As the summer golfing season kicked off, MOGA saw an incredible display of camaraderie, competition, and skill among its members. Each week brought a new blend of team dynamics and individual successes, with golfers testing their mettle across a variety of formats. From partnerships forged on the course to individuals striving for personal bests, a good time was had by all.
May showed up with a full slate of between 70+ and 90+ golfers each Thursday.
5/29 Team 1, 2, 3: Winning team: Kurt Schnabel, Matt Robertson, Jerry Behm, Glen Hoff. This team finished in first place by 12 strokes. PED tests are forthcoming.
5/22 Pick a Partner Best Ball: First place in their flights: Mitch Filliere/Mike Niccum, John Ladd/Scott Tolbert, Arnie Hastings/Jim Morin, Tim Rector/Kelsey Frazier, Mike Hislop/Chris Kempley
5/15 Individual Low Net: Tied for first in their flights: Mitch Filliere, David Zupanic, Terry Proctor, Larry Frink, Rich Popham, Todd Harms, Clary Childers
First place in their flights: Jerry Tuman, Jeff Cohen, Ron Wagener
5/08 Team Best 2 Net: Jeff Broker, Donald Crookston, Curt Sanchez
5/01 Oakwood Shootout (Individual Low Net) eight flights: Mike Burt, Dan Exline, Kurt Schnabel, Gary Hodges/Clary Childers (tie), Jerry Tuman, Kurt Sass, Norm Marks/Donald Crookston (tie), Peter Thomas. Congratulations all!
July events include the Oakwood Shootout (a monthly low net event that creates qualifiers for our year-end Finals Tournament); Pick a Partner Scramble; Team 1, 2, 3; Team Stableford; and Team Cha Cha Cha. Howie Weiss will be holding a Cha Cha master class before the event so that everyone can brush up on their cha cha-ing. Dancing shoes are required. No tutus, please.
MOGA would like to thank Mike Meyer and Jin Deitemeyer for their years of hard work and their patience and expertise at herding us cats as Oakwood Starters. Mike and Jim have finally retired from their golf dream jobs, and both plan to spend more time on the golf course as civilians. We thank them both for their patience, professionalism, and always working to make the Oakwood golf experience a great one for every player on the course.
MOGA would also like to thank the IronOaks board for approving an overhaul of the bunkers on the Palms and Sonoran Courses. This is a large undertaking that is an occasional part of maintaining every golf course, and we look forward to avoiding our brand-new bunkers by the beginning of the fall season.