Special Report: "2019: The Year in Review"
Now that the 2019 Golf Year is behind us, let's take
a brief look back at some of the highlights that took place during the year:
1. Our Membership grew to 188 Members!!
2. We had 6 Holes in 1 during the year:
a. Shea Shafer Feb. 19th #5
b. Dan Turner Feb. 25th #5
c. John Fitzgerald May 20th #17
d. Dean Immel July 1st #5
e. Ely Enriquez Aug. 5th #8
f. Dave Bengtson Oct. 7th #13
3. Our Top 10 Money Winners for 2019 were:
$91: Ray Aichner
$75: Jay Balter
$71: Don Franke
$70: Larry Naumann
$69: Gary Scott
Bob Tovias
Jack Wiltfang
$68: Rich Kirby
$66: Jim DeGraffenreid
Doug O’Rourke
4. Our Club Champions for 2019 were:
a. Low Gross: Dave Stoltz
(Dave also won the O. Men's Club Championship!!)
b. Low Net "A" Flight: Randy Hart
c. Low Net "B" Flight: Bruce Hochstadter
d. Low Net "C" Flight: David Frost
e. "Super Srs" Low Gross: Jim Susha
f. "Super Srs" Low Net: Don Franke
5. Our Best Scores of the Year were:
a. Low Gross:
68: John Hammil Kevin Rennie
69: Greg Mathews Gary Scott
70: Pete Althof Duane Koyano
Kevin Rennie Gary Scott Dave Stoltz
71: Bob Brisbine Dominic Bruno Billy Lincoln
Kevin Rennie Gary Scott Jeff Davies
72: Jeff Davies John Dudik Randy Hart
Vince Jimenez Duane Koyano Kevin Rennie
Gary Scott Dave Stoltz (2)
b. Low Nets:
55: Bob Ehrle
56: Max Copra Dean Immel Doug O'Rourke John Kwon
57: Rick Underwood
58: Dennis Choquete Paul Fridrich John Hammil
59: Jerry Renelli Carl Rhoads Pete Ross Richard Adam
60: Jay Balter Mike Barra Barry Bernbaum Don Franke
Pat Gunning Harvey Harris Dave Laubacher
Doug O'Rourke Dennis Orrock Carl Rhoads
Hugh Clabaugh Steve Walden Jerry Renelli
Tom Xedos
c. Our Best 4 Man Scramble Scores (Gross) were:
57: Steve Adams Kevin Rennie Len Borgrebe Jeff Polan
58: Steve Adams Kevin Rennie Len Borggrebe David Frost
59: Dave Stoltz Rich Kirby Steve Walden Billy Lincoln
Gregory Harrison Rich Kirby Steve Walden
Dave Stolotz Rick Kirby Steve Walden Vince Jimenez
John Dudik Jeff Kaplowitz Phil Williamson S. Drosdek
60: Richard Slyker Rick Riley Don Franke Pete Ross
Kevin Rennie David Frost Len Borggrebe Gil Ontiveros
Dave Stoltz Rich Kirby Steve Walden Vince Jimenez
Gavin Hamilton Randy Hart Gary Scott Mike Bell
Gavin Hamilton Randy Hart Gary Scott
Wayne Troxell Jeff Davies Richard Sundberg
Glenn Hamashita C. Vanderveen B. Gallagher J. Dwyer
d. Best 4 Man Scramble Scores (Net) were:
38: Jack Clements Dominic Bruno C. Caspary Rod Ibers
Jack Clements D. Bruno Charlie Caspary Gene Blythe
40: Dan Turner Ron Rubenstein Jay Balter Jim Gaffney
J. Clenents Dominic Bruno Charlie Caspary G. Blythe
c. Our Best 4 Man Scramble Scores (Gross) were:
57: Steve Adams Kevin Rennie Len Borgrebe Jeff Polan
58: Steve Adams Kevin Rennie Len Borggrebe David Frost
59: Dave Stoltz Rich Kirby Steve Walden Billy Lincoln
Gregory Harrison Rich Kirby Steve Walden
Dave Stolotz Rick Kirby Steve Walden Vince Jimenez
John Dudik Jeff Kaplowitz Phil Williamson S. Drosdek
60: Richard Slyker Rick Riley Don Franke Pete Ross
Kevin Rennie David Frost Len Borggrebe Gil Ontiveros
Dave Stoltz Rich Kirby Steve Walden Vince Jimenez
Gavin Hamilton Randy Hart Gary Scott Mike Bell
Gavin Hamilton Randy Hart Gary Scott
Wayne Troxell Jeff Davies Richard Sundberg
Glenn Hamashita C. Vanderveen B. Gallagher J. Dwyer
d. Best 4 Man Scramble Scores (Net) were:
38: Jack Clements Dominic Bruno C. Caspary Rod Ibers
Jack Clements D. Bruno Charlie Caspary Gene Blythe
40: Dan Turner Ron Rubenstein Jay Balter Jim Gaffney
J. Clenents Dominic Bruno Charlie Caspary G. Blythe
6. The 2019 Ventura Cup:
a. Playing Capts: Randy Hart and Dave Stoltz
b. Teammates: Steve Adams, John Hammil
Bill Gohlke, Eddie Sierra, Dave Specter,
Bruce Yeoman, Gavin Hamilton, John Dudik,
Jeff Kaplowitz, Mike Barra, Carl Rhoads,
Duane Koyano, Kevin Rennie, Theo Fallati,
Frank Gankas, Steve Walden,
7. Our 2019 Scholarship Recipient is Tyler Widdell
who played on the Boys Golf Team at Foothill Technology.
He will be attending U.C. Santa Barbara
8. We are Grateful for the Friendship and Wonderful
Memories of our departed Member in 2019:
a. George Stoker (Aug)
b. Gene Steiner (Sept)
9. We want to thank our 2019 Board Members who kept
everything running so smoothly:
a.. Don Nicksay (Acting President, Membership
Chair and Secretary)
b. Del Hanson (Treasurer)
c. John Dudik (Handicap Chairman/Social Chair)
d. Bill Gallagher (Ass't Tournament Chair)
e.. Paul Fridrich (Scholarship/ Social Committees)
f. Dennis Orrock (Member of the Board)
g. Richard Guzik (Retired Hcp Chair/Scholarship)
h. Bill Phillips (Past President Emeritus)
i. Alan McIntosh (Tournament Director)
**And also Richard Adam our Web-Master for the great job he does keeping our website up to date!!
10. Miscellaneous "Trivia":
a. 4 Rain Outs:
1. Dec. 17th (Partial)
2. Jan. 7th
3. Jan. 14th
4. Feb. 4th
b. Record Turnout:
1. 111 Players: Dec. 19, 2018 4 Man Scramble
c. 3 Eagles on Par 4's!!!
1. John Hammil #3 (135 yds)
2. Glenn Thomas #6 (165 yds)
3. Steve Adams #1 (35 yds)
d. Olivas Srs First "Tail Gate" Party (Every Monday After Play)
Greg Mathew, Bob Brisbine, Craig Alton, Tom Brubaker,
John Fitzgerald
e. Lindsay Wellman, on Holes 3 & 6, hit drives into the trees.
Both balls got stuck in the branches, visible to the eye, but
not recoverable. Still shot a 39 on the front 9.
11. Important Policy Changes 2019
a. New Hole in 1 Policy
Effective March 11, 2019, the Club will pay out a
flat $100 to any member who records a Hole in 1
during tournament play.
b. The White Tee Box at #16 was moved up from
441 yds to approximately 400 yds
c. Club Championship Flights were adjusted:
a. "A" Flight Low Net (Hcps 0-10)
b. "B" Flight Low Net (Hcps 11-15)
c. "C" Flight Low Net (Hcps 16-40)
12. (Repeat from 2018)
Membership Renewal notification is now handled
by SCGA. SCGA will send out a renewal notice
approximately 2 months before renewal is due.
Consider this a renewal notice for the Olivas Srs
as well.
a. When you get your renewal notice, write a
check for $80 made out to the OLSMGC and
mail to our Membership Chairman:
Don Nicksay
7183 Village 7
Ventura Ca. 93006
b. The Olivas Srs will pay your SCGA Dues.
13. (Repeat from 2018)
a. New Free Lifetime Membership Policy
1. On Sept. 10, 2018, The Board of Directors
voted unanimously to offer Free Lifetime
Memberships to all Active Members who are
90+ years old or will be turning 90 in the
coming year (2020). The goal is to recognize
these gentlemen for showing to all the rest
of us that Golf is indeed a Lifetime Sport and
to thank them for being an inspiration to the
rest of us to keep playing as long as we are
able!!
2. The Olivas Management has joined us by
offering Free Carts to each of our recipients
during Olivas Srs Tournament Play.
b. The following Active Members have been given
these Free Lifetime Memberships:
1. Herb Rose
2. Jay Hillman
3. Rod Ibers
4. Bill Wood
5. Ron Kolar
6. Don Nicksay
7. Bill Phillips
8. Others??
14. Finally We want to thank the Olivas Management
and their Staff for always being so welcoming to us
each Monday morning and a special thanks to the
Course Maintenance Crew for the great job they do
keeping our Golf Course in such good shape year
round!!
Many Thanks to everyone for another Great Year!! Let's
all work together to make 2020 our Best Year Ever!!
Alan McIntosh
Dec. 1, 2019