BUENAVENTUA G.C. - 04/07/2022: We opened this penultimate month

Mr. Venetos*

of our 2021-2022 Season with Brian Oblak posting the only score in the Seventies that won $81 from 1st Places in Super Low Gross & Low Putts, a Partners 2nd, plus both a solo birdie and 1/2 share of another. Ron Troncatty's solo birdie and tie for 2nd Low Putts paid out $37. The Low Net winner was Marilou MIller who stunned the field with a 58 Net score that also earned Partners 1st Place and 2nd Low Putts for a $32 total. An identical $32 rewarded Tony Giapapas' solo birdie effort. The Porter Low Gross runner-up spot and a 1/2 birdie share earned $24 for Tom Knickerbocker, meanwhile the Porter Low Gross winner was Bruce Simon who added a tie for 2nd Low Net and a Partners 3rd Place for his $23 take. Jim Sabbe was the Super Low Gross runner-up and tied for 2nd Low Net to pocket $12. Partners 1st Place paid $9 to Bob Stone, Partners 2nd Place paid $5 to Dawn Sacco, and Partners 3rd Place paid $3 to Jimmy Dodds.
OLIVAS LINKS G.C. - 04/14/2022: Miguel Romero's multiple Birdie Booty bonanza boosted his winnings to an even Hundred Bucks as he also tallied 2nd Places in Porter Low Gross & Partners, plus a 3rd Low Net tie. The resume of Tony Giapapas listed a run of First Places, Porter Low Gross, Low Net, Partners, & Low Putts (tied) for a $51 take. The remaining solo birdie along with Super Gross runner-up shelled out $30 to Ron Troncatty. The Super Low Gross winner was Brian Oblak who added a tie for Low Putts and a Partners 3rd to earn $17. Tom Malmlund pocketed $16 from Partners 1st and Low Net 2nd while Marilou Miller extracted $15 from a tie for 1st Place in Low Putts, a Partners 2nd, and tie for Low Net 3rd. A token Two Dollar Bill saluted Jeff Sable in Partners 3rd Place.
WESTLAKE G.C. - 04/21/2022: Paul Venetos posted an eye-popping Net Score of 56 to earn top dollar of $59 from his wins in Low Net, Partners, & Low Putts(tied), plus a shared Birdie. We might note that he bettered Pro Golf Danielle Kang's course record of 57. Of course Danielle's was a Gross Score and Paul's a Net, but then "Who's counting?" as they proclaim in that hilarious GEICO golf-themed TV spot. Moving on, Bob Stone pocketed $49 with a solo birdie, 2nds in both Porter Low Gross & Low Net(tie), along with a tie for Partners 3rd. Another solo birdie payout had Bruce Simon's name on it and with his Partners 2nd Place paid out $38. Brian Oblak picked up $28 while tied for both the Super Low Gross runner-up spot and 1st Place in Low Putts along with a 1/3 birdie share. Another $28 award went to Craig Fehrman for winning the Porter Low Gross and a 1/3 birdie share. Miguel Romero shared Paul V's birdie and took Partners 2nd Place for a $22 payout. Ted Winship, recently returned from his high seas cruise, turned a Partners 1st Place and tie for 2nd Low Net into $15. Still another 1/3 birdie share and tie for Super Gross runner-up sent $12 to Ron Troncatty. This day's Low Gross was a solid one-over-par 67 posted by Burman DeShautelle that paid out only $8 as none of his birdies were plucked from the hat. Mike Belson made the winners list getting $7 from ties in 2nd Net & 3rd Partners, while a single dollar bill each found the two Toms, Abraham and Knickerbocker, likewise tied for Partners 3rd.
SIMI HILLS G.C. - 04/28/2022: With only 4 dates in May left on our 2021-2022 Schedule the Annual Wager Pot Winners still remain to be decided especially with tight races in both the Porter Low Gross and Low Net categories. At Simi Craig Fehrman has jumped into the lead in Porter Gross wins after his victory in that category along with 1st in Low Putts and a Partners 3rd Place for a $48 payout. Second on this day's money list was Ron Troncatty who collected $44 for Super Gross runner-up, 3rd Partners, and a solo birdie award. Another solo tweeter went to Tony Giapapas who collected $42 by adding ties for both Porter Gross runner-up and Partners 3rd Place. The day's third solo birdie award earned $36 for Jim Sabbe. An even $30 rewarded Marilou Miller's 1st Places in both Low Net & Partners. Brian Oblak and Bruce Simon shared the 4th birdie award, Brian netting $29 with a 2nd Low Putts and Bruce $23 with a 2nd Partners. Jimmy Dodds turned a Partners 1st and Net 2nd into $22. For the 2nd week in a row, Burman DeShautelle's birdie efforts went "unplucked" but his laudable 75 Gross won the Super Low Gross by two shots and paid out Ten Bucks. The tie for Porter Gross runner-up sent $6 to Tom Knickerbocker while another $6 found Mike Belson in Partners 2nd Place and Two Bucks apiece acknowledged Tom Abraham and John Moskoff as tied for Partners 3rd Place.

After he grew his beard, Brian Oblak landed a guest star role as a good guy (police chief), on the series All Rise, which now airs on the Own Network --

Mr. Morse

In travel news, nobody has hit the road since Ted & Zanne Winship returned from Mexico last month. Unfortunately, they had a positive test for Covid when they returned, but thanks to the vaccine, they had no symptoms -- We also received the sad news of the passing of yet another Absent Friend. Robert "Bobby" Morse passed away at the age of 90 on April 20th. Bobby, who played with the group in it's heyday always had a quick wit and a joke in hand and was never affected by the many accolades he received including his two Tony Awards; the first for his breakout role on stage and screen in "How to Succeed in Business Without Even Trying"; and the second for his starring role in "Tru", the story of Truman Capote, for which he also garnered a Primetime Emmy; or even for his most recent role as Bertram Cooper in AMC's Mad Men. It was a good run... May he RIP!

The 39th annual Shug Fisher Classic will be held this year at Westlake Village Golf Course on June 23th at 9:30AM. Invitations were mailed out this week so be on the lookout and make sure to return yours, along with your payment by the June 9 deadline... See ya at 'Da Shug'.