Bruce McCorkle Member/Member Overall Winners Bob Olson and John Hoffman were the overall winners of the Member/Member tournament. Congratulations on a well-played round! Other first-place winners in their flights were Dennis McClintic and Mark Nichols, Dan Muth and Rich Popham, and Jim Schaper and Aki Yasuda. Mark Nilsen, Tournament Director Shootout Championship Qualifiers for February:…
Bruce McCorkle Data wizard and webmaster extraordinaire Fred Smith was born and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He took his first computer class in September of 1967, and the very first day he said, “This is for me.” His work career took him through computer consulting, the family retail furniture business, and an investment advisor, ending…
Shootout Championship Mark Nilsen announced that Matt Fellows won the annual Shootout Championship for 2023! Gary Hodges, John Skoworn, and Dan Kiska were nipping at his heels only one stroke behind. The shootout is a yearlong, low net qualifying event that culminates in one final tournament of those qualifiers for the grand prize. Fred Smith,…
Bruce Pape, MOGA Club Champion Bruce grew up in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. His career started in software systems, later transitioned to HR, and he eventually was VP compensation and HR systems for an organization with $11.5 billion in sales and 47,000 employees before retiring in October of 2010. Bruce has won eight Club…
Mark Nilsen, Tournament Chairman Many board members and volunteers are involved in doing the “heavy lifting,” which enables Men’s Oakwood Golf Association (MOGA) to be the outstanding men’s golf league that it is. None carry a heavier burden than Mark Nilsen. His inclusion of new games, the shootout competition, dealing with last-minute changes, and transitioning…
Welcome Back! Kudos to those MOGA (Men’s Oakwood Golf Association) members who braved the summer heat and played anyway. Welcome back to our snowbirds. And welcome to anyone who is considering joining a fun and challenging men’s golf league. MOGA plays on the three nine-hole courses in Oakwood (Lakes, Palms, and Sonoran) every Thursday, and…
Club Championship Final Results Playing from the blue tees, Bruce Pape won the MOGA Club Championship by a nine-point margin, and Bill Lewis won the Super Senior Championship by a whopping 15-stroke lead! Placing first in their flights for the three-week tournament were: Flight 2: Steve Engler, Flight 3: Daniel Kiska, Flight 4: Bruce McCorkle,…
President’s Cup Garry Loncon persevered and pulled out a narrow one-point victory over Jeffery Cohen in the three-week MOGA President’s Cup Tournament (216 vs. 217). While Jeffery stood alone in second place and Lee Smith was the only third place winner, fourth place was shared with Rodger Brandt, Eddie Cauffman, Kirwan Flannery, Gary Leath, James…
Member/Member Tournament: The Member/Member Tournament was held on Jan. 19, and the results are in. Rick Cowley and Mark Starley won the first flight in spite of having a tied score of 63 with Ken Gaylord and Steve Engler. Dan Muth and Rich Popham soundly won the second flight by two strokes. Steve Crowell and…
Home and Home with Sun Lakes: MOGA (Men’s Oakwood Golf Association) members Jim Ray and Rodger Brandt joined forces with Jim Tate and Tim Billman to narrowly win the MOGA/Sun Lakes Home and Home Tournament by one stroke. Congratulations! First-Place Winners in Their Flight: * Jan. 5, Oakwood Shootout: The Oakwood Shootout is a yearlong series…