Westlake Village G.C. - 1/5/2023: Rain and wet conditions forced cancellation. When you consider all of the foul weather we've endured this season, one rain-out isn't so bad!
SIMI HILLS G.C. - 01/12/2023: Without a single birdie posted by the entire

Mr. Vaughan

field this day, we believe a new Thursday Group record in futility has been established, eclipsing Jim Jacobs' lone tweeter at Simi's Hole #8 back on Feb. 8, 2018 that paid out $100+. So, without the big bucks available from the Birdie Pot, Mark Vaughan's $38 topped this day's money list with First Places in both Porter Low Gross & Low Net, and 2nds in Partners & Putts(tied). Craig Fehrman claimed an even $30 by winning Low Putts plus the Porter Gross runner-up and a 3rd Low Net. Perry Melillo picked up $17 from Partners 1st Place and 2nds in both Low Net & Low Putts(tied). The day's Super Low Gross winner was Ron Troncatty who also tied for 2nd in Low Putts and 3rd in Low Net to claim Ten Bucks. The Partners 1st Place sent $7 to Marilou Miller while $4 each found Bob Stone in Partners 2nd Place and Tony Giapapas with 2nds in Porter Gross & Low Putts(tied). The trio of Joe Calas, John Moskoff, and Paul Venetos each got $2 for joining that cluster all tied for 3rd Partners.
OLIVAS LINKS G.C. - 01/19/2023: A chilly, windy day on the links didn't stop Brian Oblak from scoring in the 70s and collecting wampum in the 70s, $78 to be exact, from winning the Super Low Gross and Low Putts, plus a Partners 3rd, a solo birdie, and 1/2 share of another. Another shared birdie along with 2nd Places in both Partners & Putts earned $38 for Mark Vaughan. Winner of the Porter Low Gross was Paul Venetos who pocketed $29 by adding both a 2nd Low Net & Partners 1st Place. Ron Troncatty won $19 as Super Gross runner-up along with Partners 3rd and a shared birdie. Taking $18 from the wager pots was Sunny Iacobellis with the day's Low Net and a Partners 2nd Place. The final 1/2 birdie share, worth $13, was claimed by Tony Giapapas while Bill Lewis milked $9 from his Partners 1st Place & Net 3rd and Tom Knickerbocker's Porter Gross runner-up spot paid $8.
WESTLAKE G.C. - 01/26/2023:Mark Vaughan's solo Designated Birdie and ties for both Low Putts & 2nd Partners produced $44 for the day's top winnings. The Porter Low Gross winner was Paul Venetos who added a Partners 1st & Low Net 2nd and then joined the 5-Way tie for the Blind Draw Birdie on Hole #18 for a $41 payout. Ron Troncatty won $36 from his Super Low Gross win, a tie for Partners 2nd and a solo Blind Draw Birdie. The Low Net winner was Perry Melillo who added a Partners 1st Place and Porter Low Gross runner-up to collect $32. Marilou Miller deuced the Designated 2nd Hole for a solo $28 award. Tony Giapapas picked up an even Twenty Bucks as the Super Low Gross runner-up and ties for both Low Putts and 2nd Partners. The 3rd Low Net paid $6 to Ted Winship while Bill Lewis got $4 from a tie for Partners 2nd and another $5 as did the remaining cluster who also birdied the Blind Drawn Hole #18 that included Tom Abraham, John Moskoff, and Bob Stone.

The newsletter staff would like to take this opportunity to commend Tournament Director,

Mr. Stone

Rob Stone, despite some physical set backs of late, for his continued efforts, and on his diligence and hard work in keeping the group on track each and every week... Cudos! -- We seem to have had a quiet time in January, but Joe Cala found time to motor down to Escondido to celebrate his #$th birthday with family -- On 2/11, Bruce Simon and on 2/15 John Moskoff have the only birthdays we know of this month -- There has been a lot of talk about speeding up play lately which hopefully will take effect soon, but we need a reminder for each group's scorekeeper turn in the scorecard in a timely manner. That means handing it over before going to the parking lot. Last week the last card came in almost 10 minutes after one of it's members came into the bar at Westlake. Please make a long day a little more tolerable. ~ Thank you.