SIMI HILLS G.C. - 01/12/2023: Without a single birdie posted by the entire
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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.