Keep An Eye In The Mail Or Here On The Blog

Your NCGA dues money for 2012 will be due soon, so don't delay when your bill comes in the mail. Also, Hime is putting the finishing touches on next year's schedule.
And, finally, Moon is taking over the Club Secretary's position for 2012, leaving Chuck B as Handicap Chairman.

Brothers

Moon and Mike R.

Valencia's and Moon

That's Hime, John and Bob V with Moon.

Posing At The Bench

That's Scott C and Kelly S in the top pic, Joe in the middle pic and Moon in the bottom pic.

The Real Reason We Do This

The plaque on the memorial bench at Cave Rock.

Rick Q

3rd Place Dayton Valley and 2nd Runner Up in the Club Championship B Flight

Scott S

2nd Place Dayton Valley B Flight and Club Champion B Flight.

Kent K

 1st Place Dayton Valley  B Flight and 1st Runner Up in Club Championship.

Dave G

2nd Place Dayton Valley.

John V

1st Place Dayton Valley and 2nd Runner Up in Club Championship.

Kelly S

3rd Place Genoa Lakes, B Flight. Kelly also won a skin so he was extra enthused.

Moon

2nd Place Genoa Lakes, B Flight. Moon has earned a few envelopes this golf season and has had his face on this very blog more than once.

Scott P

1st Place Genoa Lakes in the B flight.

Jeremy G

Third place at both Genoa and Dayton. 1st Runner Up in the A Flight for the Club Champoinship.

Roger K

2nd place at Genoa.

Club Champion Mark Q

The club is issuing Mark a 1099 for all the stuff he won over the weekend.

Sitting In Dayton Valley's Clubhouse

That's Earl in the top pic on the right, in the striped shirt. If he brings cookies, don't eat them and expect to play well or pass a drug test.

Joe With John V

I've known John V for a long time, but have only golfed with him once or twice. To play with Bap, you need to have deep pockets and a penchant for giving money to him.

Joe With Danny J

Adding Up The Totals

Daddy Longball Club Champions

A Flight Champion: Mark Q     141
1st Runner Up: Jeremy G          142
2nd Runner Up: John V             143

B Flight Champion: Scott S      141
1st Runner Up: Kent K            143
2nd Runner Up: Rick Q            144

Though each day is a separate tournament, the NCGA club members play for the club championship using both days scores.        

Dayton Valley Winners

A Flight:
1) John V      66
2) Dave G     69
3) Jeremy G  71

Long Drive: Jeremy G

B Flight:
1) Kent K     65
2) Scott S      70
3) Rick Q      71

Long Drive:  Mark H


Low Putts: Ron S   27

Closest to the Pin:
4) Kent K       5"7.5"
6) Mark Q       22'2"   Money Hole
13) Roger K     12'
16) Danny J      12'7"

Joe Posing With The Beautiful Vanessa

Vanessa managed to sell me a shot of Crown Royal to improve my game. Sadly, it didn't help.

On The Course

I didn't take as many pics at Dayton on Sunday as I did on Friday and Saturday. So, this is it for on course pics. I'll note here that the top pic is of the 4th hole. Ron S scored a hole in one on this hole about a month before Daddy Longball. Way to go Ron!

Waiting For Us At Dayton Valley

Genoa Lakes Winners

A flight:
1) Mark Q    69
2) Roger K    70
3) Jeremy G  71

Long Drive: Mark Q

B flight:
1) Scott P     66
2) Moon       67
3) Kelly S      69

Long Drive: Mark W

Low Putts: Hime  28

Closest to the Pin:

6) Roger K     24'10"
8) John V          2'8"
12) Cameron C   8'5"  (Money Hole)
14) Bucket          13'

Posing With The Beautiful Heather

The beautiful Heather was our cart girl on this day. She was very easy on the eyes and enjoyable to talk to. Heather and her husband run a dump truck and backhoe service during construction season and her husband drives a snowplow for Caltrans in the winter. He works out of Woodfords so he plowed SH-88, the way I came up from the Bay Area.
Heather added that the course is for sale, and has been for the last 6 years. They had a buyer a few years ago but it fell through. The sister course, Sierra Nevada (or the "resort" course of Genoa Lakes, we played the original course, the "lakes" course) is for sale as well and the owner is trying to sell them both together. Good luck with that in this economy.
Finally, on the Heather report, she told us that a couple of weeks ago she left her wedding ring on the bathroom shelf and went to work. By her count, she got hit on at least 17 times by interested golfers. It is no wonder, she's a good looking gal.

More From The Front 9

There's deer in the middle picture, on #2 just in front of the tee. I don't think there's been a time I've played at Genoa that I have not seen deer. And not the skinny deer like you see at Sunol, but well fed deer.

More From Genoa Lakes

The Group Behind

Here's Oscar, Mark W and Tony B waiting for us to tee off on 13.

Shots of 11 and 12

My day ended on 11 when I hit a few into the shit on the easiest hole on the course. 12 was the money hole and Cameron Crowe was the boss on Saturday when his tee shot was 8'5" from the hole. I think the winning envelope has $75 in it, but I can't be sure.

Pirates On The Tee

We had a shotgun start at Genoa and one of the Pirate groups was 9a while my group was 9b. It was a stellar day to play golf.

More Casual Pics

That's Jerry F posing with the plaque. His name is on it as well as mine. It was one of the greatest days of my life to win Daddy Longball.

Friday Night's Tri Tip At Joint Venture

For the last couple of years, Mike S has sponsored the tri tip dinner at Joint Venture on the Friday night of the event. Here's a few casual shots of the members at the house.

More Scenic Shots Of The Front 9

By the time we made the turn, the weather had warmed up into the mid 60's and it was simply a stellar day to play golf. The members who wore long pants and long sleeves were hating life by this time of the day. Thunder Canyon is a fair test of golf and though the course was mushy in a few spots it was in decent condition. And, we all got a box lunch to go along with our $65 green fees, so what's not to like?