low Net #2
Jessica Harrison - Gross 96/Net 78
Yes, very slow adding scorecards
Low Gross
Elise Leung - 82
40 on the back
Fewest Putts
Jane Hornaday - 34
Three-way tie, tie with Elise and Debbie
Closest to Pin #4
Maureen Theberge - 16'8"
Parred it
Closest to Pin #15
Kathy Burry - 11'7"
Parred it
Long Drive #9
Elise Leung - 213 yards
Parred it
Cha, Cha, Cha Game
Team 1 - 126
Elise, Debbie, Jane, & Jacqueline
7/14/24 CRYSTAL SPRINGS RECAP
Results:
Team Winner
Team Four - 61
With 10 year old Madeline
Closest #3
Amy Stout - 33'10"
Can't believe no one closer
Closest #11
Althea Peng - 20'10"
No birdie
Long Drive #16
Althea Peng - 171 yards
She did the math correctly
6/15/24 WENTE RECAP
Results:
Low Net #1
Chris Czerkies - Gross 97/Net 75
She also had low gross, but this pays better
Low Net #2
Joan Hoover – Gross 102/Net 80
She's on a hot streak
Low Gross
Meleah Larroca – 99
We almost forgot the category
Fewest Putts
Joanne Ribeiro - 31
Two in a row
Closest #7 - 13'11"
Lily Boris
Did she earn a birdie?
Closest #11 - 30'
Gail Manso
Tied with Joan Hoover
Long Drive #5
Meleah Larroca - 185 yards
And it was in the middle
5/18/24 CHUCK CORICA
Results:
Low Net #1
Virginia Lawson- Gross 115/Net 70
A first for her at PTG
Low Net #2
Judy Moran – Gross 93/Net 74
Tied with Joy Woo
Fewest Putts
Joanne Ribeiro - 35
Five-way tie, another first
Closest #5 - 18"
Katie Arnemann
Not a first, but impressive
Closest #16 - 29'1"
Althea Peng
Not impressive, but successful
Long Drive #15
Elise Leung - 182 yards
She be long
4/21/24 Rossmoor
Results:
Low Net #1
Joan Hoover - Gross 96/Net 74
She shot a consistent 48-48
Low Net #2
Maryhelen Greaves – Gross 117/Net 76
Brand new member scores!!!
Low Gross
Sue Nasca – 98
First time at Rossmoor
Fewest Putts
Del Poirier - 32
Last minute fill in - delightful
Closest #2 - 35'
Polly Bernsen
Former PTGer
Closest #16 - 15' 8"
Polly Bernsen
Raking it in
Long Drive #18
Judy Moran - 171 yards
It was her longest drive of the day
Card Game
Team 6 - 74
Joanne Ribeiro, Maryhelen Greaves, Sue Nasca and Kathy Lemon
3/17/24 POPPY RIDGE
Results:
Low Net #1
Susan Lowe - Gross 109/Net 68
New Member starts out strong
Low Net #2
Audrey Szutu – Gross 107/Net 69
She continues to thrive
Low Net #3
Mary Jo Leary – Gross 103/Net 71
She had a lot of jobs at this tourney
Fewest Putts
Linda Lockyer - 32
A chip in on the last hole
Closest Chard #7 - 25'
Sue Nasca
And then 3-putted
Closest Zin #2 - 9'
Audrey Szutu
Parred it
Long Drive #15
Jacqueline Johnson - 220 yards
I won't tell what her score was on the hole
Green Ball Game
Team 3 - Carmela Filamor, Audrey Szutu, Linda Lockyer
Only team that kept it