It was a welcome sight to see the sprinklers back on at our lower elevation area courses this week after the restrictions were lifted on the river.
The recent event, which shut down the river, shows us just how vulnerable and delicate our ecosystem is to so many who depend on this precious resource.
This was a modern-day wake up call to rectify, resolve and reclaim.
Hillcrest Golf Club
The championship focus continues Aug. 22-23 for the Ska Brewing-Hillcrest Club Championships for both the men and women.
This 36-hole individual stroke play has an added prize purse of $1,250, and a dinner is included for each entrant on Saturday evening in the clubhouse.
The entry fee is $60 per person, and tee times will begin at 7:30 a.m. both days.
After this weekend, tournament play takes a breather and settles into a pre-fallish mode.
Activities ramp up in a couple of weeks when the calendar moves into September, which gives us plenty of time to prep you for those upcoming events.
A Best Ball, Regional Stroke Play and a Memorial 4-Club event will dot the landscape of our area fairways.
Women’s Club Championship
Aug. 11-2, Dalton Ranch Golf Club
Gross
1. Kiley Appleton, 179.
2. Fran Rusk, 200.
Net
1. Kerri Smoak, 151.
2. Marge Meyer-Nugent, 154.
Men’s Club Championship
Dalton Ranch Golf Club, Aug. 15-17
Championship Flight, Low Gross
1. Bob Barnhardt, 152.
2. Ricky Rathjen, 153.
Championship Flight, Low Net
1. John Mower, 137.
2. Toby Lirot, 143.
First Flight, Low Gross
1. Rex Doyle, 159.
2. Jerry Dickenson, 162.
First Flight, Low Net
1. Michael Carney, 143.
2. Dan McClure, 144.
Second Flight, Low Gross
1. Rod Ems, 167.
2. Tom Kaufman, 170.
Second Flight, Low Net
1. John Betka, 142.
T-2. Jim Bowen, 147.
T-2. David Ganevsky, 147.
T-2. Doug Mewmaw, 147.
Third Flight, Low Gross
1. John Mower, 167.
2. Jameson Bobbin, 181.
Third Flight, Low Net
1. Brad Caskey, 137.
2. George Reynolds, 144.
Hillcrest Women’s Golf Association Ladies Day: Easiest Holes
Hillcrest Golf Club, Aug. 11
First Flight, Low Gross
1. Daphne D’Agostino, 37.
First Flight, Low Net
1. Ann Emigh, 30.
2. Karen Spickard, 33.
Second Flight, Low Gross
T-1. Judy Berkholz, 43.
T-1. Sue Pierce, 43.
Second Flight, Low Net
1. Linda Allenbaugh, 28.
2. Nancy Schamadan, 31.
Nine-hole event, Low Gross
T-1. Shirley Hunter, 26.
T-1. Carol Woodward, 26.
Nine-hole event, Low Net
T-1. Sandy Hartnett, 17.
T-1. Val Munro, 17.
Dave Bray has been covering the local golf scene for 33 years. He can be reached at dbray3751@gmail.com.
